VALLEY SHORE YMCA

New Adult Dance Classes being offered at the VSYMCA

Classes begin March 11

Ballroom & Latin Dance Wednesday Nights at 7:15-8:15 pm

Bellydance Fusion Thursday Nights at  7:30 - 8:30 pm

201 Spencer Plains Road, Westbrook, CT

860-399-9962

www.vsymca.org

You are cordially invited to an afternoon of wonderful music...

"THE FOUR SEASONS PLUS"

Violins, Piano and Voice

Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 4 PM

"The Little Church in the Wilderness"

50 Emanuel Church Road, Killingworth, CT

Admission $20, Students $10, Children free

Reception following the concert

For information or directions call 860-663-1109 or visit www.churchinthewilderness.org

NHSO RECIPIENT OF CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND TOURISM GRANT AWARD

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) announced today that the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCT) has awarded the NHSO a grant in the amount of $12,980.00 from the Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund.

In 1988, the state established the Arts Endowment Fund in order to stimulate the development of private sector resources and assist in the long-term stabilization of Connecticut's arts organizations. This year, 96 organizations, including the NHSO are sharing a total of $852,200 in interest earnings.

State grants are awarded through a competitive process. The grant award will go towards general operating expenses of the NHSO which support the NHSO's mission to provide a symphony of the highest artistic standards, performing a broad range of repertoire to a wide and diverse audience; to provide quality educational experiences for all ages; to perform regularly in the Greater New Haven Region; and to serve as a leader in the cultural life of the area.

The CCT brings together tourism, historic preservation and the arts. Its mission is to preserve and promote Connecticut's cultural and tourism assets in order to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality of the state. The not-for-profit cultural and tourism industry accounts for over $14 billion in economic activity and 170,000 jobs annually.

For information on NHSO concerts and special events or to purchase tickets visit www.newhavensymphony.org.

Guilford Art Center: Call to Artists

Submit work for consideration for exhibit in its new ShopSpace Gallery.  

The ShopSpace Gallery at Guilford Art Center, a 900-square-foot gallery space, will sponsor ongoing exhibits selected from among submitted work. Artists working in all media, in two- or three-dimensions, are invited to apply. The gallery will feature a lively selection of works in many media throughout the year. A number of artists, working in the same or different media, will be chosen to exhibit at the same time.

Exhibits are scheduled for a period of approximately six weeks. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis and will be kept on file for one year. After that date, artists may choose to submit new images.

Please submit digital images, a current resume, and a bio/artist statement to gallery@guilfordartcenter.org. The jury fee and membership must precede or accompany submission, via check or credit card payment, which may be made over the phone, or credit card number may accompany submission. Payment must be received for entries to be eligible. For more information, please call Maureen Belden, Program Director, at 203-453-5947 or email gallery@guilfordartcenter.org.

www.guilfordartcenter.org

New Haven Symphony Orchestra: Revolution

with William Boughton, Music Director

Thursday, March 25, 7:30pm, Woolsey Hall, New Haven

Friday, March 26, 7:00pm, 26, 8:00pm, Quick Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield University

Program: Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major Op.50, "Eroica"

Ticket Prices: Woolsey: $10-65, Quick Center: $35 and $45

Tickets for Woolsey Hall ($10-65) can be purchased by contacting the NHSO Box Office at (203) 865-0831, ext. 10 or by visiting newhavensymphony.org.

Tickets for the Quick Center ($35 & $45) performance can be purchased through the Quick Center Box Office at (203) 254-4010 or online at quickcenter.com

Creative Prom Styles: Fashion Show at Guilford Art Center

Event Benefits Center's Educational Programs

Guilford teens will walk the runway in the latest styles for prom season 2010 at Wear it Out!, a prom fashion show event at Guilford Art Center on Thursday, March 4, from 7-9pm.

Models representing the GHS classes of 2010-2014 will preseent an array of gowns by Asiye's Boutique of Guilford and Madison. Teens and parents are invited to attend and to discover creative and flattering, head-to-toe styles for the upcoming prom season.

"We like to promote creativity in all its guises, be it what you make or what you wear," says Maureen Belden, GAC Program Director. "We hope middle- and high schoolers will be inspired to make their own fashion statements, and to cheer on their friends and classmates brave enough to strut their stuff."  

Asiye's Boutique has a staff with a passionate focus on customer service, and the ability to "dress a lady, young or mature, for any special occasion." Wear it Out! will also include displays of jewelry, shoes, hair styles, as well as refreshments and a silent auction. 

Wear it Out!  is $20 per person at the door. Space may be reserved by contacting Bonita Roggow, Special Events Coordinator, at (203) 453-5947 ext. 18. All proceeds benefit Guilford Art Center's educational programs.

For more information contact the Guilford Art Center at (203) 453-5947 or www.guilfordartcenter.org.

Art Exhibition: The Believer's Journey: The Art of Jae-Im Kim

Reception: March 4  Thursday    4:30 - 6 PM

ISM Great Hall

Saturday, February 27 - Sunday, March 7           

Performathon 2010

A marathon week of music and dance recitals - to raise money and awareness for the school's Financial Aid program. Over 600 students will participate in Performathon 2010 hoping to raise more than $35,000 in support of those who could not otherwise afford the quality music and dance education that Neighborhood Music School offers. Location: Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon St.  New Haven. Free. Call (203) 624-5189 for more information, or visit www.nmsmusicschool.org.

MUSICAL ART SOCIETY OF BRANFORD

Friday, March 5, 2010, 7:30 pm

Greg Gauvin, Pianist

Evergreen Woods, 88 Notch Hill Road, Branford, CT

FREE

Info:  Martha Medford (203) 481-6952

The Musical Art Society of Branford is a non-profit organization founded in 1920 whose mission is to support and promote excellence in music in the community.  It presents several free concerts each year which are open to the public, and runs an annual scholarship fundraiser to raise money for a music scholarship for a graduating high school senior.  New members are always welcome.  Dues are $20 for an individual, $30 for a household.  For more information, see the group's website at www.myspace.com/musicalartsociety or contact president Carol Titcomb at (203) 488-3088 or musicalartsociety@snet.net.

UPCOMING EVENTS at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center! For more information and ticket sales please visit www.katharinehepburntheater.org or call 1-877-503-1286

WHERE: 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475

THE KATE's Box Office, Museum and Boutique will now be open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. We're also open one hour prior to curtain time on performance days.

EVENT:  Grand Old Opry

DATE: March 5
TIME:  8 PM 
PRICE: $20
WHAT: The Small Town Concert Series presents: A Tribute to the Grand Old Opry featuring the songs of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, Johnny Cash, the Carter Family & more. 

EVENT: George Winston

DATE: March 6 
TIME:  8 PM
PRICE: $55
WHAT: In his melodic folk piano style  George will be performing songs from his latest CD, GULF COAST BLUES AND IMPRESSIONS - A HURRICANE RELIEF BENEFIT, and selections from his seasonal favorites AUTUMN, DECEMBER, WINTER INTO SPRING and SUMMER, as well as FOREST and PLAINS. He will also play some of his Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts pieces, as well as New Orleans R&B piano, stride piano and more.

*Please join us in support of the Shoreline Soup Kitchen by bringing a donation of canned food to the concert. There will be collection baskets at the entrances. 

EVENT: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem
DATE: March 7
TIME: 3 PM 
PRICE: $12 children, $20 adults
WHAT: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem are the perfect creators of a high-octane children's show. Revered for their jubilant and unabashed mix of traditional, original, and contemporary sounds, not to mention the 100% recycled drum set, the group's approach has always been playing and inventive.  Adults will marvel at their rich four-part harmonies and the kids will just plain have fun.

 www.katharinehepburntheater.org

Five Friday Lenten Concert Series

Lunchtime Concerts by Local Organists

March 5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th, April 2^nd

12:15-12:45 pm

Free to the public

The First Congregational Church of Madison is sponsoring lunchtime organ concerts at the church during five Fridays in Lent.  The public is invited to bring their lunch into the sanctuary and enjoy a half-hour concert of reflective and meditative music performed on the historic 1930 Möller organ by local organists.

The performers include:

            March 5:       Jay Lindsay, organist at St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Seymour

            March 12:     Bill Speed, organist of the Guilford Congregational Church

            March 19:     Paul Jordan, organist of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Madison

            March 26:     Chelsea Chen, Artist-in-Residence at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in                           Manhattan

            April 2:          Nathan Bayreuther, organist of the Madison Congregational Church

These lunchtime concerts are free to the public as the church Music Department's Lenten gift to the Madison community.

