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548 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701
phone 919-688-6960 fax 919-688-2792
www.scrapexchange.org

Store Hours
MTWF 11-5, Thu. 11-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5

 

June/July 2009
a monthly e-newsletter

 

Greetings ~

I went to the train station earlier this week to see off my friend Cookie Harris, who was heading back home to New York City. She’d been down for a few days to visit her momma, who is originally from Durham and now lives in Wake Forest.

Cookie’s departure from Durham (rather than Raleigh or Wake Forest) was not random—Cookie wants to move to Durham, and she wants her momma back in Durham. While we waited for the train, Cookie’s mother, who is 80 now, told me about the “good old days” here in Durham, haunting dance halls with her girlfriends in the Hayti/Fayetteville Street neighborhood, how she worked for the Durham Housing Authority and NCCU as a switchboard operator by day and as a singer by night.

It was fascinating to be a visitor in my own home, as I listened to Momma Harris talk about her past experiences and her desire to continue to work and be part of a community.

We talked about what it might be like if she lived in Durham again, how we could get her into the downtown neighborhood with the new Amtrak station opening next week, new bus station across the street, Warehouse Blues series at West Village and free music at Brightleaf and American Tobacco through the summer, the Performing Arts Center, the Durham Farmers’ Market and Crafters’ Market, Durham Central Park, great restaurants and galleries, the Senior Center and public library, to name just a few of the resources she could tap into.

I saw the same spark in her eyes as when she talked about the good old days in Durham. And I see it in others too. As art therapist and Durham Art Star Martha Dyer said to me last week, “We are truly at a great moment in time here in Durham.”

There is a creative river flowing through this town right now, because of the amazing individuals that make up our community. So many people are making magic in so many ways—through music, art, gardens, poetry, philanthropy, food, neighborhoods, events, festivals, volunteerism, activism, and on and on.

I’ve noticed it and you might have too—and we think the New York Times might have picked up on it as well. There’s going to be an article in the Sunday New York Times Travel section on June 14 about our area, including information about us truly, The Scrap Exchange. (The reporter came in a few weeks ago for a visit and loved the store.) We can’t wait to see how it turns out!

In the words of Beaver Queen Pageant emcee John Parton to one of the contestants on Saturday,

“Thank you for all of your gifts.”

Ann May Woodward
Executive Director
The Scrap Exchange

P.S. ~ The May Swap was awesome! Thank you to all who attended, brought clothing, took clothing, supported the event, volunteered, donated food, money, time and talents! See below for a list of some of those we want to thank. I hope to see you all again at the Raleigh Swap in September....

P.P.S. ~ Be sure to check out the Gallery section below for info on next month’s Friends and Family Show. Here’s your chance to sell some art!

 

Store News

Here are some fresh items just in...

1. Body Shop gift bags ~ purple and green flowers with purple tissue paper and ribbbon ~ only $1.25
2. NEW Wayne Webb metal sculptures ~ birds, dragons, mosquitos...
3. Paper collage bags ~ check out our custom-made goodie bags ~ $3 per bag
4. Fancy vintage tiles ~ speckled blue and white ~ 50 cents each
5. Bright red and orange cones ~ from P&A Industrial Fabrication in Roxboro
6. NEW in the Artists’ Marketplace... Beautiful new talisman pendants ~ made with real Macaw feathers, beads, and more!
7. White fuzzy paint-roller material ~ large panels for $2.00 ~ from P&A in Roxboro
8. Tons!!! of matte board ~ perfect for your Friends and Family Show art piece! (see the In the Gallery section for details)
9. NEW in the Artists’ Marketplace... Magic Fabric Wands by local artist Pat Shiebel ~ looking for inspiration to get you through that creative block? We’ve got just the thing...
10. Tea Saucers ~ from Counter Culture Coffee ~ 50 cents each

Up-to-the-Minute Updates
You can get the latest Scrap Exchange stories and news at our blog, thescrapexchange.blogspot.com, and if you really can’t enough of us, we’re contributing to the world’s information overload through Twitter. Sign up at twitter.com, user name scrapexchange.

