GOSPEL NIGHT AT WAC...

GOSPEL NIGHT AT THE CENTER Featuring TROY BRIGHT of the Kurt Carr Singers Saturday, February 19, 8 p.m Tickets:  $18, $16 members, and $8 students Come experience a night of inspiration with gospel vocalist Troy Bright of the Kurt Carr singers, accompanied by his six-member choir and four-piece band. Troy Bright is a New Jersey native by way of Chicago, Illinois. For many years, he served as Minister of Music at Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, where his father was the Pastor and founder. Since then, Troy has operated as musical director for many music ministries and groups. Troy is a member of the epic ensemble, the Kurt Carr Singers, and is a featured soloist on Kurt Carr’s most recent CDs, “Awesome Wonder,” “One Church” and “Just the Beginning.” His talent has afforded him the opportunity to sing for and record with other music greats, including Donnie McKlurkin, Donald Lawrence, Karen Clark Sheard, Tramaine Hawkins, Bishop Paul Morton, Marvin Sapp, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, Celine Dion and Kenny Lattimore. Link to my website The Center which has been presenting a wide-variety of art exhibitions, classes and performances is open to members and the general public. Tickets can be purchased in advance online or by check (made payable to Watchung Arts Center) and mailed to the Center with your name and number of tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at the door by check or cash however seating is limited.

Come in out of the cold...

COME IN OUT OF THE COLD...attend a show or visit the galleries and warm your soul with the arts!

The Nields

Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $18 online, $23 at the door

Nerissa and Katryna Nields have been the darlings of the coffeehouse/festival scene since 1991, with tunes ranging from off-the-hook idiosyncratic to kicking to heartbreaking. “Our parents were total folkies,” says Nerissa. “Their first date was a Pete Seeger concert and their second was a Harry Bellefonte...We grew up on simple folk songs.”

The rhythm section from the Nields’ former eponymous five-piece band remains the same, with Dave Chalfant on bass and Dave Hower on drums. Now, the hot electric guitar leads and the folk-rock attitude are replaced with banjos, accordions, mandolins and a more refined sensibility. Beautiful voices weaving through muse inspired songs will leave the audience feeling like a kid at the campfire — young, easy, and trouble-free.

The Studio

Hidden Worlds

Upper Gallery

Wednesday, February 2 - Saturday, February 26

Opening Reception:

Sunday, February 6 from 1 - 4 p.m.

The Studio Group from Montclair consists of eight serious artists working in all different media — painting, printmaking, fiber, collage, sculpture, ceramic, encaustic, and photography. The exhibition features the works of artists Susanna Baker, Rachel Leibman, Yvette Lucas, Keely McCool, Rayna Gillman, Susan Lisbin, Leona Mahler-Sussman, and Lisa G. Westheimer.

In Hidden Worlds, we explore ideas of obscuring and revealing, through abstract, metaphorical and literal works, “other” worlds are perceived through the individual visions of the artists in our group.

Mare Vacaro

Reflected Body: A Solo Exhibition of Works

Wednesday, February 2 - Saturday, February 26

Opening Reception:

Sunday, February 6 from 1 - 4 p.m.

Waiting for Oliver 2_MareReflect is defined as giving back or exhibiting as an image, likeness or outline. This exhibition creates a dialogue between the images that reflect the standards of femininity as they relate to societal expectations and seeks to question whether beauty can be redefined currently.

Mare Vaccaro photographs herself in domestic settings that depict beauty and adornments from past eras. Her work asks the viewer to reflect on the standards of femininity, the societal definition of beauty and the art of masking as a means of questioning what is real and what is not.

Upcoming February Events

* Sunday, February 13 at 3 p.m.  - Classicals-at-the-Circle:Min Kwon and Friends

* Saturday, February 19 at 8 p.m. - A Night of Gospel with Troy Bright of the Kurt Carr Singers

* Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. - Paul Nagle's Regency Ragtimers

Check out our website www.watchungarts.org for more information, to purchase tickets online, or become a member! Support the Center and keep the arts alive!


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18 Stirling Road
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