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May HCAC Art Display:
Paintings by Jean Kellogg
Hampshire County Public Library
upstairs, 153 W. Main St., Romney, WV

HCAC Hampshire Artists Exhibit
thru May 15
Tues-Sat 9AM-4:30PM **and during concerts
The Bottling Works, 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Works by Meg and Jonathon Hamilton, Michael O'Brien, Susan Feller, Anne Renee Livingston, Robin Teas, Robin Pancake, Bess Rexroad, Jan Dodgins, Larry Brown, Mike Dwyer, Nelson Zambito, Carolyn Forsythe Lowman, Max Boward, Carol Hobbs, Jean Kellogg, Laurel Kellogg, Karen Garel, Sybil MacKenzie, Lou Mazzeo and Darla Cook.
**Hampshire County CVB is currently short-staffed and may not be open some scheduled days, so call before coming.

HCAC Fiber Arts Exhibit Featuring
Works by Susan Feller & Carol Hobbs
May 16-June 26
Opening Reception May 16, 6-8PM
Public invited to meet the artists.
Tues-Sat 9AM-4:30PM **and during concerts
**Hampshire County CVB is currently short-staffed and may not be open some scheduled days, so call 304-822-7477 before coming.

The Bottling Works, 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV

HCAC Spring Concert: Simple Gifts
8PM
The Bottling Works, 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Admission $10, under 17 free. Advance tickets available on-line and at The Bottling Works..

Three women plus twelve instruments equals one good time when Simple Gifts takes the stage. Drawing on an impressive variety of ethnic folk styles, this award-winning trio plays everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer frailachs and haunting Gypsy melodies, spicing the mix with the distinctive rhythms of Balkan dance music, the lush sounds of Scandinavian twin fiddling, and original compositions written in a traditional style.
     Combining tradition with innovation, Simple Gifts creates some of the finest arrangements in folk music today: swing fiddle creeps into a Romanian dance, spoons show up in an Irish reel, and the concertina ventures far beyond styles considered traditional for that instrument. Based in the hills of central Pennsylvania, these women play an amazing array of instruments. Linda Littleton, Rachel Hall, and Karen Hirshon switch with ease among two violins, concertina, mandolin, banjolin, recorders, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer, baritone fiddle, guitar, piano, and percussion.
     Simple Gifts is frequently complimented on their stage presence, which is warm, personal, and accented with humor. These women deliver their music with rare intensity and contagious enthusiasm. It’s obvious that Simple Gifts loves the music they play and knows how to share their excitement with the audience. This is an act not to be missed!
  This performance is presented with grants from PennPAT, the WV Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

UPDATES

Help Celebrate Bald Eagle Day in Hampshire County— calling all artists.  The Art Display in the Library for the month of June will be entries depicting the bald eagle. Any medium, 2D or 3D, ready to hang, is invited, so get your creative juices flowing.  For info call Anne-Renee Livingston at 496-9515  Bald Eagle Art Flier

Ice Mountain Writers' Evening of Word & Song at The Brickwood Hearth March 28 again revealed some of the terrific talent in our community, including Francis Chilcoat seen below. Click here to see more pictures.

HCAC Summer Art Camp for 3rd-8th graders with an interest in art is scheduled for July 7-11 from 9AM-noon. Watch for registration information in early May. Nancy Williams is pulling it together and would welcome assistance. To volunteer e-mail or call her in the evening at 822-4660.

Check out some pictures from this year's Annual Celebration & Showcase of Members.  Or check out the video on YouTube courtesy of Michael O'Brien. 2nd video now available.

The 2008 Juried Fall Fine Art & Photography Show moves to October this year at The Bottling Works. Deadline August 1st for jurying. Entries must be submitted as slides or digital images. Details

For Hampshire Heritage Days 2008, the Arts Council will present a non-juried open show upstairs at the Hampshire County Public Library throughout the month of September. Details

Hampshire County's Visual Artists meet every other month at 2PM on the third Sunday (May 18, July 20, Sept. 21 and Nov. 16) at Glass House Studio, Rt. 50 in Augusta. For info and directions, call Anne-Renee Livingston at 496-9515 or 496-7782.

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