Workhouse Theatre presents “Talley’s Folly”

February 24-March 11 | Directed by Mark Hauck

Winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this is the charming, moving love story of Matt, a Jewish refugee, and Sally, black sheep of the prosperous Talley family, on Independence Day, 1944. Matt has come to rural Missouri to woo Sally, but has been run off the place by her anti-Semitic brothers, and has taken refuge in the family’s dilapidated boathouse down by the river. Sally sneaks away to tell Matt to leave her alone, but she may have another agenda. Smart and feisty, Sally doesn’t fit into society much better than Matt does. Over the course of a magical evening, the two of them begin to wonder if perhaps they’ll fit

Visit www.workhousetheatre.org to purchase tickets.

You can still register for winter term lessons at Camden Music School

Find the music that’s in your heart this winter at Camden Music School! Registrations are accepted at any time during the Winter Term (January 9 – March 17). Tuition is prorated to the number of lessons for which students register. CMS offers Musikgarten early childhood classes, vocal and instrumental lessons, music theory and songwriting classes, and ensembles for all ages. Special family rates and discounts are available. Scholarship applications will be accepted for spring term (April 9 – June 16) beginning March 5.

Class locations:
Camden: Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 3751 Sheridan Ave. N., 55412
Northeast Minneapolis: Grace Center for Community Life, 1500 6th St. NE, 55413.
More information or to register: www.camdenmusicschool.com or 612-618-0219.

Sing-Along FUNdraiser for Scholarships at Camden Music School

Camden Music School presents Leader of the Pack: The Brill Building Sing-Along – 1960s Hits from New York’s Legendary Pop Song Factory. Bacharach & David, Leiber & Stoller, Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Gene Pitney, the Coasters, the Platters, the Drifters, the Shirelles and more. With host Dan Chouinard and song leaders Prudence Johnson, Gary Rue and Cynthia Johnson (of Funkytown fame).

7pm Friday, April 20 at the Capri Theater in Minneapolis. Tickets on sale beginning Monday, February 13.
More event and sponsorship information: 612-618-0219 or e-mail info@camdenmusicschool.com.

Northside Arts News — February 2012 Edition

If you have an item you’d like to place in the next issue of the Northside Arts News, please send it to jeanne.fish@nacarts.org by the 27th of each month.

Read the latest news from our members as well as the numerous of offerings from our northside arts organizations.

Here are some of the highlights from this months newsletter:

• Impressions — Northside @ UROC coming in March
• News from our members
• New classes & workshops @ Mpls Photo Center
• Save the date for Camden Music Schools spring “Sing-Along”
• February “Legends” @ the Capri Theater
• New hours, classes and special NOMI Community Supported Arts program from the Goddess of Glass & Friends
• “Tappy Hour” @ Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts
• New exhibitions @ Homewood Studios, Two Tigers Gallery
• Workhouse Theatre presents “Talley’s Folly”
• News from the Joyce Awards Program, info session for photographers applying for McKnight Fellowship

February Shoppe Hours

Thursday 10am to 6pm
Friday Noon to 8pm
Saturday 10am to 6pm
Sunday 10am to 3pm

Valentine’s Day is Tuesday, February 14th

Special Valentine Shopping Hours

Sunday, Feb 12 – 10am to 3pm
Monday, Feb 13 – 3 to 7pm
Tuesday, Feb 14 – Noon to 5pm

Complimentary beverages and gift wrap PLUS follow me on Facebook and Twitter for special pop-up specials each day. And for the record, you can be your own Valentine. Just sayin’…..

Give a Glass Fusing Workshop Gift Certificate

Glass Coasters – Special Offer $100 for two (save $50)
Dichroic Glass Jewelry – Special Offer $80 for two (save $40)
Fusing Fun! – Special Offer $75 for two (Save $35)
Full class listings and registration information online at www.goddessofglass.com/classes

Beginning Stained Glass registration closes Friday, Feb 3rd at www.mplscommunityed.com. Students will leave after four weeks with two completed projects and enough knowledge to continue crafting on their own! Additional classes are available for those who wish to continue.

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2205 Lowry Ave N, Mpls MN 55411
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Northside Arts Collective members are invited to exhibit their visual art in a juried show at UROC in March. Electronic submissions are due January 27.

UROC is the University of Minnesota’s Urban Outreach/Engagement Center, where hundreds of community and regional movers and shakers meet, on Plymouth near Penn (across from Urban League). Work in the main gallery also gets exposure to the many academic professionals who office or meet at the facility. Hawona Sullivan Janzen, curator, reports that some sales have resulted from past exhibits.

NAC is also seeking music (non-amplified) and other performance art for short programs during the opening which might also be captured in some form to be included in the March exhibit.

Early visual submissions will have the best chance of being used in the printed, media, and on-line promotion of the show.

The gallery can accommodate small items such as jewelry, and large sculptural items, as well as anything that can hang from a rod system. Work is insured while at UROC.

To submit your work: Send email with images (no larger than 1 MB), or with a link to your online gallery identifying the images you’re submitting. Label the email with your name and “UROC” in the subject line. Provide the dimensions, medium, and price, and your contact information. Up to six submissions per member. Deadline: January 27. Email: connect@nacarts.org.

