Paul Henry's Art Gallery 315th Acoustical Jam

Five years ago today was my first visit to Paul Henry's Art Gallery, downtown Hammond, Indiana. It was their 69th Jam then. We are now up to 315! Five years ago today was also when I first photographed people, meeting for the very first time Melissa Latronica, Lou Shields, Rich Hall, Joey Humphrey, Don Taylor, Carl Strain, Brabant Lenting, Gary Price, Lauren Dunning, John Brudek, and from a photo I am looking at back then, Michael Nowak.

I have met many more friends there since then. This is the place to go, to kick back and to enjoy the art, the music, and of course the people. A very interesting place to buy art any day of the week, and to grab a hot pot luck meal on a Thursday night. ($5 cover unless you are an artist with some work there, providing some of the pot luck, or providing some of the entertainment in which case $3.)

The above photo is of Haley, who I enjoy watching her artistry over the years. She acts, writes and plays music, and is a wonderful gal. 

Here are some photos of this evening.

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The photo below is my Lou Shields and Sophia Rapata photo up for sale.

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Paul Henry's Art Gallery

416 Sibley Blvd.

Hammond, IN

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Tue - Sat 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM

Sunday Noon till 5:00 PM

Thursday Night Jam Starts 7:00 PM

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The Region

As I drove "Big Doggie B" (aka Bubba) to his "fur cut", and then to downtown Hammond to deliver some photographs, I had a heightened sense of my surroundings. I saw things I saw before, however with renewed wonder and joy. Hammond and the surrounding communities have a lot to offer a photographer, an artist. I now wished I had participated more.

I have lived in the region, residing in Illinois or Indiana, my entire life. Why? Because everything is hear, including memories. Why do I think of this now? Because it may be time to move out of the region. Why? Perhaps because play time is over. Perhaps because there are important things in life, like people. People make sacrifices for people, because that is what makes us human.

Here are some photos, starting with some outdoor photographs taken in Goshen about a week ago. I then come back to photographs I took at Purdue Calumet today. Yes, I call it Calumet because that is the region's name, Calumet. I grew up at Purdue Calumet, starting classes around 1981, leaving for a while, then getting back to it in 1996, graduating several times between 2000 and 2003. One learns to grow over a time like that, and it comes with connections with friends, Purdue Calumet, and the region.

I may later add more photos of the region to this post.  Here are some photos, starting with Goshen, for you to enjoy now.

Purdue Calumet

1985 - Lynn Olson

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