Published: October 10, 2007 09:10 am            

Things to do — 10/11/07

ANN DAVIS GALLERY

Art for Hospice: The Chairs for Charity auctioned items will be on display through Oct. 25.

The Potter’s Loft has openings for Tuesday night wheel thrown pottery classes beginning Oct. 16. (Mon. classes are full.) Please call instructor Bill Meadows at (304) 525-1595.

Rob McNurlin and the Beatnik Cowboys perform Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. with special guests Patty Blee and Bliss.

Learn to play the fiddle with award winning musician Michael Garvin of Kentucky Memories.

Gallery Hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment. Tours welcome. (606) 324-1296, 1516 Winchester Ave., Ashland.

Hours: Thursdays through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Tours welcome. (606) 324-1296. 1516 Winchester Ave., Ashland.



ART OF THE REDEEMED

STUDIO & GALLERY

The gallery is in Suite 206, on the second floor of the historic Camayo Arcade, 1536 Winchester Ave., in downtown Ashland. It is home to working artists Gail Kirtz and Rodney Chapman, both of whom work in various media and offer their original art and prints for sale.

Special Exhibit — Toothpick Constructions by Les Hayes which include a replica of his home, the “Spider Web House,” Cracker Barrel restaurants, the old Russell High School, houses, barns, churches and depots.

‰On Exhibit — New impressionistic landscapes and seascapes in oil by Kirtz. Also on exhibit are pastels, acrylics and mixed-media works.

‰On Exhibit — New contemporary works by Chapman in acrylic and mixed-media. He is accepting portrait commissions.

Openings are still available in classes or private lessons in pastel, acrylic and oil.

The studio and gallery are handicapped accessible with an elevator and open by appointment.

For more information, call Kirtz or Chapman at (606) 324-5729 or e-mail prospectpainters@yahoo.com.



BANANA TREE STUDIOS

Students art exhibit celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month. A reception for the art students of Fleming County will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Banana Tree Studios, 121 E. Electric Ave., Flemingsburg. The event is open to the public, serving light refreshments prepared by the culinary art students. The exhibit will be up the month of October.

For more information please call (606) 845-7408, (606) 356-1356, or (606) 674-6966 e-mail machtk@bananatreestudios.com, Web site bananatreestudios.com or john.Ramey@fleming.schoolsky.us.

‰Oils: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday with Mike Wagner.

‰Watercolors: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday with Kim McKisson.

‰Ceramics: 9:30 a.m. to noon or 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday with Ken Macht.

‰Youth Art Classes: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday with Kim McKisson. Classes are four weeks. Cost is $40 plus materials.

Gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. 121 E. Electric Ave., Flemingsburg.

For more information, call (606) 845-7408 or (606) 356-1357 or e-mail machtk@bananatreestudios.com. Visit bananatreestudios.com.



BIRKE ART GALLERY

‰Through Oct. 20 — Jule Kilgore Retrospective.

The gallery is on the campus of Marshall University. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday evening 6 to 8 p.m. Call (304) 696-2296.



CLAYPOOL-YOUNG

ART GALLERY

‰Through Nov. 2, 2007 — Maestros Michoacanos: Contemporary Mexican Art.

The Claypool-Young Art Gallery is in the Claypool-Young Art Building on the Morehead State University campus. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and opening receptions are scheduled on Wednesday nights, from 6 to 8 p.m. Interested in exhibition opportunities? Contact Jennifer Reuse, Art Gallery Director j.reis@moreheadstate.edu or call (606) 783 5446; or the Web site at moreheadstate.edu/art/index.aspx?id=6039



HIGHLANDS MUSEUM and

DISCOVERY CENTER

Special Events

‰“Hit Us with Your Best Shot 2007:” Show opens Friday with awards at 7 p.m. and runs through Nov. 16.

‰First Friday Art Walk, Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Highlands Museum, 1620 Winchester Ave., Ashland. Gather for the opening of “Hit Us With Your Best Shot,” a regional juried photography show sponsored by the Highlands Museum and the Kentucky Professional Communicators.

