MARKET STREET STUDIO & GALLERY

Market Street Studio & Gallery is open and ready for business!

The Gallery is displaying for sale, fine art from many local and regional artists. Oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, mixed media and even bronze, clay and hand carved wooden sculptures. All the artwork is original and one of a kind, perfect for the collector, investor or individual looking for that totally unique piece for their home or business.
The Studio is offering regular art classes for all ages and skill levels. From Fundamentals of Drawing to Studies of the Masters, there are classes to fit everyone’s interest and schedule. A working studio is featured at the front of the gallery, spotlighting the processes of creating quality artwork. Christion Iraca, resident artist and lead instructor, is a graduate of Penn State with a Bachelors in Fine Art, specializing in drawing, painting and printmaking.
The Gallery manager, Steve Albert is also a resident artist having an extensive background in graphic arts and signmaking. Together, Christion and Steve hope to bring a new and exciting venue for artists and creative culture to the Clearfield area.

A Grand Opening celebration is currently being planned for May [date uncertain at this time].

Current business hours may vary but regular hours are: Monday thru Saturday – 12pm through 8pm, Sunday hours as needed

Some other future plans for Market Street Studio and Gallery include:
BYO POETRY NIGHTS – Every First Friday
ART & WINE SOCIALS – Every Second Saturday
ART BLITZ SHOWS – One Night, One Artist…Too Cool!
LIVE INSPIRED – Open Forum for discussions/ideas/studies
HAVE A pARTy! – Themed Birthdays, Ladies Night Out, etc.
OPEN STUDIO NIGHTS – Collective Creativity

find them on Facebook at marketstreetstudioandgallery or stop in for a visit at 109 E. Market Street, Downtown Clearfield!

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The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre opens the 2013 Theatre Season with the comedy, The Little Theatre’s Production of Hamlet.

The play runs March 14, 15, 16 & 21, 22, 23 with curtain at 7 pm and a 2 pm matinee on Sunday, March 17.

A sophisticated New York director, (Lauren Ammerman) with a successful Off Broadway season under her belt, reluctantly travels to West Virginia to direct Hamlet under the auspices of a grant (secured for her by her agent (Karen Rubbe) for “under served regions.” Only six people show up to audition for Hamlet which calls for a cast of 70. At the audition is 23 year old Mona (Valerie Kucenski) who has always dreamed of playing Ophelia, a coal truck driver (Gregg Rich) whose single desire is Mona, two waitresses in their forties who have very little interest in acting, (Danielle Prebe and Lisa Gormont) 74 year old Hattie Johnson (Gwen Crandell) who has spearheaded the effort to see Mona get a crack at her dream, and the bank vice president (Jerry Stewart) who has been ordered by the bank president to appear. Gathering in Hattie’s Restaurant, hilarity reigns as this group rehearses Hamlet in a manner that Shakespeare might not recognize.

The play, directed by CAST Managing/Artistic Director Susan Loffredi blends a cast of familiar, returning, and new faces. “It’s a good cast,”said Loffredi, “And we’re having fun as the “residents from the mountains of West Virginia” rehearse Shakespeare.”

Tickets for The Little Theatre’s Production of Hamlet are $8.50 and can be reserved by calling the CAST office at 765-4474. Tickets are also available at the box office each performance.

CAST is a non profit organization and is the area’s cultural center. It is located at 112 E. Locust Street in downtown Clearfield. The website is www.castbuilding.com.

The public is reminded that season tickets to the 2013 CAST Theatre Season are still available.  The subscription form can be downloaded from the CAST website or call the CAST office to have a form mailed.  The four live theatre productions are: the comedy, The Little Theatre’s Production of Hamlet in March, the musical, The Music Man in June, the comedy, Opal’s Husband in September and the mystery thriller,Spider Island in October/November.

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LEWIS BLACK > THE RANT IS DUE > January 11, 2013 @ 8:00pm at Warner Theatre

“Hallelujah, our long national nightmare is over. Now we face a fiscal cliff. Sounds like an event from the X games. Here’s hoping both parties start talking to each other and stop talking to us.” – Lewis Black

Following the long and arduous journey of the presidential election, tickets for Lewis Black’s 2013 standup tour, “The Rant Is Due” are currently on sale.

LEWIS BLACK, Grammy Award-winning stand-up comedian, is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author. Receiving critical acclaim, he performs over 200 nights a year to sell out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada and United States. He is one of a few performers to sell out multiple renowned theatres including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center, the Main Stage at the Mirage in Las Vegas and most recently a sold out Broadway run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in NYC.

His live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for his audience. He is a passionate performer who is a more pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon. Lewis is the rare comic who can cause an audience to laugh themselves into incontinence while making compelling points about the absurdity of our world.

LEWIS BLACK came into national prominence with his appearances on THE DAILY SHOW in 1996. Those appearances on THE DAILY SHOW led to comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime and Epix. In 2001, he won the Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards. He has released eight comedy albums, including the 2007 Grammy Award-winning “The Carnegie Hall Performance.” LEWIS BLACK won his second Grammy Award for his album “Stark Raving Black.” Lewis has published three bestselling books, Nothing’s Sacred (Simon & Schuster, 2005), Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008) and I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Riverhead Books, 2010).

Purchase at the Warner Theatre box office on French Street or charge by calling (814) 452-4857.

(image and content courtesy of erieevents.com)

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