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October 23, 2007

Volume I, Edition 8

Exhibits/Events
  Amherst
  Easthampton
  Northampton
  Southampton
  Springfield

Call for Artist

Classes

In the News
  Chara Reigel
  Diana Mara Henry
  Jen Harmon
  Johanna Walker
  Leslie Cerier
  Marty Klein
  Rick Dec

PORT OF CALL

I love this warm weather and the freedom to explore than comes with it. It's a treat to take in the jewel-like colors of the leaves bundled up in nothing more than a t-shirt and jeans. This past weekend we took a daytrip to Old Mystic Seaport, checking out the hues a little further south of the Pioneer Valley and discovering that a port can be a very human-sized place. Growing up in Houston, a port came to mean a massive, impersonal place with the constant danger than you might be mashed by an 18-wheeler backing up, a rail car switching tracks or squished like a bug by a multi-ton pallet swinging overhead from one of the cranes. The environment was so chaoti c that there was a special observation area and it was blocks away from the action for safety. Ports didn't seem real. Even in California the ports you can actually enter are filled with retail shops or where you get on for the dinner cruise.

But the Old Mystic Seaport is a very personable place filled with the historical lore, but also still active with today's private craft docked next to the display ships. Broken up oyster shells crunch beneath the feet. The water laps at the dock and bounces the light along the ships' nameplates. The maple trees are packed with colors from bright lime to deep plum. Happy dogs wag and walk with their companions. Climbing aboard tall ships like the Charles W. Morgan or the Joseph Conrad gives you a sense of how these mighty craft were so very small compared to today's vessels. And going below reminds you of how tall and big we've become in the last few hundred years, too. I can't imagine - actually I can but prefer not to - what life what life would be like on a pitching ship, packed like sardines with smelly bunkmates and the air even heavier from the odor of rendering whale blubber or oil lights. Whew, let me back on shore!

If you haven't visited Old Mystic (www.mysticseaport.org), it's absolutely worth the two-hour drive, especially now with the autumn colors and very sparse crowds. Closer to home there's leafy color all around and a great exhibit, "Jewels in the Water," by Leslie Cerier at the Burnett Gallery in Amherst's Jones Library. Her photography draws on a passion about light, water and landscapes. So wherever your port of call, savor it all.

Amherst Exhibits/Events

TITLES: An exhibition of artists' book works at Amherst Books.
Event: TITLES: An exhibition of artists' book works at Amherst Books. Start Date: Wednesday October 24th, 2007 Reception: Saturday November 24th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM End Date: Sunday November 25th, 2007 Location Name: Amherst Books Address: 8 Main street City, ST: Amherst, MA Website: www.umass.edu/fac/calendar/universitygallery/events/Titles.html Fee: Free
The University Gallery, in collaboration with Amherst Books, will sponsor Titles, an itinerant exhibition that is designed to adapt and travel to bookstores in different cities. This project reflects the "curatorial" interest of the WayUpWayDown collective (comprising Toronto artists Sunny Kerr, Yam Lau, Tania Ursomarzo) to set in motion itinerant exhibition structures and maneuvers. Many area artists, designers and architects, such as Robert Cumming, Young Min Moon, Stephen Petegorsky, Karen Dolmanisth, and Sigrid Miller Pollin amongst others, have been invited to produce book works or related artworks that have a relation to the chosen title found under a category in the bookstore (i.e. literature, children's books, art, etc.) and are placed in a slot on the shelf according to alphabetical ordering. A list will be provided to the visitors to locate the works. The first exhibition of Titles opened in June 2007 at Balfour Books in Toronto with 28 participating artists. Its second venue will be at Amherst Books, and will then travel to Montreal later in this fall. This project reflects the "curatorial" interest of the WayUpWayDown collective to set in motion itinerant exhibition structures and maneuvers. It is the mandate of the collective to facilitate tenuous and fluid relations between exhibitions, artworks, and communities. Titles is planned to coincide with BookMarks: A Celebration of the Art of the Book, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Muse
Contact: Eva Fierst 413.545.1176 efierst@art.umass.edu

Leslie Cerier, Photographing The Jewels In The Water
	Artist: Leslie Cerier Event: Photographing the Jewels in the water Start Date: Tuesday October 9th, 2007 End Date: Tuesday October 30th, 2007 Location Name: Burnett Gallery in the Jones Library Address: Amity Street City, ST: Amherst, MA Website: lesliecerier.com Fee: Free
Light. Water. Transformation. When I take my camera into the woods, I feel my connection with the forest. It's like meditating - a way to get back to my own true nature. The sun calls me to a particular spot and I click the shutter when I see that rich, afternoon light...dancing light. Most of these photographs are taken within walking distance of my Western Massachusetts home. They are a celebration of New England seen through the eye of my heart. My work is about inspiration and healing - about being so present in the moment that everything vibrates and shines. These photographs are about sun light. I see perfection in nature - patterns - artistic jewels that reveal themselves. My grandmother painted copies of Impressionist paintings by Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Cezanne. Her apartment on the beach was decorated with her beautiful artwork and those paintings live inside of me. My mother always encouraged me to be original and creative. When I was a little girl, I was given a camera instead of a paintbrush. Like the Impressionists, I am passionate about light, water and landscapes. My photography is a reflection of the peaceful energy I find in the woods. Living in the moment, I capture beauty as I click the shutter. These images can be looked at from different angles. There is no one right way to explore them. Please relax, take your time, have fun. I invite you to look for faces and figures; there are jewels in the water. When you buy my work, feel free to hang it any way you like.
Contact: Leslie Cerier 413-259-1695 lescerier@aol.com

