Visual Art League of Lewisville

In January the Greater Lewisville Commmunity Theater is reprising one of its biggest crowd-pleasers, Larry Shue’s hysterical comedy, The Foreigner. In a fishing lodge in rural Tilghman County, Georgia, two English men, Froggy and Charlie, arrive as guests. After pleadings from his sick wife, the shy Charlie agreed to accompany Froggy on the trip. When people at the lodge try to talk to Charlie, he cannot find words due to his terrible shyness. Froggy then claims that Charlie cannot talk because he is from an exotic country and does not understand English. Due to his supposed lack of ability to understand English, Charlie soon discovers scandals amongst some of the residents of the lodge.

For ticket information, contact GLCT at 972-221-7469. Visit GLCT online at www.glct.org for show information. GLCT is located at 160 W. Main Street in Old Town Lewisville.

The Lewisville Community theater will be open for members of VAL to set up a display of their art on Friday 3, December, from 7:00 to 8:00pm. John Aggus will bring Mary Ellen’s 8 easels. As the exhibit space is small we will limit each artist to one painting. The theatre is located on Main st. Old Town. See you there.

Directions:

1. Cross 35E going East.
2. Continue on Main St.
3. Go past the light at Cowan.
4. Turn right at the next light, Charles St.
5. Go 100 yds on Charles.
6. Turn Left on Elm.
7. Go another 100 yds.
8. On your left you will see a gravel parking lot.

There is an abundance of beauty and resources in the land of my beginnings. Lofty pine sing in the breeze as other trees rattle their leaves in concert with the frogs and crickets that lie tucked in hiding. This show came about in premise on my frequent visits to East Texas and the home land of my family. I currently have a home there and these visits always bring me close to my upbringing and thoughts of the spirit of this land. In reflection upon much of my previous work, I realized that the influence of my beginnings and this East Texas land has always been there.

The Connection
The women of my current work were connected not only by birth, but through the sanctity this land and its offerings; its creeks, its trees, its pastures, its fields, its shadows and dappled sunlight, its creatures that roamed throughout, and its rich earth.

Walking and touching the earth and barks of trees there today, I think, “I have touched and been touched the same as my mother and grandmother.”

Grandmother
Emmaline came to the land when she married Robert Ivy McCain. He was much older than she. They built a house upon the land, and she raised chickens, milked cows and cooked wonderful Sunday dinners. Mary Emmaline had 6 children and grieved over the death of the eldest at 21. She lived on the land until she was of the age she could no longer take care of it, then she moved into town

Mother
Mary Alice was born on the land. As a child she ran through the trees and explored the creeks, fields, and pastures. She discovered pots and arrowheads from long ago Indians that had dwelled there during their seasonal travels and shared growing-up experiences with her brothers and sisters. She lived on the land until setting out for college to become a teacher.

Elaine
Elaine grew up knowing the land on visits with her grandparents. She spent many hours running barefoot through the yellow bitter weeds, building forts in the trees, pitching washers under the large pecan tree and exploring all parts of it astride a horse. Today she owns part of the land and has a second home there.

Fresh Ideas, a members’ juried show, is currently scheduled for exhibit, July 7 through August 28. A committee is being formed now, being lead by Dan Lattimore. There will be much to plan and promote so we are getting started early. Please contact Dan at 972-539-9183 or catch him at a meeting and let him know you want to be involved. The more people involved, the less work each will have to do.

November 18 through December 19. We intend to have the gallery full of our members artistic endeavors that are desired by all! There are several people signed up. If you have not and want to participate, please contact Elaine Nienkamp by November 6 at RLN111@airmail.net or 972-221-2398.