By PAM HARBAUGH Bored by the same old roast beef sandwich? Do not be afraid of drama…go see “The Price” at Melbourne Civic Theatre, then go to Meg’s or something nearby and discuss. Who knows where all that intellectual stimulation will lead? There’s also jazz and classical tonight, ballet tomorrow, new...
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GET OUT! April 15 to 17
By PAM HARBAUGH Soothe those tax-paying nerves with some artsy outings this weekend. Here’s what’s up: Final Weekend FRENCH FILM FEST has its final film and discussion Saturday at the Foosaner Art Museum with “LE MYSTÈRE PICASSO” (MYSTERY OF PICASSO, 1956) Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot. Post-film discussion led by Anne Smith, Humanities...
DOCENTS Needed at Ruth Funk Center
By PAM HARBAUGH Learn, socialize, network, educate, thrill…you can do all that and more by signing up to be a DOCENT at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, April 13. Docents are those wonderful people who are a museum’s volunteer answer people. After...
CARRIE SIEH gallery talk at RUTH FUNK
“Creators and Luxuriated Bodies” by Carrie Sieh By PAM HARBAUGH Artist Carrie Sieh will deliver the second gallery talk associated with the exhibition “REIMAGINED: Innovations in Fiber.” The talk is part of the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Art’s Friends of Textiles Lecture Series. It begins 6 p.m. April 12 (a...
ARTISTS TALKS at Ruth Funk Center
Exhibit Highlight: Totemic Patterns of Light (Installation) by Alex Trimino, 2016 By PAM HARBAUGH The Friends of Textiles Lecture Series will present artists Alex Trimino and Carrie Sieh to speak about their works which form the exciting exhibit “Reimagined: Innovations in Fiber” which is on view through May 7 at the...
GET OUT! March 11 to 13
By PAM HARBAUGH We’re mixing up genres today and heading right to the big time quality (presented alphabetically and with links so I can get this to you quick because you’ll want to go to each one of these this weekend, I guarantee you): “HELLO, DOLLY!” at Riverside Theatre in Vero...
GET OUT! March 4 to 6
By PAM HARBAUGH Two new musicals open this weekend — “Nice Work If You Can Get It” at the Henegar Center and “The Who’s Tommy” at Surfside Playhouse. Here’s some quick info on both of them: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at the Henegar marks the Florida premiere of...
GET OUT! Feb. 12 to 14
By PAM HARBAUGH Life too much with you? Tired of the dreary same old, same old — try something artsy this weekend. Theater: VENUS IN FUR, a sexy, mind-bending mystery by David Ives, opens Friday and runs through Feb. 28 at the Henegar Center’s second floor studio theater. For sure, you’ve...
Friends of Textile Lecture tomorrow with artist KAREN RIFAS
Detail of a photo courtesy of Karen Rifas By PAM HARBAUGH One of the most sophisticated and cultured events you can experience in Brevard County are the series of lectures presented by the Friends of Textiles, an arm of the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts. The lectures are always educational,...
Funk Center thrills with ‘Light and Shadow’ exhibit
detail: Hye Shin ‘EMBRACE I’ ( wire, digital printed silk, mixed media , 13”h x 11”w x 11”w 2014) photo courtesy of the artist By PAM HARBAUGH Scoot this up to the top of your “must see” list. It’s “Light and Shadow: Contemporary Fiber Art by Hye Shin.” The exhibit, which...