Day: July 19, 2006

“Everyday Manuel,” mixed-media/collage. Artist: Gabriel Shaffer, Asheville. Whether you call it brut, primitive, intuitive, outsider, folk, visionary, or naive, identifying and critiquing work by untrained (or should we call them self-taught?) artists is never less than confusing. And if you think you can gain clarity by visiting all five venues participating in the ensemble folk-art … Read more

Guess which show isn’t for kids? The East Coast Supersonic Puppet Festival will include Red Herring Puppets’ classic Aesop’s Fables, top, and Dramaton Theater’s spooky The Traveler, below, among other performances (including one by Muppets scion Heather Henson). In the 1996 tearjerker Fly Away Home, Anna Paquin plays a “tween” in Canada who discovers an … Read more