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)

presents

SHORELINE'S TOP TALENT

29^th Annual Scholarships in the Arts

Regional Juried Competition Open to High School Students

 $1,000 Scholarships Awarded in

Creative Writing - Visual Arts - Theatre - Dance

Instrumental Music - Vocal Music

Applications must be postmarked by January 28, 2010

Since 1980, the Shoreline Arts Alliance has been a premier source of cultural events and competitions for people of all ages. 

(pictured left:  2009 Scholarship Winners) 

The Shoreline Arts Alliance is dedicated to supporting arts education and recognizing the talents of young artists through annual scholarships. Finalists will perform at Shoreline's Top Talent Showcase & Awards Reception on May 2, 2010 ~ 2pm at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (The Kate), Old Saybrook.

The Shoreline Arts Alliance is the only arts organization in Connecticut offering scholarships in multiple art disciplines.  High school juniors and seniors of exceptional talent residing in the Shoreline region are considered for scholarship awards of $1,000 in creative writing, dance, instrumental music, vocal music, theatre, and visual arts.  The scholarships are presented at an annual Scholarship Showcase. All are invited to this celebratory evening, held at The Kate in Old Saybrook, as the talented winners and special recognition students present/perform their winning pieces. A reception will follow the awards presentation on May 2. 

CLICK HERE for Guidelines and Application.

Ann Christensen Award

To be presented at IMAGES 2010

The Shoreline Arts Alliance will be presenting a new award at the 2010 IMAGES Photography competition and exhibition.  The Ann Christensen Award, named in honor of the former Executive Director of the Shoreline Arts Alliance from 1984 - 1996, will be presented to a photographer whose work has a 'lasting impact on the viewer.'

Through the IMAGES program, which Ann was involved with from its inception, she became a true aficionado of fine photography.  Through her influence, photography throughout Connecticut was deeply enhanced.

The Shoreline Arts Alliance is seeking donations to support this award which will be presented on February 7 during the Artists' Reception and Awards Ceremony.  If you would like to contribute any donation is appreciated.  Please make checks payable to Shoreline Arts Alliance, indicate that it is for the Ann Christensen award and mail to 725 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT 06437.

and

present

Casey Carle in BubbleMania

Special Guest at

Jabberwocky ~ Storybook Jamboree

Arts Barn, 12 Campus Drive, Madison

February 28. 

Tickets: $12 each or $10 for parties of 4 or more may be purchased on-line at www.shorelinearts.org or at 203-453-3890.

Bubblemania Photo credit: Karina Brach 

This special appearance by BubbleMania will take place during Jabberwocky ~ Storybook Jamboree, an event geared at elementary school-aged children and their families.  Artists, decorators, party planners and others will be displaying their decorative table-scapes (storybook scenes) from their favorite children's stories.  The afternoon will also include storytelling and interactive arts activities.  The storybook events will take place from 12:30-1pm and from 2-2:30pm.  Doors will open at 12:20pm.

At 1:00pm the amazing Casey Carle will take the stage for his wild, wacky, and fun show BubbleMania.  Casey's show is described as Effervescent Entertainment and Comedy with a Drip!  An extremely unique program combining high energy entertainment with artistic achievement, BubbleMania is loaded with visual comedy, quick wit, big band swing music and the untamed, and often unbelievable qualities and beauty of bubbles.  Casey's creations grow from intricate and imaginative bubble artforms to "trapping" audience members inside his bubbles!

Guests are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite storybook character to add to the festive jamboree feeling.

Sponsors to date for Jabberwocky ~ Storybook Jamboree & BubbleMania are: Murtha Cullina, LLP and RJ Julia Booksellers.

The Shoreline Arts Alliance is a premier source of cultural events and competitions for people of all ages.

Neighborhood Music School's Winter Dance Concert

Friday, January 29

The NMS Dance Department presents its annual Winter Concert at ECA's Arts Hall, 55 Audubon Street. Tickets: $10; FREE for 12 & under.Call (203) 624-5189 for more information, or visit www.nmsmusicschool.org. 

GOODSPEED HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR LOCAL ACTORS

Goodspeed Musicals is holding local Equity auditions for its 2010 season, on Saturday, January 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, January 31, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. in East Haddam, Conn.  Goodspeed is seeking adult male and female actors for all productions. In addition, girls ages 10-14 and boys ages 8-10 are needed for Annie Get Your Gun.  Non-union performers will be seen as appointments permit. 

     All auditions are by appointment only.  Appointments may be made starting January 11, 2010.  Please call Company Management at (860) 873-8664, ext. 387, Monday through Friday, 10 am - 5 p.m.

