Wednesday, May 30, 2007
ARTIST TOWN MEETINGS - June 4, 2007
The Artists Foundation is holding Artists Town Meetings across the State- The next one is Monday, June 4th 7pm at Emmanuel College, Boston MA. The Agenda is a discussion of Senate Bill 2461 that became law last year (the Consignment of Fine Art Law), the health care reform law, the pieces of State legislation that have been filed to help artists of all disciplines, and more!
The meetings are free and open to artists working in all disciplines.
For a complete meeting schedule and meeting agenda:
http://www.artistsfoundation.org/art_pages/policy/news_town_meetings.htm
Please pass this information on to all artists.
also: June 5th is an Artist Town Meeting in Somerville, MA and June 6th is an Artists Town Meeting in Beverly, MA!!!
The meetings are free and open to artists working in all disciplines.
For a complete meeting schedule and meeting agenda:
http://www.artistsfoundation.org/art_pages/policy/news_town_meetings.htm
Please pass this information on to all artists.
also: June 5th is an Artist Town Meeting in Somerville, MA and June 6th is an Artists Town Meeting in Beverly, MA!!!
Friday, May 25, 2007
BIODIVERSITY DAYS BIRD WALK - June 2, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 7:30 to 10:00 am
Neville Place, Front Door, 650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge
On this occasion we will walk all of the way around the Pond, making an inventory of all of the birds we see to add to the State database. Beginners are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them. Please register for important parking information.
These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
To receive information on parking, please register for each event that you plan to attend. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at: friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call: 617-349-4793 and leave your name and phone number
Offered by Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation.
Neville Place, Front Door, 650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge
On this occasion we will walk all of the way around the Pond, making an inventory of all of the birds we see to add to the State database. Beginners are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them. Please register for important parking information.
These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
To receive information on parking, please register for each event that you plan to attend. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at: friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call: 617-349-4793 and leave your name and phone number
Offered by Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - June 8 - July 27, 2007
Photographer Knox Gardner Presents
"Whichever Stone You Lift "at the Brookline Arts Center
(Brookline, MA – May 21, 2007) The Brookline Arts Center is pleased to exhibit Knox Gardner’s photography show, "Whichever Stone You Lift: Memorials from Grove Street's Jewish Cemetery" from June 8 to July 27, 2007. Meet the photographer at the exhibit’s opening reception, on Friday, June 8, from 6 to 8 pm.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” features photographs of grave markers found in the Jewish cemeteries on Grove Street in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. What caught Gardner’s eye about these gravestones was that they feature ceramic photographs of the deceased. Gardner found that this style of memorial was most prevalent on grave markers dated from 1915 to 1935, and that only certain Jewish congregations in the large cemetery complex seemed to adopt it.
“I found them mysterious with their directness and the wakefulness of the dead,” said Gardner, of the impact these gravestones had on him.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” is Gardner’s first photography show. The genesis of this exhibition may be found on his web site http://www.moderncrisis.com. Gardner previously lived in Brookline, but recently relocated to Seattle, Washington.He is also a writer, and his poems have appeared in the James White Review.
Susan Navarre
Executive Director, Brookline Arts Center
Growing Art and Community since 1964
86 Monmouth Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-5715 fax: 617-738-8760
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com bac@brooklineartscenter.com
"Whichever Stone You Lift "at the Brookline Arts Center
(Brookline, MA – May 21, 2007) The Brookline Arts Center is pleased to exhibit Knox Gardner’s photography show, "Whichever Stone You Lift: Memorials from Grove Street's Jewish Cemetery" from June 8 to July 27, 2007. Meet the photographer at the exhibit’s opening reception, on Friday, June 8, from 6 to 8 pm.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” features photographs of grave markers found in the Jewish cemeteries on Grove Street in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. What caught Gardner’s eye about these gravestones was that they feature ceramic photographs of the deceased. Gardner found that this style of memorial was most prevalent on grave markers dated from 1915 to 1935, and that only certain Jewish congregations in the large cemetery complex seemed to adopt it.
“I found them mysterious with their directness and the wakefulness of the dead,” said Gardner, of the impact these gravestones had on him.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” is Gardner’s first photography show. The genesis of this exhibition may be found on his web site http://www.moderncrisis.com. Gardner previously lived in Brookline, but recently relocated to Seattle, Washington.He is also a writer, and his poems have appeared in the James White Review.
