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EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Mo Ringey
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Carey Kalimba Scanlon Ascenzo
Lisa Clark
Susan Bergeron-West
Joyce Conlon
Doris Madsen
Sarah Pebworth
Michelle Cotugno
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AGAIN WITH THE METAPHORS
"BTW, Governor
Schwarzenegger is interested in my "Broadband Bong" initiative. I don't know why
I can't get you to sign my petition!? All the folks that I get to sign it out in
front of my local 7/11 keep asking me if Bill Maher is onboard yet and I have to
say that he's so far ignoring me."
The context --> I found
this gem in the comments section in response to a post by Bill Maher entitled,
"How Dare Valerie Plame Get Past Her Victimhood"
I like
that post all by itself though. Out of context it has an even greater
charm.
And speaking of responses, here at Veronika's Miscellany is a post spurred by
the mention of Jeanette Winterson in last week's newsletter EXCREMENTAL ANTI-ART SPLASHFESTO CRYPTOLOGIES
intro post.
Note: Why is this late? Yesterday the universe
was wrinkled or something. I wrecked my day working on this issue in this new
psycho template (see how the font size seems to vary? Yeah, I can't fix that
either) and had to walk away and start again this morning. Comedian Eddie
Griffin wrecked a 1.5 million dollar Ferrari while promoting a movie
and managed to walk away. It's like totally the same thing. Another wild ride on
the Metaphor-Go-Round. |
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Mo's Better Living Through Arts & Culture
Newsletter March 19, 07
TO SUBMIT CONTENT TO THIS NEWSLETTER PLEASE USE
THE FORM AT THIS LINK.
TO FORWARD THIS EMAIL, YOU MUST
SCROLL ALL THE WAY TO THE VERY BOTTOM AND USE THE FORWARD EMAIL BLUE LINK ON THE
LEFT, ON THE WHITE PART.
NOTE: I apologize for the crazy look of this new template. It is not
letting me drive the design. I had this notion that different color backgrounds
would make the articles stand out and then I looked back at it, aghast, and just
don't have the time to fix it this week. Next week is another week and hopefully
I will gain control of the font sizes and colors.
*See Big Mamou
Restaurant Review at bottom of
newsletter.
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Don Wilhelm at The Carberry Gallery at
STCC
The Katrina
Project - Reception: Friday, March 23, 5-7 pm
Don Wilhelm
The Katrina Project
An exhibition of drawings, painted studies and paintings culminating in a
large scale painting symbolizing the rise of New Orleans from the Katrina
disaster.
Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts
Gallery
March 20 - April14, 2007
Reception: Friday, March 23, 5-7 pm
Hours: Tues. thru Fri. 12:30-4:30, Sat. 10-2
The Gallery is located on the campus of Springfield Technical Community
College,
building 28, first floor.This exhibit is made possible by funding from
STCC
Student Activities. |
| LILLIANNA PEREIRA OPENS AT THE
INCUBATOR PROJECT SPACE AT HAMPDEN GALLERY UMASS AMHERST
Fractured Tales: Small Works on Paper by Lillianna
Pereira
 LILLIANNA PEREIRA OPENS AT THE INCUBATOR PROJECT
SPACE
AT HAMPDEN GALLERY UMASS AMHERST
Fractured Tales: Small Works on Paper by
Lillianna Pereira
04/02/07
- 04/29/07
Opening Reception: 4/2 from 5-7
PM
Lillianna Pereira Artist's Statement:
The language of myth allows a story to be a part of a wider universal
context. Though these stories and archetypes may resonate very closely with me
on a personal level, their creation derives from collective material and their
power lies in the meaning and the broader truth that myths convey. Culled images
from magazines, books, newspapers (printed accessible ephemera) are manipulated
and reassembled in an order to activate the archetypes that lie therein. I never
start a piece with particulars in mind, serendipity and the personal unconscious
guide the composition and the personal becomes collective/conscious once the
stories start to emerge.
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'FRESH AIR' - A FUNNY PLAY ABOUT CASTRATION - (WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY EZRA LEBANK) -
PREMIERES AT A.P.E. THU-SAT, MARCH 29-31 AT 8PM!
 'Fresh Air' - written and directed by Ezra
LeBank.
