Friday, September 11, 2009

i.e. Reading Series at the LOF/t Saturday Sept 12


 i.e. Reading Series
120 W North Ave
Baltimore, MD 21201-5813Saturday Sept 12

Tina Darragh - Deep eco pré, Tina Darragh’s collaboration with poet Marcella Durand, will be published this fall as an ebook by Little Red Leaves. Darragh’s essay “Blame Global Warming on Thoreau?” is included in the )((eco (lang)(uage(reader)) forthcoming from Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs. Along with Jane Sprague and Diane Ward, she participated in the belladonna Elders Series #8 (NYC, June 2009). Tina has no desire to maintain her persona as a mild-mannered librarian since Doug Lang included her in his blog on DC poets.

Doug Lang -
Doug Lang was born and raised in Wales, and has published poetry and novels in the UK. He came to DC in 1973, where he ran the Folio Reading Series in the late 1970s, and where he has taught writing at the Corcoran College of Art and Design since 1976. He was one of the poets representing DC at the recent Poetry of the 1970s conference at Orono. A collection of his selected poems, In the Works, is forthcoming from Edge Books.

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Sunday, September 6, 2009

High Zero Music Fesitval 2009


Live Performances @ Theater Project (and Various Locations - check guide)
Sept 10 through 13

Sound Installations
at the LOF/t through Sept 14/


Major Concerts
September 10th - 13th, 2009
@ The Theatre Project   45 W Preston St.   Baltimore
Click links for detailed set listings.
Thursday Night, September 10th
Doors open 7:30 PM, Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
Friday Night, September 11th
Doors open 7:30 PM, Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
Saturday Matinee (Day), September 12th
Doors open 12 NOON, Performances start 1:00 PM sharp
Saturday Night, September 12th
Doors open 7:30PM, Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
Sunday Night, September 13th
Doors open 7:30PM, Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
Artists:

From Afar:
Martin Blažíček (Prague): projection
Chris Cooper (Massachusetts): guitar
Michael Evans (NYC): drums
Margarida Garcia (NYC): bass
Hans Grüsel (San Francisco): electronics
Killick (Athens GA): harpeggione
Miya Masaoka (NYC): koto, electronics
Ava Mendoza (San Francisco): electric guitar
Kenta Nagai (NYC): fretless guitar, shamisen
Andrea Neumann (Berlin): inner piano
Morten Olsen (Norway / Berlin): drums, supercollider 3
Christofer Varner (Munich): trombone
Raed Yassin (Beirut / Amsterdam): bass
From Baltimore:
Dave Ballou: trumpet
Nick Becker: moog, electric guitar
Shelly Blake-Plock: guitar
Tom Boram: prepared piano, tap shoes
Rose Burt: reeds
Samuel Burt: clarinets, electronics
Max Eilbacher: sax, violin, electronics
Twig Harper: electronics
Jorge Martins: guitar, wild wave
Melissa Moore: electronics, turntable
Stewart Mostofsky: electronics
Paul Neidhardt: percussion, friction
Kate Porter: cello
Will Redman: drums
Workshops
Presentations by visiting and local musicians:
Miya Masaoka (NYC) @ Goucher College
Morten Olsen (Norway/Berlin) @ Peabody Conservatory
Michael Evans (NYC) @ UMBC
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REbirth/DEcay and exhibition @ The Hexagon

Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 6:00pm


September 12th - October 2nd: The Hexagon presents: REbirth/DEcay, an exhibition of local artists who interpret concepts of rebirth and decay, curated by Anna Louise Jiongco. Featured artists include: Sarah El-Jellad, Jared T. Fischer, Brian Casey, Scotbot, and Anna Louise Jiongco.

A recent graduate from Towson University with her BA in Painting, Sarah El-Jellad uses organic transformations of color and space to express gruesome and delinquent figuration. In this exhibition, El-Jellad explores ideas relating to wounds inspired by her mother’s terminal illness and eventual passing away. Many of the “wounds”depicted in this body of work are tumors, which are chosen to reflect the medical and emotional understanding of growth.

Jared T. Fischer studied English literature at Goucher University. Fischer investigates conflicts between material and surface to suggest the rebirth and decay of his own consciousness and working process. Fischer is a mixed-media artist who also explores writing, music, and performance in his art as well as in his band Mr. Moccasin.

Brian Casey is currently a student at the Aveda Beauty School. He uses his experiences with graffiti, fashion, and escapism to create works that layer color and dynamic lines. Many of his works are an interplay of figure and space, blurring the lines between style, fashion, expression and energy.

Scotbot is a current MICA student, originally from Washington, DC. Scotbot is known for DJing high-energy dance parties in DC and uses his talent across mediums to visually promote his musical endeavors. Many of Scotbot's artworks demonstrate the same exuberance and energy
that he invests in creating these dance parties and can easily depict them in his work.

