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ARTZINE BLOG
Revival of the Week: Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 classic, will play for a week at the Grand Illusion as a 50th anniversary tribute. If you've never seen Vertigo, you need to take whatever opportunity you can to put yourself in front of this movie -- from Bernard Herrmann's trance-inducing score over the opening credits to the final, utterly bleak moments, this is a film that demands your full attention. (And "watching," by the way, is one of the movie's main subjects -- the lure of voyeurism, and the price of it.) James Stewart, in one of his most complex performances, plays the detective who grows obsessive over the almost unreal woman (Kim Novak) he has been hired to shadow.
We're off the airwaves for the summer, but there are lots of good movies to keep you busy: the Northwest Film Forum has Charlie Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux, a late Orson Welles bunch, and some of Hal Ashby's impertinent films from the 1970s. SIFF Cinema brings a Sixties extravaganza: a revival of Last Year at Marienbad and a glorious selection of Jean-Luc Godard's earliest films. And I will be introducing a splendid documentary, Forever, about the denizens, living and dead, of Paris's Pere Lachaise cemetery, at the Frye Art Museum on August 10. See you there.
 Hey Friends,
It's hard to believe that we're about to wrap up our first season of Art Zone In Studio. The show premiered on February 28th and the last show hits the air on June 19th, which means, if my math is correct, that we've done 16 shows in 17 weeks. WowWee. That makes me feel super proud and completely exhausted!
I wanna give big props and kudos and standing ovations to the amazing Art Zone In Studio crew who make it happen each and every week. All of you: Terry, Shannon, Greg, Sonja, Tom, Ian, Robert, Curt, Marcie, Andy, Sheila, Valerie, Peggy, Wayne, Daryl, Beth, Gary, John, Laurie, Feliks, David, Jerome, & Rose -- TOTALLY ROCK!
Which leads me to our rockin' season finale -- here's what we're servin' up:
The incredible Gail Pettis, who was named the “Northwest Vocalist of the Year” at the 2007 Earshot Golden Ear Awards, will heat up our main stage…
You'll meet the legendary avant-garde composer, Glenn Branca, who's symphonic compositions feature dozens, sometimes hundreds, of electric guitars…
We visit the studio of bronze sculptor, Edward Trobec, and learn how his artistic path was transformed by an afternoon play doh session with his 6-year old neighbor, Claire…
And the always-bronzed Robert Horton, will bring us up to speed on what summer movies we absolutely cannot miss -- and the ones we probably should.
All of that, plus our weekly fun-stuff-to-do-around-town list!
The games begin on Thursday, June 19th @ 8:00 pm, with encore productions throughout the weekend, and endless streaming on line.
Do keep in mind that we will be broadcasting special segments throughout the summer, so don't touch that dial! Also, I'll keep you posted on what we've got planned for season #2 (THURSDAY, 8:00 PM, SEPTEMBER 11TH) so swing by my blog on occasion.
 Until we chat again… relax, tip at least 18%, eats lots of summer fruit, and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
The Seattle International Film Festival is just about over, and I missed more movies that I meant to see than ever. Maybe next year. Along with the suggestions I made in this week's AZISWNG, I point you toward Alan Ball's Towelhead, a frequently startling film from the man behind Six Feet Under, and Apollo 54, a thoroughly immature sci-fi fantasy with junk-bucket production values that I found irresistible (it's about two idiots who follow a cable into outer space). It's Italian. It shouldn't sustain its running time, but somehow it does. (More info at www.siff.net)
Revival of the Week: John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), showing one time only at SIFF on Saturday June 14, 4 p.m., SIFF Cinema. Cassavetes, the Luciferian actor, had a generosity (some might say over-indulgence) toward other actors, and his films as director reflect this. Partly improvised, rarely hurried, Faces is a fine introduction to his world; it's a corrosive account of a long night's journey into day, with John Marley and Gena Rowlands as the married couple at the center of the action.
DVD of the Week: The Ballad of Narayama (1983), directed by Shohei Imamura, a master Japanese filmmaker who never settled for pretty pictures of cherry blossoms falling (although there are many pretty pictures in his films, along with lots of other things). This film is set in a rural village where the elderly accept their duty to remove themselves from the community and climb a mountain and not come back; this is about one such lady, and the things she does before going away. It's an unpredictable and visionary picture, and deservedly won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Guten Tag! Wie gehts? (see translation below)
 So it’s almost the first day of summer (June 21st), and yet I wore my puffy goose down coat all day long! What’s up with this crazy cold weather? I’m hoping it warms up soon, especially because the Fremont Street Fair is fast approaching, and no one wants those naked bikers freezing their private parts. Hmmm. Not a good image. Sorry.
I’ve sure been enjoying my Seattle International Film Festival press pass this year, and have seen lots of great movies, especially documentaries.
“American Teen”, directed by Nanette Burstein, follows four Indiana high school students through their senior year and man, does she ever nail it. Her subjects are interesting and honest and I found myself laughing and cringing at all that teenage drama. “American Teen” will be opening this summer at a Seattle theatre near you, so keep your eyes peeled.
 I also recently saw “Lagerfeld Confidential” , a documentary about fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. He sure is an interesting and unique character-- quite likeable, too. I’m guessing it’ll come out on DVD, so add that to your netflix queue.
In non-film news, I saw Maureen Whiting Companies new dance performance, “Myth of Us”, (tickets: (206) 296-2244) at Seattle Universities Lee Center for the Arts, and it was excellent. But don’t just take my word for it-- the Seattle Times gave the show a great review! “Myth of Us” runs thru Saturday, June 10th, so go if you can-- it’s definitely worth the effort.
And speaking of being worth the effort, here’s what you’ve got to look forward to on the next “Art Zone In Studio”:
Our featured art piece is by Mary Larson, a beautiful soul who works at the Pioneer Square Clinic (www.uwmedicine.washington.edu) and paints, with permission, wonderful portraits of her clients…
Lanae Rivers-Woods, owner of La Familia Gallery , takes us on a fun and informative art gallery tour through historic Pioneer Square…
Performing on our main stage is King of Hawaii, a consummate group of groovster musicians who prove that surf music is vibrantly alive and well…
 And the marvelous performance art group, “Helsinki Syndrome”, give us a taste of “True North”, their upcoming New York City show.