Susan Navarre
Executive Director, Brookline Arts Center
Growing Art and Community since 1964
86 Monmouth Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-5715 fax: 617-738-8760
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com bac@brooklineartscenter.com
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - June 8 - July 27, 2007
Photographer Knox Gardner Presents
"Whichever Stone You Lift "at the Brookline Arts Center
(Brookline, MA – May 21, 2007) The Brookline Arts Center is pleased to exhibit Knox Gardner’s photography show, "Whichever Stone You Lift: Memorials from Grove Street's Jewish Cemetery" from June 8 to July 27, 2007. Meet the photographer at the exhibit’s opening reception, on Friday, June 8, from 6 to 8 pm.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” features photographs of grave markers found in the Jewish cemeteries on Grove Street in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. What caught Gardner’s eye about these gravestones was that they feature ceramic photographs of the deceased. Gardner found that this style of memorial was most prevalent on grave markers dated from 1915 to 1935, and that only certain Jewish congregations in the large cemetery complex seemed to adopt it.
“I found them mysterious with their directness and the wakefulness of the dead,” said Gardner, of the impact these gravestones had on him.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” is Gardner’s first photography show. The genesis of this exhibition may be found on his web site http://www.moderncrisis.com. Gardner previously lived in Brookline, but recently relocated to Seattle, Washington.He is also a writer, and his poems have appeared in the James White Review.
Susan Navarre
Executive Director, Brookline Arts Center
Growing Art and Community since 1964
86 Monmouth Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-5715 fax: 617-738-8760
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com bac@brooklineartscenter.com
"Whichever Stone You Lift "at the Brookline Arts Center
(Brookline, MA – May 21, 2007) The Brookline Arts Center is pleased to exhibit Knox Gardner’s photography show, "Whichever Stone You Lift: Memorials from Grove Street's Jewish Cemetery" from June 8 to July 27, 2007. Meet the photographer at the exhibit’s opening reception, on Friday, June 8, from 6 to 8 pm.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” features photographs of grave markers found in the Jewish cemeteries on Grove Street in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. What caught Gardner’s eye about these gravestones was that they feature ceramic photographs of the deceased. Gardner found that this style of memorial was most prevalent on grave markers dated from 1915 to 1935, and that only certain Jewish congregations in the large cemetery complex seemed to adopt it.
“I found them mysterious with their directness and the wakefulness of the dead,” said Gardner, of the impact these gravestones had on him.
“Whichever Stone You Lift” is Gardner’s first photography show. The genesis of this exhibition may be found on his web site http://www.moderncrisis.com. Gardner previously lived in Brookline, but recently relocated to Seattle, Washington.He is also a writer, and his poems have appeared in the James White Review.
Susan Navarre
Executive Director, Brookline Arts Center
Growing Art and Community since 1964
86 Monmouth Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-5715 fax: 617-738-8760
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com bac@brooklineartscenter.com
GALLERY EXHIBITION - May 25 - June 29, 2007
Pleas join us for an Opening Reception, Friday, May 25 7pm - 9pm
Works by:
Ron Brunelle
David Colombo
Angie Cunningham
Christina Goodwin
Don Gurewitz
Joey Huang
Jan Lhormer
Shalini M BhatBrigid McCabe
Aysen Orhon
James Paridis
The Gallery at 38 Cameron
Group Show: April 28-June 29 2007
38 Cameron Avenue, Suite 100
Cambridge, MA 02140
Gallery Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12-5PM.
By appointment and during events.
The Gallery at 38 Cameron seeks to discover and display cutting edge art work that expresses the beauty, potential and evolutionary development of our common humanity. It is this beauty that transcends and embraces our individual and collective histories and cultures. We feature artists working in a variety of media who offer a fresh view of the world and bring a deeper dimension to our lives.
Formerly a warehouse and furniture factory, The Gallery at 38 Cameron is now a contemporary gallery, venue rental and event space. The Gallery itself is a vibrant element of the on-going transformation of this unique space.
For more information please contact us at 617-492-2848 or http://www.38cameron.com/gallery
Works by:
Ron Brunelle
David Colombo
Angie Cunningham
Christina Goodwin
Don Gurewitz
Joey Huang
Jan Lhormer
Shalini M BhatBrigid McCabe
Aysen Orhon
James Paridis
The Gallery at 38 Cameron
Group Show: April 28-June 29 2007
38 Cameron Avenue, Suite 100
Cambridge, MA 02140
Gallery Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12-5PM.
By appointment and during events.
The Gallery at 38 Cameron seeks to discover and display cutting edge art work that expresses the beauty, potential and evolutionary development of our common humanity. It is this beauty that transcends and embraces our individual and collective histories and cultures. We feature artists working in a variety of media who offer a fresh view of the world and bring a deeper dimension to our lives.
Formerly a warehouse and furniture factory, The Gallery at 38 Cameron is now a contemporary gallery, venue rental and event space. The Gallery itself is a vibrant element of the on-going transformation of this unique space.
For more information please contact us at 617-492-2848 or http://www.38cameron.com/gallery
Monday, May 21, 2007
Volunteers Needed at Brookline Arts Center
The Brookline Arts Center is a community-based organization and our corps of enthusiastic volunteers are probably the most important support for our many exciting art education programs.