Contact:                                                

Nathan Bayreuther, Director of Music Ministry                         

First Congregational Church                             

26 Meetinghouse Lane                         

Madison, CT  06443                                       

(203) 245-2739, ext. 12                                  

nbayreuther@fccmadison.org

Winter Glass workshops at Guilford Art Center

Learn to make your own colorful glass beads in workshops at with glass artist Stephanie Maddalena.  No previous experience is required.  Materials supplied.

Cold Days/Hot Glass                                 Saturday, March 6, 10am-4pm

Tuition $100; members $90; $35 fee payable with tuition

Lamp Worked Glass Beads                    Session B: Sat, March 13, 10am-4pm

Tuition $190; members $171; material fee of $25 payable to the instructor

For more information, and to register, call (203) 453-5947 or register online at www.guilfordartcenter.org.

Magical Fairy Crafts

Claudia Mathison

Saturday, March 6

2:00pm-4:00pm

Design and decorate a magical fairy house and fairy people from natural items collected on the grounds at GAC. The houses will be created with self hardening clay, beautiful dried flowers and unusual seed pods. At the end of class we'll have a fairy picnic with necklaces, butterflies and toad stools you can eat! Fee payable with tuition $5.00.

Tuition $30.00

Members $27.00

For more information, and to register, call (203) 453-5947 or register online at www.guilfordartcenter.org.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

2010 Statewide Workshop Series for Visual Artists

Saturdays from 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM

March 6      Sacred Heart University, Fairfield / CAREER PLANNING

April 10      R. J. Kinsella Arts Magnet School, Hartford / BUSINESS STRATEGIES

May 1         North Haven Campus, Gateway Community College / MARKETING & PROMOTION

$20 per Workshop

The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) will feature nationally recognized speakers and presenters at a series of three, artist professional development conferences entitled: Taking Care of Business-Career Strategies for Visual Artists.  Artists must register in advance and the fee for registration is $20 per conference.  The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation is the workshop series sponsor.  The first conference, hosted by the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, is titled Career Planning and will take place on March 6^th, Saturday, from 8:45a.m. to 3:00p.m. at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.  This one day event is hosted by the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University.  All March 6 session details are available on the registration web site.  Please share the attached Workshop Series print post card and e-flyer.

To Register: www.LetsGoArts.org/ArtistsWorkshops

For More Information about the March 6 event:

Ryan Odinak, Executive Director, The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

(203) 256-2329

ryan@culturalalliancefc.org

Winter Beading workshops
at Guilford Art Center:

Discover creative beading techniques and design your own jewelry in a variety of one-day workshops at Guilford Art Center this winter. Instructor Viola Galetta (see photo at right) will lead three workshops exploring different aspects of creative beading.  Instructor will supply beads, fiber and tools for fees listed below.

Chandelier Earrings                                   Sunday, March 7, 10am-2pm

Tuition $50; members $45; $25 fee payable with tuition

Tubular "Needle Netting" Bracelet!        Sunday, March 14, 10am-2pm

Tuition $50; members $45; $35 fee payable with tuition

For more information, and to register, call (203) 453-5947 or register online at www.guilfordartcenter.org.

Paula Billups and Meredith Miller at Gallery 195

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents an exhibition of works by Connecticut artists Paula Billups and Meredith Millerat Gallery 195 at NewAlliance Bank, 195 Church St., 4th floor, New Haven. The exhibition will be on display during bank hours from March 3, 2010 through June 4, 2010. An artists' reception is scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, from 5 to 7pm. The public is invited to attend.

This exhibition showcases paintings and photographs by Connecticut artists Paula Billups and Meredith Miller.

Painter Paula Billups earned her BFA from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (Old Lyme) and subsequently studied at the Grand Central Academy of Art in New York. Billups' work has been exhibited in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island and is represented by the Ruggiero Gallery in Madison, Conn.

Photographer Meredith Miller earned her BA from the University of Chicago and her MFA from the Yale University School of Art, where she was awarded the Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize. Miller's work has been exhibited in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nebraska and New York.

