The Florence Museum of Art, Science and History in Florence, SC, invites artists to submit work for the 23rd Annual Miniature Art Competition presented by The Friends of the Florence Museum. Since 1989, The Friends of the Florence Museum have organized and sponsored the Miniature Art Competition which has served a dual role as a distinguished exhibition and as an important annual fundraiser for the museum.

Each work cannot exceed 4″ x 5″ and artists are allowed to submit two works for a single registration fee. First place award will be 0 with the other awards given on a descending scale to four honorable mentions at each. One artist will receive the Ann Finch Award, given specifically to a work executed in the watercolor medium.

Interested artists may download the prospectus at (www.florencemuseum.org). Entries are to be delivered in person to the Florence Museum November 3 through 5, 10am- 4pm.

On Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, the Florence Museum will be hosting the FLOMUS 5000 annual 5K run and fundraiser. The 5K will be licensed and officiated by Carolina Timing Co. Registration fee is before Nov. 1, after Nov. 1. Registration forms are available at the Florence Museum and can also be downloaded from the museum’s website, (www.florencemuseum.org). The event begins at the Florence Museum at 8am on the morning of the 19th. Inquiries can be directed by e-mail to (jkylemiller@gmail.com).

For more information about becoming a member of the museum, please call the Florence Museum at 843/662-3351. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10am–5pm and Sunday, 2-5pm.

Filed under: Artist Opportunity, Call For Entries, Florence SC Visual Arts, Pee Dee SC Area Visual Arts, SC Visual Arts Tagged: 23rd Annual Miniature Art Competition, Florence Museum of Art Science and History, Florence SC, The Friends of the Florence Museum, Visiting Florence SC, Visiting South Carolina
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The Appalachian Pastel Society’s 2011 Juried Member Exhibition recently opened at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts in Black Mountain, NC. Twenty four paintings were selected from 77 submitted for review and evaluation by the Juror, Fleta Monaghan, M.Ed., of River’s Edge Studio and 310 ART Gallery, located in the River District of Asheville, NC.

Best in Show – Karen White Chambers, Candler NC

Second Place – Pam Winkler, Asheville NC

Third Place – J. Kay Gordon, Marshall, NC

First Place and Best in Show was awarded to Karen White Chambers of Candler, NC; with Second Place to Pam Winkler of Asheville, NC; and Third Place to J.Kay Gordon of Marshall, NC.  The Lorraine King Best Landscape Award went to Edward Morris of Flat Rock, NC. Honorable Mention Awards went to Karen Wylie, Spruce Pine, NC; Carol Branton Morrow, Swannanoa, NC; Barbara Kitty Williams of Bristol, TN; and Kate Thayer of Flat Rock, NC.

Best Landscape – Edward Morris, Flat Rock NC

Twenty four paintings were accepted for exhibition from member pastel artists in five states: Karen White Chambers, Candler, NC; Deborah Chase, Hendersonville, NC;  Bette Coningsby, Lake Toxaway, NC; Peggy Duncan, Bryson City, NC; J Kay Gordon, Marshall, NC; Suzanne Karnatz; Brevard, NC; Beverly Kies, Laurel Park, NC; Cindy Lidd, Asheville, NC; Carolyn Molder, Marble, NC; Edward Morris, Flat Rock, NC; Carol Branton Morrow, Sandy Nelson, Leland, FL; Zoe Schumaker, Hiawassee, GA; Marian Morrison Sinks, Black Mountain, NC; Walter Stanford, Kannapolis, NC; Kate Thayer, Flat Rock, NC; Merritt Roach, Hendersonville, NC; Nancy Biggs Thomas, Greenville, SC; Barbara Kitty Williams, Bristol, TN; Kathryn Wilson, Raleigh, NC; Pamela Winkler, Asheville, NC; and Karen Wylie, Spruce Pine, NC.

Honorable Mention Award – Karen Wylie, Spruce Pine, NC

Honorable Mention Award – Carol Branton Morrow, Swannanoa NC

Honorable Mention Award – Barbara Kitty Williams, Bristol TN

Honorable Mention Award – Kate Thayer, Flat Rock NC

Anyone wishing to learn more about the soft pastel art medium or programs, workshops and exhibitions held in western North Carolina by the Appalachian Pastel Society (APS) can visit the group’s website at (www.appalachianpastelsociety.org). Now nearly a hundred pastelists strong, APS offers bi-monthly informational programs and demos on pastel techniques, workshops, juried and non-juried exhibition opportunities for members, and sponsors National Juried Shows open to all.

