#optart

#OptArt The Center for Fine Art Photography is partnering with Homeless Gear to collect clothing & goods for the homeless this winter.

View the Center’s exhibitions between November 24th & December 19th and drop off donations for Homeless Gear. Spread the word on social media by using the hashtag #OptArt

Submit your cursive photos!

In anticipation of the December Exhibition at The Firehouse Art Center in Longmont the center is holding a cursive contest.  Participants are asked to submit "found" cursive to art@firehouseart.org 'Found' cursive can include but not limited to neon signs, letters and notes, signage in stores...etc.  Spanish cursive letters are specifically encouraged.  Images will be displayed during the exhibition via an ipad or tablet.

ELIZABETH MORISETTE:GOOD PENMANSHIP December 2-January 3
A celebration of the cursive alphabet (and including Spanish cursive) showing works created using recycled fiber and layering techniques.

Yart Sale 2.0 at the Artery

This  Yart Sale is Saturday and Sunday December 19th and 20th, 11-6 pm

Amy and I will be present  to sell work. You do not need to be present, though it is encouraged!

Instructions for the Sale:

We will have tables set up in our main gallery, hall and kitchen.

Each artist gets one table.

Drop off and set up work Saturday, December 19th, 

between 9-10am

Pick up for work is Sunday, December 20th, 

between 6-7pm

1.) Price everything $100 or below,

2.) Each piece must be labeled with full name & price on a sticker 

(sticky notes not allowed)

Have display materials for your work.

We want it to look nice and presentable! :-)

Checks will be made out to individual artist the following Friday after the YART SALE.

For ore information email  lindee@downtownartery.com

Lesher Middle - Mentoring Opportunity

Lesher's 8th grade Inquiry class allows students the opportunity to create a project of their choosing over second and third quarter. The student works with a mentor who has expertise in the field. That’s where we need volunteers.  Would you be interested in meeting 8 times over the next several months to help guide and instruct a student with his/her project? Students have expressed interest in the following projects: Film making, computer programming, computer engineering, airbrush painting, silk screen printing, block printing, wig-making & hair special effects, international cooking.

If you are interested, please contact Beth Wilms at bwilms@psdschools.org

Get your Donut on....

Backstage magazine said ‘Superior Donuts’ is “. . . as fresh and tasty as a doughnut right out of the oven.” And now audience can put that to the test! OpenStage Theatre has partnered with LaMar’s Donuts to serve donuts at all performances.
‘Superior Donuts’ is a story about a burned out draft evader and his motley crew. The cast is made up of dreamers, bag ladies, Trek nerds, Russian Immigrants and south side bookies. . . a recipe for a great show!
From the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of August: Osage County, Tracy Letts, comes a sticky and sweet comedy about a has-been hippie in a decrepit Chicago donut shop and his ragtag band of regulars. When Franco, a fresh, fast-talking and ambitious new employee, folds himself into the mix, the smell of change invades the rundown storefront. Inspired youth and stubborn tradition, sprinkled with soul and hardy humor, bake up a delectable confection in this warm-hearted tale.

***Contains Adult Language


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  Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre
Regular $20-24 | Senior (age 60+) $15-18 | Student $15-18 | Teen (age 13-19) $12 | Child (age 12 & under) $12 | Group (10+ tickets) $15-18

Showing 10/31-11/28 at the Lincoln Center. Tickets: $15-24. Visit LCTIX.COM or Call 970.221.6730 to get yours today!

Northern Colorado Potters Guild 2015 Show and Sale

"Shrek-The Musical" coming to the Lincoln Center

November 20-22, 2015

Friday, 11/20/2015 7:00 PM

Saturday, 11/21/2015 2:00 PM

Saturday, 11/21/2015 7:00 PM

Sunday, 11/22/2015 2:00 PM

Regular $15 | Child (age 12 & under) $12 | Group (10+ tickets) $12

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Grand Hall
www.LCtix.com or call (970) 221-6730

Find us on Facebook for up to the minute information about the show, and for fun Shrek games and prizes!
Facebook.com/FortCollinsChildrensTheatre

Bas Bleu presents "A Tuna Christmas"

“A Tuna Christmas” takes place in fictitious Tuna, Texas. How can only two actors make fun of such a big state? Quite easily. First, it’s an easy target and secondly, they each play 10 different male and female characters ranging from radio announcers to pre-teens to elderly aunties to a

middle-aged woman who owns the local used weapons store. As they say in Texas, “It’s a hoot!” .

For more information visit the Bas Blue website

November Hot Dish

Interested in talking with your fellow Northern Colorado Artists?  Then come out for "Hot Dish"!  Hot Dish is an opportunity for Creative folks of all types to get together and 'dish' about the arts in Northern Colorado. We meet once a month to eat, connect, and network. Join us!

This month's "Hot Dish" will be at Local Artist, Mary Harnett's home.   for more information, please visit the event Facebook page.

Let them eat cupcakes!

What: Annual cupcake cook-off at Odell Brewing. A bunch of organizations, groups and businesses enter cupcakes. The public purchases a ticket to drink beer, taste cupcakes, and vote on your favorite!

How much: At the door $10 gets you unlimited cupcake tasting and 1 beer ticket. Additional beer tickets are $5.

