The New Territory Arts Association
210 Water Street | 269.926.1926 | info@newterritoryarts.org
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To create a vital Benton Harbor Arts District through community outreach and advocacy of the arts.
The New Territory Arts Association
Benton Harbor, MI
Founded in 1998 in order to develop and promote The Benton Harbor Arts District, the
New Territory Arts Association is a grassroots organization dedicated to the revitalization
of Benton Harbor through the Arts. The NTAA has been responsible for many
special district events including the annual Arts District Banner Projects, The Fall Festival
of the Arts, the NTAA Mural Project, and the Benton Harbor City Market. The
New Territory Arts Association Scholarship Fund provides assistance with art education
for community youth by helping with tuition for classes at The Citadel Dance
Center, Water Street Glasswork's "Fired Up!" program, and other regional art education
curricula. The NTAA also sponsors The Benton Harbor Children's Art Fair and
other area arts related programs.
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | Open Mic Mondays | Evening Yoga | 2 | Yoga | 3 | Meeting: NTAA Board of Directors | 4 | WAAN Wine & Cheese Social | 5 | Acoustic Cafe: An Evening w/Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, Ben Sollee | 6 | "Mini-Festival" - Brought to you by Brainstorm Productions | Yoga | |
| 7 | 8 | Open Mic Mondays | Evening Yoga | 9 | Yoga | 10 | 11 | 12 | Be A Hero Valentine Trunk Show | 13 | Yoga | Robbie Fulks |
| 14 | 15 | CANCELED: Evening Yoga | Open Mic Mondays | 16 | Yoga | 17 | 18 | 3rd Thursday Films: Men at Work | 19 | SMSO Around Town - Selections from "Rent" | 20 | Yoga | X'pression Session - Spoken Word Poetry Night |
| 21 | 22 | Open Mic Mondays | Evening Yoga | 23 | OutCenter Presents the Film, Amancio | Yoga | 24 | 25 | 26 | NTAA Art Hop Business Meeting | Yoga | Red Sea Pedestrians | 27 | Closing Reception - Studio Black: "In Living Color" | Yoga | Chris Greene Jazz Quartet |
| 28 | Nibs van der Spuy | ||||||
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![Acoustic Cafe: An Evening w/Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, Ben Sollee](javascript:setbar('Acoustic Cafe: An Evening w/Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, Ben Sollee','carrierodriguez.jpg','The Livery Main Stage','Friday, February 05','8 pm','$20 adv., $25 day of show','<p>Tickets available <a href="http://www.liverybrew.tickets.musictoday.com/">online</a> .</p>"An Acoustic Café Evening" tour begins January 20 featuring Austin songstress and multi-instrumentalist Carrie Rodriguez and Kentucky indie/folk cellist Ben Sollee. The tour continues into February and Northampton lit/pop darling and multi-instrumentalist Erin McKeown will be signing on then.<p>"We\'re thrilled to start off this tour concept with these three exceptional artists," said Rob Reinhart, producer and host of the weekly syndicated radio program Acoustic Café, which is helping to present the tour. "With Acoustic Café, I look for artists who are pushing the boundaries and have unique talents and vision. Carrie, Ben and Erin are three textbook examples!"<p>After three critically acclaimed duo albums with Chip Taylor, Carrie Rodriguez (pictured above) rode onto the scene as a solo artist in 2006 with Seven Angels On A Bicycle. Her sophomore release She Ain\'t Me was lauded by critics. On November 24 she released Live In Louisville recorded during her 2007 tour with Lucinda Williams.<p>Collaborations with Otis Taylor and Bela Fleck earned Ben Sollee a spot on NPR\'s Top 10 Great Unknown Artists of 2007 before the release of his debut Learning To Bend in 2008, which landed on numerous year-end best-of lists. Next up is a collaboration with Daniel Martin Moore on Sub Pop due out in February 2010 called Dear Companion.<p>Meanwhile, Erin McKeown\'s latest release is Hundreds of Lions, on Righteous Babe Records. A constant on the road, she regularly holds down a rigorous tour schedule of 200 shows a year.','')){kind=link}
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. <p>The Livery presents a great opportunity for us to gather together and share our ideas, chat with friends and inform others about local community issues. <p>Through our mission, we at NTAA hope that through the creative art form of cinema, many new friendships and connections are made that will inspire us all to create a better Benton Harbor Arts District. Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you this Thursday. <p> Showtime starts at 7:30 with brief introductions. The Livery Upstairs, 190 5th St. 269.925.8760<p>You can arrive early and catch a great sandwich and brew downstairs. <p>Contact ntaa210@sbcglobal.net for more information on how to become a 3rd Thursday Film Group member -- $45/6 films w/ discounts available for NTAA members!
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 and \'Flower in the rain\'(2002). His third offering, ‘Beautiful feet’ was released internationally in 2007 receiving rave reviews in every country, from the London Guardian to the Sydney Herald.<p> “A Bird in the Hand” comes hot on the heels of “Beautiful Feet” featuring eleven new songs have captured the natural, pacified and rural relaxed spirit of the East Coast of Africa.','www.nibs.co.za')){kind=link}