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Note: Press releases are listed in the order in which they are received, last received being at the top of the page. They will remain on this site for a minimum of one week following the event. Scroll through the text to locate the event you need. Comments and suggestions should be directed to marilyn@bullockmarketing.com

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Riverside Symphonia
PO Box 650
Lambertville, NJ 08530

Contact: Cheryl Zimmer-Luginbuhl 609.397.7300
cluginbuhl@riversidesymphonia.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

This may be one of those “once in a lifetime” opportunities when American soprano and operatic trailblazer, Angela Brown, returns to the Riverside Symphonia on Saturday, February 13 at 8 PM in Lambertville, NJ for a one night only special performance, From Heart to Heart. Miss Brown returns to the Symphonia to honor the Symphonia’s 20th Anniversary Season, making this a rare opportunity to hear a celebrated soprano like Miss Brown in such an intimate venue.

In 2004, Angela Brown made her Metropolitan Opera Debut and the world took notice. Since then she has sold out concert halls from Milan to London, Paris, and Berlin with her show stopping arias, poignant art songs, and moving spirituals. Miss Brown describes herself as on a mission to bring operatic and classical vocal performances to a more diverse audience.

Italian conductor, Roberto Gianola, joins Miss Brown and the Symphonia in a program that will include a song cycle from W. Grant Still, From the Hearts of Women, several sultry favorites from Gershwin, and some of the most beloved arias from Puccini and Rossini.

The following weekend, Ms. Brown will be performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra in “Philadelphia Premiers,” where American composer Richard Danielpour and poet Maya Angelou have based a new work, A Woman’s Life, on the life and world of Angela Brown.

The Riverside Symphonia is a community orchestra in the best sense of the word and a professional orchestra of first class artistic quality and reputation. It was the dream of John Michael Caprio, then music director of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, to bring a "metro" musical experience to the quiet river towns along the Delaware River.

Tickets for From Heart to Heart on February 13 at 8 PM are $50, $60, and $75 and may be purchased by calling the Symphonia at 215.862.3300 or 609.397.7300. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.riversidesymphonia.org. Seating at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Lambertville is limited so the Symphonia suggests making reservations early.

The Symphonia is also pleased to offer a special Patron’s Package, An Evening with Angela, which includes a pre-concert reception and buffet, February 12 at 6 pm with Miss Brown at Cradle Valley Farm, New Hope, PA and preferred concert seating on February 13. The package is available for $150 per person by calling the Symphonia. Reservations are limited.

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Contact: Sue Bell
Twin Rivertown Projects
609-397-3404
mabell75@comcast.net

For Immediate Release

Winter Festival is Hot with Change!
Exciting New Additions for your 2010 WinterFestival Staycation
Lambertville, N.J. – New Hope, PA., Dec. 1, 2009-
As the holiday season begins and the onset of winter is just around the corner, so is the 2010 Lambertville- New Hope Winter Festival. In 2010, the Festival will begin on Saturday, January 23rd and ends on Sunday, January 31st. The Winter Festival committee has been very busy over the past year, implementing several new events and activities, highlighting the beauty of our twin river town communities as well as offering truly gifted local talent.
For 2010 Winter Festival has discovered a very special locally grown singer songwriter from Hopewell, NJ, who will headline this year’s annual concert. Winter Festival and WXPN have partnered to offer XPN: Welcomes Danielia Cotton on Friday January 29th at the Stephen Buck Theater, New Hope, PA. Danielia Cotton’s natural talent -- raw, searing vocal chops combined with a deep, buttery tone—highlight her rock, jazz, and blues roots. WXPN/Philadelphia, home to the nationally syndicated World Café, named her "Artist to Watch". Her soulful rock performance will be the perfect start to your 2010 Winter Festival weekend. Local favorite; JB Kline Band will be the opening act.
We have two new ticketed events this year: The Inn at Lambertville Station Presents: Taste of Winter Fest, Thursday night January 28th from 7pm to 9pm, this new event offers a warm and savory evening of gourmet food and fine wines. The Inn at Lambertville Station has secured many wines exclusively for this event. Their Winter Fest Reserve Wine List will be offered for this evening only as well as local favorite, Unionville Winery. River Horse Brewery and Triumph Brewery will also be offering their exclusive Winter Fest products as well. Savory dishes will be offered in a live table format from seven exquisite local restaurants. A live vocal performance by local Mary Szczesniak accompanied by Tom Bateman will complete this warm Thursday evening. This exclusive event is limited to 125 patrons. This year Winter Festival will kick off slightly earlier with The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce presents: Fire and Ice Ball. This modestly priced dress to impress event will be held on Saturday, January 23rd at the New Hope Arts Center. Local DJ Josh Eschen will spin crowd favorites; also includes light refreshments, cash bar, and a dance contest.
New Hope Parks & Recreation Presents: Come To The Cabaret! Saturday night, January 30th Lindsey Meredith Buffa from the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA, will perform standards as well as Broadway show tunes in one unforgettable show! Ms. Buffa has played several leading roles ranging from Evita to A Chorus Line. The Cabaret committee is pleased to offer this local classically trained vocalist during their fine dining dinner at The Nevermore.
For complete information and to buy tickets, visit www.winterfestival.net

About Twin River Town Projects;
Twin Rivertown Projects, Inc. is a 501c Non- Profit Corporation of hard-working and fun loving New Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ business owners, residents and other good spirited people who live in the area.
We have three goals:
• To provide a healthy, invigorating cold-weather experience in our river town communities
• To demonstrate that our multi-faceted communities are alive and well in the winter
months with exciting and diverse activities
• To raise funds and awareness for other local non-profit organizations

We have selected the New Hope, Lambertville, and Solebury Parks and Recreation Departments and local food bank: Fisherman’s Mark, as the primary recipients of our proceeds this year. Winter Festival also benefits other community organizations such as Social Services, Schools, Fire, Police and Rescue organizations. This year, we are hosting a Food Drive for Fisherman's Mark. Bring a non perishable food item to the festival and place in blue donation canisters located at most festival events and along the parade route.

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Press release

Contact for info Doug Sardo 1 610 982-5292 dmsardo@aol.com
“A Room with Two Views” at the Artists’ Gallery

November 6 – December 6, 2009
Alla Podolsky and Doug Sardo’s exhibit “A Room with Two Views” opens Friday, November 6, at the Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville, NJ. A reception with the artists will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 6-9pm. They are also holding a coffee and conversation event at the gallery on November 28 from 1-3. The exhibit continues through December 6.

Alla Podolsky’s oil paintings are a collection of new works, informed by a very personal perspective on universal themes: home, memory, internal versus external, close and remote. “The paintings are about seeing the world through the eyes of the child I once was, and seeing through the eyes of the adult I became. It's about losing home and finding it in unexpected places.”

Doug Sardo’s pastel paintings are vibrant impressionist interpretations of regional landscapes, rural architecture and river valley scenes. His paintings juxtapose brilliant complimentary colors and dynamic compositions that allow the viewers eye to blend the colors and travel into the painting. The exhibit will include new paintings from his plein aire painting excursions on the Amalfi coast, Italy, on the Polynesian islands of Raiatea and Moorea and the seaside town of Gloucester Massachusetts.

