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3 September 2008, Wednesday Design and Production Exhibit Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Location: 808 Commonwealth Ave Gallery Tour the School of Theatre's annual design and production exhibit featuring the work of both undergraduate and graduate design, production, and management students. Formerly Homeless Artist’s Work on Exhibit at Boston City Hall Time: 9:00am EST Location: Boston City Hall, Piemonte Room BOSTON — Less than two years ago, Peter Phelps, 80, did not have walls of his own on which to hang his artwork. Now, thanks to Hearth, a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of homelessness among the elderly, Phelps has his own apartment in which to create his masterpieces and his art will be on exhibit at Boston’s City Hall in a one-man show. Phelps’ framed works of abstract watercolors and inks will be on display from Thursday, Aug. 14 through Friday, Sept. 5 in City Hall’s Piemonte Room. Exhibit areas are open to the public Monday through Friday, except Labor Day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information about the art exhibit contact Jenny Hibbard, at (617) 369-1565 or email jhibbard@hearth-home.org. To learn more about Hearth, visit www.hearth-home.org, or call 617-369-1550. An Exhibit ~ New Acquisitions at the USS Constitution Museum Time: 10:00am Location: USS Constitution Museum Presented by the USS Constitution Museum. An exhibit of new acquisition: Four paintings by George Ropes, Jr. from 1813 of battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. May 14 – November 14, 2008. Museum hours: 9am-6 pm April 15 - October 15; 10am - 5 pm October 16 - April 14 http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/ Sculpture Transformed: The Work of Marjorie Schick Location: Fuller Craft Museum 455 Oak Street For decades, Marjorie Schick has been a pioneering force in the craft field. Her vibrant, energetic pieces break through traditional barriers of form, texture and color while sparking the human imagination. Sculpture Transformed incorporates 67 “body sculpture” objects that exemplify 40 years of Schick’s experimentation with form, texture, and color. Sculpture Transformed: The Work of Marjorie Schick and its tour are organized by International Arts and Artists, Washington, DC in cooperation with the curator, Tacey A. Rosolowski, and Marjorie Schick. http://www.fullercraft.org/exhibitions.html The Machinery of Heaven: glass sculpture by Steven Easton Location: Fuller Craft Museum 455 Oak Street Glass artist Steven Easton will use Fuller Craft's Merton Tarlow gallery as an environment to explore his ideas about portraits, classical antiquity, religion, science and the natural world. This exhibition has challenged Easton to take his ideas–which up to this point have been manifested in individual objects—to a larger, more inclusive, and ultimately more compelling scope and scale. As Easton explains, “Nature and its beauty is the foundation of my work – energy and matter, in myriad forms, whirl in a complicated dance that is a celebration of life. Celestial bodies, moving inexorably through the heavens, hum in rhythm with the beating of our own hearts. Everything is connected and has meaning. This belief is infinitely reassuring as we humans move through time.” http://www.fullercraft.org/exhibitions.html#Easton Opening reception and walking tour Rapaporte Treasure Hall Time: 4:00pm Join Pamela Chatterton-Purdy for an artist lead tour and discussion on her life, art and exhibition, “Icons of the Civil Rights Movment.” Preceding the talk, at 3 p.m., student group MLK Scholars and Friends will conduct a guided walking tour of significant related locations on the Brandeis University campus. Light refreshments will be provided. Chatterton-Purdy’s works will be on exhibit from Tuesday, Aug. 26 through Tuesday, Sept. 30 in the Goldfarb Library, level three, at Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, Mass. For more information, contact Monique Gnanaratnam by phone at (781) 736-8580, or by email at mgnanar@brandeis.edu or visit www.brandeis.libguides.com/icons. Red Sox and Apple Pie Time: 7:00pm EST Location: DCR's Hatch Shell Who: Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Artistic Director. What: “Red Sox and Apple Pie” is the ninth of 10 free concerts. Celebrating baseball, American music, and the 100th anniversary of Leroy Anderson’s birth. Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, including The Typewriter and Fiddle Faddle. The Red Sox World Series trophies will also be on display and available to take photos with! www.LandmarksOrchestra.org When: Wednesday, September 3 at 7 p.m. Where: The Hatch Shell on Boston’s Esplanade adjacent to the Charles River and Storrow Drive. The rain location for this concert will be the Church of the Covenant at 67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116. Why: The Orchestra is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Leroy Anderson by performing some of America’s favorite pieces by him, as well as songs by other well-known American composers. Anderson is best known for his short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced to the public by Arthur Fiedler, who was directing the Boston Pops Orchestra during Anderson’s time. Other pieces included in this concert will be “You’ve Gotta Have Heart” from Damn Yankees by Richard Adler, American Fantasia by Victor Herbert, American Salute by Morton Gould, and America the Beautiful by Samuel A. Ward. A recitation of Casey at the Bat by Ernest Thayer will also be part of the program. Admission: All concerts are free and open to the public For more information, please visit www.landmarksorchestra.org or call 617-520-2200 About Boston Landmarks Orchestra The Boston Landmarks Orchestra presents exceptional orchestral music performances in significant architectural, historical, and geographical settings throughout the Boston area, always free to the public. We aim to help our diverse audiences grow in their appreciation both of the fine music that we offer and the special places where we perform. Through its Concerts for Children, the Orchestra is one of the few performing arts institutions in the country to commission new works for young people that both teach a history lesson and introduce youngsters to the orchestra. The Orchestra also performs Neighborhood Concerts in parks and other distinguished community settings. About Charles Ansbacher, conductor and artistic director: Charles Ansbacher is the conductor and founder of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra and the Artistic Director of the Landmarks Festival at the Shell. In addition to his recent appointment as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, he has conducted all over the world with organizations such as the Vienna State Opera, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and in cities including Bishkek, Budapest, Jerusalem, London, Quito, Salzburg, Seoul, and Warsaw. OPERA BOSTON PRESENTS SEMELE WITH BOSTON BAROQUE Time: 7:30pm Eastern Location: Cutler Majestic Theater, 219 Tremont Street, Boston Opera Boston presents Handel’s Semele with Martin Pearlman conducting Boston Baroque for three performances on Feb. 1, 3, 5, 2008 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. Tickets are available through Telecharge.com or 1-800-233-3123, or at the Cutler Majestic Theatre box office. After the success of 2005’s sold-out and internationally acclaimed performances of Gluck’s Alceste, Opera Boston again collaborates with Martin Pearlman and the Boston Baroque period instrument orchestra and chorus to present Handel’s Semele starring Lisa Saffer, whose roles are as varied as Handel's Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare with Boston Baroque) and Berg’s Lulu (English National Opera: Olivier Award nominee). Mezzo-Soprano Margaret Lattimore makes her Opera Boston debut in the role of Juno; she has appeared locally in recital with the Celebrity Series and in Harbison’s Requiem with the BSO. Tenor Scott Ramsay makes his company debut as Jupiter opposite Ms. Saffer’s Semele; the two previously teamed to sing the roles of this ill-fated couple in a 2005-06 Arizona Opera production of Semele. Conductor Martin Pearlman will lead the Boston Baroque period instrument orchestra and chorus in this production. He previously conducted Semele in his Kennedy Center debut with the Washington National Opera. Stage Director Sam Helfrich, who directed The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny for Opera Boston, returns to stage this all-new production. Carole Charnow, General Director of Opera Boston, said, “We are looking forward to working with Boston Baroque and Martin Pearlman for this production." Sam Helfrich will give this classical myth a contemporary setting to emphasize “the simple human stories—how complicated and imperfect human emotions are.” Founded in 1980, Opera Boston presents adventurous repertoire and rarely-heard works. Over twenty-six seasons, Opera Boston has presented more than 70 concerts and staged 34 regional and two world premieres. In the past five years, Opera Boston has received favorable notices for the Boston premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar, Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Adams’ Nixon in China, and Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia. Opera Boston's unique approach to programming and staging has earned the organization its reputation as Boston's most innovative opera company. Brickbottom District Open Studios 2007 Time: 12:00am - 6:00pm est Location: Brickbottom District , Somerville, MA Featuring art work by members of the Brickbottom Artists Association and the Joy Street Artists. Free and open to the public. Located in the historic Brickbottom District of Somerville, with plenty of free on street parking and within walking distance of bus routes in Union Sq., Somerville. Specific studio locations: Brickbottom Artists Association at 1 Fitchburg St. and Joy Street Artists at 86 Joy St. For further information call 617-776-3410 or log onto www.brickbottomartists.com and www.joystreetartists.org.