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Kay Ayers-Sowell
Actor; Dancer; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Singer
REGIONAL/PROFESSIONAL THEATRE THE FULL MONTY / Pam Lukowski /Cathy Sanborn-Street, Street Theatre INTO THE WOODS / Jack's Mother / Jamey Green, Boiler Room Theatre ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST / Nurse Ratched Cathy Sanborn-Street, Street Theatre LOVE LAUGHS LAST / Sofia LaViannti / Kay Sowell, Shinning Light Productions BIG RIVER / Aunt Sally / Jamey Green, Boiler Room Theatre ANGEL STREET / Elizabeth / Corbin Green, Boiler Room Theatre SLEEPING BEAUTY, THE UNTOLD TALE / Storyteller / Myra Anderson, Shinning Light Productions SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! / Principle actor-singer /Cathy Sanborn-Street, Street Theatre WARRIOR (A Marcus Hummon Musical) / Judge; Ensemble / Bill Feehely, Actor's Bridge Ensemble CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF / Mae / Laura Green, Boiler Room Theatre THE REMAINDERS / Cassie / Lydia Bushfield, Chaffin's Barn Theatre TAMING OF THE SHREW / Widow; Hostess / Brian Clancy, Nashville Shakespeare Festival WHERE'S THE LOVE / Kitty / Ric White, Actor's Playhouse JULIUS CEASAR / Titinus / David Alford, Nashville Shakespeare Festival? THEATRE, Principle Roles THE CONSTANT WIFE / Constance Middleton / Melissa Bedinger-Hade, Act 1 ANNIE / Miss Hannigan / Tim Larson, Circle Players TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY / Kevin / Melissa Williams, Circle Players TPAC A - MY NAME IS ALICE / Actress 1 / Brian Hill, Act I Darkhorse Theatre THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW / Magenta / Jeff Ellis, Circle Players TPAC DADDY'S DYIN' WHO'S GOT THE WILL / Sara Lee / David McGinnis, Sumner County Playhouse ASSASSINS / Squeaky Fromme & Emma Goldman / Doug Whately, Circle Players TPAC RICHARD III / Norfolk; Executioner 2 / Hank Hildebrand, Act I Darkhorse Theatre ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Queen of Hearts / Melissa Williams, Circle Players TPAC 42nd STREET /Maggie / Terry McLemore, Circle Players TPAC OUR TOWN / Narrator / Greg Colson, Act I Darkhorse Theatre FILM/INDUSTRIAL OCCURANCE AT OWL CREEK / Lead / Matt Davenport Productions, Short Film GET SERIOUS / Featured / Ray Steven's Clyde Productions, Feature Film GRILLED NASHVILLE / Lead / Last Minute Productions, Pilot TELEVISION/COMMERCIAL/MUSIC VIDEO CHRIS CAGLE, ?My Love Goes On? /Club Dancer / Scene Three Productions, Music Video JOE DIFFEE, ?Pick-up Man? / Dancer-Fan / Five Star Productions, Music Video SONY NATIONAL COMMERCIAL / Patty Loveless Fan / Five Star Productions, Commercial K?s MERCHANDISE / Featured / Video Tech Productions, Commercial RON KANOSKI & ASSOCIATES / Featured / AWA Productions, Infomercial SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE / Actor / AWA Productions, Training Film MEMORIAL CENTER / Featured / AWA Productions, Educational Film TRAINING Millikin University; B.F.A. Theatre & Dance Acting Dr. David Golden (directing, masterclass) Barry Pearson (acting, Shakespeare) Denise Meyers (acting) David Alford (Shakespeare) Rene Copland (masterclass) Mark Cabus (Shakespeare Without Fear) Gary Austin (masterclass) Dance Lynn Snyder (modern, ballet, jazz) Darlene Wittenauer (jazz, pointe) Susan Collier (tap, jazz, pointe, gymnst.) Gary Shull (tap, jazz) Greta Gryzwana-Teague (ballet, modern) Voice Steven Fiol, Tony Mancinelli, Claus Tanner Stage Combat Robin McFarquahar (hand, sword, guns) Movement Denise Meyers (character, masks) Dialects Laura Ledford-Pearson, Brian Zoldessy
Becki Baumgartner
Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Writer; Certified Master Herbalist, Essential Oils Educator, Reiki Master/Teacher, Hypnosis, NLP
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Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Writer
Becki Baumgartner Reiki Master, Animal Reiki, Herbalist – Nashville TN Becki Baumgartner is a Certified Member of the American Holistic Medical Association and an Approved Continuing Education Provider for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. She graduated from Clayton College in 2011 with a BS in Natural Health, Minor in Herbology, and obtained her Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master Certification in 2012. She obtained the Tennessee Naturalist Certification in 2013 and is currently enrolled in the Master Herbalist Program at the Academy of Natural Health Sciences. She has been a Lead Investigator for Volunteer State Paranormal Research since 2010 and in 2012 joined Natchez Trace Veterinary Services, an Alternative Medicine Veterinary Clinic, as Practice Manager and Herbalist. She is also volunteer naturalist for Metro Parks, facilitates a weekly share in Belle Meade/Nashville, and offers classes and workshops on Reiki, Herbology, and Alternative Health in the Nashville TN area. Becki's main interests are Running, Hiking, Outdoor Activites, Natural Health, Herbology, Permaculture, Energy Healing, Holistic Nutrition, Wild Edibles & Medicinals, Paranormal and Psychic Research, Metaphysics, and Mind/Body/Spirit Wellness. Becki is available by appointment for Reiki and Animal Reiki sessions, and is currently working on a program of classes for the Nashville, TN area. Classes are provided at Natchez Trace Veterinary Services, 6614 Hwy 100, Nashville, TN 37205 and Cosmic Connections, Nashville TN. Chat with Becki on Google+ | LinkedIn | Facebook View Becki's Class Schedule Visit Nashville Reiki
Mary Gwyn Bowen
Educator: Adults; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Drawing; Visual Artist: Painting
Mary Gwyn Bowen is an artist, registered nurse and art educator. In her art, she focuses on the beauty and color of nature. Whether it is the mystery of Reelfoot Lake's unique earthquake formation or the magic of the flowers remembered from her grandmother's gardens, nature provides a wealth of inspiration for her art. She has also developed a unique version of cubism focusing on the dynamic play of colors blending together. As a registered nurse, Mary Gwyn researches and teaches about art's role in healthcare. Mary Gwyn obtained a degree in nursing from Excelsior College, Albany, NY and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C. She has a Master of Arts in Art Education from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and has attended the University of Florida's Arts in Medicine (AIM) Intensive. She is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), the National Art Education Association (NAEA). She received the Cecil Wallace Fordham Award for the Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. Mary Gwyn is a former fellow in the Evidence Based Nursing Practice Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she completed a research project using art in the cardiac rehabilitation process. The Art to Heart Research Project was published in MEDSURG Nursing, a journal of the Society of Medical Surgical Nurses in the September/October 2015 issue. She has presented a poster of the Art to Heart Research Project at Nursing Research Day at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, at the Tennessee Hospital Association's annual conference, and to the University Hospital Consortium annual conference, 2014 in Atlanta, GA. She teaches Botanical Watercolor Painting and a workshop, Artists in Healthcare, at Watkins College of Art, Design and Film in Nashville, TN. Her art has shown in festivals, galleries, and is in private collections. A native Tennessean, originally from Dyersburg in West Tennessee, Mary Gwyn now makes her home just outside of Nashville.
W. Riley Braem
Actor; Director; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth
Originally from Chicago, I have worked as a Performer, Director, Designer, Choreographer, Digital Storyteller, Access and Inclusion Consultant, Independent Researcher, and Teaching Artist in Arizona, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Washington DC, and Wisconsin. I received my formal training from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona earning a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with a concentration in Theatre for Youth. I received my Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts with an emphasis in Theatre Performance and Theatre Design with a Minor in Dance from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Additionally I received a Certificate in Theatre for Young Audiences with Complex Disabilities from Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance and Oily Cart in the United Kingdom Currently I work as a Teaching Artist for Nashville Children's Theatre and an Adjunct Professor of Theatre at Middle Tennessee State University and Nashville State Community College, and Artistic Director of Starcatcher Initiative.
Joshua Briggs
Composer; Director; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Filmmaker; Musician; Photographer; Songwriter; Visual Artist: Photography; Visual Artist: Video; Writer
I started out on stage as an actor at age 4, began my musical skills at the same time. 5 years of classical piano training and advance musical theory. 5 years of classical and modern guitar training. National level competitive fencer and coach. Film School at the Nashville Film Institute for writing, and production. No formal training for photography though it is the same as film. I'm always looking for opportunities to teach, this is my biggest thing, I have a lot knowledge on a lot of things, but the only way it is useful is if I pass it on to other people.
Julia Whitney Brown
Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Musician: String; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Ceramics; Visual Artist: Crafts; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Sculpture
Julia Whitney Brown was born in Alton, Il on December 26, 1986. She graduated with a BFA in Fine Art and a BS in Education in 2015 from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She was a post-baccalaureate in sculpture from Penn State University in 2013. She has completed numerous residencies and assistantships including working as a studio assistant at Peters Valley Craft Center in New Jersey, for Black Mountain College artist Karen Karnes in Vermont, studio potter Susan Bostwick in Illinois, and most recently as the Studio Manager at The Clay Lady's Campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Julia has participated in several artist residency programs including Chautauqua in New York, Vermont Studio Center Residency, and was awarded a grant to study at McGill University in Montreal. She was accepted into the Stamps Graduate Program at University of Michigan for interdisciplinary studies, but chose to move to Nashville where her husband is the Farm Manager of Old School Farm whose mission is to employ people with disabilities. Currently, she is teaching community art classes at Watkins University, and working to begin The Pottery Studio at Old School Farm whose mission is to create beautiful one-of-a-kind pottery for the Old School Farm Bar and Resturant while offering meaningful employment for people with intellectual disabillties.
