Jamestown  (CSi)  The pandemic has given the Jamestown Arts Center, the opportunity to creatively change some of their signature Arts Center programs to safely enjoy all that culture and the arts have to offer.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Arts Center Director Mindi Schmitz said, over the next five months, in association with the opening of each new exhibition we will be offering an “exclusive” wine and cheese tasting for up to 25 participants aptly named Perfectly Paired, because what’s better than curated wine and cheese parings coupled with art. Sommelier Karla Sandness will be choosing each exhibition’s pairings which may be inspired by the art or other common theme. To be sure, the wine and cheeses will delight your palate.

This program is first-come-first-served. To sign up for participation give the office a call at 701-251-2496. Perfectly Paired: October 15, November 19, January 28, March 5 and April 22 at 7:00 pm in The Arts Center gallery. Call soon to reserve your spot as we are limiting attendance to 25 guests.

Tickets are $25 AND look for a discounted book of tickets for the
future wine and cheese events at the October 15 event.

Mindi added that the next Open Mic Night is Thursday Oct 22,  from 7-p.m., to 9-p.m. Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall. Open mic night is back on The Arts Center gallery stage. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing is in place and masks are highly encouraged. ENJOY (as safely as possible)!!

If you haven’t yet found the courage to get up on stage, you are welcome to just sit back and take in the show.

The next exhibit is October 15- November  13, Sculptures by Patrick Luber

She added that “This Fall we host University of North Dakota sculpture professor, Patrick Luber. His impeccable installation and sculptural work is sophisticated, thought provoking, and distinctive. When you visit the gallery be prepared to consider the variety of themes Luber is addressing while admiring the artist’s mastery over his materials.

Over the span of Patrick Luber’s career he has explored the serious and humorous intersection of religion, national identity, popular culture, and folk art as they relate to American culture. His sculptures are unified by his use of referential objects as sculptural form, especially familiar objects, such as beds, books, architectural forms, or liturgical objects. Through the manipulation and combination of these ordinary objects, a visual language emerges which expresses the idiosyncratic experiment called America.”