For Immediate Release
Contact: Emily Swartzlander
(614) 464-1032, ext. 11
Columbus, Ohio— Thurber House has extended the deadline for entries to the 2006 Thurber Treat humor writing contest, the annual kickoff to Thurber House’s Literary Picnics summer series of outdoor readings and dinners with Ohio-connected authors. Entries are now due to Thurber House by Mon., May 15.
Winners of the contest, based on the work of author, humorist and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber, will be the featured guests at Thurber House’s Wednesday, June 14 Literary Picnic.
For this year’s contest theme, writers are asked to create a humorous revision of a moment in history, much like Thurber did in his “If Grant had Been Drinking at Appomattox.” The reinvention can range from the personal to the international and can cover any moment in history. Celebrity host Win Logan, of State Auto Insurance, will read Thurber’s story before the contest winners take the stage.
To enter the contest, writers should follow these rules:
* Limit entries to 1000 words.
* Limit two entries per person.
* Submit an entry form, found on the Thurber House Web site, www.thurberhouse.org, with the entry. Names should not be on the entry itself.
* Keep the original — no entries will be returned.
* Send the entry and application to: Thurber Treat Writing Contest; Thurber House; 77 Jefferson Avenue; Columbus, Ohio 43215
Please call 614-464-1032 or visit www.thurberhouse.org with any questions. “If Grant had Been Drinking at Appomattox” can be found in The Thurber Carnival, which is available at Thurber House’s bookstore and at local libraries.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Outstanding Concerts and Lecture in May, Sponsored by the Melton Center for Jewish Studies
From St. Petersburg to Jerusalem: 100 Years of Jewish Musical Renaissance
Steven Michael Glaser, piano
Monday, May 1, 2006, 8 p.m.
Weigel Auditorium,1866 College Road
(OSU Union Garage is the closest parking to Weigel Hall)
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Inspired by their culture, their religious tradition, and Zionism, Jewish composers from many lands crafted a rich literature in a great variety of styles during the 20th century. This program of solo piano music showcases works by Joseph Achron, Ernest Bloch, Paul Ben-Haim, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Lazare Saminsky. Co-sponsored by OSU's School of Music.
André Hajdu: Musical Visionary from Jerusalem
André Hajdu and Chamber Ensemble
Monday, May 8, 2006, 8 p.m.
Weigel Auditorium,1866 College Road
(OSU Union Garage is the closest parking to Weigel Hall)
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Israeli composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist Andre Hajdu was born in Budapest in 1932. A student at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, he left Hungary in 1956 and lived in Paris and Tunis, before settling in Jerusalem in 1966, where he joined the Jewish Music Research Center. Hajdu's compositional style defies easy characterization. The influences of Bartok, Kodaly, and Milhaud mingle with his special affinity for Jewish tradition. This chamber music concert will offer a rare opportunity to hear the composer perform his own works. Co-sponsored by OSU's School of Music.
Connecting the Covenants: Judaism and Christian Identity in Early Modern England
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Longaberger Alumni House
2200 Olentangy River Road
(315 to Lane Avenue exit, turn east on Lane, then north on Olentangy River Road)
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
David B. Ruderman is the Joseph Meyerhoff Professor of Early Modern Jewish History and Director of the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The World of a Renaissance Jew: The Life and Thought of Abraham B. Mordecai Farissol (Cincinnati, Ohio, Hebrew Union College Press, 1981), for which he received the JWB National Book Award in Jewish History in 1982, Kabbalah, Magic and Science: The Cultural Universe of a Sixteenth-Century Jewish Physician (Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1988), and A Valley of Vision: The Heavenly Journey of Abraham Ben Haniniah Yagel (Philadelphia, Pa., University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990).
Steven Michael Glaser, piano
Monday, May 1, 2006, 8 p.m.
Weigel Auditorium,1866 College Road
(OSU Union Garage is the closest parking to Weigel Hall)
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Inspired by their culture, their religious tradition, and Zionism, Jewish composers from many lands crafted a rich literature in a great variety of styles during the 20th century. This program of solo piano music showcases works by Joseph Achron, Ernest Bloch, Paul Ben-Haim, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Lazare Saminsky. Co-sponsored by OSU's School of Music.
André Hajdu: Musical Visionary from Jerusalem
André Hajdu and Chamber Ensemble
Monday, May 8, 2006, 8 p.m.