All that, plus Robert Horton does movies, and our weekly highlight of fun-stuff-to-do around-town!
Hope to see your lovely face at 8:00 on Thursday night right here on Seattle Channel 21. Of course, you can always catch us online: www.seattlechannel.org/artzone
Until next time…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
Guten Tag: Good day
Wie gehts: How goes it
By Robert Horton
I can't remember whether Nancy and I got around to mentioning this in our talk about the DVD release of Mannix this week, but did you know that Mike Connors' original showbiz name was "Touch" Connors? Evidently the moniker was earned from his days playing basketball. His real name: Krekor Ohanian. Right, now Touch Connors doesn't sound so bad, eh? He labored under the Touch handle in movies like Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (not a bad apocalyptic cheapie) and The Ten Commandments before having a Mellencamp moment and changing his name.
Revival of the week: The Grand Illusion Cinema hosts the return of Dennis Nyback, the indefatigable collector of archival and weirdie cinema, for 14 programs of music-related movies (most of them shorts). Nyback got his start projecting movies in the Movie House, which is what the Grand Illusion was called way back when, so this is a perfectly appropriate setting for some wild-sounding items, including Nyback's incredible collection of Scopitone shorts (the precursor of music videos). Lots of vintage stuff, plus a rare look at Charlie is My Darling, a hard-to-see and somewhat legendary feature about the Rolling Stones on tour in Ireland in 1965. Check the schedule at www.grandillusioncinema.org.
And if one film festival isn't enough for you, investigate the Seattle True Independent Film Festival, aka STIFF, which runs from June 6-15. Info at www.trueindpendent.org.
Hey there,
It is hard to believe that May is rapidly coming to a close. As clichéd as it sounds, as one gets older -- and we all are -- time seems to accelerate. And that's why we've got to savor every moment of every day -- even those moments that make you crazy mad. Like yesterday, at the four-way stop near my house, when that total idiotic dork didn't wait his turn. Arrrgh! I wanted to chase him down in my trusty Prius and give him the old "What do you NOT understand about four-way-stop etiquette?" lecture. Luckily, before my turn came up, I remembered that our nation doesn't believe in gun control, and that my totally justified tirade could very well end in a one-sided gun battle, with me on the "no-gun" side. So, I didn't chase him down, which I knew was a good choice, but still, I was mad. And then I remembered the Haagen Dazs Swiss Almond Vanilla,
pint container in our freezer. Ahhh. My breathing slowed, my teeth unclenched, and my balled up fists slowly opened. All was forgiven.
I've seen some great art lately. A documentary at the Northwest Film Forum on the painter, Alice Neel, was spectacular. She was a feisty woman, with just as many good qualities as flaws, who made painted portraits like no other. I'm sure the film will eventually come out on DVD, so rent it when you can.
I also recently emceed "Party in the Park", a celebration of Seattle Art Museum's 75th birthday at the Olympic Sculpture Park. What an incredible night! Sunny and warm with delicious food and drink and funky cool art performances happening throughout the park, not to mention the spectacular view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains beyond. The main stage events featured "Hallucination City", a symphonic score from avant-garde musician and composer Glenn Branca, and was played by 1 drummer and 50 electric and bass guitars. The 90-minute composition was interesting, intense, annoying at times, but super cool overall, and I give big kudos to SAM for presenting such an eclectic artist!
The SAM event also featured Surreal Neil & Super Diamond, who is, according to the group, "The nation's premier Neil Diamond cover band." Uh, okay. (Is there more than one Neil Diamond cover band?) At any rate, odd-boasting statements aside, Super Diamond was great fun, and they certainly got folks kickin' up their high-priced heels on the concrete slab dance floor.
And speaking of… we've got a heel kickin' Art Zone In Studio for you this week:
Our featured artwork is by Betty, Florence, John, Margaret, and Ruth, five marvelous artists and participants at Elderwise, an incredibly wonderful adult day program located in the central district…
Brangien Davis, Seattle Magazine's Arts & Culture editor, and I get haircuts while talking about all sorts of fun arty stuff you won't want to miss…
On our main stage, the great, and local musician, John Osebold, of Awesome the band fame, drops by to play an original tune…
And we'll meet the talented finalists from Seattle Magazine's first-ever designer fashion competition!
All that, plus our weekly "what to do around town" list, movies with Mistah Horton, and hopefully, a freebie!
It all happens at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday night, with numerous encore broadcasts throughout the weekend. Of course, we're always watchable on line, where, thanks to our web master guru Laurie, you can also subscribe to our weekly podcast!
That's all for now. I am ever grateful for the chance to celebrate the awesome power of art with you every single week.
So, until next time… stay in touch, love those who make you crazy, and don't skimp on the ice cream-- you deserve each and every bite!
xo, nancy g.
This week I talked with Nancy about James Stewart and his Western collaborations with Anthony Mann, a director whose eye for outdoor landscapes and indoor emotions was truly sharp. The five Westerns they made together from 1950-55 are out on DVD, and as I mentioned in last week's blog, three of them are bundled on the new James Stewart: The Western Collection box. The others, possibly the best of the bunch, are also out: The Naked Spur and The Man from Laramie. See them and be dazzled by Stewart's range. If I could link to an article I wrote about the Mann-Stewart pairing for a 1990 Film Comment article, I would, but that was in the dark days before the Internet.
Revival of the Week: When the Clouds Roll By, a 1919 comedy starring Douglas Fairbanks. I have never seen this obscure offering but it has a great star, a funny plot (a psychiatrist tries to drive Fairbanks crazy), and live music at the Paramount theater Monday June 2 at 7 p.m.
Saw that Sex and the City movie this week. My Herald review is here: http://heraldnet.com/article/20080529/LIVING/817526171#
Sex.and.the.City.fabulous.for.fans.an.ordeal.for.the.rest.of.us. No, I don't know why the url is so long. And I don't know why the movie is so long either. And I don't know why those of us at the fan-packed advance screening had to sit through an endless (and repeated) red-carpet video of the movie's Manhattan premiere, which had long wordless sequences of actresses posing before photographers, like something out of a discarded Antonioni movie about how empty Western culture has become. The video event was hosted by TV personage Cojo, who looked and sounded as though he had eaten Joan Rivers. It was a long night.
