http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/retrieve.pl?section=listings An arts journal for New England and beyond... en-us http://www.mfa.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/3128245109-11958.jpg'/>'All you need, is your own imagination, so use it that's what it's for...' Channel your inner Madonna on the front lawn of the MFA while striking a pose and performing group karaoke to 'Vogue.' The Boston debut of 'Queen (A Portrait of Madonna),' by video artist Candice Breitznnfeaturing 30 people singing to 'Vogue'nnwill be projected on the Museum. When you've finished wowing the crowd with your moves, check out the exhibition, 'Seeing Songs,' which opens that day. (And post your own pics and videos to the MFA's Facebook page following the event). The Museum is free that evening, from 6:30 until 9:45 pm.]]>Media partner: WFNX]]> 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.tank.tv <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/7298305109-8316.jpg'/>tank.tv is pleased to present several works by Lisa Oppenheim, including: new work Yule Log, E-M-P-I-R-E, No]]>Closer to the Source (July 20,1969), The Sun is Always Setting Somewhere Else and Story, Study, Print.]]>]]>"Lisa Oppenheim's work constitutes an archaeology of visual culture. She brings the hidden, under-appreciated and repressed into view, and in the process reveals an ordering of things that goes beyond our commonplace responses. Her work ranges from damaged negatives from early 20th century news stories, personal photographs posted on ‘Flicker' by soldiers serving in Iraq through to the constellation of the day and location of famous historical media stories."]]>Press Release from ‘The Making of Americans' at STORE 2008.]]>]]>Lisa Oppenheim won the Illy art prize in 2007 and has shown her work widely around the globe. Recent exhibitions]]>include: The Making of Americans, STORE, London; Sudden White (after London), GSK Contemporary at the Royal]]>Academy of Arts, London; Quiet Politics, Zwirner Wirth, New York and The Why of Life, Swiss Institute, New York. Lisa]]>Oppenheim currently lives and works in New York 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://fishermural.com/photoPrints/ <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/9131216109-3560.jpg'/>Two Newton photographers, Ellen Fisher and Eric Myrvaagnes, are featured in this ‘summery' summer show. Images range from the minutia of local beaches to the grandeur of western canyons.]]>]]>NewTV Gallery, 23 Needham Street, Newton, MA]]>(on Easy Street off of Needham St., next to National Lumber).]]>June through August, free admission.]]>Gallery Hours:]]>Mon-Thurs10am to 9:00 pm]]>Friday 10am to 6pm]]>Sat-Sun 12 to 5pm.]]>]]>Mr. Myrvaagnes employs a highly refined sense of composition to create nearly (and at times completely) abstract close up images as well as breathtaking landscapes. His work has a fluidity and intensity, and the prints are both crisp and delicate.]]>]]>Ms. Fisher's work has a silkscreen quality: her photographic images undergo extensive and painstaking digital transformation, resulting in saturated colors and elegant compositions. Her black and white images recall etchings. 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.thehallwayjp.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/35277245109-13351.jpg'/>Boston's newest gallery space will be featuring the work of local Boston artists: Brent Refsland, Roberta Stone, Vanessa Irzyk, and others. Opening night is July 2nd in association with JP 1st Thursdays. Checkout thehallwayjp.com for more information. 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 1 n Saturday, July 4, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, July 4, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, July 5, 5pm]]>TAIWAN]]>U.S. COMPANY DEBUT, U.S. PREMIERES ]]>]]>Fang-Yi Sheu, former star of Martha Graham Dance Company and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, performs in the U.S. debut of her company, LAFA Artists. In 2007, Sheu became the youngest recipient of Taiwan's National Award for the Arts and founded her contemporary company with choreographer and long-time partner Bulareyuang Pagarlava. The program includes two American premieres; 37 Arts, an acrobatic romp of delights and hard times, and another new work currently being created in Taiwan. Pillow audiences will remember Sheu from the 2008 Festival, when she performed a work by Pagarlava as part of David Michalek's Slow Dancing. Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber. ]]> 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 1 n Saturday, July 4, 8pm]]>Saturday, July 4 n Sunday, July 5, 2pm]]>SLOVENIA]]>]]>Radio and Juliet is a contemporary take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Romanian dancer Edward Clug, and performed by Slovenia's Ballet Maribor. The score is comprised of music by Radiohead, two-time Grammy winner and fourteen-time nominee, and one of the most influential alternative English rock bands of the past century. Video effects set the stage for abstract references to classic scenes including Mercutio's death, the wedding, and the Masquerade Ball. Clug, whose movement style is sharp, clear, and highly kinetic, dances in the work along with four other men and one female lead. Radio and Juliet has only been performed once in the U.S., in October 2008. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student and child, $52 subscriber.]]> 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Comics for Adults]]>]]>Instructor: Raul Gonzalez]]>]]>Revitalize your drawing by incorporating new levels of thinking and observation into your compositions. Lessons will include how to develop strong characters and supernatural scenes. Utilizing basic drawing techniques, this class will teach students how to transform everyday life or depict superhuman fantasies into a comic narrative. Unleash your creativity with this exciting genre.]]>]]>Beginner through Advanced]]>]]>]]>Wednesdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm]]>]]>July 1 - August 12]]>]]>7 Sessions M: $189 NM: $210 Materials: $30 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.bromfieldgallery.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/413511265109-9599.jpg'/>In these new paintings, Jennifer Day explores the relationships between liquid phenomena in large-scale oils in black and white.]]>]]>While Day's work explores the mystery of natural phenomena, it communicates a vastness of air, water and space that suggests something has just happened, or is about to.]]>]]>Few elements are solid; most are fugitive. The imposing shapes suggest an infinity which is both elegant and overwhelming. 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/singereditionsgallery/ <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/52411416109-9169.jpg'/>]]>]]>The ten Artists in this show have given us their photographic interpretation of the landscape that they have looked upon.]]>]]>What is landscape?]]>]]>Landscape is inevitably an ambiguous concept; the term itself is a slippery one whose meaning slides between the actual and the virtual, the real and the represented.]]>]]>Landscape is itself a physical and multisensory medium in which cultural meanings and values are encoded, whether they are put there by the physical transformation of a place in landscape gardening and architecture, or found in a place formed, as we say, by nature. ]]>]]>Landscape is already artifice in the moment of its beholding, long before it becomes the subject of pictorial representation.]]