The Arts Upstairs "Art and Soul" exhibition

My good friends Alan and Lynn Fliegel, live in Phoenecia, NY, upstate in the mountains, 10 minutes from Woodstock. The area has long been a refuge for many artists who have traded the hussle of the big city for the calmer, mellower life style found here. The monthly art openings at The Art Upstairs have become an important part of the arts and social scene in that enchanted part of the world. It is now also a successful art venue featuring talented and varried artists. The concept is very simple. Any artist can bring on or more pieces for exhibit and pays a very moderate entry fee per piece. A part of each sale goes to maintain and keep the gallery open. This time of the year the mountains are beautiful and an art outing promises a terrific adventure. Go! -charlie

The Arts Upstairs will host an Art lover's love-in in honor of Valentine's Day. The theme is heArt and Soul.  Opening Saturday, February 20th at 6 PM, with a romantic array of goodies and emboldening thirst quenchers.  The solo room featured artist is Verna D'Alto.

The Arts Upstairs, 60 Main Street, Phoenicia   845-688-2142   info@artsupstairs.com

"Sky Dance" By Verna D'Alto

The Arts Upstairs "Black and White" exhibition

My artist friends from Phoenecia, NY (near Woodstock) are at it again. If you are in that part of the country, you need to check this out. -charlie

The Arts Upstairs "Black and White" exhibition opens on Saturday January 16 at 6 PM at 60 Main Street in Phoenicia. Featured solo room artist is Eliezer Parrilla.

Wear black & white, bring black & white cookies, arrive in a black & white police cruiser if you can. Legendary good food, drink, and a jolly crowd of art lovers await you at the reception. The show runs through February 13.

The Arts Upstairs     info@artsupstairs.com   845-688-2142

Studio Stu's Schedule

Studio Stu, my friend in upstate NY (the Catskils, near Woodstock) is a jazz virtuoso of the single string "Studivarius", a unique, well-crafted, custom made washtub bass. He plays it while crooning, solo or as part of a trio. Catch this act, if you can. Be sure to tell Studio you read about him in Innerartbits, and that Charlie says hello.






Hello, Everyone, Well, the full moon has come and gone and Spring is pushin' it's head out...are you ready for music?

This weekend I'll be travelin' around a bit, so try and catch me for some interesting musical treats. First up is Saturday afternoon in Rosendale, NY...this is a benefit for The Rosendale Street Festival...I'll be emceeing, and doing a set @ 3PM with many great acts performing all day.

Then I'll be headin' out to Ellenville, NY for a full night solo at one of my favorite places, Aroma Thyme Bistro...good, organic, exquisite food, an incredible wine list, and, live and in person, evocative jazz and exotic lounge.

AND, on Sunday, I'll be the emcee for a benefit @ Gotham Comedy Club in NYC for the Doug Flutie Autism Foundation...come on out and see nine acts of great comedy, Studio Stu doin' an early set, and help a notable cause as well.

Hope to see you out there and by doing so, encouraging venues to have live music...an always exhilarating experience....

All ways, sTuDIo.
www.studiostu.biz

SATURDAY MARCH 14 NOON-10 PM
ROSENDALE STREET FEST BENEFIT
STUDIO STU EMCEE & 3 PM SET
ROSENDALE REC. CENTER
1055 ROUTE 32 ROSENDALE NY
www.rosendalestreetfestival.com/2009MarchBenefit.php

SATURDAY MARCH 14 8-11 PM
STUDIO STU SOLO
AROMA THYME BISTRO
165 CANAL STREET ELLENVILLE, NY
845.647.3000
www.aromathymebistro.com

SUNDAY MARCH 15 4:30-6:30 PM
STUDIO STU EMCEE
THE SHOW; A COMEDY BENEFIT FOR AUTISM
GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB
208 WEST 23 STREET NYC
212.367.9000
www.gothamcomedyclub.com
www.paul-kelleher.com

Pot Luck at Arts Upstairs Gallery

This came from my friends Alan and Lynn Fliegel who live in Phoenecia in the Catskill Mountains of New York. They were in town with a booth at the Ho Times festival this past weekend.

