Issue: 145 August – October, 2019

THE ARTS CENTER

THE ARTS CENTER NEWSLETTER Issue 145: August – October, 2019 Courtesy of:

A Word From Our Director Downtown Arts Market Community Theater Auditions New Exhibits 55th JFAA Annual Art Show Arts After School Oktoberfest Manhattan Short Film Fest

Mindi Schmitz Executive Director

Summer 2019 is almost in the books, but don’t forget, we have a great line up for the Downtown Arts Market every Thursday in August! Speaking of the Downtown Arts Market, what a success! So far the weather has cooperated and the performances have been fantastic. I need to thank all of the sponsors, they are listed on page 7. Please thank them. It is because of their generosity we are able to bring this great event to Jamestown. I also want to thank all of the volunteers that help us with set up and take down, Jamestown Young Professionals and Jamestown Chamber of Commerce and Staff of University of Jamestown.

We are gearing up for our fall activities, Arts After School, Adult Classes, and Performances, please check our website for upcoming events and give us a call and let us know what you’re looking for at The Arts Center.

This fall we will be doing a membership drive; our membership database has been a little lacking, so please have patience while we work through the issues. In the meantime, we may ask you to renew your membership.

Our Oktoberfest committee is well in its planning stages.

Remember to mark your calendar for Saturday, September 14 from 5:30 – 8:30 in the Hansen Art Park. We will have great entertainment, food and (of course) beverages.

Sincerely,

The Arts Center is partnering with the Great Plains Food bank to offer students a summer meal program at the Hansen Arts Park through August 30th. We are providing space to store the meals and a location for distribution. Our friends at North Dakota Farmers Union, Unison Bank, The Jamestown Sun and First Community Credit Union have volunteered to help distribute the meals Monday – Thursday at 12:00 pm.

Schedule of Events

THURSDAYS THIS SUMMER August, 2019 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm in the Hansen Arts Park Downtown Jamestown This summer, the Downtown Arts Market has been a rockstar in the heart of Jamestown. Featuring the best in regional musical entertainment, artisan vendors and arts activities for children and adults—the Downtown Arts Market truly has something for everyone! Join us in the Hansen Arts Park (at the corner of 1st Avenue South and 2nd Street in Jamestown) for family friendly fun.

AUGUST: community Favorites

In the Gallery

The JFAA Annual Art Show

August 1st

Boulder Pavilion Stage Bolder shades of blue

This blues rocking band—full of local talent and years of music experience—never disappoints a crowd.

Featuring Ken Gilbertson, Tamara Dallman, Paul Salo and Randy Shrenk. This band can really reach a crowd with upbeat blues rock, classic rock and a few top 40 hits.

With: Kevin Locke (Native hoop dancer & musician) Kevin Locke (Tokaheya Inajin in Lakota translation “First to Rise”) is a world famous visionary Hoop Dancer, preeminent player of the Indigenous Northern Plains flute, traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist and educator. Kevin is Lakota and Anishnabe. Through his performances, he engages people of all ages as active participants in the Hoop Dance. This allows his audience to immerse themselves in the art of storytelling through dance and music, a deep rooted tradition in his culture.

Additional Activities

A variety of vendors and arts activities with Sally Jeppson

August 8th

Boulder Pavilion Stage Blue Wailers

The Blue Wailers are a traditional 5-member blues group based in Minnesota. They know that the blues are about feeling good. When life dishes out a dose of trouble, you’ve got to look trouble square in the eye and sing a song. There is no crying for these guys.

The Wailers respect tradition, paying homage to the greats like Robert Johnson, Son House, Elmore James, and Muddy Waters. At the same time, they are not afraid to reach deep within themselves to bare their souls to their listeners in bursts of creative fury.

The five piece band has years of playing experience.

Randy Schrenk plays slide guitar in the style of the best traditional players and sings lead vocals and harmonies.

Marty Olson growls out lead vocals and improvises some great lead guitar. Bob Waters stirs the audience with soulful blues harp. And of course, no band can be great without a great rhythm section. Drummer Mike Carbone and bassist Tim Jorgensen fill the bill.

With: Old Friends This band of “Old Friends” plays a variety of music from old country to old rock and blues. Add a dash of Cajun, some Celtic, and a little gospel and you have the music set for a night with The Old Friends. The band’s variety of instruments, music, humor and fun makes for an entertaining night for audiences of all ages.

Additional Activities: A variety of vendors and arts activities

August 15th

Boulder Pavilion Stage Kicks band of fargo moorhead

The Kicks Band was founded in 1975 by Edward Christianson for musicians to enjoy music socializing, playing great big band literature and to improvise jazz.

