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No rules dictate what an art biennial must be, so anyone can have a go at staging one, as the Soap Factory has. The Soap’s venture departs from its more famous cousins in Venice and at the Whitney Museum in new York by being much smaller and, let’s face it, a whole lot less glamorous.

International biennials these days are big-business attractions for jet-setting cognoscenti in such exotic locales as Sao Paolo, Istanbul and, recently, Moscow. Minnesota’s entries in the field always have been more modest. Walker Art Center staged them in the 1950s as a survey of regional talent, and the Minnesota Museum of American Art took that tack before closing last year. The Soap Factory is considerably less ambitious, having turned over the project to two regional curators, Kris Douglas and Scott Stulen, who invited 16 Minnesotans — including several art-school instructors and their former students — to show some recent work under the vague theme: "A Theory of Values."

A preview tour suggested that the show, however appealing, is short on theory and vague about values, a loaded term that seems irrelevant in this context. If biography and interests can be inferred from art, the 16 seem to be curious about assorted media, fascinated by fragments, tentative, self-absorbed and obsessed with arty in-jokes. Their aesthetic is loose, open-ended and anything goes. Ranging in age from early 20s to mid 50s, the show’s artists paint, sculpt, take photos, build stuff and do video. As a sample of Minnesota art at the moment, this is dismayingly vacuous and inbred stuff. The "value" conveyed, if any, is a vague, amorphous anomie.

Big net, small catch

Megan McCready also toys with art history, concocting an aqua and white abstract "painting" from frosting and black plinths garnished with black gumdrops and perched on gold-gilded "snowball" treats that inevitably recall the balls of elephant dung on which Chris Ofili infamously propped his paintings. German-born Minneapolis artist Ute Bertog shows kiosk-style paintings in which word fragments peep from beneath peeling layers of over-painting, an all too familiar trope in contemporary art. meanwhile, Andy Messerschmitt of Ely appears to be channeling the late Sigmar Polke with his blurry abstractions, pop colors and architectural homages.

Other work is equally scattered. St. Louis Park sculptor Joe Smith has set out skeletal metal plinths holding faux science projects apparently designed to test the absorption of paper towels or the strength of plastic wrap. A little photo of a road through a forest may be relevant to these hermetic curios, or not.

University of Minnesota art professor Chris Larson broke with the huge, theatrical sets and tortured narratives for which he is best known to produce nine small and quite elegant spin-paintings on glass in which he obscures an image of Elvis Presley with pigment. other participants are Jennifer Danos, John Fleischer, Isa Gagarin, Dustin Larson, Kirk McCall, Karl Unnasch and Aaron van Dyke.

Mary Abbe • 612-673-4431

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NEW LISTINGS

Never Forget Buffet: Free buffet for firefighters, EMTs, law enforcement, Red Cross in memory of Sept. 11, 2001. New England Fish Market and Restaurant, 1419 Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 11. Fire Department accepting donations for Honor Flight.

Palm Beach Pop Star: Auditions. John Bull English Pub, 801 Village Blvd., West Palm Beach, 7-9 p.m., Sept. 15. Ages 18+. Reservation: creative@palmbeachpops.org. palmbeachpops.org/popstar. Also: 7-9 p.m., Sept. 29.

Terry’s High English Tea & Lecture: Tea, lecture and jewelry appraisal. Diamond Tea Room, 3868 Old Dixie Highway, Stuart, noon, Sept. 25. $29.50. Benefits United for Families. (772) 398-2920; christina.kaiser@uff.us.

Health & Wellness Expo: Treasure Coast Square, Jensen Beach, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 2. (772) 692-9401; mpence@simon.com.

Creating with Clay: Beginner class. the Pottery of Carlee Weston and Friends, 344 N.W. Alice Ave., Stuart, 7 p.m., Thursdays starting Sept. 2. $147. Ages 18+. (772) 692-3586; carleeweston.com.

Bamboo Extravaganza: Bamboo sale and “Walk and Talk.” Tropical Ranch Botanical Gardens, 1905 S.W. Ranch Trail, Stuart, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept. 18-19. (772) 283-5565; .trbg.us.

Labrador Retriever Rescue: Labs available for adoption. PetSmart, U.S. 1, Jensen Beach, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sept. 11-12.

Coastal Cleanup: Clean up the Loxahatchee River at Dubois Park, Burt Reynolds Park. River Center, 805 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter, 8 a.m., Sept. 25. Register: (561) 743-7123; RiverCenter@Loxahatcheeriver.org.

Sea Turtle Lecture: River Center, 805 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter, noon Sept. 3. RSVP: (561) 743-7123; RiverCenter@Loxahatcheeriver.org.

Sunset, full Moon Tour: full moon sunset kayak tours of Jupiter. Burt Reynolds Park, 805 U.S. 1, Jupiter, 6 p.m., Sept. 23-25. $50. Reservation: (561) 746-8100; jupiterkayaktours.com.

Ballroom Dance Class: Francis Langford Community Center, 2369 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach, 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays, starting Sept. 7. $9/class. Ages 16+. (772) 529-3325; sdancer516@aol.com.

Visit from Ronald McDonald: popular character reads stories and promotes the importance of reading. 1 p.m., Sept. 4: Hoke Library, 1150 N.W. Jack Williams Way, Jensen Beach, 1 p.m., Sept. 4. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Visit from Ronald McDonald: popular character reads stories and promotes the importance of reading. Cummings Library, 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave., Palm City, 11 a.m., Sept. 25.(772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Girls Fastpitch Registrations: Langford Park, 2369 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach, 6-8:30 p.m., Sept. 1. Ages 5-16. $90. mcgfp.clubspaces.com.

Treasure Coast Road Riders: Group ride to Seminole Inn. Meet at Dunkin Donuts, Publix Plaza, U.S. 1, Stuart, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 5. 18+. tcroadriders@yahoogroups.com.

20th Anniversary Celebration: Martin Downs Animal Hospital, 1625 S.W. Martin Highway, Palm City, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Sept. 11, (772) 288-3456; vet4yourpet.net.

Children’s Swamp Stomp: River Center, Burt Reynolds Park, 805 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter, 2-3 p.m., Sept. 23. $15. 3+. (561) 743-7123.