For more information about this exhibition and Gallery 195 at NewAlliance Bank, call the Arts Council at (203) 772-2788. High-resolution images are available upon request.

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, publisher of The Arts Paper, is a regional nonprofit arts agency that provides leadership to and advocates for member artists and arts organizations and connects them to one another, to audiences, and to the Greater New Haven community. Visit the Arts Council online at newhavenarts.org.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

CONNECTING CREATIVE COMMUNITIES

A Summit to Ignite New England's Creative Potential!

March 9 - 11

The Biltmore Hotel, Providence, RI

Registration: $60

New England is at the forefront of the creative community building movement.  Leaders from across New England will meet in Providence to share strategies for engaging the creative sector and to begin to develop a regional network of creative communities.  Participants will discuss a regional approach for collectively promoting our creative communities through policy, research, programming, and resource development.  Those spearheading creative initiatives in their local community and who want to connect with other leaders from across New England will want to attend this summit. Participants will represent government officials, arts administrators, artists, business and civic leaders, creative entrepreneurs, funders, researchers and others at the forefront.  The goals of this summit are to share the strategies communities are using to engage the creative sector; to begin to develop a regional network of leading creative communities; to discuss a regional approach for collectively promoting and supporting creative community development through policy, research, programming, and resource development, and; to build the capacity of the creative sector to take a leadership role in making New England a better place through creative community building.  See attachment.

To Register: http://www.nefa.org/events/connecting_new_englands_creative_communities

For More Information:

Adrienne Petrillo, NEFA

(617) 951-0010  x527

apetrillo@nefa.org

Tickets:            

860-767-7318 /on-line at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org

Prices:             

$38 adults/ $33 seniors/ $20 students/$15 children

Time:               

Wednesday & Sunday matinees at 2pm; Wednesday &  Thursday & evenings at 7:30pm; Friday & Saturday 

evenings at 8pm

Jacqueline Hubbard

Executive Director

Ivoryton Playhouse

P.O. Box 458

Ivoryton, CT 06442

(860) 767-7318

www.ivorytonplayhouse.org

Faculty Art Work Featured in Exhibit at Guilford Art Center

Guilford Art Center is pleased to announce an exhibit of works in all media by its faculty artists. GAC FACULTY features works by artists who have taught at the Center from 2008 to the present. It will take place in the Center's Mill Gallery, March 12 - April 10, 2010.

"We are excited to be using the Mill Gallery to showcase art made by GAC faculty members," says Program Director Maureen Belden. "The chance for the public to see the quality and breadth of their work puts the Art Center in the best possible light. Visitors will doubtless be impressed, inspired and, ideally, motivated in their own creativity." Works on view will include painting, drawing, pottery, glass, weaving, jewelry, stone carving and more.

The opening reception for GAC FACULTY is Friday, March 12, 5-7pm. The opening is free and open to the public. Admission to the exhibit is free. Hours for the Mill Gallery are Monday through Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 11am-4pm. For more information contact the Guilford Art Center at 203-453-5947 or www.guilfordartcenter.org.

American Girl Spring Crafts & Tea

Claudia Mathison

Saturday, March 13

2:00pm-4:00pm

Spring is almost here! Let's celebrate this wonderful time of the year with American Girl theme Spring projects. We'll decorate Kirsten's floral crown for you and your doll, design and sew Kit's felt purse and decorate Molly's Spring nature box. Simple sewing will be taught. At the end of class we'll enjoy a traditional American Girl tea party with china cups, sugar scones and jam. Bring a favorite doll if you like. Fee payable with tuition $5.00

Tuition $30.00
Members $27.00

For more information, and to register, call (203) 453-5947 or register online at www.guilfordartcenter.org.

Essex Winter Series - 2010 Season

Concert Date: March 14, 2010

Triton Horn Trio

Ani Kavafian, violin, William Purvis, horn, and Mihae Lee, piano

Photo caption:

Triton Horn Trio (left to right):

Mihae Lee, piano; William Purvis, horn; and Ani Kavafian, violin

An afternoon of glorious selections by Brahms, performed by exceptional, world-renowned local artists, closes the Essex Winter Series season. Sonata No. 1 for Piano and Cello in E Minor, Op. 38, reflects the composer's commitment to classical forms and his distinctive romantic expressiveness; Violin Sonata, No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78, is delightfully lyrical; and Trio in E-flat Major for Violin, Horn and Piano, Op. 40, is a marvelous blend of elegy and romp, tragedy and triumph. What a range of emotions Brahms offers! Hear them all, beautifully performed, in what promises to be a spectacular concert.