An Exhibition Of Artists' Book Works At Amherst Books.
Event: Titles Start Date: Wednesday October 24th, 2007 Reception: Wednesday October 24th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM End Date: Sunday November 25th, 2007 Location Name: Amherst Books Address: 8 Main Street City, ST: Amherst, MA Website: www.umass.edu/fac/calendar/universitygallery/events/Titles.html Fee: free
The University Gallery, in collaboration with Amherst Books, is sponsoring Titles, an itinerant exhibition that is designed to adapt and travel to bookstores in different cities. Many prominent and renouned area artists, designers and architects have created book works or related artworks that have a relation to the chosen title found under a category in the bookstore (i.e. literature, children's books, art, etc.) and are placed in a slot on the shelf according to alphabetical ordering. A list will be provided to the visitors to locate the works. This project reflects the "curatorial" interest of the WayUpWayDown collective (comprising Toronto artists Sunny Kerr, Yam Lau, Tania Ursomarzo) to set in motion itinerant exhibition structures and maneuvers. It is the mandate of the collective to facilitate tenuous and fluid relations between exhibitions, artworks, and communities. The first exhibition of Titles opened in June 2007 at Balfour Books in Toronto with 28 participating artists. Its second venue will be at Amherst Books, and will then travel to Montreal later in this fall. It blurs the boundaries between museums, commercial art dealers, curators' voices, art making, as well as art displaying. Titles coincides with BookMarks: A Celebration of the Art of the Book, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Museums10.
Contact: Eva Fierst 413 545-1176 efierst@art.umass.edu

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Easthampton Exhibits/Events

Rick Dec's Recent Drawings
	Artist: Rick Dec Event: Recent Drawings Start Date: Monday October 1st, 2007 End Date: Wednesday October 31st, 2007 Location Name: Grubbs Gallery of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School Address: 19 Payson Avenue City, ST: Easthampton, MA Website: www.williston.com Fee: Free
The Williston Northampton School presents Rick Dec's Recent Drawings, on exhibit at the Grubbs Gallery October 1-31, 2007. Born in Hadley, MA, Rick Dec attended local schools and graduated from Williston Northampton in 1973. He earned a B.F.A. in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts and attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Dec then worked in the construction business, eventually becoming co-owner of a large construction company in Northampton. Ten years ago, Rick Dec was inspired to develop a new body of work after attending life-drawing classes. He says, "I was consumed with a desire to master figure drawing. After I felt I was at a satisfactory point, I began experimenting with overlapping the model's poses on one sheet of paper during three-hour drawing sessions. The drawings pleased me and I developed them further by drawing grids and rectangles over them. I then began to incorporate plants, animals, street signs, and more. I also added abstract elements that weave in and out of the realistic drawings." Created from 2001 to the present, Dec's recent drawings were made with pencil on paper. His earlier work is composed of line and shading and the more recent work exclusively uses line. Free and open to the public at the Grubbs Gallery of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School. Gallery directions and open hours are available online.
Contact: Burns Maxey 413-529-3207 bmaxey@williston.com

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Northampton Exhibits/Events

The Truth Of The Lone Star State
	Artist: Chara Reigel Event: Cowgirl Expatriate: A Texas Memoir Start Date: Friday October 26th, 2007 Reception: Friday October 26th, 2007 @ 8:00 PM End Date: Friday October 26th, 2007 Location Name: APE Thorne's Address: 150 Main Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.zanyangels.com/performanceartfestival2007 Fee: $12 general/$10 students
Determined to make both socially and personally relevant theater, Chara Riegel set out on a journey to uncover the stories of her childhood in the Lonestar State. Using interviews she conducted with a wide range of Texans, and five original, autobiographical songs, she created "Cowgirl Expatriate: A Texas Memoir," a provocative one-woman musical that takes a bold look at race, gender, religion, violence, and the president. Reigel used the words of the interviews to create the characters in the piece, while her songs capture some of her own struggles in her relationship with Texas. Audiences received the show with standing ovations last March and this past June at Smith College. "As a white child growing up in Texas, I was taught it was impolite to notice color or talk about prejudice, sexism, and other forms of oppression. Interviewing Texans about these issues was my way to start talking about the things I wasn't given language for as a child, and to get more intimate with both internalized bias and the deep potential for connection," says Riegel. Cowgirl Expatriate: A Texas Memoir will show ONE NIGHT ONLY during this fall's Zany Angel Performance Art Festival: Friday, October 26 at 8pm, at Thorne's APE, 150 Main Street, Northampton. Admission is $12 general/ $10 for students and seniors. Riegel will offer a "talk-back" with the audience after the show. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by calling 413.586.5553.
Contact: Chara Reigel 347-239-1151 charajoy@yahoo.com