Kids Mini Movie: River Center, Burt Reynolds Park, 805 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter, 10 a.m., Sept. 30. $3. (561) 743-7123.

Photo Presentation: Coral Reef. River Center, Burt Reynolds Park, 805 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter, noon-1 p.m., Oct. 1. (561) 743-7123.

“Ready, Set … Wait! what Animals do before a Hurricane”: Author reads and talks about how Florida animals prepare for hurricanes. Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 4 p.m., Sept. 17. Elementary age. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Girls Night out: Sponsors needed. Indian RiverSide Park, 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, 5:30 p.m., Oct. 28. $15. (772) 398-2920; uff.us.

Speakeasy at Tuckahoe: Sponsors needed. Mansion at Tuckahoe, 1921 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, 8 p.m., Nov. 20. $75-$110. Adults. (772) 288-5737; uff.us.

Terry’s English Tea and Lecture: Tea, lecture and jewelry appraisal to benefit United for Families. Diamond Tea Room, 3868 Old Dixie Highway, Stuart, noon, Sept. 25. $29.50. (772) 398-2920; christina.kaiser@uff.us.

Salsa: Crystal Banquet/Reception Hall, 4195 S.W. High Meadow Ave., Palm City, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 1, $6.50-$10. (772) 486-9198.

Figures of Speech: Open mic event for original fiction, poetry and music. Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6 p.m., Oct. 7. Sign up at door to participate. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Palm Beach Pop Star: Auditions. John Bull English Pub, 801 Village Blvd., West Palm Beach, 7-9 p.m., Sept. 15. Ages 18+. Reservation: creative@palmbeachpops.org. palmbeachpops.org/popstar. Also: 7-9 p.m., Sept. 29.

Tuesday Night Dance Lessons: Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Suite 7110, Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30 p.m. (561) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Play and Stay: Play inside, then stay for dinner; free kid’s meal with every regular adult meal. A Latte Fun, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Suite 3115, Palm Beach Gardens, 5-7 p.m. alattefun.com.

The great Mac n’ Cheese Event: whole Foods Market, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 5-8 p.m., Sept. 4. Benefits Palm Beach County schools.

Billy Bones: Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7-10 p.m., Sept. 4.

Michael Matone and the Masters of Jazz: Frank Sinatra hits. Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30-10 p.m., Sept. 11. (772) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Downtown Singers: Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Sept. 18. (561) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Strangers Playground: Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Sept. 25. (561) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Rockin’ Sounds of September: That Band. Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7-10 p.m., Sept. 3. (561) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Rockin’ Sounds of September: Panic Disorder. Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Sept. 10. (561) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Rockin’ Sounds of September: Feeder Band. Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Sept. 17. (561) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Rockin’ Sounds of September: Cervesa. Center Court at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sept. 24. (561) 340-1600; downtownatthegardens.com.

Whole Foods Market’s 30th Birthday Beach Bash: Local food tastings, bingo, demonstrations, music by Party Dogs Band. 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sept. 19.

Bocce: Downtown Park (south of Cheesecake Factory), 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens, 6-7:30 p.m. Sign up: Liz@americanbocceleague.com

Book Signing: Jack Jennings, “Injustice: For the Love of Her Father.” Books-A-Million, 6370 W. Indiantown Rd., Jupiter, 1-3 p.m., Sept. 11.

Never Forget Buffet: Free meal for Firefighters, EMT’s, Police/Sheriff, Red Cross, in uniform or with ID. New England Fish Market and Restaurant, 1419 Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach , 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 11. Donations accepted for the Honor Flight program.

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

Pet Oral Exams: Canine, feline complimentary oral exams. Animal Health and Healing Center, Stuart, throughout September. Appointment: (772) 221-7387; stuartvet.com.

Virtual School Registration: Online learning, 180-day program. Martin County School District Instructional Services Department, registration through Sept. 1. (772) 219-1200, ext. 30420; sbmc.org/mvs.

Looking Fabulous at every Age: Fashion/beauty tips by Susan Bigsby and luncheon for the children. Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast, 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sept. 1. $40-$500/eight seats. Reservations: (772) 225-7575; childrensmuseumtc.org.

Sewing Machine Basics: Learn basics in less than an hour. Stuart Sewing and Vac, 1845 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart, 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Sept. 1. $20. Ages 13+. RSVP: (772) 287-7960; stuartsewandvac.com.

Discover Reading: Jonathan Dickinson State Park Rangers discuss use of literacy in jobs and show live animals. Elisabeth Lahti Library, 15200 S.W. Adams Ave., Indiantown, 6 p.m., Sept. 1. Children of all ages. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Discover Reading: Jonathan Dickinson State Par: Rangers discuss use of literacy in jobs and show live animals. Hoke Library, 1150 NW Jack Williams Way, Jensen Beach, 6 p.m., Sept. 1. Children of all ages. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Discover Reading: Jonathan Dickinson State Park Rangers discuss use of literacy in jobs and show live animals. Robert Morgade Library, Indian River State College Chastain Campus, 58851 S.E. Community Drive, Stuart, 6 p.m., Sept. 1. Children of all ages. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Discover Reading: Jonathan Dickinson State Park Rangers discuss use of literacy in jobs and show live animals. Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6 p.m., Sept. 2. Children of all ages. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Hot Summer Arts: New faces. New art. New events. Harbour Bay Plaza, Sewall’s Point, East Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, 5-8 p.m., Sept. 2. (772) 287-6676; martinarts.org.

Turtle Tots: Loggerhead Marinelife Center of Juno Beach, Loggerhead Park, 14200 S. U.S. 1, Juno Beach, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Aug. 19, Sept. 2, Sept. 16, Oct. 28; $5-$8. marinelife.org.

Champagne Reception: Exhibition by photographers Damon and Derek Freijomel; artist and illustrator Bogdan Kravchenko. Molly’s Gallery, 430 S.E. Osceola St., Stuart, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Sept. 2. Music by keyboardist Ryan Ruskin. (772) 223-6659.

Discover Reading: Jonathan Dickinson State Park rangers discuss use of literacy in jobs and show live animals. Locations: Cummings Library, 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave., Palm City; , 2 p.m., Sept. 4. Children of all ages. (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Jensen Beach Falcons Football: Falcons take on the Port St. Lucie Pirates and Okeechobee Lil Brahmans at Jensen Beach Elementary, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sept. 4. Schedule, directions at Jensenbeachfalcons.com/Schedule.html.

