Bloomfield College presents:
A Transylvanian July Series

A cultural event combining color photography, 
storytelling, video, workshops &dramatic readings
by Artist-in-Residence Ella Veres

Westminster Art Gallery July 1-31, 2002 Reception:  Wed, July 10th 6-8 p.m. Fremont at Franklin St. Bloomfield, NJ Gallery Hours:  Mon-Thurs noon to 4 pm Fri 11 am to 2 pm,  and by appointment. Events Wed 10th: Reception: �Farewell, My Transylvania!� Opening and presentation of the photo exhibition, Q&A, free refreshments. Mon 15th: �Dear Dracula, Fangs to You!� Vampires, Fiction & History.  Stories about vampires and medieval historical figures that inspired vampire literature. Video projection. TBA. Wed 17th: Hungarians & Romanians: "The Unhappy Family of Political Geography" Stories, music and culture of these two ethnic groups. Video projection. TBA. Mon 22nd: The Gypsy Story: �Thieves, Witches, and Belly Dancers, Of Course� Stories of the Gypsy people, music and culture. Video projection. TBA. Wed 24th: A humorous memoir: �Growing Down Under Communism� Storytelling and reading from my work. Video projection.  TBA. Mon 29th: �How I Wore Out Fifty Pairs Of Silk Stockings� a dramatic reading "How I Wore Out My Fifty Pairs of Silk Stockings" is a spring-ticklish play about yearning, encounters, and their ineffable. Clara, a 30ish Transylvanian journalist relocated in Budapest, Hungary sets to understand her French lover's unapologetically sexual openness. She gives two personal ads in the local paper and casually chats with about fifty Hungarian men, mostly misfits, in one month. She also tries to work through the mutual prejudice between Hungarians and Transylvanians, their poorer cousins. All along, she takes advice from Margo, her wise retired ex-communist leader girlfriend. She heavily documents in her field journal the encounters with the help of a charming and dreamy ten-year-younger typist, Fado, who becomes her inspiring spring muse. By the end of the dating extravaganza, tired-out Clara discovers that Fado has pined for her all along, wanting to stay her muse forever. Sadly his ship has sailed and so did she.  Wed 31st: Storytelling Workshop. Write and perform your own story. Bring your own stories/ideas/images/newspaper clips. I'll demonstrate with my own material and help you shape your own 5 minute story. (All events 6-8pm) Ella Veres, a native of Transylvania, Romania, is a multi-media artist, writer and performer recently relocated to Bloomfield, NJ.  For more info: gallery: 973-748-9000x279  artist: 973-748-2621 or e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.ellaveres.com  Recommended contributions: $5