	Artist: Jen Harmon Event: The Out of Towners Start Date: Saturday October 27th, 2007 Reception: Saturday October 27th, 2007 @ 8:00 PM End Date: Saturday October 27th, 2007 Location Name: APE Thorne's Address: 150 Main Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.zanyangels.com/performanceartfestival2007 Fee: $12 general/$10 students
Jen Harmon is interested in dance that subverts traditional notions of form and content. "I want art that's unexplainable, art that's poetic or sublingual. I want to experience fleeting tragedies, underlying devotion, instant catastrophe and momentary delight in the deeply physical." The Out of Towners is a shared evening of contemporary performance curated by Harmon that offers the audience just that kind of revealing, ground-breaking work. The evening will include works by Layard Thompson, Jen Rosenblit, Melinda Buckwalter and Elizabeth Ward. Layard Thompson has spent the last three years adapting solos by choreographer Deborah Hay. In "News," we are invited to deepen our relationship to spacetime through an installation of metronomes, flash photography, and Hay's choreography. Jen Rosenblit offers a new duet with live accordion and percussion music. Jen graduated from Hampshire College, where her research into the history of the "unconventional" or larger dancing body in modern dance led her to an abstract critique on heaviness in contemporary choreography. Melinda Buckwalter and the "Sometimes Collective" investigates Indian goddesses, The Mahavidyas, and their contemporary western manifestations by looking at clothes, movement, and place. The work gives homage to these fearsome female energies. The Out of Towners will show ONE NIGHT ONLY during this fall's Zany Angel Performance Art Festival. Saturday, October 27 at 8pm.
Contact: Jen Harmon 347-645-3868 jjjharmon@yahoo.com

Artists Bid Farewell To Community Performance Space
	Event: The Zany Angels Performance Art Festival Start Date: Friday October 26th, 2007 End Date: Sunday November 11th, 2007 Location Name: APE Thorne's Address: 150 Main Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.performanceartfestival2007.com Fee: $12 general/$10 students
For three weekends this fall, Northampton will be flooded with performances and workshops focusing on performance art. Audiences will immerse themselves in their own creative process, then witness the finely tuned craft of seasoned, professional performers unfold on stage each evening. "The Zany Angels Performance Art Festival" will take place in the soon-to-be-closing Thorne's APE. "I've been performing in that space for ten years," reports Rythea Lee, festival organizer. "I thought a festival would be a great way to celebrate it. This is fertile ground. It's a chance to light up Northampton with the kind of sophisticated arts it is known for." Chara Reigel will kick off the festival with her solo show, "Cowgirl Expatriate: A Texas Memoir" which takes a bold look at race, gender, religion, violence, and the president. "The Out of Towners" is an evening of work by NYC dancers that includes revealing and ground-breaking dances. The second weekend of the festival showcases The Zany Angels."Crush, Lust and Other Decisions" includes solos by Lee and Rose Oceania, a trio with the newest Angel Patrick Crowley and "Honking Home," a commission from The Dance Generators. Johanna Walker's "Anatomy of a Yell" is a highly physical, compassionate, evocative one-woman romp through the crazy landscape of internet dating, empowered single-hood and deflecting the agenda of a previous generation. For workshop info, visit www.performanceartfestival2007.com
Contact: Rythea Lee (413)586-7390 rythea@crocker.com

"I Just Wanted To Be Frank About The Whole Weird Phenomenon"
	Artist: Johanna Walker Event: Anatomy of a Yell Start Date: Friday November 9th, 2007 End Date: Saturday November 10th, 2007 Location Name: APE Thorne's Address: 150 Main Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.zanyangels.com/performanceartfestival2007 Fee: $12 general/$10 students
When a trusted mentor asked, "What are you obsessed with?" Johanna Walker was embarrassed to admit that "it wasn't ending the war or saving the planet or revealing the truth of some moment in history. It was really just that old thing about finding my Dreamguy." The Zany Angels Performance Art Festival will showcase Walker's highly physical, compassionate, evocative result of mining that obsession. "Anatomy of a Yell: one woman's search for true love and the pineapples she devours along the way," is a one-woman romp through the crazy landscape of internet dating, empowered single-hood, and deflecting the agenda of an older generation. Onstage, Walker embodies the men she dated and interviewed, flirts with her laptop, argues with her Mom over coffee, explores an Alice-in-Wonderland mystery room, attacks a papaya with a very big knife, and dances with her suitcase in frenzied preparation for a hot date. Walker built the piece in collaboration with International Theater Collective's Lizi Watt, who describes working with solo performers as "making an incision into the performer and then helping them yank out their own guts." Leigh Fondakowski, head writer for Tectonic Theater Company's Pulitzer Prize winning play, "The Laramie Project," provided dramaturgical support. With stories of sexy emails and images from her childhood bedroom, giggles, guffaws, cheers and tears came from the nearly sold out audiences at the Boulder International Fringe Festival this August.
Contact: Johanna Walker 413-695-8450 joeymoey3@mac.com

