Big Read Finale
Emily Dickinson's 181st Birthday Bash
Celebrate Emily Dickinson's birthday with Kore Press, the fabulous BRT partners and the beautiful public at December's Second Saturday, Downtown. The Hotel Congress Performance Party includes selections from your favorite Big Read performances plus new Dickinson inspired works by local musicians & other artists!
3 consecutive downtown events make up the birthday bash. Locations include: the Big Read Pop-up Gallery; Etherton Gallery; and the one and only Hotel Congress. Details... |
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Interested? RSVP with $8 in advance today -- and receive a limited edition dessert fork hand engraved by artist Janet Miller! Pick up your fork with your cake at Etherton gallery, and bring it to Hotel Congress to get in the door at our Hotel Congress Performance Party.
Advanced payments end at midnight on Friday, Dec. 9
We will also accept $10 suggested donations at the door of Hotel Congress.
1. "Delight—becomes pictorial: A Visual Lexicon of Dickinson's First Lines"
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Opening Reception
Dec. 10, 5 - 7 p.m.
Big Read Pop-Up Gallery, 439 N. Sixth Ave #179
29 local, national, and international artists respond to Dickinson's first lines. The exhibition is curated by Heather Green & Valerie Galloway for Kore Press and the Big Read.
Click here for a preview of the artwork!
All art is for sale. Proceeds benefit Kore Press and the artists.
From Dec. 10 to Dec. 31, the exhibition will be open on
Fridays from 3 - 6:30 p.m., Saturdays from 4 - 7 p.m., and by appointment -- call 520-327-2127.
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2. Incredible Birthday Cake & Soundsculptress Vicki Brown on Strings
Etherton Gallery, 135 S. Sixth Ave, 7:30 p.m.
Vicki Brown wowed audiences with her artistic soundscaping at our Nov. 12 dance performance "If My Verse Is Alive ... " Brown will share her original compositions once more as we enjoy gourmet coconut cake inspired by Emily Dickinson's own 19th century recipe!
And don't miss Cathleen Dooley's 3 tier
Emily Dickinson cake!
The bottom tier is Dickinson's black cake (adapted from her own recipe) covered in marzipan and fondant; the upper two tiers are coconut cake filled with white chocolate ganache and covered in fondant.
Cake will be served at 7:30. We recommend leaving of the gallery by 8:15 to make it to the performance party.
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3. Emily Dickinson's 181st Birthday Bash! : Multi-media Performance Party
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The Hotel Congress, 8:30 - 11:30 p.m.
Doors open at 8 p.m., performances begin at 8:30
Performances and featured artists include:
Maggie Golston, Amy Rude, Chris Black, Marianne Dissard, St Maybe, La Cerca; with DJ mixes from the Emily Sound archive; video; readings of 21st c translations of Emily D; theater & dance excerpts with New ARTiculations & Stories That Soar!
UPDATE: Check out our performance lineup! (as of 12/9)
Maggie Golston 8:30pm
Marianne Dissard (video)
New ARTiculations 8:50pm
Chris Black & Emilie Marchand 9 pm
Theater shorts & TC Tolbert 9:20 pm
Amy Rude 9:30pm
Reading of 21st c translations w/ Frankie Rollins, Lisa O'Neil and Amanda Sapir 10pm
La Cerca 10:10-10:40 (on patio)
St Maybe 10:50-11:20 (on patio)
The Big Read bling-team will also offer live t-shirt screen printing. |
Want to RSVP? Check out our event page on Facebook! |
