Galeria The Art Venue & Framing Galeria West

The popular LATIN JAZZ @ GALERIA concert series returns with an evening featuring the accomplished BARBARA MARTINEZ &amp; ALBA MUSIK music &amp; dance group on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 7:30pm at the intimate GALERIA, located at 111 Quimby Street in downtown Westfield, NJ. 
Enjoy a special evening of flamenco music &amp; dance in fusion with a rich variety of musical influences like pop, jazz, funk, Latin and world music. The dynamic duo behind the compositions is powerhouse vocalist Bárbara Martínez and virtuosic guitarist Albert Alabedra from Barcelona, Spain. Both of their studio albums, “Dawn” and “Alma”, have made it to the first round for GRAMMY nominations. They are joined in concert by acclaimed vocalist, flamenco dancer and percussionist Olyda Ola and talented bassist and percussionist Sean Kupiz.
Bárbara comes from a lineage of celebrated Argentinian tango singer/actresses <a href="https://www.facebook.com/morenitareyoficial/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Morenita Rey</a> (her grandmother) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertad_Lamarque" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Libertad Lamarque</a> (her grand-aunt.) Her father, Rafael Martínez, was a celebrated Venezuelan sculptor who played a role in the kinetic art movement from Latin America. Bárbara has worked as an actor, dancer and choreographer in multimedia musical plays written and directed by her mother, playwright and art-historian, Amelia Arenas.
A native of Barcelona, Spain, Albert has self-taught guitar since the age of 14. Albert was exposed to flamenco at an early age, with a mother from Córdoba and grandparents from Sevilla, the southern Spanish province of Andalucía where flamenco originated. In addition to the traditional flamenco, popular throughout Spain, Albert grew up with the global characteristic influences of cosmopolitan Barcelona.
Refreshments will be available for your enjoyment. Also enjoy the current fine art exhibitions at the unique GALERIA The Art Venue gallery, including fine art creations by several international and local artists. We recommend enjoying a fine meal or dessert at one of various fine restaurants in downtown Westfield before or after the show. 
Tickets are priced at $40. Purchase advance tickets online at: 
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Reservations are also available by calling the TEATRO Sí box office at 908-301-9496. 
For additional information visit us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/teatrosinj" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/teatrosinj</a>
Event proceeds benefit programming at TEATRO Sí, a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization.

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Galeria "The Art Venue" will host the closing reception for Measured Tenderness, a solo exhibition by acclaimed printmaker and Kean University Associate Professor Julie Harris, on Wednesday, August 26. The event will feature a live artist demonstration from 4:30–5:30 p.m., followed by a closing reception from 5:30–7:30 p.m., at Galeria "The Art Venue", <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/111+Quimby+Street,+Westfield,+NJ?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">111 Quimby Street, Westfield, NJ</a>.Measured Tenderness explores the intersection of memory, care, vulnerability, and the body through contemporary printmaking. Combining antique children's garments, anatomical imagery, hand stitching, and photographic processes, Harris examines how love, protection, and inherited expectations become embedded within both objects and the human experience. The exhibition invites viewers to consider the traces left by memory and the quiet rituals of care that shape identity across generations.Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Harris will present a live demonstration of her innovative photographic printmaking process, including the creation of a solarfast print. Visitors will gain an inside look at how light-sensitive materials, layered imagery, and alternative photographic techniques are used to create the richly layered works featured in Measured Tenderness. The demonstration offers a unique opportunity to learn about both the technical process and the conceptual ideas that inform the exhibition.The closing reception, from 5:30–7:30 p.m., invites guests to meet the artist, experience the exhibition in its final hours, and celebrate the culmination of this deeply personal body of work.Julie Harris is an award-winning printmaker and Associate Professor of Studio Art at Kean University. Her work has been exhibited in more than 200 regional, national, and international exhibitions and has received numerous honors, including a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. Through experimental photographic and printmaking processes, her work investigates themes of memory, identity, healing, and the enduring presence of personal history.Event Details -&nbsp;Measured Tenderness Closing Reception and Artist Demonstration:Demonstration&nbsp;Date: Wednesday, August 26 Artist Demonstration: 4:30–5:30 p.m. Closing Reception: 5:30–7:30 p.m. Location: Galeria "The Art Venue" <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/111+Quimby+Street+%0D%0AWestfield,+NJ?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">111 Quimby Street</a> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/111+Quimby+Street+%0D%0AWestfield,+NJ?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Westfield, NJ</a><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/111+Quimby+Street+%0D%0AWestfield,+NJ?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"></a>The event is free and open to the public.Media Contact: Julie Harris Associate Professor of Studio Art, Kean University Website: <a href="https://jharrisb010.myportfolio.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">jharrisb010.myportfolio.com</a>

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