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Arts Council of Manatee County News

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Upcoming events in the Bradenton Manatee Arts

BIG YARD SALE
The Village Bookshop
July 5th
Starts at 8 AM
Bookshop located on 11th Ave
call 720-2775

Village Art Walk
July 4th
6-9 pm
Then walk downtown for the FIREWORKS!!!!!!

Arts Council Gallery showing
Jack MacDougall
Nature Photographer
Opening Reception 6-9 pm July 5th
Show runs through July

Monday, June 9, 2008

PARTNER IN EXCELLENCE AWARD

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF MANATEE COUNTY WON THE "PARTNER IN EXCELLENCE AWARD" TODAY AT THE CHAMBER BREAKFAST; 18TH ANNUAL BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AWARDS BREAKFAST.

THE PARTNER IN EXCELLANCE AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE PARTNER THAT HAS TYPIFIED THE MISSION OF THE MANATEE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH ACTIVE AND EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE VARIOUS "LEVELS" OF PARTICIPATION. THE RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD WAS SELECTED BY THE JUDGAES FROM ALL THE CATAGORIES OF AWARDS GIVEN. tHERE WERE OVER 450 NOMINATIONS.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

COUNTRY MUSIC SPECIAL

At Barnie's Coffee and Wine Bar
2127 Cortez Road West, Bradenton

Saturday, June 7, 7 pm
The 4th Normal Form Band (from Indiana)
www.4nfband.com/

Saturday, June 14, 7 pm
Songwriter Showcase (all original music) with bands
Myakka, The Last Resort, C. C. Carter, and Steve
Vaclavik.

Also two free concerts at Books-A-Million, Gulfgate
Mall, Stickney Point Road, Sarasota
Sunday, June 8 and Sunday June 15 --- 2 pm.

FUZION DANCE

Summer Classes and Summer Camp

Classes for all level of dancers, every Wednesday
from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm at
West Coast Civic Ballet
525 North Lemon Avenue, Sarasota

Each Wednesday is a different teacher and style;
come join us and try something new!
Fee: $12.00 or 4 classes for $40.00
June 4 -- July 30

Fuzion Dance Camp for Kids -- August 4 to 8.
Taught by Ashley Hassler, Fuzion Dance Artists
Company member
Monday through Friday, 9 am to noon.
At Clonial Oaks Park, Sarasota
Fee: $120 for the week, ending with performance.
To Register: call Sarasota Parks and Rec
at 861-9170.

For more information contact:
Leymis Bolanos Wilmott, Co-Founder/Director
Fuzion Dance Artists
941-345-5755
www.fuziondance.com or fuziondance@gmail.com

ARTCenter MANATEE

Corner of 9th St. West and 3rd Ave. West
Bradenton

New exhibits at ArtCenter Manatee reflect ArtCenter's
participation in a celebration of Fiber Art, called
Convergence 2008. Galleries across Central Florida
will be participating in the month of June.

At ArtCenter Manatee will present the juried fiber
guild, Designing Weavers, called "Sideshow,"
because of its circus theme. "Sideshow" will be in
the Searle and Reid-Hodges galleries.

In the Kellogg Gallery will be the fiber presentation
called "Tri-Axial Trix" by Sally Shore.

The shows runs from June 12 through July 5,
with a reception on June 27, from 4-9 pm.

For further information contact ArtCenter Manatee
at 941-746-2862 or see their web site at
www.ArtCenterManatee.org

Friday, May 30, 2008

Century Bank, Parrish

Century Bank, Parrish
Jill Wulkan
Reception 4-6:30 June 3, 2008

Arts Council of Manatee

Arts Council of Manatee
Art Dillard, " A Walk Through Life"
opening reception June 6th 6-9:30 PM
Show runs the entire month of June, 10-4 M-S
746-2223

The Arts Council of Manatee County

We promote & enhance cultural
awareness & education in Manatee County
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