Meeting Cancelled for May, 20

Our meeting scheduled for Monday, May 20 has been cancelled due to the threat of severe weather in our area. 

Our guest speaker has been contacted and notified of the cancellation.

 The National Weather Service website for Tulsa states:

"...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LONG TRACK TORNADOES...

DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE...TAKING ON SUPERCELLULAR CHARACTERISTICS. ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP FURTHER SOUTH INTO EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE IS ALREADY VERY UNSTABLE AND ADDITIONAL SURFACE HEATING IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRENGTHENING WIND FIELDS ALOFT. GIVEN THE EXPECTED ENVIRONMENT...THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FEW LONG TRACK VIOLENT TORNADOES...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY BECOME AN ISSUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE GREATEST THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REPEATEDLY MOVE ACROSS THIS AREA TONIGHT WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COMMON. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH WOULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING."

By The Numbers ...

You might be surprised by some statistics about our Alpha Rho Tau Blog.

566 - The number of times our website has been visited in the past month.

123 - The number of page views by visitors from outside the United States.

31 - The number of times our 2013 Shows and Exhibits page was visited in the past month.

30 - The number of times our Gallery page was visited in the past month.

12 - The number of times our Membership Application page was visited in the past month!

Our all-time number of pageviews since May 2007 is 10,714!

New Gallery Additions

Bill Oswald has shared three new photographs for our gallery.

We encourage members to submit up to five photos of their artwork to include in the gallery.  Email Bill Oswald at m.oswald@cox.net with your photos attached or feel free to ask questions.  Please use the subject "ART Gallery" to make these easier to spot!

For more information on posting your art in our gallery see: Posting Photos Link

Delicate Mood

Night Moves

Metal Teeth

Alpha Rho Tau Newsletter May, 2013

Click Here for the May 2013 Newsletter in order to view the format and pictures included in the original.

Unformatted text of our newsletter is shown below.

Alpha Rho Tau Newsletter

May 2013

Feel Free to email the newsletters to your friends, family, neighbors, galleries or businesses you frequent. Let’s get the word out. Print the flyer on the speaker and hand it out at your business!


WE NEED YOUR EYES AND EARS!!  
NONE OF US CAN BE EVERYWHERE  ALL THE TIME!!!
Our new Vice-President Arielle Monks needs your help.
Have you been somewhere and seen a great artist of any medium, oil pastel photography ceramics? 
Do you know any artists that you would like to hear speak or see do a demo?
Arielle is collecting Artist’s names that may be potential speakers in the future for 2014 -2015.

We don’t all go to the same places, so your input is vital and appreciated! 
Please, keep your eyes and ears open and be on the lookout for great artists!
**Our March speaker, Todd A. Williams, came to us through our member Ida Mae’s referral from three years ago!  But it was his time to speak in March 2013!  (Thanks Ida Mae Sells!) 
***Please get the Artists’ business cards or write their contact information down, and pass it on to our Vice-President Arielle Monks at the meetings or email her at: ariellemonks@yahoo.com


HOSPITALITY  NEWS -
Thank you to all you wonderful people who help set up & tear down the tables/refreshments!
YOU  ARE  ALL  APPRECIATED  AND  WE DO  THANK YOU  FOR  ALL  YOUR  HARD  WORK!

May Helpers: 
 “Table Decorator”  Carol Mulcare.
 “Cookie Angels”  Janette Head, Joyce Knighten, Dolores Creekmore and Deborah Kingsbury.  

“Decorators” plan on arriving a little early (6:15), so we can set up the table for all our “Angels” and members. 
 “Cookie Angels,” please remember that we need 3 dozen sweets (brownies, mini muffins, cookies, or any treat of your choice) for the meeting.  THANK YOU!  We appreciate everyone who signed up to help!  We can’t do it without you important, very special and wonderful people!!!

>> Of course anyone is welcome to bring sweets anytime, even if you are not on the list!!!        >>We are a hungry crew of almost 100 members and our membership is increasing
    (details for bringing items are listed on next page under hospitality---THANKS!!!!!!)


Hey!  Everyone’s  welcome to bring a piece or two of your ART to show and share at our meetings!  We love it!!!! (MUST BE appropriate for show, no nudes).