West Palm Beach Antiques Festival: South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., 10 a.m. Sept. 4-5, Oct. 2-3 $6-$10; $1 discount coupon at info@wpbaf.com. (941) 697-7475.

Film Classics: “Black Stallion.” Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, 2 p.m., 5 p.m., Sept. 5. Free; tickets at box office only. (772) 286-7827.

Film Classics: “The Wizard of Oz.” Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, 4 p.m., 7 p.m., Sept. 4. Free; tickets at box office only. (772) 286-7827.

Mangrove Bay Indoor Farmer’s Market: 110 Mangrove Bay Way, Jupiter, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Sept. 8. Adults. (561) 575-3123.

Film Classics: “Lawrence of Arabia.” Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, 2 p.m., Sept. 11. Free; tickets at box office only. (772) 286-7827.

CPR AED first Aid Certification Class: Matlock Chiro, 2525 Military Trail, Suite 103, Jupiter, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sept. 11. Ages 14+. $45-$65. (561) 762-050.

Memorial Blue Mass: St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 2555 N.E. Savanna Road, Jensen Beach, 3:30 p.m. solemn video/poetry presentation; 4 p.m. Mass followed by 21-gun salute, Taps; Sept. 11. Also: Dinner to follow at San Mart’ Inn on parish grounds. (772) 334-4214 ext. 23.

Treasure Coast Hockey: Inline hockey sign-ups. Halpatiokee Regional Park, 7647 Lost River Road, Stuart, 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 11; 9-11 a.m. Sept. 18, 25. Ages 5-18. $45. treasurecoasthockey.com.

Wounded Warrior Project: AMVETS Post 92, 747 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach, 1-4 p.m., Sept. 11. Ages 21+.

Treasure Coast Pirate Fest: Visitors are encouraged to attend in costume. Downtown Stuart, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sept. 11; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sept. 12. (772) 285-0915; TreasureCoastPirateFest.com.

Grandparents Day: Senior Solutions host “Grandparents Day” aboard the Island Princess. 3585 S.E. St. Lucie Blvd., Stuart, 4-7 p.m., Sept. 12. $40. RSVP: (772) 334-0424; seniorsolutions1@comcast.net; SSHomecare.com.

Film Classics: “The Crimson Pirate.” Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, 2 p.m., Sept. 12. Free; tickets at box office only. (772) 286-7827.

Citizenship Classes: 14-week classes 6-8 p.m., Sept. 13-Dec. 16 at two locations. Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart; Robert Morgade Library, IRSC, 5851 S.E. Community Drive, Stuart. Register: (772) 219-4960; library.martin.fl.us.

Dining out for Southeast Florida Honor Flight: Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, 2343 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart, noon-9 p.m., Sept. 15. honorflightsefl.org.

50+ Trip Calder Casino: Jupiter Community Center, 200 Military Trail, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 16. $20-$25. Reservations: (561) 741-2400; susanc@jupiter.fl.us.

Jove Comedy Experience: Improvisation, parodies. Atlantic Theater, Jupiter, 8-10 p.m., Sept. 17, 18. Ages 13+. $12-$15.

Art Therapy Workshop: Shawna Scarpiiti, certified art therapist. Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 S.E. Indian St., Stuart, 8 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Sept. 17. $45. Adults. RSVP: (772) 220-3439; Nancy@tykesandteens.org.

“Florida— Winnebago to Mar-A-Lago:” a Jove comedy experience. Atlantic Theater, 6743 West Indiantown Road No. 34, Jupiter, 8 p.m., Sept. 17-18. $15. (561) 575-4942; TheAtlanticTheater.com.

Martin County Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival: Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sept. 17-19. $7. flnauticalfleamarket.com.

Molly’s House Yard Sale: 430 S.E. Osceola St., Stuart, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 18. (772) 223-6659; admin@mollyshouse.org.

New Member Mixer: Mixer and information session about Junior League of Martin County. 657 S.E. Central Parkway, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., Sept. 21. Ages 21+. RSVP: (772) 463-5999; jlmcflorida.org.

Tiaras and Treats: Birthday celebration in honor of Molly Sharkey. Diamond Tea Room and Bistro, 3868 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sept. 21. $25. Reservations: (772) 223-6659.

Explore Archaeology: Blake Library Exploration Lab, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 4-5 p.m., Sept. 22. Ages 6+. Register: (772) 221-1407; library.martin.fl.us.

How Dogs Learn: Lucky Dog Sports Club, 300 S. Central Blvd., Suite B, Jupiter. 7-8:30 p.m., Sept. 24. 15+. $35. luckydogsportsclub.com/dog-sports-events.html.

Stuart Craft Fair: 26 S.W. Osceola St., Stuart, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 25-26. Benefits Stuart Main Street programs. artfestival.com; (954) 472-3755.

International Coastal Cleanup: Martin County waterways, beaches, rivers and cities. 8 a.m.-noon, Sept. 25. Register: (772) 781-1222; info@keepmartinbeautiful.org.

TreasureFest 2010: Family fun day. the Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast, 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sept. 25. (772) 225-7575; childrensmuseumtc.org.

Road to Victory Museum Garage Sale: 319 Stypmann Ave., Stuart, donations accepted 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 25; garage sale 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 2 (772) 584-3441; gshurts@aol.com.

Swing into “aKtion” Golf Tournament: Mariner Sands Country Club, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Sept. 25. $125; benefits ARC. Register: (772) 283-2525.

Golf Scramble for Hope: PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, 7 a.m., Sept. 26. $150-$600. Benefits Hanley Center’s Hope Fund. (561) 841-1104; smyers@hanleycenter.org.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., Sept. 27, “Decision in Philadelphia: the Constitutional Convention of 1787” by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

50+ Trip: to Savannah, Jekyll Island, Ga.; Beaufort, S.C., Oct. 11-15. Register: Jupiter Community Center, 200 Military Trail, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., daily. (561) 741-2400; jupiter.fl.us.

OCTOBER EVENTS

Community Wellness Day: Hosted by Harmony Healing Arts Center. Flagler Recreation Center, Stuart, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Oct. 2. (772) 287-7701.

Golf Tournament: PGA National Resort and Spa, 400 Avenue of Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, 7 a.m., Oct. 2. $250. (561) 8032972; lisa_loomis@pba.edu.