The exhibition at The Black Mountain Center for the Arts will continue through Nov. 23, 2011. Gallery hours are 10am-5pm, Monday through Saturday. BMCA is located at 225 West State Street in Black Mountain, NC.

For more information, call 828/669-0930 or visit (http://www.blackmountainarts.org/).

Filed under: Juried Results, NC Visual Arts, WNC Visual Arts Tagged: Appalachian Pastel Society, Appalachian Pastel Society’s 2011 Juried Member Exhibition, Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Black Mountain NC, Fleta Monaghan, Visiting Black Mountain NC, Visiting North Carolina
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Tapp’s Arts Center, Columbia, SC’s center for visual and performing arts at 1644 Main Street, will celebrate its grand opening Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 1pm and Thursday, Nov. 3 at 5pm as part of its November First Thursdays on Main show and invites the public to mingle with the artists, see their work and most importantly, celebrate the grand opening.

For over 12 months, the center has been under construction, and now the former department store space has been transformed into 30 artists’ studios, performance space and exhibit space.

“In just over a year, Tapp’s has become a hub for artists and creative people in the Midlands,” says Brenda Schwarz, executive director of Tapp’s Arts Center. “And while we’ve been having shows while renovating the building, now that construction is complete and artists are in their studios, Tapp’s will continue to grow into what our artistic community in Columbia wants it to be.”

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 12:30 – 1:30pm – Tapp’s Arts Center ribbon cutting with Mayor Steve Benjamin and City Council members. Catering by Happy Cookers and Music by Simply String.

On Thursday, Nov. 3, from 5 – 11pm – Celebrate Tapp’s Arts Center Grand Opening during First Thursdays on Main with hors d’oeuvres, art exhibits and musical performances.

Featured artists include: Blu Jim, Michael Krajewski, Brad Grizzle, Faust Pauluzzi, Sonju Quattlebaum, Ron “Gritsman” Ferguson, Amy Puzerewski, Charlotte Hacker-Mullen, Allison Brown, Tisha Ward.

All new window installations by: Susan Lenz, Ernest Lee, Rogers Boykin, Keith Tolen, Thomas Washington, Mathew John, Ron Ferguson “Gritsman”, Alex Smith, Mario Sunday Rudd, and Deanna Rennick.

Music by: Pan, King Amin, & members of the cast of Spring Awakening from Trustus Theater. Mind Gravy will be held in the Fountain Room.

To learn more about Tapp’s Arts Center, contact Brenda Schwarz at 803/988-0013, e-mail to (Brenda@tappsartscenter.com) or (Alex@tappsartscenter.com) or visit Tapp’s on Facebook or visit (www.tappsartscenter.com).

Filed under: Columbia SC Visual Arts, Midlands SC Visual Arts, SC Visual Arts Tagged: Brenda Schwarz, Columbia SC, First Thursdays on Main, Mayor Steve Benjamin, Tapp’s Arts Center, Tapp’s Arts Center’s Grand Opening, Visiting Columbia SC, Visiting South Carolina
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Illinois’ high school football playoffs start Friday, a season-ending reward for immense physical effort, shrewd game planning — and a whole lot of spending.

Some of the most successful Chicago-area programs drop more than 0,000 a year to play under the Friday night lights, a sum that for all the sport’s popularity is only modestly offset by ticket sales, concessions and fundraisers. The athletes themselves sometimes must come up with hundreds of dollars for the privilege of playing.

“Using the most conservative cost estimates and the most liberal revenue estimates, football might cover half of its cost — maybe,” said Hugh Franks, a former economics teacher in West Texas who published one of the only financial analyses of high school football. “It doesn’t even come close.”

Read more at chicagotribune.com

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I have to do a project on the book Milkweed (due on Monday) and part of it is making a diorama of the most important scene. To me, the book is difficult to understand and figure out the most important part. Any ideas?

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Thomas (T.A.) Chase

Thomas (T.A.) Chase passed away Oct. 12, 2011 at University Hospital in St. Louise, Mio. after a short illness. He was 62.

He was born on March 11, 1949 in Wyandotte, Okla. to Antonie and Alice (Young) Chase. He graduated from Wyandotte High School. He worked in maintenance for the Wyandotte Nation Turtle Stop. He loved to go fishing with his brothers and loved his kids and grandkids dearly. He was a member of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. He married Alicia (Olsen) on February 24, 1995 in Miami, Oklahoma she survives of the home.

