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TREASURER NEEDED
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Bedford
Center for the Arts, your local 501C3 non-profit organization specializing in
community building through the arts, is looking for a volunteer treasurer.
This
is a board position. Our current treasurer will be available to ease the
transition.
If you are interested please contact Sing Hanson at 781-275-2707 or
singhanson@aol.com.
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RELAY FOR LIFE
The fifth annual Bedford High School Relay for Life
will begin on
Armand Sabourin Field at 3 pm
Saturday until Sunday morning.
Hundreds of volunteers will walk continuously to
raise funds for the American Cancer Society.
Last year BHS was recognized by the
American Cancer Society for their fundraising excellence.
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 May 2010
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Alloy Orchestra & Douglas Fairbanks in Bedford
Bedford High School Auditorium, Friday, May 21 at 7 pm
 BCA's most important fundraiser of the year may also prove to be one of its most entertaining.
Return with BCA to the days when films were silent, but with an up-to-the-minute techno-twist--a brand new score composed by the Boston area's own Alloy Orchestra.
Bedford Center for the
Arts will host a special family-friendly screening of the silent-film classic The Black Pirate,
starring Douglas Fairbanks, with live accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra.
BCA encourages kids (and adults) to come
dressed in pirate costumes so they can join in the Pirate Parade that will take place during
intermission. At the end of the evening, the audience is invited to visit the
stage for a closer look at Alloy Orchestra's "rack of junk."
The evening's entertainment also includes a short, contemporary silent film, Dragonflies, The Baby Cries,
by award-winning filmmaker Jane Gillooly. Alloy's accompaniment brings the deep forest to life
and enhances the film's blurring of fantasy and reality.
Both films on the BCA program are suitable for children. The performance will
take place on Friday, May 21, at 7:30 pm in the Bedford High School Auditorium,
9 Mudge Way.
Tickets are $15 for BCA members, seniors and children; $20 for adults who are
not BCA members with a maximum cost of $50 per family.
Tickets are available in advance at the following Bedford locations: Auntie
Erl's Exchange (119 Great Road, Bedford Florist (315 Great Road), Chip-In Farm
(201 Hartwell Road) and Fetch IT (48 Great Road).
For additional information or to reserve tickets,
click to e-mail Lee Vorderer or telephone 781-541-0748.
 ALLOY NEWS OF NOTE: Alloy Orchestra was recently chosen by none other than cable giant Turner Classic Films to create a score for Metropolis, a silent classic recently previewed in Hollywood (click to hear Alloy on WBUR!)
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BCA's Annual Members' Meeting
In the Great Room at Old Town Hall on Tuesday, May 11, at 6:30 pm
You won't
want to miss hearing what David Torrey, a partner in the firm of Menders, Torrey & Spencer, Inc. - the architects
responsible for the award-winning restoration of Old Town Hall, has to
say.
You'll also want to
see his watercolors on exhibit in the BCA Space.
You'll learn about BCA's recent accomplishments and our future.
Most of all,
you'll want to be on hand when our Surprise Guest arrives.
Call to action: Check your calendar
Cancel your standing plans
Join the fun on May 11!
Click here to RSVP (& guarantee sufficient drinks & nibblies for all)
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2010 Jerry's House Concert
Hans York, at the Christen's home, Saturday, May 8 at 8 pm
In the 2010
Jerry's House Concert award-winning musician Hans York will bring his world of music from Seattle to Bedford, on Saturday, May 8, at 8 pm
(doors open at 7:30).
Jerry's House
Concerts offer an enjoyable night out among old and new friends who
enjoy the arts, as well as an intimate venue for eclectic music in the
comfort of a private home in Bedford.
Proceeds from the House Concert support
Bedford Center for the Art's Jerry Christen Scholarship. Named in memory of BCA's founding president
and visionary, this annual scholarship is awarded to a graduating BHS senior who
intends to pursue a degree in the arts.
The suggested donation is $15 per
person. Directions to the house concert will be supplied upon receipt of your RSVP. To reserve your place, click to send an e-mail or telephone 781.275.0334.
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Play Reading in the BCA Space
Arsenic and Old Lace on May 25 at 7:30 pm
Because April's plays (The Importance of Being Earnest and The Man Who Came to Dinner)created such great gales of giggles among the participants, Lois Pulliam will return to lead a reading of Arsenic and Old Lace on May 25.
With no specific parts assigned, the reading will go around the room, with each participant reading the next speech in sequence, thus assuring that everyone has an equal chance at the good parts as well as the not-so-wonderful ones -- and occasionally matching unlikely voices and characters!
Click here to reserve your place.
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Second Artists' Breakfast
Tuesday, May 4, from 8 to 9:30 am in the BCA space
Are you a local artist spending way too much time alone in your studio? Do you yearn for the company of other artists?
BYOB* and join Mary Johannessen for the second session of this studio artists' get-together.
Please bring news of an arts-related nature that you'd like to share. Perhaps it's a show you've seen, or a grant you've heard about, a terrific article, or a captivating topic you'd like to discuss with the group.
Click to learn more!
