WAR!
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The Rubrittican Trust for Historic Preservation and the Historical Society of Ceralusia present “Rubrittica vs. Ceralusia,” opening in the Arts Alley District on Friday, May 4th. This opening will take place at The Modbo and S.P.Q.R. and goes from 5:30 pm until midnight. The show runs through Friday, June 1st.“Rubrittica vs. Ceralusia” is an historical exploration of war; an opportunity to examine both human nature and the foibles of memory.
 For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Historical-Society-of-Ceralusia/373620532649872 and https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rubrittican-Trust-for-Historic-Preservation/113045722155133 .
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New Exhibition in the Arts Alley
Please join The Arts Alley District—The Modbo and S.P.Q.R.—for its newest art opening! Our +1 Monochromatic Show opens on Friday, September 9th, at 5:30 pm. In the Modbo, look for monochromatic works by members of The Modbo Collective. In S.P.Q.R., you can find monochromatic works by community members who were selected through a jurying process with jurors Rodney Wood, Lorelei Beckstrom, and Brett Andrus.
The opening reception will feature live music by Paul Riola’s Cellar Door!
Modbo Collective members represented include: Lorelei Beckstrom, Trevor Thomas, Troy DeRose, Brett Andrus, Phil Lear, Jess Preble, and Nina Peterson. In S.P.Q.R., look for 29 community artists such as Sean O’Meallie, Phil Vallejo, up-and-coming artists Dave Tweedy, Monique Viger, and more!
The Modbo Collective Has Escaped!
The Modbo is pleased to announce an exciting exhibition opportunity. Beginning this Saturday, July 16th, you can see the work of nine Modboco artists hanging in Palmer Lake at the Tri-Lakes Center for The Arts. The opening reception is from 6 to 9 pm on Saturday the 16th, and will have a cash bar. Modbo Collective Artists include: Brett Andrus, Lorelei Beckstrom, Troy DeRose, Phil Lear, Trevor Thomas, Nina Peterson with special guests Chris Alvarez, Dave Tweedy, Monique Viger. The Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts is located at 304 Highway 105, Palmer Lake, CO, 80132, and they can be reached at 719-481-0475.
Big Big Stuff This Weekend!
Friday, June 3rd is the closing night for the new exhibitions by Brett Andrus and Lorelei Beckstrom. Don’t miss the last opportunity to see (and purchase the few remaining pieces) of new work by two of Colorado Springs most dynamic painters.
Also! Friday, June 3rd, 8:30 pm, $10 suggested donation, L(i)ederhosen, a night of mostly German music with Judeth Shay Burns, Nisa Ari, Lauren Andrus, and Mark Arnest.
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Please join us for the latest in The Modbo’s series of classical music events. Beginning at 8:30 (so you can enjoy the other First Friday events around town beforehand!), L(i)ederhosen will offer a selection of mostly classical music, with a smattering of musical theater. We might even have some Schnitzel.
The Modbo is proud to announce a new partnership with The Downtown Business Improvement District that has resulted in the creation of the Acacia Park Summer Concert Series.
Please join us for 2 hours of free, live music by great local bands, most Saturdays this summer from 5:30 to 7:30 pm! A full schedule is available at www.downtown80903.com
The first concert is at 5:30 pm, Saturday, June 4th. You’ll hear the great music of Broken Spoke and Out to Dry. Feel free to bring a picnic!
Following this event, please join us for an Acacia Park Summer Concert Series Kickoff Party in the alley—we’ll have two bands in the alley by The Modbo and two bands in the alley just north, behind ReMax. Starting at 7:30 pm or so, you’ll hear Anonymity Guru, Charlie Brown and the Great Gospel, Government Camp, and the Flumps.
Don’t miss this great night of fun, free music! AND!!! 
Dr. Sketchy’s is back, on Sunday, June 5th! This month’s model is Misha Minx. Don’t miss out—these events can be crowded, and they are first come, first served!
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School: Presented by The Modbo and Peaks and Pasties Burlesque Troupe. Occurring every first Sunday from 6-7:30 pm, This month’s is on Sunday, June 5th. A strongly suggested $15 donation. An open figure drawing session with a serious twist.