The band got together just for “KICKS”. Ed made it a priority to provide all band members’ opportunities to improvise and to feel musically satisfied.

With: Bernie and the Other Guys Bernie and the Other Guys are: Bernie Madsoe on guitar and vocals, Rodney Brandt on bass and vocals and John Crowston on mandolin and vocals. The group formed about four years ago, playing at open mics, church services, and other events. Their music includes: country, folk, bluegrass, light rock, and gospel. Group members are quoted to say, ” We just plain like playing music!”

Additional Activities:

A variety of vendors and arts activities Coming next Thursday ( August 22nd), award winning artist Rick Whittier will have his amazing hand carved and painted ice / spear fishing decoys on display and available to try with a large water pool.

This event is made possible in part by support from Jamestown Tourism, the Downtown Association, and the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce .

August 22nd

Boulder Pavilion Stage The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors is a Country/Variety band based in Fargo, ND. The band features dynamic vocals, fiddle, keys, guitars and drums. The Great Outdoors will get the crowd up on their feet. With a wide variety of songs and styles, the band gets the party started right. There is no limit to what the band can throw out to an audience.

From blazing country fiddle tunes and current country radio hits to Chicago Blues and get your heart pumping Classic and 80’s/90’s Rock. These boys will get it done.

With: Cheaper Than Therapy Cheaper Than Therapy is a quartet based in Jamestown.

These four ladies sing barbershop and other harmonies including familiar gospel songs and popular songs from the 50’s to today. They are just ordinary folk, but when they come together in song, the harmony is delightful.

Additional Activities

Zot Artz creates art experiences and art tools for everyone. Anne Carlsen Center and The Arts Center will partner to bring a Zot Artz experience to the market.

This event will bring youth and adults with and without disabilities, together to experience Zot Artz. Everyone who wants to participate will be able to create art and leave with a piece of work, with his or her art print.

August 29th

Boulder Pavilion Stage OPEN MIC NIGHT With: The Flicker Tail Band

Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night.

There will be a sign up sheet at the stage. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. Facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall.

THE ARTS CENTER WOULD LIKE TO THANK THESE DONORS FOR MAKING THESE EVENTS POSSIBLE.

Dr. Jason Braun DDS

AAUW FCCU Farmers Union Insurance Gould, Tessa H&R Block Huber, Kathleen Interstate Engineering Jamestown Chamber

Jamestown Community Foundation Jamestown Sun Liechty Homes North Dakota Farmers Union North Dakota Council on the Arts Smith, Mary United Way Walter Brothers Lawn Service

55th Annual JFAA Art show August 8 – September 21, 2019

It’s hard to believe that its already time for the JFAA Annual Arts Show. Due to scheduling conflicts it was necessary to adjust the show to be a bit earlier this year.

You may recall, this long-running exhibit used to be a spring show. It was moved to the fall to give school children more opportunities to visit the gallery.

With so much variety on display, the students can see a broad range of art forms all in one place and the exhibition offers what we call a “teaching moment”. We encourage teachers arrange a tour, we welcome student visits, not only this exhibition, but anytime throughout the year.

Every time children come, not only do they learn something new, but their unbiased and fresh perspectives often reveal observations we might not have considered.

It’s always difficult to write about this exhibition prior to seeing the artwork. Generally all we Cover: Niso Hummingbird Dancer, Linda Whitney, mezzotint have at this moment is the basic identification information; title, date, size, medium and artist name. We don’t actually see the art until its unpacked just prior to installation. But we can glean some observations from the entry forms. This year you can expect to see some large sculptural mixed media artwork. Overall the number of entries are down but the scale of the work is larger so the gallery will be full as usual. Once again, photography and mixed media appear to be the largest categories.

The opening reception will be in association with the Downtown Arts Market on Thursday, August 8. The year’s Juror, Paul Noot will comment his selections for the awards at 6:15 pm.

Home in maine: A painter’s perspective

Paintings by Melisssa Post van der Burg September 26 – November 2, 2019

“Home in Maine: A Painter’s Perspective” explores a painter’s view of ordinary life.

Melissa Post van der Burg finds compelling models in her circle of family, friends, and neighbors, often placing them in the Maine landscape, in the tradition of such venerable artists as Andrew Wyeth and Winslow Homer. In one review of Melissa’s work, a critic wrote, “Post van der Burg has that rare gift of elevating an ordinary, daily occurrence into an image of tender iconicity.”

A self-taught painter, Melissa continues to live and work in Maine, often spending the month of May painting on Monhegan Island, 13 miles off the mainland.

