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Irish artist exhibit features reflections of the land left behind in
November exhibit
Arts in Bartlett presents an exhibit of pastels and acrylic paintings by
Lisa Callaghan from November 1-29 at the Bartlett Village Hall Art Gal-lery on the 2nd Floor, 228 S. Main Street. The exhibit is open during Vil-lage Hall business horus.
A reception will be held in the Village Hall gallery on November 18 from 6 to 7 pm. All are welcome to join us for this free event to visit with the artist and enjoy refresh-ments.
Now living in Bartlett, Irish artist Lisa Callaghan has been painting and drawing since her earliest memories began. Travel and a love of discovering distant cities and foreign landscapes and their natural and manmade structures have long been the inspiration of many of her oil paintings and pre-vious exhibitions in her native Ireland.
Her yearning for the land left far behind led her to name her ex-hibit “Reflections.” Scenes of the picturesque island that was once her home haunt this collection of work.
“The memories of the shifting light, inky skies, transient shades of green, crashing waves, barren coastline, and the age –old traditions in-spired me to begin exploring this subject matter in a new al-most romanticized light,” she said. “Ultimately, this remote landmass still holds a very sacred place in my heart; a place that I struggle to fill.”
She said she aimed to capture the beauty of light, its movement and ef-fect on color intensity in the environment in her work.
Arts in Bartlett Calendar
November 1-29 “Reflections” Lisa Callaghan Exhibit Mon-Fri. 8:30AM-4:30PM Sat. 9am-Noon. Bartlett Village Hall Art Gallery, 2nd Floor, 228 S. Main St. Free
November 18 Lisa Callaghan Exhibit Reception 6-7PM, Bartlett Village Hall Art Gallery, 2nd Floor, 228 S. Main St. Free
November 18 Arts in Bartlett Artist Gathering 6:00 p.m. Start at the Artist Reception in Village Hall, 7:00 pm meet in the Arts in Bartlett Arts Center, 215 S. Main
November 24 Arts in Bartlett Board meeting 6:30p.m. in the Log Cabin at Bartlett Park. All members welcome.
December 9 Open House and Ribbon Cutting with Chamber 5-7 pm Arts in Bartlett, 215 S. Main. All members are invited.
December 11 Arts Center Tours 4-6 pm Arts in Bartlett, 215 S. Main.
Annual Holiday Party 6:30 pm Fire Barn, 218 S. Main continued
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Free for Members, $10 for Nonmembers. Reservations required.
630-372-4152.
Bartlett International Chorus
If you like to sing and can read music, we invite you to join us for future concerts. Rehearsal is Wednesday nights at 7PM at the Bartlett Center for the Arts, 215 S. Main St. Contact Rita at 630-956-8814, or email [email protected].
Bartlett Park District 700 S. Bartlett Rd., 630-540-4800
November 8 A Night with Eric Peter Schwartz
7 pm. Folk acoustic musician, songwriter, and comedian. $5. For advance tickets call 847-608-3100, press 2. Bartlett Nature Center, 2054 W. Stearns Rd, James “Pate” Philip State Park .
November 10-12 Holiday Toy & Book Drive for Children Bring new, unwrapped toys and books to the Community Center, 700 S. Bartlett Rd.
Bartlett Public Library 800 S. Bartlett Rd., 630-837-2855
November 11 Seasonal Decorating Workshop
2 pm. Interior stylist Julea Joseph creates the latest looks and fresh and seasonal updates using “good bone”
accessory basics.
November 15 Get Your Fiction Up and Running
2 pm. Fiction Writing Workshop. Don’t know where to start your short story or novel? Have a draft but would like more pizzazz on your first page? This fiction writing workshop will help you learn ways to grab and keep your reader's attention. For writers 18 and older. Seating is limited. Registration
required.
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“Reflections” exhibit cont.
Just in time for Holiday greeting cards
The new Master-works Photography studio in Arts in Bartlett’s Center for the Arts is running a special just for Arts in Bartlett members. If you already a 2014 member or if you join now to be-come a 2014-15 member, you re-ceive a free sitting
for children or family portraits. Windy Brady’s specialty is children but this spe-cial is available for all ages and groups. She is patient and has a special talent for working with special needs children. A variety of packages are available to fit every budget. Remember, portraits are a lasting impression of a fleeting time in your family’s life. Call 262-208-4877 for your appointment today.
Main Street, Skibbereen by Lisa Callaghan Acrylic on Canvas
Inch Strand, Cork by Lisa Callaghan Acrylic on Paper
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Chinese Fine Arts
Society November 23 3 pm. 30th Annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius Scholarship Winners Concert Merit School of Music, 38 S.
