The BWAC Newsletter presents BWAC news and deadlines, announcements of the art activities of BWAC members and opportunities open to them in the art world. To submit an announcement, send an e-mail to Marvin Schneider at marvinschn@msn.com. Please put your announcement into the body of the e-mail and not in attachments or in picture format. Formatting guidelines: keep text simple and avoid abbreviations, bold fonts, display fonts, underlining, italics, centered alignment and color. If possible use Arial 12 point font. Please write “For BWAC Newsletter” in the subject of your e-mail. Each week the issue is closed on Tuesday night. Announcements are not automatically repeated week after week until the future date of an event, but should be submitted each week separately. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please contact bwacinfo@aol.com PLEASE AVOID ALL CAPS BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE SHOUTING. ALSO MULTIPLE EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!! I hope the show is going well for all participants. Please keep your good news coming to the email address above, and have a great week. — Marvin IMPORTANT DATES June 13: Red Hook Cine Soiree in the Screening Room, 3PM June 14: S. David – Art Speaks, A Poet Responds June 14: Closing Day with Fund Raising Auction. Take down – 6:15 to 8:00PM June 18/19: Thursday/Friday additional Take Down days, 5:00 to 8:00PM, Summer Site Prep begins June 20: Take Down, 11:30 to 4, Site Prep June 21, 24-8 Registration/Installation for Summer Show. Reserve your time slot at http://www.bwac.org/schedule/index.php June 27: New Members Orientation, 2PM July 5: Artists Proof Day, 12-3PM July 11: Opening, Art in Changing Perspectives, with music by The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn FROM THE PRESIDENT 1. Spring Show: Another good weekend. 822 people attended and purchased $4,900 worth of work. I’ll report more next week, but it looks like this Spring Show might slightly exceed last year’s show, in both unit sales and attendance. 2. Summer Show: Art in Changing Perspectives: If you haven’t received your acceptance letter, contact bwacinfo@aol.com. You must confirm your participation by selecting a Registration/Installation time to bring in and hang your work. Please go to http://www.bwac.org/schedule/index.php, follow the directions to register and reserve a time slot. Once a time slot is filled, it is no longer displayed. If you reserved a time slot in the past, the system will have your information. Since we have only three weekends between shows, we are planning on having a couple of week night Site Prep shifts on Thursday/Friday, June 18/19 from 5:00 to 8:00PM, the same time that we have week night Checkout for the Spring Show. You will receive a 50% bonus for working these shifts. If you are interested in working, you can just show up. 3. Development Group: Anyone interested in working on fundraising for their volunteer job, please contact bwacinfo@aol.com . 4. Summer Registration Shifts: We still very much need people to work some of the Summer Registration/Installation shifts. If you’re PC literate and available any of the dates (listed above in Important Dates) please contact bwacinfo@aol.com. 5. Reminder: Check out BWAC’s blog https://bwacblog.wordpress.com and Face Book page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Brooklyn-NY/BWAC-Brooklyn-Waterfront-Artists-Coalition/56898652405 Enjoy! ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. MEMBERS’ NEWS Gerard Barbot will be pARTicipating in the Crest Hardware Art Show. It’s located in East Williamsburg on Metropolitan Avenue near Lorimer Street. The opening is June 13. Go to cresthardwareartshow.com for more info. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… From Rene Murray: I will not be having a Spring studio sale this year. All of the pieces that I am working on will be in a solo exhibition at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY during the month of October, 2009. Please save the date of this opening: Sunday, October 4 from 3 to 5 PM. This show will be a culmination of the series of architectural ceramics that I have been working on for many years. Featured will be clay paintings and wall sculptures that I have never shown before. The opening festivities will be an opportunity for me to share with you the joy that I have had in working on this series. I hope to see you there! During the past year, I have also been putting up a web site which is now ready. It contains an extensive visual gallery of individual pieces, a ceramic biography, my philosophy of work, a calendar of future events, contact information and more. I hope that you enjoy it! renemurrayceramics.com I will not have computer access from June 8th until early July. You can still reach me on my cell phone: 718.875-7153. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Artbreak Gallery presents “Hazy Days” By Gabriele Undine Meyer — a photographic essay spanning one year, June 5th to June 30th. German artist Gabriele Undine Meyer took 16 digital images per day for one full year (May 2008-May 2009), then combined them via transparent layers to create three series’ of work: “Hazy Days”, “Light Days”, and “Dark Days”. The series Hazy Days gives a beautiful impression of painting through photography. The images of Light Days are quite transparent, thus giving a translucent quality to the many layers. Dark Days is a look into the darker side of daily life. This new group of works by Meyer seeks to give an impression of the complexity of everyday life, the thousands of layers of perceptions that humans experience during a single day. The pieces serve to remind us of the little moments, hidden secrets and undercurrents of life that we would normally ignore, opening a world of forgotten treasures that can be rediscovered whenever they are looked at anew. Artbreak Gallery, 195 Grand Street Second Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11211 718 302 1021 info@artbreakgallery.com http://www.artbreakgallery.com ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Salt Marsh Nature Center: Salt Marsh Alliance Annual Art Show Date: Saturday, June 20 through Sunday, June 21, 2009 Time: 11:00 am to 4:30 pm Location: Salt Marsh Nature Center, 3302 Ave U, Brooklyn, NY Details: Seeking local artists and photographers for the Salt Marsh Alliance annual fine art exhibit at the Salt Marsh Nature Center. For more information contact Ellen Hoyt at 718-338-7281 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… From Jane Atlas: My watercolors will be in the The Eleven-Hundred Watercolor Society’s exhibit at The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, from June 7 through June 19. The hours are 1 to 6 pm daily. The opening reception takes place Wednesday, June 10, from 6 to 8 pm. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… From George Brock: I will be part of a group show at Spread Art in East Williamsburg at 104 Meserole Street between Manhattan Avenue and Leonard Street, 4 blocks from the Montrose Ave “L” stop or 7 blocks from Lorimer Street “L” / “G”. Opening Thursday, June 11th , from 6 to 11pm On view Saturday and Sunday, June 13/14 and 20/21. There will also be an artist brunch on Sunday, June 14th from 2 to 4pm at Mojito Loco (next door to Spread Art). ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Rockaway Artists Alliance presents a three stage concert event, part of the Make Music New York 2009 Free Music Festival. Sunday, June 21 beginning at 11AM. Admission is free. Riis Park, plus The Moonstage and sTudio 7 stage at Fort Tilden. Contact: Rockaway Artists Alliance, (718) 474-0861 /Fax (718) 474-4373 E-mail: RockArt116@aol.com Website: http://www.rockawayartistsalliance.org http://www.makemusicny.org. The Rockaway Artists Alliance gets ready to fill the air with sound as twenty-five musical acts, one hundred or more musicians and three Rockaway stages are all scheduled to play a part in the 2009 citywide Make Music New York free music festival. Along with the surf and the seagulls, music will soar over amber sands from outdoors at Riis Park, indoors at the sTudio 7 gallery stage at Fort Tilden, and the open air Moonstage, also at Fort Tilden, from 11am to 9pm on Sunday, June 21. And this day long musical event is completely free. Slated to perform so far on the Riis Park portable stage are Hudson’s Hope 11am, Reda Shay 12pm, Squid 1pm, Off The Grid 2pm, Grayriders 3pm, Rat Trap Bumpkin 4pm, Brutal East 5pm, Observed 6pm and Indaculture 7pm. On Fort Tilden’s outdoor Moonstage will be John Hamilton 12pm, Inside Joke 1pm, Jonathon Roberts 2pm, Hey Stranger 3pm, Nina 4pm, Joint Chiefs Of Math 5pm, Jammin Jon 6pm, Jenny & JP 7pm and Mambo Mantis at 8pm. Also appearing onstage in the sTudio 7 gallery are Lumberjack 1pm, Cosmo’s Moon 2pm, Psyclone 3pm, Going Green 4pm, Angel Face/Head Case 5pm, Primal Etiquette 6pm with Beefcake at 7pm. According to an RAA spokesperson, plenty of room has been left for guest appearances and suprises. RAA works in partnership with the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area and in part is supported by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, JP Morgan Chase, The Independence Community Foundation and Brooklyn Brewery. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. From Steve David: On June 14th, the last day of the BWAC Spring Show, at 3 PM sharp I’ll be responding to over 50 pieces in the show. Please come and take a last day look and listen, as there are many strong pieces in this show. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… CLASSIFIEDS From Belinda Blum: Beautiful studio/office space available July 1st. No fee. Short Term or Long Term lease. 730 sq. ft. $1390 month. Easy to Share if necessary. Wood Floors. High Loft Ceilings. Four Large Windows. Ceiling Fans. Air Conditioner. Located on 13th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) in Gowanus/Park Slope Area. Near F, R and M trains. Great Building. 24 hour access. No living. Please contact Belinda 917-326-0867 or ladyblum@yahoo.com ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… From Agnieszka Golasik: I have one Flat Files 5 drawer unit for sale. Unit is off-white. All drawers work perfectly. Overall condition is very good. Some minor scratches and one little dent. The unit is heavy. The measurements are 40 ¾ “ wide x 28 ¾” deep x 16 3/8” high. Each drawer is 2” high. Asking $265 but price is negotiable. Cash and Carry. I have pictures. I am located in Brooklyn. Please contact Agnieszka at agucha1907@yahoo.com or call me at 347 7023846.
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The BWAC Newsletter presents BWAC news and deadlines, announcements of the art activities of BWAC members and opportunities open to them in the art world. To submit an announcement, send an e-mail to Marvin Schneider at marvinschn@msn.com.
Please put your announcement into the body of the e-mail and not in attachments or in picture format. Formatting guidelines: keep text simple and avoid abbreviations, bold fonts, display fonts, underlining, italics, centered alignment and color. If possible use Arial 12 point font. Please write “For BWAC Newsletter” in the subject of your e-mail. Each week the issue is closed on Tuesday night.
Announcements are not automatically repeated week after week until the future date of an event, but should be submitted each week separately.
To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please contact bwacinfo@aol.com
On with the jacket! Off with the jacket! What season is this? I hope all exhibitors are having a great show. Have a great week and keep sending me your good news at the address given above. — Marvin
IMPORTANT DATES
May 30 In the BWAC Screening Room – ThaiNdY / Siam Rama, 3PM
May 31 UnPlugged in Red Hook Concert – Tina Olsen
May 30/31 Red Hook/Carroll Gardens Open Studio Tour. Go to www.BrooklynStudioTour.com . There is still time to participate. Contact
June 14 Closing Day with Fund Raising Auction. Take down – 6:15 to 8:00PM
June 18/19: Thursday/Friday additional Take Down days, 5:00 to 8:00PM, Summer Site Prep begins
June 20: Take Down, 11:30 to 4, Site Prep
FROM THE PRESIDENT
1. Spring Show: 19 pieces were sold last weekend, averaging about $140 each. Pretty decent for a holiday weekend. Please get your replacements in on Saturday. The show is looking a little empty. (these are the kinds of problems we like to have)
2. Summer Show: Art in Changing Perspectives: Acceptance letters will be sent out this week (if the envelope delivery comes in time). Below is a show description by Show Chair, Anna Hagen.
You can take the theme literarily and explore the possibilities of having the object in front of the picture plane or behind the picture plane, or you can work by giving the viewer a distinct impression of distance not in the ordinary sense, but creating an optical illusion with color or line that illustrates perspective changes.
Or you can take the title to mean changing points of view either by direction, or by subject matter, or by dictum. An unusual point of view from the top looking down or from the floor looking up, or the inside looking out or from the back looking forward. There are many possible interpretations, each personal to your own personal universe that you will create for this show.
For artists looking to explore the theme a little further, the 200’s Bay will be exhibiting Art to the EDGE, – a less formal and more versatile way for you to present art work. You can decide how and what works you would like to show.
You can exhibit more than one discipline – drawings, watercolors, and oils; sculptures and drawings. It is more an installation than regimented hanging. You are free to hang your panel in any manner that you like – or chose not to use a panel and hang your work from the ceiling.
There will be very little supervision in Art to the Edge. We will just try to help you implement your ideas. Your imagination is your only limitation.
This show will be a wonderful diversity of creative ideas, as well as presentation.
Since we have only three weekends between shows, we are planning on having a couple of week night Site Prep shifts on Thursday/Friday, June 18/19 from 5:00 to 8:00PM, the same time that we have week night Checkout for the Spring Show. You will receive a 50% bonus for working these shifts. If you are interested in working, you can just show up.
3. Weekly Craft Fair in Conjunction with the BWAC art exhibits: Until or unless NYCreates gets funding for this fair, BWAC will organize a weekly Craft Fair on the esplanade at 499 Van Brunt. It will be open on the same days and times as the BWAC art shows. BWAC will not charge any sales commission. The NYCreates tables, chairs, umbrellas and stands will be available on a first come/first served basis. The Craftspeople will be responsible to take out and return all supplied materials like carts, tables, chairs…Setup will be from 10:30 to noon each day. Take down will be from 6 to 6:30 each day. The Craftspeople will be responsible for collecting and paying all sales tax. The Craftspeople will have to join BWAC and pay the $100/calendar year membership fee as well as $20 in cash each weekend they participate.
If you need more information please call Bob at 646-552-6640.
Enjoy!
John
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MEMBERS’ NEWS
“Other Visions, Other Rooms”, an art exhibition of Brooklyn artists (including six BWAC Artists)
Date: May 28 through June 30, 2009
Place: The King Richard Carriage Houses, 91-99 King Street, In Red Hook, Brooklyn N.Y.
Hours: Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M.
Opening reception: May 28th, 2009 from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. with cocktails at sunset.
Directions: From Brooklyn: B61 and B77 Buses, from Manhattan: Water taxi to Red Hook
Artists in Brooklyn command a unique place in the world and our borough hosts one of the highest concentrations of resident artists anywhere. The artists selected for this exhibition have a history of living and being informed by the world around them combined with a dedication to their vision. The choice of artists reflects wide ranging points of view as well as varied styles and materials. This variety is the natural outgrowth of artists whose work does not reflect the current trends so much as their own belief in following “inner” instead of “outer” career directions. Among the exhibitors are Audrey Anastasi, Joseph Anastasi, C. Bangs, Anders Knutsson, Leon Nicholas Kalas, Louise P. Sloane, Stephen Basso, Ellie Winberg and Mauricio Morillas and Dan Marino.
The exhibition space is set in dramatic custom town houses, featuring 18 foot ceilings; the works reflect the newly emerging spirit of Brooklyn amidst the historic Red Hook neighborhood backdrop. This exhibition has been sponsored by Prudential, Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Brooklyn, NY and curated by Leon Nicholas Kalas, a Brooklyn Independent curator.
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Arlene Horton will have her solo show “Senior Moments” from June 2 to June 13 at New Century Artists, 530 West 25th Street, 4th floor, NYC. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 6pm.
Reception, Saturday June 6th ,3pm to 6pm
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From Steve David:
Mike Deutsch’s images are the June solo show at the Tea Lounge, 254 Court Street between Butler and Kane Streets. The Opening is Monday, June 1, 6:30 to 9 PM.
Arden Suydam’s show is currently on view at the Tea.
On June 14th at 3 PM I’ll be doing my reading-tour, followed by the Silent Auction, to close the BWAC spring show.
As of May 24th, there are 69 art-poems and collaborations with 39 artists, on my blog at www.theskaldicsoul.blogspot.com
I did 2 readings for The Society for Art of the Imagination, one at Interart Gallery in Chelsea on May 7th and the other at Seed Gallery in Newark, NJ, on May 9th. Both went exceedingly well.
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From Renee Radenberg:
Three of my sculptures are in the The Pen & Brush, Inc, Sculpture Art Exhibition in Manhattan, NY from May 28th to June 28th.
63rd Sculpture Exhibition Gallery Hours: Thursday to Friday 4 to7 PM, Saturday to Sunday 1 to 5 PM.
16 East 10th Street (between 5th and 4th Avenues), New York, NY 10003 (212) 475-3669 www.penandbrush.org
All are welcome to the opening reception on Saturday, May 30th from 2 to 5pm. Looking forward to seeing you there.
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I would like to extend an invitation to Lucky Gallery Open House to celebrate the re-opening of Lucky Gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn on Saturday, May 30 from 6 to 9pm. The celebration will continue into Sunday with the first weekly “Lucky Sunday”, a series of events which will include food, drink, artist talks, performances and workshops at Lucky Gallery.
For the opening, Lucky Gallery will be featuring an exhibit called 5”x 5” @ $5, which is a collection of photographs taken with plastic cameras. All photos are 5” x 5” and available for sale for $5 each. The exhibit will run from May 30 to June 30, and will be hung with wire and clips in such a manner that all visitors can freely rearrange how and where they are displayed. All work will be replenished as it is sold over the month, creating an ever-changing environment.
