The Teaching Studios of Art Announces...

New Children's Classes for 2 Age Groups

Our Classical Art Lessons for Children program takes young artists seriously. In fact, the program we put them through is just as rigorous and thorough as the one we have created for our adult students. But it's much more fun!

The Children’s program at Teaching Studios offers young artists an opportunity to study traditional drawing and painting techniques using graphite, charcoal and oil paints. Young artists begin with learning a step-by-step approach to the fundamentals of drawing and painting. They begin by learning concepts such as value, form, line, composition during the drawing program. Students move onto painting when ready, working on still-life, then landscape and finally, portrait. A fun and supportive classroom atmosphere is cultivated.

Instructor Leeanna Chipana has been working with young artists for almost 10 years in the North Shore area and developed Long Island’s first classical youth program. She’s developed a unique curriculum specifically designed for children. She has been joined by experienced instructors Anne Gunthner and Abigail Tullis, as the program has grown and we have added more classes for younger artists. This program provides a great opportunity for young artists to begin to build skills. It is ideal for the attention span of a mature child as classes run 2 hours long.

 Classes start on April 4th. You can learn more about the program or register on our website at

http://www.teachingstudios.com

Hand-stitched Hamlet picking up steam!

The Hand-stitched Hamlet, the fiber art installation slated for installation in the downtown of Oyster Bay in Spring 2014, is making headway with sponsorships and making headlines in Newsday!  Articles, videos and galleries are available on the Newsday website.

Starting this Sunday, December 8, 2013 the Knitted Purl will be hosting crochet boot camps for those interested in volunteering their time to make the crochet panels that will adorn our streets! Learn how to do simple crochet stitches for free on needles and yarn provided for you!

You can learn more about the event by visiting the Hand-stitched Hamlet Facebook page or by contacting Patti McSkane at 516-558-7800.

Get excited and get involved!!

Knitting project will put a sweater on Oyster Bay

Originally published: November 29, 2013 6:07 PM
Updated: December 2, 2013 1:21 PM
By BETH WHITEHOUSE  beth.whitehouse@newsday.com

Patti McSkane is undertaking a challenging yarn project. A complicated sweater, you say? A matching hat and booties for a baby?

Ha!

Think muuuuuch bigger.

McSkane, owner of The Knitted Purl yarn shop in Oyster Bay, wants to see crocheted or knitted panels decorate all of Oyster Bay's downtown. She envisions colorful bands wrapping the trunks and lower branches of 48 trees, the poles of 45 lampposts, the sides of four informational kiosks, plus the hamlet's gazebo and three ceremonial cannons.

McSkane has partnered with a professional fiber artist to get the installation -- dubbed "The Hand-Stitched Hamlet" -- in place for public viewing by spring.

They've wrapped four "sample" trees downtown to show locals what an ambitious installation could look like. Their quest elaborates on the worldwide trend of "yarn bombing" -- which is creating clusters of woven graffiti-esque art on public objects.

"Already people stop I don't know how many times a day to take pictures," says Catherine Drabin, owner of Chrison & Bellina on Audrey Avenue, which has a decorated tree in front. "I've got a burst of color right outside my door."

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Meanwhile, McSkane needs help to make the 500 panels of macramé nylon cord in nautical colors such as aqua and royal blue as well as raspberry, green and purple. She's enlisting all interested crocheters and knitters on Long Island and is even hosting free knitting/crocheting "boot camps" to instruct volunteers how to make the 18-inch-high panels -- the first is 2 p.m. Sunday at her store on South Street. Even kids ages 8 and older can participate with an adult. Yarn and needles will be provided -- crochet hooks the size of tapered candles and knitting needles the size of drumsticks.

"You pay nothing. It's your sweat we're looking for," McSkane says. Other local businesses will sponsor upcoming crochet/knit nights.

Groups or organizations also can sponsor items to be wrapped in yarn, which will get them a sign or tag next to their object. A lamppost is $50, a cannon is $75, trees run $120-$200 and the gazebo is $500. Proceeds will go to the Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay and East Norwich.

GERM OF PROJECT

McSkane and her husband, David, opened The Knitted Purl last December in a blue house downtown. The shop sells yarn and offers lessons. "One of the things I really wanted to celebrate was the artistic side of fiber art," Patti McSkane says.

McSkane called Carol Hummel of Ohio, who has designed and executed fiber installations in Norway, India and cities in the United States, to ask permission to hang photos of her works on the walls of The Knitted Purl. She told her, 'We'd love to have you come to Oyster Bay.'"

A few months later, Hummel did, installing the four sample trees. Once the 500 panels are finished, Hummel will return. "What I like to do with my projects is involve communities in creating art that is their art," Hummel says. She says it will take about two weeks to stitch the completed panels to the trees, poles and other objects around town.

