Bremerton veteran finds calling as a wildlife photographer

Dena Scott’s 21-year Naval career did not prepare her for the day she would be standing face-to-face with a bald eagle. “I touched his perch,” said Scott. “That made him really mad, and he tells you just what he’s thinking in that picture.” The photo that Scott snapped of the bald eagle named “D.I.”— short …

View full post

An Early Gift ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer « Jennifer Bailey Photography

I can’t believe the number of babies, with due dates penciled in on my calender, have decided to show up early!  A few days here or there isn’t unheard of, but I’m talking weeks!  If only I was so lucky!  The last few weeks of pregnancy are always the hardest. Beautiful Miss A, was one of …

View full post

South By Southwest 2012 Lineup Features World Premiere Of ’21 Jump Street,’ ‘God Bless America,’ ‘The Raid’ and Much More

Attendees of South by Southwest 2012 are in for a treat. 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas festival taking place March 9-17. Among them are 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. The organization already announced Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods would open …

View full post

Vintage vibe in vogue for weddings

HARD to believe, but the days are already getting longer. Summer – and wedding season – is just around the corner. If your nuptials are scheduled for 2012, it’s time to get cracking. You’ve got a venue to book, a dress to buy and the many details to consider that will help turn out the …

View full post

Calm before the Supernatural storm

In the eye of the hurricane there is no wind. There is no noise, no screams, no chaos. There is only the knowledge that the world is spinning crazily around you, and that it will catch up and blow you off your feet soon enough, but in the moment there is only a surreal calm. …

View full post
Bremerton veteran finds calling as a wildlife photographerAn Early Gift ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer « Jennifer Bailey PhotographySouth By Southwest 2012 Lineup Features World Premiere Of ’21 Jump Street,’ ‘God Bless America,’ ‘The Raid’ and Much MoreVintage vibe in vogue for weddingsCalm before the Supernatural storm

Feb
07

Bremerton veteran finds calling as a wildlife photographer

Categories:

by

1328588887 79 Bremerton veteran finds calling as a wildlife photographer

Dena Scott’s 21-year Naval career did not prepare her for the day she would be standing face-to-face with a bald eagle.

“I touched his perch,” said Scott. “That made him really mad, and he tells you just what he’s thinking in that picture.”

The photo that Scott snapped of the bald eagle named “D.I.”— short for Destruction Island which is where he was found and rescued by the Northwest Raptor Center — was the piece selected by a panel of judges for the Collective Visions Gallery Show in Bremerton running through Jan. 28.

The art show features 137 new and established artists from the Pacific Northwest chosen from more than 840 entries. The show brings in some big names from around the state, such as painter Anna Hoey and calligrapher Iskra Johnson. There are $6,000 in cash prizes, including a $1,500 top prize for best in show.

“The show is an excellent way for new artists to make a splash and connect with those that have been doing this for decades,” said Tess Sinclair, a member artist of Collective Visions.

For Scott, the event marks the beginning of a new life  she never had the time for during her military service. Scott started as a boiler technician, and ended as a senior chief petty officer. She served aboard five different ships — the USS Lincoln, USS Camden, USS Sierra, USS Simon Lake and USS Canopus. However, the former sailor said, it was only after her Navy career ended that she found her calling as an artist.

“This is what she’s going to be when she grows up,” joked Kristi Van Niel, a friend who first encouraged her to enter her wildlife photography into the show.

Scott explained that wherever her ship sailed, from France to Iraq, she always had her camera by her side to capture images. What she loved then, as she does now, was the sense of adventure and mystery in new landscapes.

After retiring from the Navy, Scott was at a loss of what to do with herself. She described the job market as “dire,” and recalled briefly trying her hand at commercial photography, mostly babies and engagement photos. But these ventures weren’t satisfying financially or emotionally.

As a sailor, Scott toured the world. As a wildlife photographer, she hopes to find adventure in her own backyard.

Scott and her friend took a trip up to the Northwest Raptor Center in Sequim where volunteers help rehabilitate injured hawks, eagles and owls then release them back into the wild. On a whim, she asked if she could photograph the birds in their habitats and create postcards for the center.

With her lens, she captured two eagles cutting through the air like a pair of fighter jets, a blue heron perched gracefully on the water, a newborn barn owl and a tight portrait of D.I. which she titled “The Face of America.”

“I guess there is a patriotism in me which shows through my work,” Scott said. “But when you see an eagle in full flight, you can’t help but gasp and be reminded of all the reasons why it’s the symbol of America in the first place.”

In addition to taking photos for the center, Scott works as a volunteer and is training to handle hawks and eagles on her arm.

Scott’s first two entries were rejected by the artist jury. Each artist was allowed up to three entries, but it took some time before Scott heard back about “Face of America.”

“That one means a lot to me,” Scott said. “When they told me it was selected, I stared at the email for a long time. I couldn’t believe it.”

Scott plans to pursue a full-time career as a wildlife photographer around Kitsap County.

Contact Bremerton Patriot Staff Writer JJ Swanson at or (360) 308-9161 ext. 5062. Related Stories

Tags: , , , ,

Leave comment

Feb
07

An Early Gift ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer « Jennifer Bailey Photography

Categories:

by

1328587698 21 An Early Gift ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer « Jennifer Bailey Photography

I can’t believe the number of babies, with due dates penciled in on my calender, have decided to show up early!  A few days here or there isn’t unheard of, but I’m talking weeks!  If only I was so lucky!  The last few weeks of pregnancy are always the hardest.

Beautiful Miss A, was one of those babies that decided to delight her parents with an early arrival.  Just as beautiful as can be though!  And her parents are clearly smitten.  I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed my morning with this new family of 3.  Mom and Dad were so fun and chatty and happy to go through the ups and downs of the session with me – including quite a few clean ups!  I think this session, a wonderful gift from friends, was happily recieved.  I know they are itching to see a few images with the hopes of sending a few home to an excited first time grandpa in Ethiopia!  He has yet to see Miss A, so without waiting any longer….enjoy!

Thanks again M&M, it was a pleasure to meet you both.  I wish you nothing but the best on your journey into parenthood.

Tags: , ,

Leave comment

Feb
07

South By Southwest 2012 Lineup Features World Premiere Of ’21 Jump Street,’ ‘God Bless America,’ ‘The Raid’ and Much More

Categories:

by

1328584113 97 South By Southwest 2012 Lineup Features World Premiere Of ’21 Jump Street,’ ‘God Bless America,’ ‘The Raid’ and Much More

Attendees of South by Southwest 2012 are in for a treat. 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas festival taking place March 9-17. Among them are 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. The organization already announced Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods would open the festival (the movie is phenomenal) and today the majority of the remaining line up has been revealed. One of the highlights is the unbelievably smart and hilarious 21 Jump Street, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller. Both of those are World Premieres.

Other highlights include The Hunter, Killer Joe, The Babymakers, frankie goes boom, God Bless America, The Imposter, The Raid, Bernie and Casa de mi Padre just to name a few.

After the jump, read descriptions of all the films that have been announced so far.

Before I copy and paste the rest of the list, a few minor notes. First, the midnight selections have yet to be announced. That the program where Attack the Block premiered last year, so there are sure to be some more awesome films there. Also, a documentary that I was interviewed for – Just Like Being There – made it into the festival. It’s about the ever-expanding world of pop culture art and I’m so happy for that team.

Okay, here is the list. There are some incredibly sounding films here. Read through the descriptions to see what I mean.

