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Cuba artist Michelle Smith Steiger, one of our own local mural artists and local art teacher, has created this beautiful design for our Chair-i-table Auction on Saturday, May 14. With a little whimsy, she has named it “Steel Magnolias.” Steiger painted the magnolias on the cushions of the vintage steel chair. Dennis Meiser, wood craftsman [...] 1. With recent wind and snow storms, you may not think Viva Cuba has been active with beautification. But plans are underway for new and continuing projects in 2011. While it is important to maintain current beautification projects, 2011 will bring many new projects as well. Here’s an overview of 2011 projects. 2. Our new [...] Mary Miller is the owner of Java.net Books & Gifts, our local coffee shop/bookstore, and Viva Cuba’s May 8 Chair-i-table auction takes place there. But this is not a post on the auction. It is about Miller’s initiative and courage in her fight against lung cancer. It is about the power of sisterhood to share [...] Preview of Chair-i-table Auction offering… For most of us, when we look at this chair painted by artist Ray Harvey, we are reminded of why he is an artist, and we aren’t. When preliminary photos came in of artist Ray Harvey’s painted chair for the Saturday, May 8th Chair-i-table auction, it was forwarded to [...] In the next few weeks, we will be previewing chairs that will be offered in Viva Cuba’s Saturday, May 8 auction at Java.net, 418 N. Franklin (Hwy. 19) . At the end of March, we will list them all on the Viva Cuba website.Judy Koski designed this chair that says “girl” loudly and clearly. The [...] AMELIA EARHART DVD Finally, after looking for the Amelia DVD about flyer Amelia Earhart for awhile, my husband ran across it at Mace’s Grocery and brought it home. It was an enjoyable movie that dealt with Earhart’s (Hilary Swank) conflict between her marketing duties to fund her aviation projects and her desire to spend her time [...] Cuba, Missouri’s annual Chair-i-table auction We’re saving you the best seat in the house… In 2003, Viva Cuba, the non-profit beautification organization in Cuba, MO, was looking for a spring fundraiser that was in keeping with their organization’s role of beautifying Cuba with outdoor murals, plantings, and other projects to improve their small town of [...] On Saturday, May 9, 2009, at Java.net Books and Gifts, chair collectors gathered to bid on Viva Cuba’s latest group of customized chairs, tables, and benches. Artists once more rallied to provide Viva Cuba with a striking array of painted furniture that was available for bidding. Mary Miller and her staff at Java.net kept the [...] If you have made it to our blog, you know that in 2009 Viva Cuba launched a new website cubamomurals.com. We hope you have taken the time to look over our site and signed up for our future email newsletter. And if you haven’t already, come see us in Cuba. Below is the official news [...] Pre-Mom’s Day Chair-i-table Auction at Java.net Reserve Saturday, May 9 for Viva Cuba’s annual chair-i-table auction. From a duo [...] |
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