Want to enter? Email dana@thegrowingproject.org

Help Support Books for Africa

Come join us Tuesday November 10 from 4 to 10 at Texas Roadhouse (4633 S Timberline Rd, Fort Collins, Colorado 80528)! There are many learners in the school, but the library has very few books in it. Natalie Dollison has been collecting books with the help from friends and businesses to donate to Tharollo Combined School which is a K-12 school in Qwa Qwa, South Africa. She has already been abe to ship some of them, but there is still not enough money to send all of the books over.

If you come to Texas Roadhouse, 20% of your purchase will go to shipping the books! The CSU Art and Art History Department is sponsoring the event, and all the money earned will go to the shipping costs.

Help us get books to learners across the world who need them!  For more info visit the event Facebook page

Lost and Found Spaces

The Lincoln Center Gallery will feature three talented artists in an exhibition of Lost and Found Spaces running November 20th through January 9th. This small group exhibition explores and interprets spaces that exist in the artists' imaginations.

Joomi Chung’s (Oxford, OH) small and intimate gouache map-like paintings are a fun contrast to the large scale collaged photographs by Chung Chak (Bensalem, PA), and even larger wooden constructions of Dave Rowe (Las Vegas, NV). The artists have created imagined spaces based on remembered, or actual, present and historic locations. As a result, the artworks are infused with visceral and psychological experiences as interpreted by the artists. The images are provocative, colorful and intriguing.

The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, November 20th and runs through January 9th, 2016. Gallery Hours are Tuesdays–Saturdays, 12–6 p.m. and most evenings during theatre performances. Admission is always free.

Nutcracker Tea

Canyon Concert Ballet is excited to bring back the very popular Nutcracker Tea. This year you will enjoy a "high tea" catered by Fiona's Delicatessen and Catering with many scrumptious treats to satisfy any age.  A parade of characters will visit as well as Clara and the Prince.  Take a photo with Clara and the Prince to remember a traditional experience many look forward to each year,
The Nutcracker.  Make a special craft, a snowman ornament, while visiting with friends and enjoying treats.  Little girls will leave with a glittery tiara they will love and little boys will treasure their Nutcracker ornament for years to come.  We hope you will join us for a magical experience before or after an amazing performance of Canyon Concert Ballet's The Nutcracker!
 
Call now 970.221.6730 or visit
www.lctix.com for tickets to both The Nutcracker Tea and The Nutcracker!

Local Artist Bob Coonts at the Fort Collins Museum of Art

The Fort Collins Museum of Art invites you to step into the amazing color-filled world of Bob Coonts. Opening Friday, November 20, this exhibition explores the last eight years of creativity from this beloved Fort Collins artist. In addition to his artistic work, Bob Coonts was also an inspirational teacher and mentor. This exhibition also celebrates his decades of teaching and service with a display of 20 artists and graphic designers that Bob mentored and taught through his business Bob Coonts Graphic Design, Inc  and his thirty-five years as an Affiliate Faculty member at Colorado State University. The exhibition is on display at the Fort Collins Museum of Art through January 10, 2016.

The exhibition features more than 60 original paintings, sculptures and sketchbooks, a Guide by Cell audio tour of select artworks in the exhibition and kid-friendly labels so the entire family can have fun in the exhibition.

Be sure to visit our new ART.EDU.OSITY hands-on education center during this exhibition as we will have new art projects and interactive activities for all age groups where you can learn about color, shape and form through the artwork of Bob Coonts. Bob Coonts will lead a guided tour through the exhibition on Wednesday, December 9 at Noon and Saturday, December 26 at 1pm. Gary Hixon Designs and Vom Fass will sponsor an Open Admission Day for the exhibition on Saturday, November 21 and Saturday, January 9. The goal of Open Admission Days is to provide access to FCMOA's exhibitions and programs to the widest possible audience. Thank you to Gary Hixon Designs and Vom Fass for making this possible.

This exhibition is partially sponsored by Gary and Carol Ann Hixon, the City of Fort Collins, EKS&H, The Coloradoan and KRFC.

About Bob Coonts
In 1963, Bob Coonts earned a Bachelors of Arts degree with a concentration in graphic design and painting from Colorado State University, where he served as affiliate faculty from 1971- 2006. To enrich his years of experience and previous education, Coonts steeped himself in workshops, seminars and classes during the 1990’s. In 1994, following 31 successful years in graphic design and illustration, Bob launched his fine art career. For more information about Bob Coonts, please visit www.bobcoonts.com.

Wild Morphologies

'Our Town" at Fossil Ridge High School

“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? – every, every minute?” Emily asks as she looks back.

Emily is from a small town where the most exciting news is the hometown baseball team.  She walks home from school to do her homework and she drinks ice cream sodas with friends. Hers is a simple life with a simple story.  She has grown up, fallen in love, and started a family.  And yet, she wonders, did she take the time while she was living to celebrate the joys in small every day moments?  If she had the chance to go back and live it again, could she hold onto the beauty of cup of coffee?  Could she savor a morning conversation with her mother?  Could she fall deeper in love?

If we had the chance to go back and live our lives again, could we?

Join us for a timeless American classic, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize- Winning Drama Our Town.  Its message about love and life and death helps us remember who we are and what matters most.   Minimalist sets and props allow us to imagine ourselves in the story.  Connect with people you love and celebrate the joys in everyday moments at:

Our Town
Fossil Ridge High School
November 12-14, 2015 at 7 pm
Tickets $8 for students and seniors     $10 for adults
Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.showtix4u.com  or at the door

www.fossilridgetheatre.com 
Take a look at the legacy of Our Town!   Thornton Wilder Society Legacy Video