      Goodspeed Musicals 2010 season will be Annie Get Your Gun (3/15-7/3), TBA (6/14-9/18) and TBA (8/23-11/28).  Candidates must be available for four weeks of rehearsal and a 4 to 14-week performance run.

      Interested performers should bring a resume, photo and sheet music and be prepared to sing two short numbers: an up-tempo song and a ballad.  Music must be legible and in the proper key (No lead sheets please).  An accompanist will be provided.

     Performers of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition. 

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 the National Endowment for the Arts and the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.

FIDDLE FADDLE

Is it a violin or a fiddle? Join members of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and special guest artists, Moonshine Holler for Fiddle Faddle, Saturday, January 30, 2010, 2:00pm at the Omni Hotel Ballroom, New Haven, part of the NHSO's ongoing Family Concert Series. Pre-concert activities begin at 1:30pm with an Instrument Discovery Zone, offering children an opportunity to meet the musicians and try a few instruments.

Fiddling and singing duo, Paula Bradley and Bill Dillof of Moonshine Holler will take you on a journey of American fiddling traditions both old and new, accompanied by NHSO bassist Jim Andrews. Children will sing, dance, and clap their way through this fun-filled experience. As the program nears its close, we will meet the modern violin, leading lady of the 21^st century symphony orchestra, and hear the astounding beauty of this magnificent instrument, as played by NHSO Assistant Concertmaster Artemis Simerson. 

Paula Bradley and Bill Dillof (Moonshine Holler) perform old-time music of the southern mountains on fiddle, banjo, guitar, harmonica, Hawaiian guitar and banjo ukulele, with harmony singing and flatfoot clod dancing! Combining their talents and performing experience into a multi-instrumental engaging duet, their spirited renditions of Carter Family classics, ballads, hillbilly blue, minstrel ditties and fiddle tunes are sure-fire crowd pleasers.

Join the NHSO as we partner with Read to Grow by bringing a donation of a new or gently used children's book to help build literacy for youngsters across the state.

Tickets to this exciting event are $15 (adults), $12 (seniors) and $5 (children). To purchase tickets contact the NHSO Box Office at (203) 865-0831, ext. 10 or visit newhavensymphony.org.

These performances are made possible through the generous support of Bank of America, Jewish Federation and Foundation of Greater New Haven, PACK, and the New Haven Register.

For more information, visit newhavensymphony.org

CALENDAR LISTING:

New Haven Symphony Orchestra Family Concert Series presents Fiddle Faddle

Featuring NHSO musicians Artemis Simerson, violin and Jim Andrews, Bass with guest artists Moonshine Holler

Sunday, January 30, 2010; 2:00pm, Omni Hotel Ballroom, New Haven

Instrument Discovery Zone begins at 1:30pm

Ticket Prices: Adults: $15, Seniors: $12, Children: $5

All programs subject to change without notice.

Contact:
Nicole Gallego

New Haven Symphony Orchestra                         

(203) 865-0831, ext. 21    

ngallego@newhavensymphony.org                                                                             

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

EVENT:  National Theatre of London: Nation
DATE: Jan 30
TIME:  2 PM
PRICE: $28
WHAT: National Theatre of London Live Broadcast Presents: Nation! Based on a novel by Terry Pratchett, adapted to the stage by Mark Ravenhill
A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau's village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress; neither speaks the other's language; somehow they must learn to survive. As starving refugees gather, Daphne delivers a baby, milks a pig, brews beer and does battle with a mutineer. Mau fights cannibal Raiders, discovers the world is round and questions the reality of his tribe's fiercely patriarchal gods. Together they come of age, overseen by a foul-mouthed parrot, as they discard old doctrine to forge a new Nation.

EVENT: Musician Jonathan Edwards
DATE: Jan 30
TIME: 8 PM
PRICE:$37.50
WHAT: Perhaps best known for the 1971 song, "Sunshine", Jonathan Edwards is a veteran performer who is neither grizzled nor nostalgic. His four decades have carried him from Nashville to the Netherlands, from film scores to hosting a PBS special. But he's always come back to the stage and kept himself relevant and vital as ever. Warm as summer sunshine, real as the truth, as intimate as a long overdue visit between old friends ...a Jonathan Edwards concert will be just that at The Kate. If you're not one of his legion of fans, you soon will be.
 

