Fwd: March At Delurk

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Brian Kubecki (aka QUB) Travis Phillips Delurk Gallery will have an Opening Reception Friday, March 1, from 7pm-10pm. This March Delurk will be featuring new work by three visiting artists. See a one of a kind installation, by Hieronymus, of paintings on canvas and on the wall, inspired by cabinet cards. Brian Kubecki's, I Need You, is a show completely dependent on something for its success – you. Experience a jaw-shattering reexamination of visual art and be a part of something you won't soon forget. Isolation; Something To Die For, new work by Travis Phillips, deals with human intentionality and interplay by combining historical references with contemporary issues. Also featured this month will be selected works by Delurk collective members Chad Beroth, Patrick Harris, Jennifer O'Kelly, Will Safrit, Molly Simpson, Zac Trainor and Dane Walters. As well as Junior Delurkers 10 year old Emily Beroth, and 17 year old Zoe Swindell, and works from NEW Delurk collective members: Chris Powers and Shane-Brumley Ward. Welcome Chris and Shane! Event Info: Opening Reception: Friday, March 1, from 7-10PM. Facebook: March At Delurk

Gallery Hop on Friday March 1st

Here is the link to the March edition of the DADA E-Newsletter:


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"Not Far From The Tree" at Delurk Gallery

The current show at Delurk Gallery features artwork by Don Beroth, Jill Bush, Patsy Harris, Tim Walters, Ed Simpson, Anne Safrit, and Sarah Whittington.  Delurk artists' moms and dads have contributed nearly 80 works as diverse as their offspring, from fine furniture to intuitive landscapes, from abstraction to realism.  The show runs through January 26th.

Delurk Gallery is located at 207 West 6th Street, in the building that stands at the corner of 6th and Trade Streets. 

Delurk Gallery has recently published its 2013 Exhibit Calendar on its website.

Don Beroth, parent of Delurk artist Chad Beroth

Chad Beroth, Delurk Artist

Tim Walters, parent of Delurk artist Dane Walter

Dane Walters, Delurk Artist

Patsy Harris, parent of The Patrick Harris of Delurk Gallery

The Patrick Harris, Delurk Artist

New Year's Eve Eve Eve

• •  December 21st came and went, the world didn't end, and there are no more shopping days till Xmas 2012.  And just a few more days till 2012's last gasp.

    
    

    Once upon a time, "what-are-you-doing-New-Year's" demanded a definitive answer.  But it's not so important anymore. No plans are necessary; we'll find out when we get there.

    
    

    So I don't know where I'm going to ring in the New Year, but I DO know where this middle-aged rocker is going to be on the last Saturday night of 2012---and that's at Ziggy's for Mike Bennett and the "B" String All Stars annual Xmas jam.

    
    

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• MIKE BENNETT AND THE "B" STRING ALL STARS BELOW THE LINE Mike B (owner of local guitar friendly rock store, THE "B" STRING) is back to do his annual Xmas jam. ALWAYS A FANTASTIC SHOW! Doors:8pm | Show:9pm | $5

Ziggy's

170 W. 9th St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

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Michael Bennett and the "B" String All Stars delivered a stellar show at the Summer On Trade Music Series, August 25, 2012.

Xmas Eve-Eve

12/21 has now passed
Earth lived through the blast
Of apocalypse scares
That gave us nightmares.

Now, get off your bum
The time is now come;
No more time to delay--
Must go shopping today.

The malls are chaotic,
Trade Street is hypnotic;
By night or by day
Away from the fray.

You pledged to shop small
Now give it your all;
Show the world that you're smart--
Buy some wonderful art.

Get some holiday cheer--
Go have a beer
Or a glass of wine
Before you dine.

Gifts to buy still,
Shopping bags must you fill,
With jewelry and bling
and that pretty glass thing.

A handwoven shawl
scented soaps that enthrall,
Color-glazed pots
and wooden what-nots.

A framed photograph,
A ceramic carafe,
A tie-dyed dress,
Yogawear to impress.

Hand painted hats,
Paintings of cats,
Creative cards,
Wrought iron for yards.

Unique gifts galore,
At every gallery and store
Near 6th and Trade
Where it's all handmade.

First Friday Gallery Hop is November 2nd....

First Friday Gallery Hop is coming up....Gallery Hop is a monthly event organized by the Downtown Art District Association (DADA).  The November Hop often promises wonderful shows and exhibitions, not to mention a vast array of very giftable art and craft in the various shops and galleries all around the Art District.  This month's edition will no doubt live up to the hype. November Gallery Hop E-Newsletter

 

Unleashed Art Center is an AFAS group event, teaching and exhibition space. AFAS also has a beautiful gallery at 606 N. Trade Street, the Red Dog Gallery. Plus, AFAS is the driving force behind the Arts on Sunday Festivals, which just completed another successful series. AFAS = Art For Art's Sake. They have a newly redesigned website that you may want to check out for more information about the organization and its other programs. www.theafasgroup.com.

