Creative Happenings

Visit the Creative Arts Council’s Balentine Gallery at the Arts, Commerce & Visitors Centre, 211 West Water Street, Bluffton, Indiana 46714 ~ 260-824-5222 ~ wellscocreativearts.com
Find event/membership information, view exhibits, purchase tickets, take classes or volunteer.
Hours: Mon.-Fri.10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. or by arrangement.
IN THE BALENTINE GALLERY
Exhibit Open House: Tri Kappa High School Art Show April 19 - May 20, 2009 and Annual Children’s Art Exhibit April 19 - May 8, 2009. Open House, awards reception for the student artists Sunday, April 19, at 1-3 p.m. Gallery exhibits are free of charge to guest.
Coming June 1-July 12 Visages of The Original Peoples Photographs of Native Americans in a touring exhibit from Indiana University’s Mathers Museum, in coordination with the PBS documentary, We Shall Remain.
School of Ballet
Mark the family calendar for the students’ stage production of the ballet “Gala Performance” Sunday, May 17, free of charge. Rehearsals on Saturdays will be scheduled by teachers. Photos of dancers in costume April 25.
Learning OPPORTUNITIES
Rhapsody, Rhythm and Rhyme: Developmental music for toddlers and their adults with Cindy Lemmen. New session begins April 20-May 11 Mondays from 10-10:45 a.m.
Adult Acting Class: Come refine your acting skills and prepare for Spring/Summer auditions with instructor Stephanie Young. Sessions are from 7 - 8 p.m. for 6 Mondays; April 13-May 18. $50 fee. Strengthen stage skills for auditions and roles.
Events
Smooth Jam Fest at the Brew Ha! in downtown Ossian, Fri. April 17 at 7-10 p.m. Sign up by calling Stephanie, 260-824-5222 or the Brew Ha!
Open Mic Poetry Reading in Balentine Gallery 7 p.m., tonight, Monday, April 20; open to poets, guests, and listeners! FREE w/coffeehouse atmosphere and snacks provided.
Taylor University Concert Chorale, April 26 at 3 p.m. at Life Auditorium. FREE of charge
Benefit Art Auction Dinner, May 1st, 5 p.m. Preview, 6 p.m. Dinner, 7 p.m. Gavel; $30 per guest
Groups
Artists in Action paint on Fridays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Studio B by arrangement.
Wells Writers Workshop will meet Tuesday, April 14, 5-6:30 p.m. to free write in the company of peer writers. Open to area writers, poets. Free of charge. Discussion meeting: April 28.
Readers Circle next meets on April 21 for topic TBA
Mark the Date
June 12-13-14: “Godspell” at Life Auditorium with Wells Community Theater
June 25: Patriotic Pops Concert at Ouabache State Park 7 p.m. FREE
THANK-YOUS
* To Stephanie Lewis Robertson, The Cathedral Museum, First United Methodist Church, First Reformed Church, First Presbyterian Churach, Life Community Church, Dave Pribble, Unitarians of Fort Wayne and First Episcopal Church for their entries in the recent Fabric of Faith exhibit and all who viewed it.
* To Kathy McClanahan for her second workshop at CAC teaching a hummingbird and spring flowers painting
* To Stephanie Young for hosting a Jam at the Brew Ha!
* To everyone who turned out for the student exhibit open house and Tri Kappa hostesses
ART QUOTE
‘To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, ‘There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.--Ansel Adams (1902-1984.)

Activities of the Creative Arts Council are supported by memberships, sponsors and grants from funders including Arts United, a regional agency; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a national agency. “A great nation deserves great art!”