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Summer Authors Lecture Series Highland Center for the Arts July 18

Create, design and explore! Maker army camp puts your creativity and trouble solving skills to piece of work. HCA is teaming upwardly with White Mountain Scientific discipline, Inc (WMSI) to explore everything from lego robotics to stop motion animation, game pattern and the link betwixt science and art. Jump in caput showtime and larn past doing! Participants volition be using essential maker tools such as the Makey Makey inventors kit, LASER Cutting prototyping, and 3D printing.

Maker camp runs 9AM to 2PM with an optional extended afternoon catastrophe at 4PM.

For ages 3rd to 6th grade.

Full and partial scholarships are available, just ask by emailing [email protected]

Make your own berry handbasket while learning ane of the oldest crafts in human history. For thousands of years, baskets have served as indispensable objects in every culture. Behave on the tradition and take home a beautiful, durable, and useful basket crafted from local, responsibly harvested, hand-pounded black ash logs. Acquire to weave a foursquare to circular basket, approximately half-dozen"x 6" with optional leather strap, as nosotros discuss how the material is harvested and candy, and the extraordinary qualities of the black ash tree.

"Become Thee to the Funnery" Shakespeare camp's 25th season volition take place outside, under HCA's big tent. Each summer immature actors bring together in the gorgeous Green Mountain State for two weeks of training in an intentional customs of the arts.  Campers learn warm-ups, voice training, and techniques that enliven Shakespeare'southward stories to leap correct off the page. This campsite is as fun and energizing as it is enriching.

Through Shakespeare, the young thespians that nourish this camp make memories that last a lifetime, carrying skills of self-expression and positive cocky-esteem that they can utilise in all facets of their lives.  The camp culminates with a lively public performance, with minimal props and shared roles and responsibilities, in celebration of a joyous collaboration.

It'due south not likewise late to sign up! Bank check out the campsite's website at www.gettheetothefunnery.com and download an application. Scholarships are bachelor. To date, no camper has been turned abroad for lack of funds.

Lakou Mizik is a powerhouse commonage of Haitian roots music with a soulful energy and a mix of styles that feels mystical and familiar at the same time. With positive letters and roots revival, Lakou Mizik has become one of Haiti's hottest exports and have gained an international following with their critically acclaimed debut anthology "Wa Di Yo" and their mystical, soulful, dance political party-inducing live shows. The band came together in the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake to show the globe that their country was much more than than the sum of headlines effectually the world.

This issue is outdoors. Check back here or on social media on the day for concluding notice for pelting calls.

PERFORMANCE & A PICNIC

Savour a delicious picnic dinner during the show! Society your picnic in advance when you purchase your tickets online, and dinner will be waiting for yous when you get in for the prove. Picnics are available for pickup starting at 5 PM. A limited number of meals will exist available for on-site purchase.

Pork and Polenta (GF) – $xiv
Irksome roasted pulled pork in a tangy BBQ sauce over cheesy polenta, hearty baked beans with salary, and a side of our fresh cucumber salad

Shrimp Salad Bowl (GF) – $14
Tender shrimp in a zesty lemon aioli served over fresh greens and summer veggies with a side of cucumber salad

Chicken Salary Wrap – $13
Grilled marinated chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and onion with a purse of kettle cooked chips and a side of fresh cucumber salad

Rainbow Quinoa Basin (Five, GF) – $xiii
A bed of quinoa topped with a rainbow of fresh summer veggies, roasted chickpeas and pepitas, and a rich tahini dressing

Session Americana is a rock band in a teacup, possibly a folk band in a gin bottle. This collective of talented musicians craft a musical experience unlike any other. On stage is a collapsible bar table wired with microphones, a vintage suitcase recast every bit a kick drum, an old Estey field organ, a pre-state of war parlor guitar, a mandocello and all its smaller siblings, a harmonica case fire damaged when Jack'southward bar went upwardly in flames and graffitied by Depeche Style roadies, and an assortment of other instruments that get passed effectually in this freewheeling modern hootenanny. The anything-could-happen feel of a Session Americana show depends on craft that's not adventitious or hands won; they bring a kind of ease and genuineness to this timeless music, sometimes presenting the latest batch of original songs, sometimes reaching back into the depths of the American "song bag".