Special Exhibits

‰“Styles and Textiles: Brother, Can you Spare Me a Dime?” Quilts and textiles share space with artifacts and memorabilia from the 1930s era.

‰“From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of America’s Coast Survey:” Through Oct. 31.

Student Special Events

‰“River Expedition” opens a new permanent exhibit in the Discovery Center. Visitors will travel the Ohio River and explore its natural history. Young explorers will take a close-up look at boats and bridges, fish, frogs and tents. Cavers can investigate ”Discovery Cavern” to learn about caves and coal. Designed especially for 5 through 11.

‰STARLAB Training For Educators: Oct. 20. 9:30 to 11:30 am. Learn the mechanics of teaching STARLAB, the portable planetarium and leave with information, samples and literature to integrate astronomy and the stars into classroom presentations. Participants are certified to rent STARLAB for use in school districts or organizations.

‰“Every Child is an Artist:” Wednesdays, Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7,14, from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. Preschool art experience for child and caregiver, includes story and playtime. Sign up for all five sessions at $40 members; $50 non-members. Walk-ins: $10 non-members; $8 members. Discount for second child in same family. Call to register at (606) 329-8888.

‰FETCH! Challenge Lab: Each Saturday, try activities from 11 am to 3 p.m. that you’ve seen on PBSs FETCH! Free with regular admission.

For more information, call (606) 329-8888; fax (606) 324-3218 or e-mail info@highlandsmuseum.com. Web site is highlandsmuseum.com. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; Monday by appointment. Admission: $5 for adults, $4 seniors and children, members and children younger than 2 admitted free.

Upcoming Special Exhibits and Events:

‰“Dining with the Past:” Oct. 27, 2007, Make sure you eat before you go on a guided tour of Ashland Cemetery featuring the stories and legends of the famous and infamous names carved on the tombstones. Dinner at the Museum included. Tickets available at the Highlands Museum , 1620 Winchester Ave. Ashland.

‰“Holidays at the Highlands:” Christmas on a Shoestring: Not so old-fashioned ways to “make-do” from the Christmases of the 1930s. Experience the sights and sounds of the holidays with a nostalgic look at Christmas past. Christmas exhibit runs Nov. 2 through Dec. 31.

‰Christmas Tour of Homes: Dec. 1, noon to 5 p.m., and Dec. 2, noon to 5 p.m. The shuttle will leave periodically from the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center throughout the afternoon taking you to these five homes beautifully decorated for the Holiday Season. Cost is $10 per person; poinsettias will also be on sale at the museum. Proceeds benefit the programs of the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center.



HUNTINGTON MUSEUM of Art

Classes:

Hand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults — Through Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. on Mondays with instructor Kathleen Kneafsey in Studio 4. Cost is $95 for HMA members and $120 for non-members.

To register for a class, call Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 21.

Exhibits:

‰Through Dec. 30 — “Works from the Tri-State Collections,” consisting of art collected by residents of the Tri-State, and “The Collection of Alex E. Booth Jr.”

‰Through Oct. 14 — “Video:” Beyond the Frame” by Peter Sarkisian. “Dusted.”

‰Through Nov. 4 — Walter Gropius Master Artist Exhibit of Michael Connelly, ceramic works.

‰Through Nov. 11 — “Diane Edison: Black and White.” Walter Gropius Master Artist Exhibit.

Concerts:

Oct. 14, 2 p.m. — Chamber Music for Winds and Piano. Free.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

General admission is $8 per person or $250 for a family of four or more. Admission is free to museum members, all school tours and to the public on Tuesdays. Visit hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.



IRONTON COUNCIL

FOR THE ARTS

“Sounds and Stories” is the theme for the 2007-2008 Lawrence County concert Series sponsored by the Ironton Council for the Arts. The six shows range from classical to folk to Celtic.

All shows begin at 7:20 p.m. at Ohio University Southern, 1804 Liberty Ave. in the Riffe Center Mains Rotunda, except for the final performance, “John Henry.” This show will be presented in the Collins Center, Bowman Auditorium.

