February 3rd First Friday

First Friday Art Walk February 3 2012

Mechanics’ Hall Library Exhibiting

The MCMA Free Drawing School

1875 to 1988

First Friday February 3th will feature a continuing exhibit of drawings from the MCMA drawing classes of the late 1800’s

Architectural drawings of Will.S. Aldrich(ca.1886), who was a student and draughtsman for MCMA past President and renown architect John Calvin Stevens, along with blueprints and instruction samples from the Free Drawing School of Mechanical and Architectural drawing classes. Also on exhibit are instructor log books of students and bio’s of the instructors.

Will S Aldrich, graduates form MIT in 1888, leaves Portland to work in Boston in 1890, travels Europe for 3 1/2 years on a Rotch Scholarship in 1895. From 1902-1910 Mr. Aldrich works in New York City and from 1910 till his death in 1947 he is an award winning Architect in St. Joseph Missouri.

The Mechanics' library book club meets Tuesday,Feb.7th for a discussion of -Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky -at Noon for an hour. Please bring a lunch, drinks and dessert are provided.

For more info you can call Pat at the library @773-8396 Happy reading !

Mechanics’ Hall library 519 Congress St. Downtown Portland Me.

Second floor, elevator accessible ,5:00 to 8:00 pm

First Friday Art Walk, Jan.6, 2012

First Friday Art Walk January 6, 2012

Mechanics’ Hall Library Exhibiting

The MCMA Architectural Drawing School

1875 to 1988

First Friday Jan. 6 will feature drawings from the MCMA drawing classes during the early 20th century.

Architectural drawings of Will.S. Aldrich(ca.1888), who was a student and draughtsman for MCMA past President and renown architect John Calvin Stevens, along with blueprints and instruction samples from the school.

519 Congress St. Downtown Portland Me.

Second floor, elevator accessible ,5:00 to 8:00 pm

FMI call 773-8396

MCMA DECEMBER EVENTS

Dec. 2, 2011 , First Friday Art Walk, experience the beauty of Spain and Portugal with a library photo slide presentation from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The "Back Cove Artist Group" will be exhibiting their watercolors and there will be handmade items for sale with proceeds going to the library fund.

Note cards made from a 1859 wood engraving by Bircher & Russell of Boston and being printed again today locally by David Wolfe of Wolfe Editions in Portland will also be available for purchase.

Tuesday,Dec.6, the "Book Club" will be meeting at noon to discuss author Caitlin Shutterly- "Made For You and Me"

going west, going broke, finding home-Newlywed Caitlin Shetterly and her husband, Dan Davis, two hardworking freelancers, began their lives together in 2008 by pursuing a lifelong, shared dream of leaving Maine and going West.

DECEMBER 12,2011-MCMA Travel Film

“Beneath the Jungle... and Beyond”

Cinematographer/Producer - Dale Johnson

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens Ave Portland

7:30, doors open at 6:45

Free to members, a $2.00 donation at the door for non-members

Mesoamerica. About 1,000 years before the time of Christ, a consortium of autonomous city/kingdoms developed and flourished in a region now mapped as southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. They thrived until around the Fifteenth Century AD, leaving behind astounding monuments to the energy, industry, and ingenuity of their populations. They built temples rivaling those of Egypt... not as large but more extensive. A calendar more accurate than our own. Astronomical observations used in their building that reveal a surprising degree of sophistication and knowledge. http://www.trailwoodfilms.com/beneath.html

MCMA NOVEMBER EVENTS

Tuesday,Nov.1st-book club at noon. bring lunch; dessert & drinks provided.

Nov. -book club-Jack Kerouc-on the road

Thurs. Nov 3 noon time talk on The History of Skiing in Maine presented by Scott Andrews. 11-2pm at the library. refreshments. for more info call 773-8396 or visit www.skimuseumofmaine.org

Maine's first ski lift was a rope tow on Jockey Cap in the town of Fryeburg in 1936. Photo from the glass plate negative collection of the Maine Historical Society. This is one of about 120 historic skiing images from the Fireside Chat that will be presented in Portland on Nov. 3.

The presentation at MCMA will be the first Chat in the series:

Down-Mountain and Cross-Country: 140 Years of Skiing in Maine. This 50-minute slideshow is an overview that covers all facets of skiing over the entire time period, from the arrival of Scandinavian immigrants in 1870 to the present. It represents the broadest possible approach to the history of skiing in Maine, with each topic covered at an elementary level.

First Friday, Nov. 4th-Back Cove Artist Group-Watercolors

MCMATravel Lectures are at Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium 631 Stevens Ave, Portland, doors open at 6:45 and lecture start at 7:30

Free to MCMA members , open to the public and asking a $2.00 donation at the door

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

SID & MARY LEE NOLAN-”Cruising The Eastern Mediterranean”

Come along for a journey through the beautiful and historical Eastern Mediterranean. Begin with a visit to the glorious sites of Venice, then spend a day ashore exploring the Greek Island of Ithaca, Ulysses' legendary home. Wander through the ruins of Olympia, the site of the historic Olympic games and explore the ancient temples that honor the mythical birthplace of Apollo. Learn about the history and life of Athens as you wander through modern Placa and the temples of the Acropolis. Cruise along the Turkish coast to explore ancient Troy and stop over at Chlos, the possible birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Before heading back to Venice, dock at port Said, the entrance to the Suez Canal and take an overland journey to the Pyramids of Giza and the bustling city of Cairo.