Although Monhegan is primarily a tourist destination during the busy summer months of July and August, and is accessible only by ferry, May tends to be a quiet and reflective time—still cold and stormy-- and more the old way of life for a Maine fishing village-- not too many people around—a perfect opportunity for an artist to really dig in and paint the world around her.

Cover: Her Boat, oil on canvas, 24” x 30” Above: Thanksgiving Visitor, oil on canvas, 48” x 36”

Melissa will be in-residence while her work is exhibited and will be teaching two classes, one focused on introductory drawing and one on watercolor painting. These classes are a wonderful opportunity to learn from a master painter. Please see full description in class section. Additionally Melissa will be working on some paintings while in the area during her 5 weeks—landscapes, the downtown, and perhaps getting some people to pose for portrait work.

Join us for an Artist Lunch 12:00 pm, Wednesday, October 9 in The Arts Center Gallery RSVP by October 7 if you would like to purchase a homemade lunch for $5.00.

The Arts Center’s 9th Annual

OKTOBERFEST 2019

Featuring German food and German style beers, music and festivities. Costumes encouraged.

Saturday, September 14th at The Hansen Arts Park

OKTOBERFEST! Join us for a celebration of all things German in the Hansen Arts Park 5:30 – 8:30 pm Oktoberfest is a Munich tradition since 1810, when it celebrated the betrothal of the Bavarian King Ludwig I to Princess Therese. Since that time, Oktoberfest has grown to a worldwide phenomenon, a celebration of all things German… in particular the especially potent Oktoberfest beer!

On September 14th, The Arts Center is proud to sponsor our own annual Oktoberfest celebration! We will be holding it again this year in our downtown Hansen Arts Park. It’s the perfect venue for this popular fundraiser. This year’s celebration includes: 4 Oktoberfest beers on tap 4 Bratwurst and snacks as part of the admission price.

4 Live music 4 German games and raffles.

It’s as close as you can come to a trip to Bavaria without leaving ND… a real Oktoberfest celebration right here in downtown Jamestown!

Enjoy great beer and food, live music and best of all, genuine German gemütlichkeit… all at The Arts Center’s Oktoberfest! We hope to see on September 14th at 5:30 pm!

Tickets are only $35 and will be available at Cork and Barrel, The Arts Center and at the gate.

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL at The Arts Center October 3 & 4 at 7:00 pm onto a screen mounted to the side of a truck on Little Italy’s Mulberry Street in New York City, and has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon. MANHATTAN SHORT

decide. Cinema-goers across the United States and around the globe will become for the Best Short Film and Best Actor. The world’s directors and actors anxiously await your decision! $10 Arts Center Members/$15 General Public.

View the 2019 Manhattan Short trailer at: www.manhattanshort.com

Arts After School

Celebrating Two+ Decades of Creativity, Innovation and Excellence By any reckoning, twenty years is a long time. So we at The Arts Center are proud that during the upcoming 2018-19 school year our popular Arts After School program will reach its twenty first year of providing innovative, arts based youth development activities for elementary aged children in our community. You may ask, what exactly is Arts After School and what makes it so popular with children and parents alike that it has reached this important milestone?

Our story begins in 1999. That was the year that a community survey found that the arts were considered one of the most valuable assets for youth development, but paradoxically were the assets least available in our community. At the same time, a social worker found many “at risk” youth home alone after school, in need of a positive, supportive after school setting. The confluence of these two events saw the birth of our Arts After School.

The past two decades have seen Arts After School grow—the 2017-18 school year saw the highest student enrollment ever—and a program that has become established, both in form and content. Arts After School runs every day of the school year, based on the Jamestown School District calendar. Enrollees in the program have transportation provided to The Arts Center from all Jamestown schools at the end of the school day, and home at 5:00 pm at the end of every session. After a nutritious snack (provided as part of tuition), participants get down to working on arts-based, hands-on projects that promote creativity and teach the basics of art in an enjoyable format. Every session is based on a new artistic genre; sessions run the gamut from drawing, painting and working with clay to poetry, mosaics, leatherwork and much more! We pride ourselves on developing the most unique, interesting and challenging sessions possible to engage and inspire participants.

Just as important as the projects tackled are the care and concern we feel for every student. Through the course of the school year we come to know all of our students, work to develop each and every one of their talents to the utmost, and become our own little Arts After School “family.”

We pride ourselves on providing Arts After School at a low cost—only $8 a day—that all families can afford. And if for some reason even this is not financially feasible for families, scholarships are available. No one is turned away from Arts After School, it truly is available to all children with a sincere desire to attend!

