Issue 126: 03012016

THE ARTS CENTER What’s Inside: A Word From Our Director

THE ARTS CENTER NEWSLETTER Issue 126: March – April 2016 Courtesy of:

Upcoming Classes New Exhibits Upcoming Performances Community Dinner Theater Special Events Special Thanks

From the director’s desk:

“Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation.

And where there is no vision, the people perish.” - Lyndon Johnson, on signing into existence the National Endowment on the Arts (NEA).

Cyndi Wish Executive Director

I will admit that I prefer to keep my head happily in the sand when it comes to acknowledging the effects government has on daily life; but with coverage of the primaries dominating all media I find it impossible to ignore.

For the past 51 years, the NEA has worked to support artistic programs, preserve art histories, and assist in funding the creation of new art. So many of the Jamestown Fine Arts Association’s programs are funded with assistance from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the NEA. Now tell me, if you have been following debates, primaries, or listening to campaign coverage on the radio, how many times have you heard the arts mentioned? Probably not many, because the arts aren’t a “loud” issue. The arts quietly support all aspects of existence; physical and mental well being, economic development, education, innovation, foreign relations, rehabilitation… to name a few. The arts can bridge gaps between people of different ages, races, cultural backgrounds, and economic statuses. If you dig deep enough, you can find creativity in the foundation of all progress towards a healthy, functional, thriving society. But without a voice, it is easy to overlook the importance of the arts.

If you care about the arts (and if you are reading this, I think that you do), please consider contacting your federal and state officials to let them know how you feel. In ND we have a statewide advocacy group called Arts North Dakota (artsnorthdakota.com) who make it easy to contact to your representatives. On their website, if you click on “Take Action” you will be brought to a page where you can look up a list of your officials and e-mail them all at once.

There are a lot of issues being discussed on the Hill these days.

Please consider helping to ensure that continued support of the arts is one of them. Thank you!

community ARTS PARK UPDATE luncheon

Please join us at noon on March 24th at The Arts Center for an update on exciting news for the Hansen Arts Park and a preview on what we can expect to happen this coming summer. Lunch will be served. All are welcome! Invite your friends! Let us know if you can make it. RSVP to info@jamestownarts.com.

upcoming classes providing opportunities for artistic development and exploration Creative opportunities for adults & serious teens

More details and registration online at: www.jamestownarts.com/classes

delve into drawing with Brock Drenth

Tuesdays: March 29, April 5 – 19 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm Hansen Arts Studio • $50 / $40 for members

Students learn the fundamentals of drawing: rendering shape, form, shadow, texture, and perspective. Learn by observation of still life objects, looking closely, drawing what you see, and discovering the tools of drawing. Limited class size allows for plenty of one on one instruction for both beginners and intermediate learners. All materials provided.

Beginning cake decorating with Tracy Middaugh

Tuesdays: March 29, April 5 – 26 from 6:00 –9:00 pm Arts Center Classroom • $80 / $70 for members

Cake decorating is easy to learn! During this course, you will be able to develop the skills needed to create spectacular cakes, tempting appetizers, and desserts. Basic techniques and ways to work with different thicknesses of icing along with the versatility of the many decorating tips will all be covered. Students are asked to pick up a supply list and provide their own materials. Feel free to bring a beverage for yourself.

Crochet 2: Joining & multiples with Tracy Middaugh

Thursdays: March 31, April 7 – 28 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm Arts Center Classroom • $80 / $70 for members

Advance your crochet skills by learning motifs, joining, increasing/decreasing, and multiples. Learn to create texture and dimension within your crocheting through the use of various motifs and looping. Gain necessary skills so you can adjust virtually any pattern to fit your needs. Sizes of afghans vary based on your choosing. Students are asked to pick up a supply list and provide their own materials. Feel free to bring a beverage for yourself.

Intermediate stained glass with Jaci & Harley Trefz

Saturdays: April 2 –30 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Hansen Arts Studio • $230 / $180 for members

This five week course is intended to expand and polish your skills with stained glass. Step by step instruction on pattern preparation, glass selection, copper foiling, and soldering, to the final steps of completing your project. Open studio and schedule to be discussed at first session. Attendance at a beginning level class or prior stained glass experience required. Please bring a sack lunch.

art classes for kids World Travelers—Off the Beaten Path with Jennifer Wentz

2nd Saturday of each month from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm • Grades K – 2

Our Second Saturday program takes children to different parts of the world to learn about unique cultures through their art, dance, music, & language. Ethnic snacks will be provided.

Animation Workshop with David Dobbs

Saturdays: March 26, April 2, 16 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

An introduction to creating animated short films. Students will create collaborative short films using themselves, drawings, sculpture and digital cameras and receive a brief history of animation. Open to 5th grade students & up. $35 member / $45 non-member.