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITIONThis year’s 8 films were selected from 1,112 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere. Films screening in Narrative Feature Competition are:

BoosterDirector/Screenwriter: Matt RuskinWhen Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.Cast: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty, Brian McGrail (World Premiere)

EdenDirector: Megan Griffiths, Screenwriters: Richard B. Phillips, Megan Griffiths, Story by: Richard B. Phillips & Chong KimA young Korean-American girl, abducted and forced into prostitution by domestic human traffickers, joins forces with her captors in a desperate plea to survive. Cast: Jamie Chung, Matt O’Leary, Beau Bridges, Jeanine Monterroza, Scott Mechlowicz (World Premiere)

GaybyDirector/Screenwriter: Jonathan LiseckiJenn and Matt, best friends since college who are now in their thirties, decide to have a child together, the old-fashioned way – even though Matt is gay and Jenn is straight. Cast: Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Mike Doyle, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Jack Ferver (World Premiere)

Gimme the LootDirector/Screenwriter: Adam LeonWhen Malcolm and Sofia’s latest graffiti masterpiece is buffed by a rival gang, these two determined Bronx teens must hustle, steal, and scheme to get spectacular revenge and become the biggest writers in the City. Cast: Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Meeko, Zoe Lescaze, Sam Soghor (World Premiere)

Los Chidos (Germany / Mexico / USA)Director/Screenwriter: Omar Rodriguez LopezThe Gonzales family tries hard to hold on to their beautiful Latino traditions of misogyny and homophobia when a tall, white, industrialist stranger appears, challenging their place in the exploitative food chain. Cast: Kim Stodel, María De Jesús Canales Ramírez, Manuel Ramos, Cecillia Gutiérrez, (World Premiere)

Pilgrim SongDirector: Martha Stephens, Screenwriters: Martha Stephens, Karrie CrouseA pink-slipped music teacher ponders his stalled relationship and place in the world during an arduous trek across Kentucky’s Sheltowee Trace Trail. Cast: Timothy Morton, Bryan Marshall, Karrie Crouse, Harrison Cole, Michael Abbott Jr. (World Premiere)

StarletDirector: Sean Baker, Screenwriters: Sean Baker, Chris BergochThe film explores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane (Dree Hemingway), and 85 year-old Sadie (Besedka Johnson), two women whose worlds collide in California’s San Fernando Valley.Cast: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Stella Maeve, James Ransone, Karren Karagulian (World Premiere)

The Taiwan OysterDirector: Mark Jarrett, Screenwriters: Mark Jarrett, Jordan Heimer, Mitchell JarrettTwo Ex-pat Kindergarten teachers in Taiwan embark on a quixotic odyssey to bury a fellow countryman. Cast: Billy Harvey, Jeff Palmiotti, Leonora Lim (World Premiere)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITIONThis year’s 8 films were selected from 845 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere. Films screening in Documentary Feature Competition are:

Bay of All SaintsDirector: Annie EastmanAs the last of the notorious water slums is demolished in Bahia, Brazil, will three single mothers face homelessness or rally for a better life? (World Premiere)

Beware of Mr. BakerDirector: Jay BulgerGinger Baker is the original rock ‘n roll madman junkie drummer superstar who everyone thought was dead but somehow survived 50+ years of heroin abuse, disastrous experiments and 5 marriages on 4 continents. (World Premiere)

The Central Park EffectDirector: Jeffrey KimballThe film reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan’s celebrated patch of green, and the equally colorful, full-of-attitude New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. (World Premiere)

JeffDirector: Chris James ThompsonA documentary about the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the 1991 summer of his arrest for the murder of 17 people in Milwaukee. (World Premiere)

Seeking Asian FemaleDirector: Debbie LumWhen an American man with “yellow fever” meets a Chinese woman half his age online, documenting their attempt to build a marriage from scratch reveals hilarious and troubling complications for the couple and the filmmaker. (World Premiere)

The Sheik and IDirector: Caveh ZahediCommissioned by a Middle Eastern Biennial to make a film on the theme of “art as a subversive act,” independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi (I am a Sex Addict) is threatened with a fatwa. (World Premiere)

The SourceDirectors: Jodi Wille, Maria DemopoulosThe Source Family was a radical experiment in ’70s utopian living. Their popular restaurant, rock band, and beautiful women made them the darlings of Hollywood; but their outsider ideals led to their dramatic undoing. (World Premiere)

Welcome To The MachineDirector: Avi Zev WeiderUpon fathering triplets, filmmaker Avi Zev Weider explores the nature of technology, seeking answers about what it means to be human. (World Premiere)

HEADLINERSBig names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with some major and rising names in cinema. Films screening in Headliners are:

21 Jump StreetDirected by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Screenplay by: Michael Bacall, Story by: Michael Bacall & Jonah HillPolice officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) get sent back to high school as undercover cops in the action-comedy 21 Jump Street. Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, with Ice Cube (World Premiere)

BIG EASY EXPRESSDirector: Emmett MalloyEmmett Malloy’s latest film invites us aboard a train ride unlike any other with Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show. (World Premiere)

The Cabin in the WoodsDirector: Drew Goddard, Screenwriters: Joss Whedon & Drew GoddardFive friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes The Cabin in the Woods, a mind-blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out. Cast: Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Anna Hutchison, Chris Hemsworth, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford (World Premiere)

Decoding DeepakDirector: Gotham ChopraFilmmaker Gotham Chopra spends a year on the road decoding his father and spiritual icon Deepak Chopra. (World Premiere)

GirlsDirector/Screenwriter: Lena DunhamCreated by and starring Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture), the HBO show is a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s.Cast: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam Driver (World Premiere)

The Hunter (Australia)Director: Daniel Nettheim, Screenplay by: Alice Addison, Novel by: Julia Leigh, Original Adaptation by: Wain FimeriA mercenary is dispatched from Europe to the Tasmanian wilderness by a mysterious biotech company to search for the last surviving Tasmanian tiger.Cast: Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill (U.S. Premiere)

Killer JoeDirector: William Friedkin, Screenwriter: Tracy LettsA garish, Southwestern tale – a violent black comedy about a desperate Texas debtor (Hirsch) who plots to kill his mother with help of his family (Haden Church, Gershon). They hire a crazy Dallas cop who moonlights as a contract killer (McConaughey) to do the job, but Killer Joe asks for their teenage daughter (Temple) as a retainer. The film is based on Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts’ (August: Osage County) award winning play. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Gina Gershon, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church (U.S. Premiere)

MARLEY (UK / USA)Director: Kevin MacdonaldThe definitive life story of Bob Marley – musician, revolutionary, legend – from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best. Directed by Academy-Award-Winner Kevin Macdonald. (North American Premiere)

NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHTHigh profile narrative features receiving their World, North American or U.S. Premieres at SXSW. Films screening in Narrative Spotlight are:

The BabymakersDirector: Jay Chandrasekhar, Screenwriters: Peter Gaulke, Gerry SwallowUnable to impregnate his wife, Tommy and friends rob a sperm bank – to get Tommy’s long-ago donated sperm back. The crazy plan goes hilariously awry and shows how far a couple will go to create a new life.Cast: Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn, Kevin Heffernan, Wood Harris, Nat Faxon (World Premiere)

Crazy EyesDirector: Adam Sherman, Screenwriters: Adam Sherman, Dave Reeves & Rachel HardistyJust another story about love.Cast: Lukas Haas, Madeline Zima, Jake Busey, Tania Raymonde, Regine Nehy (World Premiere)

Do-Deca-PentathalonDirector/Screenwriter: Jay Duplass, Mark DuplassTwo brothers compete in their own private 25-event Olympics.Cast: Mark Kelly, Steve Zissis, Elton LeBlanc (World Premiere)

Fat Kid Rules The WorldDirector: Matthew Lillard, Screenwriters: Michael M.B. Galvin, Peter SpeakmanTroy, a depressed overweight teenager, gets sucked into the punk rock world by Marcus, a charming street musician. But when Troy discovers Marcus’ drug addiction, he suddenly must figure out the true boundaries of friendship.Cast: Jacob Wysocki, Matt O’Leary, Billy Campbell, Lilli Simmons, Dylan Arnold (World Premiere)

frankie go boomDirector/Screenwriter: Jordan Robertsa flick by bruce about his little brother frank who’s a crybaby fuck who shouldn’t do lame-ass embarrassing shit if he dozn’t want people 2 see itCast: Charlie Hunnam, Chris O’Dowd, Lizzy Caplan, Ron Perlman, Chris Noth (World Premiere)

Hunky Dory (UK)Director: Marc Evans, Screenwriter: Laurence CoriatFrom the producer of Billy Elliot comes this funny, coming of age film featuring songs from artists such as David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, Dusty Springfield and Electric Light Orchestra. Cast: Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Danielle Branch, Robert Pugh, Haydn Gwynne(North American Premiere)

In Our NatureDirector/Screenwriter: Brian SavelsonTaking place over a single weekend, an estranged father and son accidentally end up in the same country house with their two girlfriends.Cast: Zach Gilford, Jena Malone, John Slattery, Gabrielle Union (World Premiere)

Keyhole (Canada)Director: Guy Maddin, Screenwriters: Guy Maddin, George TolesI’m only a ghost… but a ghost isn’t nothing.Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Jason Patric, Udo Kier, Kevin McDonald, Tattiawna Jones (U.S. Premiere)

See Girl RunDirector/Screenwriter: Nate MeyerWhat happens when a 30-something woman allows life’s “what ifs” to overwhelm her appreciation for what life actually is. Disregarding her current obligations, she digs into her romantic past in hopes of invigorating her present.Cast: Robin Tunney, Adam Scott, Jeremy Strong, William Sadler, Josh Hamilton (World Premiere)