Creative Writing Workshop: Offered by WriteByNight, LLC. Arts Council, 80 E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart, 6-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Oct. 5-26. $165. Ages 18+. (512) 322-5242; writebynight.net.

Home in one Golf Classic: PGA National Resort and Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, 9 a.m., Oct. 8. $175-$700. Benefits Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County. Reservation: (561) 433-3351; habitatpbc.org/home.htm.

Jonas Brothers: 2010 World Tour with Demi Lovato. Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Oct. 9. $37.50-$97.50. (800) 745-3000; LiveNation.com.

Fall Fest: Crafts, car show, music, contests. Palm City Park, Mapp Road, 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Oct. 16. info@palmcitychamber.com.

Horsemanship Clinic: with “Cowboy” Bob Faath; any level, any discipline, any breed. Martin Downs Equestrian Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 16. 10+. Riding releases, proof of negative Coggins, and deposit required. Register: (772) 220-8337; Equus2@aol.com.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk: Flagler Park, downtown Stuart, 9 a.m., Oct. 16. Benefits American Cancer Society. (772) 287-7467 ext. 5253; tracy.henkes@cancer.org.

Eye Disease Lecture Series: “Seeing as You Grow Older.” Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 2:30 p.m., Oct. 20. (772) 287-9000; efei.com.

Family Fun Day: St. Lucie Lanes, Port St. Lucie, and Jupiter Lanes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 24. $20 donation; benefits Victims’ assistance Coalition. (772) 461-5390; bowlfl.com.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., Oct. 25, “The first Tycoon: the Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt” by T.J. Stiles, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

On the Wild side: Local business women to host Girls’ Night out. Indian RiverSide Park, 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, 5:30 p.m., Oct. 28. $15. Ages 21+.

Scripps Virtual Exploration: Learn about Scripps Florida. Scripps Research Institute, 120 Scripps Way, Building B, Jupiter, 1:30 p.m., Oct. 29. Teens+. RSVP: (561) 228-2015; scripps.edu/florida/events/specialseminars.html. Also: 1:30 p.m., Nov. 19, Dec. 14, Feb. 11, March 11, April 15.

Mutt March: Canine costume contest, breakfast, walk, kids’ activities. Halpatiokee Park, Stuart, 8 a.m.-noon, Oct. 30. Benefits Humane Society of the Treasure Coast. Registration, donations: hstc1.org.

Caring Children/Clothing Golf Tournament, Dinner and Auction: Monarch Country Club, Palm City, 1 p.m., Oct. 30. $125. (772) 283-7754.

NOVEMBER EVENTS

Creative Writing Workshop: Offered by WriteByNight, LLC. the Arts Council, 80 E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart, 6-8 p.m., Mondays, Nov. 1-Dec. 20. $240. Ages 18+. (512) 322-5242; writebynight.net.

Lighthouse History Lecture Series: Juno Beach Town Center, 340 Ocean Drive, 6-7 p.m., Nov. 4, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 17. Free. 561-747-8380 x101; jupiterlighthouse.org.

Pineapple Festival: Music, midway rides, crafts. Historic Riverfront Village, Jensen Beach, Nov. 5-7. $15. pineapplefestival.info.

Palm Beach Pops: Let it BeThe Beatles with the Nylons. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, 8 p.m., Nov. 5-6, $29-$89. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Barbecue: Bloody Machete Ranch, Jupiter Farms, 1:30-6 p.m., Nov. 6. $10-$25.

Hope Walk: Carlin Park, 400 A1A, Jupiter, 8 a.m., Nov. 6. Benefits place of Hope. Register: (561) 775-7195; placeofhope.com.

Palm Beach Pops: Let it BeThe Beatles with the Nylons. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, 8 p.m., Nov. 7. $75-$85. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Festival of Trees: silent auction. Harborage Yacht Club, Stuart, Nov. 12. Fundraiser for Tykes and Teens. Donations: (772) 631-7653; Laurene@tykesandteens.org.

“Hair”: tribal-rock musical of peace, love and hair. Lyric Theatre, 59 S. Flagler Ave, Stuart, 7 p.m., Nov 12-13. $16-$20. Ages 13+. Reserved seating: (772)286-7827; LyricTheatre.com.

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Fall Sundowner: An evening beachside with music, food, drink, live auction. Benefits Loxahatchee River Historical Society, 5:30-8 p.m., Nov. 20. (561) 747-8380, ext. 10; jupiterlighthouse.org.

The Speakeasy at Tuckahoe: United for Families and Martin County. Mansion at Tuckahoe, Indian RiverSide Park, Jensen Beach, 8 p.m., Nov. 20. $75-$110. Adults. (772) 288-5737; agomez@martin.fl.us.

Art in the Gardens: Two-day art festival. Midtown, 4801 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov. 20-21. (561) 748-3946; npbchamber.com.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., Nov. 22, “Collapse: how Societies choose to Fail or Succeed” by Jared Diamond, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Art in the Park: Flagler Park, 201 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, 9 a.m-4 p.m., Nov. 27-28. (772) 336-0606; info@brokenmold.com.

Palm Beach Pops: the best of Broadway. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, 8 p.m., Nov. 29-30. $28-$89. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

DECEMBER EVENTS

Palm Beach Pops: the best of Broadway. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, 8 p.m., Dec. 6, $75-$85. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 27, “Lords of Finance: the Bankers who broke the World” by Liaquat Ahamed, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

2011 EVENTS

Alzheimer’s Community Care 2011 Annual Gala: the Breakers, Palm Beach, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 7. Benefits Alzheimer’s Community Care. (561) 683-2700; AlzCare.org.

Annual Installation Banquet: Rotary Club of Stuart to celebrate 80 years of service; Chinese auction, historical presentation. Harborage Yacht Club and Marina, 955 N.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, 6 p.m., Jan. 9. $50. Reservations: (772) 283-7448; stuart.rotary-clubs.org.

Palm Beach Pops: the Streisand Songbook. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, 8 p.m., Jan. 9. $75-$85. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Palm Beach Pops: the Streisand Songbook. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, 8 p.m., Jan. 10-11. $29-$89. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Stuart Boat Show: $100 million in products on display along a half mile of State Road 707. 290 N. Dixie Highway, Stuart, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jan. 14-16. $10. (772) 692-7599; miatc.org.