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Southampton Exhibits/Events

Unique Visions On The Road...
	Artist: Marty Klein Event: "Green World Visions" Photo Exhibit Start Date: Tuesday October 16th, 2007 Reception: Monday October 29th, 2007 @ 1:00 PM End Date: Tuesday November 20th, 2007 Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10) City, ST: Southampton, MA Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com Fee: FREE
The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery is pleased to present Marty Klein's new photo exhibit. Marty creates his one of a kind images by placing plants, fruits and vegetables obtained in the green world outside on a flat bed scanner. He then spends hours arranging and working with the materials to create his widely collected works of art. Sometimes he eats his subjects after the process. These images have never been accused of being "cookie cutter" images. Mr. Klein presents us with a collected a body of artworks that entertain, tease and mystify his viewers' imaginations. One always sees something uniquely different each and every time one views his images.
Contact: Robert Floyd 413-529-2635 floydphoto@charter.net

Artist Shares His Passion And Connection With The Green World...
	Artist: Marty Klein Event: Artist Gallery Talk Start Date: Monday October 29th, 2007 Reception: Monday October 29th, 2007 @ 3:00 PM End Date: Monday October 29th, 2007 Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10) City, ST: Southampton, MA Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com Fee: FREE. Resfreshments served.
ARTIST STATEMENT by Marty Klein In August 2006, I devoted a day to deep self-reflection. Consequently...an epiphany emerged. It connected, with a fresh perspective, some important elements of my life, such as my creativity, my decades of amateur photography, my knowledge of and connection to nature (Green World), and my passion for sharing that with others. A resolve to devote myself to exploring the potential of my best images and the desire to re-kindle my creative side emerged, as did a sleepless night fueled by the clarity of my insight. A few weeks later, as an experiment, I used my flatbed scanner as my camera and 3-dimensional natural objects (many locally gathered) as my subjects. The resulting images revealed details in an exciting way, different than what I am able to achieve with my camera. In the ensuing months, I have worked to develop and refine this technique. I call it scanography. Following a scan, I spend many hours refining the image in my "digital darkroom," the majority of those spent removing the dust and flotsam that inevitably accompany my subjects. Essences, the glories of nature, the familiar and the not-so-familiar define my work. This is an ongoing learning process for me. Fueled by my profound connection to "green world," and an insatiable and wide-ranging curiosity, nature�s marvels and mysteries inspire me daily. The natural world is my sanctuary...a place for refuge and discovery.
Contact: Robert Floyd 413-529-2635 floydphoto@charter.net

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Springfield Exhibits/Events

Walaalo! A Somali Community Festival
	Event: Somali Community Festival Start Date: Saturday October 27th, 2007 Reception: Saturday October 27th, 2007 @ 4:00 PM End Date: Saturday October 27th, 2007 Location Name: Panache Banquet Hall Address: 827 State Street City, ST: Springfield, MA Website: www.newworldtheater.org Fee: $10 donation
On Saturday, October 27, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., New WORLD Theater will host Walaalo! a community festival to highlight the Somali Women's Project, a multi-year community-based development program. We invite you to join us at the Panache Banquet Hall in Springfield, MA, for Somali music, dancing, and a sneak-preview of performances to come. You can also learn more about Walaalo! The Somali Sisters Collective, meet members of this group, enjoy great food and buy handmade crafts to support the community. The Somali Women's Project is an arts-based economic development initiative that values culture and performance as assets through a community-based creative process. The Somali Women's Project creates new approaches to self-directed economic development. This multidimensional initiative has been developed collaboratively with Somali women leaders and a group of collaborating organizations in the area. New WORLD Theater is the lead partner and conducts the performance-based workshops. Other partners include the International Language Institute; the Community Music School of Springfield; lean on me Family Center of Holyoke; the Center for Popular Economics; and, Light of Restoration Ministries. Walaalo! Somali Community Festival will take place at the Panache Banquet Hall, located at 827 State Street in Springfield, MA. For directions and more information, call us at 413.545.1972 or visit us on the web at www.newworldtheater.org
Contact: Nicole M. Young 413-545-1972 nmyoung@acad.umass.edu

Diana Mara Henry Photographs @ STCC
	Artist: Diana Mara Henry Event: Libel Start Date: Tuesday October 23rd, 2007 Reception: Friday October 26th, 2007 @ 3:00 PM End Date: Saturday November 17th, 2007 Location Name: Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery Address: 1 Armory Square City, ST: Springfield, MA Website: www.stcc.edu/arts Fee: Free
Diana Mara Henry challenges our acceptance of the photographic image and its associated caption as truth. She takes a reflective and provocative detour from her "straight" newspaper reporting and photojournalism, inviting the viewers to envision alternate explanations of what we see and examine the preconceived notions we bring to seeing.
Contact: Larry Slezak 413.755.5288 larry.2surreal@gmail.com

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Call for Artists

Open Call for Visual, Music, Performance Artists
	Sponsoring Group Name: Art Walk Easthampton Show Name: On-going monthly art walk Submission Due Date: Monday December 31st, 2007 Submission Fees: None Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Art Walk Easthampton has an open call for visual, music and performance artists who would like to showcase their talents during the monthly Art Walk. Each of the venues that participate in the Walk independently select the artist or performer to feature. Visual shows typically last 3-4 weeks while performance and music are for the evening of the event. You can submit an "Artist Proposal" online by visiting www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org and following the "Call for Artists" link at the bottom of the page. Once you have subscribed to the newsletter and confirmed your subscription, you can submit your proposal. The process is a 3-page form with a series of questions: types of venues interested in, available dates, number of pieces proposed or length of performance, etc. Your answers form the proposal which is then made available to each of the venues. The venues make the selections. Your proposal is available to them for up to one year. There are no fees to submit or participate. All Art Walk-related events are non-paid opportunities.
Contact: Michael michael@crawfordhanus.com

Open Call For Artists - $3000 Mural Competition In Easthampton
	Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts Show Name: Open Call for Artists - $3000 Mural Competition in Easthampton Submission Due Date: Wednesday December 12th, 2007 Submission Fees: none Website: www.EasthamptonCityArts.org City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Mural will be in the City of Easthampton on a downtown brick wall. Easthampton City Arts invites artists and/or arts groups to submit a proposal for a mural to be created at 71-77 Cottage Street on the brick wall facing the public parking lot. Funds for the creation of this mural have been awarded Easthampton City Arts by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. What Design and produce a painted mural with a minimum size of 500 square feet on the brick wall facing the public parking lot at 71-77 Cottage Street. Content/Theme The mural should be highly colorful and visible to pedestrians and traffic coming down Cottage Street from the mountain side of Route 141. The theme of the mural is open. The artwork should enhance the building and surrounding environment as well as represent the artistic vitality of Easthampton. Who Individual artists, muralists, and art groups who live or work in the Pioneer Valley are encouraged to apply. Timeline All proposals must be received by 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. Notification of results of submissions on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Mural, including all sealing, is to be completed by Friday, June 20, 2008. For more information about Easthampton City Arts, see its website at www.easthamptoncityarts.com. For questions about this Call to Artists, email Briana Taylor, Community Outreach Coordinator for Easthampton City Arts, at info@easthamptoncityarts.com. Issued on September 20, 2007
Contact: Briana Taylor eastcityarts@gmail.com

The Brick House Gallery Offers Artists Opportunities
	Sponsoring Group Name: The Brick House Community Resource Center Show Name: The Brick House Gallery Submission Due Date: Friday November 30th, 2007 Submission Fees: 0.00 Website: www.thebrickhouseinc.org City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
The Brick House Community Resource Center is putting out a call for local artists, craftspeople, musicians, & authors! The fourth annual Brick House Gallery, a consignment art sale featuring quality art & crafts from local artisans & craftspeople, CDs from local musicians, & books from local authors will be presented at The Brick House on Saturday & Sunday, December 1st & 2nd 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. As a stop on the Arts & Icicles Turners Falls Open Studio & Downtown Walking Tour, this gift-buying venue offers a wonderful opportunity for local artisans to have their work seen, heard, & purchased by local residents as well as visitors; & purchasers have the opportunity to buy quality art at affordable prices. The emphasis of this gallery is on items that are priced $5 to $50, but all artwork is welcome. The Brick House will retain 35% of all sales, which will be used in support of its community-based programs, & artists will receive 65%. The sale will be overseen by The Brick House staff & members of the Third Street Village Arts Advisory Group, which is made up of local artists, craftspeople, & other art-involved community members. Participating artists & craftspeople are asked to drop off their marked inventory on either November 29th or 30th, or at some other pre-arranged time. If you have any questions about this event, or would like to receive an application & inventory sheet, please call Karen Stinchfield at The Brick House at 413-863-9576.
Contact: Karen Stinchfield 413-863-9576 ladyinthemoonlitlake@yahoo.com

Call To Artists
	Sponsoring Group Name: Eastmont Art Fund Show Name: 2nd Annual Juried Art Exhibit Fundraiser Submission Due Date: Tuesday January 15th, 2008 Submission Fees: $20 Website: www.eastmontgallery.net City, ST: Easthampton, MA
The Eastmont Art Fund is inviting artists to submit artwork for its 2nd Annual Juried Art Exhibit Fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit the 2008 Family Gathering, a community-building project of the Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC). This income will help fund Western MA based artists to teach cultural workshops at this 4-day retreat. Eligibility: Two-dimensional art created by artists working/living in the Pioneer Valley. Theme: "Art as Witness: Capturing Community Values" Criteria for jury deliberation will include, but may not be limited to: artistic merit, creativity, originality, and relationship to the above theme. Art should depict Artist's own vision of "Community Values" and may, or may not reflect the ones embraced by the RFC. Subject matters may represent, but are not limited to: social or political events or people - a preserved landscape - historical buildings, monuments or events - community gatherings or places... Artwork can also represent the absence or disrespect of values, and their consequences. The winning artwork will become part of The Eastmont Art Fund's collection. The original work will be auctioned and a limited edition giclee print will be published. All original work and L/E prints will be for sale during the exhibition-fundraiser held at the Elusie Gallery 2/16 - 3/22, 2008. Commission to artists on art (30%) and print (20%) sales. For application forms or more information: 413-529-9265 or artfund@eastmontgallery.net.
Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche 413-529-9265 info@eastmontgallery.net

Valley Advocate Seeks Art Submissions
	Sponsoring Group Name: Valley Advocate Show Name: Your Art Here Submission Due Date: Monday December 31st, 2007 Submission Fees: None Website: www.valleyadvocate.com City, ST: Easthampton, MA
The Valley Advocate seeks to support local artists by providing exposure in its weekly issue. To have your art featured in "Your Art Here," e-mail a high-resolution (300 dpi JPG or TIF at least 5"x7") to editor@valleyadvocate.com. Include information about yourself and your work.
Contact: Editor editor@valleyadvocate.com

An Artist's Response To Wild Life/wildlife
Sponsoring Group Name: Mount Ida College Show Name: An artist's response to Wild life/Wildlife Submission Due Date: Friday November 30th, 2007 Submission Fees: None Website: www.mountida.edu City, ST: Newton Centre, MA
How is your wild life interpreted? Life as a human condition: its structure, wildness, rawness and crudeness or wildlife of the natural world: its order and disorder, incivility and savageness. How does the artist express the essence of Wild Life / Wildlife as a paradox, the perfect and the imperfect, order and disorder? Does the word wildlife still hold its original meaning or has human interaction destroyed what is wild? The exhibition will be curated by Professor and artist John Tricomi and Associate Professor, Gallery Director and artist Kathleen Driscoll. Dates for the run of the exhibition are March 25 - May 4, 2008 with a reception and artist's talk on April 3. Media can be anything. We will look at up to 10 images from each artist. Please send a list of works with the submission in detail including; title, date, medium, and dimensions. Also, please include your name, address, telephone/cell and email address. We will contact you by email by December 14, 2007. Slides and digital images should be clearly marked with your name and the name of the piece along with the corresponding number on the list of works. For slides include a red dot in the lower left corner to help us orient your images. Send the requested materials no later than Nov. 30, 2007 (post mark) with a SASE for return. Send entries to: mail or email - Kathleen Driscoll, Gallery Director Mount Ida College, 777 Dedham Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459 kdriscoll@mountida.edu
Contact: Kathleen Driscoll 617 928 4654 kdriscoll@mountida.edu

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Classes

The Rock And Roll School Of Drawing With Lea Donnan (ages 9-17)
Class Name: The Rock and Roll School of Drawing with Lea Donnan (Ages 9-17) Class Time: 3:30 PM Start Date: Tuesday November 6th, 2007 End Date: Tuesday December 11th, 2007 Fee: $125.00 Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts Address: 17 New South Street Third Floor City, ST: Northampton, Website: www.nohoarts.org
Tues afternoons for 6 weeks, Nov 6 - Dec 11, 3:30-5:30 pm, This mark making class for young adults focuses on unleashing energetic and gestural drawing through music. Using traditional and experimental drawing materials, explore the sepia tones of Led Zeppelin, the delicate marks of Mozart and the white and black slashes of The White Stripes. Use charcoal, glitter, oil pastels and more to release color and movement on paper through the body. Explore mood and materials with electronica, pop, and rock and roll. $125 plus $20 materials
Contact: Penny Burke 413 584 7327 psburke@gmail.com

Painting Flowers in Watercolor Workshop with Deborah Rubin
Class Name: Painting Flowers in Watercolor Workshop Class Time: 10:30 AM Start Date: Thursday November 8th, 2007 End Date: Saturday November 10th, 2007 Fee: $250 Organization: Gallery 137 Location Name: Gallery 137 Address: 137 Main Street City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA Website: www.gallery137.org
Three day intensive instruction workshop, all levels of skill welcome. A unique opportunity to study with a true master of floral painting. 3 day workshop: November 8, 9, and 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limited to 8 students. $250.00 per student.
Contact: Heidi M. Coutu 413-543-6994 info@gallery137.org

Studio Art for Children with Merrilee Aurora Hale
Class Name: Studio Art for Children Class Time: 3:30 PM Start Date: Wednesday October 3rd, 2007 End Date: Wednesday December 19th, 2007 Fee: $10/class Organization: Gallery 137 Location Name: Gallery 137 Address: 137 Main Street City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA Website: www.gallery137.org
A studio art course recommended for children ages 8 - 12. This course focuses on drawing, painting and sculpture for all skill levels with new projects each week. Classes include history and techniques, demonstrations, group projects and individual assistance along with studio working time. Ongoing classes: Wednesdays, starting October 3, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, starting October 6, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Students may attend Wendesday or Saturday classes, or both if requested. $10.00 per 90 minute session, materials included. Openings are still available, please contact Gallery 137 to discuss after class beginning date for new registrants.
Contact: Heidi M. Coutu 413-543-6994 info@gallery137.org

Studio Art for Children with Merrilee Aurora Hale
Class Name: Studio Art for Children Class Time: 10:30 AM Start Date: Saturday October 6th, 2007 End Date: Saturday December 15th, 2007 Fee: $10/class Organization: Gallery 137 Location Name: Gallery 137 Address: 137 Main Street City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA Website: www.gallery137.org
A studio art course recommended for children ages 8 - 12. This course focuses on drawing, painting and sculpture for all skill levels with new projects each week. Classes include history and techniques, demonstrations, group projects and individual assistance along with studio working time. Ongoing classes: Wednesdays, starting October 3, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, starting October 6, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Students may attend Wendesday or Saturday classes, or both if requested. $10.00 per 90 minute session, materials included. Openings are still available, please contact Gallery 137 to discuss after class beginning date for new registrants.
Contact: Heidi M. Coutu 413-543-6994 info@gallery137.org

Guitar Expressions
	Class Name: Guitar Studies Class Time: 4:00 PM Start Date: Tuesday September 25th, 2007 End Date: Tuesday June 3rd, 2008 Organization: Karl Rausch Location Name: The Holmes Studio Address: 43 Parsons Street City, ST: Easthampton, MA Website: holmesdance.com
Study guitar with Karl Rausch: jazz, blues, folk, rock and more. All levels, beginner to advanced, and all ages can learn songs and build a repertoire of music to perform. These private lessons will help you become more expressive on the guitar. Improve your technique and avoid bad habits in a fun, supportive learning environment. Develop your reading skills and ear training, too. More advanced students will explore improvisation and how scales relate to guitar solos. You'll also learn chord development to gain a greater understanding of harmony and theory. Karl Rausch has played guitar for more than 40 years. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Karl has 10+ years teaching experience. He is a patient and non-judgemental musical coach. An active performer, Karl has multiple recordings as soloist, leader and side man. He currently plays throughout New England with the Clay Jazz Band. Call the Holmes Studio today for more information or to schedule your guitar lessons with Karl.
Contact: MaryAnne or Brooks Holmes (413) 527-5300 krausch2@verizon.net

Biomechanics For Musicians Workshop
Class Name: Biomechanics for Musicians Workshop Class Time: 9:00 AM Start Date: Saturday November 10th, 2007 End Date: Saturday November 10th, 2007 Fee: $30 Organization: Northampton Community Music Center Location Name: Northampton Community Music Center Address: 139 South Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.ncmc.net
Dr. John Wallman, an accomplished pianist and Doctor of Chiropractic, will present his workshop "Biomechanics for Musicians" at the Northampton Community Music Center. Dr. Wallman will instruct participants on strategies to avoid and recover from common injuries and arthritis, as well as individual exercises relevant to certain instruments. Prior registration (by phone) is required.
Contact: Lita Robinson 413-585-0001 lita@ncmc.net

Introduction To Bookbinding With Madison Cripps
Class Name: Introduction to Bookbinding with Madison Cripps Class Time: 10:00 AM Start Date: Sunday December 2nd, 2007 End Date: Sunday December 2nd, 2007 Fee: $75 + Materials ($30 - $50) Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts Address: 17 New South Street Third Floor City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.nohoarts.org
This intensive workshop is designed specifically for the beginner who wants to learn how to bind a traditional hardcover book. The class will cover the basic methods and practical skills of the book arts, with everything from stitching to archival practices and glue application. Open a page to the world of book making with all the possibilities of preserving the written word for gifts, photo albums and journals. An opportunity to expand on what you learn will follow in January when a series of open-bind sessions will be offered for those with experience. $75 plus materials $30-$50
Contact: Penny Burke 413 584 7327 psburke@gmail.com

The Workshops At The Zany Performance Art Festival
Class Name: Zany Angels Performance Art Festival 2007 Class Time: 10:00 AM Start Date: Saturday October 27th, 2007 End Date: Sunday November 11th, 2007 Fee: $25/workshop Organization: Zany Angels Location Name: A.P. E Third Floor Thornes Marketplace Address: 150 Main Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.zanyangels.com/performanceartfestival2007
WORKSHOPS Each workshop: $25 Saturday, October 27: 10-1pm Zany Performance Art Rose Oceania, Rythea Lee, & Patrick Crowley In Zany Performance Art, we uncover and craft full expressivity through movement, words, and character. This is a time to play with the elements of multi-disciplinary art forms, mixing and matching text with images, dancing, sound, and other people. 2:30-5:30pm Sound Body in the Roy Hart Tradition Marjorie Morgan Our bodies contain all the tools necessary to create a myriad of vocal sounds. We all live with many voices and songs inside of us. This workshop is designed to unlock these voices by engaging and opening the body. LOCATION: Wild Life Sanctuary, 221 Pine St #349 (Main East Entrance), Florence, MA www.zanyangels.com 413-586-7390 Saturday, November 3: 10-1pm Tuning Scores Margit Galanter Tuning Scores are an intriguing way to investigate fundamental elements of performance, movement behavior, and communication, altogether. 2:30-5:30pm Action Theater Lorraine Grosslight Beginning with simple physical actions and a continuously embodied presence, the content of Action Theater improvisations are formed. Saturday, November 10: 10-1pm Clown Workshop Jen Harmon Re-discover the simple pleasure and ferocious generosity of performance. We pursue the clown together in all its messy and hilarious beauty.
Contact: Rythea Lee 413-586-7390 info on work rythea@crocker.com

Take Your Digital Images To The Next Step!
Class Name: Photoshop Elements: An Introduction with Stu Wetherbe Class Time: 7:00 PM Start Date: Friday November 2nd, 2007 End Date: Friday November 16th, 2007 Fee: $150.00 for 3 two hour sessions: NOV 2, 9, 16 Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10) City, ST: Southampton, MA Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
This course is for those who want to do more with their digital images but aren't ready to make the leap to Photoshop CS (currently version CS3). While Photoshop CS is the program of choice for serious amateurs and professional photographers, Elements offers an amazing array of tools taken its big brother�s bag of tricks for the more casual digital tinkerer. You will learn the layout of the program and help you separate the tools you need from the ones that are primarily for special effects. This class will focus on how to take your photos from good to great by applying the time honored principles of a good print using the tools in this powerful program. Topics will also include some advance techniques such as layers and masking. This class is taught using Elements 5.0, the latest version of Elements. Users of earlier versions of Elements will learn invaluable information although some tools may be slightly different in this latest version. Sign up now and receive one FREE hour review session before session #2 ans session #3!
Contact: Robert Floyd 413-529-2635 floydphoto@charter.net