TOWN PROJECT

The project has become a group effort, with the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce, its Friends of the Hamlet group and the Oyster Bay Main Street Association getting onboard.

"It's infectious," says Walter Imperatore, Chamber of Commerce vice president. "Just the idea of knitting all these things is going to bring people in and get them talking to each other."

Meredith Maus, executive director of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association, crocheted one of the panels for the four sample trees. "It's really simple; it's very straightforward," she says.

The goal is to have the project finished in time to complement Oyster Bay's Sunday Art Walks. One Sunday a month in the summer, artists line the streets of Oyster Bay, showcasing their work, drawing tourists from across the Island. Visitors can have brunch at one of the hamlet's restaurants, then peruse the art on the streets and in the galleries around town. The Art Walks culminate in a weekend Family Arts Festival in September.

"When you come into town, it's going to be transformative," McSkane says. "When the whole town is done, it's going to be amazing."

CROCHET/KNIT BOOT CAMP FOR 'THE HAND-STITCHED HAMLET'

WHEN|WHERE 2 p.m. Sunday at The Knitted Purl, 80 South St., Oyster Bay. Advance registration required.

Hand-Stitched Hamlet in Oyster Bay!

Oyster Bay Arts Festival - September 21st & 22nd!

Come down to the Hamlet of Oyster Bay

for a weekend of art, music and good food!

OBMSA Annual Meeting Podcast, January 26, 2012

For those who were not among the 100 or so people who attended the Annual Meeting of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association, on January 26, 2012, at the Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay, or for those who want to relive all of the wonderful moments of that meeting, a podcast of that meeting is available below.

We encourage you to read our Annual Report for 2011. In it you will find updates on our work in the past year, financial report, and four goals we have for upcoming years.

These goal include improving Fireman's Field, upgrading Townsend Park where the bandstand is located, continue our ongoing program of facade and sign improvements, and install interpretive and way-finding signage throughout the downtown.


For past OBMSA meetings, please visit:

• OBMSA 2010 Annual Meeting, September 2010
• OBMSA 2009 Annual Meeting, September 2009
• OBMSA 2008 Annual Meeting, October 2008

Oyster Bay Main Street Annual Meeting on January 26, 7pm!

           

Oyster Bay, New York – Over a decade has passed since the Oyster Bay Main Street Association officially received its charter on September 28, 2001. Since that time downtown Oyster Bay has been transformed for the better. In the past decade over $30 million of public and private investment has been made in the downtown. This has helped to support 57 business start-ups, over 80% which are still open today. Over 60 façade and signs have been improved, with many of these receiving OBMSA support.

                To celebrate these changes to downtown Oyster Bay, Main Street is planning an Annual Meeting for January 26, 2012, from 7pm-9pm at The Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay (formerly Doubleday Babcock Senior Center), 45 East Main Street. Many people involved in the founding and the growth and development of Main Street will be present. A special panel discussion on the “Future of Oyster Bay” will be held, echoing a report of the same title published in 1999 that helped to get the Main Street idea in Oyster Bay started.

John Bonifacio, President,
Oyster Bay Main Street

                Guests planning to attend the Annual Meeting are encouraged to RSVP.

                Oyster Bay Main Street President John Bonifacio speaking of the meeting said: “I can imagine no better time than our 10 year anniversary to look back at our past accomplishments, while also sharing a positive and proactive vision for our future.”

                A blog has been created, to provide an overview of positive changes that have been made to Oyster Bay over the past decade. This may be accessed at: http://futureofoysterbay.blogspot.com/.

Four New Initiatives Will be Announced

                At the Annual Meeting four new initiatives will be announced. These will be included in an Annual Report. The report distributed to members who register or renew their membership at the meeting or in advance. One of these initiatives includes a façade and sign improvement fund.

                Oyster Bay Main Street Vice-President, Design Chair, and practicing Architect Henry Clark said: “It has long been an aspiration to have a fund for building improvements that Main Street controls. We are now fortunate to have this thanks to the generosity of our many donors.”

                The new fund will assist with façade and sign improvement funds downtown. Projects receiving funding will be asked to follow the Oyster Bay Design Guidelines available on the Main Street website. This fund will provide up to 75% of the total project costs not to exceed $1,000 for sign improvements downtown. Even greater support is available for façade improvements in eligible buildings.

                The first business to already benefit from this program was Funni Business, a toy store which recently opened at 27 Audrey Avenue. Those seeking funding should request and submit an Application available in the Main Street office in the Oceanic House at 21 West Main Street.

Before and after photo of the Oceanic House, 21 West Main St.

New Office in the Oceanic House

                On October 1, the Oyster Bay Main Street program officially opened a new office in the Oceanic House. President John Bonifacio speaking of this location said, “The Oceanic House and the loving restoration by its owners exemplifies the sort of improvements that Main Street seeks to encourage in downtown Oyster Bay. This building not only affords us an excellent office space but also powerfully expresses our mission to enhancing an attractive and thriving downtown, while maintaining its historic integrity.”

New Members Sought

                In preparation for the Annual Meeting on January 26, an Annual Appeal was sent out to members. Given the 10 year anniversary of the organization, a special request was made for returning members and new members to consider making a three-year pledge to the Association. As an incentive for members who contribute $500 or greater, they will receive a beautiful aerial photograph of Oyster Bay framed and signed by photographer Stephen Mastrorocco. Main Street Treasurer Claude Bahnik said, “This is just a small way for us to recognize and thank people for their generosity.”

                For those wishing more information about the Oyster Bay Main Street Association, membership, sponsorship opportunities, or the upcoming Annual Meeting on January 26, please call (516) 922-6982 or visit www.oysterbaymainstreet.org.


For past OBMSA meetings, please visit:

• OBMSA 2010 Annual Meeting, September 2010
• OBMSA 2009 Annual Meeting, September 2009
• OBMSA 2008 Annual Meeting, October 2008

Graduated Pearls Public Art Project Receives Great Press Coverage

Here are just a few of the articles highlighting the Graduated Pearls public art project by acclaimed Oyster Bay artist Jerelyn Hanrahan. The sculpture was installed in Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay this past October. Visitors are welcome to come and see this interesting and playful piece where the land and water meet, just north of the main entrance to Theodore Roosevelt Park.

Also, here are just a few of the references to Graduated Pearls in the press:

• Pearls in the Oyster Bay, Newsday, October 10, 2011
• Pearly sights, Newsday 
• Artist proudly places pearls in TR Park, Oyster Bay Guardian

Plein Air Competition at Sagamore Hill NHS, September 9 and 10, 2011

Please note that this event originally scheduled for August 26 and 27, has been rescheduled for September 9 and 10 on account of the weather.

Plein Air Competition at Sagamore Hill September 9 & 10

Teaching Studios 1st Annual Plein Air Competition is being held at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay, New York - a setting with over 83 acres of beautiful landscape, as well as the last home of Theodore Roosevelt, a 23 room Victorian structure of frame and brick.

The historic site is located on the beautiful Gold Coast of northern Long Island.
Entry is by application only, and is limited to a selection of 35 artists. We seek to assemble the best 35 Plein Air painters possible, in one location, and let beautiful paintings happen. There will be several awards given out for those who make paintings of distinction.




CALENDAR 2011
Please review carefully
May 20- Online applications accepted
July 16- Deadline for Applications
July 23- Selected participants announced via email
September 9- Competition Commences
September 10- Competition Ends at 4pm
September 10- 7-9pm Exhibition of selected works
and prizes awarded.

JURORS
Bennett Vadnais, Plein Air Instructor and Artist, the Teaching Studios of Art
Jane McGraw Teubner, Pastel Painting Instructor and Artist, the Teaching Studios of Art

AWARDS
Main prize:
$1000 award given to the best overall painting, as decided by our jurors.
Runners Up:
•Best Oil painting
•Best Pastel painting
•Best Water Media painting
Each of these receive a $150 gift certificate from Utrecht Art Supply
This event will take place rain or shine.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all plein air artists. Jurors will select participants using one criteria: quality of work.

ENTRIES
35 artists selected
The deadline for submissions is Saturday, July 16 (5pm EST).
There is a non-refundable $35 application fee.
3 images of the artist’s best work must be submitted in .jpg format

EXHIBITION
Selected works will be exhibited at the Oyster Bay Historical Society, in their new art gallery at the Koenig Center. There will be an artist’s reception and an awards ceremony on Saturday September 10, from 7-9pm. Work will be made available for sale, with a percentage of proceeds going to benefit the Historical Society.

ABOUT THE JURORS
Bennett Vadnais studied classical drawing and painting at the Bougie Studio, MN, the Water Street Atelier, NY, and the Art Students League of New York. He has won two of the most prestigious awards that the Art Students League of New York grants its members: the McDowell Travel Grant and the Xavier Gonzalez Travel Grant. Vadnais has done various landscape workshops around Long Island and New York City, and has earned a reputation for excellence in teaching. Before joining the Teaching Studios, he previously taught at the Long Island Academy of Fine Art. He has exhibited in galleries in New York City and nationally. He was recently profiled in the Fall 2010 issue of American Artist Workshop magazine.

Jane McGraw-Teubner has achieved the honored rank of Master Pastel Artist, awarded by the Pastel Society of America. She is also on the Board of Directors for the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art
Club and a Resident Artist in the Salmagundi Art Club in Manhattan. She studied with pastel artists Jeff Webb, Frank Federico, Albert Handell, Anita Louise West, Larry Blovits, Richard McKinley and at the Art Students League with Richard Pionk. She exhibits in galleries in New York City and the metropolitan area. She teaches pastel painting for the Teaching Studios of Art.

Live Demonstrations

Utrecht Artist-in-Residence Joe Gyurcsak will be doing a plein air demonstration on day 2 of the event. Saturday, September 10, 11am-2pm. Free and open to the public.
Rob Zeller, Bennett Vadnais and Jane McGraw-Teubner will all be painting during the event, as well, (for enjoyment and not for competition).
Itinerary for the Event
Friday September 9
9am:
Check in at parking lot of Sagamore Hill.
Canvases checked and stamped. Maximum size: 16 x 20
Promotional supplies from American Artist Magazine will be distributed to each artist (yes, goodies for everyone). Use of these materials during the competition is optional. American Artist would like feedback from anyone who uses the materials during the competition, though.
Artists are free to paint anywhere on the preserve. Please budget enough time to get where you are going. This is a very large preserve. To reach the coastal area can take up to a 15-20 minute hike.
Park closes at dusk, but artists are asked to leave by 5pm.

Lectures at the Teaching Studios of Art in Oyster Bay (free and open to the public)
The Barbizon Painters, 8:00- 9:00pm Rob Zeller
The Russian Landscape Artists, 9:00-10:00pm Bennett Vadnais

Saturday, September 10
9am: Artist assemble in the parking lot and head out to their respective locations.
4pm: Drop off completed works, at Oyster Bay Historical Society- Koenig Center, 20 Summit Street
Oyster Bay NY 11771
4:15-5:15pm Curating of show and judging of works.
5:15- 6:15pm hanging of show
6:30-7:00pm Teaching Studios and Historical Society Member Preview
7:00- 9:00pm Exhibition of works open to the public.

Exhibition:
All work must be framed. No larger than 16 x 20. Artists will receive a 50% commission on any work sold.

Special thanks to:
Oyster Bay Historical Society
Utrecht Artist Supplies
American Artist Magazine
Sagamore Hill National Preserve
This event was created and is managed by:
The Teaching Studios of Art
115 Irving Ave. Oyster Bay, NY 11771
516.558.7367
www.teachingstudios.com

Pearls of Oyster Bay Award Winners Announced

The “Pearl of Oyster Bay” was awarded to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site this week, one of 19 sites in the area elected by the community as a "Pearl of Oyster Bay". Sagamore Hill, family home of President Theodore Roosevelt, was designated a unit of the National Park Service System in 1962 and welcomes more than 50,000 visitors from the community and around the world who visit the Roosevelt Home and grounds each year.

Accepting the award on behalf of Sagamore Hill NHS are Thomas E. Ross, Superintendent and Sherry Justus, Chief of Interpretation, Visitor Services and Natural Resources. Pictured above left to right are Jerelyn Hanrahan, Artist of the Graduated Pearls Project , Sherry Justus, Tom Ross and Tracy Dellomo, Graduated Pearl Committee Member and Board Member of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association.

The sculpture project now has an underwriting sponsor, Superior Concrete of Brooklyn owned by local resident Constance Cincotta. The 20x40 foot pearl necklace sculpture will be cast in concrete supplied by Superior Concrete. The project has also been funded by an initial grant by the Oyster Bay Main Street Association and the New York Foundation for the Arts. The project, however is still in need of funding to bring it to completion. Interested donors should contact Jerelyn Hanrahan at Atelier Gallery 516-205-0907 for more information.

Other sites receiving recognition as "Pearls of the Community" in addition to Sagamore Hill, include The Waterfront, and Friends of the Bay. More "Pearls of the Community" still await to be announced.


Dawn Riley of Oakcliff Sailing Center and David Waldo of The WaterFront Center accept a pearl on behalf of the waterfront.



Pat Aitken, Executive Director, accepting a pearl on behalf of Friends of the Bay


Presentation of a pearl to Harriet Gerard Clark, Executive Director of Raynham Hall Museum.
Pearl presentation to William Miller and Mary Abbene of The Printery on West Main Street.

Another pearl presentation to Gooseberry Grove on East Main Street.

Nobman's Hardware accepting a pearl with Derrick Nobman, 4th generation to own and operate the business.
And, finally, St. Dominic's Chapel, another pearl of the community.

An Eventful Weekend in Oyster Bay, June 4 and 5

Food, art, sailing and music. No, it’s not the OysterFest. The hamlet’s waterfront and growing arts community are featured in dual events on the weekend of June 4th and 5th. Beginning with the first annual Oyster Bay Day Arts Festival, jointly organized by the Oyster Bay Main Street Association and the Chamber of Commerce, a juried art contest will begin Saturday with exhibits throughout the Hamlet. The event dovetails with the Waterfront Center’s Bay Day celebration on Sunday. The celebration features live music, food, an “anything that floats” race, free sails on Sonars and the newly restored Christeen, America’s oldest surviving oyster sloop.

The art festival exhibits work from three categories of entrants from noon to 4 pm on Saturday. An open air exhibit of work from adult entrants will take place on the street on lower Audrey Avenue “near the gazebo”, artwork from children from 8-11 years will be hosted by Not Just Art at 183 South Street, and ages 12-17 will be hosted by Think Long Island First at 36 Audrey Avenue.

The hosts will conduct a competition of first, second and third prizes for children and young adults. The adult competition consists of best landscape, portrait, nude and still life in addition to a sculpture and photography division. In addition to the juried contests, visitors will be encouraged to vote for their favorite in a “people’s choice” award.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony that is open to the public on Sunday at 5 pm immediately following the Waterfront’s Bay Day festivities. The awards ceremony will take place along with a viewing of art work at The Artists Club Gallery at 27 Berry Hill Road.

"These celebrations focus on the quaint charm of the historic downtown and natural beauty of the waterfront which make Oyster Bay special" said Tracy Dellomo, a Main Street board member and one of the organizers of the event.

Anyone interested in Bay Day Festivities can contact the Waterfront Center.

See Walter Matthau in 'A New Leaf' this Friday night at 7:30pm

Remember what Walter Matthau looked like at age 51? Frances Louise Ward (pictured at right) produced this sculptural bust of Matthau in 1971 when he was filming A New Leaf right here on Long Island.

VideoHoud’s Golden Movie Retriever describes A New Leaf as follows:

A playboy who has depleted his financial resources tries to win the hand of a clumsy heiress. May was the first woman to write, direct and star in a movie. She was unhappy with the cuts that were made by the studio, but that didn’t seem to affect its impact with the public. Even with the cuts, the film is still funny and May’s performance is worth watching.

So, be sure to join us this Friday, at 7:30pm, for a screening of A New Leaf as part of the Oyster Flix film series, right here at 17 Audrey Avenue! RSVP on Facebook right now!

Reclaimation: Sculpting History Exhibit Opening at Sagamore Hill, Apr 16, 6:30pm-8:30pm

Rhode Island School of Design Students Showcasing 25 Works of Original Art


Oyster Bay, NY: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (NHS) announces the opening of an exhibition of student work from the Rhode Island School of Design showcasing more than 25 original works of art at the Old Orchard Museum. An opening reception will take place on Saturday April 16 from 6:30-8:30PM at the Old Orchard Museum. The objects range from small hand-crafted books to large-scale furniture pieces, all utilizing plant material from Sagamore Hill NHS and George Washington Birthplace NHS. The exhibition is the result of a partnership between the Rhode Island School of Design, the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation and Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.

Sagamore Hill NHS has been undertaking numerous cultural landscape rehabilitation projects to better present the spatial design and historic character of the site when it was a working farm during the Roosevelt family period (1885-1948). Some of the work has included the clearing of former farm fields, overgrown in the last 60 years by trees and brush. George Washington Birthplace National Historic Site has also been undertaking work at their site, including extensive trimming of historic boxwood shrubs at the site. Wood and other organic material from the landscape rehabilitation projects from both sites were provided to students enrolled in a joint course offered by RISD’s Department of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences and the Department of Furniture Design.

As part of their course, students studied Theodore Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill and George Washington and even made a field trip to Sagamore Hill NHS last fall to tour the Roosevelt home and grounds. From their study and personal experiences they created works of art in response to the landscape, the site’s history and the Roosevelt family.

The exhibition and opening event is sponsored in part by the Friends of Sagamore Hill, a Chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The exhibition will be on display through June 5, 2011. The Old Orchard Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday 10AM-5PM and is Free. In addition to this temporary exhibit, visitors can experience three galleries of exhibits and artifacts telling the story of Theodore Roosevelt’s life and impact on America. The museum also has a theater offering two audio visual programs on the Roosevelt family and Sagamore Hill.

