Humpday Catch-up

Here is the whirlwind catch-up for 617Midway readers, February 18th hump day edition:

Joanna Klink

For those looking for a great event on Thursday (tomorrow), poet Joanna Klink will be reading at Harvard University. Joanna is a knock-out poet and basically did her best to teach me how to write a poem. Plus, she was head of my thesis committee at UMontana. Don’t judge her on that though, I am a bit rock-headed and a difficult student. Think spitballs and lots of detention. But her poetry is good, good stuff.

Details from poets.org:

February 19, 2009, 7 p.m.The Edison-Newman Room, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Free and open to the public

Please join us for a celebration of the prestigious Briggs-Copeland lectureships, featuring readings by current poetry lecturers Joanna Klink (author of Circadian) and Peter Richards (author of Nude Siren). Introduced by Bret Anthony Johnston, Director of Creative Writing.
Info:
(617) 495-2454

davis2@fas.harvard

hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/collections/poetry_room.html

Brian Bresnahan and Tim Murdoch

Examiner readers surely read my bit on the current two man show at the FPAC gallery featuring Tim Murdoch and Brian Bresnahan. Well, I can’t suggest it enough. What great work. Brian’s shots of sand are incredible, and the show is curated wonderfully with pieces next to one another speaking and a great set of work. Plus, Murdoch’s installation is the bomb. Above, see a new pic of me from the show taken by artist Jess Barnett. And one of Jess taken by me. Also, see a good shot of the show which doesn't do it justice at all... go see it in person.

George Benner on BNN

Boston residents tune in tonight (2/18/09) to BNN Channel 9 for their program “Citizen’s Corner.” George Benner will be talking on his organization, Round Table Inc., which can be found at roundtableinc.org. As a local artist and a friend of George’s I often get to give some input as to Round Table and the great programs George organizes. Should be a great show on BNN- check it out. And feel free to YouTube my past appearances on the show… nothing like seeing “Curt Eidsvig,” on a TV graphic!

Blue Cowboys

Pic above is of this painting still in progress. I have been messing with the size and contrast of shapes and colors a bit. Plus, am starting another piece—a collage series tentatively titled “Hearts and Dollar Signs,” not to be confused with Everclear’s “Heartspark Dollar Sign.”

Painted to the soundtrack of Hit the Lights (Bodybag), Biggie Smalls (One More Chance Remix) and New Found Glory (Dressed to Kill, Better off Dead), and Fall Out Boy’s “Dead on Arrival” acoustic…

Blue Cowboys, are, well… blue.

More on The Science of Love

So, have had a lot of questions on how Friday night went—with the Exclamation Point 5! event, The Science of Love, and Vanessa Vartabedian’s film that had a small piece of Kurt Eidsvig.

All A’s. The event was great. The works that evening were great. The actors and actresses were great. And Vanessa’s movie was nothing short of stellar. I am honored to have been included in it. Think there is a chance she may pass along the clip I appeared in, so who knows, I may post it…. but the movie itself which featured all kinds of wonderful visuals and sound… hula hoops, eggs yolks, songs… was brilliant.

And Beantown Beautiful

Like lots of the country, yesterday Beantown was trying to send Spring springing forth. A little early to pack away the sweaters, but it was gorgeous. Above, see a shot I took of people skating on the frog pond in Boston Common.