An Object in Motion at Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Wood grain has a depth and warmth that is very engaging. Used in combination with paint or other materials, the contrast can be dynamic. This exhibition, juried by Brian Ferrell, features work created with wood where shape, material, and surface texture imply compositional movement.
Brian Ferrell is a Southwestern Pennsylvania artist who creates sculpture in functional forms, designing one-of-a-kind furniture and custom tableware. Since 2000, his work has been regularly exhibited in group and solo exhibits on a national level, published in 500 Tables and Pewter Studio by Lark Books, and purchased by private collectors in the US and Europe. In the summer of 2008 he was honored with a solo exhibition at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and in 2010 received a full page review in American Craft magazine for his exhibition at the Appalachian Center for Craft (Smithville, TN). Ferrell currently lives and maintains an active studio in Greensburg, PA where he is also Assistant Professor of Art at Seton Hill University. He holds a BFA in jewelry/metals from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and an MFA in Metals from the Program in Artisanry at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. This event is free and open to the public!
Wednesday, February 22nd 
New Comic Day at Big Bang Comics and Collectibles
Be sure to stop by and check out the new comics for this week.
Thursday, February 23rd, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Wine Trasting with the Naked Grape at Sweetwater Art Center
Sweetwater is teaming up with The Naked Grape to offer this exciting new wine tasting class, Wine Tasting: Rhone Diaspora. The Rhone varietals from France, both the famous red and lesser-known white, have traveled the world, sparking excitement in Australia with Shiraz and in California with Syrah (the same grape as Shiraz) and the white Viognier, among other grapes. If you've enjoyed the Aussie examples, but haven't explored the original wines that influenced those winemakers, you're in for a delightful surprise. We will explore the intriguingly different styles these grapes have taken in the various parts of the Old and New Worlds.
Philip Real can be found regularly behind the wine bar at the Naked Grape in Sewickley. He writes the Crush Column for Table magazine. He ran Prelude Wine Bar at the Pittsburgh Renaissance Hotel, taught Wine Studies at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, and managed San Francisco wine shops. Tuition (which includes a materials fee) is $50 for members and $65 for non-members. This workshop is for students who are 21 and older.
Friday, February 24th, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
St. James Fish Fry
Every Friday through April 6th enjoy a fish fry in the Cafeteria at St. James Church. Take out orders available. Click the link to see full menu.
Friday, February 24th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 25th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, February 28th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
