december free concert - wild apricot...nov 24, 2015 - jan 30, 2016 two venues bower center part of...

Office/Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 11AM-4PM classes/events any day/time

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What’s inside? The highlights! Classes Page 3 Future exhibits Page 4 Other Gallery Happenin’s - Bedford Page 5 More area Goings-on Page 6 Sharon Kessler - The Body Farm Page 7 Rod Adams, In His Own Words Page 8/10 Renovations update Page 9 WRITE NOW 0/12 Bedford’s Finest Fare Page 11 Calls for Artists/Photographers Page 12 Chamber After-Hours Galleries and Artists at Page 13 Bower Center

305 N Bridge Street Bedford VA 24523 (540) 586-4235 www.bowercenter.org

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Renovation update!! See pictures on page 9

December Free Concert

Bower Center

and the Town of Bedford

are sponsoring a musical experience entitled

HOLIDAY CONCERT FROM THE

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

on Bedford’s Second Friday December 11th at 8:00 pm. This free concert directed by Richard Rudolph

will feature three steel bands from Smith Mountain Lake a Marimba Ensemble and guest artists, Bill

Hoffman and Ernie Freeman. Special groups from local

elementary schools will also share the stage.

This hour long concert will feature holiday music as well as some

selections from the islands

The concert will be held at

Bedford Middle School .

3rd Annual Bower Center National Juried Exhibition

at the Bedford Welcome Center 816 Burks Hill Rd, Bedford

Awards Reception, Friday, October 23, 5:30-7:30 Awards presented at 6pm

Juror/Judge: Amy Moorefield, Deputy Director of Exhibitions/Collections, Taubman Museum

A very special thank you to The Bedford Area Welcome for

opening its doors for Bower Center’s Annual National

Juried Exhibition while the Center is undergoing renovations.

Bower Center Newsletter October 2015

Wharton Society Board

Fred Duis President Beckham Stanley Secretary Stan Bennett Treasurer Sara Braaten Dir Bower Center Phillip Brown Don Jones Nancy Laurent Kristy Milton Richard Noble Jared Srsic John Stafford Emilie Temeles Sergei Troubetzkoy

Organizations meetings at Bower Center

1st Wednesday, 10AM Blue Ridge Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America Contact: Alice Vreeland [email protected]

3rd Thursday, 7PM WRITE NOW writers group Contact: Coby Pieterman [email protected] Or, alternate: Joy Barefoot [email protected]

BRAMA Blue Ridge Area Mosaic Artists

First Tuesday - 6pm The Blue Ridge Area Mosaic Artists (BRAMA) love creating,

sharing and learning about mosaics. Future programs include: Fused Glass/Incorporation into Mosaics; Framing,

Installation & Presentation. The November 3 meeting is in Bedford (meeting locations vary). Our group is open to everyone, regardless of level of experience. Contact for information Dotti Stone: [email protected]

3rd Tuesday, 7PM Bedford Chants Tony & Patsy Martin Contact: Patsy Arnold [email protected]

Office Hours during Renovations and Upcoming Closures

Bower Center exhibits are currently being installed off-site and concerts will resume after renovations.

Office hours will be limited primarily to Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Call first and/or make an appointment . 540-586-4235 You may call Sara’s cell # 540-309-1943

Check website: www.bowercenter.org and Bower Center’s Facebook page

for offsite exhibits and upcoming classes/workshops and renovation notices

NOTE: The Center will be closed the last two weeks of October due to the electricity being turned off. During this time, Bower Center’s call will automatically be forwarded.

Watch for email, website and FB notices as this schedule is subject to change. Office work will be done off-site.

Bower Center Exhibit Committee Meetings Exhibit committee meetings are held at 6pm on second

Wednesdays at Bower Center

The meetings are October 14th 2015. 2016 meetings: January 13, April 13, July 13, October 12

Tai Chi with Steve Garay Start 2016 with Tai Chi!

Classes will resume with the popular

24-form Yang style Monday, January 18

Mondays 6:30-7:30 $30. per month

Steve demonstrat ing the popular Yang

24-form style during World Tai Chi Day


Classes - check website late September - some classes & workshops will resume this fall

If you're looking for a way to reduce stress, consider tai chi. Originally developed for self-defense, it has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that's now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions, including improving balance, thereby reducing the risk of falls. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements.

