Mosaics Demonstration
Bill Buckingham, Classical Marble Mosaics
http://www.mosaicrocks.com

Antonio Gaudi - a film by Hiroshi Teshigahara (1986)
A spellbinding visual journey through the enchanted world of the great Spanish architect whose work influenced Picasso, Miro and Dali. A mind-blowing sensory experience like "Koyaanisqatsi," this film follows every curve of Gaudi's colorful, organic--and sometimes even erotic--architecture. Like "The Mystery of Picasso," Academy Award-nominated director Hiroshi Teshigahara (Woman in the Dunes) captures the grand scope of the artist's creative genius. The haunting score by Toru Takemitsu helps bring the fantastical visions of this architectural celebrity to life.

Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA
http://www.somervillepubliclibrary.org/ 

Lecture on the Antioch Mosaics
Paula Artal-Isbrand, Objects Conservator, Worcester Art Museum -  with curators Bill & Margaret.

Objects Conservator: Paula Artal-Isbrand holds a B.A. in Fine Arts and Business Administration from Bridgewater College in Virginia and an M.A. in Art Conservation with a specialty in objects conservation from the Art Conservation Program at Buffalo State College. Prior to graduate school she completed four years of internships at various Smithsonian Institution museums and the Institute for Anthropological Research of the National University of Mexico.

After graduation she moved to Boston to become a Samuel H. Kress Fellow at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she focused on ceramics conservation. As archaeological site conservator she has participated in a number of excavations in Turkey, including Sardis (Harvard University), Ephesus (the Austrian Archaeological Institute), Ulu Burun (Institute of Nautical Archaeology, University of Texas A&M), and Kaman Kale Höyük (Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology, The Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan).

Ms. Artal-Isbrand joined the Worcester Art Museum eleven years ago. She started as a Samuel H. Kress Fellow, then became an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow and in 2003 was hired permanently as the Museum’s Objects Conservator. While at this Museum, she oversaw much of the conservation work related to the Ancient Greek and Roman collection as well as the Antioch mosaics and coordinated the production of the publication Arts of Antioch, ed. Lawrence Becker and Christine Kondoleon, to which she contributed the chapter "The Mosaic Conservation Campaign: Three Case Studies."

Ms. Artal-Isbrand has consulted with other museums on their mosaics including the Harvard University Art Museums, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Yale Art Gallery. She has also been invited to lecture on mosaics at the Winterthur / University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, as well as the Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Training Program at New York University. She has delivered papers on the subject of mosaics as well as archaeological material in general at professional conferences in the US and abroad. Ms. Artal-Isbrand's publications include "The Conservation of Antioch Mosaics at the Worcester Art Museum", a paper presented at The 29th Annual Conference of the American Institution for Conservation, Dallas, 2001, and "A minimally intrusive Filling and Stabilization Solution for very fragile archaeological Glass Objects", presented at the International Conference of the Committee of Museums-Ceramics, Glass and Related Materials Conservation Group, Helsinki, Finland, in 1998.

Ms. Artal-Isbrand lives in Somerville where she also runs a private art conservation business on the side.
http://www.worcesterart.org

Mosaics Demonstration
Pam Stratton, Smalti & Stone Mosaics

Mosaics Demonstration
Carol Cataldo, Vitreous Glass Mosaics

Mosaics Demonstration
Lynn Moor, Venetian Smalti Mosaics
http://lynnmoor.com

Sue Robbins & Michael Cicone, World Folk Music

Susan Robbins and Michael Cicone are known for exciting improvisations and innovative arrangements, creating music of kaleidoscopic colors and textures. Their performances feature hammered dulcimers and include bowed and plucked psaltery, tambura, oud, accordion, keyboards, voice, and a variety of percussion instruments. Interspersed with lush original compositions, the duo's repertoire draws from many cultures and centuries, finding inspiration in such diverse sources as Norwegian, Breton, and Gypsy dance tunes, medieval Italian laude, and Moroccan melodies. Susan Robbins is the Artistic Director of Libana, a women's world music ensemble, and Michael Cicone performs with the folk trio Kallet, Epstein, and Cicone. Together they have played in the trio Filigree Deep, the 12-member Green Mountain Crossing, and many Revels productions. Now, as a duo, Robbins and Cicone distill their decades of eclectic music-making into performances of unusual richness and spirit.

"Superior musicianship, improvisation, and a wealth of textures and tunes." --Dulcimer Players News

Bagel Bards Poetry and Prose Readings

The Bagel Bards is a group of poets and writers that meet in the Davis Square Au Bon Pain every Saturday for the past two years. The group founded by Ibbetson Street Press founder Doug Holder, and Tapestry of Voices head Harris Gardner, have an online zine Wilderness House Literary Review, http://whlreview.com and have published two Bagel Bard poetry anthologies. They have read at various venues across the area including: Somerville Open Studios, Grolier Poetry Book Shop, The Somerville Museum, McIntyre and Moore Books, etc... Many of the individual members are published poets, with collections out or forthcoming.

Antonio Gaudi - a film by Hiroshi Teshigahara (1986)
A spellbinding visual journey through the enchanted world of the great Spanish architect whose work influenced Picasso, Miro and Dali. A mind-blowing sensory experience like "Koyaanisqatsi," this film follows every curve of Gaudi's colorful, organic--and sometimes even erotic--architecture. Like "The Mystery of Picasso," Academy Award-nominated director Hiroshi Teshigahara (Woman in the Dunes) captures the grand scope of the artist's creative genius. The haunting score by Toru Takemitsu helps bring the fantastical visions of this architectural celebrity to life.

Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA
http://www.somervillepubliclibrary.org/ 

Mosaics Demonstration
Margaret Ryan, Picassiette Mosaics 
http://www.margaretann.biz

Ruthie Ristich & Friends, Jazz Music

Ruthie Ristich and Friends Called a 'jazz vocalist of uncommon range and depth of feeling' by the Boston globe, versatile musician and Somerville resident Ruthie Ristich has been an active performer and group leader for two decades. Focusing on lyrical music that tells a story or carries a message, her band includes guitarist Bill Brinkley. Ristich will be featuring material from her CD Carefully Taught as well as new arrangements and vignettes.
http://www.ruthieristich.com

Mosaics Demonstration
Michael Welch, Assorted Mosaic Materials 
http://www.stillwatermosaics.com

Antonio Gaudi - a film by Hiroshi Teshigahara (1986)
A spellbinding visual journey through the enchanted world of the great Spanish architect whose work influenced Picasso, Miro and Dali. A mind-blowing sensory experience like "Koyaanisqatsi," this film follows every curve of Gaudi's colorful, organic--and sometimes even erotic--architecture. Like "The Mystery of Picasso," Academy Award-nominated director Hiroshi Teshigahara (Woman in the Dunes) captures the grand scope of the artist's creative genius. The haunting score by Toru Takemitsu helps bring the fantastical visions of this architectural celebrity to life.

Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA
http://www.somervillepubliclibrary.org/