THE PROOFS Michael Birchler, Reflections, Photograph, 2015

exhibitions revolving gallery exhibitions every four to six weeks

the proofs: VSCU Student Exhibition March 3 – April 2, 2016 This group exhibition is a culmination of works created by current and alumni of the Valley City State University (VCSU) Art students. The title comes from the premise of art in a continual working state, we can learn from our proofs to create variations in their craft, materials, concepts and final products. The students are in various stages of their art careers, continuously reflecting on their proofs and sketches to reach their final goals. The display of work, demonstrates the range of talent found within VCSU’s Art students across both 2D and 3D mediums.

Featured artists include: Hayden Swanson, Katarina Boychuk, Megan Fuller, Kaylee Johnson, Cassy Gilbertson, Megan Trautman, Esther Keeling, Hailie Wilds, Ashley Smethers, Brock Drenth, Michael Birchler, Kaitlyn Huss, Katie Oakes and Brenna Winters. closing Reception: Friday, April 1 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm Then stay after the reception for the Robby Vee concert at 7:30 pm.

The Arts Center approached VCSU art faculty to consider mounting a student show.

Our goal is to engage more students in our programming and to give students an opportunity to mount an off-campus gallery exhibition in a professional setting. It has been a learning process for all involved. Much thanks is owed to professor Karri Dieken and Armando Ramos for guiding the students through the process.

The VCSU arts students are also involved in designing sculptural bike racks for The Hansen Arts Park, teaching classes for Artful Happy Hour and at the Anne Carlsen Center. These collaborations are essential, providing the Arts Center with needed help and creativity and the students with “real world” experience.

NUANCES by Michelle Lindblom April 7 –May 7, 2016 The title “Nuances” describes the visual subtleties of the textures, colors, shapes, and movements in nature which are an apt metaphor for our everyday encounters. Lindblom has always been intensely mindful of her surroundings and as her artistic journey continues, she has found a heightened sensitivity and an increased interest in engaging and visualizing those everyday encounters. The resulting visual nuances are intriguing and unique, much like nature herself.

The exhibition is a result of the artist’s experimentation with and assimilation of the monotype and collage processes. These processes lend themselves well to the concept of layering materials from the cover: and ideas. Her approach Nuances XXX, mixed media Chine-colle’ monotype to experimentation and discovery is both conscious and subconscious, not unlike like that of a child playing and naturally interacting with his/her environment. Lindblom layers up to four monotypes on a single piece with the addition of a variety of other materials adhered to the surface she creates her multi-layer collages. Organized by color; shades of violet, shades of red, and earth tones the artist captures the atmospheric subtleties of an abstracted Nature.

Ms. Lindblom was born and raised in ND, receiving her undergraduate degree in art from the University New Orleans, LA, Master of Science degree in educational administration and Master of Fine Art from UND. Michelle taught painting and drawing at Bismarck State College for 24 plus years and just recently retired as a tenured full Professor. She has exhibited her work all over the U.S. and has traveled extensively. Michelle currently resides in Bend, OR. This exhibit of forty five 18x15 framed collaged monotypes visually express Michelle’s reverence for and dialogue with nature and it’s subtle nuances.

This exhibition is sponsored by the North Dakota Art Gallery Association with support from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

performances bringing performing artists to the community

A LIFE OF MUSIC Saturday, March 12th 7:00 pm at The Arts Center Tickets available at the door: $15 / $10 for Arts Center members Steve and Nancy Kuykendall, Jamestown residents, will take the stage to share their music and to share musical experiences, both from the years before their marriage and from their years as husband and wife. They will share a wide variety of music from classic pop-rock to classical to jazz and also some of their own works. Steve and Nancy will share stories and will welcome interaction from the audience.

Join us for an enchanting evening of music, storytelling, and prizes. Five prizes, including a brand new acoustic guitar, will be given away. More at: www.jamestownarts.com/music.

Blue grass association Saturday, April 16th 7:00 pm at The Arts Center Tickets available at the door: $10 / $5 for Arts Center members Enjoy a Bluegrass Evening of Listening and Learning. Presented by the Bluegrass Association of ND.

THE LAST ANNUAL COMEDY REVUE Friday, April 8 & Saturday, April 9 7:00 pm at The Arts Center Tickets available at the door: $10 for Adults, $5 for Students.

