Thanks Giving- November 8th, 2007

Enjoy ArtWalk Thursday, November 8th from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. ArtWalk is sponsored this month by Connecting Caring Communities.

ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT

Stop by Minter Park to find out about Connecting Caring Communities. Join the Caring Team and learn how you can help make a difference in Abilene. You won't want to miss our fun activities, larger-than-life video, prizes and giveaways!

The NCCIL opens Golden Legacy: 65 years of Original Art from Golden Books. Kids of all ages will enjoy this spectacular trip down memory lane. Art from many of the classic Golden Books will be featured. Kids can make a basket to take to grandmother's house for Thanksgiving (or to use on your own table). Don't miss the stick puppet show by Connecting Caring Communities at 6:00 and 6:45 PM based on the Golden Book The Little Red Hen.

At the Grace Museum, make a Thanksgiving Door Hanger to celebrate Thanks Giving in Make It and Take It. Make It and Take It is a free, hands-on art activity for kids of all ages. It will be available from 5:30 to 8:00 PM.

The Historic Paramount Theatre presents Dreamgirls at 7:30 PM. The movie version of the hit Broadway musical comes to the Paramount screen for the holiday season. The film chronicles the rise to fame of a black female singing group in the 1960s who try to cross over to the white music charts. Rated PG-13. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $5 for students, seniors, military and children.

The Center for Contemporary Arts will be holding a reception for the Center Artist Member's exhibit blue in the Jane Adams Breed Gallery at 6:00 PM. The Center will also be hosting the Abilene Music Teacher's Association in Gallery 2 from 5:30 to 7:45 PM.

Enjoy music by Wylie High School students Colin Barnard, Matt Gotcher, Michael Perkins, and Mitchell Arnold's Indie Rock band Wouk in front of the Cockerell Building's 2nd St. Gallery & Studios. Nearby, Pinhole Photographer, Henry Morgan, will be displaying his art photography and his array of homemade pinhole cameras.

GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

The Center for Contemporary Arts, 220 Cypress St.
Jane Adams Breed Gallery: The blue exhibit features a diverse selection of work from over 70 Center Artist Members including works in acrylic, watercolor, photography, ceramics, glass and more.

Gallery 2: No Crystal Stair by Angie Cook. This collection of photographs by Angie Cook documents the lives of six individuals and gives viewers insight into the personal struggles they have overcome.

Gallery 3: Ellison, Fairbetter, Teeters:Three Perspectives by Russell Ellison, LaGina Fairbetter and Steve Teeters. This collaboration showcases the work of three artists and includes both two and three dimensional artwork.

Gallery 4: Selections from 24fps short film + video competition. Selections from the Paramount's independent film festival will be shown in Gallery 4 for the months of November and December.
The Little Masterpieces are here! Take one of these unique works of art home for only $100.

Cockerell's 2nd Street Gallery and Studios, 1133 N. 2nd St.
Cockerell's 2nd St. Gallery proudly presents ACU's Biennial Faculty Exhibit. There will be a reception during Artwalk.
On the second floor of Cockerell Studios, six "friends"- Heather Turner, Jim Smith, Robert Cavaliere, Cassandra Johnston, Cliff Cartwright, & Bonny O'Neill, also known as "Filos", will display their various mediums of art. New to Cockerell Studios is artist, Jud Beall, displaying in "Studio J"! On exhibit, will be pieces by artists, Ash Almonte, Nancy & Hannah Capra, Chris Cockerell, TM Gand, Doug Hodel, Samantha Manski, and Jessica Natalee Templeton. You are also invited to stop by Clinical Hypnotherapist's, Christy Kahl, for a relaxing visit.

Frontier Texas!, 625 N. 1st St.
Frontier Texas! will have a free exhibit entitled Sacred Symbols, Sacred Places: Texas Indian Art & Historic Sites in the Frontier Gallery through November 19th. Frontier Texas! will be open from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Get $1.00 off Century of Adventure exhibit admissions all day when you ask for the ArtWalk Discount.

The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress St.
Main Gallery: Bound for Glory: America in Color, 1939-1943. This is the first major exhibition of the little-known color images taken by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information.

Second Floor: Gallery A and B - Earth + Sky: Hellerbrand and Masteller. In Earth + Sky, photographer Nancy Hellerbrand and painter Barry Masteller capture the wonder and majesty of our fragile environment as the primary subject.

Gallery C - Art For the People: Depression Era Prints From the Collection. Includes a selection of significant prints from the 1930s curated from The Grace's collection. A selection of these prints, along with others from the collection, will be on display in conjunction with the main gallery exhibition Bound for Glory.
Second Floor: Children's Museum - Come Play and Learn in The Grace's newly renovated Children's Museum, featuring many new exhibits that are certain to educate and entertain!