*BYOB: Bring your own breakfast if you want more than coffee!
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Third Friday Crafternoon
May 7 from 3 to 6 pm, BCA Space at Old Town Hall, 16 South Road
This month we will be making
Mother's Day cards and pine cone bird feeders as gifts. Join us and honor all the Moms in your life!
There will be no 3rd
Friday on May 21.
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Celebratory Memorial to Honor Sarah Getty
Sunday, May 30 at 2 pm in the sanctuary at First Parish on the Common
Well-known
Bedford poet, fiction writer and BCA member Sarah Getty, died of cancer this past November.
Sarah's husband of 44 years, David, and daughter, Lisa, will be hosting a gala
celebratory event to honor and remember her on Sunday, May 30th, at 2 pm at the
First Parish Unitarian Church in Bedford.
The event will celebrate the literary
and musical arts that Sarah loved. The program will include remembrances and
readings of some of her published poems and fiction by close friends and
relatives, as well as musical performances by Fretless (David's a cappella
vocal quintet) and the Master Singers (Sarah and David had been members since
1977), and a performance of Schumann's Quintet for piano and a string quartet.
All are cordially invited to attend this celebration, which will be followed by
a reception in the Common Room at First Parish.
Dress for thies celebration is casual and colorful,
as Sarah would have insisted.
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BCA Members ~ Out & About
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Maria Green and
Doris Smith have had work accepted for Beyond the Book, an Exhibit of Book
Art and Collage which will be at the Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library,
300 North Harvard St., Allston from April 7 through May 8, with a closing reception
on Saturday, May 8, from 3 until 5 pm.
Conversations in Mixed
Media: Works by
the Studio Seven Art Collective are on display at the Lexington Arts &
Crafts Society from May 2 to16, with an opening reception on May 2 from 3 to 5
pm. The following Bedford-related artists are in this
show: Maria Green, Sing Hanson, Martha
Shea Smith, Doris Smith, Greta Rothman, Amy Waltch and Jane Paulsen.
Harvard Pottery Sale: Carol Rissman will have work
in the Spring Show and Sale presented by the Ceramics Program of the Office for
the Arts at Harvard University. The show and sale will take place from Friday to Sunday, May
7 to 9 from 10 am until 7 pm. There will be a preview on Wednesday, May 5, from 5 to 7 pm
and an opening reception and 40th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, May 6 from
3 to 8 pm. Free cups made by exhibitors will be
available on a first-come, first-served basis during the opening reception.
A Common Thread: Sean Dresel, Greg Mara, and Steve Miller will play at the Main Street Market Cafe in Concord on Friday, May 14, from 8 to 11 pm. A Common Thread plays a mix
of 60s and 70s rock and roll, plus a lot of high-energy originals. The café has
a full dinner menu and bar, and food is excellent. You're invited to join Sean,
Greg and Steve for music and merriment.
Cary Library Soiree: Work by Ronnie
Gould and MaLinda Howes will be included in an evening of art, music and community
to benefit the Cary Library and its collections. The Soiree will take place from 6:30
to 9 pm on Sunday, May 2, in the Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue,
Lexington. Click this link for information about tickets as well as images of the artworks.
A show previewing the work donated by local artists is on view at the library's
Walter Pierce Gallery.
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In Collaboration with BCA
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Bedford Pan Mass Challenge Kids' Night Out
May 15 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at The Edge on Hartwell Road
BCA will collaborate with the Pan Mass Challenge Bedford Kids Ride in presenting
KIDS NIGHT OUT on May 15th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Edge Sports Center on Hartwell
Road in Bedford.
Kids from kindergarten to
grade 5 are invited to join in the fun with Sandy Morvillo, Peter Laskaris and Nancy
Griffiths for crackabout, mat ball, dancing, obstacle courses and more. And kids
can do some cool crafting with the BCA!
Admission is $25
per child (siblings are $10, with a family maximum of $45) and includes pizza and
ice cream. All proceeds benefit the Pan Mass Challenge Bedford Kids Ride in support
of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Click for reservations or additional information.
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Bedford's Library Gallery
A Sense of Place opens on Thursday, May 13
The upcoming
exhibit at the library's atrium gallery is A Sense
of Place, offers a view of the world
through the eyes of several artists.
Artists include: Sona Gevorkian,
photographs of daily life in Armenia; Yari Lavan, traditional Cambodian
pottery; Pai-fang Lin, Chinese paper cutting; Sarah Senteza, scenes of Ghana;
Bill Tyer, life and landscape of Columbia; work by students from Lowell, as
well as masks from many traditions.
The exhibit opens on Thursday, May 13 and can be seen during regular library hours. Check the library's web site for the date of the artists' reception.
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The Bedford Center for the Arts is your local non-profit
organization specializing in community building through the arts. Arts for All and All the Arts. Collectively
we are artists, performers, presenters, supporters, collaborators, volunteers
and superb appreciators.
Located on the ground floor
of Old Town Hall, alongside Bedford Common, BCA offers artist studios and
programming space. BCA members and friends are involved in a wide range
of arts and cultural activities around town and in our region.
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