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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Mark you calendars! The always popular and always free KIDSFEST will return to the Arts Center grounds on Saturday, August 7, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This year's event is called "Art Explorers" and will feature many hands on projects that will take us back in time to Egypt and away to outer space. Each year Kidsfest offers over a dozen hands-on activities for children of all ages. Craft stations are set up on the AAC grounds (near Straw Hat) so that children may move about at their own pace and try whichever crafts and games they want.  In addition, our concession stand will be open during Kidsfest, offering hot dogs, pop, popcorn, and other snacks. Visitors are also welcome to pack a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds during the event. This year promises to be fun for the whole family, with many exciting games and crafts available for kids of all ages. You can explore all different methods of making art, including papermaking, painting and paper folding. You can even learn how to spell your name in hieroglyphics and Japanese. Some other crafts that will be included in this year's Kidsfest are mask making and jewelry making. There will be a huge mural for everyone to join together and paint. Sure to be a great afternoon of fun and entertainment for the whole family, Kidsfest is a great way to get outside and get involved this summer! And, best of all, the whole event is FREE!! Hope to see you there! |
Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Looking for a way to beat the heat this summer? Wny not sign up for a workshop and stay cool indoors at the Arts Center! BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOPS Taught by Venie Hinson Nantucket Style Tapestry Sampler Basket Saturday, August 21, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Members: $40.50 / NonMembers: $45.00 Plus $25 Materials Fee (payable to the instructor) Working off a solid hardwood base, experiment with a variety of tapestry techniques and materials to create a truly beautiful, unique basket. Choose from a variety of materials, including waxed linens, round reed, caning, barks, leather, yarns, and palm influorescence. Plain weavers, twining, 3 and 4-rod waling, ti-twining, reverse waling, insets, wrapping: sample them all. Rustic Ribbed Basket (Beginners class) Wednesday, August 25, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Members: $18.00 / NonMembers: $20.00 Plus $15 Materials Fee (payable to the instructor) Create a ribbed basket beginning with grapevine hoops and four point lashing (God’s Eyes). Then have fun, choosing from a variety of materials including barks, grasses, dyed reed, leather, yarns, influorescence, to make your uniquely shaped basket. Prepayment is required for both of these classes SEWING BASICS WORKSHOPS Taught by Linda Roeder  Sewing Basics for Adults Level One Meets for three weeks on Wednesdays - August 4, 11, & 18 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. each day In this class you will learn fabric and pattern essentials, how to shop for fabric and patterns and sewing tools and terms. We will be working on a Neck Roll Pillow and a Heart Pillow. Other skills we will learn are: - Understanding basics of fabrics - Reading bolts, pattern envelopes and pattern instructions - Sewing machine operation - Pattern layouts and cutting - Marking fabric - Pressing:tools and procedures - Topstiching - Making casings - Stitching and trimming curves - Slipstitching Students are encouraged to bring their own machine. There will be one available in class for demonstrations. Pick up a supply list at the AAC before first class. Prepayment is required.  Sewing Fundamentals One: How to use a sewing machine Meets for three days - August 16, 17, 18 10 a.m. - noon each day For youths 8-14 years old In this class you will learn sewing machine operation, basic fabric information, safety and use of sewing tools. We will be working on a Star and 4-Patch Pillow. Other skills taught in the class include: - How a sewing machine works (parts, threading, bobbin winding, stitch strength, etc. - How a stitch is formed - Straight sewing - Hand sewing: slip stitch - Cutting, marking and using a template - Stuffing - Fabric details (seam allowances & matching) - Pressing (safety, flatten seams) - Tools (shears, markers, pins & needles, etc.) Supply list will be given at first class. Prepayment is required. |
Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Women's Service League of Ashtabula County, Inc., has awarded college scholarships to three students within the drama department of the Ashtabula Arts Center. Local graduates Kim Godfrey, Neil Meloro and Alex Lowe are this year’s scholarship recipients.  Kim Godfrey is a 2004 graduate of Perry High School. She has been seen on the Arts Center stage in such productions as "Lucky Stiff" (Annabel), "West Side Story" (Anita), "Little Shop of Horrors" (Ronnette), and "Les Miserables School Edition" (Eponine). She also performed as part of the AAC 50th Anniversary Celebration and this spring's Theatre Musical Revue. She will be seen again on stage later this summer as the Narrator in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Kim will attend Baldwin-Wallace College in the fall, majoring in Musical Theatre. Neil Meloro is a 2004 graduate of Jefferson High School. He appeared in "Les Miserables School Edition" and last summer's "West Side Story." Neil will attend Baldwin-Wallace College in the fall to major in Musical Therapy. Alexandria Lowe is a 2004 graduate of Geneva High School. She has participated in theater for over 10 years, and has been seen on stage in such roles as Ginger in "Zombie Prom," Madame Thenardier in "Les Miserables School Edition," and the title role in "Annie Warbucks." Alex is also an accomplished musician, and has served as musical director for "Krazy Kamp," "Suds," "Footloose," "West Side Story," "Godspell," "Little Shop of Horrors," and, later this summer, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Alex will attend The Ohio State University in the fall, majoring in political science and music education. The Arts Center and Women's Service League wishes the best of luck to these talented and bright young performers! |
Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Two College Students Spend Summer Interning at AAC Two area college students are spending their summers learning the ropes of their chosen fields through the help of internships at the Arts Center. Cassie Fedor and Stephanie Morris, both students at Lake Erie College in Painesville, are working in different areas of the Arts Center over the course of the summer. Both women are familiar faces to the Arts Center, and have been active in many areas over the years. Fedor, a graduate of Sts. John and Paul High School, is pursuing an English degree at Lake Erie. She is working with Public Relations Coordinator Stephanie Eames this summer, writing press releases and designing brochures, posters and other published materials.  In fact, this issue of the newsletter was written and designed primarily by Fedor. Fedor says she chose the Arts Center as her internship site because she wanted to work in a familiar place while still gaining editing, writing and graphic design skills. “I wanted to work on the newsletter,” she says. “I like graphic design and the creativity involved with putting it all together. That’s my favorite part of the internship.” Fedor believes this internship has helped to open up her career options within her field. While the newsletter was her primary project, Fedor has also created brochures and posters for Brown Bag concerts, written weekly press releases for local newspapers, and cropped and organized pictures for use on the AAC website. Fedor plans to pursue her Masters and Doctorate degrees in English. Her goal is to become a college English professor. Morris, meanwhile, is working behind the scenes at Straw Hat Theatre this summer, as part of a Theater internship. She has been working closely with Phil Mullet, Tim Dorman and Chris Nappi, learning everything from lighting design to set building. She helped to clean the lights that were hung in the theater, organized and programmed the lights for “Little Shop,” gathered props for “Funny Girl,” and built one of the set pieces for the show. Morris also served as Stage Manager for “Funny Girl.”  “I came into this internship wanting to learn about how lights work and why they are used the way they are in a show, but have learned so much more than what was originally intended,” Morris says. Like Fedor, Morris wanted to intern at the AAC because it was a place she already felt comfortable. “This was the place to go where I could learn at my own pace and be patiently guided along the way,” she says. Morris has been interested in theater throughout her life, and has been seen onstage at Straw Hat in such productions as “Rocky Horror Show,” “Cinderella,” “Footloose,” and “Kiss Me Kate.” A graduate of Geneva High School, Morris is pursuing a dual degree in Psychology / Fine Arts with a Theater concentration. She hopes to continue on with a Master’s degree in Counseling, with perhaps a career in Drama Therapy in her future. The AAC thanks these two bright young women for their hard work and dedication! |
Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2004
The 17th annual Regatta for the Arts, an annual fundraiser held by Ashtabula Yacht Club to benefit the Ashtabula Arts Center, was held on Sunday, June 20th. More than $5000 was raised as a result of the event. Sailing under sunny skies and perfect summer temperatures, this year's Regatta featured 23 boats on a course from Ashtabula to Geneva-on-the-Lake and back. The Regatta is the only fundraiser conducted by the AYC. Area businesses and individuals made monetary contributions to sponsor boats in the race, with the proceeds wholly benefiting the Arts Center. Overall the winner of the event was the "Revolution III," skippered by Jim Lengyl and sponsored by Sutherland Marine. Other winners and their division include: Performance Handicapped Racing Fleet A 1st place "Revolution III," skippered by Jim Lengyl and sponsored by Sutherland Marine 2nd place "Ten Spot," skippered by Terry Persily and sponsored by Ten Spot Syndicate 3rd place "Whistle," skippered by Jim Laird and sponsored by Harbor Realty Performance Handicapped Racing Fleet B 1st place "Pinafore," skippered by Carl Anderson and sponsored by Grand River Rubber Company 2nd place "Renegade," skippered by Pat Steadman and sponsored by Smith and Miller 3rd place "Fat Lady," skippered by Gary Englehart and sponsored by Massucci's Geneva Ford JAM (Jib and Main) Fleet A 1st place "Epiphysis," skippered by Jeff Brodsky and sponsored by Ashtabula Orthopaedics 2nd place "Islena," skippered by Siegfried Horne sponsored by Buckeye Title 3rd place "Ma Cheri," skippered by Charlie Fryman and sponsored by Tim Taylor and Dave Hamilton JAM (Jib and Main) Fleet B 1st place "Maccallan," skippered by Bruce Robson and sponsored by Bruce and Judy Robson 2nd place "Hanalei," skippered by Bill Shinskey and sponsored by Wm. J Shinskey Consulting, Inc. & North Shore Psychological Services 3rd place "Entropy III," skippered by Bob Gilmore and sponsored by Curry and Pasqualone Other boats participating in the regatta and their sponsors included: "Eleanor Rigby," skippered by Bob Lee and sponsored by Bob Lee "Talisman," skippered by Dwight Beebe and Candy Allds sponsored by Stouffer-Herzog "Rociante," skippered by Bill Bobulsky and sponsored by Kathy and Bill Bobulsky "Sailcat," skippered by Ed Millspaw and sponsored by Hughes-Roller Construction "Balisage," skippered by Jim LaPierre and sponsored by Raymond Builders Supply "Serendipity," skippered by Rebecca Huddle and sponsored by Miller Realty & Deli in the Rye "Kahuna," skippered by Bob Anderson and sponsored by O & P Oil & Gas "Hatha," skippered by Bob Brandenstein and sponsored by Bob and Jane Brandenstein "Airfare," skippered by Tom Curkendall and sponsored by Second National Bank "Cardhu," skippered by Mike Blama and sponsored by Koski Construction Co. "Moriah," skippered by Jim Ogren and sponsored by Nevin Hoeffert A party for sponsors, skippers and crew members was held at the AYC following the Regatta, and was sponsored by Parker Hunter and Scot Sinkler. On behalf of the Arts Center, Executive Director Beth Koski extended special thanks to donors and volunteers, including the AYC Sail Club, The Committee Boat, Phyllis Zala, Debbie LaPierre, Judy Robson, Zelda Altman, Baerbel Baginski, Len and Karen Jury, Scot Sinkler and the volunteers. |