EVENT: Small Town Concert Series: Joe Bouchard's Acoustic Jukebox

DATE: Feb 05

TIME: 8 PM

PRICE: $25

WHAT: Small Town Concerts Present: Joe Bouchard's Acoustic Jukebox 

What do rock stars do after they "retire" from a multi-million record selling group, like Blue Oyster Cult? If you're Joe Bouchard, a "consummate crafter of grown-up pop" (Martin Popoff, Guitar World magazine), you keep writing, do a little teaching, and keep rocking! The electric bassplayer and songwriter of BOC (and the musically educated one), Joe Bouchard, lives in Connecticut and keeps his chops up, playing guitar and singing all over the state, the country, and the world! Nowadays, Joe can rock with other great players in an unplugged style, such as the Acoustic Jukebox. Acoustic Jukebox is Joe's latest group that is dedicated playing the classic songs of Blue Oyster Cult, some of Joe's newer songs and other rock classics with an acoustic "unplugged"style.

EVENT: Met In HD: Simon Boccanegra

DATE: Feb 06

TIME: 1 PM

PRICE: $28

WHAT:  The Met In HD: Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi's gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone.

EVENT: Chris Barron from the Spin Doctors - Solo Acoustic

DATE: Feb 06

TIME: 8 PM

PRICE: $20

WHAT:  Specialists gave vocalist Chris Barron from the Spin Doctors a 50% chance of ever talking normally again - let alone singing on a professional level - when he was stricken with vocal chord paralysis. After a miraculous marathon recovery Chris Barron is back. With his latest solo release, Pancho and the Kid, and singing better than ever, Barron is winning audiences all over again with his sincerity and that vocal tone that has made his voice recognizable to millions all over the world.

EVENT: National Theatre of London: Nation Encore Presentation

DATE: Feb 07

TIME: 1 PM

PRICE: $28

WHAT:  National Theatre of London Live Broadcast Presents: Nation Encore Presentation

Semester II Open House

Saturday, January 30

An afternoon of mini-lessons, sample Dance and Early Childhood classes, teacher consultations and an instrument petting zoo.

Register now for classes starting  February 1. Location: Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon St.,  New Haven. Free. Call (203) 624-5189 for more information, or visit www.nmsmusicschool.org.

Madison Art Society Artists for the Months of January and February

Madison Town Hall

Patricia Barone and Paula Solimene

The Madison Art Society presents the oil paintings of two Clinton artists, Patricia Barone and Paula Solimene.  Their paintings reflect their love of nature and they will be on view to the public throughout the months of January and February at the Madison Town Hall at 8 Campus Drive, Madison, Ct. 

Patricia Barone

 (left: Oil Painting Stormy Day , Clinton)

Recently retired, Patricia Barone had been a teacher, a writer, an art historian - in short, a life long student. Finally, she has come out to play and that's why she paints. 

She has been fortunate to study painting under the direction of two great teachers: Terry Oakes Bourret and Noel Belton. She has also attended workshops at the Lyme Art Association and the Guilford Art Center.  Patricia received her BA at SCSU , New Haven, Ct.: Summa cum laude, awarded the English Prize.  She then attended and received her MA atWesleyan University, Middletown in 19th and 20th century European Art History and Literature as well as Doctoral Studies at New York University: American Art History, Literature and Intellectual History - 19th and 20th century.  she was docent at Yale Center for British Art Docent for10 years of training and preparing for 2-3 major exhibitions each year.  Currently, Patricia is an artist member and newly elected to be on the Board of Directors of the Madison Art Society.

There have been many art masters who have influenced her approach to painting: Constable, Turner, Manet, Degas, J. S. Sargent, Alfred Sisley, Cezanne and Willard Metcalf.  However, she said that her greatest appreciation is for her painting friends - companions and inspiration along this intriguing path that artists tread

Paula Solimene

 (left:  Oil Painting Tiffany Farms)

Paula Solimene is an en plein air oil painter that resides in Clinton.  She is a graduate of University of Maine with Minor in Art, BA in History and Art History.  More recently, she has studied at the Crealde School of Art and Design, Winter Park, FL.; Lyme Academy of Art, Lyme , CT; and Lyme Art Association, Lyme, CT.

Paula is on the Madison Art Society - Board of Directors and she is an artist member  and belongs tot he following: Madison Art Society, Guilford Art League; Essex Art Society, Lyme Art Association,  Mystic Art Association, Clinton Art Society, and CT Plein Air Painters Society.

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.

anemone fusion five, moist media(egg tempera on archival print)

FLUX

works by michelle demarco

feb 3 - feb 28

tue - sat 10 - 6

sun noon - 6

or by appointment

 opening reception & artist talk

fri, feb 5, 6 - 9

69 main st

SENSATIONAL SEASON

GOODSPEED MUSICALS ANNOUNCES 2010 SEASON AT THE HISTORIC GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

CARNIVAL!

