The care-free times of the “Roaring Twenties” will be the theme of this year’s annual Festival of Trees exhibit and Toys for Tots reception fundraiser, which will be held at the Marketplace at Steamtown in the former Abercrombie & Fitch space on Friday, December 8.
The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department is currently seeking non-profit organizations, businesses, churches and schools to sponsor and decorate a tree. All funds raised from the trees will go directly to Toys for Tots.
As noted, this year the event will harken back to the days of the “Roaring Twenties.” This era in U.S. history brought about a period of great social and political change to the country. Participants are asked to incorporate Jazz, flappers, dance halls, radio, speakeasies, prohibition, airplanes, movies, and automobiles into the tree designs.
The cost to sponsor a tree is $50 for non-profits, schools and small businesses (50 or under employees) and $100 for corporations (over 50 employees). Participants must supply their own artificial tree. All trees must be set-up and completely decorated for the December 8 reception.
To register a tree, send a check or money order, made payable to Toys for Tots, to Gerard Hetman, Festival of Trees, Lackawanna County Community Relations Department, 200 Adams Avenue, Sixth Floor, Scranton, PA 18503, along with your contact information.
To request a formal application or to secure further information, contact the Arts and Culture Department at 570.963.6590, ext. 106, or email [email protected].
A panel of distinguished experts from a variety of disciplines will examine how the arts influence our thinking about different cultures, encourage understanding, and connect us globally at an October 15 Arts & Culture seminar.
The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department and the Lackawanna County Arts, Culture and Education (ACE) Council will present an Afternoon with the Arts: Art & Global Culture on Sunday, October 15, in Craftsman Hall on the third floor of the Scranton Cultural Center, 420. N. Washington Avenue, beginning at 1 PM. The session will run from 1-2 PM, followed by a reception. Both activities are free and open to the public.
The panel discussion will be moderated by the County’s Deputy Director of Arts and Culture Maureen McGuigan and feature: Nezka Pfeifer, curator of the Everhart Museum; Cesar Reyes Mateo, leader singer of the Latin band; Grupo Zona, a musician, who will perform at the reception; Donya Jackson, artist and Communications Specialist; and Dr. Annie Hounsokou, Ph.D.
The group’s discussion will center on the interplay between culture and the art society. The audience is encouraged to bring its own thoughts and questions to generate dialogue.
Afternoon with the Arts is modeled after the successful Wake-up with the Arts program, an annual breakfast that features national arts industry speakers. The concept of Afternoon With The Arts is to integrate the arts into dialogues across multiple disciplines.
The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department was formed in 2004 and is supported through an education and culture fee that generates approximately $1.2 million for the purpose of enriching the County. The office offers community grants, public arts programming, workshops, lectures and also oversees the operation of the Electric City Trolley Station and Museum.
To register for the workshop, contact the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department at 570.963.6590, ext. 102, or email [email protected].
Mitchell Rasor, principal of MRLD Landscape Architecture + Urbanism, a professor in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program at Maine College of Art (MECA), will be the main speaker at the “Wake Up With the Arts Breakfast,” scheduled for Friday, October 6, at the Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff Street, on the property of Steamtown National Historic Site from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
The ninth annual event, sponsored by the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, brings national speakers to the community on varied arts topics of interest.
Following the presentation there will be a 90-minute interactive workshop led by Mr. Rasor focusing on solutions to urban and environmental issues specific to Lackawanna County. It will run from 11 AM – 12:30 PM and is limited to 30 participants. Registration is required.
The breakfast will open with a short performance by classical guitarist Jay Stevesky, who has participated in many Lackawanna County Arts and Culture programs.
Mr. Rasor’s lecture, Street Urbanism: Reframing the 21st Century City, will focus on topics related to how the arts can be used to create better urban spaces, as well as help with environmental challenges. His talk will draw from his over 20 years of experience in the fields of landscape architecture and urban design.
Mitchell is a licensed Landscape Architect and has had an active studio/installation art practice for 30 years. At the Maine College of Art, he teaches classes in the areas of urban ecology, landscape theory, urban design, and social practice. In addition to his classroom work, Mitchell has been a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southern Maine Research Computing Group and a critic and speaker at such institutions as Bowdoin College, Bates College, the University of Virginia, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He also writes, lectures, and curates on issues related to landscape architecture, urban design, economic development, environmental art, mobility, location efficiency, green infrastructures, and social housing.
Since its inception, the arts breakfast has served as a creative networking event, focusing on educating, motivating and inspiring the public to use the arts, area artists, and art organizations, businesses and agencies to enhance the quality of life in Lackawanna County’s communities. It showcases also the artistic talent in Northeastern Pennsylvania, due to the fact that the tables at the event are decorated by local artists and organizations.
The “Wake up with the Arts Breakfast” and workshop is free and open to the public. Interested parties can register by emailing [email protected] or calling 570.963.6590, ext. 106.
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