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2011 Events Archive
graffiti gallery
Saturday, December 3
John Manders' Book Launch
THE REALLY AWFUL MUSICIANS
Kids' reception 12 - 2
Artist Reception 5-8 Gallery Open Fridays and Saturdays 11
- 7 
www.johnmanders.wordpress.com
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Oil City's Christmas Past
2011
City-wide Christmas Celebration
Friday - Sunday, December 2-4
sponsored by Oil City Weed and Seed
Christmas Past 2011
Schedule of Events
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graffiti gallery
Friday, October 21, 2011
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GRAFFITI GALLERY
Opening Reception, October 1, 2011
4-7 PM
People's Choice Winners
First Place: John Manders
Second Place: Margaret Brostrom
Third Place: Thomas B. Shreve
Thanks for your participation!
http://www.georgecooley.com/frackinart
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The Performing Arts
Academy
with Darin
206 Seneca Street - Suite 31 814-676-0478
forestwoodarts@aol.com
presents
ADULT BALLROOM/SWING/LATIN
daNCE LESSONS
Saturdays,
Sept. 17 through Oct. 22nd
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Cost: $100 couples $50 singles
Instructor: Darin Paden
TOTAL PROCEEDS TO BE
DONATED TO THE REPAIR OF THE ELEVATOR
AT THE NATIONAL TRANSIT BUILDING
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GRAFFITI GALLERY
Thomas BAILEY Shreve Memorial Exhibit
Opening Reception
August 26
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Join us to honor Oil City artist Tom Shreve's birthday,
his memory, and his incredible body of work
Exhibit continues through September 24
Fridays and Saturdays, 11 - 7 pm
Graffiti Gallery
210 Seneca Street, Oil City
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National Transit
Studio Artists Show of Work
July 22-23
11 am - 7 pm
in conjunction with the Oil Heritage
Festival Artisans' Show on Seneca Street
and the Oil Heritage Art Show in the Great Room of the National Transit Building
OIL HERITAGE WEEK ART EVENTS:
Oil Heritage Festival Art Show Opening Reception
Great Room, National Transit Building
and
TRANSIT GALLERY RECEPTION for John Manders
Monday, July 18, 6 pm
Winners list here
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FIFTH ANNUAL
OIL REGION INDIE MUSIC FEST
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oil-Region-Indie-Music-Festival/291879838104?v=wall
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011
5 PM - CLOSING TIME
SENECA STREET COFFEE HOUSES AND
CLUBS
Billy's,
McNerney's, Double Play, Stuffed Tortilla,
Mosaic Cafe, and Transit Great Room.
Headquarters: Graffiti Gallery
NORTH SIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Rock painting! Games! Disc Golf
Demonstration! Cornhole Tournament! Face painting!
5-9 PM on Seneca Street
In conjunction with the Oil Region Indie Fest!
~ ORIGINAL
INDEPENDENT ARTISTS PLAY THEIR OWN WORK ~
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POTS IN THE PARK
MAY 20-21
 
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graffiti gallery
Poster Design
competition
reception
4-6 pm
The winning design
will be announced
All artists and
friends of the arts are invited to see 22
entries
and
celebrate the creativity of AIP and Clarion students.
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graffiti gallery
Paintings
by
Paul Wittreich
April 9 - May 7, 2011
Fridays and Saturdays, 11:00 - 7:00
Wine and Cheese Reception
Saturday, April 9, 4 - 7 pm
www.pwitt-wingwitt.com
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graffiti gallery
presents
REFLECTIONS
Photographs of
Nature and Architecture
by
MARK PANZA
Sufana Chowdhury
Eleanor ter Horst
National Transit Studio Artists
MARCH 1-APRIL 8
FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS
11 - 7
ARTIST RECEPTION FRIDAY, MARCH
4 5-9 PM
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YOGA IN THE GALLERY
REFLECTIONS
AS AN INSPIRATION
FOR A YOGA PRACTICE
Saturday, March 12, 11:00 am in the
Graffiti Gallery
Please
pre-register by signing up at InTransit Yoga Studio
or call 814-657-1153
all
donations will go to the gallery
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Fourth Annual Oil Country
Bluegrass Festival
February 18,
19 and 20, 2011
Standing Room Only Crowds
this year!