> 09-6-1T01:00:00-01:00 http:// <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/37374255109-3173.jpg'/>A live presentation of videos shot from a bicycle across the U.S. from Bar Harbor Maine to Anacortes, Wa.]]>]]>Videomaker Jamie O'Brien narrates live and shares information about riding a bicycle across the country.]]>]]>Presentation begins at 8:00pm]]>Sponsored by Hefewiezen UFO]]>Open Grill 09-6-2T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Flora and Fauna]]>]]>Instructor: Anne Steinman]]>]]>Learn to realistically capture the natural color and texture of flowers and animals using pencil and watercolor techniques. Fine-tune your observation skills as you learn how to draw flowers, plants and animals with attention to detail and color accuracy. Explore light and shade, form, and color mixing. Focusing on textures such as fur, feathers and scales you will master the facial expressions, natural patterns and the unique characteristics of plants and animals. Numerous demonstrations and individual attention included. All abilities welcome. Limited to 10.]]>]]>Beginner / Intermediate]]>]]>Thursdays, 6:00pm-9:00pm]]>]]>July 2 - August 13]]>]]>7 sessions M: $189 NM: $210 Materials: $20 09-6-2T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.greenecontemporary.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/59716225109-12834.jpg'/>Greene Contemporary is pleased to present new work by Boston native Hannah Cole in Instant Sublime, opening Wednesday July 1 from 6-9 p.m. and continuing through Sunday August 2, 2009. This is Hannah's first solo exhibition with Greene Contemporary.]]>]]>Hannah Cole's work explores the distracted American state of mind. In Instant Sublime, she investigates the disconnect between an individual's physical presence and emotional state during a single instant in time. In the chaos of urban life, driving is one of the few remaining acts of ritual and solitude. Drawing from personal experience, Cole uses different views from inside a car as a metaphor for the relationship between interior life and the world outside.]]>]]>Hannah Cole was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1978. She received her BA from Yale University and her MFA from Boston University. She has had solo exhibitions in Venice, Italy and Boston, Massachusetts. She was recently featured in New American Paintings #80, Northeast Competition. 09-6-2T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Beginner Painting, ages 9-13]]>]]>In this beginner's class, students will learn the fundamentals of painting while studying traditional and contemporary painters. Lessons will include color theory and basic techniques such as layering and highlighting. Working from still life, students will learn to break down objects to simple forms, then build in details. This class will provide the knowledge and confidence to tackle painting; beginning with acrylics and progressing to oils.]]>]]>Instructor: Elizabeth Rocha]]>]]>Thursdays, 3:00-5:30pm]]>]]>]]>]]>July 2 - August 6]]>]]>6 sessions M: $137 NM: $152 Materials: $35 09-6-2T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.threegracesgallery.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/27114245109-17360.jpg'/>Three Graces Gallery is delighted to announce 'Above and Beyond', an exhibition of recent encaustic paintings by artist Robin Luciano Beaty.]]>Robin describes in her statement how the medium of encaustic provides her with an exploratory means of expression that everyday artist techniques can not; 'My process is driven by the visceral experience of discovering something reminiscent rather than recording a specific space. The act of scraping, tearing, building up and burning down the layers of wax from the surface to reveal distinct compositions is metaphor for digging into memory, and allows me to navigate that internal journey." She adds; "It is the intention of my work that the viewer see the personally familiar in the most foreign perspective, exploring the deeper roots of beauty with a new set of eyes; those beyond the surface or that which goes unnoticed.' ]]>Beaty is an award winning painter whose work has been featured in multiple solo exhibitions. Represented in many collections internationally, her work can also be found in galleries around New England. Most recently Robin was the recipient of the International Encaustic Conference- Peoples Choice Award for Best in Show in an exhibition juried by Nicholas Capasso, chief curator of the Decordova Museum. ]]>Robin's highly collected work has been described as "beautifully conceptual, satisfying mind and spirit simultaneously"]]>more work can be viewed at www.robinlucianobeaty.com]]>Three Graces Gallery]]>105 Market Street Portsmouth, NH]]>603.436.1988 09-6-3T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.threegracesgallery.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/27114245109-17360.jpg'/>Three Graces Gallery is delighted to announce 'Above and Beyond', an exhibition of recent encaustic paintings by artist Robin Luciano Beaty.]]>Robin describes in her statement how the medium of encaustic provides her with an exploratory means of expression that everyday artist techniques can not; 'My process is driven by the visceral experience of discovering something reminiscent rather than recording a specific space. The act of scraping, tearing, building up and burning down the layers of wax from the surface to reveal distinct compositions is metaphor for digging into memory, and allows me to navigate that internal journey." She adds; "It is the intention of my work that the viewer see the personally familiar in the most foreign perspective, exploring the deeper roots of beauty with a new set of eyes; those beyond the surface or that which goes unnoticed.' ]]>Beaty is an award winning painter whose work has been featured in multiple solo exhibitions. Represented in many collections internationally, her work can also be found in galleries around New England. Most recently Robin was the recipient of the International Encaustic Conference- Peoples Choice Award for Best in Show in an exhibition juried by Nicholas Capasso, chief curator of the Decordova Museum. ]]>Robin's highly collected work has been described as "beautifully conceptual, satisfying mind and spirit simultaneously"]]>more work can be viewed at www.robinlucianobeaty.com]]>Three Graces Gallery]]>105 Market Street Portsmouth, NH]]>603.436.1988 09-6-3T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.memegallery.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/524119205109-6809.jpg'/>Declare Independence is a course of action by REVOLT2DIE and GJYD.]]>Declare Independence attempts to shed light on issues and create social change by the manipulation of ideas and emotions in order to shift focus onto otherwise hidden agendas or social injustices using elements of truth, irony, humor and satire. Declare Independence is meant to target closed-mindedness, prejudice, hatred and unquestioning thinking. Declare Independence deconstructs the status quo and attacks the misuse of power by media, government, business and religion.]]>]]>Please join us for a closing performance by GJYD on July 18th at 7pm.]]>]]>For More information on MEME, REVOLT2DIE and GJYD please visit www.memegallery.com 09-6-4T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.westernavenuestudios.com/ <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/52541215109-11887.jpg'/>Join the artists of the Western Avenue studios on the first Saturday of each month as the artists throw open their doors and welcome visitors! The building is open from 12-5. See the artist workspaces, ask them questions, watch their demonstrations, and purchase something to take home.]]>]]>The Western Avenue Studios is home to more than 180 working artists. You will find 2 buildings, six floors and 143 studios filled with artists working in all disciplines, media and styles. The studios are located in a brick mill building at 122 Western Avenue in Lowell, Massachusetts, near the heart of downtown.]]>]]>Western Avenue Studios]]>122 Western Avenue]]>Lowell, MA 01851 09-6-4T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.cambridgema.gov Join artist Michael Oatman the Cambridge community in an artist reception with free art, music, food, and community for the exhibition You Are Here: A 21st-Century Portrait Work-in-Progress.]]>]]>The exhibition is You Are Here: A 21st-Century Portrait Work-in-Progress by Michael Oatman. Oatman his team transformed the CAC Gallery into a working video production studio. "Still" video portraits were created of West Cambridge citizens. The final outcome of this project will be a permanent public art commission. The exhibition continues through July 15 at the CAC gallery.]]> 09-6-6T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.mfa.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/211310305109-18089.jpg'/>*NEW DATE*]]>Rescheduled from July 1st due to weather.]]>Don't miss the free Outdoor Karaoke Party at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on Wednesday, July 1st from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The MFA will debut the video installation Queen (A Portrait of Madonna) as WFNX's Julie Kramer DJs. Join hundreds of Bostonians for group karaoke on the Museum's front lawn. Then, check out art inspired by music in their new exhibition Seeing Songs. It's free! 09-6-8T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.mfa.org/calendar/event.asp?eventkey=39175date=7/8/2009 <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/51347255109-13328.jpg'/>6 - 6:30 pm // 7 - 7:30 pm]]>Remis Auditorium]]>]]>Get the inside scoop on this summer's hottest show. Visit "Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice" on July 8 and get behind the scenes for free. Join exhibition curator Frederick Ilchman as he explains the innovations and rivalries of these three great artists of Renaissance Venice-a small town with big personalities. Follow the twists and turns as Frederick details how an exhibition of this magnitude moves from concept to reality. ]]> ]]> ]]>Tickets are available in person on July 8 at all ticket desks for any same-day exhibition ticket holder.]]> ]]> 09-6-8T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 8 n Saturday, July 11, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, July 11, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, July 12, 5pm]]>]]>Artistic Director Andrea Miller, former dancer with Ohad Naharin's Ensemble Batsheva, leads with her New York City-based company of fearlessly physical dancers, recently named one of Dance Magazine's '25 to Watch' in 2009. Gallim Dance, known for movement that is witty, theatrical, and explosive, performed on Inside/Out, the Pillow's free outdoor performance space, in 2008. They return to perform Miller's latest work, Blush, set to a score as quirky as her choreography, with music by Manyfingers, Wolf Parade, Radiohead, and Chopin. The New York Times says the work 'features a highly physical movement style that buckles torsos and lashes limbs in exhilaratingly illogical fashion.' Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber.]]> 09-6-8T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 8 n Saturday, July 11, 8pm]]>Saturday, July 11 n Sunday, July 12, 2pm]]>]]>LIVE MUSIC]]>WORLD PREMIERE choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui]]>]]>The dancers of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, called 'extraordinarily gifted' by The New York Post and 'superb and versatile performers' by The Village Voice, perform the world premiere of Orbo Novo (New World), choreographed by one of Europe's most in-demand dancemakers, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Orbo Novo premieres to a live, original score for piano and strings by Polish composer Szymon Brzóska. Cherkaoui has stated that the title of the work is inspired by what is believed to be the first reference to North America as 'the New World,' in a 1493 letter by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera, an historian of Spain and its Age of Exploration. This premiere engagement takes the place of the company's traditional New York City spring season and is anticipated as 'one of the most exciting events of the new season' by Roslyn Sulcas of The New York Times. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student and child, $52 subscriber.]]> 09-6-8T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.an-mag.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/12286294109-18073.jpg'/>Art Nouveau Magazine, Wm Turner Gallery and The Big Kidz Foundation]]>presents]]>]]>'Extraordinary Machine']]>an art show featuring work by Corinne Stevie Francilus and Kendrick Daye]]>]]>Opening Reception]]>July 9, 2009]]>6 pm n 10 pm]]>]]>At Wm Turnery Gallery]]>The Stove Works]]>112 Krog Street, Suite 9]]>Atlanta, GA 30307]]>]]>Artwork and merchandise will be sold all night and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Big Kidz Foundation.]]>Work will be on display through July 18, 2009.]]>]]>For more information visit www.an-mag.com 09-6-9T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.mfa.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/46387125109-3821.jpg'/>Boston French Film Festival: July 9-26, 2009]]>The 14th Annual Boston French Film Festival contains twenty Boston premieres featuring France's finest actors and directors.]]>]]>The festival offers our most diverse selection of French films to date, from the burlesque comedy A Day at the Museum (Musée haut musée bas) and the stunning black-and-white drama Frontier of Dawn (La frontiere de l'aube), to critically acclaimed director Christophe Honoré's controversial The Beautiful Person (La belle personne) and Claire Denis's moving 35 Shots of Rum (35 Rhums). ]]>]]>All films produced in France and are in French with English subtitles unless otherwise noted.]]>]]>For tickets and more information visit http://www.mfa.org/film]]> 09-6-9T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.coolidge.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/40312275109-14837.jpg'/>The Coolidge Corner Theatre presents a preview screening of THROW DOWN YOUR HEART, a critically acclaimed documentary that follows American banjo great Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the roots of the banjo and to record an album. Fleck, a multiple Grammy Award winner, will be in attendance to introduce the film and to answer audience questions and perfom on the banjo after the screening. The Coolidge will present additional screenings of THROW DOWN YOUR HEART, winner of the audience awards at the Vancouver and South by Southwest film festivals, beginning July 10. For more information, visit www.coolidge.org or call 617/734-2500. 09-6-9T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brickbottomartists.com The opening reception for Brickbottom Gallery's show,"What is Big?" is July 9, 6-8 pm. Featuring 18 artists presenting their concept of "work that is over-sized or challenges the idea of scale" runs from July 9 through August 15th. The Gallery is located at 1 Fitchburg St, Somerville MA, 617-776-3410, the exhibit is free of charge and is wheelchair accessible - Gallery hours are Thursday - Saturday, 12-5 pm. 09-6-9T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.starnesandshah.