Experience "A Night In New Orleans" in T'ville WALB Jan. 17, 2012
Admin : January 19, 2012 4:40 pm : Press
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) – You can be swept away to the streets of New Orleans in Thomasville this weekend.
"A Night In New Orleans" will combine the stylistic work of New Orleans artists with live dance performances by the South Georgia Ballet.
The dancers will interpret the unique musical traditions of the city by incorporating New Orleans style jazz movements.
"We have an art exhibition opening featuring the work of James Michalopoulos from New Orleans. He is a very big artist in that area. We're proud that he is going to be here for our exhibition opening. We're also featuring the photography work of Kevin Levine," said Marketing Director Bonnie Hayes.
Doors open Saturday at 6 o'clock.
Tickets for the performance are $20 for adults and $10 for students, but the exhibition is free and open to the public.
Copyright 2012 WALB. All rights reserved.
http://www.walb.com/story/16539456/experience-a-night-in-new-orleans-in-tville
First Friday Best Bets!
January 6, 2012
So my two faves for this Friday are:
Art After Dark at the Bookshelf – this month it’s a discussion of the origins of Jazz music – what could be more hip, I ask?? Led by Michael Greg, a Jazz musician at FSU, it’s sure to expand your mind + your knowledge of this great musical form. There’s also a photo exhibit by Emily Rhea.
6:30-8:00, $5pp, includes wine + cheese
December 24, 2011
TCA, students present 'Everything Seuss'
Staff report
THOMASVILLE — Thomasville Center for the Arts (TCA), with Thomasville Community Resource (TCRC) students, home-schooled students, Favor Christian Academy students and TCA Art in the Afternoon students, along with Baby Seuss students, presented its Fall Semester performance and exhibit on Tuesday.
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) – The walls of the Thomasville Center for the Arts will ring with caroling and beautiful holiday music at Saturday's Christmas at the Center. "We are so fortunate to have a wonderful town like Thomasville that does support the art programs. The programs in the schools as well as the center. Music, there is performing arts all over the town," said Marketing Director Bonnie Hayes.
This fundraiser includes Breakfast with Santa, holiday portraits, and afternoon tea. "The ballet girls from the South Georgia Performing Arts Nutcracker will be there having a nice beautiful traditional tea for mothers and daughters or boys if they want to come too," said Hayes.
While waiting for their picture with Santa, kids can enjoy story time with Mrs. Claus or add candy to a life size gingerbread house.
Organizers say art events like this benefit a child's mental growth. "We know that the children who are supported through the arts do well statistically in school so we just hope that people come in, embrace the arts, and just reap the rewards throughout their life," said Hayes.
So Saturday at TCA you can stroll the holiday-decked halls, taking in the Christmas splendor, and create unforgettable Christmas memories.
The music, performances, and children's Christmas crafts are free for the public to enjoy from 9 am to 4 pm.
Copyright 2011 WALB. All rights reserved.
http://www.walb.com/story/16229715/christmas-at-the-center-kicks-off-in-tville
Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival 2011
Thomasville Center for the Arts is hosting the 16th annual Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival. It's taking place Saturday and Sunday, November 19 & 20, 2011. It's taking place at the Thomasville Center for the Arts, in Thomasville, Georgia.
The event will include over 75 artists, sculptors, painters, photographers, jewelers, carvers and master crafters. This year they are holding the Bird Bash on Saturday evening. Tickets for the Bash are $50 each, and participants will get to meet the artists and will get a first look at the collection before it opens to the public.
Admittance is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 5-11, and free for kids 4 and under. Part of the proceeds will benefit the many art programs supported by the Thomasville Center for the Arts.
For more information, visit www.pwaf.org or call (229) 226-0588.
Thomasville Times Enterprise
October 27, 2011
Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival Celebrates 16 Years
Staff Writer
CNHI
THOMASVILLE — Each year, the red hills of Thomasville provide the perfect haven for nature-lovers and sportsmen alike. Our many hunting plantations boast a fine population of quail, and our wetlands are home to more than 100 species of wildlife; just two reasons why the best sporting and wildlife artists flock to the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville.
Sit down for a creative conversation
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - Supporting the arts, especially during difficult economic times, was the topic of discussion at today's "Creative Conversation."
The Thomasville Center for the Arts partnered with Americans for the Arts to host "Building a Vital Community."
More than 30 representatives from local businesses showed up to the adult art programming studio to discuss challenges facing the arts in Thomasville. "In a recent study they found we have an economic impact of $2.8 million in our town so really the arts are not too expensive, it's too expensive to let them go," said Marketing Director Bonnie Hayes.
Creative Conversations are part of National Arts and Humanities Month, the nation's largest collective annual celebration of the arts.
http://www.walb.com/story/15744609/sit-down-for-a-creative-conversation
October 13, 2011
'Mars' independent film lands at TCA today
Staff report CNHI The Times Enterprise Thu Oct 13, 2011, 06:49 PM EDT
THOMASVILLE — Science fiction meets animated graphics for a unique movie viewing experience with “Mars,” the second film in Thomasville Center for the Arts’s series of six independent films, which lands for one show today.
Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the Bookshelf and Gallery or at the door.
The show is 7:30 p.m. at TCA, 600 E. Washington St. in Thomasville.
