A very special Open Studio/Listening Party

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Join us on Monday, January 23 for a very special open studio/public art informational session/listening party! 7-9:30pm at Modern Art.

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Modern Art is pairing up with Lancaster’s Public Arts program to bring you a new kind of open studio: one where you can create, listen, get info and brainstorm all at the same time!

The wonderful Heidi Leitzke and Amy Ruffo, from the Public Arts Advisory Board will be presenting information about an opportunity for Artists to create something really special, inspired by the Lancaster Sound Map— a project by sound artist Stuart Hyatt (pictured above on an ArtBike he rode around as he got to know our fair city.)

Bring your projects (painting, drawing, writing, juggling, dancing, hula-hooping, anything!) and supplies and we’ll set you up at a table, a chair, a couch, the floor– somewhere comfortable for you to work and listen and be inspired.

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For more information on the Sound Map commission, visit: http://www.publicartlancaster.com/news/

All are welcome! Send us a note to let us know you’ll be there: weirdo@itsmodernart.com, (but if you forget, thats ok.)

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Atmosphere Creation Station

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Modern Art presents the ATMOSPHERE CREATION STATION: a collection of beautiful objects from the 20th century and beyond including ceramics, hand-crafted furniture, glass, jewelry & fine art popping up in Modern Art one weekend only. Piloted by artist Christopher Ness with navigation by fellow artist, David Jones

Join us for a little party to bask in the created atmosphere on Saturday, December 17 from 4pm – 6pm.
or pop in at any or all of the times below:
Friday, December 16: 4pm – 8pm
Saturday, December 17: 10am-6pm
Sunday, December 18: 11am-5pm
And be sure to come to the casual reception on Saturday, from 4pm-6pm.

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NEW DATE!! LAVACAVE on Friday September 16.

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Look at these crazy, multi-talented musicians! Not only can they rock a pedicab (its very challenging), they can also rock our little stage. Come on out this Friday, September 16 to see what other things they might be able to rock. (babies? a man bun? the casbah?)

Doors open at 7pm. If you get here early, you one whole extra hour to enjoy the evening’s special quaff, shoot the shit with us, make a haiku, peruse our book collection and browse some of our items having to do with the state of Lancaster’s weirdness. 

Music starts at 8. (Get here late and risk watching the show from the back of The Common Wheel’s office.)

$5-$10 , pay whachu can at the door
Friday, September 16 (NOTE THE NEW DATE!!!)
door: 7pm/ show at 8pm
All ages
Modern Art: 529 W. Chestnut St. 17603

See you Friday!

 

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Tiny Modern Concert: DIMESTORE DOLLS

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FRIDAY, JUNE 24
$5-10, All Ages, BYO
Presented by Series 42

Music comes second nature to these ladies. Donna Volles has spent years laying the bass groove for Lavacave. Songwriter Liz Fulmer, a regular on the local music scene, makes her Lancaster debut on drums. Singer/guitarist Kelly Buchanan has toured nationally with her powerhouse vocals and critically acclaimed songs – songs that have been covered by the likes of Sara Bareilles, Fountains of Wayne, Nada Surf and others.

The Dolls are finding new horizons in this lineup! Old songs, penned by Buchanan and Fulmer, are being reinvented and new songs are being added to the group’s riot grrrl grit-pop arsenal as well.

For more info, check out our event page here.

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A(n almost) Tiny Modern Concert

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Come and enjoy the alluring sounds of Health Club, a very loud band of professors, doctors and a guidance counselor cloaked in mystery and intrigue. You will have fun.

FRIDAY, MAY 20th, 2016
HEALTH CLUB
at Modern Art (529 W. Chestnut St. Lancaster 17603)

Doors at 7pm, show starts at 8pm
$5 at the door, all ages, BYOB

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TIny Modern Concert: Cory McAbee’s Small Star Seminar

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Cory McAbee’s Small Star Seminar
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Doors at 7pm, Show starts at 8pm
$10, tickets available at the door (first come, first served)
Visit our facebook event here.

The Small Star Seminar is a genre-twisting performance like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Part concert, part self-help, part comedy, part avant-guard art, part movie, part musical theater: a singing motivational speaker urges people to give up their goals, stop reaching for the stars and to start looking for the stars within their own minds. The performance features optimistic songs about quitting, accepting one’s own limitations, the power of sitting quietly.

Throughout the performance, writer, director and actor Cory McAbee will address the theory of “Deep Astronomy” and answer questions from the audience.

This project has been featured and developed in part through the Sundance Film Festival, NY Film Festival, Lincoln Center Film Society, Reykjavik Film International Festival, 36th Stage Songs Review and Marfa Film Festival. All performances are being documented for use in an upcoming feature film, written and directed by Cory McAbee. Audience participation is welcome.

Cory McAbee is best known as writer, director, songwriter and composer for the award-winning feature films, The American Astronaut (nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, 2001) Stingray Sam (2009), Crazy and Thief (2012) and as singer/songwriter for the internationally acclaimed musical group The Billy Nayer Show.

For more info, you should definitely visit http://corymcabee.net/. But if you like being surprised, just come on out. Trust us on this.

 

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Haiku Slam Champ!

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Congratulations 2015 Haiku Slam Champ Hunter! You wowed us with your perfectly-syllabled bits of spontaneous poetics about our boob-like hanging lights. Taking a tip from your winning poem: We are not worthy.

Here we see our finalists (Tim, Dave and Hunter) challenged to Haiku-Off by the audience to determine the

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And a big thanks to all our brave participants. Your abilities to slam, both with syllables and tequila shots, was inspiring.

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The Brand New HAIKU GENERATING MACHINE™

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Just when you thought you’ve seen it all…behold the brand new Haiku Generating Machine of Magic™! The HGMoM will make its debut this Saturday night at Modern Art‘s very first and very special Haiku Slam! with music by the Schenlie’s. Come one, come all. Bring a Haiku or generate one from the machine. A trophy will be awarded to the slamin’ist haiku and a gorilla will serve drinks by donation or you can BYOB.
Starts at 7:30pm / $5 at the door.

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