The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Cultural Calendar 2 February 2008, Saturday Winter Show "Winter Show" December 8, 2007-February 29, 2008 presented by the Tri-State Art Guild and the Friends of Angel Mounds. The exhibit includes paintings, photography, drawings, mixed media and 3 Dimensional artwork in a variety of styles and subjects. As the name implies, the show will be up "all winter" and all artwork is the original creation of Tri-State Art Guild member artists. For information on Tri-State Art Guild membership call president Carolyn Jones at 270-826-6674. The "Winter Show" is free to view and Angel Mounds is open Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm and Sunday 1:00-5:00pm, phone 812-853-3956. Antique Dinner Plates Exhibit Reitz Home Museum Antique Dinner Plates Exhibit The Reitz Home Museum will re-open on January 19, 2008 with an exhibition of antique dinner plates from private collections. This display will last from January 19, 2008 through February 29, 2008. The price of admission is $7.50 for adults, $2.50 for students and $1.50 for children 12 and under. Museum hours are Tuesday - Saturday 11:00am to 3:30pm and Sunday 1:30pm to 3:30 pm Art Exhibit Poet House & Art Emporium 105 Adams Avenue Haynie's Corner Arts District Evansville, Indiana 47713 Weekly Hours: 2:00 - 7:00 PM Friday 2:00 - 7:00 PM Saturday 12:00 - 5:00 PM Sunday Also by Appointment 598-4573 The Art Emporium will be exhibiting new works by Vincent Boren, Greggory Kaelin & William Sovern Opening reception on February 2, 2008 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM. This exhibition will run until February 24, 2008. The Art Emporium also represents Louisville Artists Hannah Cameron, Andy Cook & Bart Herre & New York Artist/Poet Frank Messina. Arts in New Harmony Celebrating the arts in Utopia! May 3 & 4, 2008 Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Downtown, New Harmony, IN Simply copy and paste the following into your address bar to access the application: http://www.newharmony.biz/images/Arts%20in%20Harmony%20prospectus.mht The following changes have been made to the application for this year's Arts in Harmony Art Fair: New Deadline for Artists: March 1, 2008 The show will NOT be juried; however the following still applies "Only artists or craftspeople selling their own works will be eligible to participate. No dealers, agents or representatives will be permitted. All work must be original and creative. Not acceptable are kits, commercial molds, or commercially fabricated forms." Booth sharing will be acceptable, all artists MUST be listed on the application. BOOTH FEE IS NOW ONLY $45. NO APPLICATION FEE! (For artists who have already applied, application fee will be credited toward booth fee.) artWorks Gallery Exhibition: artWorks Gallery Presents: 116 Washington Avenue Evansville IN 47713 (inside the River City Food Co-op, next door to Patchwork Central) Monday - Thursday, 10 - 7; Friday - Saturday, 9- 5; Sunday 12 - 5. Free parking. 401-7301; artWorksgallery.blogspot.com 4 Art Dolls & Their Art Dolls: Mixed media sculptures by Patchwork artists Peggy Pirro, Amy Rich, Jenny Smith, and Jane Case Vickers. Sunday, January 13 through March 2, 2008. A meet-the-artists reception and opening will be held Sunday, January 13, 2008 from 2-4 pm. Pirro's popular assemblage and collage works have been featured in the gallery throughout 2007. Rich, a former Patchwork Mennonite Service Volunteer, now lives in Cincinnati. Smith, a "new" artist, began exhibiting in 2007, receiving an award for her sculpture in the Inspired Women in Art show last February. Vickers is director of children's art programs at Patchwork. cMoe Presents: "Past Times, Past Tunes" " Make certain to visit the Children's Museum of Evansville on the first Saturday of each month, for "Past Times, Past Tunes", when educational entertainment is presented with a historical flair. Coming Up: February 2nd at 1:00 in the Freedom Gallery - Hear tales and songs of Abraham Lincoln, as Aunt Matty and Hoosier Beth lead you through his days in Spencer County, and the experiences that prepared him for the presidency. EPO Presents - That's Amore! EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS - "THAT'S AMORE! ITALIAN NIGHT AT THE POPS" The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra brings a little bit of Italy, the "land of love", to the Tri-State during two performances of "That's Amore! Italian Night at the Pops" Saturday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m. and a matinee performance on Sunday, February 3 at 2:00 p.m. Location: Victory Theatre in downtown Evansville. Tickets start at $15. Student price is $10 at the door one hour before each concert. Student ID is required. For tickets, call the Philharmonic Box Office at (812) 425 - 5050 or order online at www.evansvillephilharmonic.org. "That's Amore! Italian Night at the Pops" showcases popular Italian love music from opera to modern-day cinema. "That's Amore!", conducted by the Philharmonic's own Italian-American maestro, Alfred Savia, features world renown Italian-American tenor, Don Bernardini. The program includes some of the greatest Italian love songs including "Volare", "Arrivederci, Roma", and of course, Dean Martin's classic "That's Amore!" The first half of the program begins with short pieces of love music from some of the most popular Italian operas including Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly, and La Bohème. The orchestra will then perform popular Neapolitan songs like "O Sole Mio" and the light-hearted "Finiculi, Finicula". Following intermission, concert-goers will enjoy popular love themes from Academy Award winning films such as The Godfather and Romeo & Juliet (A Time for Us). It promises to be a performance full of award-winning Italian music. "Be My Love", included on the second half of the program, was featured in the musical The Toast of New Orleans (1950) and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. "Three Coins in the Fountain", also on the program, won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1955. "That's Amore! Italian Night at the Pops" is sponsored by Crescent-Cresline-Wabash Plastics, Inc. The "…And the Heat Goes On" 2007-2008 season is sponsored by 14 WFIE. Gallery Exhibit - Rick Graves, Artist Michael J. Dunn Gallery Presents: Rick Graves - Drawings, Paintings, Ceramics, & Photographs January 7 - February 29 Artist reception: Sunday January 13 from 2-4pm Location: Cornwell-Reed Fine Arts Center High School Scholarship 5th ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP Historic New burgh to offer scholarship: Historic Newburgh Incorporated is offering a 2008 graduating senior a $1000 college scholarship. To qualify for the scholarship the student must either live in the 47630 zip code or his/her parents must be members of HNI. Students must also have a 2.5 minimum grade point average. Two short essays must be written by the student and submitted to your High School Guidance Counselor by Friday, March 14, 2008, along with the completed application. Applicants will be scored in areas of academic achievement, community service, work experience, and the essay questions, relating to historic preservation and community involvement. Application Application forms are available at Castle High School in the guidance office, at the HNI office at 9 West Jennings Street, Newburgh or by visiting the HNI's website at www.historicnewburgh.org Shircliff Gallery Exhibit An exhibit of prints and drawings by Vincennes University Professor Stephen Black will open Jan. 15 at VU's Shircliff Gallery of Art. The exhibit will continue through Feb. 15. A reception will open the exhibit on Jan. 15, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (ET), in the gallery, followed by a presentation by the artist at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. Shircliff Gallery of Art is located at the corner of First and Harrison streets on VU's Vincennes campus. Gallery hours are 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays; and 12:00-3:00 p.m. on Sundays, or by arrangement. For More Info On This Calendar, Contact: Shannon L. Hurt Licensed To: Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana