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2D A & Emht ^liarlotte $o«t Thursday, November 9, 2006 Rimtenburg’s ‘Riverbend’ at Melberg Gallery Continued from page 1D na; however my work is not about reliving that experi ence but the total possessing of it.” Visual art and its apprecia tion is totally subjective and the interpretations of these paintings is definitely in the viewers mind and eye. Part of the painting’s linen surface will be built up with a construction of thick paint that looks so random you wonder if these pieces, simi lar to puzzle pieces, might fall onto the floor. Then another part of the painting will be flat painted space. “Star and Tide,” 2006, is rich with the gusto of life. We get the strong feeling from all of the bold paint strokes that the artists likes to live life to the fullest. Mary Melberg of the gallery said, “If you met Brian you would think he was a banker or an athlete. You would not think he was a painter.” He seems to have a combi nation of beauty and the beast. In “Pine, Palm and River 9” a spirited pink is flanked by two ugly olive drab forms. This seems to be a metaphor for life - some thing wonderful happens fol lowed by something terrible. Some of the paintings are almost quiet. “Little Tide 2,” 11 inches by 20 inches, is like a little meditation place where the lanexpected takes place. For example, two of its painted shapes look like slides of carrot. The exhibit continues through December 9. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For addi tional information, call the gallery at (704) 365-3000. • Many Charlotteans were deeply saddened two weeks ago to learn of the death of David Ray Chisholm, a homeless artist who pushed a grocery cart around some times filled with his paint ings. David, as I called him, was an art appreciation stu dent of mine at Central Pied mont Community College in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s. He loved and knew a lot about art, and he loved Cen tral Piedmont. In late August of2005, coin cidentally one Thursday night around 8:30 p.m., I saw David on South Sharon Amity across from the Mel berg GaUeiy. I stopped to encourage him but I was the one who was helped. He said ‘What have you done with your art writing? Did you throw it away? It’s not to,be found.” ■! I had previously written art reviews in Break Magazine for 10 years and Creative Loafing for one year. David said “call The Char lotte Post. Call them in the morning.” Thanks to editor Herbert White, I am grateful to be writing here for over a year. ®Iie Cliarlotte Fall warms with romance and mystery Continued from page 1D In this romantic thriller, Savoy tackles some serious issues, but comes with some serious heat between the main characters Alexandra Waters and Zachary Stone, a psychologist and a detective on the trail of a serial killer. Alex and Zach shared a one- night stand years earlier, but Zach walked away and left Alex heartbroken. But as they work together to find the killer, the passion returns. lb complicate matters even more, Alex is the killer’s next target. This is a fasLmoving book that you may not want to read before going to bed. It win keep you up aU night. • “All or NotMng” by Blake Karrington. Never heard of this author? WeU, you may know him bet ter as D5masty Bookstore owner James Muhammad. In his debut novel, Karring ton writes about a young sin gle mother who has to turn to stripping to take care of her self and her baby. This char acter-driven book makes you rethink judging others by their choices, because as the tag line says, “what wouldn’t you do to get ahead.” CASTing classes for kids and teens Continued from page 1D and specifically designed improvisation exercises. Rediscover and heighten your creativity and imagination! This is a very participatory class - come prepared for any thing. This four-week class begins Nov. 29 from 4-5:30 p.m. Cost is $155 and space is limited. About the instructor: Bonnie Jones is the award winning producer of the video “The Uncle Chef Show,” a Addams Family: They’re spooky, kooky and now on DVD Continued from page 1D Munsters” a week later. While the Mimsters were sweet in a wacky way, the Addamses were, well creepy and kooky. Gomez Addams (John Astin) was a mega-rich lawyer who had no problems with spending his fortime on his hot (to him) wife Morticia (Carolyn Jones). Morticia need but utter a word of French and Gomez was all over her. Gomez’s mom, Grandma- ma (Blossom Rock) had to be on drugs while Uncle Fester (the wonderful Jackie Coogan) was a bit on the sick side. The chil dren Wednesday (Lisa Loring) and Pugsly (Ken Weatherwax) liked torture and enjoyed playing with tarantulas. Then there’s Lurch (Tbd Cassidy), the 7-foot butler whose ‘you rang” became a part of pop culture. The show is fiUed with wicked funny gags, ofF-color humor and ridiculous situations. The writing is surprisingly good for some thing so tongue in cheek. The funniest situations come when the Addams clan rejects what most would