August 6th, 2010
First Friday Denton
Join A Creative Art Studio and Glass Garden Studio for First Friday Denton in August when Simone Nicole performs from 7-9. Meet with friends for Music aArt.
Portrait Artist Gregory Conlin will also be available to do a portrait from 5-9 pm. ($30 for portrait)
Join us for First Friday Denton August 6th, 2010 for the music of Simone Nicole, singer- songwriter talent from the Dallas Ft Worth area. Although Simone has also lived in Florida and Switzerland, she considers all three places her home. Simone describes the genre of her music as a little difficult to label in that it is a combination of pop, blues and a little alternative. Simone has been singing since she could talk (her mom can attest to this) and started her career at a very young age. She began drumming when she was 12 and at age 14 she put together a rock band with more established and experienced musicians however, after two years of playing with the band she realized that she wanted to perform her own music and play a more relaxed style. At age 16 she began to teach herself how to play the guitar in order to accompany the lyrics she had written. Simone shared that when writing her songs she spills her thoughts, feeling and heart into the lyrics and melodies. Her writings are also influenced by dreams that she just can't let go of and they too, end up in her songs. She hasn't studied music at a university, but is an observer and student of different types of music, which opens her range of style so she can always evolve herself musically. She said working with other musicians and collaborating on projects also allows her to improve and experiment in different styles. When asked who/what has influenced her music the most, she indicated that the world around her has a big impact on her music. Check out Simone Nicole at her website: www.SimoneNicole.com and on other social sites. When asked what has influenced her music the most, she indicated that the world around her has a big impact on her music. Her music is a reflection of life.
Past Events
July 24th, 2010Sizzling Summer Art Show
Join us for the fun!
Let's celebrate Summer together with Art and Music. Please join A Creative Art Studio and Glass Garden Studio for our Third Art Show featuring new, beautiful works from our talented artists. You can view the art anytime from 12-8 with music and food from 3:45 - 8:00. We are very lucky to have two groups that have previously performed in our Studio. From 3:45 - 5:45 enjoy the wonderful songs of singer songwriter Vanessa Helvey accompanied by the very talented David White. They "wowed" the audience at the May First Friday and we just had to have them back as soon as possible. At 6:00 we are lucky to have the Boxcar Bandits return with their foot-tapping bluegrass. Talk about fun. Their music will lighten anyone's heart and make you forget about the summer heat.
Join us for music and art on First Friday Denton. Music begins at 7 and we are pleased to have Polly Maynard join us.
Polly Maynard received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Classical Guitar Performance from The University of North Texas in Denton, where she served as Adjunct Faculty for 10 years. Currently, she is the Director of the Denton Childbloom Guitar Program, a music education program designed specifically for children. She is a regular performer for community outreach programs, introducing audiences to classical guitar, lute, banjo, ukulele, and other stringed instruments.
A prolific songwriter, Polly recently released All Day Fun, a collection of songs written for her twin daughters, Sylvia and Amelia. For this musical adventure, she was fortunate to have two-time Grammy Award Winner Bubba Hernandez (formerly of Brave Combo) as Producer. “Polly Maynard is a fountain of creativity. I appreciated the potential in Polly’s compositions and found it a great opportunity to work with this brilliant artist in a genre I’ve rarely worked in.” (Hernandez received a Grammy Nomination for the Children’s album All Wound Up by Kathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo.) She has written several one-woman music/theatre performance pieces including From Vermeer to Here; The Reign in Spain: A Brief History of the Guitar from The Big Twang to the Present; and Anon! A Miss! : A History of Women in Music from 1400 - the Present. All Day Fun and Polly's solo guitar CD, The Parasol, are available online and probably will have some copies at the studio for sale. For more information about Polly go to: www.pollymaynard.com
Join us at A Creative Art STUDIO and Glass Garden Studio for the music of Adam Cline and Joel Dreistadt, aka WHITE GORILLA. The newly formed rock duo is based out of Denton, Texas, and incorporates blues, rock, and folk into their repertoire of newly written songs that they are excited to play for audiences around the DFW area. Singer-songwriter Adam Cline and Drummer Joel Dreistadt have been playing together for about 4 years now. They have spent the majority of that time touring around Texas and parts of the Midwest in a 5 piece rock band called The Gnomes. 27 year old Adam Cline grew up in Plano, Texas and started writing songs when he was about 20 years old and has been doing so ever since. With a blues foundation in his guitar playing, he has shifted his focus towards a more folk-rock style of songwriting. Joel, 28, is from Decatur, Illinois. With his energy, tasteful drumming, and creative arrangements, Joel brings a lot to the table. The two moved to Denton in 2008 and have already played some shows in Denton, Adam and Joel are currently working on material for a new album to come out within the next year. Support your original local musicians and meet with friends at the studio for music and art.
