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Entertainment begins at 9:30 pm on Thursdays & Saturdays

Feb 4 - Wyndy Trail Travelers
Feb 6 -Tablu
Feb 11 - Dave Desmelik
Feb 13 - Johnson's Crossroad
Feb 18 - The Belfast Boys
Feb 20 - Braden Land
Feb 25 - Trees Leave
Feb 27 - Taylor Martin Band

Jazz on Tap
Join Rick Cline and Special Guests on Sunday nights from 7-10pm
Local musicians are invited to join in.

Feb 7 - Page Brothers with Andy (guitar) and Zac (bass)
Feb 14 - Valentine's Day with Nathan Hefner
Feb 21 - Byron Hedgepath (vibes) and Mike Holstein (bass)
Feb 28 - Chad Lawson (keys) and Zac Page (bass)

On February 4, 2010, from 6:30 to 8:30 Full Circle Arts will host an Opening Reception for “Art About Women” at Full Circle Arts Gallery located in downtown Hickory NC at 266 First Avenue NW.

The public is invited meet many of the artists of “Art About Women” and to be among the first to view this intriguing display, which includes everything from motherhood to Islamic feminists.

Part of the proceeds from artwork purchased during the reception will benefit the First Step Program of the Family Guidance Center, which is a multi-services agency that gives support and strengthens those in need. They provide specialized services for women victimized by domestic violence (through its First Step Program) including domestic violence counseling, court advocacy, 24-hour crisis assistance and support groups. It also operates the only Shelter in Catawba County for women and children fleeing domestic violence. Donations for the First Step Program will be accepted at the Gallery throughout the exhibition. The show will remain on display at the gallery from February 4 to March 6, 2010.

Sponsors include Rick Berry Design, Dr. William F. Straka, DDS, Edward Jones, Inc, Agent Karen Hewitt, Paul Wise, Full Circle Arts and anonymous.

“ Art about Women” will be juried and judged by Sharon Campbell, who comes to Hickory from near Greenville, SC, where she does research and appraisals of fine art.

Ms Campbell brings an excellent background in the arts to Hickory. She has earned a BFA in studio art from Wesleyan College and an MFA in art history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as completing courses in the appraisal of art at George Washington University.She has taught art and art history at Converse College, Furman University and St. Andrews College, among others. Ms Campbell has also served as curator at institutions such as Asheville Art Museum, Furman University, Greenville County Museum of Art, and South Carolina State Museum. She is a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers and is qualified to appraise art for the Internal Revenue Service.

Full Circle Arts is located in downtown Hickory, NC, at 266 First Avenue NW. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00 to 5:00. More information about Full Circle Arts, classes, membership or other upcoming events is available at 828-322-7545. You may also write to Full Circle Arts P.O. Box 3905 Hickory NC 28603 or email info@fullcirclearts.org. Please visit our website at http://www.fullcirclearts.org/.

Casting has been completed for the Hickory Community Theatre’s 2010 RugBug series opener, titled “Mystery on the Air”.

Directed by Kate Peragine the cast includes Megan White, Abby Clay, Kate McGough, Emma McGough, Brydan McGough, Grant McGough, Hannah Reece, Annabelle Teeters, Lea Teeters, Sarah Vaccarella and Ty Vogler.

“ Mystery on the Air” is a fast paced comedy written around a radio broadcast from the 1940's era. HCT’s youngest actors are featured in the play aimed at beginner audiences.

The performances are Saturdays and Sundays, February 13,14,20,21 at 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. All performances are being stage managed by Gretchen Adkins.

HCT is a Funded Affiliate of the United Arts Council of Catawba County.

Aroma of art 2010 is a month long fundraiser that benefits 2 Non-profits organizations:
Humane Society of Catawba County & Alfa:Advancing Life.Fighting AIDS

Artist from all over the Country donate art pieces to benefit the event.

If you are interested in donating, participating, or sponsoring the event please contact DW at 828.3250108 or email tfbcoffeehouse@hotmail.com.

