BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bucksarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20260402T181018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T182756Z UID:71730-1775916000-1775926800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C Spring Exhibition 2006 DESCRIPTION:The Arts & Cultural Council will open its 2026 Spring Exhibition on Saturday\, April 11\, at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown. The Exhibit opens at 2:00 p.m. followed by a reception and awards presentation from 3:00–5:00 p.m. We invite the community to meet the artists\, enjoy the show\, and stay for refreshments. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-spring-exhibition-2006/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/spring-exhiv-wb-logo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20260223T182313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T182313Z UID:71571-1775156400-1775163600@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A & C: First Thursdays\, April 2\, 7pm DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Literary Arts Salon featuring four great writers: \nJOSEPH CHELIUS\n LYNN FANOK\n KEVIN KAISER \n VA SMITH URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/a-c-first-thursdays-april-2-7pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ac-art-reflects-your-world.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20251230T225123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T154049Z UID:71416-1770318000-1770323400@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A & C: First Thursdays\, February 5\, 7PM DESCRIPTION:FEBRUARY 5\, 7:00 PM \n                                                                                         \nJOIN US FOR A LITERARY ARTS SALON \nFEATURING: \n  \nNILUFER BEKTAS \nGRANT CLAUSER \nBILL DONAHUE \nLYNDA GENE RYMOND \n  \nFreeman Hall 181 E. Court Street Doylestown\, PA 18901 www.bucksarts.org \n  \nJoin us at the next First Thursday on Feb. 5\, 2026 at 7pm to hear four remarkable writers read from their works followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/a-c-first-thursdays-february-5-7pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ac_FirstThursdayMasthead_FB.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250921T165708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T173445Z UID:71197-1762455600-1762461000@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursdays: November 6\, 7-8:30pm DESCRIPTION:Freeman Hall\, 181 E. Court St\, Doylestown\, PA  \nJoin us to hear these four remarkable poets read from their work followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments. \n \nJobert E. Abueva is author of the multi-award-winning Boy Wander – A Coming of Age Memoir (Rattling Good Yarns Press). Recognitions: Lambda Literary J. Michael Samuel Prize; Writer’s Advice Flash Memoir contest\, Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation Literary Award (short fiction); two National Arts Club literary scholarships (non-fiction). Credits: The New York Times; The Philadelphia Inquirer; The Bucks County Herald; Newsweek; Fortune; Entrepreneur. Next book: The Janus Plan (Javelin Arc Press) launches September 2026. jobertabueva.net. \n \n LCW Allingham is an author\, artist\, and editor. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies. In 2023 she won second place in the Bucks County Short Fiction contest for her fantasy\, “Cellar Door.” She is the executive editor of the small press\, Speculation Publications\, which has garnered two Rhysling nominations. Her horror novella MUSE came out in April\, 2024 and her debut historical novel\, LADY\, came out September\, 2024 with Mirror World Publishing\, and won a Critters 2024 readers award. Her second novel\, Summer’s Circle\, will come out next year. \n Katherine Hahn Falk is a Poet Laureate  Emerita of Bucks County\, PA. Her poems have been recognized through publications\, awards and commissions. Katherine has been a long time poet-in-the-schools and helped edit an anthology of poetry prompts\, Fire Up The Poems for High School educators. She’s received support for her writing from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium and from Bread Loaf and The Rona Jaffe Foundation. \nJane Edna Mohler is a Bucks County Poet Laureate (PA) emeritus\, winner of the Main Street Voices\, and placed second in The Crossroads contest of 2023. She was nominated multiple times for a Pushcart Prize and once for Best of the Net. Recent publications include Gargoyle\, One Art\, and Verse Virtual. Her collections\, Broken Umbrellas (2019) and Autumn Clears (2025) are both from Kelsay Books. She is Poetry Editor of the Schuylkill Valley Journal. www.janeednamohler.com \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursdays-november-6-7-830pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250715T154053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T202854Z UID:71096-1757012400-1757017800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursday: September 4\, 7-8:30pm DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursday-september-4-7-830pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250630T185015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T193818Z UID:71062-1754593200-1754598600@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursdays-August 7 @7:00-8:30pm DESCRIPTION:Freeman Hall\, 181 E Court St\, Doylestown\, PA 18901-4336\, Doylestown\, Pennsylvania 18901 \nFirst Thursday Art Share  \n  \nJoin us for a sharing of artwork and supportive feedback in a warm and collegial atmosphere at Freeman Hall. Bring one easily transportable piece of visual art to share. Light refreshments will be served. \n7:00-8:30 pm  \n  \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursdays-august-7-700-830pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ac_FirstThursdayMasthead_IG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250411T200338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T200338Z UID:70631-1746126000-1746131400@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:First Thursdays: 30 Days of Inspiration Salon DESCRIPTION:Join us for this always extraordinary evening with poets and artists whose work is paired in this year’s 30 Days of Inspiration project!  