The
Arlington Hotel, Oil City, PA.
Click here for
lineup.
Thanks to all the talented performers who play for the
love of Bluegrass, and their
friends and families, who support the Bluegrass Festival!
Free admission
All
proceeds benefit United Way of Venango County and the Oil City Arts Council
THANKS TO ALL WHO BOUGHT RAFFLE TICKETS, T-SHIRTS, ETC.
OR PATRONIZED DOWNTOWN OIL CITY BUSINESSES!
The Transit
Trolley
available
Saturday, 1 - 5 pm
to transport Bluegrass visitors
to the National Transit Building for
more music and visits to 20+ artists and artisans in their
studios
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FIRST NIGHT 2011
 
photos Jerry Sowden for The Derrick
2010 EVENTS
ARCHIVE
Oil City Arts Council and Venango Campus of Clarion University
present
The Jack Rowley
Dinner Show
and Jazz Fest
featuring the
John Burgh Quartet
and the
Harold
Betters Band
Saturday, December 4
Arlington Hotel Riverview Ballroom
Doors open 5:30 pm
$30 members; $33 others
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Holidays
in the
Graffiti Gallery
Fridays and Saturdays, 11 am -
7 pm
November 13 - December 31
Graffiti Gallery
presents the work of National Transit Studio artists.
Many artists prepare special lines of work for the holiday
season:
Jewelry, photography, wall art, paper art, cards, artwear, china, stained
glass, and more!
Art
--
it's a Gift!
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HARVEST GALA in the National Transit Studios
Benefits the Salvation Army, St. Elizabeth of
Hungary, and Community Services food banks
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Oil
City Arts
Council/Venango Chamber Mixer
Business After Hours
November 4
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Great Room, National
Transit Building
Drinks, Snacks, Door Prizes, Music
Featuring National Transit Studio Artists and their Work
RSVP to Venango Chamber
(814) 676-8521 by Tuesday, November 2
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Graffiti Gallery
Silent Art Auction
October 29 - 30
11:00 - 7:00
NAME YOUR PRICE FOR ART
WORK BY
YOUR FAVORITE
NATIONAL TRANSIT STUDIO ARTISTS!!
proceeds benefit the
Arts in Oil City
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OCTOBER 29
5:00 - 7:00
The Ancient Art and
Craft of Maskmaking
Artisan Raven McClain will
present life-casting, leather mask making and mask embellishment
and explain the use of masks in tradition and ritual in many cultures
in Graffiti Gallery.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
An Homage to the
Surrealists
OCTOBER 30
11:00 - 7:00
by Heather
McFadden
A walk-in,
hands-on installation
Free Food,
if you dare to challenge your senses
of sight and taste!
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Donations gratefully received
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Oil City Filmmaker Joe
Wilson, Film "Out in the Silence,"
Recognized by City Council
Proclamation signed
City council members signed a proclamation Monday night that
designated the day (Sept. 13) as Joe Wilson Day. The tribute refers to former
Oil City resident
Joe Wilson who with his partner Dean Hamer, directed and produced the
award-winning film “Out in the Silence.” The film celebrates diverse lifestyles
and was shot in Oil
City and the surrounding area.
“Joe Wilson’s film shows Oil City to the rest of the country
as a town capable of positive change and documents progress in fair and equal
treatment for all
people in this community,” notes the proclamation. Council was asked in June by local resident George Cooley to
adopt a formal human rights policy
and to embrace Wilson’s film on tolerance in
small towns.
The documentary tells the story of a gay high school student and explores
small-town reaction to same-sex marriage.
The Derrick, 9/14/2010
9/25/2010 OUT IN THE SILENCE has received a
Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Best Documentary this year!
