Final Friday Update: The Love Garden

As posted earlier, this month's Final Friday looks to be a good one!
With all the great music and art, we will for sure check out the Love Garden tonight. We just got notice that Christa Dalien has just arranged a show called Songs Made Just for You where she will show porcelain work about two of our favorite things: LP's and cats.
Christa says this about her work: These are works that were made specifically to be shown at Love Garden. Both Adam and I have collected records since we were 15 (like many people). We haul them around whenever we move, and have many great memories that surround them. We love our local record store. I wanted to have fun with a new medium and this is what came of me + ceramics. Some are based on real albums others are just silly.

Here is what the Facebook invite says: This Final Friday is a busy one and I am so excited that there is so much to do. I have been working on some ceramic pieces to show at Love Garden Sounds and they are finally ready for you to see! Expect Lp's and Cats. 

Christopher Luxem, who is awesome will perform a set at 7:30. He will be singing your favorite Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin songs.

 Just in time for summer mixes, these screen printed tape inserts will be waiting for you at Love Garden tonight. They are free! 

Christa is currently working on an installation piece in KCMO where she is draping a building with icicles.

View more of Christa's work at: http://www.christadalien.com/

View my top five picks for Final Friday here: http://larryvilleartists.blogspot.com/2012/05/karens-top-five-picks-for-mays-final.html

Karen's Top Five Picks for May's Final Friday

This month's Final Friday is a good one. Here are my top five picks for this month's Final Friday.

1. Henry Schneiderman I don't Feel Like it
The Invisible Hand  801 1/2 Massachusetts ( Above the Burger Stand)

Henry's thesis installation show at KU's Art and Design was one of my favorite shows of the year.  Henry will present work from his thesis show at the Invisible Hand.  The aluminum mesh sculptures will be presented in tight groups, showing that "Detachment can exist even in the most tightly knit groups.

2. Body of Work: Interpretations of the Live Figure

TJ Tangpuz Installation

Lawrence Arts Center 940 New Hampshire

TJ Tangpuz will debut his new installation piece for the show.  His sculpture will rotate around a pole located in the main gallery.
The show Body of Work is definitely worth seeing.

3. Ashley Laird Turning Back the Clock
Bourgeois Pig 6 E. 9th

Here is her statement about her work: What year is it? Judging from the work of the Kansas Legislature, in regards to the rights of women, it could be 1960. This body of work was motivated (in part) by the ridiculous and absurd but deathly serious attempts of our elected officials to turn back the clock.

4. Clinton Ricketts and Andrew Burkitt: The Sundowners
Wonder Fair 803 Massachusetts ( sort of above the Burger Stand)

Here is what Wonder Fair has to say about this show: Ricketts and Burkitt both create prints combining etching, to produce images including, but not limited to: floating Babe Ruth heads, pretty ladies drawn in scary ways, painterly expressions and ugly men in funny hats. Watch the walls of the Wonder Fair explode with shape and color.

Etching by Clinton Ricketts

5. Art Tougeau Street Party
940 New Hampshire

The parade is Saturday, but the preview allows a great up close view of the art cars.  We can't wait to see what we'll see this year.

Chalkboard Cadillac

Body of Work Panel Discussion Tonight at the Arts Center

Tonight, artists from the art show Body of Work will speak in a panel discussion at the Arts Center.  A figure model will join the panel where she'll describe what it is like to model nude in front of a group of people.  The talk should be interesting. 

Some of the artists from the show Body of Work

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The Art Tougeau Parade is this Saturday, but a street party will be Friday.  The Art Tougeau Facebook page has been getting updates from car owners across the country.  These cars will be on display Friday in front of the Arts Center. 

Here is the link to the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/383222418395976/

PBR Book Club and Dr. Sketchy

Tonight, we'll be going to the PBR Book Club at Frank's North Star Tavern.  We will hear some scary discussion, as our book this month is Cataclysm Baby.

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More on book matters, we love this idea to share books by Caroljean Brune.  She has built a little free library in her neighborhood. According to Caroljean, the library at 612 W. 17th is now "open to everyone in the community who loves books and reading.  It's hours are 24/7 and the rules are quite simple...take a book, return a book."

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 Meanwhile, here are some pics from last night's Dr. Sketchy in Kansas City: 

TJ builds an installation this week and Dr. Sketchy Tonight

Some pics of TJ's idea for his installation.  He will build his sculpture this week. 

This week, TJ Tangpuz invites the public to watch him build his on sight installation in the main gallery of the Arts Center.  TJ will create a figure that will rotate around a pole in the main gallery. We think TJ is a genius. 

Other events in conjunction with Body of Work: 

une 1,  7:00  Performance by Ellie Gould Averill 

June 5,  7:00  Poetry night  Poetry reading with subject or themes of The Body.  Poems will be copied and put up in the drawing gallery.  Poets performing so far are: Elizabeth Boyles, Mark Hennessey, Brendan Allen, Joshua Anderson, Bonnie Cherry, Creed Shepard, and Frederick Gutknecht

June 8 12:00 String Quartet

June 13 7:00 Performance (in the planning stages)

June 14 7:00 Studio Burlesque.  Members of Lawrence’s Foxy by Proxy Burlesque Troupe will be modeling in costume. Live DJ and Intermission performances by the Troupe.  Bring your own sketch supplies.  Cost is $6.00. 

June 30 2:00 Free Open Drawing with a clothed model taught by artists exhibiting in theBody of Work show

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Tonight, we'll be going to Dr. Sketchy in Kansas City.  The time is 6:00-10:00.  Dr. Sketchy is located in the upstairs loft at 1331 union Avenue.  The cost is $7.00.  Bring your own drawing supplies.
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Today is the Tap Room Poetry Series at 5:00.  The guest performers who will read their poetry are David Ohle and Tasha Haas. There is an open mic. Our favorite drink at the taproom? Gingerale.

Jordan Stempleman reading at the Tap Room

Here is their website for more information: http://taproompoetry.blogspot.com/
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One more thing.  This work caught our eye.  It is by Matthew Jarmer, and is currently hanging on the rock wall of the Lawrence Public Library.

Body of Work: Opening Reception

Here are pics for the opening reception for Body of Work, the new show at the Arts Center.

Danielle

Jason

Courtney

Dexter

Lori's Sculpture

Some of the artists: Nicholas, Amber, Karen, Ted, Stephen, and Lori

What's going on in LFK?

One of the lead stories in Lawrence.com today is “Lawrence Laundry: Mixing it up with sunglasses this summer” where the writer is “frustrated” about losing her sunglasses.   However, there is a lot going on in Lawrence, and we have the scoop on what’s happening. See article: http://www.lawrence.com/news/2012/may/14/lawrence-laundry-mix-it-sunglasses-summer/

 Visit the new music scene “Pass the Hat” at the Percolator today.  It’s a potluck followed by a performance by Bears of Blue River (from Chicago), CS Luxem, and Oils. Read more about this from our friends at the Larryville Chronicles.http://www.larryvillechronicles.blogspot.com/2012/05/lfk-gets-new-music-series-at-percolator.html

 At the Arts Center, check out the poetry installation in the front window.  Sit in the couch and chair and pick up the many poetry books that are scattered around (We added a small poem to the wall).

 The galleries at the Arts Center are empty as they are getting ready for the Body of Work show.  Mark your calendars for the opening this Friday, the 18^th from 7:00-9:00.

 Have a beer at the new scenester spot in Lawrence, Frank’s North Star Tavern.

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 And here is one final thing for our blog today from the archives of art history from 1965.  It is a note from Andy Warhol’s landlord asking him to stop having parties in his legendary factory studio.