May 1 at 7pm. \nJoseph Chelius\, Jennifer Finch\, Elizabeth Esris\, Andrea Wallace\, Mary Jo Jerome\, Andrea Tucker\, Vicki Schwartz\, and Tyree Dworak will read and show their work and engage with us is a relaxed discussion of the intersections of word and image. Don’t miss! \nFreeman Hall \n181 E. Court St. \nDoylestown PA  18901 \nQuestions? Email programs@bucksarts.org \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/first-thursdays-30-days-of-inspiration-salon/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/30-Days-FT-Facebook-Post-e1744401529468.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250418T005714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T005714Z UID:70708-1745661600-1746979200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C Spring Exhibition 2025 DESCRIPTION:It has a new name but it is our annual member show! Opening April 26 at 10am in conjunction with Bucks Art Districts Tour.  Opening Reception will be held that day from 3-5pm with the awards presentation at 3:30.  The remaining dates are: \nApril 27 10am-6pm; May 3 & 4 11am-4pm; May 10 & 11 11am-4pm \nMatt DeProspero will be the juror for this event.   \nAward Sponsors are an integral part of the exhibition.  Here are those generous sponsors: \n               \nPeter Miller & Mark Ansley   \nMaterese Roche Memorial Fund \nReception Sponsors are also an integral part of the exhibition.  Here are our generous reception sponsors: \n \nOn Mother’s Day\, the last day of the show\, attending moms will be treated to a special surprise.  Sponsored by Deborah Kostianovsky & Adam Schneider in memory of Mery Kostianovsky. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-spring-exhibition-2025/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ac-spring-logo-25-e1744937546971.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250219T182816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T182816Z UID:70379-1743706800-1743712200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursdays - April 3 DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n [Show slideshow]\n\n \n \n \n \nNathalie Anderson\, Cheryl Baldi\, J.A. Lagana\, and J.C. Todd read their work to start off National Poetry Month at the First Thursdays Salon in Doylestown!  Discussion follows along with light refreshments. \nFreeman Hall \n181 E Court St \nDoylestown PA  18901 \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursdays-april-3/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ac_FirstThursdayMasthead_IG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T000100 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T235900 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250309T182737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T182737Z UID:70429-1743465660-1744761540@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:Call to Artists! A&C Spring Exhibition 2025 DESCRIPTION:Call to Artists \nA&C Spring Exhibition 2025 – This is a members’ show for active members only \nEntry Period: April 1 12:01 am – April 15  11:59 pm \nSubmit via EntryThingy.com \nNot a member? Join Here \nENTRY INFORMATION: \nEntry Fee: $35 \nExhibition Dates (weekends) at Freeman Hall: April 26 – May 11  \nOnline Gallery 24/7 throughout run of show \nOpening Reception & Awards Presentation: April 26 3 – 5 pm \nJuror: Matt DeProspero \nQuestions? Contact us at exhibitions@bucksarts.org URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/call-to-artists-ac-spring-exhibition-2025/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spring-exhibition-logo-colors-1-e1741544658904.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20250103T184832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T170709Z UID:70185-1738868400-1738873800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C's First Thursdays - Four Writers DESCRIPTION:Four wonderful writers read selections from their work followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments in Freeman Hall. \nMeet the Writers \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n [Show slideshow]\n\n \n \n \n \n\nLake Angela’s books of poetry include Scivias Choreomaniae\, Organblooms\, and Words for the Dead. Her German-language collaborations with Georg Amsel are included in this year’s Best Literary Translations anthology\, and her nonfiction essays and poetry-dance works with Companyia Lake Angela advocate for the value of schizophrenia spectrum creativity. Lake is the 2024 Bucks County Poet Laureate \nLuray Gross\, a storyteller as well as a Bucks County Poet Laureate\, has published five collections of poetry\, most recently With This Body\, Ragged Sky Press. Named a Distinguished Teaching Artist by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts\, she has worked with thousands of students ranging in age from three to 83.L \nVasiliki Katsarou is the author of three poetry collections\, Memento Tsunami\, Three Sea Stones\, and most recently\, The Second Home (Finishing Line Press). Her award-winning 35mm short film Fruitlands 1843 was screened at the Newtown Theatre in Bucks County in 2024. She has been a Teaching Artist at Hunterdon Art Museum\, and collaborated with many local arts organizations including the Dodge Poetry Festival\, Hopewell Theater\, ArtYard\, and Princeton Humanities Council. \nMelissa D. Sullivan is a fiction writer\, journalist\, editor and attorney. Her fiction can be found in Dappled Things\, The Coil Magazine and elsewhere\, and her flash historical fiction “Dear Jacqueline” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her essays on arts and culture have appeared in Rivertowns Magazine\, Suburban Life and Hippocampus Magazine. In 2023\, Melissa was proud to take on the role of publisher of Neshaminy: The Bucks County Historical and Literary Magazine. \n  \nLiterary Arts Salons are presented by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/acs-first-thursdays-four-writers/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ac_FirstThursdayMasthead_FB-e1735936897994.