There is a new show in town, and a new pop-up gallery to go with it. Thirty-five local artists join Emerald Coast Theatre Company’s performance of “Bakersfield Mist” to bring a beautiful barrage of abstract expressionism to audiences through Feb. 19 upstairs at 560 Grand Boulevard, Miramar Beach. “Our goal for the art collection is get viewers talking, to have them look deeper into each piece, and by coming early to the performance for the gallery, it acts as a ‘warm-up’ for the play itself, adding a new dimension to the whole experience.”
The professional comedy-drama centers on an unemployed bartender and an art expert who begin to question the true definition of art and the authenticity of people, while the industrial-style space above Grand Boulevard’s retail stores comes alive with 80 new works of expressive art shown and available for sale, with proceeds benefiting ECTC’s educational theatre.
Local artists included in the abstract gallery include Marti Schmidt, Mary Hong, Corina Zalace, Bobbi Henson, Renee Broxson, Cheryl Gray, Sarah Stewart, Helga Letourneau, JoAnne Jones, Susan Lucas, Dee Anne Najjar, Susan Alfieri, Nan Ream, Robin Wiesneth, Lorraine Sloan, Patti Overholt, Ariel Overholt, Betty Pinkston, Cindi Newhouse, Theresia McInnis, Melanie Moore, Peggy Jones, John Murphy, Joan Vienot, Carol Dickson, Nancy Gehrke, Russell Ferris, Marian Pacsuta, Donnelle Clark, Judy Dewar, Velia Lala, Suzanne Le-Loup West, Melissa Mercer Brown, Donna Burgess and Lori Drew.
For more information about the performance or to purchase tickets, go to www.emeraldcoasttheatre.org, and to learn more about the pop-up gallery, email Drew at lowkylzart@gmail.com. The theatre space will be open an hour before each show, scheduled Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Author: SWal Life
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