KCPA still Accepting New Students

KCPA is so happy to announce that we now have KARATE CLASSES AGAIN! At KCPA we believe Martial Arts are part of the Arts and we have always included them in our curriculum. Gail Fleming is a wonderful Instructor that has been teaching for around 30 years she is a terrific asset to out Staff!

We are just beginning to work on our Spring Recital so it's not too late to get involved especially now that Winter activities are over! We have classes for all ages from two and a half through Adults! Our Adult classes are conveniently scheduled for after work hours and include Adult Ballet, Adult Tap, Pilates, our Fantastic Ballroom Classes and Private Piano and Voice Lessons!

We have a grea Summer Program that includes:
The Dance Intensive
Kids Camp
This Summer we're introducing A Drama Intensive Camp!
Check out our beautiful new Website wwww.artinmotionkcd.com for more information

REMEMBER THE ARTS ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES!
Why Choose Us?
WE'RE NOT JUST ANOTHER DANCE STUDIO WE DO IT ALL
WE'RE ART IN MOTION

Movie Night

The movie, "DIRT: a story with heart and soil" will be shown at the Pillsbury Free Library in Warner at 7 PM on Friday, February 18, 2011. Please use the Depot St. entrance.
Admission is free (donations accepted to cover licensed screening costs).
A potluck dessert and discussion with a panel of local farmers will follow the movie for those interested in participating.

Dirt takes center stage in this entertaining yet poignant documentary from Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow, which unearths our cosmic connection to soil and explores how diverse groups of people are uniting to save the natural resource. Drawing inspiration from William Bryant Logan's book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, the filmmakers combine lively animations with personal accounts from farmers, scientists, activists and more.

This movie is sponsored by Pillsbury Free Library, Kearsarge Area Eat Local (KAEL), MainStreet BookEnds, and the Warner Energy Committee.
Parking is available on Depot St., Main St., and across Depot St. at the N.H. Telephone Museum.

Warner Cooperative Preschool Classes Start Soon

"A cooperative preschool is a not for profit school which is run by the families of the children who go to the school. The families who are presently enrolled in the school are the owners of the school. The WCP is funded and run entirely by its members. Families are directly involved in all aspects of the school. This creates special advantages as well as extra responsibilities for every family with an enrolled child.

The teacher is hired and paid by the parents in the preschool and implements a developmentally appropriate curriculum based on an outline provided by the board of directors. However, parents are encouraged to provide input and share their talents and cultures to supplement the planned curriculum."
Rachel Ensign (Head Teacher):

Mrs. Ensign lives in Wilmot with her husband, Peter, 2 dogs, her cat, her bunny and her fish. She is a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College and has a Bachelor of Science in child development. She has spent 5 years working in early childhood education settings. The bulk of her teaching experiences come from teaching at Colby-Sawyers lab school, Windy Hill. She enjoys photography, going on walks and being at home with her family. Rachel looks forward to providing a safe, nurturing and cheerful environment in which your children will develop and grow.

(-from the preschool's website)

 There are still a couple of spots available in the three year old's class. And according to my daughter, Lilah, this is the "most funnest" place to be. Even if you aren't 3 or 4 years old, or you don't have little children, there are still many ways you can help show your support for this amazing little preschool. Buy a pie or two at the Fall Foliage Festival (or three, they are really good pies - all home-made!). Purchase raffle tickets in November at sites around town including Market Basket. Create Holiday projects during the Holiday Shopping Tour, and more fun projects and face painting during Spring Into Warner.

Take a look at the Warner Cooperative Preschool website for more information!

- Sandy Bartholomew

News from Kearsarge Conservatory of the Performing Arts (KCPA!)

For more information, scheduling and pricing:
www.artinmotionkcd.com           kwtarleton@tds.net  or call 603-456-3294

We are looking for a Martial Arts Teacher.

We want to offer martial arts again this year and are looking for an instructor. Please contact KCPA if you are interested:

email: kwtarleton@tds.net 

Phone: 603.456.3294  

We are offering new classes and some classes will only happen if there are enough students registered in the class.

new

Boy's Class

Mondays, 3:30 - 4:30 in Studio B

pending interest

Acting

Tuesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 in Studio B

new & pending interest

African Dance

Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:00

in Studio B

new & pending interest

Zumba

Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00 in Studio B

We offer private voice and/or piano lessons.

Private Voice or Piano $15.00 per 30 minute session.

Private Voice/Piano combination $30.00 per one hour session.

Check out the new and improved website www.artinmotionkcd.com 

now you can get your Registration Forms online!

A special thanks to Janice Loz and SCREAMING WOMAN DESIGN 

for Donating so much time and effort into this beautiful site!

 - Miss Angela

Zentangle® Classes

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 Zentangle® is an amazing stress reducer, meditation, creativity enhancer... no art experience is needed. I can teach you to make beautiful designs!