Music lessons - all ages Piano & Acoustic guitar: Karen Nichols Thursdays after 5pm available at her home music studio $25. 1/2 hour Ages 6-106! 540-586-1446 or ( C ) 540-330-9690 Guitar: Aaron Vaders-Collins Tuesday evenings, 6-9pm and $80. per month for weekly 1/2 hour lesson $120.per month for weekly hour lesson Contact Bower Center to make arrange-ments for a class. Bower Center is seeking other music teachers … If anyone is interested in teaching contact the office or call 540-586-4235 to arrange an interview.

Coming in Spring 2016

Pyrography Workshop with Steve Garay

Creativity in Minecraft 5 Saturdays beginning October 24 10am-11:30am Oct 24, 31, Nov 7,14,21 (Dress in a costume on Oct 31) $80.

Mosaics with Dotti Stone Intro to Mosaics short course

Thursday evenings: 6-8:30 pm (5 sessions) Nov 12, 19, Dec 3, 10, 17 $100. + $30. supply fee Pay supply fee at first class Learn the basics of mosaic design and construction and explore options for projects. Complete one mosaic and get started on a second.

What is pyrography?

… the old art of wood burning!

How to enter Bower Center for classes!!! Go to rear of building … a few feet past the kitchen door entrance, under the f ire escape, is a short walk way to a door … enter, then take the door on the right, and then the door on the left into class room. There will be signs to upper level for MInecraft.

Welcome to the world where your creativity has no limits! You can build contraptions, go exploring, learn survival techniques, go caving, and pick from a variety of materials. Join Michael Saunders and his sons Eli and Gabriel for the adventure. Michael Saunders has 20 years of graphic design experience in various kinds of electronic media. He has worked with Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, WordPress, and Microsoft Office. An artist at heart, Michael always strives to keep this in mind when approaching software.

Here Comes Desire by Dotti stone


Bower Center Exhibit Calendar

2015 Note locations due to renovations

Bower Center 3rd Annual

Juried Exhibition Juror/Judge: Amy Moorefield

Oct 6-Nov 14, 2015 Fri, Oct 23 5:30-7:30 Awards Reception

Presentation at 6 Exhibit & Reception relocated to

Bedford Welcome Center 816 Burks Hill Rd, Bedford VA

Intersection of 460 & 122

Scenes of Bedford Nov 24, 2015 - Jan 30, 2016

Two venues Bower Center part of exhibit at

Bedford Central Library (across Wharton Garden from

Bower Center) TECAC - 207 E Depot St

Reception at TECAC, Dec 11, 5pm-8

Art 4 Gifts Nov 24, 2015 - Jan 30, 2016

Bower Center Terrace Gallery & TECAC TECAC - 207 E Depot

Reception at TECAC, Dec 11, 5pm-8

Emerging Photographers (Photography students of

Jean Wibbens, Robert Miller) Nov 24, 2015 - Jan 30, 2016

Terrace Gallery Reception: Dec 11, 5-7:30pm

6:15 Gallery Talk by Jean Wibbens and Robert Miller

"Following the Journey" exploring creativity,

finding one's own voice, and always striving for better work

no matter where you are in your photographic journey.

2016

Inspired by Africa

Judged international theme exhibit Feb 2 - Mar 12

Reception: Fri, Feb 12 5pm-8 Presentations at 6

Currently, plans are to be at Bower Center … notices will go out

closer to the exhibit dates if an alternate location is needed Judge: Ann van de Graaf

Edna Curry/John Bower 2nd Annual Exhibition

Judged Mar 22-Apr 20

Fri, April 8 5pm-8 Awards reception 6pm - presentations

Bower Center 4th Annual Juried Exhibition

May 24 - July 9 Reception: June 10, 5pm-8

Awards presented at 6

Brazil Judged International

theme exhibit to coincide with the Summer Olympics

Jul 19-Aug 27 Reception: Fri, August 12, 5pm-9

Awards presented at 6

Steve Romine Photography Aug 30 - Oct 1

in the Performance Hall & Lobby Galleries

Reception: Fri, Sept 9, 5pm-8

Invitational Sculpture Exhibition Aug 30 - Oct 1

Reception: Fri, Sept 9, 5pm-8

Lynchburg Art Club Invitational Exhibit

Oct 16-Nov 12, 2016 (Rescheduled from spring/summer 2015)

Reception: Fri, Oct 14, 5pm-8

3 exhibits

Nov 22 - Jan 14, 2017

2nd Annual Bedford Artisan Trail Co-hosted: Bower Center, Goose

Creek and TECAC 3rd Annual Art 4 Gifts

Co-hosted: Bower Center & TECAC

H2O (water theme exhibit)

at Bower Center Nov 22 - Jan 14, 2017

2017

Edna Curry/John Bower

3rd Annual Exhibition - Judged Jan 24 - Mar 11

Bower Center 5th Annual

National Juried Exhibition July 25 - August 26

Bedford Welcome Center

In Search of … A few volunteers for Bower Center’s Exhibit Committee

Would you like to be part of a

creative and exciting group involved in a thriving visual arts venue here in

Bedford.?

The committee meets quarterly and the next meeting is:

Wednesday, October 14, 6pm at Bower Center

There are a variety of tasks involved

with exhibits that include: Exhibit planning, administrative details, reception planning and preparing, installing exhibits,

designing signs and brochures, writing newspaper articles and

doing promotional work.

Join us at the October meeting to learn how you can play an

important part or

Email: [email protected] In subject line put: Attn: Dotti


Goose Creek

Studio & Gallery

302 Court St Bedford VA 24523 540-586-8482 www.goosecreekstudio.com www.facebook.com/goosecreekstudio Tues-Sat 9:30 AM-5:30PM Sun: Closed Other times by appointment

Sec0nd Friday October 9, 5-8pm

Featuring:

Double Line Painters “Elements: Color & Texture”

78 Tea Bowls

by Andre Namenek

Bedford Primitives Paintings by Carol Burnett

and Carvings by “John Boy” Pfluger

Other Gallery Happenin’s around Bedford

Artists on Depot In The Electric Company behind the TECAC galleries 207 E Depot St Bedford VA 24523 Phone: 540-491-2585 Wed-Sat 11AM-5PM www.facebook.com/pages/Artists-on-Depot/627857633896579 Walk through the TECAC galleries to reach the studios of Artists on Depot and their gallery wall.

TECAC The Electric Company Artists’ Co-op

207 E Depot St Bedford VA 24523 Phone: 540-491-2585 Gallery hours : 11AM-5PM Wed-Sat Check us out on Facebook & “like” us www.facebook.com/TECAC207 www.tecac.net

Second Friday October 9, 5pm-8

October Featured Artist Suzanne V Paddock

October Guest Artist

Bedford County Elementary Schools Student Exhibit

Become a member of this vibrant and growing artist group or try it by being a guest artist. Learn how to apply: Email [email protected]

The

Cornerstone Gallery

in Bower Center for the Arts 305 N Bridge St, Bedford VA

Pottery by: by Gene and Sally Carter, Mosaics by: Dotti Stone, Bonnie Kinnaird, and Sergei Troubetzkoy.

Regular gallery hours are temporarily halted during

Renovations. BUT …

mark your calendar for the second weekend in December when there

will be an Art Studio/Gallery Tour

December 11-13, and Cornerstone will be open. It will begin with 2nd

Friday on December 11 and end Sunday afternoon, December 13.

The Artisan Shoppe 207 Depot St Bedford VA 24523

Phone: 540-491-2585

2nd Fridays at Bower Center

The Terrace Gallery at Bower Center WILL be open on Second Friday, December 11, 5-7:30 for a reception and Gallery Talk for the Emerging Photographers exhibit. The Cornerstone Gallery will be open December 11, 12 & 13 for holiday shoppers! Renovations have temporarily halted 2nd Fridays activities at Bower Cen-ter .

Looking Ahead

Plans are in the works to continue the tradition of the past couple of years for a Holiday Art Studio Gallery Tour. This year it will begin with Second Friday, December 11 and continue through Sunday afternoon December 13. Watch for more information and what is in store for art activities and unique, one-of-a kind, holiday gifts.


