Missoula Children's Theatre is working with Arts Center kids this week to perform The Princess and the Pea. Two perfomances, Friday, July 23 at 5:30 pm and Saturday, July 24, 2:00 pm. Over 50 kids are participating. The perfomance will take place at Jamestown High School.
Youth Scrapbooking and Adult Watercolor classes during the week of June 6th have been cancelled due to lack of registrations. There are additional youth scrapbooking schuled later this summer and the adult watercolor class may be rescheduled. Watch this website for more information.
Find hidden art and win prizes! THE BIRDING DRIVE! The fifth annual Art Hunt created by Minneapolis artist William Hessian challenges' residents to find his original art. Unlike previous buffalo art hunts, this year hunters need to search for hidden art featuring birds of North Dakota hidden in public parks.
The Jamestown Art Center location will posts all visual clues in the building's windows, and the artist's personal website http://www.williamhessian.com/projects/jamestown2010.html will feature the clues as they are published. Clues will be released each day to help hunters find the miniature buffalo and win prizes. All winners and art hunters are invited to send in pictures to be added to the website gallery.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Since the art will be hidden indoors, please be respectful of all property. All art ishidden in plain sight: meaning you will not need to climb, dig, or move anything to find the art. There is a limit of one artwork per family. You are welcome to try and find them all, but please only take one! This will help everyone enjoy the hunt.
Kerry Grombacher - The Highway 218 Troubadour Tour Contemporary Folk & Western music
In concert at the Arts Center, Friday, May 21, 7:30 pm
with local musican Marie Keenan will open
$5 for students & members - $8 general admission
sponsored by Two Rivers Inn
“CAR” ART NEEDED - Autoworks: Visions of Vehicles
The exhibition following the Annual Show will feature works of art that represent some aspect of automobiles. We have many race car enthusiasts and classic car fans in Jamestown and staff thought it might be fun to show art that depicts or relates to automobiles. This could be drawings, paintings or photographs of cars and trucks or sculptures, ceramics or assemblages of car parts. There are also folks out there who are painting actual cars with spectacular images and graphics. Of course we can’t fit a car in the gallery but maybe we could show a design draft or door panel. This exhibit can be as creative as our imaginations allow - perhaps you can think of something that we haven’t! We are asking for people to contribute “autowork” from their collections or make something “car/truck-associated” to be displayed in the Arts Center’s gallery from June 24 - July 31, 2010. If you would like to help out with organizing this show or have an “autowork” to share, please contact Sally Jeppson, Gallery Manager, 701-251-2496 or email sjepp@daktel.com.
Jamesotown’s Classic car show will be happening downtown once again this year - the banquet for the Car Club will take place in the Arts Center’s gallery on July 10, 2010. So there will be many people to enjoy this unique exhibit.
The Arts CenterJoin us for Acoustic Guitarist Michael Whisler's CD Debut "NEXT" at 7:30 pm, April 23, 2010. Tickets $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers. Local Jamestown musicians Jon Crowston and Kerry Wicks will open.
The ever-popular summer Art Class listing is available now. Go to Classes to download a .pdf or stop by The Arts Center. Emma Tressler and William Hessian (aka Mr. Billy) will again be teaching this summer.
Stop In Friday for Exhibit Reception & Silver Roots Performance
2/15/2010 11:13:26 AM
Feb 19, 2010 - EVENING of CULTURE & MUSIC Laura Wennstrom exhibit closing reception at 5:00 pm
Silver Roots Performance immediately following Exhibit Reception for Laura Wennstrom 7:00 pm
Silver Roots lives in the continuum between classical and world music. Fronted by Juilliard graduates Maria Millar (violin) and Shawn Wyckoff (flute), Silver Roots performs revolutionary, customized programs that draw from a mix of classical and world music, original works and improvisation. Communication is the driving force behind Silver Roots, whether through masterful execution and interpretation, conversations with the audience, sharing the history behind the music or even song & dance! By utilizing every part of the performer - the fingers, the mind, the voice and the story - Silver Roots redefines the concert-going experience. Tickets: $5 students, $8 members, $10 nonmembers.
Biography: A fresh new face in the midwest, Joe Dretsch is a soulful blend of talent and passion. A musician, singer, and songwriter from Frazee, Minnesota, Joe's natural ability has captured audiences at hundreds of shows in the past few years. Add to the mix “utility guy” Bryan Loweree, and you’ve got a dynamic duo that can go from waltzes to modern rock and back again.Sporting only acoustic guitars and a bare bones percussion set, Dretsch and Loweree draw crowds most full bands envy.Fresh off Midwest tours including venues in Wyoming, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and South Dakota, the duo have shared the stage with local favorites 32 Below and Nashville recording artists Emerson Drive.Their laid back style, vocal harmonies and onstage joking resonate with country, pop, rock, and oldies fans alike.
Critics Say: “the kid has a little somethin’-somethin’… This is probably the most engaged-I have seen our audience in the 9 years I have been year. He’s a keeper. “
Chris Mikkelsen, Director of Student Activities, Normandale Community College – Bloomington, MN
“(They are) personable and are able to get people interacting with them, a talent that most artists wish they had.”
Jacquetta Hancock, CAB, Dickinson State University - Dickinson, ND
“I heard favorable comments from both our students and staff who attended. They like their style and the way he connected with the students.”
Jon Weih, Student Life Director, Kirkwood Community College - Iowa City, IA
Administrative Assistant. The Arts Center seeks a highly organized, confident, flexible, computer savvy individual to provide general assistance with daily operations. This 20-hour per week staff member will maintain databases and tracking for membership, classes, and volunteers. Excellent communication skills will be needed for greeting visitors, corresponding with members, coordinating and scheduling volunteers. Call 701-251-2496 for further information.
There was such a positive response to the play that an encore performance
has been scheduled!
Sunday, January 31, 4:00 pm, $7 members $10 nonmembers
Tickets available at the door.
The tour date is Sunday, December 6th and the homes are:
Carol Trautman 1108 4th Ave NE
Brian & Barb Lunde above Buffalo City Grille
Dwaine & Joyce Heinrich 114 1st Ave N (upstairs)
Mike & Michelle Neumiller 2112 5th St NE
The tour runs from 1:00-4:00 with the reception at the Arts Center from 1:00-4:30.
Tickets $10 for Arts Center Members and $12 for non-members.
Reception at the Arts Center will be from 1:00-4:30 pm that day.
Community Theater will hold Auditions for the Neil Simon play, “ Plaza Suite” on Oct 7 & 8 from 6-8 pm. The performance is scheduled for Jan. 22 & 23, 2010. For more information contact the Arts Center at 251-2496.
Annual Arts Center Wine & Cheese Tasting