The Artists’ Gallery is a partnership of eighteen established and regularly represented artists, it is located at 32 Coryell St., Lambertville, NJ. Hours are Friday-Sunday 11am-6pm, and by appointment. Call 609-397-4588 of visit Lambertvillearts.com. to see work by Alla and Doug.

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Harriet S. Gratz
Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio
68 S. Main St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
www.gratzgallery.com
Tel: 215.348.2500 / Fax 215.348.2535
Home: 215.348.1428 / Cell: 215.527-8679

For Release Prior to January 9, 2010

For further information contact:
Paul or Harriet Gratz (215) 348-2500 / (215) 348-1428

Jan Lipes – New Directions
Presented by Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio

Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio of Solebury, Pennsylvania is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by Bucks County artist, Jan Lipes (b. 1951). The exhibition will be held at the gallery at 68 S. Main Street, Doylestown from January 10, through February 14, 2010. An opening reception with the artist will be held at the gallery on January 9, 2010, from 6 to 9 pm. Lipes, formerly a physician at Doylestown Hospital, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after years of practicing medicine. He was subsequently confined to a wheelchair and ultimately left the hospital when clinical work was no longer possible. With a family to support Jan sought out a new career- and, using his non-dominant left hand, he began to paint.

It has been nearly three years since a body of Jan’s work has been exhibited at the gallery. The hiatus was something the artist himself requested, as he was beginning to feel a desire to move his work in a new direction. Much has happened to Lipes and his work during his absence from public view. For those familiar with his paintings, the biggest change is the scale, as he is working on larger paintings. With the assistance of an automated easel, Lipes is able to maneuver the canvas easily and extend his limited reach. He has also renovated his studio, which lets him move about more easily and approach the paintings in a whole new way. He uses the word ‘free’ liberally now when referring to his paintings and the creative process, a likely result of this altered atmosphere.

Lipes has also broadened his choice of subject. In addition to landscapes, the artist has ventured into portrait and still life painting. The subjects of his portraits are often friends, family members or ancestors. By painting them he hopes to come to terms with personal emotional issues stemming from those relationships. His still lifes, like much of his recent work, focus on the process of painting. He has become increasingly interested in the application of the paint on the ground, as well as the ground itself. Those familiar with his work will see altered brushstrokes and impasto. Texture and color have taken on a new importance.

Lipes notes a maturity to his painting that has grown over the past 3 years. His studio work is meticulous, calculated and studied. For the past few months, he has begun painting outside again, an approach not taken since 2000. His plein air paintings are ‘free and loose’ and he no longer feels beholden to logic and rationality. He is ‘permitting’ himself to paint in a very different way. Although Lipes continues to paint every day, his tempo has slowed and he creates fewer paintings annually. He is a man deeply involved in his work.

Detailed information concerning the show will be available on the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio website prior to the event.

Located at 68 S. Main Street in Doylestown, the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio specializes in 19th and 20th century American paintings, with a focus on painters from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In addition to art investment Gratz Gallery also offers custom framing, and run a conservation studio specializing in the treatment and stabilization of oil paintings. The gallery is open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Sundays, 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m., as well as by appointment. Call 215-348-2500 or visit the Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio website at www.gratzgallery.com.

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PRESS RELEASE Contact: Howard Cooperman
Phone / Fax: 215.862.5272
Email: framz1@aol.com
Subject: Accepting Artist Submissions
To: All local & national artists

November 04, 2009 - New Hope PA

Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art is now accepting submissions from established and emerging landscape and still life painters.

Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art is now accepting submissions from landscape and still life painters with at least 5 years experience painting in oil, pastel, and watercolor.

Local and national organization affiliation, and formal art training is a plus for those who will be submitting their work, although not necessary for acceptance.

The quality of the work must be a “fit’ to other works presently being sold at the 29 year old fine art gallery. Owner Howard Cooperman says “Our seasoned collectors and first time buyers have a level of expectation when they visit, and our goal is to meet that requirement.”

Cooperman first opened his business in 1980. At that time it was a very small, 200 square foot, custom picture frame shop / art gallery selling production oil paintings and fine art posters. In 1982 the gallery relocated into a large 4000 square foot building and expanded the artwork to include limited edition prints.

Another relocation and still offering custom framing, the gallery upgraded the art to include original only paintings and sculpture, doing away with limited editions and posters. On the 25th anniversary of Cooperman’s opening, he and his wife Edye purchased a property in New Hope to operate the gallery from, now representing more than 25 local and national contemporary artists. His mission is to support living artists and assist with bringing their work to new levels.

Artist’s interested in representation with a long term commitment should contact Howard via email at buckscountygallery@gmail.com and submit three paintings for consideration. A personal interview will be arranged by staff members if your work matches the level of standards established by the gallery. In the subject line of the email, include the words “art submission dept” Please do not contact the gallery by phone, and no walk in’s will be accepted.

If you would like to see the selection of art presently available, you are encouraged to visit www.buckscountygalleryart.com. Those artists meeting the criteria will be contacted within 48 hours by a gallery representative to begin the interview process.

Press release

Contact for info Doug Sardo 1 610 982-5292 dmsardo@aol.com
“A Room with Two Views” at the Artists’ Gallery

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Harriet S. Gratz
Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio
68 S. Main St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
www.gratzgallery.com
Tel: 215.348.2500 / Fax 215.348.2535
Home: 215.348.1428 / Cell: 215.527-8679

For Release Prior to January 9, 2010

For further information contact:
Paul or Harriet Gratz (215) 348-2500 / (215) 348-1428

Jan Lipes – New Directions
Presented by Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio

Detailed information concerning the show will be available on the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio website prior to the event.

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PRESS RELEASE Contact: Howard Cooperman
Phone / Fax: 215.862.5272
Email: framz1@aol.com
Subject: Accepting Artist Submissions
To: All local & national artists

November 04, 2009 - New Hope PABucks County Gallery of Fine Art is now accepting submissions from established and emerging landscape and still life painters.

Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art is now accepting submissions from landscape and still life painters with at least 5 years experience painting in oil, pastel, and watercolor.

Local and national organization affiliation, and formal art training is a plus for those who will be submitting their work, although not necessary for acceptance.