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20240913T004236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T180425Z UID:69852-1728586800-1728592200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A & C FIRST THURSDAYS - Evening of Readings DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 10th for an inspiring evening of readings by area authors followed by \na relaxed Q&A and conversation in the parlor of Freeman Hall in Doylestown. \n  \nFeaturing… \nChris Bauer \nLonn Braender \nMargaret Montet \nChristine McKee \n  \nOctober 10\, 2024 \n7pm – 8:30pm \nat Freeman Hall \n  \nArts & Cultural Council of Bucks County \n181 E. Court Street \nDoylestown\, PA 18901 URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/a-c-first-thursdays/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/thumbnail_FT101024-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20240804T004108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T183536Z UID:69713-1725562800-1725568200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:First Thursdays - Interactive Poetry with No River Twice DESCRIPTION:Up Next! September 5 7-8:30pm \nFirst Thursdays: Interactive Poetry with No River Twice  \nJoin us for a different kind of poetry reading where audience suggestion directs and determines the reading! No River Twice is a performance group of regional poets who offer dynamic\, interactive readings for a collaborative\, playful\, and always surprising experience for both audience and poets. No telling where we will start or end—but together we make a poem of it. \nFreeman Hall\, \n181 E Court St \nDoylestown \n7-8:30pm.   URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/first-thursdays/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NRT-9524.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20240626T145127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T010305Z UID:69447-1722538800-1722544200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursdays Salon DESCRIPTION:A&C First Thursdays Salon \nAugust 1\, 7-8:30pm \nFreeman Hall |181 East Court Street | Doylestown PA \nFive fantastic writers read selections from their work followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments in Freeman Hall. \n Julie Cooper-Fratrik is a former Bucks County Poet Laureate with her MFA from Goddard/VT College\, winner of an Achievement Grant in Poetry from Leeway Foundation in Philadelphia\, and former Creative Fellow at the Psychiatric Center of Philadelphia\, Julie is currently working on a manuscript of shorter contemplative poems with an unidentified speaker or speakers. \n Jennifer Fritch is a writer\, marketing strategist\, professor and former stand-up comedienne.  Her work has appeared in Flash Fiction Magazine\, US1 Worksheets\, Medicine and Meaning and Bucks County-Inspired Poems\, Prose and Pictures.  She is the 2023 Bucks County Short Fiction Contest winner. Jennifer holds a BA in psychology from University of Michigan\, an MBA in marketing from Rutgers and is pursuing a master’s in creative writing and literature at Harvard.                   \n Award-winning screenwriter Anna Maria Manalo authors mémoires\, anthologies and novels involving first-person accounts of hauntings in remote and historic sites all over the globe. Her cinematic storytelling style has placed her on the Amazon bestseller list for her previous release\, Haunted Heirlooms.  Her books are all rated from 4.3 to 5.0.  \n Julie Standig’s poetry has recently appeared in Schuylkill Journal Review\, US1 Poets/Del Val\, Gyroscope Review and Crone editions\, New Verse News\,as well as many others. She has a full collection of poems\, The Forsaken Little Black Book and chapbook\, Memsahib Memoir. Once a lifelong New Yorker she now happily resides in Bucks County\, Pa. with her husband and their Springer Spaniel. \n Tara Tamburello is the current Poet Laureate of Bucks County and a past winner of the Bucks County Short Fiction Contest. Her writing has appeared in Ghost City Review\, Bone Parade\,Rust + Moth\, Menacing Hedge\, and other journals and anthologies. You can find more of her work at taratamburello.com. \n  \nFirst Thursday Salons are presented by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursdays-salon/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-01-29-at-7.32.41-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20240506T234748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T002506Z UID:69309-1717844400-1719763200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A & C Member Art Show DESCRIPTION:Show Dates: June 8-28\nThree Weekends:\nJune 8-9\, 15-16\, & 22-23\nAT A GLANCE… Formerly the R.E.D Show. This name change gives our members and their creativity star billing.\n\n\nArts & Cultural Council of Bucks County\nat Freeman Hall \n181 East Court Street\nDoylestown\, PA 18901 \nThis is a juried show for A&C Members only.\n\n\nJOIN HERE NOW TO BECOME A MEMBER! \n\nJune 8-9\nOpening Weekend –\nArtist Talk & Plein Air Artists\nShow Dates: \nJune 8-9\, 15-16\, & 22-23\, 11am-4pm\nJune 22\, 1-4pm\nOnline 24/7: June 8-30\nOpen House\, Awards Presented: June 22\, 3-7pm\nJuror:\nLisa Tremper Hanover\,\nformer Director and CEO of\nthe Michener Museum\n\n\n\nAWARDS:\nFirst\, Second\, Third Place\, two Honorable Mention Awards\, and the Materese Roche Memorial Award will be chosen by our juror and presented on Saturday\, June 22\, between 1pm and 4pm at our Open House at Freeman Hall.