American Craft Week returns to Crozet
The Crozet Fall Arts and Crafts Festival joins with retailers and art institutions nationwide in celebration of American Craft Week.
Open to the general public on Saturday and Sunday, October 8 & 9, at Claudius Crozet Park in Crozet VA, this American Craft Week event will feature over 100 juried fine art and craft Exhibitors showing and selling their handcrafted work. Craft demonstrations in blacksmithing, woodcarving, plein aire painting, and more will be ongoing throughout the weekend. The Festival also features live music in a variety of genres and styles, a special Children’s Area, great food, and Virginia wine and draft beer by the glass.
American Craft Week began as a small, grassroots effort to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of handmade craft. Now celebrating its seventh anniversary, American Craft Week is a well-established, national event celebrating the tradition of American craft in artists’ studios, galleries museums, schools, and festivals. This year’s official celebration will be held Oct. 1 – 16, and for the first time all 50 states are participating, including the District of Columbia, and three foreign countries (US Army bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea).
“American Craft Week has caught the imagination of so many supporters,” said Diane Sulg, founder and co-chair of the event. “With the growing appreciation of both artisan products and American-made goods, craft is highly regarded for its strong design, quality materials, expert workmanship and enduring value.”Since its inception in 2010, American Craft Week has grown from 240 to more than 1000 participating events, all inviting the general public to enjoy a wide variety of educational, commercial, charitable and festive ways to celebrate craft.
The Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival is a bi-annual juried fine art event supporting the community owned and operated, non-profit Claudius Crozet Park. For more information about the Festival and American Craft Week, visitwww.crozetfestival.com. For a complete list of American Craft Week public events taking place locally and nationwide, go to www.americancraftweek.com.
Quilts inspired by the National Parks arrive at Virginia Quilt Museum
To borrow from Trey Amos, “The Art of the Natural” finally arrived this week at the Virginia Quilt Museum in the form of 177 small quilts. These are not your grandmother’s quilts – they are art quilts, an art form born of the 1960s return to the earth and old ways, when people realized a new-found respect for a craftsman’s creative skills. These 177 art quilts are collectively known as “Inspired by the National Parks”.
“Inspired” here does not mean a decorated copy. Nor are art quilts created from a pattern. They are fiber art built upon an original experience, idea, or imagery, using quilting techniques. The collection developed from a 2014 challenge put out to quilters by Donna DeSoto, a member of the Fairfax, VA chapter of Quilters Unlimited. Since her previous “Inspired by the Beatles” challenge had been so successful, she asked participants to select a National Park and make a quilt to honor either its flora, fauna, or landscape. The response exceeded her hopes and dreams!
The resulting exhibit debuted at the Houston International Quilt Festival in Fall 2015 and has shown at a few venues since. The quilts traveled safely here from Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area at Coulee Dam, WA, where they had spent the July 4th weekend on display. Now they are expertly installed in their new space by Gloria Comstock, the Virginia Quilt Museum’s curator. She had carefully trained a crew of Museum volunteers in the care and handling of such a precious commodity. “On Thursday, the last few, in the bay window, were fitted together like pieces of a puzzle,” she explained, “but we got it!” The collection will now receive visitors in Harrisonburg through September 10.
Some of this exhibit’s quilters are internationally known, others are novice quilters, but they all share “a passion for American’s Best Idea: The National Parks,” according to its website. If you’ve been to that park, you can reminisce. If you haven’t, you can dream of going. Barbara Roadcap, the Museum’s events coordinator commented, “The Parks exhibit is fantastic – I wish the world could see this!” And, as they say, seeing is believing!
“Inspired by the National Parks” national tour schedule can be found at its websitewww.npscentennialquilts.com.
For information or details about the exhibit, visit www.vaquiltmuseum.org.
Virginia Quilt Museum was founded in 1995 and exists to celebrate quilting in Virginia. The Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit funded solely through private donations, memberships, and revenue from admissions and museum shop sales. The Virginia Quilt Museum receives no federal or state funding.
