OUR MISSION

To foster the arts and crafts by providing a wide range of instruction for adults and children. Castle Hill holds exhibitions, lectures, forums, concerts and other similar activities in order to promote social interaction among artists, craftsmen, laymen, and the community at large.

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SUMMER 2008 WORKSHOPS - Yoga & Music

The Woody English Distinguished Artist & Writers Chair honors: Judy Chicago . She will do a lecture on August 20 at 8:00 pm at the Wellfleet Congregational Church

Summer 2008

Painting

Drawing

Clay

Printmaking/
Book Arts

Performance - Yoga - Music

Teens

Kids

TUESDAY NIGHT LECTURE SERIES AT THE WELLFLEET LIBRARY

$10 admission – Free for Castle Hill Members
8pm on Tuesdays at the Wellfleet Public Library in Wellfleet.

July 8 – Caroline Rand Herron, Former Staff Editor of the New York Times Book Review.

July 15 – Anthony Walton, author of “Mississippi: An American Journey”and historian and scholar of African American history.

July 22 – Daniel Heyman, will discuss his work making portraits of Iraqi torture victims as personal political statements and as part of a long tradition of printmakers who recorded wars in their art.

August 5 – Harry Cooper, curator of the National Gallery.

August 12 - Franco Sacchi, Independant Director/Producer/Editor whose feature length film This is Nollywood, portrays the unknown world of the Nigerian home video industry.

August 19 – Steven Pinker, Harvard linguist and psychologist.

NOT TO BE MISSED LECTURES.....

Early Morning YOGA

Bauhaus Yoga/Stretching for Artists and Writers: Stefanie Mattfeld

Wednesday Mornings in July: July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 AM
$10 per session (drop in)
Castle Hill

These hour long sessions will emphasize preventing and releasing stiffness in the areas of the body that are overworked during the process of art and writing (neck and shoulders, upper back, hamstrings.) The yoga postures will be accessible to every age and for every level of fitness. Previous yoga experience is not necessary.

Stefanie Mattfeld, RYT has 30+ years of experience with yoga. She has had extensive training and has worked with mature students and those with specific physiological conditions, as well as being certified in Reiki, Thai and Therapeutic Massage.

Music Lessons on String Instruments - Viola, Violin & Cello

Diane Houle: Violin & Norma Kelley: Cello

Learn or improve on a string instrument and/or play with a summer ensemble. All ages and experiences welcome.

During the month of July, schedule will be set at time of registration. $50 per session.

Diane Houle (Viola) studed with Eugene Lehner at New England Conservatory. In 1972 she moved to the Cape, joined Cape Cod Symphony, Plymouth Symphony and played at the Cape Cod Melody Tent. Diane is very involved in chamber music, performing frequently all over the cape. She has played in and directed the Woods Hole Library concert series and has played in the MBL music concert series. Diane played many years with the Cape Cod Opera, and has formed a string quartet called Strings Attached, who has been playing professionally for 8 years at many weddings, concert programs and commercial jobs. Houle is acting principal violist of Cape Cod Symphony, and has been a member of the Simon Sinfonetta since it's first performance. Presently she teaches privately and is on the staff of the Cape Cod Conservatory as well as the Falmouth after school program.

Norma J.Kelley (Cello) grew up in Hyannis and graduated from Barnstable High School. She received her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Lowell. She has taught string lessons in the Barnstable Public Schools, Academy of Performing Arts in Orleans, as well as group ensembles at the Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Art in Barnstable. She is currently the string instructor/orchestra director at the Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School in Dennis where she also teaches various general music classes. She has been a cellist with the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra for over 25 years. In addition to this, she has adjudicated and managed festivals on Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts. An active member of MENC, MMEA, and ASTA with NSOA, Ms. Kelley continues to participate in workshops and conferences at the state as well as the national level. She also is currently the treasurer for the Cape Cod Music Educators Association.

Either insturctor can also teach beginining Violin.

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