 The Delurk Gallery will have an opening November 2 from 7pm-10pm. Our Featured Artist this month will be our own Clark Whittington celebrating fifteen years of his famed international art project Art-o-mat. The Art-o-mat project, based here in Winston Salem, NC, has reclaimed the old cigarette vending machines of yore and repurposed them to bring international art and artists to people all over the world. The Art-o-mat project brings together Whittington's brilliant creative design, inspired artwork and love of both the arts and artists to a perfect union. This is a celebration of both him and his glorious project. The show will include machines, memorabilia and artwork from artists who have contributed to the project over the last 15 years. The show runs through December 4th. www.delurkgallery.com

images courtesy of Art-o-mat and Delurk Gallery

Sunday FUNday

Sunday, October 21st, 1-5pm
FOREVER YOUNG 

...is the theme for the upcoming Arts on Sunday Festival on Trade Street (500-600 blocks).

Entertainment will be provided by the R.J. Reynolds High School Performing and Visual Arts groups.

This is always a fun, well attended event. R.J. Reynolds has a long tradition of excellence in art and music education, and the Arts District is the ideal venue to showcase their talents.  The streets will be lined with artists, craftspeople, and other vendors, and many of the shops and galleries will be open. There will be a special kids' craft area too.

Bring your friends, your family, and your dog.  And don't leave home without your wallet, as this is the perfect opportunity to do some holiday shopping.  The weather forecast is most favorable, so plan for a fun afternoon. 

The past Sunday featured some outstanding musical performances.  Big Ron Hunter with Robby Carr started  the day off with some of Ron's classic blues tunes.  They were followed by some of the finest Dixieland Jazz this side of New Orleans, as performed by a traveling U.S. Air Force musical ensemble called the Heritage Ramblers.  A traditional bluegrass band finished off the afternoon. The Old Bunch of Keys Band featured 5-part vocal harmonies and kick-up-your-heels banjo picking that made some flatfooters very happy indeed.

Fall Frenzy!

Lots and lots going on around here this month!

Piedmont Craftsmen' How2Night

Thursday, October 18th ....which is tomorrow!!!! They have great demo in store for you!  Jelaina Frelitz from Yay! Snacks Bakery will be here for the "Art of the Yeast Roll". She will be demonstrating how to make yeast rolls and talk about her bakery as well. Her yummy treats will be displayed on platters by PCI artists. The event is tomorrow from 6-7 pm. See you there!!!  Piedmont Craftsmen is located at 601 North Trade Street, right at the intersection of 6th and Trade streets. Off-street parking is available.

Well, well. I often tell people that "I don't do food."  I was born with abnormal taste buds.  I don't have a sweet tooth.  I HATED that sugar cube you had to eat in order to get your polio vaccine back in the 60's. And I wouldn't even eat my own birthday cake.  The only thing I can cook expertly is popcorn the way my father did, in a large pan on the stove.
And as a popcorn purist, I don't want anything but popcorn salt on it. No candy gunk, no cheesy stuff, and absolutely no butter, because butter gives me horrible headaches.  Even the smell of butter makes me ill. Which is why I avoid all that microwave stuff. The smell goes all over the place.

But where were we? I get so sidetracked.
Piedmont Craftsmen's How2 Night and Yeast Rolls.  Now the thought of yeast rolls right across the street from me may actually lure me into attending a cooking demonstration.  Will wonders never cease!

Bubbling Well Bead and Tea Bar's MAD HATTER TEA PARTY.

Saturday, October 20th, 3-5pm

Essentials Tea Tasting

... featuring over 90 fine loose teas to drink by the cup or purchase by the ounce. Choose the perfect blend of refreshing tea to serve your family and guests for cookouts, parties, outdoor weddings, or a float down the river. KIDS love them too!

Bubbling Well is offering several beading classes later this month and into November as well.  Visit their website for schedule and cost information.  Bubbling Well Bead and Tea Bar is located at 612 North Trade Street, next to Finnigan's Wake.

Yoga Gallery Lecture

One little word that causes HUGE problems...
"MY"
Lecture by Swami BV Tripurari
Friday, October 19 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

We love "things". Who doesn't, right? From little doodads...to our cars… our houses… pets... family... friends... country.... world.

But WHY do we love "things"? And why do we love our things and not care for another's, not in the same way?