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

Goodspeed Musicals, under the leadership of Michael P. Price, is thrilled to announce the 2010 musical season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn.  The 47th season includes three fantastic musicals that are sure to delight theatregoers:  the fun and frolicking Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun will run from April 16 - June 27; the second production, Carnival!  featuring such memorable classics as "Love Makes the World Go 'Round," will run from July 9 - September 18; and the Tony Award-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will run from September 24 - November 28.

From the team that brought you Camelot, the 2010 season opener will be Annie Get Your Gun, with Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin and Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields as revised by Peter Stone.  Saddle up for a Wild West adventure! Ride along with Annie Oakley, a backwoods gal with a sure-shot and quick wit, as she challenges dashing marksman Frank Butler to be the star of Buffalo Bill's traveling show.  Sparks fly faster than bullets as the competition and romance heat up.  Featuring some of Broadway's greatest songs:  "There's No Business Like Show Business,"  "Anything You Can Do," " I Got The Sun In The Morning," and "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun."  This Irving Berlin classic hits the bulls-eye every time!

Goodspeed's Annie Get Your Gun  will be directed by Rob Ruggiero of Goodspeed's 1776, Big River  and last summer's legendary Camelot. Rob Ruggiero has directed numerous productions during his tenure as Associate Artistic Director of Hartford's TheaterWorks and recently brought his William Finn revue Make Me A Song to New World Stages in New York City.  His current production of Looped, starring Valerie Harper, is scheduled to open on Broadway this spring. The choreographer will be Noah Racey, who thrilled Goodspeed audiences as Charley Wykeham in Where's Charley? . Mr. Racey served as Associate Choreographer of the Broadway sensation Thoroughly Modern Mille. Other Broadway credits include Curtains, Never Gonna Dance, and Follies. Annie Get Your Gun will be sponsored by Webster Bank and Comcast.

Audiences will be charmed by the wonderful story of Lili. Carnival! has Music and Lyrics by Bob Merrill and Book by Michael Stewart, with revisions by Francine Pascal.

The magical and heart-warming tale of a naïve young woman who eagerly joins a traveling circus.  Surrounded by a riot of acrobats and jugglers, music makers and clowns, she is dazzled at first by the troupe's manipulative magician.  In the end she finds happiness with a disillusioned puppeteer who can only express himself through his delightful puppets.  Based on the film "Lili" and with songs like "Love Makes the World Go Round" and "Her Face," Carnival! casts a romantic spell over the entire audience.

Carnival!  will be directed by Darko Tresnjak, who directed Goodspeed Musicals' Amour and A Little Night Music. Carnival!  will be choreographed by Peggy Hickey, whose previous Goodspeed Musicals credits include Brigadoon, King of Hearts, Amour, On The Twentieth Century, and A Little Night Music. Carnival! will be sponsored by Mohegan Sun.

 Climb the corporate ladder of laughs in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, with Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser and Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, based on Sheperd Mead's 1952 book of the same name.

In this hysterical satire of American industry, an ambitious window-washer uses a bit of charm, a lot of flattery and a little self-help manual called How to Succeed... to zoom up from mail room clerk to executive suite boss.  A triumph of musical theatre with a happy and witty score that includes ""The Company Way," "I Believe in You" and "Brotherhood of Man."  Winner of 7 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Director and Choreographer for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying  have yet to be announced. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying  will be sponsored by Liberty Bank and Connecticut Light & Power.

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

Lecture:  The Supernatural Writings of Ueda Akinari

February 4    4:30pm

Miri Nakamura, Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Literatures, Wesleyan University

Ueda Akinari (1734-1809) was a writer, poet, a medical doctor, and a scholar of the nativist movement in Edo period Japan.  One of his most famous works, Tales of Moonlight and Rain (1776) is often seen as one of Japan's greatest works of prose fiction that surrounds the theme of the supernatural.  Ghosts, demons, snake women, and bodily transformations-these figures inspired later writers of fantastic fiction and continue to haunt the imagination of contemporary writers as well.  This talk focuses on the use of the supernatural in both Tales of Moonlight and Rain and his later collection  Tales of the Spring Rain (1806) to discuss how Akinari's seemingly "non-realistic" or "fictional" are tied to his philosophy on nativism-a proto-nationalist movement that aimed to seek a "Japan" untainted by foreign (mainly Chinese) influences.

Young Audiences/VSA arts Announces

National Student Artwork Contest: Deadline Feb. 5

Kids ages 5-15 are invited to share their creativity by submitting artwork to All Kids Can...CREATE! -a national call for visual art sponsored by Young Audiences Arts for Learning CT/VSA arts and CVS Caremark All Kids Can.

This year's theme, "State of the Art," encourages young people with and without disabilities across the U.S. to explore their environments and discover the roles they play within their communities.

