Greater Columbus Arts

Council's Artist-in-the-School Annual Open House and Showcase. So despite the fact that the school districts all had cancelled school for the day (yet again -- due to continuing lack of electricity and clean up) our annual fall-da-rah of-da-arts was held at Veterans. We artists were there with drums and whistles, juggling bean bag chairs, and shedding black rabbits for the magicians. Alas, the general public must have been home -- attempting to sort out what could be salvaged from their refrigerators and raking up the downed tree limbs.

In some strange way, this gave LOTS of time for us (the artists) to put our heads together and get caught up on all the travels and opportunities that have flowed over the past year. Since many of us only see each other on this one occasion yearly, it was indeed a grand evening for camaraderie.

Pictured above are Tony who does African drumming and videography and had the table beside mine, and my mentor Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld -- central angel for all arts in the mid-west and beyond....... and in the second picture is Brian of Hip Hop Academic fame (I've just added the link directly to his website.) Brian & I are in cahoots over putting on a morning workshop together. Right now he's focused on his new first grade classroom. Maybe we'll get it together for next summer?

Somehow, I missed getting so many other favorite people into pictures. Zak Morgan, newly returning to OH from his west-coast adventure is always a breath of fresh air..... and how did I miss getting Candace? She brought me the neatest gift ever, this time!! She's just too amazing to attempt a description. (See both of their websites here for details.)