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KARIN FRANZEN Crane Tapestries
on exhibit, May 7- June 2
Long-time Alaskan resident, Karin Franzen lives in Fairbanks. Days spent
exploring the prairies and wetlands of South Dakota, where she was raised, initiated a love of the
biological world that would eventually lead her to a degree
in Biology with an Art minor. Franzen is now fulfilling the dream she had harbored since
childhood-a life as a full-time studio artist. Franzen uses the skills
honed over a lifetime-drawing, mathematics, structural design, sewing,
and an understanding of biology-to create her work.
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Leah Danberg, Kelp Sculptures
on exhibit May 7 - June 2
 Using Pacific
kelp to create sculptural baskets in geometric flat-weave
and round baskets with shawls of kelp bladders, Danberg has been a
fiber
artist and basket maker since 1984. She studied with a number of
renowned
national teachers. She constructs her vessels primarily
from the abundant natural plant material she collects in Southern
California,
where she lives, using a variety of techniques.
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Serge Lecomte book release party & reading May 2, 5 pm
no admission, books $15
Letters of Misanthrope
Dogood Goodman
"Dogood Goodman was an egalitarian. He had no biases. He treated everyone and everything with equal disdain. But inside that sarcastic shell of a man, I sensed a deeper love for a higher humanity, a deeper morality. Dogood saw people stuck in their beliefs, stuck in their political views... he wanted to shake them and get their minds unstuck. He wanted to shatter their frail bodies and make their spirits aware of the world outside themselves...."
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Jazzmom returns for Mother's Day concerts May 8 & 9
 Voted best singer in 2005 and best solo act by readers of the Anchorage Press in 2009, Melissa Bledsoe Fisher returns with Pat Owens on horn and bassist Errol Bressler for two shows at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Melissa's trio positively wow-ed Homer with their jazzy Valentine's Day concert. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy terrific live jazz in the gallery and celebrate Mother's Day and Shorebird Weekend in style. An evening concert with a wine bar on May 8 at 8 PM ($20 tix) or Mother's Day Jazz at noon with a lovely catered brunch by Maura, May 9 ($40 tix). |
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Evening with Lady Greensleeves, May 26, 7:30 PM
 Lindianne sings her ballads,
romances, and adventures with a smoky voice that reminds listeners of Tom Waite, Bob Dylan, and Loreena
McKennitt. Through music, songs
and readings, An Evening with Lady Greensleeves introduces Lady Greensleeves,
an Irish troubadour who participated in the multi-generational Irish movement
in the 1500's to save Ireland's culture from destruction by English invaders-a
stirring chapter in the annals of freedom which Lindianne detailed in her book,
Greensleeves, An Historical Novel of the
First Irish Diaspora. Suggested admission: $15; pay as you can. Books and CDs are available from the composer.
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Object Runway Revisted, May 29 at Alices, 5 & 8 PM
Featuring over 50 designers, the International Gallery of Contemporary Art presented "Object Runway", a take-off on TV's "Project Runway" in Anchorage in February. Homer designer, Ann-Margret Wimmerstedt won first place in the juried show. Homer will enjoy a selection of artistic Alaskan designer fashions from those able to participate in Homer's show May 29 at Alice's. Coordinated by Kari Multz, the show will remind local audiences of shows by Homer's wearable artists, and include several local designers. Awards by People's choice voting, and featuring a showcase of local retail fashions to open the evening program. Photo by Clark James Mishler of a band-saw blade encircled ballgown by Sheila Wyne and Victoria Wendell.
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60 Artists in The Plate Project on exhibit through May 31
 The 17th annual Plate Project, Bunnell's Annual membership drive, opened April 30. Plates are premiums for arts center membership and anyone can join. Pick a plate when you give a $100 membership or more. Coordinated by artistic dynamo, Ahna Iredale since its inception, the Plate Project is outstanding this year. The show will travel to Anchorage for a special membership party at Gina Hollomon and Ward Hulbert's gallery in June. There are many fabulous plates to pick from and seventeen new artists participating! Plate shown painted by Michelle LaFriniere and created by Ahna Iredale.
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Bunnell Street Arts Center is a non-profit organization supported in part by grants from the City of Homer Grants Program through the Homer Foundation, the Ramuson Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The arts center is open Monday through Friday 11 to 5 PM and Saturdays noon to 4 pm through the winter.
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May Events
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on exhibit through May 31.
Serge LaComte book release and reading, May 2.
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Karen Franzin and Leah Danberg
Exhibiting Artists
opening May 7.
Jazzmom, Melissa Bledsoe Fischer,
Jazz Trio Returns
for Mother's Day concerts
May 8, 8 pm
May 9, noon brunch
Object Runway Revisited
International Gallery's spunky Alaskan fashion show at Alice's
May 29
An Evening With the Lady Greensleeves
with Lindianne Sarno, May 26
Looking Ahead...Melissa Walker
A Place for Deltabook release party and reading, June 17, 5:30 PMHallie Hudson concert, Julyand for Jazz lovers! Marshall Hawkins and Markus Berger return in August for concerts with Joe DeCino, Lucius Oliver, jazz clinics and jam sessions with local talent July 31 - August 7. |
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Quick Links
Membership60 Plate Artists on Exhibit till May 31Marie AlexsonRene AlvarezDeland AndersonHannah AndrewsAnnette BellamyDonna BeranMaura BreninPaula DickeyRachelle DowdyPaul DunganRhonda EckerD. FaulknerAsia FreemanGregory FriesSandy GillespieDonna GoldsmithKN GoodrichAdele GroningAnn HackettRuby HaighMarie HerdegenMarilyn HueperBriana HumeAhna IredaleE. E. IrvingKrystal JonesMargo KlassDebbie LabountyM. LaFriniereShelly LaukitisLeanne LawsonKatherine LittleDonna MartinDiane McBrideLee McCarttElizabeth McKenneyRika MouwLynn Marie NadenCindy NelsonJennifer NortonBrittany OslandAnna RauppDana RobertsMarian RoberstsonWes SchachtWanda SeamsterTurid SenungetukAngela SmithDylan SmithKathy SmithSam SmithConnie TarboxRebecca ThoningJa'hnie TriplettA. Van DintherA. WimmerstedtJudy WinnGaye WolfeLisa WoodJim WoodringKes Woodward
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