Call for Artists

CALL-FOR-ARTISTS

Get into the holiday spirit, come on down and bid on holiday/winter art. The Apex Arts Council announces:

Holiday and Winter Art Show

Sunday, 25 November 2012, through Sunday, 9 December 2012

The Apex Arts Council will hold their annual showing and silent auction of Winter and Holiday Art paintings, photography, and other hanging art in the Apex Promenade at 219 North Salem Street in historic downtown Apex from Sunday, 25 November 2012, through Sunday, 9 December 2012.  All artwork must depict scenes of the holidays or winter, but the subject matter can range to anything (within reason given the venue) created by the artist's imagination.  All artwork on display will be tagged with the name of the work, the medium used, the name of the artist, and a reserve amount (minimum bid) for the silent auction.  Anyone interested in purchasing any particular work may submit their bid on the form showing this information on the tag.  The Apex Arts Council will handle all auction sales and delivery, and charge the artist a fee of twenty-five percent (25%) of the purchase price for any works sold this way.

Artists may bring their submissions to the Common Grounds Coffee House (also at 219 North Salem Street in historic downtown Apex) between 8:00am and 11:00am on Wednesday, 21 November, or Friday, 23 November.  Following the close of the show, any unsold works may be picked up at the same location on Monday, December 10th.

Drop-off of art: November 21 or November 23 — 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Silent Auction: November 25 - December 9

Unsold art pick-up: December 10

http://www.apexartscouncil.org/

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A Little Party Goes A Long Way

Looking for a little something to do on Thursday evening, well, I have just the thing. My Girlfriend's Closet moved from Chatham St. to N. Salem St. and they are having a party, as well as all of their new neighbors—a block party.

Make them feel welcome at their new location and while you are there check out the other businesses in the building.

Do a little shopping, enter to win a $50 gift certificate and make some friends.

And as an additional incentive, there will be free five-minute chair massage courtesy of My Girlfriend's Closet and provided by Apex Massage and Bodywork.

It is sure to be a fun time, so clear your schedule and get down there on Thursday evening.

Date: Thursday, November 8th
Time: 5-7:30pm
Place: Salem Street Promenade (219 N. Salem St, Apex, NC) and the shops on the block

My Girlfriend's Closet
Moon and Lola
Aria Gifts
Lilly's
Syeni
Make it Your Own
enV
Tobacco Road Outdoors




















https://www.facebook.com/MGCNC?ref=ts&fref=ts

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APEX HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE

APEX HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE

Twilight of War: The End of the Civil War in the Triangle

Wednesday, November 14, 7 pm-FREE

Follow the dramatic events of the Civil War's final days in central North Carolina.
Historian Ernest Dollar will reveal how soldiers and civilians grappled
with victory, defeat, ruin, and reunion during April of 1865.

http://www.apexnc.org/halle#Events

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A Little Jazz

The feeling of fall is settling on Apex, mostly noted by the rain and cooler temperatures at night. I was ecstatic to open the windows the other night and fall asleep to the sound of the rain. I may be lulled to sleep by the sound of rain, but the upcoming Apex Jazz Festival is sure to get your fingers snapping to the myriad of bands slated to play during the nine hour event in downtown Apex, NC. Tickets are reasonably priced at $20 for the headliner plus all venues or $10 for all the venues (no headliner). 

Apex Jazz Festival website excerpt:

Tickets for the outdoor stage and all of the pub venues are $10.  Tickets for the headliner performance at the Halle Cultural Arts center are $20 and include access to everything else.  Admission into the beer garden is limited to those 21 years of age and older.

The festival committee is still taking volunteers for a number of posts.  Those interested in volunteering at the 2nd Annual Apex Jazz Festival, please contact the volunteer coordinator, Stephanie Carola, at stephanie.carola1@yahoo.com.

http://www.apexjazzfestival.com/Home.html

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Call for Art—All That Jazz

The Halle Cultural Arts Center has put out a call for art. The show will run during the Apex Jazz Festival and has chosen the theme All that Jazz. The juror will be local North Carolina artist Eric McRay whose work takes the viewer through colorful coastal scenery, abstract imagery and a large collection of jazzy/blues paintings which inspire movement and a rhythmic tapping of the feet.

The deadline for the All that Jazz art submission is Saturday, August 25 (9am-1pm).




Exhibit dates: August 31-October 5, 2012Reception: August 31, 6-8 pm

Entry form can be found here: http://files.www.apexnc.org/halle/CFA_Jazz_2012_Sep.pdf

Juror Eric McRay's website can be found here: http://mcraystudios.com/

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