Starring: Harper Gernet-Girard, Katrina Ylimaki
& Ezra LeBank.
8pm. Thu-Sat, March 29-31.
The nationally acclaimed Lynx Co. presents 'Fresh Air' - a funny,
rambunctious play that rips into the humorous and challenging world of
castration (a.k.a. comtemporary American sexuality). A daring production with a
Northampton charm.
'Fresh Air' is a funny and tragic play about Peter, a
young man with a broken heart, who reads an article about
two castrations during a single week in Woodbryne, PA.
He is convinced the incidents are not isolated, and he's
going to be the next victim. Peter goes to Woodbyrne to
uncover the story behind the castrations so he can stop
the next one before it happens. As Peter's detective work
progresses, the history behind the two castrations reveal
themselves, leading him to how the third must inevitably
unfold unless he can stop it. At its heart, 'Fresh
Air' investigates the funny and tragic state of contemporary
American sexuality, examines how we got here, and searches
for a way out.
A.P.E. Performance Space (Third Floor,
Thornes Market at 150 Main St)
$12 general/$10 senior/$5 student (Thursday
night pay what you can! )
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Harmonies for Healing
COLLEGE A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL TO BENEFIT MAGGIE WORTHEN
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Harmonies for Healing
COLLEGE A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL TO BENEFIT MAGGIE WORTHEN
April 1 at 1 PM Helen Hills
Hills Chapel, Elm Street, Northampton
Description: Last spring Maggie Worthen was a senior at
Smith, and writing her final paper for college when she suffered
a serious stroke. Her mother has been writing nearly
daily in a journal keeping track of her recovery:
Maggie's friends are organizing a concert, Harmonies
for Healing, to raise money towards buying her family a handicap
access van. It will feature many of the a cappella groups
at Smith, including the Vibes, Poofs, Noteables, Groove, Smithereens,
and Smith College Chamber
Singers.
Donations will be accepted at the door. 1:00 pm, April
1, Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Elm Street, Northampton.
For more information, visit www.magswheels.org.
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"BLING"
AN ART
EXHIBITION BY SALLY CURCIO AT THE NORTHAMPTON CENTER FOR THE
ARTS
"BLING" -AN ART EXHIBITION BY SALLY CURCIO AT THE NORTHAMPTON CENTER FOR
THE ARTS
04/04/07 - 04/28/07
reception 04/13/07 5-7pm
The Northampton Center for the Arts
17 New South Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Curcio's exhibition consists of a series of paintingsand
other works created from found objects in the
tradition of Dadaism.
The work explores the issues of: materialism, branding,
status, symbolism of objects in our consumer culture. Some
of the objects used in the exhibition are: crystal diamonds,
jewels, Burberry plaid and Tiffany blue objects, etc. The
meaning of the title of the exhibition, Bling,
encompasses the sundry associations dealing with class,
culture, and consumption that drives our economy beyond
the provision of basic needs.
This exhibit was supported in part by a grant from the Northampton
Arts
Council.
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TOMMY TWILITE AT JESTER'S
CAFE
Tommy Twilite
"Live-One Foot Freak"
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Tommy Twilite "Live-One Foot Freak" March 20, 2007
Time: 7:30 pm
Tommy Twilite will be the feature poet at Jester's Cafe on Elm
St in Westfield on Mon, April 2 at 7:30 pm. Open Mic will precede the
feature. Tommy is founding co-director of the Florence Poets Society and
is well known for his powerful words and intense delivery. This reading
will coincide with the release of not one, but two new chapbooks, "The Hum of
Distant Turbines" and "Son of Richardson's Milk". You are cordially
invited to experience the power of "Twilite" in this intimate setting.
(Admission is free but Jester's has great food, snacks and ice cream, so bring
some money, and a poem or two to share, if you
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Unforeseen
VIDEO INSTALLATION
03/28/07 - 04/15/07
VIDEO INSTALLATION University Gallery
The University Gallery is in the Fine Arts Center at UMass and has a
permanent collection of late 20 Century and contemporary
art.
opening reception 3/28, 6-8
pm
This exhibition celebrates the sensual basis of color,
its subjectivity, and its natural capacity
to convey feeling and evoke emotion. It focuses on the
ability of color to overcome the categorical distinctions
of form/content and figure/ground and reach beyond
the constructs of thought directly to the senses and the
emotions.
