Sunday November 15, 2009 7:00 pm
general admission for this performance will be $10.00/$5.00 for seniors and students.
At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham
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Romeo and Juliet. Tristan and Iseult. Antony and Cleopatra. Bonnie and Clyde.

Some people are just made for each other. How they got together, how it all worked out… well, that’s what love stories are all about.

One love story that’s been around for hundreds of years is the hauntingly beautiful medieval tale of Eglamore and Cristobel, star-crossed lovers from long ago. Theirs is the story of a cruel father, three dangerous tasks, a fateful journey, and a love that will not be denied. The random winds of fate conspire to keep them apart. Will they lose each other forever? Or will love conquer all?

Actress and story performer Dolores Hydock, in the voice, spirit, and costume of a cranky crone, brings to life this original adaptation of a passionate 14th-century tale of desire, heartache, treachery, and the triumph of true love. The storytelling crone, as always, adds editorial commentary as she tells the tale; medieval music trio PanHarmonium lends musical punctuation on harp, hurdy-gurdy, lute, viol, recorder, and other instruments of old.

To learn more about Dolores Hydock, and Panharmonium visit her site, storypower.org.

Not an Artburst concert but something interesting.

Solo Violin with Alternating Currents

Karen Bentley Pollick, Violin & Piano
Charles Norman Mason, Technical Director

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Steiner Auditorium
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.
205 254-2565
This program has been made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and is presented by the Birmingham Museum of Art and Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA).

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Larry Allen Brown coming in December. This concert will be in spirit a continuation of Daniel Pearl Music Days (Harmony for Humanity). Though a bit late for the official days. You can read more about Daniel Pearl Music Days at their website. And see the entry about Mr. Brown Here.
Performance begins at 8:00 pm
$15.00 ($10.00 for members of Artburst or UUCB).

The Seasoned Performers present: A Child's Christmas in Wales read by Bob Penny on Sunday, December 6 at 2:30 p.m. admission: $8.00

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas is the heartfelt recollection of Christmastime past.  Dylan Thomas captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the Christmas of his childhood in this lyrical Christmas classic which has captured audiences for over fifty years.

Bob Penny is a local actor who has appeared in numerous plays in Birmingham and elsewhere, numerous films and television dramas, and numerous commercials. He is the recipient of five acting and teaching awards from Birmingham theater and UAB where he taught English and American literature as Associate Professor of English for 21 years
Make this the start of a holiday tradition.  Seasonal treats will be served following the reading.

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It is not an Artburst event, but our friends at Lyda Rose art gallery in Homewood are having an opening this Friday, November 6, 2009. Featuring new work by Kay Vinson and Marcia Mouron. Check out http://www.lydarose.com for a sample. There might be some music by Tim and James as well.