The exhibit opening kicks off National Park Week which celebrates America’s 394 National parks with special programs, events, and free admission to all fee based parks, including Sagamore Hill NHS. For more information about National Park Week activities across the nation visit: www.nps.gov/npweek


--NPS—

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, located at 12 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, New York, is a unit of the National Park Service. The site was established by Congress in 1962 to preserve and interpret the structures, landscape, collections and other cultural resources associated with Theodore Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay, New York, and to ensure that future generations understand and appreciate the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, his family and the significant events associated with him. Tours of the home are limited to fourteen persons and are offered on the hour on Wednesdays through Sundays from 10am to 4pm. Tour tickets are five dollars each and tickets are sold on a first-come-first-served basis each day beginning at 9 AM. The grounds of Sagamore Hill are open year round from sunrise to sunset. For further information, visit our website at www.nps.gov/sahi, or call 516-922-4788. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for updates at http://twitter.com/SagamoreHillNHS and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sagamore-Hill-National-Historic-Site/127271867334480

SPRING show at Atelier Studio / Fine Arts, Opening Reception April 7, 7pm-9pm

Fleur Palau, Flying Over Delft, 32" x 44", Oil on canvas

SPRING
Opening Reception: April 7, 2011
7:00 P.M TO 9:00 P.M.
Atelier Studio / Fine Arts
9 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York 11771

Jerelyn Hanrahan is an American artist who has lived and traveled extensively in Europe. She has recently returned to her original medium of painting, through a series of enamel paintings on carton paper.

Her drawings have been exhibited in the Aargau Kunsthaus, In Switzerland, the Venice Pavillion in Venice, Italy, and Beijing, China. In 2009, her drawing series Schwarz Blumen ( Black Flowers ) represented by Pierogi 2000 Gallery were exhibited at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Her drawings were also in an exhibition Aquarelle, at the Rohmer Apoteke Gallery in Zurich, and two solo exhibitions at Rolf Muller, Art Magazin in Zurich, and an exhibition entitled Gestures at Galerie Francesca Pia in Bern, Switzerland.

In 1997 Andrea Zust published a book of 97 drawings by Ms, Hanrahan entitled Notations On A Trek, with three poems by British poet Max Blagg. A reading by the poet was at The Drawing Center in New York, and at Atelier Studio / Fine Arts in Oyster Bay. Jerelyn Hanrahan runs her professional studio in Oyster Bay where she is currently completing a public sculpture entitled Graduated Pearls.



Fleur Palau is an American artist trained in both New York and Florence, Italy.

Ms. Palau has lived in Italy for over 20 years, where she has drawn inspiration for her work.

The rabbit series is whimsical, yet sometimes a moody reflection of the human psyche. The full-meaning of these paintings is of course open to speculation, though the artist recognizes the use of symbolism as a vehicle to reveal useful messages about ourselves. Ms. Palau's work has been exhibited widly in Italy, and the United States, and is represented by The Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH; The Millbrook Gallery, Concord, NH; The Kevin Milligan Gallery in Danville, California; and J. Todd Galleries in Massachusetts. Recent exhibitions include The Portsmouth Museum of Art; The Human Animal in the Millbrook Gallery, N.H.; Four Legged, The Three Graces Gallery, Tulipomania, N.H.; and The Childrens Museum of NH in Dover, University of Dover in Portland, Maine.

Free Introduction to Wood Carving Workshop, 3/12, 10am

Introduction to Wood Carving
Saturday, March 12th, 10 am

Three local wood carvers, Don Dailey from Huntington Station, Mike Denaro from Oyster Bay, and Bob Schiff from Great Neck, will conduct an Introduction to Wood Carving session at Think Long Island First this Saturday starting at 10 am. Think Long Island First is located at 36 Audrey Avenue in the Buckingham Variety Store.

Take this opportunity to learn about the carving materials, tools, and varnishes. Bring your completed or ongoing projects to discuss with Don, Mike, and Bob.

This free event is open to the public. No registration is required.

Sand pipers
by Don Dailey

Ice fishing decoys
by Mike Denaro

Sheep
by Bob Schiff

Movies Return to Downtown Oyster Bay, The Great Gatsby, 3/11, 7:30pm

Movie goers came out in droves to see the screening of the classic film "Sabrina" on Friday, February 11. This was not just any ordinary theater. The offices of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association at 17 Audrey Avenue were transformed into a theater. It was the first movie screening in Oyster Bay since at least the 1970s when the Lyric Theater, also on Audrey Avenue, was closed.


Photo from the first Oyster Flix screening

Aromatic accents from the old fashioned popcorn maker on loan from Gooseberry Grove helped create a cozy environment for the silver screen buffs. The movie was the first in the OBMSA’s "Oyster Flix" series of classic movies filmed on or about Long Island.

The series continues on Friday, March 11th with our second movie "The Great Gatsby." A special treat is planned for that evening: Long Island resident Eve Griffin is the wife of the late Robert Griffon. He was the prop master for many famous movies, including "The Great Gatsby"! Mrs. Griffon has graciously offered to present a little talk before the movie is shown on the 11th. She will relate fascinating true stories about her and her husband's time in Newport with Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, and Sam Waterston, while "The Great Gatsby" was being filmed. She will even display actual props from the movie, that viewers can then have fun looking for while they watch the film!