Congratulations, Joe, Dean, and all involved!
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Venango Digital Film Festival 2010
September 17-19, 2010
For details, visit www.vdff.org
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graffiti gallery grand
opening
9/10/10
Gallery Photos: Jerry Sowden
6-9 pm
210 Seneca Street
Refreshments
Donations benefit the Arts in Oil City
Butch Quinn Tribute
Outsider Art in Oil City
Bill Brady, Jr.:
Read feature story "Metal worker turned artist"
David Aites
Margaret Brostrom
George Cooley
Swan Daashuur
Liz Graham
Heidi Heck
Jennifer Howison
Carol McDonald
Mary Morgan
Joann Wheeler
Exhibit open Fridays and Saturdays from 11 am - 7 pm
through October 22, 2010
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Exhibit
Six Regional Artists
Claudia
Allen
Margaret Brostrom
Sufana Chowdhury
George Cooley
Dave Miller
Mike Roser
Seneca Centre – 302 Seneca Street – Oil City, PA 16301
September - October
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2010 Oil Heritage Art Show
July 19-25
CALL FOR ARTISTS
download entry information here
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Oil Region Indie Music and Art Festival
June 12, 1-9 pm
Seneca Street, Oil City
Drum Circle in Pipeline Alley at noon
Three stages: bands, soloists, electronic: 40-minute sets from 1 - 9 pm
Original music performed by the composers
Art vendors and demos on the street
Graffiti walls: chalk and paint
Food, drink, kids' activities provided by the North Side Business Association
Summer Street Fair
Youth Art Competition in the Annex
Sponsored by the Oil City Arts Council and Venango Campus of
Clarion University.
FREE
SCHEDULE
PIPELINE ALLEY noon- 1:00 : Drum Circle
PIPELINE ALLEY 1-9 pm: Chris Clouser, Pat Troester, Mitch Littler,
Nate Hall, Justin Parson, Jeremy Jack, Nate Miklos,
Brian Stoltenburg, Secretly Plotting Your Burial (40 minute sets)
SENECA STREET 1-9 pm: Alabaster Jar, Come Summer
I'll Be Gone, The Old Hats, Brooke Annibale, Kick Old Man, JD Escher,
Brian Morgante: Dead Horse, Satin Gum, Remora
Deign (40 minute sets)
TRANSIT ANNEX: 5-9
pm: Thunder Will Roll, Policy Overkill.
RAIN LOCATION
Transit Great Room
Noon-5: Open
Studios, artist vendors and demos on Seneca Street, Graffiti walls, food
vendors, etc.
Performers are donating their services -- changes will happen!
www.myspace.com/oilregionindie
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MUSIC and YOGA Event March 21
by InTransit Yoga
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Oil City Arts Council Concerts Winter/Spring 2010
SECOND FRIDAYS
ARTS IN THE TRANSIT
Arts In The Transit is a series of
9 concerts held on the second Friday of each month from September through May in
the Great Room of the National Transit Building on Seneca Street in Oil
City.
The concerts start at 7:30 PM.
Single tickets $8.00 for members of the Arts Council, $10.00
non-members. Tickets for all 9 concerts $55.00 for Art Council members and
$60.00 for non-members.
Tickets for any 4 concerts $25.00 for members and $30.00 for non-members.
The concerts are partially funded by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
through the Venango Center For Creative Development.
January 8, 2010
Darl Weckerly Family Band
February 12, 2010
Mountain Therapy
March 12, 2010
Dan Heasley Trio and a Tribute to Judy Garland
April 9, 2010
Boosel, Evans, Metz and Pearson
May 14, 2010
Max Schang Blues Band
For further information please call
814-676-1509 on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
www.ocartscouncil.com
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3rd annual
Oil Country
Bluegrass Festival
Arlington
Hotel in Oil City
February 19-21, 2010
Raffles benefit United Way and the Oil City Arts Council
For details, contact Ron Shoup at
(814) 676-3465
or e-mail:
rshoup@csonline.net
National Transit Art Studios
will be open to the public February 20, noon to 5:00.
