"Amalgamated Muck - the July Mini Tour"

July 8th, Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30:

Music on the Dock at the Connecticut River Museum,

67 Main Street, CT 06426, Essex  860-767-8269

July 9th, Friday, 9:40 PM:

 All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 19 Jay Street, New London 06320

(sponsored by Friday Night Folk)

19 Jay Street, New London 06320

Has Americana musical group Amalgamated Muck created a monster - making a minotaur out of a mini tour? You'll just have to come to one of the early July shows to find out!

"The Muck" or "A. Muck" as their fans affectionately call them, has taken on an ambitious three dates, all in a row. One in Ivoryton, the next in Essex, and the last in New London: there are three great opportunities to hear the powerful up-and-coming amalgamation of talent formed by Grammy-nominated songwriter and vocalist Lauren Agnelli with Rose Bengston (vocals), Matthew Male (percussion), Rodney Maxwell (guitars, vocals), and Brian Wolfe (guitar, mandolin, mandola, tipple and vocals).

With firm roots in vintage country, hearkening back to (and including songs by) Johnny Cash and the Carter Family, A. Muck plays old favorites and new gems alike, making an old song sound new, and a new song sound timeless!

As Matthew Male, co-founder and soundman, likes to say "We have five headfuls of songs, two carloads of instruments, and three great nights of music. Come listen to our songs, sit around on the green, on the dock, or in the Church, and feel good!"

All in all, these are nights of musical delight for all ages, so do please come on out and tell your friends to join you for the Great Amalgamated Muck July Mini Tour!

Small Town Concert Series Website

Who:              Cappella Cantorum Men's Chorus

What:             Men's Chorus Concert

Why:              Haitian Benefit

When:            Sunday, July 11, 3:00 PM

Where:          St. Mark R.C. Church, Westbrook

HAITIAN BENEFIT CONCERT presented  Men's Chorus

Cappella Cantorum Men's Chorus Concert, Sunday, July 11, 3 PM, at St. Mark R.C. Church, 222 McVeagh Rd., Westbrook. This is a Haitian Benefit Concert. The 38 member male chorus is conducted by Barry Asch and accompanied by Susan Sweeney in air conditioned comfort. . The concert features George Gershwin and Irving Berlin music and includes: Amazing Grace, Count Your Blessings, Three Chanteys, Strike Up the Band and The Last Words of David. The Hill Top Four, Barbershop Quartet will also perform. Tickets $10, available at the rectory office and church door day of concert. (Children 12 & under) free.

Contact:.  Barry Asch (860) 388-2871,  barryasch@comcast.net

Who:            The Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus

What:           Golden Girls Bingomania!

When:          July 17, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Where:         New Haven, CT

More info:    1-800-644-CGMC or info@ctgmc.org

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In addition to its concert events, the CGMC also produces a monthly BingoMania! event, each with a different theme, at The Annex Club on Woodward Avenue in New Haven. Each event is hosted by screen legend Joan Crawford. This is bingo that's fast, fun and fabulous with an emphasis on comedy.

Next up in the series is Golden Girls Bingomania!, on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Admission including game boards is $20. Cash prizes per game range from $25 to $200, and all audience members are invited to come in costume to vie for special prizes. Doors open at 6 PM and the games begin at 7 PM. Cocktails, wine and beer, as well as food and other beverages, are always available. More information and directions to the Annex Club are on the Chorus's website, www.ctgmc.org. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, no reservations.

More information is available by calling the CGMC office at 1-800-644-CGMC (2462), email to info@ctgmc.org or online at www.ctgmc.org.

Acting for Teens

Margreta Stage Company will be offering acting classes for teenagers during July.  Acting for Teens is a week-long workshop which will be taught on the stage of The Kate in Old Saybrook.  The workshop will be offered July 19 - 23 or July 26 - July 30, from 10am to 12:30pm.  The cost is $75.00.  The workshops will be taught by Kevin Spedding.  Kevin has many years experience teaching young actors, has studied at Hartford Stage, and most recently appeared in Arsenic and Old Lace at the Ivoryton Playhouse. Please call 860-767-8943 or e-mail: office@margretastage.org for information. 

