Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts

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.

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.

Get Your Ghoul On… 

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…

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Slippery Rock University student art show under the direction of Barbara Westman! We had a very good turnout. Here are some photos for you to check out. The artwork will be on display until Friday, October 26.

 Take a stroll through the Square of Harmony and enjoy our Sleepy Hollow Fest. Trick or treat, a costume contest and fun for kids of all ages! October 13, 2012  4pm-8pm – in the town square of Harmony and at The Center of   Harmony.

A few of the scheduled activities:

– Storytelling with Live Music – by the students of Shelly McPharlin Guitar & Violin

-Pumpkin Painting – Scavenger Hunt

– Sheep Petting – Miniature Horses

– Cider Press Demonstration

– Storefront Decorating Contest

– Artist Exhibits by Bottlebrush Gallery and Weaver’s Cabin

– Wine & Beer Tasting by Rustic Acres and Full Pint Brewing

– Monster High Make-up and Color Hair Extensions by Marian Davis/Velvet Salon

– Plenty of “Ghooodies” and Cookie Decorating by the Stohr Haus Bakery

– Cornstalks, Gourds and Pumpkins for sale

Visit more of our Shops for treats …  The Center of Harmony, The Exchange, Eye Kandy, Suzie’s Corner and Wunderbar!

Mark your calendars – Slippery Rock University Student Art Show, Opening Night and Exhibit October 12 from 7-9pm. Barbara Westman’s students will be showing a variety of 2- and 3-dimensional artwork including sculpture, altered books and more. Edgy and thought-provoking, always a phenomenal show. Free admission.  Live music. Refreshments provided. More photos of SRU student artwork here: http://www.sru.edu/academics/colleges/chfpa/art/Pages/gallery.aspx

This  student art exhibit will be on display from Oct 12 through Oct 26, 11am-4pm every day.

Celtic Fest in Harmony included an instrument demo by the Ploughshare Poets, a Harmony Gallery/Shop crawl, traditional Irish food from the Stohr Haus Bakery, and a concert with a closing Scottish Highland pipes parade through Harmony. Thanks to the artists, to all of the businesses who participated, the people who came, and to the Poets for another fabulous performance!

The Ploughshare Poets: A Celtic Music Fest

Ploughshare Poets will appear in Concert from 7pm-9pm in the Gallery on Saturday, October 6.

The Ploughshare Poets are returning for a show at the Bottlebrush in Harmony!  Ryan Stauffer and Vade King’s overflow audience for our St. Patrick’s celebration was fantastic and quite memorable (people are STILL talking about  the show’s closing of a bagpipes parade to the Harmony Inn!) so we are bringing them back for our slightly modified version of an Irish “Moveable Monday” event except it’s on Saturday.

We’ve added activities for this show. Check them out:

Friday Night Oct 5

• a Ploughshare Poets/Celtic t-shirt workshop Friday night from 6:00-7:30pm at the Gallery. You can make your own Ploughshare Poets t-shirt to wear for Saturday’s festivities. The workshop is only $20, not included in the cost of the show. Register in advance 724.452.0539.

Saturday, Oct 6

• 3:00-4:30pm – a free Irish instrument demo by the Poets at the Gallery
• 4:30-6:30pm – a Harmony Shop Crawl/Meet the Artist  featuring local artists’ showing their work  located in various shops. You will get  a map for your Treasure Hunt… if you go to all of the Shops, you will be eligible for a free Ploughshare Poets t-shirt
• 4:30-6:30pm Traditional Irish food will be available for purchase from Stohr Haus Bakeryand wine samples by Rustic Acres including a special wine called “Celtic Fire”
• 7:00-10:00pm  Ploughshare Poets Concert with beer samples by Full Pint Brewery

Tickets are STILL only $10, but Reservations for the show are REQUIRED. Our venue is small, as many of you know, and we need to be sure everyone can see and hear. Call us at 724.452.0539 or email bottlebrushgallery @ yahoo dot com for reservations and more information.