Shenandoah Valley Art Center: August 2016 calendar of events
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of August, is exhibiting in the Cabell/Arehart Gallery the artwork of Harrisonburg artist, Ashley Sauder Miller. Miller earned her undergraduate degrees from Hesston College (Kansas) and Eastern Mennonite University and her Master of Fine Arts in painting and drawing from James Madison University.
She actively exhibits her work and promotes the arts through her involvement as the Director of Spitzer Art Center where her studio is also located.
Miller states, “In my recent work, I am particularly aware of the demands of motherhood, preservation of memory, and repetitious patterns of thought and behavior. Consistent in my work throughout the past number of years are my children’s mark making, textile design, Biblical text and stories, and a deep rooted passion for painting, drawing, and making. My work often shifts between recognizable imagery and abstraction; between concrete ideas and references to intuitive ways of thinking and making. Predominant in my work over the past year are imagery of interior spaces and the reoccurring pod shape. Interior space imagery includes that of bowls, chairs, caned and woven chair seats, tables, rugs, and quilts. As much as I am simply attracted to the formal qualities of interior spaces, I am also interested in the complexities of the home: the illusion of the perfect space (both physical and psychological space).
In recent work, the pod shape continues to shift in form and meaning. Here the pods feel ambiguous, moving between chair forms and figure. They become like little players in a game, they move in and out of the space of the picture plane, change form, latch onto one shape or another, re-clothe themselves in different patterns.”
An opening will be held Saturday, August 6, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and the public is encouraged to come and meet the artist.
In the members’ gallery, SVAC member artists will present works in a variety of media interpreting the theme of “BLUE.” Featured in the upstairs hallway gallery will be the Valley Painters who work in oils and acrylics. This informal group of artists meets weekly to paint, exchange ideas, and encourage each other’s creative endeavors. Don’t miss the small oil paintings by Charlottesville artist, Anne DeLaTour Hopper on display in the docent room.
Back by popular demand! Y-ART Sale! SVAC will hold a fundraiser to benefit renovations for the new building at 416 West Main Street. Come purchase from member artists’ donated art and craft related supplies or pieces of furniture. Find the best deals in town on canvases, easels, tools, and a multitude of art materials that were not being used by their previous owners! We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit supported by memberships, local and statewide grants, and generous donations. Please consider joining us on our journey to promote high-quality artistic programming and creative opportunities for the community by purchasing at the Y-ART Sale!(August 12, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
Ready to expand your creative experiences! For the two dimensional artist, try your hand at no fail watercolor taught by Joe Philips. Experience the “no secrets,” “easy to master” approach to watercolor painting! The class will meet 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. on August 2 at a cost of $55. Mats and paper are provided, but the artist must bring a palette, paints and brushes. On VACATION!!!! The ever popular Saturday Art for Kids, will not be meeting during the month of August, but will begin classes again on September 10th. Give a gift that lasts a life time and pre-register your young artist for a creative art experience. (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., $50 per 4 classes or $15 per class). Contact the art center for specific information for each class. Open studio opportunities in theVirginia Ross Education Studio are available to printmakers and ceramic artists. Apply on line atwww.SVACart.com.
Save the date! The SVAC 2nd Annual Studio Tour will be held September 17 and 18. Visit the studios of professional arts and artisans in Augusta and Nelson Counties. We are encouraging partnerships between artists so that a variety of media will be presented at each studio location. This will maximize the number of artists to be visited and diminish the travel time for the art collector.
The Fall Foliage Festival Art Show application for the show to be held on October 8 and 9 is online and available to professional artists. Recently the show was voted one of the top three art events in Virginia by“Virginia Living” magazine.
The art center is a retail alliance partner with the Artisan Center of Virginia. In the SVAC Gift Shop you can find the perfect creative gift in fiber, jewelry, wood, glass, pottery, and more by juried artisans from Virginia and SVAC member artists.
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center is located in downtown Waynesboro at 122 S. Wayne Avenue. Galleries are open to the public 10:00a.m. – 4:00p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call (540) 949-7662 or visit www.svacart.com.
Celebrate Staunton Restaurant Week with Steeles Tavern Bed & Breakfast
Restaurant Weeks have become very popular events all across the country. New York City, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Charleston, SC, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and now Staunton VA put a spot light on restaurants with special menus and fresh deals at participating restaurants.