Lucky Gallery will be open weekends from 1 to 6 and is located at 176 Richards Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York. Lucky Gallery works with underrepresented and emerging artists looking for a venue to share creativity and ideas in a supportive environment. If you are an interested in working with the gallery or need more information please contact Laura Arena at laura@luckygallery.com.
Exhibition Dates: May 30 to June 30, 2009
Gallery Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 6 and by appointment only
Open House: Saturday May 30, from 6 to 9 PM
I am really looking forward to meeting BWAC artists and hopefully working with many of you in the future. Thank you, Laura Arena
Lucky Gallery, 176 Richards Street, Brooklyn NY 11231 http://luckygaller.com 617 417 3899
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From Dan Marino, Brooklyn Studio Tour Chairperson: www.brooklystudiotour.com
You are invited! Come out next weekend to a walking tour that includes a viewing of art in each artist’s studio, live entertainment, garden tours, pre and post parties and a couple of gallery visits!
This is a great way to view a multitude of art from different mediums (we have photography, sculptures, painting, woodwork, clay works, glass works and much more!). There are 2 trails you can take on Van Brunt and Columbia Streets with many interesting spots along the way.
Go to www.brooklynstudiotour.com for more details and a complete schedule of events from Thursday evening 5/28 to Sunday 5/31.
A tour map can be printed here -> 2009 TOUR MAP – CLICK HERE The studio tour is sponsored by: Marion Photography, BWAC, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, FILMSONARTISTS.COM, Giardini Pizzeria
| I hope to see there. Let me know you are coming and I will find you out there!! (or you can make it easy and visit me at the Extreme Paper Studio on 160 Union Street. I will have photography displayed here and at 91-99 King Street) |
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CLASSIFIEDS
Photography of your artwork: painting-drawing-sculpture. 10% off for new BWAC customers.
Reproduction quality transparencies and/or digital images of your paintings and sculpture. Ten years experience of making images to museum catalog standards. All images put on a CD. Reasonable rates. Reliable service. Please click on the link below for samples and rates:
http://robertherman.com/photoart.html email: robert@robertherman.com Studio: 212 842 0395 Cell: 646 387 6189
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Summer Art Courses at Cooper Union Taught by Shelley Haven www.shelleyhaven.com .
Pastels, Mondays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM; 8 sessions, $275; June 1 to July 20
Drawing and Painting the Landscape: Plein Air, Tuesdays, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM or 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM; 9 sessions. $300; June 2 to July 28
Life Drawing, Thursdays, 2 to 5 PM; 8 sessions, $275; June 4 to July 23
Life Drawing Studio, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:30 PM; 8 sessions, $275; June 4 to July 23
To register, call Cooper Union Continuing Education at 212.353.4195
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Studio space available at the Court Street Clay Studio.
A share in the space is available for $500 a month including basic electric, not including firings, and carting fees for garbage. The studio is the first floor and the basement of a building on Court Street between 9th and Garnett Streets in Brooklyn, close to the F and G trains. It is wired for up to three kilns.
While the space is designed for clay work, artists working in other media are welcome. A total of four shares must be filled by the end of May to begin by July 1. One month rent and one month security is required to hold a share. Checks will not be cashed until all shares are rented and not before June 15. Rent for August and subsequent months would be due the 15th of the month prior. You may share your space with another artist
If you are interested in seeing the space, please e-mail Lisa Lincoln, llincoln@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
BWAC Newletter for Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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The BWAC Newsletter presents BWAC news and deadlines, announcements of the art activities of BWAC members and opportunities open to them in the art world. To submit an announcement, send an e-mail to Marvin Schneider at marvinschn@msn.com.
Please put your announcement into the body of the e-mail and not in attachments or in picture format. Formatting guidelines: keep text simple and avoid abbreviations, bold fonts, display fonts, underlining, italics, centered alignment and color. If possible use Arial 12 point font. Please write “For BWAC Newsletter” in the subject of your e-mail. Each week the issue is closed on Tuesday night.
Announcements are not automatically repeated week after week until the future date of an event, but should be submitted each week separately.
To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please contact bwacinfo@aol.com
I’m not worried. John Sloan didn’t sell anything for a long time also. But the show really does look beautiful, and hats off to all who worked to put it together. Keep your good news and dire warnings (see below) coming to the e-mail address given above, and have a great week. — Marvin
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After a wonderful opening weekend, I have some very sad news to report. BWAC member, Brian Young passed away last week. Even if you only knew Brian a little, I’m sure you recognized what a smart, kind and talented guy he was. His paintings were humorous, sensitive, and masterfully executed. We will really miss him.
Brian’s friend Jonathan Stone sent us the following information and asked us to share it with the BWAC member:
Brian Steven Young
(March 18, 1967 – May 7, 2009)
Brooklyn, NY: Thursday, May 7, 2009. Age 42. He is survived by his parents, Lysle and Hedwig Young of Webster; brothers, Daniel (Diana) Young of GA; Gary Young of Rochester and Greg Young of Webster; aunts, uncles and cousins. Brian was a painter and a poet. He graduated from Webster High School and Syracuse University.
His family will receive friends on THURSDAY 7-9 PM at the funeral home. On FRIDAY please join his family at Peace of Christ Parish at St. Ambrose Church (25 Empire Blvd.,Rochester) for his Funeral Mass at 12:15 PM.Contributions may be directed to bwac (a non profit organization for artists) c/o OHM, 76 Degraw St., Brooklyn, NY 11231.
PROFETTA FUNERAL CHAPEL 1650 Empire Blvd.Webster/Penfield”
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The funeral home website is www.profettafuneralchapel.com/index.cfm.
You can find Brian’s page by looking under “Recent Obituaries” on the
right-hand side.
