Two complementary programs infuse tomorrow with
visual and spoken delight, personal and social depth beginning at 11 AM with
CiCi Artist’s “Moving Pictures, animated art shorts”, a free presentation of
the Avon Theatre Film Centre, Stamford’s non-profit, member-supported movie
house on Bedford Street.
CiCi Artist |
As the 30-second exercise below from www.ciciartist.com generously affirms, CiCi has a particular fascination with melding graphic art with video and the animation format, distilled into a one-hour collection of assorted subjects, including Spreading Mom, a collaboration with PoemAlley’s Bill Buschel (who wrote the screenplay), inspired by the artist and her family’s unforgettable four-year effort to fulfill their mother’s final wish to have her ashes spread in Florence, Italy. The visuals are enhanced by an original score by Linda Allen and Mick Leonard (you can access their music at www.DBUproductions.com.
When:
Sunday, April 7, 11 AM
Where:
272 Bedford Street
Stamford, CT
Contact:
(203) 967-3660
Avon
Theatre Film Centre
Lisa C. Taylor |
Committed to using poetry as a tool to slow down the
pace of modern life, Lisa C. Taylor shares her thoughts, information on creativity workshops and her work, such as material from her new Syracuse University Press compilation, Necessary Silence, at www.lisactaylor.com. Lisa reveals “What
Slugs Have to Teach Us” below:
Read poet and arts educator Elizabeth Thomas’ touching musings on family elder care at “Elizabeth’s Blog” at http://hereisakiss.wordpress.com.
Below is a live reading from her collection From the Front of the Classroom (Antrim House, 2008):
Accompanying the poetry will be live music courtesy
of guitarist Mike Latini. His homepage (www.reverbnation.com/mikelatini)
features audio files of several of his solo compositions. Below is a 2012
live performance by Latini and Nowan of “Only a Dream” at The
Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling, NY; Mike, who wrote the lyrics and music, is on the right:
When:
Sunday, April 7, 2-4 PM
Where:
5
Route 39 North
Sherman,
CT
Contact:
(860) 354-3622
The
Sherman Playhouse
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