Kelly Bullington
Actor; Dancer; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Book Arts; Visual Artist: Ceramics; Visual Artist: Crafts; Visual Artist: Digital Art; Visual Artist: Furniture; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Mosaic; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Photography; Visual Artist: Woodworking; Writer
I have been published in a book in Memphis. Won a contest that got me in the Brooks museum in Memphis. My art shows of my paintings & photography have been in Lubbock, TX, Nashville, TN, and Memphis, TN. This past year I moved to Nashville and Did the Art walk with Colab Downtown. I look forward to broadening my horizons across the country & the world.
Abby Burke, Vocalist/Educator
Actor; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Musician; Singer; Songwriter
Abby Burke Vocal Artist and Dedicated Educator "When Abby Burke sings, rooms fall silent. She is irrepressible with a multi-octave range overshadowed only by the depth of her tone and the drama in her physical delivery. Whether teaching at the Nashville Jazz Workshop or recording with the Nashville Symphony, singing the music of Ray Charles or the simplicity of a Spiritual, her love for what she does flows through each and every fiber of her being." Drew Walen, Nashville City Paper Abby holds a BA and a M.Ed. in the study of the psychology and affect of music on the human psyche from Cambridge College, MA. In 2008 she became an ordained minister and in 2012 she earned a Doctorate in Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Christian University in Alabama. A 1982-83 Opryland USA Nashville alumna, Abby returned to Nashville in1998. Since her return to Nashville, Abby's professional life has included performances and recordings with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Paul Gambill's Chamber Orchestra Nashville, on the 2006 Grammy winning album "Songs from the Neighborhood: the music of Mister Rogers." Abby was the first Nashville vocalist to sing in the new NSO performance home--the Schemerhorn Symphony Center on a "Tribute to Ray Charles with Maestro Albert George Schram." Additionally, Abby has performed with the Paducah KY, Tucson AZ, Charlotte NC and the Columbus OH Symphonies, to name a few. The TN Arts commission honored Abby with an Individual Artists Grant in 2005, and in 2008 she was asked to represent the state of TN at the National Arts Council Conference in Chattanooga, TN. Abby says: "A smile reflects the marvel of God in the music. Sharing the gift that has been given to me in order to give hope, see laughter and even sometimes a tear, makes my own life amazing!
Brittany Burns
Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Musician; Musician: String
Harpist Brittany Hicken Burns spent the last six years studying and performing music in New York City. In 2011, she performed the Ginastera Harp Concerto with the Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia Orchestra after winning first place in the Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition. She was also featured in Debussy's Danses Sacree et Profane with the Riverside Orchestra. She has performed as an orchestral musician in many New York-based orchestras and opera companies, including Tactus, Philharmonia New York, and Project Opera of Manhattan under the direction of renowned conductors, including Kurt Masur, Phillipe Entremont, John Nelson, Paul Gemignani and George Manahan. She has performed in a variety of venues from Carnegie Hall to the lawns of Central Park. In 2013, she received the Master of Music in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music as a recipient of the Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Music from the same institution in 2011 under the tutelage of Susan Jolles of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Amanda Cantrell Roche
Choreographer; Dancer; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Writer
Amanda Cantrell Roche divides her time between dance, writing, travel, activism, mothering two children and working as a Teaching Artist for TPAC Education, the Tennessee Arts Commission and in community settings. In addition to offering aesthetic education residencies in schools, Amanda designs and team-leads multi-day seminars in professional development for classroom teachers and Teaching Artists, unleashing their creativity and guiding them to more artful teaching through reflection and purposeful play in the arts. She has recently started offering adult creative process and personal growth classes at Art & Soul, and has offered workshops at The Estuary and Gilda's Club Nashville. Amanda is a believer in the power of authentic experiences with the arts to heighten awareness, deepen sensitivity, broaden understanding and promote social change. She is a co-founder and choreographer for Blue Moves Modern Dance Company, for whom she often creates social justice choreography, and a contributing writer for the literary webzine, Nashville Skyline. She is also a founder of the human rights group, One Human Race 4 Justice, and enjoys collaborating with community partners in creative projects to enhance the lives of people in Nashville, a city which she is proud to call home. Artist Statement The arts have a unique and potent role in our culture, our schools and our communities. They possess the power to heighten awareness, deepen sensitivity, empower individuals, and enhance everyday living by tapping the innate creativity and aesthetic sense of each person. It is my duty as an artist and teaching artist to utilize the position and gifts of the arts for positive change. Through social justice choreography and written word, I have been able to increase awareness, generate understanding, and provoke action for human rights causes. My alchemy as an artist is most powerful when I combine three of my deepest passions: dance, writing and social justice. There are aspects of social justice issues that are best told through the poetry of dance, and there are times when the addition of narration conveys specific, vital information that can deepen the viewer's response to a choreographic work of art. Through the language of the body and the word, powerful stories can be told. I am committed to continuing to produce choreography and writing to promote social justice. As a teaching artist, I have the opportunity to guide children and adults in various settings in reflection and creative process exploration of dance and writing, and I believe passionately that the arts and art creation belong to everyone. Dance and writing are powerful voices, whether they come from an untrained but authentic place, or from years of experience and training within a discipline. From the perspective of both the audience as well as the creator of art, the arts should be honored for their unique powers to communicate, to inspire wonder, and to cultivate understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live. I will continue to seek opportunities to work with children and adults in guiding them to find and develop their own voices as artists.
Carla Christina Contreras
Actor; Educator: Adults; Filmmaker; Photographer; Poet; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Mixed Media
No one ever told me growing up that I could be an artist. Sure, they hung my art projects on the fridge, but I felt the expectations of others to choose a profession that was NON-art. I received a degree in business - I was good with academics - and my college education didn't include any art training. I used to walk through the art department at California State University, Long Beach and stare through the windows wondering what it would be like to study art. I was completely stuffing away the part of myself that was most ALIVE and vibrant, confident, fun and enthusiastic. Somehow, I managed to stoke the artistic flames within through the years, and today, besides authoring a children's book, I am an accomplished fine art photographer and a commissioned muralist and canvas painter. One day, I decided to walk away from Corporate America to figure out how to make a living doing what I love. Growing up in the sixties and seventies in southern California was an enriching time in public schools. Creative arts were available and included in curriculum. Play dough, crayons, clay, finger paints, construction paper, and more were plentiful tools in the world of teaching. It was during this time that I discovered a piece of my own power … I could create. It gave me a lot of confidence as a kid and touched a part of my soul that can only be described as vibrant and divine. I have no idea who I would be if I hadn't discovered ME through the arts. When I hear about the removal of arts from schools due to funding, it hurts my heart. In 1996 when I wrote the story about Clint the Black Cat® and worked with children to create the illustrations, I realized how much these kids needed an advocate, someone to encourage them to tap into their inner divinity to BE CREATIVE, and to be their advocate in the marketplace and educational system Carla's newest and most celebrated works are in Mixed Media Photography form. "I was feeling like I was getting lost with all the other fine art photographers out there, I wanted to present my works in a much more one-of-a-kind, artistically transformed way… and then it came to me – the works you see today. Each one of my frames is hand picked, hand made by me, designed by me. There will never be another one like it, and it compliments my photography artistically Side note: Carla has been seen recently in an episode of Lifetime TV's "Army Wives," has a "McDonald's" radio spot currently airing, and recently co-starred in a film produced by American Family Studios - "Summer Snow." She continues to pursue her career as an Actress here in the southern region of the United States. A documentary was made about Carla's mixed media photography and how her Angels came out of the Great Flood of 2010 can be seen on YouTube. Carla Christina Contreras has dedicated her life to empowering kids to tap into their own creative potential so they can manifest their unique divinity in the world.
Megan Eyre
Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Musician; Singer
Mezzo-Soprano Megan Eyre has been described as "delicious" and "having a natural talent for the stage." Megan has most recently sung the role of Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro, as well as collaborating to create the role of Madame Paradise in Lost & Found. Other roles sung include Mother Marie in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Miss Pinkerton in Old Maid and the Thief, and Hänsel in scenes from Hansel and Gretel. A versatile performer, Megan has also played musical theatre characters, such as The Witch from Into the Woods and Mae Jones from Kurt Weill's Street Scene. In addition to stage performances, Megan is regularly sought out in Nashville to sing session work. She has successfully completed recordings in commercial genres, including country, jazz, and contemporary Christian. After earning a Masters of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from Belmont University, Megan created her quickly growing voice studio, M.E.T. Studio of Voice. Working with people of all ages, Megan aims to create a safe environment in which students can learn, experiment, and thrive in whatever natural gifts he or she has. With a knowledge of current scientific findings, she guides the student through an artful study of music to be the best singer he or she can be. Megan believes effective teaching takes study, careful listening, expectation, anticipation, observation, and above all else, patience. Recent masterclasses include Belmont University, W.O. Smith Music School, and Nashville Symphony Chorus. Megan is currently accepting new students.
