Leeds Arts Council January Events
Welcome 2015!
*Happy New Year*
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Artist Reception for
William Darby
This Sunday!
The Leeds Arts Council’s January artist is William Darby. He will be honored with an opening reception from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 4. His beautiful paintings will be on exhibit in the gallery of the Leeds Theatre and Arts Center through January 29. The center is located at 8140 Parkway Drive, downtown Leeds. The public is invited. There is no admission fee.
William Darby began drawing at an early age. Growing up in New Mexico, he developed a love for space exploration, nature and the singular beauty of the southwest. His initial artistic endeavors centered on dogs, horned toads and rockets. One of his earliest paintings was a mural of the mascot at his junior high school. He still likes to paint on walls but has learned to focus his efforts on canvas. Painting primarily in acrylics, William uses color and brush strokes to illuminate that which is sometimes unseen.
The artist studied art at the University of South Carolina. He received his bachelor’s degree in art from Georgia College and a Masters of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama.
The gallery is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. For more information about the reception and exhibit and other LAC events, call the arts center at 205-699-1892 or go to www.leedsartscouncil.org.
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Make your reservations now for……..
The Doctors and The Lawyers
in Concert
Saturday, January 17 @ 7pm
Tickets $10.00
Call 205-699-1892 or email leedsartscouncil@windstream.net
Forged in the fires of Southern and Psychedelic Rock, The Doctors and The Lawyers take pride in live improvisation and the formation of a transcendental experience worth seeing over and over again. The group engages its audience by both recognizing and appreciating the diversity of musical preferences that can be present in large crowds. Though the band got its name because the members are currently studying to become doctors, lawyers, and the like, their true passion lies in the collaboration and creation of a truly unique music experience. Most recently, TDTL performed at the 2014 Wakarusa Music Festival in Ozark, Arkansas alongside acts such as The String Cheese Incident, The Flaming Lips, Moon Taxi, Papadosio, and others.
The group consists of five members, formed through relationships made by random freshman dorm placement and developed because of each member’s collective musical vision. From The Black Keys to Papadosio, Moon Taxi to Led Zeppelin, the musical influences of the group continue to expand and evolve just as fluidly as the sound of the group’s original material.
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