Season tickets are now on sale. Family season tickets are $60, adult tickets are $30 and senior citizens and students are $25. Tickets for individual shows may be purchased at the door at $8 for adults and $7 for seniors and full-time students. For more information, call Patrick McCoy at (740) 533-4541, send an e-mail to irontonarts@hotmail.com or visit online at southern.ohiou.edu/irontonarts.

‰Oct. 27, The Fontana Trio — Strings and Piano.



JESSE STUART FOUNDATION

Exhibits:

“Image of Appalachia,” a collection of more than 60 black-and-white photographs of Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia from the 1920s and 1930s, is on display.

“The Leming Gallery,” a collection of reminiscences reflected in the work of local artists Jim Marsh, Steve McClements, Billy Kersey, Buzzy Leming and Caroline Wilson will be on display.

Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

1645 Winchester Ave., Ashland. For more information, call (606) 326-1667 or visit jsfbooks.com.



KENTUCKY FOLK ART CENTER

The Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead features the Elliott County, Kentucky: Folk Art Crucible,” exhibit which will run through Nov. 20.

For additional information, call (606) 784-2204.

The center is located at 102 West First St., Morehead.



The PENDLETON ART CENTER

The Pendleton Art Center at 1537-1539 Winchester Ave., Ashland, houses the studios of 38 artists and craftsmen from the Tri-State Area with a wide range of talents. Some studios are open daily; some are open by appointment with the artist. Contact information for artists is available in the lobby.

The Left Bank Café is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. (606) 325-3815.

Wallace Fine Art Printing — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (606) 325-3309.

Aladdin’s Art Gallery — Custom framing and gifts. (606) 325-3309.

The following classes are offered at the Pendleton:

Mondays: New fall watercolor classes beginning Oct. 29 with Janet Lester (606)928-8965 and Sylvia Jackson (606) 928-0257. Classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call to pre-register and get a supply list.

Handbuilding pottery classes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with B.J. Wilder (740) 532-0970 or (740) 646-5838.

Tuesdays: Beginning Acrylic Painting Class from 6-8 p.m, call Cathie Lambeau (304) 697-0514.

Watercolor class from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with Janice LeBrun. (606) 329-0048.

Experimental media class from 6 to 8 p.m. with Janice LeBrun (606) 329-0048.

Acrylic painting 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays for children ages 8-13. Four sessions $80. For more information and supply list, call Cathie at (304) 687-0514.

Wednesdays: “Learn to Draw/Sharpen Your Skills” 10 a.m. to noon. Call Sylvia Jackson (606) 928-0257.

Thursdays: Handbuilding Pottery Classes from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call B.J. Wilder (740) 532-0970 or (740) 646-5838.

Intermediate Acrylic Classes from 6 to 8 p.m. with Janice LeBrun (606) 329-0048.

New Fabric Dyeing/Surface Design Class beginning Oct. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. Call Cathy Vigor at (606) 325-3691.

Saturday: Silk Fusion Workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20. Call Cathy Vigor at (606) 325-3691.

Bead Weaving Class — 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 27 adn Nov. 3. Call Cathy Vigor at (606) 325-3691.

Free Form Bead Weaving Class from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10, 17. Call Cathy Vigor at (606) 325-3691.

October’s Artist of the Month is Josh Spence of Studio B19. Josh is a photographer as well as a fine artist.

For studio rental information, call Josh Spence (304) 634-3880.

For more information about the Pendleton, call (606) 920-9863 or check the Pendleton Web site at pendletonartcenter.com.

The Pendleton Art Centers and Newport on the Levee announce the opening of the Pendleton Art Center at Newport on the Levee, Plaza Level. The gallery presents exclusively the works of artists from the three Pendleton Art Centers located in Cincinnati, Ashland and Rising Sun, Ind. Gallery hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.



UPSTAIRS GALLERY

Featured Artist of September — Ron Haeberle of Huntington.

For more information about the gallery, which houses work by more than 30 artists, call (606) 325-0233 or (304) 633-4401 and ask for Barbara. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 1428 Winchester Ave., Ashland.

        

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