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com
Every day, volunteers come to the arts center to greet visitors in the gallery, to assist the staff in the office, to assist teachers in classes, to help prepare the center for an Opening Reception in the gallery, to work on Crafts Showcase or to help plan a special fundraising event. It’s a great way to meet your neighbors, to give back to the community, to develop your job skills, to meet your fellow artists, and to learn more about galleries and contemporary art.
Some long-term volunteers have filmed documentaries with Arts Center artists, photographed arts center programs and special events, organized artist gallery talks at the BAC, led gallery programs, assisted in drop-in art projects, and lots more. If you have a few hours to share with us, we would love to welcome you into the Arts Center community of artists.
Please see the volunteer information below. Contact the BAC office if you prefer to have an information packet mailed to you, or to find out about current opportunities.
* Printable Volunteer Packet PDF format
* Printable Volunteer Information Form PDF format
** * While you're at the Brookline Arts Center, check out Knox Gardner’s photography show, "Whichever Stone You Lift: Memorials from Grove Street's Jewish Cemetery" from June 8 to July 27, 2007. Meet the photographer at the exhibit’s opening reception, on Friday, June 8, from 6 to 8 pm. For more info
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com/events/exhibitions/kgardner.html
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com
Every day, volunteers come to the arts center to greet visitors in the gallery, to assist the staff in the office, to assist teachers in classes, to help prepare the center for an Opening Reception in the gallery, to work on Crafts Showcase or to help plan a special fundraising event. It’s a great way to meet your neighbors, to give back to the community, to develop your job skills, to meet your fellow artists, and to learn more about galleries and contemporary art.
Some long-term volunteers have filmed documentaries with Arts Center artists, photographed arts center programs and special events, organized artist gallery talks at the BAC, led gallery programs, assisted in drop-in art projects, and lots more. If you have a few hours to share with us, we would love to welcome you into the Arts Center community of artists.
Please see the volunteer information below. Contact the BAC office if you prefer to have an information packet mailed to you, or to find out about current opportunities.
* Printable Volunteer Packet PDF format
* Printable Volunteer Information Form PDF format
** * While you're at the Brookline Arts Center, check out Knox Gardner’s photography show, "Whichever Stone You Lift: Memorials from Grove Street's Jewish Cemetery" from June 8 to July 27, 2007. Meet the photographer at the exhibit’s opening reception, on Friday, June 8, from 6 to 8 pm. For more info
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com/events/exhibitions/kgardner.html
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Jimmy Tingle's OFF BROADWAY Theater - May 20 - June 10, 2007
Bellylaughs, Blessings, Blarney and Bingo!
“MISGIVINGS”
Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings offers a “divine” afternoon of stories and one-liners about growing up Catholic. From miracles and marriage counseling to bazaars and birth control, nothing escapes the good father’s razor sharp wit. This interactive comedy features a collection, a raffle, and an actual game of bingo!
Fr. Misgivings is the stage persona of Dave Kane, who comments, “Fr. Misgivings is the kind of priest you grew up with. A good and decent man dedicated to his collar, his religion and doing the right thing for all his parishioners, young and old. He’s the kind of priest who has Bingo but he calls out the numbers in Latin so the Protestants can’t win”.
Dave Kane’s character of Fr. Misgivings started on the radio as an ad-lib. Now some 30 years later, it is a one-man show that has them laughing in the aisles, and is the only show of its kind that features a priest as the main character. Dave Kane has performed this lively show starring Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings with his Irish brogue and quick wit for many years at numerous venues, including opening with the character for Art Garfunkel and Jerry Vale. Kane is a talk show host on WNRI in Rhode Island with a strong following for his comedy throughout the state. He is also the author of “41 Signs of Hope” a book devoted to his son Nicky who died in the Station nightclub fire. The book is described as “A father’s grief in the wake of one of America’s worst disasters becomes a certainty that life and love continue forever”.
Fr. Misgivings Preaches the Virtue of Laughter: Kane comments about “Misgivings” that he likes to see people “feeling good about being Catholic”. “Laughter is God’s anesthetic”. “Laughter is a gift from God. When you are laughing you can’t do anything else.”
WHERE:
Jimmy Tingle’s OFF BROADWAY Theater, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville, Mass. 02144 (on the Red Line Davis T). The theater is wheelchair accessible.
WHEN:
Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m.* - “ ‘Misgivings’ Benefit for Voice of the Faithful”
Sunday, May 27 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 3 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m.
The May 20 Show will be a benefit for Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) and will include a buffet luncheon at the theater hosted by Redbones of Davis Square and a silent auction featuring tickets for Red Sox baseball, Boston College football, various theatre events, autographed books by well known Catholic authors and numerous other items. Tickets are $50. Doors will open at 1:00 PM with the show starting at 3:00 PM.
To order tickets call: 1-866-811-4111 or www.jtoffbroadway.com
For theater info: 617-591-1616 or www.jtoffbroadway.com
Tickets are $25 for the shows on May 27, June 3 and June 10.