Neighborhood Music School's Twilight Tuesdays Concert Series Features Fresh Programming, Innovative Artists and Dinner Under the Stars

Concert goers are invited to bring a blanket or chair and pack a picnic or reserve a boxed dinner and table under the stars in the Park of the Arts behind NMS, located at 100 Audubon Street.  Cocktail reception starts at 6pm. Dinners begin at 6:30 p.m. with concerts following at 7:15 (rain or shine).

Single tickets are $20 for adults; $5 for children 12 and under; Catered buffet dinners are priced at $17 each or $51 for the series.  Meals feature specialties from a different restaurant each week: Mediterranea, Anna's Catering, and Café Romeo. Tables will be reserved for those who order dinners. Orders must be made no later than one week prior to each concert.  For more information on the 2010 Twilight Tuesdays concerts, or to purchase or reserve tickets and dinners, call Neighborhood Music School at 203-624-5189 or visit www.nmsmusicschool.org. 

July 13  Christian Sands with Common Ground - Jazz

A celebrated NMS alum and rising star in the world of jazz, will perform a Latin-infused program on piano together with Jake Goldbas on drums, Michael Olatuja on bass, Pawan Benjamin on saxophone and Obanilu Allende and Solomon Howard on percussion and vocals.  Much of the program will feature original works written by band members Benjamin, Allende and Sands.  Sands is known for reinventing the classics across the entire range of jazz from stride and swing to fusion and Afro-Cuban. He has been featured at the Grammy Awards and played with jazz luminaries such as Oscar Peterson, Billy /Taylor, Wycliffe Gordon and Chip Jackson, among others.

July 20           Jim Fryer (trombone, NMS Alum) and Jeff Barnhart (piano) -- Dixieland and Classic Jazz

Neighborhood Music School (NMS) is a nonprofit community arts school offering high-quality music, dance and drama instruction and programming at sites in New Haven, Guilford, Madison, Hamden and Woodbridge. Established in downtown New Haven in 1911, NMS is now among the ten largest community arts schools in the country, with 130 professional and dedicated teachers providing unique learning experiences to 3,000 children and adults residing in more than 80 towns throughout Connecticut. NMS programs are made possible in part with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. To learn more about NMS, call 203-624-5189 or visit www.nmsmusicschool.org.

Lisa Rovello

Marketing & Public Relations Manager

Neighborhood Music School

100 Audubon St.

New Haven, CT 06510

lisa@nmsmusicschool.org

(203) 624-5189 x 30

Neighborhood Music School

Music, Dance and Drama for Children & Adults

Chris Geith - Smooth Jazz - July 8!

Chris Geith is a keyboardist, composer, music producer, and has collaborated with some of the top music production companies in the USA.  His most recent deals have been with "Universal Music" as part of the latest "Weather Channel CD II," and "Top2 Music" in Singapore to expand into the Asian market.  Geith's first single "Waves Of Life," from his album "Timeless World," was named Number 1 most added on Smooth Jazz radio in January 08. His music can be heard extensively on the "Weather Channel," "Music Choice" cable, and "Sirius" satellite radio.  Geith's latest album, "Island of a Thousand Dreams," will be released in May 2010. 

Blue Plate Radio features many of Geith's tracks and we expect he will be featuring many of those tracks from his new CD at the second show of the Branford Jazz on the Green Series!

Gary Grippo - Straight-ahead Jazz - July 15!

The Gary Grippo Quintet features an amazing line-up of Cafe 9 jazz jam all-stars including his very favorite partners in crime, Esdras Lubin on bass and Justin Octaviano on drums.  Grippo's guitar will be front and center but it's going to be fun to see who his very special all-star guests will be!  We want to see more than just those smiling faces on the Branford Town Green!

Shilts - Smooth Jazz and Funk - August 19!

You can here most of these artists on Blue Plate Radio!

