Sat, March 1st... An Afternoon of Art: The Works of Judy Munro!

Please join me at The Loft Fine Art Gallery (on Harper in Clinton Township) 

from 1:00 - 4:00pm on Saturday, March 1st 

for An Afternoon of Art (see flyer below for details). 

There will be light refreshments,  good company, and a lot of beautiful artwork 

from a fabulously imaginative local painter! 

The Judy Munro exhibit, "Michigan Landscapes and Urban Impressions", 

will remain on display there through March 7th. 

Judy Munro was employed for many years as the Director of 
Creative Marketing Services for then-local Lionel Train in Chesterfield, MI. 

When her department was moved to New York in 2009, 
she faced a number of decisions. 

Ultimately, she returned to her creative roots 
and jumped headlong into the world of art. 

In her first year as a full-fledged artist she painted 250 works of art. 

The pieces are wondrously enjoyable and her 
compelling style of composition and vivid colors make 

her works very visually engaging. 
I strongly urge you to come by and check them out! 

Here is the flyer for the March 1st event: 

5 Days and Counting Down: Used on New Books and More

Today's Positive Eye On Small & Local: 
Used on New Books and More in Mount Clemens. 

This was my second big find near the beginning of my rediscovery of Downtown Mount Clemens, a bit over two years ago. I bill this store, in my little Tout video vignette (below), as "The Book Shop with a Personality". I'm not sure I can improve on that statement, nor even explain it... but I stand behind it. If you want to feel it for yourself, go on in and look around for a while. Take your time. 
Used on New Books and More is most definitely a work of love: the love of books... of all kinds. 
Together with Weirdsville Records (see yesterday's blog post) housed somewhat neatly inside, the shops form a powerful team that give the love of books, music, art, and film a personal touch that is available to all who wander inside. 
After-hours events such as artist sketching jams and murder mystery parties make this place far better than a mere neighborhood book shop... that's all part of the "and More".
It's no wonder that this is one of my all-time favorite places! 

Weirdsville Listening Party, Tuesday Oct 29 at 7pm: 'At Home with Denny'!

At 7:00pm, on Tuesday, October 29th: it's the long awaited "At Home with Denny" Weirdsville Records Listening Party! You may remember seeing this fabulous and rare record on Davey's YouTube commercial for the record shop (which is found inside Used-on-New Books & More at 36 New Street in Downtown Mount Clemens) and also on the episode of Under The Radar Michigan which featured Weirdsville Records, earlier this year... and if you don't, that's no problem! You can check out the hilarious YouTube spot here and Episode #314 of UTR Michigan here (Mount Clemens comes in at the 14:00min mark)! 
Also, even better than just listening to this finely-produced record... Dennis Gapczynski, local musician who recorded this gem on vinyl (many years ago when he lived in Macomb County) will be coming down from his Alpena home to jam with Davey at this party! 
Davey Taylor tells us why it's cool...

This Saturday in Downtown Mount Clemens!

The festivities go on all day long! They start at 8:00am, when the Mount Clemens Farmers Market begins their annual Pumpkin Party... then Turning Point starts their Trunk or Treat event at noon. Of course, there's the multi-activity kid's event, The 6th Annual Halloween Spooktacular, followed by the 2nd Annual Block Party, and it winds up with the 3rd Annual Zombie Walk! You want details, you say? We got 'em! They can be had by clicking right here: http://ymlp.com/zR3g3z! Also... the PYRO Art Glass Studio has created even more beautiful glass pumpkins, so stop in and have a look! If you want to know even more of what is going on around the area, check out the Positive ION RebelMouse page (or peek at it here, just below the current blogpost)!