Small ApartmentsDirector: Jonas Åkerlund, Screenwriter: Chris MillisWhen Franklin Franklin accidentally kills his landlord, he must hide the body; but, the wisdom of his beloved brother and the quirks of his neighbors, force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him. Cast: Matt Lucas, Billy Crystal, James Caan, Johnny Knoxville, Juno Temple (World Premiere)

Somebody Up There Likes MeDirector/Screenwriter: Bob ByingtonTime flies for everyone: Thirty-five years in the life of Max, his best friend Sal, and a woman they both adore. A deadpan fable about time sneaking up on and swerving right around us.Cast: Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman, Jess Weixler, Stephanie Hunt, Kevin Corrigan (World Premiere)

DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTShining a light on new documentary features receiving their World, North American or U.S. Premieres at SXSW. Films screening in Documentary Spotlight are:

$ELLEBRITYDirector: Kevin MazurRenowned celebrity photographer, Kevin Mazur, gives us an all access pass to the life behind the velvet rope and in front of the camera. Candid, revealing and bold interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John and more, take us inside the blurred lines of privacy, pliable journalism, celebrity, fame and what it feels like to be consumed. (World Premiere)

America’s Parking LotDirector: Jonny MarsPull up a front row seat as two die-hard fans of ‘America’s Team’ spend their last season with the Dallas Cowboys at historic Texas Stadium, and scramble to preserve their place in America’s Parking Lot. (World Premiere)

The AnnouncementDirector: Nelson GeorgeOn Thursday, November 7, 1991, Earvin “Magic” Johnson made the stunning announcement that he was HIV-positive and would be retiring from basketball immediately. The Announcement gets to the core of Magic’s incredible personal journey. (World Premiere)

Beauty Is EmbarrassingDirector: Neil BerkeleyA funny, irreverent and inspirational look into the life and times of one of America’s most important artists, Wayne White. (World Premiere)

Brooklyn CastleDirector: Katie DellamaggioreAmidst financial crises and unprecedented public school budget cuts, Brooklyn Castle takes an intimate look at the challenges and triumphs facing members of a junior high school’s champion chess team. (World Premiere)

Code of the WestDirector: Rebecca Richman CohenFrames a high stakes showdown in the halls of the Montana State Legislature. The future of medical marijuana is at stake. (World Premiere)

Degenerate Art: The Art and Culture of Glass PipesDirector: M. SlingerA true document of the art and culture of glass pipe-making. It is the first film to ever bring to light this invisible sub-culture in a comprehensive and well-informed format. (World Premiere)

Girl ModelDirectors: A. Sabin, David RedmonYoung Russian girls join a modeling agency to seek work in Japan, but get caught up in an unregulated system that reveals an unseemly side of the fashion industry. (U.S. Premiere)

Gregory Crewdson: Brief EncountersDirector: Ben ShapiroAcclaimed photographer Gregory Crewdson’s 10-year quest to create a series of haunting, surreal, and stunningly elaborate portraits of small-town American life — filmed with unprecedented access as he makes perfect renderings of a disturbing, imperfect world. (World Premiere)

Just Like Being ThereDirector: Scout ShannonThrough the eyes of Daniel Danger, Jay Ryan, and the gig poster community, Just Like Being There focuses on poster artists, the music they commemorate, MONDO film posters, fans, bloggers, galleries, collectors and everything in between. (World Premiere)

Scarlet Road (Australia)Director: Catherine ScottThe film follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specializes in a long over-looked clientele – people with disability. (North American Premiere)

Trash DanceDirector: Andrew GarrisonA choreographer finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks, and against the odds, rallies reluctant city trash collectors to perform an extraordinary dance spectacle. On an abandoned airport runway, two dozen sanitation workers — and their trucks — inspire an audience of thousands. (World Premiere)

Waiting For LightningDirector: Jacob RosenbergFrom the producers of Step into Liquid, comes the story of visionary skateboarder Danny Way, who jumped China’s Great Wall and created a new movement in sport. (World Premiere)

Wikileaks: Secrets & Lies (UK)Director: Patrick ForbesThe in-depth story of Wikileaks told by all the key players. Sulphurous, personal and moving, it documents history in the making at the lawless frontier of new technology and mainstream media. (North American Premiere)

WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American SuperheroinesDirector: Kristy Guevara-FlanaganThis documentary examines the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman and introduces audiences to a dynamic group of real life superheroes who continue to fight the good fight both on and off the screen. (World Premiere)

EMERGING VISIONSAudacious, risk-taking artists in the new cinema landscape that demonstrate raw innovation and creativity in documentary and narrative filmmaking. Films screening in Emerging Visions are:

Black Pond (UK)Directors: Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe, Screenwriter: Will SharpeAn ordinary family is accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table. Stars BAFTA-winner Chris Langham and British Comedy Award Winner Simon Amstell. Cast: Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue, Colin Hurley, Will Sharpe (North American Premiere)

Dollhouse (Ireland)Director/Screenwriter: Kirsten SheridanFive street teens break into a house in a rich Dublin suburb for a night of partying. But games are twisted into something more emotional and ultimately out of control through a series of surprising revelations. Cast: Seana Kerslake, Johnny Ward, Kate Stanley Brennan, Shane Curry, Ciaran McCabe (North American Premiere)

Eating AlabamaDirector: Andrew Beck GraceA quest to eat locally becomes a meditation on community, the South and sustainability. Eating Alabama is a story about why food matters. (World Premiere)

Electrick ChildrenDirector/Screenwriter: Rebecca ThomasRachel, a 15-year-old fundamentalist Mormon, believes she’s had an immaculate conception by listening to rock and roll. She flees to Las Vegas to escape an arranged marriage, seeking answers to her mysterious pregnancy.Cast: Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken, Billy Zane (North American Premiere)

ExtractedDirector/Screenwriter: Nir PaniryA scientist is trapped in the memories of a criminal and must solve a crime in order to get back home to his family.Cast: Sasha Roiz, Dominic Bogart, Jenny Mollen, Nick Jameson, Brad Culver (World Premiere)

Francine (Canada / USA)Director/Screenwriter: Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie ShatzkyAcademy-Award-winner, Melissa Leo, plays Francine, a woman struggling to find her place in a downtrodden lakeside town after leaving behind a life in prison.Cast: Melissa Leo, Keith Leonard, Victoria Charkut (North American Premiere)

Funeral KingsDirector/Screenwriter: Kevin Mcmanus, Matthew McmanusFor three 14-year-old boys at St. Mark’s Middle School, it’s always a good day for a funeral.Cast: Dylan Hartigan, Alex Maizus, Jordan Puzzo, Charles Odei, Kevin Corrigan (World Premiere)

Hard Labor (Brazil)Director/Screenwriter: Juliana Rojas, Marco DutraHelena prepares to open her own business: a neighborhood grocery store. She hires a maid. But when her husband Octavio is suddenly fired from his job, Helena is left to support the family alone.Cast: Helena Albergaria, Marat Descartes, Naloana Lima, Marina Flores (U.S. Premiere)

La Camioneta – The Journey of One American School BusDirector: Mark KendallOn a 3,000-mile adventure across the borders between the Americas, La Camioneta follows the journey of one out-of-service American school bus as it is repaired, repainted and resurrected into a Guatemalan camioneta. (World Premiere)

The Last FallDirector/Screenwriter: Matthew A. CherryAn NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life’s complexities after his professional career is over at age 25.Cast: Lance Gross, Nicole Beharie, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Harry Lennix, Keith David(World Premiere)

Leave Me Like You Found MeDirector/Screenwriter: Adele RomanskiBig trees, broken hearts. The story of a lovesick couple’s breakup & makeup while camping in the wilds of California. Cast: Megan Boone, David Nordstrom (World Premiere)

PAVILIONDirector/Screenwriter: Tim SuttonMax, a quietly troubled 15-year-old, leaves his lakeside town to live with his father on the sun-blasted fringe of suburban Arizona. What begins in a calm and lush environment ends in a drastic, frayed confusion. Cast: Max Schaffner, Zach Cali, Cody Hamric, Addie Barlett, Aaron Buyea (World Premiere)

Sun Don’t ShineDirector/Screenwriter: Amy SeimetzTwo lovers, on the back roads of Florida, do very bad things.Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, AJ Bowen, Kit Gwinn, Mark Reeb (World Premiere)

Sunset StoriesDirectors: Silas Howard, Ernesto Foronda, Screenwriter: Valerie StadlerWhen May returns to LA and runs smack into JP, the man she left behind, past and present collide sending them on a twenty-four hour journey in search of what they lost.Cast: Monique Curnen, Sung Kang, Joshua Leonard, Mousa Kraish, Michelle Krusiec (World Premiere)

TchoupitoulasDirector: Bill Ross, Turner RossThree young brothers’ immersive journey into the sensory wonders of the New Orleans night.(World Premiere)

Thale (Norway)Director/Screenwriter: Aleksander L. NordaasThe film revolves around huldra, a mythical, tailed creature, found by two crime scene cleaners in a concealed cellar. Someone’s been keeping her down here for decades, for reasons soon to surface. Cast: Silje Reinamo, Jon Sigve Skard, Erlend Nervold, Morten Andresen (North American Premiere)

WildnessDirector/Screenwriter: Wu TsangA magical-realist portrait of the Silver Platter, a historic bar in Los Angeles that provides a safe space for Latin/LGBT immigrant and queer art communities to come together in love and conflict.

