Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Summer Splash at Center for the Arts!!!

Artsy Mamas referrals get $25.00 off their tuition!!
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Junior Session
9a-3p Monday through Friday - Ages 7-12
CHOICE 1- June 16-27, Performance June 16 at 6p
CHOICE 2- July 7-18, Performance July 19 at 6p
Hold your nose and jump into a cool, clear pool of theatrical fun! Splash into your summer with one of
two full two-week sessions building your theatre skills - complete with activities, games, and hands on fun.
No experience necessary, just a willingess to get your feet wet and try! As an ensemble, Junior campers
will develop and perform a script of their own. Campers will also venture into the deep end by spending
some time underwater (backstage) learning all about theatrical lighting, sounds, sets, costume, make-up,
and cool special effects! Cost: $125.
Senior Session
9a-3p Monday through Friday - Ages 13-18
June 23- July 11, Performance July 11 at 6p
It's under sea adventures in an ocean of "choral" delights for this year's Senior campers. You will swim the
waters and venture into a sea of great musical theatre techniques and dance with a finale ensemble choral
performance. Campers, be ready this Senior Session is not for the weak of heart (or lungs)! It's a three
week whirl-wind that will reveal secrets of the deep-blue and the great white way. Strap on the scuba gear
and get ready for the deep waters. Your three week session docks with a performance in the Center's
new Cabaret Music Series! Cost: $125.

Breaking the Bones: A Plea for Tibet

Press release text:
May 6, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact: Amanda Cantrell Roche
onehumanrace.justice@gmail.com
615.300.8580


Know Tibet: A Benefit Concert for Tibetan Refugee Children

From Knowledge to Compassion, from Compassion to Action.

On Sunday, June 1st at Father Ryan High School Theater, Blue Moves Modern Dance Company, Global Education Center and One Human Race 4 Justice will offer a performance to inform, entertain and inspire adults and children alike about Tibetan culture and society. The event will feature music, dance, speakers and educational and interactive exhibits. Singer/songwriter and former resident of Nepal and Thailand, Shanna Underwood, will share songs of peace. Drummer, percussionist and songwriter Kirby Shelstad will perform and share some information about Tibetan Buddhism, and Blue Moves will perform “Breaking the Bones: A Plea for Tibet,” a modern dance and audio documentary telling the story of the crushing oppression suffered by Tibetans under the hands of the Chinese government. The show will also feature speakers such as Tibetan exile Ngawang Losel sharing his personal story of crossing the Himalayas on foot into exile as a teenager, and the many years he spent isolated from his family in a Tibetan Refugee School in India.

Learning about other cultures through the arts is a step towards cultivating compassion and respect for diverse societies. This event is designed to offer children and adults a window of understanding into Tibetan culture and the current situation in Tibet and China.

Proceeds will benefit Tibetan Children’s Villages and Losel’s Project Giving Justice, both of which support children at Tibetan Refugee Schools in India. In the lobby will be educational exhibits about Tibet and action tables sharing ways that adults and children alike can help be a part of the solution. More Than Warmth -- Stitching Quilts, Creating Compassion -- will have an exhibit in which participants can create drawings and visual messages of friendship and caring on quilts to be sent to Tibetan children.

Lobby exhibits open at 1 p.m., performance begins at 2 p.m. Suggested donation is $10 adults, $5 children or $20 for a family. Father Ryan is located at 700 Norwood Dr., Nashville.

For more info:
One Human Race 4 Justice
onehumanrace.justice@gmail.com
www. myspace. com/onehumanracejustice
Blue Moves Modern Dance Company
www. bluemoves. org
Global Education Center
www. globaleducationcenter. net

Monday, May 26, 2008

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

NEWS!!!!!!

Upcoming Artsy Mamas activities!

(link to our calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=shebrakes4rainbows%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Chicago

book mark it!)

Saturday, May 31st 2-3pm: Art and Story Time at Boro Book Warehouse

"Los Animales en Espanol": Join Artsy Mamas and Bravo Niño's! as we learn five animals in Spanish, read a book, sing songs, do a craft, and enjoy a very special snack.

Saturday, May 31 7:00pm: Our very first Book Discussion at Barnes and Noble café (in the Boro). Please come out even if you haven't read the book!! We'll be talking about Misconceptions.

Monday, June 9th 10:00am: Artdate for Moms and their wee ones)- Location TBA so email me back if you would like a notice!

Thursday, June 19th 2:00pm: Artsy Mamas Coffee and Chat meeting @ Boro Book Warehouse (the kids can play with the train table while mom makes new friends and finds out how she can be involved with our organization)

Friday, June 20th -21st: Nashville's International Puppet Festival: http://nashvillepuppetfestival.com/index2.htm

LET'S MEET UP AT THE FESTIVAL!

