TNVLA presents: NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBER RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES - Nov 11, 2008

TNVLA presents:

NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBER RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES (CLE Approved)

Date: Tues., Nov. 11th, 2008
Time: 5:00-6:30p.m.
Co-Sponsor/Location: The Nashville Childrens Theatre, 724 2nd Ave. S.

What does it mean to accept a position on the board of a nonprofit arts organization? What legal rights and responsibilities do you incur as a result of your commitment? This seminar will answer these questions and more. A great program for new board members as well as experienced ones! Presented by Marc Jenkins, TNVLA volunteer lawyer from Hubbard, Berry & Harris.

This seminar is free and open to the public. There is a fee for lawyers seeking CLE credit: $35 for TNVLA Member Lawyers; $50 Non-Members (for 1.5 hours CLE credit). If you would like to attend, you must RSVP to info@tnvla.org by Mon., Nov. 10th.

Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1507 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
info@tnvla.org (615) 298-9309 www.tnvla.org

FREE COLLEGE NIGHTS @ FRIST: THURSDAY EVENINGS, 5:00–9:00 P.M.

FREE COLLEGE NIGHTS
THURSDAY EVENINGS, 5:00–9:00 P.M.

Are you a college student looking for something to do? Feeling culturally deprived?

The Frist Center is pleased to offer FREE College Nights every Thursday evening from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. It's the perfect place for a group outing or to make a great impression on a date!

You can visit the current exhibitions FREE and enjoy live music in the lobby (6:00–8:00 p.m. every Thursday) complete with bistro seating and a wine bar.

The Frist also has a full service café open until 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays.

Just bring your current college or university ID and admission to the Frist on Thursday nights is FREE!

http://www.fristcenter.org

artEMBRACE East Fall Series Classes 2008

Do you…

Need a gift for that someone who has EVERYTHING?

Want to give some great presents to your loved ones, but money’s tight?

This fall, artEMBRACE East is offering a Special Fall Series just for you! In ONLY ONE NIGHT, learn how to make fantastic gifts for all the special ones in your life!

Classes are $20 and include all supplies (YMCA Members pay only $15!).



There are three Sessions (6:30 – 8:30pm):

1) Monday, November 10th: Printmaking with Marlynda Augelli –
Learn to make lovely one-of-a-kind prints and even silk-screening!

2) Tuesday, November 18th: Silver Jewelry-Making with Pam Hall – This class goes a bit beyond our current fare: you’ll work with silver
instead of copper… and you get to use a torch! Your bejeweled
creation will be out of this world! Way cool!

3) Thursday, December 4th: Acrylic Painting with Cindy Wunsch –
This session’s theme will take on the “warmth of the season”, “hot chocolate by the fire”, “the things you feel most thankful for”, and anything else that you would like to share upon a canvas.



Registration for these Special Sessions is By Phone Only. Payment (cash, check, money order, or credit card) will be collected at the door on the evening of your class.

To register, please call (615) 226-5577, extension 72555 and leave us your name and phone number. We will then call you to confirm your space in class.

Classes will take place at the YMCA artEMBRACE East Art Studio, 120 South 11th Street, 37206 (next door to the Y-CAP Building on 11th and Russell). We’re in the Yellow House.

Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School Halloween Spooktacular Sat Oct 11th, 2008

Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School Halloween Spooktacular Sat Oct 11th
3-6 pm
The 5 Spot
$10

Miss Lolly Pop and Lux-o-Matic are normally the two beautiful ladies behind the magic that is Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School. However, this month they will be the stars of Dr Sketchy's Halloween Spooktacular. The 5 Spot will be transformed into a haunted speakeasy in which you will be tricked and treated to a terrifyingly ghoulish time.

Come dressed in your Halloween best for a chance to win prizes from local sponsors such as The Boundry, Trim Classic Barber, The Hip Zipper and more!

Remember Dr Sketchy's is open to all skill levels. Come to drink or to draw or both! You can find out more info and register early to save yourself a seat at www.DrSketchysNashville.com and www.myspace.com/DrSketchysNashville


This will be the last session of 2008 so come get your sketch on!

TNVLA presents: LEGAL ISSUES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: Oct 20, 2008: RSVP: OCT17

TNVLA presents: LEGAL ISSUES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS (CLE Approved) Date: Mon., Oct. 20th, 2008 Time: 6:00-7:30p.m. Co-Sponsor/Location: Watkins College of Art, Design & Film, 2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. (MetroCenter) This seminar will introduce photography artists to legal issues that might arise regarding their work such as how to obtain copyright registration, fair use, and privacy rights. Presented by Alex MacKay and Tara Aaron, TNVLA volunteer lawyers from Stites & Harbison. This seminar is free and open to the public. There is a fee for lawyers seeking CLE credit: $35 for TNVLA Member Lawyers; $50 Non-Members (for 1.5 hours CLE credit). If you would like to attend, you must RSVP to info@tnvla.org by Fri., Oct. 17th.

Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts 1507 16th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 info@tnvla.org (615) 298-9309 www.tnvla.org

October 2008 Brown Bag Lunch - Arts Council Williamson County

Join us!
Friday, October 10, 11am - 1pm

Grab your lunch and bring a friend to our 'Brown Bag Lunch Bunch'.

Casual two hours of fun and artistic inspiration.
Feel free to come and go as you like.

Location:
Williamson County Public Library
(main conference room)
1314 Columbia Pike
Franklin, TN 37064

Let's connect our creative community!

Info: 428-3845 or email info@artscouncilwc.org.

It is that time of the month again. Please join us this Friday and feel free to bring your friends. Artists are invited to bring a sample of their work to share with the group.

October's Topic:
The Life of a Thespian
by Peggy Macpherson, Pull-Tight Players
Peggy has been a member of the Pull-Tight Players since 1973. She has quite a history with the group and is the theater's Historian. She will share her experiences raising two daughters in the theater and a list of plays the Pull-Tight Players have done over the years (about 200). Her husband will join her to talk about the present season of plays, and the two youth groups they sponsor (pre-teens and teens).

'Supplies for Soldier's' Collection - continues again this month.
The Arts Council is collecting supplies for troops stationed in Iraq. We will be collecting simple, everyday supplies for them (preferrably something easy to ship). You bring the supplies, we'll get them to the soldiers.

Visit www.artscouncilwc.org for more info.