Holiday Events

—Scenes of the Season:  Paintings and Illustrations from the Collection is at the Brandywine Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, through Jan. 11, as are fabulous holiday displays. www.brandywinemuseum.org.

—A film, The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece:  The Annunciation, will be shown Dec. 10-12, 17-19, 24 and 26 at 12:30p.m. at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.  Also, enjoy caroling in the seasonally decorated West Building Rotunda where guest choirs lead afternoon sing-along caroling for all ages on Dec. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 1:30 and 2:30. www.nga.gov/programs/film.

—Celebrate the holiday season with artistic flair at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston with a pair of traditional holiday fetes and caroling around the courtyard; a dramatic holiday garden display; an all-new edgy “Solstice Soiree” celebration After Hours; a free day for families and more. www.gardnermuseum.org.

—Celebrate the art of drums and drumming at The Baltimore Museum of Art’s annual Kwanzaa Family Day on Sunday, Dec. 21 from 1-5p.m.  www.artbma.org.

—The Indianapolis Museum of Art invites you to brighten up the darkest day of the year by bringing the family to a celebration of the Winter Solstice on Dec. 18 from 5:30-9 p.m. for ice carving, music, bonfire, cold-weather animals and art activities.  www.imamuseum.org./calendar.

—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston invites you to Yuletide at Bayou Bend:  Celebrations through Jan. 4 at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.  www.mfah.org/calendar.

—Choirs of Angels:  Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500 is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, through April 12.

—Holiday Anime Faire will be held at the Fremont Teen Center in Central Park, 39770 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 on Sat. December 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a $5 entrance fee - receive a goodie bag & 2 activity tickets. The Faire includes: Manga drawing classes by Manga START: 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. $5 advance, $8 at the door; Shopping!; Guest Artists: PMBQ of Tea Club, Karen Luck, Ian Sy, Alfred Twu, Bay Area Artists Unite; Anime Viewing Room; Arts & Crafts: Origami, Handmade Cards, Button Making, Ornaments; Exhibits by Anime 101, Anime Palace, Anime V, PMBQ & Tea Club, Sakura of America. Brought to the community by: City of Fremont, CA & PMBQ Studios.

Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 19 No. 2 — December 2008