All artwork submitted before the Feb. 5, 2010 deadline will be included in an online art gallery and considered for a national touring exhibition that will debut in Washington, D.C.

The exhibition will be on view during the month of June and will feature one piece of artwork from every state and the District of Columbia.

The 51 selected artists will be invited to a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition and will be invited to participate in the largest celebration of the arts and disability in the world: The 2010 International VSA arts Festival.

 Visit www.vsarts.org/allkidscancreate for more information, including eligibility, entry instructions, and a link to the online application.

Young Audiences Arts for Learning CT is an affiliate of VSA arts-an international nonprofit organization with the mission to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.

February 5      8 PM

Yale Voxtet, James Taylor, director

with Avi Stein, harpsichord

Marquand Chapel

Madison Art Society

35th Annual Member Show

February 1 - 27

Scranton Memorial Library 

The Madison Art Society will be dedicating their 35th Annual Member Art Show in memory of Joe Veckerelli, BOD Member and Water colorist.  Patricia Barone and Paula Solimene are the show's coordinators. Throughout the month of February, over 100 works of art will be on display at the Scranton Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Rd., Madison, CT (February 1 - February 27).   There will be a art rreception on Friday, February 5, 2010, 5-7 p.m.  As always, the MAS artists donate a portion of any art work sale to the library.

(LEFT: Watercolor, Chicago by Joseph Veckerelli - won Most Popular Prize in the Madison Art Society 2009 Member Show )

An artist critique of the paintings and art work will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2010, 1:30 - 4 p.m. by artist, Jack Broderick.  The art reception, critique by Jack Broderick and lecture by Fred Biamonte are sponsored by the Madison Art Society and are open to the public. 

Lecture on Connecticut Impressionism: A Celebration of Beauty will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6:30 p.m. by Fred Biamonte in the Community Room of the Scranton Memorial Library.  New Britain Museum of American Art educator, Fred Biamonte, will present the works of the American Impressionists who studied in France, and came home to paint in Connecticut.  The talk will highlight images of Connecticut from the art colonies at Cos Cob and Old Lyme by William Chadwick, Charles Davis, Childe Hassam, Ernest Lawson, Elmer MacRae, Willard Metcalf, Theodore Robinson, John Twachtman, and J. Alden Weir.  A small donation would be appreciated.

Contact: Beverly Schirmeier

860-399-6116

Bschirmeier@yahoo.com

CONNECTICUT FREE SHAKESPEARE 2010

Equity & Non -Equity Audition Notice

LIVE

AT THE NORTH MADISON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

FIRE IN THE KITCHEN CONCERTS PRESENTS

THE SWEETBACK SISTERS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 7:00 PM

1271 DURHAM RD, MADISON, CT

ADULTS, $20.00, KIDS HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDER, $5.00

RESERVATION RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED

CALL 203-421-3241

GET READY TO COWGIRL (OR COWBOY) UP!

THE SISTERS BLEND THE HOT TEXAS SWING OF BOB WILLS AND THE TEXAS PLAYBOYS WITH THE PERFECT CLOSE HARMONIES OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS. THROW IN SOME DELTA COUNTRY JUMBO AND SOME 1950'S COWBOY TV ACTION AND YOU HAVE AN EVENING OF PERFECT MUSICAL FUN.

THE SISTERS ARE PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION VETS, SO GET READY TO CHASE THE WINTER BLUES AWAY!!

OH YEAH, AND FREE ICE CREAM AFTER THE SHOW!!

Color Mystery Decoded

COLOR WORKSHOP 

TAUGHT BY "THE COLORDOCTOR" 

artist and color expert JOAN LEVY

The history of our understanding of color perception and the theories that developed into our practical use of color today will be explained.  You will learn what color is and how to use it effectively.  The seemingly infinite mystery of color will be made simple, and your vision of color and control of its use will be enhanced.  No materials needed - all will be provided.

DATE: February 6, 2010  (new date)

TIME: 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM

PRICE: $100 

PLACE: ART AT MURRAY POND

59 ROUTE 148

KILLINGWORTH, CT

PLEASE CALL JOAN TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE

(860) 663-1169   www.joanlevyartist.com

MUSICAL ART SOCIETY OF BRANFORD

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3 pm

Showcase of High School Talent and Scholarship Auditions

Performances featuring students in both instrumental and vocal programs

from Branford High School

First Baptist Church, 975 Main Street, Branford, CT

FREE

Info:  John Prins (203) 481-6279

The Ivoryton Playhouse will be holding non-Equity and Equity auditions for 5 male and female vocalists with strong acting abilities for an April production of "Some Enchanted Evening" on Tuesday, February 9th   from noon - 8pm at the Rehearsal Studio, 24 Main Street, Centerbrook. The show runs from April 14 - May 2; rehearsals begin March 30th.

