Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County

Keith Spencer- Brothers on Broadway
2019-02-01 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
This one-man show backed by an all-star band is a celebratory tribute to Broadway’s African-American leading men, highlighting the legendary performances of artists such as Sammy Davis, Jr., Cab Calloway, Ben Vereen, Paul Robeson, Gregory Hines, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and many others. This musical journey presents well-known selections from shows such as Porgy and Bess, Ragtime, St. Louis Woman, Pippin, The Phantom of the Opera, Show Boat, Kiss Me, Kate, Hamilton and more.

“And this is how you are a citizen …” Gallery Reception
2019-02-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Hicks Art Center Gallery, 275 Swamp Rd`, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
A reflection on gendered citizenship, familial identities, and belonging featuring
Catherine Pancake, Michelle Angela Ortiz, and Imani Roach.
Gallery reception: Wednesday, February 6, 5 – 7 p.m. Curator’s talk at 6:15.
Artist panel: Wednesday, February 6, 3 – 4:30 p.m., Grupp Hall, room 257

Cultural Streaming Series- Danil Trifonov
2019-02-07 12:00 - 12:30 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Christopher Nupen’s film The Magic of Music offers an intimate portrait of the young piano star Daniil Trifonov on and off the stage. Streaming video of show. 33min. Free and Open to Public
The Cultural Streaming Series are recorded video performances of leading classical artists, ensembles, and orchestras
from around the world in the relaxed atmosphere of the Zlock Performing Arts Center.
Experience a diversity of culture without the high price tag.
Admissions is free, with ten events scheduled from February to May.

Wordsmiths - Inheriting the War
2019-02-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
Poetry and Prose by Descendants of Vietnam Veterans and Refugees a reading and discussion moderated by Laren McClung and featuring thi diem thúy lê and Gardner McFall. Free and Open to Public
Bucks County Community College Tyler Hall room 142

Cultural Streaming Series - Leeds 2018 Piano Competition; Finals
2019-02-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Feb 14, 12:15pm & 7pm
Zlock Performing Arts Center
Since 1963, fine young pianists from all over the world have come to Leeds to prove their talents in front of a stellar jury and compete for an unbeatable selection of prizes. Streaming video of show. 90 min. Free and Open to Public
Take in recorded video performances of leading classical artists, ensembles, and orchestras
from around the world in the relaxed atmosphere of the Zlock Performing Arts Center.
Experience a diversity of culture without the high price tag.
Admissions is free, with ten events scheduled from February to May.

Sierra Hull
2019-02-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
After a Grand Ole Opry debut at age 11, a Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College of Music, and producing creds on her latest album by banjo-master Bela Fleck,the now 25 year-old vocalist and instrumentalist continues to chart new territory for Americana, Bluegrass, and Roots music
“She plays the mandolin with a degree of refined elegance and freedom that few have achieved,” – Bela Fleck,.
Angel Snow Opening Act 7:30- 8pm
TICKETS: VIP* $25/ GA -$15/ Bucks Students- FREE (ID Required)

Cultural Streaming Series - La Boheme
2019-02-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Opera in four acts by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. – Jesús López Cobos, Giancarlo del Monaco – Inva Mula (Mimi), Laura Giordano (Musetta) – Teatro Real Madrid. Streaming video of show. 120 min.
Take in recorded video performances of leading classical artists, ensembles, and orchestras
from around the world in the relaxed atmosphere of the Zlock Performing Arts Center.
Experience a diversity of culture without the high price tag.
Admissions is free, with ten events scheduled from February to May.

The Vagina Monologues
2019-02-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Join us for the 20th anniversary of the Obie Award-winning The Vagina Monologues and founding of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against all women and girls (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence). This 2019 version of Eve Ensler’s iconic play is a whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone which introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and transgender women. Dramatically funny, tender, provocative and ultimately political, it is a series of interviews with a diverse group of over 200 women about their vaginas, offering new perspectives on the complexities of growing up female and the hurdles women face in overcoming misogynist conceptions of the female body. Stay for a post-performance discussion with the cast and a representative of A Woman’s Place.

Danilo Perez's Global Mesangers
2019-02-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Danilo Pérez is a man with some serious jazz cred… The Panamanian pianist got his start playing with Dizzy Gillespie, and continued with Wayne Shorter… As a composer and bandleader himself, he’s practically peerless… Danilo Pérez’s Global Messengers project advances a mission where music serves as a natural remedy to unfortunate situations, providing an uplifting message, connection and common ground which is wholly relevant today.
TICKETS: VIP- $35 /GA -$25/ Bucks Students Free

Call to Artists: The Art of Oscar Members Event and Open Competition
2019-03-01 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
OPEN COMPETITION
Join the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County and Highland Farm
for the Art of Oscar, a unique celebration and competition. Artists are
invited to create works inspired by Oscar Hammerstein’s life, his music,
his service, and his home, and submit them for awards, exhibition, and
sale at Highland Farm in May.
ELIGIBILITY
The Art of Oscar is open to all visual artists ages 16 and older. The top 100 selected pieces will
be included in the exhibition and sale, featuring the work of 80 adult artists and 20 student artists.

AWARDS
Professional artists/jurors will award prizes for outstanding accomplishments in the visual arts.
1st Prize “The Oscar” $500
2nd Prize $300
3rd Prize $100
2 Honorable Mention Awards $50
More information and Entry form HERE

Call to Artist for the 4th Annual Bucks County Plein Air Festival
2019-03-04 | Array, Array, Array, Array
Join us for a week of plein air painting in verdant and historic Bucks County! Paint the quaint towns, rolling landscapes, lakes and rivers, covered bridges, stone farmhouses, and historic estates that have inspired artists for more than a century. Jointly hosted by Bucks County Community College, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce and Alan Fetterman Fine Arts, proceeds support art scholarships and arts programming in Bucks County.

Creatrix – A Choral Celebration of Women Composers
2019-03-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
Performed by students of the BCCC Concert Choir and Percussion Ensemble, this concert honors the value of a single citizen, male or female, in a modern society. Planned in conjunction with the exhibition “And this is how you are a citizen…” in Hicks Art Center Gallery.
Music & Multimedia Center, Presser Room

“And this is how you are a citizen …”
2019-03-12 08:00 - 16:30 | Hicks Art Center Gallery, 275 Swamp Rd`, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
January 23 – March 12, 2019
A reflection on gendered citizenship, families, identities, and belonging/s, the exhibition consists of video, repurposed objects, paintings, and prints by artists Catherine Pancake, Michelle Angela Ortiz, and Imani Roach. Each of the individual artists’ work considers personal history and citizenship as a multi-tiered construct which applies to membership, position and relationship between the individual, community, state and society.
Maria Dumlao, curator.
Free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.bucks.edu/gallery or call 215-968-8425.
Gallery hours:
Monday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Celtic Crushing - Larry Kirwan's St Patrick Day Concert
2019-03-15 18:00 - 21:30 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Larry Kirwan of Black 47 – host of Celtic Crush on SiriusXM – brings his St. Patrick’s Week show to Bucks Live! He’ll be joined by another Black 47 alumnus, piper/fiddler/flautist/vocalist Andrew Sharp, to revisit many of the Black 47 songs that have become standards, including Funky Ceili and Livin’ in America. They’ll get the crowd to its feet and raise the roof with some traditional Irish tunes and new original music alogn with songs from his musical theatre career, including Hard Times (before an expected Fall 19 Broadway debut.) Come and get your Irish on at Bucks!
Sing along with Bucks County own Hobnail as they play traditional Irish songs, free 6- 7::30,pm in lobby.
Get your VIP tickets that include beer, wine, nonalcoholic drinks and food.
TICKETS: VIP – $30 / GA -$20/ Bucks Students – FREE

Bucks County Country Gentlemen Concerts
2019-03-24 13:00 - 15:00 | PA
Bucks County Country Gentlemen Concerts – Sunday March 24th, 1 & 4PM
Benefitting the James-Lorah Memorial Home – Tickets: 267-935-9066
Also online at www.via-doylestown.org/james-lorah-memorial-concert
Tickets also available via US Mail – Send self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Doylestown Hospital VIA/JLMH, PO Box 3595 W. State St. Doylestown, PA 18901
Attn: Beverly Harvey – Check payable to: VIA/JLMH

Music Around the World
2019-03-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Michener Art Museum, 138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
Join violinist Claudia Pellegrini and her accompanist as they take you on a musical journey around the world! Visit Germany with Mozart and Brahms, Italy with Verdi, France with Bizet…and get ready for a few surprises, like some Broadway tunes, some iconic Hollywood movie songs, and maybe even a few Disney favorites for the little ones! Dynamic, approachable and fun, Claudia’s Music Around the World program is a perfect afternoon of entertainment and learning for the entire family.

