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Alabama River Region Arts Center

Mary Wolfe, left, and Mary Long at Junes Bluegrass Jam.

Everything Ive learned sincehas been from playing withother people.

Bennie McDonalds work

Learn to paint at age 91? Or, take

up the violin after retiring?

The ARRAC UpdateI N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

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Three local residents areartistic and musical examples of the

importance of lifelong learning in thearts.

Bennie Brewer McDonald,who took her first art lesson fouryears ago at age 91, loves to paintand plans to keep painting as longas she can. She has brought herwork into ARRACs Gallery to sell,and to inspire us with her passion forpaint.

Mary Wolfe, an ARRACBluegrass jammer, took up the

violin when she retired. She relayedthat it was difficult to find a teacherwho would take her on, but she

finally found an instructor with whom shestudied for three months. Everything Ivelearned, since then, has come fromplaying together with other people.

Paint the Birds

Bennie Brewer McDonald took her first art lesson at age 91.

(Houses) 2

Pump the Tump 2

Brains for Lunch 3

Classes 3

Creative Quilting Art 3

Another jammer, is violin-newcomer, Mary Long . She joined inplaying Amazing Grace recently afterless than a month of lessons. A gifted earand no stranger to performing in public,Mary enjoys the encouragement of fellowmusicians at the ARRAC, which after all is

why we are here to enhance community life through a supportive artsenvironment.

Media Stats 3

Bluegrass Jam 3

About us 4

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The ARRAC Update/ June2011

Our Founding Board has nowtransitioned to the followingBoard of Directors.

BOARD of DIRECTORS

Doris Bell ECAG seat,Painter

Rick Bowman Businessowner, Potter

Geoff McIntyre Professor

Don Mobley Businessowner, Musician

Austin Thompson YouthMinister, Puppet TroupeOwner/Creative Director

Pump the TumpPromoting businesses in Wetumpka is the goal of the Pumpthe Tump campaign. Last week we saw our numbers jumpsubstantially on the social media Facebook, due largely in partto this campaign. The concept is simple: One business helpspromote another. All of Wetumpka benefits if we help eachother.

How do we do this? When you havean opportunity to say show apprec-iation for another business here inthe river regionjust do it! On line,on Facebook, it is easy to say some-thing positive.

ARRAC wants to make a differenceIn our community.

Julie Andrews sang, Feed the Birds, in the Sound of Music .

In Elmore County at the ARRAC, wesupport our neighbors (furry & feathered)by Painting the birds houses to help theHumane Society of Elmore County.

Genie Kline , ARRAC member and HSECthrift store volunteer thought some of ourartists could decorate and paint them sothey would be extra special to auction attheir Bone-a-fit silent auction, July 29 th.

Plain, hand-made bird houses are awaitingyour artistic touch. You may pick one up atthe ARRAC. Try to get it done and back to theARRAC as soon as possible as they are photo-graphing and listing all of their silent auctionofferings online. (Free advertising of yourtalents.) All proceeds will go to the HSEC.We will link the pictures of the bird housesto our web site and Facebook page.

The HSEC also will be allowing us to set upa table to distribute Classes & Workshopinformation at their Annual Bark in the Park,Sept 25 th. Watch for more information aswe make plans.

Marilyn Winborn Businessowner, Jewelry Artist

Registered agentFrank L. Sullivan

CoordinatorsShirley Esco [email protected]

Carol Hickman Classes/[email protected]

Board of Directors,and Coordinators Paint the Birds House & Help the HSEC

There is a destiny that makes us brothers: none goes his way alone,

Dylan Goodsons wood carving from the ARRAC Gallery

All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own. ~Edwin Markham
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As of 6/28/11 Most Popular PageViews

174 monthly active users,13 since last week 50 people LIKE this,9 since last week

Bluegrass Jam 6/4/11273 page views on June 4

8 wall posts or comments thisweek, 8 since last week

64 visits this week,32 since last week

Father's Day GalleryIdeas 269 page views June 4

Media Stats: Social Media (a.k.a. Facebook )Creative Quilting Art: Dawn Sullivanis interested in gettinga non-traditional art quilts group going.Possible ideas & areas to exploretogether:

Mixed media Resists Silk tie color transfers Needle-felting

Possibilities are endless!Time: Weeknights or weekends atARRAC

July 2 & Aug 69:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Y a l l a r e w e l c o m e

Bluegrass Jams!

A l l a g es & s k i l l l e v el s w e l c o m e .

Contact [email protected]

for more information.

Brains for LunchOH, yuck! I can hear it now.

Just kidding. Thursday, June 30, we started aBrainstorm Lunch for our Classes committeegroup (and interested parties!). We brought ourlunch, knitting, notebooks and ideas to the table. Itwas an encouraging and invigorating time together,sharing our passion for ARRACs mission.

In attendance were; Mary Wolfe (who also broughther violin), Dawn Sullivan and Marty McIntyre .(Due to technical difficulties, Carol Hickman wasunable to attend.) We decided to do it againThursday, July 14 at noon. It will be a good time tocheck in together as we make plans and getorganized for Fall classes and CommunityOutreach events.

Join us 7/14 @ Noon. Bring your lunch,knitting/crochet/etc., & most importantly ideas &enthusiasm for the ARRACs Classes. Its casual;but it is primarily to work together on organizing theand promoting the classes & workshops.

Upcoming C lasses: Get your registration in by the date n oted (7/#). Forms/information online www.arrac.org .Contact Carol Hickman for more information. Home 256-596-3959 Cell 335-391-5090

Childrens ClassesWed. 7/13, 20, 27

K 3 rd Gr. 1-2 pm4th 5 th Gr. 2-3 pm6th 8 th Gr. 3-4 pm

Paint PartyThurs. 7/14 (7/12)

Acrylic on canvas 10-12 pm

KnittingFri. 7/15 (7/13)

Beyond the Basics 9-12 pm

Clay 1, 2Sat. 7/9 & 16 (7/7)

Beg. techniques 9-12 pm

Hand PiecingSat. 7/16 (7/14)

Quilting 9-12 pm

Wire Wrap JewelrySat. 7/16 & 7/30

9-12 pm

CrochetFri. 7/22 ( 7/20)

9-12 pm

Pine Needle BasketSat. 7/23 (7/ 21)

9-12 pm

KnittingFri. 7/29 ( 7/2 7)

Pattern Reading 9-1 pm

Clay 3, 4Sat. 7/23 & 30 (7/21)

Beg. techniques 9-12 pm
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create a public non-profit organization based in Wetumpka, Alabama focusing on nurturing all categories ofarts in the River Region.

The Arts Center is a volunteer based, community supported organization that will derive its funding frompublic and private donations, contributions, grants benefactors and the proceeds from memberships, ArtistSpace, Rentals, Gallery Art Sales and special events.

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