PEP INFORMATION NOW ON BEATTYVILLE.ORG

With the createion of the new beattyville website, beattyville.org, it has become difficult to keep both up to date so we are going to let peopleencouragingpeople.blogspot.com hibernate for awhile. To find out what's going on at PEP go to beattyville.org

Hours for Memorial Day Holiday

PEP will close at noon on Friday the 28th and reopen Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at
9:00 a.m.

Cancellation of Upcoming Arts Classes

Due to scheduling conflicts the Mountain Crafts, class will be rescheduled at a later date and the Recyclable Artts and Ceramics classes will be cancelled and rescheduled as well. If you are interested in signing up for classes now, call.

Mountain Crafts Class

PEP has been truly blessed by a chance meeting over the last few months. The Census Tester, while testing in the PEP Gallery, decided to bring in some of her work and we found a new Mountain Crafter/Artist. Ms. Darlene Gabbard has some truly remarkable work in mediums ranging from bread and glue to corn husk dolls. On Thursday April 22 from 4-7, in the PEP building she is going to present a class on making corn husk flowers. This is an ideal craft for groups of older children and for families to try together. Join us for this great opportunity.

Easter Egg Hunt April 4th 11 AM Beattyville City Park

Hop on Downtown on Saturday April 4, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. for an Easter Egg Hunt and Photos with the Easter Bunny (Provided by Past to Present Photography). Children 11 and under are invited to join us for this fun event.

Sponsored by the Downtown Beattyville Alliance

Contact Phone 606-464-5007

Email: lstamper@beattyville.org

PEP Closed

PEP will be closed Thursday, APril 08, 2010. The staff will be on a trip to East Tennessee State University.

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Cheryle Walton will be offering a class to turn your old magazines, plastic and metal containers and any other trash into usable art. Instead of filling dumps, fill galleries. It will be a fun, eye-opening experience. Starting on Feb 26 at 5:30 PM. Call to reserve a seat.

Crystal Cook is a local artist who started on the path to being an artist in High School thanks to the uncompromising support of Bruce Combs her art teacher. A 1996 graduate of Lee County High School, she found herself entrapped in a downward spiraling addiction to drugs. By seeking help to deal with her dependancy, she began the long journey back to finding herself. She remembered decorating her Granmother's mirror and her father's advice to "stay busy" and began practicing her art. An accomplished calligropher and cross stitcher, she added jewelery making to her repertoire and found a niche to share the best elements of herself and grow as an artist.

Crystal designs custom jewelery and offers jewelery classes and parties. Using semi-precious stones like Amethyst, Turquoise, Hematite, Shells, Unakite, Sodalite, Cat's Eye Tiger's Eye and others, she can create a personal jewelry statement for you or guide you to create your own. From Girl Scout meetings to a girl's night out, she can set up a class or party to meet your needs. She can be contacted at 606-560-8432.

Introduction to Painting

Elmer Joseph Gipson, a local artist is offering a beginning painting class. It will be a four week class starting Thrusday March 4th at 5:15 PM. Receive a beginning artist kit, learn techniques and the properties of Water Color, Acrylic, oil and mixed media. When you finish this class, you will know the different types of brushes and which kind of canvas to use.

Save yourelf a huge amount of time and money learning the basic terminology and basic techniques of being a painter. Thanks to a grant from the Appalachian Resource Center, the cours and material are offered free of charge.

Cooper Clayton, Smoking Cessation, PEP, ASAP

COOPER CLAYTON Smoking Cessation Class will beging at 2:00 on March 24, 2010 in the PEP buidling at the corner of Locust and Main in Beattyville. Come one, come all to break away from a smoking addiction. It doesn't matter if this is your first attempt or your tenth, everyone is welcome

Contact Chuck or Brenda at PEP to schedule attendance. It's important you call soon so patches can be ordered.

The class is offered FREE of charge thanks to funds procured by the Lee County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Committee (ASAP).

Gentle Yoga

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