More Area Goings on … The Friends of the Bedford Public Library 321 N Bridge St, Bedford VA [email protected] Concerts: $12. per person unless otherwise noted Saturday, October 3 10am-3pm Fall Book Sale Saturday, October 10. 7:30pm Christian Lopez Band Folk/Rock Thursday, November 19, 7:30pm Driftwood A band with cock ‘n’ roll soul and a folk art mind Saturday, December 5, 7:30pm Jonathan Byrd with the Pickup Cowboys Contemporary Folk/Bluegrass

Market - Bistro - Cellar

309 N Bridge St, Bedford VA Bedford’s Culinary Gathering Place,

Market, Bistro, Cellar

Conveniently located in the historic Wharton Cottage next to Bower Center for the Arts

New Hours:

Tues-Fri 11am-7pm Saturday 10am-3pm

Sunday noon-3pm

540-586-0321

www.townkitchenprovisions.com www.facebook.com/Townkitchenbedford

Sedalia Center 1108 Sedalia School Rd Big Island VA 24526 434-299-5080 www.sedaliacenter.org Email: [email protected] October 24 19th Annual Chili Cook-Off Noon –5pm $10. in advance $15. at the gate Children 12 and under free December 12 Christmas in Sedalia 2pm-8pm Snow or Shine Go to website above for details about renting a vendor space. Deadline to secure a spot - Nov 2. Bedford Community Orchestra Bedford Middle School 503 Longwood Ave Fall Concert - Nov 7, 7:30 pm Suggested donation: $10. adults $5. under 12 Bedford Community Orchestra Yankee Candle Fundraiser is now open and will close Nov 20th Go to: https://www.yankeecandlefundraising.com/ On the right in the "Start Shopping" Box Enter the Group Number for the BCO 990085667 (you do not need a seller ID). Click “Start Shopping” The Welcome Page will have the Bed-ford Community Orchestra listed as the Group Name. When you check out make sure the “school/organization name” is still Bedford Community Orchestra - no seller information is needed.

Clam Diggers! What’s going on??? October Entertainment October 2 Black Water Band, Southern Rock October 3 DJ and Liberty High School Reunion, Open to the public October 9th CenterFest Open regular hours, The Old Cools Band is playing at 9:00 and don't miss the Bedford Car Show, Sock Hop and Out Door Movie...Family FUN!. October 10th Liberty High School Reunion CLOSED to the public October 16th Uncle Band & Hals Birthday Party, open to the public October 22 Open Mic with Jody Davis October 23 Soul Mechanics October 24 Marie Anderson October 28 Jazz Night with the Swingbeans and River Brewery October 30 Halloween Party with Fire Cracker Jam

Bower Center Resident Artists in the

Blue Ridge Potters Guild Show

See work by Bower Center Resident Artists Sandy Dunlap, Sharon Keller

and Joanne Snyder in this annual shoe and sale.