\nEXHIBITION COMMITTEE:\nClifford Eberly\nCarol Gilbert\nQuestions? Contact us at exhibitions@bucksarts.org with the subject line “Members Show”\nThank you for your patience – we are all volunteers! URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/a-c-member-art-show/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screen-Shot-2024-05-06-at-6.15.40-PM-e1715034557935.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240529 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20240416T115212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T115439Z UID:69174-1715644800-1716940799@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:Call to Artists! A & C Member Show 2024 DESCRIPTION:CALL TO ARTISTS! \nA & C MEMBER SHOW 2024 \nat Freeman Hall \nAT A GLANCE… Formerly the R.E.D Show.  \nThis name change gives our members and their creativity star billing. \nSend us your absolutely best work of the last year that has never been submitted here \nnor shown in any local gallery or exhibition. \nMay 14 – 28\, 5pm \nSubmit via EntryThingy.com \nNot a member? \nJOIN HERE NOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK! \n  \nENTRY INFORMATION:\nEntry Fee: $35\nOpen to active A&C members ONLY. \nClick for online submission or visit: www.bucksarts.org \nShow Dates \nJune 8-30 \nOnline 24/7 \nJune 22\, 1-4pm \nOpen House\, Awards Presented \nJune 26\, 3-7pm \n  \nJuror:\nLisa Tremper Hanover\,\nformer Director and CEO of\nthe Michener Museum \n  \nQuestions? Contact us at exhibitions@bucksarts.org  \nwith the subject line “Members Show” \n \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/call-to-artists-a-c-member-show-2024/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024_AC_Show-Logo-1-e1713268575375.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20240405T220501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T220501Z UID:69095-1714676400-1714681800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:30 Days of Inspiration - Poetry & Art Salon DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/30-days-of-inspiration-poetry-art-salon/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-6.03.24-PM-e1712354655618.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20240202T142353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T124414Z UID:68742-1709838000-1709843400@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:First Thursdays: Salon Night DESCRIPTION:First Thursdays Salon Night \nMarch 7 \n7-8:30 pm Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA \nFive area writers read selections from their works of fiction\, poetry\, and nonfiction followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments in Freeman Hall. \n  \nMEET THE WRITERS: \nLCW Allingham is a Philadelphia area author\, artist\, and editor. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and her piece\, “Cellar Door” won second place in the 2023 Bucks County Short Fiction contest. She is the co-founder and executive editor of the indie press\, Speculation Publications. Her horror novella Muse is coming out in April\, 2024\, and her debut historical novel\, Lady\, will both be out in September\, 2024. \nBill Hemmig’s first short story collection\, Americana: Stories was recently published by Read Furiously\, which also published his novella\, Brethren Hollow\, and two of his stories in its Life in the Garden State anthologies. He has had stories published in The Madison Review\, Philadelphia Stories\, Pink Disco\, BarBar\, and Children\, Churches and Daddies(cc&d)\, and he is a three-time finalist in the New Millennium Writing Awards. \nVasiliki Katsarou is a Greek and American poet\, editor\, independent curator\, and sometime filmmaker. She is the author of three poetry collections\, Memento Tsunami\, Three Sea Stones\, and the just published The Second Home. Her award-winning 35mm short film Fruitlands 1843 was screened at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and will be re-released in 2024.. Her new publishing venture is Solitude Hill Press. \nKevin Taylor is a poet\, songwriter\, and board game designer. he was 2nd runner up for the 2023 bucks county poet laureate contest\, has an upcoming full-length album\, and recently won #1 new solo designer in a contest on the largest board game site in the world. he lives in bucks county with a few stink bugs that overwinter with him. \nLinda C. Wisniewski is a former librarian and journalist living in Doylestown\, PA. She teaches memoir workshops and volunteers as a docent for Pearl S. Buck International. Linda’s work has been published in anthologies and literary magazines including The Sun\, Manifest Station\, The Sunlight Press and Hippocampus. She is the author of Off Kilter\, a memoir and Where the Stork Flies\, a time travel novel. \n  \nFirst Thursdays Salon Nights are presented by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. \nThe honoraria are donated in support of poetry and creative writing by Mark Wisse and “The Lenel Education Fund.” URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/first-thursdays-salon-night/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-01-29-at-7.32.41-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240104T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20231207T134623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T141318Z UID:68449-1704394800-1704400200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:First Thursday Literary Arts Salon - January 4th DESCRIPTION:January 4\, 7-8:30 pm Freeman Hall\, 181 E. Court St\, Doylestown \nFive wonderful writers read selections from their work followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments in Freeman Hall. Free to attend\, parking is available on site. \nMEET THE WRITERS: \nJulie Cooper-Fratrik is a former Bucks County Poet Laureate with her MFA from Goddard/VT College\, winner of an Achievement Grant in Poetry from Leeway Foundation in Philadelphia\, and former Creative Fellow at the Psychiatric Center of Philadelphia. Julie is currently working on a manuscript of shorter contemplative poems with an unidentified speaker or speakers. \nDante del Vecchio is a poet\, artist\, and musician from Bucks County\, PA.  