Novel Destinations: Kick-off party for the BookMania! authors. Blake Library, 5:30-8 p.m., Jan. 21. $75. Tickets: (772) 221-1409; libraryfoundationmc.org.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 24, “Slavery by another Name: the Re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II” by Douglass Blackmon, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Palm Beach Pops: An Evening of Rodgers and Hart with the John Pizzarelli Quartet. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, 8 p.m., Feb. 8. $75-$85. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Palm Beach Pops: An Evening of Rodgers and Hart with the John Pizzarelli Quartet. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, 8 p.m., Feb. 9-10. $29-$89. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Hope Ball: Charity auction and dinner. PGA National Resort and Spa, 400 Avenue of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 11. $300. Ages 21+. Tickets: (561) 775-7195; placeofhope.com.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 28, “Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln and Modern Life” by Adam Gopnik, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

“Hairspray”: Performance, reception. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, 501 S. Sapodilla Ave., West Palm Beach, 7 p.m., March 10. $50-$125; benefits School of the Arts Foundation. (561) 805-6298; soafi.org.

Palm Beach Pops: Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis Jr., Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, 8 p.m., March 13. $75-$85. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Palm Beach Pops: Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis Jr., Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, 8 p.m., March 14-15. $29-$89. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., March 28, “The Woman Behind the New Deal: the Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage” by Kristin Downey, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Palm Beach Pops: Michael Cavanaugh in Concert: the Music of Billy Joel and more. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach., 8 p.m., April 4-5. $29-$89. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Palm Beach Pops: Michael Cavanaugh in Concert: the Music of Billy Joel and more. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, 8 p.m., April 10. $75-$85. (561) 832-7677; palmbeachpops.org.

Nonfiction Book Club: Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, 6:30 p.m., April 25, “Paving Paradise: Florida’s Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss” by Craig Pittman, (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

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Martin County Community Calendar, updated Sept. 1

I’ve done a lot more thinking and planning on the subject of paint lately than actually painting (both on canvas and in my house) and I now have an impressive collection of paint chips. no, I still haven’t painted my front door (but I think I’ve finally settled on red).  While I procrastinate on that little project I’ve been busy making plans to paint the dresser in our entryway turquoise and I’m also considering repainting my living room. I like the way it is now, but it’s been the same for years (and years) and it’s a little dark.

I’ve been playing with the Sherwin Williams Color Visualizer to see what different colors might look like on my living room walls and I would love your opinion.

Here it is now.  Well, sort of.  I don’t have a current picture and I don’t want to move the family out of the way to take another.  Picture a couch with a faded denim slip cover and a black and white houndstooth chair that’s sort of an armless version of  this one instead of the leather club chair and ottoman.  The wall decor and curtains are the same.

Now here is a potential after. again, you’ll have to visualize the other furniture and also forgive my inability to stay inside the lines with the virtual paint.  This color is called comfort gray and I think it would really lighten things up.  of course it’s hard to tell on a computer screen how it will look in real life.
So what do you think?

50s Housewife: More Paint Decisions

Sam Gilliam was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and was the seventh of eight children to Sam and Estery Gilliam. the Gilliams moved to Louisville, Kentucky shortly after Sam was born. his father worked on the railroad, and his mother cared for the large family. Gilliam began painting in elementary school and received much encouragement from teachers. In 1951, Gilliam graduated from Central High School in Louisville. Gilliam served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. he received his Bachelor and Masters degree of Fine Arts at the University of Louisville. In 1955, Gilliam had his first solo exhibition at the University of Louisville. he initially taught art for a year in the Louisville public schools. In 1962, he married Dorothy Butler, a Louisville native and a well-known journalist. that same year, Gilliam moved to Washington, D.C., where he has lived ever since.

Career in the 1960s, early 1970s

Gilliam is internationally recognized as the foremost contemporary African-American Color Field Painter and Lyrical Abstractionist. In the 1960s, as the political and social front of America began to explode in all directions, the black artist began to take bold declarative initiatives, making definitive imagery, inspired by the specific conditions of the African American experience. Abstraction remained a critical issue for artists like Sam Gilliam. Gilliam sense of color is modulated by his study of light, color, and its transformative and changing dynamics. he is most widely known for the large color-stained canvases he draped and suspended from the walls and ceilings during the late 1960s and early 1970s. he background for Gilliam art was the 1950s, which witnessed the emergence of abstract expressionism and the new York School followed by Color Field painting. Gilliam early style developed from brooding figural abstractions into large paintings of flatly applied color pushed Gilliam to eventually remove the easel aspect of painting by eliminating the stretcher. Gilliam was influenced by German Expressionists such as Emil Nolde, Paul Klee and the American Bay Area Figurative School artist Nathan Oliveira. he states that he found lots of clues on how to go about his work from Tatlin, Frank Stella, Hans Hofmann, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, and Paul Cezanne. In 1963, Thomas Downing, an artist who identified himself with the Washington Color School, introduced Gilliam to this new school of thought. around 1965 Gilliam became the first painter to introduce the idea of the unsupported canvas. he was inspired to do this by observing laundry hanging outside his Washington studio. this was the first of its kind and was of huge influence throughout the art world. his drape paintings were suspended from ceilings, arranged on walls or floors, and they represent a sculptural, third dimension in painting. Gilliam states that his paintings are based on the fact that the framework of the painting is in real space. he is attracted to its power and the way it functions. Gilliam draped canvases change in each environment they are arranged in and frequently he embellishes the works with metal, rocks, and wooden beams.

Career in the 1970s and 1980s

In 1975, Gilliam veered away from the draped canvases and became influenced by jazz musicians such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane. he started producing dynamic geometric collages, which he called lack Paintings due to the hue. again, in the 1980s Gilliam style changed dramatically to quilted paintings reminiscent of African patchwork quilts from his childhood. his most recent works are textured paintings that incorporate metal forms. Gilliam ability to move beyond the draped canvas, coupled with his ability to adopt new series keeps the viewers interested and engaged. this has assured his prominence in the art world as an exciting and innovative contemporary painter.

Gilliam is also one of the few successful, self-supporting African American artists who views the teaching of art as a mission. his love of teaching developed during the one year he spent in Louisville public schools. he taught for nearly a decade in the Washington public schools, and then at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, and the University of Maryland, and for several years at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa. In addition, Gilliam still devotes time to conducting workshops, participating in panels, and delivering lectures in this country and abroad.

