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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published March 31 | Local
Art Helena College Showcase reception Helena College Showcase, a juried competition of more than 60 art works, runs through April 15. Works include sculptures, paintings, machining, jewelry, photography and more. A public reception is 6 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Helena College, 1115 N. Roberts St. Food and drinks will be served and over $2,000 in awards and scholarships will be given out. Silent auction items will raise money to support the arts at Helena College. Music Time for Joy – with Vox Sambou “Just make sure people bring their sneakers to dance,” urges Vox Sambou about his upcoming concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at The Myrna Loy. “Wear…
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Movie filmed in Yakima area will have premiere Friday at Yakima Cinema | Local
A film filmed in Yakima and Toppenish will get a pink-carpet premiere Friday in Yakima. “All Sorts,” written and directed by J. Rick Castañeda, will premiere at 8:36 p.m. at Yakima Cinema, 1305 N. 16th Ave. Cast and crew will be at the film premiere, which will feature a pink carpet and photograph options, like Sunday at the Oscars. “All Sorts” is a movie about a lonely knowledge entry clerk who stumbles into the environment of championship folder submitting. It’s a quirky comedy about acquiring magic in everyday daily life. The main character, Diego, is determined to uncover a career, pleasure and appreciate. New on the position at a peculiar…
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Local photographer traveling near and far with photography | News
Over the several years, Joel Quimby, of Reidland, has worked in a number of states and Saudi Arabia, but his current task as a photographer was not what he envisioned to do for his job. Even so, it has been satisfying in a lot of unforeseen approaches. He credits his dad and brother with getting him fascinated in images. His father was a design employee, but relished using pics as a passion and beloved holding up with the latest technologies. Later on, his dad owned Fast Print on the beltline in Paducah. A customer came in and wanted an individual to acquire images of their houseboat Quimby was despatched to…
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Artists group members to revive Bennington arts center | Local News
BENNINGTON — The former Bennington Centre for the Arts building has a new possession group, which hopes for a June reopening of the facility’s gallery place and 315-seat theater for a complete program of occasions. Unique members of the around the world Society of Animal Artists acquired the 36,000-square-foot center in cooperation with a company entity — Bennington Middle for the Arts Inc., which is related with former homeowners and founders Bruce Laumeister and Elizabeth Small. Laumeister and Tiny wanted the culture to have the centre, said Renee Bemis, the society’s president. Bemis is serving as a transitional president of BCA Inc. during a search for an executive director. She…
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‘These are our local heroes’: the artist painting murals of hope in a Zimbabwe township | Global development
Street artist Basil Matsika paints murals of local musicians and daily life in the streets of Mbare, one of Zimbabwe’s oldest townships, in the capital Harare. With his brush and paint jar, he says he communicates deep sentiments of hope amid the overwhelming landscape of poverty. While many see Mbare as a crime-ridden neighbourhood, Matsika, 40, chooses to see beauty in the grimy, patched walls of the Matapi flats, which have become his canvas for his giant murals. He starts by sketching the image with a pencil before applying paint. It takes a day or two to complete his murals, covering up some of the more crude writings on the…
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Art Focus features photography for March | Local News
Artwork Focus Great Artwork & Customized Framing is internet hosting area photographer Teysha Vinson for March, with an artist reception on Friday, March 4. Vinson’s present is titled “Here and Further more Still” and attributes images of the Bitterroot Valley, the Bitterroot Mountains and past. “Most photos are from here and some are additional,” Vinson explained. “I’ve only lived below a couple of several years but get my digital camera with me as I go around. I adore the landscape.” Her preference is not to get grand pics that attempt to capture the whole forest but prefers to acquire extra intimate illustrations or photos. “I’m typically photographing the ground…