“Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables” sponsored by The MD Sustainable Living Fair

“Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables” sponsored by The MD Sustainable Living Fair

“Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables” on view in the Carroll County Arts Center Tevis Gallery from June 10 through August 6, 2010.

Sponsor: The MD Sustainable Living Fair http://www.sustainablelivingmd.org/

Opening reception: Friday, June 18, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Carroll Art Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster, MD

For more information call 410/848-7272 or visit http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/, or click on http://tinyurl.com/2bu5h6t

Location: The Carroll Art Center, 91 West Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157 View Google Map

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Labels: Art Carroll Arts Center, Dayhoff Art show, Dayhoff Art Shows CCAC, Dayhoff Art Shows CCAC 20100618

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Carroll Arts Center to host “Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables” http://tinyurl.com/2bu5h6t

Carroll Arts Center to host “Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables”
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Location: Carroll County Arts Center
The Carroll Art Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster, MD, 21157

Sponsor: The MD Sustainable Living Fair

Artists included in the show are: Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster; Sharon Gribbin-Lindemon, New Windsor; Heather Hodge, Westminster; Joy Miller, Port Deposit; Roger Miller, Taneytown; Beverly Reidinger, Myersville; Virginia Sperry, Eldersburg; and The Trashy Women Collective, Perryville

“Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables,”
will be on view in the Tevis Gallery from June 10 through August 6, 2010
The public is invited to meet the artists on Fri., Je 18, 6:30-7:30 pm.

For more information call 410/848-7272 or visit http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/, or click on http://tinyurl.com/2bu5h6t

Location: The Carroll Art Center, 91 West Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157 View Google Map

http://maps.google.com/maps?z=14&h2=en&q=91%20West%20%20Main%20%20Street,Westminster,+MD+21157,+USA

Artists included in the show are:

Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster, MD: Kevin creates mixed media collages and sculptural forms using found objects and recycling paper, magazines and newspaper.

Heather Hodge, Westminster, MD: Her repurposed creations have delighted Festival of Wreaths visitors. She has some surprises in store for this show.

Joy Miller, Port Deposit, MD: Joy transforms car and truck hoods and gas tanks into garden furniture. She adorns old windows with fused glass and considers the landfill as her answer to the commercial craft store.

Roger Miller, Taneytown, MD: Roger’s extraordinary “windmill wreath” was a crowd favorite during our recent Festival of Wreaths and we eagerly await his sculptural additions to this exhibits.

Beverly Reidinger, Myersville, MD: Beverly garnered awards with her recycled refrigerator doors at the National Building Museum in D.C.

Virginia Sperry, Eldersburg: Virginia has been using car parts such as water pumps and adorning them with polymer clay to create something very feminine and delicate. She will also exhibit her newest art form, posing the rejected object in a composition and creating photographs that give recyclables artistic dignity.

The Trashy Women Collective, Perryville, MD: This eclectic group creates everything from sculptural forms to wearables.

The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street in downtown Westminster. Gallery admission is free. Hours are 10 am – 4 pm Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 8 pm on Thursdays. For more information, call 410/848-7272 or visit http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/ 20100610 PR Rejected to Perfected Fine Art from Recyclables

Labels: Art Carroll Arts Center, Dayhoff Art show, Dayhoff Art Shows CCAC, Dayhoff Art Shows CCAC 20100618

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Opening reception: Fri., Je 18, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Carroll Art Center http://tinyurl.com/2bu5h6t

Opening reception: Fri., Je 18, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Carroll Art Center http://tinyurl.com/2bu5h6t

Uncle Kevin’s Corner: Welcome to the fruits of Uncle Kevin’s adventures in writing and dumpster diving.

“Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables” on view in the Carroll County Arts Center Tevis Gallery from June 10 through August 6, 2010.

Opening reception: Friday, June 18, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Carroll Art Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster, MD

For more information, click on http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Dayhoff%20Art%20Shows%20CCAC%2020100618

http://tinyurl.com/2bu5h6t

Labels: Art Carroll Arts Center, Dayhoff Art show, Dayhoff Art Shows CCAC, Dayhoff Art Shows CCAC 20100618

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Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables http://tinyurl.com/2dlo77q

“Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables” http://tinyurl.com/2dlo77q

Carroll County Arts Center MEDIA RELEASE March 31, 2010

Sponsor: The Maryland Sustainable Living Fair

Location: The Carroll Art Center, 91 West Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157 View Google Map

Labels: Art Carroll Arts Center, Dayhoff Art, Dayhoff Art show

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/04/arts-center-to-host-rejected-to.html

Artists included in the show are: Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster; Sharon Gribbin-Lindemon, New Windsor; Heather Hodge, Westminster; Joy Miller, Port Deposit; Roger Miller, Taneytown; Beverly Reidinger, Myersville; Virginia Sperry, Eldersburg; and The Trashy Women Collective, Perryville

“Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables” Opening Reception Friday, June 18

5:30 - 6:30 pm Members Only, 6:30 - 7:30 General Public

This "green" show will feature artists who bring awareness to the beauty and functionality that can be found in landfills, recycle bins and dumpsters.

Artists include: Kevin Dayhoff, Heather Hodge, Joy Miller, Roger Miller, Beverly Reidinger, Virginia Sperry and The Trashy Women Collective.

Sponsored by the Maryland Heartland Sustainable Living Fair.

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Carroll County Arts Center MEDIA RELEASE March 31, 2010

Opening reception: Friday, June 18, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

The Carroll Arts Center is pleased to jump on the “go-green” bandwagon for its next exhibit. “Rejected to Perfected: Fine Art from Recyclables,” will be on view in the Tevis Gallery from June 10 through August 6.

Western Civilizations’ throw-away society had its beginnings in the Italian Renaissance when Humanist writers espoused facts that Mother Nature would constantly replenish her resources. The early 20th century Italian Futurist painter, Marinetti, wrote a manifest to the movement that applauded industrial pollution as proof that mankind was moving forward in a positive direction.

Enter the 21st century and industrialized nations are looking back, not to the Italian Renaissance or industry but to those countries, while appearing primitive, have been practicing sustainable living.

“Rejected to Perfected” will feature artists whose canvas and media are not purchased at the art store, whose pigment will not pollute water sources but bring awareness to the beauty and functionality that can be found in the landfill, recycle bins and dumpsters. These creative artists think out of the box. “Renew-Reuse-Recycle” is their artistic credo.

In addition, there will be a few other twists such as displaying the incredible bottle cap sculpture of “Starry Night” on loan from Finksburg Public Library, and we will be selling copies of “Do Martians Recycle” by Sharon Gribbon-Lindemon. The show has been generously sponsored by The Maryland Sustainable Living Fair.

Artists included in the show are:

Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster, MD. Kevin creates mixed media collages and sculptural forms using found objects and recycling paper, magazines and newspaper.

Heather Hodge, Westminster, MD: Her repurposed creations have delighted Festival of Wreaths visitors. She has some surprises in store for this show.

Joy Miller, Port Deposit, MD: Joy transforms car and truck hoods and gas tanks into garden furniture. She adorns old windows with fused glass and considers the landfill as her answer to the commercial craft store.

Roger Miller, Taneytown, MD: Roger’s extraordinary “windmill wreath” was a crowd favorite during our recent Festival of Wreaths and we eagerly await his sculptural additions to this exhibits.

Beverly Reidinger, Myersville, MD: Beverly garnered awards with her recycled refrigerator doors at the National Building Museum in D.C.

Virginia Sperry, Eldersburg: Virginia has been using car parts such as water pumps and adorning them with polymer clay to create something very feminine and delicate. She will also exhibit her newest art form, posing the rejected object in a composition and creating photographs that give recyclables artistic dignity.

The Trashy Women Collective, Perryville, MD. This eclectic group creates everything from sculptural forms to wearables.

The public is invited to meet the artists at a celebration on Friday, June 18, 6:30-7:30 pm. Immediately following the reception will be a screening of the movie “Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau,” a lovely documentary chronicling Thoreau’s last few days at Walden Pond. Admission for the movie is $5.

