Friday, August 11, 2006

The Third Anniversary edition of Friday for the Arts

Petersburg’s monthly celebration of the arts, which will be staged Friday evening, August 11, between 6 and 10 pm, in Old Town Petersburg, will feature the "Work Places, Living Spaces" tour, the Dixie Diner, Walking Tours, Two Juried Shows, Jazz & Bluegrass on the Sidewalk, a Street Juggler, Blues Artist Adrian Duke, and much more!.

The hours of the event have been extended to six o'clock in order to permit gallery-hoppers to see more of the art. The closing will remain at ten, although some venues will stay open later.

Twenty different venues will stage exhibits of the visual arts, and four will feature music. The mellow saxophone of Rosshan Monroe will be heard all over Old Town--with his new band!!. The free Arts Bus will shuttle visitors between parking lots and all sites.

The dog days of August bring us the third anniversary of Friday for the Arts!, complete with nineteen visual arts venues, four music, two juried shows, the advent of the new Dixie, street performers, blues & bluegrass, a Main Stage performance of The Taming of the Shrew, and two remarkable tours.

Along the streets of Old Town, expect surprises—Rosshan Monroe up to new tricks, maybe even a new band, Jonathan Austin juggling on the sidewalks, a bluegrass band playing in front of Kimberly Ann’s, Petersburg National Battlefield ranger Tracy Chernault leading a tour, and musicians turning up unannounced in unexpected places.

Beginning with Friday for the Arts!, & running through the weekend, DPI will stage a tour of Downtown Petersburg’s multi-use renovation projects, "Work Places, Living
Spaces," in various stages of completion—eight venues in all for $5 ahead of time, $8 on the days of the tour—good all three days & for all venues. The featured site, the Downtown Designer project in one of the apartments in the Chesterfield Hotel, can be reached through Kimberly Ann’s, 244 N. Sycamore St. The others are 13 W. Old St. (Signature Style Polish Pottery, Teresa & Jeff Munn); 23-25 W. Old St. (Brittany Meisner, Lavender & Lace Bridal Boutique); 124 W. Bank St. (Nicki & Jack Coyle, Old Towne Market Place); 302 N. Sycamore St., (Hope, Piper, & Bobby Lynch, Salient Gallery & Yoga One); 115 N. Sycamore St. (denise & Mike Secondi, The Utopia Spa); 107 N. Sycamore St. (Eric, Brandon, & Cacia Flail); and 22 N. Sycamore St. (Aimee & Alain Joyaux, Antiques & Plunder). Don’t miss this great tour, & then return in April, when many of the venues will be open again in more complete form

Finally, by all means don’t miss the great blues artist Adrian Duke at Wabi-Sabi. You'll be blown away.

Southside Virginia Council of the Arts (SVCA) proudly presents Friday for the Arts! on the second Friday of every month, in partnership with Downtown Petersburg, Inc., and the City of Petersburg, which contributes generously to the project.

~Mady and the HPLA Board

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