Top Hat: A 1935 Birthday Bash!
Saturday Jan 7, 2012 at 8 PM
Earl Smith Strand Theatre

The Strand is tipping its hat to the first movie ever screened at the theatre with a screening of Top Hat, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The Strand will be celebrating its third birthday since its grand reopening in 2009 by showing the first movie shown at the theatre in 1935. Patrons will enjoy an eveningof old Hollywood charm with an art auction, cocktail party, and a screening of Top Hat.

Tickets are $25 and on sale today. For more information or tickets, visit www.EarlSmithStrand.org or the Box Office at 770-293-0080 or 117 North Park Square, Marietta, 30060. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 12 PM; 1 PM to 4 PM; and two hours before the show. — at The Strand.

The 2^nd Volunteer Artist Exhibit:

Delsarte Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Mural

January 22^nd Reception from 2-4PM

The Defoor Centre is proud to announce the first show of 2012 celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s life achievements known throughout the world in mural form. This group of artists will display their larger than life wall space pieces on a smaller scale.

The display will up for six weeks January 13 through February 29 2012 with a Sunday afternoon reception on January 22 from 2-4PM. This is a free event and families are welcomed.

Started by the City of theAtlantain 2008, the mural project tells the story of Martin Luther King, Jr, by using the large visual format. The first exhibit started small with 70 artists onEdgewood Avein Downtown Atlanta, across from the MLK museum to well over 200 today. Artist Louis Delsarte won the first contest and now he’s the manager along with artist, Cheryl D’Amato coordinating the show all year around.

Many artists from various backgrounds bring their talent and skill to explore Martin Luther King’s life and achievements, that are still carried on today in many ways unknown to the obvious. “At the Defoor Centre this will cover the entire inside of the building and that’s over 20K square feet, just think of the physical and emotional impact of the imagery”, states D’Amato with a smile.

As a juried show, participating artists are not yet known and will be announced in mid November.

About the Defoor Centre:

The Defoor Centre is located off Howell Mill Rdin Atlantain the reviving Westside neighborhood, where a lot of local vendors that cater to the interior designers have been going to for years. The Centre has been a growing facility hosting major fundraisers to corporate meetings to private weddings all in house catering with a full bar. 100 years ago this place was a hospital for the soldiers fighting at the Battle of Peachtree Creek and to this day they are “still there.”

For more information on the Defoor: www.defoorecentre.com or just come by Tues-Friday to get something to eat and browse –1710 DeFoor AveAtlantaGA. On Facebook-www.facebook.com/defoorcentre or search for the Defoor Center ARTS group!

The 2nd Volunteer Artist Exhibit: Delsarte Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Mural January 22nd Reception from 2-4PM

  OFF THE WALL 2011 – TIME TO GET EVEN PRICES ARE UP!

$200 $400 $600 OPENING PARTY ON NOVEMBER 13 2011

ATLANTA GA– Defoor Centre is ready to up the ante up Off The Wall this year and raise the prices! Over the past five years, this show has grown and has been a focal point for both artists and buyers, this year the prices will be set at $200, $400 and $600 for the week long show. Starting on Sunday, November 13, 2011 from 2-4PM with a cash bar and refreshments and ending on Friday 18^th.

Buyers can choose from all levels of technique and various mediums, from drawings to sculpture jewelry to paintings – traditional imagery to the abstract. So priced at these rock bottom prices you will get the deal of the year and you will be supporting the local arts.

Off The Wall was revisited in 2007 from art director, Jill Kettle’s days as an intern at New Visions Gallery in Buckhead where it was a highlighted event. Bringing it back, gave local artists, a chance to show and sell and meet with others for a sense of community. Many Off The Wall artists are picked for shows at the Defoor Centre and other local galleries as well as buyers that became fans and friends. “Not only is this an art show but it’s a time to come together as one, share thoughts, views and laughs”, says Kettles. Trying to put on this show takes the whole year, gathering up artists, talking to the media to the actual installation.

The Defoor Centre is located offHowell Mill RdinAtlantain the reviving Westside neighborhood, where a lot of local vendors that cater to the interior designers have been going to for years. The Centre has been a growing facility hosting major fundraisers to corporate meetings to private weddings all in house catering with a full bar. 100 years ago this place was a hospital for the soldiers fighting at the Battle of Peachtree Creek and to this day they are “still there.”

For more information, please contact Jill Kettles at jill@scribblesstudios.com and or on Facebook – Defoor Centre Arts – Facebook – Defoor Centre Arts and @scribblesstudio on Twitter. For more on the Defoor: www.defoorcentre.com

Getting there… 

I recently had a plugin accident that made me have to start over. I hope to get it up and running…To contact me for prices on paintings, please email: Jill@scribblesstudios.comnning so you all can view my work….Thank you JK