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-- Empowering the Arts – Enriching the Community
September/October 2016 Newsletter
President notes:
At our Meet and Greet on Aug 29th, 67 members and guests came to
mingle and hear plans for the year.
It’s Third Thursdays time, featuring The Fishmongers, Sep 15th,
7-9, American Legion. See you there!!!
What a great concert we’re hosting on Sat, Sep 24th: The Fourth
Wall. Really entertaining!
The Friends of Clark Haddad recently formed to find answers for
some of the questions and concerns expressed at Town Meeting. The
group is finishing it’s data gathering and will present to
Selectmen soon.
We’re looking for two people to share the Classes Coordinator
position. Email Joanne. Join a Team!! Our new volunteer approach is
to ask you to join one event team to help this year. Teams wanting
you:
Porchfest: we need 1 person at each of 10 porches, 2-4 pm,
Sunday, Oct 9th
Village Concert Series: at 1 of 3 concerts, take tickets or help
with set up (and attend free)
Medieval Banquet: our December community meal with live music
and theater
The Starfish Trail: help with the Big Reveal, summer plans, or
the Fall Auction
The May Gala: be part of our first fundraiser at The Ridge Club
with a silent auction, dinner, music.
Cuban Dance Night: in February we’ll have Cuban jazz, dancing,
special food and drinks!
We have even more events coming. To volunteer, email
[email protected] What an exciting year we have planned.
Thanks for all your ideas!
Joanne Westerhouse
All concerts are at 7:30 pm at Sandwich Town Hall (130 Main
Street) Purchase individual tickets below – or subscribe to the
entire series for one special price! General Admission - $25/$10
student Series Subscription - $65 for all three For more
information click here: http://www.sandwichartsalliance.org
http://www.sandwichartsalliance.org/
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The Fourth Wall Ensemble A trio of young Boston-based virtuosi,
currently taking the country by storm, explores a new hybrid of the
performing arts in which musicians are also dancers and actors. In
their program – “Fruit Flies Like a Banana” – the audience chooses
the order by picking cards from a deck. Then it’s 20+ pieces of all
kinds in 60 minutes filled with tricks, laughter, and great music.
Be ready for a musical roller-coaster ride!
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“Third Thursdays”: Music by Alliance musicians at American
Legion
An exciting new program by the Sandwich Arts Alliance is called
“Third Thursdays” and will feature different artists and music
themes each month at the American Legion Post 188, 7-9 pm, 20 Main
Street, Sandwich. A cover charge of $5 at the door will provide a
modest stipend for the musicians; there will be a cash bar.
Some of the music themes being explored are blues, jazz, the
Beatles, music of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and much more. The series
will continue throughout the year, including those dark winter
months when it seems nothing is going on around town.
SEPTEMBER 15th: The Fishmongers The duo of Brian Kelly and Peter
Wa ful perform acoustic versions of Neil Young songs on
guitar - with harmonica and vocals too! On October 20
th it’s the Reckless
Roots Trio.
Fall Classes! Registration Now Open Sandwich Arts Alliance will
be offering the following Fall classes. With many offerings taught
by expert artists in the community, our classes are sure to have
something for everyone! For more information and to register click
here: http://www.sandwichartsalliance.org Adult Classes: - Jazz
Band for Adults - Cold Pressed Water Color - Intro to Drawing -
Beginning Painting from Observation - Music: Beloved Broadway
Musicals - Acrylics - Music: Let’s Go To the Symphony - Pastel
Painting: Beginner & Intermediate Adult Workshops: -
Photography: Waterways, Lights & Headlands - Drop In Drawing
(Adults/Teens) - Contemporary Crafts – ‘Why does my teapot not hold
tea?’ - Let’s Paint Shell Coasters - Paint Night! Paint Your Pet
(Adult/Teens) - Scratchboard Youth Classes: - Artapolooza with Miss
Hannah – Ages 5-8
- Ms. Hannah’s Time Traveling Art Classes – Ages - 9-14
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Fall for the Arts with Sandwich Arts Alliance ARTS IN ACTION
Arrangements are being finalized for the third annual "Arts In
Action" to be held at the Town Hall on Saturday, October
8, 2016. Contact: [email protected] for more
information.
