From GregEnslen.com:
Events, activities and other hometown items going on in Tipp City, Ohio, by Greg Enslen
Gallery Opening at Studio 14
Studio 14 Benkin Gallery of Fine Art will be holding an opening gala for their new show, “Out of the Depths,” running from March 4 to April 24. The Opening Reception will be held this Friday, March 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Gallery, located at 14 East Main, in the Loft of the Benkin Building.
Sandra Picciano-Brand’s jewelry and sculptures will be featured, along with David Brand’s bronze vessels, fine art enamels by Evelyn Staub, and oil paintings by Rusty Harden. For more information, see their website at www.studio14gallery.com or visit their Facebook page.
Along with all of these accomplished artists will be a writer—me! Evelyn has graciously invited me to sign books at the reception, so I’ll have to shave and get pretty, for once. I’ll have copies of both of my books for sale, and I’ll also be taking preorders for my third book, coming out this month. I hope to see you all there, and remember, if you like having art galleries in Tipp City, swing by and buy something. The jewelry they are showing looks amazing. (That’s true, and it’s also a big hint, guys—Mother’s Day is just around the corner.)
Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market
Planning for this year’s Tipp Farmers’ Market is well under way—we’ve had two meetings and volunteers on the committee have signed up for tasks, but we’re still looking for more folks, especially to help us set up and break down the Market each week. Interested in helping out? Want to meet some new people and get involved in the community? We could use you—just visit the “Contact Me” page on my website at www.gregenslen.com and I’ll get back to you.
The big news is that we’re reducing the cost of selling at the Market. This year, there’s a flat fee of just $50 to “join the Market.” Once you join, you can sell as often as you want – hopefully every week! This system should make selling at the Market a lot more affordable, and make running the Market a lot easier for the volunteers, who will no longer have to collect weekly fees from the vendors.
We’re preparing vendor applications, which should go out this week to all of our current and ex-vendors. If you know anyone interested in vending, or are interested yourself, please contact me and we’ll get you an application.
The 2011 Market will begin in June and run through September on Saturday mornings in downtown Tipp City. We’ll feature fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and other items from a great group of vendors. See you at the Market!
Basketball Redux
I don’t know if I would be an official proud papa if I didn’t take the opportunity to note that Xander, my son, made a three-pointer in his basketball game last Sunday. Go Xander! And Annabelle scored four baskets the same week in her Upward league. It’s so exciting to see her “driving” down the court, dribbling like mad, with the other first graders falling like leaves in her wake. Well, that last part was an exaggeration . . . but what can I say? When you’re proud of your kids, you have a tendency to exaggerate.
Preorder My “Tipp Talk 2010” Book
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been working on putting all of my 2010 “Tipp Talk” columns together into a book, and I’m happy to say it’s coming out this month! I’m taking preorders on the book now. Preorders are $13.99 for folks who get on the list before the release date—after that, the price will be $15.99. Use the “Contact Me” link on my website, located at www.gregenslen.com, to reserve a copy.
I got the idea for the book last fall when I was browsing through some of 2010’s Gazettes, rereading the news and revisiting what I wrote about in my column. It struck me that it would be neat to see all the columns together in one place, creating a snapshot of what it was like to be in Tipp City last year. Of course, I didn’t cover everything going on in Tipp, but looking at the columns together, they do give a sense of what small-town life is like here in Tipp—the good and the bad.
While I was pulling everything together, I wrote a few vignettes about some other things that have happened over the past few years in Tipp, such as the start of the Farmers’ Market, the founding of the Canal Jumpers baseball team, and my decision to close the Big Robot. I also created an index at the back of the book, to make it easier for folks to find things they’re interested in, from the Historical Society to Community Services. If you’re interested in preordering a copy, just let me know!
Check In With Me
Hear something interesting for “Tipp Talk”? Visit my website at www.gregenslen.com and use the “Contact Me” page to let me know what you’re thinking. And don’t worry—I won’t quote you unless you want me to!
