The Dec. 1 deadline is closing in for all of those Wyoming artists, performers, writers and folk artists who want to apply to the Wyoming Arts Council's artists' roster.
For an application, go to http://wyoarts.state.wy.us/Apps/Roster/ArtistRosterApplication2010-2011.pdf
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Apply now for BIG READ grants from NEA
One of The Big Read books: "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'BrienThe Big Read is accepting applications from nonprofits to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between Sept 2010 and June 2011. Organizations selected to participate will receive a grant from $2,500 to $20,000, access to training resources, educational and promotional materials, inclusion of your organization on The Big Read web site, and the prestige of participating in a highly visible national program. Apply now!
Ranching in Teton County a topic of December events at library in Jackson
Teton County Library in Jackson sends this news:
Announcing an exhibition: “Land. Trust. Ranching in Their Hands." Photographer Anne Muller and Jackson Hole Land Trust document the people behind conservation easement-protected lands that remain agriculturally productive. View the story of the unsung heroes of the valley's horse and cattle operations, who labor sun up to sun down to keep the fields green, the ditches flowing, the fences mended, the hay cut and the animals fed. Exhibition includes 30 black-and-white images by Anne Muller with quotes from ranch managers. On display Dec. 14 - Jan. 13. Cost: Free. Location: Library Exhibit Gallery.
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the library presents “Ranching 2010: A Look at Ranching in 21st Century Teton County” from 6-7 p.m. Meet local ranch managers and agricultural producers and learn about some of the challenges they face in the modern ranching era. The Jackson Hole Land Trust presents a public conversation that will shed light on the current state of ranching in Teton County and show how conservation easements help preserve working ranches. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium.
FMI: Adult Humanities Coordinator, Oona Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135 or odoherty@tclib.org.
Announcing an exhibition: “Land. Trust. Ranching in Their Hands." Photographer Anne Muller and Jackson Hole Land Trust document the people behind conservation easement-protected lands that remain agriculturally productive. View the story of the unsung heroes of the valley's horse and cattle operations, who labor sun up to sun down to keep the fields green, the ditches flowing, the fences mended, the hay cut and the animals fed. Exhibition includes 30 black-and-white images by Anne Muller with quotes from ranch managers. On display Dec. 14 - Jan. 13. Cost: Free. Location: Library Exhibit Gallery.
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the library presents “Ranching 2010: A Look at Ranching in 21st Century Teton County” from 6-7 p.m. Meet local ranch managers and agricultural producers and learn about some of the challenges they face in the modern ranching era. The Jackson Hole Land Trust presents a public conversation that will shed light on the current state of ranching in Teton County and show how conservation easements help preserve working ranches. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium.
FMI: Adult Humanities Coordinator, Oona Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135 or odoherty@tclib.org.
Register by Dec. 31 for 2010 NIC Fest booth
NIC Fest is one of wyomingarts' favorite summer events:
Artists interested in having a booth at next summer’s NIC Fest, the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center’s annual summer community art festival, can apply online now at http://www.zapplication.org/. The booth application deadline for NIC Fest, which will be held June 25-27, 2010, is Dec. 31, 2009.
For more information, call the NIC at (307) 235-5247 or visit http://www.nicfest.org/
Artists interested in having a booth at next summer’s NIC Fest, the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center’s annual summer community art festival, can apply online now at http://www.zapplication.org/. The booth application deadline for NIC Fest, which will be held June 25-27, 2010, is Dec. 31, 2009.
For more information, call the NIC at (307) 235-5247 or visit http://www.nicfest.org/
Opening reception Nov. 20 at KEAG Gallery for Dona Fleming and Ray Jordan
Don't count out the KEAG Gallery. Here's an announcement:
KEAG Gallery is exhibiting new works by fiber artist Dona Fleming (shown above) and painter Raymond Jordan.
Opening Reception is Friday, November 20, 6-8 p.m. The exhibit will show through December
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KEAG Gallery is located at 414 Grand Avenue, Laramie, 307-755-3308. FMI: http://www.keaggallery.com/
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Call for entries: 2010 Green Book Festival
From a press release:
The 2010 Green Book Festival has issued the call for entries to its annual competition honoring books that contribute to greater understanding, respect and positive action on the changing worldwide environment.
The 2010 Green Book Festival will consider published, self-published and independent publisher works in the following categories: non-fiction, fiction, children's books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics/graphic novels, poetry, science fiction/horror, biography/autobiography, gardening, cookbooks, animals, photography/art, e-books, wild card (anything goes!), scientific, white paper, legal, business, mystery and spiritual.
Entries can be in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese or Italian. Our grand prize for the 2010 Green Book Festival Author of the Year is $1500 and transportation to our April 30-May 2, 2010 outdoor festival in Los Angeles as part of the LA Garden Show OR an equivalent amount donated in your name to the environmental charity of your choice.
A panel of judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:
1) The overall writing style and presentation of the work;
2) The potential of the work to enhance understanding of the environment and its issues;
TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at http://www.greenbookfestival.com or may be faxed/e-mailed to you by emailing GreenBookFestival@sbcglobal.net or calling our office at 323-665-8080.
The 2010 Green Book Festival has issued the call for entries to its annual competition honoring books that contribute to greater understanding, respect and positive action on the changing worldwide environment.
The 2010 Green Book Festival will consider published, self-published and independent publisher works in the following categories: non-fiction, fiction, children's books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics/graphic novels, poetry, science fiction/horror, biography/autobiography, gardening, cookbooks, animals, photography/art, e-books, wild card (anything goes!), scientific, white paper, legal, business, mystery and spiritual.
Entries can be in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese or Italian. Our grand prize for the 2010 Green Book Festival Author of the Year is $1500 and transportation to our April 30-May 2, 2010 outdoor festival in Los Angeles as part of the LA Garden Show OR an equivalent amount donated in your name to the environmental charity of your choice.
A panel of judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:
1) The overall writing style and presentation of the work;
2) The potential of the work to enhance understanding of the environment and its issues;
TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at http://www.greenbookfestival.com or may be faxed/e-mailed to you by emailing GreenBookFestival@sbcglobal.net or calling our office at 323-665-8080.
Kaycee's Georgie Sicking in the news
In a Nov. 13 article on the Cowboy Legacy web site, Elladean Hays Bittner wrote a story on a series of interviews with Arizona ranch women. One of those interviewees was cowboy poet Georgie Sicking of Kaycee, Wyo. (pictured above), who spent most of her life in Arizona. To read the article and see accompanying photos, go to http://www.cowboylegacy.org/articles/ElladeanHaysBittner (this is a registration site).Coincidentally, Katherine T. Feiten (former intern with the WAC's folk arts program), wrote an interview with Georgie Sicking that will be featured in the next issue of the WAC's Wyoming Artscapes newsletter, which is due out next week. If you don't receive the print copy of the newsletter, look for the digital version of it on the WAC's web site some time in December. Go to http://www.wyomingartscouncil.com
Dainis Hazners' "Bridge" airs on Wisconsin Public Radio Nov. 22
Wyomingarts readers may know Dainis Hazners from Story as a two-time WAC fellowship winner, recipient of an NEA creative writing fellowship in poetry and mentor to a generation of young poets through Wyoming's Young Writers Camp. Dainis also has an interest in music, tubas in particular:
Dear All:
Most of you already know that my brother and I commissioned a "litttle requiem" in memory of our mother Brigita Hazners. The world premier of "Bridge" was performed two years ago at the Wyo Theater in Sheridan.
This coming Sunday, November 22, it will be performed again, live on Wisconsin Public Radio at 12:30 p.m. (CST). "Sunday Afternoon at the Chatzen" is the program series name. You can tune in via the Internet by going to http://wpr.org and clicking on the button at top that says "Listen Live." It will put the broadcast into some sort of media player on the computer... Try this out now and have a listen to Wisconsin Public Radio.
"Bridge" is a fantastic piece of music composed by Michael Forbes, contemporary composer extraordinaire. Besides his many compositions he is also highly regarded as a performer, and is professor of music at the University of Wisconsin. "Bridge" is a piece written for tuba quartet and counter tenor. A very exciting piece of music (and substantial -- about 20 minutes long, in 3 movements), it is very contemporary in its various musical concerns, but also possesses lush harmonies and beautiful, memorable melodies. It is a challenging and rewarding piece in many ways. The brief text sung by the counter tenor is in Latvian, words that my mother wrote on the back of her last will and testament and also a couplet from a short Latvian folk song.
Sotto Voce Quartet, and counter tenor Lon Ellenberger, will be performing the piece.
An outstanding chamber ensemble, Sotto Voce Quartet plays a wide variety of music from Elizabethan Consort to Cutting Edge Contemporary (this Sunday!). They have played throughout the United States, have toured internationally, and have recorded several critically acclaimed CDs; several of its members have solo CDs as well (check the website below for more info). Its members include Demondrae Thurman and Mark Carlson on euphoniums; and Nat McIntosh and Michael Forbes on tubas. They are amazing! For more info about the group go to
www.tubaquartet.com .
Besides "Bridge," Sotto Voce Quartet will be premiering a new work by American trumpet player/composer Anthony Plog (now living in Germany) a piece titled "Fantasy Movements" written for tuba quartet.
Performance of these two works on the radio will be great exposure. In the audience there will be some 300 or so, then the radio audience will probably be in the 10's of thousands!!