IMPORTANT DATES
May 16 In the BWAC Screening Room – HOME, Emmy award winning documentary by Brooklyn filmmaker Dawn Scibilia, 3PM
Making Books Sing presents The Museum Trip at 1:30 and 2:30
May 17 UnPlugged in Red Hook Concert – Chris Lind & Friends, 3PM and 4PM
May 30/31 Red Hook/Carroll Gardens Open Studio Tour. Go to www.BrooklynStudioTour.com . There is still time to participate. Contact
Jun 14 Closing Day with Fund Raising Auction. Take down – 6:15-8:00PM on Sunday, Thur/Fri Jun 18/19: 5:00-8:00PM, Sat Jun 20, 11:30-4
FROM THE PRESIDENT
1. Spring Show: Opening Day saw lots and lots of people. The show looks wonderful. Our thanks go to Dawn, Scott and everybody who worked so hard to make it such a success.
67 pieces were sold (as compared with 60 last year’s Opening Weekend), however the total dollar sales were down by 40%. We are feeling the economy.
2. Weekly Craft Fair in Conjunction with the BWAC art exhibits: Until or unless NYCreates gets funding for this fair, BWAC will organize a weekly Craft Fair on the esplanade at 499 Van Brunt. It will be open on the same days and times as the BWAC art shows. BWAC will not charge any sales commission. The NYCreates tables, chairs, umbrellas and stands will be available on a first come/first served basis. The Craftspeople will be responsible to take out and return all supplied materials like carts, tables, chairs…Setup will be from 10:30 to noon each day. Take down will be from 6 to 6:30 each day. The Craftspeople will be responsible for collecting and paying all sales tax. The Craftspeople will have to join BWAC and pay the $100/calendar year membership fee as well as $20 in cash each weekend they participate.
If you need more information please call Bob at 646-552-6640.
Enjoy!
John
MEMBERS’ NEWS
From John B. Conroy:
Attention all artists – especially those who have web sites. This is to inform you of a banking and mail fraud (scam) targeting artists.
Several of us have been contacted by a Susan Miles, representing herself as a potential client. After negotiating with you to purchase some of your art, she advises you that she and her husband are moving to South Africa, and she is in Texas expecting a baby. Susan ‘freight forwarder’ may event contact you about picking up your art.
Susan then advises that her husband has made a mistake and is sending both the payment of the art and for the services of the ‘freight forwarder.’ She asks you kindly to cash the check take your fee and send a check to the freight forwarder. At this point hit the delete button, your potential client is a scam artist.
Do not be fooled – this is a basic scam, and the check that you received will be ‘stopped paid’ and you will eventually owe your bank the full amount of the check. I have contacted the nation US Postal Service’s Fraud task force and am waiting for further feedback since in today’s mail I received the check. If you receive a check, do not cash or deposit it. If possible, do not touch the check since there may be finger prints that could be identified. When receiving such a request from someone you do not know, first insist on the person’s phone number and address. This would allow you to track the person and the request; if the request is a scam, most likely you will not hear further from this party.
Even if your bank tells you that the check has “cleared’ the scam artist has 30 days from the receipt of their bank statement to stop payment on this check, and this is how they get their money. If you mail them your check or send them your art, you will loose the value of your art and/or be responsible for the entire check amount that you received.
If you receive another Email from this party – hold your temper – and hit the delete button. Do not respond further. Instead, Contact the national Postal Inspector’s office at 1-877 876 2455, prompt # 4 for the Fraud taskforce; or go to www.usps.com/postalinspectors . If you call in the AM you may reach a live person. Please do this if in any way you have been further involved financially. Request that they send you a complaint-filling package and so you can enclose all Emails, check etc.
The US Postal Inspector’s office is interested in all fraud complaints and they will direct you accordingly. Even if you don’t receive a check and had deleted this scam, you are encouraged to file a complaint through this website listed above, or you can go to www.ic3.com , which is a liaison group with the FBI and white collar crime enforcement. Also, you can look at www.fakechecks.org for additional information.
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From Joanna Reynolds, Assistant to the Executive Director, Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership www.myrtleavenue.org :
I am writing to you about a project that I am working on for MARP’s 10th Anniversary. We are beginning the process of putting together a community archive of Myrtle Avenue, focusing on the neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, that captures the past, present and future through oral histories, images, original artwork, collage, found objects, personal artifacts, photographs, handwritten documents, stories, recordings, creative interpretations, receipts, menus, and mappings of life on Myrtle Avenue.
This archive will become a ttime capsule representing the past, present and future of Myrtle Avenue’s public life in order to preserve it for future generations. In September, the contents of the time capsule will be displayed either at the Brooklyn Historical Society or in a space somewhere in the Myrtle Avenue community as a celebration of Myrtle and MARP’s 10th Anniversary.
As Brooklyn-based artists I am reaching out to you for your ideas and creative contributions to our time capsule. Whether you have or would like to create an artwork for this project or have items/photographs/stories etc. that you would like to contribute as well.
Here are two links with more information about the project: http://www.myrtleavenue.org/blog/index.cfm/2009/4/30/Myrtle-Avenue-Time-Capsule http://www.myrtleavenue.org/blog/index.cfm/2009/5/7/Community-Archive–Lets-Build-It-Together
I hope to hear from you soon! Feel free to contact me in the office at (718) 230-1689 or by e-mail joanna@myrtleavenue.org.
MARP LDC / Myrtle Ave Brooklyn BID, 472 Myrtle Avenue, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11205 t: 718.230.1689 f: 718.230.3674
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Art opening: Lafayette Grill and Gallery, 54 Franklin Street, New York City
3 blocks below Canal Street off Broadway 212-732-4449
Spring Ahead Paintings by Barbara Listenik, May 23rd to June 30th 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, May 29th from 5 to 8 PM
Information on artist: www.FierceRelease.com
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CLASSIFIEDS
Studio space available at the Court Street Clay Studio. A share in the space is available for $500 a month including basic electric, not including firings, and carting fees for garbage. The studio is the first floor and the basement of a building on Court Street between 9th and Garnett Streets in Brooklyn, close to the F and G trains. It is wired for up to three kilns. While designed for clay work, artists working in other media are welcome.
