Allegany Arts Association Newsletter June-August 2009

Allegany Arts Association, Inc.
Volume 19, Number 2
June -August 2009 - text only edition


CHILDREN’S SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL
FREE CLASSES PLANNED
Cuba—Cookie Decorating & Candy Making
Belmont– Sewing
Off Broadway Production
Stick Dolls
Beginning Guitar
Little Genesee—Rock Painting
Friendship—Garden Stepping Stones
Scio—Bracelet Making
Fillmore—Improvisational Theatre
Wellsville—Miniature Clay Animals (AND MORE!)
CALL Kristen at 585-268-5891 for more information.

SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL —2009
Ignore the rain and dandelions. Think of summer. School will be out and lots of younger people will be looking for company and activity. Think art. Think free art classes. Think Allegany Arts Association’s continuing effort to get art classes into many communities in Allegany County.

This summer’s plans are underway. Greg Shelley’s off-off Broadway program will sparkle again in Belmont. Carol Riggs of Cakes and Curios will offer an artistic experience in cookie decorating and candy making in Cuba. Elaine Hardman and Kailee Lamphier plan an opportunity to create miniature clay animals in Wellsville. Meredith Chilson is scheduled to teach Sewing in Belmont while Linda Monsell will offer rock painting in Little Genesee. Kathy Hamilton is ready to help make garden stepping stones in Friendship. To make a stick doll sign up to work with Betsy Orlando in Belmont and explore improvisation in Fillmore with Barbara Sandberg-Morgan. If you have a guitar, experience lessons from Tony Musingo, Choral Music Director in Belmont, or join program coordinator Kristen Vossler-Wigent to make bracelets in Scio.

The Allegany Arts Association is a county-wide organization trying to stretch its arms to the corners of the county. If you’ve an idea for a class or a skill to share, please call Kristen Vossler-Wigent at 585-268-5891. That’s also the number to call if your children want to take any of the classes. Age restrictions may apply.

The AAA classes are short—3 to 6 meetings of an hour or 90 minutes in length. Sometimes there’s a show or recital at the end. Teachers can choose an age range (between 5 and 20), class size, location and date in July or August. Locations should be handicapped accessible.

If you have an idea or a request for a class, let us know and check our blog for irregular updates - www.AlleganyArtsAssociation.blogspot.com.



WELLSVILLE ART ASSOCIATION SEVEN-COUNTY SHOW WINNERS
Richard Monroe’s “Katrina” won Best of Show in the Wellsville Art Association’s Seven-County Art Show held at the David A. Howe Library in April. Other winners are: ADVANCED—Still Life: 1st Prize-Shirley Hull, 2nd Prize-Linda Monsell, 3rd Prize-Nora Zinner, Honorable Mention-Nitia Cole and Shirley Hull. Scenic: 1st Prize-Wanda Dean, 2nd Prize-Nora Zinner, 3rd Prize-Wanda Dean, Honorable Mention-Eleanor Cott & C. Rona Jordan. Portrait: 1st Prize-Dick Monroe, 2nd Prize-Wendy Skinner, 3rd Prize-Clara Bankes, Honorable Mention-Wendy Skinner. Animals: 1st Prize-Sharon Pfahler, 2nd Prize-Jamie Kull, 3rd Prize-Barbara
Williams. Open Abstract & Collage: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes-Mindy Airheart. Wood, Metal, Glass: 1st Prize-Susan Kelly, 2nd Prize-Eleanor Cott, 3rd prize & Honorable Mention-Susan Kelly.

INTERMEDIATE-Still Life: 1st Prize-David Cummins. Scenic: 1st Prize-Alice Deres, 2nd, 3rd & Hon. Mention-Beth Wolcott. Portrait: 1st Prize-Alice Deres. Open Abstract & Collage: 1st Prize-Barbara Williams, 2nd Prize-Alice Deres, 3rd Prize & Honorable Mention-David Cummins. YOUTH-Still Life: 1st Prize-Jack Maskens, 2nd Prize-Emily Mulhollen. Scenic: 1st Prize-Colleen Wood, 2nd Prize-William Cummins. 3rd Prize-Alex Gabler. Portrait: 1st Prize-Colleen Wood, 2nd Prize-Jack Maskens, 3rd Prize-Emily Mulhollen, Honorable Mention-Meghan Kier & Ben Dunn. Open Abstract: 1st Prize-Alex Gabler, 2nd Prize-Emily Mulhollen. Wood, Metal: 1st Prize-Abby Cook and Tanner Snyder. Sincere thanks to all artists who participated!