The Modbo is pleased as punch to announce that is now an official branch of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School and in partnership with our local burlesque troupe, Peaks and Pasties. Dr. Sketchy’s is an open figure drawing session with a twist— the models are burlesque dancers and the atmosphere is not exactly what you’d expect from a traditional art class.
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is the world’s premier alternative drawing movement and quite possibly the coolest art class you’ll ever go to. Ever month, over 3,500 people gather in nearly a hundred cities. Dr. Sketchy’s was founded in 2005 in a dive bar in Brooklyn by two artists. You absolutely do not need to be an artist to attend this event. For more information on Dr. Sketchy’s, go to www.drsketchy.com. For more information on Peaks and Pasties, please contact Lola Spitfire at lolaspitfire@gmail.com. And as ever, you can reach The Modbo at themodbo@gmail.com Another busy Art filled weekend brought to you by the Modbo. Hope to see you!
New Works By Brett Andrus and Lorelei Beckstrom
The Modbo and S.P.Q.R., The Arts Alley District, are pleased to present solo shows by Brett Andrus and Lorelei Beckstrom. Their first solo shows in three and two years, respectively, Andrus’ new body of work is called “Vögel(n),” and Beckstrom’s, “The History of the Future.”
The opening reception for this show will be on Friday, May 13th, 2011, in The Arts Alley District beginning at 5:30 and going until midnight. Entertainment will include music by The Good Morning Accordion Terrorist, live free jazz by The Bottesini Project, and some special performances that you’ll have to see to believe!
Colorado Springs native Brett Andrus studied painting and art history at The Savannah College of Art and Design before returning home to Colorado in 2001. He has showed in Savannah, New York City, New Orleans, Atlanta, Denver, and Colorado Springs. “Vögel(n)” is his first solo show in three years, although he showed jointly with Lindsay Hand in August of 2010 for “The 30 Day Portrait Experience” at The Modbo. Andrus is the co-owner of The Modbo and S.P.Q.R., and the sole curator for both spaces, as well as several satellite spaces in town: the VBar, the Blue Star, and the Colorado Springs Airport among them.
For Andrus, the process of creating a new body of work for “Vögel(n)” has been a process of redefining his visual aesthetic and regaining his control of his medium. “This is a show that I’ve been wanting to paint,” Andrus says. Inspired by the magnificent art he saw on his recent honeymoon in Europe, Andrus conceived a body of work that was not only painted masterfully, but with the intent of connecting with the viewer on an emotional rather than solely intellectual level. Additionally, he challenged himself to paint in a much looser and faster style than he had previously been accustomed to. Andrus refers to his work as “skewed rococo.” Additionally, says Andrus, his work “possesses a touch of the absurd without being inaccessible.” “Vögel(n)” is comprised of over a dozen works, all of them large scale narrative oils on panels.
Lorelei Beckstrom hails originally from Minnesota. After studying painting, sculpture, and graphic design for seven years, Beckstrom ended up in the mountains of Colorado in 1994, thus fulfilling a childhood dream to move to the west. She took a long hiatus from art to build a mountain dream home, and while she lived in a teepee adjacent to the structure-in-progress, found herself stretching canvases on teepee poles and resuming her artistic passion. Beckstrom has shown prolifically in Colorado Springs—at the Plantera group, Rubbish Gallery, and The Business of Arts Center among others, as well as Closed Gallery in Denver and Cult Status in Minneapolis.
“The History of the Future” is Beckstrom’s first solo show in two years. Beckstrom notes that the impetus for the show came from watching the movie “Man on a Wire,” a film about Phillipe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center. Beckstrom began to immerse herself in a world of wire walkers and audiences, painting with what she eventually realized was an ironic passion—the artist actually harbors a fear of both heights and crowds. Beckstrom theorizes that she’s responding to her “fears in some odd way, and painting to work through them.” For Beckstrom, painting with oils, as she has done for this show, was a bit of a novelty; although she had worked with them in the past, she has mostly used acrylics for the past 20 years. Modbo co-owner Brett Andrus coaxed her into an oil class, and out of this, Beckstrom says she realized that she had “been an artist for all these years, but not a painter.” She now considers herself to be a painter. Beckstrom often feels like she’s “leading the painting, up until a point, and then it leads me. The world created in the painting becomes richer than real life, more real, almost.”
