The public is invited to an opening night reception for this year’s ‘Adventures in Art’ exhibit at the The Meeting Place, 220 W. Market Street in Lima, on Friday, July 30^th from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.  Lima Adult Day Support program participants will be featuring their artwork at the exhibit.

Local artist Joan Barnes started “Adventures in Art’ in 2006.  She visits the adult day support center once a month and leads an individual or a group art project with the Lima program participants. This year, a dozen participant artists will exhibit their work in the show.

Easter Seals Adult Day Support Program in Lima is a day habilitation program serving adults with developmental disabilities. This program encourages community interaction through on-going community access and participation; maximizes the fullest potential of each individual by building upon their unique skills, talents, and interests; and promotes personal choices through the development of a wide array of meaningful activities and opportunities.

The free art exhibit is open to the public and will run from July 30, 2010 to August 26, at the The Meeting Place, 220 W. Market Street in Lima. Hours are Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

More information is available online at www.meetingplaceonmarket.com.

Contact

Kim Bramlage
k.bramlage@gesmvorg
937-528-6330
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
Marketing Communications Specialist

Q: Why did you start performing? 

A:  Started performing at school talent shows when I was in sixth grade largely because I wanted to be a rock star like Billy Joel.

Q:  What is your inspiration? 

A:  My greatest inspirations are my parents who are both accomplished musicians and who taught me how to humbly and joyfully present my gifts as a musician.

Q:  Where would you like to be in 5 years with your music?  

A:  In five years I would like to be doing regular performances around the Allen County area. It is somewhat dependent on my wife and four kids, however!

Thank you for answering our questions Philip!  We very much enjoy when you perform at The Meeting Place on Market!

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We offer a wide variety of Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffees to buy in our store, or online at www.kaffeescape.com.

9.  Local.  We buy our supplies as local as we can.  From local farmers, to Walnut Creek in Amish Country, to our regional roaster, we support other local businesses, jobs and the economy.

8.  Quality.  Our coffee is the highest quality from farmers around the world.  The beans are air roasted in small batches versus drum-roasted and delivered to you within days of roasting!

7.  Variety.  You can create an infinite variety of delicious drinks from our quality ingredients – KaffeeScape espresso, Ghiradelli chocolate, Stirling flavored syrups, ice cream, milk, and frozen yogurt.  Your imagination is the limit!

6.  Community.  We care about the community.  We are downtown to help be a part of downtown revitalization.  We are members of Downtown Lima, Inc, the Heart of Lima Neighborhood Association, and the Lima Chamber of Commerce.

5.  Green.  We buy Fair Trade/ Organic coffee, we use smoothie cups made from corn, we serve dine-in food on actual plates, we try to reduce our carbon footprint as much as possible.

 4.  Art.  We care about starving artists and struggling musicians.  With our Open Mike Night, monthly art exhibits, and Saturday night concerts, we offer an avenue for artists to share their talents with the world.

3.  Homemade.  Our sandwiches, salads, desserts, and soups are all fresh and made to order.  We bake our own breads and baked goods using quality ingredients and no preservatives!

2.  Lima.  We are Lima owned and operated.  We invest back into Lima.  We live in Lima.  And there aren’t any stockholders on the other side of the world we  have to try to make happy!

1.  People.  We have awesome, friendly, customer-oriented employees who want you to come back to The Meeting Place on Market again and again.  “Sometimes I want to go where everybody knows my name. And they’re always glad I came.”

These 10 differences add up to a unique, welcoming place where you can enjoy coffee, smoothies, food, and fun.  Come on in and let us know what you think!

Q: Please describe the company you work for, Thin & Healthy Total Solutions:

A: “We are Total Solution and we exist to teach people how to lose weight and keep it off forever through Healthy Foods Education, Metabolism Retraining and Life Success.  As well as doing this in Lima, we teach other club owners our systems and have over 60 locations operating around the world.”

“We are also Fitness Solution which is working to reverse the Obesity Epidemic sweeping the nation.  We are on a mission to improve health, fitness and quality of life by offering Lima a fun, safe atmosphere to get physical activity, 24 hours a day 7 days a week with a staff that’s caring, supportive and knowledgeable.”

Q:  What is your role in the organization?

A:  “I am a yoga instructor, editor, project manager, technical support and I even work the front desk one day a week.  I wear a lot of hats!”

Q:   What do you love about being involved with the Lima YPs?

A:  “As someone who wants to make a positive impact in Lima, I recognize the Young Professionals as the go-to organization for opportunities to learn about business, grow my social and professional networks, and help improve my community.” 

Thanks Chastity for answering our questions – and congrats on winning the drawing!

Elaine McCormack – “I’ve been drawing since I was twelve years old. Over the years, pen and ink, calligraphy and a short stint as an artists at a Hobby Company not only honed by skills, but fueled my desire to broaden my ability to express myself in different media and styles. My first oil was commissioned by a friend who wanted a copy of an original expensive work she liked. More requests followed and I found that by copying other artists, I’m learning to mix colors and find my own style. I’m what I consider a work in progress.”

Ben Collins present’s his sister’s pictures that were inspired from his own photography.

Stephanie Turner – “I’ve always loved painting and taking pictures from a very young age, but my passion is sunrise and sunset photographs. I can never look at one and think it looks the same they are all unique and inspiring. When asked how I could take so many pictures of the same sunset, I reply ‘they aren’t the same, they are all different.’”

