Michele Williams

Greetings! I hope this finds you all well. There is lots going on in the Life of this Renaissance Woman so here goes a megapost for you all.

Art news

My artwork is in the Andersonville Galleria at 5247 N. Clark, the Galleria participates in the Andersonsville First Fridays celebration and as part of Andersonville Arts Weekend I will be doing painting demonstrations there on Sat. Oct 15 from 3-5 pm and on Sun. Oct 16 from 11am-1pm.

At Columbia College I am in the next Art of the Library Show, Opening is October 6th from 5-7 pm at 624 S. Michigan 3rd floor. I willl also be donating a painting for the Faculty Staff Scholarship Event at Columbia College on October 25th from 5-8pm at Stage 2 618 S. Michigan.

I will be in the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art Member Show, opening is Sat Oct.1 from 4-8 and closing is Sat Oct. 22 from 4-8 at the Tom Robinson Gallery at 2416 W. North Avenue.

I am also pleased to announce that my art pins are now in the Abbey Brown Soap Artisan and Gift Shoppe both their locations at 1162 W. Grand 312 738- 2290  and in the French Market of the Olgilvie Train Station.

Charitable Events

I will also be donating artwork for the Black Cat Ball, admission to this is $100, it is at The Red Canary 695 N. Milwaukee on Friday October 21st. This benefits the Treehouse Animal Foundation, one of my favorite causes.

I will also be participating in the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Walk at Grant Park on Sat September 25th in honor of my good friend Pat Greenwood’s much beloved late daughter in law Cyrene Greenwood.

The next day I will walk in the Leukemia and Lymphoma walk also at Grant Park with my good friend and lymphoma survivor Cheryl Rose Devenny and her wonderful family.

That previous Friday September 24th there is the American Hearth Association walk. 

I encourage you to participate in charity events that touch your heart. There are many organizations out there that can use your help.

Music

I am still studying with Gwen Pippin and we do concerts several times a year and I also sing at open mikes.

I am also in the Awesome Soul Ensemble we sometimes sing at First Fridays/Open Houses at the Old Town School of Folk Music and do graduation concerts and my instructors Bill Brickey and Alton Smith are in an amazing jazz/gospel Group called Come Sunday. They put on great shows and have a CD you can purchase.

Another good friend Melanie Budd recently released her first CD and I strongly suggest you go see her and purchase her CD as well.

Jennifer, a former student of mine  at Columbia College is the lead singer in a terrific rock band Your Villain, My Hero.

Interesting  Finds

Kathie Scanlan, another friend teaches Yoga at Heaven Meets Earth 2746 Central Evanston 847-1500 on Sundays 11:30 AM, I can’t wait to get to it sometime. I bet she is an amazing teacher.

Other News

I have been giving talks on Life Story/Portfolio Writing based on my autobiography Happy Girl Michele: tales of a true renaissance woman and remain a resource to individuals as well and can help with ethical wills as well.

I am a minister from the Universal Life Church and am available to officiate at weddings and commitment ceremonies and to write eulogies.

I have also been a long time realtor and am a member of a unique company that has a vast nationwide network of quality professional agents. I could have one of them contact you if you are in need of this kind of service.

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Happy Fall. Michele

I also wanted to let you know I have some new paintings up at my gallery space at the Andersonville Galleria which is at 5247 N. Clark Street in Chicago. The second thing is that my soul ensemble teachers Bill Brickey and Alton Smith are in a great band Come Sunday which is jazz gospel. You can purchase their debut CD and learn about their performance schedule at their websit www. comesundayjazz.com Also I will be reading poems from my autobiography at 4pm April 29 at the Poetry Center Stage at Art Chicago at the Merchandise Mart.

Greetings! Happy Passover and Easter to you all. I have a variety of things to share with you at this time.

Art

I am in a group art show Waterworks at August House Gallery 2113 w. Roscoe in Chicago from May 1st to the 15th, The receptions are May 1st and May 15th from 1-5pm.

Also one of my paintings is featured in Factio Magazine. The link is http://issu.com/factiomagazine/docs/factiospring2011 

Music

My soul ensemble class will be holding its graduation concert on Saturday April 30th at the Old Town School at 909 W. Armitage. The Brothers/Duets and Bob Dylan Ensembles will be performing as well. The show is likely from 7-10. Please recheck with me for exact times. I think my ensemble is going on at 9.

My friend Cheryl Ordower’s band  Cheryl and the Dynamics are performing a set at 6:30 pm at Reggies’s 2109 S. State on Saturday May 14th.

My friend Melanie Budd is performing at Lizard’s Lounge 3058 W. Irving Park in Chicago at 9:30 Saturday April 23. She has a new CD out. You can learn more about it at www.melaniebudd.com

I heard a really good singer La Wuandia at an open mike a few months ago and she will be at Maxim’s in Chicago on Wednesday June 8th.

Business News

My autobiography Happy Girl Michele, tales of a true renaissance woman is selling well. I have been giving talks about self publishing and creating your own portfolio for Gilda’s Club, Self Employment in the Arts Conference, The Chicago Woman’s Caucus for the Arts and soon at the Association of Oncology Social Wok Conference. I can help you tell your life story and promote your talents.

My friend Hillary Balas has a new business Balassimo, a personal shopping/closet organization business. Contact her at balassimo@yahoo.com. She has 35 years of experience in retail.

Another friend, Rich Birndorf, has a business North Shore Auctions, your ebay selling professionals in Winnetka, you can reach him at rich@northshoreauctions.com  

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Hope to see you all soon. Michele

I am  pleased to announce the launch of my two new on line stores at Zazzle and Cafe Press  where you can purchase anything from t shirts to ties with my images on it and my new online gallery at the Chicago Artists Coalition.

I will be giving a free experiential workshop on self publishing/telling your life story at Gilda’s Club Chicago at 537  N. Wells from 6 -7:30 pm this Tuesday November 30th. Call 312-464-9900 to register.

This Friday October 8th during the Andersonville Arts weekend, I will be reading my poems and showing my art from my autobiography  and discussing self publishing at 7:30 and 9:00PM at the Andersonville Galleria at 5247 N. Clark Steet. I will be giving a similar talk on Tuesday November 30 from 6-7:30 pm at Gilda’s Club, 537 N. Wells. I am also in the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art members show at the Tom Robinson Gallery 2416 W. North Avenue, opening reception is Sat 9th from 4-8 pm and the closing reception is Sat Oct 30th from 3-6pm.

I just spent a glorious 13 nights in Paris. If you are planning a trip there I would love to share with you some of my recommendations. I had a chance to do my favorite things there- singing, selling my artwork and overeating!

I recently had a great massage from Kari Schwager 402-730-2654 at the Flow Studio in Lincoln Park. Also for those of you that love a great bar of soap or similar products I recommend the following. Soap Sublime which is produced up in Evanston Illinois and the Enterprising Kitchen in the Ravenswood area which assists women seeking economic independence.

I just participated in the Lymphoma walk with my  friend Marriane and her family, including their daughter Cheryl who is a two year lymphoma survivor. Donations can still be sent in to  http:pages.lightthenight.org/il/chicagoLt10/teamrose. I also donated a painting to the Open Books November benefit. As, I mentioned before doing charity work helps me keep my father’s spirit alive.

Join us Friday August 20th at 9pm at Independence Tap 3932 W. Irving Park Road. Kip one of our members will be doing a set at 9 and at 10 pm our 70′s’ Ensemble will be doing our graduation concert. Hope to see you there.