Check Out the Pix!
Have y’all seen the great photos of our store posted on the photo sharing site Flickr? If you search for “scrap exchange,” you’ll find a bunch of cool stuff, including a great collection of shots of the store and the warehouse posted by our collections coordinator Daniel Bagnall. Thanks, Daniel! Check it out at http://www.flickr.com/photos/9536600@N08/

We’ve also had some nice PR from some other folks around the web. It's taken us a while to get this link up but here is a fun video with a little intro to our store and interview with Ann Woodward from local blogger and NBC17 reporter Ginny Skalski.

 

Outreach Events

Do you need a fun, hands-on activity for your upcoming fair, festival, company or school event, conference, or party? Call The Scrap Exchange’s “Events by the Truckload” program! We provide a vanload of fascinating materials and trained staff who set everything up, help facilitate the creativity, and clean it all up afterwards. There’s nothing else like it.

Here’s a look at where we’ll be...

6/17 Quality Education Institute, 9 - 11:30, Durham
6/20 Durham Library Summer Reading Kick-Off, 10 - 1:30, Durham open to the public!
6/20 WUNC Festival, 1 - 3, Durham
6/26 APS of Durham Summer Camp, 10 - 11:30, Durham
6/27 Crafters Market Community Parade, 10 - 11, Durham open to the public!
7/4 Tons of Fun/Carrboro 4th of July, 11 - 3, Carrboro open to the public!
7/4 Durham Fourth of July Parade, 9 - 10:45, Durham open to the public!
7/9 Hope Valley Camp, 12 - 2:30, Durham
7/11 ADF Community Day, 1 - 4:30, Durham open to the public!

If you’d like to book an event or get more information, call Rowan Martell at 919-682-2751 (program office number) or email her at .

FYI: The events coordinator position is partially funded by a Non-City Agency grant from the City of Durham. Thank you City of Durham!

 

In the Green Gallery

The Scrap Exchange has an art gallery dedicated to showcasing artists who are using repurposed materials in their work. Gallery openings feature beverages and snacks and free art-making in our open studio room. Openings are held on the third Friday of the month, from 6 to 9pm, in conjunction with Downtown Durham’s Third Friday gallery walk events.

 

This Month’s Show
Jim Kellough and Paul Dean: LOOSE DIAMONDS & W O S

June 19 - July 11

Opening reception June 19 from 6-9pm .... it's going to be off the hook!

Friday’s reception will feature Free LOCOPOPS! Thank you, Locopops for your support!!!

 

Next Month’s Show
Friends and Family Show

July 14 - August 18

Call for artists!... Friends and Family ~ that means YOU ~ we would like to show off what people are making with reclaimed, reused, and reusable materials.

We will have an open hanging from Tuesday, July 14 to Friday, July 17 during store hours. All work must be for sale. Artists’ reception on third Friday, July 17 from 6 to 9pm.

 

More Scrap Exchange Events

Coming later this summer...
Outer Galactic Costume Creation

Workshop to be held Saturday, August 8 from 3 to 4:30 in our Make-N-Take room, in celebration of the Durham Art Guild show featuring a touring exhibit of Sun Ra ephemera, Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn and Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68.

Jim Kellough is helping plan a free-form, pre-exhibit Spectacle which will include a sidewalk procession from Durham Central Park to the Durham Art Council building on Saturday, August 8 beginning at 4:30pm.

This procession will feature Sun Ra-inspired costumes and music and will meander throughout downtown, ending at the Durham Arts Council where there will be a combination of film and music within the empty DAG gallery space.

For more information, contact Jennifer Collins-Mancour, Director, Durham Art Guild at 919-560-2713 or by email at artguild1@yahoo.com. www.durhamartguild.org

 

Swap-O-Rama Rama Thank You’s!

Many, many thanks to all who gave and participated in the May Swap-O-Rama Rama at the Durham Armory!

Thanks to the Durham Arts Council for providing funding to help support this project, through gifts to the Durham Arts CouncilÕs Annual Arts Fund, and support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that "a great nation deserves art."

Thanks also to our many other sponsors and supporters...
Singer sewing machines, Piedmont Restaurant, Bread & Butter Screenprinting, Martell Designs (awesome poster!), Durham Whole Foods, Bull City Fiber Loft, Little Jimmy, DJ Piddipat, See Saw Studio, Anne Evans and her amazing clothing and models.