Color extends beyond the objects before the viewer and
moves directly to the viewer's subjective responses.
Belgian artist Ann Veronica Janssens creates "propositions"
or "interventions"
that explore the relationship between time and
space.
Los Angeles artist, Diana Thater's video installations
focus on the relationship among animals, human beings, and
technology. Her site-specific video projections use
a palette of red, green, and blue, the basic chromatic elements
of video projection technology.
During the opening reception a gallery talk between artist
Ann Veronica Janssens and curator Gregory Salzman will shed
additional light on the exhibition.
Free and open to the public; free parking after 5 pm!
For more information please visit www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery
The University Gallery is in the Fine Arts Center at UMass
and has a permanent collection of late 20 Century and
contemporary art.
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"SPEAKING TO THE EYES"
ORIGINAL WORK IN OIL ON
CANVAS AND LIMITED EDITION DIGITAL ART BY GADDIER ROSARIO
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ORIGINAL WORK IN OIL ON CANVAS AND LIMITED EDITION DIGITAL ART BY GADDIER
ROSARIO
"SPEAKING TO THE
EYES"
3/24/07 - 4/28/07
Artist reception 3/29
5-8PM
Gaddier Rosario's Artist Statement: Art is finding myself
and refinding myself in each painting. An inevitable self-portrait
in time and space. I search and I search for myself amongst
the threads of forms and colors, telling my ideas and ideals
in the painting. An invitation to a mute world: where you
may converse with the self that inhabits each one of us.
My art is autonomous but not puristic, it is polluted
through life, rendered sensible to the figures and symbols
of the era and the signs of time: the raw matter that is
transfigured by art as an offering beyond its immediacy.
Always searching to freely capture the sensibility that
sur rounds me and, as its consequence, express my own truth.
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COMEDY FOR GROWN-UPS: BRING EXTRA SOCKS!
The Ha-Ha Sisterhood,
Live and Uncensored '07! Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m
The Ha-Ha Sisterhood, Live and
Uncensored 07! comes with this warning: We're letting the
cows out of the barn, all bets are off, pigs are flying and you d better bring
an extra pair of socks cause we re gonna knock em off!
On Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m., at the
Northampton Center for the Arts, these improvisational comedians will
make you laugh until your cheeks hurt, as they say, but they warn
that the kids should stay home this time; this show is for grown-ups. There ll
be plenty of tickets at the door ($10 for adults; $8 for students and
seniors) and you can check the Sisterhood's Web site at www.thehahasisterhood.com if you
want to learn more about what's in store.
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"Spring Break" Opening
April 1, 2007
from 1 - 3 PM
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WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE ART GALLERY BLOOMS
WITH WORKS OF GREG SMITH
The Western New England
College Arts Enrichment Committee will host "Spring Break",
an art exhibit by painter Greg Smith from Sunday, April
1 through Thursday, April 26 at the Western New England
College Art Gallery in the Campus Center on the College's
main campus.
An opening reception will
take place on April 1 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
General Art Gallery hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
on Monday through Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
on Sunday. The event is free and open to the public.
A resident of Northampton, Smith s works have been exhibited in
numerous galleries in Massachusetts, Ohio, Florida, and California. Inspired by
his love of gardening, Smith has created a series of paintings depicting
flowers, including several varieties of orchids, roses, and tulips. The
paintings, often one hundred times life-size, give a butterfly s view of flower,
bud, and leaf structure, paying special attention to light and color.
Smith and his wife of 30 years, artist and sculptor Aurora, recently
had a joint exhibit at the New York Art Expo at the Jacob Javits Convention
Center. The showing led to a deal to market Smith s paintings throughout Asia.
Many of these works were displayed at China's prestigious Canton Fair. Smith has
also staged a special exhibit at The Canyon Ranch Spa and Resort in Lenox, and
has created many commissioned works for private individuals and corporations.
