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February 1, 2012 12:00 am to December 31, 2012 12:00 am

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Enrollment Now Open for AVA Gallery and Art Center’s Spring and Summer 2012 Education Program

March 20, 2012 12:00 am to August 31, 2012 12:00 am

Registration is Now Open for

Spring and Summer 2012

Art Classes and Workshops

for Children, Teens, and Adults 

at AVA Gallery and Art Center

 

AVA Gallery and Art Center (AVA / Alliance for the Visual Arts), located at 11 Bank Street in Lebanon, NH, is pleased to announce that registration has begun for Spring and Summer 2012 Art Camps, Classes, and Workshops for Children, Teens, and Adults.

AVA’s Spring and Summer 2012 educational offerings build on our core programs in drawing, painting, and sculpture and expand into new creative disciplines.  Class formats include one-day workshops, weekend workshops, weeklong art camps, and weekly sessions that meet during daytime or evening hours.  AVA’s member-supported Scholarship Fund provides opportunities for deserving individuals of all ages, abilities, and creative inclinations to participate in our programming.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the scope of AVA’s upcoming arts offerings:

  • The Spring 2012 program includes 44 offerings, including art camps, classes, and workshops.
  • The Summer 2012 program includes 58 offerings, including art camps, classes, and workshops.
  • The AVA Faculty is comprised of 48 regional artists.
  • A Public Art Printmaking Project will produce artworks destined to hang inside Advance Transit buses this spring and a Teen Public Art Mural Project will appear in Lebanon this summer!
  • Partnerships with The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, the Vermont Institute for Natural Science, the Upper Valley Land Trust, Tiltfactor Laboratories, and the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead will provide rich experiences for art enthusiasts of all ages.

 

Among the Spring 2012 offerings for children and teens are Lego Mindstorm Robotics, Comics for Kids, and Electronic InstrumentsSpring Vacation Art Camps will be held for children aged 5-8, 9-12, and teens during the week of April 16-20, and include offerings like Earth Day Art, Architectural Design, and Stop-Motion Animation.

The Spring 2012 classes and workshops for adults include: Sculpting the Living Landscape: Perfect Perennials for the Upper Valley Garden, Daytime Beginning Drawing, Basics of Photography, The Dancing Pen, and Evening Beginning Watercolor.

Weeklong Summer 2012 CAOS (Community Arts Open Studio) and Art Camps for Children and Teens begin June 25 and run through August 24.  A selection of the art camps for children aged 5-8 are Seuss-tastic!, Circus Art, Art in the Wild, Miniature Fairy World, and Doll Making.  Some of the art camps for children aged 9-12 are Polymer Clay Sculpture, Digital Photography for Kids, Painting – Seeing and Imagination, Gamecrafting, and Playing with Printmaking. A number of summer art camps for teens are also offered, including Graphic Novels, Oil Painting, and Public Art Murals – A Two-Week Camp.

Summer 2012 classes and workshops for Adults include: Evening Beginning Drawing, Photoshop Elements Basics, Contemporary Realism in Pastel, and Artist Books: Flexagons and Pop-Ups.

               As space in our classes is limited, early registration is recommended for all AVA’s courses and workshops. For a copy of our brochure, membership or scholarship information, or to register for a class: call (603) 448-3117; stop by AVA’s offices; or send a fax to

(603) 448-4827.  To view our complete class listings or to enroll online, please visit our website: www.avagallery.org.

AVA Gallery and Art Center/Alliance for the Visual Arts is a non-profit organization representing Vermont and New Hampshire artists.  Located at 11 Bank Street right off Colburn Park in Lebanon, NH, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11AM to 5PM and by appointment; closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Admission is free, and the gallery is accessible to the handicapped. 

AVA is supported in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Adam Blue

Education Director

AVA Gallery and Art Center

11 Bank Street

Lebanon, NH 03766

(603) 448-3117

www.avagallery.org

Make art a part of everyday life!

GOLF TOURNAMENT CANCELLED FOR TODAY

May 15, 2012 12:00 am to June 7, 2012 12:00 am

RAIN DATE FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL WECHSLER MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IS JUNE 7TH SAME TIME SAME PLACE.

Visit Salt hill Pub Restaurant Week 05/18/12-05/25/12

May 18, 2012 12:00 am to May 25, 2012 12:00 am
 Salt Hill Pub is participating in NH Restaurant & Lodging’s first ever “Restaurant Week”, 
Salt hill Pub has put together a combination of our favorites at a super discounted price to entice new customers to try us as well and reward our loyal customers. 
The 8-day event from May 18th through May 25th - 

www.restaurantweeknh.com, promoting restaurants throughout NH that will sponsor a 3-course meal.  