Bower Center Resident Artist Sharon Kessler’s story continues… The Body Farm Most of us are relatively unfamiliar with the scientific field of anthropology, and we are even more unsure of exactly what the specialized field of forensic anthropology is. We may hear the term during an episode of televi-sion's CSI or even a current PBS mystery, but that's about it. Learning that anthropology is defined as “the scientific study of the origin and of the physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of man” and that forensics is “the study of formal debate as pertaining to legal proceedings or argumentation” does little to clarify how these two terms re-late...and certainly neither definition rolls easily off the tongue and into daily conversations. However, mention forensic medicine, Patricia Cornwell, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, and even The Body Farm, and the conversation quickly becomes more involved and engaging. Patricia Cornwell's best-selling novel The Body Farm has been in publication for over twenty years now, and the harrowing adventures of Dr. Scarpetta have made this character – as well as The Body Farm – a familiar name with avid fans of the author's fictional medical examiner and her close escapes while solving intricate, modern crimes. Furthermore, The Body Farm that Cornwell incorporates into her books is based upon the actual facility that is a part of the University of Tennessee's Department of Anthropology (Knoxville). This facility has the distinc-tion of putting forensic anthropology into the forefront of both medical investigation and criminology in the last forty plus years. To briefly sum up what this department does, the published purpose states that it “determines the age, sex, ancestry, and stature of a deceased individual” and then – arming legal entities with such information – aids in various legal and criminal proceedings. Dr. William Bass founded the University of Tennessee's Anthropological Research Facility in the 1970's when he came to feel that such a project was necessary to methodically and accurately study how a human body decomposes, what clues as to time and circumstances are available through this whole process, and how best to accurately identify victims as well as possible perpetrators. Now, some 40 years later, the facility that Dr. Bass founded does a variety of studies beyond how a cadaver decomposes by evaluating such related factors as DNA degradation and biochemical analysis. Needless to say, the work is exhausting, the demands are highly complex, and participation – whether as a researcher or a donor - is not for everyone. While striving to first identify human remains in a legal context, the field of forensic anthropology has grown into a rapidly expanding specialty of physical anthropology. By the 1980's the center – under the auspices of the University of Tennessee – had expanded into both a research and teaching entity that works in consultation with the State of Tennessee's Medical Examiner system as well as various national, state and local law enforcement agencies. Moreover, during the first few years of operation, the majority of cadavers were either John/Jane Does donated by various governmental agencies as an alternative to burial. However, the research done took on a more controlled and viable component when some people began choosing to donate their own bodies along with a personal, complete health and medical history. In time, the center came to work extensively with other agencies like the FBI, the University of Arizona, and Florida International University in expanding to perform simulated case studies for law enforcement as well as conducting independent research in related topics. In the early 1990's Sharon Kessler learned of The Body Farm and became – as she describes it - “fascinated by every aspect of the place.” After investigating the facility's goals and methods for some time, Sharon realized this was “exactly what I'd hoped to find” and made the personal decision to “make the Body Farm my last stop on this earth.” Sharon adds, “Maybe some forensic student there...will learn something that proves valuable in helping convict a criminal ...and what better legacy could I give to the world than that?” According to the current on-line information provided by the center, about 100 new donations come to the facility each year with many having preregistered or been donated by their family or by a medical examiner. These individuals come from all 50 states, several foreign countries, and represent all age ranges. Because people have changed physically in the last 100 years, the center points out that it is critical to “maintain a collection of modern skeletons in order to update and expand new identification criteria.” The center adds that “such skeletons, housed in the W.M. Bass Collection, now number over 1,000 with the first one donated (in 1981) still being used in current research.” Anyone interested in learning more about the program can contact the Forensic Anthropology Center, Department of Anthropology, 250 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0760 or Email: [email protected].


Bedford Artist Rod Adams … Sharing a journey into a Western landscape In His Own Words: Water and Oil After forty years of painting in the medium of watercolor the overnight transition to oil came as a real shocker. The first thing to catch me off guard was stretching canvas. After ordering an expensive roll of linen canvas to match the size of a 10 x 6 feet painting came the hard part, getting a firm surface to paint on. Someone had

told me they taped the canvas to a wall, so I bought Gorilla tape, taped the canvas to a wall and gessoed it. The whole canvas started shrinking, pulling the tape from the wall, landing in a crinkled mess. Back to the linen canvas, people, and a new roll of canvas…expensive mistake. In the meantime I told a friend of my dilemma and he said he could build me a frame to stretch the canvas. When the new canvas arrived, I was so excited to start my project that I called another friend and we began the process of making a frame and attaching the canvas. A little into the process, I realized the canvas had a

terrible sagging, so canvas off and I went with a solid back of ¼ inch plywood, sanded and canvas attached with the help of another friend. I added another coat of gesso to the pre-gessoed canvas and began the layout. I guess it took a few days to get the drawing done. I began roughing it in with acrylic paints. Once I was satisfied, I started laying in layers of oil paint. Now oil paint is a whole other animal. After all watercolor is so easy to me I figured this oil painting would move right along. WRONG!!! I started blowing through brushes like crazy. I work small and detailed, so I use soft brushes, which wore out quickly. I suppose to date I’ve probably worn out over twenty brushes. Now I don’t scrub little areas as much as I just paint them. When I first started, I bought about $260 worth of Escoda sable brushes, none over a number 4. That was also a mistake. I’ve used one so far just once, but I have some small faces that will require them. Mostly I uses a #4 through #2 for the kind of work I do. I use Liquin for my medium as it dries overnight in most cases. I tried a mixture of turpentine and linseed oil, which I liked, but it took too long to dry. I have to paint all over the canvas in order to maintain a flow of the same colors. Some areas - like the gravel and rocks, I can concentrate on for several days or weeks. Things like that take layer after layer to complete. One of those gravel areas has a good month and a half in it. The weather also has a lot to do with my pace. Where I work in a large basement has its own climate. In the winter it gets pretty cold. I wear a stocking cap, coat, and long johns. The paint might flow fine after tweaking the consistency, but other times it can be like peanut butter. That wears me down really quickly. I like a soft buttery mix that flows smoothly. I use short handle brushes mainly because the work I do requires total control of the brush. So I have to get back about 10 to 15 feet to study the painting. Some days I start out wishing I could plow into it with a 4 to 6 inch brush. Then I regain my senses, pick up my #2 and get to work. Techniques are as many as you can think of. I use rags, paper towels, my hands, fingers and anything that creates what I’m looking for. In watercolor I use a lot of layering, or glazing. In oil, I create layers using brushwork since oil is not transparent like watercolor. That presented me with many challenges. In watercolor I use a hair dryer to speed things up. Sometimes I’ll be drying one area while painting another. Layers in oil is a time-consuming process and that bugs me. For the kind of work I do, I only require small amounts of paint half the time. I tend to squeeze out more than I need, so I waste a bit. Good ventilation is important, but I don’t have much. I try to take breaks for fresh air, especially after getting sick last winter. When I started this in December 2014, I figured about 3 months to finish—March or April. Well, here it is September 2015 and I might be three-quarters the way finished. Maybe! But I’m optimistic that it’s moving right along and I’ve not left out

