Posted on 05 May 2010 by Andrai
Mother’s Day for Peace @flora
MOTHER’S DAY Sunday, May 9th
3-course price fix SUPPER from 11am to 7pm
$55 adults/$25 child
Mother’s Day Menu
The Vegetarian Oenophile
Arlington Community Ed
Monday, May 10th @ 7 – 9pm
The Vegetarian Oenophile
Pairing wines with vegetables might seem challenging, but done creatively, it can be a fun (and delicious) adventure. We will sample several types of vegetable-centered cuisines paired with some surprising wine choices. Join us for this lively evening at flora and indulge in the season’s bounty of fresh and fabulous veggies.
Go to ARLINGTON COMMUNITY ED to register
Posted on 24 April 2010 by Andrai
In conjunction with Cynthia Hurley Wine and The Spirited Gourmet from Winchester:
An Evening with Benoit Germain, Chateau de Chorey
The Germain family at Chateau de Chorey has been producing fine Burgundy for many generations. Monsieur Germain will discuss his eco-friendly farming techniques and how these methods grace and enhance his wines.
The evening will feature a 3-course menu created by Bob Sargent.
The cost is $60 per person.
Call flora to reserve.
Posted on 14 April 2010 by Andrai
 Harbinger, Susan Jaworski-Stranc, reduction linoleum print, 12" x 12" On Thursday, April 15, 13FOREST Gallery will open Strata, an exhibition of new and recent work by notable Boston-area printmakers Anne Silber, Ellen Shattuck Pierce, Marc Cote and Susan Jaworski-Stranc. Strata focuses on the versatility of printmaking, and the means by which ink can be manipulated to create infinite layers of meaning. Together the show’s four artists employ stencil-based serigraphy, linoleum-block and woodblock printing to produce worlds that can be serene, humorous or meditative.
Early Autumn: Reflection, Anne Silber, serigraph, 17″ x 35¾”
Anne Silber, the lone seriographer, uses stencils to force smooth layers of semi-transparent ink onto paper. In much the way of a watercolorist, she distills scenes of the natural world into essential color blocks with few lines separating them from one another. Silber’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Rose Art Museum and the Worcester Art Museum; and it has appeared in movies such as Charlie Wilson’s War, First Wives Club and The Departed.
Susan Jaworski-Stranc is one of two artists in Stratawho employ linoleum blocks in the printmaking process. Carving multiple plates out of linoleum, then inking and pressing them to paper, Stranc creates representational scenes and symbolic compositions, such as silhouettes denoting winter’s approach. Her color sensibilities might appear similar to Silber’s but closer inspection reveals the chance print marks of linoleum. Stranc’s books and prints have been exhibited at the Danforth Museum, the DeCordova Museum and the New Britain Museum of American Art; and they are part of the permanent collections of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and the University of California.
The work of Ellen Shattuck Pierce, also a linoleum-block printer, uses intricate black-ink lines that define compositional elements and clearly separate blocks of color. Of late Pierce has been using this technique to depict domestic scenes that clash with contemporary ideals of domestic bliss. Her frequently stressed-out themes suggest states to which any mindful but overworked parent could relate, such as a family meal that devolves into a dinner-plate battle scene atop fine table linens. A native Vermonter, Pierce now lives in Boston and her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across Canada, Massachusetts, New York, Arkansas and Wisconsin.
| Darn Ocelots Stole Conrad, Marc Cote, woodcut, 32″ x 25″ |
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Marc Cote’s woodblock prints frequently bear residual grain textures that remind viewers of medieval illustrations. It is a reasonable connection since many of his subjects are strange icons and historical events that time seems to have forgotten. In one print a team of ocelots – now an endangered species – carries a man off to a hinterland. Were the affronting party an eagle or a pack of wolves, references could be made to ancient tales. But ocelots? Myths, Cote reminds us, have to start somewhere. Cote is the chairperson of the Art and Music Department of Framingham State College, and he sits on the boards of trustees of Boston Printmakers and the Danforth Museum. His work is included in the permanent collections of Harvard University, the University of Wisconsin and the Danforth Museum. Coincident with Strata, Cote will be the subject of a one-man show at the Art Academy of Krakow in Poland.
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Posted on 16 March 2010 by Andrai
Stop by artbeat to purchase supplies or register for a Ukrainian egg decorating class.
Share the joys of springtime by making PYSANKY – eggs decorated in the Ukrainian tradition. In this two-hour class, we will teach the techniques used in the Ukraine and other Slavic countries to create colorful designs on eggs. Learn how to use beeswax as a resist, and then layer colors of your choosing to achieve intricate results. Learn More
Posted on 04 March 2010 by Andrai
MUSIC @ FLORA 6:30 – 9:00
TUE Steve Gerritsen on guitar
WED Tom West and friends play jazz
THURS 3/11 Glenn Dickson‘s gypsy jazz
MARCH WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK
March 14th – March 28th (including Saturdays)
$33.10 price fix 3 course menu
Please note that our regular menu
will NOT be available during these weeks
Restaurant Week Menu
THIRD THURSDAYS IN CAPITOL SQUARE March 18th
Time for the South Pacific!! Lesser known New Zealand well mannered vintages along with their rowdy and bold neighbors from Australia.
EARTH CITIZEN BRUNCH
Sunday, March 21st, 11am – 3pm
$25 BRUNCH BUFFET
Explore your passion for the Earth
find out how one small step can heal the planet!
Call flora to reserve.
ART DISPLAY
Dining Room: Pond Series by Lynne Klemmer
Hall: Photography by Erek Ostrowski