Twenty-one years old and going strong, thriving and growing… over the years Arts After School has touched the lives of literally thousands of our community’s youth and offers a unique opportunity available nowhere else in the state of North Dakota. We are justifiably proud of Arts after School and invite parents and grandparents to explore this option for their children and grandchildren, and for everyone to consider making a donation in support of this invaluable and irreplaceable program.

More details and registration information can be found online at www.jamestownarts.com

upcoming classes providing opportunities for artistic development and exploration Creative opportunities for adults & teens Pre-registration required. Details and registration online at: www.jamestownarts.com

Intro to Photograpy with Troy Gunderson

Tuesdays: September 3, 10, 17 & 24 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Teen City

Learn the basics of digital photography, what the terms mean, plus techniques that will improve your compositions. You will learn how to use your camera in manual mode and how to adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO to achieve photos not obtainable in automatic modes. The main focus of the instruction will be on using your DSLR camera.

Informational handouts will be provided. To aid in learning participants should become familiar with their camera’s controls and features. (Any digital camera is fine, but cameras with adjustable controls are preferred.) $90 / $80 for members.

Introductory Drawing / Watercolor with Melissa Post van der Burg

Saturday: October 12 & 19 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

These classes begin with an introductory still-life drawing class. From master painter Melissa Potst van der Berg. Following this first drawing class, students are encouraged to join the following Saturday for a water color painting introduction based on the same still-life.

There is no fee for these classes.

ART CLASSES FOR KIDS Arts After SChool — Registration now open for Fall 2019

Classes begin September 9. Open to grades 3, 4, 5 & 6. After school snack and busing

(in town) included. Scholarships available. Full schedule, artist info and registration is online.

All classes take place at The Arts Center. This year’s program begins September 9th with:

September 9 – 27 from 3:15 –5:00 pm with Dina Laskowski

The program will explore medieval times to experience the fine arts. We will create a variety of projects, such as, storytelling, writing, acting, calligraphy, creating gargoyles and dragons, catapults, castles, family crests, and more.

September 30 – October 16 from 3:15 – 5:00 pm with Sharon Linnehan

In this workshop focused on printmaking, students will draw bare deciduous trees to learn basic limb proportions. Our first relief printmaking project will incorporate conventions used in the art of ancient Egypt. Inspired by the prints of select local, international, and historically important printmakers we will create small editions of relief prints and be introduced to monotype.

family pottery with Bill Nybo

October 26 & November 2nd from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hansen Arts Studio

In this family class, working side-by-side with your child, learn basic pinch, coil and slab hand-building ceramic techniques. Projects are designed to stimulate creativity in a playful way.

Be sure to wear clothes that you’re not afraid to get dirty. Includes all materials and kiln firing.

Attendance at both sessions is necessary for a glazed finished piece. $35 / $25 for members (1 child & 1 adult).

Buffalo City Photo Club The local band of photo enthusiasts will be meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Hansen Arts Studio.

Topics are focused primarily for DSLR camera users. Free and open to anyone.

September 17- Troy Gunderson: Creative Natural Light October 15 - Frank Balak: Macro Photography

Open Mic Night September 26 & October 24 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes.

A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall.

Community Theater Auditions This November The Arts Center will be hosting the community theater production of two plays “Sweeney Todd” by Raymond Hull and “Conflict” by Wade Bradford. Audtions for roles in these plays are beign held in September.

September 4 – from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at The Arts Center September 7 – from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at The Arts Center

arts center fans!

The Arts Center depends on the generosity of many people and businesses to bring you great programs year round. Gifts can be large or small. You can make a simple online contribution at: www.jamestownarts.com—OR consider becoming an Arts Center Member. Member dollars provide a dependable, on-going revenue stream for general operation and creative programming. Members get some great perks too… like discounted tickets!

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Membership Level: o $500 - Patron o $100 - Supporting o $50 - Adult

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In addition to supporting our community programs, members receive discounted tickets to concerts, performances, theater shows, special events and reduced tuition for art classes. Members also receive an $15 Arts Center gift card each year.

THANK YOU! Please return your completed form to The Arts Center.

donations: St. John’s PTA, Ag Country Services in memorial / honor of: Blaine Fix in memorial for his mother, Marva Miska in memorial for Ann Murchie special thanks to: Monte Cole for the mosaic tile donation; Daphne Drewello for art supplies; Elsie Weber, Maris Thompson, Nadine Kainz, Taylor Barnes, Aloha Kercher, and Sharon Vixo for volunteering in the office and taking tickets at events; and Gun & Reel Sports for helping clear snow for the center during this past long winter—THANK YOU!

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