exhibition
Exploring grief through art with Peter Bruun
3SArtspaceispleased toannounceitsnext exhibition,EachHas TheirGrief,runningfrom Aug.16toOct.13.An openingreceptionandopportunitytomeettheartist willbeheldFriday,Aug.16, from5to8p.m.Theevent isfreeandopentothe public.
Fiveyearsafterthedeath ofhisdaughterfromanaccidentaloverdose,Peter Bruunturnedtohisstudio forsolace.Goingheadlong intohisgrief,forthree yearsheexcavatedhispain bymakingart.Withtime camecatharsisandhealing; lightbegantobreak through,andsorrow’sblues begantogivewaytopolychromaticburstsofjoy.
EachHasTheirGrieffeaturesdozensofBruun’s paintingsanddrawings,figurativeabstractions groundedinnarrative takingusthroughhisstory oflossandlove,sorrowand serenity,andlandingusat grace.
Theexhibitionisorganizedintosevenseries: Memoir,Bibliography,Big Crying,Lamentation,Joy, Together,andCommunion. AsexplainedbyPeter Bruun,“Theexhibitionitselfpresentsanarrative arc.ItstartswithaseriesI callmemoirdrawings, takingusfromthemoment Ireceivedthephonecall lettingmeknowElisifhad diedandthencontinuing
throughthevariousstages ofgriefthatfollowed.The showendswithCommunion,amulti-panelpiece composedofdrawingsby bothmeandmydaughter reflectingontherelationshipIhavewithhernow, 10yearsafterherdeath.”
WhenlookingatBruun’s work,theimagesstrike withanetherealfluidity.
“Myworkisconstantlyin revision.I’malwaysusing myeraserincharcoaland pasteldrawings;Iusealot ofwhitegouachetocover upmarksingouacheand watercolordrawings;Iuse sandpapertobringtheimagerydowninmymostlyoilpaintingsonpanels.The finishedproducthasplenty ofsignsofprocessandpast iterations patinasfrom workingandreworking.”
Thispatinaaddsan ephemerallayertothe work,asifitisinmotion. Words,color,lines,and shapecometogetherina pieceasifonewas watchingthemindpulse withthoughtandfeeling, tryingtoprocess.Peter
Bruunisanartist,curator, andcommunityactivist currentlybasedinMaine. Bruun’smethodofbringing studio,curatorial,andadvocacyaspectsintohis practicewashonedinBaltimore,MD,hishomefor manyyears,andisevident insuchprojectsasAnonymousRequiem(2002), Music,Art&Beautiful Things(2005),Autumn Leaves(2014),andBeyond Beautiful:OneThousand LoveLetters(2019).
BruunfoundedtheNew DayCampaigninearly 2014(followingthedeath ofhisdaughterElisiffrom anopioidoverdose),aninitiativededicatedtousing artsprogrammingand publicengagementtochallengestigmaassociated withmentalillnessand substanceuse,makingthe worldamorehealing place.
Hehaspursuedhispracticenationallyandinternationally,servingasaculturalenvoyinPalestine,a visitingartistinAmman, Jordan,andaresidentartist
atYellowBarnMusicFestivalinPutney,Vermont, amongotherundertakings. NamedBestCuratorby multipleBaltimorepublications,heistherecipientof numerousgrantsandother awardsforhiswork.
“Withoutart,howwould weprocessourlives? Whetherit’smusic,poetry, orpainting,theactofcreatinghasthepowerto heal,”saidBethFalconer, ExecutiveDirectorof3S
Artspaceontheexhibition. Inadditiontotheexhibition,therewillbeanumber ofcommunityeventsheld at3SArtspacethatare meanttocomplimentthe exhibitionandintersect withtheconversation aroundmentalhealth,addiction,grief,loss,andacceptance.
Formoreinformation abouttheexhibitionandrelatedevents,visit www.3sarts.org.
