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2012-2013 In the Loft series

SOPAC is excited to continue the "In the Loft" series – concert events consisting of blues, jazz and Midtown Direct Rep (new to the series) performed in an informal club cafe atmosphere created in the SOPAC Loft. A casual, affordable and fun concert series featuring up-and-coming musicians and seasoned professionals, the "In the Loft" series offers an up-close perspective on today's blues and jazz musicians, as well as the local talent of Midtown Direct Rep...  

$15 Cover, Cash Bar, No Drink Minimum

APRIL

14      Jazz in the Loft: Marlene VerPlanck (7PM)

21      Midtown Direct Rep (7PM)

MAY

19      Midtown Direct Rep (7PM)

South Orange/ Maplewood Artists Studio Tour Registration

10th ANNUAL SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD
ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR!
This year introduces more activities and community events

Sunday, June 2, 2013
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
South Orange and Maplewood

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The 10^th Annual South Orange and Maplewood Artists Studio Tour will held be on Sunday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. taking place throughout South Orange and Maplewood (SOMA). The Tour is free, and will include over 60 artists’ studios, galleries and group exhibitions.

Participating artists will be at their studios or local exhibition spaces to discuss their work. Selected works will also be available for purchase. The event is self-guided, allowing people to set their own pace and choose select locations to visit. An interactive map is available on the Studio Tour’s website at www.studiotoursoma.org, for those who want to plan ahead. In addition to the Tour itself, there will be various pre and post events and activities for participants of all ages.

Collectively opening on May 9, local businesses in South Orange will host art exhibitions featuring artwork by participating Studio Tour artists for a new project entitled, “ABC = Art & Business Connection.” Participating businesses include: Gutten Parts at 213 Valley St, (1st Fl) hosting sculpture and paintings by Russell Christian; Spark House Studio at 15 Scotland Rd displaying photographs by Steve Vaccarielo; and Robyn Ross at 67 South Orange Ave exhibiting collages by Luis Alves. All exhibitions will be open through June 2, and more hosting businesses may still be added. Updates will be available on the Studio Tour website.

There will also be a Signs of Spring Butterfly Scavenger Hunt for which 100 orange crocheted butterflies will decorate SOMA towns and businesses. Participants have from May 9 until June 2 to find and collect as many orange butterflies as possible. Rebel Yarns, an artist group, with the help of Seth Boyden Elementary students, will crochet these orange butterflies and hang them around the two towns. Additional participation rules and updates can be found on the Studio Tour website. Winners are invited to the Studio Tour after party at South Orange Performing Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., where they will receive their prizes. Only artists, sponsors and special guests may attend. A cash bar and light refreshments will be available for the party attendees.

Finally, the Pierro Gallery of South Orange will present “SOMA: Engaging Art”, an exhibition that features selected works by Tour artists that are interactive with an audience. The exhibition will include a special project entitled, “TEN: The Soul of SOMA,” a collaborative work of art created by local artists to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Tour. The exhibition’s purpose is to celebrate the artists, as well as the creative community of South Orange and Maplewood that has flourished during the last 10 years of the Tour. The exhibition will be open to the public from May 23 until June 23.

For information and updates about the Tour, activities and events, to meet the artists, and to plan the trip, please visit www.studiotoursoma.org. Information will also be available at www.thebaird.org.

The South Orange and Maplewood Artist Studio Tour is one of the most important and renowned art celebrations in the region. For 10 years, the Tour has drawn art lovers from all over the Metropolitan area, featuring painters, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists, jewelers, craftspeople and multimedia artists. The Tour allows individuals and families of all ages to take on an art adventure unlike any other, celebrating a diversity of art and culture that ties the South Orange and Maplewood communities together.

ABC = Art & Business Connection

Thursday, May 9 - Sunday, June 2, 2013
Collective Opening Reception May 9, 7pm-9pm

The Baird Center and the South Orange Village Center Alliance present ABC = Art & Business Connection, a series of exhibitions hosted by South Orange businesses that feature the works of South Orange and Maplewood artists. ABC presents its first-ever series of exhibitions from May 9 until June 2, 2013 in anticipation of the 10^th Annual South Orange and Maplewood Artists Studio Tour. Participants include the following:

• Sculptures and paintings by Russell Christian at Gutten Parts, 213 Valley St, 1^st floor
• Photography by Steve Vaccarielo at Sparkhouse Studio, 19 Scotland Rd
• Katepedia, Photomontage by Luis Alves Collage at Robyn Ross, 67 South Orange Ave
• Prints and drawings by Ann Vollum and Allie Takahashi at Papillon 25 Martini Bar & Restaurant, 25 Valley St.

“The arts help to define and bind communities, incorporate diversity, and attract new customers and investments to business,” said Sandy Martiny, Director of Cultural Affairs for the Village of South Orange. “Art & Business Connection will enhance the value of our community through the collaboration of talented artists and unique businesses that call South Orange home.”

Opening receptions will be held at each location on May 9 from 7-9 p.m. In addition, the Rebel Yarns artist group organizes the Signs of Spring Butterfly Scavenger Hunt for which participants must find and collect as many orange, crocheted butterflies between the towns and businesses of South Orange and Maplewood to win prizes. The Scavenger Hunt begins May 9 and ends on June 2.

For more information about ABC, call 973 378 7754 ext. 2223. For more information about South Orange Village Center Alliance, visit www.sovillagecenter.org.

Signs of Spring Butterfly Scavenger Hunt

May 9 - June 2
South Orange and Maplewood

As part of the Art & Business Connection, the Rebel Yarns artist group with the help of Seth Boyden Elementary school students, will have crocheted and hidden hundreds of orange butterflies in and around South Orange and Maplewood and their businesses. The Signs of Spring Butterfly Scavenger Hunt begins May 9, and participants must collect as many butterflies as they can until the day of the Studio Tour to win a prize. On June 2, participants must bring their orange butterfly collection to Spiotta Park in South Orange (on the corner of South Orange Avenue and Village Plaza) to record how many butterflies they each collected and to help the Rebel Yarns group hang them up around the park. Submission begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. Winners will be contacted and invited to the Studio Tour after party, which takes place at South Orange Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m.  Attendees may be Studio Tour artists, sponsors and special guests.

THE PIERRO GALLERY is located in the Baird Center, 5 Mead St., South Orange, NJ. For additional information please call the gallery directly at (973) 378.7754 Ext. 3. Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1-4pm, or by appointment.

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