So far artists include: Ken Northup, artist • Kathy Kleekamp,
artist • Nancy Lyon, scrimshaw artist • Carolyn
LeComte, scratchboard artist • Tina Trites, scratchboard artist
• Christine Esperson, jeweler • Caroline Weiderman,
scherensnittze artist (paper cutting) • June Kershaw,
chainmaille jewelry • Pat Mosca, artist • Jaimelynn Mosca,
artist • Ann Lainhart, quilter • Lynn Stellrecht, designer
knitting • Richard Muccini, artist • Hannah Bouvier, artist
♪Porchfest ♪2016 On Sunday afternoon October 9th, from 2-4 pm,
we will host our first annual Porchfest as part of our Fall for the
Arts program. Enjoy a pleasant afternoon sauntering with your
friends and family through Sandwich Village while listening to a
variety of musicians performing along the way. It might be reggae,
blues, jazz, pop -- all genres are welcome here. Sandwich's
first-ever Porchfest is free, and will include musical artists such
as singer/songwriters, duos, small groups, guitarists, and other
instrumentalists playing from porches in front of 10 area
businesses and historic homes along Main, Jarves, School and Summer
Streets. In keeping with the national "Porchfest" movement, which
supposedly started in 2007 in Ithaca, NY, a map will guide
listeners along a looping route that will not include microphones
or amplification. Similar events have or will occur through the
year in about 6 towns in Massachusetts, including the one just held
in Wellfleet at the end of August. The emphasis is on unamplified,
acoustic music and on building community. Maps will be available
online and at each porch during the stroll from 2-4 pm. In the
event of rain, Monday Oct. 10th (Columbus Day) will be the rain
date at the same time. Details will be available on our
website.
Harvest Ball We are pleased to have been selected as a
beneficiary of this year’s Harvest Ball hosted by the Sandwich
Chamber of Commerce. Put on your dancing shoes, try your hand at
black jack and join the fun for a great cause.
mailto:[email protected]
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The 'Starfish Trail' has begun. The Sandwich Arts Alliance is
pleased to announce an exciting new project that pairs local
businesses with Alliance artists to bring the 'Starfish Trail' to
Sandwich in 2017! Twenty 3 ft x 3 ft fiberglass Starfish will be
sponsored by local Sandwich businesses and individuals. Each will
be decorated by SAA artists; each one unique! These one-of-a-kind
works of art will be displayed next summer in front of the
sponsoring business and auctioned off at a star-studded event at
the end of the summer! We are pleased to announce that (almost) all
sponsorships have been secured and artists have been recruited for
this project. Stay tuned for more updates in the months to
come.
New: Join or Renew online Renewal is on a rolling basis, and is
due one year after your join date. Letters are mailed as a
reminder. You can now join or renew online at
http://www.sandwichartsalliance.org/become-an-alliance-member.html
Recent Events
August Meet and Greet Attended by an Exuberant Crowd Over 65
members and friends of the Sandwich Arts Alliance attended the Meet
and Greet at British Beer Company on Monday August 29th. It was a
spirited exchange of ideas and sharing of successes. Thank you to
our volunteers (and to those who newly signed up to volunteer) for
making this a real celebratory event.
http://www.sandwichartsalliance.org/become-an-alliance-member.html
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Groups
Visual Arts: The Visual Arts group has 5 exhibitions through the
fall: Library September 24 through October 29 Marie St. HIlaire,
Mary A. Smith, Lourana Thomas, Jeffry Burr and others to be
announced. The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Now through mid-October
(One Man Show) Chris Ranney Photography Pilot House Now through
November Carolyn Wiedemann, Ken Wiedemann, Margaret Ellsworth, Bett
McCarthy Marshland Too Now through the end of October Kathy Berry,
Michael Helfen, Tom Crowley, Joan Crowley, Jeffry Burr
Fisherman’s View Now through the beginning of December Maureen
Burbic, Michael Helfen, Carolyn LeComte, Kathy Berry, Richard
Muccini, Fran Elliott, Tina Trites, Hannah Bouvier, Janet Noonan,
Jeanne Bridges, Peggy Richard, Diana Payne, Sue Fellows, Patricia
Rogers, Deborah Davies, Rita Bernier, Laura Wing, Carolyn
Wiedemann, Marsha Wing, Jamielyn Mosca, Annette McAdams, Patricia
Mosca, Jeffry Burr and Kathy Coggeshall.
Performing Arts:
The Performing Arts Group meets in smaller music and theater
groups, and periodically as a larger group. Members are notified by
email by Coordinator Diane Scharf: [email protected] Planning
is currently underway for the Holiday Medieval Banquet dinner
play.
Literary Arts: Writers Groups: See the website for how to join
each group. www.sandwichartsalliance.org *Fiction: Led by Carolyn
LeComte
*Non-Fiction: Led by Nils Bockmann: The next meeting of the
Sandwich Arts Alliance's Congress of NonFiction Writers will be
held on September 14, 2016, from 7:00 to 9:00 at the British Beer
Company, 46 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA. For more information contact
Nils at [email protected] *Memoir: Led by Catherine Kelly-Mahon,
email Catherine for next meeting at *Children’s Books: Led by Dean
Coe and Anita Caruso *General Writing: Led by Karen
Ellery-Jones
Members’ News Frank Winters is having a one person exhibit of
his photographs at the Centerville Historical Museum, 513 Main
Street, Centerville. His theme is “Thickened Light” from a quote by
Ralph Waldo Emerson: “This world we live in is but thickened
light.” The opening reception for the show is Friday September
16th, 5 - 7 pm. The exhibit continues through November 19th.
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