Real Art Ways’ August
Creative Cocktail Hour

OPENING BY NANCY DREW – LIVE MUSIC BY LATIN JAZZ BAND INSIGHT

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 6-9PM

Hartford, CT: August 10, 2005 - Real Art Ways will hold its monthly Creative Cocktail Hour on Thursday, August 18 from 6-9pm featuring a live performance by the Latin jazz band Insight and the opening of a solo exhibition by Nancy Drew. Held on the third Thursday of each month, the Creative Cocktail Hour is a chance to see Real Art Ways’ latest gallery exhibition, experience live music and performance, and also meet interesting and creative people from all walks of life. Admission is $5 and free for Real Art Ways Members

Insight

" Insight will blow any band off the stage!"--Eddie Palmieri, Latin Jazz Legend

Founded in Hartford, Insight has been recognized as one of the hottest young Latin jazz groups in the United States by critics and musicians alike. The group’s instrumentation consists of a horn section: trumpet, alto and tenor saxophones, and a rhythm section which includes tumbadoras, trap drum set, miscellaneous percussion, piano and upright bass.

They have performed with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Danilo Perez, Andy Gonzalez, David Valentine, Tito Puente, Nelson Gonzalez, John Patittucci, Steve Davis, David Sanchez and even the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.

Nancy Drew – More Today Than Yesterday

Nancy Drew pushes past the territories of appropriation and reverence, and transforms referenced works into scintillating, somewhat rowdy paintings that are very much her own-- sparkling, sometimes fuzzy-soft, renditions of the modern masters, such as Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns, among others. Drew's works are made new and fresh, through the use of unique materials such as glitter, flocking and Swarovski crystals. The flashiness of the works gives them a contemporary punch, in contrast to the serious stature of the original works on which she riffs. The exhibit will run from August 18 – September 12, 2005.

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ABOUT REAL ART WAYS
Celebrating its 30th anniversary throughout 2005-2006, Real Art Ways is one of the country’s seminal multi-disciplinary alternative spaces, featuring an extensive gallery exhibition program, as well as commissioned projects for public spaces and an on-going series of artistic discussions, cinema programs, concerts, performances, spoken word and educational programs.
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