Peoria St., Chicago
Tri-Village Garden Club November 19 Craft Project
7 pm Bring a bowl or dish and dried flowers from your garden. Poplar Creek Library, 1045 S. Park, Streamwood, trivilagegardenclub.org or 630-289-4253.
Guitars in Bartlett
Tuesdays 7-9PM. For more info contact Paul Barrath at 847-891-9214.
Next series of Adult Art
Lessons to begin January 8
Due to the busy holiday season, Gayle Frankovitch will begin her next 6-week series of drawing/watercolor classes on Thursday mornings after the New Year. Join her class on January 8 from 10 am. to noon. They will focus on tropical themes to counteract the winter weather. Go to the Adult Art page on artsinbartlett.org to learn more.
COLOR MY WORLD CHILDREN’S ART STUDIO
View our 2014 FALL CLASSES link here
Saturday OPEN STUDIO ART! Now Featuring: Autumn Art Creations! On the hour: 11 Noon – 5 PM Reservations preferred. CALL: 224-208-5707 or Email: [email protected] Available on Saturdays through December 20th, 2014, at our new location, 215 South Main Street in Town Center (a few doors to the right of 2 Toots Grill). Plenty of parking in rear of building; come in our back door. No class on Saturday, Novem-ber 29th due to Thanksgiving break.
Autumn Art Creations Saturday
workshops produced multi-
colored pumpkins with glitter and
painted boxes.
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A glimpse inside
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T he gallery is now open and classes at Color My World Children’s Art Studio and lessons at Dorothy Deen’s
Cello Studio are going strong. Adult art classes on Thursday mornings and arty parties every weekend have
kept the multi-purpose room humming. Windy Brady has had several families for children’s photo portraits
and Jenny Vogt and Linda Kinnaman are hard at work in their studios producing pieces for upcoming shows.
Currently, these artists have works for sale in the gallery: Marianne Andersen, oils; Joanne Barsanti, photogra-phy; Viviana Bermudez, jewelry; Windy Brady, jewelry & photography; Darren Brady, oils; Lisa Callaghan, acrylic & pastels; Gayle Frankovitch, acrylic & watercolors; Linda Kinnaman, mixed media; Wes Kochan, oils; Lucy Litvinenko, oils & acrylic; Melissa Lloyd, ceramics; Lambert Lucietto, ceramic sculptures; Jenny Vogt, pas-tels, prints & holiday cards; and Marilyn Winters, oils, prints and notecards. We are now accepting holiday boutique items, holiday décor and ornaments. New artists will be accepted in February.
If you haven’t had a chance to come by yet, here’s a glimpse inside this little jewel in downtown Bartlett’s
Town Center. Photo credits: Windy Brady
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The multipurpose room with baby grand piano is available for rental for
organizations, business, social meetings, workshops and programs. Here
the table is set for a birthday party. Corporate members get one free rental
a year. Members can rent for $10 an hour and nonmembers $25 an hour.
Did you see this?...
GC Realty put an ad in the November 5th Bartlett Examiner to draw atten-tion to the new Arts Cen-ter. Here Bob Perri is shown with President Rita Lopienski signing our lease. Bob spent months searching for a location and then negotiating our lease. Then he and his wife Marilyn helped get the space ready. Thanks, Bob, for your hard work on our behalf.
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Letter from the President
November Greetings,
T his is the month we often talk about our blessings. We are certainly thankful that we have a new Center for the Arts in the Town Center, which continues to evolve, and we invite you to come see it! It still needs some work and we are in need of funds to make other improvements.
Now, more than ever, we need your support and generosity. If you haven’t done so yet, please invest by participating in our 12x12x12 fundraising campaign. Can you give $12 by the 12th month (December) for our 12th anniversary, or a $12x12 donation of $144, which will cover your 2015 dues at the highest level of Sus-taining Membership? Our goal is to exceed $2,000 in donations by the December 11th Holiday Party and 12th Anniversary. Send a check to Arts in Bartlett or go to our website www.artsinbartlett.org to the New Arts Center page and find the Donate button to make your selection. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we can surpass the goal by the December anniversary? I am sure we can do it! Enhancing the cultural arts in Bartlett is so important to enrich the lives of its residents. It’s still our membership that sustains Arts in Bartlett, a volun-teer-run arts council, so please continue to support us with your membership and invite new individuals, or-ganizations and businesses to join. It is this grassroots advocacy that grows the arts!
One of the reasons we have thrived when many arts councils struggle financially to pay salaries and bene-fits is that we are an all-volunteer organization. That can also mean a undue burden on a few, so we are hop-ing to expand our volunteers. In the new Arts Center, we hope to increase the days and times we man the gallery, especially when parents are bringing their children in for lessons. That means staffing is needed every weekday but Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 to 5. It is a good opportunity to talk to visi-tors about our artists and educate them on what Arts in Bartlett is all about. Training is available. Teens who need service hours are welcome. Just contact us at [email protected] or call Cecilia at 630-372-4152.
We really need our membership’s input and brainstorming on fundraising, sponsorships, membership drives, programming and more. All Arts in Bartlett members are invited to come to the next Board meeting on November 24 at 6:30pm in the Log Cabin. We hope that you feel invested in bringing more arts to Bart-lett, volunteer to join a committee, attend our events, and spread the news about Arts in Bartlett, a vibrant arts council. See you at the December 11th party!
Thanks!
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Just 5 weeks left to bid on an Art Box All 15 entries in the Heritage Days Decorate a Box Contest are on view in Arts in Bartlett’s new Center. Bidding in this silent auction will end at our Holiday Party on December 11. Come see the clever mailbox with letters inside, the tooth fairy box, art and writing boxes, a miniature room and much more! The one with the most bids so far is a writing box inspired by Alice in Wonderland’s riddle “Why is a raven like a writing box,” created by Stephanie FitzSi-mons. The bidding is ongoing in the all-purpose room.
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Arts in Bartlett continues 12x12x12 Campaign
T hank you to those who have already contrib-uted to the 12x12x12 campaign. Those names are listed on the last page of this newsletter. We are nearly 3/4 of the way to the $2,000 goal. All this money and more is needed to finish needed renova-tions to our new Arts Center and to buy items from our Wish List: a convection microwave, track lighting for the gallery, new carpeting for the hallway, more lighting for the performance space, 2 ADA toilets ac-cording to the 2010 state code ($250 each) kitchen cabinets, garbage disposal and much more. This campaign gives all families in Bartlett the chance to participate at whatever level they are comfortable with. Our goal is to reach $2,000 in donations with a one-time donation of at least $12 by the 12th month (December) the end of our 12th year. For those who can give more, we suggest you give $12 a month for a one-time donation of $144, which offers as a bonus a Sustaining Membership until the end of 2015. Or you can choose a gift from our Wish List above. Just send a check to Arts in Bartlett at P.O. Box 8393, Bartlett, IL 60103 or go directly to our website artsinbartlett.org to the New Arts Center page to the Donate button and make your selection. We will recognize all of our donors at our Annual Holiday and anniversary party December 11.
October Artist Reception: “Seeing Nature” Pastels by Jenny Vogt
Jenny Vogt explains her process of creating her bird and
nature works at the artist reception.
Jenny Vogt (far right) talks to admirers of her work in the
Bartlett Village Hall Gallery on October 21.
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T he paint was barely dry when events celebrating the opening of Arts in Bartlett’s new Cen-ter for the Arts began. The first was a “thank you” party for the Board of Directors and the small army of volunteers who gave up evenings and weekends to renovate the former salon. Then the Halloween Fun Fest in downtown Bartlett gave the community an opportunity to visit the center, with an estimated 500 entering the spooky “inner sanctum” for treats. Next are two important events for all members: December 9 — 5-7 p.m. the official ribbon cutting and Open House with the Chamber of
Commerce and special VIP guests. December 11 — 4-6 p.m. Tours of the Arts Center, followed by the Annual Holiday Party
across the street at the Fire Barn starting at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are required for the dinner, which are free to members and $10 for nonmembers. Contact [email protected] or 630 372 4152 to reserve.
Open Houses introduce the
community to the new Arts Center
Lucy Litveninko with three new oil paint-
Bob and Marilyn Perri relax after ad-
miring the results of their painting job.
October Volunteer Thank You Party
Dorothy Deen (center) who has a cello studio in the Arts
Center greets board member Mei Lin (left) and her
friend.
(L-R) Wes Lee K with Marlene and Jim
Palmer in front of Wes’ painting of the
Chicago skyline.
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The three amigos plus dog Tanner carried out a Mexican theme with
Frida Kahlo (Cecilia Green) a sugar skull (Becca Ramirez) and Juanita
(Kathryn Benton).
Halloween Fun Fest
T he 6th Annual Halloween Fun Fest in downtown Bartlett October was the largest ever. Police estimate between 800 and 1,000 were in the parade and then families went to 20 locations for activities and treats. About 500 prizes and treats were given away at the Arts Center to children who spun the “Wheel of Torture.”