Third Floor: History Museum - Mallouf Boot Shop and Historic Period Rooms.

12th Armored Division Memorial Museum, 1289 N. 2nd St.
Living History Interpreters will be dressed in 12th Armored Division WWII uniforms, and talking about WWII weapons. Free small gifts to children inside the gift shop donated by Vanessa Harris.

NCCIL (National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature), 102 Cedar St. See the most extensive public showing ever of original illustration art from American publishing's best-loved and most consequential picture-book series, Little Golden Books, from October 30 - January 4, 2008. Sixty masterpieces will be featured including examples from such picture-books classics as The Poky Little Puppy, Tootle, Home for a Bunny, and The Color Kittens.

Abilene Public Library, 202 Cedar St. Local artist Janie Tucher will have a display of her work (western photos and drawings) in the display case for November. She will be on hand during ArtWalk to talk about her work from 5:45 to 7:15 PM. Please enjoy the wonderful mural by Debra Warr in the Children's Story Room.

Bernice Landrum invites you to visit the second floor gallery at the Windsor, located at the corner of N. 4th and Pine Street.

SPECIALTY SHOPS

Texas Star Trading Company, Your name can be a work of art! Let calligrapher Suzanne Starr do a custom design for you while you wait, for a minimal charge. 6:00 -8:00 PM.

Cassandra's and Company, 173 Pine, St. Open until 7:00 PM during ArtWalk.

The Leaf, 202 Cypress St. The Leaf features an espresso bar with hot and iced espresso beverages, including Italian sodas, iced tea, and sodas; tobacco, cigars, and pipes, teas and gifts.

The Honeycomb Tree, 1166 N. 2nd St. Shop until 8:00 PM. Loring Laven will display his unique Laminated Paper Mache Figures, and you can shop for fashion jewelry, special gifts, antiques, collectibles, western decor, shabby chic and hand-crafted furniture.

The Beehive, 442 Cedar St. Enjoy live music, free hors d'oeuvres and a happy hour drink special from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS AND COCKTAILS

The Civic Plaza Hotel, 505 Pine St. The lobby and restaurant will be open from 5:00 - 9:00 PM.

Cypress Street Station, 158 Cypress St. Art by Anita Lane will be on display this month.

Monks Coffee Shop, 233 Cypress St. Wear your 'We Care' pin from Connecting Caring Communities into Monks Coffee Shop and get a FREE cup of coffee or hot chocolate. While there, enjoy art by Brittany Koonce.

McKay's Bakery, 226 Cypress St. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a tasty treat, or stop by for a sandwich and soup.

The Warehouse in the T&P, N. 1st & Pine St. Continue the fun into the night with live music & drink specials. Open 5:00 - 7:00 PM for Happy Hour. Open until midnight. 21 & up.

PARK AND STREET VENDORS

In Minter Park, Connecting Caring Communities will help you learn how you can make a difference in Abilene. They will also have special activities, a larger-than-life video, prizes and giveaways!

Dream On! will offer free dream interpretations in front of
Busch Jewelers.

Discover a dynamic way to connect with people and sign up for Abilene Dinner Table in front of The Grace Museum, sponsored by Connecting Caring Communities.

In front of the Center for Contemporary Arts, Leo and Chantelle Hare will be selling handmade mesquite and oak furniture and home accessories, Stephanie Herndon will be displaying and selling her art, and the Abilene High art club will be selling pins and magnets.

Gary Hartley will be in front of the Leaf selling and displaying his woodcrafts.

FUNDING AND SUPPORT

ArtWalk, a major program of the Center for Contemporary Arts, is supported by: Abilene Cultural Affairs Council: the City of Abilene, Taylor County, and the Downtown Revitalization Program of the Tax Increment Finance District, Abilene Reporter-News, Campbell Foundation, GAP Radio, the Dodge Jones Foundation and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

ARTWALK MONTHLY SPONSORS

The Arrangement / T&P Event Center, Ballet Abilene - Home of Abilene Ballet Theatre, Bogie's Specialty Deli, Connecting Caring Communities, Judy Colvin Team - RE/MAX of Abilene, MCM Eleganté Suites, Mike Dunnahoo's STAR Dodge-Hyundai, Minuteman Press, N Tune Music & Sound, Lads and Lassies & Texas Tech University at Abilene.

For more information on ArtWalk, contact The Center for Contemporary Arts at 677-8389.

Our ArtWalk Sponsor for November is Connecting Caring Communities.