The Artsy

NORTH VILLAGE ARTS DISTRICT NEWS

Spotlight:
Rose Music Hall Candy Cane Crib Lighting
this First Friday at 6:30!

The most wonderful time of the year just got even more wonderful… Rose Music Hall is hosting Candy Cane Crib and we can’t wait to see what Rose Park looks like with their magic touch!

Kicking things off on First Friday, December 2 at 5pm will be a Curations573 Holiday Market in the Rose Music Hall parking lot so you can cross Christmas shopping off your to-do list. Cosmo from Y107 will help everyone get in the spirit as the MC for the Candy Cane Crib lighting ceremony at 6:30pm ! Plus– music by The Fried Crawdaddies, food by Angelina’s Tacos, appearances by Truman the Tiger, Santa Claus, and more. You don’t want to miss this event….see you there.

Holiday Market: 5:00pm

Candy Cane Crib Lighting Kickoff: 6:30pm

Truman: 6:30pm-9:00pm

Santa: 7:00pm-9pm

News Update: North Village Art Walk

November’s First Friday introduced three new art installations in the North Village Arts District. This finishes up the Art Walk installations for this year. Bring your friends and family down to the village to explore the exciting 15 Art Walk locations and enjoy our studios, galleries, live music, food, and fun!

New! Music Row on Park Avenue on the fencing of Boone County Lumber

It’s hundreds of feet of artwork on mesh panels by Laura Pintel, John Fennell, Sawyer Wade, Mike Sleadd, Josh Runnels, Asia Long, Wildy Self, Lisa Bartlett, Tootie Burns, Shannon Webster, Sharyn Hyatt, Luana Fields, and Kate Gray. See photos from the reception celebration!

New! The Archway Truss Between Sager Reeves Gallery and Artlandish

“Art Lives Here!” A big lit sign proclaiming the purpose of the North Village Arts District. Learn more

New! Sculpture at Love Columbia on Walnut Street

The “Gymnast” bronze sculpture by Larry Young Learn more

Don’t know your way around? Find tables at Love Columbia and the parking lot between Artlandish Gallery and Sager Reeves on Walnut Street. There will be people who will provide you with a map. View Map

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Upcoming Events in the North Village Arts District

Horse Drawn Carriages are BACK in The District, Downtown CoMO!

Now until December 23rd | Wabash Alley near Fretboard Coffee and Wishflour Bakery
Click here for dates and times

North Village Arts District First Friday

This Friday! December 2nd! | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
More information below

Living Windows Festival 2022

This Friday! December 2nd | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

More information

Candy Cane Crib Lighting and Holiday Market at Rose Music Hall

This Friday! December 2nd | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

More information

Mareck Dance’s Annual ‘Choreographic Installation’
a performance featuring five new works choreographed by the company dancers.
This Friday!, December 2, 2022 | 6:00 PM & 7:00 PM
at Mareck Center for Dance Studios inside the Balsamo Warehouse
Tickets: $$$ at the door

NVAD hosts a free art crawl on the first Friday of each month from 6 -9pm. Galleries, shops, and businesses will be open and hosting music, art demonstrations, activities, refreshments, and much more. Join us for this family-friendly event.

First Friday is this week,
December 2nd!

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Gallery Exhibits

Interested in Exploring More?

Here are links to our NVAD Art Galleries & Current Exhibits:

Shannon Webster Studio & Gallery

Dr. Leo Falkinstein Gallery

Music

Local musicians are featured at many venues and businesses throughout the North Village Art District including First Fridays. Be sure to visit each location’s website for who is playing and when.

Here are a few music venue calendars:

Cafe Berlin

The Blue Note

Fretboard Coffee Open Mic Night

Rose Music Hall

Art News

Mid Missouri is fortunate to have a weekly radio program focused on visual art, music, literature, and more. Speaking of the Arts hosted by Diana Moxon the former Executive Director of the Columbia Art League interviews artmakers and explores all aspects of creative expression.

Speaking of the Arts can be heard Thursdays on 89.5 KOPN
from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Speaking of the Arts is mid-Missouri’s only in-depth weekly arts show. Each week show host Diana Moxon talks with different arts makers about the theatre, literature, fine arts, film, and music happenings they create, and takes a peek behind the scenes at their inspirations, motivations, history and knowledge of particular plays, books, artworks and compositions.