Leila Rasheed

Leila Rasheed's latest book Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens: The Theatrical Third Diary of Bathsheba Clarice de Trop, published by Usborne Publishing. Available from www.Amazon.com

Kirsten Juvik

Kirsten Juvik is exhibiting 12 paintings at the gallery Copenhart in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opening is November 29. www.copenhart.dk

René Mogensen

René Mogensen has released the DVD, All Numbers Language, for cello with interactive computer music and video, performed by cellist Nicolas Deletaille.
www.contreclisse.com
www.myspace.com/ReneMogensen

Don Clark

Don Clark has published a book with photographs from his stay in Ascea and travels in Italy. The entire book can be viewed online at http://www.blurb.com/books/532289

Marietta Leis

An a second exhibition:

Marietta Leis' "Wellspring 1" and "Wellspring 4" will be shown in the exhibition, "Women in Art," curated by Carol Brode, Director of the Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greenburg, PA. These are archival ink prints on paper printed are from cyanotypes done of Portuguese flora. The exhibit will run November 1-22.

Tom David

Tom David won Best of Show this fall in the Chicago show "What's the Big Idea" with his painting "The Big Idea Man" and one of the paintings, "Paestum", from his Cilento series was also accepted into the show.

Music and poetry II

On August 7th we held a soirée to celebrate the publication of Leila's new book Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens: The Theatrical Third Diary og Bathsheba Clarice de Trop (Usborne) and the release of René's new DVD, All Numbers Language (Contreclisse). The Danish pianist Morten Schantz and René played jazz tunes. Morten stayed at Wassard Elea for the third time this year to write music for a new CD. Salvatore Carbone and Else read some of their own poetry, and actor Mirko Ferro recited a fascinating monologue by Harold Pinter