Arts on Main

Community Arts Center in Gloucester, Virginia

4th Annual RiverJam – CANCELLED

In response to the developing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Arts on Main has decided to cancel the 2020 RiverJam Fundraiser.

Music ● Food ● Beer & Wine

Enjoy it all on the River at The Inn at Warner Hall

SAINT JULIENS CREEK REVIVAL  ●  EDISON & CO.  ●  

THE BALLAST BAND

Our 4th annual River Jam will take place at the historic Inn at Warner Hall, on the banks of the Severn River in Gloucester County, thanks to the generosity of the owners, Troy and Theresa Stavens. Enjoy food trucks, beverages and more while you jam to live music by an eclectic variety of bands.

Inn at Warner Hall
Inn at Warner Hall

Listed by both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, Warner Hall continues to be of major architectural and genealogical significance in American history. Warner Hall has long been considered one of the premier properties in the Virginia Tidewater area.

 

This is a sell-out event and tickets will be limited. No tickets will be available at the door so make sure to get yours now! Please, no pets allowed on the premises.

You are invited to support Arts on Main to help achieve its mission of creating a vibrant art center serving the entire community. Sponsorship opportunities include publicity, event recognition, tickets and more. This has been a sold-out event for the past three years with nearly 400 people in attendance.

We appreciate your support and participation and encourage you to visit us in person!

 

2020 BAND LINE-UP

 

Formed in 2016 out of NorFOLK, VA, the members of Saint Juliens Creek Revival were brought together through the local bluegrass music picking circles.  Recognizing a mutual love of traditional music and three-part harmony, they soon branched off to explore their own sound, and Saint Juliens Creek Revival was born.  The band’s mission is to engage the local community in roots music by bringing an eclectic mixture of folk, Americana, bluegrass, gospel, and original songs to its audiences.  The varied backgrounds of its members provide a unique combination of musical styles that is both contemporary and steeped in tradition, with influences ranging from Appalachian ballads to Eastern European jazz to Rock & Roll.  Saint Juliens Creek Revival is proud to be a 2020 VEER Music Awards nominee, and is making plans to go into the studio this year.

“Eclectically diverse entertainment that’s fun for one and all!”

— Bill Armstong, Tidewater Bluegrass Music Association

 

 

2020 HEADLINERS

THE BALLAST BAND

Decidedly home-grown, the band’s original music is a unique combination of rock n’ roll with a hint of blues and funk.

The band’s name comes from the nautical influence of Virginia’s Tidewater region, but it also represents the common quest for balance in people’s lives as they work, play and grow.

With its strong harmonies, upbeat instrumentals and universally themed lyrics, The Ballast Band has been making audiences feel good throughout Eastern Virginia. The Ballast Band also performs many popular cover songs from bands such as the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Allman Brothers, Neil Young, REM and many others.

Members of the band are Matt Williams, guitar and vocals; Frank West, keyboards and vocals; Ken Gibson, drums; and Charles Records, bass guitar and vocals.

 

We would like to thank our wonderful, generous RiverJam sponsors. While we have had to cancel this vital fundraiser, they have graciously allowed us to keep their donations to help us to continue operating as other sources of revenue have dried up. Please thank and support these outstanding community partners in these difficult times.

2020 Sponsors

Platinum

Chesapeake Bank

Claiborne & Mary Ellen Robins

Inn at Warner Hall

Spain Commercial, Inc.

The Cook Foundation

White Marsh Shopping Center

Gold

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Towne Realty

Barbara & Hugh Bryan

Commonwealth Events

Rappahannock Concrete

Roxanna & Bill Andersen

Theresa & Troy Stavens

Linda Tjossem

Shari Jourdan 

Gloucester Graphic Design

Riverwood Designs

Scotty Signs

Nuttall Country Store

Phillips Energy

Silver

C. Eric Altizer Photography

PHA

Connie & Bill Fulton

Gloucester Brewing Company

Friend

Ashley Nester, DDS

Images courtesy Sara Harris Photography

Art & Flowers – First Friday CANCELLED

In response to the developing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Arts on Main has decided to cancel the April 3rd First Friday event.

 

Our Annual Art & Flowers exhibit during the Daffodil Festival is one that combines the world of visual arts with floral arts to create a show bursting with color and blooms.

Join us on Friday, April 3rd from 6pm – 8pm for beautiful florals and live music from The Tidewinders!

First Friday events are free and open to the public, with beer, wine, and paninis for purchase.

April’s First Friday event is sponsored by Ron & Karen Flowe

Tulips by Rebecca West

Two Views in the Tidelands: The Works of Carolyn Dudley & George Jennings

Our November exhibit features the work of local artists, Carolyn Thompson Dudley & George Jennings. The joint exhibit showcases the local landscapes of the beautiful areas surrounding us in Gloucester.

“My artwork comes from my perception of landscape and the people around me.”

-Carolyn Thompson Dudley

“Art, in one form or many, has always been in the back of my mind, often finding its way forward to be examined and  practiced.”

-George Jennings

Live music by Lori De los Santos and John Sullivan with special guest, Bill Gurley

Lori de los Santos is a singer/songwriter who lives in Gloucester, Virginia. With her husband, John Sullivan on bass, she plays acoustic songs from all genres of music including folk, blues and Americana as well as some of Lori’s original songs.

Lori has been playing guitar and writing songs since the mid-1970’s, influenced by artists such as Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Billie Holiday, Lead Belly and Flora Purim. Currently, Lori is performing and touring with Virginia Beach singer/songwriter, Mark Rogers, as part of his band. Her harmony vocals are featured on Mark’s new 2019 album “Laying It Down.”