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| PAINTINGS BY JENNIFER O'CONNELL &
JOANNA
DUNN
at the Oxbow Gallery. Opening
Reception: April 6, 2007 5-8pm
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PAINTINGS BY JENNIFER O'CONNELL: INTERIORS
PAINTINGS BY JOANNA DUNN: RECENT WORKS
at the Oxbow Gallery 04/05/07 - 04/22/07
HOURS: Th-Sun 12-5pm, Fri
12-8pm
Gallery 1: Interiors
- Paintings by Jennifer O'Connell, new gallery artist.
Images online
Gallery 2: Domestic
Scenes - Paintings by Joanna Dunn, Boston artist
Opening Reception: April 6, 2007
5-8pm
Oxbow Gallery 275 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 586-6300
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SWING CARAVAN
GYPSY JAZZ TRIO SWING
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GYPSY JAZZ TRIO SWING
Manhan
Cafe
manhancafe@yahoo.com
SWING CARAVAN
04/11/07 and 04/25/07
6-8 PM
Lead guitarist Matthew Ruby Shippee, rhythm guitarist Jack Brown, and
double bass player Daniel Pac form a solid improvising trio that is sometimes
augmented by guest violin, accordion, or clarinet. The group is known for
performing this hot jazz with the kind of spontaneous and sensitive playfulness
that spawned the style.
Since starting in Fall 2004, Swing Caravan has played steadily in the
Northampton area, including a showcase at the local Django in June festival,
First Night Northampton (two years in a row), the Valley Free Radio benefit
concert, Sundays at the Black Sheep Café (subbing for house band Gypsy
Wranglers), Pothole Pictures at Memorial Hall, and private functions. Since
October 2005 Swing Caravan has also been playing a regular (every other Friday)
gig at Mocha Mayas Café, the new hill-town music hotspot in Shelburne Falls.
Whether playing the fast and fiery tunes or evocative ballads, the
band displays a passion for sharing this uplifting music with audiences. The
band members share a great respect for the tradition of Gypsy Jazz, heard in how
they seek to adhere to most aspects of the genre-the classic gypsy rhythm, the
stabbing and melodic guitar lines, and a love of Django's classic repertoire.
But Swing Caravan isnt afraid to try new things with the music, like bringing
rock and world music aesthetics into the mix from time to time as they bring
Django's music to a modern audience. Have a listen, and send us your comments in
the box below!
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Liz Smith Ceramics at the Artisan
Gallery
Reception Friday, April 13, 5-8pm
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THE ARTISAN GALLERY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF AN EXHIBIT OF THE
BEAUTIFUL WHEEL THROWN AND HAND MADE CERAMICS OF LIZ SMITH.
Hours: 10-6 Mon-Sat; 10-9 Thurs; 10-5 Sun; Artwalk Friday 10-9
The Artisan Gallery
162 Main Street
Northampton, MA
413.586.1942
The Artisan Gallery is pleased to announce
the opening of an exhibit of the beautiful wheel thrown and hand made ceramics
of Liz Smith.
Liz, a resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, has been studying ceramics
and making pottery since 1991. She received her undergraduate degree from
Skidmore College and apprenticed for a year with highly respected ceramic artist
Toshiko Takaezu. Her Master of Fine Arts degree was awarded in 2000 by Louisiana
State University. Liz is now an assistant professor of Art at the University of
Central Arkansas.
Liz talks about her work:
"The most intriguing aspect of making functional work for me is that it is
an art form readily
accepted into people s lives. Mine is a commitment to the idea that art is
most effective when it is
connected to repeated daily experience revealing itself through use over
time. This commitment is one that consistently brings me back to the functional
object. Our contemporary context often finds us less and less connected in a
physical way to experience and to others. I am compelled to make work that
proposes an alternative to this path and highlights the continuing relevance of
the handcrafted object.
Functional pots both demand and create sensual experience. They are meant
not only to be seen
but touched, used and pondered, their weight felt, their surfaces pressed
against hands and lips.
Their function aids in nourishing the body; the physical act of their
creation links me to the
user, and their references and materials link us both to the long history
of art and ceramics. This complex mix of physicality, community and history
keeps me continually engaged in the process of making.