Monday, June 23rd: FREE Superchick concert in Franklin

WAY-FM is excited to announce the return of our Summer Brown Bag Concert Series. On June 23rd, we'll welcome Superchick to the stage. By the way, all Brown Bag concerts are FREE, start at noon and take place on the grounds of The People's Church in Franklin. So bring a blanket or a lawn chair and plenty of sunscreen and plan to join us for an exciting summer full of music. If you need more information, just call 1-888-33-WAY-FM.

Let's carpool and then meet up for an afternoon of music and fellowship!

Thursday, June 26th: 4:30-9:00: THE GARDEN PARTY

Artsy Mamas and Carolyn Sledge present an evening of fun, food, fellowship, crafts, and inspirational music. Please join us for (what we hope to be) our first annual Garden Party and Artsy Mamas anniversary celebration! This event will take place at the Jones residence. Bring a blanket, outdoor fun items such as Frisbees and balls, and a vegetarian pot luck item. We'll also be collecting a suggested love offering of $5.00-$10.00/family for the band.

Other Notes!

Mamapalooza Murfreesboro was amazing this past weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out and partied with us! Thanks to all of our wonderful performers (the Flatt Sisters, Pacha Mamas!, Tall Grass Studios, Carolyn Sledge, and Sugar Lime Blue). Our vendors did a great job of creating an attractive table! Such a good job that the entire crowd stayed in front of their tables all night long!

PLEASE SUPPORT AND READ OUR BLOGS!!

Artsy Mamas has three blogs:

Artsy Mamas in the Spotlight:

http://artsymamas.blogspot.com/

This blog is a great way for you to promote your business or your craft. Please email us at artsymamas@gmail.com if you would like to be featured in the spotlight!

Get Artsy, Mama:

http://getartsymama.blogspot.com/

Get together with your friends, your kids, or by yourself. Get Artsy. Take pics. Write about it. Send it to us. We'll post it for you!!

Artsy Mamas News

http://artsymamasnews.blogspot.com/

Great place to check for our latest information. If you look over to the right, you will see that ALL of our links are neatly organized for you there. THIS IS THE PAGE TO BOOKMARK!

Leave comments. We will start doing giveaways but we need to have a decent amount of readers first. And PLEASE link back to our blogs! Artsy Mamas News is the one to link to. If you show us that you linked to our blog, we'll link back to your site. Just let us know!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Now that we have a few locations available, we'd like to start scheduling art shops again. We need people to teach mamas painting, photography, jewelry making, dance, etc. We are open to all ideas and we'd like to schedule one artshop/month. Please get back to me if you are interested in helping out in this capacity.

We are also looking for new and exciting outreach opportunities! If you know of a group of mamas or people in general who could use some encouraging, please let us know about it! We'd love to help out.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We currently have three positions available on our board of directors. You don't have to be a mama or even a female in order to apply. If you feel led to fill this role, please contact us.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Mamapalooza Video Clip

You can see some Mamapalooza video over at our "Get Artsy, Mama" blog!!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Awesome Article in the Pulse!

Artsy Moms Everywhere Unite

All hail the play date, supposed respite of mommies everywhere. Unfortunately for some, these can turn into glorified joint babysitting sessions in the houses of people they don�t have anything in common with anymore. Help is on the way. Local mother-centric activities have received a major facelift.

Now moms can spend the afternoon learning how to paint, act, draw, scrapbook, or even helping other mothers in the area, thanks to Artsy Mamas�brainchild of unique local mama, Mandy Ray-Jones.

�I had been involved with mom�s groups in the past and found myself dissatisfied,� Ray-Jones said. �I�d found myself lost in all of the mundane tasks of taking care of a kid for so long, I�d started to lose sight of myself.�

About a year ago, the red-headed, spitfire actress and writer caught herself wearing khakis on a regular basis. Something, she knew, had to be done.

So with her son, Hunter, on one hip and her daughter, Ronin, on another, Ray-Jones went in search of people who felt the same. She was sure they were out there, and she was right.

Artsy Mamas was born in 2007, and now not only is Ray-Jones getting to live with art in her life, she�s picking up new skills and learning how to use her gifts, and the gifts of her fellow Artsy Mamas, to inspire more mothers.

�This is a great time to be a mom,� Ray-Jones said. �We are no longer going to allow ourselves to taking the back seat. Moms are hot, we are talented, we are smart, and we are artists.�

The ladies of Artsy Mamas are already working with Bellwood Preschool�s parenting center to encourage other local mothers, and with A Time to Dance, Center for the Arts, and retailers like Hobby Lobby to provide community services. Other programs in the works are with the YWCA domestic violence program, local pregnancy support system, local homeless shelters, anywhere, Ray-Jones said, with �moms who may need an extra boost of self confidence.�

Artsy Mamas has been meeting regularly in people�s homes for a year, but now the organization has become a bonafide nonprofit organization and is organizing events in public places to encourage more participation.

