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Arty Gras at the Pensacola Museum of Art
Come start off Mardi Gras weekend at the Pensacola Museum of Art’s (PMA) annual Art After Dark Paint Party on Thursday, February 3 from 6 10 p.m. Art After Dark is a fundraiser that gives you the chance to paint your very own masterpiece on PMA walls.
The theme this year, in honor of the early Mardi Gras season, is Arty Gras! For this event, the Museum staff clears out the upstairs galleries and hangs individual and group blocks of canvas on the walls. When all is said and done, over 150 people can participate and create their very own works of art! Participants are encouraged to bring their own art supplies although a wide selection of paint, brushes and pans will be available. For those who choose to just be critics, the cost is $15.
Tickets may be pre-purchased over the phone with a credit card or bought at the door.
In the spirit of Mardi Gras fun, the PMA has invited all of the Pensacola Mardi Gras Krewes to come out in full costume and paint a canvas, support the Museum and really kick off the Pensacola Mardi Gras parade weekend! Music, food, and drinks will help fill the Museum with an evening of fun.
All proceeds from the event go to benefit Museum programming.
This event is sponsored by West Florida Hospital. Help put the “art” in the party and support the PMA by painting a canvas at the Pensacola Museum of Art’s “Arty Gras” Art After Dark Party on February 3! For more information, please call 850-432-6247.
POST PARADE MELTDOWN ROCKS SEVILLE FEB. 5
After the parade, join the melee at Seville Quarter’s Mardi Gras Street Party and Post Parade Melt Down featuring a bead throwing contest, moon pie eating competition, live music and more. You’ll locate the party at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Call 434-6211 for details.
TAPESTRY THEATRE PRESENTS ‘A RAISIN IN THE SUN’
As part of the University of West Florida Tapestry Theatre Series, the Center for Fine and Performing Arts will present "A Raisin in the Sun," a theatrical production by acclaimed playwright Lorraine Hansberry that tells the story of an African-American family living and struggling on Chicago's South Side in the 1950s. The play will be held Feb. 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 13 and 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the UWF Mainstage Theatre, Bldg. 82. Tickets cost $15 for the general public, $12 for seniors and active military, $8 for non-UWF students and free for UWF students.
When the play opens, the Youngers are about to receive an insurance check for $10,000, which comes from the deceased Mr. Younger's life insurance policy. As the story unravels, a battle that has the potential to shake the foundation of the family structure ensues as each character asserts his or her different idea of how the money should be used to better the family's situation.
Originally produced in 1959, "A Raisin in the Sun" was the first play by an African-American woman to appear on Broadway, and director Lloyd Richards was the first African-American to direct a play on Broadway.
The Tapestry Theatre Series was established last year by the UWF Department of Theatre. The series aims to promote diversity and multicultural perspectives through theater.
For more information, contact Evans at (850) 474-2180 or e-mail kevans@uwf.edu. For tickets to "A Raisin in the Sun," call (850) 474-2405.
STUDENTS SHOWCASE ART AT UWF
The University of West Florida will present the 2005 Student Art Exhibition Feb. 18 through April 3 in the UWF Art Gallery, Bldg. 82. An opening reception will be held Feb. 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Art Gallery. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
“The student exhibition is an excellent opportunity for UWF students to take part in the jury process,” said Holly Collins, art gallery director. “Last year’s Student Art Show was named one of Pensacola’s best art exhibits for 2004 by Mike Roberts of the ‘Pensacola News Journal’”
The exhibition is open to all students, with UWF art faculty to jury all entries for acceptance. All media, including drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, photography and digital media will be considered. Awards will be presented at the opening reception
The UWF Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and during weekend and evening events held in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Mainstage Theatre and Music Hall. The exhibit will be open April 2 during Festival on the Green hours.
For more information, contact Collins at (850) 474-2696 or e-mail artgallery@uwf.edu.
WUWF Gallery 88 features guitarist guthrie and the Trapp family and friends
If you have not checked out Radio Live at UWF, it’s time to mark your calendar for Thursday, February 3, 6-8 p.m., Pensacola Museum of Commerce, RadioLive guests for February include the perennially popular Trapp Family & Friends and traveling guitarist Ed Gerhard (translation: “get there early for a seat!”).
The Trapps are one of the region's best known families of musicians. Guitarist and mando wizard Guthrie will perform along with Jerry Trapp and Guthrie’s band Shoqanaw. But, be prepared because you never know who else they may bring along.