Weigel Auditorium,1866 College Road
(OSU Union Garage is the closest parking to Weigel Hall)
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Israeli composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist Andre Hajdu was born in Budapest in 1932. A student at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, he left Hungary in 1956 and lived in Paris and Tunis, before settling in Jerusalem in 1966, where he joined the Jewish Music Research Center. Hajdu's compositional style defies easy characterization. The influences of Bartok, Kodaly, and Milhaud mingle with his special affinity for Jewish tradition. This chamber music concert will offer a rare opportunity to hear the composer perform his own works. Co-sponsored by OSU's School of Music.
Connecting the Covenants: Judaism and Christian Identity in Early Modern England
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Longaberger Alumni House
2200 Olentangy River Road
(315 to Lane Avenue exit, turn east on Lane, then north on Olentangy River Road)
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
David B. Ruderman is the Joseph Meyerhoff Professor of Early Modern Jewish History and Director of the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The World of a Renaissance Jew: The Life and Thought of Abraham B. Mordecai Farissol (Cincinnati, Ohio, Hebrew Union College Press, 1981), for which he received the JWB National Book Award in Jewish History in 1982, Kabbalah, Magic and Science: The Cultural Universe of a Sixteenth-Century Jewish Physician (Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1988), and A Valley of Vision: The Heavenly Journey of Abraham Ben Haniniah Yagel (Philadelphia, Pa., University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990).
A Reminder from Jazz at Columbus Music Hall
734 Oak Street
Columbus, OH 43205
614-464-0044
Wednesday, May 3, 8:30, $7, Bobby Floyd B3 Trio with Derek DiCenzo & Reggie Jackson
Friday, May 5, 8:00, $10, Sarah Morrow, jazz trombone, with Bobby Floyd guest bassist and drummer
Saturday, May 6, Columbus Alternative High School fundraiser with 5 Guys Named Moe
Details on the calendar at columbusmusichall.com
Columbus, OH 43205
614-464-0044
Wednesday, May 3, 8:30, $7, Bobby Floyd B3 Trio with Derek DiCenzo & Reggie Jackson
Friday, May 5, 8:00, $10, Sarah Morrow, jazz trombone, with Bobby Floyd guest bassist and drummer
Saturday, May 6, Columbus Alternative High School fundraiser with 5 Guys Named Moe
Details on the calendar at columbusmusichall.com
Barry Chern holds a moving art sale
Yes, "moving" in so many senses. They laughed, they cried, the nearly wet themselves. And, I gotta move. And, it's a moving target. Unlike past sales, there's no announced date, no particular time, no display. Just a concept, a time-period, an invitation, an opportunity. It's taking place any time between now and near the beginning of June when the Creeping Gentrification once again drives me from my home. At that time all those fine limited-edition hand-printed lithographs (etc) will probably become buried and inaccessible for godnose how long. I had just gotten them dug out around this time last year after 5 years in a formidable heap following that last forced move, which wrecked what was left of my spine and mental state.
I admit it, I haven't produced a damn thing in the realm of visual arts ever since. (nothing that I want to show or sell, anyway.). After nearly 20 years of sacrificing everything for the work, hoping that by the time I was in my 50's I'd maybe have my own press and enough collectors and grants to be able to at least afford to keep working... as soon as I hit 50 it went exactly the opposite way. (I was just recently buying painting supplies and getting ready to finally use the room that was supposed to be my studio when I got my notice that the house was being sold out from under me) So, of course, my old work has not been shown in that time either. But, it has not ceased to exist. It may be forgotten, but it does not forget. Every last one of those millions of sensitive hand motions (and the multiple layers of thought behind them) remains ready to replay itself to the discerning eye.
And, in spite of the fact I have to pay 8 times as much for rent as when I started making prints, the price of art has not gone up at all.
Maybe, I thought, a decade later is not too soon to offer them for sale once more. I am already broke after my latest pen-pal episode with the IRS, new 'deposits' must be made, piano movers must be hired; plus any stuff that someone else takes out of here is a few less ounces I have to take with me. So, take advantage of this increasingly rare opportunity to get some affordable fine original art by an artist who is almost certain to be dead and therefore more interesting one of these days.
E-mail, or call (614) 294-7241 to arrange a visit and viewing. Most early evenings (or late nights) and saturday afternoons will work through most of May. As a bonus, you can get a view of my last major work which never got printed and perhaps never will, still on the stone.