Take a break from the music, and take the Trolley
from the Arlington Hotel to the National Transit Studios!
Free
http://www.ocartscouncil.com/pages/MajorConcerts_Bluegrass.htm
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At The Derrick Deli Gallery-Cafe
(photo
J. Sowden)
March 15, 2010 - June 15, 2010
Linda Lineman - porcelain paintings
Mary Morgan - photographs
Corinne Carbaugh - paintings
Claudia Allen - watercolors
Check out the Derrick Deli music lineup at
www.myspace.com/derrickdeli
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Oil Valley Center for the Arts Classes 2010
Classes resume in March, 2010
For a class schedule
please visit
www.ocartscouncil.com/pages/OVCClassSchedule.htm
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aRT, muSIC, fLASHING lIGHTS, hAVOC, cHAOS, pIE,
pIE, pIE
David Aites/Policy Overkill
at The Derrick Deli Gallery Cafe
January 15, 7-9 pm
Policy Overkill is the musical brainchild of local
artist David Aites.
It is a meaty fusion of rhythm, technology and random melody sausages.
This performance is the kickoff for David's exhibit January 15 - March 15, 2010.
Electronic Music by David Aites
Fractal Art by David Aites
Mixed Media Art by Joann Wheeler
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OIL CITY FIRST NIGHT 2010
http://users.usachoice.net/~firstnight/
2009 EVENT ARCHIVE
DECEMBER 21:
CALMING YOGA FOR THE LONGEST NIGHT
Yoga instructor Gary Marzolf will conduct a free yoga celebration of the season
to calm, center, and de-stress you
during the holiday chaos.
No yoga experience necessary.
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Oil City Celebrates
Christmas Past
Thursday, December 3 - Sunday, December 6
The South Side Business Association sponsors the kick off of the Christmas
season
with tree-lighting, Santa's arrival, a chili cook-off, Christmas concerts,
Victorian Christmas Bazaar, sports events, and more.
Click here for details.
The Oil City Arts Council presents Christmas Dinner with Cahal Dunne at the Arlington
Hotel
on Friday, December 4. Details: 814-678-3017
The first annual Chocolate Festival will be held at the National Transit
Building
on Sunday, December 6, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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MONTHLY DRUM CIRCLE
STARTING DECEMBER 4
(JANUARY'S DRUM CIRCLE WILL BE AT FIRST NIGHT)
Tip Jar - Donations will go toward room rental
The All Souls Drum Circle was a huge success. We have plenty of
found-object drums --
no experience necessary. Bring your drums if you have them, your good energy, and your friends!
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On Exhibit at The Derrick Deli
Gallery-Cafe
(photo
J. Sowden)
November 15 - January 15, 2009
Judy Leasure - pastel and
graphite miniatures
Holly Berlin - photography
Claudia Allen - watercolors
Check out the music lineup at
www.myspace.com/derrickdeli
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OUT IN THE SILENCE
acclaimed documentary filmed in Oil
City and the surrounding area
by Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer
Following the story of a small
American town confronting a firestorm of controversy ignited by a same-sex
wedding announcement
in the local newspaper, this gripping documentary illustrates the challenges of
being an outsider in a conservative rural community
and the change that is possible when courageous people break the silence and
search for common ground.
Out in the Silence will
challenge you to rethink your values and help close the gaps that divide our
communities.
Oil City screening at Venango Campus of Clarion
University
November 5, 2009
SRO - thanks to all who made this event possible!
7:00 PM in the Rhoades Center
Auditorium,
screening followed by audience discussion with ACLU Legal Director, Vic Walczak;
Penna. Human Relations Commission Chair, Steve Glassman;
local parent advocate Kathy Springer;
and filmmakers Joe Wilson & Dean Hamer
Venango Campus—1801 W. First St.,
Oil City, PA 16301 —814-676-6591
Screening details:
http://www.clarion.edu/42255/
Visit
www.wpsu.org/outinthesilence for more information about the film
This film has been financed by the
Sundance Institute and the Pennsylvania Public Television Network, is being
broadcast on PBS,
and has been chosen as a training film by the American Bar Association and the
ACLU.
