WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DELAWARE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
June 2012
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06/18/12Flamenco, Photos and FilmOlé Here’s a spicy event for a warm summer night: Guitarra—An Evening of Classical and Flamenco Guitar, Song and Dance! presented by the Kennett Symphony at the Open Air Theatre of Longwood Gardens on June 23 (rain date June 24). See and hear classical and flamenco guitarist and singer Marija Temo perform a tribute to writer and poet Garcia Lorca in a composition by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, followed by Rodrigo's beloved guitar concerto. In the second half, flamenco dancer Ulrika Frank will join Temo as she performs Manuel deFalla’s El Amor Brujo (“The Love Sorcerer”). Temo is recognized as a virtuoso classical-flamenco guitarist, vocalist, dancer and conductor. She artfully combines her unique flamenco and classical talents in... |
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06/11/12The Centennial ContinuesTo 100 Years Admission to Delaware Art Museum will be free June 23 to celebrate the opening of two exhibitions. First “Once Upon a Time in Delaware/In Quest of the Perfect Book” explores decorative book covers through the eyes of artist Nina Katchadourian and local collector Mary G. Sawyer. Katchadourian used volumes from Sawyer's collection of 2,000 rare books to makes photographs of books grouped so their titles can be read as a sequence. The results are both humorous and insightful. Meet Katchadourian at 1:30 p.m. for discussion and a dessert reception. Reservations are requested. In commemoration of the museum’s centennial, “100 Works for 100 Years” displays a fraction of the 12,000 objects in its collection, each selected for its... |
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06/04/12Famous Artists on VacationMy Summer Vacation You love to visit the beach and mountains during summer. So did some of the country’s most famous artists, and they created some unforgettable images while there. The Brandywine River Museum presents them, along with scenes from Europe, Asia and the Mideast, in “Summer Sojourns: Art on Holiday.” Starting June 9, the exhibition will present nearly 100 paintings, drawings and prints from its collection. See work from N.C. Wyeth’s visits to Port Clyde, Maine, including “Herring Gut” and Untitled (View of Eight Bells). See how the ocean and dunes in Rehoboth Beach inspired some of Howard Pyle’s paintings of pirate lore. Among other notable works are wood-engraved illustrations of resort life in New England by Winslow Homer.... |
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05/28/12A Big Week for Visual ArtsPulling into The Station… The Station Gallery has a new show of new paintings by Lynne Lockhart and Kirk McBride. Both paint in oil, gathering inspiration from their travels and from their home on the Eastern Shore. Meet the artists during the opening reception June 1. The exhibition runs through June 30. 654-8638, stationgallery.net Down at the Beach Artwork from this year's Plein Air Coastal Delaware Event will be on exhibit and for sale in the Homestead Gallery of Rehoboth Art League, even as the 39th Annual Members Fine Craft Exhibit is shown in the Cockran and Tubbs Gallery. That’s a lot of good art. Hit the opening reception June 1. Both shows will run through June 20. 227-8408, rehobothartleague.org Great Exhibitions Continue Get... Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink |
