Plein Air Painting Workshops

From the Friends of Riverfront website.

The plein air painting workshops are held during the annual ArtWalk weekend. The instructors will set up in the skylit studio of the Wright Museum at Beloit College or, weather permitting, the open air of the campus or riverfront; both pastoral scenes with a backdrop of historic structures.

On both days sessions are offered in your choice of oil or watercolor instruction. Each full day session will include a 2 hour demonstration in the morning on how to select a subject, plan and execute a finished piece using color to display light. The afternoon will be devoted to applying the plein air style in either oil or watercolor. Instructors will be available to provide individual help each afternoon. So bring your preferred painting medium and canvas and be prepared for prevailing weather conditions. Lunch will be provided.

Cost is $25 per session*.
Download a registration form and painting workshop supply list (pdf format).
*A limited number of entry fee scholarships are available for teens. Scholarship form (pdf)

The Beloit N P A Events Calendar

See what’s going on in the Historic District or right next door and within walking distance.

The Beloit NPA Calendar of Events

Just some of the things available to neighbors living in and around Beloit’s Historic District that are within walking distance.

• - Beloit College
• - Beloit International Film Festival
• - Downtown (shops, dining, live music etc.)
• - Riverfest
• - Friends of Riverfront
  • Music at Harry’s Place
  • Dancing at Harry’s Place
  • Movies in the Park
  • Plein Aire
• - Beloit – Janesville Symphony
• - Beloit Fine Arts Incubator
• - Kids Fun and Drama – Music & Acting for kids
• - City Parades
• - Society for Learning Unlimited – SLU
• - Museums
  • Logan Museum
  • Wright Museum
• - Municipal Building & city services

Friends of Riverfront – Time for Bloom

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Bloom Schedule:

Friday, April 24:

• 1-6pm – Sneak Preview & Silent Auction Begins

Saturday, April 25th:

• 10:00am – Free Seminar – Master Gardener, Glenn Erickson, “Planters that Pop!”
  
• 11:00am – Free Seminar – “Compost Happens”
  
• 5:00-6:00pm – Meet the Artists Reception and Silent Auction.
  
• 6:00pm – Live Auction
  
• 8:00pm – Stay, visit, dance…

You know Friends of RiverFront. The same folks that bring us…

• - Plein Air – Edge of the rock painting events (workshops, exhibits and more)
• - Music at Harry’s Place – Friday evenings, outdoors in the pavilion throughout the summer
• - Dancing at Harry’s Place – Monday evenings, outdoors in the pavilian through the summer
• - Saturdays in the Park – Varied community events and entertainment to bring folks together
• - Movies in the Park – Big screen movies outdoors along the riverfront

…along with countless hours of volunteer time and effort planting and maintaining the park’s gardens for all of us to enjoy.

Bloom is their fund-raiser auction to support Beloit riverfront beautification projects.

Nature lovers, Artists, Artisans, and crafters are invited to participate by designing or building garden inspired art.

• - Original Nature Inspired Art: Paintings, Quilts, Jewelry
• - Original Garden Art: Bench, Trellis, Chimes, Pots
• - Original Designed/Built Birdhouses and Feeders
• - Decorated Flower boxes, Birdhouses, Swings

Bloom is a fund-raiser to support Beloit RiverFront beautification projects. Entries are considered a donation to Friends of RiverFront and will be auctioned at a special event April 25, 2009.

Starting April 1, entries will be received Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at The Pump House – Friends of Riverfront – 1003 Pleasant Street, Beloit, WI 53511

Tuesday, April 21 will be the last day that entries will be accepted.   ~Friends Of Riverfront

Bloom is a great event, a lot of fun and helps make all the things we enjoy down at the riverfront possible.

Well, there’s that and they’re also a wonderful bunch of folks. So create and donate something for the auction and/or come on out for the auction as well.

Hope to see you there.

This and other Friends of Riverfront events in the NPA Calendar.

More about Friends of RiverFront

Kids Fun and Drama – KFAD

Beloit’s Music and Acting Troupe for Kids.

This is an AMAZING program. We’ve know of KFAD and the kids have participated. I didn’t know they have a website. Cool!

And…

[feigned shocked vocal tone]

They practice and perform right here in our neighborhood! Our kids can walk or ride their bikes to participate. Keep the car in the garage folks.

So anyway,

Spring Production in the Works

The next KFAD production has been cast, and the kids are already hard at work learning their songs and lines. This Spring’s show is The Return of the Glass Slipper, a funny update of the Cinderella story. The shows are scheduled for April 17–19. The performances on April 17 and 18 are at 7 PM, and the matinee on April 19 is at 2 PM. We hope to see you there!

I’ve put this on the NPA calendar as well.

Kinda nice having a great college for a neighbor.

Prior to moving to the area I lived in Evanston IL, another ‘college’ town. So when I was considering where to move in the stateline area the fact that there is a college here was very attractive to me.

Though I was unsure how it might manifest, my expectation from prior experience was that living in a college town would add a layer of arts, entertainment, educational opportunities and… well, sophistication. Though neither of us teach or work at the college we’re frequent beneficiaries of the college being just down the street. It couldn’t be more convenient. We likely take advantage of what’s available more often precisely because it’s adjacent to the historic district. Additionally, we’ve had the opportunity to meet some very interesting neighbors who are professors or otherwise work there.

So with that as preface I was very pleased to see in the mail yesterday the Beloit College Arts & Lectures Calendar. There are many things we’ve circled that we’re now hoping to attend. Some great stuff. I’ve updated and expanded The Beloit NPA calendar with these events and others. Hope to see you out at some of these events.