And a list of exhibitions and awards and such in which they participated back when they were viable: http://www.bluestones.com/art/resume.html
I admit it, I haven't produced a damn thing in the realm of visual arts ever since. (nothing that I want to show or sell, anyway.). After nearly 20 years of sacrificing everything for the work, hoping that by the time I was in my 50's I'd maybe have my own press and enough collectors and grants to be able to at least afford to keep working... as soon as I hit 50 it went exactly the opposite way. (I was just recently buying painting supplies and getting ready to finally use the room that was supposed to be my studio when I got my notice that the house was being sold out from under me) So, of course, my old work has not been shown in that time either. But, it has not ceased to exist. It may be forgotten, but it does not forget. Every last one of those millions of sensitive hand motions (and the multiple layers of thought behind them) remains ready to replay itself to the discerning eye.
And, in spite of the fact I have to pay 8 times as much for rent as when I started making prints, the price of art has not gone up at all.
Maybe, I thought, a decade later is not too soon to offer them for sale once more. I am already broke after my latest pen-pal episode with the IRS, new 'deposits' must be made, piano movers must be hired; plus any stuff that someone else takes out of here is a few less ounces I have to take with me. So, take advantage of this increasingly rare opportunity to get some affordable fine original art by an artist who is almost certain to be dead and therefore more interesting one of these days.
E-mail, or call (614) 294-7241 to arrange a visit and viewing. Most early evenings (or late nights) and saturday afternoons will work through most of May. As a bonus, you can get a view of my last major work which never got printed and perhaps never will, still on the stone.
And a list of exhibitions and awards and such in which they participated back when they were viable: http://www.bluestones.com/art/resume.html
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Denison University Poets Ann Townsend and David Baker Featured
For Immediate Release: Contact: Elizabeth Jewell, Executive Director
April 27, 2006 614.431.0329
Acclaimed Denison University Poets are Featured Guests
Worthington Arts Council’s “Art of the Written Word” Series Continues
Worthington, OH—Ann Townsend and David Baker will read and discuss their works on Thursday, May 11 beginning at 7 pm as part of the Worthington Arts Council’s “Art of the Written Word” series. The reading will be held in the community room of the Griswold Center, 777 High St., on the northwest corner of the village green in Worthington.
Ann Townsend is the author of two collections of poetry and three chapbooks (small books or pamphlets containing poems, ballads, stories, or religious tracts.) She is also the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, as well as the Five Points magazine James Dickey Prize in Poetry. A member of the Creative Writing program at Denison University, she has read her poems and lectured on poetry throughout the country. Her most recent published work is The Coronary Garden (Sarabande Books, 2005).
David Baker has been awarded fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Society of America, and Ohio Arts Council, to name a few. His eleven books include the recently published Midwest Ecologue (W. W. Norton, 2005). Baker serves as Poetry Editor of The Kenyon Review, and is Chair of Creative Writing at Denison University.
The readings will be followed by a question and answer period, as well as a book-signing reception. For more information or to purchase tickets ($10, $5 for students and seniors), please call the Worthington Arts Council office at 614.431.0329 or visit www.worthingtonarts.org.
April 27, 2006 614.431.0329
Acclaimed Denison University Poets are Featured Guests
Worthington Arts Council’s “Art of the Written Word” Series Continues
Worthington, OH—Ann Townsend and David Baker will read and discuss their works on Thursday, May 11 beginning at 7 pm as part of the Worthington Arts Council’s “Art of the Written Word” series. The reading will be held in the community room of the Griswold Center, 777 High St., on the northwest corner of the village green in Worthington.
Ann Townsend is the author of two collections of poetry and three chapbooks (small books or pamphlets containing poems, ballads, stories, or religious tracts.) She is also the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, as well as the Five Points magazine James Dickey Prize in Poetry. A member of the Creative Writing program at Denison University, she has read her poems and lectured on poetry throughout the country. Her most recent published work is The Coronary Garden (Sarabande Books, 2005).
David Baker has been awarded fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Society of America, and Ohio Arts Council, to name a few. His eleven books include the recently published Midwest Ecologue (W. W. Norton, 2005). Baker serves as Poetry Editor of The Kenyon Review, and is Chair of Creative Writing at Denison University.
The readings will be followed by a question and answer period, as well as a book-signing reception. For more information or to purchase tickets ($10, $5 for students and seniors), please call the Worthington Arts Council office at 614.431.0329 or visit www.worthingtonarts.org.
