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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
Bruce Barone
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 I just totally
deleted everything I had written here.
Next week, with Kelsey Flynn's help, there
will be many words here. Till then:
Tim de Christopher's show at the Oxbow
will be up until August 3. I posted about
it here.
He is keeping the gallery open
7 days a week for this show, from 12 to
5, until Aug. 3rd. On Fridays the gallery
is open until 8pm. I call this a must-see.
It is naked and brave and honest and compelling.
It is like a novella. It has the added
allure of Hilda Allhach's sculptures in
the side gallery which also merit a look-see.
This month's newsletters are brought to
you by Anne Golob, The Northampton Center for the Arts and
Turner's Falls RiverCulture.
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NEWSLETTER: For future reference,
and because my website is averaging 4-5
thousand unique views each month and I
want to share that, I reformat and post
each weekly newsletter in the Archives
BLOG: I write a thrice weekly-ish blog; Art &
About with Mo, at The Valley Advocate
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NOTE: The blog and the radio show are not extensions
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venues for submissions/events although
there may be overlap in some cases. They
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They are things I do for fun.
JUNE 18, 2007
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WOULD
YOU BELIEVE? WORKS ON PAPER BY THIRTY-ONE
ARTISTS!
July 5 - July 31 at the Northampton center for the Arts
WOULD YOU BELIEVE? WORKS ON PAPER
BY THIRTY-ONE ARTISTS!
Works on Paper
Tueday-Friday. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The work of 31 area artists are being
exhibited in the galleries of the Northampton
Center for the Arts from July 5 to July
31. Artists from Northampton, Florence,
Greenfield, Montague, Hartford, Southampton,
Leverett, Easthampton, Chesterfield, Hadley,
Holyoke, Granby, New Salem, Westhampton
and Sunderland have been chosen for the
Center's annual Works on Paper
show.
Among the media included are:
oil and water color, Japanese woodblock,
paper dolls, photographs, pastel, archival
scanography and etching.
Artists are: Sarah
Adam, Annie Bissett, Sarah Bliss, Karen
Ferenz, Lisa Marie Foster, Barbara Hadden,
Carlos Hernandez-Chavez, Kathy Hibshman,
Lyn Horan, Victor Hoyt, Karen Iglehart,
Melissa Incampo, Heather Kasunick, Marty
Klein, Rick Miller, Tom Morton, Mary Montague,
Jennifer O Connell, Alexander Osborn,
Ronald Parent, Patricia Parker, Lillianna
Pereira, Kathleen Reed, Bonita Sennott,
Jennifer Sinclair, Jean Stabell, Fletcher
Smith, Christopher Sullivan, Ashley Valentine,
Stephanie Vigone, Mollie Zanoni.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (The galleries will
be open on July 4th.) The artists
reception will be Friday, July 13, (Arts
Night Out) from 5 to 7 p.m.
Image: Marty Klein "Tangled Up in Spring"
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Domestic Reflections: Smashed Glass
Assemblage by Mo Ringey
Jul
3, 2007 through Oct 14, 2007
Barn Gallery, Second Floor
Museum of Fine Arts
A collection of vintage household appliances
covered with hundreds of colorful pieces
of broken tempered glass.
Mo Ringey began working in glass about 12
years ago when her car window was smashed
outside her Boston apartment, a fate common
to many cars in her neighborhood. "Every
morning I stepped over a fresh pile of someone
else's window remnants, hardly giving it
a thought," she explained. "Strangely, the
fact that I was the victim this time made
my own personal pile of glass look quite
brilliant and hopeful." She saved the broken
pieces and eventually made a vase. The project
so inspired her that she went on to develop
a technique for working with broken window
shards.
Included in the exhibition are a transformed
wringer washing machine, two refrigerators,
a toaster, a mailbox and other ordinary
domestic objects that evoke memories from
her childhood. Mo describes these vintage
objects as "bookmarks to a past place and
time. I see the process of adding glass
as 'psychic reupholstering' that turns a
fridge into a jewelry box, a washing machine
into a cooler, repurposing them into quixotic
things."
SPECIAL
thanks to the following who found the museum and brought food, drink and
flowers:
anila
zaidi, kelsey
flynn, jamie olander, maureen scanlon, susan bergeron-west, david
west, amy johnquest, lyn horan, marty klein, kathleen trestka and al, chris willingham,
chris nelson, lilly perreira and bobby, cynthia and john
stone, bruce fowler, bruce chandler,
michelle cotugno, mike karmody, cassandra holden, dorothy osterman, shelley lake, doris madsen, simone cristofori,
mike driscoll, terry rooney, stan sherer, jeanne, christine wessig,
pacifico palumbo (who has 2 links, one for each
name, each for a different pursuit)
and michael collins, sheryl jaffe, walter buckingham, dean nimmer, than hobbie, lisa leary, heather houck, joe rivera,
tom, laura, julia courtney, heather
haskell, brian hale, larry slezak, judy bowerman, betsy-dawn williams and her parents visiting
from indiana, jeff potter, jill turner, cynthia consentino, sally curcio, dianna stallone, frank ward, don wilhelm, michael kusek, jeff mack, gary (from Beast with 2 backs), ej barnes, gary hallgren, peter morales, maren brown,
cherie cross, beth fischer, alan vogel, kim, derek goodwin (photography), alyssa dee krauss, cindy bow, jean pierre pasche, kay and john simpson,
christie svane, anna, tim de christopher and kathy service, bill
and sierra myers.
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CLAY JAZZ AT BREWMASTER'S TAVERN: 1ST AND 3RD
SATURDAYS
Dinner Jazz 07/07/07 - 08/18/07, 6-9 pm
CLAY JAZZ
AT BREWMASTER'S TAVERN: 1ST AND 3RD SATURDAYS
Dinner Jazz
Start Date:
07/07/07
End Date:
08/18/07
Time: 6-9
pm
Enjoy sophisticated jazz while you
dine or quaff a fresh brew in this historic
setting. First and Third Saturdays of
the month! Sarah Clay (vocals and flute)
and Karl Rausch (guitar) play Swing, Blues,
Bossa Nova and Latin jazz. Lots of fun!
Brewmaster's Tavern (The former Williams
House), right smack in the center of Williamsburg,
has been restored and revived by the brothers
who own Opa Opa.
Brewmaster's Tavern
4 Main Street, Williamsburg
413-268-7741
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| INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART! WANT TO SEE IT
ALL?
December
6 - 9, 2007. Art Basel Miami Beach
INTERNATIONAL
CONTEMPORARY ART! WANT TO SEE IT ALL?
Title:
Art Basel Miami Beach
Start Date:
12/06/07
End Date:
12/09/07
Time: four
days
Art Basel
Miami Beach!!!! December 6-9, 2007
Join us for the most exciting art event
of the year. Miami Beach will pull all
stops with contemporary art EVERYWHERE!
We ll do the work, you get the fun:
besides the international art fair we
will get you to satellite fairs like
Scope, Pulse, Nada, the Design District,
Wynwood Art District, VIP tour to private
collections, and exclusive cocktail
parties.
Sign-up
deadline: September 6, 2007
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DE CHRISTOPHER IS BACK!!
FIRST SOLO SHOW IN NORTHAMPTON IN 12 YEARS!
Falling Apart/Falling
Away
Start Date: 07/16/07
End Date:
08/03/07
Time: Opening
Reception, Fri. July 20th, 5 - 8 PM. Daily
form 12 - 5 PM
The first major solo show of sculptor
Tim de Christopher to hit Northampton
in 12 years! Recent work in stone,
photographs, drawings, video, and more.
The show title refers to a topic of conversation
in the Psychiatric Ward at Cooley Dickenson
Hospital where de Christopher was a recent
"visitng artist".
On display are the remains of the Shackeld
Angel/Shattered Angel, and his most recent
work, "Agent Larry", inspired by a true
story of intrigue and mystery in high
stakes real estate deals in Turners Falls.
Oxbow Gallery, 275 Pleasant St., Northampton,
MA 01060, 413/586-6300. www.oxbowgallery.com
This show is funded in part by the
Arts Council of Northampton
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SUMMER SMALL WORKS SHOW AT GALLERY A3
Reception 5-8 on August 2
Hot Stuff
August 2, 2007 - September 1, 2007
Reception
5-8 on August 2
Creative fire during the dog days of
August, Hot Stuff is an exhibit
of exciting small works by the artists
at Gallery A3.