Danilo Peres's Global Messengers
2019-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
2019 Grammy Award winning artist for Best Jazz
Instrumental Album, with Wayne Shorter, Pérez is a
man with some serious jazz creds. The Panamanian
pianist got his start playing with Dizzy Gillespie, and
continued with Wayne Shorter. As a composer and
bandleader himself, he’s practically peerless. Pérez’s
Global Messengers project advances a mission where
music serves as a natural remedy to unfortunate situations,
providing an uplifting message, connection,
and common ground which is wholly relevant today.
Tickets: bucks.edu/tickets
$35 – VIP*
$25 – General Admission
BCCC Students Free with student ID
*VIP Ticketing: Must be 21 and over (ID checked at door).
All VIP guests receive reserved VIP seating and entry to private
reception (6 – 7:25 p.m.) in lobby area with lite hors d’oeuvres
and two wine, local craft beer, water or soda drinks per person.

24th Annual Bucks County High School Art Exhibition Reception
2019-03-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Hicks Art Center Gallery, 275 Swamp Rd`, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
Please join us for refreshments and hors d’oeuvres to celebrate the 24th Annual Bucks County High School Art Exhibition. Presentation of Awards by the Honorable Brian Fitzpatrick at 2:30 p.m.
High school art teachers select their students’ best work for display and for submission to the Congressional Art Competition. Competitions such as this are held in every congressional district nationwide each spring. The first place winning artwork from this exhibition will be sent to Washington, D.C., where it will represent Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District and be displayed in the corridors of the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for a year.
Gallery hours:
Monday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Meet the Author- Five Feet Apart- Rachael Lippincott
2019-04-02 13:00 - 16:30 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Rachael Lippincott was born in Philadelphia and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, splitting her time between writing and running a food truck with her partner. Her debut novel Five Feet Apart was a New York Times bestseller.
Meet the author and enjoy a question and answer session afterwards. The book will be available for purchase in the Bucks bookstore, and for signing at the event.
Five Feet Apart
is a New York Times bestselling novel about two teens falling in love with just one minor complication – they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.
The book on which the movie out now is based on

Start Up Stories at Stacks
2019-04-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Stacks Co., 54 E Oakland Avenue Main Level, Doylestown, Pa, 18901
A first of its kind event to begin connecting the startup community in Bucks County. Watch talks from local founders, artists, and musicians. Attendees will include entrepreneurs, technologists, investors, and influencers. Attendance is complimentary and there are limited spots available. If you’ve got an interest in startups, send in your RSVP request.
Startup Stories is not a pitch event and it’s not a networking event. It’s a showcase of local entrepreneurs sharing their journeys to begin energizing the community. There will be plenty of time to connect and chat throughout the evening over some locally brewed beer and good eats.

No River Twice Poetry + Improvisation (Wordsworth Reading Series, BCCC)
2019-04-19 19:30 - 21:00 | The Orangery, Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Rd,, Newtown, PA, 18940
No River Twice is a multi-vocal, improvisational  poetry evening in which the  audience and a group of  poets interact to determine  the direction and tone of  the reading, poem by poem, from beginning to end, co-creating a performance through connection and juxtaposition and community. It’s playful, moving, and never the same twice. Jump in! More info at www.norivertwice.org

Doylestown Musicfest
2019-05-04 11:00 - 18:00 | PA
Doylestown Music Fest is looking for sponsors to fund our free outdoor concert on Saturday May 4, 2019 from 11am – 6pm.
The concert will take place in the parking lot beside Starbucks in the heart of the borough. Food vendors will be invited to setup on the perimeter and local merchants will be invited to participate as well. The event is expected to draw thousands of attendees from around the region
Doylestown Music Fest is a grass roots event that supports and promotes local bands and musicians. During this week-long event, local restaurants, bars, cafes, merchants, churches and museums host talented musicians for residents and visitors to enjoy. This year will be Doylestown Music Fest’s third annual event and we are looking to add a free outdoor concert in the heart of the borough featuring many talented musicians. We would also like to hire musicians to perform outside throughout town during that week. Our goal is to fill the streets of Doylestown with music.
Participating venues include Villa Capri, Puck, M.O.M.S, Siren Records, James A. Michener Art Museum, The Zen Den, Chambers 19, Hops/Scotch 22, School of Rock, Doylestown Brewing Company, Penn Tap Room and others.
We are collecting personal donations on our GoFundMe