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Amy Gialuco, Dir. - New Hope Metaphysical Society
215-242-0185

NHMS Holiday Program
The New Hope Metaphysical Society will be offering a special holiday program at its monthly meeting on Wed., Nov. 18 at 7:30 PM. The meeting will take place in the Great Hall at Pebble Hill Church, 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown, Pa. 18901. The meeting will feature a Thanksgiving "Give-Away" of books and other items for the general community as well as an evening program entitled "Living In the Spirit of Thanksgiving" with Mary Note Law, conscious channel, spiritual healer and sacred artist. Ms. Law, who comes from the "Center for Conscious living" in Moorestown, NJ., will offer messages from the angelic realm on the theme of "The Spirit of Thanksgiving" as well as facilitate a group discussion and meditation on cultivating gratitude and abundance in our everyday life. Light refreshments will be available. Admission is $10. For more info., call: Amy Gialuco @215-242-0185 or e-mail nhms@spiritsvision.com or go to www.spiritsvision.com

Background of Organization
Founded in 1990, the New Hope Metaphysical society is an organization dedicated to "making this world a better place" by promoting spiritual ideals, universal laws and metaphysical principles to the community at large. Located in central Bucks, Pa., the NHMS offers social support and spiritual education through monthly meetings, guest speakers and special programs on a variety of topics. The NHMS meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Pebble Hill Church in Doylestown, Pa. These meetings are open to the public.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gina Rubel, Esq.
Furia Rubel Communications Inc.
gina@furiarubel.com/ 215-340-0480

Contracting and Flooring Professionals John D. Ubel and Matthew W. Rosi Earn Green Advantage® Practitioner Certification
(Bucks County-based Building Professionals Offer Efficient, Sustainable, Environmentally Conscious Building Options)

New Hope, PA (September 2009) – John D. Ubel Restoration, Inc. and Dembowski Hardwood Floors, LLC are proud to announce that Principal John D. Ubel has earned Green Advantage® Residential Practitioner Certification. Dembowski Hardwood Floors Construction Manager Matthew W. Rosi has also become a certified Green Advantage® Residential Practitioner. Green Advantage® Certification indicates that Ubel and Rosi have demonstrated a thorough knowledge of current green building principles, materials and techniques, enabling them to produce healthy, energy-efficient residential structures.

“As a principal and co-owner of John D. Ubel Restoration and Dembowski Hardwood Floors, I am thrilled to offer our clients construction options that result in environmentally friendly, energy-efficient, comfortable homes that are designed to last,” Ubel stated. “I believe it is incumbent upon all of us to tread lightly on the Earth, and my hope is that more and more homeowners will embrace green building techniques not only for their own health, but for that of our global community.”

According to Green Advantage®, sustainable building leads to structures that cost less to maintain due to their energy and water efficiency, are durable and disaster resistant, and are healthier for their occupants and the communities in which they are located. Green building can be implemented at all stages of construction and restoration projects, including hardwood flooring; planning and design; foundations and framing; windows and doors; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; solar energy installation; interior finishing; and even landscaping.

“I am proud to be able to help our clients choose sustainable techniques and materials for their flooring projects,” said Rosi. “It is important to recognize that the choices we make in all facets of our lives, including home projects, can make a measurable difference in our environmental impact.”

Established 71 years ago, Dembowski Hardwood Floors offers hardwood flooring installation, refinishing and hand scraping, as well as custom borders and inlays, repairs and stair and railing work for the residential and commercial industries. Working with more than 60 general contractors, Dembowski Hardwood Floors is a subsidiary of John D. Ubel Restoration, a full-service general contracting company. Services offered by John D. Ubel Restoration include custom home building, all phases of home construction and restoration, additions and alterations, outdoor structures and a full range of interior work, including kitchens, baths and basements.

John D. Ubel Restoration has been serving clients throughout Bucks, Montgomery and Hunterdon (N.J.) counties since 1985. John D. Ubel Restoration acquired Dembowski Hardwood Floors in 2007, having relied extensively upon the flooring company and its craftsmen during the preceding 10 years. Dembowski Hardwood Floors serves eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland, and is often called upon to travel further afield to the New York and New England areas to complete flooring projects. For more information, please visit www.ubelrestoration.com and call 215-598-7602 or visit www.dembowskihardwoodfloors.com and call 267-491-5071.

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Leah Rice
Senior Account Manager – Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.
2 Hidden Lane, Bldg. 2, Doylestown, PA 18901
p: 215.340.0480 / leah@furiarubel.com

Website www.FuriaRubel.com
Blog www.ThePRLawyer.com
Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/furiarubel/

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Information: Ginger Welsh, 609-737-3776, home; 609-947-5094, cell.

METROPOLITAN OPERA STARS COME TO LAMBERTVILLE

Six rising stars from the Metropolitan Opera and European stage will travel to Lambertville, New Jersey to perform a benefit concert on Sunday, November 15th at St. John the Evangelist church. The 4:00 PM concert will feature three sopranos and three tenors performing well-known arias from the operatic repertoire.

Among the performers is American tenor James Valenti who makes his debut at the Met singing the role of Alfredo in La Traviata opposite Angela Gheorghiu this March and in the same role at the Royal Opera Covent Garden in June. Valenti has been hailed for his Italianate voice and elegant musicianship in performance with the leading opera companies of the world. He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and in 2009 was named Dallas Opera’s Maria Callas Artist of the Year for his outstanding performance of La boheme.

Internationally acclaimed tenor Jesus Garcia with his dynamic stage presence and soaring vocalism is becoming one of opera’s most sought after rising young stars. Garcia is a winner of Placido Domingo’s Operalia competition and received a Tony award for his role as Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann’s Boheme on Broadway in 2003.

Olga Makarino, a leading Metropolitan Opera soprano, first appeared at New York City Opera as Lucia in Lucia de Lammermoor. Ms. Makarino has been hailed by Opera Magazine as “vulnerable, tender, pure-voiced and beautifully musical”. A CD of Italian opera arias featuring Ms. Makarino was cited by Opera News as “exquisite” and by Fanfare Magazine as a “revelation of bel canto style”.

Soprano Melissa Zapin has been noted as “….a star of tomorrow, today….when she sings all she has to do is open her mouth and the notes spill out sweetly and effortlessly.” Following her solo debut at Carnegie Hall, Ms. Zapin was heard in concert with Marcello Giordani at the Fresno Opera House in June. Her extraordinary voice has garnered her honors around the world, including being crowned Miss Hawaii for winning the talent competition of the Miss America Pageant.

Rising star Brian Jagde is an exciting large-voiced lyric tenor who is making his professional engagement this October with Syracuse Opera as La boheme’s Rodolfo. He has recently been accepted into the San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Adler program for 2010.

Mezzo-soprano, Dina El, will make her professional debut joining this elite group of rising young stars of the opera.

Tickets for the event are available for $60, preferred seating, and $40, general seating. Patron tickets are available for $80 and include preferred seating and a ‘Meet the Stars’ cocktail reception following the event. All proceeds from the concert will benefit St. John’s church, located at 44 Bridge Street in Lambertville.

Tickets can be purchased using a credit card by calling the church office at 609-397-3350. The office also has further information on the event. Tickets are available at the following locations with cash or personal check: Hrefna Jonsdottir Gallery and Antiques on Union in Lambertville; Phillips Fine Wines, Stockton, NJ; Angel’s Cards and Gifts, New Hope, PA; Yves Delorme, Buckingham, PA; and Siren Records, Doylestown, PA

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

the Collective Inaugural Fine Art Show and Sale November 6 to 16th

Contact:

Timothy J Lovrinic
Lovrinic Antiques LLC
15 North Union Street
Lambertville NJ, 08530
609-397-8600
www.lovrinicantiques.com

Lovrinic Antiques of Lambertville New Jersey is proud to sponsor a new Fine Art Show and Sale called the Collective, opening November the 6th and running till November the 16th.

Lambertville NJ October 15, 2009. The Collective Inaugural Art Show and Sale is scheduled for November 6th through the 16th. This unique event, sponsored by Lovrinic Antiques and held in their showroom at 15 North Union Street in downtown Lambertville, brings together 6 of the finest and most highly regarded area artists who operate their own galleries. The artists being featured are Joseph Barrett, Jerry Cable, Gordon Haas, Ty Hodanish, Al Lachman and Colette Sexton.

