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2008-03-14T11:14:00.005-05:00

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2008-03-11T15:08:00.002-05:00

Hi! Just wanted to invite you to a show tonight:

A Paper Cup Band/ Webby Moore, Kitty Rhombus, Somni, Hangun Man

March 11th
7PM - 10:30pm
$3

Push Pins and Paper

2008-03-06T08:37:00.004-06:00

Hi,
We would like to invite you to Push Pins and Paper: Recent Works on Paper by Michael Edward McGovern, Curtis Readel, and Roxanne McGovern. These three young artists will showcase exciting new work in print media. Currently at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, these artists will be in town one night only. Please join us for the opening reception Friday March 7th, from 6pm to 9pm, 817 E Johnson Street Madison, WI.
Later,
K & C

Photos and Sunday Potluck

2008-03-01T12:28:00.011-06:00

Hi,
Sunday Brunch Potluck tomorrow will be later to accompany the Crafting Party.
The Society for Underground Crafters have organized "Postcards and Love Letters", an evening of craft at the Lodge. Bring some food to share, some postcards materials, and a message to send that special someone. 4pm - 6pm, 817 E Johnson Street, free event

Below are some photos from the Mess Hall Press opening last night:

Mess Hall Press 2-29-08

2008-02-26T21:31:00.009-06:00

Hi!
We'd like to invite you to a print exhibit by MESS HALL PRESS

"MHP provides Madison high school students with the
opportunity to gain valuable arts experience in a design
studio setting." http://www.messhallpress.org/

Opening Friday 2/29 , 6pm
Project Lodge 817 E Johnson Street Madison
There will be food, drink, music, and printmaking. Bring a shirt to print.
Show runs through March 6th.

Lodge-apalooza! + a note on our goals

2008-02-24T14:28:00.031-06:00

The Project Lodge is an art gallery and music venue dedicated to fostering creative collaborations between music and art. The Project Lodge is a DIY space. That means that everyone has to contribute to making the space a great place to see and hear amazing art. Respecting the space is a very important part of this. Please take care to not disrespect artwork, leave trash behind, or litter outside of the building. We don't want the Project Lodge to be shut down/fined and we really don't want to make our neighbors angry, so please help us make this a positive part of the community. We take pride in being a unique space. With this in mind, you can think of the lodge as more like a friend's house, rather than a nightclub.

We'd like to thank our neighbors for understanding that we are still learning. We are taking steps to be quiet by 10:30pm. We are very sorry if we kept you up late last night. We hope to be better neighbors in the future. Every Sunday we host a "Sunday Brunch Potluck" at 11 am. It would be great to meet you, so bring a friend and something tasty to share and stop on by.

-K & C
The bands were great last night. Pictures from last night's 5 band lodge-apalooza below...

Beeple blew us up, Icarus Himself lit us on fire, and Say Hi took us to the moon

2008-02-22T16:03:00.007-06:00

Video artist Beeple took video samples the whole night, remixed them and projected them on the wall of the gallery. Icarus Himself played a fantastic set of spare but beautifully raw songs. And Say Hi finished the night off with a great sounding tight set. I'm sure there will be better reviews of the show, so I'll just shut up now. Enjoy the pictures.

Email Troubles but some great stuff happening this weekend

2008-02-21T10:39:00.004-06:00

Hey everyone with a yahoo or hotmail email address... I'm sorry but gmail is screwed up and we can't respond to those email addresses. It seems to be a bug with Gmail:

http://groups.google.com/group/Gmail-Help-sending-and-receiving/search?group=Gmail-Help-sending-and-receiving&q=yahoo+failure

If you have a yahoo or hotmail email address and need to get a hold of us, please go to http://virb.com/theprojectlodge and click on send a message.

Or myspace: myspace.com/cbuckingham

OK, that said we have some awesome stuff tonight and Saturday. Rock out brother.

Tonight!!!
Thursday, February 21, 7pm
Say Hello!, Icarus Himself, and a one-night-only video installation from Milwaukee's "Beeple."

$6 cover, all ages
http://www.sayhitoyourmom.com/
http://www.myspace.com/icarushimself
http://www.beeple.com/news.php

Saturday, February 23, 7pm
Sleeping in the Aviary, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, Crochetd Machete, Dark Horse Project, and
Scarring Party

$6 cover, all ages
http://www.sleepingintheaviary.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thecowboyandthefrenchman
http://www.myspace.com/crochetdmachete
http://www.thedarkhorseproject.net/
http://www.scarringparty.com/

Brief Division

2008-02-15T16:24:00.000-06:00

Best opening yet - We hung out for hours looking at Melanie's and Tim's work. If you missed the opening, stop by this week before the show ends (2/21) and check it out.

2008-02-11T08:20:00.000-06:00

Thunder Thunder Thunder Snow!