Hope you can tune in,
Dainis
P.S.: For those unfamiliar with tubas... It's not what you might expect. The last 50 years have seen a great surge of interest in, and promotion of, the instrument. It is no longer relegated to oompahpahs from the back row, but has proven to be as capable of musical expession and virtuoso playing as the most accomplished violin or trumpet. Much new literature has been composed, and "Bridge" is considered an important addition.
Dear All:
Most of you already know that my brother and I commissioned a "litttle requiem" in memory of our mother Brigita Hazners. The world premier of "Bridge" was performed two years ago at the Wyo Theater in Sheridan.
This coming Sunday, November 22, it will be performed again, live on Wisconsin Public Radio at 12:30 p.m. (CST). "Sunday Afternoon at the Chatzen" is the program series name. You can tune in via the Internet by going to http://wpr.org and clicking on the button at top that says "Listen Live." It will put the broadcast into some sort of media player on the computer... Try this out now and have a listen to Wisconsin Public Radio.
"Bridge" is a fantastic piece of music composed by Michael Forbes, contemporary composer extraordinaire. Besides his many compositions he is also highly regarded as a performer, and is professor of music at the University of Wisconsin. "Bridge" is a piece written for tuba quartet and counter tenor. A very exciting piece of music (and substantial -- about 20 minutes long, in 3 movements), it is very contemporary in its various musical concerns, but also possesses lush harmonies and beautiful, memorable melodies. It is a challenging and rewarding piece in many ways. The brief text sung by the counter tenor is in Latvian, words that my mother wrote on the back of her last will and testament and also a couplet from a short Latvian folk song.
Sotto Voce Quartet, and counter tenor Lon Ellenberger, will be performing the piece.
An outstanding chamber ensemble, Sotto Voce Quartet plays a wide variety of music from Elizabethan Consort to Cutting Edge Contemporary (this Sunday!). They have played throughout the United States, have toured internationally, and have recorded several critically acclaimed CDs; several of its members have solo CDs as well (check the website below for more info). Its members include Demondrae Thurman and Mark Carlson on euphoniums; and Nat McIntosh and Michael Forbes on tubas. They are amazing! For more info about the group go to
www.tubaquartet.com .
Besides "Bridge," Sotto Voce Quartet will be premiering a new work by American trumpet player/composer Anthony Plog (now living in Germany) a piece titled "Fantasy Movements" written for tuba quartet.
Performance of these two works on the radio will be great exposure. In the audience there will be some 300 or so, then the radio audience will probably be in the 10's of thousands!!
Hope you can tune in,
Dainis
P.S.: For those unfamiliar with tubas... It's not what you might expect. The last 50 years have seen a great surge of interest in, and promotion of, the instrument. It is no longer relegated to oompahpahs from the back row, but has proven to be as capable of musical expession and virtuoso playing as the most accomplished violin or trumpet. Much new literature has been composed, and "Bridge" is considered an important addition.
Buy some great photos to help fund Dan Hayward's "Wyoming Project"
"Wispy Clouds over Elk Mountain," 24"x24", 2003 WAC roster artist and Laramie photographer Dan Hayward is working on a new statewide initiative, the Wyoming Project, that blends photography and environmental concerns. For details, go to his web site at http://www.haywardphoto.com/.
Here's info sent by Dan:
Just sending you a reminder that your opportunity to help me kick off the Wyoming Project and receive a sizable reduction in prices for my fine art photographs is fast approaching. To encourage broader support, I’m extending the down-payment deadline through the evening of November 29, the Sunday after Thanksgiving. This allows you to leisurely consider your art purchases through Thanksgiving.
I’m also planning a couple surprises for a warm-up event on Thursday evening, December 3. More info on that soon.
Here is a copy of the information on how to make your down payments.
PayPal will work using credit cards or checking accounts, whether you already have a PayPal account or not. Here's how to use PayPal for your down payment;
1. Go to the PayPal web site at www.paypal.com
2. Click "Send Money" near the top of the page just below the main set of tabs. The tabs are immediately below the word PayPal.
3. Enter my email address, dhayward@wyoming.com and then your email address.
4. Enter the payment amount and click any category under purchase tab.
5. If you already have an account, log in to PayPal and type in the required information then click continue/submit.
If you do not have an account, type in the required information, click agree, and then click continue/submit.
6. Review the payment details and click "Continue."
7. Review the details of the payment including the Payment Method. Click "Change" to make any edits.
8. Click "Send Money" to complete the transaction.
If you want to pay by check, you can send your down payments via the postal service or hand deliver them. Give me a call if you want to bring it to my home or studio. Please make your checks to Hayward Photography, And mail your down payments to:
Hayward Photography
1454 North 7th Street
Laramie Wy 82072
If you have any questions, please give me a call at 307-742-6307.