Born in a car on the Garden State Parkway\, and originally from Long Beach Island\, NJ\, Dante believes his early childhood (in a then unspoiled and undeveloped environment) led to a lifelong love of beauty and nature. Besides performing solo\, Dante belongs to the band\, Great Blue Buddha. He writes in a variety of styles and attributes his experience as a poet to a smooth transition to songwriting.   \nJennifer Nelson is a writer and teacher living in Bucks County. Last fall\, her book Teaching with Heart: Lessons Learned in a Classroom was published. She runs Your Stories\, a writing services company. She studied journalism at Columbia University and creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She’s a graduate of the University of California\, Berkeley.   \nDavid R. Roth’s debut novel\, The Femme Fatale Hypothesis\, was released by Regal House Publishing in November 2021. It was an INDIE Book of the Year finalist and won International Book Awards’ Best Literary Fiction. Driftwood Press has twice selected his stories as quarter-finalists in their Adrift Short Story Contest. Athe the event he will be reading from his second novel set in the fictional Pennsylvania river town of Marrsville\, The Gift of Death.   \nTara Tamburello is the current Poet Laureate of Bucks County and a past winner of the Bucks County Short Fiction Contest. Her writing has appeared in Ghost City Review\, Bone Parade\, Rust + Moth\, Menacing Hedge\, and other journals and anthologies. You can find more of her work at taratamburello.com. \n  \nLiterary Arts Salons are presented by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. \nThe honoraria are donated in support of poetry and creative writing  by Mark Wisse and “The Lenel Education Fund.” URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/first-thursday-literary-arts-salon-january-4th/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LitArts_jan4-e1701956700139.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230905T101303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T101512Z UID:68150-1696532400-1696537800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:First Thursday Literary/Arts Salon DESCRIPTION:First Thursday Literary/Arts Salon\nOctober 5\, 7-8:30 pm\nFreeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown \nFive wonderful poets and writers read selections from their work. Join us for a relaxed discussion and light refreshments in the parlor of Freeman Hall. Space is limited and parking is free! For reservations: programs@bucksarts.org. \nMEET THE ARTISTS: \nPoet/lyricist Arlene Geller’s poetry has appeared in Tiferet Journal\, White Enso\, and other literary journals. Two poetry collections\, The Earth Claims Her and Hear Her Voice\, were recently published\, respectively\, by Plan B Press and Kelsay Books. Choirs and soloists have sung her commissioned pieces\, including River Song\, featured in the world premiere of I Rise: Women in Song at Lehigh University and performed in numerous national and international locations. Please visit her at arlenegeller.com \nMary Jo LoBello Jerome is the author of the recently published book\, Torch the Empty Fields\, which was a finalist in the Women’s Voices Competition at Finishing Line Press. As a Poet Laureate of Bucks County\, she edited Fire Up the Poems\, an anthology of writing prompts for teachers\, released in 2021. Mary Jo was a poetry editor of Schuylkill Valley Journal\, holds an MFA in Creative Writing\, and has been published widely. Future events and more: maryjolobellojerome.com \nNew Hope writer J. A. Lagana is the author of the poetry collection\, Make Space. Her work has appeared in Atlanta Review\, Burningword Literary Journal\, Cider Press Review\, Heron Tree\, Rattle\, and elsewhere. A retired educator with an Ed.M. from Rutgers University\, she headed art\, English\, and music departments within the FRHSD for over two decades and is a founder and former co-editor of River Heron Review. More at jlagana.com \nAuthor of two poetry collections\, Eve Heads Back (2020) and Eve Would Know (2017)\, published by Kelsay Books\, Joanne Leva is an advocate for creative writing and community service. She is founder and executive director of the Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program (MCPL). Her poem\, “God Walks into a Bar\,” was featured in a Philadelphia Calligraphers’ Society Poetry Reading & Exhibit and companion publication entitled Scripta (July 2019). \nLynda Gene Rymond has been a finalist or runner-up for Bucks Poet Laureate for the past four years. Her work has been published in many journals\, including the Schuylkill Valley Journal\, Dillydown Review\, and Tiny Seed Journal. Her short story “Turn\, Turn” won the 2020 Pennwriters Competition. She also authored the children’s books The Village of Basketeers and Oscar and the Mooncats (Houghton Mifflin.) She lives and works on Goblin Farm in Applebachsville\, Pa. \nLiterary Arts Salons are presented by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. The honoraria are donated in support of poetry and creative writing by Mark Wisse and “The Lenel Education Fund.” URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/first-thursday-literary-arts-salon/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-07-at-7.27.13-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230922T122422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T122422Z UID:68177-1696006800-1696179600@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:BUCKS COUNTY WINE & ART TRAIL | RECEPTION & CLOSING WEEKEND DESCRIPTION:BUCKS COUNTY WINE & ART TRAIL RECEPTION\, EXHIBITION & SALE\nCONTINUES THROUGH OCTOBER 1 \nReception\, September 29 | 5-8pm\nExhibition and Sale\, Saturday and Sunday\, September 30 and October 1 | Noon-4pm \nJoin us for a reception to celebrate the inaugural Bucks County Wine & Art Trail exhibition. Over 120 framed works are on display\, all of which capture the natural beauty of regional wineries. The show is an inspiration. \nAt the reception\, enjoy refreshments and entertainment in historic Freeman Hall. Rose Bank Winery\, Sand Castle Winery\, and Wycombe Vineyards will be there to pour your favorite regional wines. \nIf you can’t attend the reception\, please stop in for the final weekend of the show. \nFreeman Hall is located at 181 East Court Street in Doylestown.