Gallery A3 s member artists are:
Olivia Bernard, Marianne Connolly, Stephen
St. Francis Decky, Helena Dooley, Rita
Edelman, Bruce Fowler, Ellen Grobman,
Keith Hollingworth, Bob Horowitz, Sue
Katz, Guru Karam Khalsa, Gloria Kegeles,
Tom Morton, Rebecca Muller, Dorothy Osterman,
Francine Ozereko, Lynn Peterfreund, Evelyn
Pye, Larry Smith, Jitnapa Suthikant, Jozan
Treston, and Annie Zirin.
Opening
reception: August 2 from 5-8 at
Gallery A3.
Gallery A3
28 Amity Street, Amherst
Hours: Wed-Sun, 1-7:00 pm
Phone: 413/256-4250.
Image: SM 2, mixed media, Rebecca
Muller
Note: I'm gonna get to Springfield
as soon as I can!
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Photographs by Bruce Barone and Victor Hoyt
Photographs
by Bruce Barone and Victor Hoyt
07/12/07
- 08/31/07
Tuesdays--Saturdays
11:30--9:30
at The
Apollo Grill at Eastworks
This series of images is the creative
work of two photographers BRUCE
BARONE and VICTOR HOYT; each with a unique approach to their
craft.
Bruce
Barone's work is contemplative.
He seeks the common thread that runs
through the seasons. It is how a place
changes, yet remains the same, that
gives his work power. In this series
of images of The Lower Mill Pond, you
will find this subtle thread in the
old posts, the distant mountains, and
curve of the shoreline. You will also
see the hand of time as it paints new
faces on the scene. This is the
anchor of the show; the theme that binds
it together.
Victor
Hoyt has a less thematic style.
He is interested in fleeting moments.
The way the sun casts a shadow across
a railing, or a damsel fly pauses on
a flower bud. Once seen, these moments
become memory, fading briefly to be
replaced by another, and another. The
photographs provide a counterpoint to
The Lower Mill Pond. They give the viewer
a window into some of the beautiful
places that surround our little community.
July 12 August 31, Tuesday Saturday,
11:30 9:30
Contact:
Studio 19 for information at 413-527-8048
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FRAGMENTED - ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ARTWORK BY
JILL LEWIS
FRAGMENTED - ORIGINAL MIXED
MEDIA ARTWORK BY JILL LEWIS
07/14/2007 - 08/18/2007
Reception Aug. 2, 5-8
Jill Lewis is a recent graduate
from Greenfield Community College and
Massachusetts College of Art & Design.
The work shown in this exhibition, fragmented
is a result of a process combining photography,
light sensitive emulsion and charcoal.
Lewis' goal is to have present time
dissolve away as her viewers enter into
other worlds, allowing them to complete
what is absent, and explore the disjointed
imagery while creating their own visual
story.
This exhibition is made possible in
part by a grant from the Massachusetts
Cultural Council
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Get Experienced!
A celebration of the music of Jimi
Hendrix
Get Experienced!
A celebration of the music of Jimi
Hendrix
with 12 groups & solo performances
Friday August 3
8 pm 12 midnight
All ages
at the Waterfront Club, 920 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 532-2292
$ 12.- advance $ 15.- at the
door
Tickets available a the Waterfront
Club
(413) 364-5277 for other outlets
Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential
musicians and composers in modern music
history. The best compliment to his legacy
is the continued interest and respect
from each generation since the 60's.
After last years extremely successful
Hendrix Tribute at the Northampton Center
for the Arts we have beenasked to do it
again!
We will have two shows this year. The
first at the Waterfront Tavern will be
showcasing some of the
performers from last year's tribute
as well as auditioning some new acts.
The audience is encouraged to vote
for their favorite interpretations and
the best performances will be
invited to play at "Hendrix Tribute
2007" at Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton,
MA Saturday November 10th. This show will
be a big multimedia event with film, music,
lightshow and exhibit.
