Our second week of summer classes is posted. We have new classes and a repeat of the popular Fossil Class for kids who missed it the first time. Click on the child/teen link at the top of this page. Last day to register is Friday, July 31. Class size is limited, so don’t wait!
Born and raised in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, Malcolm Holcombe is being recognized by the contemporary U.S and European folk/Americana community as a performer of national stature and an uncommonly unique guitarist/vocalist. If you’ve not seen him in a live setting, this is what you have to do. His presence is spooky and timeless, as one imagines it was like to see Son House or Leadbelly. No emotional stone is left unturned. http://malcolmholcombe.com/
$15 Admission – RSVP Required due to small venue. BYOB. Contact the Gallery to reserve your seat!
David Jacobs-Strain is a fierce slide guitar player, and a song poet from Oregon. He has appeared at festivals from British Columbia to Australia, including Merlefest, Telluride Blues Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Hardly Strictly, Bumbershoot, and Blues to Bop in Switzerland. David has taught at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch. http://www.davidjacobs-strain.com/Strain/
Bob Beach is a former Pittsburgh Blues phenom often best known for his work with the late (and dearly missed) D.C. Fitzgerald.
Friday, 26th June 2015, 7pm $15 Admission BYOB
Friday, 5th June 2015, 7:00pm
$15 Admission
RSVP Required: (724) 452-0539 or HITH@zoominternet.net
Phil was the first show at Harmony in the House, and we are pleased that he wants to come back. Read what our friend Peter Cooper wrote about Phil – http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2013/02/15/peter-cooper-on-music-fortune-eludes-phil-lee-but-fun-he-has/
Phil Lee on Phil Lee:
“I love Phil Lee. He’s this creature I’ve created who does what he likes and likes what he does.” Other folks like what he does, as well. Not millions of other folks. Perhaps, though, an acceptable amount. “I’m not as famous as I ought to be, but (wife) Maggie says I’m famous enough,” he says. “Maggie’s always right.” Phil Lee — his last name is actually Pearson, but that doesn’t sound right — travels the world with a couple of guitars and sings, mostly truthfully, “Phil Lee don’t have to work/ He gets paid for having fun.”
Phil makes albums, the latest of which is the brand-new “The Fall and Further Decline of the Mighty King of Love,” and those albums are readily ignored by mainstream radio programmers but happily consumed by the pockets of fans who make it possible for him to travel the world with a couple of guitars.
http://www.phillee1.com/
Special Guest Jess Hoglund: Jess Hoglund is a young and very talented singer/songwriter with an engaging voice and presence. This is Jess’s first official appearance at HITH and I hope you come out to support her.
Learn to Draw and Paint Your Furry Family Member!
Tuesdays, June 9-30: 10am-12pm $80 + materials fee, $20
Contact the Gallery to register. 724.452.0539.
Advance registration and payment required. Call the Gallery to register! Limit 10 students per class (4 weekly classes per session). Adults 18+.
Missed classes can be made up with 1 weeks notice with personal one-on-one coaching by the instructor.
About Your Teacher, Ron Jesiolowski: Ron began his career studying painting and drawing at Art Institute of Pittsburgh and completed an MBA in International Design from Westminster College in London, England. He has enjoyed a successful career in corporate design with his art direction and design has gracing the packaging/branding of many popular global pet products including: Milkbone, 9 Lives, Kibbles and Bits, Meow Mix, Nutrish, Natures Recipe, Snausages, Jerky Treats and many others.
Ron’s fine art work has gained critical acclaim and has been featured in exhibitions throughout the Pittsburgh region including the Scaiffe Gallery, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and the Carnegie Museum.
He is currently serving as Professor of Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking at Waynesburg University.
Ron has a reputation of nurturing creativity and skill through personal coaching to one’s own skill level, strengths and personalities from the beginner to the professional. His philosophy is that there is no “Right Way” of drawing or painting and that each person expresses themselves in their own unique personal style. The end result is an enjoyable, fun class and work that is personally rewarding.
“You have inspired me every day to push myself beyond my comfort zone and I am shocking myself everyday with the work I am producing. It really is all thanks to you. I don’t know if you realize how wonderful of a teacher you are but I am here to remind you that you have made me grow into the artist I am today and are to thank for the artist I will become. Thank you for everything!” — Jenna
Linda McRae is a Canadian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who earned 2 Platinum and 3 Gold records during her tenure as bassist/accordionist with former Canadian Celtic/Roots group Spirit of the West. Linda left the band to resume her solo career and has since released three critically acclaimed recordings. www.lindamcrae.com
Special Guests: Dan & Casey Deely are well known Celtic & Folk singers in the Pittsburgh area. We welcome these good friends to come and open for Linda.
Friday, May 8, 2015 7pm $15 Admission BYOB
Limited Seating! RSVP required to 724.452.0539
Please join us for a special opening reception. Sunday, April 12, 1-3m, Bri Stewart will hold her first solo art exhibit on her birthday. In addition to visual art, the show will also include edible art– cupcakes! Live music. Art for sale. Please help support young talent and join us on this day of celebration.
No admission charge. RSVP not required.
DRAWING (Pets and Animals) Level: Beginner.Animals and Pets-Give yourself the gift of creating fun portraits of your furry family members or any other animal you would enjoy drawing. We will learn how to get a likeness, and have fun with color, shape and texture to draw animals! A library of pet images will be available to work from or bring photos of your pets. Easy to follow, instructor demonstrations and lots of non-judgmental individual attention provided. A variety of techniques will be explored including light, form, and texture to help get grounded in creating beautiful illustrations of your pet or select from an assortment of animals from a provided portfolio.
Advance registration and payment required. Call the Gallery to register! Limit 10 students per class (4 weekly classes per session). Adults 18+.
To read about your instructor Ron Jesiolowski, please visit his web site: http://rjjrdesign.wix.com/ron-jesiolowski
WATER COLORS (Nature and Landscapes) Level: Beginner. Painting with Water Colors- If you want to relax and loosen up this course is for you! Learn the beauty, simplicity and fluidity of watercolors and how simple shapes and effective use of color can naturally ignite your creativity and provide the skills to render virtually any subject. A library of landscapes and scenery images will be available to work from or bring a photo of your favorite vacation spot! Students will leave with at least two finished paintings and also with the inspiration to paint more. All you bring is yourself and clothing that you could get some paint on!
Easy to follow instructor follow along demonstrations of each and lots of individual attention provided.
Advance registration and payment required. Call the Gallery to register! Limit 10 students per class (4 weekly classes per session). Adults 18+.
Missed classes can be made up with 1 weeks notice with personal one-on-one coaching by the instructor.
To read about your instructor Ron Jesiolowski, please visit his web site: http://rjjrdesign.wix.com/ron-jesiolowski
Photos from last night’s Time for Me, my women’s creative circle meeting the last Thursday of every month at the Bottlebrush. We are in our 2nd year! At each meeting, we try a new art form/project. This one was Dream Trees, using canvas, layered inks and painter’s tape. Nice job, ladies! For more information on this art class and others, go to our Adult Classes page.
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