Timothy Lovrinic, owner of Lovrinic Antiques which was founded in the early 80's by his parents John and Barbara Lovrinic, along with his brother Chris, says of the event, “The initial idea came from a very special event we are putting together for the spring called The Lambertville Twelve. Our community of Lambertville/New Hope has long put a great deal of effort in celebrating the dead artist that are our collective history. What I want to do is Celebrate the Living.”

The Collective, which will have a special opening on Friday night, the 6th of November, from 6 to 9pm, is designed to do just that, Celebrate the Living. “The artist who I have selected have dedicated their lives to this area and artistic community,” Timothy said, “and during the course of a conversation with my neighbor Roy Pedersen, he told me of the original tourism in New Hope created when Morgan Colt and several of his fellow artists marketed their New York patrons to come to their studios for open houses. It was their idea to bring them to this beautiful area, show them their works and that would keep them coming back. I simply consolidated, and put them under one roof. After all,” Timothy remarked, “this is about celebrating the living, bringing those who have done the most for the community of art together and at the same time, giving back to the artists themselves.”

Lovrinic Antique’s show rooms are located in the heart of downtown Lambertville at 15 North Union Street, directly across from the municipal parking lot and next door to Pedersen’s Fine Art and Manon’s Restaurant. The gallery has been new updated, and for this brief time will be transformed from an Antiques Shop, into a Fine Art Gallery. “The shop was long over due for an update,” Timothy said, “the wall have fresh paint, the lighting is state of the art and the gallery, while it was always one of the best in town, is now a real showplace and is perfect for a well thought out limited engagement art show.”

“The Lambertville Twelve is producing a great deal of excitement on a grass roots level and the Collective will offer a taste of what is to come,” Timothy said. He excitement is apparent and contagious from the moment you start talking about the events being put together. “It is simple: Respect the Dead. Celebrate the Living,” Timothy says, “it is the core of my ideas.”

Lovrinic Antiques is located at 15 North Union Street in Lambertville New Jersey. The Show will be open daily with extended hours to accommodate the vast numbers of visitors who have expressed a real desire to see the event, to become the ground floor buyers and to do one thing, celebrate the living artists who are the fabric of our community.

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10/14/09
For Immediate Release
High res photo files to follow

Open Heart, Open House
Musical Tribute and Community Yoga Expo

Cornerstone Health and Fitness, Doylestown, will host a community Open House to launch the musical tribute CD Goddess of Infinity. Written and performed by Lori Rosolowsky, the music honors the memory and spirit of Patricia Ann Wertz.

The event takes place on Sunday November 15, 3 to 6 pm. It spotlights 30-minute sessions of yoga with hands on assists by teachers¾a friendly and instructive way to experience yoga. Additional stress reducing sessions offer the fundamentals of QiGong and meditation. All levels are welcome to attend.

Other featured events include:

Local singer/songwriter Lori Rosolowsky signs copies of the Goddess of Infinity CD

Rendering of the new memorial garden designed by Anthony Landscapes, Inc. on display

Refreshments and time to rejuvenate, share and celebrate life

This event is open and free to the public. Donations will benefit the educational trust fund for Patricia and Rob Kielkucki’s 11- year-old daughter Lily.

Background: Patricia Wertz was a yoga teacher at Cornerstone who left this world this past June. The mission of the Goddess of Infinity Project, developed and supported by community volunteers, is to honor Patricia’s teachings, promote health and well-being education, and to support a trust fund for her daughter. Open Heart, Open House is the first event of the Goddess of Infinity Project.

Cornerstone Health and Fitness is located at 740 Edison Furlong Rd., Furlong, PA 18925. Contact Shawn Marie Baker, GM, The Cornerstone Clubs, Doylestown-New Hope, ShawnMarie@CornerstoneClubs.com, 215 794-3700 x106 or Lori Rosolowsky, lorirosolowsky@comcast.net 267 221 0627.

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Press release:

The New Hope Art League welcomes New Hope School painter Daniel Garber's granddaughter, Dana

Applestein, to speak about her grandfather and talk about his life and work on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7pm. The

meeting and talk are open to the public and free. The meeting is at the Solebury Meetinghouse, 2680 Sugan

Rd. and Meetinghouse Rd, New Hope, PA.

The Garber family was very close. Dana spent most weekends at the Cutalossa with her grandparents. As a

teenager she spent one summer with her grandfather having lessons in painting and drawing and then went to

Penn State and majored in fine art. After leaving university she went to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine

Arts. She did portraits for a number of years, raised seven children, is on the Michener Art Museum board, give

talks several times a year at her grandfather's studio for the Michener Art Museum.

For more information call 215-321-1516.

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The Painting Studio and Gallery of Robert Beck
21 Bridge St. 2nd floor, Lambertville, NJ 08530 609-397-5679
rbeck@snip.net www.robertbeck.artspan.com

contact: Sarah McAlinn 267-885-4729 Robert Beck 215-982-0074
Mr Beck will be available for interviews

Robert Beck’s Annual Exhibition, “Embarkation”

The Studio and Gallery of Robert Beck presents his Fall Exhibition, Embarkation, from October 17 through November 20. The artist’s reception is Saturday, Oct. 17, 5-8, and Sunday Oct. 18, 1-4. The public is invited. There will be chocolate.

The paintings included in Embarkation reveal a new thrust in the award-winning artist’s work. Having spent two years focused on designing a house, including ornamentation and furniture, Beck has a fresh and renewed concentration on painting. “I was being creative as ever, just putting it in another direction,” He says. “The different approach to form, space, proportion and rhythm sharpened my visualization skills and made me a better painter.

It was also an opportunity for me to look forward,” said Beck. “I’m 59 – a good time to take a clear fix on the horizon and let ‘er rip.” The new images have been painted with a leaner, more vibrant brush. The work in Embarkation is that of a top regional artist, refreshed, spirited, and as the show title suggests, embracing a new phase.

The range of his subjects is still extraordinary: interiors, night scenes, cityscapes, all painted from life. A bareback-rider was captured mid-buck at the rodeo in Cody, Wyoming. The Chrysler building was painted from the 32 floor of the building across the street. And Beck doesn’t just depict the bar at the Stockton Inn; he puts you on one of the stools.

Although described in books and magazines as a Bucks County painter, Beck’s work goes beyond barns and bridges, presenting honest investigations of our time, and who we are now. He avoids charming images, instead finding substance in subjects not noticed or attempted buy other painters. The observation, composition, and interaction with the viewer that have in the past earned him two museum shows and dozens of major awards are now sharper than ever. The time away did him good.

The Studio and Gallery of Robert Beck is located at 21 Bridge St., second floor, Lambertville, NJ. Normal hours are 12-5 weekends and by appointment. For information call 609-397-5679, or email rbeck@snip.net.

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NEW HOPE SIDETRACKS ART GALLERY
2A STOCKTON AVENUE
NEW HOPE, PA 18938

215 862 4586
sudetracksart@verizon.com
facebook: “Sidetracks Art”

POETRY READINGS ON THE THEME OF
NAKED IN NEW HOPE
Second Saturday, October 10, 2009, 6-9 PM

New Hope Sidetracks Art Gallery, celebrating Second Saturdays in New Hope for October, will present an evening of poetry readings on the theme of the current group exhibition, Naked in New Hope ‘09.

