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VISUAL ARTS | JEWELRY | BALLET | ARCHITECTURE | MUSIC November 2009 Emily Marilyn Gallery Tennessee Leonard Murphy One Trails A WALK IN THE WOODS DANGEROUS DESSERTS T HE WATER IS WIDE A NEW TWIST IN THE ROAD Nashville Arts Magazine | November 2009 | 1 2 | November 2009 | Nashville Arts Magazine Nashville Arts Magazine | November 2009 | 3 Nashville’s Arts Stage Has Had More than Its Share of Marquee Names. enthaler | Sche | Seig rmer ash hor | C n | en Th arr re | W al n ki so ll d | on R m y d m E | a st n ri F | | B s l m o o o u r n G t | y | e I v n I | g fe r e a e m ’K O | | H ff a u l c b A e | r s lt t i a b m r e d | n J a a V c | o n b a s b e r n U | | P n a i t s r c a h M a l | l l | l i T G u r | n y e r e | n r D e i c n I k c e y M | | R a n n o s s o m p | m L o e Q h u T i | r e e | t W a i n T w | o t o d n a | r H a G t c | h | d W o e o n d H e | l l | n A a y c e o D c k | | R n i a c e m | O d i r b K i | s o n n r | u B t l i a k S | | S c h o s t a t C | | H a n r o m Nashville, Tennessee Pound for pound, the most vibrant arts community in the country. Let’s keep the stage lights burning. Support the Arts. 4 | November 2009 | Nashville Arts Magazine Nashville Arts Magazine | November 2009 | 5 Publisher's Note TM November 2009 I am not a writer; I am a photographer. Trying to put my thoughts Spotlight ................................................8 on paper is not something that comes easily to me. I guess that is the C hristie's, Tennessee Art League, Meriwether Lewis, Architectural reason that I prefer to hide behind the lens. Treasures, Belle Meade Winery, Cat in the Hat Bronze and more Exhibition ............................................. 14 I thought I would start by calling all the writers I know and asking S usan Edwards | Twilight Visions them for some helpful advice. Fat chance. They are all too busy with Painting ...............................................20 their own deadlines to help me out. Now I am in real trouble. E mily Leonard | A Walk in the Woods So I did what I always do when I have a creative block. I got up and Jewelry ................................................30 went to the couch and turned on an old black and white movie, drank Jingle, Jangle, Jewelry coffee, and flipped through the stacks of magazines that clutter my table. Music ...................................................38 L arry Weiss | Cuts and Scratches It’s hard to describe the feeling I get working on a story for the Ballet ....................................................40 Nashville Arts Magazine. You get the chance to meet with some of A udition! | The Magic of Nutcracker most talented people. To sit and get to know them on a personal level Feature ...............................................44 and then capture a very private moment in time in the form of an T he Tennessee Trails | A New Twist in the Road image is a creative high for me. All I need you to do is to sit and open A Day on the Trail ..........................................52 up a copy of Nashville Arts Magazine and read it from cover to cover. Photography ......................................56 The creative talent that spills from the pages is amazing. The maga- W endy Whittemore | Abstract Aerials zine is unique in so many ways, from the editorial to the photogra- Painting ...............................................62 phy, to our amazing writers, right down to the layout and the paper it is printed on. As it states, we are the Nashville Arts Magazine team, Marilyn Murphy | Surrealism and Dangerous Desserts and I have never been so proud to be a part of this group. Gallery .................................................68 Gallery One | The Water is Wide Appraise It ............................................................................................72 As the world spins out of control and you feel as if you have hit the Poetry ....................................................................................................74 wall, all you really need to do is to sit back and turn on an old black Anything Goes .....................................................................................76 and white movie and open up a copy of Nashville Arts Magazine. On The Town ........................................................................................ 80 Openings and Receptions................................................................ 84 Puzzler .................................................................................................. 92 I hope you like what we have created, and I hope to see you on down My Favorite Painting .......................................................................... 