October 2009 Archives
“Little Rooster & Onesimus” Opens November 6
“Little Rooster & Onesimus” Opens November 6
Art exhibition in midtown Manhattan features visual story telling, standout skill and creative mastery in paintings by Baltimore-based artists James Williams II and Lawrence Lee.NEW YORK, NY (October 27, 2009) – Baltimore-based artists James Williams II and Lawrence Lee weave fantastical stories about the battle between good and evil in "Little Rooster and Onesimus," an art exhibition opening November 6. Curated by Joyce Lee and Christian Beckett, the show’s opening program will feature performances by musicians Norman Vladimir and Tarrah Reynolds, as well as VJ Adam Tyson. “Little Rooster and Onesimus” runs through December 4 at Space 38|39’s gallery at 38 W. 39th Street, Third Floor.
James Williams II presents snapshots of the life of a little boy named Little Rooster and his adventures with his bodyguard, Red Rooster. Referencing Moralist figurative painting as well as vintage comic culture, his deft oil painting invokes dramatic intrigue and appreciation for contemporary figure painting.Lawrence Lee transports viewers into an epic narrative set in the magical world of Onesimus. Filled with talking creatures and strange plants synthesizing the imagery of Indian miniatures, mandalas and Romantic painting, his intricate ink and graphite drawings raise universal questions of the search for truth in an enchanting dream world. These two young artists delve into visual story-telling with stand-out skill and creative mastery.
With a background in classical choral singing and inspiration from artists like Stevie Wonder, TV on the Radio, Prince, Bill Withers, Bon Iver, and Feist, Norman Vladimir is an Experimental Pop/Soul musician making songs that make you feel something. Norman Vladimir created “Sounds,” an album that is a blend of catchy, pop accessibility and genre-bending simple, progressive sound and instrumentation. Copies will be available for purchase at the opening. He lives in New York.Tarrah Reynolds started her classical violin studies at seven and made her solo debut with a major symphony orchestra at the age of twelve. Tarrah was accepted into The Juilliard School's Undergraduate Program at the age of seventeen. She has been successful as a violinist in the classical field, but has also worked with artists such as D'Angelo, Maxwell, Kanye West, Jay-Z, the Gorillaz, Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill, Mos Def, Harry Connick Jr., El DeBarge, Oleta Adams, Lalah Hathaway, Donnie McClurkin, The Clark Sisters, Whitney Houston, Imani Uzuri, Si*Se, Digg Deep, Tortured Soul, Monet and Tamar-Kali. Over time,
Tarrah inevitably developed the itch to sing and write her own music. She bought her first guitar at The Goodwill in 1999 and started teaching herself. The summer of 2005 is when Tarrah finally stepped out to play an open mic. She now performs extensively throughout the NYC area.
Adam Tyson is a photographer and published author who lives and works in New York City.
“Little Rooster & Onesimus” opens November 6 at 7:00 pm at Space 38|39, located 38 W. 39th Street, 3rd floor. Gallery Hours are Wednesdays, 4-5pm; Thursdays, 11-12pm; and by appointment.About the Curators:
Christina Beckett manages a contemporary art gallery in New York.
Joyce Lee, former Art/Programming Director of IAM, is a visual artist currently finishing her MFA at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
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Source: International Arts Movement
Contact: Christy Tennant 
(212) 944-0944
"That Evening Sun" Screening Nov. 12
On Thursday evening, November 12, the Filmmakers Group will host a discussion with Terence Berry, producer of the award-winning independent film, That Evening Sun, preceded by a screening of the film. Berry will discuss the film and his vision for making it.
That Evening Sun (written by Scott Teems and William Gay, directed by Scott Teems) premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Festival, winning the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film and a Special Grand Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast. Other awards include Best Feature Film, Atlanta Film Festival and Best Feature Film, Sarasota Film Festival.
Thursday, November 12, 7:00PM
Cinema 123, 1001 3rd Ave., (between 59th & 60th Sts)
Questions? Contact Kenyon Adams, kenyon@redeemer.com, (212) 808-4460 x1344
Arthur Robins at Papoo's
Papoo’s
A One man Show of Original Oil Paintings by Arthur Robins
32 Paintings of Cityscapes
Exhibit: November 5 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday – Friday (or by appointment)
THE Papoo’s
55 Broadway (One Exchange Plaza) 2nd Floor
New York
Tel: 646-8737588 718-4265254 info@thegalleryatny.com
Visit:
Few observe Arthur Robins' work with indifference. Viewers are enthralled by bold strokes and colors, otherworldly figures and visages, and the air of mystery and gloom that often envelop Robins' art. Others find the kineticism, grittiness, cultural commentary and spiritual quotient off-putting and, even, disturbing. I doubt Robins would have it any other wa
Robins paints from a place where reality, memory, imagination and the dreams world meet. An intersection in Robins' mind that, coupled with his supreme gifts as a draughtsman, create some of the most unique and hitherto unimaginable images in existence. Who else could have a subway painting swirl into a cityscape and spiral into the vastness of outer space in a single painting? The provence and providence of the infinite is the realm of Robins.
