FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006
Storytelling with Bath House original, ELIZABETH ELLIS and
TWICE UPON A TIME STORYTELLERS.

Elizabeth Ellis is a versatile and riveting teller of Appalachian and Texas tales and stories of heroic American women, though her personal stories are arguably her best. She has captivated over 250,000 children and countless adults at schools, universities and festivals in her 25 year career as a storyteller.

Visit Elizabeth's website at www.elizabethellis.com

As the tandem storytelling duo Twice Upon a Time Storytellers, Gene and Peggy Helmick-Richardson share stories for audiences of all ages. Their adult storytelling programs touch on relationships, life challenges, healing and other topics geared for a mature audience. For children, Gene and Peggy draw on tales from a multitude of cultures and countries to share with children the similarities in our differences. Twice Upon a Time has performed at Dallas Tellabration, storytelling festivals, community events, nursing homes, student organizations, area book stores and libraries.

(8 PM) - $5.

Sponsored, in part, by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006
Puppetry workshops and performances for all ages with the LONE STAR PUPPET GUILD.

The Lone Star Puppet Guild has promoted puppetry in the Southwest by staging festivals at local venues where the public can participate in hands-on workshops, lecture demonstrations, attend performances and enjoy exhibits of puppets that showcase the works of puppeteers past and present. The guild has sponsored local performances by some of the world’s leading puppeteers.

Visit the Lone Star Puppet Guild's website at www.patcurrystudio.com/lspg_about.html

(2-5 PM) Admission by Donation.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006
BL LACERTA performs a wild live improv musical score to the classic Fritz Lang film METROPOLIS.

Metropolis was created in Germany by Austrian director Fritz Land and his wife, Thea von Harbou in 1925-26. it has been hailed as a pioneering effort in many film genres, including science fiction and action adventure, though it's true worth as socio-economic drama championing the labor movement cannot be overestimated. it's theme is as relevant today's corporate heavy America as it was in post WWI Germany. it's all about the haves and the have nots and the sea between.

BL Lacerta was one of the earliest music ensembles to play at the Bath House in the early 80s. their 1984 show, collaborating with legendary comic troupe, Victor Dada, introduced many to the avant garde performance artists who accompanied the beginning of the modern deep ellum scene. Club Dada hosted such groups and their neo beat philosophy. everything was fair game as universes of style and tradition were reborn through free improvisation and enigmatic joy. Lacerta went on to successful residencies at the Dallas Museum of Art and lecture performance residency at the University of Texas at Dallas.
They collaborated with international artists John Cage and Pauline Oliveros as well as a host of dancers, poets, painters and, eventually, turned to silent movies. their christmas classic, Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush, was performed at Dada from 1989 to 2001. Metropolis has always been one of their favorite and most challenging vehicles, demanding in form and stamina. the last time it was performed at the Bath House, outside as it will be this time, a tremendous storm blew across the lake just as the flood scene began on film and people and equipment had to be rushed inside to avoid catastrophe.
It's time to finish the story.

BL Lacerta is Kim Corbet (trombone/keyboards/toys), Chad Evans (electronic drums/cello/toys), Bruce Richardson (electronic atmospherics) and Kenny Withrow (guitar/everything else).

(9 PM) - $5 Donation.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2006
2tone, featuring Cindy Horstman, harp and Michael Medina, bass
plus special guest

Harpist Cindy Horstman and long-time collaborator bassist Michael Medina are not-to-be-missed! Their group, 2 tone, was awarded the "2005 Sammons Jazz Artist of the Year" by the Sammons Center for the Arts!

You can hear Cindy and 2 tone at various festivals and concerts around the United States and on radio stations around the country.

Visit Cindy Horstman's website at www.cindyhorstman.com

(8 PM) - $10.

Sponsored, in part, by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
BL LACERTA - Playing the Paintings - One of the first visual/performing arts collaborations ever performed at the Bath House returns - Musical interpretations of the artwork of local visual artists.

Originally formed in 1976 at North Texas State and named for a deep space radio source, BL Lacerta members have been called performance artists, frank zappa called the group: "just another jam band from North Texas", we just call it music. Lacerta has always been about interesting sound combinations by a group of composers filtering their wide ranging improvisations through classical techniques.

(8 PM) - $5 Donation.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2006
Artisans Workshop - Fun ART CLASSES and WORKSHOPS conducted by local visual artists.
Classes include: Papier Maché art with Lilia Estrada, fused glass art with Diana Chase, building a pinhole camera with Tuba Koymen and photographing art with Sarah Hauser.

Schedule:

12 PM - Diana Chase (room 1)
12 PM - Sarah Hauser (room 2)

2:30 PM - Lilia Estrada (room 1)
2:30 PM - Tuba Koymen (room 2)

$10/class.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2006
MOONLADY NIGHT

Like the fabled Brigadoon, for one night a year the North Texas cyber community of Moonlady News list serve comes together in the flesh. The result is Moonlady Night -- rhythmic fun, mystic insight, and a world of performance.

