15th Annual Poetic and Musical Spotlight

Saturday, August 17,

7:30 PM -9:30

This program is free and open to the public

Sandra Nelms-Ludwig started this annual poetry and music presentation in 1999. This year we are excited to announce it will be held at the Bower Center on August 17th at 7:30pm. This annual event spotlights local poets and musicians. Each poet will read his or her original poems. Local musicians will play various musical instruments and sing original and favorite covered songs. The musical selections will be interspersed throughout the poetry reading. This year’s participants include 92 year old, Rev. Allen Blanks, who will return to read his original poetry and poetry written by his mother; Lovely Zion Chorus with foot-patting gospel harmonies; and teen, Sully Smither, songwriter and guitarist who will perform his latest songs.

Participants

Participant	Performance	Community
Rev. Allen Banks	Original Poetry	Lynchburg
June Hamlett	Original Poetry	Lynchburg
Barbara Wood	Original Poetry	Evington
Bobby Ray Kendricks	Original Poetry	Martinsville
David Henley	Original Songs	Salem
Sully Smither	Original Songs and Guitar	Smith Mt. Lake
Susan Massie	Original Poetry	Big Island
Lovely Zion Chorus	Gospel Music	Town of Bedford
Joy Barefoot	Original Poetry	Town of Bedford
Charlotte Farley	Singing and Piano	Town of Bedford
Sandra Ludwig	Original Poetry	Town of Bedford

Come and enjoy an evening of creative expression from talented individuals in our community. For more information contact the Bower Center or Sandra Ludwig at 540-874-4723.

Second Friday - Awards reception for Bower Center's 2013 National Juried Exhibition

Imaginary World by Stephen Brailo
and
Highland Orchard by Emmy Krick

Roanoke artist Susan Jamison, Juror/Judge for the 2013 Bower Center National Juried Exhibition, will present the awards this evening at 6PM in the Concert Hall Gallery. 55 works by 29 artists comprise this exhibit that hangs in the Concert Hall Gallery, Terrace Gallery and Main Lobby Gallery.

The exhibit continues through Saturday, August 31.

Bower's July Arts Camps

Music
Pottery 
Papier Mache 
Mosaics  
Photography 
Digital Art 
Drawing & Painting ... 
creative enrichment activities, 
that, in addition to new kids, 
others have been returning 
to enjoy year after year.


A two room pottery studio - one space for slab building and one for wheel thrown pottery await students.

A classroom with two large tables and shelving with various types of glass and porcelain tiles, glass nuggets, pebbles and other materials inspires creative designs for lasting mosaics.

The Terrace Gallery is transformed into a classroom for papier mache and drawing and painting during arts camps weeks and students not only create their own work but are inspired by current exhibitions. 






In the background are several art works in the 2013 Bower Center National Juried Exhibition.

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2013 Bower Center National Juried Exhibition is up!

Susan Jamison is the juror/judge for Bower Center's National Juried Exhibition that was just installed. Exhibit committee members, Rob Jarvis, Pat Dougherty, Revelle Hamilton and Dotti Stone handled the installation of 55 arts works that include 2-D and 3-D works in a variety of media.

A reception will be held on Second Friday, August 9, 5-8PM and the awards will be presented by Susan Jamison at 6. Resident artist and pianist Karen Carter will provide music for the evening.

The exhibit will remain up through Saturday, August 31.

Second Friday Welcome Committee! Rob Jarvis

A nice steady stream of visitors dropped in on Second Friday, July 12 ... and who could resist the friendly face and charm of our official greeter Rob Jarvis at the front door.

Please note the reminder of Another Roadside Attraction next to the table.
Mark you calendar for Saturday night, July 27, 7:30 PM.

Arts Camp - "Y" week

Pottery

Area "Y" youth from Goodview, Forest and Bedford "Y"s returned to Bower Center for a second summer of a three-day arts camp. Each day a different "Y" group came in, the younger children in the morning and older in the afternoon.

Painting

Making selections for a mosaics project

Karen leading a cup dance

Classes included Pottery, Painting 
& Drawing and Mosaics on Tuesday and Wednesday, and those, plus dance on the third day. Judy Hylton, Linda Keltz, Dan Perkins, Dotti Stone and Karen Carter rounded out the team of instructors.

It was a crazy, hectic, fun few days and the kids had such a great time with these hands on creative activities.

We look forward  to having them back the summer of 2014.