Both shows are produced by Nona Hatay
and Experienced Productions, For information,
press kit, or to
audition call (413) 364-5277 or email
nonahatay@yahoo.com
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PAINT A MURAL IN EASTHAMPTON!
PAINT
A MURAL IN EASTHAMPTON!!
Title:
Easthampton City Arts Call to Artists
Start
Date: 07/05/07
End Date:
08/09/07
Time:
3:00
Easthampton City Arts invites artists
and/or arts groups to submit a proposal
for a mural to be created at 71-77
Cottage Street (Whiskerz building)
on the brick wall facing the public
parking lot. Funds for the creation
of this mural have been awarded Easthampton
City Arts by the Massachusetts Cultural
Council.
THEME:
"The evolving mosaic of Easthampton:
From farms to mills to ."
Images may include but in no way
are limited to historical scenes,
current street scenes, local landscapes,
and architectural designs and details
of buildings in Easthampton.
TIMELINE:
All proposals must be received by
3:00 PM on Thursday, August 9, 2007.
Notification of results of submissions
on Thursday, August 16, 2007.
Mural, including all sealing, is
to be completed by Thursday, October
11, 2007.
HOW:
See the Easthampton City Arts Website
for details about submitting at www.easthamptoncityarts.com or contact Ellen
Koteen at (413) 529-1438 or email
her at cdbg@easthampton.org.
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L.E.D. DANCE PARTY WITH SHOKAZOBA
Vegan Bus Fundraiser. August 2, 9PM
to 2 AM
L.E.D. DANCE
PARTY WITH SHOKAZOBA
Vegan Bus
Fundraiser
08/02/07
Time: 9PM
- 2AM
On Thursday August 2nd join us for
our biggest and baddest fund raiser yet
featuring the transcendent Afrobeat music
of Shokazoba. In the midst of their hypnotizing
grooves we will have a full-on L.E.D.
Dance Party. To kick things up a notch
Hoopmaster Sass (aka Megan E Labonte)
and her rumored sidekick Substance D will
perform with their L.E.D. hula hoops while
Poimaster Turk busts out L.E.D. Glow Poi.
Everyone is welcome to bring their L.E.D.
and glowing toys, and we will also be
giving out glowing bracelets to the first
50 people through the door. L.E.D. toys
will be available for sale, along with
Oh Sweet Mama s Vegan Baked Goods, Vegan
Bus Tee Shirts, and Inexpensive Beautiful
Art.
There will be a Raffle of Goods and
Services and of course the famous Eagle
s Club Bar will be serving alcohol
Thursday August 2nd at 9PM
The Eagle s Club
270 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA
$8 Admission includes Glow Bracelet,
Raffle and non-stop Afrobeat Music until
2AM.
Check www.theveganbus.com for more details!
SUBMISSION SCORE = 100%. Extra points
for properly sized image. A million extra
points for taking pictures at my reception.
A Famillion even.
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THIS
WEEK ON ON VFR: 103.3 FM
WEBSITE
CELEBRATE
TWO YEARS OF COMMUNITY BROADCASTING
WITH VALLEY FREE RADIO
VFR Birthday
Party
Start Date:
August 3rd 2007
End Date:
August 7th 2007
Time: 7pm
to 10pm
2pm on Tuesday August 7th will mark
2 years of broadcasting for 103.3 WXOJ-LP.
Valley Free Radio has been bringing
nationally produced programs like Democracy
Now as well as a plethora of local shows
and voices to the airwaves from its
home in the Florence Community Center
for the past two years, and now it's
time to celebrate.
VFR Programmers, long-lost programmers,
family, friends, and faithful listeners
are invited to come on down and celebrate
from 7pm to 10pm on Tuesday the 7th.
VFR DJs will be spinning tunes, and
there will be a cake or three. Guests
are invited to bring pot-luck style
dishes and non-alcoholic beverages.
An on-air fund drive will precede
the party from Friday August 3rd to
Tuesday August 7th to help keep VFR
on the air for many more years.
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MO RADIO---> Wednesdays from 8-9 AM
This week, Wednesday, August 1,Josh Peters, and Tracy from Arthound Compund.
