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    <title>McMurray Art League upcoming events</title>
    <link>https://mcmurrayartleague.com/Full-Calendar</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CANCELLED - Laura Sippos, Drawing Fundamentals: Capturing Value and Proportion (day) (Tuesday, November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cancelled due to low enrollment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels. Learn to observe and capture a wide renge of values in a pencil or charcoal drawing. Work to measure and use proportion, to create depth, and accurately represent perspective in your work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Laura is a skills-based instructor, which is perfect for those just starting out. Also, this series is a great refresher for those with more experience. Level up all your art by building your knowledge base.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;5 week series only&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This is a great class to register with a bestie!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;br&gt;
- 9x12 or larger spiral bound sketchbook&lt;br&gt;
- Kneaded eraser&lt;br&gt;
- Drawing pencils: 4B. 2B, HB, 2H, and 4H&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Minimum class size: 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Maximum class size: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_2_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_1_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812645</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Studio Themed Exhibit "Wonder" Registration due 11/3 (Tuesday, November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The MAL Studio Gallery theme is "Wonder" although as usual, the theme is flexible. No sitting required!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Please sign up and register online for free by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;Tuesday, 11/3/2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;Please participate as it adds color and fun to the studio.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;You drop off your work and pick up your previous work at the MAL studio.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Pickup and dropoff&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Thursday, 11/5/2026, 4-5 (note the new time as there is a class that day).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;If you have access to the studio,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;you can also drop off at your convenience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;You may enter up to four pieces which can be prints or work &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;previously&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;shown. Information is needed&amp;nbsp;by the deadline&amp;nbsp;to provide time to design and print tags.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;You need to put tags on the back of your work with artist and title and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;register online or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;email your info&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;to Lisa Markowski&amp;nbsp; at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:markomosaics@gmail.com"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;markomosaics@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;ASAP so tags can be made. Include Title, Price and Medium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;. Must be ready to hang. Please do not use sawtooth hangers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;There is no entry fee but a 15% commission on sold works is retained by MAL.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;The show will stay up through January although you can certainly take pieces out if necessary.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you have any questions:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:markomosaics@gmail.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;markomosaics@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;or call/text Lisa at 412-302-6258.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6872511</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CANCELLED - Laura Sippos, Drawing Fundamentals: Capturing Value and Proportion (evening) (Tuesday, November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cancelled due to low enrollment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels. Learn to observe and capture a wide renge of values in a pencil or charcoal drawing. Work to measure and use proportion, to create depth, and accurately represent perspective in your work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Laura is a skills-based instructor, which is perfect for those just starting out. Also, this series is a great refresher for those with more experience. Level up all your art by building your knowledge base.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 week series only&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This is a great class to register with a bestie!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;br&gt;
- 9x12 or larger spiral bound sketchbook&lt;br&gt;
- Kneaded eraser&lt;br&gt;
- Drawing pencils: 4B. 2B, HB, 2H, and 4H&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Minimum class size: 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Maximum class size: 16&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_2_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_1_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812647</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Jim Sulkowski Oil or Pastel Series (Wednesday, November 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Back by popular demand!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Oil and pastel techniques.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Individual instruction. Series only.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;The principles of Classical Art will be discussed and demonstrated. Form, Light, Space, Atmosphere, Composition, Color, and Value are all essential concepts. They apply to the landscape, the portrait, the still life, floral, and the figure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;There will be a still life demonstration one day and a landscape demonstration the other day.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Day 1 will be Still Life Flowers and Day 2 will be Landscapes. For a biography of Jim Sulkowski, click &lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_James%20bio.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_1.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="342"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="213"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oils&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Suggested Brands of oil paint: Sennelier, Rembrandt, Winsor &amp;amp; Newton, Blockx, Williamsburg, Gamblin.