Faulconer Friday coming February 27

You are invited to the next Faulconer Friday, February 27, 4:15 pm, in the Grinnell College Bucksbaum Center for the Arts Room 132 (6th Avenue and Park Street). Enjoy a glass of wine or sparkling water and unwind at the end of the week. Sample from a selection of delicious cheese and fruits. Bring a friend or partner!

Space is limited, so RSVP to Tilly Woodward (269-4663 or woodward@grinnell.edu) by noon, February 24th to reserve your spot!

Dan Strong, Associate Director of the Faulconer Gallery, will give a tour of “Animated Painting,” an amazing exhibition by 12 international contemporary artists who adapt animation concepts and technologies in making their art, combining handwork, digital technology, traditional art forms such as drawing, conventional animation techniques, live-action sequences, abstraction, and collage. Animated Painting was curated by Betti-Sue Hertz, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco.

Learn more about "Animated Painting":

Programming and events for "Animated Painting"

Clips from "Animated Painting"

(Image courtesy of the Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College.

Robin Rhode, Harvest. 2005. Single-channel video projection: b/w, sound; 3:45 min. Courtesy of Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York

Kota Ezawa, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2005. 16mm animation film, projector: color, no sound; 1:00 min., continuous loop. Courtesy of the artist and Haines Gallery, San Francisco

Jeremy Blake, Sodium Fox, 2005. Digital video on plasma screen: color, sound; 14:00 min., continuous loop. Courtesy of Kinz, Tillou + Feigen, New York

Ruth Gómez, Animales de compañía, 2005. Single-channel digitized animation video projection: color, sound; 2:50 min., continuous loop. Courtesy of the artist and Galería Oliva Arauna, Madrid)

Laissez les bonne temps roulez! (Let the good times roll!)

Mardi Gras is just around the corner and GYP will start the celebration early with a little cajun food and great music!

Saturday February 21, at 5pm we will meet at Bourbon Street for a little food and drink to get us in the spirit! We will then proceed to the Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience Concert in the Voortman Theatre at the Community Center. There will be a special $10 rate for GYP group members! The concert starts at 7pm.

Visit www.terrancesimien.com to find out more about the band or check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YZRehrfNJI to see the band in action


All proceeds will benefit the Grinnell Area Arts Council and it's many programs, including the Thursday's music in the Park summertime series!

Vote Grinnell as one of the "coolest small towns in America"

We received this message from Bill Menner, Director of POW I-80, earlier today:

I noted on the Budget Travel website a ‘coolest small towns in America’ headline. The website/magazine was seeking nominations for interesting towns of under 10,000.

So, I nominated Grinnell – citing the city’s sense of community, history, architecture, recreational opportunities and the College. They received more than 150 nominations, and culled that list to 22 finalists.

Grinnell is among them! And it’s the only place in Iowa among the 22.

Now, we need you to go vote. And we need your friends, family, co-workers, distant relatives, acquaintances, etc, to cast their votes, too.

Go here to vote and say a few nice things about the community!

http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-srv/coolestsmalltowns/

You’ll note that the two coasts are heavily represented. We need to ensure some geographic diversity!!

As of this post, Grinnell was sixth with 654 votes. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania led all finalists with 3,593 votes. Make your voice heard. Vote and help make Grinnell first!

YP day at the Capital

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

A G E N D A
9:30 a.m. Set Up & Community Showcase in East Rotunda
10:00 a.m. Engaging Young Professionals in Your Community:
City Officials Forum presented by
The League of Cities, Room 305
11:30 a.m. Luncheon : Legislative Interactive /
Generation Iowa Commission, Room 116
1:00 p.m. Flood Recovery: RIO Advisory Commission Chair
General Ron Dardis and RIO Chief of Staff Emily Hajek
2:00 p.m. Meeting with Legislators
4:00 p.m. Social/Networking event - RDG Planning &
Design, 301 Grand Ave, Des moines 515.288.3141
RSVP & More Info:
www.YPiowa.com
Contact your legislators and get
information on the issues:
www.IOWAPROSPERITYPROJECT.org
YP Day at the Capitol
February 23, 2009
contact:
Jessica Palmer
YPIowa
Phone: 319.431.7443
E-mail: jYpalmer@gmail.com