Ticket Prices:

 Adult - Individual Concerts @ $25; Four Concert Subscription @ $90

Senior Citizens - Individual Concerts @ $20; Four Concert Subscription @ $70

Students and Children - Individual Concerts @ $6

All concerts are at 3 p.m. at the Valley Regional High School, Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River, CT.

For information please call (860) 391-5578 or visit our website: essexwinterseries.com

No Child...
Written and performed by Nilaja Sun
Directed by Hal Brooks

In her revelatory solo show, writer/performer Nilaja Sun draws from firsthand experience as a teaching artist in New York City's public schools, portraying 16 characters in 70 minutes to illuminate the trials and triumphs within America's education system.  No one - teacher, student, janitor, principal or security guard - is left behind by Sun's hilarious and heartbreaking expose, which has been a smash hit off Broadway and across the nation.

www.longwharf.org

GuitartownCT

w/  Neighborhood Music School

welcomes back

The Tony Rice Unit

Saturday, March 20, 2010   7:30 PM

Tickets $45 and $55

Unitarian Society Hall

700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, Ct  06517

http://www.guitartownct.com/

Chris 203.430.6020

Enameling                                                     Saturday, March 27, 10am-4pm

Instructor:  Susan Hackett.  Beginner friendly

Tuition $100; members $90; $35 fee payable with tuition

For more information, and to register, call (203) 453-5947 or register online at www.guilfordartcenter.org.

Winter Fiber workshops 

at Guilford Art Center

Shirret is an original American handcraft, in which fabric scraps are refashioned into colorfully-patterned works of art.  Instructor:  Lady McCrady

Freeform                                                      

Saturday-Sunday, March 20-21, 10am-4pm

Tuition $200; members $180

For more information, and to register, call (203) 453-5947 or register online at www.guilfordartcenter.org.

internal architecture, detail; silverpoint, graphite, white pigment, on acrylic hemisphere, fiber optics, video

COSMIC FABRIC

works by carol prusa

mar 3 - apr 4

tue - sat 10 - 6

sun noon - 6

or by appointment

opening reception & artist talk

fri, mar 12, 6 - 9

please note change in reception date

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ARTS CENTER AT KILLINGWORTH

Mysteries of Color for Artists 

Six Saturdays: Feb 27, Mar 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3. 11:30-1:30pm. $225. This series with painter Aleta Gudelski provides artists with an in-depth understanding of the relative properties of color as they apply to painting. Explore hue, value, intensity, temperature. Mix colors using limited and expanded palettes and chromatic grays. Combine and activate colors and flesh tones that work together. Arts Center at Killingworth, 276 North Parker Hill Rd., Killingworth, CT 06419. 860-663-5593. www.artscenterkillingworth.org.

ARTS CENTER AT KILLINGWORTH

Saturday Morning Children's Art Program (Feb-April) 

Feb 27, Mar 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3. $120 for 6 Sessions. Materials Included. Children ages 6-11 spend 6 Saturday mornings with the Arts Center at Killingworth exploring mixed media projects and clay sculpture.   Mixed Media: Ages 6-8, 10:30-11:20am  |  Ages 9-11, 9:30-10:20am. Clay Discovery: Ages 6-8, 9:30-10:20am  |  Ages 9-11, 10:30-11:20am.  Located at the Arts Center at Killingworth, 276 North Parker Hill Rd., Killingworth, CT 06419. 860-663-5593. www.artscenterkillinworth.org.

ART AT MURRAY POND

Winter Classes for ages 7 - 13    

Observational Drawing - February 23 thru March 16

4 Tuesdays 4:30 to 5:30 at Clinton Park & Recreation

Price $85   call Joan for a list of materials - (10% discount at Koenig Art Store in Old Saybrook)

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION WITH JOAN LEVY

$50 per hour

please call Joan to schedule a session (860) 663-1169

Margreta Stage

The New Year Brings A New Season

Happy New Year to all our MSC family. And what a year we have planned. The year starts off in full swing with new acting classes for young people ages 10 to 17. Both Ed Wilhelms and Getchie Argetsinger are back teaching a variety of techniques to the young people in and outside our company. Jeanie Rapp will again hold her acting class for adults over a six week schedule starting in March. If you haven't taken one of her classes here is another chance to get bit by the acting bug.  Jeanie teaches using a variety of acting exercises and scene study to help the actor, beginner or advanced, hone their skills. These classes will fill up quickly so to learn more go to  www.margretastage.org.