&amp;nbsp; Do not use Winton or any student grade oils because they contain mostly filler with little pigment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Oil Paints:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;(these are listed in order as they are placed on the palette) Titanium White (large tube), Cadmium Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Orange, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Thalo Blue, Raw Umber, Ivory Black (large tube), Thalo Green&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Bristle Brushes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;All sizes; 1/4" in width up to 2" and 3". Two or three small pointed sable brush (No. 6). Avoid synthetic brushes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Painting Medium to thin your paint:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;You can purchase a small bottle of painting medium in most art stores or hobby stores.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Brush Washer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: These are available in most art stores but you can also use a glass jar. Put Mineral Spirits (also known as Paint Thinner) in it for cleaning brushes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: The best palette is one that is toned a medium gray. A wooden palette is also very good. Avoid using a white palette.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette knife&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for mixing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette cup or small jar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for your painting medium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Canvases or panels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: 8" x 10", 9” x 12”, or 12” x 16”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paper towels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pastels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your favorite pastels and paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6825891</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Jim Sulkowski Oil or Pastel Series (Thursday, November 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Back by popular demand!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Oil and pastel techniques.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Individual instruction. Series only.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;The principles of Classical Art will be discussed and demonstrated. Form, Light, Space, Atmosphere, Composition, Color, and Value are all essential concepts. They apply to the landscape, the portrait, the still life, floral, and the figure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;There will be a still life demonstration one day and a landscape demonstration the other day.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Day 1 will be Still Life Flowers and Day 2 will be Landscapes. For a biography of Jim Sulkowski, click &lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_James%20bio.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_1.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="342"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="213"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oils&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Suggested Brands of oil paint: Sennelier, Rembrandt, Winsor &amp;amp; Newton, Blockx, Williamsburg, Gamblin.&amp;nbsp; Do not use Winton or any student grade oils because they contain mostly filler with little pigment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Oil Paints:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;(these are listed in order as they are placed on the palette) Titanium White (large tube), Cadmium Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Orange, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Thalo Blue, Raw Umber, Ivory Black (large tube), Thalo Green&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Bristle Brushes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;All sizes; 1/4" in width up to 2" and 3". Two or three small pointed sable brush (No. 6). Avoid synthetic brushes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Painting Medium to thin your paint:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;You can purchase a small bottle of painting medium in most art stores or hobby stores.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Brush Washer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: These are available in most art stores but you can also use a glass jar. Put Mineral Spirits (also known as Paint Thinner) in it for cleaning brushes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: The best palette is one that is toned a medium gray. A wooden palette is also very good. Avoid using a white palette.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette knife&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for mixing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette cup or small jar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for your painting medium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Canvases or panels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: 8" x 10", 9” x 12”, or 12” x 16”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paper towels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pastels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your favorite pastels and paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6825891</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Studio Themed Exhibit--Dropoff "Wonder" (Thursday, November 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The MAL Studio Gallery show changeover. Dropoff November 5, 4-5. You can register here for a reminder.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Artists should register for the exhibit online by clicking here&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6872511" target="_blank"&gt;MAL Studio Themed Exhibit "Wonder" Registration due 11/3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;You may enter up to&amp;nbsp;4 pieces. Information is needed&amp;nbsp;by the deadline&amp;nbsp;to provide time to design and print tags and a list for the show book.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;There is no entry fee but a 15% commission on sold works is retained by MAL.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6896500</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, Handmade Books 101 (Art/Travel/Junk Journals) (Saturday, November 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;So on trend! Handmade books are all the rage. Whether you want to craft a special sketch or watercolor book, to create a unique travelogue from a recent trip, or start a junk journal, this class is for you. Use an array of provided materials to create covers, signatures and complete your own binding.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For the 101 class we will learn a pamphlet stitch for a loosely bound book perfect for adding in ephemera or your own unique touches.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All materials provided.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812656</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, Embellishing the Handmade Book (Art/Travel/Junk Journals) (Saturday, November 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;We’ll make secret pockets, pop-ups, tags and all sorts of fun. From sturdy and serious, to whimsical and wild, you’ll have a one of a kind book that all of your friends will envy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Bring your own handmade or store-bought blank book. See Handmade Books 101 to create your own blank book&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All embellishing materials provided.