The Last Annual Comedy Revue has tested the patience of Jamestown citizens for thirtythree years. There is hope that the 2016 Revue “The Musical” may well bring down the Revue’s curtain. Granted these promises have been made before. This year’s show features Alexis Barnick, Nancy & Steve Kuykendall, Dave McDowell, Nick Scherbenske, Richie Wolf, Joel Lees and Dave Hillerud, and more. (Our show usually starts at 7:30 pm, this year our first act may go on at 7:00 pm.)

ROBBY VEE

In Concert

"This cat sure can play." -Carl Perkins

“Vee sings Vee” is a tip of the hat to the Vee family musical heritage. Robby with the Strings and Things Rock 'n' Roll Orchestra take you on a journey through the 60’s with stories, video and music from his father Bobby Vee’s career. Robby is recognized by both the American and Canadian Rockabilly Hall of Fames and has been performing his unique style of Rock 'n' Roll music for years across the globe.

For Tickets & Info www.robbyvee.com or booking@robbyvee.com

Join us for an evening of electricity and music hosted by the Canadian Rockabilly Hall of Famer ROBBY VEE Friday, April 1st at 7:30 pm at The Arts Center

Come early for the exhibit reception at 5:30 pm. Refreshments served.

Tickets in advance $20 members / $25 non-members. Available at The Arts Center, 115 2nd Street SW, Jamestown. Call us at 701-251-2496.

Pianists Geraldine Ong & John letellier jr.

Thursday, April 28th 7:00 pm at The Arts Center Come hear some fun and exciting four-hands piano music, featuring works by Faure, Rachmaninoff, and more. Entertaining and enjoyable for music lovers of all ages.

Tickets at the door: $10 / $5 for members.

Born in Seremban, Malaysia, pianist Geraldine Ong currently serves as Assistant Professor of Applied and Collaborative Piano at Valley City State University. Previously, she served as adjunct faculty at University of Houston. Ong received a Doctor of Musical Arts from University of Houston Moores School of Music studying with renowned pedagogue Nancy Weems. She was awarded the prestigious Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Winifred and Maurice Hirsch Memorial Scholarship, and Charles and Dorothy Bishop Scholarship.

In addition to being an educator, Ong is a concert pianist and active chamber musician. She has performed solo and collaborative recitals in the China, France, Malaysia, United States, and Vietnam, including a debut at the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., and Parc de Bel Ebat in France, where Ravel’s Piano Trio was premiered.

Pianist John J. LeTellier, Jr.’s interest in the arts began at an early age. He started studying the piano at age 4 and was accompanying the local school chorus by the age of 6. His love of music continued through high school and at 16 years of age he began formal classical studies with well-known preparatory teacher, Stella Pola. He received his piano degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) under Dr. Michael Caldwell, winner of the 1976 Dealey Competition and former U.S. Artistic Ambassador to Jordan, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. After his undergraduate studies, Mr. LeTellier was awarded a scholarship to study at the prestigious Juilliard School, where he continued his music studies with renowned collaborative pianists Jonathan Feldman and Rohan Desilva. He then went on to teach both elementary and secondary music in the public school system. After teaching for 6 years, he received the Byanskas Scholarship, the highest award offered for piano accompanying at The University of Miami, where he received a Master’s Degree in Chamber and Accompanying Music.

As a classical accompanist, Mr. LeTellier has performed in many concert venues from New York to Miami; collaborating with such artists as opera singer John Matz and Kathleen Powell, the former assistant concertmaster of the Memphis symphony Orchestra. He has also performed in master classes for distinguished artists such as Andre Watts and Margo Garrett. Before coming to Valley State City University (VCSU) as Assistant Professor of Music Education, Mr. LeTellier spent 3 ½ years as Arts Education Specialist for the Florida Department of Education, where he served as the state arts liaison, overseeing K-12 arts standards implementation for all of Florida’s 67 counties.

piano accompanist needed. The Jamestown Choralaires are seeking an accompanist beginning with the 2016 – 2017 season. Duties include accompanying the regular rehearsals and performances of the Choralaires. Proficiency in piano performance and knowledge of 4-part men’s choral work is desired. Deadline to submit applications is April 1, 2016. If interested submit resume to: Jamestown Choralaires, Box 224, Jamestown, North Dakota. For more information contact Bob Toso, 252-5027.

2nd ACT Community Theater Production: Murder in the Heir is an audience interactive murder mystery /comedy. Almost every character in this hilarious mystery has the weapon, opportunity and motive to commit the unseen murder. And it’s up to the audience to decide who actually did it! No performance will be the same. Each of the heirs to the tyrannical billionaire Simon Starkweather has the means and the motive to do away with him. Starkweather gathers his family and employees to announce the contents of his will and mystery builds from there.

Three Dinner Theater Shows: Thursday – Saturday, April 21, 22 & 23 6:00 pm at The Arts Center Tickets in advance only. Available at The Arts Center. $25 for members / $30 general admission.

