Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts

BUSY SATURDAY in Harmony, come see us! Starting with the annual Herb & Garden Fair & Plant Exchange and the HBA’s FleaTique on the Square, then music– Jim and Debbie Tobin hosting their monthly Open Stage at the Gallery, and Rachel Brown playing at The Harmony Inn, both 1-4pm. The Gallery’s art show “Time for Me: A Women’s Creative Circle” opens this weekend. The day ends with our Annual Summer Wine Walk, from 5-9pm, with Jim and Debbie Tobin playing at Wunderbar. Extended Gallery hours are from 10am-9pm. We have something for everyone.

Not only does the Gallery support local and new/emerging artists, we also participate in fundraisers in collaboration with other businesses. Memorial Day Sunday, MJ McCurdy led a painting class at the Indian Brave Campground to support their charity, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Thanks to Laura Ebbert for her hard work and for inviting us.

Reverend Robert is a master of prewar blues. He has delved deep into the styles of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and other delta blues giants. In the past two decades he has become accomplished at many other early twentieth century styles including ragtime and early jazz, Hawaiian, African and Caribbean. He combines these styles seamlessly in a combination of infectious rhythm and an authentic acoustic sound. http://www.revrobert.com/

Charlie Barath is enamored with traditional styles the Pittsburgh-based harmonica player and singer directs most of his efforts toward performing Blues, Americana, Folk, Cajun; mostly anything that is traditional music. He started his musical journey when he purchased his first Marine Band harmonica in the late 70s and began playing in the traditional Straight Harp style in which the diatonic harmonica was designed to be played. As time progressed, Charlie discovered more paths to travel with his instrument and continues to explore these options today.

Friday, 1st June 2018, 7pm
$15.00 Limited Seating ~ RSVP Required – 724.452.0539
HITH@zoominternet.net
www.facebook.com/harmonyinthehouse

We’ve been holding numerous classes on alcohol inks and acrylic paint pouring at the Gallery with great success!  Both evening and daytime are available. Here are a few pix of the finished projects. We’re currently scheduling more intro classes and intermediate ones as well, so if you’d like to take a class, contact us at bottlebrushgallery at yahoo dot com with your preferred days/times. These are so much fun, you won’t want to stop. 🙂  Enjoy!

Start them young! Mosaic art guitars by Bill Racke, Zelienople. Price range $450 and up. Looking for a unique gift? Contact us for details!

Last Dog Records is our vinyl and music shop on the 2nd floor of the Bottlebrush. Join us Saturday 4/21 to celebrate National Record Store Day, our 2nd annual collaboration with the ShuBrewery in Harmony.   Live music all day and a new IPA release “Record Breaker” at The ShuBrewery’s Spring Street location… register for our gift basket drawing and choose from 4,000+ vintage and new vinyl records. Bring your dog to the record shop and get 10% off your vinyl purchase! Check out our locally made art while you’re here. #nationalrecordstoreday (to see the larger version of our flyer, click on the image, then click again)

“Haunted country, acoustic blues and rugged folk all meet [here]…” —Rolling Stone

Holcombe has a knack for exploring the depths of the working-class life, good and bad. He is a storyteller, and his songs have history. “Papermill Man” in particular captures the gritty banalities of mill work in a vivid, descriptive way: “Smoke blowing up in the air/One room shack/One room school…Sawmill sawdust stuck in your lungs/And your head can’t hear the thunder,” he sings, transporting us to this one-horse town that sucks its people in. Holcombe has always been a classic troubadour, a little rough around the edges, no frills and as authentic as it gets.

http://malcolmholcombe.com/

Friday, 11th May, 2018 7:00pm
Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts
539 Main Street “On the Square”
Harmony, PA 16037
$15 Admission
Limited Seating – RSVP Required
Call (724) 452-0539 or email hith@zoominternet.net

Some photos from our Alcohol Inks on Tile class for adults, March 27. We’re scheduling more sections, please check back. You don’t want to miss this fun art form!

RJ Cowdery has solidified her place in the world of performing singer-songwriters, garnering accolades at Mountain Stage NewSong, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, Wildflower! Arts and Music, Rocky Mountain Folk Festival, and Sisters Folk Festival. She plays a clean guitar, flat picking or strumming, stringing chords together to develop melodies built like a proverbial brick house and pours over it all with a voice like butter. Her lyrics are sincere and plain-spoken, inviting you to lean in hard and come out the other side changed.  https://www.rjcowdery.com/

Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts
539 Main Street “On the Square”
Harmony, PA 16037
$15.00
www.bottlebrusharts.com
HITH@zoominternet.net
www.facebook.com/harmonyinthehouse

Limited Seating ~ RSVP Required – 724.452.0539

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Bottlebrush Gallery in Harmony with some photos from the sold out show, featuring the Ploughshare Poets.  Thanks to Couch Brewery in Pittsburgh for the craft brew samples and the Lagerhaus Bakery in Harmony for the yummy shamrock cookies. Slainte!