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THIS WEEK ON WRITER'S VOICE WITH FRANCESCA RHEANNON
Writer's Voice on VFR
08/03/07
Time: 8-9a.m.
Francesca Rheannon and Michael
Pollitt talk with Robert Finch about
his book: The Iambics of Newfoundland:
Notes From an Unknown Shore.
Robert Finch spent the greater part
of a decade traveling around the island
of Newfoundland, "at the edge of North
America". In his book he explores
the people, geography and wildlife
of a remote and lovely, but often
dangerously inhospitable place.
Also the special series of readings
by Jaime de Angulo from his book Indian
Tales continues with the second story
of the Bear Family as it traverses
Northern California visiting and learning
about how their neighbors live on
their lands.
Tune in to Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon
on Fridays at 5:00 PM on
WMUA 91.1 FM
or on Valley Free Radio 103.3 FM
the following Thursday from 8:00-9:00
AM
Can't
listen then? Subscribe to our podcast
Or listen online at our website
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COLORS
FOR A FRIDAY MORNING ON VALLEY FREE
RADIO
06/08/07
Time:
10am to 12noon
Colors for a Friday Morning
is an electric musical journey presenting
a wide range of musical styles. From
the Jazz Standards, the Blues, Motown,
R & B, Doo-Wop, Reggae,
Souka, Latin New Song, and African
rhythms. Aretha, Hendrix, Furtado,
and Wonder are just a few others that
can be heard on Colors for a
Friday Morning.
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THE
MAN IN BLACK IS BACK! JOHNNY CASH
NIGHT ON THE NIGHT CLUB, VALLEY
FREE RADIO 103.3FM
Title: The Night Club
Time: 8pm-10pm
Two hours of top quality music
each week - this week, Eddie and
Linda Kennedy pay tribute to the
Man in Black, the late great Johnny
Cash. You can e-mail the show at
nightclub@valleyfreeradio.org
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LIVE INTERVIEW WITH GREG PALAST TUESDAY, JUNE 19TH ON
SWIMMING WITH SHARKS FROM NOON TO
ONE AT WXOJ LP VALLEY FREE RADIO,
103.3
Greg Palast,author of the New
York Times bestseller "The Best
Democracy Money Can Buy," will
talk with Alan Vogel about his
new Book, "ARMED MADHOUSE:from
Baghdad to New Orleans- sordid
secrets and strange tales of a
white house gone wild."
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NCMC HOSTS AFTERNOON OF CHILD-ORIENTED MUSICAL
EXPLORATION
NCMC HOSTS
AFTERNOON OF CHILD-ORIENTED MUSICAL EXPLORATION
An Musical
Afternoon of Family-Friendly Fun!
08/29/07
Time: 4:30PM
SING SHALOM! Demo Class
4:30 pm
Beginning this fall, the Northampton
Community Music Center will offer
Sing Shalom! , a class which introduces
young children to the rich world of Jewish
secular and sacred music from a variety
of cultures. Geared towards children
ages birth to 5 years, Sing Shalom!
will engage them and their parents/caregivers
in movement, instrument play, singing,
chanting, and storytelling.
Come get a taste of this new program
at the free demo class!
BLOW THE SHOFAR! 5:00 pm
Come learn this ancient skill!
The Shofar is a traditional Jewish instrument,
made from the horn of a ram, which is
blown at the time of the Jewish New Year
as a call to wake the slumbering
soul, re-examine one s behavior
and start afresh.
Watermelon and popsicles will be provided,
as well as a FREE SHOFAR to the first
20 families!
All welcome- FREE event.
Northampton Community Music Center
139 South Street, Northampton MA
413-585-0001
www.ncmc.net
SUBMISSION SCORE= %100. Extra points for
calling me "Mo" and not, "Please Post
ASAP". 250 bonus points for saying thank
you.
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THE EASTMONT ART FUND WANTS TO HELP YOU!
THE EASTMONT ART FUND WANTS TO HELP
YOU!
