In the gallery -- August 2011

Floating into the Library's Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery, on a silent melody meant for strings, drifts the August Exhibition PAINT ME A SYMPHONY: The Acrylic and Mixed Media Paintings of Cheryl Kaldahl a nationally known artist, vocalist, composer and musician, whose diverse background allows her to weave her unique expression of the arts into her creations. In the Display Cases are A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS: Antiques loaned by the members of the Montgomery County Antique Study Club. In her Artist's Statement Cheryl tells us that for her whole life she has been immersed in the sheer beauty of her Indiana environment, and this immersion has been the inspiration for her creative expressions. She learned silence and to listen to the music of her surroundings from her heritage. While walking in the woods, with the wind whispering through the pine needles, her creative spirit is awakened. She listens with her heart, reflecting on her subject, and quietly interprets what she has been drawn to paint or musically compose. On her magical artistic journey her work evolves as she blends new techniques with old.

Cheryl Kaldahl art has been featured in numerous exhibitions, collaborations, featured artist events, juried shows and art fairs. She has received private oil and watercolor instruction and has taken workshops from some of the most highly respected artists in the country.

Cheryl honors her father's artistic lineage by combining his innovative faux painting techniques with her own unique flair, creating a fresh, exclusive style.

Cheryl is the proud owner of Juxtapose: Art & You Gallery, in the Arts & Market District in downtown Lafayette, IN. She has found great joy and fulfillment in doing workshops for the community. She has been commissioned to illustrate a children's book entitled ANGELS IN MY EARS.

Always marching to the beat of her own drum, Cheryl has excelled in the music industry as well. She studied with a Doctor of Music from the Chicago Conservatory of Music and received private classical Piano instruction as well as private Piano Master Classes from visiting professors. Cheryl also received instruction on Composition and Music theory and Concert Piano Refinement. She holds numerous regional and statewide vocal and piano awards. She declined three California record offers to pursue her love of music through teaching. She has taught private piano, organ, voice, guitar, band digital piano/keyboard, and group music education classes.

Through the years she has been a Regional and Indiana State Piano Performance and Theory Judge, President of the Tippecanoe Music Teachers Association, Board Member of the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society, Stage Manager and Performer at Lafayette Civic Theatre, performing actress for regional theaters including musical theater, regional and national piano/vocal performer, and has made TV and radio guest musical appearances.

The Antique Study Club of Montgomery County meets once a month in member's homes to study antiques acquired by members. They are interested in everything old and interesting. They love to share their treasures with others and occasionally, when room becomes scarce, they will sell them so they can put out something newly acquired.

American Revolution lecture

The Revolutionary War Veterans Association presents 

"3 Strikes of the Match: Hear the Forgotten History of April 19, 1775, The Day Our Nation Was Born." 

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6-8 PM 

CDPL, Meeting Room A 

They will discuss Paul Revere's ride and the first day of the Revolution. The following questions will be answered: 
1. When and where was the American Revolution fought and won? 
2. When and where did the Revolutionary War actually start? 
3. What caused the professional British Army to break and run after a two minute encounter with colonial farmers and shopkeepers? 
4. Who fired the first shots of the Revolutionary War? 
5. What's the difference between history and heritage? 

This event is sponsored by the Revolutionary War Veterans Association and CDPL.

Genealogy Club Meeting

The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County IN Corp will have the program

"Round Table: Tell About One of Your Civil War Period Ancestors"

by club members and guests in the Donnelly Room at CDPL

August 9th, 2011 at 7 PM

Public Invited! Call: (765)-362-2242, Ext 118 or Ext 117 at Reference Desk or email at gen@cdpl.lib.in.us for more information.

Yu-gi-oh!