Hi Ya'll,
I recently had lunch with Lyall Bush, Richard Hugo House's executive director, and, halfway through my grilled shrimp skewer, realized that he is a genius. Why? Because he uses big words. Now, often, people who use big words are a turn-off because they're trying to use big words, but that's not Lyall at all. It's just who he is. Lyall uses big words as if they're not big words because, to him, they're not. They're just words. So I never feel dumb or intimidated when I don't know what he's talking about. In fact, he doesn't seem to care a whit that my vocabulary, compared to his, is severely limited, or that I miss-pronounce simple words, like awry. (See "Nancy's pronunciation mistakes" below)
But the best part is that Lyall is also kind of dopey, so his big-word thing is off set by his dopey thing. I encourage you to get to know Lyall for yourself, which you can do by signing up for his ongoing book-reading series at Hugo House. The next class starts in September, and will focus on William Faulkner's book Absalom, Absalom, which Lyall describes as, " a great, weird, crazy/obsessive book." Sounds like perfect fall reading to me!
And now, onto our ridiculously awesome show! That's right, the upcoming episode of Art Zone In Studio is chockablock full of all sorts of great stuff:
Our featured in-studio art piece is by the fabulous artist Deborah Lawrence, who has a brand new book out entitled Dee Dee Does Utopia…
Shannon Gee, our excellent show producer, talks about the video pieces she's produced for the newly renovated Wing Luke Asian Museum, and gives us a tour through their beautifully updated new space…
And, Ezra Dickinson, an extraordinarily talented local dancer, who is currently performing in the premiere of Maureen Whiting's Myth of Us, graces our main stage with a fabulous improvised performance!
All that, plus, we'll wet your appetite with our fun-stuff-to-do-around-town list, and Mister Horton will take us to the movies.
The magic happens Thursday at 8:00 p.m., with encore performances throughout the weekend and, of course, endless streaming on line
So, until next time, soak in that sunny Vitamin D, drink plenty of your favorite beverage, and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
"Nancy's pronunciation mistakes: As you undoubtedly know, the correct pronunciation for the word "awry" sounds like "uh-rye". I mistakenly, and consistently, miss-pronounce it as "awe-ree". It's sad.
The new Indiana Jones movie? It has its problems, most of which are easy to ignore in the general good feeling of the whole thing. My review for the Herald
Oh, and SIFF begins this weekend. Nancy Guppy has asked me to join her in gadding about the red carpet and interviewing people and making wisecracks. You will see the results on the Seattle Channel this weekend. I apologize in advance if I indulge in too many Rusty Nails before the evening is over (or before it begins).
DVD of the Week: James Stewart – The Western Collection. This week marked the centenary of one of cinema's great stars, and this six-disc set, unlike many such collections, actually does pretty good justice to this corner of Stewart's career. Three of the films are from the rich period Stewart had with director Anthony Mann, who uncovered a new hardness and anxiety in Stewart's screen persona: Winchester 73, Bend of the River, and The Far Country are all excellent films. An earlier Western, Destry Rides Again, is a well-nigh irresistible comedy with Marlene Dietrich. Night Passage is a fall-off from the Mann Westerns, but not bad, while The Rare Breed is the only ho-hum title in the bunch, an offbeat comedy-drama with Maureen O'Hara.
Hey Everyone;
 I attended the first night of the Northwest New Works festival at On the Boards and it was, well, what it usually is. Some of it was good, some of it was great, some of it was not so good and not so great. But who cares-it's exhilarating to see artists I know creating cool new work, and artists I don't know blowing me away!
Even better was the elderly couple sitting next to me. I was convinced they were in attendance because their great grandkid was doing some crazy performance-art-dance-thing that they felt obliged to support with their presence, but I was wrong. When the show ended, I asked them, Bob and Olga, if they knew one of the performers and they did not. Turns out that 83-year old Bob had read about the festival in the paper and figured, "What the hell, let's go, Olga!" So… did they like it? Hmmm. I'm not sure if that's the right question. They both liked the last act, The Half Brothers, (who, by the way, performed on our most recent show, but of the evening as a whole, Bob said, "The talent is certainly there, but the message is diffused in the transmission." I get what he's saying because I, too, didn't track or connect with everything that was being communicated from the stage. But all of it, what I liked and didn't like, what I connected with and didn't connect with, evoked feelings, thoughts, and ideas that I wouldn't have experienced if I'd been sitting at home, like my husband Joe really was, watching old episodes of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
When we open ourselves up to a new experience, it invigorates our body, our brain, our heart, our soul-- possibly even our liver!--and shakes/adjusts/alters our world-view. And that, my friends, is always a good thing. So, way to go, Bob & Olga! I look forward to crossing paths again.
All right. Onto the next big show!
 Sherry Markovitz, the brilliant Seattle artist, who currently has a solo show at Greg Kucera Gallery and a 30-years retrospective exhibit at Bellevue Arts Museum, talks about her stunning beaded sculpture work with the lovely Marcie Sillman…
Tim Appelo, associate editor of City Arts Magazine highlights a wide variety of excellent theatre productions happening around town…
 You're gonna love Suzie Grey, an amazing woman who's been writing, playing and singing original songs about laughter, hugs, and climbing your own mountain for over 80 years…
And, we've got awesome highlights from this years Rock Lottery, the annual event where twenty five rock and rollers meet at 10:00 a.m., break into groups of five, then spend the next 12 hours writing and rehearsing at least three brand new songs to perform that same night in front of a waiting, and paying, live audience…
All that, plus our favorite movie man, Robert Horton, gives us the lowdown on what NOT to miss at the 2008 Seattle International Film Festival!
So, there you have it! Our action-packed show premieres Thursday @ 8:00 p.m., repeats a bunch on regular teevee, and forever and ever online.
I sure look forward to hanging out sharing our fair city with you every week. Until next time, eat well, sleep in, smile at your crabby neighbor, and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
Saw that Chronicles of Narnia sequel last night. I was unenchanted by the first one, so Part Two seemed a slight improvement, especially because there were fewer talking, computer-generated animals in it. Read my Herald review. Stray thought: Narnia's lion-god, Aslan, is one Old Testament deity. He lets thousands of Narnians die in battle (this movie is very martial), then when the locals get obsequious enough, he steps in and vanquishes the enemy, thus taking all the glory. Jeez, thanks a lot. At least Tilda Swinton's White Witch is reliable.