Sponsored by:

Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc, Englewood, Colorado

upcoming events creative opportunities to break up your routine

an artful happy hour meet people. mix drinks. make art.

Create your own masterpiece... or close anyway. Join us after work for a creatively good time. All materials provided. 5:30 in the Hansen Arts Studio. $10 materials fee. RSVP Required: info@jamestownarts.com

March 16 – Palm Weaving with Dina Laskowski April 20 – Marbling with Bonnie Tressler

Photography Club Gathering The local band of photo enthusiasts will be meeting the third Tuesday of each month 6:30 pm at the Hansen Arts Studio. Topics are focused primarily for DSLR camera users. Free and open to all.

March 15 – Lighting April 19 – Travel Photography

Open Mic Night 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 / teacher Steve Kuykendall. The fun starts at 6:00 pm.

March 26 & April 30

Reader’s Theater Do you enjoy the drama of theater, but don’t like the spotlight?

Then Reader’s Theater is for you! Join this lively bunch for the dramatic reading of original scripts the fourth Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm at the Legacy Center. For more information, contact: Dina Laskowski at dlaskows@jc.edu or 701-269-9111

March 22 & April 26 A full schedule of upcoming events can be found at: www.jamestownarts.com

MOON MOUSE

A cosmic adventure about celebrating differences The Arts Center is bringing this illuminated live theater experience with a positive social message to the K – 5 grade students in Jamestown.

Marvin the mouse wants to be popular. Constantly bullied and picked on by the “cool” rats, he is labeled as a loser and a geek. As respite from the continuous badgering, he retreats into his science books and a world of fantasy. He longs to have adventures, to be the hero.

Preview the show: https://vimeo.com/126811672

Lightwire Theater is recognized for their signature brand of electroluminescent artistry & poignant storytelling designed to evoke imagery. They continue to deliver innovative theater experiences worldwide based out of New Orleans, LA.

special thanks donations: John Allickson, Terry Anderson, Lucinda Bardell, Harold and Marie Bensch, Janis Bensch, Kathleen Brunner, Jodi Bunde, Christine Burchill, Pamela Burkhardt, Darlene Carlson, Dorothy Chouinard, Phyllis and Frank Clemens, Tanea Clocksene, Cecelia Collins, Mary Craft, Karen Crane, Beth Dewald, Tom & Joan Enderle, Meridee Erickson-Stowman, Brenda Fischer, Penny Gengler, Tessa Gould, Sharlene Gumke, Alissa Hanson, Laurel Haroldson, Harvey Huber, Lisa Jackson, Sally Jeppson, Gail Jewett, Josh Meade, Rachelle Jystad, Dianne Koll, DeLanda Kollman, Joseph Kraehenbuehl, Lynette Kriedeman, Kendra Krueger, Judy Kulla, Erin Lamp, Barbara Lang, Dina Laskowski, Jasmine Lee, Clarice Liechty, Jon Lillejord, Claudia Mackenzie, Steven Maier, Angela Martini, Judith Martini, Todd & Rhonda Michel, JoAnne Moeller, Jean Morris, Shelley Nannenga, Timothy Ottmar, Eileen Pfarr, Teri Qual, Katie Ryan-Anderson, Karla Sandness, Felicia Sargeant, Beverly A Schaack, Jill Schlenker, Mindi Schmitz , Sherry Schutt, Angela Seitz, Jill Shaffer, Tammie Skari, David Smette, Kerrie Soulis, Joleen Sprenger, Barbara Srozinski, Searle Swedlund, Gin Templeton, Ray Thielman, Maris Thompson, Brandi Van Gilder, Elsie Weber, Enid Wells, Emily Williams-Wheeler, Ann Wilson, Carolgene Wolf Matthiesen, Andrew Workman, Duane Enzminger, Lorrie Pavlicek, Bonnie Tressler, Pete McElroy, Not Just Home Makers, Anne and Dale Marks in memorial: Miki Van Houten, Angela & Bob Seitz, Sandra Buhrt special thanks to: Taylor Barnes and Bonnie Tressler for their culinary expertise, Dave Hillerud, Nick Scherbenske, John Fugleberg, Emma Mickleson, Angela Martini, and Dina Laskowski for their amazing table service. Judy Martini, Aloha Kercher, and Sharon Vixo for their volunteer time. Shelli and Jay Grotrian, John and Shawn Fugleberg, Meghan and Jason Braun, Jenn Amundson, and Tyri Bosche for all of their hard work on the gala.

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The Arts Center activities are supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Arts Center is participating in ArtsLab, a program of Arts Midwest.