The readers will be Caroline Dechert, Librarian of the Free Library of New Hope – Solebury, and Paul Murphy, co-owner of Sidetracks.

Readings are scheduled at 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.

The Gallery also announces Naked in New Hope, featuring the paintings of Ralf Feyl and the late Inge Klimpt the works of 62 other artists, both local and national, including “Transforamtion of the Soul” an Acrylic & Collage on Canvas Painting by Lori Felt from Dresher, Pennsylvania shown above. The 3rd annual exhibit continues through November 1.

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Amy Gialuco
215-242-0185
biz@ascordia.com

Discover the Secret to "The Secret!"

The highly acclaimed movie "The Secret" will be shown at the monthly meeting of the New Hope Metaphysical Society
on Wed., Oct. 28 at 7:30 PM. The meeting will take place in the Great Hall at Pebble Hill Church, 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown, Pa. 18901. "The Secret" explains the universal "Law of Attraction" and demonstrates how one can utilize this law for greater health, wealth and creativity. Presenting the movie will be Loretta Vasso and Gary Hyde, therapists and partners in "Transformative Human Services", a psychological/spiritual counseling service in Bucks County. They will present the movie and then host a group discussion to further explore the Law of Attraction and the idea that "what we think about (and thank about) is what we bring about into our lives". Light refreshments will be available. Admission is $10. For more information, call: Amy Gialuco @ 215-242-0185 or Loretta Vasso @ 215-692-2753 or go to www.spritisvision.com.

Background Information:
Founded in 1990, the New Hope Metaphysical society is an organization dedicated to "making this world a better place" by promoting spiritual ideals, universal laws and metaphysical principles to the community at large. Located in central Bucks, Pa., the NHMS offers social support and spiritual education through monthly meetings, guest speakers and special programs on a variety of topics. The NHMS meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Pebble Hill Church in Doylestown, Pa. These meetings are open to the public.

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Christine Ramirez
Phone: 215-862-9606
Email: nhartschristine@comcast.net

Beat Night at New Hope Arts Cafe

Wednesday October 21st at 6:30 pm marks the start of a monthly series of poetry readings at New Hope Arts Center. Established and beginning poets will read their poems, bringing the art form alive.

Beat Night will take audiences back in time to when "beatniks" ruled the art scene with their raw and edgy performances. During this era, poets offered their own style, exuberance and unique commentary on the world, without limitations or inhibitions. This excitement will be recreated as part of New Hope Art Center's Arts Cafe series of events.

The fun doesn't stop with the poets and poetry. Mother's Restaurant will be providing food, along with Joey Cilenti providing his famous Giuseppe's gravy. For October 21st, the audience will also be surrounded by the Second Skin fiber art exhibit and have the opportunity to bid on silent auction items.

Wear your beatnik attire. Snap, don't clap. Be there, not square. Join the excitement, share the great food, and hear from area poets who are ready to share their vision of the world.

Admission to Beat Night is $5 at the door. New Hope Arts is at 2 Stockton Ave. (2nd floor), at the corner of Bridge St. in New Hope. For more information, call 215-862-9606 or email nhartschristine@comcast.net.

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Lydia’s Guild Craft Show
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, Pa 18901
215.362.5406
Info@www.lydiasguild.com

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rebecca Gilbert
Phone: 215.362.5406
Cell Phone: 215.605.9893

LYDIA’S GUILD FINE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOWCASE TO BENEFIT SEVERAL CHARITIES

Doylestown, PA July 9, 2009 – Lydia’s Guild Fine Arts & Crafts Showcase at the Historic Aldie Mansion in Doylestown, PA will be held November 3rd through November 11th. This years 27th anniversary show will once again donate a portion of the proceeds to benefit local, national, and international charities.

Our showcase features a unique collection of fine art and crafts creations from 90 talented artisans, including seasonal floral, pottery, woodworking, jewelry, country primitives, fiber crafts, gourmet food items for holiday entertaining, as well as giftware and home décor, both casual and formal. We feature several local artisans belonging to the Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen. The show is held at the historic Aldie Mansion, a stately English Tudor Mansion built in 1927.

Charities selected for this year:-

Meals on Wheels of Central Bucks County – provides home delivered meals to the elderly, homebound, disabled, frail, or at risk in the Doylestown area.

Wellness Community at the Anne McCouch Center in Lansdale, PA -provides support, hope, and education to people with cancer.

Heifer International - works to end world hunger by donating livestock
to families who “pass the gift” by giving offspring to others in need.

Remote Area Medical – airborne relief corps dedicated to providing free
health, dental, eye care, and veterinary services along with technical and
educational assistance to people in remote areas of the US and the world.

Show Dates: November 3-11, 2009

Time Weekday 9:30am-8:00pm
Saturday 9:30am-5:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm
Final Wednesday 9:30am-5:00pm
Admission: $4.00 ($1.00 off w/coupon)

Return visits free. Free Parking

Please contact Rebecca Gilbert at 215-362-5406 for further information.

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Howard Cooperman
Phone / Fax: 215.862.5272
Email: framz1@aol.com
Exhibit: “Sculpture Showcase 2009”
Reception: Oct. 10, 2009 from 5 - 9 PM

Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art announces their annual juried
sculpture showcase on October 10, 2009.

September 16, 2009 - New Hope PA, The juried sculpture show will
feature contemporary sculptors from within a 150 mile radius of New Hope
PA.

Gallery owner, Howard Cooperman is looking forward to hosting his first annual juried sculpture show on October 10th. The showcase of work will include indoor as well as outdoor sculpture. Sculptors from PA, NJ, and DE, were juried into the show.
The opening reception and award ceremony (8:00pm), will be held on October 10th, 2009 from 5 - 9pm. Show dates are Oct. 10 - Nov. 28, 2009. More than 60 sculptures will be displayed in and outside of the seven room, two story gallery. Also on display will be works by many award winning sculptors Robert Birbeck, Peter Cimino, Barry Woods Johnston, Sandra Kaye, William Dean Kilpartick, Robert Koch, Bill Marshall, George McMonigle, Dana Stewart, Richard Summons, Joel Tea, and Carl Wright, all represented by the gallery. Several of these artists have achieved international acclaim.

Three prizes have been awarded. First place winner, Jesse C. Harrington, from Philadelphia, will receive a solo exhibit at the gallery located in New Hope, PA. His marble and bronze sculpture portrait titled “Jessica Jones” stands 28” high. In addition, Jesse will receive free promotion of his work for an entire year, at the gallery leading up to Sculpture Showcase 2010.

Also included is a free web page on the gallery’s web site dedicated to the work of all three winning sculptors. Second place winner is Lenny Shapiro from Roseland NJ, and third place is John McDevitt from New Hope PA.

This year’s juror was Ellen Landis, curator at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, N.J., and Howard Cooperman juror of selection, owner of the gallery. Cooperman has been in the business of selling art for the past 29 years.