Please prepare 2 contrasting Rogers & Hammerstein songs or similar and bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

Call 860-767-7318 for appointment

www.ivorytonplayhouse.org

Jacqueline Hubbard

Executive Director

Ivoryton Playhouse

P.O. Box 458

Ivoryton, CT 06442

(860) 767-7318

NHSO POPS! PRESENTS MY IRISH VALENTINE

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

with Gerald Steichen, Conductor (right)

and Michael Zegarski, Baritone (far right)

Friday, February 12; 7:30pm, East Haven High School

Saturday, February 13, 7:30pm, Hamden Middle School

Sunday, February 14, 3:00pm, Shelton Intermediate School

Single Tickets ($35 & $45) can be purchased through the NHSO Box Office at (203) 865-0831, ext. 10 or online at newhavensymphony.org. Student tickets always $10.

All programs subject to change without notice.

Nicole Gallego

Administrative Assistant

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

P.O. Box 9718

New Haven, CT 06536

P: (203) 865-0831 ext. 21

F: (203) 865-0845

Evergreen Woods Concerts

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14

3PM

SOYULLA DUO

PITNARRY SHIN, Violoncello

WEI-YI YANG, Piano

Music by Schumann, Prokofiev & Rachmaninoff

Evergreen Woods Auditorium

the third in the

Evergreen Woods Concerts, 2009-2010

Admission limited to ticket-holders

Tickets will be placed in subscribers boxes this week.

Single tickets, if available, will be for sale for $25 each at the door.

More information?  Call Emma Dickey 203-488-1055

NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC SCHOOL

PRESENTS

Sunday, February 14

12:15 pm                     

Bach's Brunch                                     

Be My Valentine romantic music by Mozart, Elgar, Dvorak and Greig. Nina Crothers (violin), Leena Crothers (piano), Darylin Manring (cello). Location: Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon St., New Haven. Free. Call (203) 624-5189 for more information, or visit                 www.nmsmusicschool.org.

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Kavafian Plays Mozart

with William Boughton, Music Director and Ani Kavafian, Violin

Thursday, February 18, 7:30pm

Woolsey Hall, New Haven

Friday, February 19, 7:00pm

Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts

Sacred Heart University

Program:

Schubert's Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, Thomas's Prayer & Celebration and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major Op.60

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

Tickets for the Woolsey Hall performance can be purchased through the NHSO Box Office at (203) 865-0831, or online at newhavensymphony.org.

Tickets for the Edgerton Center performance can be purchased through the Edgerton Center Box Office at (203) 371-7908 or online at edgertoncenter.org.

All programs subject to change without notice.

Nicole Gallego

Administrative Assistant

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

P.O. Box 9718

New Haven, CT 06536

P: (203) 865-0831 ext. 21

F: (203) 865-0845

Guilford Youth and Family Services

presents

A GUILFORD FAMILY THEATRE PRODUCTION

of

Dear Edwina, jr --  A Musical for Kids of All Ages

Dear Edwina jr. by Marcy Heisler and by Zina Goldrich; directed by Pat Souney with Music Direction by Jim Teti, and Choreography by Apollo Smile.

Filled with song and dance the whole family can enjoy, Dear Edwina jr. ties together life lessons ranging from being polite, to setting the table, to saving your money.

Performances: in Guilford High School Auditorium

at 7 pm on Thursday, Feb. 18 and 2 pm & 7 pm on Friday, Feb. 19 (snow day Sat. Feb 20). 

All tickets are $10 with family discounts available upon request and are available Mon thru Fri 9 am to 4 pm at Guilford Youth & Family Services, 36 Graves Avenue, Guilford, CT 06437

For information, call 203-453-8047 or email: ritchies@ci.guilford.ct.us

neighborhood music school · 100 audubon street· new haven, CT 06510 
Friday, February 19      Bach's Lunch  12:10                          

Bring your lunch and feast on great music. FREE. 

Piano Quartets by Schumann & Saint-Saens performed by Viara Albonetti (violin), Bethany Eby (viola), Yun-Yang Lin (cello) Ingeborg Schimmer, piano. Location: Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon St., New Haven. Free. Call (203) 624-5189 for more  information, or visit www.nmsmusicschool.org. 

neighborhood music school · 100 audubon street· new haven, CT 06510    

NMS February Children's Concert Features Jay Mankita

Neighborhood Music School continues its popular Children's Concert Series, with a special performance featuring acclaimed singer/songwriter, Jay Mankita, on Friday, February 26 at 4:00 pm at the School, 100 Audubon Street in New Haven. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 2 and older, and free for children under 2.

