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Through Oct 2
Exhibit: HCAC Photography Club Members' work
The Bottling
Works
426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Open Mon-Sat 9AM-4PM, Sun Noon-4PM
Closing reception to meet the artists Friday, Oct. 2, 6-7PM prior to concert.
Next Concert: Friday,Oct 1, 2010, 7:30PM
Ragtime and Stride Blues with Bradley Litwin
The Bottlng Works,
426 E. Main St., Romney
Give a listen ...
Bradley N. Litwin is a ragtime jazz and stride blues guitarist
who can sing! With the rompin’ stompin’ fingerpicking styles
of Blind Blake and Robert Johnson, adaptations of Fats Waller and Willie “the
Lion” Smith, the smooth crooning of the Mills Brothers and the exhilaration
of Bessie Smith, Litwin marries peak guitar performance with a voice that
engages from the first phrase — dazzling as he shifts from dark to
light, funny to tender, smooth to rollicking.
This Hampshire County Arts Council programis partially supported by a grant
from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, developed and funded by the Vira
I. Heinz Endowment; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered
by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and is presented with financial assistance
from the WV Division of Culture and History, and the National
Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts.
Through August
Exhibit: Chill Out
Upstairs, Hampshire County Public Library,
153 W. Main St., Romney, WV
UPDATES
WV Commission on the Arts Fully Funds HCAC's 2010-11 Concerts
Grant Request
In light of current economic circumstances,
nothing can be assumed. HCAC is thrilled to learn that the state's Commission
on the Arts has been able to approve the entire request for funding of the
coming season of concerts for our community, enabling us to keep our ticket
prices very modest compared to other presenters of these same world-class
performers. The grant funding (and our sponsors who provide matching funds)
make possible our three free summer concerts on the lawn as well. Thank you
to our legislators for recognizing the importance and value of the arts with
funding to the Commission, and to the National Endowment for the Arts.
After-School Theater Program awarded grant from Hampshire County Community Foundation. President Josh Liller and Director V. Lynn Moore collaborated to kick off a collaborative venture with the WV School for the Deaf & Blind and Hampshire High School to provide an after-school program that integrates the students with the thriving artistic community of Hampshire County. The aim is to provide students with a holistic theatrical understanding by working up to and mounting a formal production. Ten to 25 middle and high school students will participate in a weekly afterschool program Thursday afternoons 3:30 to 5PM throughout the fall and spring semesters. Students will be introduced to materials such as scripts, theatrical games, stories and songs, which they will adapt for performance. The project will culminate with a series of four evening performances and two matinees over a two-week period in the spring. Anyone interested in assisting with this endeavor should contact Josh at 404-617-9535.
New Vice President
With the announced departure of Anne Reneé Livingston at
the end of June, the Hampshire County Arts Council elected Robin Pancake
to serve as Vice President for the current year. Robin is one of only 2
founding members of the Arts Council remaining.
PennPAT Awards Two Grants to HCAC for Coming Season
A return engagement of The Prophecy Music Project with their vibrant African
drumming and dance in July and ragtime guitarist Bradley Litwin in October
have been funded by the Pennsylvania Performing Arts On Tour program.
Litwin will visit Hampshire Center to perform for residents and their
guests prior to his public concert at The Bottling Works on October 1st.
Augusta Animal Hospital Sponsors Fall Concert
In addition to having sponsored Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas two years ago and Madeline MacNeil's performance last February, Augusta Animal Hospital has stepped forward to generously sponsor an exciting program featuring an ensemble from the American Balalaika Symphony Orchestra on November 6 and helping HCAC with it's grant request match requirement.
Thank you Lowell Hott & Dottie Eddis for setting a great example.
Bank of Romney to Sponsor Summer Concerts Series
HCAC is delighted that The Bank of Romney has
again demonstrated its support of the arts in Hampshire County with a substantial
sponsorship of this year's Free Summer Concerts on the Lawn, providing matching
funds for our annual WV Community Arts Support grant application. Please
be sure to thank them.
Return Sponsors of Fall/Winter/Spring Concerts
The General Federation of Women's Clubs Romney, FNB Romney, and
The Loy Foundation have all joined in helping HCAC match grant funds to bring
another season of outstanding music performances to Hampshire County. Their
sponsorship makes possible a varied schedule of six concerts that range from
ragtime to Russian and Ukrainian folk music, from Piedmont blues to Celtic,
autoharp to balalaika. To download a pdf file with the season schedule click
here.
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