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Cincinnati State, Middletown to welcome Cuban artists

Cincinnati State, Middletown to welcome Cuban artists

MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) - Two celebrated Cuban artists are visiting Cincinnati State college in Middletown this week as part of an international cultural exchange program.

Both artists are spending the first week of April in Butler County, presenting their works at the Pendleton Art Center, attending workshops, working with young artists at Middletown’s Art Central Foundation, and meeting artists and others in Greater Cincinnati.

The artists are:

Cincinnati State, Middletown to welcome Cuban artists

Cincinnati State, Middletown to welcome Cuban artists

MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) - Two celebrated Cuban artists are scheduled to visit Middletown next month as part of an international cultural exchange program.

Both artists will spend the first week of April in Butler County, presenting their works at the Pendleton Art Center, attending workshops, working with young artists at Middletown’s Art Central Foundation, and meeting artists and others in Greater Cincinnati.

Making the trip from Cuba are:

Fine Arts Show/Sale at Pendleton Art Center of Middletown

Fine Arts Show/Sale at Pendleton Art Center of Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) - The Pendleton Art Center of Middletown, Ohio has announced that the next Fine Arts Show/Sale takes place on First Friday, April 5, 5-9 pm and Saturday April 6, 11 am – 3 pm.

Join us for great art, live entertainment, and good food at reasonable prices. The event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.

Pendleton Art Center hosting March Fine Arts Show and Sale

Pendleton Art Center hosting March Fine Arts Show and Sale

MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) - The Pendleton Art Center of Middletown has announced that the next Fine Arts Show/Sale takes place on First Friday, March 1, 5-9 pm and Saturday March 2, 11 am – 3 pm.

The event features great art, good food at reasonable prices and live entertainment.  The event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.

This showcase is an opportunity to visit over 60 local artists in their studios and purchase unique hand-made items for family and friends. The exhibit features oils, watercolors, pastels, photography, jewelry, pottery,  wood  and clay sculpture, glass, and mixed media in a variety of styles.

Pendleton exhibitions take place on the first Friday and Saturday of each month. Appointments with individual artists are available. The Center is located at 1105 Central Avenue, Middletown, Ohio.  

Michaels stores to giveaway more than $100,000 in gift cards on Sunday

Michaels stores to giveaway more than $100,000 in gift cards on Sunday

(FOX19) - Michaels crafts stores across the country want to award customers for participating in a random act of kindness.

Michaels will randomly hand out more than 100,000 gift cards at its nearly 1,100 stores on Sunday, February 17.

This is the second year Michaels will hand out free gift cards in observance of Randon Acts of Kindness Day.

“We’ve heard wonderful stories from our customers and store associates about how inspired they were by the giveaway last year,” said Michaels Chief Marketing Officer Paula Puleo.

Customers who want to “craft it forward” can find inspiration for Random Acts of Kindness projects to give to others on the Michaels Random Acts of Kindness Pinterest board

 

Pendleton Art Center announces March Fine Arts Show and Sale

Pendleton Art Center announces March Fine Arts Show and Sale

MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) - The Pendleton Art Center of Middletown has announced that the next Fine Arts Show/Sale takes place on First Friday, March 1, 5-9 pm and Saturday March 2, 11 am – 3 pm.

The event features great art, good food at reasonable prices and live entertainment.  The event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.

This showcase is an opportunity to visit over 60 local artists in their studios and purchase unique hand-made items for family and friends. The exhibit features oils, watercolors, pastels, photography, jewelry, pottery,  wood  and clay sculpture, glass, and mixed media in a variety of styles.

Pendleton exhibitions take place on the first Friday and Saturday of each month. Appointments with individual artists are available. The Center is located at 1105 Central Avenue, Middletown, Ohio.  

Music ensembles from local schools to perform with Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra

Music ensembles from local schools to perform with Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra

HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) - The Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra will be performing with musical talents from local schools including the Winton Woods High School Varsity Ensemble on Saturday, February 23, as part of the 2013 David L Belew American Masters Concert. The program, entitled “Mount Rushmore Lost Vegas and Route 66,” is the work of American composer Michael Daugherty, who will attend the concert. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at New Life Vineyard in Hamilton.

“Varsity Ensemble will be singing the works of two American composers, ‘Wake Up, My Spirit’ by Adolphus Hailstork and ‘The Battle of Jericho’ by Moses Hogan,” said David Bell, Winton Woods High School choir director. “We will also join forces with the Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra and Chorale to sing ‘Shenandoah’ by Mack Wilberg, a piece I am honored to have been asked to conduct.”