YU-GI-OH TOURNAMENT
When: Thursdays @ 5:15PM
Where: CDPL's Basement meeting room
Cost: free
Call: Michael Gurney at 765-307-4253 to sign-up
Sponsored by CDPL
 
FYI! What is Yu-gi-oh?
""Game King" or "King of Games" is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games. Most of the incarnations of the franchise involve the fictional trading card game called Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), where each player uses cards to "duel" each other in a mock battle of fantasy "monsters". The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is the real world counterpart to this fictional game on which it is loosely based. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Summer at the Museum

Summer at the Museum continues through mid-August -- so you still have time to visit the Carnegie Museum and earn prizes for completing activities. Go for it!

See the CMMC blog "Collage" for details.

Bob Ross Class

Bob Ross Class


When: Saturday, Jul 30, 2011
Cost: $45
Time: 9am to 4pm

Paint your own painting! Join Dick Murray as he teaches you the Boss Ross "Wet on Wet" technique while painting "After the Frost."
 
Supplies you need to bring are posted by his painting near the Circulation Desk.

After-Hours Genealogy Club Meeting

Join the Genealogy Club for 

After-Hours Genealogy Research at CDPL!

Friday July 22, 2011, 5-9pm

5:00 pm - Pizza in the Donnelley room (no charge, but donations accepted)

5:45-9:00 pm - Research in local history and reference area (no time limit on computers)

Advanced arrival (before 5:00 pm) is required. Library is locked at 5:00 pm.

Visitors Welcome! Please confirm your expected attendance by Wednesday July 20. Call 765-362-2242 ext 118 or email gen@cdpl.lib.in.us.

Scrapbooking

Want to scrapbook?

Saturday, July 16th:  9am to 4:30pm

Join Deb Slater as she gives you ideas and use of her tools to make wonderful scrapbooks.(Bring your own materials for a fun filled day!)

FREE!

Sponsored by CDPL

Yu-gi-oh!

YU-GI-OH TOURNAMENT
When: July 14th at 5:15PM
Where: CDPL's Basement meeting room
Cost: free
Call: Michael Gurney at 765-307-4253 to sign-up
Sponsored by CDPL
 
FYI! What is Yu-gi-oh?
""Game King" or "King of Games" is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games. Most of the incarnations of the franchise involve the fictional trading card game called Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), where each player uses cards to "duel" each other in a mock battle of fantasy "monsters". The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is the real world counterpart to this fictional game on which it is loosely based. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Bob Ross Painting Class

So, do you want to paint?

Jan Brown will teach the Bob Ross "Wet on Wet" Oil Painting Technique at CDPL on July 19th!

Cost is $40

Please bring your own 16in by 20in canvas!

Please wear old clothes!

Genealogy Club

The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County has plans for July!


Charles Hill (Indiana State Library) will present "An Indiana Princess in your Family?"

When: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 7pm
Where: Donnelley Room (CDPL)

The public is invited!

Call 765-362-2242 ext 117 or 118 for more information.

Comparing and Contrasting Genocides

The public is invited to attend

"Comparing and Contrasting Genocides: The Holocaust and Rwanda"

July 11th at 7pm in the Donnelley Room

Larry Grimes will share his vast knowledge of these two genocides. His goal "is to educate and reach out to students of all ages to express the historical importance of these events and and how they affect us today."

In the gallery

IT'S NEVER TOO HOT TO ENJOY GOOD ART!

July is HOT and so are the two exhibits being displayed in the Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery at the Crawfordsville Public Library from Thursday, June 30 until Friday, July 29.

Robert Clark, a photographer who began studying Photography in the late 1970's and never plans to stop, is the presenter of our HOT wall art this month. His work has been published in magazines, calendars, and books. He is also a stock photography contributor and has had several gallery shows. Robert enjoys presenting his work at Art Festivals like Penrod on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and at many other exhibits east of the Mississippi River. Robert never tires of shooting locally and is continually learning of new opportunities to shoot interesting subjects. In fact, he has a long list of subjects he intends to shoot, all within a few hours of home. He does travel further, but if he gets into his "explore mode," it's amazing what he finds right around home.