The 2010 Long Wharf Theatre Summer Comedy Series

My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm Still in Therapy

All New Show Written and Performed by Steve Solomon

July 6-18 on the Mainstage

Tickets are $40

Defending the Caveman

By Rob Becker

August 11-22 on the Mainstage

Tickets are $30

Leah Dudley

Group Sales Manager

Long Wharf Theatre

222 Sargent Drive

New Haven, CT  06511

203.772.8242

box office: 203.787.4282 or www.longwharf.org

ARTFARM's Shakespeare in the Grove 2010

As You Like It

Middlesex Community College, 200 Training Hill Road, Middletown

July 8-11, 15-18

6pm   Musical Acts

7pm   As You Like It

FREE - $20

(left: Jackie Coleman is Rosalind and Andrew Lincoln is Orlando in rehearsal for ARTFARMs As You Like It. Photo by Katherine DeMezzo.)

Headliner Musical Acts

July 8: Nancy Tucker (left) blends comedy, spirited guitar instrumentals and moving songs of human experience in her music for people of all ages.

July 9: Banning Eyre & Dirck Westervelt - Afropop

July 10: Noah Baerman & Friends - Jazz

July 11: Tom Callinan - Folk

July 15: Sirius Coyote  - Contemporary music of the  Americas

July 16: Eric Kuhn - Humorous original music

July 17: Nzingas Daughters  - Spirituals

July 18: Phil Rosenthal  - Bluegrass and country

Shakespeare in the Grove is co-sponsored by the Humanities and Arts Division of Middlesex Community College. Additional support is provided by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, the Middletown Commission on the Arts, Pratt & Whitney, Its Only Natural Restaurant, Kidcity and ORourkes Diner.

For more information contact ARTFARM at (860) 346-4390 or go to www.art-farm.org.

Cultivating high quality theater with a commitment to simple living, environmental sustainability and social justice.

An American Evening at Lyme Art Association

A Fundraiser to Benefit LAA's Flood Recovery Fund

July 9    6-8pm

Special Guest: John Adams (played by George Baker, left)

Music: LAA Elected Artist Leif Nilsson's band The Side Doors

Tickets: $35 in advance and $45 at the door. Call (860) 434-7802 for reservations, or reply by mail to Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371. Become a Patron for $150 and receive two tickets to the event and special acknowledgement on the Charles A. Platt Restoration Fund Plaque. Donations may be sent made payable to Lyme Art Association and sent to the LAA, Attention: Flood Challenge Grant. Or call the LAA to make a donation over the phone by credit card. 

Proceeds from the evening will to help repair damages to the LAA incurred from the March flood. 

On March 30th, nearly two feet of water poured into the studio level of the Lyme Art Association due to heavy rain and the overflow of the stream behind the building. The LAA lost art supplies, computers, furniture, artwork and priceless archival material. While the waters have receded, there is an immediate challenge to raise funds to repair the beloved building. LAA faces an estimate of over $60,000 for materials and labor.

About Lyme Art Association

The Lyme Art Association was founded in 1914 by the American Impressionists and continues the tradition of exhibiting and selling representational artwork by its members and invited artists, as well as offering art instruction and lectures to the community. The Lyme Art Association is located at 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, in a building designed by Charles Adams Platt and located within an historic district. Admission is free with contributions appreciated. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, Sunday 1 to 5pm. For more information on exhibitions, purchase of art, art classes, or becoming a member, call 860-434-7802.

Shoreline residents celebrate Teen Playwrights

Directors and actors from across the shoreline will be working to bring the work of high school playwrights to the stage. New Plays at the Blackstone presents staged readings of the Winning One Act plays from Shoreline Heads of English Departments 2010 Creative Writing Contest on Friday, July 9, at 7 PM in the Auditorium of the James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main Street, Branford.

above:   The cast of "Reality" surrounds playwright Cassie Hartnett on stage at the Blackstone Library.  (Schuyler Beeman and Laurent Mullen in front with Isabelle Sasso, Valerie Duffner and Cassie Hartnett.)

 Audience members will determine one play to receive an Audience Choice Award.  Suggested donation is $5.00. For more information call 203-488-1441 or go to www.blackstone.lioninc.org.

The doors of the Katharaine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center continues to welcome entertainment for all the ages now that summer is finally here! For more information and ticket sales please visit www.katharinehepburntheater.org  or call 1-877-503-1286

Where:  300 Main Steet, Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475

Event:Missoula Children's Theatre presents: The Jungle Book

Date: July 10, 2010

Time: 12pm & 2pm Saturday

Price: $14 for adults / $11 children

What: Join Mowgli as he escapes from the Monkey-People, outwits a tiger, enlists the help of a rock-python, explores what it means to be human and learns a lesson from the brave mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Original music and rollicking humor give new life to the classic tale by Rudyard Kipling.