\nThere is free parking\, and the exhibition and reception are open to the public. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/bucks-county-wine-art-trail-reception-closing-weekend/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Web-Graphic-for-A.C..pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230814T110040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230909T113122Z UID:68073-1694253600-1696176000@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:Bucks County Wine & Art Trail Exhibition & Sale DESCRIPTION:BUCKS COUNTY WINE & ART TRAIL EXHIBITION & SALE \nSeptember 9-10 | 10am-5pm \nArt Exhibition and Wine Tastings \nWeekends\, September 16-October 1 | noon-4pm \nClosing Reception\, September 29 | 5-8pm \nWine Tastings \nAlmost 60 regional artists who worked on the Bucks County Wine & Art Trail in 2022 will have their work in an in-person exhibition and sale at Freeman Hall in September 2023\, opening the weekend of the Doylestown Arts Festival. Their works capture the natural beauty of regional wineries; the show is sure to be an inspiration. \nFreeman Hall is located at 181 East Court Street in Doylestown\, PA. There is free parking\, and the exhibition is free and open to the public. \nThe work of these artists will be on display:\nAddie Hocynec\nAmanda Penecale\nAnita Nolan\nAnn Walker\nAnna Kitces\nBarbara Burdack\nBeth Schoenleber\nBonnie Vandenberg\nCarol Gilbert\nCheryl Bomba\nChristi Hetrick\nChristine Ochab- DiCostanzo\nCindy Roesinger\nClaire Goldenberg\nClifford Eberly\nDavid C. Page\nDenise Callanan-Kline\nDenise McDaniel\nDonald Schoenleber\nDot Bunn\nElise Dodeles\nElizabeth Page\nErick Kinsel\nFrancisco Silva\nHayley Kinsel\nHelen Lee Meyers\nHelena van Emmerik-Finn\nJane Ramsey\nJeanne Chesterton\nJoanMarie Palmer\nJoseph Marchetti\nJudith Nentwig\nKathie Jankauskas\nKristen Baker\nLisa Domenic\nLori Parsells\nLorraine Raywood\nLouise Fiore\nLynn Holl\nMegan Lawlor\nMichael Kuyper\nNancy E. Miller\nPat Proniewski\nPatrice DeVirgilis\nPearl Mintzer\nRenee Egan\nSandra Eliot\nSharlene Holliday\nSheila Mashaw\nStefanie Silverman\nSue Ann Rainey\nSusan Daily\nSusan Klinger\nSusan Margraff\nWilliam Martin \nGet details\, directions\, and learn about the participating wineries: https://www.bucksarts.org/wine-art/ \nLike and follow us:\n#bucksarts\n#buckscountyartists\n@bucksarts URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/bucks-county-wine-art-trail-exhibition-sale/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Web-Graphic-for-A.C.-1.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230628T112009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T214933Z UID:67855-1694253600-1696176000@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:Bucks County Wine & Art Trail Exhibition & Sale | Opening Weekend! DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Bucks County Wine & Art Trail Exhibition & Sale! \nOver 60 regional artists have created paintings\, drawings\, and photographs inspired by Bucks County wineries. Enjoy almost 200 framed works of art in historic Freeman Hall. \nWe will host wine tastings opening weekend\, September 9-10\, from 10am-5pm. \nThe show and sale continue on weekends through October 1\, from noon to 4pm\, with a closing reception on September 29 from 5-8pm. \nThe exhibition is free and open to the public\, and there is ample parking available. \nFreeman Hall is located at 181 East Court Street in Doylestown\, PA. \nThe following artists have work in the exhibition: \nAddie Hocynec\nAmanda Penecale\nAnita Nolan\nAnn Walker\nAnna Kitces\nBarbara Burdack\nBeth Schoenleber\nBonnie Vandenberg\nCarol Gilbert\nCheryl Bomba\nChristi Hetrick\nChristine Ochab- DiCostanzo\nCindy Roesinger\nClaire Goldenberg\nClifford Eberly\nDavid C. Page\nDenise Callanan-Kline\nDenise McDaniel\nDonald Schoenleber\nDot Bunn\nElise Dodeles\nElizabeth Page\nErick Kinsel\nFrancisco Silva\nHayley Kinsel\nHelen Lee Meyers\nHelena van Emmerik-Finn\nJane Ramsey\nJeanne Chesterton\nJoanMarie Palmer\nJoseph Marchetti\nJudith Nentwig\nKathie Jankauskas\nKristen Baker\nLisa Domenic\nLori Parsells\nLorraine Raywood\nLouise Fiore\nLynn Holl\nMegan Lawlor\nMichael Kuyper\nNancy E. Miller\nPat Proniewski\nPatrice DeVirgilis\nPearl Mintzer\nRenee Egan\nSandra Eliot\nSharlene Holliday\nSheila Mashaw\nStefanie Silverman\nSue Ann Rainey\nSusan Daily\nSusan Klinger\nSusan Margraff\nWilliam Martin \nFeatured Image: Sue Ann Rainey\, “Tucking the Vines\,” detail. This piece is featured on one of the limited edition notecards being distributed to those who get the Wine & Art Trail Passport app. This exhibition is the last stop! Learn more.  \nQuestions? info@bucksarts.org. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/bucks-county-wine-art-trail-exhibition-sale-opening-weekend/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-28-at-7.18.56-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230707T171500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T171500Z UID:67886-1691089200-1691094600@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:ART SALON: Artists Meet & Share DESCRIPTION:A summertime evening Meet & Share! Bring a friend. Free\, open to all.