Award-winning Watercolor Artist and Art Instructor, Olga Guy, has compiled an exhibit of her student's work. The talented young artists are between 9 and 13 years old. Featured students include Alejandra Fernandez, Brelyn Tucker, Molly Harris, and Sophia Williams. The mission of the Olga Guy Art Studio is to promote the practice of visual arts through education, interaction, and exhibition. The exhibit will be on the gallery walls in Adult Services and Youth Services throughout the month of November.

A survey of the wide variety of approaches to contemporary ceramics through the lens of the most accessible vessel- the cup. Juried by Peter Pincus.

Opening Reception: November 15, 5:00- 7:00p.m.

Amelia Center Gallery

In this 5 week class we’ll cover:

1. The exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) and the creative effects each of these settings yield:

-Aperture>depth of field, bokeh

-Shutter speed>motion blur and flicker

-ISO>Noise, color

 2. Lenses and use scenarios (background compression, distortion, constant and variable aperture, full frame/crop).

- Basic types of lenses

- Camera movement and stabilizing gear and tricks

 3. Composition - angles and rule of thirds.

 4. Lighting - three point lighting and diffusion.

 5. Basic audio options (lav, shotgun and uses) as well as some editing (one handed editing, cuts, tempo).

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In collaboration with POV (Point-of-View), PBS’s award-winning independent non-fiction film series, the Bay County Public Library will screen Bisbee ’17 by filmmaker Robert Greene (2018) on Tuesday, November 19th at 5:30 p.m. as part of the Beyond the Lens: Book and Film Series. The paired book is From the Folks who Brought You the Weekend by Priscilla Murolo and A.B. Chitty.

Radically combining documentary and scripted elements, Bisbee ‘17 follows several members of the close-knit community in Bisbee, Arizona, a former mining town, as they commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bisbee Deportation, when 1,200 immigrant miners were violently taken from their homes by deputized force. For more information about Bisbee ’17 and other PBS POV films, visit http://www.pbs.org/pov/.

The Bay County Public Library is located at 898 West 11th Street in Panama City. Engaging post-film discussion will be led by guest panelist, Dr. David Fistein from Gulf Coast State College. Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries. Beyond the Lens is free and open to the public. For more information about library programming, visit www.nwrls.com or call 850-522-2100.

Amelia Center for the Arts, 10:00a.m.

Amelia Center for the Arts, 10:00a.m.

Did you know you can create a photo book directly from Adobe Lightroom? In time for holiday gift giving, this is a three-part workshop that you will come away from with a finished book ready to order from Blurb.com.

If you are not familiar with Lightroom and need help importing your photos and creating a collection, come to the first class on November 14.  If you are already familiar with creating a collection in Lightroom, skip forward to Class 2 (Sat. November 16) and begin building your book. Steve will walk you through choosing the format, designing the layout, sequencing the photos, and adding text. What you need for class:

~A laptop with Adobe Lighroom Classic CC

~Your edited photos  - at least 50 – 100 (the more the better so you can have plenty to work with.)

Thursday, November, 14, 5:30 - 7:30pm (optional prep class)

Saturday, November 16, 2-4pm & Saturday, November 23, 2-5pm

Early literacy fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement. Program for ages 0 - 17 months with caregiver.

You and your child will experience literature through interactive play, games, music, and more! Program geared for ages 18 to 36 months with caregiver.

Make a no-sew Polar Bear Ornament as a gift or for yourself! Program geared for adults and teens.

Enjoy stories, sing songs, play games, make new friends and have fun. Make a new craft after every class! Program geared for ages 3 - 5 years with caregiver.

First Fridays of the month from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Learn to knit, bring projects you’re already working on, or relax and color. Coloring supplies provided, some knitting supplies available. All ages welcome.

On display from December 6, 2019 - January 25, 2020 is a wonderfully unique series of photos by Panama City Beach photographer Erin Mason. Please join us for a reception with refreshments and meet the photographer on December 13 from 6-8pm.

Amelia Center Theatre, 7:30p.m.

Free event.

Scholarship donations accepted.

The first part of the class is for beginner basics. The second part is for jammin'! We will have a few loaner instruments available but you are encouraged to bring your own. All ages welcome.

Amelia Center Theatre, 2:30p.m.

Free event.

Scholarship donations accepted.

Join us for some afterschool STE(A)M fun! Registration required for select programming. Visit Youth Services or call 850-522-2118.

Learn to Sew a Christmas Stocking (Ages 8 and up)
December 11th @ 4:00 p.m.
Registration required. Limited to 10 students.

Salt Painted Snowflakes (Ages 7 and up)
January 8th @ 4:00 p.m.

Learn to program Dash the Robot (Ages 7 and up)
January 22nd @ 4:00 p.m.
Registration required. Limited to 10 students.

Create and Race a Wind Powered Car (Ages 7 and up)
February 5th @ 4:00 p.m.

Dash the Robot Obstacle Course (Ages 7 and up)
February 19th @ 4:00 p.m.
Registration required. Limited to 10 students.

Prepare your winter-themed stories, poems, spoken word, or book excerpts for our December Writer's Gallery!

Come to the Center for the Arts for Bay County's favorite open-mic night for writers from 6pm-7:30pm on the second Thursday of every other month. Doors open at 5:30pm.

Come to share your work or listen to the creative writers of Bay County share theirs! Everyone is welcome to speak or listen!

MORE ABOUT DECEMBER'S THEME
Use winter as your theme as you craft your short stories, poems, spoken word, or pick your book excerpts. Absolutely anything winter-themed is allowed—from the winter of life to the actual season of winter.

And if you want to get in for free, you have to wear an ugly (or even a pretty) holiday sweater/shirt! Otherwise, you have to pay $5 at the door.

TOPICS:

August 8: School
October 10: Haunted
December 12: Winter
February 13: Love
April 9: Spring

Come to the main entrance dressed in in theme-appropriate attire to get in for free:

August 8: School-pride clothing
October 10: Halloween costume
December 12: Ugly (or pretty) Holiday sweater or shirt
February 13: Red or pink clothing or hearts
April 9: Flowers/Floral

OTHERWISE, you have to pay $5 at the door.

As always, it will be a perfect night for kicking back, getting inspired, and having fun listening to the works of some really creative people in our community.

We suggest the audience be 18+ years in age, but if you'd like to bring your child, we do caution that it is an open mic night, and while we have restrictions against hate speech and overly explicit language, we cannot control what it read, so a parental advisory is in place.

HOW TO SIGN UP AS A SPEAKER
Writers, poets, and spoken word artists are all welcome to sign up for an 8-minute open mic slot by calling in (850-640-3670), emailing (info@pccenterforthearts.com), or coming in-person to the Center for the Arts.

Our motto is "Write Hard. Speak Easy." So don't sweat it! Do your hard work when you're writing and take it easy in front of the mic. It's not meant to be scary. It's supposed to be fun!

HISTORY ON THE "WRITER'S GALLERY"
The Writer’s Gallery was started by Lee Baker, of Northstar Church, as a poetry night at Rocky Shore Coffee Co. in 2010, but when Nick Mays began volunteering for the church, Lee asked Nick to take it over. It was renamed the Writer’s Gallery and became the longest-running, consecutive open mic night for writers in Bay County. In the almost three years that the Writer’s Gallery ran, it moved around, first to the Purple Grape and then to Amavida, but when Nick moved to Pensacola, the project lost its leader, and eventually stopped running.

Local publishing group, The Syndicate, has been talking about relaunching the Writer's Gallery for a while now, so when the Center for the Arts was planning to expand its programming, it seemed like the perfect fit. Once Nick gave his blessing, we were excited to bring the open-mic night back! Hopefully you all are, too!

We’ll review~

~Exposure (shutter speed + aperture + ISO)

~How to achieve sharp focus, working with focus points

~Best settings for movement

~Best settings for creative depth control

~Best settings for indoors/low light situations

~White balance

~When to add in flash

When you register, make sure to write in your top questions in the “additional note box” and we will get it all covered during class!

Sunday, December 15, 2019, 7:00 pm

Proceeds from the concert benefit the Community Food Pantry at Gulf Beach Presbyterian.

General admission $10 at door

Gulf Beach Presbyterian Church 271 S. Arnold Rd (Hwy 79) Panama City Beach, FL 32413

Ticket information: (850) 819-1265 *  www.pinkchurch.org * lizpinkchurch@hotmail.com

Relax with art at the library! Make a featured art activity, be creative with provided art supplies, or bring your own project! Program for Teens 11 and up.