A total of four shares must be filled by the end of May to begin by July 1. One month rent and one month security is required to hold a share. Checks will not be cashed until all shares are rented and not before June 15. Rent for August and subsequent months would be due the 15th of the month prior. If you are interested in seeing the space, please e-mail Lisa Lincoln, llincoln@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
BWAC Newsletter – Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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The BWAC Newsletter presents BWAC news and deadlines, announcements of the art activities of BWAC members and opportunities open to them in the art world. To submit an announcement, send an e-mail to Marvin Schneider at marvinschn@msn.com.
Please put your announcement into the body of the e-mail and not in attachments or in picture format. Formatting guidelines: keep text simple and avoid abbreviations, bold fonts, display fonts, underlining, italics, centered alignment and color. If possible use Arial 12 point font. Please write “For BWAC Newsletter” in the subject of your e-mail. Each week the issue is closed on Tuesday night.
Announcements are not automatically repeated week after week until the future date of an event, but should be submitted each week separately.
To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please contact bwacinfo@aol.com
Please stop by panel #136 upstairs on Saturday and meet the guy who changes all of your “btwns” to “betweens” and all of your multicolored 20 point Pussycat to plain old Arial 12 point. Looking forward to meeting readers, and best wishes for a great show. — Marvin
IMPORTANT DATES
May 6/7/8 Final Site Prep, 11 to 5
May 9 Opening, music by The Loose Marbles
May 10 Music by jazz guitarist, Ron Jackson
FROM THE PRESIDENT
1. Weekly Craft Fair in Conjunction with the BWAC art exhibits. This is starting on opening day.
Until or unless NYCreates gets funding for this fair, BWAC will try to organize a weekly Craft Fair on the esplanade at 499 Van Brunt. Our plans are the following:
1. The Craft Fair will be open on the same days and times as the BWAC art shows.
2. BWAC will not charge any sales commission.
3. Four or five peddler carts will be available.
4. The NYCreates tables, chairs, umbrellas and stands will be available on a first come/first served basis.
5. The Craftspeople will be responsible to take out and return all supplied materials like carts, tables, chairs…
6. Setup will be from 10:30 to noon each day. Take down will be from 6 to 6:30 each day.
7. The Craftspeople will be responsible for collecting and paying all sales tax.
8. The Craftspeople will have to pay the $100/calendar year membership fee as well as $20 in cash each weekend they participate. (Please bring $120 in cash for the very first weekend of participation if membership fee has not been paid.)
If you need more information please call Bob at 646-552-6640.
2. Spring Show: Opening Day, as you all know, is Saturday. We will be having a Meet the Artists reception. We encourage you all to come to the show, spend some time by your panel and meet collectors.
Below is our email invitation. Please cut and paste it and send to your list.
Opening Saturday…
Named to reflect the resilience and enduring spirit of art in our lives, the Color of Hope, BWAC’s 17th Annual Spring Art Show at the Pier will display the interpretation of hope in 1600 new works from over 300 BWAC members.
Our opening weekend festivities include a Meet the Artists reception on Saturday with music by The Loose Marbles, a traditional New Orleans street band, 3PM. The celebration continues on Sunday, with jazz guitarist Ron Jackson.
Featured artist for this show is Renee Radenberg, who creates objects of beauty of recycled scrap glass and metal.
the Color of HOPE runs May 9 – June 14
weekends only, 1 – 6PM.
499 Van Brunt St./Red Hook, Brooklyn
718 596-2506/7 bwac.org
PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
See you Saturday.
Enjoy!
John
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MEMBERS’ NEWS
Artists Wanted presents Art vs. Design, an international open call for unique talent. Images are power. In this dynamic era, compelling design can move millions and transcendent art can inspire a generation. From cave paintings of early man to today’s industrial designers, art and design have uniquely shaped the world around us, each in its own distinct way. This contest is designed to answer the age old question: What shapes our world more, art or design? Along with creating opportunities for all the artists who participate, they are awarding over $11,000 in prizes. Two Grand Prize winners will be awarded with a gala reception at a major New York City Modern Art Museum, $2009 cash grant, and more. Visit www.artistswanted.org for more information.
Deadline: May 31
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Art in Odd Places 2009: SIGN / Open Call for Artist Submissions:
Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2009: SIGN invites proposals from visual and performing artists interested in the spectacle of daily urban life. In its 5th edition, AiOP takes place on 14th Street, NYC from October 1 to 26, 2009. We encourage artists and performers to explore its length and diversity, tease out its history and intervene imaginatively to encourage visitors, workers and inhabitants to discover it anew. AiOP 2009 is inspired by the many meanings of SIGN: Direction. Ban. Authority. Solidarity. Advertisement. Ownership. Gesture. Enticement. Omen. Signature. Trace. We are looking for work that is as much a sign of the times as a signpost to possibilities. Our interests include but are not limited to artist proposals for walks, tours and maps, (re)uses of public space, site-specific performance, social interventions, artists’ projects with community partnerships, innovative uses of new technology. 2009 guest curators: Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam. AiOP Director: Ed Woodham. Visit www.artinoddplaces.org for more information.
