Same River Twice will be on view at Sunday's event Scapescape at the G-Spot, Ruintown and Falls Road Studios.

The visual art on view this weekend in the Same River Twice portion of Scapescape in the G-Spot gallery includes work by: Lauren Boilini, Elizabeth Crisman, Eberhard Froehlich, Katie Heater, Teddy Johnson, Magnolia Laurie, Cheyenne Seeley, Dave Snead, Renee Tantillo, Paul Taylor, Dominic Terlizzi, Chad Tyler, Adam Void, Amanda Wren Wagstaff, Joseph Young. Same River Twice is curated by the Rotating History Project. SAME RIVER TWICE is multidisciplinary art show exploring personal, historical, environmental, and cultural reactions and interactions with the Jones Falls watershed, the mills that sit along its banks and the people and culture that emerged as a consequence of the area’s industry and development.

A second visual art show at Scapescape is organized by Jeremy Crawford and Adam Estes with work by them as well as Molly McNulty, Erin Fitzpatrick, Lauren McCallin, Teddy Johnson, Shaun Preston, James Swainbank, Greg McLemore, Justin Wainio, Jordan Kasey, Stefan Wayz, Melody Often and Jason Hoylman

Tickets for Scapescape are $20 and sold at Atomic Books, True Vine Record Shop, and missiontix.com.
The festival is not BYOB; beer and wine will be sold with proceeds going to charity.


The full schedule of music is below.

GSPOT STAGE: 12-1 Cool DJ Willie
1-1:45 Benjie Loveless
2-2:45 the Creepers
3-3:45 Santa Dads
4-4:45 Suits
5-5:45 Yeveto
6-6:45 Sri Aurobindo
7-7:45 Ed Schrader's Music Beat
8-8:45 the Degenerettes
9-9:45 Microkingdom
10-10:45 Arbouretum
RUINTOWN STAGE:
1:30-2:15 Lushfarm
2:30-3:15 Rapdragons
3:30-4:15 Weekends
4:30-5:15 the Matrimonials
5:30-6:15 Big in Japan with Katrina Ford
6:30-7:15 Dope Body
7:30-8:15 Mickey Free
8:30-9:15 We Used to Be Family
9:30-10:15 Celebration
10:45 on Dan Deacon

Check out Philip Laubner's article and photographs about Same River Twice in this weeks What Weekly.

First images from Same River Twice: Opening Reception

SAME RIVER TWICE: A Night of Art, Music, and Literature.
GSPOT Audio Visual Playground
Saturday, April 23^rd, 2011

2980 Falls Road, Baltimore.

6pm-8pm, Art Reception and Limited Edition Book Release: FREE.

8pm-11pm, Literary Reading and Music: 5 dollar suggested donation.

A book of the event’s featured artwork and original writings will be available for a donation. Locally sourced eats will also be available, prepared by local artist, activist, and chef Dane Nester, so it’s recommended you come hungry.

http://rotatinghistory.blogspot.com/

Conceived and curated by the Rotating History Project (Teddy Johnson and Heather Rounds), along with local writer and artist, Joseph Young, SAME RIVER TWICE is a one-night, multidisciplinary arts event exploring personal, historical, environmental, and cultural reactions and interactions with the Jones Falls watershed, the mills that sit along its banks and the people and culture that emerged as a consequence of the area’s industry and development. As part of the Baltimore Green Work's 8th annual Baltimore Green Week—a week long series of events promoting sustainability and the environment—SAME RIVER TWICE includes original, theme-specific work by 19 artists and writers, as well as traditional and old-timey musical performances by The Shapenote Sisters (with special guests Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle) and the Manly Deeds.

VISUAL ART BY:

Lauren Boilini, Elizabeth Crisman, Eberhard Froehlich, Katie Heater, Teddy Johnson, Magnolia Laurie, Dane Nester, Christine Sajecki, Cheyenne Seeley, Dave Snead, Andy Stella, Laura Stella, Renee Tantillo, Paul Taylor, Dominic Terlizzi, Chad Tyler, Adam Void, Amanda Wren Wagstaff, Joseph Young

WRITING AND LITERARY READING BY:
Linda Franklin, Heather Rounds, Adam Trice, Jennifer Wallace,
John Dermot Woods, Kate Wyer, Joseph Young

ABOUT THE MUSICIANS

The Shapenote Sisters (with special guests Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle) are a trio of lovely ladies who enjoy drinking tea together, eating treats from far away places (and Trader Joe's) and singing. We mostly sing shapenote songs (hence our current band name) but we also enjoy some early country, old-time and other sister-style harmonies, so don't be surprised when we sing something else! Dark and haunting is our trademark, but we can make you smile, too.