Sponsored by Coring, Masterworks III is scheduled for Saturday, February 6 at 8 PM at P.E. Monroe Auditorium at Lenoir-Rhyne University. La Catrina Quartet will be the featured guest artists, sponsored in part by First Citizens Bank. Selections for the evening include: Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy, Orbon's Concerto Grosso for String Quartet and Orchestra, and Brahms's Symphony #4 in E minor. Tickets are $15, $30 and $40.

A pre-concert dinner ($30/person) will be held at 6 pm. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, February 2. Please contact Eileen Rogers at the WPS box office. (828-324-8603).

The Watercolor Society of North Carolina is currently displaying selections from its 64th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Hickory Museum of Art. The traveling exhibition will be shown through February 28 in HMA's Shuford Gallery and Hickory has been selected as the host of WSNC's 65th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held in October.

The Watercolor Society of North Carolina is comprised of 500 members. Each member is given the opportunity to enter two paintings in the competition. A different city in North Carolina is picked each year to host the show, and this is the first year that it has travelled.

This year, 75 paintings were selected out of 280 entered. The event took place in Calabash, NC with Steve Rogers as the juror.

Russell Yerkes, President of WSNC, was pleased that the show was able to travel this year. Yerkes commented that he thought it was essential to show the public the watercolors being created across the state. "I wanted to show the diversity, different techniques and how the medium is being applied," Yerkes remarked.

Of the 75 paintings in the Juried Exhibition, 37 were chosen to travel. Cary's Page Walker Artist History Center displayed the travelling show before it moved to the Hickory Museum of Art. "By bringing the smaller exhibit, we can promote the larger show and get [local] volunteers to help," Yerkes stated.
HMA will have several programs in conjunction with the Watercolor exhibition in February. Watercolor Demos & Pizza Party will be held February 3 from 12-4 PM with demonstrations from three Watercolor Society members. There is a $6 registration fee which includes pizza.

Lessons in Watercolor with Judy Rider will be held February 10, 17, 24 and March 3 from 1-3:30 PM and require registration the Monday before the class. Each day will be a self-contained lesson so that participants may sign up for one class or for all four.

Dynamic Still Life with Watercolor and Gouache with Kate Worm will be February 18 and 24 from 1-4 PM. This class explores non-traditional painting methods including the use of rollers, rags and eyedroppers.

For more information on the Watercolor exhibition or for the programs offered (including pricing, materials needed and registration requirements) visit HMA's website HickoryArt.org or call Kate Worm at (828) 327-8576.

The Hickory Museum of Art is a United Arts Council of Catawba County Funded Affiliate and is located in the "SALT Block" Arts & Science Center of the Catawba Valley, 243 3rd Avenue NE. Regular hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM and Sundays from 1 - 4 PM. Admission is free everyday and families are welcome. For additional information, call 828-327-8576 or go to www.HickoryArt.org.

Mosaics by Maria is offering the class “Introduction to Glass Mosaics” at the studio located in the Harris Arcade Suite #103 in Downtown Hickory. Students will design and create a unique 8” x 8” mirror frame using a variety of mosaic tiles and cutting techniques. Students may choose from a weekend class or weeknight class.

The weekend class will be on Saturday February 6 from 1-4 pm and Sunday February 7 1- 2 pm (for grouting) Another day and time may be substituted for Sunday if requested .The week night class will be Tuesday February 16 from 6-9 pm and Wednesday February 17 6-7 pm (for grouting).

Cost for the class is $55 and all materials included.

Instructor for the class is Maria Headrick. Maria is a self-taught mosaic artist who has been working in the medium for ten years. She began selling tiles to fellow mosaic artists over the internet to help fund her growing obsession with creating mosaic art and Mosaics by Maria was born in 2001. At the end of 2008, she moved out of her home based studio and in September of 2009 Mosaics by Maria found its current home in the Harris Arcade. Mosaics by Maria has a gallery of mosaic art, teach classes and a large selection of tiles and stained glass for sale to those who want to create their own mosaic art. Maria continues mosaicing everything from tables to birdbaths to guitars and her passion for everything mosaic seems to have no bounds!

For more information, please call 828 312 0291 or email mosaicmaria@charter.net