WOLFDirector/Screenwriter: Ya’ke SmithA family is shaken to the core when they discover their son has been molested. As they struggle to deal with the betrayal, their son heads towards a total mental collapse.Cast: Irma P. Hall, Mikala Gibson, Jordan Cooper, Shelton Jolivette, Eugene Lee (World Premiere)

24 BEATS PER SECONDShowcasing the sounds, culture and influence of music and musicians, with an emphasis on documentary.Films screening in 24 Beats Per Second are:

Amor Cronico (Cuba / USA)Director: Jorge PerugorriaWeaving footage of singer Cucu Diamantes’ Cuban tour into a fictional love story. The result is an energetic display of her glamorous and infectious performance style and a fascinating portrait of Cuba today.Cast: Cucu Diamantes, Adela Legra, Liosky Clavero, Andres Levin, Jorge Perugorria (World Premiere)

Bad Brains: Band in DCDirectors: Mandy Stein, Benjamen LoganHow four young men from DC changed music forever. (World Premiere)

Charles Bradley: Soul of AmericaDirector: Poull BrienThe incredible late-in-life rise of 62-year-old aspiring soul singer Charles Bradley, whose debut album rocketed him from a hard life in the projects to Rolling Stone magazine’s top 50 albums of 2011.(World Premiere)

Daylight SavingsDirector: Dave Boyle, Screenwriters: Dave Boyle, Michael Lerman, Joel Clark, Goh NakamuraAfter a devastating breakup, musician Goh Nakamura hits the road with his irresponsible cousin to pursue a promising rebound with fellow musician Yea-Ming Chen.Cast: Goh Nakamura, Michael Aki, Yea-Ming Chen, Lynn Chen, Ayako Fujitani (World Premiere)

Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir (Iceland / Denmark)Director: Kristín Björk KristjánsdóttirAt the tender age of 70 she started making music – and then she couldn’t stop! A tribute to the Danish/Icelandic artist and late bloomer Sigrídur Níelsdóttir.

Paul Williams Still AliveDirector: Stephen KesslerA documentary filmmaker tracks down actor/singer/songwriter Paul Williams in an attempt to find out what happened to his idol. (U.S. Premiere)

Rock ‘N’ Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen (UK)Director: Don LettsIggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Yoko Ono, Alice Cooper, Billie Joe Armstrong and others discuss the incredible life and work of the world’s foremost rock ‘n’ roll photographer, Bob Gruen.(North American Premiere)

Sunset StripDirector/Screenwriter: Hans FjellestadThe 100-year history of the loudest street on the planet, The Sunset Strip. (World Premiere)

Under African SkiesDirector: Joe BerlingerPaul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.

Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA RiotsDirector: Mark Ford20 years after riots ripped through Los Angeles, Uprising documents how hip hop forecasted – and some say ignited – the worst civil unrest of the 20th century. (World Premiere)

SX GLOBALA diverse panorama of international filmmaking talent, including premieres, interactive documentaries and shorts.Films screening in SX Global are:

BIJUKA (India)Director: Ashtar Sayed, Screenwriter: Dr. Mahendra PurohitInspired by a true event. Scarecrow tells the true story of a young woman who is attempting to escape from an abusive arranged marriage. Cast: Arti Rautela, Amit Purohit (North American Premiere)

Crulic – The Path to Beyond (Romania / Poland)Director: Anca DamianThe animated documentary feature-length “Crulic – The Path to Beyond” tells the story of the life of Crulic, the 33-year-old Romanian who died in a Polish prison while on hunger strike.

Cubaton – El Medico Story (Estonia / Sweden)Director: Daniel FridellEl Medico – a Cuban house doctor who wants to become a cubaton star – is facing a serious choice between serving the state and becoming a popstar. (North American Premiere)

Her Master’s Voice (UK)Director: Nina ContiWatching someone talk to themselves has never been so interesting. (World Premiere)

ITALY LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT (Italy / Germany)Directors: Gustav Hofer, Luca RagazziGustav and Luca, two Italians, have to decide: Should they stay in Italy, or leave it? (North American Premiere)

Mustafa’s Sweet Dreams (Greece / UK)Director: Angelos AbazoglouMustafa, a 16-year-old pastry shop apprentice dreams of becoming a famous baklava chef in Istanbul. (North American Premiere)

Pompeya (Argentina)Director: Tamae Garateguy, Screenwriters: Tamae Garateguy, Diego A. FleischerWhen a film director hires two screenwriters to make a gangster movie, a fiction feast starts: femmes fatales, mobs fighting for the same neighborhood and a limitless hero who defies every movie concept. Cast: José Luciano González, Joel Drut, Chang Sung Kim, Vladimir Yuravel, Miguel Forza de Paul(U.S. Premiere)

¡Vivan las Antipodas! (Germany / The Netherlands / Argentina / Chile)Director: Victor KossakovskyHaven’t we all wondered at some point what was happening just at this moment beneath our very feet at the other side of the planet?

FESTIVAL FAVORITESAcclaimed standouts and selected previous premieres from festivals around the world.Films screening in Festival Favorites are:

Beast (Denmark)Director/Screenwriter: Christoffer BoeHow long will you go, to hold on to the person you love?Cast: Nicolas Bro, Marijana Jankovic, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

The ComedyDirector: Rick Alverson, Screenwriters: Robert Donne, Colm O’LearyIndifferent even to the prospects of inheriting his father’s estate, Swanson (Tim Heidecker), a desensitized, aging Brooklyn hipster, strays into a series of reckless situations that may offer the promise of redemption or the threat of retribution.Cast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, James Murphy, Kate Lyn-Sheil, Alexia Rassmusen

Dreams of a Life (UK / Ireland)Director: Carol MorleyAn imaginative quest to go beyond the newspaper reports and solve the mystery of who thirty-eight year old Joyce Vincent was and why she lay undiscovered for three years after her death in one of the busiest parts of London. (North American Premiere)

God Bless AmericaDirector/Screenwriter: Bobcat GoldthwaitLoveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. Cast: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr (U.S. Premiere)

The Imposter (UK)Director: Bart LaytonIn 1994 a 13-year-old disappears without trace in Texas. Three years later he resurfaces in Spain with accounts of a horrifying kidnap. His family is overjoyed – but all is not as it seems.

Indie Game: The Movie (Canada)Directors: Lisanne Pajot, James SwirskyWith the twenty-first century comes a new breed of artist: the indie game designer. These innovators design and program their distinctly personal games in the hope that they may find connection and success.

KID-THINGDirector/Screenwriter: David ZellnerA fever-dream fable about Annie, a rebellious girl devoid of parental guidance or a moral compass. She roams the countryside looking for adventure, and finds it one day in the form of an abandoned well. Cast: Sydney Aguirre, Susan Tyrrell, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, David Wingo

Last Call at the OasisDirector: Jessica YuA powerful argument for why the global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century.

Lovely MollyDirector: Eduardo Sanchez, Screenwriters: Eduardo Sanchez, Jamie NashExploring the parallels between psychosis, addiction and demonic possession, Lovely Molly tells the story of what really happens before the exorcist arrives.Cast: Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden (U.S. Premiere)

The Raid (Indonesia)Director/Screenwriter: Gareth Huw EvansRama and his special forces team fight their way through a rundown apartment block with a mission to remove its owner, a notorious drug lord.Cast: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno

WE ARE LEGION: The Story of the HacktivistsDirector: Brian KnappenbergerWe Are Legion takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical “hacktivist” collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age.