Juried show at Civic Center
TheJaffreyCivic Centeristhrilledto announcethe openingofitsnewestart show,“TheJCCJuried Show:ContrastsinTime, TraditionandTransformation,”showcasingthework ofJillFischman,Seth Holtzman,MaryBradley, EdithBealTuttle,Judy Unger-Clark,SusanGarry, DonCollins,Martha Behrens-Temple,AmyMcGregor-Radin,Holly Harmon-Morse,PaulR Cooper,PhilBean,and MaureenAhern.
Theexhibitionwillrun throughSept.21intheAuditoriumGalleryintheJaffreyCivicCenter(40Main Street,Jaffrey).
Thisdynamicexhibition bringstogether13artists’ work,chosenbyourjuror CraigStockwell,inaccordancewithourtheme:let’s bridgethegapbetweenpast andpresent,invitingaudiencestoappreciateboththe timelessbeautyoftradition andthedynamiccreativity oftransformationinart.
Wehopeourexhibition of“ContrastsinTime:TraditionandTransformation” willsparkdialogueabout continuityandchangein art.
Attendeeswillhavethe
opportunitytomeetsome oftheartistsattheopening reception,whichwilltake placeonFriday,Aug.16, from5to7p.m.Thisshow willhave3People’sChoice Awardsandprizestoaccompanythem.Thevoting endsSept.20.Therewillbe aballotboxforaudience memberstocasttheirvote attheJCCforthesethree categories:BestinShow, BestTechnical,and
StrongestEmotionalConnection.Winnersand prizeswillbeannouncedat 5:30p.m.duringasecond AwardsReceptionwhichis scheduledforFriday,Sept. 20from5to7p.m.
Theexhibitionwillbe opentothepublicWednesdays-Fridays12–5p.m. andSaturdays10a.m.–2 p.m.Admissionisfree,and ourbuildingishandicapped accessible.
“Hello!” by Phil Bean.
CRAFTING COMMUNITY
TwiggsGallery,inpartnershipwithConcordMakerspace,willbehostinga discussionwithmembersof theNewHampshirePotters’ Guild(NHPG)fortheir “ThirdThursdayDiscussion Series:BuildingCreative Communities”onThursday, August15,from5:30-7p.m. atTwiggsGallery,locatedat 254KingStreetin Boscawen.Theeventisfree andopentothepublic.
A Senior Living Community
“Wearelookingforward totalkingwithNHPGabout howtheyaresuccessfully buildingarichandvibrant communityofartistsand craftsmen,”sharedTwiggs GallerydirectorLauraMorrison.“Theseriesisan open-stylepaneldiscussion engagingthelocalcreative communityinconversationsabouthowwecanall worktogethertohelpeach othergrow,notonlyascreativebeingsbutasathriving creativecommunitythat benefitseverybody.”
ThediscussionwillfeatureNHPGpanelistsWren Morrocco,Chair;Barbara Sorce,KilnCoordinator; andAlJaeger,2021Governor’sArtsAwardee “LivingTreasure”andthe longestcurrentmember. NHPGisworkingonmany excitingprojects,including buildingawood-fired
COURTESY
Featured panelists Wren Morrocco, Barbara Sorce and Al Jaeger.
AnagamaKilnatAlJaeger’s picturesquepropertyin Deerfield,NH.Thekilnhas beenacooperativeandcollaborativeaffairandis scheduledtodebutitsfirst firinginSeptemberwitha day-longeventandexhibitionopentothepublic.
Localartists,crafters,musicians,performers,makers, creatives,writers,collectors,andanyoneinterested inlivingandworkingina thrivingartscommunityare encouragedtojointhediscussion.
TwiggsGalleryoffersregionalartexhibitions,adult artclasses,andcommunity events.Thegalleryishandicappedaccessibleandlocatedat254KingStreet,Jct. Rte3&4,Boscawen,NH, TwiggsGallery.org.Concord Makerspace,locatedat197 NorthMainStreet,Unit4,in Boscawen,isamemberbasedcommunity workspacefeaturinga woodshop,3-Dprinters, lasercutters,andmore, ConcordMakerspace.org. LearnmoreabouttheNew HampshirePotters’Guildat nhpottersguild.org
NH Potters’ Guild members working to build the new Anagama Kiln
capitol center for the arts
Jodi Picoult comes to Main Street
Gibson’sBookstore,in conjunctionwithNew HampshirePublicRadio andtheCapitolCenterfor theArts,ispleasedtowelcomebest-sellingauthor JodiPicoult(MadHoney)to theChubbTheaterforan eveningofliterarydiscussionofhernewnovel,By AnyOtherName,aspartof ourauthorseries,Authors onMain.