DVD of the week: Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection Parts 1 and 2, ten movies (almost all from the late 1950s) that capture the atomic-age monster-movie Zeitgeist. Fans of "Nightmare Theater" will fondly recall such essential titles as Monster on the Campus (professor Arthur Franz is infected by a prehistoric coelacanth—cool!—and turns into a beast) and The Monolith Monsters (beware the rocks from space). Most of the titles here are pretty good, and one of them, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man, is great, a truly philosophical look at how the world changes around a person when an unexpected calamity happens. Listen to KUOW, 94.9 FM, at around 2:40 on Friday May 16 to hear me talk about the set with "Sound Focus" host Dave Beck, or listen anytime after that from KUOW.
Revival of the week: The Manchurian Candidate (1962), directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey in the story of former POW programmed to be a political assassin. Funny and chilling by turns, this is one of the best American movies of its time. (Monday, May 19, 7:30 p.m., SIFF Cinema).
Hey folks,
Well, even though it's technically spring, it's still a bit chilly in our fair city. But don't despair -- chilly weather is perfect weather for watching movies! Which brings me to the Seattle International Film Festival.
This biggest and longest running film festival in the country hits theatre screens throughout Seattle, and across the lake in beautiful downtown Bellevue, starting May 22nd thru June 15th. If you're inclined to attend the opening night gala, (happening at SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall) for the opening night film, Battle in Seattle, you might run into Robert Horton and me, capturing all of the pre-movie glitz, and the post-movie party glitz, on camera! So please, if you do attend, stop by and say hello and we'll put you on teevee!
All right, enough about SIFF -- on to our show! Mayor Greg Nickel's has officially proclaimed May 11th thru the 17th to be "Arts Education Week," and even though we don't know exactly what that means, we're celebrating by putting on a good, no, make that a GREAT, show!
Experiential artist, Scott Erickson, who sees the act of creation as a shared experience rather than a solo performance, paints a picture of me in less than 30 minutes!…
We visit the Latona neighborhood studio of Victoria Simons, one of Seattle's top local fashion designers…
Robert and I chat about movies, including a couple of upcoming local films premiering at SIFF: Lynn Shelton's My Effortless Brilliance; and Linas Phillips documentary Great Speeches From A Dying World…
Annex Theatre turned 21 this year, and we have highlights from their wild and crazy birthday bash…
And the beautiful and twangy sounds of The Half Brothers takes over our mainstage!
All that, plus we'll have some sort of freebie for you -- gotta tune in to find out what it is!
I look forward to seeing you Thurday night @ 8:00, but no worries if you can't make that time. We repeat all weekend, and we are always watchable online, where you can also subscribe to our weekly podcast.
Until next time, enjoy "Arts Education Week" and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
Because of some foolish lifestyle choices, I end up reviewing almost every movie that opens in Seattle every week. Aside from the sheer amount of work involved, the frequent leaps in subject matter will surely bring on insanity one of these days, if it already hasn't; you try going from Speed Racer to a documentary about maximum-security inmates practicing meditation (The Dhamma Brothers) to a French spoof of spy movies (OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies) to a David Mamet martial-arts movie (Redbelt) to an Italian coming-of-age political picture (My Brother is an Only Child) to the new Cameron Diaz-Ashton Kutcher comedy (What Happens in Vegas). I mention this in case you see me wandering down Madison Street, muttering to myself. If you want to read any of the eight reviews I wrote this week, you can look me up at www.heraldnet.com and try to find them.
Revival of the week: The United Artists 90th Anniversary series continues at SIFF Cinema, with some familiar but very nice items: double bills for both Woody Allen (Annie Hall and Manhattan, Friday May 9) and Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot and The Apartment, Sunday May 11), as well as the gaudy, miscast, but irresistible (except to my wife) West Side Story (Saturday, May 12). Full details at www.siff.net
DVD of the week: Dans Paris, a peculiar and lovely throwback to the spirit of the French New Wave, and one of the films that have made director Christophe Honore the new toast of French cinema (his follow-up movie, Love Songs, just played at the Northwest Film Forum). Somehow Dans Paris balances whimsy and despair in a fetching way — which, of course, makes it very French. I reviewed it last year for Film Comment magazine, which you can read, if you care for that sort of thing.
Dear friends,
 What a city we live in! There's so much to see and feel and experience! Case in point-the "eco-date" Joe and I enjoyed last Saturday. We took the bus downtown, got off at 3rd and Marion, and walked up to the Frye Art Museum to see the almost-last day of the R. Crumb exhibit, and the almost-first day of the Dario Robleto exhibit -- both were marvelous! We then walked a few blocks to the historic Sorrento Hotel and enjoyed drinks in the beautiful wood-paneled Fireside Room, followed by dinner at the Hunt Club, where they are renowned for their crème brulee. It was divine!
And speaking of … Our upcoming show is a divine smorgasbord of arty action! And, in the spirit of good eatin', I'm gonna lay it out like a "chef's choice" menu:
 Our appetizer is a wonderful featured painting from urban visionary artist Laura Castellanos. Laura is known for her charming character, "bummerbunny" but that mesmerizing little guy is just the tip of the iceberg. Wait until you see the vast cast of her other fabulous little friends …
 For the salad course, we'll nibble on Robert Horton's interview with the great, and incredibly handsome, British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who talks about his role in David Mamet's new movie, "Redbelt," opening May 9th ...
Moving onto the main dish -- we'll enjoy a delicious and meaty plate of literature from author Jennie Shortridge, who's new book, "Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe," will be launched at Queen Anne Avenue Books on May 15th …
We'll cleanse the palate with Joshua Roman and his mighty cello, who will drop by to give us an awesome preview of his upcoming May 11th/Mothers Day concert at Town Hall …
And we'll top it all off with a delightful dessert consisting of a sneak peak at the fast approaching -- and not to be missed! -- Seattle International Children's Festival.
Wow -- that is gonna be one heck of a tasty meal! Tableside service begins on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. If you miss the first seating, we do repeat throughout the weekend, so check the schedule, or you can catch us online any old time!
Enjoy today, and every day, and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
When we previewed summer movies this week on AZISWNG, I hadn't yet seen Iron Man, the unofficial kickoff to the blockbuster season. And now I have. And Iron Man is…well, pretty good, really, even if it never quite gets in a solid groove. Read my full review.
