SACC to Co-Sponsor Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Smyrna's Williams Park Neighborhood

Smyrna Arts & Council member Casey Clavin will lead an Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Smyrna's Williams Park Neighborhood on Sunday November 1, 2015.  This is the first event announced by SACC.  

The Williams Park neighborhood of Smyrna (the streets lying east of Atlanta Road, opposite Market Village) contains the largest concentration of older structures in the city, many dating from the 1885 to 1925 period, a unique architectural ensemble that could well qualify as Smyrna's first National Register Historic District. The area also has a fascinating history. Casey Clavin, who has given much attention to the architectural history of this interesting neighborhood, and local historian Bill Marchione, will co-narrate this walking tour of the city's oldest neighborhood, a tour that will also feature visits to the interiors of some of Williams Park's most interesting residences.

The Williams Park walking tour is being co-sponsored by the Smyrna Arts & Cultural Council (SACC) and the Friends of the Smyrna Library (FOSL), as one of the Smyrna Library's regular "First Sunday" programs.

Participants should gather at the cupola in Williams Park on Roswell Street - will be limited to the first 24 people who RSVP to wpmarchione@gmail.com or 857-919-0505.

Smyrna Arts & Cultural Council Adopts Bylaws

Smyrna Arts & Cultural Council adopts bylaws on July 8, 2015 and made them available to the public for review today.  

Click here to download the file and read them.

Atlanta Lyric Theater Presents Spectacularly Successful “Cats” Musical

The Atlanta Lyric Theatre ended a spectacularly successful three-show run of Cats the musical at the nearby Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre today. The production had a cast of 24 actors and was exceptionally well done.

Originally envisioned with ticket sales for the lower lever of the theater only, the upper level was opened up due to high demand. Over 8,000 patrons enjoyed the sell-out shows. The sheer volume of ticket sales for a summertime production demonstrates the local community’s appetite for Broadway-caliber theatrical entertainment.

The Smyrna Arts & Cultural Council will be promoting future Atlanta Lyric Theater productions and we are actively investigating how we can collaborate in the future.

About Atlanta Lyric Theater:

Atlanta Lyric Theatre, established 36 years ago, is dedicated to producing the best in musical theatre and fostering the growth of the Atlanta theatrical community by showcasing local professional talent. Through educational programs and pursuit of artistic excellence, The Lyric seeks to inform and expand the audience for musical theatre in the greater metropolitan area.

About Cats:

Cats, one of the longest-running shows in West End and on Broadway, received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981 where it played for 21 record-breaking years and almost 9,000 performances. The production was the winner of the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical. In 1983 the Broadway production became the recipient of seven Tony awards including Best Musical, and ran for eighteen years.

Since its world premiere, Cats has been presented in over 26 countries, has been translated into 10 languages and has been seen by over 50 million people world-wide. Both the original London and Broadway cast recordings won Grammy Awards for Best Cast Album.

The classic Lloyd Webber score includes Memory which has been recorded by over 150 artists from Barbra Streisand and Johnny Mathis to Liberace and Barry Manilow.

July 2015 SACC Monthly Planning Committee Meeting Notes Published

The July Planning Committee Meeting Notes are now available online.  You can view them by clicking on the link below.

Read Meeting Notes (opens file from Google Drive)

Monthly SACC Planning Meeting Held

The monthly SACC planning committee meeting was held tonight at Brawner Hall. We approved to the council’s bylaws and a membership flier with a new creative logo! The creative logo will be revealed within the month.  Look for more posts in the coming days detailing our progress to date and next steps.

Meeting Agenda

Smyrna Arts and Cultural Council

July 8, 2015 Meeting, 7:00-9:00 pm

Brawner Hall

To continue development and organization of the SACC operations

·         Approve bylaws

·         Approve membership flyer

·         Solicit nominations, volunteers, and volunteer information

·         Inform about various projects

Agenda

·         Introductory remarks Bill Marchione, Acting Chair

·         Update: Relationship between Reed House & SACC Mike Terry

·         Governance/operations: Terry Lapierre, Chair

• Finalize and adopt the SACC by-laws
• Establishing a bank account
• Applying for 501 C-3 non-profit status

·         Nominating Committee/volunteer information Nancy McGee, Chair

·         Membership Committee

• Summary of Membership Committee recommendations Neal Arnoff
• Approval of initial membership recruitment flier Casey Clavin

·         Music Committee Gregg Averett, Chair

·         Smyrna Public Buildings Art Project Mary Moore, Chair

·         Architecture & Landscape Design Committee Casey Clavin/Bill Marchione

·         Visual Arts & Fine Crafts Committee Casey Clavin

• Proposal for a possible Artists Studio Tour

·         Adult Education programming Bill Marchione

·         Communication and Social Media Jeff Jones, Chair

Pastels by Paula Landry Opens in Smyrna Library Art Gallery

The July and August art gallery exhibit opened today - Pastels by Paula Landry. Ms. Landry's work is on display until August 30. The art gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the Smyrna Library. The display gallery exhibits are sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.  

Artist Statement:

Paula Landry is a pastel artist living and working in Smyrna, Georgia. After many years of teaching art in the Cobb County School District, she has spent her retirement years focusing on expanding and exploring her own artistic skills.

With a BFA in Art Education from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Master’s from the University of Georgia, Paula has studied and has shown work everywhere from France to the small towns of the Southeast. Paula’s portraits and landscapes reflect the vibrant colors found in the Georgia landscape. She is often commissioned for her informal child portraits.

Porcelain Paintings by Mary Belle Cordell Opens in Smyrna Library Display Gallery

The July and August display gallery exhibit opened today - Porcelain Paintings by Mary Belle Cordell. Ms. Cordell's work is on display until August 30. The display gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the Smyrna Library. The display gallery exhibits are sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.  

Artist Statement:

Mary Belle Cordell is a porcelain art teacher, certified by the World Organization of China painters. She has studied at the prestigious Penland School of Arts and Crafts, the Virginia Douglas School of Porcelain Art in N. Carolina, and with internationally known porcelain art teachers. She paints in many mediums but her first love is porcelain painting.

Mary Belle has a broad experience in teaching this fine art and is presently on the staff of the Boca Museum of Art the Art School. She attributes her successful professional life to a challenging teaching style and a passion for porcelain painting. Her commissions have included painting very large murals on tiles and designing the smallest porcelain boxes from Limoges, France.

As a tribute to her fine eye, the works of Mary Belle are in several prestigious private collections including the collection of best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark. A winner of many awards from regional South Florida art shows, Mary Belle continues to be nourished by her art and the passion it inspires in her teaching.