This exhibition includes 30 of Robins' cityscapes, ranging from blanched and haunted subway ruminations to colorful impasto park pieces to Times Square captured in the full frontal of action, decadence and seduction. Eliciting the magic and mystery, the glory and gloom, the people and passageways of the modern city, Robins creates an utterly original and profound visual poetry. These paintings will be remembered far into the future.
By Steven Rosenblatt
Stone Forest Ensemble on Good Day New York This Thursday
Jake Armerding on Bleecker Street 10/15
October 15
Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village
269 Bleecker Street
$8 cover
$5 students
100% of cover goes to the artist
The Boston Globe calls singer-violinist Jake Armerding "the most gifted and promising songwriter to emerge from the Boston folk scene in years."
"This is organic music," the Boston singer-songwriter-violinist offers about his fifth album of originals, Her. "It's a bunch of us playing our instruments and singing, and getting taped while we're doing it. There's no pitch correction, no chemicals, no nothing." Armerding, along with some of the best players on the East Coast scene, holed up in a studio in North Reading, MA just before last Christmas, got completely snowed in, and made some beautiful, raucous, lasting music. Armerding confides, "For years I've been trying to get away from love songs -- everybody writes them, they're the easiest to write, all that stuff. But then I fell in love and got married, so it wasn't really an option." Singer and songwriter Mark Erelli, a longtime friend and colleague who contributed guitar and vocal tracks to the project, commented, "It's pretty great to listen to a whole record of love songs and not hear any of the usual love song cliches."
It was the early 1980s when Boston bluegrasser Taylor Armerding, co-founder of the band Northern Lights, started his 5-year-old son, Jake, on Suzuki violin. Jake studied classical violin into high school and absorbed bluegrass just by being around the house. At 13, he joined Northern Lights on fiddle and recorded three albums with the band during his high school and college years. He soon turned his attention to songwriting, and recorded his first CD, Caged Bird, while at Wheaton College (IL). In 2003, Nashville independent label Compass released Jake Armerding, a collection of folk-pop songs written over a year living in Music City. The Washington Post lauded Armerding's instrumental skills as "remarkable," while the Boston Globe heralded him "a master at bending boundaries ... his real achievement has been to break the conventions that define country music."
Armerding recently logged his thousandth performance. He has shared the stage with Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek, Josh Ritter, David Wilcox and Toad the Wet Sprocket.
"Manhattan Measured" Film Screening Sunday
The Power of Dance to Renew Culture, featuring IAM's Karen Lacy
Redeemer offices, 1359 Broadway (at 36th St.), 4th floor
Featuring:
Rachel S. Moore, American Ballet Theater Executive Director
Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet Director and Choreographer
Karen Lacy, ABT teaching artist, Metropolitan Opera Ballet and New York City Opera
Registration required, please email dancers@redeemer.com. Light dinner will be provided.
Contact:
Kenyon Adams, kenyon@redeemer.com, (212) 808-4460 x1344
BONUS:
Click here to listen to a IAMConversations podcast featuring an interview with Karen Lacy!
Arts at The Bowery Mission
The Bowery Mission’s Anniversary Arts Series
Every Thursday in October – 7:00-8:30pm
227 Bowery between Prince and Rivington Streets
Free and open to the public, no tickets required
Tours of The Bowery Mission available 6:30-7:00pm and 8:30-9:00pm
October 1: Fanny Crosby Returns to The Bowery Mission
Actress Ann Nelson and musician Tim Mercaldo recreate the life of a blind woman who became America’s most prolific and beloved hymnwriter
October 8: A Night of Bowery Stories, Poetry & Art
With Eric Ferrara, founder of The Lower East Side History Project; Bob Holman, founder of The Bowery Poetry Club; and the opening of “Now & Then: Photography of the Bowery” by local artists
October 15: Film Screening: “On the Bowery”
Long before reality TV, this 1957 documentary showed life on America’s most notorious street. Presented by the son of writer-director Lionel Rogosin
October 22 : Photos and Hymns on the Bowery: Jacob Riis and Fanny Crosby
Riis and Crosby used art to change people’s lives. Multi-media presentation by Tony Carnes (Christianity Today) and Crosby’s biographer, Edith Blumhofer (Wheaton College)
October 29: Film Screening: “Slumming It”
New York filmmaker Scott Elliott presents his 2002 documentary exploring the Bowery as it enters the 21st Century
Also featuring musical guests including:
Steve Elson and John Rainbow
For more information: www.bowery.org/anniversary
or contact Eden Gordon: 212-684-2800 x131, media@bowery.org
To make an anniversary gift to The Bowery Mission, please click here.