Work will be juried from electronic images and ultimately, in person during installation, by Hawona Sullivan Janzen. Work chosen will need to be on site in late February; artists are responsible for delivering. Receiving dates and times will be announced later.

FAQ’s:

Q: Do I have to be a current NAC member to submit work?
A: Yes. You may join or renew and pay the $35 individual membership with your submission by mailing to: Northside Arts Collective, P.O. Box 11995, Minneapolis, MN 55411. Household memberships are $55 and cover all members of the household. Students are $25, businesses and organizations $85.

Q: I’m not sure if I’m a member already, who can I check with?
A: Send an email to jeanne.fish@nacarts.org.

Q: Is this a themed show?
A: Only in that if a piece makes an obvious geographic reference, the scene should be in North Minneapolis (Camden and Near North as defined by City of Minneapolis). Subjects can be abstract or concrete, simply the art of people living, working, or otherwise connected with this area and members of Northside Arts Collective).

Q: What are the framing requirements?
A: Framing must be serviceable, glass is not required. Canvases may be self-finished (the image wraps around). Photos may be mounted frameless on foamcore. No sawtooth hooks.

Q: Are there minimum or maximum size limitations?
A: Not at this time.

Q: I don’t have photos of my work, can I still submit?
A: Other NAC members have offered to photograph work for current members. A place and schedule will be posted; sign up ahead. If you cannot make one of those times, have a friend bring your work to one of the posted times.

Q: I have a triptych. Does that count as one submission?
A: Yes. Other linked but separate works, such as poetry that accompanies a painting, can be considered a single submission. If the jury has any questions or challenges, you will be contacted.

Q: How many artists will be chosen?
A: It depends on the number of submissions. Our goal is to show multiple works from each artist, and would like to have several artists showing.

Q: Is there anything else I have to do?
A: Artists chosen are expected to forward UROC’s promotional materials for the show, to their email lists, to attend the opening, and to pick up after the show ends.

Q: Is this a one-time thing or will there be other opportunities at UROC?
A: It depends on how this show goes. NAC may be able to hang on a few walls in the interior office area after the March show is done. UROC has offered this opportunity as a way to give experience to emerging artists, curators, teachers and leaders.

Q: What if someone wants to buy my artwork, does NAC expect a percentage of the sale?
A: Yes, 15 percent of the sale of artwork goes to NAC to defray operating expenses.

Penco is located at  718 Washington Ave North, Minneapolis — 612-333-3330

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 Authors Christine Stark and Olga Trujillo will be reading from their books, Nickels and The Sum of My Parts, at the Loft Literary Center at 7:00pm on January 18^th, 2012.

Both authors have written books on a timely subject given the Penn State and Syracuse University scandals. Child sexual abuse and its survival through dissociation are the topics of Christine Stark’s novel, Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation, and Olga Trujillo’s memoir, The Sum of My Parts: A Survivor’s Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation follows a biracial girl named Little Miss So And So, from age 4 into adulthood. Told in a series of prose poems, Nickels‘ lyrical and inventive language conveys the dissociative states born of a world formed by persistent and brutal incest and homophobia. The dissociative states enable the child’s survival and, ultimately, the adult’s healing.  The content is both heartbreaking and triumphant.

The Sum of My Parts is the incredible true story of Olga Trujillo, whose childhood was devastated by sexual abuse and violence. This memoir follows Olga as she splits herself into parts and develops dissociative identity disorder to cope with the abuse, and then struggles to merge these parts and overcome the disorder in adulthood.

Christine Stark is an award-winning writer, visual artist, and public speaker. Her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have been published in periodicals, anthologies, and peer reviewed journals. She is a coauthor of the groundbreaking report “Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota” and a coeditor of Not for Sale, an international anthology about sexual violence. Her poem, “Momma’s Song”, was recorded by Fred Ho and the Afro Asian Ensemble and released as a double CD/manga titled Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon and Momma’s Song. Christine has won awards for her writing, including a Pushcart nomination, a McKnight Award, and a Loft Mentor Series in creative nonfiction, along with others. She lives in Minneapolis with her partner, April.

Olga Trujillo is an attorney who works with communities on issues involving domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and the impact of trauma. A nationally renowned speaker, she has appeared in several training videos on domestic violence, including Cut it Out and A Survivor’s Story. She has received the Bud Cramer Leadership Award from the National Children’s Alliance and the Sunshine Lady Foundation Peace Award. Olga lives with her partner Casey, dogs, and cats on a small farm in Wisconsin.

If you are a creative individual and do not have health insurance or have insurance that still makes it hard to pay for a visit to the doc or dentist, you are eligible to apply for an Artists’ Access to Healthcare (AAH) voucher to use towards a visit at Peoples Center Health Services (formerly called ’Cedar Riverside Peoples Center’) in Minneapolis. Uninsured or underinsured artists, arts administrators and their families can receive one voucher per year. Applying is EASY. For more information and an application, please visit www.springboardforthearts.org/Services/AAH.asp or email nikki@springboardforthearts.org