Swami BV Tripurari explains that matter matters when it is MINE. WE are what gives value, meaning to things, not by some intellectualized ranking system, but by extending OURSELVES into them; because we enter our energy into them, dull matter becomes attractive.  (READ MORE)


Yoga Gallery
633 North Trade Street

For a full schedule of classes listed on their website click here:  CLASSES

BLUES-A-PALOOZA Sunday Oct 7th

The AFAS Group's October 2012 edition of Arts on Sunday Festivals kicks off October 7th with BLUES-A-PALOOZA.  This season's edition features performances by Twin City Buskers, Peter May and Friends, and the Charley Ward Band. 

Arts on Sunday has evolved over the years into a hugely popular and well attended series of afternoon art fairs.  The 500 and 600 blocks of Trade Street, along  with the adjacent 200 block of 6th Street, are blocked off to vehicular traffic.

The streets are lined end-to-end with festival tents and tables displaying an amazing array of art and craft by area artists, many of whom sell their creations in shops and galleries in the Arts District.  Many of the bricks-and-mortar shops and galleries hold special Sunday hours as well.  It's a perfect opportunity to get a head-start on your holiday shopping and to show your support for local shops and artists.

Complementing the visual arts scene are a fun variety of performing artists, including stilt walkers, mime and balancing acts, clowns and balloon artists, and jugglers.  A special kids' booth offers creative activities for young people.

Start your day with Sunday brunch at Finnigan's Wake, 6th & Vine or Breakfast of Course. Then stick around for a visual feast of fine art and craft, live music, and great family fun. For more information, visit www.theafasgroup.com.

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At the Electric Moustache

The Electric Moustache is a gallery over at The Werehouse, located on the eastern side of downtown, alongside the railroad tracks at the corner of 3rd Street and Patterson Avenue. 

Opening during the Gallery Hop on Friday, October 5th is a show that includes works by two of the architects associated with Trade Street denizens Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce.  

Although it's located several blocks away, how could you possibly resist tripping over to a gallery named Electric Moustache?? And while you're there, enjoy a relaxing change of pace at Krankie's. 

For more information, contact:

Joe Bircher, AIA

Senior Project Architect

Partner

Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce, Architects, PA

530 North Trade Street, Suite 301
Winston-Salem, NC  27101
t. 336.725.1371
f. 336.725.1465

joeb@wrcp.com

www.wrcp.com

ROCK THE BLOCK

Time to Party Downtown at Rock the Block Remix!

Winston-Salem's annual musical streetfest happens on Saturday, September 22nd, from 11am till 7pm, spanning downtown from Corpening Plaza to Winston Square Park, to the green spot on 4th Street (I think it's got a name, just hasn't found a permanent place in my brain to reside), to 6th Street between Trade and Cherry Streets.

We get to rock 'n' roll to the sounds emanating from the Rock, Country and Blues stage being sponsored by Ziggy's.  This artist is very, very happy that we didn't get the beach music stage dumped on us.....Sorry, apologies to those of you who like "beach music."  If you don't know what that is, don't worry your rock-and-roll heart too much.

"Beach music" owes its heritage to the old 60's R & B music of the Tams, the Drifters, and the like.  It owes its name to the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina, where it got tons and tons of airplay.  And back in the day when everybody's summer vacation included at least one trip to Myrtle Beach, it became the sound track to everybody's vacation. 

Mind you, the stuff that falls into the oldies-but-goodies R & B category is pleasant, nostalgic stuff.  But then somebody went and wrote songs about beach music......"I LUV beach music..." and "Myrtle Beach Days" come to mind here.
The thing is, they've all got the same rhythm, same sound, same dance steps.  The band starts up and it's like a whole bunch of wind-up toys start dancing all the same steps, a dance they call the shag.

How this set of dance steps got called the shag, I'll probably never know.  All I know is that once upon a time back in my younger, more foolish days, I knew these 2 guys from England and I took them to a party that had beach music, and a couple girls started talking about shagging in the sand and there was all kinds of back and forth talk about shagging in the sand along with secret behind-the-back chuckles and winks and grins between our two Englishmen....So what was so funny about dancing the shag?  Finally I decided our guys had had enough fun at the girls' expense, so I  told them: in England, "shagging" is a slang term for having sex.

Cool Stuff at Piedmont Craftsmen!

It's How You Play the Game by Lynne Sward

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You only have two more weeks to see the current show, Games People Play. We thought for those of you that haven't been to see it (and why not?), here's a look at some of the "game pieces" being exhibited at Piedmont Craftsmen.

Piedmont Craftsmen just received this beautiful new lamp from Jay Speetjens