Attendees coming to the show will also have the opportunity to see Christine Drewyer’s oil painting show “Quiet Places” which coincides with Sculpture Showcase 2009.

Bucks County Gallery is the largest fine art gallery in all of Bucks County PA. where the Pennsylvania Impressionists began painting. New Hope, home of the New Hope School painters, is a one square mile river town located on the Delaware, across from Lambertville, N.J.

There are many shopping villages and Historic towns with Historic Landmarks in Bucks County PA. Fairs and festivals are also abundant throughout the season. New Hope is a cool artsy little town located right on the Delaware River, and it is a great place to start if you have never been to Buck's County Pennsylvania.

New Hope is located just 1 hour from Philadelphia, 1 1/2 hours from New York, and 2 hours from Maryland. What a great place for a day trip! There’s no shortage of quaint bed and breakfasts in the area. Plan for a relaxing two day stay when you come out for the show. It’ll be just in time for the change of colors in the foliage, which is a beautiful event in itself!

Bucks County Gallery is located at 77 W. Bridge Street, (just above the train tracks), in New Hope PA. Contact Howard Cooperman regarding questions about any of the 45 artists they represent. 215.862.5272. You can see many of the artworks we feature at www.buckscountygalleryart.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Florence Moonan
E-mail: florencemoonan@mac.com
Phone: 609.397.1882

Carol Sanzalone
E-mail: csanzalone@aol.com
Phone: 609.397.2975

INNOVATIONS

New Paintings and Drawings by Florence Moonan and Carol Sanzalone

Lambertville, NJ . . . Every now and then artists need to shake things up a bit. Local artists, Florence Moonan and Carol Sanzalone are doing just that with their new exhibition of paintings and drawings at Artists Gallery, October 9 through November 1, 2009. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, October 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. Or, join the artists for the cider and donuts closing reception on Sunday, November 1 between 2 and 5 p.m.

Florence Moonan, best known for her colorful abstract acrylic paintings, will be showing charcoal drawings using methods of mark making taught at Bunker Hill Studio workshops by renowned painter, Pat Martin. She will also be exhibiting dramatic poured works in oil. These techniques, when applied by Moonans bold movements, show ingenuity and a fresh inventiveness that makes the works in this show grab your attention.
Carol Sanzalone, working in watercolor and acrylic on paper and canvas, captures the graphic impact of light and shadows to create surfaces and color patterns that enrich the everyday images that inspire her work. Her artistic journey has included many years of experimenting with color and texture, and these recent innovative paintings will be a major part of the work included in this show.
Both New Jersey natives, Moonan and Sanzalone, find the diverse cultural, historical and natural beauty of the region continually stimulates their creative endeavors. This is evident when viewing the two artists' work side by side. Sanzalone's paintings respond to the environment, while Moonan's works are largely drawn on autobiographical experiences.
Artists Gallery is located at 32 Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ and is open Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. 6 p.m., or by appointment. For all other information call 609.397.4588 or visit www.lambertvillearts.com.

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Press Release:

The New Hope Art League welcomes all to hear this month's speaker,

Mary Shafer of The Word Forge, a marketing consultancy, present "Art

Marketing 101: Reaching Buyers Effectively in the 21st Century" on

Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7pm at the Solebury Friends Meetinghouse, 2680

N. Sugan Rd.and Meetinghouse Rd. in New Hope, PA. As an artist and a

marketer she will outline the tools and strategies to effectively promote

one's artwork. The event is free and open to the public. More

information can be found at www.newhopeartleague.com or call

215-321-1516.

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NEWS RELEASE

NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH FOUNDATION
SAYS “PROST” TO
OKTOBERFEST SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009

September 9, 2009 -- This autumn, beer enthusiasts from around Bucks County will be in their element, with the Neighborhood Outreach Foundation’s own Oktoberfest due to take place at Makefield Highlands Golf Club on Saturday, October 17th, 2009.

This debut event is a celebration of Bavarian food and drink, with expected 150 guests to descend on the Club, located at 1418 Woodside Road, Yardley, PA 19067 for the festival.

Highlights of the lively evening will include live & silent auctions, music by the acclaimed entertainer “Tony M,” a gourmet German Buffet and a cash bar.

This event is sponsored by: Jack Lacey- Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors, Deborah Lang- Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors, Carber Power Technologies, Federated Lending Mortgage Bank , First Federal of Bucks County, The First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown, Dr. William J.O’Brien III, D.O., Newtown Fam Practice & Med Cntr, Bob Egan Entertainment, Christine M. & Joseph A. Fluehr, III, Gilbert,Wilson & Hunter LLP Certified Public Accountants, Eric J. Lepine, D. M. D., P.C.

A grand time will be had by all! There are a limited number of tickets being sold. Please contact acarber@aol.com, 215-598-7784 or k.graham@comcast.net for tickets and additional information. Please don’t miss this special evening!

All proceeds of this event directly benefit the Neighborhood Outreach Foundation. The Neighborhood Outreach Foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that has been part of the Council Rock School District community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, since March 1992. Our mission is to offer help and assistance to community members in need. Our commitment is to provide aid when other support systems have faltered or are unavailable. For more details please check our website http://cr-nof.org/ or contact us at contact@cr-nof.org we thank you for your support. See you at the Oktoberfest!

CONTACT PERSON: Deborah Lang
PHONE: 215-837-2343
EMAIL: deborahlang@comcast.net

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For Immediate Release:
Contact:
Lonn Braender
BOI’s of New Hope Art Gallery
9 West Mechanic Street
New Hope, PA 18939
215-862-8292

New Hope, Pa. -- American impressionist Robert Lebrón ranges all over the landscape – from Florida to the rainy streets of Paris, to the snowy mountain passes of Nevada and, now, to the forested, river country of New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Lebrón will be taking his inimical style and a bushelful of paintings on his annual trek into the leafy countryside for an art exhibit and on-scene painting demonstrations at the BOI’s of New Hope art gallery October 17, 2009.
Gallery owners Lonn Braender and Bruce Oswald will have 30 of Lebron’s paintings on display, plus on-site appearances by the painter, who works in oils and uses the palette knife instead of the brush, a rarity among current artists. The show is titled “Paris & New York” but is not limited to paintings of those two cities.
“We also have several Lebrón paintings from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s,” says Braender. “It is fascinating to see the progression in style over the years . . . We find that many people love his depiction of cities. He tends to paint them as if it were 1900 – complete with women and men in hats, horse-‘n’-buggies, streetcars. He can really capture an age gone by.”
Lebrón, who is recently turned 80, was born in Lower Manhattan and grew up on the tough New York City streets, painting with crayons on brown papersacks. He is primarily self-taught. But he did study for a spell at New York’s Art Students League, whose former students include Norman Rockwell and Frederic Remington. Among his honors is a first-place showing at the Washington Square Art Show in Greenwich Village, where he exhibited his work for many years.
His art is closely related to the French Impressionists. But to Robert himself, there is little difference between his sophisticated paintings depicting turn-of-the-century street scenes of Paris, New York and Chicago and his techniques on seascapes, cowboys and the Wild West.
“History and the imagination go together wonderfully,” he says.
His versatility ranges from a 5-by-10-foot mural at the Suntree/Viera Library, near his Florida home, to the disastrous journey of the Donner Party through the Sierra Nevada during the westward migration. Among collectors of his paintings are movie stars Ron Howard, Carol Burnett and Jane Russell.
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His renderings of the ill-fated Donner Party – suffering people, horses, craggy landscapes – are prominently displayed at the Emigrant Trail Museum at Donner State Park in Truckee, Calif. “They are very good. They really depict what we’re trying to show,” said Shirley Kendall, a museum curator.
Lebrón -- 2.
The Pony Express era is colorfully depicted in seven Lebrón paintings that “keep alive the legend and the legacy,” according to Cindy Hutchcraft of the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Mo.
On and on it goes. Robert Lebrón has been painting all his life because his life is painting, period.
“I can’t imagine doing anything else. I do it. I enjoy it – every day.”
In his spare time, Robert holds painting classes for children and, sometimes, for dowagers hoping to find an enjoyable pastime.
New Hope is a trip in itself. The picturesque village on the Delaware River is a favorite weekend retreat of New Yorkers and visitors from neighboring states. Its streets bustle with tourists in summer and fall. Galleries, restaurants, gift shops, and the Ivyland Railroad tour are popular attractions. Some of its buildings date back to Revolutionary War days.
Lebrón is anxious to return.
Among his most-popular paintings of the local scene are the Bucks County Playhouse and the town’s churches.
“I love it there. The people and the atmosphere are special,” he says.
For more information about the New Hope Exhibition, contact:

Lonn Braender
BOI’s of New Hope Art Gallery
9 West Mechanic Street
New Hope, PA 18939
215-862-8292

For directions, parking locations and a map go to www.BOIsofNewHope.com

Show schedule:
Demonstration: Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:30 – 3:30 pm (limited seating, reservations suggested)

Artist Opening Reception: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:00 – 10:00 pm

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gina Rubel, Esq.
Furia Rubel Communications Inc.
gina@furiarubel.com/ 215-340-0480

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Lonn Braender
BOI’s of New Hope
9 West Mechanic St
New Hope, PA 18938
215-862-8292
boisofnewhope@verizon.net

BOI’s of New Hope Art Gallery proudly present:

Seth Ruggles Hiler – “Twentysomething”

Exhibition: Saturday October 10, 2009 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Join us for “Twentysomething”, the first New Hope exhibition of works by Seth Ruggles Hiler. The exhibition opens on Saturday October 10, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. All are welcome to experience the most recent body of work from this ‘up and coming’ young artist. Included in the show are paintings and drawings - portraits, figure paintings, interiors/landscapes - centered around men, all in their twenties.

Hiler, who holds a Masters of Fine Art from New York Academy of Art, is a realist at heart and an expressionist in soul. His influences range from Giotto and Rembrandt to Diebenkorn and Lucian Freud. Whether he is painting a portrait, landscape, still life or the figure within nature, Seth’s main goal is to express the emotional impact of what he observes. He translates these images through a variety of media including oils, acrylics, gouache and graphite. At the age eight, Seth was inspired by the nature and wildlife that surrounds his family’s small farm in northern New Jersey. His private training began then and focused on painting this wildlife primarily in gouache. The scope of the painter’s subject matter and materials broadened during his undergraduate studies at Syracuse University and continues to this day as he continuously pushes the bounds of his work. In his short tenure as an artist Hiler has had over twenty exhibitions of his work throughout the north east including New York City, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York State and also an exhibition in the La Villa Rosa in Florence, Italy.

About this show – Twentysomethings – Hiler says, “I am a product of the computer revolution, isolated as an effect of infinitely computerized media. Although I am classically trained, my art is dependent on the computer. My knowledge of human anatomy and form is the basis of my work, but digital photography, internet research, and image manipulation via the computer take place daily in my practice.”
Join us as we welcome Seth Ruggles Hiler to his first exhibition in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at BOI’s of New Hope Art Gallery. You are invited to meet the artist and view the new works, all of which are available at the opening reception, Saturday October 10, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The show runs thru November.

Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12:00 noon till late evening, weekday appointments welcome.

BOI’s of New Hope offers fine original paintings by local, regional, national and international artist, including many well-listed and important American artists. There is a large selection of Art Porcelain and Pottery and they have a great reputation for doing the finest creative custom framing in the area.

Lonn Braender
BOI’s of New Hope Art Gallery
9 West Mechanic St
New Hope, PA 18938
215-862-8292
www.boisofnewhope.com
boisofnewhope@verizon.net

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NEWS RELEASE

NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH FOUNDATION
SAYS “PROST” TO
OKTOBERFEST SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009

This debut event is a celebration of Bavarian food and drink, with expected 150 guests to descend on the Club, located at 1418 Woodside Road, Yardley, PA 19067 for the festival.

Highlights of the lively evening will include live & silent auctions, music by the acclaimed entertainer “Tony M,” a gourmet German Buffet and a cash bar.

CONTACT PERSON: Deborah Lang
PHONE: 215-837-2343
EMAIL: deborahlang@comcast.net

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PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Howard Cooperman
Phone / Fax: 215.862.5272
Email: framz1@aol.com
Event: “Quiet Places”
Reception Date:Sept, 26 from 5 - 10 PM
Runs: Sept 26 - Oct 30, 2009
Image attached: “Into the Light”

August 05, 2009 - New Hope PA, Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art is pleased to announce a new exhibit featuring new works by Christine Graefe Drewyer “Quiet Places”.

Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art will present recent works in oil by award winning landscape and still life artist, Christine Graefe Drewyer. The show will open Sept. 26 and run through Oct. 30, 2009. Please join us at the gallery’s opening reception to meet the artist from 5-10 pm on Saturday September 26.

Her “Quiet Places” exhibit will coincide with the opening of the Phillips’ Mill show, and remain open until 10 pm for the convenience of all art lovers visiting the area. Delectable chocolate beverages, warm home made brownies, and dipped candy treats will be served to guest’s age 21 years and above attending the reception from 7 - 10 pm.

Christine Graefe Drewyer’s creativity was ignited by the environment that was her childhood playground. She grew up in rural Maryland and eventually studied at Maryland College of Art & Design. With a profound love of the land and all its’ inhabitants, it is understandable that her artistic voice expresses this passion. Whether traveling to the Canadian Rockies or the Australian Outback, the inspiration will always be manifested on canvas. This show will range in size from 8”x10” to 36”x48” with a primary focus on landscape and also some serene still life.

Having been a professional in her field for 20 years the artists’ distinctive soft edged style has an atmospheric quality and her art resonates with the colors and forms of nature, in all its’ moods and nuances.

Christine was selected by the editors of American Art Collector as a featured artist in 2007, named “Woman of the Year” by National Association of Executive & Professional Women in 2008, she received the prestigious “Presidents Award” for the Salmagundi Club, NYC in 2009 and is a member of Oil Painters of America, Women Artists of the West and Associate member of American Women Artists.

The Annapolis artist was obsessed with the old masters and went on to become a certified copyist for the National Museum in Washington DC.

Paintings featured in the exhibit will range in size from 8” x 10” to 30” x 40” and are reasonably
priced from $850. to $8000. attractively framed.

Those interested in seeing the current exhibit must see them in person at the gallery. More than 200 original paintings and sculptures are online and in the gallery on display at all times featuring works by local, regional and international award winning collectible artists.