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/42281465109-2502.jpg'/>Everybody loves a lady's night! Folk gals StarnesShah will be on the music menu for an acoustic night of folk-tastic oldies and newies at Cafe Luna in Central Square. The Arab Expat and Texan Choir girl go on Friday, July 10 at 9pm and Nick Szydlowski of Hotel Universe will be playing to make sure the the night isn't at risk of complete estrogen overload. So Boston, get out your best pair of ears and spend an evening with two dames who have been sent to earth to serenade you and deliver a message: folk rocks. 09-6-10T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.cambridgeart.org The CAA welcomes a year of new artists with the annual New Members Show.]]>Help us welcome them at the reception on Thursday, July 16, 6-8pm.]]>]]> 09-6-10T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.distilleryboston.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/533311295109-9815.jpg'/>]]>The Distillery Gallery Presents:]]>"Grew Up a Screw Up"]]>featuring works by: Baphomet Brother, Greg Fournier, Morgan Harary, Mitchell Kehe, Isai Mencia, Sean Quinn, and Julian Wadsworth]]>July 10 - August 16, 2009]]>Opening Reception: July 10, 7-10pm]]>free and open to the public]]>516 E 2nd St., first floor]]>contact: Scott Chasse, gallery director]]>scottchasse@gmail.com]]>]]>The Distillery Gallery, in conjunction with Overkill Studio, presents "Grew Up a Screw Up," a lo-fi/hi-tech collision resulting in video, mixed media, appropriations, visual remixes, internet art, installation and more.]]>]]>Curated by Overkill Studio's Thomas Buildmore (responsible for bringing the ever-successful "Paint it Now" exhibit back in August '08), the show will take advantage of the unconventional gallery space and celebrate non-dependence on the dwindling commercial gallery world. Themes of hyper stimulation, obsession, elitism, simulated depravity and hypocrisy are examined through the works of this group of mulit-faceted artists while the role of the critic is called into question. "This is going to be a show of work that I really like," says Buildmore, who is a visual artist himself with frequent exhibits in Boston, NYC, and Philadelphia.]]>]]>Please join us on July 10 from 7-10pm for site/time-specific elements of this month-long show. ]]> 09-6-10T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.cambridgeart.org In these tough times who couldn't use a break? Treat yourself to quality art at a discount price.]]>]]>124 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge MA 02138]]>Monday-Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-1 09-6-10T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.57delle.blogspot.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/181322225109-6876.jpg'/>Emerging Boston artist, Trevor Powers, along with two other photographers - Cali DeWitt from Los Angeles and Mutsumi Makino from Japan - will be showing new and exciting photographic works at the Five Seven Delle Project Space. ]]>57 Delle Ave., Boston, MA 02130 / July 11, 6-9pm]]>]]>* FiveSevenDelle is a creative project space in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston located in a brownstone dating from 1875. The current renovations began in January of 2008 and the first public viewing was May. FiveSevenDell is dedicated to providing a professional exhibition environment and a platform for creative interaction within surrounding communities. With the high number of local exhibition venues closing their doors, everyone involved with FiveSevenDell understands how important this project is and the need to develop new partnerships with creative potential.]]>]]> 09-6-11T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.bostonhandmade.org/2009Marketplace.htm <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/521812175109-11000.jpg'/>Union Square, Somerville, MA: July 11, 3-7pm n The Somerville Arts Council and Boston Handmade present an ArtsUnion Event: The Boston Handmade Marketplace. More than 25 artists, artisans, and craftspeople will be showing and selling handmade jewelry, clothing for children and adults, accessories, housewares, art, photography, toys, and sculpture in Union Square (at the intersection of Washington, Prospect Somerville Ave.) on July 11, 2009, 3-7pm, as part of the Somerville Arts Council ArtsUnion series. ]]>]]>The Boston Handmade Marketplace is an outdoor art and craft exhibition featuring work by Massachusetts area artists, craftspeople and artisans associated with the arts group Boston Handmade and Etsy.com: helping people make a living making things. This exhibition promotes local independent businesses and individuals creating one-of-a-kind and limited edition handmade works in small studio environments, not factories. In addition to the individual exhibitors at the 2009 Boston Handmade marketplace musicians will be performing throughout the day. 09-6-11T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Enameling]]>]]>Open to ages 14+]]>]]>Enameling is the process of fusing glass onto metal. Enamels are available in a rainbow of colors, used in jewelry and metal plaques. In this class students will learn the principles of metal preparation, enamel application and finishing processes. Beginners can expect to leave with finished pieces of jewelry or a small dishes. Intermediate and advanced students can use this as a chance to explore new techniques or continue working on projects of their own design. Limited to 6.]]>]]>]]>Instructor: Margaret Langdell]]>]]>Saturdays, 9:30 am-12:30pm]]>]]>July 11 - August 22]]>]]>]]>Saturdays, 1:00-4:00pm]]>]]>July 11 - August 22]]>]]>7 sessions M: $189 NM: $210 Materials: $60 09-6-11T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.navegallery.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/12347295109-8624.jpg'/>]]>]]>]]>"Physical Digital" at the Nave Gallery in Somerville]]>Rachel Gargiulo #9674; Ted Ollier #9674; John Pyper #9674; Liz Shepherd]]>Four artists interpreting ways of turning virtual information into physical]]>structures.]]>Exhibit dates: 11 Jul - 9 Aug 2009]]>Opening Reception 11 Jul • 6-9 pm]]>]]>Free and open to the public.]]>]]>Physical Digital features sculptures and works on paper by Rachel Gargiulo,]]>Ted Ollier, John Pyper, and Liz Shepherd, each of whom explores unique]]>aspects of the structure and configurations inherent in living digitally.]]>]]>Today we find ourselves surrounded by data, meta-data, information,]]>references, keys, passwords, hyperlinks, applets, status bars,]]>transactions, and other digital ephemera. While these tools can provide a]]>bona fide relief this data is often an annoying companion that we are]]>forced to live with daily. A digital fog, sometimes navigable, sometimes]]>tiresomely perplexing has descended on our lives.]]> 09-6-11T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.artmarketboston.com/events.html ArtMarket Gallery is holding a photography competition! If you'd like to enter, please visit the gallery's website and submit work by July 6th. Please join us for the opening reception on July 12th from 3-6pm. 09-6-12T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Join the Circus: Art class for ages 6 - 9 ]]>Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.]]>Learn about the circus, and create your own imaginative spectacle.]]>Tuition: $327, Materials Fee: $45. Advance registration required: 617-566-5715.]]>]]> 09-6-13T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.axiomart.