<div dir="ltr">Off the top of my head...<div><br></div><div>It's Art month? </div><div><br></div><div>What is art.....I have a story....a couple of years ago I submitted a poem to The Riverside Artists Gallery....it was selected by some artist to inspire a work of art. I was thrilled....they have the art show and poetry reading and I see the art work that was inspired by my poem......I'm totally clueless some weird abstract dark thing....I can't imagine what it has to do with my poem.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a friend who loves the poem....the poem is called Capernaum. She and her husband visit Israel and go to Capernaum.</div><div><br></div><div>She takes a picture of the remains of the synogogue there...She superimposes a copy of my poem (It's only 3 lines) on the photo, puts it in a beautiful frame and sends it to me as a present. I hang it in my dining room. </div><div><br></div><div>Fast forward 3 or 4 years. I get to know Geoff Schenkel. He and his wife Alice come to my house for dinner. Geoff excuses himself to go to the bathroom...as he passes the picture he turns and says, "I KNOW THAT POEM.".....What ? I say...I don't think it''s been published anywhere.....he tells me that HE is the artist that choose my poem at the Riverside Artist's Gallery.....I start laughing and explain how I saw the picture and was totally clueless.....</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So why do we celebrate art? What is art? Geoff Schenkel can speak to this...</div><div><br></div><div>What is poetry??? Who the heck knows. </div><div><br></div><div>LINK TO EKPHRASIS (poetry about art)...</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/alycia-zimmerman/ekphrasis-poetry-about-art/">https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/alycia-zimmerman/ekphrasis-poetry-about-art/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>"<em style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Museo Sans W01_300",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:0.3px">Ekphrasis</em><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Museo Sans W01_300",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:0.3px"> is writing about any art form, but in its modern usage, ekphrasis generally refers to poetry that reflects on visual art, and most often painting."</span><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>I'm sure there's lots of poems about art. </div><div> </div><div>Music possibilities From ART WORLD</div><div><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world" style="font-family:"Neue Helvetica W01","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:700">Art World</a><br></div><div><h1 class="gmail-article-title gmail-h1" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:10px auto;font-family:"Neue Helvetica W01","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;line-height:38px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:28px;letter-spacing:2px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">See 10 Songs Every Art Lover Should Know</h1><p class="gmail-article-blurb" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:10px auto 0px;font-size:17px;line-height:26px;letter-spacing:1px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Neue Helvetica W01","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Add these art-inspired tunes to your next playlist.</p>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Martha McGovern via Worship <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:worship@fuusm.org" target="_blank">worship@fuusm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">Hi, Folks --</font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">Several issues are making re-thinking of our May
service schedule necessary:</font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">1. Charleston may need to use us as a
neutral pulpit as they continue their search for a minister.</font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">2. The "People's State of the Union"
readers theatre doesn't lend itself to easy adjustment and, probably, would be
better in the July 1 or July 8 spot.</font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">3. In addition, Jane Tumas-Serna will be
busy enough with overall coordination of the May display of art.</font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">SO -- to keep ourselves flexible, we need to
identify a different program for May 20. </font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">Please share any ideas you have for topics or
speakers.</font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">KAT -- please share your developing ideas for the
other Sundays so that we can be in coordination.</font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Calibri">Martha McG</font></div>
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