2008-02-07T20:06:00.000-06:00

You are invited to the opening of ...
"Brief Division" New work by Melanie Kehoss and Timothy Speaker
Fri Feb 8 – Thu Feb 21, 2008
Hours: Saturday 12-5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday –Thursday 12-7 p.m.
Opening Reception: Friday, February 8, 7-9 p.m.
Featuring music by When the Wolf Occurs

You are also invited to rock...
Thunder Snow
Saturday, Feb. 9th, 7pm - 10pm
$ small cover

You are also invited to eat...
Sunday Brunch Potluck
Share projects, bring some food to share, and chill.
Sunday, Feb. 10, 11am - 2pm

The Project Lodge, 817 East Johnson Street, Madison, WI
See below for more details regarding these shows.

(Tin Hat Novelties)

2008-02-03T17:56:00.000-06:00

Hello! Last Friday's opening was super great! Thanks to everyone who contributed artwork and to the Attack Ponies for playing an amazing set! Here are some photos of the space, people at the show, and some of the artwork.

Schedule

2008-01-29T15:59:00.000-06:00

Friday 2/1 “GOOD TO MEET YOU.” - Opening reception at 7 pm. Being new to the neighborhood, we’d like to introduce ourselves by having our first show be about the people, businesses and history of the 800-900 block of East Johnson. Our idea is to choose artwork, objects, stories, or photographs from various businesses to display. Music to be performed by Christopher Buckingham and The Attack Ponies.

Friday 2/8 “Brief Division” by Timothy Speaker & Melanie Kehoss, Featuring music by When the Wolf Occurs (donation) - Opening Reception: 7 pm. ‘Brief Division’ features recent works by Kehoss and Speaker, both '07 graduates of Madison's MFA program. Speaker's digitally distorted photographs highlight the gritty beauty of fading vision, while Kehoss' paintings and shadowboxes distill human encounters into bright color and pattern. The eclectic music of ‘When the Wolf Occurs’ reflects the respective moodiness and exuberance of these two artists, alternating between dark ballads and funky instrumentals. Admission is free (donations for the band accepted) and refreshments will be served.

Saturday 2/9 – Music by Thunder Snow – (Doors 7pm, music 8pm) (donation)

Thursday 2/21 – Music by Say Hi [To Your Mom] - (Doors 7pm, music 8pm) $6 (all ages) – presented by JustSayinIsAll.com & The Project Lodge

Saturday 2/23 – Music by The Cowboy and the Frenchmen, Crochetd Machete, The Dark Horse Project and Sleeping in the Aviary - (Doors 7pm, music 8pm) $6 (all ages)

Friday 2/29 - MESS HALL PRESS – “MHP provides Madison high school students with the opportunity to gain valuable arts experience in a design studio setting.” Opening reception at 7 pm – (donation)

Monday 3/31 – Music by Phosphorescent - (Doors 7pm, music 8pm) $6 (all ages)

Saturday 4/5 – Music by The Buffali and Arwin - (Doors 7pm, music 8pm) $(tba) (all ages)

Sunday 4/6 – Music by Jon Crocker (brunch starts at 11 am bring some food, music starts at 2 pm)

Monday 4/7 – Music by The Pharmacy and The Zebras - (Doors 7pm, music 8pm)

Sunday Brunch Potluck!!

2008-01-26T20:12:00.001-06:00

Music, Art, Waffles, and You!

Potluck Brunch

Sunday, January 28th, 11am
The Project Lodge
817 E Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53703

January at the lodge...

2008-01-18T14:33:00.000-06:00

It's that time again! Pizza Painting Party!

We will be having a second Pizza Painting Party at the Project Lodge this Saturday, January 19th at 5pm. Please come, wear your painting clothes, and eat pizza. Stop by when ever you like, we'll be there late. The address is 817 E Johnson Street Madison, WI 53703. For more pictures, see our posts from last month.

... Also, this Sunday, January 20th, we will be hosting another Sunday Brunch Potluck. The coffee will be ready by 11am. Bring a dish and invite a friend.

... Also, we were interviewed by Kristian Knutsen at the Isthmus. Super exciting! The article can be read at : www.thedailypage.com

Painting Pizza Party - December 18th, 2007

2007-12-19T11:59:00.001-06:00

Work, work, work - drywall and more

2007-12-17T10:04:00.002-06:00

Here are some more images of the Project Lodge under construction....

Brunch, more images coming soon...

some progress...

2007-12-13T19:24:00.000-06:00

2007-12-09T10:56:00.000-06:00

This is what will become The Project Lodge, a gallery/ venue dedicated to fostering creative collaborations between music and art. Every Sunday we host a "Sunday Brunch Potluck" at 11 am, so bring someone or something tasty, yummy, pretty, and/ or interesting and stop on by.
-K & C