[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ========================================= > MOBA Special Bulletin, March 25, 2001 > ========================================= > Bulletins: > 1. Rejection Collection Auction > 2. April 1 is a real date > 3. Stock Replenished > 4. Details > 5. Subscriptions > ========================================= > 1. Rejection Collection Auction > ========================================= > The Museum of Bad Art cordially invites you to the: > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Precedence: list > Reply-To: moba-news > > Rejection Collection Auction, Sunday, April 1, 3pm > at the MOBA permanent gallery, 580 High St, Dedham MA > in the Dedham Community Theater > > This charity auction is held for the benefit of the Dana Farber > Cancer Institute, in conjunction with the James Joyce Ramble > http://www.ramble.org/Essentials/ . Even if you have enough > bad art, come and mingle, listen to the music, and donate a few > dollars. > > Admission is free to all Friends of the Museum of Bad Art. (If > you are reading this message, you meet our stringent requirements > to be a Friend of MOBA.) > > Festivities include live music by Similar Jones a vocal band from > Boston. It's a cappella -- but don't expect barbershop. From the > 50's to the 00's, they bring a wide variety of great songs to life > with just a mic and some heavy breathing. Take a listen > (http://www.similarjones.com). Bet you'll like what you hear. > > Bring your contributions and see if the Interim Curating Committee > accepts them into MOBA's permanent collection or immediately > puts them on the auction block. > > A replenished stock of MOBA t-shirts, notecards, posters, CD-ROMS > and postcards will be available. > > ========================================= > 2. April 1 is a real date > ========================================= > Despite the date of the upcoming Rejection Collection Auction, it > is a real event. We clarify this because we received several messages > like this one: > > > Hello, > > I was very interested to hear about the upcoming auction > > of the RejectionCollection and am hoping to be able to > > attend this event in person. As this might require purchase > > of a plane ticket [I live in Washington, DC] it was suggested > > by an associate in the Boston area that I verify the existence > > of this event scheduled for April 1 [April Fool's Day]. If you > > could confirm that this event will indeed occur on April 1, I > > will be there and will bring along my more dubious associate. > > > > Respectfully yours, > > Tiz Powers > > our response to Ms Powers was: > > >Dear Ms Powers, > > > > It is confirmed. The Rejection Collection is being sorted. The > > band is rehearsing. Movie showings have been cancelled. The > > press releases are out. We look forward to meeting you on > > April 1. > > > > Yours in bad art, > > > > Parker McGurl > > *Special* Assistant to the Executive Director > > ========================================= > 3. Stock Replenished > ========================================= > Many MOBA fans have recently been disappointed that the MOBA > t-shirt they hoped to purchase was out of stock. All three designs in > all five sizes are being reprinted right now. You can order now for > shipment on April 2. Visit http://www.nvo.com/moba/displayroom/ > > ========================================= > 4. Details > ========================================= > > ON-LINE GALLERY > Visit MOBA's on-line gallery http://glyphs.com/moba > > GIFT SHOP > MOBA T shirts, gift cards, poster, bumper stickers, and more at > http://www.nvo.com/moba/displayroom/ > > MOBA'S PERMANENT GALLERY > 8 miles south of downtown Boston in the basement of the Dedham > Community Theater, 580 High St., Dedham MA. The current exhibition > features a selection of 45 works that span the full range of the MOBA > Permanent Collection. > > Gallery opening hours are 6 PM - 10 PM on weekdays, 1-10PM on weekends > and school holidays. > > Admission to the MOBA Gallery is free, with hefty discounts to those > who are donating art for the permanent collection or the Rejection > Collection Auction. > > ========================================= > 5. Subscriptions > ========================================= > When your friends ask how they can subscribe to Museum of Bad Art News, > just tell them to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > following command in the body of the email message: > subscribe moba-news > > If you ever want to unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the following command in the body of your email message: > unsubscribe moba-news > > or from another account, other than your own, > subscribe moba-news <your email address> or > unsubscribe moba-news <your email address>