Proceeds will benefit Neighborhood Music School's preschool and toddler programs. Tickets are on sale now at Neighborhood Music School, orby calling 203-624-5189.

Jay Mankita's concerts for children and families promote kindness and respect, sustainability, healthy choices, literacy, and appreciation of the natural world.  His programs are interactive and educational, and of course, always fun. Jay often tours in his veggie oil-powered van, the "Veggie Voyager".

Over the past 20 years, Jay has presented concerts and workshops for children, teachers, and families in more than 1000 schools, libraries, camps, festivals, museums, recreation halls, and village greens. Jay's newest CD, Eat Like A Rainbow, is a "Parents' Choice Approved" award winner.

 The next show in the Children's Concert Series features NMS faculty member Naomi Senzer and Friends on Friday, March 19 at 4:00 pm, presenting The Owl and the Pussycat, written by Edward Lear with music by Laurence Scott, and Willie Was Different, written by Norman Rockwell with music by Seymour Barab. Performers include Naomi Senzer (flute), Julie Levene (clarinet), and Ellen Higham (violin and viola).

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 and on the Shoreline. Established in downtown New Haven in 1911, NMS is now among the ten largest schools of its kind 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.

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts offers Comprehensive Continuing Education program

Classes start week beginning Jan. 19

The Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts offers a Continuing Education program starting in the week beginning Jan. 19 for individuals who wish to become more familiar with the College and its course offerings.  A comprehensive program of classes is offered to those wishing to study fine arts for the very first time and to those with an advanced understanding of skills and techniques.  Experience is not always a pre-requisite for our Continuing Education classes. 

College instructors will guide students in the skills of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and illustration.  The College also offers a Pre-College Program for high school students, who may be considering pursuing a Fine Arts education to degree level.

Non-Matriculated student prices are $908 per credit hour with a $50 registration fee.  Individual Studio Fees are course specific.   All five week evening sessions are $300 each with a $35 registration fee per session. Students may have the opportunity to earn college credit in courses taught during the Continuing Education program.

Register by filling out a registration form, downloadable from the college website, and sending or faxing it to the College at 84 Lyme Street Old Lyme, CT 06371, fax: 860-434-8725.

For a full listing of Continuing Education classes, visit the college website at www.lymeacademy.edu

 For further information about any of the classes listed, contact Jennifer Renko at 860-434-3571 x120 or by email at  jrenko@lymeacademy.edu

A summary of the courses is given below:

Full Semester Credit Evening Courses:

Ages 18 and up

Tuesday, January 19 -Monday, May 10, 2010

Portrait Sculpture: R. McGiver

Mondays, 4-7 pm, Chandler Studio

Printmaking: N. Friese

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-10 pm, Griswold Studio

Egg Tempera: P. Miranda

Wednesdays, 4:30- 9 pm, Weir Studio

Still Life: P. Zallinger

Wednesdays, 7-10 pm and Fridays, 4-7 pm, Studio IV

Mold and Casting Workshop: D. Gale

Wednesdays, 7-10 pm, Casting Room

Digital Illustration: Rose

Fridays, 1-7 pm, Digital Studio

Adult Continuing Education Evening Classes:

Ages 18 and up

Five Week Session 1: February 8- March 13

Beginning Watercolor: S. Seigel

Mondays, 6-9 pm, Weir Studio

Illustration Concepts: David Wenzel

Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Studio V

Portrait Painting: Jerry Weiss

Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Weir Studio

Basic Figure Drawing: J Davis

Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Weir Studio

Open Figure Drawing: Pay per evening $5

February 20-April 21, Wednesdays, 4:15-5:45 pm, Weir Studio

Five Week Session 2: March 15-April 24

Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor Techniques: S. Siegel

Mondays, 6-9 pm, Weir Studio

Figure Painting: Jerry Weiss

Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Weir Studio

Introduction to Digital Imaging: TBD

Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Digital Studio

Printmaking Techniques: TBD

Tuesdays, 4-7 pm, Griswold Studio

Intermediate and Advanced Figure Drawing: J. Davis

Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Weir Studio

Ten Week Session: February 8-April 24

Casting and Moldmaking: J. Davis

Fridays, 5- 8 pm, Casting Room

Pre-College Saturday Classes:

Ages 15 to 18

Prices:

All five week Pre-College Saturday sessions are $500 each with a $35 registration fee per session

Program Description

The Pre-College Program at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts is designed to foster creativity in students and help them learn basic skills and tools they will need to create a portfolio of artwork. In addition, the Pre-College program aims to make more advanced studies in art available to regional high school students in order to support a well-rounded visual arts education at an earlier age. Pre-College classes are available for students who are 15 to 18 years of age.