Currently I am most interested in 18th and 19th century European porcelain
from factories such as
Meissen and Sevres. It is the idea of the grandiose celebrations for which
these objects were made that I am so attracted to. The objects acted as decadent
and ostentatious displays of wealth but also as markers of the importance of
eating and drinking, of the meal enjoyed and shared with others. In my work I
embrace the idea of decoration, grandiosity, and ostentation while infusing
these elaborate objects with a casualness through material, process and surface
that may be more appropriate to our
everyday utilitarian activities. These objects are not meant to be passive
actors in the shared meal but rather defining characters. They are not meant to
be used only during celebratory occasions but rather to support the notion that
every occasion is celebratory. It is of the utmost importance to me that people
use these objects, as it is only through use that their purpose can be
fulfilled."
RECEPTION WITH THE ARTIST:
Friday, April 13, 5-8pm (During Northampton Arts Night Out!)
Live music provided by Chris Haynes (pictured)
Refreshments served
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"Making
History"
Celebrating Women's History Month at the William
Blizard Gallery
____________________________________________________________________________________  "Making History"
Work By: Rose Ibarra,
Mo Ringey, Carol Sevick, Anna Slezak, Jill Turner
Celebrating
Women's History Month, talented local female professional artists show works
including portrait and religious paintings, sculpture of glass mosaic on found
objects, abstract colorful oil painting, and video art.
William Blizard Gallery* Reception for artists and public: Mar. 25, 2 - 4
p.m.
Pictured: Jill Turner video
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SIXTH ANNUAL WOMEN IN HISTORY MONTH
JURIED PHOTO EXHIBIT
Robert Floyd Photo Gallery & Learning Center
THE BIGGEST SECRET IN THE VALLEY...WELL, A BIG SECRET! THE WINNERS OF THE
ROBERT FLOYD PHOTO GALLERY'S "SIXTH ANNUAL WOMEN IN HISTORY MONTH JURIED PHOTO
EXHIBIT" AWARDS...STILL WITH ME?...WERE
ANNOUNCED SUNDAY, MARCH 25.
03/01/07 - 04/22/07
Tus, SA, SU: 1 - 6 PM
Honorable Mention:
"Mary Ellen on Her Llama Farm", by Ms. Maureen Solomon, Monson
The Gallery awarded a Collector's Photography Book.
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Honorable Mention:
"Nellie's Retreat", by Ms. Linda B. Emerson, Southampton
The Gallery awarded a Collector's Photography Book.
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Third Place:
Untitled by Ms. Lisa Berry, Northampton
The Gallery awarded
a check in the amount of $75
and two theater tickets from The Majestic Theater, West
Springfield, MA
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Second Place:
Mom at Home with Her Plants, by Ms. Nancy Bryant, Monson
The Gallery awarded a check in the amount of $125
and a $100 Gift Certificate from Eastmont Custom Framing,
Easthampton, MA
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First Place:
Anne nursing Leora by Ms. Andrea Burns, Easthampton
The Gallery awarded a check in the amount of $350.
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These images will be on exhibit through March 31, then
at The Majestic Theater, West Springfield, MA through
April 8 and then back to The Gallery for two weeks.
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LIGHT / TREES ~
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREA LAWRENCE / JULIA MAX AT THE BLUE GUITAR
GALLERY
Saturday, April 14, doors open at 5 but
the performance is at 7
186 D NORTHAMPTON ST. (RT 10), EASTHAMPTON.
Julia Max: "Various cultures around the world have
consistently honored trees as the source of life, order, knowledge, and healing;
they are often depicted as an portal into a spiritual realm. My work
portrays trees in a reverent and even allegorical style; these trees are a
physical connection to an ancient and divine energy. I have used a Hobo 8x10
camera to create most of the images on display. My use of a box camera
(literally a wooden box) with a fixed lens and shallow depth of field along with
Fuji color paper as a negative produces a ghostly, impressionistic quality with
subtle, yet rich, colors." Photographer Andrea Lawrence gives us a
menagerie of images manifesting from seeing the world directly without filters.
These photographs are taken in the Miksang - or 'Good Eye' in Tibetan -
tradition, developed by Michael Wood under the guidance of the Vidyadhara
Chogyam Trungpa. The photos reveal a commitment to pushing the shutter in a
moment of seeing which stops the mind. The images capture a freshness freed from
rules and mental constructs - leaving only the direct perceptions of a mind
unattached, clear, uncomplicated and joyous. At 7 pm Andrea will give a slide
presentation. Christie Svane will tell a story. Guitar music by Bill
O'Haire to follow. more info at http://www.theblueguitar.org
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| THE VEGAN BUS ART AUCTION &
FUNDRAISER
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HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR AN ARTISTIC JOURNEY TO
HELP MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!