Artmobile Curriculum Consultants needed
2019-05-05 | PA
Artmobile Curriculum Consultants
(2 positions available)
Must have expertise in one or both of the following disciplines:
Visual Arts/Humanities, Science/Engineering/Physics
Artmobile is an art museum for all ages housed in a 48-foot semi-trailer. It travels throughout Bucks County
from September to June, visiting schools in all 13 districts and many public sites. In addition to providing a
museum experience for students, Artmobile’s program includes pre-visit teacher training and educational
materials with practical, interdisciplinary classroom activities that correlate to Pennsylvania Core Standards
Aligned System. Learn more at www.bucks.edu/artmobile.
We are looking for experienced educators to develop K-12 curriculum in Visual Arts and
Science/Engineering for our new STEAM exhibition, Marvelous Machines (see attached exhibition
description). Curriculum materials will be available on the Artmobile website and in printed teacher
manuals distributed to schools. Consultants will receive a stipend and will be credited in publications.
The successful candidates will:
 Enjoy working collaboratively to develop and write K-12 curriculum for one or more content areas.
 Show leadership in their field of K-12 teaching by virtue of engaged students who are excited about
their classes or approach to learning.
 Participate with the curator & Artmobile staff in a brief overview session in late May.
 Work at Bucks County Community College, Newtown campus, for several days in late June to meet
the project deadline.
 Handle and engage with original artworks.
To Apply:
Submit a brief letter along with a 1-2 page resume that highlights your interests, curriculum strengths, and
teaching philosophy. Please indicate your experience with elementary, middle and/or high school teaching.
Deadline to Apply: May 5, 2019. Submit materials to Fran Orlando at fran.orlando@bucks.edu. Please
reference “Artmobile Consultant” in the subject heading.

2019 Project Stream Info Session: Bucks County
2019-05-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance presents a free information session and grant writing workshop. This session will walk through the guidelines, eligibility, and application process for 2019-20 Project Stream grants, then attendees will have the chance to hone their grant writing skills by learning best practices and participating in a hands-on workshop.
Can’t attend in person? Register for a “video recording” ticket to receive a recording of the presentation.
Project Stream makes competitive grants up to $2,500 to individual artists and non-profit organizations for innovative, community-based arts projects. The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance administers Project Stream in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties on behalf of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), as a regional partner of the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) program. For more information, visit: philaculture.org/projectstream.
The info session takes place on the Newtown Campus of Bucks County Community College in the Gallagher room
Campus Map here

The Art of Oscar- Members' & Exhibiting Artists' Reception
2019-05-16 17:00 - 19:30 | Highland Farm, 70 East Rd, Doylestown, United States
May 16 | 5-7:30 pm – Arts & Cultural Council
members’ and exhibiting artists’ reception
Highland Farm

The Art of Oscar - Hammerstein Doners - VIP Pre-Sale
2019-05-17 17:00 - 19:30 | Highland Farm, 70 East Rd, Doylestown, United States
May 17 | 5-7:30 pm – Pre-sale VIP reception for Hammerstein donors

Arts Alive! Arts & Crafts Festival
2019-05-18 10:00 - 16:00 | PA, United States
Family Friendly Fun in the Heart of Upper Bucks county. Diverse artists and crafters will line Broad Street in downtown Quakertown along with food, children’s activities, chalk drawing contest, and live entertainment.

The Art of Oscar - Art Exhibition and Sale -- Open to the Public
2019-05-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Highland Farm, 70 East Rd, Doylestown, United States
May 18 | noon-4pm – Art Exhibition and Sale
Free and Open to the Public

Bucks Co. Branch NAACP Concert - Sherri Winston
2019-05-19 16:30 - 18:00 | Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, 18940, United States
Sherry Winston has performed in many of the major concert halls throughout the U.S. including Carnegie Hall, Constitution Hall, Lincoln Center and at the Kennedy Center. She is a musician, composer, and businesswoman. She has performed with Icon Stevie Wonder in NYC to honor the legendary Hal Jackson on his 97th birthday. Sherry also had the honor of performing for two
sitting presidents, including President and Mrs. Clinton during their last holiday party at the White House and for former President George H.W. Bush at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC.
She has been featured in The New York Times, Ebony, Black Enterprise, Essence and More Magazines. Sherry has been a featured guest on the Today Show, “Emeril Live,” and has co-hosted and performed on 8 shows for Bet TV.
Sherry has released 6 CD’s with her first “Do It For Love,” going to #1 on BRE and the Black Excellence Charts. “Love Madness,” and “Life is Love & Love is You,” was Top 10 at Billboard Magazine.
As a performer Sherry has opened for Sinbad John Legend & Vanessa Williams for the ELC, Grover Washington, Jr., Gerald Albright, Ramsey Lewis, Chaka Kahn, “Pieces of a Dream,” Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle, Diane Reeves, Nelson Rangel, Ronnie Laws and many others.On the business side, Sherry worked as Director of Jazz Promotion at Columbia, Arista, Grp and Elektra Records. She has promoted such well-known artists as Kenny G, Grover Washington, Jr., Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., Nancy Wilson and Ramsey Lewis to name only a few.
Tickets HERE

Call to Artists - 4th Annual Bucks County Plein Air Festival
2019-05-24 | PA