Also a great biggie thanks to Anne Gregory, chairperson and fabu board member, staff members Rowan Martell and Maria Britton, and Wendy Tremayne, Swap-O Rama Rama guru! As well as volunteers and staff, including Candace Thomas, Rebecca Currie, Craig Finnegan, Sara (no h), Molloy Rogers, Bryant Holsenbeck, Barbara Beechwood, Julie Currier, Ruth Warren! Loved what you made... Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

 

Swap-O-Rama Rama, Round 2!
September 5, 11am to 4pm
in the Zanzibar Room, Marbles Kids Museum

For all you folks in Raleigh who haven't been able to make it over to a Swap, we're bringing the Swap to you! More details to come as the date nears...

 

Socially Responsible Investing Seminar at The Scrap Exchange
August 5, 6-8 pm

Do good, while making money.

This seminar focuses on the ways and types of socially responsible investing, as well as how investing responsibly leads to the ability for you to do good. There is no charge for the seminar, but please RSVP and let us know if you are planning to attend.

Seminar offered by David Hellinger, CRPC® , Financial Advisor, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., 5511 Capital Center Drive, Suite 100 | Raleigh, NC 27606, Office: 919.851.1011 | Fax: 919.851.4001, Direct: 919.227.3177 | david.j.hellinger [AT] ampf [DOT] com ameriprise.com

 

Yoga in the Park
Now in its 6th year!
in Durham Central Park, on the hill above the Farmer’s Market

Come enjoy free yoga for the people, by the people!

Join us in a beautiful outdoor setting...
Learn more about the ancient tradition of yoga...
Explore flexibility, balance, and strength...
Create a practice of inner peace...
Help create a sustainable, healthy community.

when: Saturday mornings, May 23 through September 5, 9 - 10:30ish

where: above the hill from the Durham Farmer's Market pavilion, across Roney Street and under the trees (same spot as the past five years).

who: this class is taught by local teachers, volunteering their time. This means you'll have a different yoga experience each week!

Questions? Contact Jewel Wheeler: , 660-6535, 493-5220

Are you a yoga teacher? If you are interested in leading a session or two please email

please bring: a towel or blanket and some water to drink

sponsored by: The Scrap Exchange, stone circles, the Resource Center for Women in Ministry in the South (RCWMS), and Durham Central Park, Inc., with space donated by Measurement, Inc.

 

 

Classes at The Scrap Exchange

Would you like to teach a class here?

Are you an artist or crafter making things in the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill area? Would you like the opportunity to share your skills with others?

The Scrap Exchange is currently accepting applications for instructors for our spring series of Artist's Classes. We offer a variety of single-day or multi-part classes led by local artists in their field of expertise.

All classes are held at 548 Foster Street in downtown Durham and must incorporate reused or reclaimed materials, or promote waste reduction or materials reuse.

Past classes have included bottle cap jewelry making, screen printing, fabric postcards, and creating mixed media totems and altars, to name just a few.

For more information, call Rowan Martell at 919-682-2751 (program office number) or email her at email her at .

 

Open Studio at The Scrap Exchange

Did you know you can visit our Make & Take room and participate in self-directed creative arts projects? The cost is $5 per participant and you can make whatever you want out of the materials in the room, and take home whatever you make!

Please note that because of the increasing difficulties we've been having scheduling the room, open studio participants must now call ahead to check on availability and schedule a time to come in. Our apologies for any inconvenience this causes.

 

Support The Scrap Exchange with GoodSearch and GoodShop

Would you make one extra click to help The Scrap Exchange?

More than 700 name-brand stores are now participating in GoodShop.comincluding iTunes, Amazon.com, Expedia, and Best Buy, to name but a few—and will donate to up to 30% of each purchase to the charity or school that you select. The next time you buy a new pair of shoes, book, computer, birthday present, flowers, plane ticket or just about anything else, go to www.GoodShop.com and then click over to your favorite store.

Yes, it’s that easy!

Just one extra click can change the world. Who will you GoodShop for?

And don’t forget to use www.goodsearch.com the next time you search the Internet. This Yahoo-powered search engine donates about a penny per search to The Scrap Exchange when you register us as your charity of choice!

 

Community Partners

The Scrap Exchange partners with a variety of individuals and organizations who work with us to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse. Here is some information and links for a few of them.

The Scene of the Crime Rovers

Check out our favorite marching band on their MySpace page
www.myspace.com/sceneofthecrimerovers

And here are some photos from a collaboration between the SOC Rovers and Paperhand Puppet Intervention.

 

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