Join us at A Creative Art Studio and Glass Garden Studio for music from Vanessa Helvey and David White. Vanessa is a singer songwriter who is originally from the Texoma area. Her father taught her how to play the guitar when she was 14 and she has been playing and writing music ever since. She moved to Denton to attend the University of North Texas where she graduated with a degree in Political Science. She has two dozen original songs and looks forward to recording in the near future. Until then, she follows her passion of playing as much as she can locally and in the DFW area. David White studied music at the University of North Texas and will be playing madolin and guitar at not only our studio on First Friday on May 7th but with Vanessa at the Arts and Jazz Festival on the Celebration Stage, Saturday, April 24th at 7:00 pm. At this performance bass player, David Shaw, will join them. Vanessa describes her style as Americana/Alternative Country/Folk and the trio hopes to eventually add a drummer and move toward a more electric sound.
If interested in a preview, you can check out Vanessa's myspace atwww.myspace.com/vanessahelvey.
Be sure and come see Greta's and Shannon's Senior show at A Creative Art Studio / Glass Garden Studio. Their beautiful works of art will be featured at the studio Wednesday through Saturday with a closing reception on Saturday, April 17th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
April 2nd, 2010 First Friday Denton brings Music by Glen Farris!
Come join A Creative Art Studio and Glass Garden Studio for First Friday Denton featuring the Music of Glen Farris from 7-8 pm.
A Creative Art Studio/Glass Garden Studio will have live music April 2nd, 2010 for First Friday Denton. Come hear the awesome sounds of Glen Farris from 7-8 pm. Glen is a talented local musician who plays guitar. He opened one evening at Nx35 and also was on a panel during Nx35 discussing local music. We are very lucky to have him join us in our studio so make your way to 227 W. Oak, Suite 101 around 7 o’clock. First Friday Denton is on the first Friday of every month, and is significant because that is the day when artists and artisans in the business district surrounding the Denton County Historic Courthouse on the Square open their doors for visitors and patrons to visit and see them at work, browse and perhaps buy a unique piece of art, jewelry or a myriad of other art objects . firstfridaydenton.com/
March 27th, 2010 Spring Opening Celebration
Join us for our Spring Opening Celebration on March 27th, 2010 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Artists are now bringing in their new beautiful works of art and the the new show will also feature several new artists. We will start the evening with the Dana Isaac Trio, a wonderful Jazz group. Dana's daughter Tess, will join the group to perform some Irish tunes. At 6:00 pm, back by popular demand, the Boxcar Bandits unleash their unique bluegrass sounds. It is building up to be a wonderful evening.
March 13th, 2010 NX35 comes to A Creative Art Studio / Glass Garden Studio
Enjoy acoustic music surrounded by art at A Creative Art Studio. On Saturday, March 13th, acoustic groups will be performing in our gallery starting at noon. At this time the names of the groups that are performing have not been released but it is promised to be a good show. Must purchase tickets or have a wristband as indicated by procedures for NX35. For additional information please check the NX35 website. We will post additional information as soon as we receive it. www.nx35.com/blog/tag/313-saturday/
Polly Maynard received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Classical Guitar Performance from The University of North Texas in Denton, where she served as Adjunct Faculty for 10 years. Currently, she is the Director of the Denton Childbloom Guitar Program, a music education program designed specifically for children. She is a regular performer for community outreach programs, introducing audiences to classical guitar, lute, banjo, ukulele, and other stringed instruments.
