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Upcoming All Events at the SCA

Call for Work: The Art of Zoar Valley III
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - Friday, April 18, 2025 All Day @
The Art of Zoar Valley III will be on display at the Olmsted Gallery this summer. The call for work deadline is April 18th.

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ROOT | PESTLE & MORTAR | INCENSE CREATION
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Starting at the beginning with “I am,” the Root Chakra, is our sense of trust and security. It is our most instinctive chakra, governing our survival instincts and our connectedness to our bodies as vehicles that navigate our world. Students will explore the root chakra by learning how incense is made, and grind root, resin and other gifts from the earth to craft their own one of a kind incense charged for at home use. 

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Open Mic Night
Friday, January 31, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art\’s Cafe
Come hear local talent or bring a song of your own! Performers may play covers or original songs. No back tracks permitted, must bring your own accompaniment or you are welcome to sing acapella.

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ICE & SNOW DYEING
Saturday, February 1, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am @ Art’s Cafe
Discover the magic of transforming winter’s chill into wearable art! In this hands-on workshop, Mary Hermans of Nexus Botanical Arts will guide you through the process of using snow or ice as a dye medium, paired with natural plant-based pigments. You’ll create your own unique bandana to take home while learning the fundamentals of this truly cool technique. All materials provided.

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Valentine's Craft
Saturday, February 1, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Craft a couplet in a Valentine’s Day Card! Grab any two prewritten rhyming lines, and you have a couplet! All that’s left to do is to glue them on the inside of the card, and then to decorate the front, and you have the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for friends or family. All ages, but aimed for elementary. With Literary Arts Director Nicole Hebdon.

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Art Night: Dan Bryce
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Dan Bryce is the owner of Funderbolt Studios Toy and Game Design, whose clients include major toy companies like Spinmaster Toys, Fisher Price, and Mattel. He has a degree in animation and illustration from The Rhode Island School of Design and has been a professional toy inventor for over twenty five years. He specializes in illustration, 2D concept art and video production.  Dan recently finished a mural in Downtown Springville as part of SCA’s public art initiative, is on the SCA Board of Directors, volunteers as a gallery docent, and is a part of events like Art Crawl. 

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MORTAR SCULPTING
Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
A laidback workshop where you’ll get a chance to unleash your inner creativity by sculpting a piece of art from your own block of concrete and marble dust. No sculpting knowledge or artistic skill level required- just an active imagination. All tools, materials and gloves will be provided. With Brian Pfeiffer.

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Folk Night ft. Benny Bleu
Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Benny Bleu will be performing at our monthly Folk Night at Art’s Cafe on Thursday, February 6th from 6:30-8pm.

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Home Remedy ft. Nate Silas Richardson
Friday, February 7, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Home Remedy is Lydia Garrison with Rosie Newton. They are a powerhouse duo fusing Old Time, Americana songwriter, and Cajun and Zydeco flavors. Both multi-instrumentalists and singers, they share an upbringing steeped in regional New York state thriving local music culture. In Home Remedy, Lydia and Rosie play fiddles, accordions, guitars, banjo and some percussion. 

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Fantasy & Football Trivia hosted by Brayton J Wilson
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
There will be a Fantasy & Football Trivia night hosted by Brayton J. Wilson at Art’s Cafe on February 12th from 6-8pm.

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Jazz Night With Cat Jones
Thursday, February 13, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art\’s Cafe
A weekly evening of jazz standards from the 40’s to the present, selections from the Great American Songbook, and a touch of Latin too. With a rotating group of musicians.

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GLASS PAINTED PORTRAITS
Saturday, February 15, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Create a fun and interesting portrait on glass using translucent paint medium. Participants will bring a reference image that they would like to create. Frames and all supplies provided.

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Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Saturday, February 15, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light will be performing at Art’s Cafe on February 15th from 7-9pm. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

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SACRAL | EMOTIONS & KUNDALINI | ORANGE OIL COLOR STUDY
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ Springville Center for the Arts
This class focuses on “I Feel,” the Sacral Chakra, associated with our creative and feminine energies. Students will explore a contemplation of its associated color of orange, using color mixing exercises with oil paint, found object assemblage and mixed media.

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Open Mic Night
Friday, February 28, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art\’s Cafe
Come hear local talent or bring a song of your own! Performers may play covers or original songs. No back tracks permitted, must bring your own accompaniment or you are welcome to sing acapella.

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Directors Workshop
Saturday, March 1, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm @ Springville Center for the Arts
Have you ever wanted to direct but don’t know where to start? This is the workshop for you! Each participant will be assigned a 10 minute play from the series “Get in the Car” written by local talents in Buffalo. Matt Boyle will walk you through the nuances of directing and how to stage a short play. Hosted by Matt Boyle.

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LINOLEUM PRINTED TEA TOWELS
Saturday, March 1, 2025 10:00 am - 1:00 pm @ Springville Center for the Arts
Learn the process, safety and technique of printmaking with linoleum. Carve your own design that can be used to print on tea towels, shopping bags, pillowcases and more. White tea towels will be provided for printing in class. 

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Folk Night
Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Calling all folkies! Curated by Ben Collier, Folk Night will focus on folk and traditional music hosted by a constellation of players. March and May TBA

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Art Night: Women As Artist & Subject
Friday, March 7, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm @ Art’s Cafe
Learn about female artists throughout history, women as represented in art, the intersection of women as both Muse and Master, and the modern context of feminism in art. Speakers include: Ellen Owens, Adjunct Professor at Niagara University and Director of Castellani Museum;  Heather Gring, Archivist of Rare Books at Buffalo + Erie Co Public Library, artist’s model; Biljana Petreska, Roycroft Artisan in Photography, artist specializing in alternative photography and female identity centered self-portraiture; and Tami Fuller, Executive Director for the Roycrofters-at-Large Association, weaver and fiber artist using traditional women’s textile work as a medium to explore the female experience.

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Herbal Sachet Making: Fragrance & Function
Saturday, March 8, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am @ Art’s Cafe
Add a touch of nature to your home with handmade herbal sachets! Join Mary Hermans of Nexus Botanical Arts for this aromatic workshop, where you’ll blend dried herbs and flowers to create fragrant sachets for drawers, under your pillow, or to give as thoughtful gifts.

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