Mary Poppins was a popular costume for this
girl and the Malick family. Below are Bert
(Galen), Mary (Kathleen) and Kitty Cat Ava.
This little fairy has to answer the question “How many Art Boxes are there?” to enter the inner sanctum to spin the “Wheel of Torture.”
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Arts & Humanities Month
Village Proclamation honors Arts in Bartlett
(L-R) Arts in Bartlett members Cecilia Green,
Jenny Vogt, Marianne Andersen Iannarelli,
and President Rita Lopienski, were at the
Village Board meeting when Village Presi-
dent issued this proclamation.
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C ircle December 11 on your calendar now and reserve that date to celebrate at our Annual Holi-day Party at the Fire Barn, 218 S. Main St., begin-ning at 6:30 pm. Join in the fun as we have lively bidding wars for the 15 entries in the Heritage Days “Decorate a Box” contest. Come enjoy free food, a cash bar, entertainment and special recognitions of outstanding volunteers. It is free to Arts in Bartlett members, $10 for nonmembers, which can be paid at the door. Reservations are required. If you have not yet seen our new Arts Center, come a little early and take a tour from 4 to 6. It’s just across the street from the Fire Barn in Town Center. There is plenty of parking in the lot behind Town Center, Village Hall and also, Metra spaces are free after 6 p.m.
Seeking crafters for Holiday Boutique Arts in Bartlett is now accepting handmade gift items for holiday consignment sales in the gallery. Good sellers are ornaments, décor, jewelry and other small items. No resale items or kits please. Call 630-372-4152 or email [email protected] for a Holiday Agreement and details.
Need donations for kid’s Bargain Boutique Our Bargain Boutique Section is for kids to shop for family and friends with all handmade items $1 to $5. If you are making gifts or ornaments for the holidays, bring in an extra one in.
Do you have an artificial tree to donate? Upgrading? Downsizing? We are seeking a donation of a new or gently used 7 ft. prelit artificial tree for the new Arts Center. Just give us a call and we’ll pick it up. 630-372-4152 or [email protected]
Official Ribbon Cutting December 9 All Arts in Bartlett members are welcome to come to the Chamber of Commerce Open House and Ribbon Cutting from 5-7 pm. on Tuesday, December 9, to officially dedicate the new Arts Center. Refreshments served.
It’s not to early to plan your Valentine Day’s outing. A great choice is “No Way to Treat a Lady,” a musical comedy thriller presented by Fox Valley Repertory at Pheasant Run, St. Charles as a fundraiser for the Bartlett Center for the Arts. Deadline for tickets through Arts in Bartlett is January 23, 2015 at a special price of $25 for one ticket and $40 for two ticket, a significant cost savings over the box office price of $38 each. Ticket vouchers to be exchanged that night in our block of tickets are available at Arts in Bartlett or online at the “Events’ page at artsinbartlett.org. Call 630.372.4152 for more information.
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A rts in Bartlett has become an associate of Amazon through their charitable site smile.amazon.com to help raise funds for the new Arts Center. A popular shopping portal for gifts and other items, Amazon has created this easy way to give to nonprofits when you order as usual – same products, same prices, same services. Just go through smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com to order and Amazon gives Arts in Bartlett 0.5 of the cost of your order. Here’s how it works: Click here to go to smile.amazon.com and select Arts in Bartlett as your charity. (Be sure not to select “Bartlett Arts Council” that is in Tennessee) Then every time you order on this website, it should indicate at the top of the page that you are contributing to Arts in Bartlett. For more information, go to the “About” page on artsinbartlett.org or call 630-372-4152.
Shop online & help out your Arts Center
Copier Available! Arts is Bartlett is happy to offer our cop-ier to other non-profits and our mem-bers. As a service to our community, you can come in and make color copies for .15 per print and black & white cop-ies for .05 per print. The copier is only available during Arts in Bartlett office hours: Thurs & Sat. 10 to 4 and Fri. noon to 7 pm .
Artist Networking Group on the move at Nov. 18 meeting
The Artist Networking Group meeting November 18 will begin at 6:00pm at the Village of Bartlett 2nd floor gallery for an reception for new member, Lisa Callaghan Doerings-feld, who is exhibiting acrylic and pastel paintings of Ireland. She will share the inspira-tion behind her work and a bit about herself.
Then, at 7:00pm, they head across the street to the new Arts in Bartlett gallery for the rest of their meeting. “We will plan for the coming year,” group leader Linda Kinnaman said, “so please bring ideas, projects or techniques you want to try, or ideas for field trip. If you are willing to lead a meeting, please let us know. We are a small and willing group, so don't let it keep you from sharing something you are excited about. “
The group will reserve 15 minutes at the beginning of the meeting at the Arts Center to share recent art work. All visual artists are welcome to this free event. Please email Linda at [email protected] with any questions.