Anna Louise Jiongco is currently a student at Towson University and continuing her photographic studies at MICA. Anna Louise expresses whimsical situations that are a little awkward, humorous, sexual, and surreal. Using abstractions of space and figure, Anna Louise creates spaces reinterpreted as another way of looking at psychological dimensions. Many of her works can be seen as social and emotional critiques more often with performance art and photography but are still highly evident through her paintings as well.

The Hexagon is a community run gallery and performance space in the Station North Arts District of Baltimore, Maryland. The focus of the space is to eliminate segregation in the community by providing a forum for collaboration between artists of diverse backgrounds, to mentor local arts organizers, and to provide educational public arts
workshops. Our facilities and services are made available to all artists who need a place to exhibit, perform, or create their original artwork, especially those who cannot obtain space to exhibit or perform from traditional sources because of financial or other limitations. For more information about the space, please visit http://www.hexagonspace.com.
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The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute @ The Strand

Opens Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 8pm.


Can one be opportunistic in a time of universal selflessness?

The Strand Theater is proud to present The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute as the first production of its 2009-2010 season. The Strand Theater has occupied space in the Station North Arts District for one year. In the Strand’s short tenure, it has proven itself as a theater willing to take risks. Only producing new works its first season, the Strand’s second season includes a mix of both published and unpublished works. The Strand has orchestrated a season rich with women’s voices. Three of the four plays produced are written by women and highlight the female perspective. “This season we are putting it all on the line. We want to give Baltimore a reason to see theater, and this season is creative, relatable, and risky,” states Artistic Director, Jayme Kilburn.

The Mercy Seat is a 2002 play by Neil LaBute that was among the first major theatrical responses to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Set on September 12, the play concerns Ben (Schreiber), a man who worked at the World Trade Center but was away from the office during the attack with his mistress Abby, who is also his boss. Expecting that his family believes that he was killed in the towers' collapse, Ben contemplates using the tragedy to run away and start a new life with his lover. The Mercy Seat continues Neil LaBute’s unflinching fascination with the often-brutal realities of the war between the sexes. In a time of national tragedy, a man and a woman explore the choices now available to them in an existence different from the one they had lived just the day before.

The Mercy Seat is directed by Danielle Young who is a recent graduate of Frostburg State University and Strand Theater Company Member. Danielle is joined by Lighting Designer and Stage Manager, Alec Lawson, who is a staple at Run of the Mill Theater. Kasey Arnold, who plays the role of Abby Prescott, is making her Baltimore debut after graduating from Christopher Newport University. R. Brett Rohrer stars as Ben Harcourt; this is Brett’s third production with the Strand Theater. Brett has also been seen at Spotlighter’s Theater, Heritage Theater, and Laurel Mill Playhouse, where he served as Board President for two years.

The Mercy Seat opens Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 8pm. The Baltimore debut of The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute begins with a reception prior to the performance with refreshments donated by Joe Squared and Tapas Teatro.  Following the performance, a talk back will take place with the cast and crew of The Mercy Seat. The Mercy Seat runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays until October 4th.

Production dates:
Thursday, September 10th at 8pm ($5 Preview Night)
Friday, September 11th, 18th, 25th, and October 2nd at 8pm
Saturday, September 12th, 19th, 26th, and October 3rd at 8pm
Sunday, September 13th, 20th, 27th, and October 4th at 2pm

Tickets are $15. Students, Seniors, and Broke are $10. Tickets can be reserved by calling 443-874-4917 or by clicking TICKETS. Enter online code: BROKE to receive discount. Tickets are available one hour prior to each performance at the Strand box office.

The Strand Theater is a community theater dedicated to providing opportunities for women artists, writers, designers and directors. With a focus on producing original works, the Strand hopes to foster a love of theater for a new generation of patrons. 
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Domestic Treasures @ Metro Gallery. September 12

Metro Gallery
1700 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Opening: Saturday, September 12, 2009 – 7 p.m.
DJ Nugget and DJ Eskimodane play music. 7-10
Baltimore artists Natasha Tylea and Elena Johnston welcome seven notable local artists to showcase their domestic treasures. This exhibition is about the objects that we, as artists, assign meaning to. The private shrines we create in our intimate spaces, studios, and bedrooms. It is important to celebrate not only the artists’ creations, but the stuff that they find inspiration in. These simple objects work together to explain the way these artists interpret themselves. The show will take the form of installations complete with tokens and collections.
Participating Artists:
Monique Crabb takes photographs and is a director of the Current Gallery.
Shaun Flynn is a Baltimore musician who makes posters and sculptures.
Katherine St Paul Hill is a singer of Lexie Mountain Boys, makes drawings, and decorates cakes at Charm City Cakes.
Elena Johnston is an illustrator who publishes art books.
Dina Kelberman is a part of Wham City and makes comics.
Victoria Legrand is the singer for Baltimore band, Beach House.
Stefani Levin is a part of Wham City and makes puppets.
Katie Rose makes drawings, loves maps, and decorates cakes at Charm City Cakes.
Natasha Tylea makes photos, melts metal and mixes music.
Tickets: Free
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