Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts

Our first week of summer classes for children and youth is ready! Click on “Child/Teen Classes” on the top menu bar. To register, call the Gallery any day but Monday from 11am-4pm. Full list of classes here: https://bottlebrusharts.com/?page_id=1423

Here are a few of the classes we’re offering… more to follow!

Classes scheduled for the week of June 27:

Paracord Bracelets ~ Songwriting for Teens ~ Caveman Art ~ Felting & Fibers ~ Make Your Own Fossils ~ Palette Knife Painting ~ Pet Portraits ~ Drumming ~ Animal Art ~ Chinese Lanterns ~ I AM: Affirmation Art

The lovely and talented Irene Kelley (Nashville) returns to the Bottlebrush Gallery for a house concert Friday, June 24, 7pm. $15 admission. Advance RSVP required due to small venue… 724.452.0539.

Irene Kelley’s signature mix of Bluegrass, Country & Americana appeals to music lovers across all genres.  A native of Latrobe, PA, Irene discovered her flair for songwriting as a teenager and soon found her way to Nashville, TN. where her songs were quickly noticed and recorded by Carl Jackson, Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White.

“Irene Kelley’s warm and heartfelt performances (and great songs) have always been A HIT WHEREVER I’VE PRESENTED them.” ~ Steve Stanger – Barbed Wire Productions: Producer, Telluride Americana Music Festival

www.irenekelley.com/

Food, music, fiber festival, vendors, herb and garden exchange, art show and demonstrations… what more could you want?  June 11, all day in our town of Harmony. Park your car and take the free shuttle sponsored by The Harmony Inn!

Art & Craft, Shows & Demos:
“Fibers Unleashed” Art Show at Bottlebrush Gallery by Nancy Apple
Palette Knife Art Demos by Nadya Lapets & Vickie Schilling
Weaving Demos & Sheep Petting at Weaver’s Cabin
Food:
Stohr Haus Bakery, The Harmony Inn & Wunderbar (Center of Harmony)
Lunch at the 1805 Barn
Live Music:
GRAND OPENING:  “Last Dog Records” Vintage Vinyl Shop, 2nd floor, Bottlebrush Gallery

Look for our Musicians in Town All Day!
BeJae Fleming and Jackie Blount, Dennis Malley, Jim & Debbie Tobin, Sally Zehmisch
Music at the Harmony Inn from 1-4pm
Drum Circle led by Pat Bauer, Bryan Fazio, Annie Mathe; Mindful Dance Demo by Paula Soto
Shopping:

Vendors at The Center of Harmony
FleaTique on the Square. Plant Sale/Exchange & Vendors at the 1805 Barn
FiberFest at Stewart Hall ~Vendor Market at the Center of Harmony
Visit all of our shops in town for Spring Specials and Sales

Steve Katz
Original Member, Blues Project and Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Friday, May 20th, 2016
6:00 Reception/Book Signing 7:00pm $20 BYOB

This concert is in part a fundraiser for the Zelienople Public Library.

Steve has shared a very honest, sometimes uncomfortable, expression of his years in the Rock Industry as a member of one of the most successful groups (BS&T) one of the most intense and ground breaking (Blues Project) and producer of Lou Reed’s 2 most successful albums.

About Steve Katz
What can you expect from a musician who started his career studying guitar with Dave Van Ronk and the Reverend Gary Davis? Quite a bit! Steve Katz’s diverse career includes playing with The Even Dozen Jug Band, the Danny Kalb Quartet, The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and American Flyer, with Craig Fuller of Pure Prairie League and Doug Yule from The Velvet Underground. He has produced albums for Lou Reed. Steve Katz will give you a show you will not soon forget.

Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts
539 Main Street “On the Square”
Harmony, PA 16037 724.452.0539
Limited Seating in Small Venue ~ RSVP Required
Zelienople Library Reception and Book Signing at 6 PM
HITH@zoominternet.net
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Grammy nominees Eric Brace & Peter Cooper have created a body of work that reflects their journalistic sensibilities, a love of harmony and wry humor, and their deep respect for the masters that inspired them and whom they’ve played with.

