Arnett Howard's Jamaica Trips Album 1985-2006, now available

" Jamaica, Memoirs 1985-2006. In thirty-eight pages and 197 photos, commemorates twenty-five trips to the island. "

Arnett Howard has assembled an album of images taken in two decades of trips with Creole Funk band friends and fans in Negril, Jamaica. Lots of local area folks were there… or know someone who did. See anyone you recognize? Yourself?

Check it out. Contact arnett

Artists in Residence (AiR)--Eric Marlow

Sculptor/Jeweler and good buddy Eric Marlow was featured demonstrating the "lost-wax" casting method. Check it out.
charlie

Jazz at Firehouse -October 06 Schedule- at Columbus Music Hall

Jazz at the Firehouse Columbus Music Hall home to local, regional, national live jazz

Every Monday, 7:30, $6, Famous Jazz Orchestra
Every Tuesday, 8:30, $7, Yumbambé

Wednesday, October 4, 7:30, $7
High Street Stompers
Tom Battenberg-trumpet, Michael Cox-clarinet, Vaugh Wiester-trombone, Sid Townsend-tuba, Paul Robinson-banjo, John Minnich-drums

Thursday, October 5, 8:00, $10
Greg Abate - Master of Bebop Internationally acclaimed saxophonist,
with the Lee McKinney Trio out of Dayton & Cincinnati













Friday, October 6, 9:00, $7
Shawn “Thunder” Wallace,

Thursday, October 12, 8:00, $7
Bryan Olsheski w/Bobby Floyd, Derek DiCenzo, Dave Weinstock.
7:45-8:30. opening quintet is led by OSU jazz studies student, Evan Oberla

Friday, October 13, 9:00, $7
Stan Smith Trio with Roger Hines and Dan Thress

Saturday, October 14, 2 shows
Cleveland’s 16 piece Jazz Heritage Orchestra

Friday, October 20, 8:30, $7
Matt Adams Quartet

Saturday, October 21, 8:00, $15, $12 seniors
Mark Flugge plays Brubeck
with Michael Cox, Dave DeWitt & Dave Weinstock

Sunday, October 22, 8:00, $7
Chad Eby returns to Columbus! (No bar - complimentary desserts)

Monday, October 23, 7:30, $15 (reservations required)
Bill Holman with the Famous Jazz Orchestra

Thursday, October 26, 8:30, $7
Canto Poetico with Maggie Green, Joe Hunter on piano

Friday, October 27, 8:30, $7
Tim Cummisky Trio, Doug Richeson & Jim Rupp – guest TBA

Saturday, October 28, 8:00, $5, Halloween Jazz Poetry Slam

Coming in November
PBJ & Jazz for kids & families, Riverwalk’s John Sheridan, Jamie Haddad,
Dick Mackey, Gene Bertoncini, Berklee’s Lazlo Gardony, Mark Flugge, Tony
Monaco, Dan Faehnle, Chip Stephens, John Fedchock and more

Columbus Music Hall • 734 Oak St. • 43205 • 614-464-0044
www.columbusmusichall.com

Short North debuts "Hop-Art" at October Gallery Hop

The Short North Arts District launches the first in a series of "Hop-Art" installations at the October 7 Gallery Hop. Each month, a distinctly unique, interactive art experience will be spotlighted at Columbus' premier art celebration

The first installation will be the real-time creation of a 16 foot mural depicting "The Heart of the Short North." The highly visual piece will be created by artists from the Studios On High Gallery: Sandy Reddig, Jeff Shaw and Rhonda Bartoe Tucker. Other gallery members will pitch in throughout the night to assist with the ambitious undertaking. The mural will be a montage of images from the Short North… distinct architecture, arches, events, the hop crowd, the colors, the vibrancy. The 16' x 4' mural will be created with pastels on panels. The project begins at 4:00PM on Saturday, October 7 and is slated to conclude just five hours later at 9:00PM. It will be staged at the Gallery Hop's newly designated "Visitor's Center"... the open air courtyard directly in front of the Victorian Gate Condominiums at 663 N. High Street.

Visitors can meet the artists, watch the process as the mural comes to life, shop, dine and check back on the work's progress. At 10:00pm the intentionally-temporary installation will be "ceremoniously deinstalled!" In the tradition of sand paintings and sky writing, the art will exist for a fleeting moment, a vision to be experienced first hand by those attending the Hop.

Go to InnerArt.com to see a revised Gallery Hop Monthly schedule
For more information, www.shortnorth.org.

Terror Park - Halloween fun house - Opens October 6-8 weekend

Creatures ready to greet visitors

TERROR PARK - News Updates

We are very excited this year ~ with the Terror Park – Gateway to Fear theme. The new haunt features many different things including a Pirate Ship, man-eating rats and a Horrific Beast!

What makes Terror Park so outstanding is the number of experienced professionals involved from acting aspects to the haunt design, construction, and operations. See professional makeup and acting performances delightfully scaring patrons! It is an enormous undertaking at a very unique venue.

Terror Park is Produced and Operated by Kelly Collins (Master of Terror). Neena is an Associate Producer (Chief Makeup Artist and Zone Captain) as well as being Ms Midwest Haunt, Ms Terror Park, Monster, wife and etc.

The dynamic Collins duo is the team behind the Funhouse Faces (and Designs by Kelly). They are also co-producers of the Midwest Haunters Convention with partners Barry and Schieferstein (also of Terror Park).

The haunted attraction at Terror Park will move to Huntington Park when the new stadium is finished in 2008. Terror Park News and Related Media coverage is continued on page 2!

INFO?:
Neena Collins | Funhouse Faces
Haunt / Media / Sponsorship Contact
2430 East Powell Road | Lewis Center OH 43035
Neena@FunhouseFaces.com 614.433-9343 ext 2

www.TerrorPark.com
www.ScaryOhio.com
www.MidwestHauntersConvention.com
www.FunhouseFaces.com
www.MySpace.com/FunhouseFaces

Jamie Lyons update

Geoff Robinson is a former member of Hard Sauce who also appeared onstage performing with Jamie and the Mendelsonics this past June at Comfest 06. He sent us the following message:


Dear family, friends & fans,

We have secured two websites for posting of photos, messages, etc.:
www.jamielyons.com
www.littlebitosoul.com
Also the following link:
shttp://www.legacy.com/MyrtleBeachOnline/GB/GuetbookView.aspx?PersonId=19373345&PageNo=1

In Memoriam - Jamie Lyons - 60s Rocker

Jamie Lyons at Comfest 06 - photo: Charlie Einhorn

Jamie Lyons was a powerful presence on High Street, hub of the OSU Campus in the late 60s. He sang lead with the band "Hard Sauce", a favorite hard rockin' band that played at the old South 'Berg. He would put such strength and feeling in his rendition of Street Fightin' Man, a hormone-laden classic Rolling Stones hit of the era - that on more than one occasion, the place would literally empty out sending frenzied rockers and hippies out in the streets searching for mischief. This was a special time when student protests, coupled with anti-war sentiments and general mistrust by our generation of "anyone older than 30", was the rage. Music could move mountains -well… it certainly moved us!

Jamie brushed fame with his version of "Little Bit o" Soul" he recorded as lead singer of The Music Explosion in 1967. The song was a hit that rose to number 2 in the charts. It has since then remained forever enshrined in the traditional repertoire of countless "garage bands" that still include the tune as a favorite, even today.

Ro-z Mendelson, who was then a roadie for Hard Sauce, remembers -as quoted in an article in today's Columbus Dispatch- that: "He was one of the greatest singers. He could just belt out a song like nobody else," and ""Onstage, he was powerful and he’d win everybody over".

As large and dounting as his stage persona was, off-stage he was a warm, gentle, down-to-earth, likeable guy who, like most of us, liked to hang out with friends.

Although he never achieved the fame that was surely due to him, he kept on singing occasionally. For the past two years, he was a featured guest star appearing with the Mendelsonics at Comfest 06 and 05. An enthusiastic large crowd of old friends and new fans cheerd him on at the outdoor art festival last June, as he was performing with the band on the Gazebo stage. At one point he was overcome with a sudden episode that left him confused and dazed. Most folks didn't notice anything as they danced and swayed to the music, and he did recover and finish his set, but the event left him shaken. He had had a history of heart trouble and may have suffered an attack that evening. He returned to his home in South Carolina and seemed to be doing well for a few months but he suddenly collapsed last week, working in his garden where his daughter found him.

He was 57 years old. He was a friend and I will miss him.

For more info, read today's article in the Columbus Dispatch that relates his life and quotes friends and contemporaries.

I have not yet heard of any memorial event (party?) scheduled for Jamie, but promise to inform you in this blog as soon as I find out what's planned.

Schedule: Jazz at The Firehouse - Columbus Music Hall

JAZZ at the FIREHOUSE
Columbus Music Hall
734 Oak Street
Columbus, OH 43205
614-464-0044

Located on the corner of Parsons & Oak (one block southeast of Broad & I-71), Columbus Music Hall offers weekly regulars and scheduled performances.
Free Parking • Garden & Patio • Cash Bar • Fine Coffee • Graeter’s Ice Cream

Every Monday, Vaughn Wiester 21 piece Famous Jazz Orchestra, 7:30, $6, $3 students
(Special guest, Bill Holman, returns to lead the band and chat with the audience - Tickets for this special Monday event are $10. Advance purchase is recommended – only 100 seats available.)

