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HELEN KELLER FESTIVAL of the ARTS
SPRING PARK
Saturday, June 25, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Art is Hot and the Craft is Cool!
Accomplished jury-selected artists from across the Southeast exhibit and sell their original work and limited edition reproductions on the “North Bank” of Tuscumbia’s Spring Park. Shop for masterpieces at affordable prices. Media include clay, wood, fiber, metal, jewelry, glass, painting and drawing by both fine and self-taught artists. All work is hand-crafted and is not commercially produced.
Imagination Station
Fun, creative hands-on activities will keep children at Imagination Station. Youngsters will construct their own works of art using unexpected materials and vibrant imaginations. Activities include one-of-a-kind make-and-take and group projects. Visual and craft art will be included. Imagination Station is located on the “North Bank” of Tuscumbia’s Spring Park. All activities are free.
ART EXHIBITIONS
Tennessee Valley Museum of Art
511 North Water Street, Tuscumbia
Helen Keller Festival of the Arts hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Admission: Mon. - Fri. - $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students
Saturday and Sunday – FREE
The Watercolor Society of Alabama’s 70th National Exhibition
May 5 – July 8, 2011
The Watercolor Society of Alabama is a non-profit national organization with more than 300 members - about half Alabama residents and half from more than 30 states. Each year the Society sponsors a national exhibition open to artists from every state. The exhibition’s location changes within the state each year so that everybody has opportunities to see it.
2011 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama
June 6 – July 8, 2011
The 2011 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is a juried competition of works by Alabama children who are visually impaired, blind or deaf blind. The show is open to students in Alabama public, private and residential schools. This annual exhibition tours the state from February through June and culminates at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art. The Helen Keller Festival Board selects one art piece each year to receive the Patty Johnson Award and the piece is retained in Tuscumbia in a permanent collection. The remaining exhibition pieces are auctioned by silent bid.
Demonstrating Artists
Saturday, June 25, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This year's demonstrating artists are Maxine Williamson, of Rogersville, who makes jewelry and decorative items out of homemade paper; Susan Parry, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., who creates colorful lampworked glass jewelry; and Bettye Kimbrell, of Mt. Olive, a quilter, who received the Alabama Folk Heritage Award as well as a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Look for these artists at their booths – they’re there to talk about their craft, answer your questions and show you how it’s done.
SUNDAY MUSIC EVENT on the NORTH BANK of SPRING PARK
Sunday, June 26, 1:00 and 2:30 p.m.
FREE!
Three on a String, performing at 1 p.m., is a Birmingham-based folk-comedy trio playing all kinds of music — classic standards, country, bluegrass and folk mixed with comedy and humor suitable for the entire family, from a heart-rending country song to an unexpected a cappella rendition. In the fall of 1970, Jerry Ryan and Bobby Horton, friends at Samford University in Birmingham, played at an outdoor folk festival. Jerry, a guitar player, and Bobby, a banjo picker, earned $15 each for their first performance. Mentor and friend George Pruett suggested they add a bass player who was a vocalist. Bobby knew a fellow student, John Vess, and they became the group who brought bluegrass-folk-comedy to Birmingham. The first “Three On A String” band debuted at the Lowenbrau Haus in Homewood. Later, the band regularly played at Cadillac Café in Southside and Stage Door in Homewood. Three On A String has performed before presidents and with symphony orchestras, toured the United States and Canada, opened for top country acts, recorded albums, performed on TV and was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame with the Governor’s Achievement Award. Eighteen people have been members of the group, including Joe Estes, Shelton Harden, Andy McGinnis, Terry Ryan, Gordon Burt, Mark Weldon, Cline “Rowdy” Yates and Dick Wilson. Current bassist is Brad Ryan, Jerry’s son. After 37 years, Three On A String still performs audience-enthralling music combined with a huge dose of comedy.
LeFevre Gospel Quartet, of Atlanta, performing at 2:30 p.m., continues a family tradition that began in 1921 as the original LeFevre Trio began singing around the country and set the standard for Southern gospel music. When the original members retired in the 1970s, Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart became a top contemporary Christian act. Today, the family name is stronger than ever. In 2005, a new sound emerged onto the gospel music scene as four vocalists formed a partnership known as The LeFevre Quartet. The musical objective was to fill each vocal position with the best in their field. The spiritual objective was for each of those individuals to have a sincere passion for people and for their relationship with God. Only one year after forming, fans voted them the 2006 Horizon Group of the Year at the Singing News Fan Awards. Members are Jeremy Easley, tenor; David Staton, lead; Mike LeFevre, baritone; Keith Inman, bass and Jordan LeFevre, drummer.
These are Sponsors for the Festival of the Arts component of the HKF
Tennessee Valley Art Association Educational Outreach Partners 2011
Platinum
NW Shoals Community College
TimesDaily
First Metro Bank
Gold
A Friend
Bank Independent
Helen Keller Hospital
Regions Bank
Sheffield Utilities
Valley Credit Union
Silver
Bigbee Steel Buildings Inc.
Buffalo Rock Pepsi
CB&S Bank
ChuckECheese Pizza
ComCast
Jerry Damson Honda/Nissan
PSI
Shoals Marriott Hotel & Spa
Wise Alloys
Partner
Jim & Davonna Blasingame
Henninger, Johnson & Layton
Leigh, King & Assoc.
Lewis Electric Supply Company
Listerhill Credit Union
Martin Industrial Supplies
McDonalds, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Sheffield
Merrill Lynch
SCA Tissue North America
State Farm Insurance Agents, Bill Alexander, Rebecca Stutts Hovater, Phil Wiginton
TNT
Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts
Applications
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