Discounts apply on 5/27, 6/3 and 6/10: Students half price with ID; Seniors 10% off; Groups of 10 or more 10-20%.
Voice of the Faithful is a worldwide movement of concerned mainstream Catholics formed in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The group’s mission is to provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church. Its goals are to support survivors of clergy sexual abuse, support priests of integrity, and shape structural change within the Catholic Church in full accordance and harmony with Church teaching. www.votf.org
“MISGIVINGS”
Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings offers a “divine” afternoon of stories and one-liners about growing up Catholic. From miracles and marriage counseling to bazaars and birth control, nothing escapes the good father’s razor sharp wit. This interactive comedy features a collection, a raffle, and an actual game of bingo!
Fr. Misgivings is the stage persona of Dave Kane, who comments, “Fr. Misgivings is the kind of priest you grew up with. A good and decent man dedicated to his collar, his religion and doing the right thing for all his parishioners, young and old. He’s the kind of priest who has Bingo but he calls out the numbers in Latin so the Protestants can’t win”.
Dave Kane’s character of Fr. Misgivings started on the radio as an ad-lib. Now some 30 years later, it is a one-man show that has them laughing in the aisles, and is the only show of its kind that features a priest as the main character. Dave Kane has performed this lively show starring Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings with his Irish brogue and quick wit for many years at numerous venues, including opening with the character for Art Garfunkel and Jerry Vale. Kane is a talk show host on WNRI in Rhode Island with a strong following for his comedy throughout the state. He is also the author of “41 Signs of Hope” a book devoted to his son Nicky who died in the Station nightclub fire. The book is described as “A father’s grief in the wake of one of America’s worst disasters becomes a certainty that life and love continue forever”.
Fr. Misgivings Preaches the Virtue of Laughter: Kane comments about “Misgivings” that he likes to see people “feeling good about being Catholic”. “Laughter is God’s anesthetic”. “Laughter is a gift from God. When you are laughing you can’t do anything else.”
WHERE:
Jimmy Tingle’s OFF BROADWAY Theater, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville, Mass. 02144 (on the Red Line Davis T). The theater is wheelchair accessible.
WHEN:
Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m.* - “ ‘Misgivings’ Benefit for Voice of the Faithful”
Sunday, May 27 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 3 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m.
The May 20 Show will be a benefit for Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) and will include a buffet luncheon at the theater hosted by Redbones of Davis Square and a silent auction featuring tickets for Red Sox baseball, Boston College football, various theatre events, autographed books by well known Catholic authors and numerous other items. Tickets are $50. Doors will open at 1:00 PM with the show starting at 3:00 PM.
To order tickets call: 1-866-811-4111 or www.jtoffbroadway.com
For theater info: 617-591-1616 or www.jtoffbroadway.com
Tickets are $25 for the shows on May 27, June 3 and June 10.
Discounts apply on 5/27, 6/3 and 6/10: Students half price with ID; Seniors 10% off; Groups of 10 or more 10-20%.
Voice of the Faithful is a worldwide movement of concerned mainstream Catholics formed in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The group’s mission is to provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church. Its goals are to support survivors of clergy sexual abuse, support priests of integrity, and shape structural change within the Catholic Church in full accordance and harmony with Church teaching. www.votf.org
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Health Care Reform Law - May 16-29, 2007
Dear Massachusetts Artists working in all disciplines and supporters of artists,
Presently, the Connector Authority, the state agency charged with implementing the Health Care Reform Law, has issued DRAFT regulations on how the Department of Revenue is to assess if someone is exempt from the individual mandate - the mandate that requires people to have health insurance.
The only measure they are planning to use to assess someone's income level is GROSS income only. This is highly problematic for artists, the self-employed, and small business owners and is clearly going to negatively impact the artist community, the self employed, and small business owners. It is our adjusted gross income that should be the measure (after business exemptions line 22 on the Federal Income tax form).
There is going to be a series of public hearings for the Connector to hear and collect testimony from the public on this important issue and others concerning the Health Care Reform Law.
The Artists Foundation is organizing panels of artists to testify and is also collecting written testimony from artists to submitt at the hearings. If you can attend this hearing and/or give written testimony (can be an email) as to why Gross income is not a fair way to assess income, please email me. Also even if you don't want to speak at this hearing- we are looking for people to attend and fill the house as they say.
The Dates and locations are:
May 16th 10am North Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth)
May 23rd 10am Springfield (AIC College)
May 29th 10am Boston (State House, Gardner Auditorium)
We need artists to show up at these hearings!!!
Kathleen Bitetti
Artist
Executive Director
Artists Foundation
Email: afinfo@artistsfoundation.org
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BACK GROUND info:
In the DRAFT Regulations "Determining Affordability for the IndividualMandate (956 CMR 6.00)" it says:
Gross Income: the total money earned or unearned, such as wages, salaries, rents, pensions, or interest, received from any source without regard to deductions.