SPECIAL EVENTSLive Soundtracks, cult re-issues and much more. Our Special Events section offers unusual, unexpected and unique film event one-offs. Films screening in Special Events are:

An Evening With Sacred Bones RecordsDirector: Jacqueline CastelBrooklyn-based record label Sacred Bones presents an evening of original and curated programming of music videos, short films, works in progress, and a rare screening of their first film production, Twelve Dark Noons. (World Premiere)

BernieDirector: Richard Linklater, Screenwriters: Richard Linklater, Skip HollandsworthBased on real-life events, this dark comedy follows Bernie Tiede, his recently deceased friend Marjorie Nugent and District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson who is determined to get to the bottom of the crime. Cast: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Richard Robichaux

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt MeDirector: Drew DenicolaA feature-length documentary about the massive critical acclaim, dismal commercial failure, and enduring legacy of pop music’s greatest cult phenomenon, Big Star. (Work in Progress)

Casa de mi PadreDirector: Matt Piedmont, Screenwriter: Andrew SteeleWill Ferrell plays a Mexican rancher who must defend his father’s home against the country’s most infamous drug lord. Cast: Will Ferrell, Gael García Vernal, Diego Luna, Genesis Rodriguez, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Nick Offerman

Girl Walk // All DayDirector/Screenwriter: Jacob KrupnickA feature-length dance music film that combines freestyle dance with the daily chaos of New York City, set to Girl Talk’s recent mashup album, All Day. Cast: Anne Marsen, John Doyle, Daisuke Omiya

Re:GenerationDirector: Amir Bar Lev5 DJ’s Turn the Table on The History of Music.

Renga (UK)Directors: Adam Russell, John SearA ground breaking feature-length show controlled entirely by the audience using laser pointers. It is the first viable example of a standalone interactive experience capable of running in commercial movie theatres. (North American Premiere)

The Oyster Princess (1919) with original live score by Bee vs. Moth (Germany)Director: Ernst Lubitsch, Screenriters: Hanns Kraly & Ernst LubitschThe Oyster Princess is Ernst Lubitsch’s tart 1919 silent comedy that parodies the rich and the spoiled. Austin jazz/rock band Bee vs. Moth performs their original score live with the film for the first time. (World Premiere)

Tags: ,

Leave comment

Feb
07

Vintage vibe in vogue for weddings

Categories:

by

1328581716 68 Vintage vibe in vogue for weddings

HARD to believe, but the days are already getting longer.

Summer – and wedding season – is just around the corner.

If your nuptials are scheduled for 2012, it’s time to get cracking. You’ve got a venue to book, a dress to buy and the many details to consider that will help turn out the day you’re dreaming of.

Local event planners say the year’s hottest trend will be a return to traditional weddings and details. Alexandra Fischer, the inhouse events and wedding expert at Hollyburn Country Club, says many brides are opting for vintage-inspired fashion and décor, from old Hollywood formal (think Great Gatsby-esque style) to royal wedding touches.

Fischer also predicts this year will see an injection of romance into the wedding scene – with plenty of Victorian flair such as lace in wedding dresses, muted, calming palates and a demure style overall.

Lisa Ng, senior catering sales manager at Four Seasons Vancouver, agrees, and says the vintage vibe plays out in different ways.

“A lot of brides like to add some bling: dangling chandeliers or long strings of crystals.” While others like to infuse their event with a “shabby-chic” feel, by creating do-it-yourself table numbers and menus.

The cost savings incurred by doing some elements themselves allows wedding couples to spend more in other areas, says Ng, like the food.

The focus on food and wine is an enormous shift in the 12 years she’s been planning weddings, she says. When she started (at another hotel), the wedding package usually came with a set menu.

Especially with Vancouver’s buzzy restaurant scene, foodfocused publications, websites and blogs, “everyone’s a foodie,” says Ng. At Four Seasons, couples now sit down with chef and customize their menu. And with the city’s only hotel kosher kitchen and justannounced Chinese kitchen, Four Seasons is equipped to please.

Some of Ng’s other top trends that she predicts will gain in popularity this year:

? Lounge settings for the cocktail hour. Many brides and grooms love to have a space set with a mix of lowslung couches and chairs for relaxing before dinner and enjoying hors d’oeuvres and drinks.

? Ice bars, sometimes with the couple’s initials carved into them, and with holes drilled for liquor bottles make an impact.

? Photo booths, red carpet photos, or onsite photography and editing services so that guests can get in on the action are proving very popular.

? Environmentally friendly celebrations continue to gain traction.

While Four Seasons is already a certified Green Key hotel, Ng says they can go further with linenless tables, soy candles, an Oceanwise and sustainable menu, and by providing a list of green vendors for their couples to use.

? Dessert and candy bars have been all the rage for several years. The former – offering a selection of smaller desserts – lets guests sample a range of treats; the latter can either be for snacking on, or for filling favour bags at the end of the night.

? The return of the late-night buffet is another hot trend, says Ng.

The hotel recently did a carnival theme for one wedding’s late-night noshing, complete with mini hot dogs, mini doughnuts and cotton candy.

Regardless of trends you choose to follow (or start!), both Ng and Fischer agree the best weddings are the ones that are all about you, with personal details infusing the event from invitations to favours.

© Copyright (c) North Shore News

I obtained photography at a discount price. With the prices quickly falling in the digital camera market pretty much anyone these days can have a digital camera to capture those special moments. But think of this when a celebrity is in front of you for a photo shoot. I'm having a tantrum. I felt as if I was ridden hard and put away wet. My gut instinct tells me that you have a refusal about portrait photography. Begin with an impractical glamour photography tips is that it really explains photography online. It is true that some of the leading lawyers offer this advice relevant to famous photographers because you locate a qualified person for the job. Today's soft cases for digital photography equipment are tough and usually very well padded. Professional photographers and simple photo enthusiasts have proven that the camera is very reliable equipment in capturing the best view and sites. Set your camera on the tripod and make sure that it can swivel smoothly only left and right; you don't want it to go tilt up and down. It really is not just related but may also be really valuable when searching for details about dallas digital photography,photography black and white, photography courses online free or mastering digital wedding photography. Oftentimes, cherished photography includes everyday around her everyday living to use the best taken while in the wedding and reception plus, oftentimes it would be only be a find plus mouse click behavioral instinct which will take such a fine plus all-natural taken. I can't keep that secret. Here are the self-evident facts respecting that nuisance. A perfect wedding album can be made only by choosing a photographer who is well versed with all these three styles. Good composition isn't instantaneous , while it may look that way with experienced photographers. Therefore in such a situation what can be done is the flash output can be reduced to -1 or -2. Second, it can go wrong in the printing of the file. This is an unexpected way to start chewing up that. I presume I'm going to do a waltz. I expected I could discover a better deal elsewhere. Since the early days photography has come a long way, and remained as popular as ever in the process. There are a small number of inclinations in that activity. The reason for this is, your camera may find it hard to focus on anything in the night sky because there's so many small objects and not a main focal point for it to pick. Who first sold me on this viewpoint to Permit anything that provides so little news touching on school photography? I flip-flopped between online photography courses and product photography. The most important part of portrait photography is to show the mood of the person.

Tags: , , ,

Leave comment

Feb
07

Calm before the Supernatural storm

Categories:

by

1328580486 73 Calm before the Supernatural storm

In the eye of the hurricane there is no wind. There is no noise, no screams, no chaos. There is only the knowledge that the world is spinning crazily around you, and that it will catch up and blow you off your feet soon enough, but in the moment there is only a surreal calm.

At Baldface Lodge, nestled in the mountains outside of Nelson, Travis Rice makes a welcome speech. He thanks Terje Haakonsen for showing him how to dream of making your own contest your own way, and make that dream happen. Glasses are raised in a toast.

Eric Jackson checks to see if his latest Instagram photo has enough likes to push it to the “popular” feed, while DCP [David Carrier-Porcheron] bounces his baby boy on his knee and Jake Blauvelt and the two Marks — Landvik and McMorris — discuss which method of determining rider order is less biased: ping pong or ax throwing.

In the morning 18 pro snowboarders — 16 legends and two legends in the making — will board three snowcats, and all but one will see the Red Bull Supernatural course in person for the first time. They will pick their lines and mentally plot their courses through the Chutes and Ladders maze of backcountry obstacles.

But for now there is only a surreal calm, and the smiles that come from the anticipation of not having any idea what’s going to happen this weekend, when the Supernatural storm hits.

Tags: , , , , ,

Leave comment

Feb
07

Kids gardening, Japanese design and other talks for the week ahead

Categories:

by

1328576909 82 Kids gardening, Japanese design and other talks for the week aheadONGOING:

Midcentury design: “California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way” features more than 300 objects including furniture, ceramics, metalwork, fashion and graphic design. Ends June 3. Regularly $10 to $15. Free admission to residents of Los Angeles County after 5 on some evenings. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 857-6010.

Beatrice Wood: “Beatrice Wood: Career Woman — Drawings, Paintings, Vessels, and Objects,” a survey devoted to the noted ceramist. Ends March 3. $3 to $5. Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., G-1. (310) 586-6488.