THE VEGAN BUS ART AUCTION & FUNDRAISER
04/22/07
6pm-9pm
The Vegan Bus is a project whose goal is to buy a school bus, convert it to
run on vegetable oil, revamp it with art related to veganism (happy farm
animals, fuzzy seats, a raw vegan kitchen, the works!), and then drive it to
burning man. after that it will be a year-round education and outreach vehicle.
The first fund raiser for the Vegan Bus Project is set for
Earth Day - Sunday April 22nd! So far we have the following
products and services to help us raise money:
* Art Auction
* Veganica tee shirts & hoodys
* Vegan Radio tee shirts & hoodys
* Oh Sweet Mamas Vegan Baked Goods
* Chair Massages
If you have any other ideas or if you have art to donate please let
us know!
Date: Sunday, April 22nd 2007
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Location: Cafe Evolution
22 Chestnut Street
Florence, MA 01062
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APRIL IS POETRY
MONTH
The Florence Poets
Society presents "A Night to Remember - Poetry Night at the Invisible Fountain"
April 14, 2007 at the Invisible Fountain, Eastworks Building, Easthampton - 7:00
pm
___________________________________________________________________________________ This
is the kind of poetry your grandmother warned you to stay away from. In
conjunction with Arts Walk Easthampton, and "Captain" Luke Cavagnac, The
Florence Poets Society invades the Invisble Fountain for a no-holds barred
evening of spoken word. Free admission, light refreshments and amazing art
combine to make this a triple threat. Don't miss it!!!!!
April 14, 2007 at the Invisible Fountain, Eastworks
Building, Easthampton - 7:00 pm - "Poetry Night Out, A Night To
Remember"
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ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT PRESENTS JAZZ MANDOLIN
PROJECT
ON APRIL 27 AT JOHN M GREENE
HALL, SMITH COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON
ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT PRESENTS JAZZ MANDOLIN
PROJECT ON APRIL 27 AT JOHN M GREENE HALL, SMITH COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON
04/27/07, Time: 7:30PM
The Jazz Mandolin Project ( www.jazzmandolinproject.com) will perform
their new multimedia work, "How Much Land Does A Man Need?"...Tolstoy's famous
parable about a man's greed and his downfall, retold in a unique multimedia
performance with video, music, and improvisation. Opening act to be announced.
Sponsored by The Valley Advocate and 88.5FM~WFCR, NPR News and Music for Western
New England. Proceeds benefit the Academy at Charlemont.
Tickets (general admission) are $25.00 (with student tickets at
$15.00). A limited number of $50.00 Producers Circle tickets, which feature
premium seating and a pre-concert reception at the Smith College Fine Arts
Center atrium, are also available. Tickets are available at the UMASS Fine Arts
Center in Amherst. To order tickets by telephone: 413-545-2511 or 800-999-UMASS.
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ROCK 'N ROLL PHOTO EXHIBIT BY T-H-E-
BARRIE WENTZELL.
SOLID ARTIST IMAGES FROM THE '60S AND '70S.
SEE...AND BUY...THE IMAGES YOU'VE BEEN DROOLING OVER FOR YOUR LIFETIME! WORTH
THE TRIP!!!
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"Spring into Rock 'N Roll"
April 30, 2007
Tu, SA, SU 1 - 6 PM
The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery (Southampton, MA)(park in the Town Hall
Parking Lot)is proud to announce limited edition black and white photographs
will be on exhibit and sale throughout April. Many images never previously
exhibited in The Gallery will be hung in both Gallery rooms. The first exhibit
will concentrate entirely on the "British Invasion" from April 1 thru April 15.
Then, other artists, mainly from the USA will grace the walls from April
17 thru April 30. All images are from Barrie's famous Legend Series, a portfolio
of one hundred infamous images.