Every Tuesday, Yumbambé Salsa Jazz dance party, 8:30, $7 Dance lesson at 7:30 (must be 18 on “dance” night)

First Wednesday of each month, Tom Battenberg’s High Street Stompers, 7:30, $7, $3 students.

Saturday, September 23, Willie Pooch & the Upsetters, 9:30, $7
Come and celebrate after the game! Complimentary treats.

Friday, September 29, Tim Cummisky Trio featuring Jim Rupp on drums and with special guest, Jim Powell on trumpet.

Wednesday, October 4, 7:30, $7, High Street Stompers

Thursday, October 5, 8:00, $10, Nationally acclaimed BeBop saxophonist, Greg Abate with Dayton based Lee McKinney Trio: Randy Villars, piano, Chris Berg, bass, Lee McKinney, drums.

Friday, October 6, 9:00, $7, Shawn “Thunder” Wallace

Thursday, October 12, 8:00, $7, Bryan Olsheski with Bobby Floyd, Derek DiCenzo and Dave Weinstock

Saturday, October 21, 8:00, $12, Mark Flugge Trio – “Brubeck & More”

Friday, October 27, Tim Cummisky Trio

Saturday, October 28, 8:00, $5, Halloween Jazz Poetry Slam

*Looking ahead!
A great concert with Berklee’s Laszlo Gardony on piano, Jamey Haddad, drums, and Joe Lockwood, bass. (November 4)

Chip Stephens, piano (who has visited the music hall twice with the Woody Herman Band!), Jamey Haddad and Doug Richeson, bass. (December 1)

Watch for the Richeson brothers (Doug and Dane) and extra special guest in December! _______________________________________________
Jazz mailing list
Jazz@columbusmusichall.com
http://columbusmusichall.com/mailman/listinfo/jazz_columbusmusichall.com

Stealing America - Vote by Vote, controversial film about the Presidential Election 2004, to be screened in 4 Ohio cities

Oscar nominated, Emmy winning filmmaker
Dorothy Fadman
will answer questions at the screenings.

dramatic behind-the-scenes perspectives from the Election 2004. Interviewees include poll workers, computer experts, nationally recognized journalists, voters who experienced hardships, as well as others concerned about the Presidential election of November 2, 2004 and the state of democracy in the United States.

Sunday, September 24
City: Columbus, OH
Place: Drexel Gateway Theater, 1550 North High Street
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $8/ticket
Film will be introduced by Bob Fitrakis. The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Suzanne Patzer, truth@freepress.org
Sponsor: Free Press www.freepress.org

Monday, September 25
City: Cincinnati, OH
Place: Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $5/ticket
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Andrew Warner, andrewwarner2@gmail.com

Thursday, September 28
City: Youngstown, OH
Place: Youngstown University, McKay Auditorium in Beeghley Hall - Building #5
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE. Viewers will be invited to make a donation.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Kim Akins, khia213@yahoo.com
Sponsor: Peace Action

Saturday, September 30
City: Cleveland, OH
Place: Cuyahoga County Community College, 2900 Community College Avenue. The Theater in Media and Theater Arts (MTA) building .
Time: 4:30 PM
Cost: $5/ticket. Free for We Count conference attendees.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Sponsor: We Count 2006 www.wecount2006.org
Velvet Revolution, Election Defense Alliance

Hot Time Festival in Olde Towne East new pics!

Festival started yesterday, Friday September 8 and continues throughout the weekend. Come on down!
info: Hot Time FestivalDos Equis
Arnett Howard blows his horn
Photgrapher Kojo exhibits his images
Sweet voices backing up Vaya
A pretty painted face

‘UNREAL REALITIES: A Retrospective of W.C. Hemming Paintings from 1984 through 2006’

Lester Young by W C Hemming 1998 is part of my own art collection - charlie

Acme Art Company is pleased to announce Columbus native, WC Hemming’s exhibition, ‘UNREAL REALITIES’.

The exhibition is a retrospective of his works dating from 1984 to 2006. The work will comprise a timeline of his motifs: landscapes, portraits, memories and moments in time. Hemming has previously had art shows at the BCN Art Gallery in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, Spain (2003), Costa Del Sol, Spain (2002, 2003), and these venues in Columbus: City Hall, Cultural Arts Center, Roy G. Biv and Lanning Gallery. He has also exhibited at Alana’s; Isabella’s Café Italia, numerous exhibits at the Short North Tavern and has done covers for the ‘Short North Gazette’. He has been a member of Acme Art Company since its inception in 1987.