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/47236265109-6522.jpg'/>AXIOM welcomes leading thinker, critic and creator in the world of Interactive Fiction; Nick Montfort. Monfort will speak on the history and current practices of Interactive Fiction, answer questions and lead a guided "playing" of works. Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction (MIT Press, 2003) and a selection of Montfort's other books will be for sale, and he will be available for book signing.]]>]]>More information: http://nickm.com]]>]]>Tuesday, July 14th 2009 7:30 - 9:00 pm $7 Suggested Donation 09-6-14T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre ]]>Wednesday, July 15 n Saturday, July 18, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, July 18, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, July 19, 5pm]]>]]>After a ten-year break from choreographing for his own company, award-winning dancemaker, filmmaker, writer, and performer David Rousseve makes a triumphant return to the stage with David Rousseve/REALITY. His newest work, Saudade, deals with the concept of 'bittersweet' in a production that chronicles the story of southern African-Americans to the sound of Portuguese blues, fado. A multicultural cast illuminates a mosaic of movement, video effects, and monologues, performed by Rousseve himself, spanning from slavery to Hurricane Katrina. Traditional dance forms from Indonesia, West Africa, and India merge with contemporary techniques in this new work, which premieres in February 2009. Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber.]]> 09-6-15T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 8 n Saturday, July 11, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, July 11, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, July 12, 5pm]]>]]>US PREMIERE]]>FRANCE]]>]]>Artistic Director Andrea Miller, former dancer with Ohad Naharin's Ensemble Batsheva, leads with her New York City-based company of fearlessly physical dancers, recently named one of Dance Magazine's '25 to Watch' in 2009. Gallim Dance, known for movement that is witty, theatrical, and explosive, performed on Inside/Out, the Pillow's free outdoor performance space, in 2008. They return to perform Miller's latest work, "Blush," set to a score as quirky as her choreography, with music by Manyfingers, Wolf Parade, Radiohead, and Chopin. The New York Times says the work 'features a highly physical movement style that buckles torsos and lashes limbs in exhilaratingly illogical fashion.' Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber.]]> 09-6-15T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 15 n Saturday, July 18, 8pm]]>Saturday, July 18 n Sunday, July 19, 2pm]]>]]>FRANCE]]>U.S. PREMIERE]]>]]>Called 'a sheer delight to behold' by Le Monde, an endearing crowd of characters cross paths in ways that reveal the joy and anguish of life in Jean-Claude Gallotta's dance-theatre work "Des gens qui dansent." Ten dancers of varying ages portray lovers, an old, dying writer, a mother and daughter, two merry baritones and others, performing Gallotta's quirky, idiosyncratic style with a welcoming energy. Gallotta, a dancer, choreographer, performer, filmmaker, author, and playwright, founded Groupe Emile Dubois in 1979. This U.S. premiere, performed to a host of spoken word narratives, will mark the company's first American engagement in nearly two decades. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student and child, $52 subscriber. $10 Saturday youth matinée tickets (must be accompanied by an adult). ]]> 09-6-15T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.judirotenberg.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/342713305109-13089.jpg'/>The judi rotenberg gallery is pleased to announce our summer exhibition, "Popsicle." "Popsicle" will include work by roster artists like Carlson/Strom, Cal Lane, Anne Beresford, Jennifer Amadeo-Holl, Nicole Kita, Sean Micka, Sheila Gallagher and more! 09-6-16T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.realartways.org/visualarts.htm#kaczmarek <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/435211305109-11585.jpg'/>opening reception: Thursday, July 16, 6-8 PM]]>artist talk: Thursday, September 3, 6 PM ]]>exhibition through Sunday, September 13]]>]]> The artist juxtaposes the separate worlds of war and everyday life in America using images from security cameras installed throughout Real Art Ways. The installation explores themes of surveillance and media representation while encouraging a heightened awareness of the viewer's environment, both immediate and globally. ]]>]]>Ten television sets perched above the Real Art Ways cinema entrance will display live feeds from cameras pointed at both the people in the Real Art Ways space and at military figurines. ]]> 09-6-16T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.massart.edu BOSTON, MA: The 2010 Master of Fine Arts candidates at Massachusetts College of Art and Design present The Midway Show. The exhibition features work from nationally and internationally recongnized artists working in a wide range of media. Painting, drawing, photography, projection, sculpture, sound, and other works will be on view. ]]>]]>Massachusetts College of Art and Design's master's program is a rigorous two-year program culminating in a thesis exhibition. The Midway Show, offers an unique opportunity to view the work of a diverse group of artists who, after an intensive first year of study and inter-disciplinary collaboration, are actively refining their artistic concerns. ]]>]]>]]>Gallery Hours: Mon.nFri., 10:00 a.m.n6:00 p.m.; Wed., 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Sat., 12:00 p.m. n 5:00 p.m. ]]>Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design]]>621 Huntington Ave., Boston]]>617-879-7333, MassArt.edu, public transportation via T Green (E): Longwood, handicapped accessible. Free and open to the public.]]> 09-6-17T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Painting with Acrylics]]>]]>Instructor: Peg Kane]]>]]>No more flat acrylic paints! Join Peg Kane and learn the fantastic qualities and techniques of acrylic painting. As an ever-growing medium, acrylics allow artists to broaden their range of painting to incorporate new textures and surfaces. Learn how to use glazes, pastes, and layering to accomplish realistic and 3-dimensional artwork. Limited to 8.]]>]]>Fridays, 12:00-2:30pm]]>]]>July 17 n August 21]]>]]>6 sessions M: $135 NM: $150 Materials: $35 09-6-17T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.millaycolony.org/events <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/483515145109-8829.jpg'/>The Millay Colony for the Arts, an artist residency program located on the estate of Edna St. Vincent Millay in Austerlitz NY, is holding a Summer Fête featuring: wine from Hudson-Chatham Winery, hors d'oeuvres from the area's finest restaurants, music from jazz fusion vocalist Samita Sinha; folk singer, Emily Lacy; and swing jazz group, The Yellow House Jazz Band. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at: www.millaycolony.org/events. 09-6-18T01:00:00-01:00 http://rockriverartists.com <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/187265109-1471.jpg'/>An unparalleled weekend of nature and culture. 10-6 Sat. Sun. in Southern Vermont. Fifteen professional artists open their homes, gardens and studios to visitors.]]