Armchair Theater 2/20/13

The Princeton Arts Society presents their annual evening of Arm Chair Theater on Wednesday, February 20 at 7pm in the Princeton Center Building, 18 Boylston Ave. This year the play to be performed is “Room 3062,”  an original three-act play by PAS member Janice Rayner, about a group of male and female scientists involved in genetics, chromosomes, gene alterations, and the results. All are welcome at this lively, fun event, where attendees each choose a part to read aloud. Refreshments will be served. For more information, emailcontact@princetonarts.org.

Meet the Fitchburg Art Museum’s new director

 Thursday Feb 7 from 4 to 7 pm. Free admission to the Museum!

Fitchburg Art Museum's new director Nick Capasso invites everyone to come meet him and to make suggestions about what they think would be exciting to see at the Museum. Nick believes the public's ideas can assist him in shaping the future of the Museum. 

Come and be a part of it! The evening also includes the Fitchburg Farmer’s Market and a lecture on Johnny Appleseed. For more information,http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org/

PAS Members in Worcester Show

PAS member Sid Solomon and other artists are featured in a local landscape show at Framed in Tatnuck, 1099 Pleasant Street in Worcester, from now until February 28, 2013. The opening reception for the show will be from 5 - 7:30 pm on Thursday, February 7th.  There will be refreshments, live music and of course great art to look at. Come if you can!  For further information contact Jean Murphy: jean@jmurphyart.com

Call to Artists/Save the Date!

The Princeton Agricultural Commission is pleased to announce that Princeton Farm Day 2013 will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 from noon to 4 pm.  Four farms will be featured: Wachusett Meadow, Red Fox Farm, Hillborne Farm, and one yet to be determined. As in the past, Farm Day will be a family-oriented affair, with plenty of activities for children. Participating artists are welcome to draw or paint on-site, focusing on a farm theme, and might also consider offering hands-on activities for children. 

E-mail Walter Gowey at gowey1@msn.com  or call (978-464-5592) with questions, or to sign up as a participating artist.

Artwork by Lisa Regopoulos on Display in Princeton

The artwork of Princeton Arts Society member, Lisa Regopoulos of Fitchburg, is currently on display at the Princeton Branch of the Barre Bank and Bagg Hall (Princeton’s Town Hall). The exhibit includes a wide selection of landscape, floral, and still life pastel paintings. In Lisa’s words, ”The pure pigment of pastel enables me to paint what I feel in an immediate way because the rich, vibrant colors do not lighten or darken.  I consider myself a colorist and use color in a bold, expressive way, seeing colors that are not necessarily there and enjoy heightening hues to lead the eye.“

One of the paintings on display, “Salem Street, North End,” is from her night time series of city scenes completed on Lacarte paper.  According to Lisa, “The drama and bold, contrasting colors of the night captivate me and enable me to translate the feeling of the scene to paper with the use of value contrast, mark making, color, and light.”  This work was awarded the Best in Show Award at the Pastel Painters of Maine’s, 13^th Annual International Show last year.

In addition to the Princeton Arts Society, Lisa is also a member of the Gardner Area League of Artists (GALA), the Leominster Art Association, the Monadnock Artists Association, the Pastel Painters of Maine (Signature Member), and the Pastel Society of New Hampshire where she received the Jack Richeson Award at their 4^th Annual National Show last year.

Please stop by the Princeton branch of the Barre Bank and Bagg Hall (Princeton Town Hall) during their normal business hours to view the exhibits which will be on display through the end of March.  Both originals works of art and giclee prints are on display and available for sale. For more information regarding the artist, please visit her website at www.lisaregopoulos.com. For more information on the Princeton Arts Society, please visit, www.princetonarts.org and http://princetonartssociety.blogspot.com.  Please e-mail questions and comments to contact@princetonarts.org.

Call to Artists: Community Arts Festival March 14, 2013!

Please join us as a participating artist at the Eighth Annual Community Arts Festival, to be held Thursday, March 14, 2013 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Thomas Prince School in Princeton. We welcome community artists because they set a great example for students of lifelong creativity and commitment to the arts.

This year our theme is Recycling, although artists need not bring work that relates to the theme. We’re planning a wonderful evening of participatory events, interdisciplinary exhibits, a recycled fashion show, choral and band performances, and much more.

The Festival is a lively event, with adults and children roaming the school, looking at displays, and talking to the attending artists. It is very informal and fun, does not cost anything, and is not a fund-raiser, although it is supported in part by the TPS PTA.

We can provide table or floor space for whatever work you would like to display, and an identifying placard. If you reserve table space, please plan to arrive by 4:30 and be available to talk about your work between 5:30 and 7:30 pm. You are also free to offer your work for sale if you like. Real refreshments (not just cookies!) will be available for all.

The Arts Festival was developed to celebrate the creative efforts of students at Thomas Prince School and artists of the wider Wachusett community. Each year, we display artwork and written work by TPS students, and invite local artists, writers, and musicians to display and demonstrate their own work to the students and community members who attend.

If you’d like to be a part of this delightful community event, please call me at (978) 464-2973 or email me at cgolding1@verizon.net. Please get in touch on or before February 15, 2013. 

Arts Festival Committee

Anita Cook, TPS Art Teacher

Kerry Williams, TPS Music Teacher

Susan Roney-O’Brien, TPS Language Arts Teacher

Clair Degutis

Susan Ulrich

Michelle Sciabarrasi

Claire Golding

Kathy Hebert Exhibit at Espress Yourself Café

PAS member Kathy Hebert has a show of animal and bird paintings hanging at Espress Yourself Café on Richmond Street in Worcester.  It will be on view at the café until the end of February.

Kathy’s students are also having a show (22 paintings) at the Harvest Café in Hudson, MA from now until March 15, 2013.