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812669</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CANCELLED - Laura Sippos, Drawing Fundamentals: Capturing Value and Proportion (day) (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cancelled due to low enrollment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels. Learn to observe and capture a wide renge of values in a pencil or charcoal drawing. Work to measure and use proportion, to create depth, and accurately represent perspective in your work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Laura is a skills-based instructor, which is perfect for those just starting out. Also, this series is a great refresher for those with more experience. Level up all your art by building your knowledge base.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;5 week series only&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This is a great class to register with a bestie!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;br&gt;
- 9x12 or larger spiral bound sketchbook&lt;br&gt;
- Kneaded eraser&lt;br&gt;
- Drawing pencils: 4B. 2B, HB, 2H, and 4H&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Minimum class size: 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Maximum class size: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_2_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_1_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812645</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CANCELLED - Laura Sippos, Drawing Fundamentals: Capturing Value and Proportion (evening) (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cancelled due to low enrollment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels. Learn to observe and capture a wide renge of values in a pencil or charcoal drawing. Work to measure and use proportion, to create depth, and accurately represent perspective in your work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Laura is a skills-based instructor, which is perfect for those just starting out. Also, this series is a great refresher for those with more experience. Level up all your art by building your knowledge base.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 week series only&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This is a great class to register with a bestie!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;br&gt;
- 9x12 or larger spiral bound sketchbook&lt;br&gt;
- Kneaded eraser&lt;br&gt;
- Drawing pencils: 4B. 2B, HB, 2H, and 4H&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Minimum class size: 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Maximum class size: 16&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_2_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_1_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812647</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>11/12/26 MAL General Membership Meeting (Joshua Hoffmann - Plein-Air Urban Landscapes) (Thursday, November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;McMurray Art League general membership meeting in person. The public is welcome! &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;Members, please register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and indicate which &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;studio supplies&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; you can bring to help stock the studio! The Hospitality chairs also need help with &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;goodies for meetings&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; so please indicate what you can bring if that works for you! Contact Jenny Martin or Laura Sippos if you have Studio Supplies questions and Jenny or MJ Meenen if you have Hospitality questions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;The speaker is &lt;strong&gt;Joshua Hoffman.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Josh is a local, plein-air landscape painter whose national recognition is on the rise. He has been an award winner at the prestigious Plein-Aire Easton competition and has works in Concept Gallery.&lt;/font&gt; Josh was recently featured in a PBS special, "&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Voice of the Arts Joshua Hoffman"&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www,pbs.org/video/josh-hoffman-742njy/"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;https://www,pbs.org/video/josh-hoffman-742njy/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;More works can be viewed on his Instagram account: &lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/@josh.hoffman.165"&gt;/@josh.hoffman.165&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link: &lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008781569"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008781569&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Meeting%20Demos/2026_Hoffman_Joshua_Headshot.jpeg" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Meeting%20Demos/2026_Hoffman_Joshua_image_1.jpeg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6899261</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CAFE: China Painting with Jan and Sandy (Saturday, November 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Work with donated china pieces to make a masterpiece! Paints and china pieces provided for free! Or bring your own china pieces! Bring some small brushes if you have them. The paint is water-soluble.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;A $5 donation is requested.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;You can paint anything you want but here's what Sandy and Jan did for practice. Bring a flat box to carry your wet pieces home as they need to dry for 24 hours before baking in your home oven. Instructions will be provided.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/CAFEs/Conley_Plate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/CAFEs/Pini_Plate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6899270</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Board Meeting (via Zoom) (Monday, November 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Hope you can attend via Zoom. If not please provide a report we can share&amp;nbsp;at the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84495617732" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84495617732&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#232333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803434</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CANCELLED - Laura Sippos, Drawing Fundamentals: Capturing Value and Proportion (day) (Tuesday, November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cancelled due to low enrollment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels. Learn to observe and capture a wide renge of values in a pencil or charcoal drawing. Work to measure and use proportion, to create depth, and accurately represent perspective in your work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Laura is a skills-based instructor, which is perfect for those just starting out. Also, this series is a great refresher for those with more experience. Level up all your art by building your knowledge base.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;5 week series only&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This is a great class to register with a bestie!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;br&gt;
