Please join us for a senior art show by Audrey Nicola of Seneca Valley High School! Audrey’s show is Friday, March 22, from 7:00-9pm. Refreshments will be served. Free admission. Support local student artists!
NOTE: DINNER AND SHOW SOLD OUT. CALL TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST.
House favorites The Ploughshare Poets return to the Bottlebrush for our annual St. Patrick’s celebration. This year in addition to the show, we’re offering you “Dinner with The Poets”. Catered by The Stohr Haus Bakery in Harmony, guests will enjoy a traditional four course Irish dinner with musicians Ryan Stauffer, Vade King and opening musician Laura Wagner in a restored circa 1804 wine cellar. For those of you who have seen Vade and Ryan perform, this will be quite the entertaining dinner!
Menu: Smoked Mackerel & Horseradish Pâté, Salad, Irish Soda Bread, Beef Stout Pie, Champ (potatoes), Red Cabbage, Apple Cake w/Whipped Cream. Coffee, tea, water, ice. Alcoholic beverages are BYOB.
Dinner seating is limited to 35 with reservations; advance payment on dinner/show required.
Event details:
Dinner, 5:30-6:45pm. $30 per person combined price for dinner and show. DINNER AND SHOW SOLD OUT
Show: 7:00pm, $10 per person for show only. DINNER AND SHOW SOLD OUT
RSVP REQUIRED: 724.452.0539 or Email the Gallery
Weather-permitting, The Poets will lead the audience on their traditional bagpipes and drums march to The Harmony Inn and back at the close of the show. See photo below. Last year’s show was standing-room only, so don’t wait and be disappointed!
About The Ploughshare Poets:
Ryan Stauffer and Vade King are The Ploughshare Poets, a popular duo at the Bottlebrush Gallery known for their boisterous Celtic music, strong harmonies, clever banter, and impromptu parades through the streets of Harmony. Far from being a kitschy pub band, they are masters of the history and cultural importance of Scottish and Irish music. Expert musicians, The Poets play bagpipes, guitar, whistles, drums, and bouzouki. Ryan has played bagpipes for 20 years and makes his own smallpipes. Vade has played extensively in England and ascotland and was the lead singer of “Colin’s Way” for 10 years.
About Laura Wagner:
Laura Wagner has been a bagpiper for over 10 years, recently adding playing and singing Celtic music on guitar to her performances. With a passion for the Celtic genre and storytelling through music, Laura’s background is in theatre, writing and teaching. She has published several books which can be seen here and purchased at the Gallery: laurawagnerbooks.com
Last year’s Ploughshare Poet’s parade to The Harmony Inn:
Have a heart for animals! Make plans to come to our second annual fundraiser to benefit the animals at the Butler County Humane Society.
Join us Valentine’s Day evening from 6:00-9:00pm for live music by Blue Sky and Sunshine from Pittsburgh, delicious food from local restaurants, beverages, door prizes, gift baskets, a silent auction and an art scavenger hunt. Plenty of animal-themed art on display and for sale from our local artists. BCHS is bringing some animals who are looking for a new home.
Already have plans? Stop in on your way!
No admission charge – we only ask that you bring a toy or food item for the animals. Monetary donations accepted too. If you can’t attend the fundraiser, please consider dropping off dog or cat food, toys, kitty litter, peanut butter, clean blankets or paper towels… a complete list of needed items can be found here: www.butlercountyhs.org/wish_list.html The animals and the Bottlebrush thank you!
Featured Exhibit: Eat.Snap.Local: the art of photographing food. Artist Ginni Klein of Ginography (Harmony) will have her photos of local restaurant’s mouthwatering specialties on display and for purchase. Restaurants and eateries include: Baldinger’s, Burgher’s, Carol’s Pastry Shop, Duffy’s Dog House, Herbe’s Ztown Café, Katie’s Korner, Kountry Kitchen, Jackson Fish Company, Jimmy Wan’s, The Enchanted Olive, The Stohr Haus Bakery, and Wunderbar.