For more information, visit the website for Travel Adventure Series: Cruising The Eastern Mediterranean W/ Mary Lee & Sid Nolan.

“Texas Highways & Byways”

NOVEMBER, 28,2011
TEXAS with Dale Johnson
When standing in El Paso, Texas, you're closer to Los Angeles than to Texarkana on the other side of the state. There is a lot to explore in Texas where you will find NASA, metroplexes, the Big Thicket, a technological Silicone Valley around the capital city of Austin. The Alamo still stands as an iconic symbol of the Texas spirit, and the battle is reenacted every year. The second largest canyon in the U.S., Palo Duro, is found here, a fact not well known, even in Texas. Join award winning film producer Dale Johnson as he visits many places in Texas, including the Dealey Plaza, site of John Kennedy's assassination, Ft. Worth with its many stockyards, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Braken Cave where 20 million bats emerge each evening at dusk, Texas wineries and much, much more....

http://www.travelfilms.org/speakers/artistdetail.php?membership_id=0036

MCMA OCTOBER NEWS AND EVENTS

FIRST FRIDAY-OCT 7, 20011-JURIS UBANS

“As an artist, Ubans’ work has appeared in countless exhibitions regionally, nationally and internationally in Riga, Latvia, and other Latvian venues. His work is also featured in the permanent collections of the Latvian Museum of Art, the Latvian National Museum of Photography, and the collections of Yale, Syracuse, and Pennsylvania State Universities.

As an educator, Ubans has taught painting and drawing at the University of Southern Maine since 1968, where he chaired the Art Department from 1974 to 1979. He was instrumental in developing the department’s curriculum after the merger of the University of Maine at Portland and Gorham State College of UM, and for making the department one of the most widely respected departments of studio art in the Northeast.

Among his many positions of prominence in the art world Ubans served as a consultant for the Latvian Council of Science and the Latvian Academy of Art. He also was chair of the Board of Trustees of the American Folk Life Center at the Library of Congress; a member of the Board of the Maine Commission on the Arts and Humanities; a commissioner for the National Association of Schools of Art and Design; and a member of the National Conference of State Legislators.”

Copied from -USM PUBLIC AFFAIRS Blog- http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/publicaffairs/archives/141

Quarterly Meeting, first Thursday, Oct.6, 2011 at 9.00am in the library

The MCMA library is stating a book club that will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided. Bring a list of what books you would like to read and discuss. The first book up for reading and discussion will be -CLARA and MR. TIFFANY by Susan Vreeland. First Book Club meetingTuesday Oct.4th in the library.For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours,Tues,Wed,Thurs.10:00 am to 3:00 pm

October, 10, 2011, First travel lecture of the fall- “THE GREAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE”- http://www.rvadventurevideos.com/videos.php

Come along on the adventure of a lifetime! The Rocky Mountains are the back-bone of North America and include some of the most beautiful scenery in the world! We'll take the back-roads as we follow the Rockies from New Mexico to Yellowstone, exploring the familiar and not so familiar natural wonders along the way.

Catherine Mc Auley H.S., 631 Stevens Ave, Portland, doors open @6:45pm and starts @ 7:30 pm. Open to the public, admission is free to MCMA members and a $2.00 donation for non-members

MCMA SEPTEMBER EVENTS and NEWS

First Friday Art Walk September 2th, the library will be hosting local Artist Jeffery Oliver, Drawings and underwater photography.

The MCMA library is stating a book club that will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided. Bring a list of what books you would like to read and discuss. The first book up for reading and discussion will be -CLARA and MR. TIFFANY by Susan Vreeland. First Book Club meetingTuesday Oct.4th in the library.For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours,Tues,Wed,Thurs.10:00 am to 3:00 pm-A little about the chosen book below

In 1893, Clara Driscoll returns to work for Louis Comfort Tiffany after her husband dies. Because of her passion for color and stained-glass, Tiffany makes her the head of the women's art department. He and Clara begin to develop a new prototype of lamp made of leaded glass (which he will one day be famous for) and Clara puts all of her energy into being recognized not only as a hard worker with an eye for color, but an innovative and brilliant designer as well. Clara longs for love and marriage but two things stand in her way; her own commitment to her art and Tiffany's policy of making any women who marry while working for him resign.

The fall travel lectures announcements are at the printers and should be available soon in the library.

First Friday Art Walk-July 1st

MCMA library, July 1st, First Friday Art Walk will feature artist Nicole Nelson, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm and also during the month of July during library hours.You can check out her work at the link liated below.

http://artist-n.blogspot.com/

N.

1. Gender: Female
2. Industry: Arts
3. Occupation: artist

1. Location: West Bath : Maine : United States

About Me

As an artist, my goal is to bring my work out from the studio and into the world. My focus is on supporting other Maine artists and sharing my art within the community. I am influenced by the natural world as well as the works of artists such as Frank Stella, Wassily Kandinsky, and Hilda Hiary. As an abstract artist I focus on experimentation and reshaping the present artistic environment. Through movement, bold colors, and texture, my art is an expression of the enduring human impulse to create. It is by creating art that I am able to connect with the world around me and to truly express my spirit. The result is bold, imaginative, and brazen art for the world to see.