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!
Please join us for a oncert by The Early Mays on Friday, December 14, 2012, from 7:00-9:00pm. $10 at the door. BYOB. RSVP requested by not required to the Gallery, 724.452.0539. We hope to see you there!
About The Early Mays:
On December 24, 2011, Judith Avers, Emily Pinkerton, and Ellen Gozion performed together for the first time at a late-night Christmas Eve service featuring American folk music. Throughout rehearsals, the songs fell in to place in an easy and gratifying way, and the service itself was magical. All three women felt it should not be the last concert.
Believing in their unique potential as a trio, firm friendships began to form and “The Early Mays” (a name drawn from a character in one of Judith’s songs) jumped into their first project: a Christmas recording!!
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…
As front man of the acclaimed roots-rock band Last Train Home, as a solo artist, and as a duo with songsmith Peter Cooper, Eric Brace is a prolific and admired artist. A former music journalist for the Washington Post, Brace relocated to Nashville in 2003. He has released eight CDs and one live concert DVD with Last Train Home (Last Train Home, True North, Holiday Limited, Time and Water, Bound Away, Tributaries, Last Good Kiss, and Live at IOTA), as well as a sublime album called The Skylighters, where Brace led a band that included bluegrass luminaries Mike Auldridge on dobro and Jimmy Gaudreau playing mandolin.
“Peter Cooper looks at the world with an artist’s eye and a human heart and soul. His songs are the work of an original, creative imagination, alive with humor and heartbreak and irony and intelligence, with truth and beauty in the details. Deep stuff. And they get better every time you listen.” – Kris Kristofferson
Nov. 2, 2012 7-10pm Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts 539 Main Street, Harmony
$10. BYOB. RSVP to 724.452.0539
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!
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