Funding opportunity for historic architecture
The State Historic Preservation Office announces this:
Next application deadline for Wyoming's Historic Architecture Assistance Fund (HAAF) is January 15, 2010. Learn more at www.wyoshpo.org
Next application deadline for Wyoming's Historic Architecture Assistance Fund (HAAF) is January 15, 2010. Learn more at www.wyoshpo.org
Greenhorse on the road in Wyoming
Greenhorse, an electro-pop music duo whose members met in Wyoming, will perform on Thursday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m., at UW in Laramie. They'll be on stage with Speakeasy Tiger.
Other Wyoming stops in the near future include:
Nov 27, 5 p.m., Christmas Stroll at the 2nd Chance in Sheridan
Nov 28 8 p.m., The Wonder Bar, Casper
Dec 26, 8:30 p.m., American Legion Post 7, Sheridan
Mar 26, 8 p.m., WYO Theater, Sheridan
About Greenhorse: Chris Hackman and Shawn Day are two bassists who met in Wyoming. Following a transatlantic collaboration, while Shawn was living in London and Chris was living in L.A., they formed the electro-pop duo Greenhorse. The band self-released their first EP "Transcontinental" in the autumn of 2009. Greenhorse uses analog synths and wooden guitars to write their songs.
To listen: http://www.myspace.com/greenhorsemusic
Other Wyoming stops in the near future include:
Nov 27, 5 p.m., Christmas Stroll at the 2nd Chance in Sheridan
Nov 28 8 p.m., The Wonder Bar, Casper
Dec 26, 8:30 p.m., American Legion Post 7, Sheridan
Mar 26, 8 p.m., WYO Theater, Sheridan
About Greenhorse: Chris Hackman and Shawn Day are two bassists who met in Wyoming. Following a transatlantic collaboration, while Shawn was living in London and Chris was living in L.A., they formed the electro-pop duo Greenhorse. The band self-released their first EP "Transcontinental" in the autumn of 2009. Greenhorse uses analog synths and wooden guitars to write their songs.
To listen: http://www.myspace.com/greenhorsemusic
"Riding the White Horse Home" -- from the written page to the CD
Grady Kirkpatrick on KUWR's "New Music Wednesday" featured a song with a familiar-sounding name. It was "Riding the White Horse Home," written and performed by Salt Lake City musician Kate MacLeod. Wondered if it was based on the fantastic memoir of the same name by Laramie County, Wyoming, native Teresa Jordan (now in SLC). Grady noted on-air that indeed this was the case. But wyomingarts needed more info so looked up Kate MacLeod, which is the kind of stuff the Internet is for. We found this:
The song Riding the White Horse Home is based on the book by the same name. It is a memoir about rural family life in Wyoming, written by artist and author Teresa Jordan.
The song is on MacLeod's new CD, Blooming. Another amazing fact: the cover art was done by Denver artist William Matthews who also illustrated the first edition of Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx, back when she lived in Wyoming.
What would we do without real books by real writers?
Survey to map Arts & Social Change Initiative
This comes from Americans for the Arts:
On December 1, Animating Democracy will launch an online survey as part of the Arts & Social Change Mapping Initiative.
The survey seeks to obtain a current portrait of public- and private-sector funding available from arts, social change, and other funders for arts that foster civic engagement and social change. This survey will increase understanding of funding resources, opportunities, and challenges for this arena of work. The initiative and survey are supported by The Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Institute, CrossCurrents Foundation, and Lambent Foundation.
Animating Democracy invites participation by agencies and individuals who are supporting arts and cultural strategies to make change, whether their emphasis is civic engagement, community building, community development, community organizing, social change, social justice, participatory democracy, or other goals. To gain a full picture, we also urge those thinking about or moving toward supporting this kind of work to complete the survey.
Findings from the survey, funder interviews, and focus groups will be reported in an Arts for Change Funders report. An online database of funders will be available as a resource to inform funders' grantmaking and to facilitate peer exchange, referrals, and strategic collaboration among funders. The database will also be a resource for artists, community organizers, and cultural organizations.
Deadline for completing the survey is December 18, 2009.
Funders who would like to participate in the survey should request the Funder Survey and send an e-mail with contact information to surveys@artsusa.org
Survey: www.AmericansForTheArts.org/animatingdemocracy/programs/programs_002.asp#mapping
On December 1, Animating Democracy will launch an online survey as part of the Arts & Social Change Mapping Initiative.
The survey seeks to obtain a current portrait of public- and private-sector funding available from arts, social change, and other funders for arts that foster civic engagement and social change. This survey will increase understanding of funding resources, opportunities, and challenges for this arena of work. The initiative and survey are supported by The Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Institute, CrossCurrents Foundation, and Lambent Foundation.
Animating Democracy invites participation by agencies and individuals who are supporting arts and cultural strategies to make change, whether their emphasis is civic engagement, community building, community development, community organizing, social change, social justice, participatory democracy, or other goals. To gain a full picture, we also urge those thinking about or moving toward supporting this kind of work to complete the survey.
