Monkeys & Magnolias by Ardmore
The Patrick Mavros shop in the Fulham Road is proud to be hosting Ardmore Ceramic Art for the second year running from the 17th to the 24th of May for its Monkeys & Magnolias exhibition.
Double Takes at the Jamestown Arts Center
The Jamestown Arts Center (JAC) presents DOUBLE TAKES, an interactive dance and video performance,for two nights this summer, Friday & Saturday, August 30 & 31 at 7:00pm. The performance will feature independent dancer, choreographer, and teacher Lance Gries, as well as extraordinary New York dancers, including Jodi Melnick (Melnick has danced with the Twyla Tharp Company, Mikhail Baryshnikov and is one of New York dance’s favorite free-lance performers.) Jeanine Durning (Durning is a truly independent dance and choreographer artist, hugely respected for her fierce physicality and artistic vision.) and K.J. Holmes (Holmes is one of the world’s leading performers and teachers of contact improvisation. Time Out calls her a “legendary improviser.”), who will collaborate in an improvisational dance as they respond to moving images.
Block Island Poetry Project Celebrates 10 Years
It takes a certain breed to capture the world with words. A poet’s ability to extract the nuances of life is reserved for those with a unique perspective. For ten years, Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island has been a gathering ground for these explorative thinkers. On August 18, the Block Island Poetry Project (BIPP) commemorated a decade of poetic collaboration with its Event in the Tent.
IYRS Supporters Raise $885,000
On the evening of July 6, over 600 individuals flocked to IYRS for the school’s Annual Summer Gala sponsored by Fidelity Investments and Jaguar. Gala-goers enjoyed cocktails inside Restoration Hall amidst examples of stunning student craftsmanship, dinner under a cloud of white tent, and a special live performance by Jimmy Buffett and his band. But these IYRS supporters gave more than they got at this elegant evening under the stars along Newport’s waterfront: together with sponsors, attendees raised $885,000 for the school.