Sher Fick
Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Book Arts; Visual Artist: Drawing; Visual Artist: Illustration; Visual Artist: Jewelry; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Murals; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Sculpture; Visual Artist: Textiles; Writer; Advanced Encaustic Instructor - Certified by RF Handmade Paints (manufacturer of highest quality encaustic paint & supplies)
Sher Fick - 1023 St. Hubbins Drive - Spring Hill, TN - 37174 - www.sherfickart.me - sherfickart@gmail.com - 615-975-1025 Solo Exhibitions 2015-18 SILENT SPRING/BRANDED/ADAPTATIONS - Works include Assemblage & Encaustic 2015 SILENT SPRING, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Niceville, FL, Curator – KC Williams 2014 MY VINTAGE SOUL Retrospective, Public Library with Encaustic Workshop & Art Talk 2014 WOMEN'S RITES for Women's History Month, Bruner Gallery, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN 2013 COPING SKILLS & PAXIL A DAY with New Work, Ten Year Retrospective, Foundations Recovery Network Outpatient, Nashville, TN 2010 COPING SKILLS & A P AXIL A DA Y , seedSP ACE for Emerging Artists, Nashville, TN November 2009 – February 2010 2007 YOUR STORY BEGINS AT HOME, The Gallery at the Phoenix Theatre, Bowling Green, KY, April– May 2007. Reception: April 6, 2007, Curator: Andee Rudloff 2003 SPIRITUAL MEMORY COLLAGES, Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, FL, Curator: D. Ann Waters 1999 BOVINE SERIES, Arts Center Galleries and Sprint Theater Gallery, Niceville, FL, Curator: Karen Valdes Museum Exhibitions 2013 ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN February 2011 LADIES FIRST, Distinctive Contemporary Women Artists of Tennessee. The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN. March – April 2011 TAKE CARE: BIOMEDICAL ETHICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN. January 2011, Curators: A.O. Piston & Jason Driskell . Catalogue 2010 MODERN GIRLS,10 Distinctive Contemporary Women Artists of Tennessee. The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN. March 3 – April 18 2009 ART PRIZE 2009– Juried International Exhibition, Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery 114, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI. September – October 2008 SOUTHEASTERN JURIED EXHIBITION 2008 BIENNIALMobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. July – September, Curator: Ron Platt Public Art Exhibitions (Outdoor) 2008 HAPPIL Y EVER AFTER Outdoor Sculpture Installation Experiences (Individual Design for Rapunzel's Tower), Cheekwood Art & Gardens, Nashville, TN - Curator: Leigh Ann Lomax 2007 ONCE UPON A GARDEN, Outdoor Sculpture Installation Experiences for Mr. McGregor's Garden, May – September, Team: Outlaw/Fick/Beach Selected Exhibitions 2013 ART OF HEALING Exhibition as part of "Music for the Soul" Non-Profit Auction, Purchase Award, Nashville, TN 2013 DOGWOOD REGIONAL FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN 2013 12x12 A National Selection of Small-Scale Works of Art, Online Gallery Juror: Jochen Wierich, Middle Tennessee State University, TN 2013 KENTUCKY NATIONAL 2013, Clare M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State College, Murray, KY 2012 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ARTS (CSA) Nashville Top Artists Coping Skills Collector Series via seedSPACE Gallery, Nashville, TN 2012 DOGWOOD REGIONAL FINE ARTS EXHIBITION - Love, Honor, & Obey (?) Installation, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN 2012 TAKE CARE: BIOMEDICAL ETHICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay, March-April 2012 TAKE CARE: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century, Austin Peay State Univ., TN, Jan - Feb 2011 TAKE CARE: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century, Vanderbilt University, Gallery 204,Sept-October 2010 OBJECT-ive, Small Scale Sculpture Review, Davis Art Advisory, Nashville, TN. April 2010 ART OF HEALING Exhibition as part of "Music for the Soul" Non-Profit Auction, Purchase Award, Nashville, TN 2008 The 2008 Regional Art Exhibition, The Renaissance Art Center, Dickson, TN. October – November 2008 INCENDIARY, Invitational Exhibition, Alternative Spaces, Nashville, TN 2007 ENCAUSTIC XPRESSIONS, Maria LaTour, Lisa Manheim & Sher Fick, West Chester Univ., PA Curator: John Baker. West Chester, PA 2006 EARTHworks, Invitational Exhibition, Nature Conservancy Convention, Nashville, TN 2006 FLUX, Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 2006 BLOOM, Crystalwood Gallery, Nashville, TN 2005 EXCAVATIONS, Todd Building, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 2005 YOUR STORY BEGINS AT HOME, Todd Building & Cope Administration Building, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 2005 PUBLIC ACCESS I & II, Cope Administration Building, Middle TN State University, Murfreesboro, TN 2005 REINVENTION & HOW TO START A REVOLUTION, Untitled Artist Group, Nashville, TN 2004 DRAWINGS FROM WOMEN, New Language Art, Hermitage, TN 2003 IN THE DETAILS, Artel Gallery, Pensacola, FL 2003 ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, FL 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION, Pensacola, FL 2001 IT'S ALL JUST BAROQUE TO ME, Right Angles Gallery, Pensacola, FL 2001 ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, FL 2000 - older available upon request Published Artwork 2016 "COPING SKILLS, The Inspiration & Art of Sher Fick", by For Art's Sake Studios. Lark. 2014 "AFTER THE LIBERATION: The American Administration of the Concentration Camp of Dachau" by Henry Staruk", Cover Art, amazon.com 2011 "Loving the Tasmanian Devil: Reflections on Marriage and Asperger Syndrome" by Maureen McCarthy Bartlett, Cover Art, and (interior view of KERPLUNK) Available on Amazon.com 2010 www.ovationtv.com Ovation TV home page = Featured Artist Week of January 19, 2010 (Artwork: "Under Pressure", assemblage) 2009 "Faking the Ancient Andes" - By Drs. Karen Bruhn and Nancy K. Kelker, Credited Research Assistant: Sher Fick, 15 Illustrations & 1 Chapter on Creation of Faux Masks by Sher Fick Available on Amazon.com 2009 "Faking Ancient MesoAmerican" - by Drs. Karen Bruhn and Nancy K. Kelker, Credited Research Assistant: Sher Fick, 15 Illustrations by Sher Fick. Available on Amazon.com Collections (Private & Corporate) Hiroshima Peace Museum, "Three Hibakusha", Hiroshima, Japan Foundations Recovery Network, Corporate & Outpatient Clinics, Nashville Center Nashville International Airport Gibson-Gardner Office Fort Walton Beach Art Museum - Purchase Award 50 Individual Collectors for CSArt Programs Haven Kimmel, New York Times Best-Selling Author (Main Private Collector) John Svara T .J. McClure, SHANDS Dr . Dirk Dunbar Nanette Folliott Professor D. Ann Waters Arnold Icisiano, MF A Rev. Lloyd & Mrs. Curry Tim & Lisa Frazeur Professor Lisa Rollins, MTSU Jason & Jessica Dockins Matthew Coburn W. John (& Sarah) MacMullen, Professor of BioSciences, University of Illinois Brenda Diller Mary Lou Hutson Dr. Tyson & Kat Brown, Vanderbilt University 50 Individual Collectors for CSArt Programs Aletha Carr, Artist Martha Saino, Artist Henry & Alicia Staruk John & Tisha Carter Cat Jolley Martha Saino Aletha Carr Bibliography seedspace 282 page Catalog 2010-2013, ISBN 978-1-63173-063-4, Sher Fick appears on pp.17-30, 178, 181 with images. Copyright ©2014 FAMILY , A Woman's History Month Exhibition, Customs House Museum, pp 1, 16-18. Catalog 2014 Leaf Chronicle, Family Ties Exhibit of Straight Jackets at Customs House Museum, March 21, 2014 Angie Mayes, Local Artist Finds Her Niche, The News, TN, Aug. 6, 2013 Kelly McBride, Lawton Gallery to Host Biomedical Ethics Exhibition, Inside Newsroom of University of Green Bay, Feb. 27, 2012 Carrington Fox, Forget Kale, Take The Art: seedSPACE Promotes The Growing Crop of Local Artists, HER Magazine, Jan. 26, 2012 Karen Parr-Moody, "Boundaries Shatter with New Art Exhibit 'TAKE CARE' ", Leaf Chronicle, Jan. 13, 2012 Clarksville Online, New Art Exhibit . . . Examines Bioethical Dilemmas of Modern Medical Technology, Jan. 12, 2012 Rachel Bubis, Curator Review - Community Supported Art Catalogue (CSArt Catalogue) for seedSPACE, Feb 2012 Kaitlyn Magnotte, TAKE CARE Examines Ethics Through Art, Inside Vandy, Nov. 14, 2011 Rachel Bubis, "Wrapped" – seedSPACE 2010 Exhibition Catalogue, pgs. 2 - 5 6th Edition Pool Art Fair Miami Beach 2010, Catalog, pp. 4, 22-23. Frere Independent New York/Paris/Guadeloupe Rachel Bubis, New Art Project Space In Nashville, The Examiner, March 9, 2010 Chen Tamir, "Critical Review – seedSPACE Solo Installation", November 2009 Suzanne Normand Blackwood, "Non-Profit Rallies Rural Artists" The Tennessean. August 26, 2009 Linda Weintraub, "Take Care? Take Care!" Art Critic Review. January 2009 (catalogue) Tonya Vernooy, "The Artists of Take Care", Art Critic Review. February 2009 (catalogue) Ellen Wright Clayton, MD, JD, "Art Review for TAKE CARE", Art Critic Review, February 2009 (catalogue) Veronica Kavass, "Catalogue Essay – Take Care" Critical Art Review, October 2008 (catalogue) Feature Artist in Jules Sterp's 7 Before 7 Blog Review; October 12, 2008 Chuck Beard, Nashville Arts Magazine, "A Summer Rush of Goodness, Happily Ever After at Cheekwood", pg.13-15, June/July '08 Barbara Greenberg, Commercial News, "Artist's Hard Work Pays Off", Nov 2007 Nashville Arts Magazine, "Cheekwood Celebrates The Summer", June/July 2007 Jonathan Marx, The Tennessean, "Children's Fairytales Come To Life At Cheekwood", April 2007 "Common Ground", a film by Greg Butler, Documentary, Interview, Nov 2007 Jonathan Marx, The Tennessean, "Environment Explored at EARTHworks art exhibit", Oct 2006 David Maddox, "Our Critics Pick", Nashville Scene, Oct 2006 Nashville Arts Magazine, "EARTHworks Explores Environment", Nashville, TN, pg. 45, Oct 2006 David Maddox, "Perambulating the Bounds" Art Review, April 2006 Joe Nolan, "Our Critics' Pick", Nashville Scene, April 2006 The Record, "Public Access Art", Murfreesboro, TN, October, 2005 "Local Artist Nominated -Cox/Bravo Channels Champion for the Arts", WEARTV, Feature, Oct Bill Campbell, Columnist, Local Happenings – Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, FL, February 2001 Projects & Advocacy 2015 and prior - Grant Writer for Non-profits in Art, Nashville, TN and State of Florida 2015 Artist's Talk & Visual Presentation, Art History Class, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL 2015 Juror/Judge, Annual Student Juried Arnie Hart Student Exhibition, McIlroy Gallery, Mattie Kelley Arts Center, Niceville, FL 2014 Artist's Talk & Encaustic Demonstration during MY VINTAGE SOUL Solo Exhibition 2014 Artist Talk, Bruner Gallery, Customs House Museum, for Solo Exhibition FAMILY TIES 2013 - present Artist Advisory Board, SeedSpace (a lab for site-specific Installation, Sculpture and Performance Art) Nashville, TN, 2012 - present 2013 Video Art Interview & Talk with Q & A, during COPING SKILLS Ten Year Retrospective, Foundation Recovery Network, moderated by CMO, Lee Pepper 2011 Juror, 4th Annual Middle TN Regional Student Art Exhibit, Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN 2011 Presenting Artist, Williamson County Art League, Video. 