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ALL SOULS WEEK CELEBRATION and SILENT AUCTION
OCTOBER 24 - 31
photo by H. Berlin
We made enough on the Auction to buy and
install track lights for the new gallery!
Thanks to all who donated work, bid, decorated, gallery-sat, drummed, and had
fun!!
poster by Jim Ru
FUNDRAISER: Silent Auction of donated art work by Oil City artists to
benefit the building renovation fund.
210 Seneca Street, street level gallery, 10/26 - 10/30.
Open noon to 4:00 pm.
ART INSTALLATIONS: Art installations to honor All Souls on view in the
gallery and vicinity 10/24 - 10/31
COSTUME PARTY: 10/31. 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm in Pipeline Alley.
Drum Circle, Participatory Art.
Dress for the season, and bring food and drink and music and friends!
Donations of sub-flooring, washable floor covering, electrical supplies, and
other building materials welcome.
All funds raised will go toward rehab of the pottery studio, the gallery, or the
teaching spaces
in the National Transit Building.
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Artists' Costume Party in the Transit
Saturday, October 24th
6pm– Midnight
Oil City Area Artists and Friends
Pot Luck
Dinner at 6pm (everyone bring a covered dish and also bring snacks for later)
B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own
Beverages)
Paper plates, napkins and silverware
will be provided.
Noon —All Souls Art Installation Setup
7pm—Midnight Mural Painting
7—8:30pm Tile Painting with Yvonne ($5.00/ tile)
8:30—10pm Pumpkin Decorating— Bring a pumpkin to decorate, if you are
carving….bring supplies
10pm—Midnight - Musicians to Entertain
Yoga Sessions by In Transit Yoga will be available throughout
the evening
Vote for your favorite Costumes (Scariest, Funniest, Most
Unusual)
4 x 6 Costume Photos available for $1.00 by Kronmiller
Creative Portraiture
Free admission with your ticket from Chamber, Derrick Deli, Spilling the
Beans, or Transit Gallery
For More Info: Call Linda Lineman at 814-516-5043
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Oil City's third annual
PUMKIN BUMKIN FEST
Saturday, October 24- Sunday, October 25
Carnival in Justus Park
Trick or Treat Children's Parade on Seneca Street
for details, visit
www.pumkinbumkinfest.com
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Oil City Arts Council Concerts Fall/Winter 2009
ARTS IN THE TRANSIT
Arts In The Transit is a series of
9 concerts held on the second Friday of each month from September through May in
the Great Room of the National Transit Building on Seneca Street in Oil
City.
The concerts start at 8 PM.
Single tickets $8.00 for members of the Arts Council, $10.00
non-members. Tickets for all 9 concerts $55.00 for Art Council members and
$60.00 for non-members.
Tickets for any 4 concerts $25.00 for members and $30.00 for non-members.
The concerts are partially funded by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
through the Venango Center For Creative Development.
September 11, 2009
Tiger Maple Bluegrass Band
October 9, 2009
Glenn Utsch Trio
with the music of
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
November 13, 2009
Red Mountain Boys
December 11, 2009
Tom Roberts and Susanne Ortner
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SPECIAL CONCERTS
FALL-WINTER 2009
October
22, 2009
Tanglefoot (Canadian Folk Band)
After 25 years the band is breaking up and this
will be the last time to see and hear them.
Oil City Area High School Auditorium, 8 PM
Arts Council members $15 and
non-members $18 pre-concert and all tickets $20 at the door.
November
19, 2009
Navy Commodores (Jazz Group)
Oil City Area High School Auditorium, 8PM
Free
December 4,
2009
Cahal Dunne's Irish Christmas Dinner Show
The Arlington Hotel
Times and prices to be announced later.
