Artist's Statement

This exhibit brings together many curious works I’ve never shown, or haven’t shown for a long time. Altering books or making collage have long been activities I did mostly for myself. Both kinds of work open up space in which I can experiment and play. Altering books frees me to deconstruct and reconstruct meaning, and to posit new relationships between books and readers. People sometimes ask if altering isn’t disrespectful to books but I disagree! Altering gives books new lives, rescuing them from mouldering in used book stores or on 99¢ library sale racks, or being stranded on the same person’s bookshelf for decades, unread. Collage allows me to recreate the world from broken bits and disparate scraps, a welcome super-power in troubling times.

 

Toward A Community Culture of Fitness

 

 at the Wendell Free Library

 

 

 

 

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Monday Tai Chi with Henry Giddes

 

     Intro event “Why Tai Chi?”

            7pm  Monday Oct. 21st Free

           Tai Chi demo, talk, video presentation and Q&A.

           Meet instructor and decide of you want to give Tai Chi a try.

     Beginners Series 1 (5 sessions)

             4pm  Monday Oct. 28th- Nov 25. Free.

             Classes will continue if there is enough interest.

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Tuesday Strength Training with Kathy Sward. 

             September-May.   Registration Required!

             Each session followed by (optional) half hour round trip walk from Library.

                   9am          Advanced. $3.00/session

                 10:15am    Intermediate. $3.00/session

                 11:30am    Beginners. Free

 

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Wednesday Gentle Strength Training with Marianne Vinal.

              10am  September -July.  Free  

              Followed by tea for those who want to stay. Drop-in class.

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Thursday Beyond Barre (stretching & strength routine) with Melinda Nutter.  

        Intro Session “Why Beyond Barre?”

         10am Thursday Oct. 31. Free  Beyond Barre demo, talk, exercises, Q&A.

          Meet the instructor and decide if you want to give Beyond Barre a try. 

        Beginners Series 1 (3 sessions) 

             10am Thursdays Nov. 7, 14, 21. 10am Free  

             Classes will continue if there is enough interest.

              Each session followed by (optional) half hour round trip walk from Library.

 

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Friday Yoga with Shay Cooper

                  10am  $8-$10.00  October - June

                  Intermediate level class. Contact directly if interested.

 

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Saturday Chi Gong with Michelle Cunningham

          Intro Session “Why Chi Gong?”

                10am Saturday Jan. 1st Free  Demo, talk, exercises, Q&A

                 Meet the instructor  and decide if you want to give Chi Gong a try. 

           Beginners Series 1 (5 sessions)

                   10am Saturday Jan. 11th- Feb 8th.  Free

                   Classes will continue if there is enough interest.

 

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Sunday Yoga

             10am  $3.00. November- April

               Advanced Beginner.

               Taught by a different trained instructor each month. Drop in class. 

 

 

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 Most of these programs are brought to you

with federal funds

provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

 

Additional funding provided by

the Friends of the Wendell Free Library and the Wendell Council on Aging.