The Eastmont Art Fund's second fundraising
art exhibit
The Eastmont Art Fund is inviting non
profit organizations to submit application
to become the beneficiary of it's next
art fund. The event will be organized
along the same lines as the successful
"Land Visions" that benefited the Pascommuck
Conservation Trust's campaign to Save
Echodale Farm:
a call to artists from throughout the
Pioneer Valley asking for submission of
artwork with a theme that will be determined
to reflect the mission of the selected
non-profit organization. All entries will
be entered in a juried exhibition at the
Elusie Gallery in Easthampton's Historic
Town Hall.
The winning artwork selected by the
jury will be published in a limited edition
archival print. The prints and all original
artwork submitted will be available for
sale, with proceeds benefiting the chosen
non-profit organization.
Commissions will be allocated to all
artists whose work will have sold, in
keeping with Eastmont Art Fund's mission's
to create events that will not only benefit
the recipient of the fundraiser but equally
promote and support the local art community.
Organizations interested in being the
beneficary of the Eastmont Art Fund's
second fundraiser should request an application
form by calling Jean-Pierre Pasche at
413-529-9265 or e-mail at artfund@eastmontgallery.net.
Deadline for applying is August 25. (The
e-mail address works now, btw...)
Note: Hey Meau, What a wonderful reception
last Tuesday! I was totally flabberimpressed
by your talent! I hope this show will
open many doors of opportunity for you!
You looked great too by the way, and
I hope you're feeling better?
a bientot, jp
SUBMISSION SCORE=%100. Perfect use of
form, polite, flattering even. Clearly
someone who would send me flowers in the
hospital.
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SARAH MANNING: PLAYING JAZZ AND FIGHTING
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
SARAH MANNING:
PLAYING JAZZ AND FIGHTING GENDER
DISCRIMINATION
Title: Shatter
the Glass
Start Date:
07/31/07
End Date:
08/03/07
Time: 8:00
pm concert
Saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning
has first-hand experience of the institutionalized
gender discrimination that exists in the
commercial jazz industry where the critics,
talent buyers and even fans are predominantly
male. Tired of waiting for the industry
to change from within, Manning is introducing
an ensemble designed to actively engage
the public with these issues and bring
jazz to a new demographic.
From July 31 through August 3, Shatter
the Glass, four young jazz musicians
Manning, who is a 1998 Smith College graduate,
along young New York City talents Art
Hirahara, piano, Thomson Kneeland, bass
and Kyle Struve, drums, will offer free
open rehearsals along with a concert at
the Northampton Center for the Arts.
Rehearsals will be July 31 through
August 3, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. including a daily
half-hour Q&A with the artists from
12:30-1 p.m. The group will be tackling
compositions by Manning, who has earned
high praise from well-known jazz critic
Nat Hentoff and been profiled in Down
Beat Magazine.
The concert will be Friday, August
3, at 8 p.m. at the Center. Tickets, $12
with $10 for seniors and students; call
413-584-7327 to reserve.
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THE STONE SHOW ROCKS ON
The Stone Show
07/28/07 - 08/12/07
Weekends: 10 am - 5 pm
The second bi-annual Stone Show features
12 New England stone sculptors. Artists
will be displaying their sculpture in
a garden that features extraordinary stonework
from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
The exhibition and sale will run the last
weekend in July and the first 2 weekends
in August.
Major exhibition pieces, as well as smaller
works, will be available for sale. Participating
artists will be demonstrating stone sculpting
throughout the show.
The Stone Show will be held at
97 Barre Road, Hardwick, MA Saturdays
and Sundays only from 10 am to 5 pm.
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ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR FOR HIRE
Need something drawn for you? An original customized piece of art for a
friend's birthday? A portrait of you and
a friend? An original sculpture for that
corner of the house where nothing seems
to work?
E-mail me at SGKCommissions@yahoo.com with your request
and specifications - for a sketch, portrait,
illustration, or clay creation;
I will be pleased to assist! Price upon request, starting at $4.
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DAVID MILLER @ GALLERY 137
08/10/07, 7:30 PM.
DAVID MILLER
@ GALLERY 137
Live Music
Performance
08/10/07
Time: 7:30
p.m.
David H. Miller, 18 years of age
and a recent graduate of Longmeadow
High School (LHS), is an accomplished
musician and double bassist. He has
played for three years with the acclaimed
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO),
and in 2007 was selected as the principal
bass in the MENC All-Eastern Festival
Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of
young musicians from eleven
northeastern states. In addition,
he has been honored as a fellow at the
Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra
Summer Music Institute, and has spent
the last two summers at the prestigious
Bowdoin International Music Festival.