Visit www.ocartscouncil.com for more
information on concerts.
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On Exhibit at The Derrick Deli
Gallery-Cafe
(photo
J. Sowden)
September-October, 2009
Watercolors by Claudia Allen, relocated from Florida as part of Oil City's
artist relocation program.
Photography by Jim Kronmiller, Kronmiller Creative Portraiture, Seneca, PA.
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Venango Digital Film
Festival - September 11-13, 2009
Original digital films by western
Pennsylvania filmmakers on western Pennsylvania themes.
Friday, September 11 Crawford Center
in Emlenton
Saturday, September 12 Little Theater in Franklin
Sunday, September 13 Rhoades Auditorium, Venango Campus, Oil City
$5.00 admission, $3.00 for students. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
For film submission details, check www.vdff.org.
CONGRATULATIONS
to Matt Hovis, first and second place,
and the Emlenton Fire
Department, third place.
Summer 2009 Events
Children's Opera
The Peanut Butter Players of Ocean
City, N. J.
under direction of opera singer Nancy Fox
present Seymour Barab's
Little Red Riding Hood
4:00 pm on August 8, 2009
in the Great Room of the National Transit Building
Free Admission
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National Transit Studios Art Car
Anissa Gage, who recently relocated from the Chicago area,
embellishes the National Transit Art Car donated by Mike Klapec
for the Oil Heritage Festival Parade July 25
(photo H. Berlin)
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Oil Heritage Festival
Art Show - July 20 - 26, 2009
Over 1,500 visitors this year
People's Choice awards: Linda Lineman and Jessica Crawford
Monday, July 20 through Sunday, July 26.
Artists' reception Monday at 7:00 pm.
All-day craft show on Seneca Street Friday, Oil Heritage
Parade Saturday, and Antique Car Show Sunday.
Check www.venangochamber.org for
complete Oil Heritage Festival schedule.
See www.ocartscouncil.com for
entry forms.
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(photos by Stephen West)
Mitch Littler on guitar, Indie Fest
visitors jam in Pipeline Alley, Erin Wincek on pottery
Oil Region Indie Music and Art Festival
- June 13, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2 - 9 pm on Seneca Street
Two stages, art demos, food and craft vendors, activities
Independent singer-songwriters play original work.
Free Admission -- Rain or Shine.
www.myspace.com/oilregionindie
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Pipeline Alley Summer
Concerts
(photo by R. Shoup)
Wednesdays, noon to 1:00 pm, beginning June
in Pipeline Alley, between the Transit Building and the Annex
Bring your lunch. Free Admission.
Check
http://www.ocartscouncil.com/pages/pipelinealleyconcerts.htm
for a list of performers.
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2009 Arts in the Park Schedule
July 10 - Pine Valley Boys -
Bluegrass
July 17 - Eugene and The Nightcrawlers - Blues Band
July 24 - Oil Heritage Festival
July 31 - Grkmania - Polka Band
August 7 - Killed in Action - Rock
Band
August 14 - Steve Johnson Band
(formerly Big Leg Emma)
August 21 - Donna Bailey and Quartet
Concerts begin at 7:00 pm in Justus Park. Free and open to the public.
For more information on Oil City Arts Council programs, please visit
www.ocartscouncil.com
Special Concert
Wednesday July 22, 2009
Vocalist Rita Didominic with the Bob English Quartet
Vocalist Rita Didominic with the Bob English Quartet will play for dancing and
listening at the Arlington Hotel.
Tickets: $25 at the door
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The Howling Dog Gallery-Cafe SOLD (photo
J. Sowden)
As of June 1, the old Howling Dog
has become the Derrick Deli -- the same specialty coffees and teas, great
atmosphere,
and a new deli menu in the heart of the arts district.
Classy Catering on Seneca Street is now serving fine baked goods in a bistro
atmosphere.
And the old Singers building has been purchased and is being
renovated with the arts in mind.
Look for new Art Inside banners on the lamp posts of the arts district!
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