2010 Artist Presentation and Talk, Williamson County Art League Lunch Lectures, Video Available Education 2012-2015 Workshops & Studio Visits via SeedSpace & Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN 2012 RF Paints' Advanced Teaching Encaustic Certification Workshop, Feb 20 - 24, 2012 with LauraMoriarity at Wax Works West, Corralitos, CA 2006 Encaustic Workshop - Arrowmont School of Art & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 2006 BFA: Painting/Minors: Sculpture & Art History, Middle TN State Univ.; Summa Cum Laude 2003 AA: Okaloosa-Walton College k/n/a Northwest Florida State Univ, Cum Laude 2001 Advanced Drawing & Sculpture, University of West Florida, Dean's List 2001 2001 Santa Fe College of Art, Collage Painting Workshop 1998 Arts Center Galleries, Okaloosa Walton Community College, Assistant Esther Wertheimer Sculpture Workshop Grants 2015 Tennessee Arts Commission Professional Development Grant 2011& 2012 Tennessee Arts Commission Professional Development Grant 2009 Tennessee Arts Commission Professional Development Grant Art Instructor, Williamson County Recreation Center, Continuing Education Studio & Office Manager for Adrienne Outlaw Studios, Nashville, TN. Oversaw more than 20 interns, assisted in Museum & Gallery Installations Intern, Adrienne Outlaw Studios, assisted in creation of public work Art Instructor, Okaloosa-Walton College, K - 12, Niceville, FL Art Instructor, Owner, For Art's Sake, Studio, Individual & Group, 5 years - Hospice, Niceville, FL Art Instructor, Bluewater Elementary School, Niceville, FL
Francesca Lynn Fine Artisan Jewelry
Educator: Adults; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Crafts; Visual Artist: Jewelry; Visual Artist: Metalworking; Visual Artist: Mixed Media
I combine precious metals, hand etched glass, gems and gemstones to create fine artisan jewelry that makes a statement. My work is bold, expressive and filled with texture. I want you to be enticed to look at the design and investigate the detailed work involved, to touch it and discover its texture, personality and beauty. ARTIST BIO A jewelry artist since 1999, I am mostly self taught, but I have taken workshops from some of the nation's finest jewelry artist. I'm not always as disciplined as I should be. I hardly ever read all the directions or follow a pattern. I take an inspiration and the materials and start to work intuitively, working until I get a something I like. Techniques include metalsmithing, wire wrapping, soldering, wire weaving, precious metal clays and polymer clays. My collections are shown throughout the South East and West Coast in galleries and boutiques, as well as fine are shows. I also teach jewelry design and fabrication. This allows me to connect with kindred spirits, sharing positive energy and learning from every student. Teaching has helped me to evolve and develop as artist. Each new technique I learn is an opportunity to share the excitement. My students are talented, hungry jewelry artists who are always excited to go to the next level. It feeds my spirit to see them develop as premier, respected jewelry artists. I always encourage you to add your own personality and flair to the designs learned, making the design yours alone, developing a signature style. BOLD - EXPRESSIVE - ORIGINAL
Gary Flegal
Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens
Nashville Magician Dr. Gary Flegal is an entertainer with a passion for creating special magic moments for his clients. Presenting Family Entertainment at Its Best, Flegal is an award-winning magical entertainer who can transport you and your group to another time and place to escape the stresses of modern life. His performances have been called "charismatic, professional, and truly dynamic," "the best we ever had," and "a rare find in today's sophisticated world." Utilizing his talents and skills as a speaker, teacher, and stress management professional, Dr. Flegal has developed one of the most dynamic, visual, and delightful shows in magic, complete with amazing sleight of hand, beautiful illusions, and captivating stories. With more than three decades of performance experience, Gary is a masterful entertainer – able to engage and delight any audience, presenting astonishing experiences that will long be remembered. From family events to corporate functions, Gary gives each audience member an experience they will enjoy and talk about for a long time to come. There is a special place in Gary's heart for working with families and children. As a former teacher and health care professional – as a father and grandfather, Gary Flegal presents magic with a heart.
Stefan Forbus
Composer; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Musician; Musician: Electronic; Musician: Percussion; Musician: Wind; Songwriter
Saxophonist Stefan Forbus is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. Forbus is a graduate of Tennessee State University where he studied Music. During his matriculation at TSU, Forbus has performed with the Aristocrat of Bands, Jazz Combo, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Collegians, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Orchestra, and Saxophone Quartet. These opportunities gave him the chance to play a wide variety of music at many venues. Forbus began performing outside of school at his home church, Lee Chapel AME, during his middle school years. There he performed with choirs at church services and concerts. Church members began to hire Forbus to perform for weddings and other social events. This led to many performance opportunities for him around Nashville. After Forbus's ninth grade year of school, his family moved to Hoover, AL, where he graduated from Hoover High School. There Forbus's love for music and live performance grew stronger. While at Hoover High School, Forbus was exposed to great music educators who encouraged his aspirations. Forbus performed with the marching band, concert band, symphonic band, as well as Hoover Jam and First Edition Jazz bands. With an abundance of jazz history and resources a few miles away in Birmingham, AL, Forbus had the opportunity to attend weekly jazz workshops at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. There Forbus was able to learn and develop basic jazz styles and techniques from excellent jazz instructors. The AJHoF provided a great environment for jazz education, exploration, and performance. St. Paul AME Church, became another church home where Forbus found a very similar situation to that of Nashville, that influenced him. During the three years there Forbus performed at church services, and continued to be hired for social events. Currently Forbus performs with his own cover band, as well as an R&B group that specializes in music from the sixties, seventies, and eighties called "The Melting Pot". Some weeknights Forbus can be seen with Andy Doziers blues band "Conductor Kelly and the Underground Railroad" as saxophonist. Forbus can also be seen in performance every Sunday at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, where he plays the saxophone at 10 AM service. Forbus specializes in Gospel, Jazz, R&B, Blues, and Neo-Soul. His greatest influences are Gerald Albright, Charlie Parker, Kirk Whalum, Mike Philips, and John Coltrane. The love for music and drive for success motivate Forbus to continue his journey. As Forbus strives for his own musical personality through his evolving style and technique, listeners are drawn to his sound.
Carolyn German
Actor; Composer; Director; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Singer; Songwriter; Writer; Theater-maker; Musical Theater, Shakespeare, Physical Theater, Improvisational Performance; Improv Comedy;
Carolyn German has been a theater professional for over 35 years, having worked as an actor, director, lyricist, producer, playwright, corporate trainer and teaching artist. For seven years, Carolyn was at the helm of the Music and Theater Departments for Metro Nashville Parks Cultural Arts, where she was the Managing Artistic Director of the Z.Alexander Looby Theater, and created the Centennial Black Box Theater. German's work as a playwright has been commissioned by the Tennessee Arts Commission, and TPAC Education, as well as the Clement Railroad Museum. One of the resulting pieces, her one-man historical play "Burden of Justice:1863" has been booked for three separate tours (2013, '14 & '15) into area schools through Tennessee Performing Art Center Education and Outreach. Other shows she has produced for TPAC Ed include "The Story Builders", which was also written and directed by Ms. German. In fact, her production of "The Story Builders" was subsequently honored as "Best Production of 2003" by theater critic Kevin Nance of The Tennessean. Other writing credits include her critically-acclaimed "MOSAIC", and the historical biography of a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, "Signs of a New Day: The Z Alexander Looby Story". German is also a prolific composer and lyricist. Her performance credits span from Off-Broadway to cruise ships, with a wide variety of stages in between, including DC's Studio Theater, and over 25 projects with Tennessee Repertory Theater. Favorite roles at the Rep include Val in "A Chorus Line", Mae in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Maria in "Twelfth Night", and Aunt Gert in "Lost in Yonkers". Carolyn received the 1998 Fellowship for Acting granted by the Tennessee Arts Commission. She is a founding member of "the Spontaneous Comedy Company", Nashville's Premiere Improv and Sketch Comedy group, now in its 15th year. Her public speaking, MC, and training engagements include a broad range of clients, from the Tennessee Parks and Recreation Association, to the TN Lawyers Assistance Program, from the Artstravaganza Festival to the TPAC's Fest de Ville Gala.