Hemming, famed for his bar art depictions, is known for his paintings at Dick’s Den and other Central Ohio establishments. Educated at the Columbus College of Art and Design and The Ohio State University he has been painting since 1966.



Hemming’s paintings have the feel of outsider art, fully expressionistic, yet primitive - full of life with irony and humor depicted in rich colors. WC Hemming’s style is straightforward with most of the work in acrylic and canvas. His subject matter is influenced by musicians, famous historical / literary figures, topical events and humorous situations. He is a Boston Expressionist of the Jack Levine School and is inspired by Charles Bragg and Thomas Nast.



Hemming has produced hundreds of paintings ranging from moody landscapes to social commentary to unusual portraits and humorous parodies. Of his work, Hemming says, “I like to paint the human condition and my journey through life. I hope it can touch other people to search their memory for similar experiences. I value the human figure and try to add a little psychology in the emotions behind the paintings so that the expressions are an indication of my age and time and experiences.”


The Opening Reception is Friday, September 8th from 6 PM – 9 PM at Acme Art Company, 934 Cleveland Avenue – between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. The reception is open and free to the public. The artist will be in attendance. The exhibition runs through October 21st. Please call 614.595.0340 for an appointment.


More info? Visit www.acmeartco.org

Charles Massey Jr - Exhibit at The Ohio State University Faculty Club

CHARLES MASSEY, Jr.

“MAKING SECRETS VISIBLE - EVERYTHING COUNTS”

August 30 through October 20, 2006

The Ohio State University Faculty Club will present the prints and drawings of The Ohio State University’s Professor of Art, Charles Massey, Jr., in a solo exhibition beginning on August 30 and continuing through October 20, 2006. The exhibition is titled: “Making Secrets Visible – Everything Counts.” The club, at 181 South Oval Drive, will host an Opening Reception in honor of Professor Massey on Friday, September 29th from 6:00 to 8:00PM. Interested persons are asked to call the club at 614-292-2262.


Speaking of his creative process, Professor Massey reveals: “When I was a child, I liked it that Supermen could discover secrets with his x-ray vision. Since then, I have wished for the power of x-ray vision so that I could see beyond the obvious and know more about what is in front of me. I attempt, through my prints and drawings, to make visible the “secrets” I sense in the things I see. I am looking for something of substance, of consequence”


Charles Massey, Jr., has played an active role in the arts both on the campus of The Ohio State University and in the city of Columbus.

The Ohio State University Faculty Club is located at 181 South Oval Drive on the Columbus campus of the University. The art exhibition program at the club features the selected artwork of the faculty, staff and alumni of the university. Exhibitions are held throughout the year. For more information, please call the club at 614-292-2262. ALL EXHIBITIONS AT THE CLUB ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Dublin Art & Music Festival, September 24

at Bridge & High Streets
Sunday, September 24, 10am to 5pm

72 artists
Continuous Live music
Food
Make 'n take art
Silent Auction
Free parking and admission!

info or directions? Call 614 889 7444
visit: dublinart.org

Rife Gallery shows Growing Season - The life of a Migrant Community

Growing Season

The Life of a Migrant Community

September 19 – October 25, 2006

Photographs by Gary Harwood with text by David Hassler

Presented in the Riffe Center lobby, Growing Season includes original photographs accompanied by text panels that give viewers an intimate glimpse into the lives of a tight-knit community and provide a new understanding of the migrant experience.

Gary Harwood and David Hassler combine photography and words to create a stunning portrait of a community rich in social capital and give voice in a new way to a group of people that are largely unseen and misunderstood.

“When I first received permission, in 2001, to photograph the migrant workers on a family farm in Hartville, Ohio, I anticipated that I would be documenting hardship,” said Harwood. “Migrant workers continually face difficult conditions while trying to support themselves and their families. Farm work is physical, hot and dirty. The days in the fields are long and exhausting, and there is no shortage of documented cases of terrible living and working conditions—what I found; however, was a very different story.”

Harwood photographed the Mexican American and Mexican migrant families over the course of several growing seasons. Though his work began with field photos, over time he focused more on family pictures, as he was invited to photograph baptisms, first communions, weddings, birthday parties, and private family events.

In 2004 writer David Hassler began collaborating with Harwood on this documentary project, which has become both an exhibition and a book.

This project was funded by an Ohio Arts Council 2006 Artists and Communities grant.

Gary Harwood is a 2006 OAC Individual Excellence Award recipient, and David Hassler is a 2000 OAC Individual Artist Fellowship Award recipient.

For more information on the book (available in September 2006), visit http://upress.kent.edu/.

The Riffe Center lobby is open Monday – Friday 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. and during regular gallery hours during the weekend. The lobby and gallery are closed on state holidays.