{"id":67745,"date":"2015-09-09T13:44:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T18:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=67745"},"modified":"2015-09-09T13:44:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T18:44:20","slug":"photo-show-coming-and-so-is-dr-wassenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/09\/09\/photo-show-coming-and-so-is-dr-wassenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo show coming, and so is “Dr. Wassenstein”"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Hope Wallace<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Tickets<\/a>
Tickets are now on sale for the Wassenberg Art Center annual Halloween event, \u201cDr. Wassenstein\u2019s Freak Haus\u201d. Joseph C.R. Vourteque returns as the featured DJ. (Photo by William Hawkins.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Time\u2019s up and Wowee! The 38th<\/sup> Annual Photography Exhibit is going to be quite impressive, thanks to the many fine area photographers who submitted entries this year. We thank Citizens National Bank for their sponsorship of this exhibit.<\/p>\n

Jurors Stephen Takacs and Heather Wetzel will select the images and awards for the exhibit. The show will run from Sunday, Oct. 11 through Nov. 8. Join us for the public exhibit opening party on Oct. 11, 1-5 p.m.\u00a0 Admission is free, and there will be free refreshments, a cash bar, lively music and a warm welcome to all who attend.<\/p>\n

Jerame Wheeler, a guitarist with over 20 years\u2019 experience, will entertain at the opening reception. Originally inspired by his father\u2019s bluegrass band as a young boy, Jerame formed his own band, \u201cLocally Grown,\u201d which toured Toledo area venues for over ten years.\u00a0 Jerame continues to play solo gigs, providing an incredibly varied selection of music covering artists and bands from his father\u2019s era to today. The entertainment is sponsored by Citizens National Bank.<\/p>\n

Our current exhibit of work by Robert Millard-Mendez runs through Sept. 27. Every time we look at these pieces \u2013 which are both whimsical and meaningful \u2013 we discover new things.\u00a0 Mendez is a professor in the Department of Art at the University of Southern Indiana, and we\u2019ve heard many good comments about this show.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all of the award winners in the fine arts division from the Van Wert County Fair. The Wassenberg Art Center has assisted the Fair Board with the Fine Arts Display for many years.\u00a0 The Van Wert County Foundation has kindly provided first, second, and third best of show awards.\u00a0 This year the art center itself provided The Grand Wassenberg Art Center Award of $200.\u00a0 William John of Lima won this year\u2019s WAC award with a beautiful painting of curious ducklings.<\/p>\n

Art Night is back! We open up our doors, the paint and clay bins, a wine bottle and turn on the tunes. Grab a friend and any project you are working on or start something new. You project can be a craft, painting, sculpture, whatever you are or feel like creating. Gather, relax hang out with friends and make stuff. An instructor will be on hand. We’re here to help. Best of all, it\u2019s free.\u00a0We will meet every Thursday evening, 6-9 p.m., beginning on Sept. 17.<\/p>\n

ArtReach! for kids is also returning, with younger students meeting on Tuesdays and older ones on Thursdays.\u00a0 Classes for ages 7-11 will start on Tuesday, Sept. 22 and classes for ages 12-15 begin Thursday, Sept. 24.\u00a0 Both groups meet from 3:30-5 p.m. Instructor Diane Bendele will return and has many cool projects lined up! \u00a0The monthly fee is $35 regular or $30 for members.\u00a0 We follow the Van Wert City School calendar for holidays, weather days etc. Please call the art center to register your young artists!<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve heard from the Doctor and the prognosis is good. Dr. Wassenstein will return to the art center on Halloween for a frightful, freaky evening. This year, the Doctor will be presenting a macabre freak-show. Some of his \u201cexperiments\u201d have joined the circus and will be on hand to entertain you this Oct. 31. Electro-swing DJ C.R. Vourteque of Chicago will once again get your feet dancing! \u00a0Other performers will risk life and limb in death-defying (well, almost) feats. Creepy clowns, popcorn, peanuts and liquid refreshments, a costume contest, and other surprises will guarantee your Halloween is a spooky success. General ticket sales will open on Sept. 13. Membership is not required; everyone is welcome! More information can be found at: http:\/\/www.wassenbergartcenter.org\/announcements\/dr-wassensteins-freak-show<\/a> or call the art center at: 419.238.6837.<\/p>\n

We will be offering a drawing class on Friday mornings beginning on Oct. 9 at 10 a.m., taught by Pat Rayman. A list of supplies needed will be available prior to class. The class fee is $40 regular\/$35 members.<\/p>\n

For more information on exhibits or to register for classes and events visit wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 214 S. Washington St. (former Van Wert Armory). We can also be reached by telephone at: 419.238.6837, email:\u00a0info@wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>\u00a0and our website is: wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Hope Wallace Time\u2019s up and Wowee! The 38th Annual Photography Exhibit is going to be quite impressive, thanks to the many fine area photographers who submitted entries this year. We thank Citizens National Bank for their sponsorship of this exhibit. Jurors Stephen Takacs and Heather Wetzel will select the images and awards for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wassenberg"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 20:07:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}