Other Happenings

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Ongoing Events

Music Lessons at Wesley United Methodist Church

Wesley United Methodist Church, located at 511 Airline Road in east Columbus, will offer lessons in piano, guitar, and beginner organ starting weekday afternoons in September. These lessons will cost $80 per month. On Monday afternoons only, group dance classes for children ages 4-7 will begin at a cost of $35 per month per child. Call Wesley UMC at 328-8644 for more information.

Events at MUW Music Department in Poindexter

http://web3.muw.edu/as/music/events



The Lowndes County Imagination Library's mission is to strengthen early
literacy skills by increasing pre-Kindergarten readiness through books and reading.

This program works by providing a free, quality book each month to children under age 5. These books include literacy tips for parents as well as book-specific activities to engage children as they read. To qualify for the program, children must be under age 5 and reside in Lowndes County. They can register by paper or online. After registering, the children begin to receive books through the mail in 6-8 weeks. They continue to receive books until they move out of the county or reach their 5th birthday. The books are age appropriate and provide valuable book-specific reading tips and activities to engage children and parents.

In order to register, parents can visit www.imaginationlibrary.com and click find my program. Parents can also stop by the Commercial Dispatch or the Columbus Arts Council to fill out a paper registration form. Newborns who are born at Baptist Memorial Hospital and reside in Lowndes County also receive sign up brochures before leaving the hospital.

The local affiliate was started in February 2014 with seed money provided by the Commercial Dispatch. This seed money will provide
3,600 books for children. The Dispatch has partnered with the non-profit
Columbus Arts Council to bring this valuable program to Lowndes County. The program is also seeking individual donors, corporate partners, and grants to ensure that Imagination Library has a lasting impact in our area.

One Time Special Events

Contact Kenyada Boyd for a volunteer application at [email protected]
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Recognized by the New York Times as a reason to visit Chattanooga, the 4 Bridges Arts Festival™ attracts nearly 12,000 enthusiasts every year interested in the work of 150 national artists!

First Tennessee Pavilion * April 10 (Preview Party), 11 & 12, 2015


* Patron Purchase Program

* $10,000 in Artist Merit Awards

* Fabulous Southern hospitality!

* Complimentary meals and beverages

* On-site priority parking (including RVs)

* Booth sitting

* Discounted hotel rates

* 10' x 12' booth spaces with electricity; double & corner booths available

Chattanooga's premier visual arts festival returns to the First Tennessee Pavilion April 10-12, 2015. The Festival, presented each year by the Association for Visual Arts (AVA), is known for its strong emphasis on artist hospitality: complimentary meals and beverages, complimentary priority parking, load in/out assistance and booth sitters. With a very modest ticket price, the Festival's attendees are generally of middle to high income; consisting not only of novice buyers and existing collectors, but also museum and gallery patrons interested in original, affordable, high quality fine art and craft.

Artists will sell original paintings, glasswork, jewelry, textiles, furniture, sculpture and more; no mass reproduced artwork is allowed. Artists will also be eligible for $10,000 in merit awards through onsite jurying April 11th. The Festival also features live music from talented local and regional performers, local food and beverage, and a special art creation area for kids providing an interactive family experience.

Please click HERE to review the complete prospectus.
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30 Frazier Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37405

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January 14, 2015

The Big Read

We and our project partners are excited to invite our community to join in "The Big Read" kicking off this month and continuing into March. Our focus book, Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" is a great American classic
which won Wilder his first Pulitzer Prize in 1928. Since it's first printing in 1927, the book has NEVER been out of print! The story is well written, immersing us into Peruvian culture and creating fascinating character studies--all in a fairly short read.
For more information follow this link
"The Big Read" is a grant program established by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
in 2006 in response to studies reflecting the sad rapid decline of reading in America.
The program was developed to provide organizations with the means to develop community
wide reading programs. Through the focus on one book, we can encourage community
reading, discussion and participation amongst diverse audiences. From this we can all
come together to learn about the worlds encompassed in one story, and hopefully encourage
a renewed interest in reading.

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