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They have published the following information:
Any individual with an annual GROSS income of $50,001 or more will be deemed to be able to afford health insurance.
Any couple with an annual GROSS income of $80,001 or more will be deemed to be able to afford health insurance.
Any family with an annual GROSS income of $110,001 or more will be deemed to be able to afford health insurance.
(... from Kathleen Bitetti, the Artists Foundation. Please reply to
afinfo@artistsfoundation.org....... )
Presently, the Connector Authority, the state agency charged with implementing the Health Care Reform Law, has issued DRAFT regulations on how the Department of Revenue is to assess if someone is exempt from the individual mandate - the mandate that requires people to have health insurance.
The only measure they are planning to use to assess someone's income level is GROSS income only. This is highly problematic for artists, the self-employed, and small business owners and is clearly going to negatively impact the artist community, the self employed, and small business owners. It is our adjusted gross income that should be the measure (after business exemptions line 22 on the Federal Income tax form).
There is going to be a series of public hearings for the Connector to hear and collect testimony from the public on this important issue and others concerning the Health Care Reform Law.
The Artists Foundation is organizing panels of artists to testify and is also collecting written testimony from artists to submitt at the hearings. If you can attend this hearing and/or give written testimony (can be an email) as to why Gross income is not a fair way to assess income, please email me. Also even if you don't want to speak at this hearing- we are looking for people to attend and fill the house as they say.
The Dates and locations are:
May 16th 10am North Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth)
May 23rd 10am Springfield (AIC College)
May 29th 10am Boston (State House, Gardner Auditorium)
We need artists to show up at these hearings!!!
Kathleen Bitetti
Artist
Executive Director
Artists Foundation
Email: afinfo@artistsfoundation.org
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BACK GROUND info:
In the DRAFT Regulations "Determining Affordability for the IndividualMandate (956 CMR 6.00)" it says:
Gross Income: the total money earned or unearned, such as wages, salaries, rents, pensions, or interest, received from any source without regard to deductions.
------------------------------------------
They have published the following information:
Any individual with an annual GROSS income of $50,001 or more will be deemed to be able to afford health insurance.
Any couple with an annual GROSS income of $80,001 or more will be deemed to be able to afford health insurance.
Any family with an annual GROSS income of $110,001 or more will be deemed to be able to afford health insurance.
(... from Kathleen Bitetti, the Artists Foundation. Please reply to
afinfo@artistsfoundation.org....... )
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
ADULT ART CLASSES - August 17, 2007
Faculty Brings Exciting Adult Classes to the Brookline Arts Center
(Brookline, MA – May 9, 2007) This summer at the Brookline Arts Center, both new and returning Brookline Arts Center instructors are bringing fun classes for adults. The summer semester at the Arts Center begins in July.
New faculty member Yaron Dotan leads Drawing: From Simple Surfaces to Hyperrealism. In this class, students will learn how to depict surfaces such as wood, soil, hair, skin and metal with graphite pencils. The end result will be drawings that visually capture how these objects feel. Dotan also teaches a Drawing in Ink class for children ages 9 and up.
Bob Collins, a familiar face among the BAC faculty, brings New Views: Workshop in Drawing and Painting, to the Arts Center. New Views combines Collins’ two most popular classes into one special summer workshop. Students of all experience levels are welcome to take this workshop to study the human figure and the qualities of abstract painting.
Comics for Adults is another new class taught by a returning teacher. Comics for Adults instructor Raul Gonzalez is the illustrator for the comic book series Attorney Man, which has caught the attention of The Boston Globe and The Wall Street Journal’s law blog. He has previously taught drawing to both adults and children at the BAC, and is also teaching How to Draw Manga Comics to older children and teens this summer.
Students interested in sculpture can choose from Sculpting with Paper, or one of the three portrait and figure sculpture classes. For adults interested in working with fiber, there’s nuno felting, the process of adhering the finest merino fibers to silk gauze to make beautifully layered fabrics, or batik. In both the nuno felting and batik classes, students can make scarves, bags, clothing or artistic wall hangings.
Other classes from past semesters are also running, including pottery, metalsmithing, and enameling. The Arts Center is also sponsoring a field trip to the Potters Studio, for ceramics students who wish to learn about raku firing, a Japanese method of glazing. This one-day workshop will take place on Friday, August 17.
The Brookline Arts Center is located at 86 Monmouth Street and is convenient to public transportation. For more information or for a complete list of summer classes for both children and adults, visit the Brookline Arts Center’s website at www.brooklineartscenter.com
Susan Navarre, Executive Director
Brookline Arts Center
Growing Art and Community since 1964
86 Monmouth Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-5715 fax: 617-738-8760
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com bac@brooklineartscenter.com
(Brookline, MA – May 9, 2007) This summer at the Brookline Arts Center, both new and returning Brookline Arts Center instructors are bringing fun classes for adults. The summer semester at the Arts Center begins in July.