Ed Haggard
Educator: Adults; Musician
Ed Haggard is a professional percussionist, drumming teacher, drum circle facilitator,?drum maker and merchant, Interplay leader, and a lead facilitator for challenge course/ropes course programs by Adventureworks, Inc., a team building company. Ed?has taught over 3000 drum classes and workshops at University School of Nashville, Abintra Montessori, Linden Corner Waldorf School,?Montgomery Bell Academy and Harpeth Hall Academy In Nashville, TN. Ed has facilitated drum circles for many types of groups.?Ed leads a performing percussion ensemble called, The Love Drums which has performed for the Nashville Yoga Fair, the Nashville Zoo, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Martha O?Bryan Center, Rape and Sexual Abuse Center, St Luke?s Community Center, and many others. Ed and The Love Drums are inspired by drumming traditions from around the world.The Loves Drums host a monthly drum and dance event in Nashville, currently at UU Woodmont, called The WhizBang The event, held the first Saturday of every month, is for all ages and features performances by The Love Drums and an open drum circle the last hour. Ed was the Nashville Poerty Slam Champ for thtree years in the early nineties. He is a formner president of the Nashville Branch of the Screen Actors Guild. Ed has done many commercials vocieovers and onc camera as well as theatre fopr many local compamies. He also wrote, produced and performed his critically acclaimed one man show, Son of White Man: The Naked Truth over 70 times. Ed is a drummer in the Nashvilel based kirtan band, Samavayah. Ed has accompanied a number of local singer songwriters. The Love Drums have three CD?s available, the latest being Dance Wild! The CD was recorded live at the 50th Love Drums Community Drum and Dance WhizBang in April of 2008.
Actor; Artober; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Musician; Musician: Percussion; Poet
Ed Haggard is a percussionist, drumming teacher, drum circle facilitator who loves to play! Ed leads a performing percussion ensemble called, The Love Drums which has instilled the irresistible urge to dance in many people. They have played at many venues including Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Nashville Zoo, Martha O'Brien Center, St Luke's, Tennessee Summer Solstice Festival, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville Art Crawl, Celebration of Cultures. They do "positive" music and spread the love. Ed and The Love Drums are inspired by drumming traditions from around the world, especially west Africa. The Love Drums has a CD available called The Love Drums available at CD Baby and iTunes! Teaching is a large part of Haggard's work. He has taught over 4000 drum classes and workshops. He is a trained professional drum circle facilitator and he's facilitated many drum circles for corporate and community groups such as: Alouette Cheese, Healthways at Oasis Center, Global Education Center, Vanderbilt University, David Lipscomb University, and various churches in Tennessee. He is a percussionist in a kirtan band called Samavayah. Ed has accompanied a bunch of singer songwriters. Ed has been the Theme Camp Organizer of Rhythm Paradise at the regional burns, Transformus and Alchemy. He delights in spreading the joy of getting a groove on. Ed was the Nashville Poetry Slam Champ of Nashville for three years in the early nineties. He is a former president of the Nashville Branch of the Screen Actors Guild. Ed has been in many commercials, voiceovers, a lot of theatre, and has had appearances in movies and TV. He wrote, produced and performed his critically acclaimed one man show, "Son of White Man: The Naked Truth" over 70 times in a dozen cities. He is an Interplay leader and a challenge course/ropes course facilitator for Adventureworks, Inc. But in the end for Ed it's all about the love.
Leslie Haines
Educator: Adults; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Digital Art; Visual Artist: Graphic Design; Visual Artist: Illustration
Leslie Haines is currently an Associate Professor of Visual Communication in the School of Journalism at MTSU. Prior to this position, she chaired Graphic Design programs at The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville and Watkins College of Art & Design. She received an MFA in Graphic Design from Marywood University and an MA in Advertising Design from Syracuse University. Ms. Haines created the design for the new Tennessee arts license plate which is integral in supporting the arts all across the state. In addition, two of her hat designs are currently selling at over 200 Target stores across the country. Leslie Haines has over twenty years of experience in the fields of graphic design and advertising, and is now applying her skill sets to creating original imagery in the form of digital collage.
Rebekah Hampton Barger
Artober; Choreographer; Dancer; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth
COMPANY DESCRIPTION FALL is a contemporary dance company using all the instruments at our disposal to create art that both inspires and entertains. By incorporating aerial dance (hanging from the ceiling), site specific work (climbing on things that are not typically climbed on), more traditional dance elements (where we usually, though not always, have at least one foot on the ground), and collaborations with other artists and genres, FALL moves in both vertical and horizontal spaces to make innovative, exciting and unexpected art. BOOKING We are currently accepting bookings for our 2014/2015 season. If you are interested in having FALL perform for an event, or if you have a collaboration or project you'd like us to be a part of, please contact Rebekah Hampton Barger. AUDITIONS FALL has openings for dancers and aerialists with solid backgrounds and technique in both ballet & modern or contemporary dance; experience in aerial dance, improvisation and/or site specific work is a plus. Contact Rebekah Hampton Barger for more information about scheduling an audition.
Ron Harman
Actor; Educator: Adults; Songwriter; Writer
As a freelance writer, Ron Harman's articles have been published in numerous magazines and newspapers, including several national country music publications. In 2004 a book by Ron was published. A past country-dance instructor and participant in events and competitions, Ron has appeared on television programs and in country music videos. His involvement in country music and dancing—along with the encouragement of a close friend and Grand Ole Opry member—resulted in his relocation from Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee. Ron is employed as a Supervisor in the Guest Relations Department at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville. He also provides tours of historic RCA Studio B, and he maintains the websites for two country music artists and members of the Grand Ole Opry. Ron is a member of several organizations including the Penn State Alumni Association, Country Music Association (CMA), and Academy of Country Music (ACM).
Sizwe Herring
Actor; Director; Educator: Adults; Educator: Teens; Educator: Youth; Photographer; Poet; Visual Artist; Visual Artist: Sculpture; Visual Artist - Vast Land Sculpture and Composting Earthworks
William Sizwe Herring is a Detroit native who became a devotee of Dr. George W. Carver when he attended Tuskegee University in 1978. He has been involved in the performing arts since 1975 and travelled throughout Michigan in summerstock theatre. In 1977 he became a member of the Internatiional Thespian Society. At Tuskegee he directed his first play "Sorry, Wrong Number" and travelled with several plays including dinner theatre in Montgomery, AL. Sizwe founded EarthMattersTN in 1996 and has used the creative is to educate youth and adults about the Earth, sustainability, "waste" management and creating a peaceful, resilient community.Sizwe has created huge, living land sculpture with hundreds of people and composting, organic matter. He has produced large, professional, artistic and musical events at the many gardens and beautification projects he created throughout Nashville. Outside of EarthMatters Sizwe has been a featured spoken word performer at the Annual African Street Festival (est. attendance 40,000 people) in Nashville.


Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 1-32.
Abstract: A list of 127 true bug species belonging to the families Nepidae (1 spe- cies), Belostomatidae (1 species), Corixidae (11 species), Notonectidae (3 species), Hydrometridae (1 species), Veliidae (2 species), Gerridae (2 species), Saldidae (3 species), Leptopodidae (1 species), and Miridae (Deraeocorinae, Bryocorinae, Mirinae, Orthotylinae, and Phylinae: Hallodapini and Pilophorini) (102 species) from Khuzestan and adjacent provinces in southern Iran is published. One new species, Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) bavanus sp. nov., is described, and the original description of Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) thisbe Linnavuori, 1999 is complemented. The following 13 species and subspecies of the Miridae are recorded from Iran for the first time: Deraeocoris (Camptobrochis) pallens atra- mentarius Linnavuori, 1975, Trigonotylus subulifer Golub, 1989, Camponotidea fieberi (Reuter, 1879), Adelphocoris insignis Horváth, 1898, Agnocoris rubicundus (Fallén, 1807), Calocoris roseomaculatus angularis (Fieber, 1864), Megacoelum irbilanum Linnavuori, 1988, Stenotus brevior Poppius, 1910, Brachynotocoris viticinus Seidenstücker, 1954, Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) nigricollis Wagner, 1962, Reuteria jordanica Carapezza, 2002, Zanchius alatanus Hoberlandt, 1956, and Hallodapus pilosus Reuter, 1882.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 33-42.
Abstract: We study the fauna of the Anthocoridae (Heteroptera) in Shiraz and its environs (south Iran, Fars province) and record their local prey and host plants by sampling specimens from different crops and weeds. Twelve species are recorded in this study. An identification key to the species of the Anthocoridae is presented including illustrations of the male genitalia for most species. Orius niger (Wolff, 1811) was the most abundant species. Orius niger and Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957 are recommended as good candidates for further studies of their potential in biological control of insect pests. Dufouriellus ater (Dufour, 1833) is recorded for the first time from Iran.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 43-58.
Abstract: A total of 47 anthocorid species (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) from 10 genera, including Amphiareus Distant, 1904, Anthocoris Fallén, 1814, Buchana- niella Reuter, 1884, Cardiastethus Fieber, 1860, Dufouriellus Kirkaldy, 1906, Elatophilus Reuter, 1884, Lyctocoris Hahn, 1836, Orius Wolff, 1811, Temnostethus Fieber, 1860, and Xylocoris Dufour, 1831, are catalogued from Iran. The following five species are new for Iran: Elatophilus (Euhadrocerus) hebraicus Péricart, 1967, Buchananiella continua (White, 1880), Cardiastethus fasciiventris (Garbiglietti, 1869), Orius (Heterorius) strigicollis (Poppius, 1915), and Orius (Dimorphella) tantillus (Motschulsky, 1863). Buchananiella pseudococci (Wagner, 1951), comb. nov., is transferred from the genus Cardiastethus.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 59-74.
