MAC Events

What’s Going on This Week:

Thursday, July 27th:

• Gallery OPEN 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 

Friday, July 28th: 

• Gallery OPEN 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

                                                 

Saturday July 29th: 

• Gallery OPEN 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• MACreate Class – Paint a Masterpiece – 2 p.m., Ice House
• Concert in the Park – Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra – 5:30 p.m., Berkeley Springs State Park

 

Sunday, July 30th: 

• Gallery OPEN 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 

For info on what else is going on around Berkeley Springs check out: http://www.BerkeleySpringsCommunityMatters.com 

HELP WANTED:  Office Administrator

At the Ice House:

School of the Arts Classes

MACreate –  Let your inner artist shine – take home your original artwork! No experience needed.

Paint a Masterpiece with Janet Gauthier and Robert Howard
Sat., July 29, 2 – 4:30pm
Janet and Robert take you step by step to re-create your own 16 x 20 painting. Choose from a floral, landscape or still life image. Paint, canvases and brushes are provided.   $35/$30 MAC members; register online or call 304-258-2300.  More information and online registration here.

 

Medieval Illumination with Sala Chapman
Sat., August 19, 2 – 4:30pm
If you like to do calligraphy (or even if you simply appreciate decorative lettering) you will love learning Medieval illumination techniques. You will make a greeting-card sized initial illuminated in the Medieval White Vine style. $35/$30 MAC members; register online or call 304-258-2300. More information and online registration here.

 

Gemstone Earrings with Maya Fredo
Sat., Sept. 30, 2 – 4:30pm
Learn to make wire and gemstone earrings. Choose copper or silver-tone wire and genuine gemstone beads. You will make three pairs of earrings to take home. Tools and materials are provided. $35/$30 MAC members; register online or call 304-258-2300. More information and online registration here.

 

 Digital Media Center for Community Engagement:
Would you like to learn how to make your own documentary or TV show? Tell your story and the stories of our community! Learn how to become a partner in the Berkeley Springs Community Matters web portal.  Call Rick Watson, Director of Digital Media Center (DMC) at 304-258-2300.  Learn to write, direct, produce and edit TV shows.  For ages 15 and up.
Check out the DMC’s latest video projects here at MAC’s YouTube page!

 

Music

Concerts in the Park
Saturdays at 5:30 p.m., July 8 – August 19
Berkeley Springs State Park
Summer swings and sings with MAC’s weekly FREE concerts in the park. Come and enjoy an exciting range of musical styles from favorite performers and new acts as well. Rain location is the Ice House. Click here for the MAC Summer Concert Calendar for 2017.

 

July 29:  Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra
A group of the region’s best musicians and vocalists presents great sound, an impeccable performance and high-energy big-band music. They mix authentic swing and traditional big-band tunes with contemporary big-band jazz.

August 12: Critton Hollow String Band
An integral part of MAC’s music scene for 40 years,
the band performs old-time songs, fiddle tunes,
harmonized ballads and traditional
and contemporary folk songs.

 

 

Gallery Exhibits

Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

It’s All About the Surface!
July 21 – September 10
Curator: Crawford Horne
Pottery created with a variety of different glaze and firing techniques including wood-fired, pit-fired, salt-glazed, soda-glazed and raku.
Opening reception: Friday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

Click for listing of upcoming Ice House Gallery Shows.

 

Hall of Dreams & Carr-Kelly Gallery, July 21-September 10

Derek Kan: Images by Derek Kan. Photographs of nature, people and places far and near by someone who observes the world with wonderment.

Wayne Peterson: A Thankful Life, impressionistic and abstract watercolor and acrylic landscapes.

 

 

 

Volunteers Needed!