New faculty member Yaron Dotan leads Drawing: From Simple Surfaces to Hyperrealism. In this class, students will learn how to depict surfaces such as wood, soil, hair, skin and metal with graphite pencils. The end result will be drawings that visually capture how these objects feel. Dotan also teaches a Drawing in Ink class for children ages 9 and up.
Bob Collins, a familiar face among the BAC faculty, brings New Views: Workshop in Drawing and Painting, to the Arts Center. New Views combines Collins’ two most popular classes into one special summer workshop. Students of all experience levels are welcome to take this workshop to study the human figure and the qualities of abstract painting.
Comics for Adults is another new class taught by a returning teacher. Comics for Adults instructor Raul Gonzalez is the illustrator for the comic book series Attorney Man, which has caught the attention of The Boston Globe and The Wall Street Journal’s law blog. He has previously taught drawing to both adults and children at the BAC, and is also teaching How to Draw Manga Comics to older children and teens this summer.
Students interested in sculpture can choose from Sculpting with Paper, or one of the three portrait and figure sculpture classes. For adults interested in working with fiber, there’s nuno felting, the process of adhering the finest merino fibers to silk gauze to make beautifully layered fabrics, or batik. In both the nuno felting and batik classes, students can make scarves, bags, clothing or artistic wall hangings.
Other classes from past semesters are also running, including pottery, metalsmithing, and enameling. The Arts Center is also sponsoring a field trip to the Potters Studio, for ceramics students who wish to learn about raku firing, a Japanese method of glazing. This one-day workshop will take place on Friday, August 17.
The Brookline Arts Center is located at 86 Monmouth Street and is convenient to public transportation. For more information or for a complete list of summer classes for both children and adults, visit the Brookline Arts Center’s website at www.brooklineartscenter.com
Susan Navarre, Executive Director
Brookline Arts Center
Growing Art and Community since 1964
86 Monmouth Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-5715 fax: 617-738-8760
http://www.brooklineartscenter.com bac@brooklineartscenter.com
SOMERVILLE ART MUSEUM - June 23, 2007
IMAGINING SOMERVILLE
Discovering a City Through Art:
Community, Context, & Art
Receptions
Friday, May 11, 5-8 pm
The public is invited to join us for a Special Preview Party for Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts College, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Participating Artists and invited guests.
Saturday, June 9, 5-8 pm
Join us for the Opening Reception with Participating Artists at the Somerville Museum.
Special Events
Sunday, June 3, 2-4 pm
“How Art Grows from Community Activism,” panel and discussion. Participants Lawrence Paolella of Mystic View Task Force, Bob Nesson of Somerville Transportation Equity Partners and Joel Bennett of Friends of the Community Path will open a conversation about the relationship between community building and the art process.
Saturday, June 23, 5-8 pm
The Bagel Bards Imagine Somerville. Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop, hosted by Bagel Bards founder Doug Holder, with readers Barbara Thomas, Mike Adamo, Gloria Mindock, Pam Rosenblatt, Luke Salisbury, Irene Koronas, and Julia Carlson. Workshop conducted by Molly Lynn Watt and Mignon Ariel King. Workshop participants should bring 10 copies of a poem or short narrative. Workshop is limited to 8.
Discovering a City Through Art:
Community, Context, & Art
Receptions
Friday, May 11, 5-8 pm
The public is invited to join us for a Special Preview Party for Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts College, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Participating Artists and invited guests.
Saturday, June 9, 5-8 pm
Join us for the Opening Reception with Participating Artists at the Somerville Museum.
Special Events
Sunday, June 3, 2-4 pm
“How Art Grows from Community Activism,” panel and discussion. Participants Lawrence Paolella of Mystic View Task Force, Bob Nesson of Somerville Transportation Equity Partners and Joel Bennett of Friends of the Community Path will open a conversation about the relationship between community building and the art process.
Saturday, June 23, 5-8 pm
The Bagel Bards Imagine Somerville. Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop, hosted by Bagel Bards founder Doug Holder, with readers Barbara Thomas, Mike Adamo, Gloria Mindock, Pam Rosenblatt, Luke Salisbury, Irene Koronas, and Julia Carlson. Workshop conducted by Molly Lynn Watt and Mignon Ariel King. Workshop participants should bring 10 copies of a poem or short narrative. Workshop is limited to 8.
SOMERVILLE BIKE RIDE - May 19, 2007
Join the Somerville Bicycle Committee and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission for a Bicycle Tour of Historic Somerville and Medford. The ride starts on Saturday, May 19 at 10 am in the parking lot of Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue (just east of School Street). We'll ride for about 10 miles, and we should be finished around 1 pm.
We'll visit historic sites throughout Somerville and Medford, including the Old Powder House, the Isaac Royall House, and the armories and historical museums of each city.