Admission to RadioLive is with a donation of non-perishable food for Manna Food Pantries. As always, our local food sponsor Ever’man Natural Foods will be on hand with a selection of tasty food for purchase.
For more information visit radiolive.org. Special Programming on 88.1 for Black History Month
Seville Quarter serves up Big Brothers Big Sisters Gumbo Cook-off
Seville Quarter is hosting their annual Gumbo Cook-off on Saturday, February 19, 2005. Amateur and professional cooks are invited to start cooking their favorite gumbo recipe at noon. Each concoction will be judged on taste, smell and consistency and trophies will be awarded to the top three winners. Entry to the competition is $15 per three person team and Seville Quarter will supply table burners for cooking. The gumbo tasting for the public will be from 4-6pm. The entrance fee is $7 at the door. To register a team and for more information, contact Seville Quarter at 434-6211 or visit www.rosies.com. Seville Quarter is located at 130 E. Government Street.
This fundraising event will assist Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida in providing and supporting mentoring relationships which will inspire, encourage, and nurture the youth of Northwest Florida.
‘HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES’
Pensacola Little Theatre will present John Guare’s award-winning comedy, The House of Blue Leaves, February 18 – 20 and 25 – 27, 2004. This is a story about Artie Shaughnessy, thirsting for change. Encouraged by his girlfriend, Bunny Flingus, Artie dreams of leaving Queens behind to compose music for Hollywood movies. Several obstacles stand in the way: his zookeeper job, his mentally unstable wife Bananas, and his AWOL son Ronnie, who is plotting to bomb the Pope’s visit.
This dark comedy surrounds a family consumed by elaborate ideas of fame. One of the defining stories of its era, The House of Blue Leaves captures the flavor of the sixties – a time of transition, turmoil, heartbreak and opportunity.
Directed by Michael Dennis, this Pensacola Little Theatre’s production stars Jeff Glickman as Artie Shaughnessy; Marilyn Shugart as Bananas Shaughnessy; Amy Maddox as Bunny Flingus; Lee Parrett as Ronnie Shaughnessy; Carla Rhodes as Corrinna Stroller; Roy Bracken as Billy Einhorn; Rita Hutchison, Barbara Jacobs and Andrea Rausch as the three Nuns; and Larry Titus as the white man.
Tickets are $22, $18, $15, with a $2 discount for active-duty military, senior citizens and full-time students (excluding rows A - E), and are available at the PLT Box Office, charge by telephone at 850-432-2042, or purchase on-line at www.pensacolalittletheatre.com. All performances are at the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson Street, in historic downtown Pensacola.
‘INTO THE WOODS’ THRILLS CROWDS FEB. 25, 26
Gulf Breeze High School Drama, under the direction of Margie Timmons, presents "Into the Woods" Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26 at the Saenger Theatre, Pensacola. For tickets, call the Saenger Box office at 444-7686.
CALL TO EXHIBIT" ISSUED FOR FESTIVAL ON THE GREEN FINE ARTS SHOW
The University of West Florida has issued a call to exhibitors for its fifth annual Festival on the Green Fine Arts Show, which will take place April 1 and 2 on the UWF Pensacola Campus. The Festival on the Green Fine Arts Show is a juried fine-arts and fine crafts show with space for 40 to 50 artists.
Cash prizes totaling more than $1,700 will be awarded in the following categories: Best of Show, $600; President's Award, $400; First Place Award, $300; Second Place Award, $200; and four Judge's Awards at $50 each. The show will be jurored and judged by Maria Butler, executive director of the Pensacola Museum of Art, and Xinia Marin, artist with StoneHaus Architectural Ceramics.
"The Festival on the Green Fine Arts Show is an opportunity to showcase the exceptional talent of our area's fine artists," said Joy Ward, festival art show chair. "Artists enjoy our beautiful campus, environment and the convenience of being so close to home. Several have not missed a show."
Entry categories include ceramics, photography, drawings, jewelry, printmaking, mixed media, glass, sculpture, oil/acrylic and watercolor.
The deadline for entry is Feb. 23, 2005. Artists should submit four 35mm slides or four digital photographs in JPEG format for consideration by the jury.
Festival on the Green is a two-day event that welcomes the Northwest Florida and South Alabama community to the UWF campus. Last year, the festival attracted more than 16,000 visitors.
Applications for the Festival on The Green Fine Arts Show are available online at uwf.edu/festi-val/call_to_artists.cfm. For more information, contact Ward at (850) 474-2431 or e-mail jward@uwf.edu.
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