The Arts Upstairs Gallery, 60 Main St., Phoenicia, NY 12464, WWW.ArtsUpstairs.Com, 688-2142 Announces:

Art Opening for show theme entitled, "Pot Luck"
Opening, Saturday September 20, 6 to 9 + PM
Group Show including the works of assemblage artist Judith Singer in the Solo Room
contact person: Alan Fliegel, info@artsupstairs or 688-2142

Studio Stu Featured on new Cd, JASS

This was sent by my eccentric friend from Kingston New York, in the Hudson valley. Master of the Studivarious wash-tub bass, Stu and the Trio Loco play an amazing lounge/jazz evocative sound.
So, listen to their sample tunes. Check out their website, order the Cd from iTunes, or look into the MySpace link. _ charlie

Hello, my friends...I am thrilled to announce that the new TRIO LOCO CD, 'JASS' has been released and is now available to buy, both as a hard copy and as a digital download, from two of my favorite on-line music stores, CD Baby & iTunes.

Below are the links to CD Baby, and a direct link to iTunes, although, you can just go to the iTunes store and search for , 'Trio Loco Jass'. And, for those in the Hudson Valley who actually wanna go into a store and walk out with a copy, can go to Blue Byrd Hats & Blues, Uptown Kingston, or Rino Records in New Paltz.

I also invite you to go to our webpage or to our myspace page, and check out the music and the band...all the links are listed below.

And if you're gonna be near Albany this Wednesday Evening, November, 7, Trio Loco will be performing at Justin's.

So, now you can have us on CD, digitally on-line, walk-in and buy, or see us live...and stay tuned for our CD release parties in New York City, and Kingston, NY...hope to see you our there, and thank you for supporting independent musicians.

All ways, sTuDIo.
www.studiostu.biz

CD Baby http://cdbaby.com/cd/trioloco

Open iTunes and search for 'Trio Loco Jass'

iTunes Direct http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=265737010

Trio Loco Site www.studiostu.biz/trioloco

Trio Loco Myspace www.myspace.com/triolocojass

WEDNESDAY, NOV, 7 9-MIDNIGHT
TRIO LOCO; MARK DZIUBA, STUDIO STU, DEAN SHARP
JUSTIN'S ON LARK
301 LARK STREET
ALBANY, NY 518.436.7008
www.justinsonlark.com

Arts Upstairs Current/New Show

The Arts Upstairs Gallery
60 Main St.
Phoenicia, NY
845-688-2142
www.artsupstairs.com

Group Show. "Just Around the Corner ," Saturday August 18 thru Sept. 9.
Opening reception Sept. 18, 6 to 10 PM
Gallery hours: Fri. 3 to 6; Sat. 10 to 6 and Sun. 10 to 4
Contact person: Alan Fliegel, info@artsupstairs.com or 688-2142
Come celebrate!

Ron Anderson Studio Tapes on Youtube

Columbus artist Ron Anderson sent the following invitation to see one of his 3 youtube videos that were taped in his studio. This appears to be the beginning of an interesting artist's video blog.

Ron is not only a talented expressive painter whose style is unique and powerful, and his imagery is very dynamic.
We also learn that Ron often paints to the music of the legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Nice Davis cuts compliment his videos.

How cool is that? Enjoy.
-charlie

"The link I am sending you is to a short video of me talking about my oil paintings. This was filmed inside my art studio. I will add additional clips as I have the time, on my exhibits, my artwork, and other arts related topics.

I hope that you find the material informative, and interesting to view !

Ron Anderson: Inside the artist studio

Sincerely,

Ron Anderson"

More info? send email to: admin@ronandersonstudio.com

or visit his website: www.ronandersonstudio.com

Roadtrip to Phoenecia

Last November Lynn, Stan and I took a weekend trip to visit our friends, the Fliegels, in the Catskill mountains of New York. They own Babytoes Gallery and operate it from The Art Upstairs Gallery, in Phoenicia. We helped them mount the opening of the monthly art show. Any and all artists are invited to submit work unjuried for exhibit and sale. The gallery takes a small cut of the sale. This concept works very well. About 200 people attended the opening!

We also toured around and looked at galleries and such in nearby Woodstock and Kingston where we had a delightful time roaming the streets and hanging out with Studio Stu, whose music is heard as background for the slide show below.

Studio Stu has been featured in Innerart before. He is the sole virtuoso of jazz on the Studivarious washtub bass. Hear for yourself two tunes from his CD album Fools in Love.
More info? Order this CD? Visit his website: www.studiostu.biz