>]]>The self-guided tour begins at the Old Schoolhouse on Dover Road in South Newfane, Vt. View artists' work here and set out on your adventure. Watch a raku artist master fire to create luminous glazes, see a woodworker shape a block of Vermont maple, or even have your portrait taken by a nationally known photographer. Explore the riverbanks, shaded back roads and sunny hillsides of Southern Vermont as you enjoy painting, clay work, textile arts, fine prints, collage, cabinetry and more. 09-6-18T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.flogris.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/2738283109-3735.jpg'/>This exhibition celebrates the promised gift of an extraordinary group of paintings to the Museum by trustee Clement C. Moore and features major works by the most notable members of the Lyme Art Colony, including Hassam, Chadwick, DuMond, Greacen, Hoffman, Metcalf, and Ranger. Many works have not been shown publicly.]]>Florence Griswold Museum]]>96 Lyme Street]]>Old Lyme, CT 06371]]>(860) 434-5542]]> 09-6-18T01:00:00-01:00 http:// President's Gallery, 11th Floor, Tower Building]]>]]> Translucent Visions: Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker n A Retrospective in Watercolor features 45 works by these two noted artists, now deceased, whose landscapes, cityscapes, animal studies, figurative genre, fruit and floral still-lifes, and the inspired imagery of Latin America, have made the Whitaker name synonymous with watercolor painting. Through bold illustration, keen observation, and a deft use of the fluid transparency of watercolor, their work demonstrates the ways in which watercolor is a medium capable of great depth and monumentality. ]]>]]> ]]>President's Gallery]]>Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA]]>617-879-7333, MassArt.edu/calendar; public transportation via T Green (E): Longwood; handicapped accessible. Free and open to the public.]]>]]> ]]>Gallery hours: Mon.nFri., 9:00 a.m.n5:00 p.m.]]>]]> 09-6-20T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 22 n Saturday, July 25, 8pm]]>Saturday, July 25 n Sunday, July 26, 2pm]]>]]>Widely recognized as the world's greatest living choreographer, Merce Cunningham's accolades range from countless honorary doctorates to the Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo (2005), the National Medal of Arts (1990), and Kennedy Center Honors (1985). Jacob's Pillow celebrates his 90th birthday and a relationship that began with the company's first Pillow performances in 1955. His revolutionary approach to space, time, music, and technology is honored with a retrospective of masterworks. The program includes "Sounddance" (1975), described by Cunningham as 'space observed under a microscope,' "CRWDSPCR" (1993) a work of constant motion, and "eyeSpace" (2006) which invites audiences to listen to individualized scores, using provided iPod Shuffles. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student and child, $52 subscriber. $10 Sunday youth matinée tickets (must be accompanied by an adult). ]]> 09-6-22T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.amrep.org/aurelia <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/451412125109-12019.jpg'/>Aurelia's Oratorio returns by popular demand for a two-week run at the A.R.T. Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter has charmed audiences around the world with this dazzling display of stage illusion, ballet, puppetry, and whimsy, inspired by the magic of music hall and circus and co-created with her mother, Victoria Thierree Chaplin. ]]> 09-6-22T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 22 n Saturday, July 25, and Wednesday, July 29 n Saturday, August 1, 8:15pm]]>Saturdays, July 25 and August 1, 2:15pm ]]>Sundays, July 26 and August 2, 5pm]]>]]>TWO-WEEK ENGAGEMENT]]>LIVE MUSIC]]>]]>]]>A tap prodigy, Jason Samuels Smith was 15 years old when he was cast as Savion Glover's understudy and a principal dancer in Broadway's Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk. He has since gone on to become an Emmy and American Choreography Award-winner, television and feature film performer, director, and choreographer, and also is widely known for appearing as a featured guest artist on the FOX television show So You Think You Can Dance. After performing as an original member of Glover's Not Your Ordinary Tappers, he formed his own company of experienced tap soloists, A.C.G.I. (Anybody Can Get It). This two-week engagement pays homage to the history of tap while also experimenting in contemporary styles, and every performance features live music. Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber. $10 Sunday youth matinée tickets for July 26 only (must be accompanied by an adult). ]]> 09-6-22T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Kinetic Sculpture: Making Mobiles]]>]]>Instructor: Vladimir Barsukov]]>]]>There is something magical about mobiles. Like living creatures, they move and have personalities; they can be humorous, meditative, or graceful. In this class we will take a look at works of some of the most famous kinetic artists such as Alexander Calder and George Rickey. Students will work with different types of wire and geometrical shapes of wood, plastic, metal sheets, etc. to create their own mobiles. We will explore ways to balance, assemble, and hang mobiles; students will be encouraged to create their own unique designs. Limited to 6.]]>]]>Fridays, 6:00 - 8:00pm]]>]]>July 24 n August 14]]>]]>4 sessions M: $72 NM: $80 Materials: $35 09-6-24T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com 'Dreams and Visions' Multimedia art by Ramune Jauniskis]]>Friday, July 24 - Thursday, September 10]]>Opening reception: Friday, July 24, 6 - 8 p.m.]]> 09-6-24T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.flogris.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/1388283109-11837.jpg'/>A Site-Specific Installation]]>Timed to coincide with the opening of the Rafal Landscape Center, North Carolina artist Patrick Dougherty creates a site- ]]>specific 'stickwork' sculpture at the Museum. He constructs his installations using local saplings to 'sketch']]>structures that respond to the environment and capture the essence of ]]>place.]]>Florence Griswold Museum]]>96 Lyme Street]]>Old Lyme, CT 06371]]>(860) 434-5542 09-6-24T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org The Pillow transforms into a dance party for all ages with free, family-friendly programming during its annual Community Day (rain or shine). Everyone is welcome to attend free performances, dance workshops, arts and crafts activities, book readings for children, game, and more. Community Day is free and open to the public. 09-6-26T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/summer/institutes/summer_intercultural_institutes.html <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/59251145109-13845.jpg'/>An intensive workshop of the Japanese vertical bamboo flute, called the shakuhachi, will be led by Elizabeth Reian Bennett for the week of July 26-August 1, at the Intercultural Institute of the New England Conservatory.]]>This workshop will present a basic intellectual, practical and cultural understanding of the shakuhachi. Lectures and demonstrations survey shakuhachi pieces from the past to the present, and explain the link to the cultural disciplines of No, tea ceremony and Zen. Information about Japanese music and culture is intertwined with learning how to play or 'sing' the instrument. We will compose a short piece, and present a final performance of material honed during the workshop. Wind players, composers, teachers, music amateurs and people with an interest in Japan should all feel comfortable in this class. 09-6-26T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com ]]>Call for Artists, for 35th Annual Crafts Showcase ]]>Early Application Deadline, June 5, 2009]]>Talented artists in all media sought for respected]]>national art, crafts and gifts exhibition, to be held December 3 - 20, 2009.]]