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Cultural Corner: Art at the Library, October First Friday Art Walk, Island Theatre’s 10-Minute Playwriting Course!

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Rider in the Rain by Michael Pontieri

As Linda Meier, art coordinator with the Bainbridge Island Public Library muses, “Autumn leaves falling by our windows, maybe the return of Northwest drizzle (but) always there is art.”

The library’s October artist, Michael Pontieri, hosts an opening reception to his solo exhibition titled “The Real-Life Paintings of a Reluctant Robot Trainer” this coming Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the library meeting room. The opening is part of the First Friday Art Walk, held in Downtown Winslow (see info below).

Here is the artist’s statement in Pontieri’s own words:
“Painting is dead. I must have heard that sometime in the ’80’s when I was in college, but being a painter, I must have ignored it, put it in the back of my head. It (painting) had died in the ’60’s or maybe the early ’70’s. It was replaced by shocking one-liners contained in an array of monofilament or sometimes an old dirty sock and later just by ideas uncontained by form.”
“I heard it again sometime in the last decade uttered online by a disgruntled painter loosely associated with another painter that I was loosely associated with, and I thought well, maybe that is so but I have a lot of canvas, paint, material for stretcher bars and frames, and even monofilament. There is also a certain momentum to it. Now there is a resurgence if not a resuscitation or resurrection of not exactly painting, yet of images of paintings that robots like, if that is the word, to mash up and recombine like a cyber truck running over a seven fingered toddler with shark teeth.”
You can view this exhibit during the month of October during regular library hours (except when a program is happening). A portion of sales is donated to the library.
Don’t Miss First Friday Art Walk
Meanwhile, the always popular First Friday Art Walk will be held along Winslow Way and the surrounding area, on Friday Oct. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m.Spend an evening experiencing all that downtown has to offer. Many galleries, shops and businesses will be participating this month, showcasing the art of our talented creative community. Afterwards, stop by one of our many restaurants for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, or dinner.

A number of galleries – Jeffery Moose, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, and the Bainbridge Island Art Musuem, along with businesses such as Fletcher Bay Winery provide, food beverages and music. Other businesses include Furnish Bainbridge, Coldwell Banker Bain, Hidden Gem, Sotheby’s, the Bainbridge History Museum, Windermere Real Estate, and the Bainbridge Public Library.

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If Writing a Play is Your Thing, here’s a Chance to get some Great First-hand Instruction 

Island Theatre is excited to present a ten-minute playwriting course led by professional playwright and teacher Catherine Rush.

This two-session, eight-hour course is for new and seasoned playwrights alike. Students will learn and experiment with the core fundamentals of playwriting while focusing on the ten-minute play format. A series of prompts, each designed to unlock the creative writer within, will support you in your journey toward creating specific, colorful characters, unique and engaging circumstances, and compelling, insightful stories.

The second class will explore what writers have been creating in the interim and any problems or concerns that have arisen. You will be given the opportunity to have fellow writers read your work aloud and the option to receive feedback if you so desire. Class size is limited to 10 so that each student receives personal attention.

Classes: Sunday, October 6, 9:00-1:00 AND Sunday, October 20, 9:00-1:00 (8 hours total)
Cost: $200
Location: Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave N., Bainbridge Island
To register, go to https://www.islandtheatre.org/writingworkshop

About the instructor: Catherine Rush’s full-length plays have been professionally produced, developed and read on both U.S.
coasts and more than a few states in-between. She has won several domestic and international awards and
contests for her full-length, one-act and ten-minute plays. Catherine is an adjunct professor at Spalding
University in Louisville, Kentucky. For more details about Catherine and her work, please visit
www.CatherineRush.com.

Source Materials: Bainbridge Public Library, Downtown Association, Island Theatre.

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