In the revival scene in Seattle, we've got the United Artists 90th Anniversary series at SIFF Cinema. It's a grab-bag collection (UA never had a studio personality in the way that Warners or MGM did during the great studio era), but there are some familiar gems here. For instance, a rare chance at a big-screen airing of The Great Escape, which has the unbeatable combo of Steve McQueen in "the cooler" and Elmer Bernstein on the soundtrack (Thursday night, May 1). The series actually gets interrupted for a few days for the interesting-sounding City Folk Film Series, four films that look at the urban cultural landscape (see www.nwfolklife.org for more info). Then save some room for one of my favorite movies, The Night of the Hunter (Wednesday, May 7), a poetical masterpiece and the only movie ever directed by the great actor Charles Laughton. Along with the movie's many beauties, notice how original Robert Mitchum's performance as the homicidal preacher is; he seems to open the door to Anthony Perkins in Psycho and a slew of sarcastic villains to come.
Also revivaling, the Northwest Film Forum has its "Duel of the Cool" series going on, pitting Jean-Paul Belmondo against Marcello Mastroianni. Check out a long but rewarding double bill of Le Doulos (Belmondo in a superb, twisty crime picture by Jean-Pierre Melville) and 8 ½ (Mastroianni in the classic Fellini extravaganza about a moviemaker blocked on his next project). Tuesday and Wednesday nights, May 6-7.
Hey Everyone!;
We here at Art Zone In Studio had a one-week break, and now we're back in the saddle, straining at the leash, revvin' our engines, and chompin' at the bit! What I am talking about? I'm not sure, exactly. It may just be that I'm babbling like an idiot ("tell us something we don't know, Nancy"), but I think the more likely explanation, at least in this particular case, is that I'm so excited about our upcoming show that I can only express my enthusiasm by stringing together a bunch of meaningless clichés. So, without further delay and annoying ado, here's what we've got bubblin' on the stove:
We'll visit Desteenation Shirt Company, a funky factory in Fremont that takes high quality, 100% cotton t-shirts and silk screens logos of your favorite local stores, bars, and restaurants…
Okanomode', aka SoulChilde, the super talented expressionist composer and glamazon troubadour, drops by our studio to croon a tune…
 And we'll take a whirlwind tour of one of our great performing arts organizations, On the Boards with artistic director and self-described "Karaoke King", Lane Czaplinski…
All that, plus our featured in-studio painting, Penguin Nostalgia Painting by Jo Hockenhull, is part of the Sneak Peek exhibit from Seattle's Portable Works Collection.
It's gonna be a show of epic proportions, so plan to join me on Thursday, May 1st, at 8:00 p.m. on Seattle Channel 21. And if you can't make that time, check the schedule for our repeats throughout the weekend, or catch us online antime.
Until Thursday…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
p.s. Oh yeah, I almost forgot… Robert Horton will be here, yammering on about movies like he always does.
Hi there;
All of us here at "Art Zone In Studio" are amazed that Thursday, April 17th, marked our 8th episode! It's been a total blast and there are lots more episodes to come, however, we're gonna stop and celebrate show number 8 by taking a one-week break (in other words, there will be no new show on April 24th). But, lest you think we'll be laying around the house, chomping down bon bons and watching reruns of "Lassie," oh contraire!
 My husband, Joe, and I are heading across the U.S. of A. for a 5-day visit with our adorable, smart, and very tall nephew, Jesse Baumgartner, who is a junior at University of North Carolina. Jesse is a senior writer for the Daily Tar Heel, and mostly covers sports. (A recent highlight of his life was traveling to San Antonio to cover the Final Four games. If you didn't follow the tournament, UNC bit it, big time, against Kansas.) Anyway, Jesse is a super cool guy and we can't wait to hang out with him, plus we've never been to the south before, so it should be a fun and eye opening experience. I also plan to visit a few museums, and I'll let you know about all the cool stuff I see in my next blog.
"Art Zone In Studio" will be back in action on Thursday, May 1st, at 8:00 p.m., so mark your calendar. Between now and then, take care, have fun, enjoy the slow coming of spring, and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
There are so many smaller film festivals in Seattle, one person couldn't possibly see them all. Here are a couple on the scene: The Seattle Polish Film Festival settles in at SIFF Cinema and the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival wraps up its run at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center. Maybe the most anticipated event at the latter is the new film by Charles Burnett, whose superb 1977 film Killer of Sheep was released on DVD last year to great, long-deserved acclaim: it's called Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation, and was filmed in that African country.
Being a film critic leads you to all sorts of odd situations (like putting a pie in Nancy Guppy's face for an Art Zone in Studio promo), and last fall I found myself sitting in a high-school classroom in Port Townsend, Washington, asking questions of that festival's special guests, Charles Burnett and Elliott Gould. (They were separately being honored at the festival, but coincidentally had worked together, on Burnett's The Glass Shield.) I was struck by Burnett's quiet, modest presence, yet he was a fine storyteller whose anecdotes always led to some insightful point. He's due to appear in person with Namibia, so it should be a fascinating event.
DVD of the Week: Trouble in Paradise. This movie is the probable inspiration for a new film opening this weekend, Pierre Salvadori's Priceless, which I found terrific (it's a cynical-romantic look at two opportunists meeting each other's match on the French Riviera, with splendid performances by Gad Elmaleh and Audrey "I'm not Amelie anymore" Tatou). That movie provides a shameless excuse to get you to watch one of the best movies you'll ever enjoy, a 1932 comedy about jewel thieves, love, and tonsils. Trouble in Paradise is directed by Ernst Lubitsch, the master (arguably the inventor) of this kind of classy comedy, and the lovely cast is led by Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, and Miriam Hopkins.
On Sunday afternoon, 2 p.m. April 20, I will be hosting Magic Lantern, the monthly series I curate for the Frye Art Museum. This month's topic is the fascinating influx of European composers to Hollywood during the 1930s; I will be joined for the discussion by Dave Beck, KUOW radio host and classical music maven. And hey, it's free.
Hello my lovely friends,
 What a week! April 5th marked two important birthdays.
The first was that iconic and internationally renowned actress, Bette Davis who would have turned 100. The second was that iconic and locally renowned furniture maker, Renaissance man, and former artistic director of the now defunct Consolidated Works, Matthew Richter, who did turn 30 (again).