>Write cs@brooklineartscenter.com or call 617-566-5715.]]>]]> 09-6-27T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Art-chitecture: Art class for ages 6 - 9 ]]>Monday, July 27 - Friday, July 31, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.]]>Young artists learn about cities and architecture, then design and paint their own city skyline.]]>Tuition: $327, Materials Fee: $45. Advance registration required: 617-566-5715.]]>]]> 09-6-27T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, July 29 n Saturday, August 1, 8pm]]>Saturday, August 1 n Sunday, August 2, 2pm]]>CANADA]]>]]>Last seen at the Pillow in 2005, Canadian contemporary ballet company Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and is known for its diverse, adventurous repertoire and collaborations with top choreographers including Ji#345;í Kylián, Mats Ek, Nacho Duato, and Ohad Naharin. Under the direction of Gradimir Pankov, the company performs two very different works, both by Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti. "Four Seasons" is set to Vivaldi's classic score of the same name, and "Cantata" pays homage to Mediterranean culture and tradition with original and folk music from Southern Italy. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student and child, $52 subscriber. ]]> 09-6-29T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.lily-pad.net <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/1221145109-8865.jpg'/>The Lily Pad: July 30th, 7:30PM $10]]>Tea and snacks, CDs on sale!]]>]]>BAMBOO RELATED]]>]]>Elizabeth Reian Bennett on shakuhachi is joined by Sumie Kaneko, koto; Scott Woolweaver, viola; and Geni Skendo, shakuhachi. This will be an evening of ancient and modern pieces for shakuhachi and koto, and shakuhachis and viola.]]> 09-6-30T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.westernavenuestudios.com/ <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/29551215109-9876.jpg'/>Join the artists of the Western Avenue studios on the first Saturday of each month as the artists throw open their doors and welcome visitors! The building is open from 12-5. See the artist workspaces, ask them questions, watch their demonstrations, and purchase something to take home.]]>]]>The Western Avenue Studios is home to more than 180 working artists. You will find 2 buildings, six floors and 143 studios filled with artists working in all disciplines, media and styles. The studios are located in a brick mill building at 122 Western Avenue in Lowell, Massachusetts, near the heart of downtown.]]>]]>Western Avenue Studios]]>122 Western Avenue]]>Lowell, MA 01851 09-7-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.bromfieldgallery.com Deadline for SOLO 2010 Competition: October 1, 2009]]>Juror: Brian T. Allen, Director of the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, MA.]]>]]>SOLO 2010 awards two solo exhibitions, all expenses paid, to two New England artists who have not previously had a solo show in a commercial gallery (group shows, universities, libraries, etc. do not disqualify). All media are welcome.]]>]]>Finalists will bring 3-5 pieces of artwork to the gallery for review in mid-October. Winners posted on Bromfield site on November 1.]]>]]>The two winning exhibitions will be held in January, 2010.]]>]]>Using the online application process, pay a fee of $30 using a credit card or Paypal (no account is required). Submit up to 5 jpgs from one recent, coherent body of work, as well as a statement about your work and a brief bio.]]>]]> 09-7-1T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.massartedgrad.org Massachusetts College of Art and Design presents the MSAE 2009 Thesis Show; featuring the work of graduating Masters of Science in Art Education students from various disciplines and diverse backgrounds. The exhibitions, on view in the Arnheim and Paine Galleries from August 3-August 29, 2009 are multi-media showcases including video, painting, drawing, printing, sculpture, installation, and photography.]]>]]>]]>Closing Reception: Friday, August 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m.]]>]]> ]]>Arnheim Gallery and Stephen D. Paine Gallery]]>Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA]]>617-879-7333, MassArt.edu; public transportation via T Green (E): Longwood; handicapped accessible. Free and open to the public.]]>]]>Gallery hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 10:00 a.m.n6:00 p.m.; Wed. 10:00 a.m.n8:00 p.m.; Sat., noonn5:00 p.m.]]> 09-7-3T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre]]> Wednesday, August 5 n Saturday, August 8, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, August 8, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, August 9, 5pm]]>]]>Provocative territory and powerful dancing are the signatures of San Francisco-based Liberation Dance Theater. Jacinta Vlach, a former dancer with nathantrice/ RITUALS, Robert Moses' Kin Dance Company, and Philadanco, merges modern dance and urban movement styles in her choreographic commentaries on race, culture and identity. This powerful program includes "Abjection in America," set to a score of Latin fusion music and audio excerpts from comedians Richard Pryor and John Leguizamo. Other works to be announced. (contains strong language) Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber. ]]> 09-7-5T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre ]]>Wednesday, August 5 n Saturday, August 8, 8pm]]>Saturday, August 8 n Sunday, August 9, 2pm]]>LIVE MUSIC]]>]]>After directing the Cultural Traditions program at The School at Jacob's Pillow (June 29 n July 12), international hip-hop ambassador Rennie Harris returns to perform as part of the Festival. Harris, lauded by The New York Times as 'a central figure in hip-hop,' and the dancers of Puremovement have a singular style, combining a variety of genres including popping, locking, electric boogaloo, and more. They perform signature works such as "Students of the Asphalt Jungle," "Continuum," "Breath," and "March of the Antmen" to a medley of original and mixed music, including live bucket drumming. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student and child, $52 subscriber. ]]> 09-7-5T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre ]]>Wednesday, August 12 n Saturday, August 15, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, August 15, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, August 16, 5pm]]>CANADA]]>]]>In dancer/choreographer Victor Quijada's newest work, Punto Ciego (Blind Spot), Rubberbandance takes movement to new heights in a work filled with ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, spoken word, and video. The company interacts with audiences through multimedia technology and subtle storytelling, drawing them into a humorous, poignant world of six characters that break boundaries, mix realities and entertain. Rubberbandance, founded in 2002 and led by Quijada and co-artistic director Anne Plamondon, has toured throughout Europe, North America, and Japan, and last performed at the Pillow in 2006. Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber. ]]> 09-7-12T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, August 12 n Saturday, August 15, 8pm]]>Saturday, August 15 n Sunday, August 16, 2pm]]>]]>New York choreographer Doug Varone is acclaimed for intelligent and lushly kinetic movement that appeals to both the mind and the heart. He has received numerous honors throughout his career, including two New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Awards for Sustained Achievement in Choreography, and for his 2006 work "Boats Leaving." A veteran of the José Limón and Lar Lubovitch companies, Varone founded his own company in 1986. They perform a varied program including "Lux," set to Philip Glass' "The Light," and described by The Washington Post as 'the kind of dancing I might dream about, loose and sweeping in a spirit of exultation.' Other works to be announced. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student and child, $52 subscriber. ]]> 09-7-12T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.peabodyhistorical.org <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/51441044109-15575.jpg'/>"Historic Interpretation" is a unique exhibition of new works inspired by historic artifacts from the collection of the Peabody Historical Society. In this exhibit, over 100 artists from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, and even as far as Seattle, Washington, will give expressive form to history though very personal interpretations of historical objects on display in the Society's Gideon Foster and Osborne-Salata Houses.]]>]]>Historic Interpretation: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Historic Collection]]>]]>Part One: June 6 through August 2, 2009]]>]]>Opening Weekend: June 6, from 12:00 to 7:00 pm and June 7, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm]]>]]>Open to the Public: June 7 and 21, July 5 and 19, August 2, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm]]>]]>Closing Reception and Artwork Sale: August 2, 2009, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm]]>]]>Part Two: August 15 through October 18, 2009]]>]]>Opening Weekend: August 15, from 12:00 to 7:00 pm and August 16, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm]]>]]>Open to the Public: August 16, September 6 and 20, October 4 and 18, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm]]>]]>Closing Reception, Artwork Sale: October 18, 2009, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm 09-7-15T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre]]>Wednesday, August 19 n Saturday, August 22, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, August 15, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, August 23, 5pm]]>]]>CANADA]]>]]>Crystal Pite, international choreographer and artistic director of Vancouver-based Kidd Pivot, explores movement to the fullest in her evening-length work Lost Action. A former dancer with the Frankfurt Ballet under the direction of William Forsythe, Pite's wit, rigor and ultra-kinetic approach interact with a diverse soundscape by longtime collaborator Owen Belton and features everything from choral melody to ukulele and spoken word. This physical analysis of dance and the ephemeral body becomes a metaphor for life and loss. Pite will perform with her company, a rare occurrence. Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber. ]]> 09-7-19T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, August 19 n Saturday, August 22, 8pm]]>Saturday, August 22 n Sunday, August 23, 2pm]]>]]>PILLOW EXCLUSIVE]]>]]>The work of the late Ulysses Dove, a former member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, seamlessly combines speed and attack with daring sensuality, emotional strength, and power. In this exclusive Pillow engagement, the dancers of Pacific Northwest Ballet, under the direction of Peter Boal, perform an all-Dove program of "Vespers" to Mikel Rouse's percussive score; "Red Angels," which featured Boal in the original New York City Ballet cast; and "Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven" with music by Arvo Pärt. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student, child, $52 subscriber. $10 Sunday youth matinée tickets for August 22 only (must be accompanied by an adult). ]]> 09-7-19T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.realartways.org/visualarts.htm#gelah-penn <img align='left' src='http://www.bigredandshiny.com/listings/images/small/375511305109-10713.jpg'/>OPENING: THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 6-8 PM]]>ARTIST TALK: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 6 PM]]>EXHIBITION THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11]]>]]>]]>Gelah Penn's work is both sparse and substantial. Her site-specific installation presents jagged, three dimensional lines, shapes, and colors set against stark white walls. 09-7-20T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Sunday, August 23, 8 pm]]>Benefit Event for The School at Jacob's Pillow]]>]]>LIVE MUSIC]]>]]>This one-night-only event features dancers of the Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance program, performing alongside Broadway stars after three weeks of intense study and preparation at The School at Jacob's Pillow. Directed by Broadway's Chet Walker, "A Jazz Happening" includes original choreography by the Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance artist faculty and live music by an onstage jazz band. Former guest performers have included Donna McKechnie, Andrea McArdle, Stephen Bogardus, and Terri Klausner, and this season's event will feature an all-new program and cast. Proceeds benefit The School at Jacob's Pillow; $100 level tickets include a reception with the performers. Tickets $100 and $60.]]> 09-7-23T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.brooklineartscenter.com Intensive Oil Painting: Landscape Painting]]>]]>Beginner / Intermediate]]>]]>Instructor: Kim Mellema]]>]]>Emphasis will be on observation and composition of landscapes. Students will look at how different light sources change the local color of objects. Three-value thumbnail sketches will be used to design the composition. Open to both beginners and those with experience.]]>]]>]]>]]>Mondays, 12:30-3:30pm]]>]]>April 6 - June 15 (off April 20, May 25)]]>]]>9 sessions M: $231 NM: $257 09-7-24T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Doris Duke Theatre]]>Wednesday, August 26 n Saturday, August 29, 8:15pm]]>Saturday, August 29, 2:15pm]]>Sunday, August 30, 5pm]]>]]>The New Yorker calls Doug Elkins and Friends' Fräulein Maria 'a jewel of choreographic invention and comic subtlety' and The New York Times hails it as 'ceaselessly brilliant and often hilarious.' This rollicking, deconstructed version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" has been lauded by critics and audiences alike through numerous sold-out runs in New York City. Vaudeville gags, astute references to the choreography of Martha Graham, José Limón and others, and a multitude of social dance moves are set to the original film soundtrack, enveloping audiences in Elkins' imagination. Tickets $33 adult, $30 senior, student, child, $29 subscriber.]]> 09-7-26T01:00:00-01:00 http://www.jacobspillow.org Ted Shawn Theatre]]>Wednesday, August 26 n Saturday, August 29, 8pm]]>Saturday, August 29 n Sunday, August 30, 2pm]]>]]>According to The New York Times, 'the Latin-American experience at last has a voice in the feisty, elegant dancing of Ballet Hispanico.' Since 1970, this company has fused Latin, classical ballet and modern dance, creating a style all its own. This engagement will honor Tina Ramirez, who steps down as artistic director this year and first performed at the Pillow as a teenager in 1948. The program includes excerpts from "Club Havana," in which the rhythms of the Rumba, Mambo, and Cha Cha are brought to life by Cuban choreographer, and former Ballet Hispanico dancer, Pedro Ruiz. Tickets $58 adult, $53 senior, student, child, $52 subscriber.]]> 09-7-26T01:00:00-01:00