Virginia Living, Travel + Leisure and USA Today have named Staunton, VA as one of the best small town in the America. Staunton’s Restaurant Week offers one example of why this designation is obvious! This year, more than thirty restaurants and specialty stores have listed special offers and fantastic menus for the week.
Since you will have a fabulous breakfast served at the B&B, let’s start by mentioning a few of the lunch specials. The American Café is open Monday through Friday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and serves wonderful homemade soups, sandwiches, and daily specials. During Restaurant Week, get 10% off your entire check at this popular spot on South Augusta Street.
Another interesting participating eatery is Cranberry’s Grocery & Eatery. The store specializes in organic and natural foodstuffs & remedies. Their Espresso and juice bar can give you a lift in the afternoon while you’re touring around downtown Staunton. Gluten-free sandwich selections are also available. The beet, goat cheese, and walnut salad is just $8.99 during Restaurant Week. Find Cranberry’s on South New Street.
Lewis Creek Market, on Church Street adjacent to Landes Park, focuses on locally sourced foods. One of their hot plates is Asparagus and Smoked Cheddar with a Cauliflower crust Quiche-style Tart. Doesn’t that sound yummy! For Restaurant Week, they will offer small plates for $4.
Clocktower Restaurant & Bar will be offering 15% off your entire check (excluding alcohol) between 2pm and 4pm. Clocktower is located on West Beverly not far from the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriers Playhouse. The owners of Clocktower Restaurant “believe that quality is our most important ingredient.” Be sure to try their Fired Green Tomatoes or the Pork & Fried Green Tomato salad!
The special offers for dinner are a great reason to stay in downtown Staunton.
Byers Street Bistro will be offering a 3-course prix fixe menu for $30 per person. You can choose between three appetizers, three entrees, and two desserts. Try the Fried Dill Pickles or Smoked Bacon & Corn Hushpuppies.
If you have a desire for some Mexican cuisine, go to Baja Bean Co. for dinner. During Restaurant Week, you can choose from some $5 blue plate specials and $10 local food specials. The Resh Mexi-Greek Salad with grilled artichoke hearts, smoked tomatoes, crumbled cotija, red onion, and pickled jalapenos, is just one of the unique special dishes found at Baja Bean Co.
Travel from Mexican cuisine to Italian cuisine by visiting Emilio’s Italian Restaurant on Beverly Street. Emilio’s has a 4-course special for Restaurant Week riced at just $25. To top off your 4-course dinner, choose a “dolci” from Cannoli, Tartifo Classico, or Exotic Bomba. The Bomba uses mango, passion fruit, and raspberry sorbetto and then covers it with white chocolate and drizzled with dark chocolate.
Other downtown businesses will be participating in Restaurant Week too! Staunton Olive Oil Company specializes in oil and vinegar; Ox-Eye Vineyards will offer a special on a pre-dinner glass of wine; The Pampered Palate Café will give 25% off all Virginia Wines; Redbeard Brewing Company will offer specials on after dinner drinks. After-dinner specials are included at Beverley Cigar Store, Cocoa Mill Chocolate Company, and The By and By Café.
Stay at Steeles Tavern Manor Bed & Breakfast and Alpine Hideaway Cabins during Restaurant Week in Staunton, VA. Enjoy breakfast here and visit downtown Staunton, VA for fun and food.
Valley Playhouse Presents The One More Last Chance Diner
Valley Playhouse presents The One More Last Chance Diner, written and directed by Jay Zehr, at Court Square Theater in downtown Harrisonburg on August 11-21.
In this bittersweet romantic comedy, a colorful collection of misfits and dreamers celebrate love, death, breakfast and other mysteries of the universe while congregating at a bohemian southern restaurant. The original screenplay was written by Zehr, based on his experiences working in food service in the eighties and nineties.
The One More Last Chance Diner features a large cast of local theater veterans and newcomers, including Summer McGaffigan, Steve Winegard, Nevin Zehr, Dennis Lee, Will Browning, Eleanor Held, Joey Nunez, Kate Hoffmeyer and Daniel Mintz.
Jay Zehr has been acting, writing and directing plays since 1985. His last original show for Valley Playhouse wasIf There’s A Rock And Roll Heaven in 2015 and he has also directed The End Of The World As We Know It, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Dearly Departed, Our Town and Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun at Court Square Theater. The Valley Playhouse has been providing opportunities to participate in theatrical productions in Harrisonburg since 1966. As a community theater, Valley Playhouse welcomes novice and experienced actors, and volunteers for staff positions or stage crew.
SHOWTIMES:
Thurs. (8/11): 7:30
Fri. (8/12): 7:30
Sat. (8/13): 7:30
Sun. (8/14): 3:00
Thurs. (8/18): 7:30*
Fri. (8/19): 7:30
Sat. (8/20): 7:30
Sun. (8/21): 3:00
TICKETS:
Adults: $12 in Advance / $14 at the Door
Seniors: $10 in Advance / $12 at the Door
Tickets are available in advance at www.valleyarts.org or 540.433.9189
*Thursday (8/18) is “Pay What You Will Night”
Court Square Theater is located at 41-F Court Square in Downtown Harrisonburg.
Lime Kiln Theater presents an Evening with Acoustic Syndicate
Lime Kiln Theater’s Summer 2016 concert series continues onSaturday, July 30, as Acoustic Syndicate will perform. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8.
Advance tickets are $15 and are on sale now atwww.limekilntheater.org. Tickets will be $20 at the door, with cash, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover all accepted.
Lime Kiln Theater’s summer concert series is sponsored by Devils Backbone Brewing Company and Charles W. Barger & Son Construction. Devils Backbone beer, Kind Roots Café food and Rockbridge Vineyard wine are available for purchase at all shows. An Evening with Acoustic Syndicate is presented by James Wm. Moore Real Estate Co. and Pure Eats.
Whether they’re tilling a field or digging deeper into their unique blend of rock and bluegrass, the members ofAcoustic Syndicate have a distinct way of reaching back in order to move forward. With their evocative new album Rooftop Garden, the quintet takes a giant leap into the next chapter of their 20-year history of making unforgettable music, working the family farm and advocating for the environment. If there was ever a band that could capture the universal truths of life from the roots up, it’s Acoustic Syndicate.
“It’s been eight years since we made our last record,” singer/guitarist Steve McMurry said. “With the passage of time, if we are paying any attention at all, we see just how fragile and tenuous human life really is. It gives you a strong sense of the incredible importance of community, family and love. These feelings come out in our writing.”
Lime Kiln Arts, Inc. is a non-profit (501c3), operating at Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington. It opened in 1984 and is rooted in and inspired by the magic of a natural, outdoor theater. After a brief hiatus that started in 2012, Lime Kiln Theater is thrilled to present its third straight summer season of live music and theater featuring local, regional and national acts.
For more information, visit Lime Kiln on the web at www.limekilntheater.org, or check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LimeKilnTheater.
Staunton Folk Festival debuts July 30
Sunspots Studios will host the first Staunton Folk Festival on Sunspots Pavilion stage on Saturday, July 30, from noon to 10pm.
Admission is free. Bluegrass banjo legend, Alan Munde, will make an exclusive appearance in Staunton as part of the first annual Staunton Folk Festival, which will also include a lineup of area musicians, including singer-songwriter Nathan Moore, the Heifetz Institute ‘Hootenanny’ musicians, Tara Mills and Jimmy Stelling, the Keezletones, and more.
The Staunton Folk Festival is a new event for a new venue, the Sunspots Pavilion, in downtown Staunton. The Folk Festival will be devoted to music that has sprung from the American experience. The various traditions of the people that settled here from all over the world has created to a rich musical landscape that is still evolving.
“We plan to make this an annual event,” says event organizer, Doug Sheridan. “When I built this stage, I wanted it to be a place where locals could come and hear all the wonderful music that has its roots in our area. I also wanted local musicians to have a place they can showcase their talent. Virginia has a long and rich music-making heritage that continues to this day, whether it is a polished stage act or a gathering at a local hangout, like Marinos.”