He is preceded in death by: his parents; one son; one daughter; one brother and one granddaughter.

Survivors include: three sons, Thomas Razor Chase of Grove, Okla.. Josh Blackfox and wife Bandi of Miami, Okla.; Damian Blackfox and wife Tonya of Miami, Okla.; three daughters, Rhonda (Chase) Ikenberry and husband Nick of Grove, Okla. Victoria McLaughlin and husband Reilly of Seneca, Mo., Christina Blackfox of Quapaw, Okla.; two brothers; nine sisters; 13 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday Oct. 15, 2011 at the home at 14494 S. 625 RD. Miami. Charley Diebold will conduct Native American Rites. Pallbearers will be Log, Buck, Bri, Caden, Damian, Josh (Bub), Gump and Brandon. Honorary pallbearers will be Uncle Louie White, Nick Ikenberry, Reilly McLaughlin, Pepper, Dobey and Ethan. Mr. Chase will lay enstate at the home until time of service. Services are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami, Okla. Online condolences can be made at www.paulthomasfuneralhomes.com.

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From autumn landscapes to costumed critters, TribLocal contributors throughout suburbia shared their favorite shots. Here are the contenders for this week’s photo contest. Browse the submissions in this gallery, then click the button below to vote for your favorite. The contest ends at 9 p.m. Sunday.

To participate in next week’s photo contest, just post a photo to your TribLocal town site. We’ll consider it for this gallery and for the print edition in your area.

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You should be able to find several indispensable facts about Toy Trains in the following paragraphs. If there’s at least one fact you didn’t know before, imagine the difference it might make.

There’s nothing like watching little toy trains in motion, especially when they’re accompanied by all the right accessories (tunnels, landscape, buildings, etc). For just a short time, you can get lost in your childhood and allow your imagination to run free. Nearly everyone enjoys the chance to view a toy train system, from young children to the elderly. Finding such a breathtaking display is no easy task, and usually they’re stumbled upon merely by chance. In a world of constant change, it’s comforting to know that there is always an elaborate display of toy trains around the holidays at Citigroup.

The Station Tour at Citigroup provides an annual tour through a railroad wonderland. You’ll experience a genuine feeling of happiness like you’ve never felt before, no matter what your age! This is an event that is sure to be enjoyed by the entire family, and you might just find yourself making the tour a holiday tradition. The Station Tour is located in New York City and the display is centered around the 1940′s time frame in New York. The display is approximately 750 square feet in size and is constructed on theatrical style platforms. The scenery is hand-built from Styrofoam and the buildings and water are made from resin. The entire display costs nearly million to construct and operate, but every penny spent is well worth it!

The tour begins at the Westshore Terminal of the New York Central Railroad in 1940. You’ll see amazing but accurate displays of the New York 1940′s skyline complete with a replica of the Empire State Building. Little toy trains whistle and make their way through the stone tunnels behind the buildings on to the next destination of the tour – an imaginary city in New York called Generak.

If your Toy Trains facts are out-of-date, how will that affect your actions and decisions? Make certain you don’t let important Toy Trains information slip by you.

Generak is a river city and at first glance has tendency to remind you of New Orleans. A band plays by the street while trolleys carry passengers up the hill. The streets are busy with traffic and you can hear horns beeping and the sounds of cars as they make their way through the streets. Next, you will leave the busy city and head to the countryside, where you’ll pass an old family farmhouse and beautiful mountain cascades. The mountains have life-like trains swirling at the bottom while the mill turns with the dam.

Next, you’ll see a changing of the seasons as fall is suddenly upon you. You’ll find yourself amidst a carnival complete with dancing clowns, a working Ferris wheel, a carousel, and a few operating rides that are still familiar to carnivals today. Rapidly, the beautiful colors of autumn fade away and you enter a winter wonderland. You’ll see ice skaters skating blissfully among the frozen ponds, while the North Pole express train passes through. Snow-capped Christmas trees are all aglow with lights and carolers sing along the streets.

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the world through a child’s eyes is available from November to January for a reasonable price. If you have the opportunity to attend the Station Tour at Citigroup, it is highly recommended you take advantage; and take a trip back down memory lane!

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what do you think ? can i start winning auditions ? i will be studying at top cold reading places like margie haber(intensive) and annie grindlay(intensive) and acting corps(intensive)
what about finding auditions from places like nowcasting, la casting and etc ?

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