 Miz Davis' 100th was celebrated with screenings of her films all around the world, while Mister Richter's 30th (again) birthday was celebrated with an epic poem, a new cake every hour, and an original song by John Osebold of "Awesome" fame. Happy birthday, Bette and Matthew!
What will this week bring? Lots of good things, I'm sure, including a new, sooper delectable "Art Zone In Studio" show just for you!
Our own Marcie Sillman brings us a great segment on "Laugh Out Loud", a comedic spring dance festival from Pacific Northwest Ballet. You can also catch Marcie's terrific 4-part PNB series on KUOW 94.9 FM.
Our favorite world music group, Deseo Carmin, will get you all amped up for the World Rhythm Festival happening April 24-26 at the Seattle Center;
Father Flynn, the main character of Taproot Theatre's production of the Pulitzer prize winning play, "Doubt", delivers the opening scene, or sermon, of this most excellent play;
And, we are THRILLED that our featured in-studio art piece will be accompanied by the artist himself, 13-year old, Jack McDonald!
All that, plus our weekly list of fun-stuff-to-do, and Robert Horton will be here to talk movies, as well as to get a pie in the face. Fun times, indeed!
I sure look forward to seeing you at 8:00 pm sharp on Thursday night. Until then, enjoy these longer days and remember…
Art rocks!
xo, nancy g.
This week on Art Zone in Studio with Nancy Guppy (or AZISWNG, as I like to call it), we talk about a fun Bette Davis centenary film series at the Grand Illusion theater. There are a couple of DVD sets just released that offer the many moods (most of them fiery) of Ms. Davis: The Bette Davis Collection, Vol. 3, is a six-movie Warner set from that includes stuff from her prime period as a contract player at Warner Bros. One of my favorites from the set is The Great Lie, a juicy 1941 melodrama that should be better known, which has a really terrific supporting turn by Mary Astor. This set is not as top-tier the previous two Davis volumes, but it's still a valuable survey of an actress who tended to stamp her personality on even minor films she was in.
Fox is offering the Bette Davis Centenary Collection, five films from later in Davis's career. The tentpole here is All About Eve, which needs little introduction, and the other main draw is Robert Aldrich's Southern creepfest Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, which scared me badly as a child. Bruce Dern getting his hand chopped off is an image that stayed with me for quite a while. The other titles are not top-drawer Bette, although The Nanny is also from her late-Gothic phase, and The Virgin Queen is her second film as Elizabeth I (a distinction lately tied by Cate Blanchett).
Local revival of the week: the Northwest Film Forum has a week-long run of Alain Resnais' 1963 film Muriel, starring Delphine Seyrig. Resnais is one of the world's greatest living directors, and this film was made just on the heels of his landmark movies Hiroshima, Mon Amour and Last Year at Marienbad.
Meanwhile, the Hollywood bell keeps tolling: RIP, Charlton Heston. I have to admit for a soft spot for the Chuckster, who brought such a huge bearing (and amazing lack of irony) to his roles. By coincidence, my Netflix queue had The Omega Man on deck when he died, so I guess I'll be contemplating the end of the world this weekend. Don't miss Sam Peckinpah's Major Dundee, a recently-restored Western in which Heston and Richard Harris (neither frequently accused of under-acting) make a great screen couple.
Hi there,
I went to the opening of Alan Fulle's new show at the Traver Gallery last night. The work is gorgeous and beautifully lit, and I soooo hope that you can make it by the gallery before the show closes on April 27th!
And now, moving on to the upcoming, Thursday 4/10, Art Zone In Studio show:
 You won't believe the crazy Conference Bike. This thing is "so nutty it just might work," and it does, with seats and pedals for 7 people! I'll take a ride down old Ballard Avenue on this wonderfully odd machine with one of my favorite people, Brangien Davis, the Arts & Culture Editor for Seattle Magazine.
Okanomode', a musician, artist, and performer extraordinaire, will join us in the studio for an original song. This young man is unique and extremely compelling. Imagine a super handsome, non-shirt wearing guy, singing and playing keyboard, with gossamer wings attached to his back. Can't quite see it? Well now you can, because that actual performance is on Okanomode's myspace page. Thank goodness for the internet!
Kindred Media, comprised of filmmaker Gabriel Miller and film editor Patricia O'Brien, bring us a lovely profile piece on animator, Stefan Gruber. Hand animation is painstaking work, and Stefan's short films are sure to fascinate.
What else is happening? Oh yeah, Robert Horton will drop by to talk about a great new Bette Davis festival happening at the Grand Illusion Cinema, and we'll feature a beautiful piece of art from the Friesen Galleries current show, "What Does Compassion Look Like."
That's about it. We sure love all of you wonderful viewers, and look forward to hanging out together on Thursday night at 8:00, or any old time online
Take care, and until next time…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
In this week's show I get all besotted with Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones picture, Shine a Light, but there's other stuff going on right now. For instance, the Seattle Jewish Film Festival plays April 3-13, mostly at the Cinerama theater and the Museum of History and Industry auditorium; this is their 13th festival, so it's officially a bar mitzvah. I previewed some of the documentaries and there are goodies in the lineup, including Orthodox Stance, a look at Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita, a clean-cut welterweight who adheres to strict religious ritual (don't expect him to fight on a Friday night); and Making Trouble, which profiles a batch of Jewish female comedians, from the Fanny Brice era through Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein.
Also on the documentary tip, The Singing Revolution tells a stirring story of Estonia's non-violent rebellion against decades of Soviet oppression (much of which, the movie implies, had to do with keeping cultural spirit alive through song). It's one of those lovely reminders that governments will regularly try to squelch free expression-you can censor radio, jail singers, blacklist songwriters-but the song will eventually get sung. I realize this movie doesn't sound as attractive as, say George Clooney in Leatherheads. But actually it's much more fun. (Plays at the Varsity Theater, 4329 University Way NE.)
Revival of the week: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The Seattle Art Museum is showing this as part of their "Rome on Film" series. I haven't seen it in a couple of decades, and I have a strong suspicion that it will look extremely broad (and incorrigibly sexist) now, but fond memories of the slapstick cast and the hyperkinetic style of director Richard Lester (then on his post-Beatles-movies hot streak) prevail. Plus it has some boisterous Stephen Sondheim songs. The stars are Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford, Phil Silvers, Michael Crawford, and, splendidly, Buster Keaton. (Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue, 7:30 p.m., April 4)
Hi Ya'll,
So, I'm working away at my computer this afternoon, when I glanced out the window to see that it was snowing. For real. Big, fat, wet flakes covered the deck furniture and last summers scraggly, mostly dead plants that are still hanging over the sides of the planters. Snow is beautiful, but not on March 28th. That's just weird. And speaking of weird... we've got a weirdly good show coming up this week!
Alan Fulle, a passionate and talented local artist, has a swell new exhibit at the Traver Gallery. We'll visit Alan's studio for an up close and personal look at the creative madness behind his amazing work.
Classical music rocks, especially in the hands of cellist Joshua Roman, who drops by the studio, cello in hand.
We've got a preview of "Demonology," a brand new play from the terrific local theatre company, Next Stage. This gothic satire touches on the male dominated workplace, political sabotage, and breast-feeding-a killer triple threat!
And, of course, movie-talk from our favorite film-fanatic, Robert Horton, along with our weekly list of fun-stuff-to-do-around-town.
It's gonna be a good one, and I hope you'll join us for our Thursday, 4/3, 8:00 p.m., premiere. Check the schedule for repeats and, of course, we're on call 24/7 online!.
Enjoy these crazy snowy/sunny days, and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
This week on "Art Zone in Studio avec Nancy Guppy," I talk about the new series at the Seattle Art Museum, "Love Crimes: Forty Years of French Film Noir." The films stretch from 1960 (Rene Clement's Purple Noon, with an unbelievably cool Alain Delon) to 2007 (the Seattle premiere of Private Property), which by my math is something like a 47-year span. So the title is misleading. But aside from the attractions of the French crime film, which are many, this series has two mini-festivals hiding inside it: six of the movies are directed by Claude Chabrol, that sly and subversive chronicler of middle-class desperation, and five of the films star Isabelle Huppert, whose willingness to go just about anywhere (emotionally and physically, not geographically) has made her one of the essential actresses of her generation.
And if they keep leaving, I'll keep writing about them: Richard Widmark, one of my favorite old-school guys, died this week at the age of 93. He started in movies as blond villainy (getting his only Oscar nomination for Henry Hathaway's Kiss of Death, where he pushed a woman in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs), but he was best when he played both light and dark in the same character. Check out these glorious DVD examples:
Pickup on South Street. If the opening sequence of Samuel Fuller's 1953 pulp classic-Widmark on a streetcar, craftily working the pickpocket's trade-doesn't grab you, you might want to give up on movies.
Night and the City. Shot in London (in part because director Jules Dassin was about to be blacklisted in Hollywood), this 1950 urban anxiety dream gives Widmark one of the juciest roles in all film noir: Harry Fabian (great name!), a two-bit hustler and born loser. It's a tour-de-force performance.
Road House. Excellent romantic lust/hatred triangulated amongst Widmark, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde, under the melodramatic direction of Jean Negulesco. 1948.
Madigan. Widmark had serious bone structure, and by the late Sixties he was getting craggy in all kinds of authoritative ways. This smart policier by Don Siegel was so effective, it spun off into a TV series for Widmark -- short-lived but fondly remembered. 1968.
Hello Hello Friends Friends;
Don't know why I doubled up those words-just kinda felt like it.
Okay. It's the first day of spring and IT'S TOO COLD! I DON'T LIKE IT! On the plus side, the sun is out and the days are longer. (I grew up in a "be happy" house, so I have to quickly follow up any complaint with a positive comment, no matter how phony it might sound.)
But enough about my personal life -- let's talk art! Specifically, what's going on in the next "Art Zone In Studio."
Our featured In Studio painting is a wonderful piece by Grant Barnhart called "Miss Cream Corn." Grant is represented by OKOK Gallery, a new'ish and cool space in Ballard…
We've got some excellent fun-stuff-to-do-around-town tips for you including a terrific play at Seattle Children's Theatre; a volunteer opportunity to help Freehold Theatre move to it's new Belltown digs; and a marvelous exhibit of flight attendant attire at the Museum of Flight…
Choklate, an incredible musical artist who describes her sound as "a seamless marriage of Hip Hop and R & B," graces our mini-stage with an original song…
Poet Elizabeth Austen, one of the best readers of poetry I've ever heard, drops by to give us a Poetry 101 tutorial…
And writer/solo performer, Lauren Weedman, who has written a book of personal essays entitled "A Woman Trapped In A Woman's Body," sits down with us for a talk, and a lot of laughs.
All this, plus fun free stuff (gotta tune in to find out what's free this week!).
So… I hope you can join us at 8:00 on Thursday. If you can't make it at that time, check our website for other airings (we repeat all weekend long), and, of course, you can always catch us online!
Peace, love, and Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
The movie week brought a classic "they come in threes" death toll: Anthony Minghella, Oscar-winning director; Arthur C. Clarke, sci-fi titan and collaborator on 2001: A Space Odyssey; and Paul Scofield, Oscar-winning actor. That's a heavy roster—so much that you might not have noticed the death of Ivan Dixon, the black actor probably best known for "Hogan's Heroes." Sitcom associations will doom an actor to a one-line obituary, but check out Dixon's leading role in the 1964 film Nothing But a Man, which came out on DVD a couple of years ago. The movie is a terrific ahead-of-its-time (yet completely of its time) look at race in America, but the characters are complex and specific, not stand-ins for issue-mongering. It was made by two interesting filmmakers, director Michael Roemer (who later made the cult comedy The Plot Against Harry and then seemed to vanish) and cinematographer Robert M. Young, who would become a fine director of socially-committed movies. The movie co-stars jazz singer Abbey Lincoln and Yaphet Kotto, and Dixon's central turn is powerful.
If you're in Seattle and up for a revival, Lawrence of Arabia is coming back in 70 mm. to the sweeping screen of the Cinerama, at noon Sunday March 23 and at 8 p.m. Tuesday March 25. This year marks the centenary of David Lean, and masterpieces don't get more masterpiece-y than his 1962 classic. Don't miss this chance.
Hello all my favorite people!
