Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2:12pm
Here’s a photo from last night’s reception at the gallery. As usual, we had a great crowd and artists and spectators alike seemed to enjoy themselves.
I mentioned to the crowd last night that it’s great to see our little local arts movement really picking up momentum. Between the various organizations, small group gatherings, galleries and...
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Friday, February 20, 2009 at 2:20am
**Warning, there may be language inappropriate for kids (but hey, what’re they doing online anyway?)**
I finally pieced together that video clip of Leon reading some material at the gallery last week. The reading in the clip is material from one of the new projects he has coming out. I think it’ll appeal to the locals!
This...
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Monday, February 16, 2009 at 1:15am
Local wordsmith Leon Thompson, who just happens to be my pal and former co-worker, graced the gallery Friday night with a one-hour reading that had the crowd in stitches. Leon already has two published volumes of his columns under his belt, titled “Good Junk” and “Dork: Another Look at My Junk” (oh Leon), and is...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 7:01pm
Matthew Thorsen Photo
Hey! You all need to go check out the article in Seven Days about the gallery. Either grab this week’s copy (on newsstands until next Tuesday) or you can read the article online here. The article talks about some of the awesome artists we have here and highlights our local art scene. Writer...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 1:23pm
Carol Jones just sent me some info on the release of her new CD “Out of the Blue”. Carol played here at the gallery as part of a duet in December of 2007. She’s got a release celebration at the Old Lantern in Charlotte on 2/28. You can listen to her music at her myspace...
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