New program all about talent

     (NWPR-OH) – On Thursday, July 21 from 5:00-7:00 pm, the Lima Symphony Orchestra’s new summer mini-concert series of music in unexpected places begins at the Allen County Airport Authority.…

     (NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert is now taking registrations for a new class in learning drawing skills, for adults (18 and older).  “Come Over to…

“Out of the Woodwork”, our current exhibit, features things that are hand-made from wood.  Wood is an incredibly versatile medium, but it’s also so common that we often don’t realize…

OH: Dublin

WHERE: OHIO: Dublin, Scioto Park, 7377 Riverside Drive. WHEN: July 17, 7:00-8:30 pm. TITLE: 28th annual DAC Sundays at Scioto Concert Series BRIEF ABOUT: The Spikedrivers’ passion for American roots…

Venus on the half-shell

     You may already be somewhat familiar with Boticelli’s painting “The Birth of Venus.”  The image of Venus in this painting has been used in so many ways, from advertising…

VA: Newport News

WHERE: VIRGINIA: Newport News, Peninsula Fine Arts Center WHEN: Saturday, July 23, 9:00 am-4:00 pm. TITLE: Landscape Painting Workshop with Philip Koch. BRIEF ABOUT: Looking to improve their landscape painting…

WHERE: INDIANA: Greenwood WHEN: Saturday, September 24 TITLE:  Second annual Art in the Park BRIEF ABOUT: The Saints Francis & Clare Fall Festival 2011 will feature local artists displaying and…

WHERE: COLORADO: Vail WHEN: Through August 3, 2011 TITLE: Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival BRIEF ABOUT: Under the artistic direction of Anne -Marie McDermott and in its 24th year, Kyle…

IN: Portland

WHERE: INDIANA: Portland, Hudson Family Park Amphitheatre. WHEN: Thursday, July 14, 7:00 pm. TITLE: Maraca BRIEF ABOUT: 12-member group led by Cuban flutist, composer and director Orlando Valle Maraca, performs…

VA: Front Royal

WHERE: VIRGINA: Front Royal, Blue Ridge Arts Council WHEN:  Entry deadline Friday, August 5. TITLE: Barns and Farms of Warren County: In Celebration of Warren County’s 175th Birthday BRIEF ABOUT:…

OH: Akron

WHERE: OHIO: Akron, Akron Society of Artists. WHEN: July 21, 22 and 23. TITLE: Value Composition in Watercolor BRIEF ABOUT: Workshop conducted by Thomas Schaller will demonstrate the fundamental and…

Toning it up – or down

     If you have access to a copy machine, it’s interesting to put a brightly colored picture into the machine and run a copy of it in black and white…

WHERE: MICHIGAN, Midland WHEN: Tuesday, July 12, 7:00 pm, Little Theatre, Midland Center for the Arts. TITLE: VOICES:  Women in Leadership BRIEF ABOUT: This special event  is fre and open…

WHERE:  MISSOURI: St. Charles WHEN: Friday, July 15, 7:30 pm TITLE: The Music of Bobby Darin BRIEF ABOUT:  With Robert Shaw and the Stardusters Jazz Orchestra. MORE DETAILS:  Call 636.255.0270…

Got Woodwork?

     Pieces have begun to creep in for our “Out of the Woodwork” exhibit scheduled to open on July 4. Do you have something unique that has been hand-made out…

Blue Star Museums

(PNAN-US) – A program of free admission to children’s, fine art, history and science, and nature centers for all active duty military personnel and their families  through Labor Day, September…

WHERE: OHIO: Bowling Green State University Fine Arts Center WHEN: July 15-24 TITLE:  4th Annual NOWOH Community Art Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: The Northwest Ohio Community Art Exhibition is a non-juried…

WHERE: OHIO: Delaware, Arts Castle aka Delaware County Cultural Arts Center WHEN:  July 10 – August 6 TITLE: Ohio Watercolor Society Travel Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: Regional central Ohio artists included…

NM: Santa Fe

WHERE: NEW MEXICO, Santa Fe, Museum of International Folk Art WHEN: Opens July 3 and on view through May 6, 2011 TITLE: The Arts of Survival: Folk Expression in the…

VA: Newport News

WHERE: VIRGINIA: Newport News, Department of Art, Painting Studio, Christopher Newport University. TITLE: Finding Your Creative Style with Rose Metz BRIEF ABOUT: A special workshop from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, Tuesday…

NY: Kingston

WHERE: NEW YORK: Kingston, Arts Society of Kingston WHEN: Friday, July 22, 7:00 pm TITLE:  The Tristen Napoli & Dan Shaut Sextet BRIEF ABOUT: Some of the newest faces on…

WHERE: New York: Kingston WHEN: Saturday, July 2 through July 30. TITLES: Oasis II: Paintings by Deirdre Leber and Wetlands by ASK members. BRIEF ABOUT: Dual exhibition MORE DETAILS: Call…

WHERE: CALIFORNIA: San Francisco, Yerba Center for the Arts WHEN: Friday, July 8 through September 25. TITLE: Bay Area Now 6 Visual Arts Exhibit BRIEF ABOUT: The sixth edition of…

OH: Troy

WHERE: OHIO: Troy WHEN: Friday, July 8, 7:30 pm, downtown Prouty Plaza TITLE: Summer Music Series BRIEF ABOUT: A performance by the Juggernaut Jug Band of Louisville, Kentucky. A combination…

WHERE: GEORGIA, Athens WHEN: Now TITLE: International Call for entries. BRIEF ABOUT:  The Kress Project is soliciting responses to the 12 Italian Renaissance paintings in the Georgia Museum of Art’s…

CA: San Francisco

WHERE: CALIFORNIA: San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts WHEN: Thursday, July 14, 7:30 pm TITLE: Smut Capital of America BRIEF ABOUT: An in-progress documentary by Michael Stabile chronicles…

WHERE: OHIO:  Oxford Community Art Center WHEN:  Opens Friday, August 12 and on view through September 2. TITLE: Big Impact, Small Art—Artist Trading Cards BRIEF ABOUT:  Entry deadline is July…

A paradise of naturalness

The foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains provide a surreal backdrop of nature’s finest as you arrive at Blackberry Farms. Freshly prepared food that is grown in the area’s rich…

Revelations of Todd Williamson

     I was told that there was a new exhibition, “Divine Disconnect” in West Hollywood, California that I should experience. This gallery was hosting a one man show of the…