At the conclusion of the movie, there will again be a "movie buff" speaker to spark discussion about the film. The evening is called for 7:30 p.m., but come earlier to meet your fellow movie lovers, have a drink with your popcorn, and get a good seat!

RSVP for "The Great Gatsby" on Facebook today (and see who else is coming)!

The third movie in the Oyster Flix series will be Friday, April 8th, when "North by Northwest" will be shown.

This film series is one of the initiatives of OBMSA’s Promotion Committee. The goal of this committee is to “create and support activities and events to generate excitement, local pride, and commerce in the historic downtown. Other Promotion initiatives include the "Oyster Bay Farmers’ Market" and "Oyster Bay Sundown" providing free outdoor concerts every First Thursday from June to September.

The Oyster Bay Main Street Association is dedicated to enhancing and promoting an attractive and thriving downtown, while maintaining its historic integrity. OBMSA is a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit using the national Main Street Approach® to downtown revitalization. For more information or to become a member please visit www.oysterbaymainstreet.org or call (516) 922-6982.

“OYSTER FLIX” Celebrates the Return of Movies to Downtown Oyster Bay, Feb. 11, 7:30pm

Exciting New Series to Premiere February 11

Anybody remember the old Lyric Movie Theater on Audrey Avenue?



It’s been about 30 years since downtown Oyster Bay had a movie theater, but starting in February we’ll have a modified version of a theater—also on Audrey Avenue—for Long Island film lovers to enjoy! Come gather, eat, drink, watch and discuss!

Long Island has long been a destination for film crews. You're sitting in a movie theater--and wait a minute--that mansion or that stretch of beach looks very familiar--it's likely a Long Island landmark magically transformed into a fictitious estate or town by a Hollywood filmmaker. After all, Long Island is a very photogenic place! The list of movies about Long Island, filmed on Long Island, starring someone on Long Island, or by someone on Long Island, is incredibly comprehensive.

LI has had a resurgence as a film backdrop in recent years. But this is only the latest chapter in almost a century of local moviemaking. As far back as the 1920's, in the era of silent movies and early talkies, about a hundred films had LI locations. Filmmakers then left LI for several decades of Hollywood life, but returned in the 1950's when they portrayed the Island as a place of leisure and glamour. And did you know that a man named Fred Waller invented CINERAMA (the real beginning of commercial widescreen motion pictures) in 1952 right here in Oyster Bay?
To celebrate this vibrant history, The Oyster Bay Main Street Association is proud to offer a new film series called “OYSTER FLIX,” with an initial run of three classic movies filmed in part on the north shore of Long Island.

OYSTER FLIX Schedule:

Dates and Schedule: The Second Friday of each month:

Friday, February 11th ~ “Sabrina” (1954, the original film)
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Friday, March 11 ~ “The Great Gatsby” (1974)
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Friday, April 8 ~ “North by Northwest” (1959)
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Time: 7:30pm

Where: 17 Audrey Avenue, downtown Oyster Bay

Fee: $5 suggested donation /per person at the door

What to bring: ‘Movie snax’ will be available but please bring your own beverages


Films will be immediately followed by a group discussion hosted by a speaker.

Artist Appreciation Day, Sat, Feb 19, 11am-5pm

Please note: This event that had originally been scheduled for Feb. 5 has been rescheduled for Feb. 19 on account of weather.

70 Local Artists, Craftsmen, Authors, and Chefs
Meet at Think Long Island First
Saturday, February 19th, 11 am - 5 pm

Come and meet the talented Long Island artists, craftsmen, authors, and chefs whose work we carry at Think Long Island First. Please join us at the store on Saturday, February 19th, anytime between 11 am and 5 pm.


Photo by Karolina Zamecka

Start at the store, meet the artists, pick up a map and coupons, tour the town, eat at a local restaurant, come back to the store, meet new visitors.

The guided tour of Oyster Bay starts at 2:30 pm and takes about 1 hour. It will be conducted by Isaac Kremer of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association. If you would like to participate please fill out the form on www.thinklongislandfirst.com. The tour starts at the store.

