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SAVE the DATE

August
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Downtown Lafayette
11:00am-4:00pm

Gallery Reception
Friday, August 21, 2015
Tippecanoe Arts Federation
6:00-9:00pm

September
Labor Day
Monday, September 7, 2015

Gallery Walk
Friday, September 18, 2015
Downtown Lafayette
6:00-9:00pm

October
Bravo for the Arts
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Trails Banquet Facility
11:30am-1:00pm

Artists: Please visit our Artist Opportunity Page for ongoing local artist opportunities
If you're interested in joining the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, please contact Chris June at taf@tippecanoearts.org.  
We have individual artist and member organization memberships available.
Member Organizations: Click here to submit an event to Arts Intersect 

 

Spirit Theatre

For Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 
Nor Prior Acting Experience Necessary!
 
Applications are Now Being Accepted for Our 2015 - 2016 Performing Season
 
Call 765.404.4987 for an application!
 
www.facebook.com/spirittheatrelafayette

 

Register now for Rebecca Brody's "Absolute Beginners Watercolor Class" 


Classes will be held from 1-3pm on Thursdays from September 3rd through October 8th at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette (102 S 10th Street).

For more info or to register, email rbrodyart@gmail.com or call AMGL at 765.742.1128

 

Presenting Family Fun All Summer Long!

Lions and Tigers and BEARS oh my!  Downtown Lafayette and West Lafayette
Two Lions, One Tiger and 37 BEARS (oh my!)

The Zoo located in the Fowler House Lawn adjacent to the Art Museum

Language of the Road, Mediations on Nature (Charles Gick)
Continuing the Thread, Americus Quilt Club Centennial,
ArtSmart: The Legacy of T. C. Steele,
Foundations and Forward
 

PURDUE CONVOCATIONS SINGLE TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Experience live performances at Purdue all year! We're celebrating the 75th anniversary of Elliott Hall of Music, dedicating a new Steinway D piano, and bringing great music, Broadway, jazz, theatre, dance, and more!

View the complete 2015-16 Purdue Convocations Season
 

Kokomo Art Association:

RHUMFEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL


KOKOMO, INDIANA

AUGUST 1, 2015

12-10:30pm


David Cook of American Idol fame performs at 8-10:30pm.  Music by Rhum Academy students and alumni 12-6pm. Go to Rhumfest 2015 on Facebook for more information about the musical acts.

 

Contact the Kokomo Art Association at www.kaaonline.org or kokomoartassociation2014@gmail.com for more information.

 


Ellen Germann, a talented weaver, has joined Artists' Own.  Ellen weaves many pieces but at her inner depths she is a rug weaver. She also teaches weaving to help preserve the future for weaving as an art form. Ellen weaves beautiful scarves, baby blankets, and dish towels.

In Her Element abstract painting exhibit of Heidi Harner and Sara Vanderkleed is still displayed at Artists Own through August 8, 2015. 

 

Summer Sundown Music Series

What could be better than listening to some great local musicians jamming on a Sunday evening? Join your friends and bring the kids and a picnic to the banks of the beautiful Wabash River at Little Turtle Waterway in downtown Logansport.

This event runs every Sunday evening from 7:00-8:00 from the Sunday before Memorial Day to the last Sunday in August and is free to the public.

casscountyartsalliance.org, 574-735-2878

 

NCGLNAC Summer Classes

August 1-4. National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture, Inc. hosts traditional cultural arts classes:  Atlatl, steel-bladed knife, twined woven bag, gourd drum, cachabon beading, walking stick, peyote beading, deer leg knife sheath, black ash baskets, culture classes about the Miami and native plants for food and medicine.

Children's classes:  Gourds, pottery, wampum, leather pouches, moccasins and native games.

Kay Neumayr, 765-426-3022 or gkn278@yahoo.com.
Art Classes at Morton
222 N. Chauncey Ave.
765-775-5120

Adults
  • Advanced Pottery Glazing: 8/6-8/27, $50
  • Painting in Oil: 8/18-8/25, $35
  • Watercolor with Rena Brouwer: 8/12-8/19, $40
  • Shallow Market Basket: 8/19, $20
Children
  • Scrapbook Workshop: 8/1, $5
  • Saturday Art Break: 8/8-8/29, $90
  • Art for Teens: 8/6-8/27, $85

Call for details.

 

Preschool story times: (ages 2 and older) Tuesday & Friday 10:30am; Thursdays 4:00pm
August 4, 6 & 7: No story time

Lap Sit: (ages 2 & under) Monday 10:30 & 11:15am Call the Library after August 7 to learn if there will be lap sit or play group. We are still searching for a new lap sit leader.

WALLA & Friends Film Series: Mon, August 10, 4-8pm

(765) 743-2261
http://www.westlafayettepubliclibrary.org/
 

 

Bring your lunch and join us at noon each Wednesday in August for our continuing Brown Bag Luncheons - presentations on vacation photography, art from balloons, creating clay stamps and creating fractals, all while you eat your lunch.  Afterward, stroll through "A Plein Aire Passion," oil paintings by our featured artist, Jeff Klinker.

