Painter Frank Morgan to appear at Fourth Friday print signing at SCCA

Painter Frank Morgan will do a print signing at the SCCA Friday, April 22, 5-9 p.m., and will have a variety high-quality reproduction prints available to the public at very reasonable prices.

Morgan attended Harvard University where he studied drawing and art history while obtaining a bachelor’s degree in political science. After graduating in 1973, he worked as an architectural draftsman for the Architects’ Design Group in Cambridge, Massachusetts and painted in his spare time.

During the 1990s, he produced a series of prints of Washington, D.C. scenes which were sold widely in the Washington area, and in 2000 he was commissioned to paint a unique series of views of the U.S. Capitol for the Congressional Holiday Ornament program, a series still in use at the Capitol today. He also worked as an architectural designer and consultant for private clients in the Washington area.

Frank Morgan’s home and studio are now in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania where he now devotes his time to historic and religious painting and architectural designing. He can be contacted at studioguild1@verizon.net.

SCCA to hold FREE classes in clay and printmaking

Columbia Spy visited the studios of the Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts recently to find students there finishing up clay birdhouses. The birdhouses will be painted and fired in the near future to complete the project. Several student projects from previous classes were also on display.

SCCA will be holding similar classes, as well as printmaking and other classes, in an arts camp beginning in June that is FREE to all school age children of Columbia Borough. Enrolled children from surrounding communities may enroll in the same summer classes for $60 per/week. Some scholarships may be available. (See the information listed near the end of this article for dates and more information.) Enrollment begins April 20.

SCCA will also host a National Art Honor Society exhibition this coming Friday, April 22, as part of the borough's Fourth Friday Celebration. 

SCCA is located at 224 Locust Street in Columbia.

Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts Announces Summer Art Camp in the Borough of Columbia, PA.

June 13 – August 2016

The Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts and the Borough of Columbia will be offering an outstanding ARTS Camp for FREE to all school age children of Columbia Borough. In addition, enrolled children from surrounding communities are offered the same fine summer classes for $60 per/week.

Summer Art Camp - Some scholarships may be available.

Enrollment begins: April 20, 2016.

To register: go to www.sccaartstore.com and enroll on Eventbrite.

Classes and dates are listed below:

Scarf bombing reported at Presbyterian church

During last weekend's raw weather, the Columbia Presbyterian Church at 360 Locust Street laid out free scarves and hats for those in need.

Fortunately, those items won't be needed or a while, if one can believe the weather forecasts.

Park rangers maintain rain gardens

The Columbia Park Rangers were on the job this week, weeding and cleaning up the rain gardens at Columbia River Park.

And here's the result:

Thanks Park Rangers!

Medical marijuana now legal in PA

Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program.

Democratic Governor Tom Wolf signed the bill into law at 1 p.m. today.

It could take two years to write regulations and get retailers opened, but a provision allows parents to legally administer medical marijuana to their children in the meantime when the bill takes effect in a month.

An FAQ fact sheet released by the PA Department of Health is shown below and can be found on its website HERE.

Man allegedly made terroristic threats

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/arrests/torres-michael-angel-terroristic-threats

Charges pending in vehicle accident at Route 30 W / Route 441

Emergency and law enforcement personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident at the Route 30 West off-ramp at Route 441 on Friday afternoon, April 15. No injuries were reported, but one driver had a suspended license and was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Charges are pending the outcome of lab testing.

Columbia Borough Police posted the information shown below at THIS LINK.