WELLSVILLE ART ASSOCIATION NEWS
The Wellsville Art Association has decided to incorporate new and exhibition information with the Allegany Arts Association newsletter. We will purchase ads about our upcoming shows (see below) and entry forms will not be mailed but will be available at the David A. Howe Library. Please put these dates on your 2009 calendar and help us continue the wonderful art shows we enjoy exhibiting. In the future, PLEASE pick up your art work immediately after the shows, as Jamie Kull’s excellent (huge!) “Water Buffalo” painting was destroyed when the school show was hung after ours last month, a loss we deeply regret.
Call 585-593-3575 for more information. Thank you. Karen Dickerson, President



DONATION TO ALFRED U CHAMBER SINGERS

Senior members of the Alfred University Chamber Singers receive a check prior to their April 18 concert at Alfred. The check represents proceeds from their successful Valentine’s Day Concert with which the Allegany Arts Association helped. The funds will be used for the Chorus’s planned 2010 European Tour.

The Singers, led by Conductor extraordinaire Dr. Luanne Crosby, along with the Alfred University Chorus filled the acoustically perfect space at the 7th Day Baptist Church with glorious vocal music that evening. The audience stood and applauded until a rousing encore was heard. The Chamber Singers plan additional fund-raising events in the coming year. Donations will be gratefully accepted. Checks may be made out to Alfred University, with “Chamber Singers Tour” in the memo line, and sent to Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802.



GENESEE VALLEY CHORUS
President Sharlet Fuller reports that the Genesee Valley Chorus will present “101 Years of Broadway” featuring songs you’ve heard from shows like “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Grease,” “Les Mis.,” “Chicago,” (“this will be a show-stopper”), “The Lion King,” “Momma Mia,” “Ragtime,” and “Jekyll & Hyde.” All are invited to come to Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville at 3 p.m. June 6 for dessert and entertainment by the Genesee Valley Chorus featuring great local talent in choral and solo formats.


Memorials
In memory of Willie Allen, former Executive Director of the Allegany Arts Association, given by Barbara Williams, a gift of $50. In honor of the birthday of Barbara Williams, given by the Recio family, a gift of $20. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACIOUS GIFTS TO THE ALLEGANY ARTS ASSOCIATION.

POETRY SLAM PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Eight brave poets read their new poetry at the Allegany Arts Association’s Third Annual Poetry Slam held April 2 at the David A. Howe Library in Wellsville. Two Jamestown Community College students, among those who came to support their teacher, Ms. Engl, read poems too.
Winners for 2009 were: 1st Prize -Kimberly Engl $50; 2nd Prize- Barbara Williams $25; 3rd Prize-Gudrun Scott $15;

Approximately 20 appreciative fans attended the annual event. The 4th Annual Poetry Slam/Contest will be held April 1 or 8, 2010.

Dirge by Barbara Williams
I have not the heart to close your eyes,
small mouse
Brought me by cat, proud, generous.
So tiny ye be,
A few days only,
Into this world of innocent brutality.


IF TREES COULD TALK
by Christopher S. Clow 2009( 4th prize)

If trees could talk, would they mourn the genocide of their kin?

Would their leaves weep salt-laden dew and, In turn, saturate the ground water to bring
about a desolation of land and sky?

If trees could talk, would they berate humanity for our blatant,
selfish misuse of the Earth and all Her resources?

Some trees are known to have lived five to ten thousand years or
more—far longer

Than most civilizations, and all the while freely absorbing nitrogen,

Soaking in the carbon dioxide, and generously providing much
needed oxygen.

Yet, still, we render tropical and arboreal forests barren of old
growth, void of sanctuary

For other life, and escalate the greenhouse effect while denying
its very existence.

If trees could talk, would they cry, “Mercy!”?


NEW YORK GREEN FEST 2009 - Share ideas and skills for sustainable living and Green politics August 7-9 in Alfred. Learn how to build your own wind turbine, produce videos for the internet, make tofu or poetry or an earth oven, or grow nut trees. Discuss economics, the politics of sustainability, the rights of nature, local sovereignty, the reality of renewable energy, third party politics and liberation ecology. Visit booths with local foods, crafts, art, books, bicycles, renewable energy systems and more at the Green Fest! Weekend accommodations & camping available.
Learn more at http://nygreenfest.org OPEN TO ALL!


SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT ANGELICA SWEET SHOP
Our popular outdoor concert series at 44 W. Main Street begins Sunday, July 5. Rain location—22 West Main Street (right down the street!).
• July 5: Milt Newcomb & Country Pickin’ August 2: Down Home Country
• July 12: Geneseo String Band August 9: Herb Sanders & Friends
• July 19: Herb Sanders & Friends August 23: Rob Falgiano “All Hank Show”
• All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair and a friend.
• Food & beverages will be available. Call 585-466-7070 or email
• info@angelicasweetshop.com for information. For a complete schedule of
• events, visit our website: www.angelicasweetshop.com.
• Food & beverages will be available. Call 585-466-7070 or email info@angelicasweetshop.com for information. For a complete schedule of events, visit our website: www.angelicasweetshop.com.

Allegany County Area Calendar of Events for June, July and August 2009

RECURRING EVENTS

First Fridays, 7:30 -first Friday of each month-discussion group at the Mustard Seed Inn, 13 Center treet, Andover. 607-478-5329. Free. Bring food for the Food Pantry. First Fridays will be off this summer and resume Sept. 4. The Thomas Merton Study Group meet at 7 p.m. the 3rd Friday.