- 9x12 or larger spiral bound sketchbook&lt;br&gt;
- Kneaded eraser&lt;br&gt;
- Drawing pencils: 4B. 2B, HB, 2H, and 4H&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Minimum class size: 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Maximum class size: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_2_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_1_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812645</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CANCELLED - Laura Sippos, Drawing Fundamentals: Capturing Value and Proportion (evening) (Tuesday, November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cancelled due to low enrollment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels. Learn to observe and capture a wide renge of values in a pencil or charcoal drawing. Work to measure and use proportion, to create depth, and accurately represent perspective in your work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Laura is a skills-based instructor, which is perfect for those just starting out. Also, this series is a great refresher for those with more experience. Level up all your art by building your knowledge base.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 week series only&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This is a great class to register with a bestie!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;br&gt;
- 9x12 or larger spiral bound sketchbook&lt;br&gt;
- Kneaded eraser&lt;br&gt;
- Drawing pencils: 4B. 2B, HB, 2H, and 4H&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Minimum class size: 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Maximum class size: 16&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sippos_Drawing%20Fundamentals_2_2026.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Book Club: "Stealing Athena" (Wednesday, November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please join Marlene Boas and Jan Pini for the next meeting of the MAL Art and Artists Book Club! &lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(255, 84, 93);"&gt;Come even if you haven't read the book!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Note the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#ED145B"&gt;new time of 2:00&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for this month!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;We will meet to discuss&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;"&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stealing Athena"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;by Karen Essex.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Feel free to read the book and add to the discussion. And bring friends and snacks! A voluntary donation of $5 is requested.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: inherit;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's Amazon's synopsis:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111"&gt;For two hundred years, the Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Sculptures have stood in the British Museum at the center of a global debate. In&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111"&gt;Stealing Athena&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111"&gt;, Karen Essex tells their story through two remarkable women divided by centuries but united by ambition.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
At the height of the Napoleonic Wars, young Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin, uses charm and daring in Constantinople on the Sultan himself to help secure permission for her husband’s goal strip the Parthenon of its treasures.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Two thousand years earlier, Aspasia, philosopher, courtesan, and partner to Athens’s most powerful man, Pericles, plays a key role as the city builds glorious monuments destined to change history.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Rich with romance, intrigue, scandal, mythology, and high stakes,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111"&gt;Stealing Athena&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111"&gt;brings two hidden women behind history’s headlines brilliantly to life.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, 11/20 Thanks, Merci, Gracias Mixed Media Happy Hour (Friday, November 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Enjoy&amp;nbsp;snacks and drinks&amp;nbsp;while trying your hand at an art project.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;All skill levels are welcome including the absolute beginner. Supplies and light snacks and refreshments are included with the workshop fee. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Of course, happy hour is best with friends, so bring one or two, or come and make a new one! A great date night, too!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Happy hours are the fourth Friday of most months (except November).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 25, 2026&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;6:30-8:30&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;October 23,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;6:30-8:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;November 20, 6:30-8:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, Handmade Books 202 (Art/Travel/Junk Journals) (Saturday, November 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;So on trend! Handmade books are all the rage. Whether you want to craft a special sketch or watercolor book, to create a unique travelogue from a recent trip, or start a junk journal, this class is for you. Use an array of provided materials to create covers, signatures and complete your own binding.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For the 202 class we will learn a Coptic stitch, perfect for creating a tightly bound sketchbook or watercolor book.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All materials provided.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, Embellishing the Handmade Book (Art/Travel/Junk Journals) (Saturday, November 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All skill levels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;We’ll make secret pockets, pop-ups, tags and all sorts of fun. From sturdy and serious, to whimsical and wild, you’ll have a one of a kind book that all of your friends will envy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Bring your own handmade or store-bought blank book. See Handmade Books 101 or 202 to create your own blank book&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All embellishing materials provided.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Jim Sulkowski Oil or Pastel Series (Wednesday, December 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Back by popular demand!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Oil and pastel techniques.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Individual instruction. Series only.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;The principles of Classical Art will be discussed and demonstrated. Form, Light, Space, Atmosphere, Composition, Color, and Value are all essential concepts. They apply to the landscape, the portrait, the still life, floral, and the figure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;There will be a still life demonstration one day and a landscape demonstration the other day.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Day 1 will be Still Life Flowers and Day 2 will be Landscapes. For a biography of Jim Sulkowski, click &lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_James%20bio.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_1.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="342"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="213"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oils&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Suggested Brands of oil paint: Sennelier, Rembrandt, Winsor &amp;amp; Newton, Blockx, Williamsburg, Gamblin.&amp;nbsp; Do not use Winton or any student grade oils because they contain mostly filler with little pigment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Oil Paints:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;(these are listed in order as they are placed on the palette) Titanium White (large tube), Cadmium Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Orange, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Thalo Blue, Raw Umber, Ivory Black (large tube), Thalo Green&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Bristle Brushes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;All sizes; 1/4" in width up to 2" and 3". Two or three small pointed sable brush (No. 6). Avoid synthetic brushes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Painting Medium to thin your paint:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;You can purchase a small bottle of painting medium in most art stores or hobby stores.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Brush Washer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: These are available in most art stores but you can also use a glass jar. Put Mineral Spirits (also known as Paint Thinner) in it for cleaning brushes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: The best palette is one that is toned a medium gray. A wooden palette is also very good. Avoid using a white palette.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette knife&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for mixing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette cup or small jar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for your painting medium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Canvases or panels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: 8" x 10", 9” x 12”, or 12” x 16”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paper towels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pastels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your favorite pastels and paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Jim Sulkowski Oil or Pastel Series (Thursday, December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Back by popular demand!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Oil and pastel techniques.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Individual instruction. Series only.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;The principles of Classical Art will be discussed and demonstrated. Form, Light, Space, Atmosphere, Composition, Color, and Value are all essential concepts. They apply to the landscape, the portrait, the still life, floral, and the figure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#1D2228"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;There will be a still life demonstration one day and a landscape demonstration the other day.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Day 1 will be Still Life Flowers and Day 2 will be Landscapes. For a biography of Jim Sulkowski, click &lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_James%20bio.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_1.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="342"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="213"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Sulkowski_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oils&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Suggested Brands of oil paint: Sennelier, Rembrandt, Winsor &amp;amp; Newton, Blockx, Williamsburg, Gamblin.&amp;nbsp; Do not use Winton or any student grade oils because they contain mostly filler with little pigment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Oil Paints:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;(these are listed in order as they are placed on the palette) Titanium White (large tube), Cadmium Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Orange, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Thalo Blue, Raw Umber, Ivory Black (large tube), Thalo Green&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Bristle Brushes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;All sizes; 1/4" in width up to 2" and 3". Two or three small pointed sable brush (No. 6). Avoid synthetic brushes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Painting Medium to thin your paint:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;You can purchase a small bottle of painting medium in most art stores or hobby stores.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Brush Washer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: These are available in most art stores but you can also use a glass jar. Put Mineral Spirits (also known as Paint Thinner) in it for cleaning brushes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: The best palette is one that is toned a medium gray. A wooden palette is also very good. Avoid using a white palette.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette knife&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for mixing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Palette cup or small jar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;for your painting medium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Canvases or panels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;: 8" x 10", 9” x 12”, or 12” x 16”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paper towels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pastels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your favorite pastels and paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6825920</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>PPAL-sponsored workshop with Christine Swann (Saturday, December 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League is hosting internationally known pastel artist and instructor, Christine Swann, for a two-day workshop, December 5-6, 2026. Christine is a portrait artist who has previously taught for MAL.