98 the road. Nashville Arts Magazine team: Kat Amano, Jerry Atnip, Rebecca Bauer, Beano, Larry Boothby, Lizza Connor Bowen, Ted Clayton, Matt Coale, Melissa Cross, A nthony Scarlati Daysi, Linda Dyer, Cathy Faust, Madge Franklin, Greta Gaines, Photographer Joe Glazer, Valerie Hart, Daniel Hightower, Tim Hiber, Mark Levine, Charlie Martin, Joy Ngoma, Paul Polycarpou, Rita Puryear, ON THE COVER: Emily Leonard's If You Can Flower So Red, 48 x 66 Randy Read, Jim Reyland, Kami Rice, Anthony Scarlati, Sam Scarpine, Jeff Stamper, Katie Sulkowski, Kevin Tetz, Adrienne Thompson, Lindsey V. Thompson, Dave Turner, Lisa Venegas, Deborah Walden, Rob Williams, William Williams Published by St. Claire Media Group C ontact Us at the Editorial Offices 644 West Iris Dr., 37204 Phone 615 383-0278 nashvilleartsmagazine.com © 2009 St. Claire Media Group. All Rights Reserved. No reproduction in part or in whole without written permission from the Publisher. Send any requests to reprint material to [email protected]. Subscription Customer Service 615 383-0278 [email protected] The Dermess Staff Letters We encourage readers to share their stories and reactions to Nashville Arts Magazine by sending emails to [email protected] or letters to the address above. We reserve the right to edit submissions for length and clarity. Advertising Inquiries For ad sales and media kit, visit Nashvilleartsmagazine.com or email [email protected]. 6 | November 2009 | Nashville Arts Magazine Nashville Arts Magazine | November 2009 | 7 Spotlight C ourage Undaunted On October 7 respect was finally paid to Meriwether Lewis. Perfect weather comforted those attending the moving ceremony honoring one of America’s true heroes—Meriwether Lewis of famed expedition team Lewis and Clark. A 200-year mystery has followed the untimely death of Lewis who, over- ARLATI C whelmed by political enemies, never had a chance to defend himself. He was S THONY C hristie’s Country Music Sale, December 3 N finally mourned at his grave, while the 101st Airborne Division Band played. A Christie's Auction House at 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, announced the Country Music sale, the first sale dedicated to the “We determined the best way to honor Lewis on the 200th anniversary of PHOTOS: creation, history and evolution of Country Music. his death was to give him the public memorial service he was due in 1809,” says Tony Turnbow, chair of the commemorative ceremony at Grinder’s Leading the sale is a collection directly from the Estate of Hank Stand in Hohenwald, Tennessee. Descendants stood before the crowd of Thompson, which consists of unique Nudie suits, instruments, an estimated 2500, which included authors, historians and tribal chiefs, to photos, and other ephemera. Other notable highlights include a Bill acknowledge Lewis for his many contributions, leadership, perseverance, Monroe mandolin faceplate, instruments and clothing from June “trail breaking and undaunted courage.” and Johnny Cash and Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Stephanie Ambrose Tubbs, program chair, concluded with these words: “Well Kerry Keane, musical instrument specialist and director of this 150-lot done, Captain Lewis, well done. May you rest in peace.” A bust of Lewis sculpted sale, travels to Nashville frequently and sees many instruments with by Harry Weber was presented by the Lewis and Clark Heritage Foundation. lots of provenance. He shared, “We were able to gather many exciting items. A highlight is a 1947 Martin D-18 owned by Hank Williams, The Strand Theatre in Hohenwald also played host to the moving live perfor- which he used while in Shreveport, Louisiana, performing with mance Inquest on the Natchez Trace—The Curious Death of Meriwether Lewis. Louisiana Hayride. This was prior to moving to Nashville and switch- Playwright, Tony Turnbow said, “The play explores the contradictory ing his guitar to a D-28, his next iconic instrument.” Keane summed historical accounts of how Lewis died. It recreates a historical coroner’s inquest and allows the prosecutor to make the same charges against up this catalog as “very broad and very deep.” For more information, A n Evening in the Tennessee Countryside—October 10 suspects that historians have made over the years. Not only does the play give voice to Lewis’ defense against suicide, but it allows the actors visit Christies.com or contact (212) 636-2680. Members of the Tennessee Art League gathered on a cool evening to speak for the many suspects who can no longer defend themselves against historians’ charges.” in Leiper’s Fork at the home ofBOB Ted SCHATZ Kromer, former TAL president, PHOTOGRAPHER Bob Schatz has won numerous awards NASHVILLE BY DESIGN and his wife, Karen Duffy, for duringtheir his over 30annual years as a fundraiser. Located in a Belle Meade Winery Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, November 16 commercial photographer. His editorial This is a uniquely successful photographs have appeared in The New “collaboration of images and words. York Times Magazine, Forbes, barn on the property, it was a Newsweekcasual, Fortune ,eveningElle, National enjoyed under low-litChristine Kreyling understands the Everyone is invited to the Grand Opening of Belle Meade Winery Monday, November Geographic Traveler, and Us.