Thursday, Feb. 4, 12:05 p.m. to 1 p.m.,
Worlds collide as UC Davis graduate students in music and the creative writing program come together to bring us a performance. This concert will showcase collaborative works among five creative writing MFA students and four doctoral students in music composition and theory. The noon concert will also include music, theatre and dance students performing, as well as music faculty. The prerecorded concert will be shown on the Department of Music Youtube channel and available for viewing after its premiere today at 12:05 p.m to 1 p.m, today. This is the third year of the collaboration. Originally scheduled for spring 2020, the concert was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Thursday, Feb, 4, 12:05 p.m. to 1 p.m., free, via
Worlds collide as UC Davis graduate students in music and the creative writing program come together to bring us a performance. This concert will showcase collaborative works among five creative writing MFA students and four doctoral students in music composition and theory. The noon concert will also include music, theatre and dance students performing, as well as music faculty. The prerecorded concert will be shown on the
and available for viewing after its premiere,
Feb. 4, 12:05 p.m to 1 p.m. This is the third year of the collaboration. Originally scheduled for spring 2020, the concert was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Elizabeth Billings at Raven Ridge Natural Area Tunbridge artist Elizabeth Billings had been aware of the Nature Conservancy for years but had never visited one of the 58 natural areas it has preserved in Vermont. That is, until she received a call from the Vermont chapter asking her to be its first artist-in-residence. Billings said yes and last September began exploring the three preserves that will feature her art installations at the end of the residency, in May: LaPlatte River Marsh in Shelburne; Raven Ridge, which spans parts of Charlotte, Hinesburg and Monkton; and Equinox Highlands in Manchester. Now she visits one of these every week, taking notes, photos, tree rubbings and more as she gathers inspiration.
Checking in with John Butke
LISA KRISTOFF Wed, 01/13/2021 - 10:30am
From last summer: “Pemaquid Morning” a 16” x 20” acrylic by John Butke. Courtesy of the artist
John Butke’s “Bait Man in Winter,” one of the many 12” x 12” paintings created for BRAF’s Art in the Square 2020. Courtesy of the artist
“Katahdin” - 20” x 26” in watercolor, John Butke. Courtesy of the artist
“Autumn Dance,” a 30” x 30” oil by John Butke. Courtesy of the artist
The charming “Knickerbocker Pond” – 20” x 30” acrylic by John Butke. Courtesy of the artist
From his abstract works: “Europa” a 60” x 60” in oil. Courtesy of the artist
When I gave Sawyer’s Island-based artist John Butke a call this week, he and his wife Jill, an accomplished weaver, were enjoying a bit of down time. Yet, even while enjoying a respite, there is much thought going on about new projects in this new year.
Jack Lenor Larsen, 1927-2020
Weaver, designer, collector, gardener, author, world traveler, entrepreneur, teacher, and cultural scholar, Jack was mentor to textile connoisseurs, designers, artisans and artists.
30th December 2020
Jack Lenor Larsen died peacefully on the evening of December 22, 2020 of natural causes in East Hampton, New York at LongHouse Reserve, the 16-acre garden and arts center that is his legacy. Larsen’s, companion of more than 30 years, Peter Olsen, was at his side.
A memorial service will be announced in the near future.
For those who wish to honor Larsen, he would appreciate nothing more than a contribution to the Jack Lenor Larsen Endowment Fund, established to support the maintenance of and programming at his beloved LongHouse Reserve.