\n– Bring a piece in progress or a recently completed art piece to share. All mediums welcome.\n– Be a part of a friendly and casual gathering where artists can engage in conversations about their creative process.\n– Exchange ideas\, share art techniques/materials and inspire each other!\n– This is not a critique. \nPre-registration encouraged at programs@bucksarts.org. \nThis event will take place at Freeman Hall\, 181 E Court Street\, Doylestown. Free parking is available. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/art-salon-artists-meet-share/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States CATEGORIES:Council Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/art-salon-bubble-2-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230616T121004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T121125Z UID:67818-1688670000-1688675400@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:JULY 6 LIT/ARTS SALON: Interactive Poetry with No River Twice DESCRIPTION:Join us for a different kind of poetry reading— one where audience interaction determines the direction of the reading. No River Twice is a performance group of regional poets who offer dynamic\, playful\, collaborative readings that are always surprising for audience and poets alike. There’s no telling where we will start or end—but together we make a poem of it! \nFreeman Hall\, 181 E Court St\, Doylestown 7-8:30pm.  \nPre-registration required at programs@bucksarts.org. \nMore info at www.norivertwice.org URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/july-6-lit-arts-salon-interactive-poetry-with-no-river-twice/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/unnamed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230311T130929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T120153Z UID:67314-1686999600-1687708800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:R.E.D. Show: Artists Share Their Where | Exhibition & Sale | Weekends through June 25 DESCRIPTION:Join the regional arts community for an exhibition and sale of over 200 framed and matted works\, focused on sense of place. Enjoy the intimate and historic setting at Freeman Hall. \nArtist talks\, plein air artists\, and special events are scheduled for the run of the show. \nWeekends through June 25\, 11am-4pm. Other hours by appointment: email exhibitions@bucksarts.org. \nThis exhibition is free and open to the public\, and street parking is available. \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/r-e-d-show-artists-share-their-where-exhibition-sale/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RED_events_cal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230311T130025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230311T131050Z UID:67312-1685725200-1685736000@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:R.E.D. Show: Artists Share Their Where | Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Join the A&C on Friday June 2 from 5-8pm for a members reception for the R.E.D. Show: “Artists Share Their Where.” \nLight refreshments\, entertainment\, and historic Freeman Hall filled with 2D and 3D works by over 70 regional artists. \nThe exhibition runs weekends through June 25\, 11am-4pm. \nThe event is free\, open to the public\, and there is street parking available. \n  \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/r-e-d-show-reception-artists-share-their-where/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RED_events_cal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230407T112621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T103242Z UID:67408-1683226800-1683232200@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:First Thursday Literary & Arts Salon | Celebrate 30 Days of Inspiration DESCRIPTION:First Thursday Literary & Arts Salon \nMay 4\, 7 pm at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown \nDon’t miss this salon featuring poets and artists whose work is paired in this year’s 30 Days of Inspiration project!\nJoin us for a relaxed discussion and light refreshments in the parlor of Freeman Hall. Space is limited and parking is free!\nFor reservations\, email: programs@bucksarts.org.                                                    \nMEET THE ARTISTS: \nCheryl Bomba became involved with photography as a special education teacher when she bought one of the first digital cameras to take portraits of her students with autism. Her interests are capturing small moments in nature\, architecture\, and sculpture and helping other photographers achieve their artistic visions through iPhonography classes.  \nJoseph Chelius was the 2000 Bucks County poet laureate\, and in 2017 was the first place winner of the inaugural Bucks County Short Story competition.  Joe’s work has appeared in Cider Press Review\, Commonweal\, Poet Lore\, Poetry East\, Rattle\, and other journals.  He has published two full-length collections of poems with WordTech Communications: The Art of Acquiescence (2014) and Crossing State Lines (2020). \nLuray Gross\, a storyteller and teaching artist as well as a poet\, is the author of four collections of poetry\, most recently Lift\, published by Ragged Sky Press.  She grew up on a dairy farm in Bucks Co. in a household rich in books and music.  Reading poetry helped her survive adolescence\, and poetry has helped keep her sane ever since.  \nSean Hanrahan (he/him/his) is a gay Philadelphia poet hailing from Dale City\, Virginia. He is the author of Hardened Eyes on the Scan\, Safer Behind Popcorn\, and Gay Cake. He has taught classes on chapbook creation and ekphrastic poetry and has hosted various poetry events\, including a bimonthly series for Moonstone. \nGun-Marie Nalsen writes\, “I am a long time weaver and fiber artist. Needle felting\, punch needle\, tapestry and rug hooking\, have been my most used media until about a year ago when I started experimenting with watercolors. To my delight I discovered that using watercolors is very similar to needle felting with wool. It has the same process of layering translucent colors\, it feels playful and spontaneous.” \nFrancisco Silva writes\, “I am a painter who works mainly in oils. My home studio is located in the small town of Frenchtown\, New Jersey\, on the Delaware River. In my artwork\, I examine different themes preferring to draw from my personal experiences and my reaction to those experiences.” \nWendy Fulton Steginsky has authored three books of poetry. She attributes her love for the art form to growing up on the shores of Bermuda where the sea’s rhythms seeped into her bones and stayed. Her book\, “Let This Be Enough” (Kelsay Books\, 2016) won Honorable Mention in Bermuda’s 2018 Literary Awards. \n\nLiterary Arts Salons are presented by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. The honoraria are donated in support of poetry and creative writing by Mark Wisse and “The Lenel Education Fund.” \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/first-thursday-literary-arts-salon-celebrate-30-days-of-inspiration/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-07-at-7.27.13-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230125T184138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T185315Z UID:67103-1677783600-1677789000@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursday Literary Arts Salon DESCRIPTION:First Thursday Literary Arts Salon March 2\, 2023 \n7-8:30 pm at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown. \nFeaturing five wonderful writers: Liz Chang\, Joseph Chelius\, Grant Clauser\, Lynn Fanok\, and Elizabeth Luciano. \nWriters will read selections from their work followed by a relaxed discussion and Q & A session and light refreshments in the parlor at Freeman Hall. \nBooks will be available for sale.  \nFor reservations email: programs@bucksarts.org \nMEET THE ARTISTS: \nLiz Chang was 2012 Montgomery County Poet Laureate in Pennsylvania. Her poems have appeared in Verse Daily\, Exit 7\, Breakwater Review and Stoneboat Literary Journal\, among others. Her chapbook Museum of Things is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in 2023. Chang’s translation of Claude de Burine’s poetry is anthologized in Paris in Our View from l’Association des Amis de Shakespeare Company. She is Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Moravian University. \nJoseph Chelius was the 2000 Bucks County poet laureate\, and in 2017 was the first place winner of the inaugural Bucks County Short Story competition. Joe’s work has appeared in Cider Press Review\, Commonweal\, Poet Lore\, Poetry East\, Rattle\, and other journals. He has published two full-length collections of poems with WordTech Communications: The Art of Acquiescence (2014) and Crossing State Lines (2020). \nGrant Clauser is the author of five books\, most recently Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven (winner of the Codhill Press Poetry Award). He’s a past Poet Laureate of Montgomery County. Poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review\, Greensboro Review\, Kenyon Review\, and other journals. He works as an editor and teaches at Rosemont College. \nLynn Fanok spent her childhood in New Jersey\, and has lived in Bucks County for over twenty-five years. Her new book of poetry\, Bread and Fumes\, explores the cultural influences of her father’s Ukrainian heritage\, and the challenges of being the daughter of a Nazi labor camp survivor. Her poetry appears in Painted Bride Quarterly\, Tiny Seed Journal\, Schuylkill Valley Journal\, Red Wolf Press\, and tiny wren lit. Lynn lives with her husband in Bucks County\, Pennsylvania. \nElizabeth Luciano grew up on the Jersey Shore and earned a BA and an MFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After spending some time working as a journalist and public relations specialist\, she changed careers and became an educator. She has worked at Bucks County Community College since 2004\, teaching all levels of composition. She is also the director of the Bucks County Short Fiction contests. Her work has been published in the Boston Globe\, the Philadelphia Inquirer\, and Seventeen Magazine\, among others. \nLiterary Arts Salons are presented by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. The Honoraria are donated in support of poetry and creative writing by Mark Wisse and The Lenel Education Fund.  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursday-literary-arts-salon/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-9.54.29-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230226T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230226T153000 DTSTAMP:20260430T192454 CREATED:20230211T130318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230211T131902Z UID:67170-1677420000-1677425400@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:Become Echo Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Come to the launch of Robbin Farr’s poetry book\, Become Echo\, and enjoy getting together with other poetry lovers over refreshments and conversation. Robbin will read from her book and answer any questions about the poems or her publishing experience. The free launch event will be held on Sunday\, February 26 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street Doylestown. Parking is free and plentiful. Reservations are required due to space limitations.Send your reservation request to programs@bucksarts.org. Masks are optional. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/become-echo-book-launch/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States CATEGORIES:Council Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-11-at-8.16.21-AM.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR