NPAA Member Publishes Book for a Great Cause

North Penn Arts Alliance member, Mike Darr has been involved with the organization for many years He served as the organization's president, was involved in assembling many of the shows and has exhibited throughout the North Penn area. Below is Mike's words about his new book.

"For many years, I had a nagging itch to take a grand road trip, one that involved living out of a motor home and staying wherever I pleased as long as I needed to enjoy and photograph the scenic wonders of this country.

In October 2010, I had the glorious opportunity to scratch that itch. That's when my canine roomie Riley and I left Pennsylvania in a 24-foot 1988 Ford RV with no particular destination in mind. We didn't return until July 2012.

This book includes my favorite photographs from our odyssey. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed creating them.

All profits made from the sale of this book will go to the Sophie Jane Darr Children's Foundation, which was formed to honor the memory of my granddaughter who passed away from brain cancer on December 23, 2007. The foundation, created by Sophie's other grandparents Jane and Phil Rapone, raises money to help families of children with cancer and other devastating illnesses."

www.sophiejanedarrchildrensfoundation.org

Orders will be taken at the November 7, 2012 NPAA meeting or you can contact Mike Darr via email at rexroaddog@gmail.com.

As Mike says;

"Don't ride the highways to make great time,

Ride the backroads to have a great time..."

The North Penn Arts Alliance meets on the first Wednesday at 521 W. Main Street, Lansdale, PA at 7:00p.m.

We’re Celebrating 25 years with Arts & Festivities

Twenty Five years ago a group of artists and lovers of the arts gathered at North Penn Art Supply in Lansdale and formed the North Penn Arts Alliance. Their mission was and is today, to offer artists and arts enthusiasts’ opportunities to create, learn, network and grow in a supportive environment. This November, the members of the North Penn Arts Alliance will be celebrating their accomplishments in many ways. First we will gather on November 7th at 521 W. Main Street in Lansdale at 7 p.m. for a presentation by Alan Fetterman and we will learn about his art and the Bucks County Impressionist movement. We will continue our classes with the North Penn School district as we help the students grow in their personal art journey. Then on November 16th we will have a “meet the artists” reception at our 25th Anniversary show at North Penn Art and Custom Framing (formerly North Penn Art Supply) located at 720 S. Broad St., Lansdale. The exhibit will run from November 16th to the 24th. There you will be able to view what our artist members create for the show and you will be able to network with the artists. Finally if you wish to join us, you can attend the Anniversary Dinner, being held at the Sumney Restaurant on November 30th. Tickets for the dinner are $25.00 per person and can be reserved through the North Penn Arts Alliance Office.


Over these past 25 years the North Penn Arts Alliance has done many art shows, individual exhibits, participated in community events such as the International Spring Festival and several of our members participated in the Arts in the Park festival this past August. We continue with classes at the North Penn High School and are working with the Lansdale Borough department of Parks & Recreation to provide classes during the spring months. However we could not do this without the help of our sponsors. Our sponsors range from large to small and their contributions help us to provide the supportive environment to keep the arts alive in the North Penn community and for this we are very grateful. Many of our sponsors such as Moyer Indoor/Outdoor sponsoring our “Best of Show” award for our annual Spring Art exhibit at the Elm Terrace Gardens, along with many other area businesses that have provided award monies for the many different awards for that show or prizes for our raffle table. Other sponsors such as Rapunzel’s have provided space for our members to provide a rotating exhibit. We have collaborated with the Morgan Log House to rotate exhibits throughout the summer months. This has helped raise visitation at the Morgan this past summer. We have participated in the Arcadia College “Empty Bowls” project by working with the Mud Shack to create several bowls for that event for the past several years. So help us celebrate 25 years and support us so that we can continue to offer artists and arts enthusiasts’ opportunities to create, learn, network, and grow in a supportive community. The one we call North Penn.

For more information about the North Penn Arts Alliance and our upcoming events, please visit us at www.northpennarts.org or email us with questions at info@northpennarts.org. Finally if you want to speak to someone at the North Penn Arts Alliance you can call us at 215-393-9110 or if you wish to be a sponsor, please send your contribution to the North Penn Arts Alliance P.O. Box 947, Lansdale, PA 19446.


Thank you and we hope to see you at the celebrations.