Moonlady Night features performers from the popular eclectic list serve. Socializing with activities occurs before and after. The show includes harp rock, singer-songwriters, performance poets, drummers, jazz trumpet, ukelele, vocalists, Mid-East dance, and more.

Moonlady News is a a free, fully moderated, email list serve for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Denton area with over 1900 wise and wonderful members. It is moderated by Amy Martin, a journalist and writer. Their website is www.moonlady.com

For more details, visit the www.moonlady.com/eventbios.html. To see photographs of the performers, visit www.moonlady.com/eventfotos.html

(7-10 PM)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006
Enjoy a rhythmic evening with world music percussion group, D'DRUM.

D'DRUM was formed by Dallas' leading professional percussionists in 1990. The members have had extensive training in Classical, Jazz, Balinese, Middle Eastern, African, Asian, and Indian music. Their desire is to explore the sounds made from a vast array of percussion instruments and wind instruments from around the world. The unique sound of D'Drum synthesizes the many different disciplines (both traditional and contemporary) into a single musical expression.

Visit D'Drum's website at www.ddrumdallas.com

(8 PM) - $10.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006
Two concerts with jazz saxophonist (and Bath House Favorite) JOSEPH VINCELLI.

Joseph Vincelli's signature is his passion towards his music. It is evident on the stage, in his recordings, with his speeches and in his books. What sets him apart from other smooth jazz artists is his ability to create music from an array of sources which many others would consider stretching the limits.

Visit Joseph Vincelli's website at www.josephvincelli.com

Concert 1:
(8 PM) - $10. (THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT)

Concert 2:
(10 PM) - $10

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2006
Join photographer/editor, J R COMPTON, on an early morning Bird Walk at White Rock Lake. Bring your camera, binoculars or eyes peeled for birds and bird conversations.

Join J R Compton, The Addlepated Birder, on a 45-minute Bird Walk along the shore, starting from behind the Bath House Cultural Center on White Rock Lake. Please no dogs or children. Don't forget to spray yourself with deet to deter bug bites.

The former Dallas Times Herald staff photographer, whose photographs have appeared in Life Magazine, Jet, Texas Monthly and dozens of other publications around the world, offers advice for using your film or digital cameras and watching and photographing the birds and wildlife at White Rock Lake while we do just that.

J R's fine art photography has appeared in many shows at the Bath House Cultural Center and other venues in Dallas and Texas over the last 42 years.

See J R's resume, list of exhibitions and shows produced at www.JRCompton.com/vitae/resume.html

See also "J R's New White Rock Lake Journal," an ongoing, often-updated suite of photographs of the flora, folk and fauna of Dallas' best inner-city lake at www.DallasArtsRevue.com/O/newWR-j/WRL-j_i.shtml.

J R's Guide to "The Birds of White Rock Lake" can be seen at www.JRCompton.com/photos/The_Birds/index.html

(7 AM)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2006
Special reception and lectures with our friends and partners, FOR THE LOVE OF THE LAKE.

(6 PM) - Gallery talk with wildlife photographer GEORGE BOYD, Master Naturalist BECKY RADER, mixed media artist JESSE ENGLISH, and painter CHRIS McHENRY.

George Boyd is an experienced wildlife and nature photographer who for decades has been documenting the flora and fauna of White Rock Lake with his photographs.

Becky Rader is the Chief Naturalist and Educator at the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. The museum's website is www.scienceplace.org

Jesse English is a Dallas visual artist who combines sculpture, video, sound and technology in his mixed media art installations. Visit Jesse's website at jesseenglish.mosaicglobe.com/

Chris McHenry is a talented artist whose exhibition, "White Rock Lake: Painted Points and Panoramas," will be on display from August 25-November 11, 2006 at the White Rock Lake Museum. Visit Chris McHenry's website at www.chrismchenry.com

(7 PM) - Reception

(8 PM) - Special concert with MARSHA WEBB, including selections from her CD, "White Rock."
Admission to the concert by donation.

For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) is an enthusiastic, energetic group of Volunteers dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of White Rock Lake Park as an urban oasis. FTLOTL's website is www.whiterocklake.org

SEPTEMBER 13-OCTOBER 7, 2006
Echo Theatre presents
WOMEN AND HORSES AND A SHOT STRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE
by Mary F. Casey
A World Premiere. Directed by Pam Myers-Morgan
Featuring:
John S. Davies, Sandra Looney, Linda Leonard, Lara Davison, Jack O'Donnell and Zane Harris.

"Y'know, there's just something about a cowgirl. Something you can't quite put your finger on. Cowgirls, well, they ain't like you and me."

Meet Sheilah Rogers, twenty-something hellraisin' larger-than-life bronc rider. Meet Vernelle, her visionary Mom; Flo, the dried-up piece of rawhide who raised Sheilah; and Bob, the aging Marlboro man. This world premiere features mothers, daughters, ghosts, bronc riding, heartache, and unconditional love -- all colliding in the eight seconds of one cowgirl's fateful ride.

Information at 214-904-0500.
Visit Echo's website at www.echotheatre.org