Carl Crawl and Carlsbadistan are getting some big ups in the ale-filled Temple Bar District of Dublin, Ireland a few days ahead of Bloomsday. Looks like someone is on tour again. . .
[Link: Carlsbad Crawl]
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Art
Who needs The Flower Fields® when we’ve got miles of flowers like this right down by the railroad tracks?
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Live stream of Southern California plein air painter Toni Williams’s exhibition and opening reception from Carlsbadistan’s Thursdays on the Coast presented at Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery.
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On Saturday, March 27, 2010 the Carlsbad Art Farm will be set up at The Flower Fields to help students learn how to make art live and on the spot.
Look for our booth where students can learn how to make pictures from die-cut paper leaves in the images of animals and birds. Once you get the idea, you can collect and press your own leaves to make fantastic creatures. . . We will also have information and registration materials for the 2010 Art Farm Summer Camp season beginning June 14 and continuing through mid-August. We will be raffling off a certificate worth $315 good for a one-week session during the 2010 Summer Camp season. Students must be entering grades 2 -8 next fall to attend camp.
Carlsbad’s Art Farm, located a 10 acre farm in the heart of Carlsbadistan, gives students in grades 2 through 8 the foundational elements and principals of art as a formal discipline. For more information stop by the booth at the Flower Fields or click the link below.
[Link: Carlsbad Art Farm]
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Carlsbadistan’s Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery will be hosting a new show by Nanette Newbry titled Image and Memory. The exhibition of new encaustic paintings and sculpture by the artist explores a contemporary view of how memory shapes the human experience. The exhibition opens with a reception on January 28 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
“In my recent work, I’m interested in how memory shapes our view of ourselves and our relationship to others. With color and formal elements, I create a visual language from my own memories and experiences,” Newbry says. “They are a study in contrasts, between thoughts that are remembered or forgotten, with suggestions of objects that you may know or have seen. I build up multiple layers of wax and pigment, creating smooth or rough textures, which over time tell a story of a certain time and place.”
The Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery is located at 565 Grand Avenue, in the heart of downtown Carlsbad. Guitarist Daniel Stratman, will perform during the opening. The artist will attend the reception – refreshments will be served. For more information follow the jump.
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The City of Carlsbadistan has awarded $25,000 arts grants to 16 different groups, according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times.
“It used to be the maximum grant amount was $1,000, and they moved it up to $1,200,” Peter Gordon, the city’s cultural arts manager, said Thursday.The recipient are selected by a committee that includes two members of the city’s arts commission and three people with expertise in the arts business. . . Recipients are selected based on several factors. For example, their projects must be Carlsbad-based, Gordon said. . . “Even if there’s an outside artist, (that person) has to partner with a Carlsbad group,” he said.
For the entire list of recipients click the link.
[Link: North County Times]
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With seats selling quickly to David Sedaris‘ one-man holiday comedy The Santaland Diaries, Carlsbadistan’s New Village Arts Theatre has added a Sunday evening show at 7 PM.
Daren Scott is simply amazing as he brings the work of David Sedaris to life. With all of its witty humor and dry sarcasm it is the perfect show to get you through the holidays. Playing now through Dec 23rd and selling out fast so grab your tickets today!
Click the link for more information and to buy tickets.
[Link: New Village Arts Theatre]
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We knew the acting talent at New Village Arts Theatre ran deep, but we didn’t know how deep. Thanks to a Lillian Cox story in The Coast News, we now know a lot more about the Kurner family.
Kristianne Kurner is executive artistic director of the award-winning New Village Arts Theatre. She founded the theater in 2001 with former husband Francis Gercke who is currently associate artistic director of the Cygnet Theatre in San Diego. Kristianne also teaches the “Study of Filmed Plays” and runs the Actors Academy at MiraCosta College. . . Kristianne’s mother, Laura Kurner, also an actor, manages the new Art Foundry. It is a complex of artist studios with public access in the New Village Arts Theater building, which is owned by the city of Carlsbad. . . Kristianne’s son Jonah Gercke, 11, has already made a name for himself, garnering rave reviews for his performance in “Distracted” at MiraCosta College, a role Kristianne explains he was cast in on his own merit.
Yeah, there’s a lot more, but you should probably read it yourself.
[Link: The Coast News]
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Normally the gifts in our Twelve Days of Christmas guide are for the people we love. But this holiday season, we thought it a great idea to give the gift of live, professional theatre to the entire community. As Carlsbadistan’s only professional theatre company New Village Arts brings quality theatre that many of us can walk to. That’s why we’re encouraging you to give the gift of supporting the arts by participating in NVA’s Give15 fundraising campaign and giving $15 a month.
Give 15 Members gain exclusive benefits and are invited to the end of the year ensemble party at the theatre. And what’s more if you join the program between now and the end of the year, your entire pledge will be doubled, helping NVA meet its $25,000 matching gift goal! Meaning for the price of a one movie you will not only be supporting the hippest theatre in the area but you will be doubling your impact!
By pledging to Give15 you’ll be raising $360 next year. Or, Give15 in someone else’s name and give the gift of supporting the arts. Pledge now by clicking here.
New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, (760) 433-3245
Previous Carlsbadistan Days of Christmas Gifts:
1. Ben Sherman At The M Collection
2. iPhone Boombox From Livespeakr.com
3. Prince Lionheart Balance Bike From Geppettos
4. Nambé Yaro Salad Bowl From The Poached Pear
5. The Stratos II From Spy Optic
6. Spa Samudra Beach Escape Package
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In conjunction with Carlsbadistan’s Thursdays On The Coast the Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery is presenting an opening night reception for their latest show Here and Elsewhere on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 5:30pm.
The opening comprises over 30 landscape paintings by local and regional artists (including Toni Williams “Near Idyllwild” shown at right) and includes an appearance by singer-songwriter Gabrielle Brisson, at the piano, performing her original works.
The show runs through December 28, 2009. Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend.
The Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery, 565 Grand Ave, Carlsbad
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