All Souls Celebration and Art Auction

October 31 in Pipeline Alley between the National Transit Building and the Annex -- and in the studios. Artists are invited to set up installations, altars honoring their ancestors at noon on October 24 -- contact
JimRu, jimisru@hotmail.com
for information. All Souls or Day of the Dead is celebrated all over the world with music, dance and special foods. Come in costume, and bring food, drink, music and friends!

From October 24 -October 31, there will also be a silent auction of donated art work in the basement of the Annex at 210 Seneca Street, future home of the Artists' Gallery. We have run out of funds to bring spaces up to code, so all proceeds will benefit the building fund. Artists who wish to donate work can contact Jim Ru or Joann Wheeler 814-676-5303. Work will be on view every afternoon leading up to the All Souls celebration.

Oil Region Indie Fest 3

This year's Oil Region Indie Music and Art Fest had a good, good feel, very hands-on -- happy people of all ages playing and singing in corners, on stages, on the sidewalk. The guys who were on stage an hour ago could be seen playing with their fans. And it wasn't just hands-on music -- hands-on pottery, stained glass, chalk, ceramic tiles. . . lots of creative people expressing themselves all up and down the street and in the Open Studios of the National Transit Building. We didn't need any of our rain options (indoor jam areas), there was plenty of good food, thanks to the cooperation of the Northside Business Association, and the sun shone all day long. We couldn't have asked for a better day or a better crowd!

Oil Region Indie Music and Art Festival 2009

Long, long time between posts -- and lots of activity outside the studio in Oil City, PA. Next Saturday, join us for the third annual Oil Region Indie Music and Art Festival. We have moved it this year to Seneca Street and joined forces with the first Summer Saturday Street Fair. That means from 2:00 to 9:00 there will be food, vendors, stuff for the kids -- and original music all day on two stages. If you play and sing, pick a corner and set up and perform -- in the Transit Building, in the Annex, wherever.

Stained glass and pottery demos will be going on, reiki massage, a drum circle, and artists will be showing their work indoors and out.
The event will be held rain or shine -- but let's hope for shine!

In other news, check out the new social networking site for Oil City artists at (look for a link to the right) www.nationaltransitstudios.ning.com .