Alwun House Foundation

First Friday July 1
Solo exhibit by Nicole Royse
Reception with the artist, July 1, 7pm-11pm
Nicole is a young upcoming self taught artist with a Bachelor degree in Art History from ASU. She is also new mother of two young children so her painting time is limited, yet she has a prolific series of paintings prepared for this exhibit.

“My paintings focus on abstraction through line, exploration of shape, and expressive use of texture and color, working mainly with Acrylic paint on canvas. With each painting I hope to engage the viewer’s senses through my expressive layering of paint and colors, enlargement of forms, and exaggeration of brushstrokes. I hope to create a pleasurable viewing experience as well as a level of abstraction that is meditative in its simplicity.”

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Midsummer Night’s Dream Costume Ball
June 18, 7pm-11pm
Come dressed as your favorite Fae or as one of the other characters in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Many of the Fae from both courts and the mischievous Robin Goodfellow will all be in attendance at this event for those 16 years and older. Live music by Cosmos featuring USA Belly Dance Queen Makara, Funny Bones and Of the earth. A Goddess Raffle will take place, as well as an Elfin Marketplace, where soft drinks and snacks will also be sold.

$10 admission, this event is a benefit for
Phoenix Pagan Pride Day
For more information visit their website
www.phoenixpaganprideday.org

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<strong>Opens First Friday June 3, 2011</strong>

Gayle Hoeper will be showcassing her bold & wild animals, macro examinations of fish, octapus, and flowers. Her large bold paintings create a Summer fun playfulness. The fish could pass for low-maintenance pets on your wall. Come enjoy First Friday. Exhibit up through June 24.

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with neighborhood pot-luck-dessert social
Wednesday, May 4, 7pm
The video “Garfield,” an Arizona State University production, is the result of a collaborative partnership between its Downtown Campus and neighbor, Garfield.

Featured, is one of Phoenix’s first neighborhoods from the 1800′s, with Phoenix’s first park, and early trolley line. This past, present, future “snapshot,” focuses on the late 20th century, after Garfield became abandoned, a victim of flight from downtown, and how its neighbors built partnerships.

Interviewed are members of the nascent Garfield Organization founded by cake-maker, La Doña, Lupe Sisneros. The film hints how one neighbor to another, grew partnerships that began to include non-profit partners like Neighborhood Housing Services Phoenix, Alwun House facilitated the power of art in transforming its community. Neighbors describe how the nexus of City of Phoenix NSD/NIA Department with its culture of “inclusiveness,” together with winning Arizona’s first US Department of Justice, “Weed and Seed” program formed ongoing partnerships, including Phoenix Police Department. Together, they engaged neighbor-leaders in developing comprehensive revitalization strategies. Garfield has a promising future, a proud, up-and-coming historic neighborhood.

As a teaser blast from the past; 1948 “Driver Ed” film narrated by Jimmy Stewart, show’s inside and out the old Garfield Elementary School at Roosevelt and 13th Street. Intriguing are glimpses of Garfield in all its post-war glory, palm-tree lined Roosevelt Street, and the traffic.

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