Deadline: May 30
From Steve David:
I have been asked to do a special reading at the Society for the Art of Imagination’s show at Interart Gallery 225 Tenth Ave. between W.23 and W.24 Streets in Chelsea on May 7th. The reading will be drawn from works of 8 to10 of the artists in this show, though not of their works in the show. It will happen at 7:15 PM sharp, for 15 to 25 minutes. For a complete list of the artists in the show, go to www.interartny.com. Street parking on 10th Avenue is legal at 7PM.
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Photography of your artwork: painting-drawing-sculpture. 10% off for new BWAC customers.
Reproduction quality transparencies and/or digital images of your paintings and sculpture. Ten years experience of making images to museum catalog standards. All images put on a CD. Reasonable rates. Reliable service. Please click on the link below for samples and rates:
http://robertherman.com/photoart.html email: robert@robertherman.com Studio: 212 842 0395 Cell: 646 387 6189
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For sale: Sargeant – by Carter Ratcliff. Oversized HC with 338 illustrations, 113 in full color. Except for my name in front, this book is like new. Lists for $85; asking $35, but will negotiate.
Sharp Focus Watercolor Painting: Techniques for Hot-Pressed Surfaces – by George Shook and Gary Witt. Watson-Guptill HC with 70 color plates and 115 black-and-white illustrations. Condition is as above. Lists for $24.95; asking $12.50, but will negotiate.
Contact Robin @718-230-9523 or robinweil@earthlink.net
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| Large Room with attached studio/office for Rent in 5500 sq ft loft.
Loft: Amazing and gigantic, light-flooded space has windows and/or skylights in each room, exposed brick walls and ceilings that are10 to14 feet throughout. Large, open, fully equipped kitchen with spacious dining area connected to larger living room, two full bathrooms, two huge living spaces (the larger is big enough for use holding large events or performances). Located by Brooklyn Navy Yard, off Flushing Avenue. Rooms: Two adjoining rooms currently available in beautiful 100-year-old converted factory building. Rooms are 8.5 ft by 23 ft and 8.5 ft by 9.5 ft (275 sq ft total) with 10.5 ft to 12 ft ceilings. Larger room has a large window (6 ft by 3 ft) at one end that gets direct light in the morning and reflected light in the afternoon. A series of windows lets light into the smaller room from the larger room and from a skylight nearby. Rent: $1500, includes all utilities (heat, electric, water, garbage, cable television and cable Internet [both wi-fi and wired]. First and last months rent ($3000) to move in. Contact: Andrew at 917-532-4080. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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BWAC Newsletter – Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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IMPORTANT DATES
April 23/24 Site Prep Continues, 10 to 6PM
April 25/26 Registration and Installation
Apr 25 Golden Paint Demo, Apr 25, 1PM
May 3 Artists’ Proof Day, 12 to 3:00PM
May 6/7/8 Final Site Prep, 11 to 5PM (or later, please call 596-2507)
*All are welcome. It’s fun and we can really use your help*
FROM THE PRESIDENT
1. Site Prep: We still need help Thursday and Friday. We want to get all the painting done before the weekend, so that there is no wet paint interfere with registration and installation. We will be working both days from 10 – 6PM. Please come if you’re free and put in as many hours as you can.
2. Flyer Distributors needed. You will get 6 or 12 hours work credit for this job. We expect you to find four stores and give them each ~40 flyers per hour. This work credit can be used toward this show or future 2009 shows. We want one person in each neighborhood. Call Jane at 718.596.2506 to see if your area is available and get more details.
3. Spring Show: If you haven’t yet scheduled a time slot to bring in your work, please go to http://www.bwac.org/schedule/signup.php, and follow the directions to register. Registration/Installation days are April 25/26. Each day has four time slots: 11 to12, 12 to 1, 1 to 2, 2 to 3. . Once a time slot is filled, it is no longer displayed. If you reserved a time slot last year, the system will still have your information.
4. BWAC Blog is in the works thanks to Dan Marino. Check it out: https://bwacblog.wordpress.com . Right now it’s only a place to view the newsletter, but in the future it will be expanded. More info to follow in the coming weeks.
5. Board of Director Elections: At Registration you will get a ballot. Please fill it out and stick it in the Ballot Box.
6. Golden Paint Demonstration (with free samples) has been arranged by Linda Gilbert Schneider for Saturday, April 25 at 1PM.
Enjoy!
John
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BWAC Newsletter – March 31, 2009
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The BWAC Newsletter presents BWAC news and deadlines, announcements of the art activities of BWAC members and opportunities open to them in the art world. To submit an announcement, send an e-mail to Marvin Schneider at marvinschn@msn.com.
Please put your announcement into the body of the e-mail and not in attachments or in picture format. Formatting guidelines: keep text simple and avoid abbreviations, bold fonts, display fonts, underlining, italics, centered alignment and color. If possible use Arial 12 point font. Please write “For BWAC Newsletter” in the subject of your e-mail. Each week the issue is closed on Tuesday night.
Announcements are not automatically repeated week after week until the future date of an event, but should be submitted each week separately.
To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please contact bwacinfo@aol.com
One more day and this would have been the April Fools version of the newsletter. You know, all about how the fall show will take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, how the theme will be Invisible Art: Pictures that Can’t Actually Be Seen, how MOMA has bought everything in the up-coming spring show sight unseen, etc., etc. But, lucky for all readers, that won’t happen. Instead, have a great week and keep the good news coming to the email address above. — Marvin
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From the The BWAC Board of Directors
The Effects of the Recession on BWAC
The most lasting contributions of the Great Depression were the roads, buildings, and the work of artists. Artists including writers, musicians, actors, dancers, as well as fine artists, reflect moments of hardship but also illuminated what can be or should be. We need to provide this unique form of guidance again under the current circumstances.
We fear that sales and outside contributions may decline severely during 2009. The exact amount, of course, is unknown. To compensate, the expense budget is being cut wherever possible without sacrificing the integrity of our shows which are the lifeblood of the organization and the members. But in order to weather the crisis there are many ways you can help:
· Please re-new or re-join BWAC.
