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MANCHESTER— Breathe deep, seek peace, Dinotopia fans, and don’t miss Norman Rockwell Museum’s traveling exhibition Di-notopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney exhibited by the New Hampshire Institute of Art. The exhibition will run from Wednesday, Feb. 20 through Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Celebrate the opening of this exciting ex-hibit on Wednesday, February 20 at 5 pm followed by James Gurney’s lecture: World-building: How to Develop a Fantasy Universe at 7:00 pm. The opening is free and open to the public. Gurney’s lecture is part of the In-stitute’s Distinguished American Artists Dis-cussing Art lecture series and the cost to at-tend is $20.

From the soothing, restorative environ-ment of Waterfall City to the hidden won-ders of Chandara, acclaimed author and il-lustrator James Gurney’s magical Dinotopian world comes to life in this enchanting exhibi-tion that features 22 original paintings from

the best-selling illustrated books Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time (1992), Dinotopia: The World Beneath (1995), and Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara (2007), and presents fascinating examples of the illustrator’s creative process, including reference materials, and a hand-made scale-model.

Inspired by archaeology, lost civilizations, and the art of illustration, Gurney’s Dinoto-pia, an extraordinary place where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony, fuses fanta-sy with realism and scientific accuracy. “The thing I love about dinosaurs is that they are on that balance point between fantasy and reali-ty,” says Gurney. “It might be hard to believe that mermaids and dragons really existed, but we know that dinosaurs did we can see their footprints and skeletons but we can’t photo-graph them or see them, except in our imag-ination.”

The Dinotopia storyline chronicles the ad-ventures and remarkable experiences of Pro-

fessor Arthur Denison and his son Will on Di-notopia, a mysterious “lost” island inhabited by dinosaurs and shipwrecked travelers. The faraway land of Dinotopia wholly the prod-uct of Gurney’s fertile imagination, scientific knowledge and meticulous artistic ability is a civilization like no other. The society has its own language, alphabet (dinosaur footprints that correspond to each letter of the Roman alphabet), colorful festivals and parades. The lively cast of characters includes the inquis-itive Professor Denison; Will and Sylvia, the adventurous young Skybax riders-in-training; the devious curmudgeon Lee Crabb; the beau-tiful musician Oriana Nascava; and a multi-lingual, diplomatic Protoceratops named Bix.

“We are honored to present this exciting collection of original works by James Gur-ney,” said New Hampshire Institute of Art Il-lustration Chair Jim Burke. “This is t the first of what we hope will be many collaborations with the Norman Rockwell Museum.”

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PETERBOROUGH – Sharon Arts Center will present its 66th Annual Members Exhibition from January 11 to February 23. Sponsored by Sequoya Technologies Group LLC, the exhibition is a continuing tradition for the Monadnock region and a dynamic display of art by Sharon Arts members, students, and faculty. In-cluded in the exhibit are paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and more.

“The Members’ Exhibition, now in its 66th year, celebrates the community of faculty, students, and professional artists of Sharon Arts Center,” says Gallery Director Camellia Sousa. “Any of our 600 members are eligible to participate in filling the gallery to ca-pacity with artwork. This exhibition is an example of our mission statement in action.” Exhibition Gallery is located at 30 Grove Street and Depot Square in Peterborough. Gallery hours are Mon-day through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.

The opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, Jan. 11 from 5 to 7 pm. A series of artist demonstrations will be held on Saturday afternoons throughout the show with instruction in the methods and practices behind a variety of mediums. Demonstra-tions will occur throughout January and February from noon to 3 pm. See www.sharonarts.org for further details.

Admission is free to all events and ample parking is available. The Exhibition Gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. For more information, call (603)-924-7676.

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Dinosaur Parade, 1992 © James Gurney. All rights reserved. Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney has been organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massa-chusetts proudly exhibited by the New Hampshire Institute of Art.

MANCHESTER – Experience the mys-tery of the Samurai, a warrior class whose an-cient code of conduct still guides contemporary Japanese culture and in-structs modern mar-tial arts. Weaponry, the most celebrated symbol of the Sa-murai, is noted for its duality: wag-ing war/main-taining peace; i n s t r u ment s of death/ob-jects of beau-ty; inspiring craftsmen/in-timidating op-ponents. Take a look behind the sword to see the art, culture, faith, and focus of the Samurai at the Currier Msuem of Art in Manchester.

The Samurai’s primary weapon, the mythic Katana or long sword, today is prized by museums and collectors. The weapon, whose or-

igins date to at least the 12th century, was created by mas-

ter craftsmen who had undergone rigorous ap-prenticeships involving years of study followed by a lifetime of dedi-cation and devotion to

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a master forg-er, then formed into a sword by a master metal smith and fi-nally off to the polisher.

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May 5, the Currier Museum ex-hibition, curated by Dr. Andreas Marks, will house over 60 works from the 13th to 20th centuries, Lethal Beauty features full suits of armor, helmets, warrior hats, face masks, long and short swords, dag-gers, rifles and more.

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The Capitol Center for The Arts Presents One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

CONCORD - Get your light sa-bers ready, because Charles Ross is bringing his wildly entertain-ing One-Man Star Wars Trilogy to the Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, February 17, at 1pm and 4pm as part of the CCA’s new fam-ily series Showtime Sundays. One Man Star Wars Trilogy,” is a hilari-ous hyperdrive voyage through Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in 60 minutes. There is a catch. The show only has one cast member.

In his hilarious, kinetic solo piece, Canadian writer/performer Ross plays all the characters, rec-reates the effects, sings from John Williams’ score, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles from the original Star Wars trilo-gy, punctuating his virtuosic per-formance with captivating factoids and editorial asides. No costumes, no props, no sets – just Ross using his yoga-limber body, remarkable knack for voices, subtle changes in facial expression, and manic levels of energy to put his own distinct stamp on the Star Wars universe. Whether you carry your own light saber or merely enjoyed the movies,

this tribute will be appreciated by Droids and Jedis alike. “Ross’ great-est achievement comes from the accuracy of the scenes. Word for word, it’s like watching the trilogy in fast-forward.”-Matthew Jester of the Columbia Chronicle.

Did he spend too much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away? Well, let’s just say that by age 10, he had seen the first Star Wars film more than 400 times and commit-ted virtually every line to memory. Ross has since parlayed this child-hood obsession into a one-of-kind theatrical piece, which he has per-formed in more than 180 cities around the globe and has even ap-peared at George Lucas-endorsed Star Wars Conventions. Where does he get his strength? It flows from the Force, of course.

Individual tickets are $20 and tickets purchased in groups of four or more are $16.25 and avail-able now by calling 603-225-1111, online at www.ccanh.com, and at the box office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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