If you cannot attend a scheduled Zentangle Class, I am happy to set up a class for you and your friends on a date of your choosing. Please email me for info: beezink (at) tds.net

For more information on Zentangle, visit: www.zentangle.com or my website: www.beezinkstudio.com

11th Annual Intertribal Powwow - Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum July 10 & 11

Rain or shine, the Powwow is a fun family-oriented event focusing on the vibrancy of American Indian culture. The event features drumming, dancing, 25 arts and craft vendors, a Native American food vendor, children’s crafts and games. A tribute to Veterans and the flags of this nation is featured during the 12:00 pm Grand Entry on both days. The Powwow’s Host Drum this year is Walking Bear Singers, the Eastern Drum is Mountain Spirit Drum, and the Northern Drums are Black Thunder and Northern Coup. The Head Female Dancer is Susan Havens and the Head Male Dancer is Chris Bullock. Back this year are the crowd-pleasing Hand Drum Competition Saturday afternoon and the annual Craft Competition Sunday morning .

Check out our Silent Auction located in the museum featuring a baseball signed by Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, gift certificates to local businesses, artwork, jewelry, and more. The Dreamcatcher Store in the museum’s lobby will be open both days. Children will enjoy making a craft and playing games at the Children’s Tent.

Event admission includes a self-guided tour of the museum and the Medicine Woods Nature Trail. General Admission is $8.50; Senior/Student $7.50; Children 6-12 $6.50; family admission (up to 5 people) is $26. Children 5 and under are FREE. No charge for dancers in regalia. Reduced admission for members. Memberships are $25 for Seniors/Students, $33 for an Individual, $44 for a Couple, $55 for a Family and higher. They are available at the gate the day of the event.

The Silent Enemy, one of the last silent movies ever made, depicts an Ojibwa group’s struggle to survive a harsh winter. Food is getting scarce for the tribe, and the chief must choose between the advice of Baluk to go north to the caribou herds, or the conniving medicine man Dagwan to stay put. On the way north they endure great hardship, and the conflict between Baluk and Dagwan deepens. It doesn't help that both want to marry the chief's daughter.

Filmed on location in Canada with a cast of 150 Native Americans, The Silent Enemy provides a rare glimpse of authentic life before the coming of the white men. While burdened with Hollywood plot lines and the exaggerated acting inherent in silent films, the movie is entertaining and full of truly spectacular footage of the native North Americans going through their daily routines from fishing to hunting to traveling in the snow or going down the river in a canoe. All of the “props” are authentic. Their production for the film provided Ojibwa elders an opportunity to teach their traditional skills and to preserve some of their ways for future generations.

Filmed over the course of two years, the film is the first to use a zoom lens camera and includes some of the best wildlife photography of any time. Nature scenes include a battle between a mountain lion and bear, a wolverine ransacking a food cache, and a bull moose fighting off wolves.

The film will be screened at the Red River Theatre in Concord at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM on July 24th. The film will be introduced by MKIM Board Chair Betsy Janeway, daughter of William Chanler, one of the movies co-producers. A panel discussion about Native Americans in film will follow each showing.

Admission: $10 adult/$5 children under 12. Proceeds go to Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum operations.

Book Signing Party!

You are invited!

Six of the artists who have work in this book will be available for signing, as well as Sandy. See artwork, ask questions, enter a raffle, eat tasty snacks by Kayla.

Please come and bring your friends. Call 456-3515 for more info.

Spring Into Warner 2010

Saturday, May 15
Warner Village
Schedule of Events

Click here for more info!

Kearsarge Happenings: "A New Face on Main Street"

by Kay Steen

There's a new face (facade) on 21 East Main Street. After 204 years of enduring slippery front steps and rain dripping down from the roof unto guests arriving at the front door, this beautiful old building finally has a "canopy" over the front entrance.

Abby Waldron, architect from Bradford, drew up the plans after researching plans of other homes from the early 1800s.

Jack Sheehan, with assistant Cameron O'Neil, made it all happen.

Jack Sheehan is well known for his meticulous work - the new granite bases for the canopy's pillars are set to within an inch of the height of the granite blocks at the base of the building! After a few months of careful yogurt "feedings", the granite will have a gentle coating of moss to resemble the 200 years old foundation stones. If anyone looks up, under the copper roof of the canopy, he will notice the dental moldings placed just like the ones under the main roof. These were hand cut by Jack and Cameron, and they were sized perfectly to match the originals which are much higher (and larger). These two guys are a genius team!! (I shouldn't praise them in public because then they'll be too busy with new jobs to work on my projects.)

I must also praise Abby's work - her plans are absolutely perfect from all angles, and she even made cross-sectional diagrams to help the builders. What a team! 

Now the front of the building is a proper match for the east lawn, where Tattoo Gnu and her two friends have decided to reside. They seem very happy here, and they look lovely against the pure white snow. When Spring comes, they will gambol among the daffodils and violets. The faeries who live in the fairy houses that were created at last year's Spring Into Warner festival find the gnus lots of fun on moonlit nights.