The Janesville Art League Spring Event Schedule for March, April and May, 2011
The Janesville Art League is showing the film WESTBOUND: The Journey of a Lifetime
Friday, March 11 at 5:00pm
Janesville Women’s Club - 108 S. Jackson St. Janesville, Wisconsin
WESTBOUND: The Journey of a Lifetime
As a child during the Depression, Adolph was captivated by a desire to travel. Visiting the hobo jungles, he was part of a world where men told stories of adventure and measured time by whittling. Adolph once watched an old hobo whittle a ball-in-cage – the quintessential design among whittlers. From that moment a lifelong fascination to master a dying art took hold. Each cut into the soft wood fueled the memory of freedom of riding the rails.
Tramp art and hobo whimsies were uniquely born of an independent spirit. Hobos whittle. Tramps carve. Both craft amazing objects from discarded cigar boxes and found materials. Adolph Vandertie -Grand Duke of Hobos – created over 4000 rare and beautiful pieces of his distinctive folk art form. Using the trash of an economy that became too arrogant to care, Vandertie transforms the refuse.
Westbound is a candid portrait of a 96 year old Adolph Vandertie and his final confessions of a life filled with joy, heartache, and addiction. The film strives to uncover the need to preserve the past in the hope of understanding the present.
Director - Jim Rivett – A native of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Producer – Shelly Young – Grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jim or Shelly will be in attendance at the event!
JAL is also honored to have musicians from the WESTBOUND Soundtrack : melaniejane and pat mAcdonald. They will play before and after the film. melaniejane has performed throughout the U.S. and has appeared or opened for such artists as Sam Llamas(The BoDeans), Victor DeLorenzo(Violent Femmes), Sigmund Snopek and Dick Parry(saxophonist from Pink Floyd). Pat mAcdonald is a veteran writer and a former Timbuk3 front man. Timbuk3 is best known for the song “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”. www.purgatoryhill.com
Beer, wine, soft drinks, water and heavy hor d’ouevres will be served starting at 5:00pm. The cost is $15 per person. Reservations are due by Monday, March 7, 2011. Please call the Women’s club at 754-4544 with reservations.
March 17, 2011 - Visit to Susan Hunt-Wulkowicz and Jan Hunt's Studio. We will be leaving from the Woman's Club. Please contact Jan Hoopes at 756-0259.
April 8, 2011 - Visit to Karen Ragus studio in Lake Mills. Car pool from the Woman's Club. Contact person: Carole Cullen at 752-1670.
April 16, 2011 - Stepping Out In Style Spring Style Show at the Janesvillle Country Club at 10am.
To benefit the Foundation of the Preservation of 108 South Jackson Street. We need our members to donate items for the silent auction. Please remember to purchase the raffle tickets. If you choose not to do this, please send the unpurchased tickets back.
May 19, 2011 - Annual Meeting of the Janesville Art League. Installation of officers. Social hour at 11:30am, luncheon at 12 noon, and presentation by Barbara Matthews at 1pm. Contact person: Rita Carpenter at 756-9114.