find normal. In “Amnesia In The Addams Family,” (Jomez gets a biunp on the head and starts acting like the rest of the world. Each family member tries to cure him by bashing him in the head, which causes him to switch between normal and nutty. Twenty-two of the original first season episodes are included. The other 12 will be packaged with a few from the second sea son. The remaining wiU be part of a third set. This is the kind of stuff" that shouldn’t have been funny in 1964, but was. And it’s still funny in 2006. children’s cooking video. Bon nie is the former President of Women in Film (Denver) and her works have been featured at the Santa Clarita Family Film festival and the Bur bank Family Film Festival. She has been teaching the atre arts for more than 20 years and has taught classes throughout the United States and is a current member of the Film Arts Foundation. This summer, Jones had a guest-starring role in an International episode of The Inspiration Network. Get your message across. Advertise in ®I)e CJarlotte ^oat ■7'o-4-. s'T'e. tlCIje distort! “P™ T»esday-Sunday Cxteteior Clttli 921 Beatties Ford Rd. • 704-334-5709 ^ Cxiclgior (1 Clui) 'b ir • TUESDAY... “FISH FRY’ - Only $5 Doors Open at 5, Fish Fry at pm • Disco at 9pm Don’t forget, come try your hand at a game of “Whist” * WEDNESDAY “ “Wednesday Night Live'' Enjoy Live Music.It's Back New Bands Each Week - Doors Open at 7pm “An all adult environment, 30 and over” • THURSDAY “DIRTY THIRTY THURSDAY” Lets get this party started right now! • FRI. & SAT. The Best “DISCO” In Toim . • SUNDAY. Enjoy A Relaxing Evening With Us! The Excelsior Proudly Invites You To \ The 5th Annual E. C.H. 0. Extravaganza Sunday, Dec. 3rd, 7pm ■' ’: -fa -VyoVEN Wqrlds *. September 9 through December 31, 2006 MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT + DESIGN 220 North Tryon St. 704-337-2000 www.thrminfmuseums.org MEDIA SPONSOR Group Tours; 704/337-2043 The Muit MuSeUlllS Supporlod, in part, wilh o Sasic Operating GranI From Ihe Arts & Science Council. Experience In Book Stores Soon... f • -y / 4 DEADLY ^ ^ VOWS y r'OBER'/mZrSH • i I Author, Robert Marsh touches : every human emotion possible , in Deadly Vows. This com pelling compulation of stories lets you discern if its mystery or truth. This is a must add for your collection. For information, or to order a book, contact the AuthorHouse 1-888-519-5121 x 5337 ADVERTISE! with "“"of His love You’re invited to Cokesbury’s Christmas Open House Three Big Days! Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 16-18 726 Tyvola Road Charlotte, NC 28217 Phone: 704/525-4543 Toll Free: 866/863-9713 Hours: Thursday and Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Save 25% on books, Bibles, gifts, greeting cards, recorded music, and more! Refreshments served Cokesbury store, web, phone Cokesbury.com 11.8(X).672.1789 Please mention promo code 0H7 'No fuiihir distiHini. ai^iv. \'B5' n-viwrei'', all (.ufrkuljiu. LSI. PC'tl SA). and r'i'.vijie. i-l Cliri.'I r. vaiis'cs. Krrri;nia. UrM'lfj i. Dijd'af Hyninntjr. liatiJKIL. rrvvHHisls Jii.cvunK'J inerdianJUv. advroUeJ Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated FREE TUTORING PROGRAM The Education Station outdoor event is scheduled to be held on Saturday, Nov 11th, at Greenville Community Center 1330 Spring Street. Education Station is the nation’s leading provider of No Child Left behind (NCLB) supple^ mental educational services for schools and school districts. We are serving .students in 13 Title-One schools in Charlotte. There are approx 6000 Free/Reduced Lunch students who qualify for FREE Tutoring. Parents are required to register children. This week, CMS con ducted 3, Regional Provider Fairs at 3 of the qualifying schools. We saw less than 50 par- ents/.studcnts at each Fair. La.st year, less than 800 of approx 6,000 eligible students took advantage of the mtoring opportunity in Charlolte. We must do more to educate families. We mu,st increase No Child Left Behind's exposure to children who need the support. Parents of ehgible students will never visit the schools and most won’t participate in SES, because they don’t know (about it) or understand. Regretfully, some parents who can pari ticipate just won’t make the time to learn more. The Hispanic children who sign-up for this program are unable to attend because of trans portation issues and/or interpretation barriers with parents. So many parents face transporta tion straggles, children cannot participate. We must find a way to reach and serve as many children who qualify as possible, because Nationwide, academic growth and retention are highest amongst African-American and Hispanic children. Academic performance gaps and disparities for ’’People of Color vs. Caucasians” continue at alarming rates. Charlotte- Mecklenburg released numbers this week and performance rates have increased up to 40% in .some cases. Right now, this is FREE TUTORING and free doesn’t last... 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