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Chats with Calliope

What Is Art and What Is It For?

: Sculpture in Gijon, Espana

A man who works with his hands is a laborer;…

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Added by Joseph Langen on September 12, 2010 at 7:27am — No Comments

Chats with Calliope- Taking on the Fears which Paralyze Us

Great Siege Tunnel- Gibraltar

~Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what people fear most~ Benjamin…

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Added by Joseph Langen on August 30, 2010 at 8:10am — No Comments

What Animals Teach Us About Our Lives

Barbary Apes

~Lots of people talk to animals…Not very many listen, though…That’s the problem~

Benjamin Huff, The Tao of…

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Added by Joseph Langen on August 16, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Chats with Calliope- Sliding Otter News- From Stranger to Acquaintance to Friend

~The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour

of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing—not healing, not

caring…that is a friend who cares~ Henri Nouwen

Recently my girlfriend and I set out to wander around Orleans County for a day. Our main destination was Leonard Oakes Winery near…

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Added by Joseph Langen on August 6, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Chats with Calliope- Meeting People

Meeting People

JOE: Good morning Calliope.

CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. I haven’t heard from you for a while. What have you been up to?

JOE: For one thing I am back to work on my novel, Marital Property.

CALLIOPE:…

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Added by Joseph Langen on July 26, 2010 at 5:48am — No Comments

Sliding Otter News- Listening to Each Others' Stories

Broadway Street Sculpture

~People are hungry for stories. It’s part of our very being. Storytelling…

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Added by Joseph Langen on July 19, 2010 at 8:38am — 1 Comment

Chats with Calliope- An Artistic Week

Fraterrigo Family- Batavia Ramble

JOE: Good morning Calliope.

CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe, You must be busy lately.

JOE: You guessed right. I feel like I have been on the run…

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Added by Joseph Langen on July 10, 2010 at 9:12am — No Comments

My Very Own Mr. Bojangles

Orange Butterfly

~I know a man Bojangles and he’d dance for you

In worn out shoes

With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants

The old soft shoe~

Mr Bojangles- Jerry Jeff Walker

I didn’t know John…

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Added by Joseph Langen on July 6, 2010 at 6:10am — No Comments

Chats with Calliope- Artistic Doings in Batavia

Jackson Square Audience

JOE: Good morning Calliope.

CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. What’s happening on the arts front.

JOE: I can’t speak for the rest of the world, but I have been busy here

at GO ART!

CALLIOPE: Tell me…

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Added by Joseph Langen on June 24, 2010 at 7:15am — No Comments

Chats with Calliope- Accepting the Healing Gift of Art

Jazz Street- Rochester, NY- 2010

~There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others

who, thanks to their art and…

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Added by Joseph Langen on June 19, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Chats with Calliope- Releasing My Friend John

Immaculate Conception Garden

JOE: Good morning Calliope.

CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. I haven’t heard from you in a while.

JOE: My apologies. I guess I am still adjusting to my new busy life.

CALLIOPE: What’s…

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Added by Joseph Langen on June 18, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Chats with Calliope- Sliding Otter News

The Gentle Art of Forgiveness

~To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you~

Lewis B Smedes

The goal of forgiveness may be considered from the point of view…

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Added by Joseph Langen on June 5, 2010 at 2:02pm — 2 Comments

Chats with Calliope- The Phoenix Arises

GO ART!, Seymour Place

JOE: Good morning Calliope.

CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. What have you been up to?

JOE: Busy, busy, busy. Along with smaller projects. GO ART! is getting

ready for the grand reopening of our building…

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Added by Joseph Langen on May 28, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

Chats with Calliope- Ready for Summer

Tom Rivers- Farm Hands

JOE: Good morning Calliope.

CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. Tell me what you have been up t0o lately.JOE: This week I worked on three projects for GO ART!.

CALLIOPE: Tell me more.

JOE: Tom Rivers is…

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Added by Joseph Langen on May 24, 2010 at 10:11am — No Comments