Adam Blessing, TWO TO MOVE YOU and More Set for First Friday at The Ware Center, 9/4
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 21, 2015
FREE Music | Adam Blessing:
Adam Blessing will be performing on the Fine Living Lancaster First Friday Music Stage. He was born and raised outside Lebanon, Pennsylvania behind a town called Cleona. Around the age of seven he began playing guitar, and never stopped. It was not until he turned 18 that began to play in live situations, as a backup musician and vocalist. For the last five years, Adam has particularly enjoyed writing and developing his own original material. As of late, Adam has opened for such acts as Ed Kowalczuk, The Thriving Ivory, Jon Mclaughlin, George Stanford and Denison Witmer. The Ware Center's First Friday Music Stage is sponsored by Fine Living Lancaster.
FREE Art Exhibit | Gretchen Kibbe:
Gretchen Kibbe discovered art in a drawing-for-non-majors class at her liberal arts college, St. Olaf in Minnesota. Since then, she has been a scenic artist and set designer, worked on the restoration of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, and had a business designing and executing faux finishes and murals. She earned her MFA and taught design, drawing, painting and art history at the college level.
Artist Gretchen Kibbe adds, "This past year I have been able to access my creative energy to find great delight in manipulating pigments and in the process have uncovered several themes; boats tossing on the sea, birds, aspects of worship/devotion/shamanism, the hunter and the prey. These themes are metaphors for how I am constructing meaning in my life to embrace the fractures that my depression causes, and to come to terms with my past and present. These paintings are a gift to me; I hope they can be gifts to you." (Exhibit continues through September)
FREE Film | Lancaster International Short Film Festival Recap
First Friday will include a Lancaster International Short Film Festival (aka Rumschpringe Int'l Short Film Festival) Recap - Best of 2014. Admission is free and doors are open between 6 pm and 8 pm. The Lancaster International Short Film Festival presents some of the best short films from the 2014 season hosted by The Ware Center, Lancaster Transplant and Michael Hoober, the founder and director of the film festival. This event is All Ages (highest unofficial rating PG-13) and Admission is Free. There is limited seating and will be first come first seated. For a list of films to be presented as part of the Lancaster International Short Film Festival, visit lancastershortfilmfest.com.
Theatre | Two to Move You (Tickets $10) - 7:30pm
Two one-act plays written and directed by local playwright William W. Adams. "Bound" reveals how three neighbors discover the common experiences that have unexpectedly bound them, followed by "I'm Still Here" a one-woman drama featuring actor, Anne Meeder, telling the story of Julie Jennings' personal grit and survival after several life setbacks. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting ArtsMU.com or by calling 717-871-7600. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Ticket Office located in the Student Memorial Center on Millersville's campus, or the Ware Center, located at 42 N. Prince Street, in Lancaster. Doors open one hour before each show for ticket sales, subject to availability.
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