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;To register and for more information, click here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6852725" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6852725&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6855581</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>PPAL-sponsored workshop with Christine Swann (Sunday, December 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League is hosting internationally known pastel artist and instructor, Christine Swann, for a two-day workshop, December 5-6, 2026. Christine is a portrait artist who has previously taught for MAL.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;To register and for more information, click here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6852725" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6852725&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6855591</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, Watercolor Holiday Notecards (day) (Tuesday, December 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Perfect for the absolute beginner or someone who has dabbled in watercolors. Just in time for the holidays!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All skill levels are welcome including the absolute beginner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Workshop fee includes all materials.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6813482</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, Watercolor Holiday Notecards (evening) (Tuesday, December 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Perfect for the absolute beginner or someone who has dabbled in watercolors. Just in time for the holidays!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All skill levels are welcome including the absolute beginner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Workshop fee includes all materials.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6813484</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Steph Moraca, Acrylic Landscape Series (Wednesday, December 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Steph teaches landscape&amp;nbsp;acrylic painting&amp;nbsp;techniques.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Students will learn to create realism style landscape paintings using the layering method. Acrylic painters of all skill levels are welcome. Techniques will be applied to build confidence and accurately translate color, shape, and light onto canvas.&amp;nbsp; Best practices in landscape painting will be discussed, including use of focal points, creating a composition, and use of color and value to create a mood.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Students will begin the class with group painting exercises using reference images provided by the instructor. Later in the class, students are welcome to work on their own individual landscape paintings, referencing their own photographs or reference images provided by the instructor.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Supplies:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Moraca_Landscape%20Painting%20Class%20Supplies%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Moraca_Landscape Painting Class Supplies List.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Maximum class size: 16&lt;br&gt;
Minimum class size: 8&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Moraca_Colors%20of%20the%20Pacific%20Coast.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Moraca_Almost%20Heaven%20West%20Virginia.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6825922</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Steph Moraca, Acrylic Landscape Series (Thursday, December 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Steph teaches landscape&amp;nbsp;acrylic painting&amp;nbsp;techniques.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Students will learn to create realism style landscape paintings using the layering method. Acrylic painters of all skill levels are welcome. Techniques will be applied to build confidence and accurately translate color, shape, and light onto canvas.&amp;nbsp; Best practices in landscape painting will be discussed, including use of focal points, creating a composition, and use of color and value to create a mood.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Students will begin the class with group painting exercises using reference images provided by the instructor. Later in the class, students are welcome to work on their own individual landscape paintings, referencing their own photographs or reference images provided by the instructor.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Supplies:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Moraca_Landscape%20Painting%20Class%20Supplies%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Moraca_Landscape Painting Class Supplies List.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Maximum class size: 16&lt;br&gt;
Minimum class size: 8&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Moraca_Colors%20of%20the%20Pacific%20Coast.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/resources/Documents/Classes/Moraca_Almost%20Heaven%20West%20Virginia.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6825922</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Laura Sippos, Polymer Clay Holiday Ornaments (Saturday, December 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Perfect for the absolute beginner or someone who has dabbled in working with polymer clay. Just in time for the holidays!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All skill levels are welcome including the absolute beginner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Workshop fee includes all materials.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Minimum: 4&lt;br&gt;
Maximum: 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812670</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Book Club: "The Last Painting of Sara de Vos" (Wednesday, December 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please join Marlene Boas and Jan Pini for the next meeting of the MAL Art and Artists Book Club! &lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(255, 84, 93);"&gt;Come even if you haven't read the book!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Note that we're back to the&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#ED145B"&gt;&amp;nbsp;time of 3:00&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for this month!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;We will meet to discuss&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;"&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Last Painting of Sara de Vos"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;by Dominic Smith.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Feel free to read the book and add to the discussion. And bring friends and snacks! A voluntary donation of $5 is requested.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: inherit;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's Amazon's synopsis:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" style=""&gt;Amsterdam, 1631: Sara de Vos becomes the first woman to be admitted as a master painter to the city's Guild of St. Luke. Though women do not paint landscapes (they are generally restricted to indoor subjects), a wintry outdoor scene haunts Sara: She cannot shake the image of a young girl from a nearby village, standing alone beside a silver birch at dusk, staring out at a group of skaters on the frozen river below. Defying the expectations of her time, she decides to paint it.&lt;br&gt;