Chelsea Ogle – “I took graphic design and photography classes in school, and just kind of fell in love with photography after that.”

The art exhibit is free and open to the public. At The Meeting Place on Market in downtown Lima, Ohio.

Hours: Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 7 pm
Friday 7:30 am – 10 pm
Saturday 9 am – 10 pm

The employees starting moving around the furniture. You see, they knew that owner #1 and owner #2 were out of state for the weekend. They knew that owner #3 was working his second job. They knew that owner #4 was home with her three little kids, and probably wouldn’t be in that night. So they thought they could re-arrange everything – just for the night – and put it back before any of the owners stopped by. Well, owner #4 decided to drag her kids in for a smoothie. Surprise!

But owner #4 thought some of the changes were good. So, they all brainstormed together and came up with some even wilder ideas that involved a drill, some hardware, brawn and some paint. The employees volunteered to show up bright & early on a Sunday morning to implement the changes. And so they did! In a few short hours, they moved the booths out of the pub and against the Meeting Room wall. They moved the large tables into the pub to create a kind of meeting space. They moved the couch and book shelves into the front “Family Room” to create a comfortable hanging out space. And they put the coffee shelves up onto the Terrace.

Together we re-painted the pub (ok, so I’m owner #4 – owners #1 & 2 helped too), organized the tables, re-arranged the current artist’s artwork, and added some shelving for our bakery items. By 6 pm on Sunday, we were done! Below are photos of the makeover.

Thank you to Stephanie, Brandon, Eric, and Brandi who designed and implemented the makeover! We love it!

New paint and large tables in the “pub”

Booths over by the West Street entrace

Coffee shelves in the Terrace

New comfortable couch and game area facing Market Street

View Complete Slideshow (28 Pictures)

H.A. Vonderau lives in Lima, OH and has been an artist for 36 years. He does house and/or people portraits as well as his regular venue. He attended Ft. Wayne Art Institue, Community College of Rhode Island and Rhodes State College. He has done various murals in and around this area, most notably for Honda of America. He teaches drawing classes at Otterbein Assisted Living Homes in Cridersville. He has been featured in various galleries in Rhode Island, Florida and Ohio.

He is a member of The Ohio Art League, Roy G Biv Gallery, Mac Worthington Gallery in Columbus, Ohio and also Artlink in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. His work is currently displayed in Karchelle’s Gallery in Sarasota, FL.

Free and open to the public. At The Meeting Place on Market, 220 West Market Street, downtown Lima.

Jennifer Brogee
The Meeting Place on Market
www.meetingplaceonmarket.com
419-236-5711
jennifer@kaffeescape.com

Artist, Architect, John Rausch has long found the spacious, open landscapes of his rural northern Ohio home of Findlay an inspiration and source of constant interest. Wherever his travels lead, the local landscape is subject to an expressionistic, often minimalist interpretation by this painter, photographer. He is President of the Wapakoneta Breakfast Optimist Club, life member of the Riverside Art Center, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and a member of Artspace Lima.

His artwork inspires me because of how beautiful he portrays ordinary, “Ohioan” scenes. Below is one of his paintings, flanked by some of our employees. The photo was taken after our “Extreme Makeover” to the interior of The Meeting Place. See a pictorial gallery of his artwork here.

The paintings displayed at The Meeting Place on Market are for sale. The complete list of the artwork available:

“Mom and Pop”
Scene from a now demolished building in New Knoxville, Ohio
Color photograph $30.00

“Ladder of Success”
Scene from the old theater building in Sidney, Ohio
Color photograph $60.00

“Fold in Time”
Images and impressions made on me after a trip to Spain
Pencil drawing $130.00

“Late Afternoon”
Scene from now demolished barn near Wapakoneta, Ohio
Color photograph $60.00

“Victorian Village”
Plein Aire painting of a scene from the historic district in Columbus, Ohio
Oil on Canvas $200.00

“Spiders Web”
Scene from the yard of Crown Corporate offices in New Bremen, Ohio
Color photograph $60.00

“German Village”
Fall scene from the historic district in Columbus, Ohio
Color photograph $130.00

“Hobo’s Road”
Water color painting of a scene near Wapakoneta, Ohio
Print on Canvas $60.00

“Red Barn Grey Barn”
Oil painting of a scene near Wapakoneta, Ohio
Print on Canvas $100.00

“Hobo’s Road”
Oil painting of a scene near Wapakoneta, Ohio
Oil on Canvas NFS From the private Collection of David and Amy Cottrell

“Amish Haystacks”
Oil painting of a scene near Kenton, Ohio
Oil on Canvas NFS From the private Collection of David and Amy Cottrell

(Column by Market Street entrance)

“Red Barn in Field”
Scene from now demolished barn somewhere in Auglaize County, Ohio
Colored Pencil and Chalk $160.00

“Field of Dreams”
Scene from a farm somewhere in Auglaize County, Ohio
Colored Pencil and Chalk $160.00

“20th Century”
Scene from a farm near Lima, Ohio
Black and White photograph (digitally enhanced) $60.00

“Grain storage barns”
Scene from a farm near Roundhead, Ohio
Black and White photograph (digitally enhanced) $20.00

“Birds in Flight”
Abstract oil painting of a pair of birds
Print on photo paper $30.00

“Red Barn Grey Barn”
Oil painting of a scene near Wapakoneta, Ohio
Print on Canvas (digitally enhanced) $60.00

- Jennifer Brogee