{"id":1179,"date":"2005-07-31T14:12:17","date_gmt":"2005-07-31T19:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/framingham.com\/wordpress\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2010-04-15T15:43:54","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T20:43:54","slug":"amazing-things-open-house-welcome-thank-you-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2005\/07\/31\/arts-culture\/amazing-things-open-house-welcome-thank-you-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Things Open House Welcome & Thank You Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> - Members and the general public are invited to attend the Amazing Things Arts Center\u2019s Open House Welcome and Thank You Party on July 31 from 3 \u2013 5 PM.<\/p>\n

The formal Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and recognition of the Founding Benefactors will take place at 3:30. This event will celebrate what can be accomplished when many dedicated people work together. According to Amazing Things Board President Lee Mendenhall of Framingham, \u201cWe want to showcase our new Center and express our appreciation to the hundreds of people who have supported us in establishing something special in the Metro West\/Framingham area.\u201c Executive Director Michael Moran added, \u201cAmazing Things was founded on a vision of the arts as \u2018a rich form of communication that allows us to meet, understand, and accept each other.\u2019 The success of our new venture after only a year of operation tells us how much the community values our vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Amazing Things Arts Center is located at 55 Nicholas Road in Framingham (in the Pinefield Shopping Center in Saxonville).<\/p>\n

Everyone who has contributed will be honored on July 31. The following major founding benefactors will be especially recognized:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Jon and Jill Baker<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Jerry Burke<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Caroline and Hugh Cockrill<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Creative Tile<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Joan and Russell Doucette<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Frank and Kelly DuMar<\/p>\n

\u00b7 David and Aaron Greenblatt<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Leslie M. Holmes<\/p>\n

\u00b7 David Lang<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Barbara and Corbit Larson<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Lindalee Lawrence and Richard Lucash<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Cheryl Litster<\/p>\n

\u00b7 The Lost and Foundation<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Yuri Machkasov<\/p>\n

\u00b7 The Maxwell Hurston Family Foundation<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Lee and Mary Anne Mendenhall<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Liza and Michael Moran<\/p>\n

\u00b7 The Portland Group<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Cynthia Rosso<\/p>\n

\u00b7 William and Kathleen Rousseau<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Chris Walsh<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Peter Whistler<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Thomas Chipman Co.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Amazing events include:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Folk\/world artist Tony Bird on Saturday, July 23 (8:00PM)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Folk\/pop\/jazz artist Celia Slattery on Friday, July 29 (8:00PM)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Folk artist\/satirist Tom Neilson on Saturday, July 30 (8:00PM)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Weepin' Willie and the All Star Blues Band on Friday, August 5 (8:00PM)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Folk\/funnyman Don White on Saturday, August 6 (8:00PM)<\/p>\n

Amazing Things sponsors a weekly Jazz Jam on Tuesday nights, Outspoken Word Open Mike on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday nights of each month, and Cabaret Open Mike on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights. For full listings, check out www.amazingthings.org<\/p>\n

You can also visit the Amazing Things Gallery any Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6 PM. This month, they are featuring \"Art in the Neighborhood\" by Saxonville Studios.<\/p>\n

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