This event is outdoors. Cheque back hither or on social media on the 24-hour interval for last notice for pelting calls.

PERFORMANCE & A PICNIC

Enjoy a delicious picnic dinner during the bear witness! Order your picnic in accelerate when you purchase your tickets online, and dinner will exist waiting for you when you arrive for the show. Picnics are available for pickup starting at v PM. A limited number of meals will be available for on-site purchase.

Pork and Polenta (GF) – $14
Wearisome roasted pulled pork in a tangy BBQ sauce over cheesy polenta, hearty broiled beans with bacon, and a side of our fresh cucumber salad

Shrimp Salad Basin (GF) – $fourteen
Tender shrimp in a zesty lemon aioli served over fresh greens and summertime veggies with a side of cucumber salad

Chicken Bacon Wrap – $13
Grilled marinated chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and onion with a pocketbook of kettle cooked chips and a side of fresh cucumber salad

Rainbow Quinoa Bowl (5, GF) – $13
A bed of quinoa topped with a rainbow of fresh summertime veggies, roasted chickpeas and pepitas, and a rich tahini dressing

Bassel & The Supernaturals tells the story of Bassel Almadani'southward experience every bit a first generation Syrian-American using soulful melodies, funk-inspired rhythms, and captivating lyrics regarding love and loss.

Deeply inspired by Otis Redding, Bassel uses the stage every bit a vehicle to engage audiences in over 100 dissimilar cities across North America. In addition to performing in major festivals, performance halls, concert series, and clubs – the group works closely with organizations on events and residencies that build awareness and empathy for Syrian refugees. A substantial portion of their proceeds benefit the Karam Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization focused on building a better future for Syria.

This event is outdoors. Bank check dorsum hither or on social media on the twenty-four hours for terminal notice for rain calls.

Functioning & A PICNIC

Enjoy a delicious picnic dinner during the show! Lodge your picnic in accelerate when you purchase your tickets online, and dinner will be waiting for you when you arrive for the testify. Picnics are available for pickup starting at 5 PM. A limited number of meals will be available for on-site buy.

Pork and Polenta (GF) – $fourteen
Slow roasted pulled pork in a tangy BBQ sauce over cheesy polenta, hearty baked beans with bacon, and a side of our fresh cucumber salad

Shrimp Salad Bowl (GF) – $fourteen
Tender shrimp in a zesty lemon aioli served over fresh greens and summer veggies with a side of cucumber salad

Chicken Bacon Wrap – $13
Grilled marinated chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and onion with a handbag of kettle cooked chips and a side of fresh cucumber salad

Rainbow Quinoa Bowl (Five, GF) – $thirteen
A bed of quinoa topped with a rainbow of fresh summer veggies, roasted chickpeas and pepitas, and a rich tahini dressing

Commemorate Juneteenth with the energetic, high-spirited, Due east Coast Inspirational Singers. Hailing from Harlem and using gospel, R&B, jazz, and the blues as their medium, the ensemble shares their passion for raising sensation nearly black history with audiences. The Singers command the stage, having shared performances with many acclaimed artists such as Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson, and producer David Foster. They take been featured in off-Broadway and Broadway shows such as Dreamgirls, Smokey Joe's Café, Own't Misbehavin', Black Nativity, The Color Purple, Motown The Musical, The Wiz, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pilus, and Showboat, with performances at world famous theaters similar The Apollo, The Blueish Notation, Lincoln Eye, Madison Square Garden, PlayStation Theater, and Carnegie Hall.

This result is outdoors. Rain date: June nineteen | 3PM. Check back here or on social media on event mean solar day for rain postponements.

PERFORMANCE & A PICNIC

Savour a succulent picnic dinner during the show! Order your picnic in accelerate when you buy your tickets online, and dinner will be waiting for you when you arrive for the show. Picnics are available for pickup starting at 5 PM. A express number of meals volition be bachelor for on-site purchase.

