Cabarrus Arts Council

Garden Party Exhibition on Display in The Galleries

The exhibition, “Garden Party,” will be on display through May 17 at The Galleries.

When you think of an exhibition called “Garden Party,” you probably expect to see paintings of landscapes, flowers and gardens with lots of color. This exhibition has them – and they are spectacular — but that’s just the beginning of this Garden Party. This fun and diverse show also includes exquisite glass pieces, intricate carved wood birds, phenomenal pottery planters, rustic birdhouses, richly painted pottery, delicate glass pieces, beautiful fiber art and huge garden sculptures made from recycled car parts that are as tall as an NBA player.

Garden Party includes works by 24 artists: Margaret Agner, silk paintings; Stan Andersen, pottery; Sandy and Ann Batton, pottery; Elizabeth Bradford, paintings and ceramics; Joyce Bramwell, photographs; Jim Carpenter, wood bird carvings; Walt Cottingham, wood birdhouses; Chery Cratty, pulp painting; Bre Barnett Crowell, pastel paintings; Jane Daub, weavings; Mike Durham, whimsical sculptures; April Flanders, prints and collage; John Garland and Mary Paul, pottery; Michael Hamlin Smith, pottery; Murray Johnston, stitched fabric collages; Allison Luce, ceramic sculptures; Holden McCurry, ceramic sculpture; Stephanie Neely, oil pastel paintings; Jay Pfeil, etchings; Pat Pilchard, photography; Susannah Ravenswing, jewelry; Stuart Roper, paintings; Joseph Sand, pottery; and Yaffa and Jeff Todd, glass.

Screening of Science Fiction Mystery Film May 31

Modern Film Fest at the Davis will present a free screening of Pig, an award-winning science fiction suspense film about a man with amnesia, on Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m.

The screening will be in the Davis Theatre. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Modern Film Fest at the Davis is a joint project of the Cabarrus Arts Council and Modern Film Fest.

Directed and written by Harry Barrial, the film is about a man who wakes up alone in the middle of the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his back. At death’s door, he is discovered by a woman living alone in the desert and is nursed back to health. Upon regaining consciousness, the man realizes he has no idea who he is or how he got in the desert. His only clue, a piece of paper in his pocket with the name “Manny Elder” written on it, sends him on a journey to Los Angeles to discover his past. But things and people are not what they seem and clues lead to something bigger and more unusual than the man could have ever imagined.

The film has won major film festival awards including “Best Feature” at the London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film. It has been an official section at more than 30 film festivals.