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Winter 2009 events
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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