PicoultwillbeinconversationwithNHPR’sCasey McDermottonThursday,
Aug.15.Doorsopenat6 p.m.
FromtheNewYorkTimes bestsellingco-authorofMadHoney comesanovelabout twowomen,centuriesapart one ofwhomisthereal authorofShakespeare’splays whoarebothforced tohidebehindanothername.
YoungplaywrightMelina Greenhasjustwrittenanew
workinspiredbythelifeof herElizabethanancestor EmiliaBassano.Butseeingit performedisunlikely,inatheater worldwherethe playingfieldisn’t levelforwomen.As Melinawondersif shedaresrisk failureagain,her bestfriendtakes thedecisionoutof herhandsandsubmitstheplaytoafestival underamalepseudonym.
In1581,youngEmilia BassanoisawardofEnglish aristocrats.Herlessonson languages,history,and writinghaveendowedher withasharpwitandagift forstorytelling,butlike mostwomenofherday,she isallowednovoiceofher own.Forcedtobecomea mistresstotheLordChamberlain,whooverseesall theatreproductionsinEngland,Emiliaseesfirsthand howthewordsofplaywrightscanmoveanaudi-
ence.Shebeginstoforma plantosecretlybringaplay ofherowntothestage by payinganactornamed WilliamShakespeareto frontherwork.
Toldinintertwiningtimelines,ByAnyOtherName,a sweepingtaleofambition, courage,anddesirecenters twowomenwhoaredeterminedtocreatesomething beautifuldespitetheprejudicestheyface.Shoulda writerdowhateverittakes toseeherstoryliveon... nomatterthecost?Thisremarkablenovel,rootedin primaryhistoricalsources, ensuresthenameEmilia Bassanowillnolongerbe forgotten.
Ameetandgreetphoto linefollowstheevent.This isaticketedevent.Your ticketincludesapre-signed hardcovercopyofByAny OtherName.Therewillbe nosigninglineatthisevent.
Warfield Collection returns home
TheJaffreyHistorical Societyishonoredto exhibittherecently acquiredWarfieldCollection.Theexhibitionwill runthroughSept.17atthe JaffreyCivicCenter.
PleasejoinusinwelcominghomeThe WarfieldCollection!
RobertandVirginia WarfieldlivedinJaffrey, NewHampshirefrom1960 untiltheirdeaths;hein 1990,shein2004.They carvedandpaintedover 7,000detailedand exquisitebirdswhichcan befoundondisplayallover
theworld.
Theremaining50, knownastheWarfieldCollection,werebequeathed toTheSharonArtsCenter in2008tobeputonpermanentdisplay.Eleven yearslater,in2019,The ArtsCenterclosed,leaving theCollectioninlimboand atriskofscattereddispersal.
Duetothediligenceand generoussupportof Robert’sson,Bob Warfield,thiscollection wasrescuedandreturned toJaffrey,itsrightful home.
electric earth concerts
‘Beethoven, Dvorak, Ginastera’ in Peterborough
ElectricEarthConcerts presents”Beethoven, Dvorak,Ginastera”on Thursday,Aug.15,at7p.m. atthePeterboroughTown HouseinPeterborough.
MusiciansfromtheSebago-LongLakefestivalreturnforasecondcollaboration.Emilie-AnneGendron, violin,ToddPhillips,violin, MatthewSinno,viola;Mihai Marica,cello;MihaeLee, piano;andEECArtisticDirectorLauraGilbert,flute.