Barrie Wentzell, an internationally recognized photographer, was born
in the mists of Northern England, now living in Toronto. Barrie was the chief
photographer for Melody Maker Magazine, forerunner to Rolling Stone Magazine
from 1965 - 1975. Barrie's commitment to his work coupled with his uncanny
ability to capture the essence of the subjects he portrays has gained him public
and critical acclaim. As Barrie once confided, "The picture gives you an
impression, the music tells you everything. I wasn't trying to make them God, I
was trying to make them truthful."
Barrie's "Legends" include Neil Young, Diana Ross, Led Zeppelin,
Leonard Cohen, Ian Anderson, Robert Plant, The Beatles, Jimmy Page, Leon
Russell, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John, Grace Slick and Dr.
John just to name a few. |
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SPECIAL FRIENDS OF THE
NEWSLETTER
Denise...where are you? Please
write!..
Yesterday I got a lovely donation from Denise. And, it
being one of those weeks where all the "checks in the mail" are delayed and
bills loom large, I ran pell mell right to the bank to deposit it. I kept the
nice note that came with it and the envelope but this morning I see that neither
has Denise's last name! Oh, the horror. Miss Manners would so not sympathize.
Denise, what is your last name?
LIZ
CHALFIN/ZEA MAYS PRINTMAKING
TERRY ROONEY
CHRISTIN COUTURE AND BILL
HOSIE
SARAH PEBWORTH
DEBIN BRUCE
SUSAN BERGERON-WEST
CHARLES
STERN
JANET FRAIDSTERN
MAUREEN DENNING AND CHARLES ENOS
LARRY
SLEZAK
TERRY ROONEY
ANNE BURTON
DEAN NIMMER
BILL MYERS
KATHLEEN
TRESTKA
ANITA HUNT
KATHY SERVICE & TIM DECHRISTOPHER
DAVID
SMITH
JEFF MACK
LYNN PETERFREUND
BRADLEY FOX
KAREN AXELROD
AACO
(AMERICAN ARTS COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATION), In memory of our artists friends who
were victims of AIDS and in honor of Aids Awareness Day, December 1st
KELSEY
FLYNN
LYN HORAN
HILARY PRICE & KERRY LABOUNTY
BRONWEN
HODGKINSON
BRIANA TAYLOR
DORIS MADSEN
BETSY DAWN WILLIAMS
MARY
WITT
JOAN AXELROD-CONTRADA
MAUREEN DENNING AND CHARLES (Donation made to
Humane Society in Jamoka's name)
DARYL LAFLEUR
WEDNESDAY NELENA
SOROKIN
LINDA
BATCHELOR
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CALLS FOR ARTISTS
AND OPPORTUNITIES
NOTE: I cull
this information from many sources and it is really time consuming to add it and
format each line of text. So I apologize if at times there is expired
information here. Some weeks I don't have time to get to this section. I feel
like it's more important to use the time I have to post your event. Thanks for
your understanding.~Mo
CALL FOR ARTISTS -- GALLERY A3 IS
SEEKING NEW MEMBERS
Description: Gallery A3 shows contemporary art by Valley
artists. Since it opened in 2002, the gallery s been an alternative venue
for innovative art in a wide range of media and styles. Gallery A3 is a
cooperative run by its artists. Members share business and aesthetic
decisions and form a supportive community for making and exhibiting art.
The gallery has an exhibition space in the new Amherst Cinema building and holds
its opening receptions in conjunction with the Amherst Art Walk.
Artists working in all media are invited to apply.
Spring deadline dates are April 5 and May 9. Applications are available at
Gallery A3, 28 Amity Street, Amherst, MA. The gallery is open Wednesday
through Sunday from 1-7:00 pm. Phone 413-256-4250. For more
information please call the gallery or email mtc@crocker.com.
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Sep 01,
2007 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Seeking visual artists,
writers, and composers for 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-wk-long residencies, Jan 1 - Jun
15, 2008. Free housing and studio space and a $100/wk stipend. For application
and complete guidelines please contact: Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the
Arts, 801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City NE 68410 OR 402-874-9600 OR http://www.KHNCenterfortheArts.org OR
info@KHNCenterfortheArts.org
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Ongoing
SUBMIT
ONLINE FOR ART WALK EASTHAMPTON
Art Walk Easthampton, a monthly, self-guided
walking tour of arts and culture, has added a proposal page to its website where
visual, music and performance artists can outline what they would like to show
or perform if given the opportunity.