The Manly Deeds plays a style of old-timey American roots music shaped as much by the landscapes of their Baltimore, Maryland, home as by the musical traditions they aspire to. Their songs reflect lives lived in the shadow of the Appalachian Mountains and pulled by Chesapeake Bay tides; nestled at the top of the south and the bottom of the north. The five members, formerly known as The Middle East, use simple string and found instruments to create timeless songs that sound as comfortable plucked from a mountain porch as a city street corner. The band makes no claim to have lived all the lives they sing about, from road-weary travelers, bitter and battered sailors, to workers and lovers. In stead, they search out the common themes in our ordinary and extraordinary moments and the uncertain providence they all lead to.

Gallery open by appointment.
For alternate viewing times contact rotatinghistoryartproject@gmail.com
For event parking directions: http://rotatinghistory.blogspot.com/

Same River Twice during Baltimore Green Week

We are excited to announce that our spring show, The Same River Twice, will be included as part Baltimore Green Works' 8th annual week of events Baltimore Green Week on Saturday April 23, 2011. We look forward to working with them and hope that our multi-disciplinary arts event will compliment their mission.

Call for Written Submissions

Written submissions are sought for a multimedia art show, Same River Twice, based on the history, culture, and environment of the Jones Falls River of Baltimore City and County. Submissions are encouraged in all genres—poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

Same River Twice is scheduled to open in April 2011 at the G-Spot, an art gallery and performance space located on the banks of the lower Jones Falls in Hampden. The show, which will include visual art, music, performance, multimedia, and writing, will explore personal, historical, environmental, and cultural reactions and interactions with the Jones Falls. The audience for the show is meant to include any and all of the communities that use and live near the Jones Falls, including businesses, art patrons and practitioners, motorists, nature seekers, and residents. The show is part of a larger group of happenings called the Rotating History Project, founded by Teddy Johnson and Heather Rounds.

Writers of all types are encouraged to submit work that uses the Jones Falls, both the river and its environs, as a starting place or inspiration. The written work will be curated and edited by local writer Joseph Young, and those works chosen will be published in the Same River Twice book, which will feature full-color art as well. Authors will also be invited to read their work at the show’s opening reception in April.

Writers should limit their work to 3000 words or less. Because of space limitations in the book, shorter pieces may be given priority over longer works, but quality will be the first concern; thus, longer pieces of special merit are encouraged.

Work must be submitted by January 10, 2011 for consideration. Address work to Joseph Young at rotatinghistoryartproject@gmail.com.

CALL FOR ART

The Rotating History Project is taking proposals for its Spring show, Same River Twice, to be held on April 23th, 2011, at the GSpot--2980 Falls Road, Baltimore MD.

This multimedia show will serve as a case study of the Jones Falls, the mills that were built along its banks and the people and culture that emerged as a consequence of industry and development. With this as an over arching theme, emphasis will be placed on the relationship between industrial development and the watershed environment, spanning from the 1600s onward to present day. The show will include visual art, music, performance, multimedia, and writing, The audience for the show is meant to include any and all of the communities that surround the Jones Falls, including businesses, art patrons and practitioners, motorists, nature seekers, and residents. The show is part of a larger group of happenings called the Rotating History Project, founded by Teddy Johnson and Heather Rounds. Their first project, The Child Ballads, was held at the GSpot in September of 2010.

Proposals for all visual mediums are now being accepted, including (but not limited to) 2D, 3D, performance pieces and video.

Proposals should be sent via email and include a description of the intended project in 250 words or less. Please include the proposal description in the body of the email, rather than as an attachment. Sending a resume is optional. Preference will be given to proposed artwork that best contributes to the overall vision/theme of the project, as well as the general mission of the Rotating History Project (see the *About Us* section to the right). Artists may choose to include attachments of jpeg images of proposed work or jpegs of up to 5 previous works. Art related to performance or video may be submitted via mail on a DVD.

DEADLINES

All proposals and jpegs should be emailed to rotatinghistoryartproject@gmail.com by January 10.

All DVDs must be postmarked by January 6^th and mailed to Attn: Heather Rounds, 1701 North Gay Street, Baltimore, MD 21213.

An image of the final works will be included in a book, dedicated to artworks and writings related to the theme. This book will be for sale on the night of the event. For this reason, a high-resolution jpeg image of all finished art works must be submitted by March 17th.

For those interested in submitting written works, please see call for submission post below.

RESOURCES

Don't know a lot about the history of the Jones Falls and its environs? No worries! For potential sources of inspiration and information, check out the historical notes included in the post below and visit the provided links.

For a good introduction into Jones Falls mill history and its culture, check out the The Baltimore Book: New Views of Local History, Edited by Elizabeth Lee, Linda Shopes, Linda Zeidman, Chapter 3 Hampden-Woodberry: Baltimore's Mill Villages, Edited by Bill Harvey

Arcadia publishes dozens of easy to find, informative pictorial histories of Baltimore.

You might also visit the Maryland Historical Society: http://www.mdhs.org/

Questions? Send them to heatherrounds@gmail.com
teddyschool@hotmail.com