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New Members Robert Adrahtas Family, Bartlett Jamie Alongi-Girten Family, Bartlett Jessica Alvarez Family, Bartlett Joanne Barsanti, Roselle Lisa Callaghan-Doeringsfeld, Bartlett Julie Carley Family, Elgin Cooper Family, Streamwood Marika Drozdz Family, Streamwood Melinda Dul Family, Bartlett Gayle Frankovitch, Bartlett Sue Kumar Family, Bartlett Jeanne McKinnon Family, Streamwood Nia Patel Family, Bartlett Rekha Rajan Family, Hoffman Estates Julie Sullivan Family, Bartlett K. K. Yan Family, Roselle
2014 Sustaining Members TL & Tom Arends, Bartlett Character Counts Coalition Ruth Beckner, Kevin & Kathryn Benton, Kitty & Shang Chang, CK & Harrison Knapp, Stan & Robin LaBancz Eileen and Lambert Lucietto, Catherine Melchert Anita Werderich
Corporate Members * new 2014
Please support these businesses. *American Chartered Bank, 338 S. Main Bartlett Vision Center PC, 211 S. Main St. *BMO Harris Bank, 335 S. Main St. The Claremont of Hanover Park, 200 W. Lake St. Derango Family Dental, 104 S. Oak Ave. *Event Tex, 847-304-4100; [email protected] * Mary McFarland, ReMax Central, 455 N. Roselle Rd, Roselle IL, 60172. 630-539-4004. marym-cfarland.com A.Mategrano DDS, 164 Bartlett Plaza Renewal by Anderson, Glenview IL Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Rd.
Village of Bartlett, 228 S. Main St
Civic Members Bartlett Parks Foundation Bartlett Public Library Bartlett Woman’s Club Clare Oaks Retirement Community Hanover Township Senior Center Hanover Park Park District
Patron of the Arts Mike & Lori Airdo Jeanette Croonquist Edwards CK & Harrison Knapp
2014 Growth Initiative Donors Jenivef Altintop, Kevin & Kathryn Benton, Mary Beth Block, Kristin Degruy, Margaret Fischer, Ron Greco, Cecilia & Darrell Green, Lisa Hennessy, Marianne Andersen Iannarelli, Colleen Karolewicz, Emily Lam, Shaun Li, Jim & Mei Lin, Angie & Mike Loda, Rita and Larry Lopienski, Catherine Melchert, Larry & Marianne Nyberg, Jim & Marlene Palmer, John & Laura Pepin, Alice Refvik, Pat Russell, Car-lene & David Thompson, Shirley & John Whitmer, Megan Meinhardt
12x12x12 Donors Amy Arvanitakis, Sue Baptist, Stephanie FitzSimons, CK & Harrison Knapp, Robin & Stan LaBancz, Denise Laurin-Donatelle, Jim & Mei Lin, Rita & Larry Lopien-ski, Peg Mueller, Phyllis & Sam Muhling, Marianne & Larry Nyberg, Jim & Marlene Palmer, Greta Pfiefer, Alice Refvik, Paul Samson, Fran Sommers, Jenny Vogt , Paul Samson, Peg Mueller, Marianne Nyberg, Phyllis Muhling, Greta Pfiefer, Carlene & David Thompson, David & Marilyn Winters
Arts In Bartlett Board of Directors President: Rita Lopienski Vice President: Treasurer: Sue Stocks Secretary: Kathleen Malick
Directors at Large: Kathryn Benton, Windy Brady, Darren Brady, Marianne Iannarelli, CK & Harrison Knapp, Wesley Kochan, Mei Lin, Phyllis Muhling, Marianne Nyberg, Jim Palmer Newsletter Editor: Cecilia Green Art Festival: Sue Stocks Bartlett International Chorus and Adult Theatre: Rita Lopienski Village Gallery Managers: Rita Lopienski & Lambert Lucietto
Liaisons Bartlett Heritage Days: Cecilia Green Bartlett Historical Society: Jim Palmer Bartlett Park District: Stephanie FitzSimons Library: Carol Shoenthal
Tri-Village Garden Club: Sue Wells Village of Bartlett: Scott Skrycki Bartlett Woman’s Club: Kathleen Malick Chinese Fine Art Society: Mei Lin Legal Counsel: Mike Airdo
TO CONTACT US Arts Center Director, Cecilia Green, 630-372.4152. [email protected]
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