Area Arts

 

Art, Music, and Poetry Celebrate the Greek Muses
The University of Southern Maine Glickman Family Library, Forest Ave., Portland, is hosting an exhibit of six contemporary women artists working in New England, "The Wellsprings of Memory," now through March 15, 2005. The exhibit is selected from the Astrachan Collection and is on display in the UnumProvident Great Reading Room on the Library's seventh floor. Artists represented in the exhibit include Portland's Camille Cole, photographer Tanja Alexia Hollander, Buzz Masters, Pamela Sienna, Merle Mainelli Poulton, and Cheryl Warrick. The exhibit can be viewed during regular library hours (http://library.usm.maine.edu/about/hours.html#portland).

The evening is sponsored by USM Libraries, USM's School of Music and the Women's Studies Department. For more information, contact Christina Foster at 780-4790.

"One Two Three" Art Sale Extended - Excellent Original Works of Art at only $123 Each
A once-a-year art sale event and rare opportunity to purchase an affordable original work of art by some of the area's best painters, potters, jewelers and other artists has been extended until Friday, December 17 at Heartwood College of Art.

Photo of a print by Eric Minzner titled "Robert Frost Farm", one of the many quality works of ioriginal art available at Heartwood's - Extended Art Sale: "One Two Three".

Among the well-known artists works are several of DeWitt Hardy's watercolors - nudes and flowers, Don Gorvett's woodblock prints of coastal Maine, Stuart Nudelman's photographs of weathered building details, exquisite jewelry, unique pottery, handwoven chenile scarves, and works in paper, metal and fiber. There is something there to suit everyone's taste from the subdued to the exotic.

These art works have been donated by more than sixty well-known artists and each is available for the bargain price of only $123.00. The proceeds of the sale will help to fund the purchase of an upgraded computer system at the college.

Heartwood is located at 123 York Street (Route 1 south), in Kennebunk. Gallery hours are 10:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call Heartwood at 207-985-0985.

It's going to be a very merry Christmas for The Public Theatre!
Ten years ago, a group of six actors and a fiddler sat onstage at The Public Theatre for the first read through of Christopher Schari's original adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This year, Tony Award winning director Jack Hofsiss and a prestigious cast of actors met in a in mid-town Manhattan studio and rehearsed Mr. Schario's adaptation for its run at the famous Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY. This is Bay Street Theatre's second season performing Mr. Schario's beloved adaptation, and what is currently a Christmas tradition in Lewiston, seems to have become a tradition in New York as well.

Returning as the fiddler is internationally acclaimed musician, folksinger and storyteller, Jennifer Armstrong. Jennifer brings her own special magic to A Christmas Carol and provides a glorious second act to the evening when she performs her production of A Celtic Christmas. A wonderful mix of music and stories, Jennifer accompanies herself on the fiddle, guitar, banjo, bagpipes and more as she spins her Celtic magic. TPT's technical director, Adam Klein, will design the lighting in both productions.

A Christmas Carol and Celtic Christmas will be performed on Friday, Dec 10th at 7 pm, Saturday, Dec 11th at 7 pm, and Sunday Dec 12th at 1 pm and 4 pm. With a top ticket price of $16 for adults, $14 for seniors and students and $11 for children under twelve, The Public Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn's Professional Theatre Company, is pleased to be offering affordable family entertainment for the holidays. For tickets call the Box Office at 782-3200.