Please visit our website www.buckscountygalleryart.com , to view a selection of previous works by Christine. Special arrangements can be made to see works included in “Quiet Places” by contacting gallery owner Howard Cooperman at the Bucks County Gallery / 77 Bridge St. New Hope, PA 18938
215.862.5272

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Press Release
Contact: Amy Gialuco, Director
New Hope Metaphysical Society
215-242-0185

The New Hope Metaphysical Society will have its monthly meeting on Wed. Sept. 23 at 7:30 PM at Pebble Hill Church, 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown, Pa. 18901. The program for the evening will be "Awakening the Inner Psychic" with Judy DiCanio, International Psychic and Master teacher of Intuitive training.
Ms DiCanio comes from N. Wales and is a psychic reader and advisor, Usui Reiki Master, Frequency Balancing healer and teacher and an award winning author. In this evening's presentation, Ms. DiCanio will explain and demonstrate how you can access deeper levels of your intuitive awareness and psychic ability. Through stories, examples from quantum mechanics, metaphysics and real life experience, she will explain how we can easily "tune into" messages "from beyond" and become our own psychic reader. As part of the presentation, Ms DiCanio will also give personal messages to the audience from her spiritual guides. This program is interactive and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Admission to the program is $10.
For more information, please call: 215-242-0185 or e-mail: nhms@spiritsvision.com or go to www.spiritsvision.com

NHMS Bio
Founded in 1990, the New Hope Metaphysical society is an organization dedicated to "making this world a better place" by promoting spiritual ideals, universal laws and metaphysical principles to the community at large. Located in central Bucks, Pa., the NHMS offers social support and spiritual education through monthly meetings, guest speakers and special programs on a variety of topics. The NHMS meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Pebble Hill Church in Doylestown, Pa. These meetings are open to the public.

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Pamela Kerr
Phone: 609-397-8403
Mobile: 215-280-0551
Email: pammkerr@comcast.net

New Hope Arts Fashion and Fabric Arts Committee Preparing for Second Skin Exhibit in October

Fabrics and Textiles, Fashion and Tattoos will be the focus of a special exhibit called Second Skin. The brainchild of Executive Director Robin Larsen, the show, including three special events, is being produced by New Hope Arts' Fashion and Fabric Arts Committee: Chrissy Leasher, fashion designer and owner of Buying Style in New Hope, Christine Ramirez, painter, jewelry-maker and Executive Assistant for New Hope Arts, JaQuinley Kerr, actress and teacher, and John Slavin, photographer.

Plans are underway for three Saturday evening events associated with the exhibit of painted fabric, textiles, photographs of wearable art, and designer fashions. The shows will feature a broad spectrum of art and artists.

Second Skin: Fabric to Fashion, Textiles to Tattoos will open October 3rd in conjunction with a three-week silent auction. An Artists' Reception will be held October 10th from 7-9 pm during New Hope's Second Saturday. Jewelry, sculptural and framed fabric art, and wearable artwork will be featured. .

Second Skin: Wearable Art will run from 7 - 10 pm on October 17th. This special fashion show will be presented by established and emerging fashion designers, with a portion the sales of the one-of-a-kind, designer fashions going to the nonprofit arts center. Tickets for the fashion show are $45 and include a catered, light buffet provided.

Second Skin: Dress for Success will combine the exhibit's theme with a moveable feast on October 24th. Hors d'hoeuvres will be served at the art center at 7 pm, followed by patrons going to the home of one of several hots for dinner, before returning to the art center for dessert and a special presentation about New Hope Arts. For $75 patrons will get to savor cuisine while sharing their fashion choices for the evening with new friends and neighbors.

New Hope Arts Center is located at 2 Stockton Ave. (at the corner of Bridge St.) in New Hope. For tickets to any of the above events, or for more information, call 215-862-9606, email nhartschristine@comcast.net or go to the website at www.newhopearts.org.

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For Immediate Release For more information: Paul or Harriet Gratz
215.348.2500 or 215.348.1428

In a Grand Re-Opening and Anniversary Exhibition
Doylestown’s Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio presents
Pennsylvania Painters

Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio has officially opened its doors in the heart of Doylestown’s historic district. To celebrate its new location and the gallery’s anniversary as it enters its tenth year, Gratz Gallery will be presenting a grand re-opening celebration from Saturday, October 24 through December, 2009. A preview reception will be held Saturday, October 24, from 6 to 9 pm. This year’s exhibition, Pennsylvania Painters, highlights many Pennsylvania Impressionist artists, including Walter Baum, Rae Sloan Bredin, William Lathrop, Harry Leith-Ross, Arthur Meltzer, Antonio Martino, George Sotter and others. Philadelphia Ten painters Constance Cochrane, Nancy Ferguson, Isabel Cartwright, and Cora Brooks are also included. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts painters are featured as well, including works by Hermann Herzog, Leon Kelly and Leonard Nelson. A catalog of the show will be available on the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio website prior to the event.

As is the tradition of Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, a portion of the proceeds from every painting purchased from the exhibition will directly benefit The Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic through a single contribution by the gallery to the organization. This organization, formerly known as The Free Clinic of Doylestown, serves low-income uninsured or underinsured adults and children in the greater Central Bucks County community. Whether by providing medical and dental care or by helping people find resources such as low-cost housing, legal assistance, food and help for battered women, the Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic has made a meaningful difference to more than 8,000 adults and children in the Central Bucks community. To find out more about the clinic please visit aschealthclinic.org.

Paul Gratz, owner and head-conservator of Gratz Gallery, trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, among other places. It was at the Academy that he gained his interest in painters from the Academy and, ever since, has been collecting work by Academy artists. Gratz’s expertise has been focused on Pennsylvania painters’ significant and important contribution to the American Impressionist movement. This year’s anniversary exhibition features works by many of the members of The New Hope Circle, the group of painters from the geographic area of the Delaware Valley surrounding New Hope. Art historian Sam Hunter first wrote of this group in his 1984 book and exhibition catalog American Impressionism: The New Hope Circle for The Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Today, the New Hope Circle is recognized nationally, if not internationally, as among the most eminent of the contributing groups to the American Impressionist art movement.

The Philadelphia Ten, founded in 1917, provided a forum for professional camaraderie and aggressive self-promotion among women artists in a male-dominated art establishment. Many had studied at the Philadelphia School of Design (now Moore College of Art and Design). Fewer were students at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Formally organized before women had the constitutional right to vote in the United States, The Philadelphia Ten enjoyed a hugely successful annual exhibition schedule in its nearly thirty-year lifespan. Given their important and impressive place in the history of American Impressionism, Gratz has developed a keen interest in this group of women artists for both the aesthetic quality and investment value of their work. A variety of canvases of various Philadelphia Ten members are included in the anniversary exhibition.

Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio is located at 68 S. Main Street, Doylestown, just a few short blocks away from the James A. Michener Museum of Art and The Mercer Museum. The gallery features 19th and 20th century American Art, as well as museum quality fine art conservation services and custom framing. The gallery is open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Sundays, 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m., as well as by appointment. Call 215-348-2500 or visit the Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio website at www.gratzgallery.com.

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