Abstract: The Neotropical genus Phthia Stål, 1862 in its current wide concept is revised and divided into five genera: Phthia s. str., Phthiacnemia gen. nov., Phthiadema gen. nov., Phthiarella gen. nov., and Rhytidophthia gen. nov. The following nine new combinations (all from Phthia) are proposed: Phthiacnemia picta (Drury, 1770), comb. nov.; Phthiadema cyanea (Signoret, 1862), comb. nov., Ph. ornata (Stål, 1865), comb. nov., and Ph. smaragdina (Walker, 1871), comb. nov.; Phthiarella affinis (Distant, 1901), comb. nov., Ph. decorata (Stål, 1865), comb. nov., Ph. femorata (Breddin, 1901), comb. nov., and Ph. sponsa (Breddin, 1901), comb. nov.; and Rhytidophthia splendida (Valdés, 1910), comb. nov.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 75-92.
Abstract: Thioniini Melichar, 1906 is placed in synonymy with Issini Spinola, 1839. The genus Thabena Stål, 1866 (Issidae: Issini) is redescribed and Gelasty- ra Kirkaldy, 1904, Gelastyrella Yang, 1994, and Borbonissus Bonfils, Attié & Reynaud, 2001 are placed in synonymy with Thabena. Issus literosus Walker, 1857, I. ovalis Walker, 1857, I. biplaga Walker, 1851, Gelastyra decipiens Meli- char, 1906, G. latifrons Melichar, 1906, G. diversa Melichar, 1906, Gelastyrella hainanensis Ran & Liang, 2006, G. yunnanensis Ran & Liang, 2006, and Borbo- nissus brunnifrons Bonfils, Attié & Reynaud, 2001 are transferred to the genus Thabena. Euroxenus gen. nov. is erected for Borbonissus vayssieresi Bonfils, Attié & Reynaud, 2001 (Issidae: Issini). Nepalius Dlabola, 1997 is placed in synony- my under Eusarima Yang, 1994 (Issidae: Issini). Devagama insularis Distant, 1913, D. maculata Distant, 1913 and Atylana parmula thalna Fennah, 1958 are synonymised with Devagama fasciata Distant, 1913, which is transferred to the genus Atylana Melichar, 1906 (Nogodinidae: Tongini). Issella Metcalf, 1952 and Buehleria Lallemand & Synave, 1953 are placed in synonymy under Oryxana Distant, 1910, Sutteria Lallemand & Synave, 1953 under Tonga Kirkaldy, 1900, Okissus Matsumura, 1916 and Ecapelopterum Chan & Yang, 1994 under Lollius Stål, 1866 (all Nogodinidae: Tongini), Darumara Metcalf, 1952 under Gergitho- ides Schumacher, 1915, Daruma nitobei Matsumura, 1916 under Gergithoides carinatifrons Schumacher, 1915 (all Issidae: Hemisphaeriini), and Dolia Kirkaldy, 1907 under Flavina Stål, 1861 (Issidae: Parahiraciini). New data on the distribution of some species are provided.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 93-102.
Abstract: Hydroglyphus sinuspersicus sp. nov. is described from the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Iran. It is very similar to H. major (Sharp, 1882). Hydro- glyphus gujaratensis (Vazirani, 1973) known previously only from Gujarat (India) is redescribed, based on recently collected material from Rajasthan (India), Iran and Oman. The first national records are given for Hydroglyphus major from Libya and for H. infirmus (Boheman, 1848) from Oman and Yemen.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 103-117.
Abstract: The Oosternum convexum species group is defined on the basis of ex- ternal morphological characters. Three species are recognized within the group, all of them endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca Mts. in Central America: O. convexum sp. nov. (Panama, Costa Rica), O. intermedium sp. nov. (Costa Rica) and O. simplex sp. nov. (Costa Rica). A key to species is provided, along with drawings and SEM photographs of diagnostic characters.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 119-160.
Abstract: Afrotropical species of the genus Mentophilonthus Levasseur, 1966 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) are revised taxonomically. Twenty species are reco- gnized, including six new ones: M. crocuta sp. nov. (Ghana), M. equus sp. nov. (Malawi), M. hystrix sp. nov. (Namibia), M. manis sp. nov. (Gabon), M. struthio sp. nov. (Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo), and M. vanellus sp. nov. (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Six species are transferred to Mentophilon- thus from the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829: M. curiosus (Tottenham, 1949) comb. nov., M. dilucidus (Tottenham, 1962) comb. nov., M. ochrigonalis (Tot- tenham, 1962) comb. nov., M. reinecki (Schubert, 1902) comb. nov., M. schoutedeni (Bernhauer, 1928) comb. nov., and M. tristichus (Cameron, 1929) comb. nov. Mentophilonthus bangoranensis (Levasseur, 1980), syn. nov., is synonymized with M. ochrigonalis Tottenham, 1962; M. seriatipennis (Bernhauer, 1928), stat. restit. is removed from the synonymy with M. dilutior (Bernhauer, 1928). A lectotype is designated for Philonthus schoutedeni Bernhauer, 1928 and P. seriatipennis Bernhauer, 1928. All species are (re)described and morphological details of some species and aedeagi of all species are figured. A key to Afrotropical species of the genus Mentophilonthus is provided. A list of all Mentophilonthus species is provided along with their known distribution.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 161-190.
Abstract: The Philonthus caffer species group of the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 is revised. Sixteen species are recognized, three species are described as new: Philonthus aonyx sp. nov. (Ethiopia), Philonthus bucorvus sp. nov. (Malawi), and P. falco sp. nov. (Madagascar). The remaining 13 species are redescribed: P. aminius Tottenham, 1955, P. biguttulus Fauvel, 1907, P. caffer Boheman, 1848, P. cliens Eppelsheim, 1890, P. combustus Fauvel, 1907, P. gabonensis Levasseur, 1966, P. iridicollis Bernhauer, 1932, P. kenyanus Bernhauer, 1939, P. leptophilus Hromádka, 2006, P. limbipennis Fauvel, 1905, P. maridadus Tottenham, 1962, P. sequens Bernhauer & Schubert, 1914, and P. tomicus Tottenham, 1962. The lectotype of P. limbipennis Fauvel, 1905 is designated. An identification key to all species of the species group is provided, and male genitalia and significant morphological characters are illustrated.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 191-216.
Abstract: The following new taxa of the subfamily Malthininae from the western Palaearctic Region are described and illustrated: Malthinus hulai sp. nov. (Turkey), M. ciraliensis sp. nov. (Turkey), M. malinkai sp. nov. (Turkey), M. egadiensis sp. nov. (Italy: Egadi Is.), Malthodes malinkorum sp. nov. (Turkey), M. zdeneki sp. nov. (Turkey), M. flagellatus sp. nov. (Turkey), M. aphroditae sp. nov. (Cyprus), M. fritzlari sp. nov. (Cyprus), M. lysosensis sp. nov. (Cyprus), M. anadyomenae sp. nov. (Cyprus), M. cyprogenius sp. nov. (Cyprus), M. denizlianus lesvosensis ssp. nov. (Greece: Lesvos I.), M. andreasi sp. nov. (Turkey), M. paveli sp. nov. (Iran), and M. lycicus sp. nov. (Turkey). Species status is given to Malthodes bucakensis Wittmer, 1970, stat. nov., elevated from M. besucheti bucakensis Wittmer, 1970. Malthinus fasciatus Olivier, 1790 is synonymised with Malthinus bulgaricus Švihla, 1990, syn. nov. Additional characters of Malthinus peyerimhoffi Constantin, 1979 are illustrated.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 217-224.
Abstract: Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) erythropterus (Erichson, 1840) comb. nov. is transferred from the genus Malachius Fabricius, 1775. Malachius carnifex Erichson, 1840 syn. nov. is regarded as a junior subjective synonym of M. rubidus Erichson, 1840. Malachius stolatus stat. restit. is established as a valid name for M. carnifex auctorum, nec ERICHSON (1840), and M. bilyi Švihla, 1987 syn. nov. is regarded as its junior subjective synonym. Malachius suturalis Motschulsky, 1854 stat. restit. is removed from synonymy of M. carnifex and regarded as a valid species. Lectotypes are designated for M. carnifex, M. erythropterus and M. rubidus. New distributional data are presented for C. erythropterus (Iran, Turkey), M. rubidus (Montenegro, Serbia) and M. stolatus (Libya).
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 225-238.
Abstract: The status of previously neglected taxa described by GISTEL (1856, 1857) in the Kateretidae, Nitidulidae and Monotomidae is examined. The following type species are designated: Cercus rufilabris Latreille, 1807 for Ammalaptus Gistel, 1856; Nitidula ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 for Holopterus Gistel, 1856; Silpha bipustulata Linnaeus, 1761 (= S. bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758) for Theridiosmum Gistel, 1856; Silpha depressa Linnaeus, 1758 for Scatocharis Gistel, 1856; Nitidula marginata Fabricius, 1781 for Oostomum Gistel, 1856. Numerous new generic and species synonyms are proposed, including: Kateretes Herbst, 1793 = Ammalaptus Gistel, 1856, syn. nov.; Amphotis Erichson, 1843 = Oostomum Gistel, 1856, syn. nov.; Nitidula Fabricius, 1775 = Theridiosmum Gistel, 1856, syn. nov.; Omosita Erichson, 1843 = Scatocharis Gistel, 1856, syn. nov.; Pocadius Erichson, 1843 = Holopterus Gistel, 1856, syn. nov.; Pria Stephens, 1830 = Strychnobia Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Brachypterolus linariae (Stephens, 1830) = Brachypterus autumnalis Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Brachypterus urticae (Fabricius, 1792) = Brachypterus solaris Gistel, 1857 = Brachypterus pelusius Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Brachyp- terus glaber (Newman, 1834) = Brachypterus collinus Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Kateretes pedicularius (Linnaeus, 1758) = Cercus nectarinus Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Kateretes pusillus (Thunberg, 1794) = Cercus uliginosus Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Cyllodes ater (Herbst, 1792) = Cychramus tenebrio Gistel, 1857 = Pocadius tenebrio Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Epuraea aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758) = Nitidula vaccinii Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Epuraea distincta (Grimmer, 1841) = Nitidula polyporina Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Epuraea melanocephala (Marsham, 1802) = Nitidula heterochroa Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Meligethes aeneus (Fabricius, 1775) = Meligethes kelchii Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Meligethes viridescens (Fabricius, 1787) = Meligethes pratincola Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Omosita colon (Linnaeus, 1758) = Omosita viana Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Thalycra fervida (Olivier, 1790) = Thalycra aridosa Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Rhizophagus aeneus Richter, 1820 = Rhizophagus scoriaceus Gistel, 1857, syn. nov.; Rhizophagus bipustulatus (Fabricius, 1792) = Rhizophagus quercus Gistel, 1857, syn. nov. Neotypes for all species described by Gistel are designated and deposited in the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich, Germany.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 239-245.