Maloof exhibition: “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985” showcases about 30 pieces by the acclaimed woodworker with about 80 works by friends and colleagues. Maloof’s circle included painters Millard Sheets, Phil Dike and Karl Benjamin; sculptors Albert Stewart, Betty Davenport Ford and John Svenson; ceramists Harrison McIntosh and Otto and Gertrud Natzler; enamelists Jean and Arthur Ames; wood turner Bob Stocksdale; and fiber artist Kay Sekimachi. Ends Jan. 30. Included in admission of $6 to $20. MaryLou and George Boone Gallery, Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. (626) 405-2100.

Ceramics: The American Museum of Ceramic Art shows “Common Ground: Ceramics in Southern California 1945-1975.” The survey of midcentury Southern California ceramics features more than 50 artists, including Elaine Katzer, Anthony Ivins, Otto and Vivika Heino and Betty Davenport. $4 to $5. Ends March 31. 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. (909) 865-3146.

California craft: Craft in America and the Craft and Folk Art Museum present the survey “Golden State of Craft: California 1960-1985,” an exhibition of more than 70 pieces by 65 influential innovators. Ends June 3. 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. $5 to $7. (323) 937-4230.

Woodworking: More than 30 bowls and other exemplary works by Sam Maloof, Ed Moulthrop and Bob Stocksdale, along with recently discovered correspondence and related documents, are on exhibit as a part of the Maloof historic residence tour. “In Words and Wood: Sam Maloof, Bob Stocksdale & Ed Moulthrop continues through Jan. 28. Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Alta Loma.

Chinese mirrors: The exhibit “Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors From the Lloyd Cotsen Collection” spans 3,000 years and highlights 80 highly decorative pieces. Ends May 14. $6 to $20. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. (626) 405-2100.

Photo credit: Los Angeles Times

Please send listings at least three weeks in advance to or Home section, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Tags: , , , , ,

Leave comment

Feb
07

Christian Photographer Won’t Compromise Faith If Gay Marriage Legalized · OPB News

Categories:

by

Austin Jenkins | Jan. 31, 2012 3:15 p.m. | Updated: Jan. 31, 2012 3:44 p.m.

Christian Photographer Wont Compromise Faith If Gay Marriage Legalized · OPB News

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington appears poised to become the seventh state in the nation to allow gay marriage. Backers say they have the votes in the legislature. The law would exempt churches that oppose same-sex marriage. But not wedding-related businesses.

Attorney Steve O’Ban highlighted this recently in testimony against the proposed law saying, “There’s no protection either for a small businesswoman for example who runs say a photography business or a printing company to decline to photograph or, say, print a wedding announcements for gay weddings, for reasons of faith.”

Critics of gay marriage warn it will lead to a flurry of lawsuits alleging discrimination. But Washington law already requires that these businesses serve same-sex couples.

Lee White is an accountant. But he’s not just a numbers guy. He’s got a creative side too. But he jokes if you get creative in accounting you go to jail. So on the weekends he moonlights as a wedding photographer.

White shows me a picture of a bride, head nestled on her father’s shoulder. The dad is beaming. White is proud of this photo. But doesn’t take credit for it. That, he says, belongs to a higher power.

“God’s given me this gift of photography,” White says. “This isn’t something that I developed and that I’m proud of. I’m proud that God gave me this gift.”

White is in his mid-thirties, married, with a baby on the way. He says he became a born-again Christian about six years ago.

“Big partier in college,” he says. “And after college.”

Now the Bible is his guide. And he says it makes it pretty clear: same-sex relations are a sin. So I ask White, what would he do if a gay couple asked him to photograph their wedding or commitment ceremony? This is what he says he’d tell them.

“I can’t really do it because my conscience really wouldn’t let me. And even if I did I probably wouldn’t do a good job just because I’d feel so bad doing it that I couldn’t really focus on providing you the best pictures that you’re looking for.”

White has never been put in this position. But a Christian wedding photographer in New Mexico was back in 2006. That photographer was ultimately fined by the New Mexico Human Rights Commission. That case has become Exhibit A in Washington for some opponents of gay marriage.

Republican State Representative Matt Shea is a Spokane attorney. He predicts if same-sex marriage is legalized in Washington, it will trigger a raft of discrimination complaints like the one in New Mexico.

“Homosexual marriages haven’t been happening in Washington state so now that this is a possibility that they would be happening on a regular basis, that that’s when these incidents will be coming up,” Shea says.

I ask him, “And then you think that will trigger lawsuits we haven’t seen yet?”

“Exactly, exactly,” he responds.

Gay rights advocates respond that plenty of same-sex couples have been tying the knot in Washington, just not with the state’s approval.

Here’s the other thing: New Mexico doesn’t allow gay marriage. The complaint against the wedding photographer was brought under New Mexico’s anti-discrimination law. Washington law also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation — and has since 2006.

“It’s already the case that businesses in the state of Washington are not allowed to discriminate against their gay customers,” says Tobias Wolff, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

He also happens to represent the lesbian who brought the suit against that New Mexico wedding photographer. Wolff calls it a “red herring” to use his client’s case to argue against gay marriage.

“These are cases about discrimination against gay people in the commercial market,” he says. “They’re not cases about marriage equality.”

Since 2006, gay, lesbian and transgender individuals have filed 48 complaints with Washington’s Human Rights Commission alleging discrimination in public accommodations.

Conservative activists are now lobbying for a broader exemption in the same-sex marriage bill — one that would allow people in the wedding business to opt out for religious reasons. They note Washington’s Constitution has a strong religious freedom conscience clause.

But State Representative Jamie Pedersen won’t go there. The openly gay Democrat is chief sponsor of the same-sex marriage bill in the House.

“I mean you can draw the line in all sorts of different places,” Pedersen says. “But by that logic why wouldn’t you say any restaurant could refuse to service to a gay couple?”

So where does this leave Christian wedding photographer Lee White? He says he had no idea he could be sued today for discrimination if he turned down a same-sex couple. He assumed as a sole proprietor he could pick and choose his clients.

But he says there’s one thing he won’t do: compromise his faith.

“I have friends who are gay, but I’m not going to shoot their wedding,” White says. “I’ll be friends with them and love them and serve them and pray for them.”

“And if the law says you have to shoot their wedding if they ask, then what do you do?” I ask.

“Not do weddings or find another state where I can have that freedom,” he says.

In reality, White doesn’t expect a gay couple would ask him to shoot their wedding. But he says he can’t afford to take the risk of being sued for discrimination.

Copyright 2012 Northwest News Network

2008 New Mexico Wedding Photographer Case:

media.npr.org/documents/2008/jun/photography.pdf

Washington House bill (HB 2516):

apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2516

Washington Senate bill (SB 6239):

apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6239

© 2012 Northwest News Network

Share this article blog comments powered by Disqus

Tags: , ,

Leave comment

Feb
06

‘Chase the Chill’ classes help ease doldrums » Features » The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

Categories:

by

1328572087 50 Chase the Chill classes help ease doldrums » Features » The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

Having an activity to look forward to can make a dreary winter day warmer. "Chase the Chill Winter Weekends" will be held Feb. 25 and March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at Pitt-Johnstown, Richland Township, and Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. “For adults, I wanted to focus on personal rather than professional enrichment,” said Jeanne Susko, director of Community Education and Outreach at Pitt-Johnstown. “They’re already stressed from work and want to relax. “There won’t be any computer classes. There’s not as much interest because people are more comfortable with their computers. I think we’ve educated them enough.” Instead of work-related issues, adults can focus on oil painting, digital photography and a virtual tour of Gettysburg on March 3, eBay basics on March 17, and advanced eBay, grant writing for beginners and navigating the Internet to find travel deals on March 31. “We offered an eBay class in the fall, and it had a good turnout,” Susko said. “We have an introduction and an advanced for different levels.” For the Mind and Body Series, Garrett Lanzendorfer of Mountain Laurel Herbs will present The Dynamic Digestive System and Our Cool Circulatory System on March 17 and An Amazing Immune System on March 24. “Grant has taught for me in the past, but these classes are all new,” Susko said. Other classes in that series include Introduction to Eastern European Folk Dancing on March 24 and the Art of Belly Dancing on March 31. “These classes are teasers for our bigger section of classes later on,” Susko said. “There’s an opportunity to try something for a few hours, and if they like what they learned, they can come back for our larger section.” New Saturday Cartoon Alternatives for Kids classes include Luck of the Irish and Penguin Printmaking on March 3, Puppet Theater, Crazy Cupcakes for Kids and Pennsylvania Power on March 24 and At the Old Ball Game and Play in a Day on March 31. Other children’s classes are Wacky Winter Wonderland; Meet Our American Girl: Kirsten Larson; Winter Landscape Collage; Baby Sitter training; M&M Math; Theater Basics; and Princess Tea Party. “Parents can drop off their kids and go to a class themselves,” Susko said. Hands-on cooking classes at Bottle Works will have limited seating because of space. Classes include homemade cavatelli and sauce and hrudka and sweet babalki bread ball, both on Feb. 25; Italian wedding knot cookies and Ukrainian pysanky egg art, March 3; Polish pierogi and pagach, March 10; gobs or whoopie pies and Slovak kolachi (braided apricot rolls), March 24; and Italian wedding soup and Polish halushki and paska bread, March 31. “All classes are new except pysanky eggs,” Susko said. “We’re finding that cooking classes are popular.” Brochures are available at the Community Education and Outreach office in Blackington Hall, Pitt-Johnstown and online at upj.pitt.edu/outreach under current opportunities.