The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street in downtown Westminster. Gallery admission is free. Hours are 10 am – 4 pm Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 8 pm on Thursdays. For more information, call 410/848-7272 or visit http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/

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Melinda Byrd: Byrdcall Studio Summer Update

Melinda Byrd: Byrdcall Studio Summer Update

Greetings Friends, Fans, and Art Lovers,

Wow! Summer has definitely arrived, but I don't mind. I am already on the summer routine of playing with paints in the studio with a healthy mix of walking the dog and weeding the garden. I hope you are enjoying each day as it comes, too.

I want to tell you about four things in this email update. (Remember, if you ever don't wish to be on this email list any longer, simply email me back asking to be removed...I respect that.) Please forgive me if you receive more than one of these...I need an administrative assistant to keep me straight.

1. My Art Show Schedule for 2010 (pending acceptance to each)

Since I met most of you at art and music festivals and shows, you may want to make note of the following dates and locations where I hope to be displaying my work. Please contact me before any show to confirm I'll be there or to request that I bring your favorite "whatever" for you.

Saturday, June 5, Art in the Park, Westminster City Park 10 AM - 4 PM

http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/announcement_detailed.asp?id=18

I've been at this show every year for the past 11 years--rain or shine. GREAT SHOW! I'm displaying all my hand-printed shirts as well as many woodcut and linocut prints, and oil paintings, too. Please come by my booth. This year the show is bigger than ever. All artists will love to see a good turn out, so come if you can. And it's Free!

Saturday, June 12, Gunpowder River Art Festival, Monkton, MD 11 AM - 8 PM

http://www.nbcaf.com/pages/Artfest.html

Keep cool by the River. The event will be held on the Gunpowder River in historic Monkton, Maryland. This event, sponsored by the Northern Baltimore County Art Foundation. A great venue and a first time event. Check it out.

Saturday, August 21, Hot August Blues, Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD

(Note: featured artists include Keb' Mo', Lyle Lovett, Black Joe Lewis and more!)

http://www.hotaugustblues.com

This is a big outdoor concert lasting from noon til dark. Read the web site for details. Best prices for tickets if you buy early online. I've been going for about 7 years and the weather has always been good--but HOT. Wear a hat. Come say hi to me and buy a shirt!

Fri. and Sat. Nov. (26 and) 27 BazaArt at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore

This is Thanksgiving weekend ... I'll send you another update by then. This show is Fun, Fun, FUN!

December 4, Holiday Mart, Glenwood, MD (formerly in Columbia)

If you only go to one Holiday Art and Craft show, this might as well be it...It's huge, it's juried...Get all your shopping done in one venue. More details to come, just mark your calendar.

2. Become a Fan of Byrdcall Studio on Facebook

I am just starting a "page" on Facebook called Byrdcall Studio. I'm posting photos of the art work I am working on or just finishing just for the fun of showing off. I'm not really sure how all this Facebook stuff works, but I think if you click on the link below, you'll go to that site. You can click on "like" or "add to my page's favorites" and hopefully you'll get an occasional (weekly?) update on what going on in the studio...like classes, projects, weird things I'm working on, and some very nice things I'm working on. Try it. Leave comments so I know you are there. Let me know if it doesn't work. ;-)

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Byrdcall-Studio/103948139650003?ref=sgm

3. New Endeavors on the Horizon

One of my goals for this summer is to work more closely with the galleries and shops who represent my work, and to be more timely in creating commissioned work for customers. One difficult decision I made is to leave the partnership at Off Track Art in downtown Westminster at the end of June. I am sorry to not be part of the only Artists' Coop in town. It is growing and changing every month. Let's all keep in touch with OTA as they host bi-monthly guest artist receptions and feature completely new work every six months.

Because you are receiving this email, I know that we can stay in touch. You know where to find me...by email, by phone, though my web site, make an appointment to come by the studio anytime convenient to us both (which will be LOTS of time!), and now you know how to find me at shows in the coming months.

My work is also represented at the following venues. Check out these businesses and "Support a Starving Artist."

