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The Arts Center Collaborates to bring Chautauqua to Jamestown in conjunction with Culture Festival
4/30/2008 5:00:44 PM
Everett Albers Chautauqua: "Lincoln, Land, And Liberty:  The Civil War Era and Beyond"

Saturday, August 2, 2008
7:15 pm Performance: President Abraham Lincoln as presented by Dr. George Frein. (McElroy Park)

Sunday, August 3, 2008
1:00 pm Program and discussion: "Lincoln as a Writer" with George Frein (Takes place at the Arts Center)
4:00 pm Program and discussion: "Whitman's Lincoln Poems" with Carol Peterson (Takes place at the Arts Center)
6:30 pm Dramatic presentation by National History Day award winner, Katie Morehouse, portraying Sarah Emma Edmonds, a woman who joined the US Army as a male soldier during the Civil War and became a Union spy. (Jamestown High School)
7:15 pm Chautauqua Program: Frederick Douglass as presented by Charles Everett Pace (Jamestown High School)

Monday, August 4, 2008 10:00 am Program and discussion: "TBA" with Charles Everett Pace (Takes place at the Arts Center)
2:00 pm Program and discussion: "TBA" with Dr. Jerome Tweton (Takes place at the Arts Center)
6:30 pm Musical Entertainment by Jamestown High School students
7:15 pm Chautauqua Program: Walt Whitman as presented by Carrol Peterson (Jamestown High School)
8:30 pm A meeting of Minds: George Frein, Charles Everett Pace and Carrol Peterson explore the connections between Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman with the audience. (Jamestown High School)

Chautaugua 2008 is made possible by a "We the People" grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the North Dakota Humanities Council.  The Program in Jamestown is sponsored by the North Dakota Humanities Council in partnership with the Arts Center and funded in part by the Jamestown Branch, American Association of University Women.  The evening programs will be held at McElroy Park on (Saturday) and Jamestown High School Auditorium (Sunday & Monday).  Daytime programs will be held at the Arts Center.  All programs are free and open to the public.  The setting of the evening programs will be the parlor of Dr. William Jayne, first governor of Dakota Territory, as presented by Dr. D. Jerome Tweton.
2nd Saturday Class for May
4/16/2008 3:52:17 PM
May 10 - Paul Klee - Explore 2D & 3D
These popular classes meet the second Saturday of each month from 10:30 am - noon at the Arts Center. For grades 1-6.  The cost is $5 for Arts Center members and $7 for nonmembers. This series will feature a masterpiece of the month.  Students will learn about the life and works of famous artist, past and current.  They will then try out techniques and ideas they have learned on their own art work. Call 701-251-2496 to register.

Learn more about Paul Klee
May Classes - To Encourage Creativity, Healthy Living & Life Vision
4/16/2008 3:44:43 PM
SPRING FOREST QIGONG CLASS
Instructor:  Spirit with Harmonious Living
Mondays, 12:00 noon
Starting May 12, 19 June 2, 9
$120 – Members
$160 – Nonmembers
Increase your energy and vitality through learning Spring Forest Qigong to have a healthier mental attitude toward life.  The name Qigong (chee-kung) is an ancient system of self improvement and healing developed about 4,000 years ago in China.  Qigong utilizes special methods of breathing, posture, gentle movement, and mental concentration to balance and strengthen energy systems within the body.  Participants will learn Spring Forest Qigong to help develop the mind, attention, and concentration to be applied toward life.

VISION BOARD
Class Postponed until June
$20 members
$30 nonmembers
Board with your vision of life?  Choose to change the way you look at life by creating a new outlook filled with positive images on a vision board.  Vision boards help to create a future worth working for to help you focus and direct your life’s purpose.  Participants will cut out pictures, paint, and draw to create a vision board.  Supplies included.

UMOJA DRUM & MUSIC CLASS
Instructor:  Spirit with Harmonious Living
Class Postponed until June
$70 Member
$90 Nonmembers
In this class participants will learn and develop basic hand drumming and percussion skills, improve sense of timing and rhythm, and have fun playing music in a supportive environment. Through the shared expression of music, participants will learn three life principles Support (to build community), Stepping Out (to develop creativity), and Sharing (to foster cooperation).

More Big Read Events
4/7/2008 4:54:03 PM
Six Word Stories: A Community Writing Project
Drop your story off at the Library or The Arts Center

WWI Exhibit Vignette
Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm
Location: Arts Center Gallery

Book Discussions
Location: Arts Center Gallery
Alfred Dickey Library will lead hour long discussions on “A Farewell To Arms”. There are six different sessions planned. Pick the one that works for you. These sessions are for individuals who are not attached to a reading group or for reading groups who wish to attend as a group.
    4/14  2:00 pm    4/23  1:00 pm    4/26  11:00 am    4/28  7:00 pm
    5/3    1:00 pm    5/6    7:00 pm

Hemingway Movie Showings
Location: Arts Center Gallery
Bring your own comfy chair or use one of ours!  Free popcorn. 7:00 pm
4/18  A Farewell To Arms        
4/25  The Old Man and The Sea
5/2    The Killers            
5/9    The Sun Also Rises

Trivia Contest ...
High school vs. Community
Learn all you can about Ernest Hemingway and then challenge your fellow Hemingway buffs.





Big Read Events
4/7/2008 4:51:22 PM

April 12 - Saturday - 12:00 noon - Signature Event: Dine with Hemingway
Location: Jamestown Civic Center
Papa Hemingway, portrayed by Actor Tom Roberts kicks off the Buffalo City’s Big Read at the Civic Center.  The North Dakota Reading Association is hosting their annual conference during which Mr Roberts will be the keynote speaker at the Saturday luncheon.  Mr Roberts performance is free and open to the public. There is a $10 charge for lunch and reservations for lunch may be made by calling the Arts Center 251-2496


2:00 pm - Celebrate Reading & Joseph Pulitzer’s Birthday
Location: Alfred Dickey Library Location
Ernest Hemingway was a Pulitzer prize recipient.  To celebrate the kick off of Jamestown’s Big Read the Alfred Dickey Library will be answering questions about how to get involved in the Big Read and serving birthday cupcakes in honor of Joesph Pulitzer’s April birthday. 


April 14 - Monday - 7:00 pm - An Evening with Hemingway
Location: Gallery Arts Center
Actor Tom Roberts will do a one hour portrayal of Ernest Hemingway on stage at the Arts Center.  The performance is free and refreshments will be provided after the performance. Mr. Roberts will be working the remainder of the week in the high school English department, bringing Hemingway to life for the students.

April 24 - Thursday - 5:00 pm - A Presentation & Discussion on Surviving War
Location: All Vets Club - Ticket Required
Nancy Waller, counselor from the Vets Center in Fargo, will talk on surviving war as a soldier or family and friends of military personnel.  The Vets Club is serving dinner prior to the presentation.  Children will then go to the Arts Center for an art activity while their parents stay at the Vets Club for Nancy’s presentation.  This activity is free but prior reservations are required and can be made by calling the Arts Center  at  251-2496.


May 3 - Saturday - 6:00 - 7:00 pm All Ages • 7:00 - 9:00 pm Adults Only
Final Event - Cuban/Italian Music and Food Tasting. Tickets Required
Celebrate a successful Big Read at our final event. Come taste the foods of Cuba and Italy, two of Hemingway’s favorite haunts while listening to Italian opera , Cuban jazz and other musical selections.
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