Abstract: A new genus and species, Clinopalpus hanae gen. & sp. nov. (Coleopte- ra: Ripiphoridae: Pelecotominae), is described from the Cameron Highlands, Ma- laysia. Clinopalpus gen. nov. is compared with all known genera of the subfamilies Pelecotominae, Hemirhipidiinae, Ptilophorinae and Micholaeminae and found to share some characters with the first two subfamilies. The genus is characterised by the following combination of characters: four-segmented maxillary palpi with palpomeres 3 and 4 enlarged, oval eyes distinctly incised anteriorly in upper half, 11-segmented antennae with antennomeres 1–3 simple and antennomeres 4–11 bearing long flattened rami anteriorly, pronotum trilobed at base, completely de- veloped elytra, tibial spur formula 0-0-1, and tarsal claws bidentate apically.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 247-251.
Abstract: Based on the examination of a winged male collected in central Italy and associated with the holotype (larviform female) of Rhyzostylops inquirendus Silvestri, 1906, the latter species is transferred to the genus Blattivorus Cho- baut, 1891 and the synonymy of Rhyzostylops Silvestri, 1906 and Blattivorus is confirmed. The male of Blattivorus inquirendus (Silvestri, 1906), comb. nov. is described. A key to the European genera of Ripidiinae is provided.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 253-281.
Abstract: Catalogue and bibliography of the subfamily Agnathinae is provided, along with a discussion on the systematic position of the genus Agnathus Germar, 1825. Known data on its geographic distribution and bionomy are reviewed and new observations on the biology of Agnathus decoratus (Germar, 1818) are given. A new species, Agnathus secundus sp. nov., is described from the mountain forests of southwestern China (Yunnan).
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 283-285.
Abstract: Based on the study of type material, Tituboea attenuata (Fairmaire, 1875) is considered a new synonym of T. biguttata (Olivier, 1791). The aedeagi of both species are indistinguishable. A lectotype is designated for T. attenuata.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 287-292.
Abstract: Two new monotypic genera of the family Scathophagidae are described: Jezekia gen. nov. with the type species Jezekia kmenti sp. nov. from the Palaearctic Region (Czech Republic), and Suwaia gen. nov. with the type species Parallelom- ma longicornis Hendel, 1913 from the Oriental Region (China: Taiwan). Suwaia longicornis (Hendel, 1913) comb. nov. is redescribed. Comments on generic classification, differential diagnoses of both genera and species involved are given, and important diagnostic characters are illustrated.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 293-295.
Abstract: Additions and corrections to the catalogue of the Scathophagidae (Diptera) of the Palaearctic Region (ŠIFNER 2008) are presented. Two new com- binations, Norellisoma altaicum (Ozerov, 2008), comb. nov. and Norellisoma yolduense (Ozerov, 2008), comb. nov., both transferred from Norellia Robineau- Desvoidy, 1830, and one new synonym, Scathophaga eoa Ozerov, 2007, syn. nov. = Scathophaga mellipes (Coquillett, 1899), are formally established. Including these changes, the Palaearctic fauna now contains 38 valid genera, 220 species and 198 synonyms.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 297-332.
Abstract: Type specimens from the collection of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, are currently being catalogued. Here we present precise information about species-group types of the following scarabaeoid families: three taxa of the family Bolboceratidae, 83 taxa of Geotrupidae, 18 taxa of Glaphyridae, five taxa of Hybosoridae, two taxa of Ochodaeidae and 12 taxa of Trogidae. The rediscovery of the original syntypes of Geotrupes hoffmannseggi Fairmaire, 1856 and Bolboceras excavatum R. A. Philippi, 1859 set already designated neotypes for both species aside.
ERRATUM: GORCZYCA J. & CHÉROT F. 2008: Stysiofulvius, a new genus of Cylapi- nae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) from the Peninsular Malaysia. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(2): 377–384.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 286.
ERRATUM: REMANE R. & GÜNTHER H. 2008: Acetropis stysi, a new species from Spain (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(2): 389–394.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 333-334.


Set in Kandy, 1.4 km from the city centre, Cottage 99 features a shared lounge and rooms with free WiFi access. The property is around 1.5 km from Bogambara Stadium, 1.4 km from Kandy Museum and Sri Dalada Maligawa. Rooms come with a patio with views of the mountain. The units at the guest house are fitted with a seating area. Rooms include a shared bathroom with free toiletries, while some rooms also feature a terrace and others also offer garden views. All units include a wardrobe. A continental breakfast is available every morning at the property. Cycling is among the activities that guests can enjoy near Cottage 99. Ceylon Tea Museum is 4 km from the accommodation, while Kandy Royal Botanical Gardens is 5 km from the property. The nearest airport is Bandaranaike International Airport, 106 km from Cottage 99.
Only foreign nationals or foreign passport holders are allowed to stay at this hotel.


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Местякену () — село у повіті Вранча в Румунії. Входить до складу комуни Візантя-Лівезь.

Село розташоване на відстані 176 км на північ від Бухареста, 38 км на північний захід від Фокшан, 147 км на південний захід від Ясс, 109 км на північний захід від Галаца, 99 км на схід від Брашова.

Населення
За даними перепису населення 2002 року у селі проживали  осіб, усі — румуни. Усі жителі села рідною мовою назвали румунську.

Примітки

Села повіту Вранча

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LSI Portsmouth Blog: 60 Years on the Throne!
60 Years on the Throne!
If you were in England this last week it would have been quite difficult to not know that the Queen of England celebrated 60 years from when she was crowned Monarch of England.
All over the country there were celebrations, from street parties and concerts to fireworks. The country celebrated by having a bank holiday added on to the the late Spring bank holiday, making it a four day weekend.
LSI decided that it would open for the Diamond Jubilee holiday, for any students who preferred to study.
To mark the occasion and to have a little fun (after all it was a holiday) we had a little party in the student social area with some nibbles and quizzes.


45 When to use (He or Glorot) normal initialization over uniform init? And what are its effects with Batch Normalization?
40 Angular 2: How to use/import the http module?
28 Paper: What's the difference between Layer Normalization, Recurrent Batch Normalization (2016), and Batch Normalized RNN (2015)?
16 How do I add Chrome app launcher to taskbar after restoring Windows?
11 How to create a daily job (cron-like) in Rails ActiveJob?


At this time of rapid change in the UK water sector supply chain, Water and Sewerage Journal provides information, comment and industry news for professionals within the water and wastewater treatment industries. Established for over 25 years, the magazine has gone from strength to strength to become a leading title in the sector.
Water and Sewerage Journal strives to deliver a programme of current and objective content from those spearheading developments within the sector. It features regular contributions from leading industry bodies, experts from UK water companies and academics in the field.


Lochard Energy holds a strategic position in the Eastern Australian Gas market, servicing the Victorian and South Australian markets and the Mortlake Power Station.
The Iona Gas Plant is ideally placed to supply gas directly into the Victorian gas market via the South West Pipeline, and into the South Australian market via the South East Australia Gas (SEA Gas) Pipeline.
Storage reservoirs are used to store gas on behalf of customers during periods of low gas demand for injection into the pipelines in high demand periods.
Lochard Energy's Iona facility provides energy retailers and wholesalers the ability to shape supply contracts to meet peak requirements and provides a hedge against spikes in the spot market price.
Storage also appeals to gas producers because it allows production to remain flat whilst allowing deliverability to match demand.


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By dinosaur - Australia
Today, my boyfriend decided it would be fun to sit on my lap. In the process he landed on me so hard that he made me hit my head. Then when he turned around his elbow smacked into my nose causing it to break. FML
BO Central
Can they do that?