Art Partners in Clarksville, MD http://artpartnersgallery.com/lets-frame-it.htm

ArtWorks and Apparel Boutique on Main St. in Westminster http://www.facebook.com/pages/Westminster-MD/Artworks-Apparel-Boutique/135956256383

The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in Frederick ... http://www.delaplaine.org/Programs/GiftGallery.aspx

The Howard Conservancy in Woodstock, MD http://www.hcconservancy.org/

Magnolia House in northern Westminster off 97

http://www.superpages.com/bp/Westminster-MD/Magnolia-House-Arts-Crafts-Music-L2058722979.htm

Vivo! Annapolis ... http://store.vivoannapolis.com/index.html

4. In case you missed this last time, check out this 6-min. video of me creating a Woodcut print from start to finish! It's on YouTube now.

This was fun! Every other day for over a week, photo-journalist Ken Koons came to my studio to document how I create a woodcut from inspirational sketch to design, carving, and printing. This will show you what goes into the prints that many of you proudly wear on your shirts as well as have framed for hanging on your walls. Click on this link, and then click on the top button that says "May the Wind..." Let me know what you think of it! I'm printing lots of shirts with this design...want one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2hguBvmZb4
Thanks for reading all the way to the end. Hope you enjoyed the update.

Many thanks for allowing me to share my little world with you.

Warmly,

Melinda

Byrdcall Studio
Art Inspired by Nature
Melinda Byrd, Artist
http://www.ByrdcallStudio.com
On-line Buy-it-Now shop: www.byrdcall.etsy.com
410-549-4889

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E-newsletter of Off Track Art , an artistsʼ cooperative gallery June/July 2010

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an E-newsletter of Off Track Art , an artistsʼ cooperative gallery
June/July 2010
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11 Liberty Street (Side Entrance)
Westminster, MD
hours:
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Thu-Fri " noon -7 PM
Sat " " 10 AM - 5 PM
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CALENDAR, into Summer:
CLOSING: Stop by the Off Track Art gallery before the end of June to enjoy the lovely, glowing

oil paintings of Guest Artist, Jodi OʼConnell. Closing Wednesday, June 30th.

OPENING: Mark your calendar for an

opening reception at Off Track Art as we

celebrate the sculptural and

photographic works of our upcoming

Guest Artist for July-August, Virginia

Sperry. Meet the artist at the reception:

Friday, July 9th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.

Starting July: The artists of Off Track Art

refresh the gallery with new works in new

arrangements. Coming with our mid-year

re-installation you will see a welcome to

summer with paintings of colorful day

lilies by Mary Decker; thereʼs a new

necklace series using mahjong tiles from

Susan Williamson, along with collage

paintings exploring the dilemma of a

cancer diagnosis; Gordon Wickes brings in some black and white photographs of a past

period; and more new works.

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GUEST ARTIST, May/June: Jodi OʼConnell

Off Track Artʼs current guest artist, Jodi OʼConnell, is a Carroll County painter. An art therapist

for many years, Jodi now devotes her time to decorative painting and wall murals. Her true

love is to create art. Many of her paintings are of the beautiful, ever changing landscape

around her, and how light effects subject matter found in nature. See and enjoy these quiet

and colorful paintings before the end of June.

GUEST ARTIST, July/August: Virginia Sperry

Off Track Art in July is proud to present an installation of sculpture and photography by Virginia

Sperry. Virginia is a local sculptor and photographer. A self-professed dumpster diver, she

delights in finding objects that have lived beyond their primary use and combine them to create

cool sculptures. Welding steel is the latest of her artistic passions. Virginia has been welding

since 2003 when she took a metal fabrication class at the Maryland Institute College of Art. "I

like to think that I am glueing with lightning." Her sculptures run from abstract to figurative, with

a life-sized giraffe being the largest piece she has finished.

In addition to three dimensional sculpture, Virginia is intrigued with photographing unusual

things in her life. "Computers and digital technology have turned photography into instant

gratification. Because my sculptures can take several months to finish I enjoy being able to

take and download photos in the blink of an eye."

Virginia lives in Eldersburg with her husband, two dogs and two cats.

OUT and ABOUT:

Westminsterʼs fun and popular Art-in-the-Park happens on Saturday, June 5, 10 AM - 4 PM.

Look for artists of Off Track Art who will have booths there this year. Offerings include jewelry,

paintings, prints, photography and more, by Kevin Dayhoff, Charlotte Laslo, Mary Decker,

Susan Williamson, and Melinda Byrd.