Kelley McRae at Union Square B&N
Tuesday, October 27 - 7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble (Union Square)
33 E. 17th Street, Manhattan
(212) 253-0810BUY Kelley McRae's latest CD, Highrises in Brooklyn
WATCH Kelley McRae perform So Far at the Mercury Lounge
Fall Artists' Salon This Friday at IAM
7:00 - 9:30 PM October 9
Space 38|39
38 W 39th St, 3 FL
Eat, converse, and be inspired!
Our immensely popular artists' salon will meet for the second time. We'll eat a simple homemade meal together, share our work with one another informally, and listen to short presentations by several artists.
Space is limited! RSVP today by sending email to rsvp@internationalartsmovement.org (please specify if you have dietary restrictions).
A $5 donation is requested to help cover the cost of the evening.
What to bring:
- Your work: photography prints, small visual works, song lyrics, poetry/writing, design work
- Ideas for projects and collaboration
- Business cards
- Postcards
Mako Fujimura Among Distinguished Speakers at King's College This Fall
The King's College Announces 2009-2010 Distinguished Visitor Series
Leading Writers, Activists, Musicians, and Artists a Part of The King's College Plan to Become a Center For Christian Thought in the Heart of New York City
NEW YORK CITY--The King's College plans to have 29 political, economic, and cultural leaders on its Empire State Building campus this fall as part of its 2009-2010 Distinguished Visitor Series.
"The King's College is becoming a place where Christian leaders and others come to explore new concepts," said Dr. Marvin Olasky, the provost of The King's College. "The 2009-2010 Distinguished Visitor Series uses our great location to expose our students to great ideas."
Olasky, who is also the editor-in-chief of WORLD magazine, will interview guests and then invite student questions. Responses by distinguished visitors become the basis for a magazine article that allows them to reach not only students but WORLD's 400,000 readers as well. Olasky said that the students' ability to see the entire process - from "event to print" - provides an extra learning dimension.
Below is a list of the visitors for fall, 2009:
Oct. 9 Jim Ryun
Former congressman and holder of the world record for the mile run
Oct. 12 Anthony Bradley
Theologian and economist (Covenant Seminary, Acton Institute)
Oct. 14 John Beckett
Business executive and author of Mastering Monday and Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul
Oct. 19 Steve Meyer
Author, Signature in the Cell - Part of Darwin week (November brings the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species publication)
Oct. 21 Richard Dawkins (tent.)
Author, The God Delusion - Part of Darwin week
Oct. 23 David Berlinski
Author, The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions - Part of Darwin week
Oct. 26 Makoto Fujimura
Artist, author, and former member, National Council On The Arts
Oct. 30 Amy Sullivan
Time magazine senior writer
Nov. 3 Mary Cunningham Agee
Former business executive; The Nurturing Network founder/president
Nov. 5 Marjorie Dannenfelser
President, Susan B. Anthony List (pro-life political action committee)
Nov. 10 P.J. Hill
Wheaton College economics professor
Nov. 12 Michael Horton
Author of The Gospel-Driven Life and Christless Christianity
Nov. 17 Alexis Brunner
Creative director, Animal Planet (interview by Harry Bleattler)
Nov. 30 Tim Keller
Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, author, The Reason For God and other books
Dec. 2 Michael Card
Musician and author of The Hidden Face of God and other books
Dec. 3 Arthur Brooks
President, American Enterprise Institute, and author of Gross National Happiness
Dec. 4 Bret Lott
Novelist (Ancient Highway, Jewel, and other books)
These events, free and open to the public, will take place in the City Room on the lower level of the Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York. Beginning at noon and concluding at 1:10 pm., these are "brown bag" events; audience members are welcome to bring lunches and enjoy them during the interviews.
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