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Roanoke’s Marginal Arts Festival is branching out into Salem this year – Salem’s feature day of the festival is Sunday, February 19 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Olin Hall at Roanoke College.

A preview event from  11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 will be presented in the Tinkerings storefront (4 East Main, next to Brooks Byrd Pharmacy).  Artist Claudia de Franko * DeFranko will present a Tableau Vivant (a live rendering) of the painting Velasquez – Las Meninas. Tinkerings owner Katrina Baker is clearing out her glass storefront and giving the artists 14 feet of clear space into the building for the rendering and is providing light refreshments.

“The hope is that people that wouldn’t normally go and see an exhibition in Olin Hall will go and see it, basically, because it’s in the street, because it’s there,” said Gwenda Kellett, volunteer organizer for Salem’s Marginal Arts this year.

For Salem’s main day on Sunday, from 2 to 4:30 in Olin Hall at Roanoke College, a variety of exhibitions will take place, including DeFranko’s Tableau Vivant. Also occurring (list from www.marginalarts.com/sunday)

- From 2 to 2:45 p.m.: Bluegrass/Newgrass Ballet. Blue Mule/Butch Robins’ Imagicnation and Southwest Virginia Ballet*; Flat Five Press & Recording Co.

- 3:30 p.m.: The Burial by Linton Parks – B. Scott Crawford will deliver a “Da Vinci Code-style” analysis of the painting “The Burial” by Linton Parks.

- Crochet Coral Reef – come find out about and join in a Community Project: Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef at Olin Hall Gallery. Contribute to a nation-wide art/math/conservation project. Organized by Talia Logan.

- Southwest Virginia Ballet dancers will be performing excerts from the Firebird ballet by Igor Stravinsky. Led by Pedro Szalay. Venue is Olin Hall Gallery.

- Claudia DeFranko will create a Tableau Vivant of the Las Meninas by Velazquez inside Olin Galleries.

- Patricia Placona will be creating watercolor works of Art throughout the afternoon, her work will provide a living impression of the colors, movement and images of the event.

Closing Reception – Olin Gallery Rob Humphreys-Cornucopia; Smoyer Gallery Kit Keith-Troubled Girls and Home Economics

Kristin Gainey Photography will create series of images to document the afternoon. Copies will be available for purchase at a later date

Attendees will be eligible for prize drawings from our sponsors and friends, at the end of the afternoon, winners must be present to receive their gift. So plan to say all afternoon

Sponsors are Olin Hall Galleries, Roanoke College, Elderberry’s, Plantagenet Rose, Stella Jewelry, Baylees Best Chocolates, Virginia Arts and Crafts, Inc. Kristin Gainey Photography.

-Miranda Beck

Photos provided by Gwenda Kellett

*updated 2:41 p.m. Feb. 7

*updated 2/28