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Miami VOA and Liberty Twp. offer free arts buffet

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3:57 PM Wednesday, September 8, 2010

WEST CHESTER — A Free Arts Buffet with something for the entire family will take place at the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 12. The event is part of Community Arts Centers Day taking place throughout the greater Cincinnati area.

The Arts Council of West Chester & Liberty has teamed up with the VOA Learning Center for this afternoon of visual and performing arts that features the opening of an Area Arts Show in the Learning Center lobby.

The afternoon includes family art making activities, interactive art making on the lawns, sidewalk chalk art, a demonstration of Chinese painting, and a display and presentation by international food artist Terry Border of Indianapolis.

Local high school band The Plastic Inevitables will perform on the west patio at noon, followed by the West Chester Symphony String Quartet in the Learning Center lobby at 1 p.m.

At 2 p.m. the presentation of local proclamations and art show awards will take in the auditorium, together with a performance by classical guitarist James Lentini and soprano Dana Lentini. Lentini, the dean of Miami University’s School of Fine Arts, is judging the art exhibition.

There will be strolling actors from C-PAL and the New Gate Celtic Theatre Group, and an opportunity to sample artisanal bread and dipping oils by local vendor Little Dipper. Greg Irwin, Hamilton resident, Miami alumnus and internationally recognized expert on hand and finger development will be present and doing roving demonstrations.

Community Arts Centers Day celebrates the benefits of arts throughout the region, and a total of 27 community arts centers are participating in the day’s activities.

The full schedule of the afternoon’s activities is available on line from the VOA Learning Center

(www.muohio.edu/voalc) and the Arts Council of West Chester & Liberty (www.artscouncilwcl.com).

Information about activities at all participating community arts centers is available at www.findyourcenternow.com.

Pop Revolution Gallery and Framing of Mason is sponsoring many of the activities at the Learning Center. Sponsorship of all community arts centers’ activities has been provided by The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

Links to participating artists:

Terry Borders (food art) www.bentobjects.blogspot.com

James Lentini (classical guitar) www.jameslentini.net

Confucius Institute (Chinese painting) www.units.muohio.edu/ConfuciusInstitute/ Paul Loehle (sidewalk chalk art) www.sweetartofmine.com/Paul.html

West Chester Symphony Orchestra www.westchestersymphony.org

Plastic Inevitables (rock band) www.facebook.com/plasticinevitables

Little Dipper (oils) www.littledippercompany.com

New Gate Celtic Theatre Company www.newgateceltictheatre.org/home.html

C-PAL (Children’s Performing Arts of Lakota) http://cpalakota.homestead.com/

Pop Revolution Gallery (sponsor) www.poprevolutiongallery.com

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