New York City, 1957: The only known surviving work of Sara de Vos,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111"&gt;At the Edge of a Wood&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" style=""&gt;, hangs in the bedroom of a wealthy Manhattan lawyer, Marty de Groot, a descendant of the original owner. It is a beautiful but comfortless landscape. The lawyer's marriage is prominent but comfortless, too. When a struggling art history grad student, Ellie Shipley, agrees to forge the painting for a dubious art dealer, she finds herself entangled with its owner in ways no one could predict.&lt;br&gt;
Sydney, 2000: Now a celebrated art historian and curator, Ellie Shipley is mounting an exhibition in her field of specialization: female painters of the Dutch Golden Age. When it becomes apparent that both the original At the Edge of a Wood and her forgery are en route to her museum, the life she has carefully constructed threatens to unravel entirely and irrevocably.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6896473</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Board Meeting (via Zoom) (Monday, January 18, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Hope you can attend via Zoom. If not please provide a report we can share&amp;nbsp;at the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83426316514" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83426316514&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#232333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803437</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2027 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Peters Twp. Library pick-up/drop-off "Light and Dark" (Wednesday, January 20, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;McMurray Art League has shown art at PT Library for many years. Library patrons enjoy seeing the art we display. And sometimes they buy art!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Please consider showing your 2-dimensional pieces at the library through 6/16/2027. You may enter up to three 2-dimensional pieces no larger than 24” top to bottom. There is no entry fee, but there is a 15% commission on sold works (10% to the library and 5% to MAL). Contact Sandy Conley&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:conley1973@verizon.net" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font color="#196AD4"&gt;conley1973@verizon.net&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;or register here by the Monday before the exhibit hanging. Provide artist’s name, title of piece, medium, and price or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;NFS (Not for Sale) or POR (Price On Request)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;. Bring your pieces to Peters Township Library at 9:30 am on the day of hanging.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6829504</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2027 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Book Club: "Ninth Street Women" Part I (Wednesday, January 20, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please join Marlene Boas and Jan Pini for the next meeting of the MAL Art and Artists Book Club! &lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Come even if you haven't read the book!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Note that we're back to the&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#ED145B"&gt;&amp;nbsp;time of 3:00&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for this month!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;We will meet to discuss Part I of&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;"Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine De Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthatler: Five Painters and the Movement that Changed Modern Art&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;by Mary Gabriel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Feel free to read the book and add to the discussion. And bring friends and snacks! A voluntary donation of $5 is requested.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: inherit;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's Amazon's synopsis:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, always exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting -- not as muses but as artists. From their cold-water lofts, where they worked, drank, fought, and loved, these pioneers burst open the door to the art world for themselves and countless others to come.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2/11/27 MAL General Membership Meeting (Speaker TBD) (Thursday, February 11, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;McMurray Art League general membership meeting in person. The public is welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;The speaker is TBD.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86188118470" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86188118470&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803423</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Board Meeting (via Zoom) (Monday, February 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Hope you can attend via Zoom. If not please provide a report we can share&amp;nbsp;at the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6392816322?omn=81997938532" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6392816322?omn=81997938532&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#232333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803439</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2027 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Book Club: "Ninth Street Women" Part II (Wednesday, February 17, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please join Marlene Boas and Jan Pini for the next meeting of the MAL Art and Artists Book Club! &lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Come even if you haven't read the book!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Note that we're back to the&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#ED145B"&gt;&amp;nbsp;time of 3:00&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for this month!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228"&gt;We will meet to discuss Part II of&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;"Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine De Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthatler: Five Painters and the Movement that Changed Modern Art&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;by Mary Gabriel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Feel free to read the book and add to the discussion. And bring friends and snacks! A voluntary donation of $5 is requested.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: inherit;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's Amazon's synopsis:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0F1111" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, always exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting -- not as muses but as artists. From their cold-water lofts, where they worked, drank, fought, and loved, these pioneers burst open the door to the art world for themselves and countless others to come.