Event: John Gorka

Date: July 10, 2010

Time:  8 PM Saturday

Price:  $25

What: Energetic acoustic music that is not a trend, not a fad, but an expression of everyday life, is John Gorka's trademark. John's rich baritone voice and unique songcraft weave a magical spell that can only be described as 'Gorka.' 

Event: Met in HD Summer Encore: La Boheme

Date: July 14, 2010

Time:  6:30 PM Wednesday

Price: $14

What: A magnificent cast comes together for Franco Zeffirelli's iconic production of the Puccini favorite. The exciting young conductor Nicola Luisotti presides over a glorious vocal ensemble led by Angela Gheorghiu, opposite tenor Ramón Vargas as her lover, Rodolfo.

Event: CT Ballet New Ballet Fest 2010

Date: July 15, 2010

Time: 7 PM Thursday

Price: $38 Adults / $17 Children

What: The New Ballet Fest has been postponed until July 15, 2010. A not-to-be missed dance event: Curated by Artistic Director Brett Raphael, Connecticut Ballet's versatile dancers will be seen in four commissioned works from Connecticut-based choreographers, including Mitzi Adams & Ted Thomas!

Event: Midsummer Magic

Date: July 17, 2010

Time: 4:30 PM Saturday

Price: $250

Love Your Local Artists

Madison Art Society - Annual Scranton Memorial Library Festival of the Arts Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1

Location- Wall Street, Madison (behind the Library and diagonally across from the post office).

Photograph: (B. Schirmeier) -  Gloria Nilsson, is one of 18 artists that will be displaying their art work at the Madison Art Society Annual Outdoor Festival of the Arts designed to support the Scranton Memorial Library - Saturday July 31 and Sunday, August 1. 

Questions can be directed to the art show coordinators, Seymour Page   203-245-7280.

Beverly Schirmeier President of the Madison Art Society Bschirmeier@yahoo.com 860-399-6116

The Ivoryton Playhouse

Managing Director Posting

Guilford Free Library Gallery Artist for the Month of July is Westbrook artist, Beverly Schirmeier 

The Guilford Free Library Artist for the month of July is Beverly Schirmeier. Her oil and pastel paintings are on display Monday - Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday 9am-5 pm, Saturday  9am-1pm at the Guilford Free Library Art Gallery, on the Guilford Green at 67 Park Street, Guilford. 

(left: Lilies and Water Melon, pastel painting, Beverly Schirmeier)

Contact the artist directly at (860) 399-6116 or bschirmeier@yahoo.com.

Carnival! 

July 9 through September 18, 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.).

Tickets are available through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open seven days a week, or on-line at www.goodspeed.org. 

For show highlights, exclusive photos, special events and more visit us at goodspeed.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

LYME ACADEMY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PRE-COLLEGE CLASSES

Please visit www.lymeacademy.edu to see a full listing of all the classes available.  Classes are filling fast so early registration is recommended.

For more information on summer classes and programs, contact Renee Beyor at 860-434-3571 ext. 110 or admissions@lymeacademy.edu.

For more information about Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, contact Joanne Donaghue at 860-434-3571, ext. 125 or jdonaghue@lymeacademy.edu.

There will be some series wrap-up information available in the near future.

For audio files from each of the conference keynotes and workshops, go to the CT Commission on Culture and Tourism web site.

The information available from these files is relevant to visual artists throughout CT. 

Art at Murray Pond

Art Classes, Retreats and Workshops

July

Photography, painting, drawing, en plein air, kids art camps, portraiture, yoga, songwriting, accordian book workshop

Madison Art Society Artists for the Months of July and August - Josephine McKenna and Patricia Gedney 

Westbrook artist, Josephine McKenna and Madison artist, Patrica Gedney are the Artists for the Months of July and August at the Madison Town Center located at 8 Campus Road in Madison, Connecticut.  Their oil and water color paintings will be on display and the show is open to the public for viewing during normal business hours.  

