PositivelyCleveland RSS Feed http://www.columbusarts.com/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:20:32 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=14419&type=e Check the Improv's Schedule to see who is in town... http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=63357&type=e November 14, 2009 - April 11, 2010 The Water: H2O=Life exhibition offers school groups an in-dept look at one of the most important substances and environmental issues that we face. Water: H2O = Life is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, São Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67919&type=e Cinematheque Film Programming Year-round The Cleveland Institute of Art, Aitken Auditorium, 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106 www.cia.edu/cinematheque $8 / $6 members and CIA ID-holders The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque screens independent, classic, foreign and hard-to-find films in beautiful 35mm film print. In addition to extensive weekly programming, Cinematheque will show film series such as Voice & Voiceovers: The Films of Terrence Malick; Revivals & Restorations, a wide-ranging weekly series of film classics; Premiere Showcase; and A Second Look. Also, don't miss Valentine's Day screening of Casablanca. Check out the schedule online or become a member for advanced ticketing and discounts. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67934&type=e Learn about bog habitats and the particular characteristics that make Singer Lake special. See plant and insect specimens from the Museum's collection that display the remarkable biodiversity of the site. Tour the site via video, and learn about the Museum's wide-reaching conservation efforts. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67935&type=e Vintage 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century quilts from the significant Western Reserve Historical Society collection will be on display for the first time in nearly 20 years. Highlights of the 30 quilts on display include an 18th-century pieced quilt made from dressmaking remnants and worn garments, and a 19th-century presentation quilt made by the Daughters of the American Revolution and presented to President and Mrs. William McKinley. A third significant piece is a Centennial/Bicentennial quilt that was 100 years in the making. Donor Arnold Hegy Savage's great aunt pieced portions of this quilt in 1876, when she was six years old. In 1976, Mr. Savage completed the quilt using blocks made by his aunt and fabrics contemporary to the original quilt. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67936&type=e This is in honor of the Bicentennial of the birth of Lincoln in 2009 and the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War beginning in 2011. The entire exhibit is drawn from the WRHS unusually rich Lincoln collections and will "test" the museum visitor's knowledge of the history of America's 16th President. It places the election of Lincoln in the larger context of the outbreak and public perception of the Civil War, and connects the President to the City of Cleveland. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67937&type=e Water, this planet's precious resource, plays a huge role in our lives. It surrounds us, covering nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface. It sustains us as an essential component to life on Earth. And today, it challenges us to be more conscious of its consumption. Experience water as never before in this engaging and thought-provoking exhibition for the whole family. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67938&type=e Grab your backpack and tools and become a paleontologist as you search for fossil clues about ancient life in SANDasaurus - the Museum's annual sand exhibit. Learn what it takes to be a scientist as you dig for fossils on your own in over 70 tons of sand. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67928&type=e The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen. This is the first major artifact-driven exhibit about Springsteen's legendary career. It is a comprehensive look at his music, from such early bands as Child, the Castiles and Steel Mill through his work with the E Street Band and as a solo artist. The exhibit includes several of Springsteen's guitars, including the Fender Esquire that is on the cover of Born to Run. It also includes the outfit he wore on the cover of Born in the U.S.A., as well as numerous handwritten lyric manuscripts, posters and handbills from all phases of his career, and various awards and honors. In addition, the exhibit features Springsteen's 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, which he purchased after the success of Born to Run. The exhibit will run through the spring of 2010. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68013&type=e Welcome to the Akron Art Museum August 12, 2009 - August 1, 2010 The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Gallery This year-long exhibition, which opens in July 2009, provides an introduction to the Akron Art Museum's architecture and art through works by Akron artists. Andrew McAllister's photographs of the construction of the museum's new Knight Building reveal some of the building's structural and aesthetic themes. Also on view will be a collaborative mixed media work that surveys highlights on view in the museum's collection galleries produced by the 2007-2008 fourth grade class at Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, under the direction of teacher Julienne Hogarth. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=66353&type=e Step right up and see the AMAZING FEATS OF AGING! mysteries of why and how animals, including humans, age in this colorful, carnival-themed exhibition. Designed for families, adults, and school groups (grades K-8), this highly interactive health science exhibition focuses on the biology of aging, aging across the animal kingdom, healthy aging, and aging of the brain. Look into the future as you watch your face age up to 25 years. Track the U.S. population's incredible increasing life span. Search for the biological secrets of aging-what causes aging and is there a way to slow down the process? Be amazed at the astonishing giant tortoise that never seems to age and other extraordinary feats of aging in the animal kingdom. Marvel at the wonders of the human body and "see" which cells are older and which are younger. Analyze the amazing human brain and discover how normal aging of the brain differs from changes caused by Alz-heimer's disease. Can you affect the aging process? Find out in this fun and informative exhibit about biology, aging, animals, and you! http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67944&type=e Pattern ID January 23, 2010 - May 9, 2010 Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries Certain patterns seem unmistakable: the geometric diamonds of a Navajo blanket, the neatly arranged vines of damask wallpaper, or the interlocking initials of the Louis Vuitton logo. But what happens when you transform the classically sober brown and tan Louis Vuitton pattern into an explosion of bright colors intermingled with Japanese animation forms? Or pair oversized hip-hop clothing with damask wallpaper patterns? Combine fussy Victorian style clothing with vibrant, African prints? The meanings and origins of these patterns are transformed into something new. Over the last two decades, artists have increasingly turned to pattern and dress as a language with which to communicate who they are and where they come from. The experiences of culture clash, immigration and multi-ethnicity in our globalized world have driven artists to use this visual language to chart their personal and communal histories. Through pattern and dress, artists compress time and cross geographic boundaries to illustrate the various influences that inform their cultural identities. The artists freely mix motifs from popular culture, history and art history to transform the meanings of patterns. Pattern ID features fifteen artists of diverse origins who have seized on pattern and dress as powerful visual connectors between themselves, their histories and their audiences. "The artists use pattern and dress to take up the 21st century challenge of locating one's place in society against the backdrop of globalization," said Ellen Rudolph, the museum's curator of exhibitions. "Many of the artists in the exhibition have migrated from one culture to another, be it national, ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, political or religious. Rather than trade one identity for another, the artists in Pattern ID reveal ways in which identity can be cumulative." This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum. Its presentation is made possible by a generous gifts from the Adam Fund of Akron Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Herb and Dianne Newman, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Toby D. Lewis Philanthropic Fund. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68088&type=e An exhibit of Glass Panels by artist Scott Goss. His innovative Glass Panel Series focuses on the deteriorating urban core of America's aging industrial cities. This series involves glass painting, engraving, fusing, and slumping; all to a piece of copper. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9am-4pm and before and after 10am Sunday worship. An opening reception for the artist is Friday, January 29 from 5-8pm. The show runs through March 26, 2010. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67658&type=e Sign Up for A+ for Reading! Citywide activities are open to all readers from preschool through high school. This Winter Reading Club will encourage reading from preschool through high school; online signup available all hours from February 1 - March 20. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67953&type=e Discover the beautiful patterns and designs and bright colors found in more than 230 intricately quilted works on display during Quilts 2010 at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. One of Ohio's finest quilt shows, hung throughout the visitors center, the show features everything from the traditional bed quilts to contemporary wall art, to apparel stitched with great detail. The 19th annual show is a perfect antidote to escape the doldrums of winter. Quilts 2010 features works from internationally acclaimed featured visiting artists known for their works, writings, and workshops and each will lead a workshop for a week at Farmpark in their noted discipline. Also on display is a judged show of quilts completed by regional artists from Northeast Ohio and around the United States.Visitors viewing the show can vote for their favorite quilt for the People's Choice Award. Quilting workshops and lectures are offered to heighten an appreciation for the art of quilting throughout Quilts 2010. Workshops led by featured and regional quilt artists offer people of all ages and quilting abilities a chance to discover and improve on a wide variety of quilting techniques. Directions: Take 1-90 to Rt. 306 (Mentor, Kirtland Exit), South on Rt. 306 five miles to Chardon Rd. (Rt.6), East on Chardon Road one mile Farmpark is on the right. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67661&type=e Join us for this opening celebration on February 20, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., of the month-long African American Art Show, featuring local artists. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68019&type=e Looking for the American Dream: Andrew Borowiec's Ohio Photographs February 20, 2010 - May 30, 2010 Judith Bear Isroff & Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Galleries Andrew Borowiec has been photographing the social landscape of Middle America for more than two decades. This exhibition contrasts his traditional gelatin silver photography with his recent exploration of color photography and digital printing. One gallery will feature around 25 prints, most of them from his series Along the Ohio. It was shot during the 1980s and 1990s but has never been exhibited in Northeast Ohio. These modestly scaled, black and white prints show everyday life in the small, mostly blue-collar, historic towns along the Ohio River. Borowiec has described these landscapes as "both exotic and authentically American." The other gallery will debut around 12 large-scale images from Borowiec's newest series, The New Heartland. It explores suburban and rural development in the Midwest including, among other phenomena, "lifestyle centers"-newly minted commercial developments adjoining shopping with housing. These planned communities often apply a veneer of historic style to buildings and urban plans that are thoroughly contemporary. Borowiec has received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council and his work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Princeton University Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Akron Art Museum and Cleveland Museum of Art, among others. Borowiec was just named a Distinguished Professor of Art at The University of Akron Myers School of Art, where he has taught since 1984. This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and supported by the museum's Evelyne Shaffer Endowment for Exhibitions. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67877&type=e Talented regional photographer, Andrew Borowiec, will be exhibiting his newest work at The Bonfoey Gallery, 1710 Euclid Avenue. As part of our Artist of the Month series, this exhibition, titled Nights in Provence, will be on view in our street level gallery from February 22 through March 20, 2010. These photographs were taken in France near the Mediterranean coast and is the artist's first body of night photography. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68522&type=e Straight from Brooklyn, New York, three virtuosic performers - all Cleveland of Institute of Music graduates - bring their high energy chamber music to Chagrin Falls. Blending their classical training with an explosion of today's musical styles, Project excites audiences with its trademark fusion of traditional, jazz and hip-hop sounds. Project - a musical experience you don't want to miss! Sunday, March 14 at 4:00pm Tickets are $28/preferred; $20/general; $5/student (with ID) and can be purchased by calling 440-247-9700 or visiting www.chagrinfoundation.org. Classical. Jazz. Hip-hop? What is Project anyways? Visit www.chagrinfoundation.org and click on the YouTube links to tell us how you describe Project - in 20 words or less - and be eligible to win fantastic prizes! http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=64029&type=e Beautiful, witty, and much too mischievous, Emma Woodhouse is one of Jane Austen's most unforgettable heroines. A World Premiere adaptation of one of the great romantic novels. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68423&type=e Orchid Mania February 27-March 28 Free with Garden admission Mania Home - Orchid Vendor Weekend (March 6 and 7) - See and purchase many captivating orchids from our vendors during Orchid Mania. - Garden Store (February 27-March 28, store hours) - Several unusual varieties of orchids will be available for purchase in our Garden Store during Orchid Mania. - Members Only Sale (Sunday, March 28, 5:30 pm) - Members have an exclusive opportunity to purchase the unique orchids on display during Orchid Mania. Numbered tickets will be distributed beginning at 4:00 pm. Sale begins promptly at 5:30 pm, when groups will be admitted in numeric order to the sale area. Orchids in all their dazzling variety fill the Garden for four weeks during Orchid Mania, the Garden's annual ode to nature's most exotic plant. One of the Garden's signature events, Orchid Mania offers an opportunity to enjoy - and even purchase - unusual orchid varieties you won't see just anywhere. This year's show is all about viewing these exotic beauties in surprising ways: in a dramatic lobby display, in the naturalistic landscape of the Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse, and through the lens of a camera. Our new orchid photography contest, held in conjunction with cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, will allow participants to have their work posted on cleveland.com; 5 winners' work will be shown in an article in The Plain Dealer's Inside & Out section and at the Garden in April. Start your Orchid Mania visit by immersing yourself in a stylish, "industrial chic" orchid forest designed by Garden Directors Lloyd Taplin and Tasha Tobin. From there, look for rare orchids in the Eppig Gallery and immerse yourself in the lush tropical beauty of the Glasshouse - it makes a perfect natural theater. Last year, our guests flipped for orchids in the Glasshouse: it's like taking a flower-filled tropical vacation without leaving town! As always, the show promises popular orchids such as Cymbidiums and slipper orchids. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68041&type=e March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in Ohio. To help raise awareness, Local Girl Gallery will be hosting an exhibit of various types of art from individuals with multiple sclerosis and those helping to create a world free of MS. The exhibit is free to the public during regular gallery hours throughout the month of March. On Friday, March 12, the gallery will host a reception and live auction that will benefit the National MS Society. The event will take place from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Auction will begin at 7:30 p.m. A $5 donation will need to be made at the door. Complimentary beverages and Hors d'eurves will be served. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=63726&type=e Put a bunch of smash hit songs, Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane and the cutest couple in town into a Broadway musical comedy blender, and what do you get? "Heaven on Wheels" says The New York Times. Taking audiences back to 1980 California, this hilarious new musical follows the beautiful Kira, who travels to earth to inspire a struggling young artist named Sonny, as she helps this aspiring painter to find his voice, discover true love and build the world's first roller disco (not necessarily in that order). XANADU IS A PART OF THE KEYBANK BROADWAY SERIES! Xanadu will run March 2-14, 2010 in the Palace Theatre! For more information, please visit www.playhousesquare.org or call the Ticket Office at 216-241-6000. Group Discounts Available Visit playhousesquare.org/groupservices or call 216-664-6050 for more information. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=66453&type=e Main Gallery Willard Tucker: New Installation and Carrie Dickason Friday, March 5 5:30 - 8 PM Opening 7:00 PM The Artist Talks with Willard Tucker Always Free and open to the public http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=66538&type=e MegLouise Dance is excited to host the 2009 / 2010 Guest Artist Series. Classes are held on Fridays from 7:00 - 9:00pm at Solid Ground (3206 W 41st Street; Cleveland, OH 44109). Classes require a minimum enrollment to run, contact megloinfo@gmail.com to register. Take a workshop with one of Cleveland's most talented choreographers. Kalindi Stockton shares modern dance techniques gathered through personal movement explorations. Classes combine technique, structured improvisation and partnering while encouraging movers to bring life experiences into their creative process. Class Fees : Single Class $10; 4 Class Card $30; 10 Class Card $75; 15 Class Card $100 Other Guests: Shenee King [October] Hope Schultz [Nov / Dec] Colleen Clark [January] Jenita McGowan [February] Sarah Carey [April] http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=66354&type=e A small exhibit highlighting our favorite dog. Learn about Balto and the heroic dogs and mushers of Alaska from the 1925 Serum Run to the Iditarod of today. After enjoying hero status and traveling all over North Armerica, Balto and his fellow sled dogs were eventually forgotten and sold to a vaudeville show owner in California who mistreated them. A businessman from Cleveland, George Kimble, heard about the dogs' plight and rallied his hometown to rescue these amazing animals. Balto and six other sled dogs were soon moved to the Cleveland Zoo, where they lived out the rest of their lives well cared for and loved. Balto's remains were preserved and are on permanent display at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67976&type=e This exhibition of about 145 objects from the Thaw collection of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York will re-introduce the museum visitors to American Indian art in a broad survey that samples Native artistic accomplishment before and after the arrival of Europeans. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68830&type=e Gallery One's famed Masterworks in Miniature opens Friday, March 5, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with a wine and cheese celebration and the exhibition of 200 small and truly outstanding works of art - created by today's most collected painters. Now in its 19th year, Masterworks features original paintings by Bev Doolittle, Edna Hibel, Carl Brenders, Terry Isaac, Dean Morrissey, Guy Coheleach, Simon Bull, Morgan Weistling, Robert Finale, Trish McKinney, Charles Wysocki and more than 100 other top artists. Amazingly, works are priced from $300. While some Masterworks will fit in the palm of one's hand, others are as large as 9" x 12." A rare few may be a bit larger. Regardless of size, all are exquisitely detailed and represent the high quality expected of the individual artists. Genres include wildlife, portraits, still life, landscape, abstract and fantasy. The artists are from all over the world. Some are miniaturists, specifically known for small originals. Many like Brenders and Doolittle have carved out enviable reputations for full-sized originals - at prices that do not fit the average wallet. "When such top artists are 'forced' to work small, their prices become really affordable," said Alan Brown, gallery president. "Collectors of limited editions often find that they can collect such miniatures for less than prints by the very same artists." The demand for the miniatures is so intense that, for many of the entries, prospective buyers must submit "intent-to-purchase" forms from which lucky purchasers are drawn at the close of the event. The other half of the exhibit is available for purchase on a first come, first served basis. All of the works will be on exhibit until Saturday, March 20 when the event closes. In addition, the entire exhibit can be viewed at www.galleryone.com along with detailed information regarding each work and each artist. Information about purchasing will be on the web, as well. Regardless of how they are used, they are perfect jewels. For additional information, call 800.621.1141 or 440.255.1200 or visit www.galleryone.com. Gallery One is located at 7003 Center St. (Rt. 615), Mentor between Routes 90 and 2. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=66462&type=e 'Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 is the latest class to be unveiled in the sinfully funny series. After teaching countless students all about the saints, venial sins, guilt, limbo and more, Sister is now offering up hilarious lessons on the Sacraments of Marriage and Last Rites, including her own wacky version of the Newlywed Game. Classroom participation is a must so bring along your sweetie and your sense of humor for a session with the country's feistiest couples counselor! 'Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 is part of the U.S. Bank Star Performance Series http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68429&type=e The Lake County YMCA Central Branch will be hosting its 17th Annual Matthew J. Latona Memorial Racquetball Tournament on March 12-13. The tournament will consist of advanced, intermediate, beginners, masters (40+), seniors (50+), women, youth, doubles/mixed doubles divisions with matches set by luck of the draw. $15 single entry $30 per team **an additional $5 if you sign up for more than one division Contact Evan Mendez at (440) 352-3303 or emendez@lakecountyymca.org http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=66359&type=e Reading prose and poetry, showing her paintings and photography, naturalist and NPR commentator Julie Zickefoose reveals the deep connection with nature that keeps her walking her 80-acre Appalachian sanctuary outside Whipple, Ohio, where she's come to know wild creatures as individuals and neighbors. Julie's book Letters from Eden has struck a powerful chord with readers nationwide, evoking the rhythms of the seasons and an awareness of natural events that many people long for in the age of "nature deficit disorder." Please join this speaker for a book-signing session after the presentation. All books are available for purchase in the Museum Store. The evening begins at 5:30 pm with live music, Museum exhibitions, shopping and raffle sign-up in the Museum Store, and food and beverages for purchase in The Blue Planet café and Museum lobby. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68402&type=e Art and Ale Friday, March 12, 2010, 7 - 9 pm Enjoy delicious drinks and amazing artwork in Akron's most unique setting. This ever-popular beer tasting event will offer an array of expertly crafted beer, scrumptious snacks and access to a world-renowned collection of artwork. Tickets for members are just $20; non-members must join to attend. For more information call the membership department at 330.376.9186 x225. http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68281&type=e THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION SESSION AFTER THE FILM 2008 (Not Rated) 100 min. France, Tunis/subtitles Director: Karin Albou Cast: Lizzie Brochere, Olympe Borval, Simon Abkarian Two young women find that their differences bring them closer during a difficult time in this drama from writer-director Karin Albou. Nour and Myriam grew up in the same neighborhood in Tunis. As they've grown into adulthood they've stayed close friends, even though Nour is a Muslim and Myriam is Jewish. It's 1942 and Tunis is under occupation by Axis forces, which makes life difficult for both women. The German authorities have prevented Khalid, Nour's fiancée, from getting a job, forcing them to postpone their wedding. Myriam's family must pay exorbitant fines for being Jewish, which may lead her into a marriage of convenience to a wealthy physician many years her senior. While Myriam sees no way out of her desperate situation, Nour finds that the Nazi propaganda circulated throughout the community is piquing her worst suspicions about Jewish stereotypes. But as Nour and Myriam sink deeper into their personal crises, they begin to understand how badly they need one another's support. Film critic of The Los Angeles Times, Kevin Thomas, concludes his review with this observation: "Albou brings to life a Tunis in which oppressed, large populations suffer from a lack of education that make them vulnerable to rabble-rousing propaganda. Yet in the face of all this adversity the bond between women just may hold." "A sensuous, astonishing, and memorable film about the different shades of love in sexuality, friendship, and marriage." - Frederic and Mary Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND PRACTICE http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=67883&type=e It has been two years since sultry voiced singer Chrisette Michele released her stunning gold-certified debut I Am. Blessed with a gorgeous instrument and described as a "soulful songbird" by Entertainment Weekly, the Long Island native proved to the world that she could live up to the hype. Nominated for a BET Award for Best New Artist as well as two Grammy's, I Am was both a critical success and a fans delight. Since the release of her I Am, Chrisette has always toured endlessly with her band: the Truth and other R&B singers, Raheem DeVaughn, and Solange Knowles. "To me, nothing is more important than touring," she says. "Communicating with the audience through song can be magical. Singing in the studio is one thing, but you must be able to bring it to the stage too." http://cleveland.artsinohio.com/preview.php?id=68226&type=e Although pop, rock artist Sara Haze is surrounded by industry giants with everyone from Randy Jackson to Gene Simmons consulting on her music, it's Sara herself running the show. Most notably, this sun-bleached blonde Southern California girl is writing the music. Fans of MTV's reality phenomenon The Hills responded en masse with over 300,000 hits on Sara's MySpace page when her song "My Own Hands To Hold" was used to illustrate a scene depicting a rocky relationship. With piano-driven chords and a haunting melody line, this song speaks to anyone who didn't get a storybook ending to a relationship. Sara has impressed industry executives everywhere. At CMW (Canadian Music Week), Sara was joined on stage by Grammy Award Winning Producer Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, No Doubt) who performed one of her songs with her. Sara has also performed at the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival in 2009. Sara Haze will be performing along with her band for a night of great live music at The Winchester Music Hall.