Self-guided audio tours are available, as well. Pick up the audio players at the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum at 102 Audrey Avenue, 11 am – 4 pm.
All the historical sites you may want to visit are listed on the Main Street Association's website and in the booklet we have ready for you. Some of them are:

Raynham Hall Museum – historical house dating back to 1770s
20 West Main Street, 1 pm – 5 pm

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum – preservation of LI's railroad history
102 Audrey Avenue, 11 am – 4 pm

Sagamore Hill – home of Theodore Roosevelt
3.5 miles out of town, 10 am – 4 pm

Planting Fields Arboretum – grounds, greenhouses, Coe Hall
1.5 miles out of town, 9 am – 5 pm

The raffle drawing will take place at 5 pm at the store. The lucky winner will enjoy a $50 gift certificate for a meal at Canterbury's Oyster Bar & Grill.
Various Oyster Bay restaurants offer discounts to our guests on the day:

Canterbury's Oyster Bar & Grill – 15% off lunch, 20% off dinner
Oysters and American menu, lots of TR memorabilia
46 Audrey Ave, 516.922.3614

Cafe al Dente – 15% off dinner (dinner service starts at 3 pm)
Italian, family style
2 Spring Street, 516.922.2442

Jack Halyards – 20% off lunch or dinner
American Bar and Grill, American cuisine, lots of seafood
62 South Street, 516.922.2999

The Homestead - 10% off lunch or dinner
American, TR and Billy Joel have frequented its bar and lounge
107 South Street, 516.922.9293

For your sweet tooth, the Chocolate Lady across the street at 49 Audrey Avenue offers a free chocolate with a purchase of hot chocolate.

Buckingham Variety Store, where Think Long Island First store is located, is offering a 20% discount.



We are dancing a 'Weather Be Good' dance here to wade off another snow storm over the island. So far it looks like we are going to have a sunny day.

If we carry your work in the store, please kindly confirm whether you are coming and, if so, what time you are arriving so that we can inform the folks eager to meet you.

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Think Long Island First is dedicated to promoting goods made on Long Island by local artists and craftsmen. By selling things made locally, Think Long Island First lowers the environmental footprint by removing the long distance delivery of products. The company also lifts the barrier of anonymity and non-accountability by introducing to the general public not only the local products but also their makers.

The Artist Club Gallery Opening, Jan 15, 5pm-9pm

Justin Francavilla, Thea Gregorious, and Michael Krasowitz will be featured artists in an upcoming exhibition at The Artist Club Gallery in Oyster Bay. The Artist Club Gallery supports local, nascent artists by offering them a unique showcase for their talent. Please come and meet the artists and hear their stories of inspiration, experience their creative process and learn their future plans. The Artist Club Gallery is a “silent auction” gallery that offers our members anonymity and the convenience of participation in person, by phone and soon online.

Doors open at 5pm
Reception 7-9pm
27 Berry Hill Rd, Oyster Bay, NY


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For more information, please contact:
516.280.9682
info@theartistclubgallery.com

Make Oyster Bay Your Fine Art Destination This Thursday Night, 7pm-9pm

Artist Lisa P. Oswald (left) and Naren McIntosh

Monotype artist Lisa P. Oswald of Monroe, CT is exhibiting a collection of her monotypes at Shangri-la Spa, 63 Audrey Avenue, in Oyster Bay, NY through February 17, 2011. The exhibit, called "The Body Serene: Monotypes by Lisa P. Oswald," features a collection of ten contemporary interpretations of the figure (the art is available for sale). For directions and hours, visit www.shangri-laspa.com.

Monotypes are one-of-a-kind original hand-pulled prints created on a printing press. Oswald's work currently can be seen at City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport, CT and at Hiden Galleries in Stamford, CT. For more information about the artist and her work, visit www.studiomonotype.com.



Work of Ken Butler on Display at Atelier this Thursday

Ken Butler is an artist and musician whose Hybrid musical instruments, performances,
collage drawings, and installations explore the interaction and transformation of common and uncommon objects, altered images, sounds and silence.
The artist-musician performs mesmerizing world textures and driving melodic gypsy
grooves with passion and purpose on an amazing arsenal of amplified hybrid string
instruments made from household objects and tools. He has performed with John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Butch Morris, The Soldier
String Quartet, Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio, The Tonight Show Band, and The Master
Gnawa musicians of Morocco. His CD, Voices of Anxious Objects is on Zorn’s Tzadik
label. Works by Ken Butler are represented in public and private collections in Portland,
Seattle, Vail, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, Washington, and New York
Including the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Performance at 8pm, exhibition from 7pm-9pm at Atelier Fine Art, 9 East Main Street in downtown Oyster Bay.

The Artist Club Gallery Ribbon Cutting, Thursday, January 6, 6pm
Community leaders will officially welcome The Artist Club Gallery to the community. This is a "silent auction" gallery where club memebrs can bid for work in person, by phone, or online. The gallery is located at 27 Berry Hill Road across from the Theodore Roosevelt statue.

Just in case you haven't had enough, come back on Friday for...
Bliss Studio will have their Kick Off The New Year Social Party on Friday January 7, 2011, at 8:15pm. Join our staff for a fun Evening to kick off the New Year. Mingle with friends and co-students! $10 Per Person - Bring a Guest for Free! Refreshments will be served. Bliss Studios is located at 127 South Street in downtown Oyster Bay.