(above:  Josephine McKenna - Spring Time, oil)

Contact: Beverly Schirmeier Bschirmeier@yahoo.com 860-399-6116

Free and Open to the Public
1111 Chapel Street (at York Street)

Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday until 8:00 pm (Sept-June)
Sunday 1:00-6:00 pm
Closed Mondays and major holidays

CLICK HERE for Current Calendar of Events

Museum Information
General and program information 203.432.0600
Group and school tours 203.436.8827
Membership 203.432.9658
Bookstore 203.432.0601

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The Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents

Working Drawing in the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery

Through Friday, July 9

For more information about Working Drawing, the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery, and the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, visit www.newhavenarts.org.

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.

"Trip the Light Fantastic"
eo art lab
June 2 - August 1

Vermont Artist Erika Lawlor Schmidt, ripe with Illinois and Florida roots and Eastern artistic and philosophical influences, choreographs surreal collages of cultural, religious, and pop iconography in a sublime composition of stillness, beauty, and mystical symbolism. The show, entitled "Trip the Light Fantastic," runs June 2nd-August 1st.

eo art lab, open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun noon-4pm. Located at 69 Main Street, Chester CT, 06412.  860.526.4833. eoartlab.com

(above: Erika Lawlor Schmidt's "The Reincarnation of President Lincoln," collage, acrylic paint on paper, 48"x33")

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Guilford Art Center's SummerArt 2010

For Ages 3 1/2 to 13   June 21 - August 20

SummerArt is an innovative nine-week visual art enrichment program that develops creative expression and artistic skills through hands-on activities. Morning and Afternoon Programs are available, or combine both for a Full-Day Program.   We all scream for ice cream!

Every Friday, after lunch and the morning youth program,  Carolyn Chimbolo of Kit Kat's Ice Cream will bring her1969 Good Humor Ice Cream truck to the Guilford Art Center. Morning students are welcome to savor a free ice cream treat. We hope students will enjoy this cool and refreshing ending to a great week of making art!

 To register for SummerArt Youth Program, and for questions, call Guilford Art Center at 203.453.5947, or visit www.guilfordartcenter.org.

Emilia Dubicki and Tom Peterson at Gallery 195

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents an exhibition of works by Connecticut artists Emilia Dubicki and Tom Peterson at Gallery 195 at NewAlliance Bank, 195 Church St., 4th floor, New Haven. The exhibition will be on display during bank hours from June 7 through August 27, 2010.

This exhibition showcases paintings and photographs by Connecticut artists Emilia Dubicki and Tom Peterson that explore abstraction through the use of color and light.

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.

T. ALLEN LAWSON AND GLENN OLSEN, ALUMNI OF LYME ACADEMY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, WIN PRIZES

Eighth Alumni Exhibition opens June 25th and runs through September 15th

Faculty-selected Student Art Exhibition opens same day and runs through November 13th

Both exhibits are free and open to the public Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. Most art work will be available for sale. 

The exhibitions are generously sponsored by the Homeland Foundation, Inc. and Smith Insurance, Inc.

For more information about Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, contact Joanne Donaghue at 860-434-3571, ext. 125 or jdonaghue@lymeacademy.edu.

Yale Medical Group's Art Place: Exhibition XVI

Thru February 6, 2011

Art Place, a nonprofit arts organization founded and supported by The Yale Medical Group is very pleased to announce Exhibition XVI, a group show of "artwork that heals," featuring new work by 6 regional artists. The exhibition will be on display throughout the five floors of the Yale Physician's Building at 800 Howard Street, through February 2011. Highlights include: new landscape paintings by Joan Levy (center), photographs and constructions by Kevin van Aelst , mandalas and clay sculptures by Melody Lane (right), color field paintings by David Morico, large charcoal drawings by Anita Soos, and an installation of travel photography by Eddie Torres (left) in the International Gallery. To celebrate Art Placeʼs ten-year anniversary, curators Terry Dagradi, Rosemary DeLucco-Alpert and Sarah Fritchey have organized a Retrospective of Work from the Permanent Collection, to honor those who have generously donated their work over the years. The retrospective will be on display in the North Wing of the fifth floor.

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: approximately six weeks.

Submissions:  ongoing basis and will be kept on file for one year.

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