Today, at the gym, I saw this really pretty girl. Trying to impress her, I started lifting with heavy weights. One of the weights slipped out of my hand. I then dropped the other one, trying to make it seem like it was on purpose. I dropped the weight on my phone. I squealed. She giggled. FML
By godzilllla - United States - Bothell
Today, while at the local supermarket, I spotted an attractive woman packing food into a shelf. Trying to be flirty, I asked where I could find the cream cheese. Apparently, it was on the shelf right behind me. I heard her mutter "idiot" under her breath. FML
By ktorih137 - Canada - Halifax
Today, I was dancing in the passenger seat of my car with my family when a cop pulled us over. He thought I was trying to flag him down for help. I guess I'm not as good of a dancer as I thought. FML
By bethanygirl - United States
Today, I had to cancel my birthday party because of snow. It's October. FML
By pandaface - United Kingdom
Today, to wipe his crack, my boyfriend is still using a newspaper that I left there when he first started refusing to buy toilet paper. FML
Today, I smoked weed with friends. Stoned, I put on my sister's high heels instead of my Vans and I walked to 7-11. FML
By Brittanyy_leigh - Australia
Today, my boyfriend and I went to the beach. I though he was being really sweet by putting sunscreen on my back as I layed on my stomach. I got home later, and felt that my back was sore. Then I saw the giant penis on my back that been burnt in. FML
By Anonymous - United States - Anchorage
Today, I got a targeted YouTube ad that was intended for someone who owns a graveyard plot. Glad to know my watching habits match those of an undertaker's. FML
By horny21 - Canada
Today, I was laying on the bed, naked, waiting for my boyfriend to come home since we haven't had sex in almost a month. Hearing him come in, I struck my sexiest pose. He walked into our room and tossed his backpack at me. Not only did we not have sex, his backpack gave me a black eye. FML
By shield1123 - United States
Today, I realized that my bike was stolen. It was no big deal, my name and number was on it, but it was a crappy bike anyway. I live 3 miles away, and while I was on my walk home I noticed a bike had been thrown through my principal's window. Who's bike was it? Mine. FML
By lolzor - Australia
Today, I called a priest "lame". He responded jokingly with "God will smite you!" I laughed and walked out the door. I tripped and broke my ankle. FML
By Roasted Marshmallows
A sand castle
Today, I took a DNA test and it turns out that the person who I thought was my dad is not my actual dad and my real dad is his best friend. FML
The Summoner
Today, I've lived in my apartment for over 5 years with no bugs, as I'm phobic of them. I broke up with my ex, who smirked at me and declared war. I now have thousands of roaches that I can't get rid of. Coincidence? FML
By "leahkasscar"
Today, I'm stuck in a car with my sister who is currently having a screaming match with her boyfriend. FML
By lotd - United Kingdom - Henley On Thames
Today, as I sat down for my flight, I realised that the passenger I had to sit next to for the next seven hours was wearing a necklace made from tampon packaging. FML
By thanksbabe - United States
Today, after a week of intense fighting, my girlfriend of 4 years and I hung out. She told me she loved me, and I pointed out that last week she said she was going to dump me. Without missing a beat, she replied, "Only to scare you into submission." FML
Today, I decided to tan naked in a secluded part of my yard, so I wouldn't get tan lines. I even felt adventurous enough to leave my bikini and towel inside. This idea backfired however when my mom stopped home from work, assumed I wasn't home, and locked all the doors before she left again. FML
Today, I managed to staple my finger while showing my kindergartner class how to properly use one. FML
By itchy itches - 23/8/2020 05:05 - United States
Box of magic
Today, my neighbor brought home a box of kittens he found in the park. Instead of calling animal control, he decided to keep them. Besides the incessant meowing throughout the day and night, a massive horde of fleas decided to migrate through his light sockets and into my nice clean apartment. FML
By Anonymous - United States - Appleton
Today, my step-mom restarted the computer because she thought she'd downloaded a virus that stopped her from being able to click on anything, erasing my 7-page paper in the process. It turns out it was just the batteries dying in our wireless mouse. FML
By asdfasdf - Canada
Today, my girlfriend said she didn't want to have sex because it takes too long. FML
Today, a customer asked a question I couldn't answer. I asked if she would wait while I consulted someone else, but she spat in my face and stormed off. My manager saw, wrote me up for refusing to help, and gave the woman a gift card for her troubles. FML
By LosTits - United States
Today, I saw my boyfriend after not seeing him for 7 months. During this time I have lost a lot of weight and am proud of it. My boyfriend didn't say anything about the lost weight. When we were alone and things started to heat up, he took off my bra and said "I think your tits are smaller." FML
Today, I woke up to my balls being sucked on. Unfortunately, it was by a mosquito. I hate the summer. FML
By Dweeb
Today, I ran into a parked car and fell into the gutter. All because a dog suddenly barked at me. From the other side of a wooden fence. FML
Today, I discovered that when you buy ropes, duct tapes, a shovel, razor blades, a fire poker, and a carton of cigs, the police can turn up and search your house for 'prisoners'. Those items were actually coincidental. FML
By Lyn - United States
Today, I'm supposed to start my new job as a Crime Scene Tech. Instead, I managed to electrocute myself with my hairdryer. I'll now have to attempt to explain to them that I really am qualified to safely operate an electrostatic lifting device, and other expensive equipment. FML
By dearbailee - United States
Today, I was on a train. An elderly woman and her daughter got on, looking for a seat. The daughter suggested the one next to mine. The elderly woman looked at me and said something in Russian. I speak some Russian. She said she didn't want to "sit by the hooker." FML
By kewtness_17 - United States
Today, I got mad at my 4 year old son for cussing me out. Afterwards, I went upstairs to get ready for the day. When I came back downstairs I found him pooping on my brand new leather couch. FML
By whoababy55 - United States
Today, at around 1 am, my boyfriend drunk-dialed and broke up with me. He didn't seem to remember he had already broken up with me yesterday. Thanks for reminding me. FML
By thanksmom - United States - Watertown
Today, my mother brought over some early Christmas presents for me and the kids. The kid's presents were fine, mine however consisted of many yard accessories, including solar lights. I live in an apartment building with no yard. Her response? "Buy a potted plant and shove them in there." FML
By don't pray, PAY
Today, I attended a Buddhist prayer service for my religion and philosophy course. When the service was over, everyone stood up. Unfortunately, my legs and feet had fallen asleep so much that I lost balance and tackled a monk into the shrine. I'm expected to pay for injuries and damages. FML
By Sad - 3/1/2021 11:01
Tock follow tick follows tock…
Today, after my grandfather died a month ago, my grandmother had a massive stroke. I have a sinus infection but had to be tested for Covid. I need it to show negative so I can say goodbye to the most influential woman in my life. I don't know that results will be back in time. FML
By Tanisha Skye Regeling - 11/6/2020 23:02
Today, I woke up with a headache and a bruised forehead after my husband full-force elbowed me in the head last night in his sleep. It wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact he has zero memory of doing it. FML
Today, I was on the way to traffic court for a $340 speeding ticket I'd got. My mother called me and I wasn't paying attention which caused me to speed. Right past a cop. When I told the cop where I was going, he started laughing at me. I now have another $300 ticket. FML
By Sarcasmo - United States - Madison
Today, I'm so broke that I had to get a refund for my unopened hummus, just so I'd be able to afford the bus fare to get to work tomorrow. FML
By youshitme - Australia
Today, I was at work, working on a new play. In the final dress rehearsal, I heard some of the crew laughing so I looked down at the very revealing costume to see that my left testicle was hanging out. FML
By sharon - United States
Today, I was giving a presentation at work, when I said, "But we could care less about that." My boss asked if I meant, "Couldn't care less." Wanting to avoid embarrassment, I tried to think up an excuse, only to end up blurting that it was my phone's auto-correct. FML
By mrjude
Whiner!
Today, my boss yelled at me, telling me that I can't answer the phone anymore. Not because I do a bad job, but because a co-worker whined about it being her job. People call her and complain about how rude she is and then ask to talk to me. FML
By Anonymous - Singapore
Today, my co-worker insisted there must be an underlying, romantic reason for why I spend so much time teaching him everything, and that I didn't mean it when I told him that's what I'm paid to do. I'm actually supposed to train this guy for three weeks. Two more weeks to go. FML
By Dejaay | 2
#1951480 - Monday 10 January 2011 16:09
Wow, where did you find this guy, clumsy.com?
By disco2466 | 8
hope you atleast punched him back for it
shtoof | 7
#6092509 - Saturday 18 October 2014 12:06
Naaaa it's deserving of at least a dropkick to the face
By josieB666 | 0
Phustercluck | 11
Holy shit that's a good one!
By yeahiknow0 | 0
Fail! :P
By hadi_brown | 0
lmao hard luck... FYL
By 122333 | 0
ha good one #3. well sucks to be you.
By Insane_Tea | 15
He's a keeper! ;)
By Iwantskittles | 0
dump him!
ICaughtFire | 4
If course, because that's the solution for every boyfriend related FML. Duh. -.-
By Yes_I_Own_It | 0
At least he didn't bust your poop sack! what?you guys don't have poop sacks??? Bonnie!!!!!! :)
By RedPillSucks | 31
What a klutz

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Boulder, Colo. is the U.S. metropolitan area with the happiest residents, according to a 2010 Gallup and Healthways survey. Photo by Shihmei Barger.
The design and condition of cities are associated with the happiness of residents, a recent study concludes. Conducted by a joint research team from the University of South Carolina and West Virginia University, the study examined 10 urban areas to find that cities with access to convenient public transportation and cultural and leisure amenities promote happiness. The study also determined that urban areas that are more affordable and function as healthy environments to raise children are linked with happier residents. These latter two urban elements foster happiness by promoting positive social connections, the researchers suggest. The study, "Understanding the Pursuit of Happiness in Ten Major Cities," was published in the Urban Affairs Review. Boulder, Colo. was ranked as having the highest Well-Being Index score in a 2010 Gallup and Healthways survey.
The 4th ETSI Workshop on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) begins tomorrow in Doha, Qatar. The theme of this year's event is safe, smart and sustainable traffic through cooperative intelligent transportation systems. The workshop offers a forum for participants to share Cooperative ITS expertise made globally. "The field of Cooperative ITS, as evidenced by the tremendous global attention to car-to-infrastructure and car-to-car communications, will undoubtedly re-shape the future of ITS in the years to come," said Executive Director Dr. Adnan Abu-Dayya of the workshop's host organization, QU Wireless Innovations Center (QUWIC). The three-day event includes more than 30 speakers from around the world.