Newford art scene
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Description[]
Artists, musicians, poets, teachers and other interested in art tend to congregate in and around the Crowsea area of Newford — hanging out in clubs, cafes, coffee shops, galleries and various shops and restaurants. They mingle and share their interests, and sometimes their lives intersect or even intertwine.
Characters[]
| Name | Talent, Interest, Type of Art | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jilly Coppercorn | artist; | Five Coyotes group; helps street kids in trouble |
| Isabelle Copely, "Izzy" | painter | Five Coyotes group; |
| Sophie Etoile | abstract painter | Five Coyotes group; half fae; Jilly's close friend |
| Meg Mullaly | photographer | Five Coyotes group; |
| Claudia Feder | Five Coyotes group; | |
| Wendy St. James | Poet | best friend of Jilly's |
| Ellie Jones | sculptor | |
| Kathy, Katharine Mully | writer | NCF founder; Izzy's best friend; Books: "Touch and Go"; |
| Professor Bramley Dapple | art teacher | |
| Christy Riddell | writer | Short story author |
| Geordie Riddell | Professional fiddler | |
| Vincent Adjani Rushkin | famous Newford painter | reclusive, mysterious; teaches Izzy about art and the Numena; Memory and Dream |
| Cerin Kelledy; aka Cerin Songweaver | harpist | His harp is called Telynrose; wife: Meran Kelledy |
| Meran Kelledy | flutist | |
| Saskia Madding | poet | Christy's girlfriend |
| Lizzie Mahone | A fiddler | The Knotted Cord, folk band |
| Alan Grant | student; English major | quiet, gangly; dream: own small literary press; good writer; friends: Izzy, Jilly, Kathy; |
| Mona Morgan | comic artist | helps Sophie clean Jilly's loft after vandalized |
Artistic Groups[]
| Name | Type | Chars | Book, Story | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Coyotes Singing Studio | Art Group | Jilly, Izzy, Sophie, Meg Mullally, Claudia Feder | The Onion Girl, | Studio owner: Sophie; Show: Green Man Gallery |
Artist Places & Hangouts[]
| Name | Type | Chars | Book | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberbean Cafe | Internet café | Hank, Lily | StbF | diverse clientele |
| Jimmy's Billiards | pool hall | Moth | StbF | |
| Gypsy Records | store | clerk: Samantha Rey | "Timeskip", DU | Geordie flirts with Sam |
| Kathryn's Cafe | student, artist hang-out | owner: Kathryn Pollack; Jilly, Wendy | M&D | job opportunities for aspiring artists |
| Butler University | college | Dapple, Jilly, | Widd | |
| Crowsea | Bohemian art scene area of Newford | most | DU, Widd, TVBoCdL | adjacent to Foxville area |
| Green Man Gallery | Art Gallery | Five Coyotes Singing Studio | TOG | Five Coyotes had a show there |
| Waterhouse Street | center of art community | Izzy, Jilly, Kathy | MaD | Izzy, Kathy apt |
| Standish | small concert hall | Matt, Katrina; | "Our Lady.." DU | repertory theatre and music concerts |
| Fitzhenry Park | Popular park | Geordie, Bones, Wendy, | many | Favorite place of artists and musicians |
Newford Night Scene[]
| Name | Type | Char | Story | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Woman’s Nest | Mexican restaurant | |||
| Name | Type | Chars | Book | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberbean Cafe | Internet café | Hank, Lily | StbF | diverse clientele |
| Your Second Home | punk club by night | Geordie, Jilly, Sam | "Timeskip", DU, StbF | Wang Boys, Howl, Bitch In Heat, Helldogz, |
| The Harp | folk club | various artists | "Our Lady.." DU | shadow of the Kelly Street Bridge |
| Feeney’s Kitchen | folk club | Matt, Amy, Katrina, | "Our Lady.." DU | Marrowbones |
| Owlnight | folk club | Matt, Katrina, Garve MacCauley solo act | "Our Lady.." DU, | Butler U campus |
| Foxville | area of Newford | Clubs | various |
| Name | Type | Chars | Book | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Knotted Cord | folk band | Lizzie, Jilly, Geordie, Siobhan | Widder, | Jilly temporarily steps in for Siobhan: broke wrist |
| Bitch In Heat | Punk band | StBF | Your Second Home club | |
| Helldogz | Punk band | StBF | Your Second Home club | |
| Howl | Punk band | StBF | Your Second Home club | |
| Broken Hearts | rockabilly band | using Geordie's spot | "Timeskip", DU | play on corner of McKennitt and Lee |
| The Wang Boys | Punk band | Your Second Home | "Timeskip", DU | pretty good: Geordie, Jilly, Sam liked them; |
| Marrowbones | Folk Band | Feeney’s Kitchen; Matt Casey, Amy Scallan | "Our Lady.." DU | |
| Johnny Jump Up | Matt Casey (bouzouki, guitar, vocals)
AmyScallan (Uillean pipes, whistles) GeordieRiddell (fiddle) |
"Our Lady.." DU | An on-again, off-again Newford band | |
| Garve MacCauley | solo folk | Owlnight; Amy Scallan'a friend | Matt Casey took Katrina Ludvigsen on date | |