Daniel Kerkhoff: Sisid, Ecuador – Through the Eyes of Its Children
Tuesday, May 1 – Wednesday, May 16
Opening Reception: Friday, May 4th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Gallery Talk: Tuesday, May 8th beginning at 7:00 PM

Lin Lacy: The Conversation Continues
Friday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 30
Opening Reception – Saturday, May 19th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Gallery Talk – Tuesday, May 22nd beginning at 7:00 PM

Northside Reading with Sherry Quan Lee, Anya Achtenberg, and Christine Stark
Sunday, May 20
Three Northside writers, each viewing writing as an act of socialconsequence, visit Homewood Studios to read from their work. Reading begins at 3 p.m.

Improvised Music at Homewood Studios
Monday, May 14
Milo Fine (drum set [bowed cymbals], B flat/alto clarinets), Paul Metzger (stringed instruments), Elaine Evans (violin, pocket trumpet). This trio begins at 7:00 PM; suggested donation $5.

Regular Meetings & Groups

Northside Writers Group
Spring Reading: After the Tornado
Friday, May 11
Members of the NorthSide Writers Group decided to mark that one year anniversary of struggle and successes by offering their thoughts and insights on the devastating event.

NSWG regular meetings are on the second Thursday of the month, from 7 to 9pm. New members are always welcome. Any level of skill is acceptable. For information, please e-mail co-leaders Debra Stone at stone.debra@comcast.net or George Roberts at george@homewoodstudios.com.

Homewood Tai Chi — Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:30am
Questions, please call Beverly Roberts at 612 588-3723 or e-mail her at beverly@homewoodstudios.com.

Ave North, Minneapolis, on May 20th at 3:00pm. The three speak to the diversity of north Minneapolis through their multiple identities, including Jewish, African American, White, straight, lesbian, Chinese, and Native American. Sherry Quan Lee lived in north Minneapolis as a girl. Her groundbreaking poetry book, Chinese Blackbird, was lauded as “a small and powerful miracle” by poet David Mura. Her other book is How to Write a Suicide Note: Serial Essays that Saved a Woman’s Life.

Anya Achtenberg, a poet and fiction writer, is a current resident of north Minneapolis. She is the author of three books. Her forthcoming novel, Blue Earth, is due out in August. Blue Earth delves into Minnesota’s history, including white farmers, Dakota people, and the largest mass execution in the history of the U.S.–the hanging of 38 Dakota men in 1862 in Mankato.

Christine Stark is a writer and visual artist who also lives in north Minneapolis. Her recently released novel, Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation, is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. She has also co-edited an international anthology on sexual violence and penned a poem for a double CD manga recorded by Brooklyn-based Fred Ho and the Afro Asian Music Ensemble.

Homewood Studios is located at 24oo Plymouth Avenue North – www.homewoodstudios.com

Improvised Music @ Homewood Studios

Monday, March 12

Milo Fine (m-drums II [electronics], B flat clarinet [electronics], E flat/alto clarinets) / Erkki Huovinen (guitar, keyboard, contra alto clarinet, harmonica) / Daniel Furuta (cello) / Bryce Beverlin II (percussion, voice). Things start happening at 7p. Suggested donation $5.

Clara Saprasa: Survival

Thursday, March 15 – Wednesday, April 4

Clara began dropping in to our gallery, attending our gallery talks, getting to know us in late 2010. We learned she is a member of the Art History Channel and that her paintings will be featured on the cable TV show “21st Century Artists” in March 2011. Clara has shown her work locally and in New York, Chicago, Kentucky and California.

Regular Meetings & Groups

Northside Writers Group

Meetings are on the second Thursday of the month, from 7 to 9pm. New members are always welcome. Any level of skill is acceptable. We are interested in your enthusiasm, in your story, in your willingness to write. For information, please e-mail co-leaders Debra Stone at stone.debra@comcast.net or George Roberts at george@homewoodstudios.com.

Homewood Tai Chi  — Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:30am

Questions, please call Beverly Roberts at 612 588-3723 or e-mail her at beverly@homewoodstudios.com.