NEWS RELEASE November 19, 2007 For information, contact Tracy Marksberry, executive director of The Learning Community, at 926-4339 or tmarksberry@owensboro.com. THE LEARNING COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS COLLABORATE ON ARTS TEACH ALL LUNCHEON SERIES The Learning Community and local cultural institutions are pleased to announce Arts Teach All, a new luncheon series that promises to be enlightening and entertaining. This series is collaboration that includes the International Bluegrass Museum, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro Area Museum of Science and History, Owensboro Public Art Commission, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, RiverPark Center, Theatre Workshop of Owensboro and Western Kentucky Botanical Garden. The series will begin December 10 when the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art hosts a lunch program in conjunction with the annual Holiday Forest exhibition and Crossroads: Spirituality in American Folk Tradition. Featuring more than 300 works of art, this major survey of contemporary art showcases the diversity of spirituality expressed by artists and craftsmen working outside the academic tradition. Representing artists from southern Appalachian, Native America and Hispanic cultures, Crossroads includes objects on loan from private and public collections across the nation. Continuing a tradition established in 1977, the Holiday Forest presents a forest of trees and special features complimenting Crossroads. The program will be 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reservations are required at least five days in advance of the event, and the cost is $15 per person. To make a reservation, contact Tracy Marksberry at The Learning Community at tmarksberry@owensboro.com or 926-4339. The series was created to give residents a new way to explore the community’s amazing arts organizations. Bring a group from your workplace and find out what you’ve been missing. Programs are planned for each month. Here are some of the other programs planned: • January - the Owensboro Museum of Science and History will host a historic program on the flood of 1937 during the anniversary of this catastrophic event. Find out just how bad it got and learn how this event shaped our community. • February - Discover the International Bluegrass Music Museum. This treasure in downtown Owensboro attracts visitors from around the world, but many local residents don’t realize how much history is housed in this unique facility. • March – Are you as culturally astute as the average elementary school student in our community? Find out what you’ve been missing Monday, March 3, with Arts Teach All at RiverPark Center. Get a sneak peek at an Arts Teach Kids professional production of the classic story “Ole Yeller” and learn more about RiverPark Center. • April – Learn how to attract butterflies and hummingbirds during a program at the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden. You’ll pick up all kinds of tips you can use in your own garden. • May – Discover Owensboro’s public art in this trolley tour. This event hosted by the Owensboro Public Art Commission will take you to interesting artistic displays around town. You get to be the critic. • June – Mystery, Main Stage and Much More is offered by RiverPark Center. Attendees will have lunch with one of the celebrities at the International Mystery Writer’s Festival. Following this intriguing program, participants will tour RiverPark to find out what mysteries await. Those who attend will be eligible for a buy-one-get-one-free discount to Mystery Festival performances, based on availability. • July - Scrap booking has become very popular, but do you really know how to properly archive your precious documents and photographs? Find out more about the science of preserving these items during a program at the Owensboro Area Museum of Science & History. • August – Insects, Birds and Mammals of Daviess County…Oh My! Learn more about the creatures in our own back yards during this program at the Owensboro Area Museum of Science and History. • September – The Owensboro Museum of Fine Art and Owensboro Public Art Commission will host a Monday program presenting the Riverbend Sculpture Biennial 2008. This national competition for monumental outdoor sculptures, designed to acquire public works of art for Owensboro/Daviess County, attracts artists from across the nation. Those attending the lunch program will see scale models of monumental sculpture that could potentially become public art enhancing the visual environment of our community. • October – Some say the Trinity Center, home to Theatre Workshop, is haunted by spirits. Come and find out for yourself. This program will include the spooky history of the building and an acting lesson…if you last that long. • November – The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra presents “How to Listen to a Concert” or “Symphony 101.” There’s no need to be intimidated by classical music. Learn all about it through this fun program. Participants are invited back to attend a dress rehearsal. The cost for each program is $15 and includes lunch. Reservations and payments are required in advance, and checks should be made payable to the organization hosting the event. Unless otherwise specified, programs will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. To make a reservation, contact Tracy Marksberry at The Learning Community at tmarksberry@owensboro.com or 926-4339. For more information, go to www.GOLearningCommunity.com .