David will be accompanied by an all
string quintet of the Chamber Orchestra,
playing arrangements from the 17th century
on.
This fall David will be attending
Harvard College, where he will continue
his double bass studies with Lawrence
Wolfe, assistant principal bass of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
* Although originally intended
to be a part of our monthly "First Fridays"
series, this event will take place as
stated above - on Friday, August 10
instead of the previously posted Friday,
August 3 due to schedule conflicts.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
First Fridays is a monthly series of
two hour cultural exchanges featuring
music, film, and poetry. First Fridays
is presented by Gallery 137, a project
of the Indian Orchard Main Street Partnership,
and is free and open to the public.
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"PLAIN OLD REVERIE": THE CERAMIC ART OF ROBBIE
JO HEIDINGER ON DISPLAY AT THE ARTISAN GALLERY
"PLAIN OLD REVERIE": THE CERAMIC ART
OF ROBBIE JO HEIDINGER ON DISPLAY AT THE
ARTISAN GALLERY
Artist Reception, Friday, August 10,
5-8pm
Start Date: 08/10/2007
End Date: 09/23/2007
Time: Regular Gallery Hours
The Artisan Gallery is proud to announce
the opening of: "plain old reverie", an
exhibit of the new ceramic work of Robbie
Jo Heidinger. Exhibit runs August 10 through
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Opening
Reception with the artist during Artwalk:
Friday, August 10, 5-8pm
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"I have always tried to capture
the force of nature in my work. When you
watch a plant grow you can see its intention
is perfect. It uses just the right shape,
amount of color, and texture to do what
it has to do. I try to emulate this ³philosophy²
in clay, without doing realistic imitations
of plants, but drawing upon essences and
distilling aspects or parts to create
a perfect synthesis of form and color.
My work is very tactile as a consequence;
on one level it satisfies the human desire
to touch and feel something attractively
natural, but on a deeper level, it rewards
the user by connecting them with a very
potent and tightly focused distillation
of nature. It is this the aesthetic connection
that adds extra life and energy and meaning
to the act of using, or simply contemplating,
the piece that is the goal and purpose
of my work."
The Artisan Gallery is located at 162
Main Street, Downtown Northampton. For
more information call 413-586-1942 or
visit our website at www.theartisangallery.com |
THE ART SALON: FACILITATED CREATIVE-ART PLAYTIME
FOR GROWN-UPS!
 THE ART SALON: FACILITATED
CREATIVE-ART PLAYTIME FOR GROWN-UPS!
SUMMER SALONS
Start Date: 07/22/07
End Date: 09/23/07
Time: Sun. 5:30pm &
Tues. 7pm
Beginners, non-artists, and pros
alike are coming to Cup And Top Cafe
(after-hours) to get creative together!
Hosted/Facilitated by Northampton
artist Dana Wilde.
Dana offers fun and soulful creative
drawing & writing exercises that
help you access your creativity and
generate some expressive ART in a fun,
exploratory environment. Crayons,
markers, watercolors, paper, scissors
and glue abound!
Perfect for beginners and non-artists,
and great for professionals who want
to get unstuck, come out of isolation,
or try a new approach.
NOTE: Spring Salons are OVER
- Thank you everyone!
SUMMER ART SALONS HAPPEN: July 22-September
23, 2007
TUESDAYS @ 7:00pm
SUNDAYS @ 5:30pm
Cup And Top Cafe 1 North Main St.
in Florence Center
90 minutes. Materials Provided.
$12 Drop-in
$9-$11 Low income Drop-in
$50 for 5 Salon
Learn more about Dana, her
artwork, and The Art Salon at
web.mac.com/danawildearts
Questions? Call 413-584-8328
Email spiritportraits@yahoo.com
Note: Thank you Mo!
SUBMISSION SCORE =%100. EXTRA POINTS FOR
THANKS AND PROPERLY SIZED IMAGES.
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| ALL DRESSED UP: THIRTEEN PASTELS BY NINE ARTISTS
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