At the January meeting, the members present approved a new set of bylaws for the Arts Council – the first in 40 years. We are very lucky to have Simonne Roy, an artist and an attorney, to help guide the process. What these new bylaws also give us is a slightly new structure. There is a Board of Directors, each with two-year terms, and five standing committees: Membership, PR, Entertainment, Fundraising, and a new Artists’ Guild. All the events that the Arts Council runs each year will have its own committee as well – including the Arts Festival, and everything we do will fall under somebody’s committee.

We are now working to fill in all the committee slots, so don’t be surprised if you get a call! Actually we have a new set of committee “job descriptions” that we can send out to anyone interested in helping out – it’s a great way to see where your interests might best dovetail with the Arts Council’s needs.

Board Members

Connie Timm – President

Bridgette Thompson – Vice President

Jennifer Blanchard – Treasurer

Marcia Milne – Secretary

Sara Kelley – Past President

Directors:

Barbara Baker
Nancy Crook
Della Hutchison
Simonne Roy

• 8:30pm: Beginner Salsa Lesson at Downtown Dance (upstairs from Marco’s)
• 9:00 pm: Salsa Dancing at Marco’s Tapas – $5 Cover (cash only) – BYOB – Short food menu available

Friday, November 4th: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Stroll Through the Arts

48 artists in 41 shops downtown in the 13th Annual Stroll Through the Arts!
Art Auction: Come support the Lewisburg Arts Council at our annual Silent Art Auction at the Sovereign Bank. Bidding opens at 6:15 and closes at 8:15.

Saturday, November 5th – 8:00 pm – Midnight

Live music downtown! Four bands in four venues – different styles, but all free.

• Jim Dandy – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm at the Lewisburg Hotel
• Pa Crude – 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm at the Bull Run
• Folk Justice – 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm at the Temperance House
• Royal Benson – 10:00 pm – Midnight at the Towne Tavern

Read below for Jim Dandy, Pa Crude, Folk Justice and Royal Benson Band Bios!

Royal Benson has been winning over audiences with their original groove rock since early 2007.  They have delighted crowds from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to New York City and everywhere in between!  Infusing funk, jam and rock influences with modern power pop sensibilities, Royal Benson crafts interesting, dance-inducing, feel-great original music that keeps you coming back for more!  Visit them online at www.royalbensonmusic.com.

The Folk Justice Band features an eclectic variety of music spanning the Kingston Trio to the Moody Blues and current favorites. Members include Leo Armbruster, guitar and vocals, Glenn Crook, lead guitar, vocals and harp, Brian Gockley, guitar and vocals, Will Rivera, drums, percussion and vocals and Geoff Schneider, bass guitar.  Their tight harmonies and fresh arrangements of ballads, folk, and classic rock, quickly get the audience involved.  Check them out at www.folkjusticeband.com.

Formed in the fall of 2009, Pa. Crude is a classic rock/blues band based right here in Central Pennsylvania. In the short time they have been together, they have established themselves as one of the area’s premier live acts and released two CDs. Their first is a self recorded/produced disc of classic blues covers, aptly named Premium Blues.  The second, Under the Wrecking Ball, is an all original effort with all the band members sharing songwriting credit.  Consisting of Scott Bachman on guitars, harmonica and background vocals; John Erdley, drums and vocals; Leo Keenan, keyboards, rhythm guitar and vocals and Bruce Bozyk bass guitar and vocals, they stir up a variety of musical styles into a fine gumbo that’s all Pa. Crude. Whether you like to kick back and listen or boogie the night away, Pa. Crude is a band you need to check out!  Find them online at www.pacrude.com.

Jim Dandy is all about country blues and roots music.  Band members are Dan Bashore on the finger style guitar, banjo and vocals; Jim Gearhart, rhythm guitar, mandolin, and vocals; Mark “Bendy” Reed, harmonica and vocals.  Sitting in with Jim Dandy will be Juan Baker, on bass guitar, Chris Trasatti, vocals and harp and Drew Kanaski, drums.  Check them out on www.myspace/dandyblues.com.

The academic year at Bucknell will begin with a three-day festival of the arts called Arts. Everywhere. The festival will be the opening event of the new Presidential Arts Initiative and will include interactive art projects as well as performances by students, faculty, staff, and other professional artists from outside the Bucknell community.

