Pi Day @ the CMMC
Pi Day!
The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County and Wabash College Invite you to our Annual Celebration of Pi Day

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Saturday, March 13th
1-3 PM

In honor of Pi Day Wabash College Physics and Math Guys will be on hand to entertain and amaze us. We will have five tables of demonstrations, hair-raising fun, lasers and much more. You will look at Pi in a whole new way! Bring the family and join us at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County.

Free Admission!

Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County
222 S. Washington St, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
765-362-4618  ¶ 8:51 AM 0 comments

  In the Gallery -- Annual High School Show In the Gallery
Ingenious High School Artists Embellish CDPL Gallery

While anxiously awaiting the first sweet breath of spring "outside"; the Library's Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery offers an opportunity to view spring profusions of beauty "inside" while anxiously awaiting the real thing. This annual exhibit is an energetic explosion of over 250 images straight from the fresh imaginations of these young Montgomery County artists whose work will be on display from Saturday, February 20th until Sunday, March 14th during regular Library hours. An Awards Reception is planned for Wednesday evening, March 10th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in lower level rooms A & B. Everyone is invited.

High School Art Students, with the help of Art Teachers and Tri Kappa Sorority members, will again wow you with their rich talent and focused tenacious abilities. Every art student who wishes to enter this event may do so, in one or several of the following categories; Ceramics, Computer Graphics-Graphic Design & Communication Arts, Drawing 1 and 2, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography 1 and 2, Printmaking, Sculpture and Textile & Fiber Design.

The six High School Art Teachers, Sheila McCormick and Marianne Ballenger of Crawfordsville High School, JD Minch and Mike Strickler at North Montgomery, Eleanor Brewer and Janet McVay at Southmont, suggest categories which may challenge individual students, teach needed skills, encourage artists to put forth their best effort and lastly, get pieces gallery-ready by matting and shrink-wrapping each piece.

Ribbons and Financial Rewards, in each of the fourteen categories, are given for first, second, third place and honorable mention.

Each year Tri Kappa members hire an experienced, independent artist to judge student work. This year's judge is Elizabeth Morton, PhD, assistant Professor of Art History in the Art Department at Wabash College. She has juried dozens of local, regional and national shows in the Atlanta and Denver areas and in Botswana, Africa.

Without Tri Kappa volunteers this philanthropic event would not take place. Each year Tri Kappa women, most of who are employed full time outside the home, work with high school art teachers and place student’s finished art pieces by category on the walls and in the display cases of the Gallery.

When you visit this amazing exhibit of artistic diversity, be prepared to be awed by the scope and depth of talent emanating from these high-spirited young artists. Enjoy!  ¶ 10:56 AM 0 comments

  Genealogy Club of Montgomery County The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, IN Corp will hold a program at 7:00 pm, March 9, 2010 at the Crawfordsville District Public Library in the lower level in the Donnelley Room.

The program is entitled:
"Grids on the Ground-Urban Orientation Through History"
by Jim Swift, Professional Surveyor

The public is invited! Call: (765) 362-2242, Ext 4 or 118 for more information.  ¶ 12:37 PM 0 comments

  New Adult Non-Fiction Check out these new non-fiction books on the second floor!


Enjoy Classic Movies?
Read: The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie by Tony Curtis

Actor Tony Curtis explores the making of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot, filmed in 1959. Curtis reminisces about costars Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe while emphasizing the importance of this classic comedy film.



Planning your upcoming wedding?
Read: Wedding Speeches & Toasts by Caroline Tiger

Caroline Tiger guides those preparing for their wedding through the correct etiquette and approach to every aspect of the event.




Want to stay in touch with old friends and promote your business?
Read: Facebook Me! A Guide to Having Fun with Your Friends and Promoting Your Projects on Facebook by Dave Awl

Find out how to use Facebook to your advantage with this guide to proper etiquette and publicity tools on the popular social networking site.



Interested in European history?
Read: The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson

Wilson offers a thorough investigation into the Thirty Years War which devastated Europeans in the 17th Century.



Check out our other New Titles: New Non-Fiction  ¶ 5:26 PM 0 comments

  In the Gallery -- February 2010
North Montgomery Community School Corporation's Bratton Initiative Art Exhibit