Theprogram:AlbertoGinastera:Impresionesdela Punaforfluteandstrings, LudwigvanBeethoven: StringTrioinG,Op.9,No. 1,andAntonínDvorak: PianoQuartetinE-Flat,Op. 87.
AlbertoGinasterawasan Argentinecomposerof classicalmusic.Heisconsideredtobeoneofthe mostimportant20th-centuryclassicalcomposersof
theAmericas.Ginastera groupedhismusicinto threeperiods:“Objective Nationalism”(1934–1948), “SubjectiveNationalism” (1948–1958),and“Neo-Expressionism”(1958–1983). Amongotherdistinguishing features,theseperiodsvary intheiruseoftraditional Argentinemusicalelements.HisObjectiveNationalisticworksoftenintegrateArgentinefolkthemes inastraightforward fashion,whileworksinthe laterperiodsincorporate traditionalelementsinincreasinglyabstracted forms.
ManyofGinastera’s workswereinspiredbythe Gauchescotradition.This traditionholdsthatthe gaucho,orlandlessnative horsemanoftheplains,isa symbolofArgentina. AntonínDvorakwasa Czechcomposer.Hefre-
quentlyemployedrhythms andotheraspectsofthe folkmusicofMoraviaand hisnativeBohemia,followingtheRomantic-era nationalistexampleofhis predecessorBedrich Smetana.Dvorak’sstylehas beendescribedas“the fullestrecreationofanationalidiomwiththatofthe symphonictradition,absorbingfolkinfluencesand findingeffectivewaysof usingthem,”andDvorak hasbeendescribedas“arguablythemostversatile... composerofhistime.”
Dvorak’sPianoQuartetin Eflatmajorisaprimeexampleofthecomposer’sabsolutematurityandoneof themostconclusivetestimoniesofhisexceptional abilitytointroduceinnovationandoriginalityintothe classicalform.
LudwigvanBeethoven wasaGermancomposer
andpianist.Heisoneofthe mostreveredfiguresinthe historyofWesternmusic; hisworksrankamongthe mostperformedoftheclassicalmusicrepertoireand spanthetransitionfromthe ClassicalperiodtotheRomanticerainclassical music.
AlthoughthisOpus(9) doesnotcontainthemost playedworksbyBeethoven itwasasignificantmile-
stoneinhisdevelopmentas acomposer.Atthetimeof publication,the28-year-old Beethovenregardedthe triosashisbestcompositions.
Admissionis$30,payable online(electriceathconcerts.org)oratthedoorvia cashorcheck.Studentsmay attendforfree.FormoreinformationcontactJoan Eproat603.499.6216orsee ourwebsite.
Managing the stage
Rightontheheelsofa verysuccessfulProducers TrainingWorkshop,the CommunityPlayersofConcordareofferingaStage ManagerTrainingWorkshoponAug.22,startingat6 p.m.attheCommunity PlayersWorkshopat435 JosiahBartlettRd.,Concord.
Ifyouhaveeverbeeninterestedinwhatittakesto beaStageManagerorAssistantStageManager,orjust wanttoknowwhatthose positionsgothroughin ordertomanageashowsuc-
cessfully,thisworkshopis foryou.
Yourinstructors(establishedStageManagers)will takeyouthroughPre-Production,theRehearsalProcess,ShowWeekandPostProduction.Everythingthat youneedtoknowtosucceed asaStageManagerwiththe Players.
PleasecontactKathryn Hodgesathodges_erik@ comcast.netortext6039983009byAug.20tosignup foraspot.Theworkshopis freeandopentoall.
Print exhibition comes to Portsmouth
3SArtspaceispleased toannounceitsinauguralPrintExpoand Exhibitioncentered aroundthethemeof“In ThisMoment.”Thisexhibitionwillrunthrough August25.Itwillfeature overfiftyprintmaking artistsfromacrossthe Northeast.Manypiecesin theexhibitionwillbeon sale.
