ARTS & MISCELLANEOUS

Carry Me
by Tim Lowly

Brian Volck in the on-line blog “Image: Art, Faith, Mystery” writes: “Lately, I’ve been reading some works at the intersection of theology and the impaired body. As a physician trying to live as a Christian, that’s where I spend much of my professional time. While I treasure idealized portrayals of the human figure in classical and Italian Renaissance art, I, like you, perhaps, am an imperfect body in a suffering world. In my life and work, I experience pain and suffering less as a brutal shattering of perfection than a familiar, often ironic companion - Here’s where I find the work of (21st century) visual artist Tim Lowly so compelling. His daughter, Temma, who appears frequently in his paintings, has a constellation of impairments Lowly never disguises. - Lowly lovingly places his daughter in contexts which neither idealize nor demean her.
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Calling all Adventurous Souls???


MENOPAUSE ñ The Musical - $80.00 per person (brave men are welcome!) The last group had a great time and the show was most entertaining.

When: Saturday, 2/25/06, 11:45 AM to 9:30 PM

Where: Meet at ORANGE BELT on Sillect Ave., for a trip to the Beverly
Center (shopping center one block from the theater), then a short walk
to the Coronet Theater, 366 No. La Cienega Blvd., LA, for the
performance that begins at 5:00 PM.

Return to Bakersfield with a short rest stop enroute, leaving the theater around 6:45.

DEADLINE: 10 seats are being held until December 2, under Alice Brownís name. Please call or e-mail Alice if you want to get in on the fun.

THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS - $80/person When: Saturday, 12/17/05, 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM

Where: Meet at ORANGE BELT on Sillect Ave., for a trip to the Crystal
Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. Through the creative blend of Christmas
carols, the pageantry of live animals, flying angels and special
effects, the Nativity unfolds with colorful wonder inside the all glass
Crystal Cathedral.

Return to Bakersfield at 10:00 PM

DEADLINE: 10 seats are being held until 11/30.

Interested? See or e-mail Marty Steinman at church, or give her a call. Donít delay.

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