See our Facebook page and website, athensartsgallery.com.

Located at 113 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, IN, 765-362-7455.
Wednesday through Saturday, 10-5.
Carroll County Historical  
 

 

Wednesday, August 5-Saturday, August 8
Delphi around the Courthouse Square

Our Historical Society will have the Museum open, ground floor, southwest corner during the week with special activities.

Also, on Saturday at the Canal Center, 1030 N. Washington, the Annual Meeting of Carroll County Old Settlers will be held.

This is the oldest, still-active Old Settlers Meeting in the State.

Call 765-564-3152 to learn more.

Union Center(formerly DOH2) Gallery
118 N. Union Street
Delphi,Indiana
765-564-4300

Guest artist Brenda Daly exhibition: 5th SISTER SERIES

Growing up in Delphi, Daly is inspired by family heirlooms and her memories. Daly uses acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, and ink in her exhibition. Historical Delphi adds another insight into the people and its history through Daly's experiences.

Reception August 7, 6-8pm
Exhibition August 5-August 29

delphioperahouse.org/events
Kids
August 5 - If You Take A Child To The Library, Downtown, 4:00pm
August 29 - Visit Mobile Library, Hands On Trucks @ Imagination Station, 10:00am

All-Ages Storytimes
Stories Under The Sculpture, Wednesdays & Saturdays, 10:30am, Downtown

Books In The Nook, Tuesdays, 10:00am & 1:30pm, Campus

Adults
August 19 - Star Wars Movies Music, Downtown, 7:00pm

Libraries Closed August 12, Staff Training Day

Questions? Call 765-429-0100.

 


August 7 - September 11 Exhibition
Gallery Reception Friday, August 21st 6-8pm
638 North Street, Lafayette, IN 47901

East Gallery: Diana May and guest artists, "Merging Media"
West Gallery: FibR, "Enchanted Path"
Northwest Gallery: Mary Ann Van Soest, "Chairs"

RSVP!

Don't miss the Carole King Team Pub Crawl to benefit TAF's After School Arts Program: Saturday, August 15th (11am-4pm) in Downtown Lafayette! *More info on Event Page*

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00am-5:00pm
 

Making Comics: Concept to Cash
Saturday, August 8 1-4pm, free
Adults and teens

Join us for a day filled with comic creation! Learn basics of comic making from lettering to selling with comic artist/writer Andy "Shaggy" Korty. Andy is the creator of The Manor and has been writer, artist, and letter on a number of print and online comics.

Register at http://delphilibrary.org or email pkapraun@delphilibrary.org for more information. 
 
SHOP the Greater Lafayette Clay Guild's annual SUMMER POTTERS MARKET
Saturday, AUG 15th, 10a-3p, at the YWCA (605 N 6th St, Lafayette; 765.742.0075).

You'll see exciting and varied clay work by 23 potters - something for every budget and taste!  Be sure to visit the HOSPITALITY BOOTH and sign up to WIN one of the PRIZES (handmade pottery, of course) and you don't need to be present to win! 

 

Sara Vanderkleed 

 

Artists' Own's Sara Vanderkleed is offering an Abstract Painting Workshop 8:45am-3:00pm Saturday, August 29, 2015 @ Flying Pig Studio southwest of Lafayette.

Small safe and encouraging class size,  an overview of designing an abstract painting.

Limited space; register by August 15. Contact svanderkleed@gmail.com with questions and to register.

Also available are weekly classes in abstract on Monday evening and Thursday morning. 
Concert on the Lawn Series featuring Kyle Bledsoe - Saturday, August 8 at 6pm. Come hear the soulful music of Indiana artist Kyle Bledsoe.

Storytimes will begin August 18 featuring new themes.

Imagine that you are...? - Wednesday, August 26 at 4pm. Magical photo experience with our green screen. Come dressed to appear in any background of your choice. For children in Grades K-5th.

Visit www.monticello.lib.in.us for more information.

ADULT AUDITIONS
By Appointment:
Sunday, August 9, 2015 from 4-6pm
Monday, August 10, 2015 from 6:30-8pm
To schedule an appointment please contact
Karen Goff at kgsoprano1@gmail.com

CHILDREN/YOUTH AUDITIONS
Mondays, August 10 & 17, 2015
5:00-6:30pm
To schedule an appointment contact
Darcy Keegan at
bachchildrenschoir@gmail.com

For more information: www.bachchorale.org or call the Bach Chorale office
(T-Th) at 765.429.5151

 

Now registering for fall classes to start August 17, 2015 to include after school program specializing in meeting the needs of school age kids thru 21 with disabilities, taught in a non-traditional setting, included are music and snack.

Please call Lisa @ 765-418-5078 to learn more details.

 

Denise Wilson: Blue Moon Rising Welcomes All Singers

Enjoy singing in a fun, relaxed environment? Explore Blue Moon Rising!