Second Tuesday, attend the board meeting of the Allegany Arts Association at 1 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, N. Main St. Wellsville.

Second Tuesday, Genesee Valley Chorus rehearsal 7 pm at Shepherd of the Valley Church. All singers welcome! Call Sharlet Fuller - 593-3173.

First Saturday, Southern Tier Fibre Arts Guild, 11 am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 470 N. Main St., Wellsville. Call 607-587-9270 or 585-593-4799.

Second Saturday, Creative Writers of the Southern Tier, 2 pm at Gardner Heights Community Room. Call Andrea Schoenthal at 585-593-2084.

Last Friday, Wellsville Art Association, 7 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church. Call President Karen Dickerson at 585-593-3579.

JUNE 2009
1-Aug. 9 Sarah Hoeoppner Watercolors @ Angelica Sweet Shop. 5-First Fridays, Nadine Hoover, “Grassroots Peace Work at

Home & Abroad” 7:30-9 p.m. Mustard Seed Inn, Andover.

6-Genesee Valley Chorus “101 Years of Broadway” Dessert-Concert at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wellsville, 3 p.m.

6-National Trails Day @ Pfeiffer Nature Center, 716-933-0187.

6-Reader’s Theatre, Historic Vignettes at Caneadea United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7 or two for $10, Call Doug Crandall at 585-437-2079 for information.

9-Celtic Craftsman Aidan Breen, @ Walker Metalsmiths, Andover, New York 3 to 8 p.m. More information @ www.CeltArtS.com.

11-13-Wellsville Main Street Music Festival– 5 BANDS, more!

12-14 Olean Community Theatre—MOON OVER BUFFALO at Portville Central School. Call 716-375-1628 for tickets.

13 -Alumni Art Show & Sale, Alfred University 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

19-Thomas Merton Night @ Mustard Seed Inn, Andover, 7 p.m.

JULY 2009
4-Lavender Festival, Angelica; www.ProjectLavender.com

7-28 WINGATE MEMORIAL SUMMER CARILLON RECITALS:

7-Todd Fair, U. of Denver, Carillonneur, Lamont Music Sch.

14-Dennis Curry, Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI

21-Laura Ellis, U. of Florida School of Music

28-Jeremy Chesman, Missouri State, Springfield, MO

16-18 Town Theatre of Short Tract will produce “Meet Me in St. Louis” at Fillmore Central School’s new auditorium, to be directed by Amanda Cox. Contact leroyplows@yahoo.com.

Grassroots Peace Work at Home and Abroad

Nadine Hoover will present her work on nonviolence, trauma recovery, and building community through trust at the June 5th “First Fridays” program. Nadine coordinates the Indonesia Initiative of Friends Peace Team bringing training in developmental play and trauma healing into post-war areas of Indonesia for people from all sides of conflict. Her work creates a unified story of experiences. She has coordinated Alternatives to Violence workshops since 1978, served as an international consultant on designing educational systems to effect national economies since 1984 and as a Quaker minister since 1996.
The free program, at The Mustard Seed Inn, begins at 7:30.

The Alfred Community Theatre adult actors will stage “Radio Gals” July 17 & 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Union University Church in Alfred.

Students in grades 7 to 12 will put on “The Phantom Tollbooth” July 24 & 25. Nobody seems to have more fun than Alfred Community Theatre folks, unless it’s the audience.

Don’t miss these productions! Call 697-382-0524.

AUGUST 2009

1-8– Vivace String Camp at Houghton College, Contact Rebecca Crouch at 585-567-9647.

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Allegany Arts Association, Inc.

P.O. Box 1134
Wellsville, NY 14895
alleganyarts@hotmail.com

Music washes away from the soul
the dust of everyday life. Auerback



PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD BURKE PLANS ONE-MAN SHOWS

Allegany Arts Association Board member, Richard Burke will present a show of his outstanding photographs at the Barnes & Noble Cafe, 614 South Meadow Street, Ithaca, NY from June 1 through 27, 2009. The opening Reception will be held June 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Café.

Burke’s work will also be on exhibit at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center the month of July, with an Opening Reception July 3 beginning at 6 p.m. The public is invited to both shows and receptions.

Speaking about his work, Richard says his current inspiration is the “peeling paint, shadows, silence and internal landscapes of the former Poorhouse in Angelica.”

He said his “telling of the story I am hearing and seeing creates a ghostly Landscape for memory and imagination”; and we think his photographs will surely capture your imagination too. A prolific artist and constant supporter of the arts, Burke’s genius is in his eye for photographs of the beautiful, the unusual and the unexpected.

In addition to his recent photographs, Burke will show earlier unpublished work from his several-year hiatus in Hawaii. The Cattaraugus County Arts Council featured Richard Burke in its January/February 2009 Newsletter and he was featured artist at a one-man show at The Fountain Arts Center Gallery in Belmont in 2007.

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