artscope magazine: January/February 2010 Welcome Statement: Brian Goslow, managing editor Letters to the Editor roundtable - Three Professionals. One Question. cornered: a conversation with an art exhibition attendee FEATURED ARTIST GEORGE NICK - Reflections of an impermanent world Not Your Typical Photo Place - PHOTOPLACE GALLERY TARO SHINODA: LUNAR REFLECTIONS ODDLY PRETTY PAINTINGS - HANNAH COLE TANGIBLE EXPERIENCE: BRIAN KEITH STEPHENS Belonging and Longing - Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Works on Paper FIXED CHAOS at Montserrat SILENT CIRCLES: THE HEALING - Barbara Gagel FEATURE - Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking by David Driskell FEATURE - Historic Japanese Kiri-E and Contemporary Tibetan Thangka GOLDEN LEGACY: Original Art From 65 Years Of Golden Books DECEIVINGLY SIMPLE - Charles Duback: Collages EMMA AMOS: HEROES AND FOLK GHOSTS OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE: ZUGUNRUHE wanderlust - The (Right) Brainpower Triangle: The Finest Free Art in Somerville and Cambridge community - THE KATE: A Little Gem With A Movie Star Name industry focus - BUY WHAT YOU LOVE education - SPACE TO DISCOVER: MASSART/FAWC LOW RESIDENCY MFA Capsule Previews

community - THE KATE: A Little Gem With A Movie Star Name Lisa Mikulski Katharine Hepburn was born on May 12 in Hartford, Connecticut. So was I. She was born in 1907. I was not. But I did attend the new Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, Connecticut for the musical performance of “Over The Rhine,” and Vienna Teng and Alex Wong. Arriving on a stormy Saturday night, dressed to the nines for a night at the theater, I felt a bit like Cinderella as I emerged from my car. It occurred to me how infrequently we take the opportunity for an elegant evening of cultural art. Yes, there are art openings and gallery exhibitions aplenty, but there is something magical about experiencing, as our parents once might have, the warmth and intimacy of sitting in a darkened theater for a musical performance, perhaps even opera. Making this part of a regular lifestyle (without having to travel to Hartford, Boston or New York) is now more accessible for residents and visitors of the Connecticut shoreline — because of The Kate. As the outside attendants politely direct you with illuminated wands to a prime parking spot, the sound of high heels and leather shoes click clack along the pavement to a new and immaculate entrance. Upon entering, the first floor contains the box office, a gift shop and museum, which houses the actress’s history and memorabilia. The carpet is new and the walls freshly painted. Executive Director Chuck Still speaks to the goals for this new house. “The Kate has been blessed with a wonderful name and an historical legacy,” he said. “Now it is up to us to build upon these things and find our cultural, artistic identity, our place at the heart of this community. If we are true to our namesake, ours will be a mission steeped in tradition, but flavored with iconoclastic individualism, tradition with an edge as it were. It is too early to tell how such a mission will be received along the shoreline, but that is our initial goal.” The house lights flicker and having acquired my glass of Freixenet, I join other guests as we ascend the stairs to the second floor auditorium. The 250-seat theater is intimate. The seating is plush and comfortable. Teng and Wong take their places onstage and I am surrounded by rich acoustics that move me emotionally and physically. The sound in this little theater is outstanding. “The Kate, a little gem of a place with a movie star name, has been off and roaring since its opening in September of 2009,” said Ann Nyberg, Vice President, Board of Trustees. “Because the venue is a cultural arts center where all things are possible, it is our hope that theater goers will come to think of The Kate as Read the entire article in our magazine pages...