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January 6, 2008
Above: Coventry Peace Bench by Raymond Bugelski
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Happy New Year
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Once
again, Heights Arts' year ended with an empty gallery and full
stomachs. The gallery is empty because you shopped local arts
this holiday season, and let your local artists know that you value
their work. Our stomachs are full because Tommy cooks a great New
year's Day pancake breakfast, and you did tip lavishly!!!!!! Who
knew so many people had so much loose change on a snowy blowy New
Year's Day? Tommy,
a well-known angel, donated all the proceeds from the breakfast,
raffle, and tips to Heights Arts: $3745. Thanks to Isaac,
AJ and Rob for cooking on their usual day off and Ron the Flower Clown for his balloon artistry! Enjoy some pix here
So
THANK YOU. The past month would not have been possible without
the volunteers who inventoried and staffed the Holiday Store, keeping
it open 39 hours a week, or the volunteers who washed dishes, bussed
tables, and served pancakes with all the fixins. And a personal
thank you to Heights Arts staff, which includes Greta De Meyer, Elisa
Meadows, and Catherine Butler, for their patience, hard work, and more
than occasional hilarity.
Peggy Spaeth, Director
PS: Check out a webcast about Heights Arts here.
Episode
Nine: Creative Expression segment. It opens with 'sponsored
by the city of Shaker Heights' but just keep watching...
PS2: Classes begin January 27, check them out. Many wonderful supplies donated by Faber-Castell USA/Creativity for Kids!
PS3: Heights Arts Annual Meeting, Monday, January 14, 7 p.m. Slide show of year-in-review and conversation about the future, your future, our future in the
arts. Heights Arts Studio, 2340 Lee Road, west side of library bridge.
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Brent Kee Young
Opening Reception
Saturday, January 12
6 to 9 p.m.
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Heights Arts Gallery
2171 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
216.371.3457
Longtime Cleveland Heights resident Brent Kee Young, head of the
department of glass at the Cleveland Institute of Art, has not only been
a teacher and mentor to a generation of glass artists, he has also
explored the potential of the medium through his own work since the
early 1970s. Heights Arts is honored to present the first retrospective
exhibition of Young's career in a show featuring several examples of his
stunning current work as well as representative pieces from every phase
of his creative production.
Young is an internationally known artist whose work is in the permanent collection of major museums such as the Smithsonian, Cleveland Museum of Art, Corning Museum, Butler, and others.The show includes both blown and layered glass and newer intricate flamework pieces composed of hundreds of threads of clear glass melted and fused together to create ethereal forms such as baskets and chairs that appear solid only by reflecting light.
Pictured: Matrix Series: "Deep Boat....Light"
Flameworked Corning Pyrex Glass |
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Touched by Cancer
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Opening Reception Saturday, January 12, 4-6 p.m.
An exhibit by The Gathering Place and friends featuring
Marc Golub, photography
Mario Kujawski, mixed media
Ernie Horvath, sculpture
Susan Cone Porges, painting
thru January 31
Beachwood Community Center
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Joe Jencks in Concert
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 Saturday, January 12, 8 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire Road
Folk singer and songwriter Jencks is a U.S-Ireland dual citizen who combines
traditions from both countries in his music.
"Joe Jencks is the type of musician that will cause you to drop the morning paper
or pull your car over to the side of the road when you hear his songs...
He will immediately draw you into his passionate songs. His craft and artistry will
remind you of the best efforts of Phil Ochs, Stan Rogers, and Woody Guthrie."
Jencks
has performed with folk artists including Pete Seeger, Utah Phillips,
Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and Bill Staines. He has released 6 CD's,
the most recent
The Candle and the Flame in 2007.
Admission $8/adults, $5/students, children under 12 free
216.739.1928 or uuscleveland@yahoo.com
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Tuesday, January 15, 7-8:30
Bluestone Information Center
3505 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights
Kara Hamley O'Donnell,
City of Cleveland Heights Department of Planning & Development,
presents a slide lecture and discussion of the Severance family estates, including Glen Allen, near the intersection of Mayfield and Taylor Roads in Cleveland Heights.
Reservations necessary, limited seating
216.371.3993 or bluestone@howardhanna.com
Sponsored by the Cleveland Heights Historical Society and the Cleveland Heights Landmark Commisssion
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Celebration of Diversity
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Opening Reception Friday, January 11, 6-8 p.m. 
with the Joe Hunter Trio.
thru February 22
The Valley Art Center
155 Bell Street, Chagrin Falls
Tracy Ameen, ceramics
Julius Lyles and Terika Henderson, photography
Ronald D. Clayton, Jerome T. White, Judith Albert, Kathy Simone and Linda Herman, paintings
440.247.7507
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Art and Music Night IV:
Ancient Civilizations: Greece and the Roman Empire
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Friday, January 11, 7:30 p.m.
Come enjoy gorgeous slides, sumptuous live music, and insightful
commentary with Anne Wilson, director of music and "tour guide"
Forest Hill Church 3031 Monticello Blvd.
It's free!
216.321.2660 or acwping@adelphia.net
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Call for entries
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Deadline: March 15
Quarry Books is seeking project contributors for an upcoming book tentatively titled 1000 Handmade Greeting Cards featuring handmade greeting cards using a variety of
media and styles.The emphasis is on the handcrafted card-computer-generated cards will not be
considered.
Full Details are available at www.quarrybooks.com, click on Call for Entries in the
left column.
Mary Ann Hall
216.320.0172 or maryann@rockpub.com
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