Hi from The Cambridgeport School Arts Committee. It's that
random time of the week where I attempt to inspire you to add some arty fun to
your life.
Make
Your Art Life Fuller -- TONIGHT
You still haven't made it to the Fuller Craft
Museum in Brockton, right? Have you taken your kids to IKEA in Stoughton? Well,
it's practically down the street, and possibly more cultural than
Swedish meatballs. A new exhibit, The Stories We Tell: Works by Tommy Simpson,
Michelle Holzapfel and Binh Pho, opens this weekend. And since today is the
first Thursday, there is a celebration at the artkitchen Café. These celebrations are themed, and generally
have performers, DJs, talks, games, etc. as well as comfort food and a cash
bar.
On the earlier side of this evening's program –
from 6:30 – 7:30pm, amazing children's book illustrator Shennen Bersani will be in the Great Room discussing her work. Unusual for an illustrator, she conducts first hand
on-site research by traveling to sites where events took place and immersing
herself into actual non-fiction scenes. She will be followed by a Jazz Trio and an Organ Trio and a Poetry reading. I
believe non member adults are $12.
Oh, the Drama
High schools in Massachusetts can attempt to compete in the
state drama festival. CRLS entered the play "Anon(ymous)," and has
made it to semi-finals so far. These are timed entries, with the kids setting
up, performing, and taking down the stage with the clock running. Friday at 7pm
in the main CRLS auditorium you can get a glimpse of what they are doing. I
speak from personal experience telling you the state plays are generally
fantastic, and it is a transformative experience for the kids.
Draw
Your Way Into a Book
On Saturday, in the Curious George Room at the
Main branch of the Cambridge Public Library, you can attend a Comic and GraphicNovel Workshop. From 12:30 to
2:00pm, seven (!) graphic novelists will present, and all ages are welcome.
It's free.
I'd
Like to Compliment You on Your Complements
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has Education
Studio Activities on select Saturdays from 11-4pm. (This week the activity goes
only until 3.) It is called Complements in the Collection. Take a break from the
gray weather to look at some saturated colors in the museum, then join the staff
in the Studio to learn more about color relationships and create a small
artwork using oil pastels. Don't forget to pick up a museum pass at the library
first. http://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/events/5739
Behind the Scenes at Joy Street
Second
SatARTdays!
Some of the artists of Joy Street Studios are opening their doors.
Joy Street is a nearby artist building with 62 studios, of which some
participate every other Saturday to invite you in and see their work and
processes. March 8th from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM at 86 Joy Street in Somerville.
ELSKA
of Iceland
The Saturday morning Kids Show, March 8 at 10:30am at the Coolidge Theater in Brookline is a blend of theater, storytelling and
musical performance. Elska is a
modern pioneer who discovered a newly formed volcanic island off the coast of
Iceland, where she lives a life of beauty and wonder amongst a cast of unusual
friends, including a pensive Winter Bear, a very friendly Goobler, a mysterious
Arctic Fox and a vast colony of Lost Socks. Adults are $10, kids $8.
The
Energy of Dance in Still Photos and Film
The Nave is currently showing Chaotic Forms, the
nameless,
intangible energy that dancers can attempt to express using intuitive, chaotic movement. Photographers
and filmmakers have meditated upon this theme for an exhibit celebrating the
art of dance.
Register
ahead: MAKE SPEAK
MAKE
SPEAK: Contemporary takes on craft by seven not-so-conventional craftspeople.
The North Bennet Street School is again offering this fun TED-Talk-like night,
Thursday, April 10 at 7pm. It's free, but reserve ahead: http://www.nbss.edu/about/news/make-speak/index.aspx
Enjoy
seven, 7-minute presentations by not-so-conventional craftspeople about how they
work, think, and create. These talented folks include an installation expert
for the MFA, a duo of artist/mathematicians currently at MIT who are understanding
unsolved problems in the sciences thru sculptures, and a woodworker who has
been teaching thousands to create wooden objects from her mobile work/live
space.
Winter
Got You Playing the Blues?
Somerville Mayor Joe Curatone is bringing back
Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival again this year. In mid-June it makes its way
through local music venues then on June 21st there is an
all-afternoon free concert at Powderhouse Park. If you are interest in playing
in it, look no further: http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/jazzblues
KEEP
THE ARTS A PRIORITY
If you are interested in keeping the arts funded
nation-wide, you made be interested in the Americans for the Arts group which
is running Arts Advocacy Day March 24-25 in Washington, DC.
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