Local Events to check out in all different localities.

Well its time to take down the Christmas tree,or it should be, i most likely won't get around to it until tomorrow or Sunday. That's my least favorite part, putting everything away, the glow of the tree (ours really glows) is so nice and cozy, but our living room is so tiny, it will be good to have the space back.

First Friday Greensboro Downtown http://lyndonstreetartworks.com/

Here are some more cool local events (well local for various people):

1. At the Atheneum in Old Town Alexandria, this is the last weekend for this event, try to go, or tell people about it (Amber, you would like this, and of course Kristin would, it supports the nature conservancy)
   

   November 13 - January 4 in the gallery: Protected Landscapes
   

   Paintings of The Nature Conservancy Preserves by The Washington Society of Landscape Painters 20% of all sales benefit The Nature Conservancy. Go to link for more info and exact location http://www.nvfaa.org/
2. Well OC is truly dead right now, which is probably nice. It seems as though things will pick up in Feb. This website has good info on Delmarva Art and Music type events. http://www.delawarescene.com/feature.php?id=11 There's an art league show:
   
   Exhibit. 94 West Co-op Group Show.
   Starting Date: 01/03/2009
   Time: Tues.-Thurs. 11 am – 4 pm; Fri.-Sun. 1-4 pm. Reception: Jan. 3, 3-5 pm.
   Location: Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street (under the Water Tower), Ocean City
   Contact Information: Call 410-524-9433 for information
3. As for Catie out in SF...I'm way jealous, you should really...really go to this show, its not this weekend, but it starts at the end of January, its a show based on new Scandinavian design. It look awesome! First there's this cool Slow Food Nation Event too: As we explore Imagining Our Future, YBCA is proud to feature the art and activism of Slow Food Nation, a nonprofit subsidiary of Slow Food USA, in the Room for Big Ideas (RBI). Slow Food Nation organizes events to introduce the community to issues in the food system and the need to bring more citizens good, clean and fair food. Join the creators of the Slow Food Nation RBI Annex Project, celebrate the “Slow” life, and experience how to build community through the promotion of sustainable and holistic food systems in which aspects of human culture such as music, art, and dance are integrated with the agricultural arts of food production, the environment and human wellness and culture.http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=8527
   Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art
   Jan 23–Apr 12, 2009
   
   OPENING NIGHT PARTY: Thursday, Jan 22, 2009, 6–9 pm »
   
   Using traditional materials and honoring the hand-made traditions, but divorcing form from function, a new generation of craft artists from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland are challenging the sleek aesthetic of Scandinavian modernist design and turning instead to camp and intricacy. http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=8203
4. As for us down in Greensboro, tonight is First Friday, which means retail locations and galleries in downtown Greensboro will stay open later. Lyndon Street Artworks (where I have my studio) will be open, with live demos on the stage and light refreshments available. This is only my 2nd one, so I'm not certain what will be going on, but it should be fun. Check out the flyer for more info, or just to see what its all about http://lyndonstreetartworks.com/