Dec 1, 2024 | Gmeiner4, News, Regional Arts Events
The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center is thrilled to announce the return of the Makers’ Market during Christmas on Main Street weekend. On Sunday, December 15th from 12PM to 4PM, come to the Gmeiner to purchase handmade goods from local artisans who will have booths set up inside the gallery space. Deep Roots Hard Cider will be returning this year with free tastings of their award-winning local ciders. There will be jewelry, quilted items and lots of wonderful gifts. Finish off the Christmas on Main Street weekend by supporting local artisans and getting something unique for your loved ones or yourself!
The Gmeiner is located at 134 Main Street in Wellsboro behind the Green Free Library, just a block from the Green. Parking is on Main Street in front of the library.
Dec 1, 2024 | Gmeiner3, News, Regional Arts Events
The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center is pleased to announce that we will host a select few vendors in the Studio during Wellsboro’s Dickens of a Christmas. On Saturday, December 7 from 10AM to 5PM, while you’re checking out the Dickens festivities, come see what we have to offer! Shutter Homestead Winery will be returning for the third year with free tastings and bottles to purchase. Support the Tioga County Cat Project by purchasing a t-shirt, ornament, or handmade craft from their table. Joining the vendors this year is well-known local potter, James “Beez” States who will have lots of beautiful ceramic pieces for sale.
The Gmeiner is located at 134 Main Street in Wellsboro behind the Green Free Library, just a block from the Green. Parking is on Main Street in front of the library.
Dec 1, 2024 | Gmeiner2, News, Regional Arts Events
The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center is proud to announce the Main Gallery exhibit for December, the 2024 Regional Juried Exhibit. This competitive annual exhibit showcases the “best of the best” of regional two-dimensional art. The opening reception for this and the Atrium Gallery exhibit will be held on Sunday, December 8 th from 2-4PM.
The reception is free and open to the public, who are invited to come enjoy light refreshments provided by Art’s Friends and to meet the artists. Awards will be announced at 3PM. This exhibit will remain on display until Sunday, January 5 th .
Artists from within 150 miles of the Gmeiner were invited to submit up to three pieces for consideration in the 2024 Regional Juried Exhibit. Forty-seven hopeful artists submitted 105 pieces to be judged, which was narrowed down to 50 art works that will be displayed. Local artists from Wellsboro, Mansfield, Blossburg, Liberty, Mainesburg, Tioga, and Lawrenceville made the cut, as did artists from Coudersport, Williamsport, Lock Haven, and Montoursville. New York is represented by artists from Elmira, Corning, Horseheads and Pine City. There are several artists from the Montrose area, and our furthest participant at 148 miles is from Kutztown. The artwork submitted represents a great variety of media, including oil and acrylic paintings, pastels and drawings, photography, fiber art, printing, mixed media and digital art.
The juror for this exhibit was Manuel Moreno-Lee who is an Assistant Professor of art at Lycoming College. He is a 3D generalist and artist whose work has been screened at festivals globally, winning several awards. As a freelance animator, he has worked in Boston, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Rochester, N.Y. Prior to earning an M.F.A. in film and animation at Rochester Institute of Technology, he worked as a founding team member of Boston Global Education. He works in a wide range of mediums to create narrative-driven work in both 2D and 3D.
The Gmeiner is open from 12-6PM Tuesdays through Sundays and is located at 134 Main Street in Wellsboro behind the Green Free Library. Admission to the gallery is free.
Nov 24, 2024 | Music, News, Regional Arts Events
One of the region’s most cherished holiday traditions, the Susquehanna Valley Chorale’s Candlelight Christmas, will take place on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Sunbury.
The beloved performance features the 100-year-old tradition of Nine Lessons and Carols.
The SVC ensemble includes over 70 members. The performance will be accompanied by Elizabeth Asmus on harp, David Cover on organ, the Commonwealth Brass, and percussion, as well as a traditional candlelighting to conclude the performance.
William Payn serves as Conductor and Music Director and David Cover serves as Accompanist.
Payn said of the tradition, “This event is not just a concert, but a celebration of the holiday spirit, inviting audiences to come together and enjoy the magic of music during the Christmas season.”
The concert will feature traditional carols such as Once in Royal David’s City, Angels We Have Heard on High, The First Nowell, Joy to the World, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Silent Night, among others. The performance also includes the world premiere of So Many Hopes, written by Bill Payn, and features a new version of the song Celebrate!, rearranged specifically for SVC by the composer, Robert Cohen.
Soloists include: Maya Caron, Kathleen Kelley, Fox Laubach, Molly Manhoff, Joanna Rees, Tabitha Weeks and Kirsten Weirich.
Sponsors for the performance include: Martha and Alan Barrick, Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate and Patricia McDowell. Co-Sponsors are Hoffman Advertising and Mifflinburg Bank and Trust. Underwriters include: Gloria Karchner, Jackie Paul and Al Bothe, Jr. and Bernadine Richard.
Tickets for the performance are $25 for adults, $10 for students, and children 12 and under are no charge.
Tickets are available online at SVCMusic.org, by calling 570-547-0455 or at the door.
For more information about this performance and future performances, visit SVCMusic.org.
Nov 24, 2024 | Music, News, Regional Arts Events
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Tab Benoit with Jesse Dayton on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center.
Tab Benoit is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30-plus-year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta-swamp blues. He’s acquired a devoted legion of fans along the way as well as five Blues Music Awards, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
He has recorded and/or performed with Junior Wells, George Porter Jr., Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Billy Joe Shaver, Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kenny Aronoff, Allen Toussaint, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musselwhite, Kenny Neal, Chris Layton, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Hall, Jim Lauderdale, Anders Osborne and Alvin Youngblood Hart, to name a few. Benoit’s accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. He is the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. He received the Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Benoit also starred in the iMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina’s effects and a call to protect and restore the wetlands.
Jesse Dayton brings his fierce blend of Texas blues, outlaw country and punk rock to the stage, opening for Grammy-nominated blues powerhouse Tab Benoit on the I Hear Thunder tour. Celebrating his latest album, The Hard Way Blues, produced by Shooter Jennings and a #2 debut on the Billboard Blues chart, Jesse’s set is a raw, gritty journey through Americana. Known for his work with legends like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Social Distortion, and fresh off a Grammy-nominated collaboration with Samantha Fish, Dayton’s live show captures decades of fearless musical spirit. Expect powerful guitar riffs, soulful storytelling and a performance that’s both timeless and electrifying.
The performance is sponsored, in part, by Martha and Alan Barrick and Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate.
TICKETS
Tickets are $30 for adults, $24 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $20 for youth 18 and under, $20 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $20 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at [email protected].
For more information about the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, go to Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter or search for the Weis Center on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube.
Nov 17, 2024 | Gmeiner4, News, Regional Arts Events, Visual Arts
By: Carrie Heath, November 11, 2024
The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center is excited to offer a holiday card watercolor class with Lee O’Connell. The class will be held from 10:00 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, November 23 rd . The cost per student is $30 and materials will be provided. Open to adults and children ages 12 and older who are accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required. To register, please contact the director of the Gmeiner at 570-724-1917 or [email protected]
Lee O’Connell is a watercolor artist from Corning, who loves teaching and introducing others to a less formal style of watercolor painting. Join Lee for a fun and relaxing morning painting cards—no experience necessary. Using watercolors, we will paint simple designs anyone can master. All supplies are provided, including the blank cards and envelopes, so you will leave with cards ready for the mail!
