Creative Arts Council Programs

Visit the Creative Arts Council’s Balentine Gallery at the Arts, Commerce & Visitors Centre, 211 West Water Street, Bluffton, Indiana 46714. (260)-824-5222 or wellscocreativearts.com HOURS—Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; prior to Kehoe Concerts 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; and by arrangement with the CAC office.

IN THE BALENTINE GALLERY
THE GARDEN EXHIBIT—through July 15. View weekdays during regular hours. FREE. Take advantage of the last few days of this exhibit!
FOCUS ON PHOTOS 2010—Biennial ward show sponsored by Ossian State Bank, July 18-Aug. 30. Entry form at www.wellscocreativearts.com (Photos should for the exhibit should be dropped off on July 15th.)
SCHOOL OF BALLET.
YOGA MOVES CAMP—July 12-16, with Susy Jones in Studio A.
EVENTS
KEHOE PARK CONCERTS—Sundays during July and August at 7 p.m. Free concert. Tropical Shirt contest with Mayor Ted Ellis as MC. Eidelweiss Singers from Berne on July 25, at 7 p.m., free.
‘GEORGIA O’KEEFFE’S SOUTHWEST—Noon program on Thursday, July 13. Free program with optional box lunch available for $6. Reservations needed to (260) 824-5222. (A Reader’s Circle event.)
CULINARY ROAD TRIP—Thursday, July 15, noon. Learn more about cheese production at Canal Junction Farmstead in Defiance, Ohio and lunch at Scotty’s on a tasting tour with Jeanne Ploetz, $3 registration with costs of meal and shopping additional. Open to anyone with an appetite! Reservations by July 12.
CULINARY CLASS WITH CHEF HECTOR MINON—Monday, July 26, with a Candlelight Dinner in Paris, $25, with registration needed. Evening incudes demo, meal and recipes.
SERIES ON THE OUABACHE PROPOSALS—Proposals from performers are now being welcomed by the planners of the Series on the Ouabache for fall, winter and spring 2010-11 programs.
Ongoing Activities:
CAC board of directors—Monday July 19, 5:15 p.m. Development committee with Charles A. Shepard, III on July 15, 5:30 p.m.
PHOTOGRAPHERS FORUM—Thursday, July 22, 6:30 p.m., free event. Beginners welcome.
READERS CIRCLE—Tuesday, July 13, Georgia O’Keeffe Southwest program. Brown bag lunch meetings, noon to 1:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday each month at CAC. Free event.
ARTISTS IN ACTION— Fridays at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., work space by arrangement with CAC office, free event. Now open on Thursdays also.