Visitorswillhavetheop-
CarolRussell, JenRaimer-HappyBirthday! Bella,Chloe,Cooper,Olive,Penny, Pixie, Brandy, Tweetie, Faisal, Crooner, Teddy & Toby BradyRaimer,Lilly AndreaMHardy, Constance Bousquet, Darlene French, Denise Sanel, Jennifer Sampson, Julie Hart, Joseph M Jenovese Jr, Kay Graves, Mary K Hart, Minnie Harris, Patrick Cheney, Ralph R Normand, Richard Hopf, Rhonda L Borey, Riley & Maizie, Terry Church, William C Clark
portunitytomeetartist vendors,discusstheircraft, andpurchaseprints. Duringamember’sonly houronSaturday,August 10oftheexpo,members willhavetheopportunity fora“firstlook”attheart forpurchase,allowing themtosnagtheirfavorite works.
Artistswilldisplayworks indifferentmediums rangingfromlinocuts, monoprints,woodcuts, lithographs,screenprinting,etching,and more.
ThisExpoandExhibition willpermeate3S’shalls, fromtheMainGallery,the LobbyGallery,andthePerformanceSpacetothe Shopat3S.Thewallsand shelveswillbestocked withartfromprintmakers acrosstheNortheast.
Forthisevent’stheme, artistswereaskedto submitworksresponding totheprompt,“InThisMoment.”Wewantedtoknow What’sontheirminds? Whataretheyloving?Celebrating?Protesting?Contemplating?Grieving? Honoring?
“What’ssoexcitingabout printmakingisthatitisa genrewithsomanysubgenres.It’samediumthat requiresanincredible amountofcreativityandis oftenmatchedwithamore accessiblepricepoint. We’rethrilledtospotlight printmakingasawayfor folkstoengagewithprintmakingasamediumand supportcontemporaryand emergingartists,”saidBeth Falconer,theExecutiveDirectorof3SArtspace, abouttheevent.
Amongsttheartandopportunitiesforvisitorsto engagewiththeartists, CarandBurnetwillbeperforminglivemusicon Sunday,thebarwillbe open,andtherewillbeassortedrefreshments.This celebrationoftheprintmakingcraftwillreturnto Portsmouthinyearsto come.
“Weplantomakethisa signature3SeventandcontinuethePrintExhibition andExpoeachyear,hoping thatitbecomesamainstay ofwhatPortsmouthoffers itsresidentsandtourists,” saidBethFalconer. Formoreinformation abouttheexpo,exhibition, andrelatedevents,visit 3sarts.org.Alleventsfor theExpoandExhibition arefreeandopentothe public
Annual ‘Pitch In Days’
TheFriendsoftheConcordCityAuditoriumwill hostthe34thannual“Pitch In”onAug.19,20and21at ConcordCityAuditorium from9a.m.tonoonand6 p.m.to9p.m.
Thisisabarn-raising, community-buildingway togettheAudishiningfor the2024-2025season. Joinusforonehour,one shiftoraslongasyoucanto helpspruceuptheConcord CityAuditorium.Monday morningwe’llpreparethe bulkmailingoftheAudi calendertobemailedoutto over5,000families.Many tasksincludecleaningwindows,polishingbrass, sewingcurtainsandmuch more.Manyhandsmake theworkabitlighter
Themorningsessions willbeginwithcoffeeand pastriesandtheevening sessionswillbeginwitha lightsupper.Visit theaudi.orgforinfo.
Whogetstovoteinthe UnitedStates?Over America’s250-yearhistory, variousgroupshavebeenexcludedfromvoting.Using randomizedchoices,eachattendeewillcreatean“avatar” fortheevening,whichwill eventuallybegrantedsuffrage asattendeesmovethrough thedecadesofchanging
votingrightsandrestrictions. LizTentarelli,presidentof thenon-partisanLeagueof WomenVotersNH,willlead attendees,thenaddressthe currentsituationofelection lawinNHwithtownmoderatorandNHelectionlawexpertNancyMarashioonAug. 19at5:30p.m.atWhipple Hall,NewLondon.
Stuart Russell, of Concord, works on replacing several seat backings during the 23rd Annual Pitch-in at the Concord City Auditorium on August 21, 2013.
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