Pulled Pork Wrap – $fourteen
Slow roasted pulled pork in a tangy BBQ sauce with cheddar cheese, crispy onion rings, and a Cajun aioli served with a bag of kettle cooked chips and a side of our fresh cucumber salad

Mac & Cheese – $xiii
Tender pasta in a creamy sauce of blended cheeses, hearty broiled beans with salary, and a side of fresh cucumber salad

Yellow Kokosnoot Curry (V, GF) – $13
Chickpeas, cauliflower, and bong peppers in a richly seasoned back-scratch sauce served over jasmine rice with a side of fresh cucumber salad

Mediterranean Pasta Salad – $12
Grilled chicken, summertime veggies, feta cheese, and fresh basil in a Mediterranean-inspired vinaigrette served with a bag of kettle cooked chips and a side of cucumber salad

Oil Paintings Past Ann Young

Ann Young started her career as a ceramic and woods sculptor and did not starting time painting until nearly 20 years agone. Mostly cocky taught, it is obvious she has constitute much success. Her sensuous utilize of brilliant colour, her provocative subject area matter and her skill and technique are undeniably accomplished. "She is a principal of her medium—oil—and has the additional skill of mixing mystery and metaphor into the paint", writes Seven Days.

One cannot help merely study closely Young's paintings. You are drawn in by the color and the people, but you linger to decipher exactly what is going on in the background. Suffice it to say in that location is much to consider.

Young'southward website is arranged by categories. One is called "In a Dangerous Time." She writes that the "work reflects her personal feelings of distress AND hope virtually every situation that nosotros, and previous generations, accept left our children." Many of the paintings in At present, Yous Tell the Story fall into this category, including  The Gleaners,  Youngs reinterpretation of Jean Francois Millet's 1857 painting of the same title.  In Millet's painting, the three women in the foreground are scavenging the meager remains of a recent harvest. Young's three women scavenge a field total of garbage. Her garbage truck stands where Millet placed a hay carriage, her nuclear-power institute stacks replace his of hay. Millet paints rural peasantry before the Industrial Revolution, Young paints some of what has happened since.
Ann Young'southward "A History of Thomas Moore" too tells a haunting story. In the foreground she presents an Indigenous Native American boy in traditional dress, his hair braided. In the groundwork is a boy with brusk hair and traditional school-boy vesture. This is the story of Thomas Moore Keesick, the youngest child of Paul Desjarlais and Hannah Moore Keesick of the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Outset Nation. From 1891-1910, children as young every bit 4 years were systemically taken from their families by the Canadian government and placed in "Indian Reservation Schools" to be assimilated into society. The goal was to disrupt the nation of Indian people —that "there be no Indians in Canada, no "Indian problem" and no "Indian Department" in the regime." Thomas Moore was taken in 1896 at 8 years old. His name became Student #22. Like an estimated 6000 other vulnerable children, including his sister Julia, he died, probably from tuberculosis, as a result of being institutionalized. Ann Immature once again relies on her brush, non her vocalization, to limited her grief and share the painful detail of that dangerous time, and the grief of the parents and the Indian Nation. She does and so in vivid colour and masterful detail, just depends on the viewer to find the dorsum-story.


The ever present back-story is Ann Young'southward signature as much as is her mastery of the medium. The reason, the personal story, she brings to each painting is exactly that —personal. She invites, nay almost insists, that the viewer interprets their own story.

Creative person STATEMENT:

All of these paintings are pictures of people.

For me, pictures of people are universal because, when looking at others, ane looks at one's self. The piece of work in this show represent several of my introspections. Some are almost the troubles in our world. Others celebrate the immense and amazing multifariousness of human beings. Since I am not a person who can hands express my thoughts verbally, I accept let my paintings get my voice. I try to express both the simultaneous joy and despair that I encounter, every solar day, in every person.

Each of my paintings tell a story. What stories do they tell yous? Often, I don't know what a painting is about until it is finished. Subsequently I put my castor down, the piece no longer belongs to me alone. It is upwardly to the viewer to consummate the story that the painting begins.

I notice inspiration everywhere, and often in unexpected places. Sometimes an idea for a painting springs, fully formed, into my mind. Sometimes it takes years to develop.

I am self taught in oil painting (with a lilliputian help from my friends) and take been painting for nearly 20 years. I have dabbled in many different subject matters, but observe that pictures of people are what fulfill me most. My work has been shown extensively in Northern New England and New York City.