Robert is currently working on a Photography Course geared to those seeking more information on how to improve the quality of their images. He invites you to visit his website at http://www.bclarkphotos.com/

Our second HOT display case exhibit is Laura McClain's needlework, which she began as a young girl during week long visits to her McClain grandparent's farm. Her grandmother Mary Jane had Laura embroidering pillow cases purchased at the Ben Franklyn store in Veedersburg, and working on various other sewing projects.

Laura was born and raised in Montgomery County. She is the daughter of Jay McClain and Martha Townsend Bell. She attended Waynetown Schools and graduated from North Montgomery High School. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Science in Landscape Architecture from Purdue University.

Through middle school, high school and college, Laura's interest in needlework waned because of her myriad other interests. It wasn't until after she was married that her interest returned. Her sister, Dr. Amy Becker, introduced her to cross stitch and she started working on a small project called The Four Seasons depicting a football, basketball, baseball and golf ball for her husband's office.

Laura's next project was a collection of international Santas. Her intention was to cross stitch a Santa or other Christmas themed piece for her daughter Chelsea each year. This did not happen, however, because each successive piece became more detailed and took longer to complete. Santa and his reindeer (free standing) took a year to complete and the Nativity took 3 years. Whew!

Many of Laura's cross stitch pieces are actually wearable art. She went in this direction because custom framing was hard on a stay-at-home mom's budget and more people were able to see her work as others wore it.

Currently Laura is working on a winter scene in the Thomas Kincaid style.

Brain Day at the Carnegie Museum

Brain Day at the Carnegie Museum from 1 to 4 pm on Saturday, July 9th!

Visit the museum to learn about the human brain with Wabash professors Dr. Neil Schmitzer-Torbert, Ph. D. Neuroscience and Dr. Karen Gunther, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Cognitive Science. Admission is free.  See real brains up close and test your perceptions. See how a lie detector works, temporarily lose your sweet tooth, and much much more.

Call 765-362-4618 for details.

Happy Birthday, Pearl S. Buck!

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck lived an incredible life. Born in Hillsboro, WV on June 26, 1892 to Southern Prebysterian missionaries she did not remain long in the U.S. When she was only 3 months old her family returned to China.

Conditions were rough in the poor community at the junction of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal where her parents were stationed. She was the 4th out of 7 children, yet only 3 lived to adulthood. Her mother and her Chinese tutor, Mr. Kung were her teachers. She learned to speak both English and Chinese.

Life was not easy for the missionary family. Young Pearl saw war, poverty, death, abandonment, and sexual slavery. The family even faced personal dangers during the Boxer Rebellion and were evacuated to Shanghai.

Young Pearl was accepted as a hardship case student at Randolph Macon Women's College in 1911. She was different from the other girls because of her upbringing and out-dated clothes. She nevertheless did well and was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa.

She returned to China after college. There she met and married Lossing Buck an agricultural economist. From 1920-1933 they lived in Nanking on the campus of Nanking University where they both were teachers. In 1927 she was again forced to leave China because of violence in the "Nanking Incident."

Pearl had begun to publish stories and essays in the 1920s. Her second novel, The Good Earth became a best seller and won the Pulitzer prize. She continued to write and in1938 she won the Noble Prize for Literature. She is one of the few who has won both recognitions.

CDPL has many of her books, short stories, and several biographies. Pearl Buck, author and humanitarian died in 1973.


Sources:

Conn, Peter J., Pearl S. Buck: a Cultural Biography., N.Y: Cambridge, Press, 1998.

"Pearl S. Buck: Brief Biography of Pearl S. Buck," 18 May 2011. .

Stirling, Nora B., Pearl Buck, a woman in conflict. Piscataway, N.J.: New Century Publishers, 1983.

Summer Travel

Eager to get out of town? If you are looking for a “one-tank trip,” mountain biking experience or a cruise CDPL has resources for you.

Indiana: an atlas of Indiana's greatest off-road bicycle rides claims that it has “everything you need to know about off-road bicycling in Indiana.” Information about 31 rides in the state are complete with maps, photos, trail descriptions and directions, lodging, entertainment and more. One such ride is the Central Indiana Towpath which follows the old Indianapolis Water Company Canal and passes by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Butler University and brings the rider into Broad Ripple.

