Sting! XV: I Cover the Waterfront... An Evening of Art, Music and Performance at Boston’s Beehive

July 15, 2013 - PRLog -- On Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013, from 6:00PM - 8:00PM, The Beehive's co-owner and resident curator Jennifer Epstein and special guest curator Coe Lapossy will co-host the 15th installment in The Beehive's continuing art series entitled Sting! 15: I Cover the Waterfront. The eight artists featured in “I Cover The Waterfront” show us views of small backyard moments with the sprinkler, as well as create new mythologies around the power of water. These views of water reference intimate experiences paired with the sensation of vastness, evoking the experience of feeling so small next to the ocean's infinite horizon.  Picnics at the beach, the kiddie pool in your back yard, and remote seaside towns are all on view together in this playful, summer show of painting and photography. The show takes its title from the bestselling 1932 novel by Max Miller, “I Cover The Waterfront”, which most famously became the title of a jazz standard ‘covered’ by everyone from Billie Holliday to Frank Sinatra.  These artists similarly cover the waterfront of Boston, Miami, Newfoundland, Ohio, and beyond, bringing us views of water both recognizable and abstract.

The ongoing Sting! series always signifies the launch of a new art installation at The Beehive and highlights an evening of great live entertainment, food & libation specials along with amazing art! For this 15th installment, Jennifer Epstein joined forces with Coe Lapossy to bring together a remarkable group of artists (many of whom are working here in Boston and are recent graduates from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, or who otherwise have connections to the city). Guest curator Coe Lapossy is a Boston artist with roots in Ohio where she began her studies at Kent State University’s painting and art history programs.  She recently received her Masters of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.  Lapossy currently has work on view in the Museum of Fine Arts Courtyard Gallery for another show she co-curated titled “Liking is For Cowards. Go For What Hurts.”  Lapossy approaches curation as an extension of her art practice and explores similar themes and connections such as breaching the spaces between literature, music, and visual arts.  She can be found working in her studio in Brookline Village.

Sting! XV: FEATURING THE WORK OF:

Caroline Board: carolineboard.com  

Tim Callaghan: timothycallaghan.com

Ann Hanrahan: annhanrahan.com

Annie Blazejack: annieblazejack.com

Maia Lynch: maialynch.com

Courtney McClellan: courtneymcclellan.com

Coe Lapossy: coelapossy.com

Garrett Carroll: garrettvcarroll.com

Performance by Nat Man Band:

Join us for an evening at The Beehive with great food, cool art, and a special live musical performance by the Nat Man Band. No musician in America inspires more passionate creative anarchy than the legendary Nat Mugavero. He is a musical visionary who captures the imaginations and talents of the best players in the country and pushes the limit to create pure music. This is a fun, spontaneous and virtuosic event. Don't miss Sting! 15: I Cover the Waterfront.

WHERE: The Beehive, 541 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116 | P. 617.423.0069

WHEN: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 from 6:00PM - 8:00PM.

INFO: No cover charge, cash bar. Dinner reservations recommended.

The Beehive Sting! Series:

The Beehive Sting! Series is an on-going art series that presents the diversity of art now.  The goal is to find work of the moment that is engaging, challenging and exciting, providing viewers with a broad exposure to contemporary art and providing artists a chance to get outside of the white box. Unlike a gallery or museum, The Beehive is not limited by the confines of an aesthetic agenda and can select a variety of innovative work.

About The Beehive:

The Beehive is an underground Bohemian bistro featuring amazing cuisine, libations, artwork and live music nightly. Nestled below the Boston Center for the Art’s historic Cyclorama in Boston’s South End, The Beehive serves the eclectic fare of Chef Rebecca Newell, rustic comfort foods infused with American, European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern influences. Open for dinner and cocktails with live entertainment available nightly until 2:00 AM; The Beehive is the perfect location for after-work cocktails, dinner, live music, events and more. Come to taste the cuisine, come to view the art, come to hear the music or simply come to share in the merriment.  The Beehive is at 541 Tremont St., 617-423-0069; beehiveboston.com. Hours are as follows: Dinner: Sunday through Wednesday from 5:30PM to 12:00AM, Thursday through Saturday from 5:30PM to 1:00AM. Bar to 2:00AM, entertainment nightly. Brunch Served Saturday and Sunday from 10:00AM until 3:00PM, bar menu 3:00PM to 5:00PM.