All the locations that participate
in Art Walk Easthampton can view the submissions for possible inclusion in an
upcoming event. The talent describes the work, provides images, identifies the
types of venues they would like to be in, the dates they are available and
provides contact information. If there's a match between the submission and the
venue's interest, the venue contacts the talent directly to handle booking
arrangements.
The proposal form is available at www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org and is open to all local and
regional artists.
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ONGOING
An offer
from Joe Blumenthal of Downtown Sounds who generously would like to have artists
display their work there. (Downtown Sounds, 21 Pleasant St., Northampton, next
to the Pleasant St. Theater)
The window is quite large, and has three
panels, each one about 6' X 6', and is about 24" deep. It is exposed to intense
sunlight in the morning; the heat of the sun plus the narrowness of the window
make it inappropriate to display most musical instruments.
However, the
sunlight doesn't hurt most artwork since it's only exposed for a month to six
weeks. I normally pay $150 to the artist who installs the window, and work out a
consignment agreement for the store to take a percentage of the price if the art
is for sale and we manage to sell some of it.
The artwork can be
freestanding, lean against a wall at the back of the window that's about three
feet high, or (if it's not heavy) be hung from the ceiling.
It's great when
the art can have a musical theme, but it's not necessary. Because of its highly
visible commercial location, the work should have a mainstream appeal and not
have themes which could be offensive. Small pieces don't work well since the
window is so large.
If one of your readers is interested in displaying
in this context, please have them contact me via email:
musician@downtownsounds.com, or via phone at 413- 586-0998.
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ONGOING.
New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs + Image Registry The New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is the largest public funder of arts and
culture in the country. The Percent for Art artist slide registry is an
up-to-date and important component of the Program. The registry is consulted by
the architects, panelists, and City agencies for each project. The Percent for
Art staff prepares a slide presentation from the registry for each panel
meeting. The registry is open to any professional visual artist residing in the
United States. Deadline: On-going Information: www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/html/panyc/
slide_reg.shtml
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RESOURCES
FOR ARTISTS
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STUDIO
SPACE AVAILABLE IN AN ARTS FRIENDLY BUILDING IN SHELBURNE
FALLS
ARTIST STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE !
2 LARGE WINDOWS
WEST
& NORTH EXPOSURE
300 +/- Sq Ft
$300/mo !
High Speed
Internet connection available Includes heat and electric
ART BANK
22
BRIDGE STREET,
SHELBURNE FALLS
413- 625-
6177
schaktman@comcast.net
STUDIO
SPACE AVAILABLE NOW IN EASTHAMPTON - The Blue Guitar Gallery in Easthampton
is a shared workspace and gallery. It is 410 sq. ft. on the inside, and there's
also a small space 120 sq. ft., carpeted available. $200 month includes
utilities and the right to a private or shared show twice a year. There's also a
nice hall and reception area for hanging work. Since I need to keep the walls
clean for showing, I'm looking for artists who work on easels or tables, not too
messy. It's on the ground floor, at 186 D Northampton Street (Rte. 10), just
over the line from Northampton. It's opposite the post office. The grand opening
will be March 10, during Art Walk Easthampton!
Contact Christie Svane at
csvane@comcast.net, 413-247-9454, www.theblueguitar.org
"A.R.T.S. Anonymous is a
12 step recovery group for artists of all kinds and at all levels. We meet every
Monday from 6:30 to 8pm in Room 230 at Wright Hall on the Smith College campus.
No dues or fees. For more information call 413.527.5215 or visit their website,
http://artsanonymous.org/."
Northampton Playwright's Lab at Forbes Library
Northampton
Playwrights' Lab is a group for playwrights of all levels of experience and
everyone is welcome. Participants can sign up to bring their work-in progress
(short plays, one-acts, and full-length) to be read aloud by other lab members
or actors. Members will offer one another constructive feedback, support, and
criticism in the development of new plays. The group does occasional public
performances.
The NPL meets regularly on the second and fourth Wednesday
of the month. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 14th at
6:30 in the Watson Room. For further information, please contact Meryl Cohn:
msbehavior@aol.com
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