Gilliam was arrested and indicted in 1975 for causing a major disturbance while on board a plane. the following is a summary of the incident as recounted by the United States Tax Court in Gilliam v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 1986-81 :

“Gilliam accepted an invitation to lecture and teach for a week at the Memphis Academy of Arts in Memphis, Tennessee. On Sunday, February 23, 1975, he flew to Memphis to fulfill this business obligation.

Gilliam had a history of hospitalizations for mental and emotional disturbances and continued to be under psychiatric care until the time of his trip to Memphis. In December 1963, Gilliam was hospitalized in Louisville; Gilliam had anxieties about his work as an artist. for periods of time in both 1965 and 1966, Gilliam suffered from depression and was unable to work. In 1970, Gilliam was again hospitalized. In 1973, while Gilliam was a visiting artist at a number of university campuses in California, he found it necessary to consult an airport physician; however, when he returned to Washington, D.C., Gilliam did not require hospitalization.

Before his Memphis trip, Gilliam created a 225-foot painting for the Thirty-fourth Biennial Exhibition of American Painting at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “the Exhibition”). the Exhibition opened on Friday evening, February 21, 1975. In addition, Gilliam was in the process of preparing a giant mural for an outside wall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the 1975 Spring Festival in Philadelphia. the budget plans for this mural were due on Monday, February 24, 1975.

On the night before his Memphis trip, Gilliam felt anxious and unable to rest. On Sunday morning, Gilliam contacted Ranville Clark (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Clark”), a doctor Gilliam had been consulting intermittently over the years, and asked Clark to prescribe some medication to relieve his anxiety. Clark arranged for Gilliam to pick up a prescription of the drug Dalmane on the way to the airport. Gilliam had taken medication frequently during the preceding 10 years. Clark had never before prescribed Dalmane for Gilliam.

On Sunday, February 23, 1975, Gilliam got the prescription and at about 3:25 p.m., he boarded American Airlines flight 395 at Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C., bound for Memphis. Gilliam occupied a window seat. he took the Dalmane for the first time shortly after boarding the airplane.

About one and one-half hours after the airplane departed Washington National Airport, Gilliam began to act in an irrational manner. he talked of bizarre events and had difficulty in speaking. According to some witnesses, he appeared to be airsick and held his head. Gilliam began to feel trapped, anxious, disoriented, and very agitated. Gilliam said that the plane was going to crash and that he wanted a life raft. Gilliam entered the aisle and, while going from one end of the airplane to the other, he tried to exit from three different doors. then Gilliam struck Seiji Nakamura (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Nakamura”), another passenger, several times with a telephone receiver. Nakamura was seated toward the rear of the airplane, near one of the exits. Gilliam also threatened the navigator and a stewardess, called for help, and cried. as a result of the attack, Nakamura sustained a one-inch laceration above his left eyebrow which required four sutures. Nakamura also suffered ecchymosis of the left arm and pains in his left wrist. Nakamura was treated for these injuries at Methodist Hospital in Memphis.

On arriving in Memphis, Gilliam was arrested by Federal officials. On March 10, 1975, Gilliam was indicted. he was brought to trial in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division, on one count of violation of 49 U.S.C. 1472 (k) (relating to certain crimes aboard in aircraft in flight) and two counts of violation 49 U.S.C. 1472(j) (relating to interference with flight crew members or flight attendants). Gilliam entered a plea of not guilty to the criminal charges. the trial began on September 8, 1975, and ended on September 10, 1975. After Gilliam presented all of his evidence, the district court granted Gilliam’s motion for a judgment of acquittal by reason of temporary insanity.”

The Tax Court’s Memorandum Decision is studied by law students in Federal Income Tax because Gilliam sought to deduct his legal fees in defending against the indictment as an ordinary and necessary business expense, see 26 U.S.C. 162(a). the Tax Court denied the deduction because his expenses were not “ordinary.”

These are direct quotes from the artist help describe him and/or his work; am a better artist today in that I am obviously a better teacher. Whether I am teaching or making art, the process is fundamentally the same: I am creating. nly when making the work can I determine the many languages that form the planes on which it is to exist. Like abstract phrases the many intentions of the work (before an audience) passes through an intuitive sieve the work was not planned, there are ploys, however, to the way it was laid out and then put together. 1996 am Gilliam.

Gilliam received his B.A. in fine art and his M.A. in painting from the University of Louisville in Kentucky. he has taught at the Corcoran School of Art, the Maryland Institute College of Art and Carnegie Mellon University.

He has had many commissions, grants, awards, exhibitions and honorary doctorates. A major retrospective of Gilliam’s work was held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 2005. he was named the 2006 University of Louisville Alumnus of the Year.

In 1987 he was selected by the Smithsonian Art Collectors Program to produce a print to celebrate the opening of the S. Dylan Ripley Center in the National Mall. he donated his talent to produce In Celebration, a 35-color limited-edition serigraph that highlighted his trademark use of color, and the sale of which benefitted the Smithsonian Associates, the continuing education branch of the larger Smithsonian Institution. “In Celebration, 1987 by Sam Gilliam”. the Smithsonian Associates. https://residentassociates.org/ArtCollectors/gallery.aspx?index=619&artwork=217550. Retrieved 2009-07-02. 

In early 2009, he again donated his talents to the Smithsonian Associates to produce a 90-color serigraph entitled Museum Moment, which he describes as “a celebration of art” “Museum Moment, 2009 by Sam Gilliam”. the Smithsonian Associates. https://residentassociates.org/ArtCollectors/gallery.aspx?artwork=218124. Retrieved 2009-07-02. 

He lives in Washington D.C. and has a studio in the historical Shaw neighborhood.

^ the full text of the opinion is available online at http://kanhom.com/2009/02/03/gilliam-v-commissioner/

Washington Art, catalog of exhibitions at State University College at Potsdam, NY & State University of new York at Albany, 1971 [no copyright or LCCC # listed], Introduction by Renato G. Danese, printed by Regal Art Press, Troy NY.