Spring Speaker Series

May 23, 2012
12:45 am to 7:00 pm

Spring Speaker Series

Wednesday, May 23rd, 4:45 – 7:00pm

 Join us for food, fun and an array of speakers, all focused on health and wellness.

Join us for just one speaker, or stay for more, as we cover topics from head to toe.

 Speaker Mini-Series:

 4:45 – 5:10      Got Headaches? The PT Cure Explored

Marsha Wykes, PT, OCS, Cert. MDT

Clinical Director at Cioffredi & Associates

 5:20 – 5:50      Chronic Pain Management for Back Pain

Mindy Wallace, CRNA, MSN, ARNP, FAAPM

Alice Peck Day Pain Management Clinic

 6:00 – 6:30      ACL ~ Injury Prevention Techniques for Athletes

Michael Sparks, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon at DHMC Sports Medicine

 6:40 – 7:05      Plantar Fasciitis: The Pain That Won’t Go Away?

William Cioffredi, PT

Founder & CEO of Cioffredi & Associates

 All attendees can enter to win:

• Posture & Flexibility Evaluation – Value $120

This evaluation with one of our Physical Therapists examines how your body functions as a whole, and gives you tips on

how you can correct your body’s biomechanics to help keep you on the path of optimum health. A full description of this

evaluation is available on our website.

 Schedule and topics subject to change. See website www.cioffredi.com prior to event for exact schedule.

 The event is free, but advanced registration is requested.

Please call 603-643-7788 or email scheduling@cioffredi.com

The 33rd Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft, and Music Festival

June 15, 2012 12:00 am to June 17, 2012 12:00 am
 
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33rd Annual Quechee Hot AirBalloon Craft & Music Festival!

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June 15th 16th & 17th 2012

  Balloon Flights

6:00 p.m. Friday evening and 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday

There are five flights over the weekend–wind and weather permitting–during which over twenty colorful balloons ascend over the Quechee valley and beyond. What a sight!

Tethered balloon rides are available during the day (again – weather permitting!)

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 Please find information about this year’s Balloon Festival. We are so thrilled once again to host one of the Top 20 Events in New England as stated by Yankee Magazine. This Festival helps sustain the Chamber, and we’d like to ask our members for your help in spreading the word!

The 33rd Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft, and Music Festival

 

The 33rd Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft, and Music Festival powered by xfinity is set to take place June 15-17, 2012 in a new location– adjacent to the Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm. The new location offers a bigger-sized field than before with a quintessentially-Vermont landscape. New this year, a beautiful woodsy footpath will guide visitors from parking to the open field where the magic of the Quechee Balloon Fest will take place.

The Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival is the longest continuously running Hot Air Balloon Festival in New England featuring over 20 hot air balloons. Balloon rides are available to purchase at www.quecheeballoonfestival.com prior to, and during the event. The Festival will feature continuous music and entertainment for all ages, and over 60 craft artisans and commercial vendors, children’s activities include train rides,  an inflatable climbing wall, slide and tunnel; craft activities, and face painting. And of course there will be festival food, a beer and wine garden, and more delights!

Entertainment

Fun for the Family! Enjoy the Balloon Glow on Friday evening, continuous bands, comedy acts, dance routines all weekend and the “Kid’s Zone” (by the Green Mountain Children’s Center) with games, rides, playground, face-painting & more.

Watch the amazing New England Disc Dogs & the Jumptown Parachute Demonstration Team.

Food Court & Vendors

Northeast Concessionaires returns again this year with their fabulous Food Court. The Food Court offers great food for everyone including those blooming onions & healthy wraps!

There are over 60 outstanding craft artisans from pottery to potpourri. Commercial vendors, area businesses and non-profit organizations offer information and bargains galore!

More at www.quecheeballoonfestival.com

This new scenic site will provide amazing photographic opportunities on the picturesque grounds of the Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm. Photo contest entries can be submitted online at www.quecheeballoonfestival.com following the festival. Visitors are encouraged to carpool with friends and family with cameras in hand!

Volunteers are always needed, and the Quechee Balloon Festival Committee has already started their planning. For more information and sharing of ideas, please visit www.quecheeballoonfestival.com , sponsored by the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce. (802)-295-7900

See you Father’s Day Weekend; June 15, 16, 17 2012!

 
 
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