A-1 Computer – Zelienople
Artist Deb McLaren – Sewickley
Artist Ginni Klein – Harmony
Artist Nautilus Creations – Harmony
Artist Paul Jay – Harmony
Artist The Painted Grasshopper – Mars
Burgher’s – Harmony
Companions in Motion: Animal Chiropractic Care – Portersville
Darn Yarn Needles & Thread – Harmony
Duffy’s Dog House – Harmony
Evolve Wellness Center – Zelienople
Fisher’s Bar & Restaurant – Zelienople
Fox’s Pizza – Harmony
Herbe’s Z-Town – Zelienople
Jimmy Wan’s – Cranberry
Katie’s Korner – Harmony
Kerven Subaru – Butler
Kountry Kitchen – Zelienople
Linden Tree Antiques – Harmony
Maddalon Jewelers – Zelienople
Musician Dennis McCurdy – New Castle
Musician Jeff Campbell and Allie Koch – San Francisco, CA
Pollak’s Candy – Harmony
ReMax Realtors Don and Kathy Seaton – Wexford
Stohr Haus Bakery – Harmony
The Enchanted Olive – Harmony
The Green Barn Whole Animal Nutrition – Zelienople
The Strand – Zelienople
Wunderbar Coffee House – Harmony
Solo art exhibition opening and show of the realistic, mixed media wood burning paintings by Brittany Kathryn Knapp at the Bottlebrush Gallery in Harmony, PA.
RSVP requested but not required. No admission charge. Refreshments will be served. Please stop by and support local art!
February 22, 2012 7-9pm
Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts
539 Main Street
Harmony, PA 16037
724.452.0539
Happy New Year to all of our friends and customers! We hope you had a safe and fun holiday.
During the month of January, we will have limited Gallery hours. We will be closed Monday-Thursday. We will be open Friday from 11am-7pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 11am-4pm. During this downtime, we will be giving the first floor of the Gallery a small facelift with patching and painting, and setting up our secondhand bookstore on the 2nd floor.
Warmest holiday greetings to our friends and customers! We hope you are enjoying time with your families and feeling the love of the season.
The Gallery will be closed Dec 25-27. We reopen Friday Dec. 28 with hours from 11am-7pm.
Harmony’s New Year’s celebration known as “Silvester” is a real treat if you haven’t experienced it yet. Beginning at 3pm, enjoy our annual 5k run, music, fireworks at 6:00pm, and more. Info here: http://www.active.com/running/harmony-pa/6th-annual-silvester-5k-and-1-mile-2012 New Year’s Day is the Polar Plunge– check out the video from last year! http://cranberry.patch.com/articles/get-freezin-for-a-reason-with-harmony-polar-plunge#video-8817030
We hope to see you over the holiday. If not, have a very Happy New Year!
Join us for our annual Holiday Party on Friday, Dec. 7 from 7-9pm, at the Gallery!
The very same evening we are hosting the Opening Reception for Jan and Paul Jay, long-time artists at the Bottlebrush. Jan will be showing some dramatically new paintings for the exhibit. Paul’s Raku always catches the eye of visitors to the Gallery, and we are looking forward to seeing his new work.
There will be plenty of party food and drink with live music byPittsburgh musician Sally Zehmisch. Maybe even a little jam session will break out including Paul Jay! Stop by for some holiday cheer, check out Jan and Paul’s new art, and finish up your holiday shopping with a little “Harmony” from local artists. We hope to see you. RSVP appreciated.
Pawcasso is a silent auction of paintings created by BCHS dogs and cats, exotic bird houses, handmade pet food bowls, Chinese Auction, fine cuisine, wine and locally brewed beer. Also in attendance will be some of our adoptable animals! Contact the Humane Society for more information: 724-789-1150 http://butlercountyhs.org
Saturday, Nov. 3, 4:00-6:00pm: Opening Reception for Photographer Nina Sowiski.
Bottlebrush is hosting the opening reception for award-winning photographer Nina Sowiski of Forest Hills. Nina is a lifelong photographer, known for her nature themes, utilizing styles ranging from macro-shots to panoramic vistas. From parrots to frogs, from landscapes to incredibly detailed close-ups, Nina’s photos never fail to reveal the beauty and surprises found in Nature. She will be showing work from her recent trip through the southwest.
Free admission. Refreshments served. Please note time of reception is from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Nina’s newest work will be on display at the Gallery from Nov. 3 through Nov. 16.
You’re invited to our adults-only (due to scary clown paintings) Halloween Party and Opening Night Reception for Jim Guentner, Artist from Glenshaw, PA, and his Evil Clown Traveling Carnival from 7-10pm on Saturday 10/27. Costumes not required but encouraged.
Free admission. Refreshments and “Ghoodies” by the Stohr Haus Bakery. Music. Bring a decorated pumpkin for our contest!
Join us at our Haunted Gallery if you dare…
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