“The November 2014 show featuring the Nashville duo of Eric Brace and Peter Cooper presented two musicians who were so in sync with each other that even their between song banter seemed to harmonize. The show was harmony at its purest. Their voices and guitars blended together perfectly, demonstrating to the appreciative crowd that music can be rich and full and remarkably simple at the same time. The intricacies of the harmonies indicate that a lot of wood-shedding and hard work went into arranging and learning them, yet the delivery was so natural it seemed like they were made up on the spot. These are obviously two guys who love what they do and spend as much time as they possibly can doing it.” –Bruce Hoffman

http://redbeetrecords.com/eric-brace-peter-cooper

Come out and support local, live music!
Friday, April 22, 2016  7:00 PM
$15 Admission      RSVP –Advanced sales  BYOB | Bring Snacks to Share
Call (724) 452-0539 or email HITH @ zoominternet.net 

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Chad Elliott bought his first guitar at an Omaha pawn shop, a dreadnought next to the used guns and knives. He took it home, slowly taught himself to fingerpick and began transposing his poetry writing into original songs. Chad is a fine crafter of wonderful story songs in a richly poetic fashion. His stage presence and guitar styling complement his work and will make you want to hear even more of him.

Chris Milholland is a local guitarist and one of the regulars around town. You may know him best for the incredible masonry work at the Harmony Inn, but you will know him better when you sit and listen to his guitar work.

Friday, April 8^th 2016, 7:00 PM, $15 Admission

RSVP to the Gallery, 724.452.0539. Open seating.  BYOB | Bring Snacks to Share

***UPDATE:  Dinner sold out for  Saturday. Dinner and Show tickets still available for Friday, but limited!

Special Event – 5th Annual Dinner and Celtic Music Show. Join us for dinner with the band before our big St. Patrick’s show!

Where: Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts
When: Friday & Saturday, March 18 & 19, 2016.  Buffet 5:00pm-6:30pm; show 7:00pm-10:00pm. Your choice of evening!

Cost: $45 per person includes full dinner and evening show.  Show only, $20. Advance reservations and payment required.  BYOB.

About The Ploughshare Poets:
Ryan Stauffer and Vade King are The Ploughshare Poets, a popular duo at the Bottlebrush 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 small pipes. Vade played extensively in England and Scotland and was the lead singer of “Colin’s Way” for 10 years.

Open Seating at Show.

Weather-permitting, each show ends with a big pipes and drum march from the Square to The Harmony Inn.

Menu: Appetizer Irish Rarebit Mussels ~ House Salad Mixed Greens, Tomatoes, Cheese, Cucumbers, and Onion ~ Entree Beef Brisket w/Mushroom Gravy ~Herbed Potatoes ~ Carrots & Turnips ~ Festive Dessert ~ Coffee & Tea ~ Irish Soda Bread/Buns.

These shows sell out every year. Don’t wait to make your reservations! Saturday is a particularly popular night.

Friday, March 18th & Saturday March 19th, 2016
Buffet Dinner 5:00pm-6:30pm / Show 7:00pm.
Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts
539 Main Street “On the Square”
Harmony, PA 16037
$45 Admission for Dinner & Show; $20 for Show Only. Contact the Gallery to make your reservations.
Limited Seating ~ Advance RSVP. Payment required at registration.

The Bottlebrush Gallery hosted a Poetry Slam Open Mic on February 20 from 1-3pm for Seneca Valley senior Micheala Petruso. Thanks to musicians Bryan Fazio of the band Jim Donovan and the Sun King Warriors, and Slippery Rock University’s Jared Negley for accompanying the readings. Prizes were awarded for best performance. Congratulations to Micheala!

The Bottlebrush Gallery is proud to host our 5th annual Have a Heart fundraiser for the Butler County Humane Society. Please bring your donations to the Gallery on Saturday, February 13, from 1-4pm.

Gift Basket Drawing!
All donors’ names will be entered in a drawing for a gift basket. We’re hosting an informal reception from 1pm-4pm with snacks, drinks and live music by musicians Jim and Debbie Tobin.

If you can’t be at our event on February 13, you can drop off your generous donations at our Gallery in Harmony at any time.  To see the Humane Society’s wish list, visit this page:  http://www.butlercountyhs.org/OurWishList.asp

Thank you for helping the homeless animals at the Butler County Humane Society.

The Bottlebrush Gallery is proud to host a Poetry Slam Open Mic on February 20 from 1-3pm for Seneca Valley senior Micheala Petruso. Free admission, food and drink. All ages and poetry forms welcome! If you’re interested in reading your poetry for the event, please contact Micheala at m.petruso@yahoo.com to be added to the schedule. Bryan Fazio of the band Jim Donovan and the Sun King Warriors will drum for the slam, and Slippery Rock University’s Jared Negley will accompany the readings on his upright bass. Prizes awarded for best performance. Don’t miss it!