Learn To Master Your Digital Printing Now!
Class Name: Phoshop: An Introduction Workshop with Stu Wetherbe Class Time: 7:00 PM Start Date: Thursday November 1st, 2007 End Date: Thursday November 15th, 2007 Fee: $150 (with registration by OCT 31) for 3 two hour sessions: NOV 1, 8, 15 Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10) City, ST: Southampton, MA Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
This class is for photographers getting started in digital imaging. It provides the solid foundation of knowledge and understanding necessary to produce high quality images using Photoshop 7, CS, CS2, CS3. In this class you learn: * The language of digital imaging * How to set up Photoshop and your computer to best advantage * How to get your prints to look as they do on the screen * Intro to image adjustments * Profiles: What they are, why you need them and how to use them * JFEG, TIFF and Raw File Formats: What they are, when to use them and why * Intro to layers * Plus tips and tricks to give your images a professional look * Intro to retouching * Handouts will be provided to help you work at home * Cost is only $195. Register before October 31 for only $150. You'll save the money invested into this course with new time/money saving tips over and over again! Stu has mastered Photoshop as he does this successfully for a living. Former partner and major printer for over 20 years at Comcolor, Stu has been involved with photography at a top level most of his life. His passion leads you through the basics and beyond as teaching is part of his lifestyle. The workshop utilizes Stu's laptop computer hooked up to a digital projector. Guaranteed to save you money and bring your level of expertise to the next level. Register by OCT 31 and receive a FREE hour review before session #2 and session #3.
Contact: Robert Floyd 413-529-2635 floydphoto@charter.net

Point And Shoot Digital Made Easier...
	Class Name: Digital Point-and-Shoot Nature Photography: An Introduction Class Time: 7:00 PM Start Date: Friday October 26th, 2007 End Date: Monday October 22nd, 2007 Fee: $120.00 m/ $135.00 nm for 6 two hour classes: 10/26; 11/2,9,16,30; 12/7,14 Organization: Co-Sponsors: MA Audubon and Robert Floyd Photo Gallery & Learning Center Location Name: Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton, MA Address: 127 Combs Road City, ST: Easthampton, MA Website: www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Arcadia/index.php
Your new point - and - shoot camera has more controls than you can learn by yourself. This course is designed to help you make better nature photos. Learn the fundamentals of digital photography with nature as your subject matter. We will start with the basics of digital point-and-shoot cameras and then focus on the creative aspects of photography. Your camera's various controls and menu selections will be explored step-by-step. Learn the the aspects of digital cameras,including the zoom lens, viewfinder, focus control, ISO, aperture and shutter controls, resolution, and batteries The course also covers loading and working with digital camera software on a computer,downloading images, printing, and sharing on the Internet. Adobe Photoshop Elements will be used to demonstrate methods of color correction and some basic image enhancement. Please bring your camera and its Owner's Manual to all sessions.You will be invited to practice at home with fun and creative assignments and perhaps a field trip. Bring in your new images for an informal critique with warmth and respect. This is a fun course and the highlights are the critiquing sessions and learning more about your cameras!
Contact: Nancy or Chuck, co-registrars 413-584-3009 X812 floydphoto@charter.net

Your Digital SLR: Taking Your Photography Further
	Class Name: Your Digital SLR: Taking Your Photography Further Using A Single Lens Reflex Digital Camera Class Time: 6:30 PM Start Date: Monday October 22nd, 2007 End Date: Monday October 22nd, 2007 Fee: 4 sessions, $95 for 4 two hour classes: OCT 25; NOV 1, 8, 15 Organization: UMASS Location Name: UMASS Address: TBA City, ST: Amherst, MA Website: www.umassulearn.net
Have you decided to take your photography to the next level with an SLR Digital Camera? Just recently acquire a D-SLR and need to learn how it works? D-SLR (digital-single lens reflex) cameras have removable lenses, cost more and bring more expectations for higher resolution than their point-and-shoot counterparts. This workshop will lead you in a step-by-step understanding of your newly acquired D-SLR. Learn to use correct exposure, ISO settings, white balance, exposure compensation, the advantages of capturing in different file-formats and your other camera settings. Hands on demonstrations will guide you to improve your photography with shared tips and techniques. Composition in the camera vs, composition in Adobe Photoshop Elements will be discussed. Storing, sending and quickly enhancing your images will be covered with step by step instructions. Also, lenses and their different strengths for the subjects you wish to capture will be demonstrated in detail. Isn't this the reason you acquired a D-SLR? Bring your cameras and your questions. Maximum: 15 students. Prerequisites: Your need to learn about your D-SLR and your camera's Instruction Manual
Contact: (413) 545-2630 aes@outreach.umass.edu

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