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George T. Hunter Lecture Series presents David Brooks Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Join the Benwood Foundation, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies, and CreateHere for a lecture by David Brooks, news analyst, commentator, and author.
Brooks is a clear-headed observer of the American way of life, and a keen analyst of political and foreign affairs. As a commentator, he has had an enormous influence through his writing, most notably as an op-ed columnist for the New York Times, where he started in 2003.
Brooks comes to Chattanooga on Tuesday, November 17, and will speak to the state of the nation at a 7 pm address, hosted at UTC’s Roland Hayes Concert Hall.
This is a prime opportunity for Chattanoogans: Brooks’ careful, astute observations have made him a player in the theater of world politics, and his visit brings the most pressing issues facing the nation to our own doorstep.
In addition to writing for The New York Times, Brooks has also contributed to The Weekly Standard, where he served as Senior Editor; the Atlantic Monthly; “The Newshour with Jim Lerer”; the “Diane Rehm Show”; The New Yorker; Forbes; The Washington Post; Commentary; The Public Interest; and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” He is also the author of Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have).
All lectures in George T. Hunter Lecture Series are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and is on a first-come first-serve basis.
Directions and more information on the George T. Hunter Lecture Series are available at http://www.benwood.org.
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Chattanooga: Recycle Your Phone Books Creatively Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Hello, friends. We’ve had a request to collect as many phone books as possible for an upcoming installation piece. Some of us hold on to these tomes out of nostalgia, others, because we simply keep putting off that trip to the recycling center. And since new phone books only recently went out, we suspect, for whatever reason it may be, that a few unused books are circulating. If you’d like to donate a book or two, drop ‘em by CreateHere—55 E Main Street—anytime this week, or give us a ring at 423.648.2195 to schedule a pick-up.
Thank you in advance!
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Mainx24: CreateHere Hosts “1st Down and 24”
There are many who treasure the holidays as a chance to connect with loved ones, to tap into the spirit of giving, and to wait in epic, awesome airport lines. There are others, however, who take Hallmarked holidays with a grain of salt. For these renegades, the holidays are a time to celebrate the thrill of the game.
CreateHere is pleased to host “1st Down and 24: A Mainx24 Football-Watching Party” to honor these iconoclasts.
Held on December 5 at 4 pm, in conjunction with Mainx24, “1st Down and 24” celebrates the over-looked pleasures of the holiday season. We’re partnering with EPB to present a high definition SEC Football Championship Game screening party, and Big River Grille will be providing wings, nachos, pizza, and beer to usher in the holiday spirit.
No game would be complete without VIP seating, and OCI will provide deluxe comfortable chairs for game day. What’s more, we’ll be renting out this prime seating to benefit the Southside’s Battle Academy.
To level out the playing field for fans and friends alike, we’re encouraging visitors to wear their most absurd game gear. Body-paint enthusiast? Got a collection of foam fingers? We’ll have a prize for the most outstanding, decked-out fan.
In recent years, the Southside has been an enclave of artists and creative individuals, but there’s so much more to our neighborhoods. The Southside is home to families, business owners, activists, and artisans, all of them flourishing. Mainx24 is a chance to celebrate all the people who love to live, work, and play here.
“1st Down and 24” starts at 4 pm, at CreateHere’s 55 E Main Street studio. Join us for beer, big screens, and brute strength.
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55Here: More than a name Monday, November 02, 2009
Recent visitors to CreateHere’s gallery space may have noticed some changes—namely, to the name on the door, the printed copy, and to the sandwich board outside. No, CreateHere hasn’t changed its name. Rather, we folks at CreateHere have renamed the gallery space, christening it with its very own visual identity to accompany that shift. We want to give 55here its own character and milieu, as well as its own set of goals, initiatives, and programming so that it may operate as an independent project under the broader CreateHere umbrella, much like ArtsMove, Stand, or Springboard; and a name helps, if only practically, to do that.
The name “55here” was first held by our wireless network, and, no cutesy puns intended, we felt it was an appropriate name for a space that is to have a “wireless” operating structure. In other words, we wanted the gallery’s identity to hinge on the notions of adaptability and community ownership. Ideally, like a laptop computer, 55here will be able to “go” anywhere—as in, it would have the same mission and identity were the physical space on Main Street, Frazier Avenue, or Brainerd Road.
Also, like the internet, 55here will ideally become a space that is about, by, and for the community—a space for local talent, experimentation, and vision. And the fixed point around which all this local creative energy and dynamism will revolve is CreateHere’s ongoing mission, which is to “build Chattanooga’s cultural economy,” and 55here’s new-found mission, which is, “to exhibit a range of Visual Art and to host performances and events that are distinctly contemporary, conceptually original, socially relevant, challenging, meaningful, and beneficial to the Chattanooga community.”
Operationally speaking, we want to make 55here an open platform for Chattanooga’s creative community. The term “open platform” refers to two things we’re striving toward with the gallery space. First, we want to make 55here a venue for workshops, performances, events, and happenings initiated and facilitated by local artists, performers, and other creative professionals. Secondly, we want to incorporate the community into the exhibitions themselves. Our next exhibition, for example, will be a joint curatorial effort between all of the CreateHere fellows and will turn the gallery into a creative laboratory wherein we invite the members of the community to share their vision for Chattanooga’s future.
But what’s really exciting is that we have already seen the open platform spirit manifest itself in 55here through our most recent exhibition and events, where Chattanooga arts leaders held their own workshops and performances in the space, and gallery and event attendees brought their own creativity to the table through interactive activities and events.
By Katie Waddell, Arts Fellow
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