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Monday, September 30, 2013

Arts in Autumn dinner at Moose Oct. 20

Musical performances by a jazz combo, poetry readings and scenes from “Avenue Q” will be featured during the second annual Arts in Autumn. Presented by Bloomsburg University's Center for Visual and Performing Arts, the dinner celebration will be Sunday, Oct. 20, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Moose Exchange, 203 W. Main Street. Tickets at $35 per person benefit BU scholarships and must be ordered in advance.

Guests can preview the items available in the silent auction beginning at 5 p.m., including pieces by local artists and tickets for Celebrity Artist Series shows and BU theatre department performances. Guests may also view an exhibit which spotlights works in a variety of mediums by advanced art students.

The three-course dinner will be interspersed with musical performances, poetry readings by BU students from Creative Writing: Poetry classes and members of BU Players performing a scene and a song from the upcoming production of “Avenue Q,” which will run from Nov. 7 to 10.

Centerpieces will be contributed by Introduction to Sculpture students. Tickets may be reserved at www.bloomu.edu/cvpa or by calling (570) 389-4410. The deadline is Oct. 4.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Things to do in Bloomsburg that don't involve the fair

Yep. It's that time of year again. Fair week. Big crowds, artery-clogging food, traffic, etc. But there are things to do, and places to eat, that have nothing to do with the fair. A sampling:

At the Moose Exchange on West Main Street, Endless Records is sponsoring the third annual Cover of a Cover exhibit. Anyone can participate in any medium. The deadline, Sept. 29, is approaching faster than a Metallica riff.  Re-imagine or re-design an existing album cover and they'll display the new work side-by-side with its inspiration. Must be 12-3/8″ by 12-3/8″ (the size of an LP album cover). Contact Endless Records for more information: 570-951-1821 or endlessvinyl@gmail.com. Drop off your submission with the original album cover (without the vinyl please) no later than Sunday, Sept. 29; the show opens on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 16. A public reception is scheduled on Friday, Oct. 11, from 6 to 8 pm.

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At Artspace on Center Street, ceramist Sara Baker and fabric artist Denise Richards are the featured artists at Artspace, 221 Center Street, Bloomsburg, through Sunday, Sept. 29.


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Bloomsburg University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is sponsoring an international taste test at its Flavors of the World event on Tuesday, Sept. 24,  at 6 pm at the Kehr Union, Multicultural Center. The free event aims to bring the community together to celebrate and learn about other cultures through music and food. The Ewabo Calypso Band will perform reggae and Latin music.

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Tami Tango Trio will perform Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7 pm in Bloomsburg University’s Kehr Union, Ballroom. The event is open to the public free of charge.

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The 2002 French film, L’Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment), will be shown at 7 pm Thursday, Sept. 26, in McCormick Center, room 2303, as part of Bloomsburg University’s Gender Studies Minor Film Series. The film tells the story of a Parisian college student who is spending a year in Barcelona sharing an apartment with international students. The film showing is open to the public free of charge.    

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The fair is famous for the artery-clogging food, but you'll find very fine fare just a quarter mile east on Main Street —encompassing pizza (lots of choices), fresh-made bagels, a casual but satisfying burrito experience, and even (very fine) dining. Plus, you get to sit down inside.

Now, this is all completely subjective ...
Pizza choices are pretty personal, but to my taste La Fontana at the square is the best. Non-pizza food is fab as well. Love Ready Go Burrito — and while you're waiting for the burritos to be made you can pop next door to Balzano's for a drink at the bar. Just tried the relatively new restaurant, Saisons on Main. BYOB, with a very reasonable $1 per person corking fee. The food isn't fussy, but it is expertly done, with nice twists that complement but don't overwhelm the dish. I had venison with a cabernet juniper glaze. Really good and the juniper was a really cool touch. Different, but to my taste equal to always excellent Inn at Turkey Hill, which is just out of town. If you're a dark beer aficionado, Marley's on Route 11 is worth a stop for the Porter alone, which is getting close to a stout with great coffee and chocolate flavors, natural carbonation, and just a little edge. — EGF.



Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Illustration exhibit in Benton Saturday

Artist, illustrator and cartoonist Ron Wing will host his annual exhibition at The West Creek Gallery in the historic Cole's Mill in Benton on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 5 to 9 pm. (Benton is about half an hour's drive from Bloomsburg.)

Guest artists will include Cheryl Fallon, Jody Fallon and Mary Ellen Minnier. The show is one night only.

Wing's work will be familiar to many people with children as he illustrated many Choose you Own Adventure books. He was  born in 1929 in San Diego, studied fine art for several years before serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. After three years in the Navy, he returned to Pratt Institute and graduated in 1954. He lived and worked in New York City for most of the 50’s, where he earned his living as a cartoonist and illustrator. During this time he continued to paint and periodically sell his fine art. He left NYC for Red Bank, New Jersey and then moved to Columbia County, Pennsylvania in the early 60’s. As a commercial artist and cartoonist for over 50 years, Ron Wing’s work has been published in such magazines as Business Week, Argosy, Pageant, Coronet, Reader’s Digest and The Saturday Evening Post. For the last 45 years, Ron has lived in the historic Cole’s Mill in Benton.

This news comes from Cheryl Fallon, who write that a GPS may not get you there, so here's the directions: From Bloomsburg take Rte 487 to Benton. Turn LEFT onto Rte 239N. The mill is located on the LEFT side just after the bridge after Fritz Hill Road and Cole's Creek Mill Road. 

More details are here: https://www.facebook.com/events/419824211470145/

Monday, September 09, 2013

Exhibits: Downtown and on campus

The Moose Exchange on West Main Street is hosting an exhibit of artists who are, or formerly were, connected with the Pajama Factory in Williamsport through Sept. 26. There will be a closing reception Thursday, Sept. 26, from 6 to 8 pm.

The exhibit covers a wide range of mediums by many artists and artisans, including Chad Andrews, Juan Arata, Rebecca Armstrong, David W. Becker, Lynne M. Becker, Valerie Beggs, Aaron Bellve, Rita Bower, Robert Bower, Steve Bower, Alex Callender, Lynn Estomin, Phil Evans, Casey Gleghorn, Tommy Grieco, The Williamsport Guardian, Jennifer Gunlock, Jeremiah Johnson, Laura Knorr, Jennifer Leidhecker, Todd Lim, Keeley Loy, Vaughn Mallery, John McKaig, Curt Miller, Lawrence C. Miller, Tim Miller, Ron Moreland, John Nicholson, Misako Oba, Jill Ostrowski, Liz Parrish, Matthew Parrish, Veera Pfaffli, Michael Pilato, Marsha Turner Pluhar, Holly Patton Shull, Brian Spies, Dave Stabley, Mark Stabley, Andrea McDonough Varner, Ralph Wilson, Mark Winkelman, and Luke Yocum.

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Sage Dawson will exhibit her work in BU's Haas Gallery through Oct. 11. In her show, Home Sweet Ruin, Dawson uses cartography as a visual metaphor and style. The gallery is open free of charge from 9 am. to 4 p.m. weekdays and from noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays. A closing reception will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, with an artist lecture and presentation by Dawson at 3 pm. Dawson was recently featured in “From Here to There” published by Princeton Architectural Press and “Cosmologies of the Self” in Elephant Magazine.

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BU's Gender Studies Minor is sponsoring a series of six French films. The first film, La Vie en rose, will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in McCormick Center, room 2303. The film depicts the life of the French singer Edith Piaf, who lived from 1915 to 1963. This film series is free and open to the public.

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Open Mic Night, featuring a performance by host Griffen Alexander, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Bloomsburg University’s Scranton Commons Amphitheater. The rain location is the Kehr Union Fireside Lounge. Each act in this “unplugged” event must include at least one BU student, faculty or staff member. Open Mic Night is open to the public free of charge and sponsored by BU’s Program Board and Community Government Association.

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Justine Ayuk, a lecturer in the gender studies department at the University of Buea, Cameroon, will talk about Gender and Development in Cameroon at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, Bloomsburg University’s Andruss Library, Schweiker Room. Ayuk is one of four University of Buea faculty visiting BU during September. The lecture, open to the public free of charge, is sponsored by BU’s College of Liberal Arts and Gender Studies minor.