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Elizabeth City Downtown Inc. Summer Happenings
ECDI’s 2018 Music on the Green at Mariners’
Wharf Park Music Series starts
Tuesday, August 7th and continues for eight
consecutive Tuesday evenings through
September 25th, from 6-8 pm. Music on
the Green is in its tenth season of offering
free live community concerts at Mariners’
Wharf Park (106 S. Water Street) featuring
local and regional entertainers. Bring a
lawn chair or blanket and enjoy Elizabeth
City’s beautiful downtown waterfront while
listening to great music. We encourage you
to come early to shop and dine in one of
our downtown restaurants/pubs. Hot dogs,
snacks and drinks will also be available
for purchase on site provided by American
Legion Post 84.
Art in the Albemarle Area
by Talmage Dunn
By: Deborah Malenfant
Kids Flicks 2018!
The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Parks
& Recreation Department wants to be
sure kids have the opportunity for some
movie entertainment, as well. They host
kid-friendly movies on one Friday night
during the months of June, July, and August,
beginning at 8:15 p.m. at Mariners’
Wharf Park. Hot dogs are cooked up by
the Parks & Recreation staff, the Fire
Dept hosts a temporary splash pad, and
movies/popcorn are available to buy.
August 17th – Sandlot
October 26 – Hotel Transylvania 2
This year’s schedule:
August 7 – Bobby Plough & Friends with Holly
and Molly
August 14 – The Band Ryder
August 21 – Connected
August 28 – Dos Gringos
*September 1 – Celestial Destination Entertainment
(Off-site concert -- Music on the Blue at
ECSU, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, on the portico behind
the Pharmacy Building at ECSU)
September 4 – The Daniel Jordan Band
September 11 – Four on the Floor
September 18 – Full Deck
September 25 – PBNJ
Visit the website, www.musicatmarinerswharf.
com and the Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.
Facebook Page for full band descriptions and
more information.
ECDI and ECSU are excited to be partnering to
take Music on the Green off-site for “Music on
the Blue at ECSU,” a free concert on campus at
Elizabeth City State University. That show will
be held on Saturday morning, September 1st
(the first football game of the year), from 10:30
am until 12:30 pm on the Pharmacy Building
Portico on campus. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy
the music prior to the football game.
FMI contact Deborah Malenfant, Elizabeth City
Downtown, Inc., at 252-338-4104 or elizabethcitydowntown@embarqmail.com
Welcome to August. To many sportsmen this month represents
the dog days of summer. To the artist it is the time to
finish up those wonderful beach paintings and prepare your
paints for the fall scenery yet to come. You still have time to
get in some more summertime painting before the seasonal
change.
Paint and Sip parties have been the “art happenings” this
year and many have been going on all around our area and
in the surrounding states. These are fun parties to attend
and get your “art” on. If you would like to try an adventurous
foray into painting or would just like to begin. This is an activity
I would strongly suggest. For a minimal investment you
get food, drink, canvas, paint and brushes plus some quality
instruction. It is an excellent opportunity to start painting and
see if you would like to continue.
Rock painting continues to be rampant in our area! There
are several groups in and around our area.if you are looking
for another avenue of painting I would also suggest getting
involved with one of these rock groups. It is enjoyable
and the friendships you will make are enduring and uplifting!Please
allow me to give you a list of the groups. Perhaps
you would like to join with one or more of these groups.
They are: Elizabeth City Rocks, Currituck rocks, Grandy
Rocks, Edenton Rocks, Outer Banks Rocks, North Eastern
North Carolina (NENC) Rocks, Chesapeake Rocks, Deep
Creek Rocks, Suffolk Rocks, Suffolk Rock swaps, Norfolk
Rocks, Sandbridge Rocks, OBX Rocks and Virginia Beach
Rocks. If you find a rock, look on the back and post a picture
of that rock on the group’s facebook page.
Fluid art is also a very popular form of art that has been
around for a while but is now burgeoning to the forefront. I
would like to describe how one artist combines fluid art with
the use of a simple dish strainer. The artist gets a canvas
or a small plywood platform , made to the size desired to
paint on, artist’s choice. Then mixes, in a measuring cup or
other see through cup,each acrylic paint color with a pouring
medium (some artists use plain Elmer’s glue ), this is done
in layers all in the cup at once. The dish strainer is placed
in the center of the canvas or board being used, slowly the
artist pours the acrylics from the cup into the strainer, the
paint runs through the strainer in all directions in beautiful
patterns. Slowly pouring until the paint covers the whole
canvas or board. It creates beautiful peacock feather-like
designs. The technique will differ depending on the design
of the strainer used and of course the colors of acrylic paint.
Afterwards, when the paint has cured, the artist will cover
the design in a resin or varnish. There are some excellent
videos on this technique. You can look on fb on the Art Insider,
Genius Ideas, to see more examples of this art!
Your goal this week. As usual, is to put some colors on
canvas, on paper, or on a rock! Send me some of pictures of
your artwork... please. I will try and incorporate a picture or
two in the coming months.
The “dog” days of August can be enjoyable if you start doing
some painting and beat the heat! Since it is shark week
I will post a rock I did in the past as an example of fun rock
painting!
Don’t forget the First Friday Art Walk in Elizabeth City.
Also, check out the art classes offered in and around your
county.
Feel free to contact me by e-mail bowhuntor@yahoo.com
or by phone 252-267-5437. Talmage Dunn, Artist.
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