Every Other Thursday Poets… and Artists

The Every Other Thursday Night Poets are artists as well! Or at least some of them are. They are hosting a reception on Thursday evening, June 18, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Voorheesville Library (directions on Library web site). View art work by Tom Corrado, Barbara Vink, Mimi Moriarty, Philomena Moriarty, Alan Casline, Mark O'Brien, and others. Everything from acrylic to collage to photography and more! Everyone is invited to admire the art and its integration with the written word.

Mimi Moriarty and her brother, Frank Desiderio, will be the featured poets at the regular open mic held at the Old Songs Building, 37 S. Main Street, Voorheesville, on Sunday, June 28 at 3:00. (Old Songs is across the street from Stewart's.) They are a duet, reading companion poems, seeing the same topic through a different set of lenses. Reception will follow. Bring a poem to read, or just come and listen to the varied and talented group of poets that hang out in Voorheesville.

Michael Eck Featured Artist At UAG "WTF?" Show

Musician and multi-tasker Michael Eck is the featured artist for Upstate Artists Guild’s third national exhibit, “WTF? What The Folk”

Michael Eck’s visual representations of seminal American folk, blues and jazz musicians have been featured nationally at venues such as The Lisle Station Museum (Illinois), The Outsiders Art (Connecticut), Inside/Out Gallery (Minnesota), Fairleigh Dickinson University (New

Jersey) and Synagogue for the Arts (New York). Regionally Eck has been a featured artist at Albany Center Galleries, Fulton Street Gallery, Firlefanz Gallery and the Arts Center of the Capital Region.

Using donated paint and power tools, Eck makes his works from recycled material, including desk drawers, shelving, wooden boxes, farm equipment, door panels, demolished stage sets and discarded construction materials.

The paintings are a direct outgrowth of his fascination with the ever-flowing river of American music.

Eck’s portion of the exhibit will contain over 50 works. Fully half of the works have never been shown; the remainder is a retrospective of musician portraits from the last five years.

Many of the new works come from a multi-media work-in-progress, “The Anthology Alive!: One Man’s View of The Anthology of American Folk Music.”

Eck – a member of Ramblin Jug Stompers and The Gospel Train, as well as an acclaimed songwriter -- will also perform a few songs at the opening and engage in a question/answer session with patrons.

Eck dedicates this show to the memory of Rochelle Brener, a great artist and a great inspiration.

http://michaeleck.com/megal.htm

WTF? What The Folk
April 4-25
Opening 6-9 pm, Friday, April 4
Upstate Artists Guild, 247 Lark Street, Albany NY

Michael Eck - mandhand@aol.com - www.michaeleck.com - www.jugstompers.com

Visual Poetry Exhibit at Skidmore

The fourth annual visual poetry exhibition, featuring work by Skidmore students and faculty, will be presented in Case Center Gallery from Monday, Feb. 25 to Saturday, March 1. An opening reception is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the gallery. The gallery is open without charge starting at 9 a.m. daily.

The exhibition will feature original artwork that explores the intersection of poetry and visual art in any form suitable to gallery display, including graphic presentation of text. Skidmore's Department of English and Folio, the Skidmore student literary and arts magazine, are sponsoring the exhibition, with support from Skidmore's Schick Art Gallery.

Upcoming Events at Java Jazz

Here are some upcoming events at the Java Jazz Cafe (318 Delaware Avenue, Delmar).

Thursday, February 21st from 7pm to 9pm, Blue Wilder and Chrys Ballerano, will combine their talents and energy for a great evening of guitar and folk music.

Friday, February 22nd from 7pm to 9pm we are pleased to introduce Rob Skane to our growing group of entertainers - Rob's song and guitar style is truly enjoyable - a great evening for everyone!

AND...

Next week, Monday, February 25th from 6:30 to 8 pm, Java Jazz is proud to host author Richard Boes, reading from his latest work: "The Last Dead Soldier Left Alive".  Richard is a Vietnam Veteran for Peace.  Introductions by Dan Wilcox.

For more information on the Java Jazz Cafe, contact Cathy at (518) 439-1727 or visit their website at http://www.javajazzcafe.net

Short Play Festival

From Confetti Stage:

"The 3rd Annual Short Play Festival boasts 6 plays written, directed, and performed by Capital Region artists.  These plays were chosen from 27 submitted works most written right here in the Capital Region.  The Albany area is thriving with talented, writers, directors, and actors.  Confetti Stage prides itself on giving these artists the chance to showcase their work through its Short Play Festival.

Tickets for the 3rd Annual Short Play Festival are $12 each night.  The Festival runs September. 20 and 21 at 8pm each night.  Performances are at The Linda, WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave, Albany. Tickets are on sale now through The Linda box office 518-465-5233, ext 4. or online at www.wamcarts.org/artsched.html. "

For more information on this or other upcoming events, go to www.confettistage.com.