MUSIC IN THE CHAMBERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 25, 2006
Contact: Emily Cable, Arts Coordinator
Phone: 614-583-5311
Email: ecable@uaoh.net
Date: April 25, 2006
Contact: Emily Cable, Arts Coordinator
Phone: 614-583-5311
Email: ecable@uaoh.net
MUSIC IN THE CHAMBERS
(Upper Arlington, OH) – The Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Division is pleased to partner with members of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for Music in the Chambers, a series of chamber music concerts. Enjoy Camarata on Tuesdays, May 2 and 30. All concerts begin at 7 p.m., in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road. Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, and free for those 12 years and under.
The musicians of Camarata are eagerly preparing evenings of classical creativity, with musical offerings scheduled that promise to inspire audiences. Camarata is a group of musicians dedicated to performing chamber and orchestral works of all types and sizes. Camarta, under the directorship of Luis Biava, features musicians Cynthia Stolba, John Pellegrino and Robert Nims of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Camarata will perform an all Mozart program on Tuesday May 2, featuring Oboe Quartet in F Major K.370, Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, K.16,Per questa bella mano, K. 612 bass aria and Symphony No. 27 in G Major, K. 199. Camarata previously performed Brandenburg Concertos, duos, Stravinsky L'histoire du soldat, Bartok Divertimento, Pulcinella Suite, quintets, sextets, and chamber orchestra works.
Invite friends and family to share the experience of listening to live music close to home in the Upper Arlington Council Chamber. Join us for another delightful evening of chamber music Tuesday May 30 at 7 p.m. as Camarata performs Mozart Dissonance Quartet and Brahms Sextet. For more information regarding the Music in the Chambers Spring concert series visit www.ua-ohio.net, under Parks, Recreation and Leisure / Cultural Arts. Please call the Cultural Arts Division at 614-583-5310 to purchase tickets.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Last week for Acme Art @ 1230 Courtland Avehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
In an effort to squelch rumors abounding, we here at Acme Art wanted
to let you know that Acme Art is not closing, but simply moving
AGAIN. Please support Acme Art Company by coming to an event this
week. Check the calendar at www.acmeartco.org for this week's
events.
We will let you know where Acme Art is going as soon as we know. The
last day at 1230 Courtland will be May 1, 2006.
As noted on the Web site, some programming has already moved to other
venues (MANY, many thanks to these venues!), but otherwise programming
will go on as scheduled - just at a new address. Stay tuned.
Your support of Acme Art Company is greatly needed since it is a
community space funded by the community. The mission is to entertain
and explore your five senses by showcasing Columbus' diverse
community. Membership/donations are accepted via Paypal on the home
page of Acme's Web site. Acme Art does not go after corporate support
and is currently not applicable for grants due to the lack of
"stability". This happens when you have to move twice in one year!
Acme Art is completely volunteer run. If you would like to volunteer,
please email us and let us know.
Please email us back at office@acmeartco.org if you have any questions or comments.
With much respect, Acme Art Company's Board of Trustees and Advisers
to let you know that Acme Art is not closing, but simply moving
AGAIN. Please support Acme Art Company by coming to an event this
week. Check the calendar at www.acmeartco.org for this week's
events.
We will let you know where Acme Art is going as soon as we know. The
last day at 1230 Courtland will be May 1, 2006.
As noted on the Web site, some programming has already moved to other
venues (MANY, many thanks to these venues!), but otherwise programming
will go on as scheduled - just at a new address. Stay tuned.
Your support of Acme Art Company is greatly needed since it is a
community space funded by the community. The mission is to entertain
and explore your five senses by showcasing Columbus' diverse
community. Membership/donations are accepted via Paypal on the home
page of Acme's Web site. Acme Art does not go after corporate support
and is currently not applicable for grants due to the lack of
"stability". This happens when you have to move twice in one year!
Acme Art is completely volunteer run. If you would like to volunteer,
please email us and let us know.
Please email us back at office@acmeartco.org if you have any questions or comments.
With much respect, Acme Art Company's Board of Trustees and Advisers
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Thurber House expands Thurber Summer Writing Camp
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Emily Swartzlander
614-464-1032 X 11
Thurber House expands Thurber Summer Writing Camp to Delaware
Second week of camp for grades 7-9 also added
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thurber House is expanding its popular Thurber Summer Writing Camp to include a week-long day camp in Delaware for children going into the fourth, fifth and sixth grades and a second week of camp in downtown Columbus for teens going into the seventh, eighth and ninth grades.
These new weeks of camp will offer even more children and youth the chance to work with professional writers and performers and to experience the creative adventures that encompass the Thurber Summer Writing Camp, said Patricia Shannon, Thurber House Manager of Education and Outreach.
The Delaware camp, coordinated in partnership with The Arts Castle in Delaware, will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 26-30 at The Arts Castle, 190 W. Winter St. The downtown Columbus camps for seventh through ninth grades will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. June 19-23 and June 26-30 at the Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. Spaces are still available for both camps.
Thurber House also offers a week-long, half-day camp for children going into the second and third grades, and week-long day camps in downtown Columbus for children and teens going into the fourth through the ninth grades. Currently, all downtown camps for second through sixth graders are full.
Registration forms for the Delaware camp are available online at www.artscastle.org and are due June 9. Information and registration forms for Thurber House’s Columbus summer camps are available by calling 614-464-1032 or by visiting www.thurberhouse.org. Registration for Columbus camps is due May 15.
CONTACT: Emily Swartzlander
614-464-1032 X 11
Thurber House expands Thurber Summer Writing Camp to Delaware
Second week of camp for grades 7-9 also added
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thurber House is expanding its popular Thurber Summer Writing Camp to include a week-long day camp in Delaware for children going into the fourth, fifth and sixth grades and a second week of camp in downtown Columbus for teens going into the seventh, eighth and ninth grades.
These new weeks of camp will offer even more children and youth the chance to work with professional writers and performers and to experience the creative adventures that encompass the Thurber Summer Writing Camp, said Patricia Shannon, Thurber House Manager of Education and Outreach.
The Delaware camp, coordinated in partnership with The Arts Castle in Delaware, will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 26-30 at The Arts Castle, 190 W. Winter St. The downtown Columbus camps for seventh through ninth grades will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. June 19-23 and June 26-30 at the Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. Spaces are still available for both camps.
Thurber House also offers a week-long, half-day camp for children going into the second and third grades, and week-long day camps in downtown Columbus for children and teens going into the fourth through the ninth grades. Currently, all downtown camps for second through sixth graders are full.
Registration forms for the Delaware camp are available online at www.artscastle.org and are due June 9. Information and registration forms for Thurber House’s Columbus summer camps are available by calling 614-464-1032 or by visiting www.thurberhouse.org. Registration for Columbus camps is due May 15.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Thurber House reschedules Evenings with Authors featuring Elizabeth Strout
Tonight’s event canceled due to author illness
Columbus, Ohio — Thurber House has rescheduled its Evenings with Authors event with Elizabeth Strout for 7:30 p.m. on Mon., May 15 at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave.
The event — which was to take place tonight — was postponed due to author illness. Ticket holders for tonight’s event should call Thurber House at 614-464-1032 to confirm whether they will attend the May 15 event, or whether they would like a full refund.
Like Anita Shreve and Elizabeth Berg, Strout has mastered the art of writing an emotionally-charged story that seems quiet on the surface but is complex underneath. Strout’s first best-selling novel, Amy and Isabelle, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize. She will read from her new novel, Abide with Me, which follows a recent widower and his family from grief to breakdown to recovery in a small Maine town in the 1950s. A book signing will follow the reading.
Tickets for the May 15 event are $15 purchased ahead, $18 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors. For more information, call 614-464-1032 or go to www.thurberhouse.org.
Columbus, Ohio — Thurber House has rescheduled its Evenings with Authors event with Elizabeth Strout for 7:30 p.m. on Mon., May 15 at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave.
The event — which was to take place tonight — was postponed due to author illness. Ticket holders for tonight’s event should call Thurber House at 614-464-1032 to confirm whether they will attend the May 15 event, or whether they would like a full refund.
Like Anita Shreve and Elizabeth Berg, Strout has mastered the art of writing an emotionally-charged story that seems quiet on the surface but is complex underneath. Strout’s first best-selling novel, Amy and Isabelle, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize. She will read from her new novel, Abide with Me, which follows a recent widower and his family from grief to breakdown to recovery in a small Maine town in the 1950s. A book signing will follow the reading.
Tickets for the May 15 event are $15 purchased ahead, $18 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors. For more information, call 614-464-1032 or go to www.thurberhouse.org.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
BREAD AND CIRCUS PRESENTS "THE LION IN WINTER"
THE LION IN WINTER will be performed Friday, May 12, Saturday, May 13, Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, at 8PM, with a matinee at 2:30PM Sunday, May 14. NOTE: ALL MOTHERS WILL BE ADMITTED FOR HALF PRICE AT OUR MAY 14 (MOTHER’S DAY) MATINEE! All performances are at the Tripleforce Artistic Center, 3979 Parkway Lane in Hilliard (I 270 Cemetery Road exit). Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Please visit www.bctco.org for credit card reservations or call 614-470-4895 for cash/check. Sorry, no credit cards at the box office.Bread and Circus Theatre Company concludes its ninth season with James Goldman’s wonderful, acid-tongued look at one of England’s most fascinating royal families. THE LION IN WINTER is the tale of one holiday family get-together that is anything but congenial. The highly dysfunctional group includes King Henry II; his regal wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he has kept imprisoned for ten years; France’s boy king Philip, son of Eleanor’s former spouse Louis; Henry’s mistress, Alais; and his three thoroughly rotten sons, Richard the Lionhearted, Geoffrey, and Bad Prince John (of later Magna Charta and Robin Hood fame). Even spiders get tangled in the webs woven by these first-class intriguers! One of Broadway’s best and a real treat for everyone. Some language may be unsuitable for children under ten.
Thurber House Evenings with Authors presents best-selling novelist Elizabeth Strout
Columbus, Ohio — Thurber House will wrap up its winter/spring Evenings with Authors season with Elizabeth Strout at 7:30 p.m. on Mon., April 24, at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave.
Like Anita Shreve and Elizabeth Berg, Strout has mastered the art of writing an emotionally-charged story that seems quiet on the surface but is complex underneath. Her first best-selling novel, Amy and Isabelle, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize. She will read from her new novel, Abide with Me, which follows a recent widower and his family from grief to breakdown to recovery in a small Maine town in the 1950s. A book signing will follow the reading.
Tickets are $15 purchased ahead, $18 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 614-464-1032 or go to www.thurberhouse.org.
Like Anita Shreve and Elizabeth Berg, Strout has mastered the art of writing an emotionally-charged story that seems quiet on the surface but is complex underneath. Her first best-selling novel, Amy and Isabelle, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize. She will read from her new novel, Abide with Me, which follows a recent widower and his family from grief to breakdown to recovery in a small Maine town in the 1950s. A book signing will follow the reading.
Tickets are $15 purchased ahead, $18 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 614-464-1032 or go to www.thurberhouse.org.
Swing Into Spring, May 5, benefits Jazz Arts Group
Plan now to join your Columbus Jazz Orchestra as we “Swing into Spring”
with the second annual Swingin’ Soiree, benefiting the Jazz Arts Group!
This year’s event will take place Friday, May 5 at the beautiful Scioto
Country Club.
The fun kicks-off with a cocktail reception and Silent Auction at 6:30,
followed by dinner at 7:30 and an evening of good food, good friends
and great music! Beginning at 8:30, you can dance to the sounds
of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Artistic Director
Byron Stripling, and enjoy some of your favorite tunes.
“This is our one, major fundraiser for the Jazz Arts Group,” remarked Bob
Breithaupt, JAG Executive Director. “Support of this year’s Swingin’
Soiree will not only assist JAG in producing one of the most energetic
performing schedules in central Ohio, it will also extend the reach of our
many education and community service programs, such as Jazz for Kids,
All that Jazz and the American Jazz Experience. It’s a great way for our
friends to help us in our mission and have a great time, too!”
Honorary Chairs for this year’s event are Andy and Eleanor Geiger, with
Donna Buckley serving as Chair of the event’s Steering Committee.
Admission is $200 per person, with reserved tables of ten available for
$2000. A portion of each ticket is tax deductible. Phone reservations
may be made by calling Kevin Greenwood, JAG Director of Development
at 614-294-5200, ext. 102. or send email
with the second annual Swingin’ Soiree, benefiting the Jazz Arts Group!
This year’s event will take place Friday, May 5 at the beautiful Scioto
Country Club.
The fun kicks-off with a cocktail reception and Silent Auction at 6:30,
followed by dinner at 7:30 and an evening of good food, good friends
and great music! Beginning at 8:30, you can dance to the sounds
of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Artistic Director
Byron Stripling, and enjoy some of your favorite tunes.
“This is our one, major fundraiser for the Jazz Arts Group,” remarked Bob
Breithaupt, JAG Executive Director. “Support of this year’s Swingin’
Soiree will not only assist JAG in producing one of the most energetic
performing schedules in central Ohio, it will also extend the reach of our
many education and community service programs, such as Jazz for Kids,
All that Jazz and the American Jazz Experience. It’s a great way for our
friends to help us in our mission and have a great time, too!”
Honorary Chairs for this year’s event are Andy and Eleanor Geiger, with
Donna Buckley serving as Chair of the event’s Steering Committee.
Admission is $200 per person, with reserved tables of ten available for
$2000. A portion of each ticket is tax deductible. Phone reservations
may be made by calling Kevin Greenwood, JAG Director of Development
at 614-294-5200, ext. 102. or send email
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
PANEL DISCUSSION TO ILLUMINATE JAZZ MOVES
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Eric Marlow publishes Recyclables, a CD and booklet for art projects using recycled materials
RECYCLABLES KIT
A 20 minute video class taught by ( Mr."E" ) Eric Marlow in which he makes
toys, games, jewelry and more out of everyday household plastic recyclables.
Also included on the CD are printable illustrated instructions of the projects.
To order or for more info, go to Eric's website
Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Division presents “Found Objects"
CONCOURSE GALLERY EXHIBIT “Found Objects”
(Upper Arlington, OH) – The Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Division will present “Found Objects,” an exhibition of artwork by Rick Borg, Donald Humes and artists from the Blue Shoe Gallery. Found Objects will be on view in the Concourse Gallery at the Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road April 18 through May 13, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Found art, more commonly known as found objects, describes art created from common objects not normally considered artistic.
Found art derives its significance from the context into which it is put, questioning the very nature of art itself, and blurring the traditional perceptions of art. Found objects often used by artists include the repurposing of street signs, bottle caps, recycled paper, household items, scrap wood, and furniture. Create your own found object artwork with artist Nikos and materials from The Keep Franklin County Beautiful’s Waste Not Center during the reception on Monday May 1, 6-7:30 p.m. These art creations will be displayed for the duration of the exhibit.
Columbus artist, Rick Borg creates unique paintings combining recycled objects with house paint, oil, acrylic and enamel. Rick paints imaginative subjects of alligators, bears and fantastic scenes of machines and animals on all sides of the objects. Imaginative and resourceful, Rick transforms any object considered by most as garbage into a work of art. Donald Humes, a Columbus artist and carpenter, is fascinated with scrap wood and found objects. Donald reuses, renews and recycles pieces to construct sculptures of combined materials and furniture. To complete the show artists working together through Blue Shoe Art Gallery of Lancaster exhibit their unique found art objects. These artists are with or without disabilities, working and learning together to express themselves through creative artwork. Don’t miss finding creativity and inspiration through Found Objects! Please visit the Cultural Arts Division web section at www.ua-ohio.net, under Parks, Recreation and Leisure or call 583-5310.
(Upper Arlington, OH) – The Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Division will present “Found Objects,” an exhibition of artwork by Rick Borg, Donald Humes and artists from the Blue Shoe Gallery. Found Objects will be on view in the Concourse Gallery at the Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road April 18 through May 13, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Found art, more commonly known as found objects, describes art created from common objects not normally considered artistic.
Found art derives its significance from the context into which it is put, questioning the very nature of art itself, and blurring the traditional perceptions of art. Found objects often used by artists include the repurposing of street signs, bottle caps, recycled paper, household items, scrap wood, and furniture. Create your own found object artwork with artist Nikos and materials from The Keep Franklin County Beautiful’s Waste Not Center during the reception on Monday May 1, 6-7:30 p.m. These art creations will be displayed for the duration of the exhibit.
Columbus artist, Rick Borg creates unique paintings combining recycled objects with house paint, oil, acrylic and enamel. Rick paints imaginative subjects of alligators, bears and fantastic scenes of machines and animals on all sides of the objects. Imaginative and resourceful, Rick transforms any object considered by most as garbage into a work of art. Donald Humes, a Columbus artist and carpenter, is fascinated with scrap wood and found objects. Donald reuses, renews and recycles pieces to construct sculptures of combined materials and furniture. To complete the show artists working together through Blue Shoe Art Gallery of Lancaster exhibit their unique found art objects. These artists are with or without disabilities, working and learning together to express themselves through creative artwork. Don’t miss finding creativity and inspiration through Found Objects! Please visit the Cultural Arts Division web section at www.ua-ohio.net, under Parks, Recreation and Leisure or call 583-5310.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Leslie Zak announces a new CD:
Chantsisters - "Singing Circles"
Music for Celebration, Ceremony, Collaboration & Community
"Seven leading circle singers from across America offer a taste of some of their most requested chants, songs, and rounds -- songs of comfort and joy to lift the spirit and delight the heart.
This compilation CD features music by: Becky Reardon (New Mexico), Terry Garthwaite (CA), Kate Munger (CA), Joanne Hamill (MA), Velma Frye (FL), Sue Ribaudo (NY), and Leslie Zak (OH)
Listen ... Sing ... Pass them on
Note: you will be able to sample and order this CD soon, as I'm adding a Chantsister page to my website Lesliezak.com
If you're interested, (send email) and I'll let you know when it's up.
Music for Celebration, Ceremony, Collaboration & Community
"Seven leading circle singers from across America offer a taste of some of their most requested chants, songs, and rounds -- songs of comfort and joy to lift the spirit and delight the heart.
This compilation CD features music by: Becky Reardon (New Mexico), Terry Garthwaite (CA), Kate Munger (CA), Joanne Hamill (MA), Velma Frye (FL), Sue Ribaudo (NY), and Leslie Zak (OH)
Listen ... Sing ... Pass them on
Note: you will be able to sample and order this CD soon, as I'm adding a Chantsister page to my website Lesliezak.com
If you're interested, (send email) and I'll let you know when it's up.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Harry Wozniak & Gail Larned Exchange Art
Columbus painter Harry Wozniak has for a long time - ever since he and his wife Karen first moved to Olde Towne East in Columbus almost a decade ago - admired the wonderful fiber sculptures created by Gail Larned, one of the first neighbors the couple met in Columbus. Gail was equally taken by Harry's wildly colorful paintings. Harry's imagery borrows heavily from cubism and surrealism blended in a unique, strongly personal style.
After a while, the new neighbors settled in the old 'hood and made friends. Harry and Caren who had lived many years in Buffalo, NY, needed a change of scenery and picked Columbus, almost by randomn, and this neighborhood just looked and felt right. To their delight, once there they encountered lots of like-minded artsy types and folks involved in old home rehab.
Both artist recently expressed how they would love to own a piece of art created for them by each other. They both did just that; and then decided to formalize that exchange with a private opening/unveiling of each art piece. Close friends were invited to attend the unusual art event that started at the Wozniak home, where Gail's "Bleeding Hearts" was unveiled on te dining room wall. The party then proceded to the LarnedMarlow residence where Harry's portrait of that house was also introduced, prominently displayed in the dinng room.
Harry greets the invited guests.
In the Larned Marlow dining room, Harry stands next to Gail who has just unveiled "Larned Marlow House", or as Gail prefers to call it affectionally, "our house on acid".
"Bleeding Hearts" a fiber wall-hanging is Gail's gift to the Wozniaks.
A closer look at House.
Karen and Harry Wozniak and Gail Larned express their mutual gratitude and admiration.
Applause for the unveiled art works.
This unfinished work on an easel in Harry's studio is a portrait of his grandparents.
Gail and Eric, her husband - who is a fine sculptor, jeweler, painter and graphic designer - all duded up for the celebration.
After a while, the new neighbors settled in the old 'hood and made friends. Harry and Caren who had lived many years in Buffalo, NY, needed a change of scenery and picked Columbus, almost by randomn, and this neighborhood just looked and felt right. To their delight, once there they encountered lots of like-minded artsy types and folks involved in old home rehab.
Both artist recently expressed how they would love to own a piece of art created for them by each other. They both did just that; and then decided to formalize that exchange with a private opening/unveiling of each art piece. Close friends were invited to attend the unusual art event that started at the Wozniak home, where Gail's "Bleeding Hearts" was unveiled on te dining room wall. The party then proceded to the LarnedMarlow residence where Harry's portrait of that house was also introduced, prominently displayed in the dinng room.
Harry greets the invited guests.
In the Larned Marlow dining room, Harry stands next to Gail who has just unveiled "Larned Marlow House", or as Gail prefers to call it affectionally, "our house on acid".
"Bleeding Hearts" a fiber wall-hanging is Gail's gift to the Wozniaks.
A closer look at House.
Karen and Harry Wozniak and Gail Larned express their mutual gratitude and admiration.
Applause for the unveiled art works.
A wonderful red hot pepper painted by Harry makes a striking image in the Wozniak kitchen.
This unfinished work on an easel in Harry's studio is a portrait of his grandparents.
Gail and Eric, her husband - who is a fine sculptor, jeweler, painter and graphic designer - all duded up for the celebration.
Neighbors and friends Holly Parkerson and Candy Watkins flanking Gail, sharing a laugh in Harry's studio.
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