�We hope to start having regular artshops in our community,� Ray-Jones said. �We are searching for volunteers to lead artshops in painting, mosaic, jewelry making, pottery, scrap booking, sewing, music, dance, etc.�

The founder plans to delegate her local concerns to a capable board of directors, freeing her up to help communities across the country form their own Artsy Mamas chapters.

This May, the month of Mother�s Day, Artsy Mamas are bringing Mamapalooza to Murfreesboro.

�I believe that programs like ours are vital for the community. It is through events like Mamapalooza and programming like Artsy Mamas that mothers gain a voice,� Ray-Jones said.

Mamapalooza, hosted by The Motherhood Foundation, was an easy fit for Murfreesboro�s Artsy Mamas. Ray-Jones calls the similarities between the initiatives �almost creepy.�

Mamapalooza Murfreesboro happens Sunday, May 18, at Conrad�s, in the Holiday Inn on Old Fort Parkway. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., show starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at Cornerstone Cheesecake and Gifts, Center for the Arts and Johnny Guitars.

Entertainment includes music from Carolyn Sledge and Sugar Lime Blue, interactive dance, monologues, vendors, door prizes, a silent auction and a Mama of the Year award.

For more information on Artsy Mamas, visit artsymamas.org, an online community of mothers where local moms and their achievements are front and center.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Mamapalooza Murfreesboro Updates!

What? an artcentric celebration of womanhood and motherhood
When? Sunday, May 18th: Doors open at 5:30pm
Where? Conrads inside of Holiday Inn on Old Fort Pkway in Murfreesboro (full bar and menu)
Why? This is a great Mother's day gift. Buy tickets for your mom, your wife, your best friend, your teenage daughter! Women of all shapes, sizes, colors, and ages will enjoy this event!

please get a sitter for the little ones! there will be nothing for them to do at Mamapalooza Murfreesboro and they will be bored to tears!

Tickets are $5.00 in advance, $8.00 at the door.
Tickets are available at Cornerstone Cheesecake and Gifts, Johnny Guitars, and Center for the Arts.
Or you can email me about buying tickets!
First 100 Mamas receive an awesome goody bag!

FEATURING:
Sugar Lime Blue: http://www.sugarlimeblue.com/
Carolyn Sledge: http://www.myspace.com/carolynsledge
Pacha Mamas!: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IpjxeCZU-Qo
Flatt Sisters: http://www.cindyphiffer.com/index_files

Vendors and Informational Tables:

A Time to Dance

Arbonne

Arts Center of Cannon County

BaguioCrafts

Bows Galore and More

Brown Bag Party

Clinique at Belk

Creative Memories

Discovery Toys

Dryer Vent Wizard

Focused Momentum

Homegrown Meals

Infant Swimming Resource

JES Designs

Jonda Kisses

Mary Kay Cosmetics

N2 Massage

No Mommy's Perfect

On a Whim

On the Fifth Day

Spa Escapes

Stroller Strides

Tastefully Simple

Thin and Healthy's Total Solution

Thirty-One Gifts

Uppercase Living

Wicked moxie




For More Information please email:
Mamapalooza.Murfreesboro@gmail.com



Mama of the Year Award!

Door prizes/silent auction donations made by:
Johnny Guitars,
Music With Mommie,
N2 Massage,
Discovery Toys,
Painted Clay Studio,
Tupperware,
New Chapter,
Focused Momentum Life Coaching,
Dermess Renewal,
Total Weight Loss Solutions,
Seriously Foxy Makeup,
Brown Bag Party,
The Crafty Wench,
Little Heaven Sent,
Discovery Center @ Murfree Springs,
Peaceful Pastures, LLC
Art House
Carriage Lane Inn
Deirdra Hughes
Harlow Salon
The Beehive
Arbonne
Ridiculous Chocolate
Stroller Strides
Bravo Ninos
A Time to Dance
Homegrown Meals
Thirty-One
JES Designs
Dryer Vent Wizard
A Dinner Afare

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Prayer Requests

Please pray for Artsy Mama Rikki Travis as she undergoes surgery for the removal of her gall bladder and one of her ovaries tomorrow morning. The surgery will take place at MTMC.

Also, please pray for Mike Speer, husband of Artsy Mama Heather Speer, as he also undergoes surgery tomorrow morning for the removal of a massive growth that is believed to be cancer from his kidney.

Monday, May 5, 2008

The Plus Side of Nashville

Mandy and Amanda appeared on this tv show last week. You can watch it here:
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=5373517

Wicked Moxie in the Newspaper!

http://www. murfreesboropost. com/news. php?viewStory=10776