In 2010 we plan to continue our commitment to new works for the theater with: New Plays: A Margreta Stage Reading Series. We are currently reading some wonderful new plays and will be announcing our first play reading soon. Stay tuned for when the New Plays Series will kickoff.

MSC is off and running as we read plays, brainstorm and collaborate with our theater friends looking for the next project that would be a perfect reading or main stage production. Our website is also growing and a new blog will soon be launched. There are so many things to be excited about. As always the website will serve as your link to find out what is happening at Margreta Stage.  Check it out if you haven't already, www.margretastage.org.

Margreta Stage Studio Announces 2010 Winter/Spring Classes

Acting Class for Adults. 

Designed for actors at all levels. Taught by MSC Artistic Director, Jeanie Rapp, this six week workshop explores text and spontaneity through scene study and acting exercises. Working with a partner in scenes from plays is the actor's drawing board - beginners build the basics of technique and experienced actors build on and improve their skills. Jeanie's acting exercises are fun and freeing and help the actor stay grounded in his body and connected to his voice.  

 This six-week workshop will be held:

 March 1st - April 5 in Essex

 Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.

 Cost:   $170. 

For all inquiries please call (860) 767-8943 or email office@margretastage.org

"...wildly funny, naughtily provocative..."

NY Post

"Anyone looking for a play that is funny, sophisticated, stylish, stimulating and moving should go to 'ART'."

Independent (London).

 Elm Shakespeare Company presents

"ART" by Yasmina Reza

Directed by Sarah Peterson

Kehler Liddell Gallery

873 Whalley Avenue, New Haven

April 15-18 and 22-25

Thursday-Saturday at 8:00pm

Sunday at 4:00pm

Special Benefit Performance
Thursday April 23rd, 6:30 p.m.
Ticket price $75

All other performances  $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

For reservations or more information go to www.elmshakespeare.org or call (203)393-1436

New Event in 2010! Following the success of Branford Luminata Light and Sound Spectacle on the Branford Green, CT. In 2010 P2K's creative team will present Branford LuminAqua, a telling of the rich history of Branford's unique and diverse water environments in light, narrative and music.  P2K will be collaborating with Branford Schools and local and regional environmental organizations and businesses to bring this story to life.  There will be local history presentations and invitations to gather stories and remembrances of community experiences on and about Branford's beautiful waterways.

Call For Artists.

The Shoreline ArtsTrail announces its 9th annual Open Studios Weekend on November 21 & 22, 2010.  Approximately forty artists who live and work in Branford, Guilford, and Madison are invited to show their work and share their passion for the arts during the weekend from 10 am to 4 pm.

 Artists with media such as pottery, stained and fused glass, paintings, jewelry, sculpture, weaving, prints, photography, textiles, quilts, paper and wood are invited to apply to this event.  Artists are asked to demonstrate, answer questions and open their studios for the entire weekend to the public. During the Open Studios Weekend, the distinctive yellow "Open Studio" signs are placed to point visitors in the right direction. There will be a reception with the time and location to be decided.

The Shoreline ArtsTrail is an artist run organization and all artists are asked to volunteer. Benefits of inclusion in the Shoreline ArtsTrail include placement on the website with links (visit www.shorelineartstrail.com), state-wide publicity and 100 brochure/maps. Application fee: $10. Deadline for application: March 19, 2010. Dues: $200 and all members must  join the Guilford Art Center for $35. For more information and an application, please contact Barbara at pbsk@comcast.net or 203-453-3111.

SENSATIONAL SEASON

GOODSPEED MUSICALS ANNOUNCES 2010 SEASON AT THE HISTORIC GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN   April 16-June 27

CARNIVAL!    July 9 - September 18

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

September 24 - November 28

Advance season subscriptions are now on sale through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open seven days a week, or on-line at www.goodspeed.org.  Subscription prices range from $82.50 - $210 at the Goodspeed Opera House for one person, all three shows.  Single tickets go on public sale beginning February 21, 2010. 

