news for July 30 2007

hi everyone
hope you are doing well

there will be an art & music party at the Jacksonville Center this Friday from 5 to 7 pm
all are welcome! hope to see you there.

in addition to open studio events, surprise musicians will play and free elephant-friendly elephant rides are a 90% certainty so please don't miss these festivities.

please note that the Alliens will play the same evening, but later, at Awful Arthurs in Blacksburg.

if you have been trying to reach me by e-mail recently it is important that you know that there is a good chance I will not get your message as I am only online once in a while these days.

please don't take it personally if you don't get a response...I rarely have time to deal with e-mail these days as I am helping out with a Thanksgiving 2.0 project on a local farm. news on this will be posted as I have time.

ja ne, thanks for reading, have a beautiful day.
-Suzy

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image - a scene from the Traces library on March 21, 2007, as installed in room 119 at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd, Virginia. Please visit the Northernmost page in the loop for details on tomorrow's art etc. reception at the Jacksonville Center.

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Press release from the Jacksonville Center

For immediate release - March 17, 2007

The Jacksonville Center welcomes you to a reception on Studio Row on Friday, March 23

Studio artists at Jacksonville Center will hold a New Works reception on Friday, March 23 from 5-7pm. Glass artist Linda Osborne will highlight her personal bead collection and her wide variety of jewelry and handmade bead items. Sarah McCarthy, home from displaying at the New Jersey arts and crafts show, will show her gas fired pottery vases, bowls, glasses and tableware. Wood fired pottery will be just a part of McCabe Coolidge's functional works display. And Karen Day will show handmade books.

In addition guest artists will share the studio spaces. Look for Gretchen St. Lawrence's pastels, Anne Vaughn's jewelry, Glenda and Don George with shibori fabric and wood working. Traces Library Open House will be highlighted by Suzy Nees and live music will be provided by Billy Miller. Refreshments offered in abundance, all at Jacksonville Center just south of town on Route 8. This is a free event, and all are welcome!

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Hi everyone
Hope you are well, things here are fine

Here is the first bit of news: Straw bale building guru Leon D. is back in town to complete the straw bale building at the Jacksonville Center. If you are interested in learning more about straw bale construction please stay tuned. There will be a few educational work days coming up to help complete this project, and they will be announced on the Jacksonville Center News blog.

The Traces library is installed in the Maple Room of the Jacksonville Center residence right now, and audiopark.org is installed in the Oak Room. Items on display include locally made Xun flutes, ceramic work by Melody Wolfe Thomas, artisan-made bamboo products from Japan, the newest Mountain Fever album and much more.

A public reception and open house for this installation will happen on April 14, which is a Saturday. Other things going on that day at the Jacksonville Center include a reception in the Hayloft Gallery for the annual instructor's exhibit and an open studio tour. Please call the center at 745-2784 to learn more.

Here are some news bits for your music calendar. Far off, but significant, is the fact that on May 18 the American Dumpster band will play at the Sun music hall in Floyd. Also on Earth Day at the Sun there will be a benefit for Oxfam and the Blacksburg Farmer's Market. Carbon Culture many others will play at this event, and the ticket price is quite reasonable, making it a no-brainer for recluses and penny pinchers who are reluctant to attend any music event which is not guaranteed cool.

SPRUNG! is another upcoming music event that will be happening in March at the Sun. I know that Carbon Culture is playing for this too along with some other great bands.

Billy and the Inimitable Chris will play at Oddfella's this Sunday from 11 to 4. I will post more info about the upcoming Oddfella's schedule as time permits, right now time does not permit very well but hopefully that will change soon.

Ja ne, thanks for reading, have a beautiful day. -Suzy

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hi everyone
hope you are well

many thanks to all who made Feb. 24 such a perfect day at the Jacksonville Center residence
here is a slideshow.

bye, thanks for reading. -Suzy