Sam Gilliam: a retrospective, 10/15/2005 to 1/22/2006, Corcoran Gallery of Art

Sam Gilliam: a retrospective, the catalog, text by Jonanthan Binstock

Relative, 1969. National Gallery of Art

Sam Gilliam papers, 1958-1989 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

AskArt lists 52 references to Sam Gilliam,

“In Celebration, 1987 by Sam Gilliam,” Information about In Celebration in connection with the Smithsonian Associates,

“Museum Moment, 2009 by Sam Gilliam,” Information about Museum Moment in connection with the Smithsonian Associates,

Washingtonian Magazine – Gilliam’s Newest Work Inspires Dickstein Shapiro

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Sam Gilliam

I'd be glad to add you to my art gallery blog.

Yes I would love to get my new website (still working on) noticed huckleberryarts.com

Are there any artists here looking for exposure in an online art gallery blog?

I'm looking to decorate my apartment but can't afford too much to buy art prints. if there's a site I can go to for hi res prints then I can just blow it up to a bigger size and frame it.

What's a good site to download hi-res photography or art?

I was talking to an art professor about different art movements and we bantered about how the Modern art movement is actually pretty old and post modernism is also old. so I asked him what the contemporary art movement is and now I can't remember what he said. Does anybody know?

What is the contemporary art movement?

By Tiffany Y. Latta, Staff Writer 9:54 PM Thursday, September 2, 2010

MIDDLETOWN — About 200 people attended a reception Thursday, Sept. 2, welcoming the Pendleton Arts Center to Middletown.

The meet-and-greet was held at the Middletown Arts Center, 130 N. Verity Parkway, to allow area residents a chance to learn more about PAC, a new art studio and gallery that is scheduled to open in November at 7 N. Broad St.

PAC is expected to bring about 60 artists downtown to work and sell their wares. The center, founded by Jim Verdin of Cincinnati, also is expected to be the catalyst for economic development in downtown Middletown.

“When this starts another restaurant, coffee shop, shoe store will follow — it creates an economic impact,” said Verdin, noting that he’s had similar success in Cincinnati.

City officials recently approved locating the center downtown near the Middletown Arts Center and the Beauverre Riordan Studios inc. on Central Avenue.

Officials have promised Verdin up to $450,000 in loans and renovation funds to help get the project off the ground.

Middletown Arts Center Executive Director Patt Belisle expects both art centers to form a great partnership.

“We feel it’s going to be a wonderful marriage. We’re very excited. this is going to be a new beginning for downtown Middletown,” Belisle said.

Belisle and Joan Stonitsch, president of the MAC board, said the Middletown Arts Center has been successful in the city for 53 years.

They said the addition of another arts facility will enhance the city and offer art enthusiasts and artists a central location to buy and sell art.

“It’s wonderful because the arts is always an enhancement to a community. It may not seem like it, but communities that invest in the arts are always thriving,” Stonitsch said.

Artists Michael Matlock of Peptide Tattoo in Carlisle and Don Deborde, a local illustrator, say they may try to secure studio space in the Pendleton to work and sell their pieces.

“Right now I’m painting out of my house. It’s an artists dream to have their own studio,” Matlock said.

“this is something that could help give me exposure and since there’s not a lot going on in Middletown, it could revive this area.”

200 attend arts center meet-and-greet

ROXBURY ? two 2008 Roxbury High School graduates who vandalized their alma mater last month led police right to them by spray-painting their initials and the year of their commencement onto the school building, according to the police report.

The boys’ apologies led the school district to accept restitution and the completion 80 hours of voluntary community service, according to a police report of the Aug. 11 incident.

Jeff Dunn and Robert Guido, both 20, shimmied up a gas pipe on the school and entered the building through an open door into the auditorium balcony area at 3 a.m. on Aug. 11, according to a police report by Patrolman Brian Feeney.

One male appeared in surveillance footage to be 6 feet tall and stocky, wearing a green and brown camouflage shirt that appeared to be spray-painted on the back and front to obscure writing on the shirt. The other male was about 6 feet tall, skinny, and similarly attired in blue jeans and grey sneakers and a green and brown camouflaged shirt that had “Spirit Week 2008″ on the front in white.

once inside, the two made their way downstairs to a janitor’s closet and made off with a clock. each also carried an orange panic security bar and had their faces wrapped in white towels.

They continued toward the gymnasium and into the boys locker room, where they took a pair of black football shoulder pads. They went back upstairs toward the science and audio-visual rooms and removed two pictures from the wall. They were seen at 3:30 a.m. carrying these items and exiting the second floor balcony in the auditorium to the roof.

Surveillance footage revealed the two men used purple spray paint to write on the roof’s walls and air vents “RG JD 08″ in several places, Feeney reported. They also sprayed other non-offensive phrases like “We are so over it,” “S,” “Off,” “08,” “Wilson,” and “Trips 08.”

Feeney wrote that he checked the Roxbury High School 2008 yearbook and found the only “JD” found in the graduating class was Jeff Dunn, and the only RG was Robert Guido.

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Feeney went to the Dunn household and inside a parked Toyota saw a set of black football shoulder pads matching the ones from the school.

James Dunn, Jeff father, invited police officers inside the house to speak to his son, who was sleeping. He awoke and came into the living room wearing the same green and brown camouflage shirt from the surveillance footage.

James Dunn asked his son if he knew why the police were there, and he answered “Yes,” and apologized for what he and Guido did, Feeney wrote.

James Dunn also apologized for his son’s behavior and said he was going to take him to the high school to have him apologize and make restitution for the damage he and Guido caused, and would return all the items taken, Feeney wrote.

Feeney later spoke with Guido, whose story matched Dunn’s. He also offered restitution and to return all items removed from the school.

No physical damage was done to the school’s interior.

“They stated that they made a childish mistake and were not thinking, but the open door on the roof peaked their interest because they had not been in the school since graduation in 2008,” Feeney wrote.

Feeney later contacted Roxbury High School Principal Jeff Swanson, who, he said, “was very impressed with Jeff coming forward and speaking to him about the incident and taking responsibility for his actions and (being) willing to accept the consequences for those actions,” Feeney wrote.

Schools superintendent Michael Rossi told Feeney he believed “that both boys had made a mistake and he was willing not to pursue charges so long as the boys returned all property, made restitution and volunteered 80 hours of community service to the school,” Feeney wrote.