For this year’s inaugural Festival, bluegrass banjo legend, Alan Munde, is coming to Staunton from Texas. Alan Munde has accompanied many bluegrass greats, including Jimmy Martin (as one of his Sunny Mountain Boys), the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the members of the New Grass Revival. His virtuosity on the 5-string banjo has been featured on 29 albums, and in a monthly column for Frets Magazine during the ‘80s. He and his musical partner, Joe Carr, received the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 2008.
Also appearing on the Sunspots Pavilion stage during the Festival are Nathan Moore, and the Heifetz Hootenanny performers, among others. Nathan Moore is a nationally recognized folk singer-songwriter who hails from Staunton. He has released a dozen solo albums and has written over 1,000 songs. He has toured the country extensively both as a solo artist and as part of two bands, ThaMuseMeant and Surprise Me Mr. Davis, sharing the stage at times with Blues Traveler, Dave Matthews, Chuck Berry, and others. He won the prestigious Troubadour Award at the Telluride Blue Grass Festival in 2009.
The Heifetz Institute is a highly competitive international summer program for young, talented string musicians. While typically focusing on classical music, the musicians are also challenged to try folk and other genres, and they offer performances of those styles at Saturday evening “Hootenanny” concerts in July and August at Mary Baldwin College. The Heifetz students will present a set of their hootenanny folk music at the Folk Festival.
Other acts include Charlottesville duo Tara Mills and Jimmy Stelling on guitar and banjo playing original ‘mountain Americana,’ the Keezletones of Harrisonburg playing old time music, and the Jig Is Up of Staunton playing Irish instrumental tunes.
The Staunton Folk Festival runs from 12 noon until 10pm, and admission is free, thanks to generous sponsorship by WQSV, Staunton Downtown Development Association, Union Bank, and The Depot Grille. Visit Sunspots’ website, sunspots.com/sunspotspavilion/, or the Sunspots Pavilion Facebook page for more information and updates. Bring a chair. Alcohol and glass containers are prohibited.
OASIS events in busy month of August
On First Friday, August 5th, OASIS will host a reception for the exhibit “Jewel Yoder Hertzler: Recent Paintings.” The First Friday reception, from 5-8 p.m., will include light refreshments, live music by Simply Folk and is free.
“Jewel Yoder Hertzler: Recent Paintings” can be found at OASIS through August 31, 2016. The show includes note cards, with images of Jewel’s paintings, hand painted scarves, as well as Jewel’s recent encaustic paintings. Join us for this terrific show by this talented artist!
And, the Kids Summer Art Activities continue in August! This summer, the program is sponsored, in part, by the Arts Council of the Valley. The August activities are: August 2, Melted Beeswax Painting (contactjewelhertzler@gmail.com); August 9, Beading (contactMelanie@designsbymelanie.net); August 16, Chipboard Scrapbook (contactgmsleditor@gmail.com)
OASIS will be participating in the JMU Block Party on August 27 with a fun activity “Leave Your Mark”! Watch for the results on our Water Street window.
OASIS is a co-op gallery, which receives on-going sponsorship from WMRA/WEMC. At OASIS, over 35 local artists and artisans exhibit and sell their work. OASIS Fine Art & Craft is located at 103 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg. For more information, call 540-442-8188, and email askOASISart@gmail.com, website of www.oasisartgallery.org, and at Facebook as OASIS-Art-Gallery-Harrisonburg-VA.
For further information, please contact Barbara Camph at 517-219-7826.
Holy Ghost Tent Revival to headline Shelter Fest
Holy Ghost Tent Revival will headline Shelter Fest 2016 on Saturday, August 27. The American horn-driven rock and roll band with folk and blues leanings will perform a benefit concert to support the New River Valley’s homeless and others in need. Shelter Fest 2016 will take place in the Barn at Sinkland Farms on Riner Road in Christiansburg.
Special guests will be The Apple Butter Blues Band and Black Wax Rebellion. Gates will open at 5:30 pm and opening acts will kick off at 6 pm. Holy Ghost Tent Revival and its boot-stomping energy will take the stage at 8 p.m. Food will be available courtesy of Due South Barbeque and adult beverages will also be for sale.
Tickets are available for purchase online at unitedwaynrv.org or at Due South Barbeque for $16 or at the door for $20 (children under 12 get in for free.) The event will be held rain or shine.