Findings from the survey, funder interviews, and focus groups will be reported in an Arts for Change Funders report. An online database of funders will be available as a resource to inform funders' grantmaking and to facilitate peer exchange, referrals, and strategic collaboration among funders. The database will also be a resource for artists, community organizers, and cultural organizations.
Deadline for completing the survey is December 18, 2009.
Funders who would like to participate in the survey should request the Funder Survey and send an e-mail with contact information to surveys@artsusa.org
Survey: www.AmericansForTheArts.org/animatingdemocracy/programs/programs_002.asp#mapping
Vote now for "Modern Day Mountain Man"
Wyoming Arts Council roster artist Bryan Ragsdale of Green River sends this request:"Modern Day Mountain Man" has been nominated for Country Song of the Year by the Independent Singer Songwriters Association. It is a huge honor and I need you help. Starting tomorrow you can go to http://www.issa-music.org/ to vote for "Mountain Man" or the song of your choosing. Please pass this on to all your friends, family, folks you don't know. Help me put the Rocky Mountains back into mainstream music. Blog it, post it...any help would be greatly appreciated! Voting deadline is Nov. 30.To bring Bryan to your community via a WAC grant, go to http://www.wyomingartscouncil.org/ and clicks on "Grants" on the left sidebar.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
WAC roster artist in Georgia as movie extra
One of the Wyoming Arts Council's roster artists, "V, a.k.a. The Gypsy Cowbelle, continues on her ever-growing journey entertaining audiences with her authentic "Cowbilly" music. Having missed her when she entertained here in Cheyenne last weekend at the Old West Museum for their annual Traditions Art Show and Folk Art Festival, I called her to find out what was going on. She called back from Savannah, GA, where she will be living for the next couple of months as an extra on the new Robert Redford-directed movie. She'll be back through these parts in January when she's scheduled to perform in Arvada at the cowboy gathering there, and in Elko later.
The publishing mire
Here's an interesting article to read about the future of the publishing world.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/meet-publishers-enemy-no-1-cory-doctorow/article1362457/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/meet-publishers-enemy-no-1-cory-doctorow/article1362457/
Mad Dog & The Pilgrim a wayside stop for book-loving travelers
Rone Tempest writes about the latest wyofile story. This one is about Mad Dog & Pilgrim Bookstore, every Wyoming reader's favorite stop between Jeffrey City and Lander.
From Rone:
Brad is a member of the Wyoming Arts Council's Artist Image Registry. For more about him and his work, go to http://www.bradchristensen.com/
From Rone:
It is probably the last place on earth that you would expect to find a really fine used bookstore. Sweetwater Station, population plus-or-minus 5, is the next closest thing to a ghost town. It's 40 miles to the nearest gas station. Moose outnumber people there. But behind a simple wooden sign that says "Old Books, Fresh Eggs," is Mad Dog and The Pilgrim Booksellers. In the first in a series of stories about special Wyoming places, WyoFile profiles Lynda "Mad Dog" German and Polly "The Pilgrim" Hinds and their remarkable antiquarian bookshop that counts Buckingham Palace among its customers Illustrated with a slide show photo album by WyoFile award-winning photographer Brad Christensen.
Brad is a member of the Wyoming Arts Council's Artist Image Registry. For more about him and his work, go to http://www.bradchristensen.com/
Monday, November 16, 2009
Laramie's KEAG Gallery may close at end of '09
This is bad news.
Sarah Ramsey sent this e-mail notice:
Hello All:
I would like to say thank you to all who supported KEAG Gallery. It was my intent to develop a 'space' to promote local arts and fair trade. In the last year-and-a-half, we have featured more than two-dozen local and regional artists, raised almost $1,000 for non-profits, and supported high school arts. It has been a good time and hopefully an experience that benefitted the community and artists.
At this point, I am preparing to close KEAG due to changes in my life. If individuals are interested in a cooperative/'time share' please let me know by December 4. Otherwise, we will celebrate great art until the end of December, and then close doors.
On November 20, we will have an opening reception for two Laramie artists, Dona Fleming and Ray Jordan. Hope to see you then, Sarah
Sarah Ramsey sent this e-mail notice:
Hello All:
I would like to say thank you to all who supported KEAG Gallery. It was my intent to develop a 'space' to promote local arts and fair trade. In the last year-and-a-half, we have featured more than two-dozen local and regional artists, raised almost $1,000 for non-profits, and supported high school arts. It has been a good time and hopefully an experience that benefitted the community and artists.
At this point, I am preparing to close KEAG due to changes in my life. If individuals are interested in a cooperative/'time share' please let me know by December 4. Otherwise, we will celebrate great art until the end of December, and then close doors.
