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Lisa Williamson depicted Elvis the way she thought the masters would at her exhibit at WinterArts 2011. Williamson was at the opening reception Friday at the Shops of Saddle Creek.
Black Friday was more like "Black, Red, White, Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Blue and Green Friday" at the opening reception for WinterArts 2011 at the Shops of Saddle Creek.
Those attending the reception the evening after Thanksgiving got first dibs on colorful paintings, metalwork, jewelry, ceramics and other artwork at the artists' market at 2055 West St. in the Shops of Saddle Creek.
"This is the snootiest show in town," said the show's director, Greg Belz, who wasn't referring to the artists. The show is "heavily juried," he said; eight people judged the submitted art. Some 250 people applied, but only 30 were selected to be in the show.
One of those was Lisa Williamson, who titled her exhibit "Twelve Months of Hunka Hunka Burnin' Elvis as Interpreted by Lisa Williamson."
Lisa described her show as "how I would envision the masters interpreting Elvis."
She painted Elvis in the styles of various artists ranging from Chagall to Michelangelo. Her take on a Leonardo da Vinci work is "Elvis a la. Mona Lisa." The King is sneering a bit, but there also is a hint of a mysterious smile.
WinterArts 2011 will be open through Christmas Eve. A "Meet the Artist" reception will be held between 5 and 8 p.m. each Friday.
'Raise the Steaks Dinner'
Phoenix Club's popular events to raise money for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis include the summery outdoor/indoor "Party at the Palace" at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum and the Mardi Gras party featuring casino games with play money.
A recent Phoenix Club event -- the "Raise the Steaks Dinner" -- was a seated wine dinner with no casino games at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar.
"We shifted gears for one event," said Phoenix Club president Nathan Walters.
Fleming's donated the dinner to help the Phoenix Club raise money to send children to Camp Phoenix for six weeks in June and July on Sardis Lake in Como, Miss. "Forty kids will be able to go to camp because of this dinner," said Megan Klein, vice president of resource development for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.
Tevin Cannon, 17, a member of the Bernal E. Smith branch of Boys & Girls Clubs, spoke during the event.
Slow Trolley Night
Trolley Night was more "Silent Night" the day after Thanksgiving. Around 7:30 p.m. people walked up and down South Main, but many of the shops and art galleries that usually offer complimentary wine and cheese on the third Friday of the month were closed.
"I walked from Spindini south and I still haven't gotten a glass of wine," said McClain Gordon, who was with Alison Smith.
Some galleries were open, including D'Edge Art and Museum Treasures and the Joy Smith Gallery.
-- Michael Donahue: (901) 529-2797; donahue@commercialappeal.com
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