· If you have friends or relatives who would benefit from membership, please encourage them to join.
· Ask friends and family to make a tax-deductible donation, big or small.
· If you have any ideas to increase revenues or stimulate greater interest in our shows or simply wish to propose any idea in general, please share them.
· Please volunteer to assist BWAC. Volunteering comes in all shapes and sizes and there is much to do for the organization beyond the work entailed in putting on shows.
· Make a really big effort to tell everyone you know to come to the BWAC shows.
· If you have a website or a blog please indicate that you are BWAC member and possibly highlight our show and efforts.
When the recession is over, it would be gratifying to know that BWAC not only succeeded but contributed to the recovery in its own way. So, please help in your own way. You can reach Jane at 718 596-2606, bwacinfo@aol.com
Thank you
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IMPORTANT DATES
April 4/5/11 Site Prep Continues, 9 to 3PM
April 18/19/25/26 Registration and Installation
May 3 Artists’ Proof Day, 12 to 3:00PM
May 6/7/8 Final Site Prep, 11 to 5PM (or later, please call 596-2507)
*All are welcome. It’s fun and we can really use your help*
FROM THE PRESIDENT
We received the sad news of Priscilla Bain Smith’s death.
We will remember her as an excellent artist, knowledgeable art historian, and an art administrator for BWAC and the founder of the Artists Speak series. But most of all, we will remember her as a wonderful person and friend.
We will miss her dearly.
Our sincerest condolences to Janice Jacob, Priscilla’s sister and long-time BWAC member.
1. Site Prep Emergency: Last weekend we fell very far behind, as only one person had shown up by 11AM on Saturday. We now need every carpenter and sheet rock person possible. We are extending the six hours credit for four hours work through Saturday, April 11. We are working from 9AM to 3PM each day. Work any four hours and get six hours credit. (No wall painters needed this Saturday). Heavy lifting is required. Come prepared to work hard and get dirty. If you’re a carpenter, bring your tools. No sign up is required; just come in if you’re available. If you’ve already completed your 18 hours for the Spring Show, additional hours can be applied to the other two shows.
Please note that this year due to our economic situation no lunch will be served, so please come prepared I will make coffee.
2. Spring Show: Spaces are still available. Acceptance letters were mailed! They contain all the information you need for exhibiting in the Show, including the procedure for selecting a time slot for bringing in and hanging your work on April 18/19/25/26. Each day has four time slots: 11 to12, 12 to 1, 1 to 2, 2 to 3. Please go to http://www.bwac.org/schedule/signup.php, follow the directions to register and reserve a time slot. Once a time slot is filled, it is no longer displayed. If you reserved a time slot last year, the system will still have your information.
3. Golden Paint Demonstration (with free samples) has been arranged by Linda Gilbert Schneider for Sat Apr 25, 1PM.
Enjoy!
John
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MEMBERS’ NEWS
Edwin Lopez is having an opening at the Lafayette Grill and Bar.
The Information is as follows:
Friday, April 3rd, from 5 to 7 PM
The Lafayette Grill and Bar
54 Franklin Street (4, 5, or 6 train to City Hall Station)
NY, NY
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Rockaway Artists Alliance is looking for art submissions for our exhibit Geometric.www.rockawayartistsalliance.org for entry forms and details.
Parallel lines and pyramids, boxes, cubes, circles or squares, or any other geometric designs, patterns or shapes form the theme of this show. Media may include photography, writing, film, painting, digital art, sculpture, mixed media and more. Non-objective and abstract art as well as traditional art are all open to bold new twists on familiar lines. All are invited to submit their most interesting and expansive variations and ‘color outside the box.’
Deadline is April 16, 2009.
Please call RAA at 718-474-0861 or visit
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Congratulations to Anthony Almeida best in show “Water”
H2O was the artist formula for Gallery 364’s theme of the month show and sale – “Water” — framed inside the entire first floor of an historic brownstone house on the residential tree-lined block of 72nd Street in Bay Ridge, a destination and home to the area’s growing art colony.
There was a contest for the best in show and honorable mention, a feature of the gallery founded in April 2007 by professional photographer Georgine Benvenuto. Making those waves were two winners. One of these was “Fire Hydrant Frenzy,” a black-and-white photograph taken in 1969 by Anthony Almeida of children splashing in the hydrant’s spray.
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Tabla Rasa Gallery, 224 48 Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), Brooklyn, NY 11220 718. 833-9100 info@TablaRasaGallery.com
http://www.tablarasagallery.com/
The Portrait: Painted and Personal curated by Robin Ross, and Giustina Surbone. This exhibition presents the viewer an opportunity to see beyond traditional portrait painting. Exhibiting artists include Nana Deleplanque, Robin Gaynes-Bachman, Audrey Anastasi, Robin Ross and Giustina Surbone.
The gallery is located a few short “R” subway stops beyond Park Slope, at 224 48th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Brooklyn.
Transportation: From Manhattan, “D” or “N” express train to 36 Street in Brooklyn, cross platform, and take “R” train one stop to 45th Street. Street parking is available.
Tabla Rasa Gallery is FREE and open to the public.
General gallery hours: 1:00 to 5:00 pm, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Call 718.833.9100 for events and schedule updates.
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From Steve David:
On Friday, April 3rd from 6 to 8 Pm at the Tea Lounge, 254 Court Street between Kane and Butler Streets, John Ford and Chris Walter will be there to open their art show ‘Faces and Dreams.’www.theskaldicsoul.blogspot.com and please add any comments good, bad or ‘what the Hell’.
Also check out my blog at
Sorry if you get any duplicate notices, I’m still fixing my e-mail lists.
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