In the fall of 2006, the North Montgomery School Corporation embarked on a voyage to initiate new reforms to enhance its regular curriculum. Fifteen bold new reform initiatives were chosen and named for William E. Bratton, a member of the famed Lewis and Clark Corporation of Discovery expedition of the Louisiana Purchase. William E. Bratton, a private in the U.S. Army, acted as a scout and military escort for the expedition and while on the trail, overcome a severe illness using nothing but his own resourcefulness. Later in life William E. Bratton settled in Waynetown, Indiana and became Montgomery County's first official Superintendent of Schools. One of the fifteen chosen Bratton Initiatives asks North Montgomery Community School Corporation Art Teachers to secure a venue to exhibit the art work created by corporation students under their tutelage. The intent of the exhibit is to provide a public venue for students to display their work and by so doing inspire them to continue creating art and to perhaps eventually seek their own display venues. This year the Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery at the Crawfordsville Public Library will host North Montgomery School Corporation's Student Art Exhibit from Friday, January 29 until Friday, February 19, 2010. Art Students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 may participate in this non-juried exhibit meant for the entertainment of all Montgomery County residents. Visual Art teachers, who prepared the students and their work for display include: Kim Goebel -- Sugar Creek Elementary; Lisa Cosby -- Pleasant Hill Elementary; Mary Lou Dawald -- Sommer Elementary; Cassie Timmons -- Northridge Middle School; and Mike Strickler and J.D. Minch -- North Montgomery High School.  ¶ 2:27 PM 0 comments

  Noteworthy Birthday: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (born January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, NY, died April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, GA) was the 32nd President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, Roosevelt led the country from 1933 until his death in 1945. In the 1930s, Roosevelt initiated the New Deal, a package of economic programs which stressed Relief, Reform, and Recovery following the Great Depression. After Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, Roosevelt led the United States through World War II and saw economic recovery in the country. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 63.

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  New Stephen Crane Display

A new display on the second floor of the library honors the life of Crawfordsville native Joseph Stephen Crane. A visual representation of Crane's life, the display features high school and college yearbooks, 1937 Wabash College items, memorabilia from Crane's famous restaurants and films and much more.

Don't know who Stephen Crane was?

Joseph Stephen Crane was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on February 7, 1916 to Mr. And Mrs. William E. Crane. The Crane family lived at 205 West Pike Street and owned the Stephenson Crane Cigar Store on 107 S. Washington from the 1920s through the 1940s. Stephen Crane, who preferred to be called Joe in his youth, was voted Most Attractive his senior year at Crawfordsville High School and was active in drama and debates. He attended and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business from Wabash College in 1937. At Wabash, Crane was a stage manager for the Scarlet Masque as well as an active member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

A few years after graduation, Stephen Crane moved to California and gained fame after marrying glamorous movie star Lana Turner in 1942. An infamous annulment and remarriage to Turner caused Crane's name to appear in newspapers with frequency. An attempt at a film career ended after three movies, but the Oscar-nominated Tonight and Every Night featured Crane alongside screen goddess Rita Hayworth. While many recall that Crane was the father of Turner's only child, Cheryl, and locals fondly remember the week Lana Turner stayed in Crawfordsville to tour her husband’s hometown, much has been forgotten about Crane's life after his marriage to Lana Turner.

Stephen Crane successfully transformed himself into a charming host and well-regarded owner of The Luau, Kon-Tiki, and Ports o' Call restaurants in the early 1950s. Patronized by celebrities, the Luau became the hotspot of 1950s and 60s nightlife. Crane owned and operated all of his restaurants through his company, Stephen Crane Associates. He was known for his whimsical approach to the Polynesian restaurant theme and his close eye to detail in his designs.

A small town boy who cultivated himself into a respected restaurateur,

Stephen Crane died on February 6, 1985 in Pauma Valley, California. Per his wishes, he was buried alongside his parents in Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville.

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  In the Gallery: January 2010
In the Gallery

INSPIRED FIRE: Glass Creations by Sharon Owens

Sharon is an artist who combines the vivid color of the tropics, depth and translucency of molten glass into artwork that sings with enthusiasm. The details crafted through the gentle techniques of flameworking glass over a torch or a combination of flamework and molten furnace glass, give the resulting pieces an unparalleled beauty of murrini, latticino cane and layers of dichroic glass. It is difficult to say which gave her the most undying inspiration - the childhood trip to the glass furnaces of West Virginia, the extra drawing and painting studies since third grade, the BA in Fine Arts from Indiana University, or the fortunate studies with American and Italian glass masters – and all which have contributed to Sharon's long love affair of dancing with fire.

INPRESSIONS IN PAINT & PASTEL by Karen Patton

Karen Patton is a retired public school teacher from Montgomery County. She has been working as a professional artist for about ten years. She has taken many studio classes at the Lafayette Art Museum and the Morton Center with teachers: Jeff Klinker, Lori Amick, James Werner, and Rena Brower.

Patton has been Artist-in-Residence at the Lew Wallace Study several times and exhibits in Lafayette, Frankfort, Sugar Creek Art Center, Art Museum of Greater Lafayette and Crawfordsville. She has had several solo exhibits in Crawfordsville and Lafayette, and has been in several juried shows including the Grand Wabash, Crawfordsville Fall Exhibit, and Columbian Park Zoo Show.

Karen is a member of Indiana Plein Air Painters, Wabash Artist Alliance, and the Art League of Montgomery County. She is the current co-president of the Art League. She enjoys doing landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Patton usually works in watercolor and oil and enjoys learning new techniques and experimenting with new media. She and her husband enjoy traveling and taking photos of places around the world which often inspire new paintings.  ¶ 11:12 AM 0 comments