Friday 6/1 (on view through 6/30)
Twitter Box: Spatial Illusions Of All Kinds - the art of Jeanne Stern Opening reception 7-10pm
w/ performances by Joe Egnot, Silky Shoemaker, & more.
@ The Opera House
Discover the moving microcosmos that is the animated world of Jeanne Stern. In this collection of work spatial illusions of all kinds will be explored including, Jeanne's miniature film sets, layered paper spaces, moving dioramas, still image sequences, and formostly the screening of her brand new paper-puppetry films. Come to the opening and see this once in a lifetime combination of "twitter boxes", "mechanical ballets", and "hanging gardens" alongside Joe Egnot playing Philip Glass on accordion and performance art by Silky Shoemaker.
Jeanne's work has previously been shown at the SXSW Film Festival, Dallas PBS, the National Lampoon Comedy Network, and the Dallas Video Festival. Her recent film Les Malaventures de Zut-Alors also receivedthe award for best cinematography at Cinematexas. Among other talents, for fun Jeanne likes to play accordion while balancing on a rolla-bolla.
Friday, 7/6 Art Show : art by Jessica Russell's
opening reception 7pm-10pm
@ The Opera House
with performances by Silver Pines, Super Cougar, & more!
Don't miss this amazing show! On view at The Opera House through the month of July will be Jessica Russell’s new 2D and 3D works using embroidery, collage, found objects, and a variety of natural materials. This collection will include drawings from plant and animal guides, wax and soft sculptures, and investigations in color and cloth. Come to the opening reception and see live music by Silver Pines, Super Cougar (aka 100 ft whale claw), and others.
Saturday 7/7 (date might change!!!, working on details) Cyber-Geisha Qi: A Sci-Fi Fashion Spectacular!
starts @ 7pm
w/a runway show, videos, a DJ from outer space, and maybe a robot band!
@The Opera House
Come to The Opera House for a night of fashions from another planet! Sharing the catwalk will be Cyber-Chic Fashion and Geisha worn by some of the sexiest alien creatures around town. Even come dressed up in your best Sci-fi garb! We'll party the night away with blips and bleeps from another dimension...
Friday, 8/3
Jen Arnold: paintings, illustrations, and prints
opening reception 7-10pm
@The Opera House
*runs through end of August.