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Arts Council Reminder of fun things Thurs., Friday & Sat.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Arts Councils is offering these FREE fun events this Thurs., Friday and Saturday: Thursday night, from 7:30pm on, we will have a free performance of our Jordan Valley Jazz Band in the Rotary Outside Classroom behind the Creamery (if it rains, we'll be inside in the Board Room) and this concert will also feature jazz professionals, trombonist and director of the JVJB, Tom Rastorfer and local trumpeter, Richard Bruton. We hope you will take time out of your busy schedule to come support these young musicians who practice every week to keep jazz alive in Springfield! Your attendance will be greatly appreciated. Friday night, our First Friday Art Walk exhibition will open featuring fibre artist Janice Brueggemann whose gorgeous works are now adorning our Exhibition Hall. Featured in our Office Gallery are ore than a dozen beautiful needlepoint works by Reed Spring artist Linda Christ, including several she picked up in China. In the Arts Library, from 6pm to 7pm, Janice will be give a little talk about her techniques and career as an artist and Linda will share about her years of doing various techniques of art stitchery. Refreshments will be served and the Creamery will be open until 9pm. Saturday, from 4 to 8pm, Artist's Way clusters will hold a pot luck in Phelps Grove Park Pavilion. This is open to anyone who has studied Artist's Way, whether on their own or as one of the Arts Council clusters. Bring a dish to share and your own beverage, own plate, cutlery. Clusterers are invited to bring a sample of something they have created as a result of studying the Artist's Way -- a painting, a piece of jewelry, or a literary piece (3 pages max). For information on any of these events, call the Arts Council, 862-ARTS(2787).