-Ann Immature

Modern Times Theater is building midway amusement and games for the Hardwick Memorial Twenty-four hours festivities. They are collaboratively designing games with Hazen Union HS students, and volition exist preparation local participants to exist barkers and game operators.Through a serial of open workshops at the Highland Middle for the Arts, participants can assist to build the games, make them beautiful and spectacular, and help to run/perform them on the 24-hour interval of the event.

Workshops are gratuitous and on a drib-in basis:

Mondays, May ii, 9, 16, 23: iii:00-5:00pm
Fridays, May 6, 13, twenty: half dozen:30-8:30pm
Saturdays, May 7, 14, 21: 10:00am-12:00pm

Yous are welcome to join us for as much or every bit trivial time every bit you lot are able. These workshops are designed for center, high-schoolers and adults– contact Modern Times Theater at [electronic mail protected] with questions nearly the project or process!

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 15 | 4-6PM

Ann Young started her career as a ceramic and forest sculptor and did not outset painting until about 20 years ago. Generally self taught, it is obvious she has found much success. Her sensuous use of brilliant colour, her provocative subject matter and her skill and technique are undeniably accomplished. "She is a primary of her medium—oil—and has the additional skill of mixing mystery and metaphor into the paint", writes Seven Days.

1 cannot aid just study closely Young'south paintings. You are fatigued in by the color and the people, but you linger to decipher exactly what is going on in the background. Suffice it to say there is much to consider.

Young'due south website is arranged by categories. 1 is called "In a Dangerous Time." She writes that the "piece of work reflects her personal feelings of distress AND hope about every situation that we, and previous generations, take left our children." Many of the paintings in Now, You Tell the Story fall into this category, including  The Gleaners,  Youngs reinterpretation of Jean Francois Millet's 1857 painting of the same title.  In Millet's painting, the three women in the foreground are scavenging the meager remains of a recent harvest. Immature'south three women scavenge a field full of garbage. Her garbage truck stands where Millet placed a hay railroad vehicle, her nuclear-power plant stacks supplant his of hay. Millet paints rural peasantry before the Industrial Revolution, Young paints some of what has happened since.
Ann Young'due south "A History of Thomas Moore" likewise tells a haunting story. In the foreground she presents an Ethnic Native American boy in traditional dress, his pilus braided. In the groundwork is a boy with short hair and traditional school-boy clothing. This is the story of Thomas Moore Keesick, the youngest child of Paul Desjarlais and Hannah Moore Keesick of the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation. From 1891-1910, children as young as four years were systemically taken from their families by the Canadian government and placed in "Indian Reservation Schools" to exist assimilated into society. The goal was to disrupt the nation of Indian people —that "there be no Indians in Canada, no "Indian problem" and no "Indian Department" in the authorities." Thomas Moore was taken in 1896 at eight years one-time. His proper name became Student #22. Like an estimated 6000 other vulnerable children, including his sister Julia, he died, probably from tuberculosis, every bit a consequence of being institutionalized. Ann Immature again relies on her castor, not her voice, to express her grief and share the painful particular of that dangerous time, and the grief of the parents and the Indian Nation. She does so in vivid color and masterful item, merely depends on the viewer to find the back-story.

The ever present dorsum-story is Ann Young'southward signature every bit much as is her mastery of the medium. The reason, the personal story, she brings to each painting is exactly that —personal. She invites, nay almost insists, that the viewer interprets their own story.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

All of these paintings are pictures of people.

For me, pictures of people are universal because, when looking at others, ane looks at i'southward self. The work in this show represent several of my introspections. Some are most the troubles in our world. Others celebrate the immense and astonishing diverseness of human beings. Since I am not a person who tin easily limited my thoughts verbally, I have let my paintings go my voice. I endeavor to express both the simultaneous joy and despair that I run across, every mean solar day, in every person.

Each of my paintings tell a story. What stories do they tell you? Often, I don't know what a painting is about until information technology is finished. Later I put my brush down, the piece no longer belongs to me alone. It is up to the viewer to complete the story that the painting begins.

I find inspiration everywhere, and oftentimes in unexpected places. Sometimes an idea for a painting springs, fully formed, into my mind. Sometimes information technology takes years to develop.

I am self taught in oil painting (with a niggling help from my friends) and accept been painting for most 20 years. I have dabbled in many different subject matters, simply find that pictures of people are what fulfill me almost. My work has been shown extensively in Northern New England and New York City.

-Ann Young

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