If you go … What: "Chase the Chill Winter Weekends." Where: Pitt-Johnstown, Richland Township, and Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. When: Saturdays beginning Feb. 25 and continuing through March 31. Information: 269-2099 or email upjreachpitt.edu.

Click here to subscribe to The Tribune-Democrat print edition. Click here to subscribe to The Tribune-Democrat e-edition.

Tags: ,

Leave comment

Feb
06

New SCRATCH Lab 6.1 Delivers The Industry’s Best Price-Performance to Production Dailies Workflows

Categories:

by

Company News: Page (1) of 1 – 01/10/12 New SCRATCH Lab 6.1 Delivers The Industry’s Best Price-Performance to Production Dailies Workflows Wicked-fast, background output rendering, advanced metadata handling and enhanced RED HDRx flexibility highlight latest relea

assimilate logo200 New SCRATCH Lab 6.1 Delivers The Industrys Best Price Performance to Production Dailies WorkflowsASSIMILATE (assimilateinc.com), the leading provider of powerful post-production tools for digital workflows, has shipped the 6.1 version of its renowned SCRATCH Lab(tm) digital dailies tool. This new SCRATCH version significantly widens SCRATCH Lab’s price-performance dominance among digital dailies tools. Wicked-fast, multi-threaded output rendering, state-of-the-art metadata handling achieve leaps in productivity never seen before in a digital dailies tool. These productivity gains, coupled with new performance and creative options for shooting with RED and high dynamic range, make Lab 6.1 the best tool on the market for artists working in dailies pipelines- at any price. In addition, version 6.1 provides support for the highly anticipated Element control surface from Tangent.

The New features of SCRATCH Lab 6.1 include:Wicked-fast, background output rendering – SCRATCH Lab 6.1 renders up to 52 FPS- a full 60 percent faster than its closest competitor. Meanwhile, artists no longer have to wait for a render to finish before they continue working. Lab 6.1 can load and process their next shot while Lab renders any number of nodes seamlessly in the background. This feature alone would make Lab the most productive tool on the market for processing production dailies.Advanced metadata and timecode support – The addition of powerful new metadata and timecode options significantly streamline production dailies workflows. Lab 6.1 can organize media by any metadata field, and its incredibly powerful timecode management capabilities make DSLR and multi-camera workflows far faster and more efficient.

  • Sync timecode from multiple cameras (including stereo) with a unique “Match Timecode” function. Stack cameras into a single slot, then automatically sync the timecode of all cameras to one of them.
  • Generate dailies by automatically naming clips based on any metadata field, including camroll, scene and take.
  • Create flash burns either at the top and tail of a clip, or throughout its duration.
  • Capture scene and take metadata automatically from broadcast wave audio files.
  • Automatically generate new timecode for DSLR cameras such as the Phantom, Cannon 5D/7D and GoPro that don’t support it. Easily increment the timecode with each slot and even skip by user-defined intervals.
  • Populate Avid AAF files with extended metadata, avoiding the double pass to access that ALE files required. This effectively removes the need for separate ALEs.

“SCRATCH Lab provides the highest level of QC, and the sort of feedback and image assessment capabilities that DP’s expect”, said Graham Austin, D.I.T and Creative & Color Management specialist based in Cape Town South Africa. “This new release provides unparalleled data management and metadata editing tools, and the widest range of camera support formats I could wish for. Any media from any camera like the Phantom/EOS5D/GoPRO/CODEX can have REEL IDs propagated from the camera files. This means my clients can now receive their editorial & dailies files graded and embedded with the necessary metadata. They then return an EDL, XML or AAF and we produce only the required images for the conform from the original camera files, saving hours of master file creation and terabytes of storage. This equates to dramatic cost savings for our clients.”

scratchlab600 New SCRATCH Lab 6.1 Delivers The Industrys Best Price Performance to Production Dailies Workflows

Enhanced support for RED workflows – The first DI vendor to launch support for the new RED SDK 4.2, ASSIMILATE again extends their leadership position in RED workflows, delivering dramatic performance improvements and additional creative options for handling HDRx media. ? Performance enhancements up to 6x working with RED media. Optimized image processing based on output project resolution allow users who shoot at 5K, but require delivery at lower resolutions to choose to have all clips scaled to the project resolution or adjust the target resolution per shot. If the system has a Red Rocket decoder card all rescaling is done on the card. But even without a RED Rocket card, SCRATCH 6.1 allows artists to set the resolution and filter to scale to the final target resolution using software decoding.? New creative options for working with HDRx media. Maximize the power and flexibility of shooting with high dynamic range via the new “Simple Blend” and “Magic Motion” features. The Magic Motion post-processing feature allows artists to customize motion blur characteristics to HDRx clips, while the Simple Blend option creates an automatic blending of the X and A tracks of an HDRx image. Lab 6.1 now allows artists to blend HDRx media on-set without requiring scaffolds.

“ASSIMILATE is once again putting their resources into supporting the latest software integration for EPIC, Scarlet and RED ONE files “, said Ted Schilowitz of RED. “SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab have been outstanding tools for RED users from the beginning. Not only because they’re consistently among the first out of the gate to support new technologies, but because SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab have been built for RED and digital media from the ground up. So, everything is highly integrated and works solidly, from ingest of the native REDCODE RAW files all the way through to mastering.”Native support for the upcoming Tangent Element Control Surface – SCRATCH Lab 6.1 follows in the tradition of offering fast, intuitive access to the entire range of controls via a broad spectrum of control panels- from no panel at all, to the new Tangent Element. Highlighted for it’s elegant and compact, yet powerful design, the Element is one of the most anticipated control panels in years, and Lab 6.1 is already optimized for it out-of-the box. In addition, the Element will be available on the ASSIMILATE Store as soon as it ships (expected in January, 2012).

SCRATCH Lab is the industry’s first digital lab tool designed to meet the requirements of production and VFX dailies pipelines.

SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab deliver the industry’s most comprehensive toolset for data-centric digital cinema and broadcast productions on 2D and 3D stereo projects, at up to 5K resolutions and beyond. Both 6.1 versions of the software, released simultaneously on Mac OS(r) X and Windows 7, feature SDI output via AJA Kona 3G cards, improved on-set dailies and RED workflow support, enhanced conform and 3D capabilities, and advanced XML and HTML interoperability.

Pricing & Availability:SCRATCH Lab 6.1 is available immediately and is a free upgrade for users who are currently on maintenance. New licenses are available for purchase either via ASSIMILATE’s worldwide network of resellers, or online via the ASSIMILATE Store (https://store.assimilateinc.com/). SCRATCH Lab licenses are only $4,995, and is the same price for either MacOS(r) X or Windows 7.

About ASSIMILATE:ASSIMILATE is the premier provider of digital workflow and post-production tools, that have proven essential to the successful creation of thousands of studio and independent features, television shows, music videos and corporate video productions. The company’s products, running on Windows and Mac OS(r) X, are the heartbeat of today’s most demanding digital post-production and dailies workflows for 2D and stereo 3D productions. They equip Directors, DPs and Artists with the state-of-the-art, intuitive, data-centric solutions they need to meet the continual challenges of increased creativity and productivity amid ever-shrinking budgets. ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH(r) data-centric DI system, is the most comprehensive, end-to-end cinema and broadcast imaging tool for playback, conform, editing, color grading, compositing and finishing of RED and other digital workflows. SCRATCH Lab(tm) delivers a comprehensive toolset for the review, versioning, color correction, conform and output of on-set or VFX dailies. ASSIMILATE a privately held company, with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, USA, offices in London, UK, Groningen, NL and Beijing City, CN and markets its products worldwide via a global reseller network. To learn more please visit assimilateinc.com.