If there is steady rain, we'll postpone the ride to Sunday, May 20, same time and starting place. For more information, contact Brandon Wilson at (617) 776- 3938 or Ron Newman at rnewman@theCIA.net
We'll visit historic sites throughout Somerville and Medford, including the Old Powder House, the Isaac Royall House, and the armories and historical museums of each city.
If there is steady rain, we'll postpone the ride to Sunday, May 20, same time and starting place. For more information, contact Brandon Wilson at (617) 776- 3938 or Ron Newman at rnewman@theCIA.net
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
SOMERVILLE POETRY READING - May 24, 2007
McIntyre & Moore Booksellers
hosts author
Carla Schwartz
reading from her audio book
I Could Love
Thursday, May 24, 7:30 pm
(Somerville, MA) McIntyre & Moore Booksellers hosts Carla Schwartz reading from her audio book I Could Love. On May 24, 7:30 pm, at McIntyre & Moore Booksellers, 255 Elm St. in Davis Square, Somerville, near the Red Line. Free and open to all; wheelchair accessible. Light refreshments will be served. 15% book discount on store inventory for all those attending* [*discount available for day of event only]. For information call McIntyre & Moore Booksellers (617) 629-4840 or log onto www.mcintyreandmoore.com.
A poet, engineer, and professional writer, Carla Schwartz creates poetry that covers social issues, love, life, humor, death, music, ethical questions, food, film, and sex.
Her poetry has appeared in 05401, Erosha (forthcoming), I Refused to Die (an anthology of writing about the holocaust), among others. She has two chapbooks in print: "First State, Ruminations on Conversations of a First Date" and "Desire: Poems and Lyrics." Samples of her work can be found at www.mothwingarts.com/galleries/carlaschwartz and www.cdfreedom.com/artists/carlaschwartz. Schwartz has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.
Mary Curtin, Events Coordinator, 617-241-9664, 617-470-5867 (cell), marycurtin@comcast.net
Peter Coyle, Store Manager, 617-629-4840, info@mcintyreandmoore.com
hosts author
Carla Schwartz
reading from her audio book
I Could Love
Thursday, May 24, 7:30 pm
(Somerville, MA) McIntyre & Moore Booksellers hosts Carla Schwartz reading from her audio book I Could Love. On May 24, 7:30 pm, at McIntyre & Moore Booksellers, 255 Elm St. in Davis Square, Somerville, near the Red Line. Free and open to all; wheelchair accessible. Light refreshments will be served. 15% book discount on store inventory for all those attending* [*discount available for day of event only]. For information call McIntyre & Moore Booksellers (617) 629-4840 or log onto www.mcintyreandmoore.com.
A poet, engineer, and professional writer, Carla Schwartz creates poetry that covers social issues, love, life, humor, death, music, ethical questions, food, film, and sex.
Her poetry has appeared in 05401, Erosha (forthcoming), I Refused to Die (an anthology of writing about the holocaust), among others. She has two chapbooks in print: "First State, Ruminations on Conversations of a First Date" and "Desire: Poems and Lyrics." Samples of her work can be found at www.mothwingarts.com/galleries/carlaschwartz and www.cdfreedom.com/artists/carlaschwartz. Schwartz has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.
Mary Curtin, Events Coordinator, 617-241-9664, 617-470-5867 (cell), marycurtin@comcast.net
Peter Coyle, Store Manager, 617-629-4840, info@mcintyreandmoore.com
Monday, May 07, 2007
MIGRATORY SONGBIRD WALK #1 - May 12, 2007
Date: Saturday, May 12
Time 7:30 to 9:30 am
Meeting Place: Neville Place Front Door
650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge
Migratory birds such as Baltimore orioles, yellow warblers and vireos come to Fresh Pond to nest and raise their young: other species, including waterfowl and many songbirds, use it as a resting place while heading farther north. Now is the time to see them all. Beginners are welcome! We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
PLEASE REGISTER for each event that you plan to attend. You will receive information on parking after you register. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at
friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
or call (617) 349-4793 and leave your name and phone number.
http://friendsoffreshpond.org
These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
Offered by Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation
Time 7:30 to 9:30 am
Meeting Place: Neville Place Front Door
650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge
Migratory birds such as Baltimore orioles, yellow warblers and vireos come to Fresh Pond to nest and raise their young: other species, including waterfowl and many songbirds, use it as a resting place while heading farther north. Now is the time to see them all. Beginners are welcome! We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
PLEASE REGISTER for each event that you plan to attend. You will receive information on parking after you register. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at
friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
or call (617) 349-4793 and leave your name and phone number.
http://friendsoffreshpond.org
These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
Offered by Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation
OPERETTA SCENES AND ARIAS - June 21, 2007
Mass Theatrica presents Operetta Scenes and Arias, the first concert in their 2007 Summer Series, on Thursday, June 21, 2007, 7:30 PM, at LynnArts in The Neal Rantoul Vault Theatre, 25 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA.
