September 2011 Newsletter

Southern Ohio Storytelling Arts and Music Festival: On the lawn of the Pump House Center for the Arts, September 8, 9, and 10th!

Storytelling concerts will start on Thursday evening and continue throughout the day on both Friday and Saturday.

During the day on Friday, concerts for the schools will be held in a tent in Yoctangee Park at the Pump House Center for the Arts in Chillicothe's Yoctangee Park. These concerts are free of charge for area fifth- and sixth-graders. Community members, including students in other grades, are welcome to attend with a ticket and the public venus is at the Pump House. Fifth and sixth grade students who are home-schooled, or from schools not attending the event, can receive free admission with proof of grade level.

The Friday evening performance will be a “sampler” of each storyteller in the tent at the Pump House Center for the Arts in Chillicothe's Yoctangee Park. During the day on Saturday, concerts will also be held in the Yoctangee Park at the Pump House Center for the Arts. And throughout the day, amateur storytellers and visitors can tell their own tales at “Story Swappin’,” an ‘open mic’ event.

For more information on the festival, please visit: www.southernohiostoryfest.com/

Downtown Shop & Stroll: Join us for a night of the Arts here at the gallery! Downtown Shop & Stroll will be September 10th from 5 - 9 PM! This month we will be featuring the Southern Ohio Storytelling Arts & Music Festival on the lawn of the Pump House, inside the gallery we will be featuring the Annual Hills Competition! Catering will be provided by Southern Comfort Catering!

Community Night: Here at the Pump House we are working to transform each Thursday evening from 6 - 8 PM into a community night held here at the gallery! If you are an artist who like to get involved in our Community Night by discussing and/or demonstrating your artwork please contact us! We are looking to have a "Clay Talk", featuring ceramic artists, "Land(e)scapes" featuring artists who create landscape inspired artwork among nature & more! Musicians who would also like to play/discuss their music are also welcome!

Bring yourself, family & friends!

Many levels to choose from with lots of benefits, including supporting the mission and continuation of the Pump House Center for the Arts!

Student: $15.00

Senior (65+): $20.00

Individual: $30.00

Artist: $35.00

Family: $50.00

Donor: $100.00

Patron: $375.00 (Includes 1 FREE rental of the Pump House)

If interested in joining us in membership, please e-mail us at pumphouseartgallery@aim.comand we will be sure to send you a membership form today!

Shop at Kroger? Help support the Gallery at no additional cost to you! Each time you shop at Kroger, Kroger will donate 5% of your purchase amount to the Pump House! It's like donating at no charge! Help us out by

follow these easy steps to register your Kroger Plus Card today!

Click here for further instructions!

Each registration is greatly appreciated!

Chillicothe Where To Be Exhibition: Artists entering our Chillicothe Where To Be Exhibition, be sure to register by September 7th! If you are unable to make the registration deadline but would like to enter the exhibition, please contact us! The date for artwork drop off will remain September 14th, due to a private rental of the gallery, we ask that you please have your pieces dropped off by 3 PM (on registration form we listed 4 PM). If unable to drop pieces off for the exhibition by 3 PM, we will extend drop off on September 15th from 11 - 1 PM.

Looking forward to seeing many works of art inspired by our beautiful Ross County/Chillicothe Area!

Opening Reception for Chillicothe Where To Be will be September 29th from 6 - 8 PM!

A Place to Discover, Learn & Explore! Stop on in, our gallery is a place where you're always welcome - open 5 days a week!

Read all the latest on our blog & join in on the conversation: www.pumphousecenterforthearts.blogspot.com

Wishing everyone a wonderful Labor Day weekend!