Detail

Cont’d on page 10

And the work continues at Bower Center!!!!



WRITE NOW WRITE NOW is a group of Bedford writers who meet at Bower Center at 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month to share our enthusiasm for writing. We are a very mixed group, most have never been published, and we are young and older, male and female, with varied backgrounds. It is a very social group, with emphasis on creativ-ity and free expression. Contact information is on page 2. The Dearly Departed and NFL Quarterbacks by John Ketwig

Sad news came yesterday. A dear friend’s mother died at age 95, after living a full and active life. Of course, we reminisced a bit about the dear

we reminisced a bit about the dear lady, and sent the obligatory sympathy card. It was the actual notification of this sad event that troubles me. Her grandson sent a friendly e-mail message to inform us that his grandmother had passed. It seems the English language, or the accepted grammatical use of it, has undergone a significant revision, and I didn’t get the memo.

I can’t be specific about the first time I heard about a death as the deceased having passed on. I would guess that it was sometime back in childhood, and the term was widely used for many years. “Joe passed on,” people would say, and it seemed a gentle and respect-ful alternative to saying Joe had kicked the bucket, croaked, or that he was pushing up daisies.

Then, a few years ago I began to hear that Joe had passed. At first I thought the person informing me of the sad event had misspoken, or perhaps been too lazy or in too much hurry to include the “on”. I was secretly bothered, for it seemed that the hugely important moment of Joe’s demise was being short changed or treated without the seriousness the moment demanded. The first few times I simply excused the hurried informant and went on, but it has become evident that the term “pass” has become the standard expression for one’s departing this world, and I am in fact communicating incorrectly by still using the older term. At my age, it is innocent moments like this one that have gained me the reputa-tion of being a curmudgeon. Cont’d on page 11 Cont’d on page 12

Rod Adams … cont’d from page 8 any detail. The only thing I like about oils is the forgiving factor. In watercolor forgiveness is not a word we use too often. You have plenty of time to work out an idea with oil. Things I’ve learned:

1. When I see a lot of paint on the heel of my hand, I’m tired and need to quit. 2. I can’t sit and suck in these fumes without getting sick. 3. Don’t try to hurry. I might not meet my deadline, but quality wins out over speed every time.

Looking back, I’m not sure what I could have done differently. I tried to research oils and techniques on the web, but always seemed to come up short. In the end I just took a stab at it, jumped in with both feet. What I learned from this was always have a life preserver handy.

A reception to honor Rod was held on September 17 at TECAC (The Electric Company Artists’ Co-op) during the 10-day Artisan Trail Open Door Tour . The reception that was open to the public included a viewing of the 10’x6’ painting that is well on its way to completion.


