SURRENDERING TO BEAUTY: Art and A Mother's Vigil

May exhibit

April 30 through June 1

SURRENDERING TO BEAUTY: Art and A Mother's Vigil

Recent Paintings in Collage and Watermedia, Lawrice Dolan

25% to FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION,  Supporting Wounded Warriors and their Families

Reception: Friday, May 4, 2012, 6:30 to 8:30pm

Open to the public. 

Artist's Statement: Even when I think of it as a pending event, our soldier son JD's deployment into clear and present danger, pains my heart and soul. "Surrendering to Beauty" saves me.

 Thank you for witnessing my process while I wait for his return- SAFE AND STRONG- from his fourth combat deployment.

Math Art All Summer

Space7:10 will host a math art exhibit in June.

In July, look for the international mathematical art
conference, Bridges, which will be convened
July 25–29, 2012, at Towson University, located in
the Baltimore metropolitan area, Maryland, USA.

Please find more information at http://www.
BridgesMathArt.org/Bridges-2012.

Our Neighbor — Silver Spring Books

A November 2011 post from someone with the handle Beans & Greens who adores our neighbor on Bonifant, Silver Spring Books, and who suggests taking your new old book purchase over to Kefa Cafe for a little reading time.

A lovely post with great photos by Debbie Cook, the silver bee: unique, cozy, funky, and vintage. Amen.

Here's a look inside. And here's a Docs in Progress video film about Certified Book Lover, and reported romance novel expert and former probation officer Cynthia Parker.

A Writer's Best of Silver Spring

In case you missed it, a few of George Pelecanos' fave spots in Silver Spring. These are some of ours, too.

On Bonifant Street:

"I like Kefa Cafe (963 Bonifant St.; 301-589-9337). The women who run it, Lene and Abeba Tsegaye, are just beautiful people. It’s a nice place to get a cup of coffee.

I get my books at Silver Spring Books (938 Bonifant St.; 301-587-7484). It’s run by my friend Cynthia Parker, an ex–probation officer and a very nice person."

Just another few months...

to celebrate Kefa Cafe's 15th year in Silver Spring. Sometime in June 2012 starts the 16th year.

Art and Inspiration

March 26 to April 27, 2012

Art and Inspiration

Friends and Family of Brendan Ogg

April, 2012 National Poetry Month – Kefa Cafe in downtown Silver Spring will dedicate their Space 7:10 to Words as Legacy.

Brendan grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and graduated from Albert Einstein High School in 2007. He was majoring in English at the University of Michigan when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor during his sophomore year. Brendan drew upon his lifelong love of reading and writing to deal with his illness. A collection of his poems was accepted for publication just before Brendan passed away on February 24, 2010 at the age of 20. The poetry in Brendan’s book, Summer Becomes Absurd, includes works from before, during and after his diagnosis. It is available at Amazon or through Finishing Line Press.

April 13 – June 9, 2012 – Words as Legacy – A Leaf of Knowledge exhibition at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts. This work, inspired by Brendan and his poetry, is one of three exhibits featured in Fluid: Rhythm, Transitions & Connections — a show with artists Lisa Hill, Rebecca Kamen and Francie Hester. The exhibit will also include music composed by Mattson. Opening reception is Friday, April 13, 2012, 7-9 pm. You can be part of this exhibit by knitting a panel of yarn. Click here for knitting information.

May 12 3:30pm – Artist Talk, Words as Legacy – a Leaf of Knowledge, also at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.

May 27, 2012 Reading at the Writers Center in Bethesda. Come hear Brendan’s poetry at that of two other Finishing Line Press Poets, Kathy Staudt and Margaret Ingraham.

Days of Yore

February 20 through March 23, 2012

Days of Yore

Meagan Healy

Reception: Friday, Feb. 24, 6:30 to 8:30pm

Friday, March 16, 7pm-8pm: Tom Block, reading from his book Shalom/Salaam

Art for the People

January 9 through February 17, 2012

Reception: Friday, February 17, 6:30 to 8:30pm
Kefa Cafe 963 Bonifant St., Silver Spring, Maryland

Featuring adult students of Art for the People.
Free and open to the public.

Tom Block Reading

Friday, March 16, 7pm-8pm: Tom Block, reading from his book Shalom/Salaam.
Free and open to the public.

"Block’s historical review of the encounters of Jewish mystics with Sufi masters is as inspiring as it is fascinating, as hopeful as it is insightful. This meeting of Jewish and Muslim mystics offers a foundation for the collaboration of Jewish and Muslim activists. This is a book for both scholars and politicians. If mystics can learn from each other, we can hope that politicians might do the same."
-Paul F. Knitter, Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions and Culture - Union Theological Seminary

"Block’s evident enthusiasm for the revelation of these common roots as a way forward for Muslim-Jewish relations propels this great read." - Publishers Weekly, Oct 27, 2010