Source:Digital Media Online. All Rights Reserved

Tags: , ,

Leave comment

Feb
06

Art Notes: For the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2 

Categories:

by

1328569716 85 Art Notes: For the week of Jan. 27 Feb. 2 

GARDENSART EXHIBITION: DIVERSITY IN ART: Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight, City Hall Lobby, 10500 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. Features Lore Baer’s photography and sculpture and John Bowen’s watercolors. Through Feb. 16, Info: (561) 799-4100; pbgfl.com

ART AFTER DARK: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. An evening of glass, jazz music and a behind the scenes look at Tony Award winner Red. The pbpulse.com Tour at 5:30 p.m. will focus on the Studio Glass exhibit which features a glass blowing demonstration at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. The 6:30 p.m. Tour will discuss the Cocktail Culture exhibit. A 6:30 p.m., go ‘Behind the Scenes of Red,’ the story of the work and inner turmoil of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. The 2010 Tony Award® winning play opens at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre on Feb. 14 and the Maltz’s artistic director Andrew Kato and director Lou Jacob will discuss the staging of the play. Meet jazz musician Jamie Ousley before his performance at 7:30 p.m. Info: (561) 832-5196; norton.org

A NEW LIGHT ON TIFFANY: CLARA DRISCOLL AND THE TIFFANY GIRLS: Opens Tuesday, through April 22, Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. More than 50 Tiffany lamps, windows, mosaics, enamels, ceramics and pages of recently discovered correspondence written by head designer Clara Driscoll (1861-1944). Exhibition special programs include a tour and project fourth- to eighth-graders at 10 a.m. Feb. 4; and a gallery talk and insider’s tour by co-curator Margaret K. Hofer at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 28. Both programs are free with paid museum admission, but reservations are required. Info: (561) 655-2833; flaglermuseum.us.

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF GLASS: Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. The studio glass movement celebrates a half century of creativity with three programs:

Beth Lipman: A Still Life Installation: The Wisconsin-based glass artist created a large-scale glass construction, inspired by 17th- and 18th-century still-lifes. Through May 27.

The Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow: A mobile glass art studio makes a 10-week run with eight public programs daily during which Corning glassblowers will demonstrate complex glass-making techniques. Through March 25. Admission to the Roadshow is $3, free for members and children younger than 13.

Studio Glass: Works from the Museum Collection: Curated by Jerry Dobrick, this showcase of studio glass from its permanent collection coincides with the Beth Lipman installation and the visit by the Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow. Artists Dale Chihuly, William Morris, and Toots Zynsky will be featured. Info: (561) 832-5196; norton.org.

INSIGHTS: Opens Tuesday through April 9, Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. A multimedia art exhibition presented by The National Association Of Women Artists, Florida Chapter. A reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 9, in the Ocean Breeze room. Info: (561) 243-7922.

CONCEPTUAL NARRATIVE: MIXED MEDIA FROM THE CHODORKOFF COLLECTION: Through Tuesday, FAU’s Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. An exhibition of contemporary fine art and crafts that features an eclectic mix of glass, fiber, ceramics, painting, sculptures and prints by several established artists, including Dale Chihuly, Ed Rossbach, William Morris and Clifford Rainey. (561) 297- 3770; library.fau.edu/geninfo/hours.htm

‘THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL’: Through Feb. 3, Holden Luntz Gallery, 332 Worth Ave., Palm Beach. Comprised of photographs that were taken during decades when people lived with exuberance: 1940s-60s and the 1980s. The energy and freshness in the arts found a visual equivalent in the photography of the masters, including Frank Horvat, William Klein, Harry Benson and Clive Arrowsmith. Info: (561) 805-9550; holdenluntz.com

FULL OF GRACE: Through March 14, The Palm Beach Photographic Center, 415 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Features more than 150 images that chronicle the history of a child’s place in the world, beginning 150 years ago. Info: (561) 253-2600; workshop.org.

FIGURED SPACES: SELECTIONS FROM THE JOHN MORRISSEY COLLECTION: Through Feb. 11, Schmidt Center Gallery at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. Features figurative works by 12 women contemporary artists. Info: fau.edu/galleries or (561) 297-2966.

ART & LIFE: THE SPIRIT OF HAITI: Through Feb. 10, at the Art Gallery at PBSC Eissey Campus, 3160 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. Features 27 pieces of art and crafts created by nine artists of Haitian descent living in South Florida. The art and crafts of Art Creation Foundation for Children in Jacmel, Haiti, will also be on exhibit. Info: (561) 207-5015; palmbeachstate.edu/artgallerypbg.xml.

FIGURED SPACES: SELECTIONS FROM THE JOHN MORRISSEY COLLECTION: Through Feb. 11, University Galleries FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. Features 40 works by 12 artists, from the collection of West Palm Beach attorney John Morrissey, all of which present the human figure in spaces or environments that convey a wide range of psychological states and evoke strong emotional responses. Info: (561) 297-2966; fau.edu/galleries/Morrissey.php

MARTIN SCHOELLER – CLOSE UP AND NATURA MORTA – PHOTOGRAPHS BY PATRIZIA ZELANO: Through March 18, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors 65+, $4 students, and free for younger than 12 and museum members. Info: (561) 392-2500; bocamuseum.org.

MAH JONGG: HISTORY AND EVOLUTION THROUGH THE CENTURIES: Through Feb. 17, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Levis JCC Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Center, 21050 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton. The opening reception features a viewing, tours, video and live mah jongg demonstrations and a screening of The Ties That Bind, a film about the women who play this centuries-old game. Info: (561) 558-2520.

DIANA NICOSIA: THE WORLD OF COLOR: ITALY, BRAZIL, FRANCE AND KUWAIT EXHIBIT – Through April 15, Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Features 45 original oil paintings created between 1985 and 2011. Admission: $10 general; $6 seniors; $4 students (13-21); $2 ages 4-12 and free for children ages 3 and under. Info: (561) 243-7922; oldschool.org.

SCENES FROM AFRICA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAM SPEAR JR.: Through Feb. 28, The Spady Museum, 170 N.W. Fifth Ave., Delray Beach. Nearly two dozen colorful photographs from Senegal, Ethiopia, East Togo and Benin. Hours: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays; Saturday by appointment. Admission: Free for members; $5 nonmembers. Info: (561) 279-8883; spadymuseum.org.

COCKTAIL CULTURE EXHIBITION: Through March 11, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Explores social rituals of drinking and entertaining through fashion and design, a multi-disciplinary exhibition that features more than 150 objects dating from the 1920s to the present. Info: (561) 832-5196; norton.org

IN HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY, A MODERN DAY FEAST FOR THE EYES: Through Feb. 17, Levis JCC’s Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery At The Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement, 21050 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton. Mordechai Rosenstein’s tapestries, paintings, murals and silk screen prints. Free. Info: (561) 852-3276.

CUBA: VANISHED DREAMS: Through Feb. 17, Levis JCC’s Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery At The Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement, 21050 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton. Maryelle Braunstein’s street photography of Cuba, her vanished dreams and reminders of years past. Free. Info: (561) 852-3276.

THE EMPEROR’S ORDERS: DESIGNS FROM THE QIANLONG IMPERIAL WORKSHOP (1736 -1796): Through Feb. 19, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Features 10 objects in various media; painting, jade, ceramic, glass and metalwork, all created for the greatest art collector in 18th-century China, the Qianlong Emperor. Info: (561) 832-5196; norton.org

FOREVER YOUNG: ARTISTS OF THE 60s, 70s AND 80s: Margot Stein Gallery, 512 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth. Featuring Motherwell, Hockney, Warhol, Dine, Rauschenberg, Wesselmann, Goodnough, Nevelson, Rivers, Marca-Relli. Info: (561) 582-5770; margotstein gallery.com

AMERICAN TREASURES: Through March 18, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. An exhibition featuring 36 works by renowned American artists, including masterworks by Milton Avery, George Bellows, Albert Bierstadt, Charles Burchfield, Thomas Cole, John Steuart Curry, Thomas Eakins, Adolph Gottlieb, Marsden Hartley, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, Jack Levine, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Andy Warhol and Andrew Wyeth, among others. Info: (561) 392-2500; bocamuseum.org

CURVED, HERBERT MEHLER SCULPTURES: Through April 6, Armory Art Center’s Sculpture Garden, 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. The inspiration for Herbert Mehler’s large-scale steel sculptures are inspired by organic, natural matter such as fruits and seeds, and draw a contrast between the fluidity of the shapes and the overwhelming weight of the steel. Info: (561) 832-1776; armoryart.org

PARIDISE IN PERIL: WORLD WAR II IN PALM BEACH COUNTY: Through Aug. 18, the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. Archival photographs featuring Palm Beach County citizens, maps of historically significant areas and artifacts. Free. Info: (561) 832-4164; historical societypbc.org

Tags: , ,

Leave comment

Older posts «