Are you a Burchfield Penney Member?

Join for the first time, renew your Burchfield Penney membership or give the gift of membership and receive two great gifts: a Burchfield Penney tote and a limited edition print when you mention this email.

Individual Membership — $45
Family/Dual Membership — $60
Friend Membership — $125

Member benefits include:
Free general admission

Member pricing on programs, workshops and events

Reciprocal admission at 19 museums in NY State

10% discount in The Museum Store

Only at the Friend level: members receive reciprocal admission to more than 100 museums in the US and Canada.
For a limited time, join at the Friend ($125) level and receive a $25 gift certificate to Oliver's.

For more info or to join online, visit www.BurchfieldPenney.org or call 878-3547.

Charles E. Burchfield(1893-1967)Flaming Orange Northern Sky at Sunset / V-4 (detail), July 16, 1915; Watercolor and graphite on mounted paper, 11" x 17"; Collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2006

Opening Celebration
Friday, November 18 from 5:30-7:30pm
with music by Dee Adams

Join the Burchfield Penney for the opening of three new exhibitions: Charles Burchfield: Weather Event, Charles Burchfield: The Four Seasons in Salem, and Harald Bode: Tone Color - Known and Unknown Sounds. For more on these exhibitions, visit www.BurchfieldPenney.org.

RendezVous: Variations
November 17–20, 2011

RendezVous: Variations, a four day festival centered around common themes appealing to the varied and diverse interests of the Western New York community. The celebration takes place over an extended weekend that coincides with the third anniversary of the opening of the new Burchfield Penney including the first performance of A Musical Feast for the 2011/2012 season. See below for the schedule of events.

November Events

Thursday, November 10 at 6pm
Reading by BlazeVOX poets
Wade Stevenson, Geoffrey Gatza, Michael Basinski, Michael Kelleher, and Robin Brox.

Thursday, November 10 and November 17 from 6:30 – 8:30am
Adults & Teens Workshop
Flat to Fat: Forms From Water Media with Ani Hoover
$32 members / $48 for "not yet" members. Pre-registration required.
Email or call 878-3216 for info or to register.

Thursday, November 17 from 5:00 – 9:00pm
Carnaval
Carnaval is an event during RendezVous hosted by the Burchfield Penney's college student organization, the BPAC Street Team.

Thursday, November 17 at 7:00pm
Screening: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Part of Consider the Alternatives: A Documentary Film Series presented by the Burchfield Penney and the Buffalo State Communication Department.

Friday, November 18 from 5:30 – 7:30pm
Opening Celebration: Charles E. Burchfield: Weather Event, Harald Bode: Tone Color-Known & Unknown Sounds and Charles E. Burchfield: Four Seasons in Salem with music by Dee Adams.

Friday, November 18 from 7:00 – 7:30pm
Demonstration: Tomas Henriques will demonstrate his new instruments in celebration of the opening of Harald Bode: Tone Color-Known & Unknown Sounds.

Friday, November 18 at 8:00pm
Concert: The Carrier Band

Saturday, November 19 from 10:30 – 11:30am
Toddler Workshop: My Stroller is a Spaceship: Wonder Time at the Museum with Michaelene Dawson & Dr. Cyndi Burnett
$10 for members; $14 for "not yet" members. Pre-registration required.
Email or call 878-3216 for info or to register.

Saturday, November 19 from 12:30 – 4:30pm
Kids Workshop (Age 6-12)
Raid the Recycle Bin With artist Ani Hoover $32 for members / $48 for "not yet" members. Pre-registration required.
Email or call 878-3216 for info or to register.

Saturday, November 19 at 2:00pm
Reading: Frank Lloyd Wright's Walter V. Davidson House: An Examination of a Buffalo Home and Its Cousins from Coast to Coast by Patrick J Mahoney

Saturday, November 19 at 3:00pm
Curator's Tour of Weather Event with Tullis Johnson and Stephen Vermette

Saturday, November 19 at 4:00pm
Poetry Reading: 40th Anniversary of Earth's Daughters

Sunday, November 20 at 2:00pm
Concert: A Musical Feast with performance by LehrerDance Tickets are $5 for members; $10 for "not yet" members.
Tickets online or call 878-6011 during gallery hours.
Visit www.AMusicalFeast.com for more information.

Sunday, November 20 at 2:00pm
Introduction to the Buffalo Society of Artists’ Exhibit and Archives with Nancy Weekly and Tullis Johnson

Sunday, November 20 at 2:30pm
Curator's Tour of Harald Bode: Tone Color-Known & Unknown Sounds with Don Metz

Friday, November 25 from 8:00am
The Museum Store is open from 8:00am - 5:00pm on Black Friday as part of the Elmwood Village Association's Boutique Crawl.