Scholarships

Need-based scholarships are available for students aged 13-18 only. If you think you may qualify for a scholarship, please have your parents submit a recent tax-return along with your registration form and fee to Jennifer Renko, Assistant Dean of Admission & CE. Your registration and financial information will be reviewed and you will be notified if you have qualified for a scholarship. You can mail or fax the tax-return with your registration form or just submit it in person.

Five Week Session 1: February 13- March 13

Figure Sculpture: Jason Fey

Introduction to Oil Painting: Jerry Weiss

Beginning Drawing: TBD

Introduction to Color and Design: Sarah Churchill

Five Week Session 2: March 20-April 24

(no classes Saturday, March 3rd due to Spring Break)

Figure Sculpture: Jason Fey

Introduction to Oil Painting: Jerry Weiss

Classical Drawing: TBD

Introduction to Digital Imaging

GOODSPEED MUSICALS' THEATRE TREASURES TAG SALE

ARTS CENTER AT KILLINGWORTH

Drawing with The Masters 

Six Mondays: Feb 22, Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. 6:30-8:30pm. $225. Join Artist Gloria Nilsson to study and draw from the paintings of artists who employ unusual and "edgy" still life subject matter. Beginner to intermediate levels welcome. 276 North Parker Hill Rd., Killingworth, CT 06419. 860-663-5593. www.artscenterkillinworth.org. 

Valley-Shore YMCA Arts classes-Winter 2010

Valley-Shore YMCA - YArts Program Goal:  is that every student receives the highest level of quality at an affordable and accessible means.  Each individual is connected through the arts by exposure to community and culture and reinforcement of the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

All classes are held on the dates:  Session 1 from January 3^th-February 13^th and Session 2 from February 14^th-March 27nd.  Registration starts December 19^th.

o       During Showbiz Kids learn how to dance, sing and act on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:15pm.

o       Acrobatics classes run on Tuesdays from 4:45-5:25pm. 

o       Learn how to dance like the stars on TV in Lyrical/Modern Dance on Thursdays 5:30-6:15pm.

o       Ballet classes are being offered.  Creative Ballet A..ages 3-5 on Mondays 4-4:40pm.  Intermediate Ballet...ages 6-12 on Thursdays from 4-4:40pm.

o       VSYMCA arts offering also include the popular dance form of Hip- Hop. Beginner and intermediate ...ages 4-5 on Tuesdays 4-4:40pm, ages 6-12 Thursdays 4:45-5:25pm and ages 13-17 Thursdays at 5:30-6:15pm.

o       Design Your Own Class, pick a dance style or two, pick a day and time and if you find at least 6 friends to register we will add the class to our schedule and give you a free registration fee. 

o       Adult Ballroom Dance on Wednesday evenings from 7:00- 8:00 pm.

o       Private and group lessons in selected interest and now being offered in Piano, Guitar, Drums, Voice and Music Theater.

o       Meet The Piano is offered on Saturdays...ages 4-5 at 11:15-11:55am.  Ages 6 and up at 10:30-11:10am.  Advanced ages 6 and up at 12-12:40pm.  Advanced Level II from 12:45-1:30pm.

o       Meet The Strings guitar class is held on Thursdays...ages 6 and up from 6-6:40pm.  Teen/adult at 6:45-7:25pm.

o       Learn the do's and don'ts of fashion in Fashion 101 on Saturdays from 1:30-2:30pm, ages 7-15.  Explore the world of culinary arts in Little Chefs Camp on Saturdays from 10:30-11:30pm, ages 6 and up.

o       Enhance the art of your Spanish speaking skills in our New Conversational Spanish 1 on Tuesdays or Conversational Spanish 2 on Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm.

For more information please contact Prisca Mohabir at 860-399-9622 ext. 20.

The VSYMCA offer financial assistance through their Strong Kids Campaign to those that cannot afford the full fees for membership and program.  To learn more about the Valley-Shore YMCA please visit www.vsymca.org or contact them directly at 860-399-YMCA.

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

   
NEW VOICES IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE:
THE 10th ANNUAL TASSY WALDEN AWARDS
CLICK HERE for Call for entries

IMAGES 2010
Call for entries available in November.
CLICK HERE for Call for Entries

HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE ARTS
CLICK HERE for Applications

JABBERWOCKY:  A STORYBOOK JAMBOREE
FEBRUARY 28  12-2PM  MADISON ARTS BARN
Featuring Bubblemania
Come dressed as your favorite storybook character!

www.shorelinearts.org