CHROMA
Chroma is a two-part lecture and concert series exploring the deep and often surprising connections between music and art. Through visual as well as auditory aids, lecturer Dave Vessella will illuminate the parallels between music theory and color theory in a way that is both accessible and interactive. In between the presentation and the concert, residents are encouraged to make their own abstract art and his band will improvise music inspired by the art they will be seeing for the first time. It will be a unique and inspiring experience you won’t want to miss. About Dave: Trumpet player, vocalist, educator, composer, and arranger, Dave Vessella's unique sound is reminiscent of traditional New Orleans music and west coast jazz a la Chet Baker. Vessella has played at the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Panama Jazz Festival, Michigan Jazz Festival, in The Detroit Pistons house band, and more across Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Vessella holds a M.M. from Wayne State University and a B.A. in Jazz Studies from Columbia College Chicago. He believes in a deep connection between all of the art forms, be it music, painting, dance, or even martial arts; every art form is related to the others and Dave seeks to connect them all in a meaningful way.
COMMUNITY SERVICE ART PROGRAMS BAGS AND BEDDINGS WORKSHOP All Seasons will collaborate with the Southfield-based National Council of Jewish Women’s Green Committee, focused on environmental issues. Their latest project aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste going into landfills and water, while also making the lives of the homeless a bit easier. The effort involves taking plastic bags, cutting them into strips of plastic yarn — or “plarn” — and then knitting or crocheting into surprisingly comfortable bedding for displaced individuals at the Corner Shower and Laundry, a nonprofit in Corktown that provides free shower and laundry access for those in need. All Seasons will be collecting plastic bags and hosting the Council to learn this unique knitting technique. Residents and management will then drop off all bags and bedding to the Council’s Green Committee. 9