Well well well. I's a wild time in this crazy 'ol world. McCain has it locked; Barack and Hillary are duking it out... it's tempting to wanna curl up in a ball and watch CNN all day. But wait! There is another way. It's called "Art Zone In Studio."
That's right, we here at the show work super hard each week to bring you stimulating, exciting, and positive options. "Like what," you ask? "Like this!" I answer.
Here's what we've got brewin' on next weeks show:
If you wanna see someone turning life's lemons into lemonade, check out the brilliant, funny, and poignant story-teller, Kevin Kling, in his new show at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, entitled "How? How? Why? Why? Why?"
The literary art scene is rockin' at Richard Hugo House on Capitol Hill-executive director, Lyall Bush, takes us on a whirlwind tour of this terrific place.
Renowned Northwest painter, Alden Mason, has a new exhibit at Foster/White Gallery. We crashed the show's opening night and caught all the excitement on camera.
And, on our "In Studio" main stage, the "latin music gone flamenco funk" sound of the band, "Deseo Carmin" rips it up!
So that's my wrap for now. I look forward to seeing you at 8:00 next Thursday night. If you can't make that, no worries. You can catch a repeat throughout the weekend -- check out our TV Schedule, plus we're always available online.
Until then, have a terrific week, and remember…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
Here are a few ideas for Seattle-area movie-ing this weekend and beyond:
DVD Pick: Dan in Real Life. A really pleasant surprise, this slow-simmering comedy lets sad-sack columnist Steve Carell fall in love with his brother's girlfriend (Juliette Binoche), then trap everybody together for a family-reunion weekend. There are some sitcommy moments, but a general good nature prevails, and it's nice to see Carell outside his "fatuous boob" persona.
Revival: La Chinoise. The Northwest Film Forum brings in a new print of Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 classic, one of the last in his great Sixties run that re-defined movies. It's the usual mix—art, politics, youth—splashed together in startling colors. The stars are French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Leaud and future Mme. Godard, Anne Wiazemsky. (Plays March 14-20.)
This week's show details:
Chicago 10: Varsity theater, 4329 University Way, Seattle
Meeting Resistance: Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle 98122
Hello my friends;
It's almost day light savings time, and on my daily walk around the neighborhood, bird songs that I haven't heard for months are filling the air. Spring is upon us -- woo hoo!
 So, here is what's happening at "Art Zone In Studio." We finished episode number two and are busily working on number three. Man! Time is flying by so fast -- makes my head spin! But in a good way, not like Linda Blair in "The Exorcist**"
Here's what we've got cookin' for next week's 30-minutes of arts fun:
A peak behind the scenes of the truly delectable Trophy Cupcakes, in Wallingford (we're working on scoring free cupcake coupons for you!).
John Forsen, cinematographer extraordinaire, has produced a wonderful piece on the public artwork of renowned artist Gloria Bornstein.
Of course, Robert Horton will be here with his bag of film fun.
And we're featuring some in-studio music from the talented and quirky duo of Devin Sullivan and John Pierce.
All that, plus hot tips of what's happening around town.
So that's my update. I look forward to seeing you next Thursday at eight o'clock sharp. Until then…
Art Rocks!
xo, nancy g.
** I never actually saw "The Exorcist," because my parents wouldn't allow it. It made me mad at the time, but I'm grateful now because I absolutely HATE scary movies! "The Omen" freaked me out for years…
Well, we did it!
Our first show hit the air last Thursday and the response has been mostly positive. There are always needed tweaks, of course, but I think we’re off to a great start, and I am SO proud of our fabulous production team (Shannon, Sheila, Terry, Tom, Laurie, John, Sonja, Greg, Daryl) that pulled it off. Way to go, Fabulous Production Team!
Speaking of last week's show… the piece we did on artist Lynne Saad hit a nerve. A lot of our viewers—perhaps you among them- flocked to Catherine Person Gallery in Pioneer Square over the weekend to see Lynne’s current show and, because of the big crowds, gallery owner Catherine Person has decided to extend the show one week, through March 21st. Yeah!!!!!
Also on last weeks show, we ran a piece on the “Gates of Paradise” exhibit at Seattle Art Museum. Since I hadn’t see the exhibit, Joe and I made the trek down to SAM on Saturday afternoon, and were blown away! The golden panels are impressive and beautifully displayed. Definitely check this show out if you can.
We also visited SAM’s show of Roman Art from the Louvre Museum in Paris, but it was so packed with people that we cut our visit short and headed to the museum's café, “Taste”, for a marvelous lunch. I had the tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich, which totally reminded me of cafeteria lunches from elementary school, except that this version was about a hundred million times better!
So now we’re about to tape show #2. I think it’s gonna be a good one, with lots more stuff happening in the studio. Local fashion designers, an excellent storyteller, and of course our own Robert Horton will be jawing about the wonderful world of film.
I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, 3/6, at 8:00, on channel 21.
Have a great week.
xo, nancy g.
Hey Friends;
We've got big fun a'brewin' in the Art Zone! (*What is the Art Zone, you ask?)
Since Art Zone launched in 2007, we've created a number of terrific shows, including "The Local Music Show" with groovster John Richards; "Book Lust" with superstar librarian Nancy Pearl; and "Big Night Out" with master maestro Kevin Joyce.
And now, on our just-over-one-year Art Zone anniversary, we are launching a brand new weekly half-hour show called "Art Zone In-Studio w/ Nancy Guppy" (that would be me!).
Every week on "Art Zone In-Studio" we'll introduce you to artists and performance from all genres. We'll take you to galleries and theatres and any new cupcake store that pops up around town. Our resident film guru, Robert Horton, will share his top film picks. And, in our weekly calendar of events, we'll highlight a bunch of cool and not-to-be-missed arty events. All that, plus sometimes we'll give away free stuff!
My hope is that "Art Zone In-Studio" will be a dynamic platform that celebrates, supports, and promotes our fabulous local art scene, AND that it will be a fun place for you to hang out and experience the awesome power of art for yourself.
I'll stay in touch and will look forward to hearing from you. In the meantime, don't miss our show premiere: Thursday, February 28th, at 8:00 p.m.!
Talk soon.
-- nancy g.
*The Art Zone is a weekly 12-hour chunk of arts programming on Seattle Channel 21. From 8:00 to midnight, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, it's all arts all the time! Cool? Uh huh!
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Recommendations from Robert Horton 6/19/2008