Published: 01/31/2008
An opportunity for creative expression
By The LookoutSonya Vartabedian
The voice and period instrument ensemble features soprano Jayne West and baritone Donald Wilkinson, accompanied by Lisa Brooke on baroque violin, Daniel Rowe on baroque cello and John Finney on harpsichord.
The concert is part of the church's Jean C. Wilson series, which celebrates the life and influence of the late musician. Tickets are $15, $10 for seniors and students. For more, call or visit www.ensembletres.com.
'Sizzle' into February at Amesbury Playhouse
"Sizzle," a montage of Broadway's hottest musical numbers, hits Amesbury Playhouse Dinner Theater tomorrow night for a two-week stay.
The show runs through Feb. 17. A special Valentine's performance is planned for Thursday, Feb. 14. Reservations are required. For show times and prices, call Amesbury Playhouse at 978-388-9444 or visit www.amesburyplayhouse.com.
Seeing 'Red' at Newburyport's Bridge Gallery
Newburyport's Bridge Gallery celebrates February's favorite color when it opens its new show, "Red," today at its 113 Merrimac St. venue. The show spotlights paintings featuring a preponderance of red hues by the cooperative's local and regional artists.
Newburyport painter and illustrator Susan Spellman is the cooperative's featured artist for February. Spellman, who has illustrated more than 25 books and numerous publications, is also a member of the Newburyport Art Association and the Women in the Wild plein air group. Interested in the human form, Spellman is showing pieces from her dancer series and portraits of local characters as well as her plein air oil works. An artist's reception takes place Friday, Feb. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m.
In honor of the season, Bridge Gallery is displaying "Illustrated Love Letters" by illustrator Clayton Rawson, a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and father of cooperative member Joanna Hammond. A fine art trunk show will also continue throughout the month at the gallery.
In addition, Bridge Gallery is launching a new series that will feature an art talk or activity the second Sunday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. The series kicks off Feb. 10 with a conversation led by Hammond titled "Looking at Pictures."
Three new artists have joined the collaborative: Andrea Holland Hart of North Andover, a prize-winning artist known for her pastel portraits and oil paintings who teaches in all media, including forensic portraiture; Michael Doran of North Andover, a former architect who became a prize-winning watercolor painter upon retirement; and Kim Henry of Groton, an environmental consultant and geologist as well as a painter.