This non-audition community choir meets Wednesdays beginning August 19, 7-8:45pm at Unitarian Universalist Church, West Lafayette.

Led by Denise Wilson, the choir will sing from world traditions; folk, chants, popular, and peace and justice songs.

Fee: $140 for 14-week session; sliding-scale available.

Denise Wilson, www.denisewilson.net, dm2wilson@gmail.com, 765/490-7882.


Restaurants and caterers from throughout Montgomery County gather on the shady grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum to showcase their tastiest treats.

Tickets: $5/adult, $3/student, children 6 and under free.

Food tickets: $1/ticket, no food item over 4 tickets.

Music:
  • Nuthatch 1-3pm
  • Him & Her 4:30-6:30pm
  • Jennie DeVoe 8-10pm
http://tasteofmontgomerycounty.com/


WVYS holds auditions for the 2015-16 Season on August 23rd.

To be considered for membership, students should be in grade 6-12 and participating in their school band or orchestra. Audition requirements and excerpts to be prepared are available on the website, wvys.org by July 26.

All orchestral instruments are welcome to audition, but particular needs are brass, double reeds and string bass.

Contact information available at http://www.wvys.org/.

 


Boilerfest - New Student Orientation
Thursday, Aug. 27                
4pm - 6pm; BCC Parking Lot

Connect with the BCC to begin the celebration of our fall theme "The Black Freedom Struggle: Historical Narratives, Contemporary Echoes."

Boilerfest will introduce you to the BCC, various student organizations and campus support services. It will feature a live DJ, performances by BCC ensembles, and Funk Out Band.

 


Friday, August 28, 2015, 7:30pm
Elliott Hall of Music
712 Third St., West Lafayette
Free

The Purdue Varsity Glee Club presents First Nighter, its very first formal concert of the year, at 7:30pm at the Elliott Hall of Music.

Free; no tickets required.

Doors open at 7pm

Call (765) 494-3941 or go to www.purdue.edu/pmo.
Delphi Opera House

 

Delphi Opera House opens August 29

In conjunction with the Indiana Bacon Fest, tours will be offered from 11:00am to 10:30pm.

Gracefully returned to its original grandeur and refurbished with classic and modern amenities, this historic gem is back in business and the 2015/16 series be announced soon!

'One Size Fits All Comedy Improv' performances at 6:00 and 8:00pm.

For additional information call 765-564-4300 or visit www.delphioperahousse.org.

 


The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra is holding orchestra auditions on Saturday, August 29 from 12-5pm.

Pay for selected orchestra musicians is per service, plus mileage. Open positions and venue to be determined soon!

Check lafayettesymphony.org for updated information and applications.

The LSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Chancel Players

 


Chancel Players of Lafayette announces Auditions for their Fall Stage Production of:
THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS by J. M. Barrie and FEERCE, PENNER, & SMITH by T. M. Williams.

Monday August 31st & Tuesday September 1st
7:30pm to 10:30pm at Tippecanoe Arts Federation

Parts available for 8 women, 8 men various ages
Directed by Robert Cox

For further info email chancelplayers@yahoo.com or call 765-409-3163

 


Through August: Doris Myers Retrospective: 1930 to present in the Lilian Fendig Gallery.

Carnegie Center
301 N Van Rensselaer St
Rensselaer, In.

View the past to present history of Doris' art work.

Gallery hours:
Mon-Fri, Noon to 2pm
Tue. Noon-4pm or by appointment

Call 219-866-5278 or email prairie@rhsi.net

Exhibition ends September 11th.

 

Preview exhibit for Art on the Wabash runs through August

Artists chosen for the 10th annual Art on the Wabash (held at West Lafayette's Tapawingo Park on Sunday, September 20) display their work in a preview exhibit in Ivy Hall at Ivy Tech Community College - Lafayette through September 11.

Artwork includes a variety of media by more than 46 Indiana artists, selected by juror Ralph Larmann, University of Evansville professor of art.

 

WABASH VALLEY ARTISTS SOCIETY (formerly Wabash Valley Watercolor Society)

Now accepting submissions (up to 2 paintings) from ALL painters (including nonmembers) for the WVAS Annual Juried Show!

Deadline is September 14th. Reception to be Friday, September 18 during the last Gallery Walk and exhibition will run until October 23.

Prospectus available by emailing Rebecca Brody: rbrodyart@gmail.com.

 


All newly purchased Arts Trust license plates will feature the Indiana Arts Commission's new logo as part of a bolder, refreshed design.
 
Arts Trust license plates are available at any branch office of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and can also be ordered online at http://www.in.gov/bmv/2793.htm. Every purchased or renewed license plate generates $25 for the Indiana Cultural Trust Fund, which helps provide additional support for arts education programs in Indiana. Visit the IAC's Arts Trust License plate page at http://www.in.gov/arts/artstrustplate.htm for more info. 


Activities of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation are provided, in part, with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, with funds from the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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