On November 20, we will have an opening reception for two Laramie artists, Dona Fleming and Ray Jordan. Hope to see you then, Sarah
Where in the world is Wyoming?
Kenneth Foote will present the keynote address for Geography Awareness Week Thursday, Nov. 19, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 133 of the University of Wyoming Classroom Building in Laramie.
Foote, professor of geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will discuss "European Memory: Conflicts and Commemorations Across and Beyond Borders." Foote has written seven books and dozens of other publications, and received the J.B. Jackson Prize from the Association of American Geographers.
Other events for Geography Awareness Week include a Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) open house Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m. on the third floor of the College of Agriculture building and a student geography bowl Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Gardens.
Foote, professor of geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will discuss "European Memory: Conflicts and Commemorations Across and Beyond Borders." Foote has written seven books and dozens of other publications, and received the J.B. Jackson Prize from the Association of American Geographers.
Other events for Geography Awareness Week include a Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) open house Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m. on the third floor of the College of Agriculture building and a student geography bowl Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Gardens.
Congress considers Artist-Museum Partnership Act legislation
Some interesting news for museums and artists (source: online newsletter of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies):
The Artist-Museum Partnership Act is pending consideration in the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee. The legislation would amend the Internal Revenue Code to improve the ability of museums to collect works by living American artists, with the incentive of extending to artists the right to deduct the fair-market value of gifts of their own work that they donate to museums, libraries and other collecting institutions. The charitable deduction enjoyed by collectors of artwork has been denied to artists since 1969. Currently, only the costs of the materials—canvas, paint, paper and such—may be deducted by artists when donating their own works.
The two bills—introduced in the House (H.R. 1126) by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA), and in the Senate (S. 405) by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT)—are collecting cosponsors in advance of consideration by the two tax-writing committees.
"Christmas on the High Plains" just over the border in Spearfish Nov. 19
Cowboypoetry.com is (not surprisingly) a great site for regional events featuring cowboy poets and musicians. Today, the site is promoting an event in Spearfish, S.D., which is not technically in Wyoming but close enough to Crook and Weston and Niobrara counties to hear the twang of the performers' voices.Here's the info:
The popular Heritage of the American West Performance Series in Spearfish, South Dakota, is returning to the High Plains Western Heritage Center under new direction.
The original monthly show was started by Kay Jorgensen and Jim Thompson (Live! with Jim Thompson) of Creative Broadcast Services and ran for ten years, with its final show in August, 2009. Francie Ganje — the director of the shows under CBSI — has worked, with others, to continue the series.
A November 19 show, "Christmas on the High Plains," features the Cambria String Band. A pre-show exhibit and reception hosts well-known regional authors, artists, and photographers, including Mick Harrison, whose painting, "A Christmas Tale," is the show's poster and theme (the painting was a 2005 Art Spur subject); Custer author and Black Hills historian Paul Horsted with his newest book, Crossing The Plains With Custer, and cowboy and landscape photographer Les Voorhis.
A December show, with details to be announced, will feature South Dakota poet Ken Cook and Montana singer, songwriter, and poet Bob Petermann.
Find details at the High Plains Western Heritage Center web site and read about the new Heritage of the American West and find show details in our feature here.
Record an interview for StoryCorps' National Day of Listening on Nov. 27
This comes from Wyoming Public Radio:
Wyoming Public Radio encourages listeners to record an interview with a loved one for StoryCorps’ second annual National Day of Listening on November 27, 2009.
On the day after Thanksgiving, November 27, 2009, Wyoming Public Radio and StoryCorps are asking all Americans to start a new holiday tradition: Set aside one hour to interview a friend, a loved one, or someone in their community about his or her life.
The process is simple: select an interview partner, create a question list, and sit down to record a meaningful conversation. StoryCorps has created a free Do-It-Yourself (DIY) interview guide with step-by-step interview instructions, equipment recommendations, and sample questions available online at nationaldayoflistening.org.
Sponsored by Corporation for National & Community Service, American Library Association, National Public Radio and Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Wyoming Public Radio encourages listeners to record an interview with a loved one for StoryCorps’ second annual National Day of Listening on November 27, 2009.
On the day after Thanksgiving, November 27, 2009, Wyoming Public Radio and StoryCorps are asking all Americans to start a new holiday tradition: Set aside one hour to interview a friend, a loved one, or someone in their community about his or her life.
The process is simple: select an interview partner, create a question list, and sit down to record a meaningful conversation. StoryCorps has created a free Do-It-Yourself (DIY) interview guide with step-by-step interview instructions, equipment recommendations, and sample questions available online at nationaldayoflistening.org.
Sponsored by Corporation for National & Community Service, American Library Association, National Public Radio and Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Opportunities for art students via AmeriCorps
From a UW press release:
AmeriCorps is helping to connect University of Wyoming students to their communities through Scholarships for Service positions.
Students can receive a $1,000-$1,250 education award and college credit by completing internships, students teaching roles, clinical hours or a practicum.
Applications and more information are available on the UW Center for Volunteer Service Scholarships for Service Web page at www.uwyo.edu/uwvolunteers/info.asp?p=4813 , or by e-mailing Nellie Simon at nsimon@uwyo.edu. Applications for the spring and summer are due Nov. 20.
AmeriCorps is one of the programs in the Corporation for National & Community Service.
Note to UW students in fine arts, creative writing and theatre/dance: The Wyoming Arts Council in Cheyenne is always on the lookout for interns. The positions are unpaid, but we've worked with faculty at UW and LCCC to provide course credit for internships. All the better if you can also get paid for your time through AmeriCorps. E-mail Mike Shay or call 307-777-5234.
AmeriCorps is helping to connect University of Wyoming students to their communities through Scholarships for Service positions.
Students can receive a $1,000-$1,250 education award and college credit by completing internships, students teaching roles, clinical hours or a practicum.
Applications and more information are available on the UW Center for Volunteer Service Scholarships for Service Web page at www.uwyo.edu/uwvolunteers/info.asp?p=4813 , or by e-mailing Nellie Simon at nsimon@uwyo.edu. Applications for the spring and summer are due Nov. 20.
AmeriCorps is one of the programs in the Corporation for National & Community Service.
Note to UW students in fine arts, creative writing and theatre/dance: The Wyoming Arts Council in Cheyenne is always on the lookout for interns. The positions are unpaid, but we've worked with faculty at UW and LCCC to provide course credit for internships. All the better if you can also get paid for your time through AmeriCorps. E-mail Mike Shay or call 307-777-5234.
Friday, November 13, 2009
French pianist performs with UW Symphony
From a UW press release:The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (UWSO), joined by French pianist Lise de la Salle, will perform Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center concert hall.
Tickets cost $10 for the public, $7 for senior citizens and $6 for students. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Center and Wyoming Union box offices, on the Internet at www.uwyo.edu/finearts or by caling (307) 766-6666.
The 21-year-old de la Salle, fresh off performing with the Boston Symphony, has emerged as one of the most acclaimed artists of her generation, praised for inspired performances of virtuosity and depth. Her 2009-10 season also includes a performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
In addition to playing the Saint-Saens "2nd Piano Concerto" with de la Salle, the UWSO will perform Bruce Roter's "Camp David Overture" and sections from the ballet "Spartacus."
The UWSO is led by Michael Griffith, in his 21st year as the group's conductor.
Cheyenne Civic Center Upcoming Events
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
December 6, 3:00 p.m.
Classical Dance,Holiday,PerformanceThis is a traditional holiday spectacular featuring Russian artists including gold medalists from international competitions. The Moscow Ballet brings to their annual United States tour the original creation of the 'Great Russian Nutcracker,' full of energy, beauty and the kind of athleticism only the Russians can demonstrate.www.nutcracker.com/
St. Mary's Bishop Ordination
December 9, 2:00 p.m.
LCCC Gala
December 11, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Choral Festival
December 13, 7: 30 p.m.
Purchase "YOUR" Tickets: 307-637-6363
Visit our Box Office: 10-5 p.m. M-F 510 West 20th
Nic Art Show & Sale keeps on giving
After the Wyoming Arts Council board meeting wrapped up on Thursday, Marirose Morris and I sauntered over to the Nicolaysen Art Museum's annual art show and sale. The museum was packed with booths featuring the work of artists from near (Casper) and far (Oklahoma City). Some great holiday shopping on tap. Check out Linda Johnson's tulip prints, Jennifer Greenup's baskets featuring "recycled reconstructed goods," ceramics from Marianne Vinich's Yellow Bird Studios in Lander (look for the stylized angels), Ty A. Kelly's color-splashed paintings, Marilyn Robertson from Douglas and her funky purses, Jill Hartley's southwestern Wyoming landscapes and Dori Pratt's jewelry. If you're kicking yourself for not getting to the Nic on Thursday's opening night, never fear -- the show continues today until 8 p.m. ($5 admission) and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday ($5). While there, you might visit the Nic's "I Want Candy" exhibit in the main gallery and the exhibit of work from the museum's permanent collection in the back galleries. It was great to revisit some of the fine work by the late Tom West. Check out the new painting donation by WAC board chair Bruce Richardson of Casper.
Get more info at the Nic's web site at http://www.thenic.org
--Mike Shay
Negro League's Mack Pride visits Casper as part of library's baseball exhibit
"Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience" will be at Natrona County Public Library in downtown Casper through Jan. 15. It's open to the public during regular library hours.
Mack Pride, one-time pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs and Memphis Red Sox, came to Casper Thursday at the opening of the traveling exhibit which chronicles African-American participation in baseball from the Civil War era through integration and into modern times.
The exhibit is co-sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., and the American Library Association. The Casper exhibit is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The dramatic re-enactment of Jackie Robinson's Life will be resented at the library on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m., by actor Gregory Gibson Kenney.
FMI: http://www.natronacountylibrary.org/
Mack Pride, one-time pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs and Memphis Red Sox, came to Casper Thursday at the opening of the traveling exhibit which chronicles African-American participation in baseball from the Civil War era through integration and into modern times.
The exhibit is co-sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., and the American Library Association. The Casper exhibit is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The dramatic re-enactment of Jackie Robinson's Life will be resented at the library on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m., by actor Gregory Gibson Kenney.
FMI: http://www.natronacountylibrary.org/
Native American Heritage Fest in Cheyenne
From a press release:
The American Indian Heritage Day Celebration will honor and recognize the past and present contributors of the Northern Plains Tribes to the State of Wyoming through lecture, art crafts and performance. This free to the public one-day celebration will be from 10am to 6pm on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the lobby of the Cheyenne Depot at 121 West 15th Street, downtown Cheyenne. The Cheyenne Depot Museum and the Southeast Wyoming Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow Association are co-hosting this event.
The American Indian Heritage Day Celebration will feature the performances and presentations of master artisans, representing several Northern Plains’ tribes. The traditional art forms will be demonstrated for the community and community will participate in the demonstrations. The celebration will include an opening prayer and the posting of colors by the Arthur Antelope-Brown Post #84 and an address by Dorothy FireCloud, who is the Superintendent of the Devils Tower National Monument. The program will also include the following presentations and performances: Flute performance by Johnny Oberly, Eastern Shoshone; Storytelling by Merle Haas, Northern Arapaho; Hand Drums by Sonny Shoyo, Eastern Shoshone; and a Pow Wow Dance performance by the Wind River Dancers accompanied by the Wind River Drum Group. Marirose Morris, Oglala Lakota Sioux, and Leslie Kedelty, Dine, will close the ceremony.
A Children Activities Area will have storytelling by Merle Haas and a book reading by Ron Howard. The movies – Bambi & Dreamkeepers – in the Northern Arapaho version will be shown.
Vendors will also be serving authentic Indian Tacos and offering crafts and specialty items. A demonstration area will be provided with Reba Jo Teran doing Shoshone Bead Work.
It should be noted that there has not been statewide recognition or events to commemorate November as National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month especially in Cheyenne, the state capital. This event will precipitate an awareness of the native peoples' rich culture, traditions and livelihood and contributions to the state's folkloric heritage and history.
The American Indian Heritage Day Celebration is also supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature. This event is also sponsored by Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, Cheyenne Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Crow Creek Publishing, Wyoming Travel & Tourism and the Wind River Casino.
FMI: 307-632-3905
The American Indian Heritage Day Celebration will honor and recognize the past and present contributors of the Northern Plains Tribes to the State of Wyoming through lecture, art crafts and performance. This free to the public one-day celebration will be from 10am to 6pm on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the lobby of the Cheyenne Depot at 121 West 15th Street, downtown Cheyenne. The Cheyenne Depot Museum and the Southeast Wyoming Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow Association are co-hosting this event.
The American Indian Heritage Day Celebration will feature the performances and presentations of master artisans, representing several Northern Plains’ tribes. The traditional art forms will be demonstrated for the community and community will participate in the demonstrations. The celebration will include an opening prayer and the posting of colors by the Arthur Antelope-Brown Post #84 and an address by Dorothy FireCloud, who is the Superintendent of the Devils Tower National Monument. The program will also include the following presentations and performances: Flute performance by Johnny Oberly, Eastern Shoshone; Storytelling by Merle Haas, Northern Arapaho; Hand Drums by Sonny Shoyo, Eastern Shoshone; and a Pow Wow Dance performance by the Wind River Dancers accompanied by the Wind River Drum Group. Marirose Morris, Oglala Lakota Sioux, and Leslie Kedelty, Dine, will close the ceremony.
A Children Activities Area will have storytelling by Merle Haas and a book reading by Ron Howard. The movies – Bambi & Dreamkeepers – in the Northern Arapaho version will be shown.
Vendors will also be serving authentic Indian Tacos and offering crafts and specialty items. A demonstration area will be provided with Reba Jo Teran doing Shoshone Bead Work.
It should be noted that there has not been statewide recognition or events to commemorate November as National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month especially in Cheyenne, the state capital. This event will precipitate an awareness of the native peoples' rich culture, traditions and livelihood and contributions to the state's folkloric heritage and history.
The American Indian Heritage Day Celebration is also supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature. This event is also sponsored by Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, Cheyenne Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Crow Creek Publishing, Wyoming Travel & Tourism and the Wind River Casino.
FMI: 307-632-3905
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