Linda Van Hart during May & June is living on a working llama farm (www.lamahof.com) in

central Switzerland, sketching and taking photos to assist in a new line of pin designs. The

renovation to her studio should be complete upon her arrival home to begin sculpting the new

works. June 11-13 Linda is wait-listed for The Mountain Heritage Show in Harper's Ferry.

Linda,the Visual Arts Coordinator for Common Ground at McDaniel College, invites you to

check out their classes at www.commongroundonthehill.com. She is teaching “Reticulation

and Hot Connections,” week II afternoons. Her article about Reticulation was published along

with pictures of her Savannah and Harriet Tubman series, and containers by her mentor, John

T. Fix, in the Spring Metals Guild of Maryland Newsletter. She is on the Board of Directors of

both Common Ground and MGM.

Linda will display her metalsmithing and jewelry at The Roots Music and Art Festival, July

12-13 at Carroll County Farm Museum.

Lindaʼs mixed media collage and metalsmithing on display at The Rice Gallery on McDaniel

Campus, July 4-16. Selections from her collection of jewelry are available at Unique Jewelry in

Westminster.

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Gail Elwell’s work can be seen at the Blue Elephant Art Center, 4A West 5th St., in Frederick,

MD. The exhibit, "Addiction and Art," features the Artists and Editors from the critically

acclaimed book and runs from June 19th to June 27.

Cathy Sawdey provides another reason to visit Frederick. Cathy shows two of her drawings

as part of the regional juried exhibit at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in

Frederick, Md., on display June 5 through July 18.

OFF TRACK ART Bids Farewell to Melinda Byrd:

Melinda will be missed by her partners and patrons, both for her wonderful artful offerings as

well as her professional and creative spirit. Best of everything to her as she continues her

work in other venues in the area.

Below is her message to everyone.

Dear Friends of OTA,

I am sad to say that as of the end of June, I will no longer be a partner of OTA. I have mixed feelings

about this decision as I have made many close friends here over the past 16 months. Yet during that

time, I have increased the number of galleries and shops who represent me as well as in the number of

commissions I receive for custom work...not to mention the list of projects I want to do when "I can find

the time." It has simply boiled down to determining how many hours there are in a day and how can I

best accomplish the goals at hand. Please know that I am still here--in the community--and available to

create art for you, and I welcome your company at Byrdcall Studio in Woodbine (by appt.

410-549-4889). Please keep in touch. Email me if you'd like me to add you to my studio email list so

we don't loose touch. Byrdcall@aol.com or www.ByrdcallStudio.com.

My last days on duty at OTA are Tuesday, June 15 from noon to 6 PM and Wednesday, June 30 from

noon to 6 PM. Please stop by to learn more if you are in the area.

I know OTA will continue to grow and thrive as creative ideas are implemented each month. I look

forward to continuing to be a #1 fan of Westminster's only artists' coop. See you around!

Sincerely,

Melinda Byrd

ARTISTS: ===================================================================

Vestal Abbott" " " " " " Cathy Sawdey

Melinda Byrd: www.byrdcallstudio.com" " " Gordon Wickes

Kevin Dayhoff: kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com" " Linda van Hart: www.tollhousestudio.com

Mary Decker: www.chartruesemoose.com" " Bobby Waddell

Gail Elwell: www.gailelwell.com"" " " Susan Williamson

Judy Goodyear" " " " " " Pamela Zappardino

Charlotte Laslo"" " " " GUEST-Virginia Sperry: www.virginiasperry.com/home.html

" " " " " " GUEST-Jodi OʼConnell: www.jodioconnell.com

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The Jesse Stone Series by Robert B Parker

The Jesse Stone Series by Robert B Parker

http://www.robertbparker.net/jesse_stone.asp

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-newspapers-lost-their-mojo-by-damon.html

In 1997 Parker introduced a new series character, Jesse Stone. Stone has left the LAPD in disgrace over a drinking problem in the wake of his failed marriage, and in an attempt to get his life back together, he’s taken a job as a small-town police chief in Paradise, MA. Struggling with alcoholism and his emotionally tangled relationship with his ex-wife, the actress Jennifer Stone, Stone tries to make a new life for himself in Paradise. (from The Robert Parker Companion)

