Published: July 9th, 2008 11:21 PM
Last Modified: July 9th, 2008 11:16 PM
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Reclaimed, recycled, revitalized sculpture
The owners of Midtown sweets haven Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge also do metal sculptural work from discarded objects like car doors, toolboxes and all kind of machinery.
"We pick it up at scrap yards, the side of the road, and some people give it to us," said Martha Brigham.
She and Zoe Oakley collaborate, reclaiming metal objects and other materials to create furniture pieces and art, all with a sculptural quality. And the two like the idea of reusing stuff that others throw away.
"We really love that aspect of our work -- the discarded rescued and transformed and given a second life," Brigham said.
Check out their work at a reception today from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Sevigny Studios, 706 W. Fourth Ave. The show continues through the month. You can also find out about their work at www.moderndwellers. org.
-- Dawnell Smith
music
Fill up on free folk shows
Emerging folk artists make it to Alaska every summer, but few do free shows in an Anchorage park. Thank UAA Student Activities and the Anchorage Downtown Partnership for bringing up several musicians this month, including Meg Hutchinson, a poetry-inspired songwriter with five albums and a growing reputation.
The 29-year-old singer scribes dense and lyrical songs about everything from war and consumerism to family and post-traumatic stress disorder. Originally from Massachusetts, Hutchinson now lives in Boston and recently signed with Red House Records, which released her latest album, "Come Up Full."
Her influences include folk singers including Joni Mitchell and Greg Brown along with poets Mary Oliver, Rilke, Walt Whitman and Billy Collins.
After doing a free show for UAA students, she will do a free public concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Peratrovich Park at Fourth Avenue and E Street.
Her Alaska tour begins today in Seldovia (234-7614; crazycow.vox. com), continues Sunday in Kasilof (1-907-252-8223) and finishes with a Whole Wheat Radio House Concert in Talkeetna on July 18 (www.wholewheatradio.org).
Find out more about her music at www.meghutch inson.com or www.myspace.com/meghutchinson.
-- Dawnell Smith
music
Top-drawer jazz full of goodies
Jazz bassist Joshua Davis writes songs influenced by everything from funk, pop and romantic harmony to the waltz and samba. He turns Sting's songs into jazz grooves and almost anything into a lesson on improvisation.
Though he takes jazz seriously, he composes ensemble tunes such as "Miller Me Softly" and big band numbers such as "Quaalude for a Kiss." He taught music for years at Towson University and the Berklee College of Music before becoming director of jazz studies at Susquehanna University.
He performs tonight as a culmination of his time with the Alaska Jazz Workshop. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. in the Arts Building Recital Hall at UAA. Tickets are $15 at the door, $10 for students (or $8-$12 advance) and free to kids younger than 12.
The AJW Summer Concert Series continues Saturday with a concert by the AJW Student Jazz Ensemble. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Arts Building Recital Hall. Tickets for that performance are $5 at the door, free to kids under 12.
Look for more concerts in the series, including a concert by jazz trombonist Michael Davis on Aug. 9, at www.akjazzworkshop.org. Buy advance tickets at 332-3234.
-- Dawnell Smith
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