A prolific songwriter, Polly recently released All Day Fun, a collection of songs written for her twin daughters, Sylvia and Amelia. For this musical adventure, she was fortunate to have two-time Grammy Award Winner Bubba Hernandez (formerly of Brave Combo) as Producer. “Polly Maynard is a fountain of creativity. I appreciated the potential in Polly’s compositions and found it a great opportunity to work with this brilliant artist in a genre I’ve rarely worked in.” (Hernandez received a Grammy Nomination for the Children’s album All Wound Up by Kathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo.) She has written several one-woman music/theatre performance pieces including From Vermeer to Here; The Reign in Spain: A Brief History of the Guitar from The Big Twang to the Present; and Anon! A Miss! : A History of Women in Music from 1400 - the Present. All Day Fun and Polly's solo guitar CD, The Parasol, are available online and probably will have some copies at the studio for sale. For more information about Polly go to: www.pollymaynard.com
June 4th, First Friday Denton
Featuring the Music of Adam Cline and Joel Dreistadt 7-9
Join us at A Creative Art STUDIO and Glass Garden Studio for the music of Adam Cline and Joel Dreistadt, aka WHITE GORILLA. The newly formed rock duo is based out of Denton, Texas, and incorporates blues, rock, and folk into their repertoire of newly written songs that they are excited to play for audiences around the DFW area. Singer-songwriter Adam Cline and Drummer Joel Dreistadt have been playing together for about 4 years now. They have spent the majority of that time touring around Texas and parts of the Midwest in a 5 piece rock band called The Gnomes. 27 year old Adam Cline grew up in Plano, Texas and started writing songs when he was about 20 years old and has been doing so ever since. With a blues foundation in his guitar playing, he has shifted his focus towards a more folk-rock style of songwriting. Joel, 28, is from Decatur, Illinois. With his energy, tasteful drumming, and creative arrangements, Joel brings a lot to the table. The two moved to Denton in 2008 and have already played some shows in Denton, Adam and Joel are currently working on material for a new album to come out within the next year. Support your original local musicians and meet with friends at the studio for music and art.
May 7th, First Friday Denton
Featuring the Music of Vanessa Helvey and David White 7 – 9 pm
Join us at A Creative Art Studio and Glass Garden Studio for music from Vanessa Helvey and David White. Vanessa is a singer songwriter who is originally from the Texoma area. Her father taught her how to play the guitar when she was 14 and she has been playing and writing music ever since. She moved to Denton to attend the University of North Texas where she graduated with a degree in Political Science. She has two dozen original songs and looks forward to recording in the near future. Until then, she follows her passion of playing as much as she can locally and in the DFW area. David White studied music at the University of North Texas and will be playing madolin and guitar at not only our studio on First Friday on May 7th but with Vanessa at the Arts and Jazz Festival on the Celebration Stage, Saturday, April 24th at 7:00 pm. At this performance bass player, David Shaw, will join them. Vanessa describes her style as Americana/Alternative Country/Folk and the trio hopes to eventually add a drummer and move toward a more electric sound.
If interested in a preview, you can check out Vanessa's myspace atwww.myspace.com/vanessahelvey.
April 15th - April 17th Time and Nature
A Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
by Greta Perea and Shannon Saxman
Be sure and come see Greta's and Shannon's Senior show at A Creative Art Studio / Glass Garden Studio. Their beautiful works of art will be featured at the studio Wednesday through Saturday with a closing reception on Saturday, April 17th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
April 2nd, 2010 First Friday Denton brings Music by Glen Farris!
A Creative Art Studio/Glass Garden Studio will have live music April 2nd, 2010 for First Friday Denton. Come hear the awesome sounds of Glen Farris from 7-8 pm. Glen is a talented local musician who plays guitar. He opened one evening at Nx35 and also was on a panel during Nx35 discussing local music. We are very lucky to have him join us in our studio so make your way to 227 W. Oak, Suite 101 around 7 o’clock. First Friday Denton is on the first Friday of every month, and is significant because that is the day when artists and artisans in the business district surrounding the Denton County Historic Courthouse on the Square open their doors for visitors and patrons to visit and see them at work, browse and perhaps buy a unique piece of art, jewelry or a myriad of other art objects . firstfridaydenton.com/
March 27th, 2010 Spring Opening Celebration
Join us for our Spring Opening Celebration on March 27th, 2010 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Artists are now bringing in their new beautiful works of art and the the new show will also feature several new artists. We will start the evening with the Dana Isaac Trio, a wonderful Jazz group. Dana's daughter Tess, will join the group to perform some Irish tunes. At 6:00 pm, back by popular demand, the Boxcar Bandits unleash their unique bluegrass sounds. It is building up to be a wonderful evening.
March 13th, 2010 NX35 comes to A Creative Art Studio / Glass Garden Studio
Enjoy acoustic music surrounded by art at A Creative Art Studio. On Saturday, March 13th, acoustic groups will be performing in our gallery starting at noon. At this time the names of the groups that are performing have not been released but it is promised to be a good show. Must purchase tickets or have a wristband as indicated by procedures for NX35. For additional information please check the NX35 website. We will post additional information as soon as we receive it. www.nx35.com/blog/tag/313-saturday/
