Volume 29, Number 3
Inside & in March Mayor’s Beans & Cornbread – March 3. ............ page 2 Red Cross Champions Breakfast – March 4 Cemetery maintenance... page 4 Women of Excellence – March 9 Time change – March 12 Pi day – 3.14 St. Patrick’s Day – March 17 1st day of spring – March 20 RSVP Spring Forum – March 31.......page 24
March 2017
24 Pages
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Caprock Art Quilters celebrate 10th anniversary “TRANSFORMED: Recycling and Upcycling in Fiber Arts” is an exhibition celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Caprock Art Quilters. The exhibition will be open through March 26 in the Fine Arts Gallery of the Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets. Recycling is a well-known tradition in quilting, taking fabric from worn out clothing, blankets, and even feed sacks, and creating something gloriously new, well-crafted, and carefully designed, for utilitarian and decorative purposes. Upcycling is a newer concept and often turns the humble, the forgotten, and occasionally the unusual, into a work of aesthetic value in unexpected ways.
Nontraditional and overlooked materials are given a focus that allows them to be perceived with fresh eyes. In each of the art quilts on display, the artist has reached beyond the traditional piecing and layering of fabric and explored new territory. Something has been preserved, something has been renewed, and something has been re-envisioned. The Caprock Art Quilters is celebrating 10 years as a regional networking group of fiber artists. As a circle of the national group, Studio Art Quilters Association, members from West Texas and Eastern New Mexico exhibit locally, nationally and internationally to inspire awareness of the contemporary quilt as an art form.
Clint Barrick will be assisted by the Chancel Choir of St. John’s United Methodist Church under the direction of Justine Halamicek; as well as Betty Dotts, organ; Jeannie Barrick, piano; and Mark Halamicek, trumpet. This masterpiece of organ building has been at St.
John’s since 1991. After 25 years, it is time for some care and maintenance to preserve the instrument. St. John’s is working to raise $70,000 to accomplish the St. John’s Organ Project. This will allow the needed maintenance and refurbishing to take place, with a few additional pipes to aid in
“Texas Terrain” by Jean C.R. Grimes
St. John’s benefit recital for organ maintenance
A benefit recital at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1501 University, is set for 5 p.m. March 5. The recital will feature St. John’s organist, Clint Barrick. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to fund the work on the organ in April.
service playing and accompanying. The process begins with the disassembly of the organ by its builder, the Holtkamp Organ Company, www.holtkamporgan.com. The organ will then be shipped to Ohio, where Holtkamp will begin the needed work.
Once finished, the organ will be shipped back to St. John’s for reassembly. Completion of the project is expected by mid-summer. To learn more about the St. John’s Organ Project or to take a guided tour of the organ, visit www.stjohnslubbock.org/organproject.