In brief: ‘Art of Recovery’ returns for second year
There’s an art to recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, and there’s art by those who are recovering. Both will be on display Saturday.
The second annual “Art of Recovery” event at Mission Park, 1200 E. Mission Ave., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature live music, art exhibits and testimonies by recovering addicts who find strength in their art.
Musicians, sculptors, painters, writers, dancers, photographers and jewelry or clothing artists will display their work and their progress.
Spokane County District Court Judge Richard White will address the Spokane gathering, which will be one of 40 similar events across the country.
Other sponsors include the Spokane Addiction Recovery Center and a group called Reaching Out-Advocating Recovery, which will provide lunch at discount prices.
– John Craig
Poet Herman Asarnow to read at GU
Poet Herman Asarnow is scheduled to read a selection of his poetry Tuesday, as part of Gonzaga University’s 2007-08 visiting writer series.
Asarnow is the author of “Glass Bottom Boat,” a collection of poems, and is a professor at the University of Portland. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Foley Teleconference Room on campus. For more information, contact Tod Marshall at 323-6681 or e-mail at marshall@gonzaga.edu.
– Donna Tam
DOWNTOWN
Chase Gallery displays Rick Singer
A photography exhibit by Rick Singer is on display at the Chase Gallery in the lower level of Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., through Oct. 26.
The exhibit includes a series of portraits of Spokane artists, playwrights, musicians, actors, dancers and supporters of the arts, with each subject having an item that represents their passion for art.
A reception for Singer is planned for the Fall Visual Arts Tour Oct. 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the gallery exhibit.
Singer has been known largely as a traditional portrait photographer and specializes in natural-light poses. He founded Rick Singer Photography in Spokane in 1981. He has served on the board and faculty at Spokane Art School for 26 years.