Thomasville show gives Danny Pietrodangelo 25 shots
By Randi Atwood
Special to the Democrat
IF YOU GO
What: Flaunt 25 Exhibit
When: Friday through Oct. 17
Where: 25 locations in downtown Thomasville
Cost: Admission to various venues is free
Contact: Visit www.thomasvillearts.org for complete information
Danny Pietrodangelo has a
media production company
and a passion for photography.
Danny Pietrodangelo began telling stories with his camera as a child, although he never had any formal training in photography. “My dad was a professional photographer, but he never made a living at it,” says Pietrodangelo. “He did weddings and events. I trailed along behind him and learned how to develop film and print photos in his rickety darkroom.” Pietrodangelo’s own photographs have been exhibited in such places as the Grove House in Miami, the Jacksonville Museum of Art, the Pensacola Art Museum and many others, including in group shows in Scotland and the former Soviet Union.
Artists to 'FLAUNT' work this weekend
Teresa Williams CNHI The Times Enterprise Wed Sep 21, 2011, 07:11 PM EDT
THOMASVILLE — A unique path designed to take travelers on a celebration of 25 years of community art and culture will open in Thomasville this weekend.
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) – There's something fun for art lovers to do Friday night in Thomasville.
The Flaunt 25 Exhibition and Art Walk opens to the public Friday on the bricks of downtown Thomasville.
To celebrate 25 years of art in the city, the Thomasville Center for the Arts brought in 25 of the region's best artists for 25 days.
They're displaying more than 250 pieces of original art. "Everyone that comes out tonight can also participate in the silent auction. Each artist did a piece, a commemorative piece celebrating 25 years of art and culture in Thomasville," said TCA Marketing Director Bonnie Hayes.
"I do both water colors and pastels and what I'm interested in is looking at the dance between light and nature as most artists are who do any kind of landscape work," said Artist Sandi Shaw."
The event kicks off with a reception at six o'clock Friday night.
http://www.thomasvillearts.org/2011/09/26/art-exhibition-kicks-off-in-tville/
Dinner + an Independent Movie
http://yourtownie.net/wp/2011/09/dinner-an-independent-movie.html
September 6, 2011
Mash up Thomasville Center for the Arts + South Arts Southern Circuit Film Tour + the Academy of Arts and Sciences + the Independent Film Association of America and you get 6 independent films headed to T-ville! The first film, “Surviving Hitler: A Love Story”, is showing on the big screen at the Center for the Arts this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. I’ve got my tickets, do you? If not, you can find movie tickets here.
To make it even more fun and a big night out, you can do dinner + a movie! Call Savannah Moon at 227-0081 and reserve your spot for their special independent movie-goer dinner menu. Space is limited!
It’s so urban/big city cool to have our very own independent film festival, don’t you think?
Scholars Academy course combines physical education and dance
About 40 students, both intermediate and beginner, are currently enrolled in the courses led by Allison Bundrick.
McKenna Matthews CNHI The Times Enterprise Mon Sep 05, 2011, 01:04 PM EDT
http://timesenterprise.com/x803543765/Scholars-Academy-course-combines-physical-education-and-dance
THOMASVILLE — Thomasville City Scholars Academy offers standard electives in foreign languages, technology, physical education, music and visual arts. But now dance is a fine arts and PE option for Scholars students at the Thomasville Center for the Arts during the school day. About 40 students, both intermediate and beginner, are currently enrolled in the courses led by Allison Bundrick.
Look for Randy and Debra Brienen's art in exhibit opening in Thomasville
Tallahassee artists Randy and Debra Brienen have been selected as two of 25 artists for Thomasville Center for the Arts 25th anniversary exhibit. "Flaunts 25" will open Sept. 23 at the Thomasville visitor center and run through Oct.17. Each artist will be featured at a sponsoring restaurant or business in Thomasville for the duration of the exhibit.
Indie film series coming to T'Ville
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) – Independent filmmakers from across the region will soon make a stop in Thomasville with six acclaimed indie films.
Thomasville Center for the Arts has been selected as one of only a handful of locations to bring these films to the public. Patrons can purchase series tickets that will allow them to access all six films.
All tickets include the filmmaker's reception following each movie. "So for a low ticket price of 10 dollars not only do you get to see these films, but you get to meet the producer or director in person in an intimate setting," said Director of Programs Natalie Lacey.
http://www.walb.com/story/15293234/indie-film-series-coming-to-tville
Independent films, filmmakers to set up at TCA
Teresa Williams CNHI
THOMASVILLE — Independent filmmakers from across the region will soon make a stop in Thomasville with six acclaimed indie films.
Thomasville Center for the Arts has been selected as one of only a handful of locations in the southeast partnering with South Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Independent Film Association to bring these films to the public on a regional tour.
Thomasville Center for the Arts releases names of top 25 artists
FLAUNT: 25 Artists Named
The Thomasville Center for the Arts has named the 25 artists who have won spots in their FLAUNT: 25 exhibit.
http://www.wctv.tv/wswg/headlines/FLAUNT_25_Artists_Named_126720768.html
'High School Musical'
Center announces top 25 artists for exhibition
Thomasville Center for the Arts in partnership with Downtown Thomasville Main Street is pleased to announce the finalists in the FLAUNT: 25 regional art competition and exhibition.
http://timesenterprise.com/news/x1443109615/Center-announces-top-25-artists-for-exhibition
