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Event to benefit L-R library

Various artists, university students to participate in Books and Brushes on Friday.

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What: Books and Brushes benefit evening

When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, although reservations must be made in advance

Where: Rudisill Library at Lenoir-Rhyne University

Cost: Tickets are $50 per person

Why go: You’ll get an evening of art in the library with hors d’oeuvres and 25 percent of purchases will support the Rudisill Library

For more: Contact Nancy Lemaire at lemairen@lrc.edu or 328-7345

Can’t make the benefit night? Artwork is on display and for sale throughout the fall semester.

From staff reports

Hickory Daily Record

Published: September 14, 2008

HICKORY - Friday's Books and Brushes at Lenoir-Rhyne University features potters, painters, woodworkers, folk artists and other varied talents. Artists donate 25 percent of the money they make from sales to the Rudisill Library at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

A Brooks and Brushes benefit evening will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Rudisill Library on campus. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Participants can stroll through the stacks, enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres and appreciate the artwork. The artists will be on hand, and guests are encouraged to discuss the art with the creators.

The artwork will remain on exhibit and for sale throughout the fall semester. Tickets to the benefit evening are $50. Contact Nancy Lemaire at lemairen@lrc.edu or 328-7345 for tickets. Advance reservations are requested.

Local artists and several L-R students will participate. They include:

• Karmen Bixby, an L-R art student.

• Michael Bock, an artist specializing in realistic oil paintings.

• Wanda Clark, a folk artist whose work often reflects her African-American heritage.

• Helen "Taffy" Sides DeCuzzi and Ray Searcy, partners in SnS Woodworking who create turned wooden bowls that are both functional and beautiful.

• Jessica Gullette, an L-R art student.

• Jacquelyn Mate, an artist and art teacher who specializes in commissioned paintings of homes, gardens and pets.

• Barbara Miller, a potter who specializes in nature-themed stoneware that can be used in the garden.
• Kelly Moss, an L-R art student.

• Patricia "P.L." Rhodes, an artist who creates jewelry and metal sculpture.

• William B. Stronach III, a sculptor whose three-dimensional work reflects his love of natural forms.

• Cathy Taylor, a mixed-media artist and instructor who creates whimsical and colorful artwork.

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