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October 2017
Art Opening: Glenn Tompkins with the Brazen Brass
This Fall, the Upstairs Arts Space at Whitney and Ventola Music Studios brings together an innovative mixed-media artist and a brass quintet for a Halloween-inspired show. Glenn Tompkins (www.glenntompkinsart.com) is a Clintonville resident who graduated from OSU with BFA in painting and drawing in 2009. Originally attracted to illustration and character design, he discovered his painting style late in his college career. Glenn’s work is about balance and a reflection - two opposites trying to pull in different directions and his work comes from…
Find out more »Free Intro to Guitar Class
Is Grandma’s old guitar gathering dust in the closet? Maybe you received one as a gift and just haven’t got around to learning to play it yet? Christopher Whitney's Free Introduction to Guitar class is a great opportunity to get started right here in Clintonville/Beechwold! You’ll learn how to tune the guitar and strum a couple of chords. All you need is a guitar (be sure it has all 6 strings!), a love of music and a little patience. All ages are welcome;…
Find out more »November 2017
Fearless Performance Workshop – Recital Edition
The Fearless Performance Workshop is an informal gathering of amateur and semi-professional musicians/artists who seek to improve their art through performance and discussion. We meet bi-monthly on a Wednesday evening in the Upstairs Arts Space at Whitney and Ventola Music Studios to perform for each other in a supportive environment. In a typical meeting structure, the first half hour is a meet-and-greet, followed by performances lasting 30-60 minutes (depending on how many people are in attendance) followed by a discussion/feedback. The house provides, water,…
Find out more »Night Music: A WVMS Concert
As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, the students and instructors of Whitney & Ventola Music Studios explore the music of nighttime, sleep, and dreams and present to you a themed concert of instrumental music on guitar and piano at the Upstairs Arts Space. Admission is free. The Upstairs Arts Space is located in Beechwold at the corner of Sheffield and High (next to Beechwold Hardware). Look for the stairs behind the stone facade (sorry, no elevator).
Find out more »Free Intro to Guitar Class
Is Grandma’s old guitar gathering dust in the closet? Maybe you received one as a gift and just haven’t got around to learning to play it yet? Christopher Whitney‘s Free Introduction to Guitar class is a great opportunity to get started right here in Clintonville/Beechwold! You’ll learn how to tune the guitar and strum a couple of chords. All you need is a guitar (be sure it has all 6 strings!), a love of music and a little patience. All ages are welcome;…
Find out more »December 2017
Christopher Whitney’s Rockin’ Trio Vinyl Release Party
Sporting the traditional power trio instrumentation of drums, bass and guitar, Christopher Whitney’s Rockin’ Trio is just your typical run of the mill garagepsyche-doomfunk-postpunk-glamabilly-jamband. Like the mighty Minotaur, this Columbus, Ohio-based trio haunts a maze of nostalgia, punctuated with B-movie images of rubber monsters, hot rods and repressed teenage sexuality exploding into violence. They’ll serve you up a slice of big, dumb classic rock sensibilities baked in the oven of 70′s FM radio and drizzled with hints of Link Wray, Wanda…
Find out more »June 2018
Free Intro to Guitar Class
Is Grandma’s old guitar gathering dust in the closet? Maybe you received one as a gift and just haven’t got around to learning to play it yet? Our free Intro to Guitar Class is a great opportunity to get started! All ages are welcome, but children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult. The class will be about an hour long and will be held in our Clintonville/Beechwold music studio at 4601 N.High Street 43214 (across Sheffield from Beechwold Hardware). You’ll…
Find out more »July 2018
Intro to Guitar Class Clintonville
Is Grandma’s old guitar gathering dust in the closet? Maybe you received one as a gift and just haven’t got around to learning to play it yet? Our free Intro to Guitar Class is a great opportunity to get started! All ages are welcome, but children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult. The class will be about an hour long and will be held in our Clintonville/Beechwold music studio at 4601 N.High Street 43214 (across Sheffield from Beechwold Hardare). You’ll…
Find out more »Fearless Performance Workshop: July Edition
The Fearless Performance Workshop is an informal gathering of amateur and semi-professional musicians/artists who seek to improve their art through performance and discussion. We meet at Whitney and Ventola Music Studios to perform for each other in a supportive environment. In a typical meeting structure, the first half hour is a meet-and-greet, followed by performances lasting 30-60 minutes (depending on how many people are in attendance) followed by a discussion/feedback. The house provides, water, a snack, and a tasty beverage…
Find out more »Intro to Guitar Class Beechwold
Is Grandma’s old guitar gathering dust in the closet? Maybe you received one as a gift and just haven’t got around to learning to play it yet? Our free Intro to Guitar Class is a great opportunity to get started! All ages are welcome, but children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult. The class will be about an hour long and will be held in our Clintonville/Beechwold music studio at 4601 N.High Street 43214 (across Sheffield from Beechwold Hardare). You’ll…
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