Curtain times are Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (with select performances at 2:00 p.m.), Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. (with select performances at 6:30 p.m.).

Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre, Goodspeed Musicals produces three musicals each season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., and additional productions at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., which was opened in 1984 for the development of new musicals.  The only regional theatre to receive two Tony Awards (for outstanding achievement), Goodspeed also maintains The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre and The Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater.  Goodspeed gratefully acknowledges the support of Comcast, Connecticut Light and Power, Liberty Bank, Mohegan Sun, Webster Bank, and support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.

For more information, to schedule an interview, or to receive stock art, please contact
Elisa Hale (ext. 323) or Dan McMahon (ext. 324) at 860.873.8664, Elisa.Hale@goodspeed.org/Dan.McMahon@goodspeed.org.

Elisa Hale

Public Relations Manager

Goodspeed Musicals

6 Main Street

Box A

East Haddam, CT   06423

860.873.8664 ext. 323

Haiti Earthquake Relief

Among the many fine organizations committed to relief for Haiti,  Jazz'd 4 Life has a long time partnership with BEMHaiti (bemhaiti.org) I know these people will get direct help to those who come to them from Port-au-Prince. There will be an influx of people coming to live outside of P-a-P because it will take months even years for that city to recover. There is an infrastructure of support and care already in place through the BEM Network.

We have food donation stations setup in Wallingford (non-perishables,nonliquids, rice , beans and things that don't need to be cooked or need water, like granola bars, protein bars,etc) The governor is working on getting a large shipping container for BEM Haiti to ship once foods have been collected.. If people are interested in a drop-off address , it's Maplewood Storage Unit, 929 North Main St Extension (the road behind the movie theater) in Wallingford.   Thanks for your help. It feels good to do a little something when you see all this crazy suffering. Pray for the Peace to be maintained there.

We thank you for your concern, and your prayers, and will keep you updated.

Many Blessings,

Arne and Catherine Yaghsizian

PS~ If you would like to donate to Jazzed 4 Life, we will make sure your money gets to Haiti (www.jazzed4life.org)

Spectra 2010 in the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents Spectra 2010 in the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery, at 70 Audubon St., 2nd floor. The exhibition will be on display through Friday, March 19.

(left:  Barcelona, photo by Robert Lisak)

Spectra 2010 is the annual members show of the Photo Arts Collective, an Arts Council program whose mission is to cultivate and support a community of individuals who share an interest in photography, through workshops, lectures, exhibitions, portfolio reviews, group critiques, and special events.

Spectra 2010 includes photographs by James Ayers, Penny Cook, Rod Cook, Terry Dagradi, Matthew Garrett, Kenneth Hanson, Sharon Hirsch, Art Johnson, Rob Lisak, Gillian Marshall, Roy Money, Maryann Ott, David Ottenstein, Beverly Peterson Stearns, and Marjorie Wolfe.

Open to Arts Council members, the Photo Arts Collective meets the first Thursday of each month at the Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave., New Haven.

For more information about Spectra 2010, the Photo Arts Collective, and the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery, call the Arts Council at (203) 772-2788.

Contact: David Brensilver

(203) 772-2788

dbrensilver@newhavenarts.org

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Hosts 

34^th Annual Student Exhibition

Student artists to attend opening reception

                               on February 12, 2010

An exhibition of works by the students of Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts opens on Friday, February 12, 2010 at the College with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Chauncey Stillman Gallery.  Members of the public are invited.

All degree-seeking students at the College along with non-matriculated students are required to submit a minimum of two works to the show, which is juried by the respective Chairs of the Painting, Sculpture, Drawing and Illustration departments.

Some 80 pieces are expected to be juried into the show and roughly 30 of these will subsequently be selected for merit awards.  Most of the artists will be present at the Opening Reception.

The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, runs from its opening on February 12 through April 7.  Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of Smith Insurance, Inc., and the Homeland Foundation, Inc.

For more information about the 34^th Annual Student Exhibition or Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, contact Joanne Donaghue at jdonaghue@LymeAcademy.edu