Come and enjoy some wonderful classics! The first half of the program will feature selections from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas such as HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and The Sorcerer. The second half of the program will feature German and American Operetta by such composers as Strauss, Lehar, Herbert and Romberg. The selections will be performed by a talented cast of artists, which includes singers, Michael Belle, Kaori Emery, Karen Fanale, Meredith Lavine, Stephanie Mann, Sanjay Merchant, Paul Shafer, Angeliki Theoharis, Stanley Wilson, Stephannie Workman and Karla Kelly, piano.
Admission is $15 and $13 seniors and students. There is free on-street parking and a parkingf lot behind LynnArts. The theatre is wheel chair accessible. For more information, please contact Mass Theatrica by phone: 508-757-8515, email: masstheatrica@yahoo.com or visit our website: www.masstheatrica.org
Come and enjoy some wonderful classics! The first half of the program will feature selections from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas such as HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and The Sorcerer. The second half of the program will feature German and American Operetta by such composers as Strauss, Lehar, Herbert and Romberg. The selections will be performed by a talented cast of artists, which includes singers, Michael Belle, Kaori Emery, Karen Fanale, Meredith Lavine, Stephanie Mann, Sanjay Merchant, Paul Shafer, Angeliki Theoharis, Stanley Wilson, Stephannie Workman and Karla Kelly, piano.
Admission is $15 and $13 seniors and students. There is free on-street parking and a parkingf lot behind LynnArts. The theatre is wheel chair accessible. For more information, please contact Mass Theatrica by phone: 508-757-8515, email: masstheatrica@yahoo.com or visit our website: www.masstheatrica.org
Friday, May 04, 2007
POETRY READING - May 19, 2007
Legendary small press icon Hugh Fox will read at the Out of the Blue Art Gallery May 19 4 to 6PM 106 Prospect St Cambridge.
Fox , the author of over 80 books, has released a collection of poetry from the Higganum Hill Press "Defiance". Fox is also the author of "Way, Way, Off the Road" a memoir of the small press published by the Ibbetson Street Press. (Somerville, Mass.)
Meet this founding editor of the Pushcart Prize, founding member of COSMEP, and editor of the famed little mag: "Ghost Dance."
http://outoftheblueartgallery.com
Fox , the author of over 80 books, has released a collection of poetry from the Higganum Hill Press "Defiance". Fox is also the author of "Way, Way, Off the Road" a memoir of the small press published by the Ibbetson Street Press. (Somerville, Mass.)
Meet this founding editor of the Pushcart Prize, founding member of COSMEP, and editor of the famed little mag: "Ghost Dance."
http://outoftheblueartgallery.com
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN STUDIOS - May 4, 2007
Dear Friend,
I would like to invite you to First Friday Open Studios this Friday, May 4th, from 5-9 pm., at 450 Harrison Ave., Studio 227, Boston, MA.
To all of you who stopped by for First Friday in April, many thanks; I really enjoyed visiting with you!
This month, in addition to new prints from my personal collection, I will continue to feature newly restored photographs of early 20th century China from the archive of my Grandfather, William Leete. Finally, I will have new examples of client work, both photography and Fine-Art reproductions.
As always on First Fridays, the building's 15 galleries and more than 50 artists' studios will be open. This Friday, if you want to avoid the early evening crush in the galleries, come upstairs to the studios first, and visit the galleries on your way out!
There is off street parking at 500 Harrison Avenue as well as on street parking. The MBTA Silver Line stop is East Berkeley, just one block away.
See you this Friday!
Bill Morse
Wm. Morse Editions
A Fine-Art Printmaking Studio
450 Harrison Avenue, Studio 227
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 429-3298
Bill@MorseEditions.com
http://www.MorseEditions.com
I would like to invite you to First Friday Open Studios this Friday, May 4th, from 5-9 pm., at 450 Harrison Ave., Studio 227, Boston, MA.
To all of you who stopped by for First Friday in April, many thanks; I really enjoyed visiting with you!
This month, in addition to new prints from my personal collection, I will continue to feature newly restored photographs of early 20th century China from the archive of my Grandfather, William Leete. Finally, I will have new examples of client work, both photography and Fine-Art reproductions.
As always on First Fridays, the building's 15 galleries and more than 50 artists' studios will be open. This Friday, if you want to avoid the early evening crush in the galleries, come upstairs to the studios first, and visit the galleries on your way out!
There is off street parking at 500 Harrison Avenue as well as on street parking. The MBTA Silver Line stop is East Berkeley, just one block away.
See you this Friday!
Bill Morse
Wm. Morse Editions
A Fine-Art Printmaking Studio
450 Harrison Avenue, Studio 227
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 429-3298
Bill@MorseEditions.com
http://www.MorseEditions.com
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