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2nd Annual Bedford’s Finest Fare

Photographs courtesy John Wilcher Photography

September 13, 2o15

A message from Fred Duis, Board President of the Wharton Society: Even before we crunch the numbers, we can say that this year’s Bedford Finest Fare on Sunday, September 13th was a resounding success. The assessment is based on comments from FareGoers and FareChefs and Fare Suppliers and FareVolunteers. Thanks to you all. A special thanks should go to Jim Revelle and Jason Fowler for rounding up all of the great food, the chefs Ben McGehee owner of Benjamin’s, Michael Siehen owner of Bedford Social Club and Azul, Lisa Saunders owner of Fishers Restaurant, Harry Leist owner of Liberty Station, Jared and Melanie Srsic owners of Mill Stone Tea Room and TKP, David Moran of Peaks of Otter Lodge Restaurant and Ronnie Gross owner of Gross’s Orchard for their superb preparations, Wendy Furrow - Scott and Drema Sylvester for involving the Wine Trail, Lee John for bring Apocalypse Ale Works, Shannon Watts for her tireless management and attention to detail, the Town for the fencing and barricades and Kristy Milton for getting a good, hard-working set of volunteers. We may have to consider doing this again. Save the date — September 11, 2016

An annual, juried exhibition for Virginia artists. 2-D & 3-D works eligible. Prizes: Best in Show: $2,000 Second Place: $1,000 Third Place: $500 Honorable Mentions: $250 (four awarded) People’s Choice Award: $750 http://www.virginiamoca.org/exhibitions/juried


WRITE NOW … cont’d from page 10 I’m sorry, but I cannot accept this subtle change without settling it comfortably into the folds of delicate gray matter between my ears. If I hear that Joe passed, I am reminded of Joe Namath, or Joe Montana. To pass is to throw a football. Or maybe I should be thinking of A.J. Foyt or Mario Andretti, applying power and skill to move ahead of another competitor in a contest of speed. “Joe passed” creates a mental image of an enormous and impatient eighteen-wheeler storming by me on the interstate, on a rainy day, sending up clouds of spray and a torrent of splash, and a gust of wind that moves my humble Subaru two feet laterally across the narrow traffic lane. I think back to my high school chemistry final exam, when I suspected the teacher had been more generous than scientific in assigning a grade precisely at the lowest possible perimeter of what would get me out of his classroom and out of his hair in the coming year. I passed (!) high school chemistry, but I cannot combine the ingredients to make a decent cup of instant coffee! I am resigned to the fact that the term “passed on” is no longer used as a specific description that a death has occurred. What’s customary or what’s accepted has changed, and I am once again out of synch, a cultural dinosaur. The moment when I was erudite and an effective communicator has evidently passed. I am uncomfortable with that realization, but I am seriously trying to adjust to the change. It seems that all the world was notified of the news while I was on the couch one Sunday watching football. Joe passed for three hundred and twenty-six yards and the San Francisco 49ers won. At least, I think I remember that was what happened.

Opportunities for Artists and Photographers Waves 2016 Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art 2200 Parks Ave Virginia Beach VA 23451 Exhibit Dates: Jan 30-Apr 17, 2016 Entry deadline: Nov 29 Juror: Jan Tumlir

Next WRITE NOW meeting October 1 5, 7pm

in Bower Center art classroom

Chamber

After-Hours at

Bower Center August 27

Bower Center for the Arts welcomed members of the

Bedford Chamber of Commerce

to its first Business After Hours event

on August 27th. Emilie Temeles,

Karen Carter and Town Kitchen & Provisions

deserve the credit for a lovely evening.


Bower Center for the Art’s

gallery of functional and fine art pottery and mosaics

Cornerstone is currently closed during

renovations - we plan to be open for the Dec 11-13 Art Gallery/Studio Tour weekend

Located on the lower level near the office

305 N Bridge St, Bedford VA

Featuring:

Pottery by Gene and Sally Carter Mosaics and Mixed Media

by Bonnie Kinnaird Mosaics

by Dotti Stone and Sergei Troubetzkoy

We accept Visa/MC/Discover

Follow us on Facebook and don’t forget to ”like” us: https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneGalleryBCA

Bower Center’s Resident Artists & The Cornerstone Gallery

Marjory Milligan Mosaic Artist [email protected] Studio is opposite Cornerstone Gallery on the lower level.

Studio on lower level - entrance in classroom

Nancy Laurent

Studio on 3rd floor

Janie Mantooth Watercolor - Pottery - Stained Glass Commissions accepted [email protected]

Dotti Stone Smith Mountain Lake Mosaics

[email protected]

Studio on lower level across from office Fine Art Panels - Sculptural Works - Decorative Accents

Studio entrance off lower level lobby

Sally & Gene Carter Ceramic Arts Decorative, Utilitarian

and Fine Art [email protected]

Acrylic - Wire Art - Jewelry

[email protected]

Café au Lait & Beignets

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