The festival will begin August 26 at 4 p.m. with a street festival on Market Street in downtown Lewisburg that will mark the official reopening of the Campus Theatre, followed by a film in the newly refurbished facility.

On August 27, the campus will celebrate Arts. Everywhere. with events from 9:30 a.m. until 11 p.m.  There will be Tibetan bowl playing; creation of a chalk mandala; a modern dance and drumming improvisation; a performance by Provost Mick Smyer’s band, the Rustical Quality String Band; a photographic exhibition; remarks by President John Bravman; music from a jazz trio; West Indian calypso and world music; African dancing and drumming; classical guitar music; a faculty, staff, and student poetry reading; an original student theatrical performance; salsa dance lessons and a live salsa band; an original event by a performance artist; and an outdoor film screening.

Events continue August 28 with the creation of a gravel mandala in front of the art building; a Department of Theatre and Dance open house; and auditions for the fall show.

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend Arts. Everywhere.!!  More information to come.

For more information click on the link below:

http://www.lewisburgartscouncil.com/events/sidewalk-chalk-festival/

Hope to see you there!

- Jackets
- A shirt
- A pair of reading glasses
- A hearing aid

Please note the change above for Jay Vonada who is playing during Lewisburg Live!

Jay Vonada will be playing at The New Temperance House and Second Street Pub instead of The Lewisburg Hotel as printed in the Arts Festival program booklets. Please pass along the new place/time to your friends!

The St. Patty’s Day weekend will take place Friday to Sunday, March 11-13, 2011 and will include three bands, solo entertainers, and classic Irish genre film, and culminate in a restaurant beverage tasting.  Events will be in Northumberland at Front Street Station banquet room; and Puirseil’s Irish Pub, the Parkview Room, and the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg.  Select events will be free to the public.

Tickets will be available at venues and online for Friday night’s Puirseil’s Irish buffet and band featuring Callanish; Saturday evening at Front Street Station for an Irish buffet and a variety show with music of Black Bear Crossing, Celtica, Lester O’Hirsh Show, Irish fiddlers, and the Irish High Step dancers from Moyer Institute of Dance.  A special weekend pass to all food and arts events will allow for a continuous flow of entertainment.  Event calendars will be published in January outlining locations and calendar dates for each event from Friday through Sunday.  Weekend tickets and a full event pass will be available online first at Brown Paper Tickets on the internet at:  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ Tickets will be available by searching “Susquehanna River Celtic Weekend.”

The bands can all be heard at their websites — Black Bear Crossing  http://www.blackbearcrossing.com/, Callanish http://www.callanishband.com/, Celtica www.soundclick.com/Celtica and Lester Hirsh http://www.bignoisenow.com/hirsh.html .  The Moyer Institute of Dance is available on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77173755610

The schedule and guide to the events and merchants’ promotional offers will appear in the center pages of the Women’s Journal’s March and April, 2011 issue.

This event ”Susquehanna River Celtic Weekend” is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Fiona Powell, a professional storyteller, has made a career out of her interest in Celtic folklore and speechways. When she is not performing at schools, festivals, and other events as a storyteller, she is an announcer for WVIA, Pennsylvania’s public radio affiliate.

For directions to Bucknell Hall, please refer to the campus map at the following link: http://www.bucknell.edu/map/index.html?by_building=bucknell_hall.

The entire community is invited to honor Valley veterans and enjoy the festivities which will include an “All American Picnic” along with a showing of the movie South Pacific and musical entertainment provided by the Lewisburg Area High School Marching Band.

“The Veteran’s Day celebration at the theatre is a wonderful extension of the patriotic spirit that we all have joined together to celebrate each 4^th of July in Lewisburg for the last 15 years,” said Graham C. Showalter, president of the Union County Veteran’s 4^th of July Committee.  “Thursday’s event is a great way to come together to honor our veterans, community and country.”

Doors open at 5:30pm with a tasty assortment of picnic foods including hot dogs and hamburgers prepared by Bucknell University catering.  Admission for veterans is free.  Admission for the general public is $10.  A program of patriotic music will be performed by the Lewisburg Area High School Marching Band conducted by Justin Hill and followed by a showing of South Pacific at 7:00pm.  For more information, call the Campus Theatre at 570.524.9629.