Well, today my hubby found out that not one, not two, but three of his pieces were accepted into the Visual Arts exhibit at the HopeArts Festival this summer! Two photographs and one digital illustration! He has been waiting with baited breath to find out, especially since I found out last week about my acceptance into the Spoken Word event. I am so proud for him!

So, as promised in an earlier post, here is the schedule for the whole festival. If you are in Austin this summer, be sure to check it out. It only comes around every other summer!

• Thur, July 12: Acoustic Showcase (downtown on 6th Street at the Parish, $5) - 8:00 pm
• Fri, Jul 13: Visual Art Exhibit Opening, Hope Chapel, 7 - 10 pm, and Performance Art + Gallery Talk at 8:00 pm
• Sat, Jul 14: Children’s Art Pavilion, Hope Chapel, 10 am - 12 noon
• Sat, Jul 14: Classical Music Concert, 810 W. 31st Street, 8:00 pm - $5
• Sun, Jul 15: Interview with Guest Visual Artist Pamela Nelson, Hope Chapel, 9 am and 11 am
• Sun, Jul 15: 5-Minutes Max with Visual Artists: meet the artists, hear about their pieces
• Fri, Jul 20: Spoken Word, Cafe Mundi, 7:00 pm
• Sat, Jul 21: Creativity Circus, Hope Chapel, 9 am - 2 pm
• Sat, Jul 21: “C.S. Lewis on Stage,” Hope Chapel, 7:00 pm, $5
• Sun, Jul 22: Interview with Guest Performing Artist, David Payne, Hope Chapel, 9 am and 11 am

There you have it! Hope to see some of you at the events. Should be a really great time!

On another note, I started having contractions yesterday! Whoo hoo - finally! Nothing regular yet - but I’ll keep you posted…

So I just found out that my entry was accepted into the Spoken Word event at the 2007 Hope Arts Festival this summer! I’m pretty excited. I’ve never done anything like this before; I’ll be reading aloud a piece I’ve written on the joys and wonders of my journey through pregnancy.

…OK, actually, it’s more like the low-down and dirty scoop on pregnancy that no one ever tells you about….

The event is on July 20 at 7:00 pm at Cafe Mundi. There’s about 8 of us performing, I think. If you’re in town, come check it out! Actually, the whole Arts Festival is not to be missed. As soon as I have the final details of the whole schedule, I’ll post them here.

hey, everyone!

This post is a shameless plug for the film CHALK. The film was made by some friends at my church, and it’s opening in theatres all across the nation over the next month or so. It has won lots of film festival awards, and it caught the attention of Morgan Spurlock, the man who made “Supersize Me.” He had just started his own film company called Morgan Spurlock Presents, and decided to release CHALK into theatres.

The film is a mockumentary-style comedy about teachers, especially first-year teachers. It is laugh-out-loud funny, yet poignant as well. It was filmed almost entirely in my wonderful city, and the director, writers, producers, and many actors are all from my church. It’s pretty amazing. So, at the link, you can find release dates for many major cities across the U.S. If you live in one of these cities, GO SEE THE MOVIE! You’ll love it! And once they see how well the film does in those cities, then they will decide whether or not it will open nationwide. This is a chance to support Christians who are making quality art on a very public level. We’re all excited for them, and we’re doing our best to get the word out. So, there you have it - that’s the end of my plug. Enjoy.
P.S. If you want to read a review other than mine, here’s a good one.