Roxbury, NJ police report: 2 Roxbury High school grads accused of vandalism led police right to them

like the best portrait painters, Tom Zetterstrom draws forth the sap and heartwood of the trees he's photographed for 35 years.

In gorgeous black-and-white images, he captures not just the natural grandeur of trees but their power to evoke deep yearnings in human viewers.

the Canaan, Conn., photographer's just-opened exhibit, "Tom Zetterstrom: Portraits of American Trees," transforms the Cantor Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross into a forest of photos where visitors can walk among maples and red pines, poplars and shagbark hickories.

Part arborist, part impressionist with a camera, Zetterstrom has made portraits of trees that — like Gilbert Stuart's "Portrait of George Washington" or Andrew Wyeth's "Cristina's World" — reveal much more than their physical likenesses.

Zetterstrom said he began photographing trees after college when he was living in a cabin with a basement darkroom in the woods on his family property in Canaan.

"I think I was really looking at them as art. I guess I've got a lot of feelings about trees, a passion," he said from his home. "my work in the show aren't so much documentary photos as interpretive images."

the exhibit runs through Oct. 9.

In a catalog accompanying the exhibit, John Elder, professor emeritus of English and environmental studies at Middlebury College, wrote, "Zetterstrom's photography expresses a parallel sense of deep affiliation with the beautiful, transient and memorable lives of trees."

Describing a storm-whipped pine at Donner Pass in California, he wrote the tree's endurance illustrates the central point of William Wordsworth's "Ode: Intimations of Immortality" that "a single, vividly observed natural fact can assume almost mythic power, enduring for the whole of an observer's life."

Through craft and conviction, Zetterstrom imbues trees with the kind of inner life that primitive people ascribe to natural phenomena like stones, animals or mountains.

most of the 60 photos depict solitary trees as living — sometimes dying — natural objects or tightly focused scenes which, like a mirror, reflect human emotions and associations.

the trees in these photos will stir viewers' memories. New Englanders might recall Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" began "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately." Worcester residents can't forget the Asian longhorn beetles last year that devastated sugar maples in the city.

Students at the Catholic college should know Dante began his "Divine Comedy" saying: "Midway upon the road of life I found myself in a dark wood because the right way had been lost." and where did little Red Riding Hood meet the big bad Wolf? Zetterstrom's woods are haunted, enchanted and full of surprises.

Entering the gallery, visitors will see an American elm in wintertime, spreading leafless branches against a gray sky.

there are no people in these photos but their impact can be inferred from the jumble of burnt trees in the Sawtooth Mountains of Colorado.

These trees bend in the wind and cast reflections on rushing rivers. Their branches droop beneath the weight of snow or point like skeletal fingers into the sky.

mostly alone, they sometimes lean against each other for support, stand apart like feuding twins or stick out of the ground, bare and dead like dinosaur bones.

a yellow birch takes root on a stony ledge with branches spreading like tendrils onto sheer rock. like an old couple, the gnarled trunks of a maple and cherry tree have grown together. Dead or dying, the white branches of two northern white cedars rise like wraiths from a Maine river.

Taken between 1973 and 2006, the mostly 5 1/2-by-7 1/2-inch photos are displayed against white matting that gives the impression of looking through a cabin window.

the exhibit's organizer, Gallery Director Roger Hankins, said he "avoided theatrical contrasts" and showed the photos against a neutral background so they'd stand out "like little jewels."

he speculated Zetterstrom printed modestly sized photos to encourage visitors "to get up close and personal, like they're viewing a portrait."

"It's like the trees in these photos are almost detached from culture and exist in another world," Hankins said. "Tom (Zetterstrom) wanted them shown in a way visitors could meditate on them."

Hankins believes Zetterstrom's longterm efforts taking and printing tree photos demonstrates his conviction as an environmental activist who has used his art to protect endangered natural resources. Zetterstrom founded Elm Watch, a regional community forestry organization, he said.

Hankins organized the exhibit into 15 groupings of three to five photos that suggest unstated themes such as misty images, desolate places, Canadian scenes, spruce trees and the virtual disappearance of American elms from Dutch elm disease.

In a series of four photos taken in Massachusetts between 1993 and 1997, an elm tree gradually loses leaves from its withering branches until the final shot where it stands alone, nearly denuded, in a field.

one remarkable grouping of five dramatic photos expresses nature's irresistible drive to survive. Pictured from below, a cobble hemlock soars skyward, its spreading branches blotting out the sky. the long limbs of a shagbark hickory twist in improbable ways. Branches hang from a weeping beech like tangled black capillaries.

Growing on rock, a yellow birch converts its branches into roots. White cedars die in a river.

the son of an arborist, Zetterstrom studied botany and sculpture at Colorado College and photography at Pratt Institute. he worked as a freelance photojournalist in the 1970s and '80s with assignments ranging from the New York Times to "a Day in the Life of America." He's worked in Russia and China and his photos can be found in the collections of 37 American museums.

Zetterstrom said the exhibit is "foremost an art show but inadvertently and intentionally a message about the environment comes through."

he used a 35 mm camera throughout the 1970s and switched in 1983 to a medium format Fujica that used larger negatives to capture subtle gradations of color and light.

Zetterstrom said he "tries, ultimately, to make art" from his tree photos but realizes viewers personalize them in different ways. he said he "feels reverential toward trees as a life force."

"Foremost, I respect trees as the record of great lives. whether they're 100, 500 or 4,000 years old, you can read all sorts of things into them," he said. "for some people, trees have spiritual connotations. Many people have lingering associations about trees. Through my photos, I'm trying to amplify that into an appreciation of trees."

for 35 years, Zetterstrom has traveled across North America hiking into forests or driving to remote spots to find the special tree.

"I do a lot of exploring. I've looked at millions of trees," he said. "Occasionally, I come across something hidden, startling or remarkable."

THE ESSENTIALS

Cantor Gallery is on the first floor of O'Kane Hall at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.

the gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

Tom Zetterstrom will appear at a Thursday, Sept. 16, reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. He'll lecture on his work at 7:30 p.m. in the college's Seelos Theater.

for information about the exhibit, call 508-793-3356 or visit www.holycross.edu/cantorartgallery.

To learn about Zetterstrom, visit www.tomzetterstrom.com.

Tom Zetterstrom captures inner life of trees in a forest of portraits – Framingham, MA – The MetroWest Daily News