Archive for July, 2008
Next Week’s Music for the Lunch Bunch: Jonathan Levin
I’m putting this up now because I will be on vacation so don’t get confused! There is a Lunch Bunch at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield this Thursday, July 31st at 12:15pm. The next performance after that will be next TUESDAY, August 5th at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH in CLAYTON. It will still be at 12:15pm. Jonathan Levin [...]
July 31st-Music for the Lunch Bunch Ella Holding and Dennis de Jong
The next performance scheduled for the Music for the Lunch Bunch series is Thursday, July 31st at 12:15pm at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield. Ella Ann Holding will perform on Piano and Dennis de Jong will perform on trumpet
Ella Ann Holding is a native of Smithfield, NC. She earned a Bachelor of Music, Cum Laude, [...]
NC Portrait may be worth millions
Until recently, an oil painting of Queen Elizabeth I had been hanging, unprotected and barely noticed, in the gift shop at The Elizabethan Gardens gatehouse. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., reports that the portrait is believed to have been painted in 1592, when Elizabeth would have been about 60 years old. It is one of [...]
Friday Fun: Art Critique Generator
Ah…if only I had this tool in my studio art classes back in college…
Salvation is here!
Feeling inarticulate? Critically gauche? Or just verbally impotent?
We here at Pixmaven have developed The Instant Art Critique Phrase Generator so you need never again feel at a loss for pithy commentary or savvy “insights.” With this device you can speak [...]
Target Grants $3,000 to Johnston County Artists-in-the-Schools
The Johnston County Arts Council was recently awarded a $3,000 grant from Target for the 2008-09 Artists-in-the-Schools program year. In a gesture of continued commitment to the Artists-in-the-Schools program, Target has contributed $18,000 since 2002. Recognizing their proximity to Johnston County, Target at White Oak Crossing feels strongly about giving back to the community where [...]
This Thursday: Dara Edwards and Greg Honeycutt
The next performance scheduled for the Music for the Lunch Bunch series is Thursday, July 24th at 12:15pm at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield. Dara Edwards will perform on piano and Greg Honeycutt will present several vocal pieces.
Dara Moore Edwards received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from UNC-Greensboro in 1980. She has [...]
“Craig Woolard Band” to Perform at Clayton Town Square Concert on July 24
From the Downtown Clayton Blog:
The Craig Woolard Band returns to Clayton to perform at the Clayton Town Square Concert Series on Thursday, July 24 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. With the classic style of Ray Charles, the dynamics of Marvin Gaye and Rod Stewart, the soul of James Brown, the vocal prowess of Steve [...]
Big Read Volunteers
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
Here in Johnston County, The Big Read is a partnership between the Johnston County Arts Council and [...]
Friday Fun: Graffiti Animation
From Art News Blog:
Here’s an interesting video that combines graffiti and animation. They don’t sound like two art forms that would easily go together but BLU proves that they do happily mix. He has some more graffiti on his blog here too.. very impressive stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGaqLT-gO4
Johnston County Arts Council and Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield Selected to Receive Big Read Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Representatives of the Johnston County Arts Council and the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield attended The Big Read National Orientation on June 8-9, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN. From left to right, Ruby Smith, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia, and Jessica Meadows, Executive [...]
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