My Indiana: 101 Places to See will guide you to unique and interesting sites close to home. One site recommended is Columbus, Indiana. Columbus is noted for its interesting and unique architecture. Local industrialist and philanthropist J. Irwin Miller agreed to pay the architectural fees for schools and other public buildings if the architect would be selected from a list of the nation's very best. Over 35 buildings have been constructed with this stipulation. Additionally, historic buildings have been carefully restored. At the visitors center you can pick up information for the different architectural tours.

Lastly, for that relaxing vacation where you are treated like royalty consider a cruise. CDPL's The Unofficial Guide To Cruises states its goal is to help readers select the right cruise. The book contains information about planning a trip, different types of cruises, and unique cruise adventures.

No matter where you are interested in vacationing CDPL has resources to help you plan your trip!

Summer Readers Can Win a Bike!

America: Reading Coast to Coast

Hey, kids! 

After you complete the map of the United States (elementary) or the board with the patriotic pictures (preschool) for the summer reading program, "America: Reading Coast to Coast," you may enter the drawing to win a bike!

Bikes donated by the Crawfordsville Masonic Lodge.

Introductory Computer Classes

Crawfordsville District Public Library Introductory Computer Classes

The Crawfordsville District Public Library is offering an assortment of free, introductory computer classes for people who have little or no experience using a computer.

 The classes will be divided into two groups of students; ages 55 and up and 54 and under.

 Students will be introduced to computer basics using laptop computers with Windows 7 Microsoft operating systems. The laptops will be equipped with mice and keyboards.

 Registration for classes begins Monday, June 20, 2011

 To register for a class, visit the Reference desk on the second floor of the library, or call (765)362-2242, ext. 117 or ext. 100. No voice mails accepted. Class sizes are limited to five participants per class to allow for personalized instruction. Registration is on a first come first served basis. Wait lists will be formed if classes fill.

Classes will be held in the Classroom in the lower level of the library.

Introduction to Computers
Ages 55 and up - Wed., July 6, 13, or 20 (3:30-4:15)
Ages 54 and under - Wed. July 6, 13, or 20 (4:30-5:15)

In this class, participants will be introduced to:

• The inside of a computer
• Basic computer terminology
• Microsoft operating systems
• Using a mouse and keyboard
• Creating and saving a simple document

Introduction to the Internet
Ages 55 and up - Wed. July 27 (3:30-4:15)
Ages 54 and under - Wed. July 27 (4:30-5:15)

In this class, participants will be introduced to:
The definition/history of the Internet

• Internet browsers
• Internet search engines
• Searching on the Internent
• Navigating a website
• Bookmarking

Prerequisites: “Introduction to Computers” course or some familiarity with using a computer, basic terminology, using a mouse and keyboard.

Introduction to E-Mail
Ages 55 and up—Wed., August 3 (3:30-4:15)
Ages 54 and under—Wed., August 3 (4:30-5:15)

In this class participants will be introduced to:

• Web-based e-mail
• Creating an e-mail account
• Sending and receiving e-mails
• Attaching a document
• Managing e-mail with folders

Prerequisites: “Introduction to Computers” course or some familiarity with using a computer, basic terminology, using a mouse and keyboard.

Bob Ross Painting Technique by Dick Murray

Dick Murray will teach the Bob Ross oil painting technique at CDPL on Saturday June 25th from 9 am until 4 pm. Participants will paint "Enchanted Falls."

Participants will need to register for the program at the Circulation Desk. The cost for this program is $50. Items needed for the painting can be found on the price sheet at the Circulation Desk.

This event is sponsored by CDPL.

Bob Ross Painting

Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011

5-8pm

Oil painting technique taught by Jan Brown 

Cost is $40.00 

Please bring a 16 x 20-in canvas 

 

Sign up at the Circulation desk 

Sponsored by CDPL