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>3/11/27 MAL General Membership Meeting (Speaker TBD) (Thursday, March 11, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;McMurray Art League general membership meeting in person. The public is welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;The speaker is TBD.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82395712548" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82395712548&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803424</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Board Meeting (via Zoom) (Monday, March 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Hope you can attend via Zoom. If not please provide a report we can share&amp;nbsp;at the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86393650667" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86393650667&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#232333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803442</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>4/8/27 MAL General Membership Meeting (Speaker TBD) (Thursday, April 08, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;McMurray Art League general membership meeting in person. The public is welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;The speaker is TBD.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81279810053" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81279810053&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803425</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Board Meeting (via Zoom) (Monday, April 12, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Hope you can attend via Zoom. If not please provide a report we can share&amp;nbsp;at the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89837289189" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89837289189&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#232333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803445</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>5/13/27 MAL General Membership Meeting (Speaker TBD) (Thursday, May 13, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;McMurray Art League general membership meeting in person. The public is welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;The speaker is TBD.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81279810053" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81279810053&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6805191</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2027 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>PPAL-Sponsored Workshop with Liz Haywood Sullivan (Friday, May 14, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League is hosting internationally known pastel artist and instructor, Liz Haywood-Sullivan for a three-day workshop. Two days in the MAL studio and one day plein air.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;To register and for more information, click here: &lt;a href="https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339"&gt;https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6812615</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2027 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Liz Haywood-Sullivan Pastel (Friday, May 14, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League is hosting internationally known pastel artist and instructor, Liz Haywood-Sullivan for a three-day workshop. Two days in the MAL studio and one day plein air.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;To register and for more information, click here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6757327</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2027 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Liz Haywood-Sullivan Pastel (Saturday, May 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League is hosting internationally known pastel artist and instructor, Liz Haywood-Sullivan for a three-day workshop. Two days in the MAL studio and one day plein air.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;To register and for more information, click here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2027 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Liz Haywood-Sullivan Pastel (Sunday, May 16, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League is hosting internationally known pastel artist and instructor, Liz Haywood-Sullivan for a three-day workshop. Two days in the MAL studio and one day plein air.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;To register and for more information, click here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ppal-artists.com/event-6757339&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAL Board Meeting (via Zoom) (Monday, May 17, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Hope you can attend via Zoom. If not please provide a report we can share&amp;nbsp;at the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Zoom link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82152368688" target="_blank"&gt;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82152368688&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#232333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6803447</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2027 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Peters Twp. Library pick-up/drop-off "Show and Tell" (Wednesday, June 16, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;McMurray Art League has shown art at PT Library for many years. Library patrons enjoy seeing the art we display. And sometimes they buy art!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Please consider showing your 2-dimensional pieces at the library through 10/13/2027. You may enter up to three 2-dimensional pieces no larger than 24” top to bottom. There is no entry fee, but there is a 15% commission on sold works (10% to the library and 5% to MAL). Contact Sandy Conley&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:conley1973@verizon.net" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font color="#196AD4"&gt;conley1973@verizon.net&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;or register here by the Monday before the exhibit hanging. Provide artist’s name, title of piece, medium, and price or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;NFS (Not for Sale) or POR (Price On Request)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;. Bring your pieces to Peters Township Library at 9:30 am on the day of hanging.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6829506</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2028 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May-June Exhibit at St. Clair Hospital, entrance from parking garage (Monday, May 01, 2028)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Open during hospital hours. Register for a reminder email. Note that there is a separate event for registration for artists (coming).&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mcmurrayartleague.com/event-6178662</link>
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