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NEXT ARTS ENCOUNTERS - Saturday, November 28 and November 29, 2009

Project opens at 10:00 am. Presentations are Saturday, beginning promptly at 1:30 pm.
Sunday, the authors will be here to sign their books, the musicians will be playing, Benini, Cunningham and Eyfells will have a forum;
after that, it's all a big party! Free of charge. Everyone Welcome.

THE GREAT FIVE-YEAR ROUNDUP!!!

We are wrapping up five great years of ARTS Encounters with this November, 2009 series. Great speakers again, everyone is welcome.
November features include sculpture, booksignings, music,film, raptors and Big Bend dinosaurs! Most presentations are SATURDAY only (see notes). Saturday and Sunday will feature Cunningham, Eyfells and Benini, with a Sunday celebration for the Five Year Roundup, featuring the music of Bill Reid (FewerSorrowsMusic.com) and Gypsy Jazz.

The first ARTS Encounters in 2005 (then called Meet the Artists series) began with Marshall Cunningham, Johann Eyfells and Benini seated together answering questions from the audience.
That is how we will bring this series to a close....
A new series of special events - of different formats - will begin in 2010.....

Saturday Presentations:

 

Allen Mondell & Cynthia Salzman Mondell
Dallas
Filmmakers
Saturday only

A Fair to Remember captures the heart of the Lone Star state – big, spirited, and brazenly proud! Produced by award-winning filmmakers Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell and co-produced by Phillip Allen, the film takes you on a roller-coaster ride chronicling the history of the Fair from its inception in 1886 to its destination today as the largest and longest-running Fair in the country.  Dazzling animation by Janimation (Spy Kids 2 & Spy Kids 3-D) and original music by Carl Finch and Brave Combo add pizzazz to dramatic archival footage and captivating interviews. Barry Corbin (One Tree Hill, Northern Exposure, WarGames, Urban Cowboy) lends his famous Texas drawl to the narration. The film has earned a Silver Telly, a Cine Golden Eagle, Silver Remi Award and was an Official Selection at the AFIDallas Int’l film Festival. It also won a 2008 Lone Star Emmy. The filmmakers will present 12-minute excerpts from the film. For more information on their projects, visit http://www.mediaprojects.org/.

Richard Boprae

Miami

Saturday only

 

I am a French Canadian artist, who lived throughout Asia, Europe, and South America, I find great interest in cultural diversity and I create work of arts that reflect my interest for architecture and design.I rely on my ability to convey my visions and transform them into a harmonious work of art that esthetically suits its environment. I consider my creations to be timeless and do not try to impose a subjective message other than an impression of beauty and creative spirit. My intention is for the viewers to provoke their own sense of meaning through an objective experience.

For this particular reason my work found itself suitable for public spaces and site specific installations. By incorporating my work to suit its environment, there is an increased possibility of unconscious relationships between the viewer and the art piece. As we progress into the new millennium, iIfeel it is important to transcend the precious legacy of those who lived before us. My work is greatly inspired from traditional art, as it is an homage to Native American hand-carving techniques. My self-taught style encourages the rebirth of the craftsmanship era, where pride lays in the execution and the exactitude of the result. The rich textures serve as the backdrop for designs and the final result brings my work closer to the family of sculpture and bas-relief...Boprae

 

Larry Millar
Abilene
Saturday only

 Excavating Dinosaurs in Big Bend!

Larry Millar has been involved in paleontology in Texas for the past eleven years. He has been taking students to the Big Bend area to work on several dinosaur and related fossil sites.
His talk will touch on these endevors and the effect it has had on his personal artwork.

Linda and Ray Sriro, Guitarists
Gypsy Jazz
Saturday and Sunday

 
EAch guitarists for more than 30 years, Linda and Ray have refined their skillsto now focus on the music of Django Reinhardt - Django Reinhardt – arguably the finest jazz guitarist of all time. Manouche or Gypsy swing is a fascinating blend of Gypsy virtuosity and American jazz. In 1930s France, this new ‘swing’ music had a profound impact on the local musical scene and although the music’s creator died in 1953, his music remains highly influential to this day. Django Reinhardt created a tradition, which has been perpetuated and developed by many exceptional contemporary musicians. His style of guitar is not well known here in the states, but is beginning to gain popularity among the classical and jazz musicians, as there are similarities in both styles. The Sriros have acquired instruments which are faithful reproductions of the Maccaferian style guitar that Django played and have participated in many Django Festivals around the state.

 

Sallie Delahoussaye

Austin

Raptors!!

Saturday only

Alongwith a slide show presentation of some of her rescued raptors, Sallie will bring live birds, and share information about the proper handling of these birds!

Alain Braux

Booksigning Saturday and Sunday

How to Lower Your Cholesterol with French Gourmet Food

Valerie Hausladen
Booksigning Saturday and Sunday

Professional Destiny

Gary Gibbs
Booksigning Saturday and Sunday

Beyond Olympus

Tom Wilkens

Booksigning

Bill Reid

www.FewerSorrowsMusic.com

Notes from a previous conversation with Bill...."Fewer Sorrows Music" (thank you for asking) comes from the words of a song I wrote many decades ago. It is now a dba for my orchestral and folk/country/children's writing. The words are on the website (www.FewerSorrowsMusic.com), but that particular verse is

. . . This is your Christmas Song,
For all the colored autumns that I saw with warmer eyes and fewer sorrows.
For a soft smoke in a valley from a fire in someone's cabin
That makes me feel he's warm and dry and living.

My performances, such as they are, tend to be "cover songs"; that is, mostly things written by other people. My own work has been performed by a few folks, notably Judy Collins, but not recorded by anyone other than me. If you know Garth or Willie, pass them along.

For further information, visit www.Benini.com or call 830-868-5244.
The events are free of charge and open to all.

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