John Sullivan has been studying bass for the past five years and is performing with local musicians as well. He decided that after years of being a “roadie” he wanted to play!

First Friday is on November 1st from 6pm-8pm and is free and open to the public, with beer, wine and paninis available.

Friday Sponsored by Theresa & Troy Stavens

kathy klein: “Women’s Worlds”

“Women’s Worlds” an exhibition by artist kathy klein will be in the gallery for the month of May.

Klein has always been drawn to abstraction where form and color take over. In her heart, she is a descendant of the Fauves, those color-mad French painters from the turn of the nineteenth-twentieth century. Her paintings have been called “poetic” and “lyrical.”

Klein says: “My work grows out of the issues facing women in the world. Drawing on my experience as a teacher of women’s studies. I read deeply and widely in what­ever subject which has caught my attention. This early immersion in the ideas allows me to paint freely later. My continuing challenge is to deconstruct women’s verbal narratives and reinscribe them visually without resorting to unmediated representation. Visually, my mixed-media paintings are evocative rather than naturalistic. Layers of color predominate whether paint or collage elements, challenging or lyrical. Hard and soft edges play off each other in the same place. The work leaves ‘gaps’ to be filled in by the viewer using hints and suggestions found in the abstract forms. Although the works suggest a literal meaning, they can also be read metaphorically. Even though I usually work in a series, each of the works has individual and specific resonance. And, when shown together, they play off each other for a cumulative effect.”

See more of kathy’s work at www.kathykleinstudio.com

Paige Melton

Live music will be provided by Paige Melton, a classic folk musician who plays the hits from the 60’s and 70’s.  Her repertoire consists of Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Janis Joplin and James Taylor in addition to a number of popular artists from more current decades. 

The opening is free and open to the public, with beer, wine and paninis available.  The exhibition runs for the month of May.  

First Friday sponsored by Yolanda Teschner

The opening is from 6:00pm-8:00pm and is free and open to the public, with beer, wine and paninis available. The exhibition runs for the month of May.

Larry Burnett & Don Chapman – Music on Main Concert Series

Larry Burnett

Recently inducted into the Colorado R&R Hall of Fame, Firefall’s Larry Burnett is one of the fortunate few who have the ability to look at the world around him and reflect it back to others in song.

At 23 years old, with many songs in his arsenal, he joined a group of fellow musicians and formed Firefall. The band, including Burnett, developed a pop-rock-midwest country sound, in the tradition of Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Byrds and the Eagles’ early recordings. Touring with such acts as The Band, Doobie Brothers and Fleetwood Mac, “Firefall” became Atlantic’s fastest album to sell 500,000 copies and eventually sold six multi-platinum albums.

Larry Burnett’s most recent release as a solo artist is 2009’s “Guitars and Vocals.” The CD also features Burnett’s musical partner Don Chapman on backing vocals and accompanying guitar, with whom Burnett regularly performs live in concert. Recorded in Virginia, “Guitars and Vocals” includes retakes of several tracks from “Confidence Game” as well as several new compositions, all written by Larry Burnett.

Don Chapman

35 years of professional musical experience as a solo artist, performing in duos and in bands touring, recording, composing, and performing, Don Chapman is a musical fixture in the mid-Atlantic region and has performed on many national stages, including hundreds of Native American events and festivals. He is well known for his acoustic 6 and 12 string prowess and his exploits also include “sideman” services for other singer/songwriters serving as a lead guitarist and harmony/backing vocalist both live & in the studio. In 2009 Don and Larry Burnett teamed up and recorded “Guitars & Vocals” which features Larry’s songwriting, vocals, and the duo’s harmonies.

 

Doors open at 6:30, Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door




Music on Main Concert Series featuring Mark Rogers

Mark Rogers is a BMI-published singer/songwriter with unique pop sensibilities.His musical heritage, dating back to high school, is what is now considered pure Americana. After college, Mark followed the chime of McGuinn’s 12-string in search of Zevon’s Los Angeles. In the 80’s, he headed a Cosmic American band in LA and played some of the loneliest clubs in Hollywood. An experience that contributed to his decision to spend the 90’s and 00’s raising a family in Washington, DC. In 2010, a number of factors conspired resulting in the modern proliferation of his songwriting, not the least of which was reconnecting with “the one who got away” a long time ago.

On June 15th, 2018, Mark released his 2nd EP entitled “Qualifiers” representing his very best work to date. The musical press seems to have taken notice with glowing reviews in “No Depression” and other prominent music mags and blogs. His music reestablishes the boundaries of Americana with a healthy dose of Pop, Folk/Rock, and some cool Bossa rhythm, just to keep things in order. Qualifiers is available to stream and/or download at all the usual sites. The CD may be purchased at CD Baby or on his bandcamp page. Mark resides in eastern Virginia and tours with a 5-piece band.

Mark Rogers

Mark Rogers cements his place in the indie folk pop scene as not just a reliably strong composer, but as a sonic force to be reckoned with. – No Depression, June 2018

I can firmly proclaim Mark Rogers to be one of the artists to watch in this burgeoning folk/rock revival, and his new album Qualifiers a must listen for anyone who is interested in seeing a blueprint of this new scene. – The Indie Source, June 2018

Qualifiers is pretty much guaranteed to leave you feeling a little more inspired and uplifted than you first were when you sat down to have a listen.- Gas House Radio, June 2018

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Doors open at 6:30pm, concert starts at 7:00pm