	Split Image Family ties prove deadly in the brilliant new Jesse Stone novel from New York Times–bestselling author Robert B. Parker. Read more...
	Night and Day Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone confronts a town's darkest secrets in the shocking new novel from the New York Times–bestselling author and "America's greatest mystery writer" (The New York Sun). Read more...
	Stranger in Paradise The last time Jesse Stone, chief of police of Paradise, Massachusetts, saw Wilson "Crow" Cromartie, the Apache Indian hit man was racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and deadly heists in the town's history. Crow was part of a team of ex-cons who plotted to capture Stiles Island, the wealthy enclave off the Paradise coast, by blowing up the connecting bridge. Residents were kidnapped, some were killed, and Crow managed to escape with a boatload of cash, never to be seen again. Until now. Read more...
	High Profile: A Jesse Stone Novel The murder of a notorious public figure places Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone in the harsh glare of the media spotlight. Read more...
	Sea Change Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone faces the case of his career in the newest novel in the bestselling series. Read more...
	Stone Cold Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone returns, tracking the path of a pair of thrill killers. Read more...
	Death in Paradise Filled with magnetic characters and the muscular writing that are Parker's trademarks, Death in Paradise is a storytelling masterpiece. Read more...
	Trouble in Paradise Robert B. Parker and his legendary Spenser series have long been considered the one plus ultra of detective fiction. But the critics' praise for Jesse Stone's debut in Night Passage proved there was room for addition to the Parker literary canon. Read more...
	Night Passage Read more...

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Sending hugs and well wishes to Susan Williamson.

Sending hugs and well wishes to Susan Williamson.

Susan Williamson at Off Track Art on Friday, May 14, 2010. / Kevin Dayhoff

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/05/sending-hugs-and-well-wishes-to-susan.html

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Labels: Art Off Track Art, People Williamson-Susan

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Razor Sharp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26hW13kqIhU

sliding into the vortex
holding on to core building walls
unstable seeping down through the crevice

i've been here before

creeping down through the crevice
i've seen there before
fragile these teeth are razor sharp
been through been through the vortex
dissolve and disintegrate

icicle the river is deep underneath
is all you see
draws you in from near or far
take me down through the crevice
i'm not here anymore
creeping down through
come in through the crevice
been through walls leaving it all
into been through the vortex
and i'm so insoluble feel unstable
in at the core searching
through for perspective what your looking
for these teeth are razor sharp
these teeth are razor sharp
razor sharp sharp
feel unstable feel unstable razor sharp fragile

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A few of the reasons I am not attending the Preakness today.

A few of the reasons I am not attending the Preakness today. And a few reasons I’d like to attend.

May 15, 2010

By Kevin Dayhoff http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/05/few-of-reasons-i-am-not-attending.html

Not withstanding the above picture, a few of the reasons I am not attending the Preakness today… And a few reasons I’d like to attend. I mean it is on the “A” list of Maryland - Baltimore must-attend cultural events.

Check out “Preakness infield through the years,” in the Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness/bal-preaknessinfield-pg,0,7196896.photogallery. It is a great photo spread.

Ah hem, well, this is not the staid, curmudgeon Preakness – or publication of H. L. Mencken, now is it. I guess that is a good thing – or a whatever.

Oh snap. Ya know, I'd head on down to the Preakness, but I don't seem to have a hat for the occasion.

The bikini contest pictures start at picture number three… Okay, moving on… This looks a Steffenesque view of the Preakness. Photograph number 6 - - Reason number two I did not go to the Preakness; I don't have the legs I never had.

There are perp-walk pictures sprinkled throughout the spread. Seems some folks in the past have misbehaved in the Preakness infield festivities. I’m shocked I tell you, shocked I say.

Me, I liked the hat pictures. No seriously, I really like the horsey-set fashion and hat pictures… Check out picture 33 might be my favorite – among many favorites.

The pics of the U.S. Navy's parachute team, also known as the "Leap Frogs,” are fun.

And yes folks, the day is a veritable sports lollapalooza. The pictures of the volleyball match in the infield start at number 23, followed quickly by some great pictures of ZZ Top. Picture number 29 is pretty cool.

Oh, how sophisticated… No further comment on picture number 49.