Holy Ghost Tent Revival started as a few students at Greensboro College hanging out and making music together. Built around founding members Stephen Murray and Matt Martin (both on vocals and guitar,) the group grew beyond its dorm room song writers into a dynamic band with a unique sound, gradually adding in trombone, trumpet, drums, and piano, according to an interview Stephen Murray gave No Depression, a “journal of roots music.” In 2007, once most of the band’s members had graduated, the group truly dedicated themselves to touring.
Holy Ghost Tent Revival is a group of kids with a few instruments that grew up but never stopped having fun. The band is known for getting crowds up and dancing with what NPR describes as their unique blend of “New Orleans brass-band jazz,” with the classic rock of the 60s and 70s and a more contemporary indie-rock sound. They characterize themselves as “earthy jazz,” but perhaps Indyweek.com said it best when they characterized Holy Ghost Tent Revival’s unique sound not with a label but with as story: “With the mischievous air of a Mark Twain yarn, [the music]…conjures images of eras spent rambling from town to town, hopping between riverboats and trains, joshing with the locals, romancing with their daughters, and throwing back whiskey on the sly.” Holy Ghost Tent Revival will surely provide a night full of rollicking street jazz and hay-chewing banjo gaiety.
Proceeds from Shelter Fest 2016 will benefit To Our House, a program providing winter shelter for homeless men, and the United Way of Montgomery, Radford & Floyd.
To Our House, a New River Community Action (NRCA) program and a United Way agency, has provided temporary winter shelter to New River Valley homeless men for the past six years thanks to collaborations with faith- and community-based organizations and volunteers. To Our House was formed in 2008 after the death of a Blacksburg homeless man, Teddy O. Henderson; the organization (TOH) adopted his initials. This past winter, 48 New River Valley men were given a warm bed and hot meal through To Our House, and of those men, 12 guests received jobs and 25 received permanent housing as the result of TOH services. More information on To Our House can be found at www.ToOurHouse.org or on Facebook.
United Way of Montgomery, Radford & Floyd unites local people and resources to improve lives in the New River Valley. Local United Way programs include: prescription discount cards; federal emergency and food shelter programs; financial, technical, and administrative assistance to non-profits; food and clothing drives; information and referral services; Christmas assistance program; school supply drive; and a volunteer center. UWMRF provides financial support to 26 partner agencies, including To Our House. More information on UWMRF can be found at unitedwaynrv.org.
For more information about Shelter Fest 2016, please go to www.unitedwaynrv.org or contact info@unitedwaynrv.org or (540) 381-2066.
For more information on Holy Ghost Tent Revival, please go to www.holyghosttentrevival.com.
Scott Miller announced for fall Wayne Theatre lineup
Scott Miller comes to the Wayne Theatre/Ross Performing Arts Center on Friday, October 14, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $25 and go on sale to the public on Tuesday, July 26, at 10 a.m.
A Staunton native, Miller recently collaborated with filmmaker James Weems (Jason Isbell) and photographer Glen Rose to produce the mini-documentary “Goin’ Home” which explores Miller’s personal and musical journey since returning to the family farm.
Miller came into the national spotlight in the mid-90s as leader of the Knoxville-based band The V-Roys; signed and produced by Steve Earle for his E-Squared label. After releasing two critically acclaimed albums, The V-Roys disbanded. Miller then signed to Sugar Hill Records and released several highly praised recording with his new backing band, The Commonwealth. Most recently he has recorded and released music through his own F.A.Y. Records label.
The last few years have seen big changes for Miller. He left his long-time adopted home city of Knoxville, Tenn., to return to the family farm to tend a herd of beef cattle, look after his elderly parents and set up a new touring base from his hometown of Staunton. During this time of transition and scaled down touring, Miller teamed up with old-time fiddle maven Rayna Gellert adding another sonic layer to his repertoire. The two released a mini-ablum titled “Co-Dependents” and continue to tour together and collaborate often.
For his newest cd, “Big Big World,” Miller tapped Nashville guitarist and producer Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin, John Hiatt). Miller’s avid fans will realize the title phrase points to the artist’s new musical horizons, stretching beyond any of his previous works and reflecting his significant growth as a songwriter.