The few pictures starting at number 51 appear to portray someone who is hoping to get a Darwin award… The horses are on the track. Some of the horses’ asses may be found in the infield.

Another "Running of the Urinals" pic at 64.

Seems Westminster folks have figured somewhat prominently in the Preakness infield festivities in the past.

In picture number 67 “Aimee Gable of Westminster downs a vodka, cranberry and peach schnapps concoction supplied by Peter Perrine of Lancaster, Pa., on the infield at Pimlico Race Course. Several friends took turns at the spigot on the morning of the Preakness.” I wonder if Ms. Gable gave her Mom a copy of that picture for Mother’s Day?

Picture number 68…Oh, nevermind.

Picture number 80, ugh, just ugh.

Katie Hutchinson may be found in picture number 86 from May 17, 2008.

Between you and me, the photographs are technically and artistically quite good. A news photographer can only take pictures of what they see… I’ve love to attend the Preakness some day if only to take a bunch of pictures. As for the infield, I’m no longer as young as I never was.

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Recent articles by Dr. Pam Zappardino

Recent articles by Dr. Pam Zappardino, W.A.B., in the Carroll County Times http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/
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1. Artist takes large view of Carroll

   Thursday, March 4, 2010 1:47 pm

   Walter Calahan is a big man with a big smile and an even bigger laugh. It only seems natural, then, that his solo show in McDaniel College’s Rice Gallery features large-format photography.

2. Art speaks in public spaces

   Thursday, April 8, 2010 12:00 am

   

   Some public spaces feel cold, unfriendly and even forbidding, while others are warm, even in the chilliest weather, and welcoming. Art is often what makes the difference.

   

3. Cezanne sensations on display

   Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:17 pm

   

   There’s a television commercial for a popular candy treat that exhorts you to “Get the sensation.” Paul Cezanne could relate, I think. “To paint from nature is not to copy what is objective,” he said. “It is to realize one’s sensations.”

   

4. Photographer takes large view of Carroll

   Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:00 am

   Walter Calahan is a big man with a big smile and an even bigger laugh. It only seems natural, then, that his solo show in McDaniel College’s Rice Gallery features large-format photography.

5. Where ability matters most

   Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:00 am

   

   At The Arc of Carroll County, “ability matters most.” And for the next two weeks, you’ll get a chance to see just how great that ability is. The “Art of The Arc” opens this evening at the Tevis Gallery in the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster, featuring works created by participants in many of the Arc’s programs.

   

6. Art goes to the dogs in Westminster shop

   Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:00 am

   

   I admit it. I like clothes. A lot. I also like to shop. Great combination unless you’re my bank account. I also like to shop local, so I haunt establishments in downtown Westminster that sell funky threads, making sure I always know what’s new.

   

7. In the Arts: McDaniel exhibit will make you think

   Thursday, April 1, 2010 12:00 am

   

   Brain scans. Dandelions. Frogs. Hexagons. Roadkill. Body image. Odd characters. Eating disorders.

   

8. Student art moves fast and furious

   Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:00 am

   

   The first warm days of spring mean a couple of things on the McDaniel College campus. Students shed cold-weather clothing and shoes in favor of shorts and flip-flops. And student art starts appearing in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, fast and furious. Every two weeks there’s a new show.

   

9. Junk is art waiting to happen

   Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:00 am

   

   What do you do with old paint cans? You know, the ones with just a little bit left in the bottom, all cracked and dried, color long gone covering the sides.

   

10. Industrial city embraces its style

    Thursday, May 6, 2010 12:00 am

    

    I love Glasgow. Folks are often surprised to hear that. It’s a gritty city, industrial, working class, no pretension.

    

11. Glasgow Boys broke all the rules

    Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:00 am

    

    They were young. They came from the wrong city. They didn’t want to do things the way they had always been done. They had their own ideas about what made good art. They called themselves “The Boys.” The art world called them “The Glasgow Boys.”

    

12. Artists work between light and shadow

    Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:00 am

    

    If you saw the Edward Hopper show in D.C. a while back, you know he speaks in light and shadow. He tells stories, highlights, hides, creates mystery, builds tension and sets a mood. Hopper would be intrigued by the seven artists whose work is in “Between Light and Shadow” at the Carroll Arts Center.

    

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