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Volume 19, Issue 4 www.stlws.org November 2015
SLWS 18th ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP AWARDS EXHIBITION - BIG SPLASH
The OA Gallery, located at 101A Argonne in Kirkwood, MO, hosted the Saint Louis Watercolor Society’s 2015 Big
Splash, September 4 - 26. The art exhibit showcased the work of 93 of our member artists. The SLWS wishes to thank
OA Gallery for inviting us back to exhibit our show in their gallery.
We also thank Robert Lee Mejer, an artist and Distinguished Professor of Art at Quincy University, where he serves
as Art Program Coordinator and Gray Gallery Curator, for being our show judge this year. We share his statement to
our membership on the show:
“I was delighted to have the opportunity to serve as juror of awards for the Saint Louis Watercolor Society. My
credentials (over forty-eight years as an artist, professor and gallery curator) in one way inform how I consider and
evaluate a work of art.
For me being a juror allows me the rich experience of viewing actual works reflecting many unique voices via the
medium of watercolor, a medium that is unique, popular and exciting in America.
The expression of ones existence in a frozen moment of time I find very exhilarating! I commend all the artists who took
the time to participate and make this exhibition happen and especially for baring their souls to the public.
It is important for me to spend time before each artwork and make a thoughtful consideration before making an award
decision. I appreciate coming to know the artists through their work.
It is assumed on my part that all the watercolorists in this exhibition reflect a seriousness of purpose, carefully considered
the elements and principles of art, understood the importance of light and the use of color, have good observational
and draftsmanship skills, showed proficiency in the use of the medium and has
consistent overall quality.
The selection of work for awards possess that special quality of uniqueness-
elevated consciousness, that separates them from the rest: they are personal;
sensitive and compassionate; they challenge our mind; stimulate our imagination;
are evocative with a clarity of vision; have staying power; are compelling; show
inventiveness with a pioneering spirit whose cumulative effect reflects the authentic
“voice-signature” of the artist.
A special Thank You to the exhibit chair, Jeanne Thomas, and her staff who helped
make this exhibit possible and to the gallery owners of OA Gallery for their input
and for providing the necessary space to showcase such wonderful work. As with
most exhibitions that I have juried, I wish there were more awards to give out as
encouragement and financial support for the artist. The human creative spirit is
alive and well and recognizes the healthy importance of the arts in society. “
We especially wish to thank the OA Gallery’s staff and all our volunteers for their
assistance and support with this endeavor, and all our members who volunteered with
receiving, hanging, retrieval, creating the database and catalog, and participated in
exhibiting their artwork.
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MEMBERS BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Mirka Fetté, President
Mary Mosblech
Vice President/
Programs
Linda Lynch,
Treasurer
Jane Hogg,
Secretary
Florine Porter,
Graphics & Design
Cynthia Klatt
Workshops
Vacant
Workshops
Nora Schomogy
Exhibits
Fran Kempin
Exhibits
Barbara Shaffer
Publicity & Awards
Mary Ellen Maender
Hospitality/
Membership
COLD PRESS PAPER
Copyright © 2015
by the Saint Louis
Watercolor Society
P O Box 16893
St. Louis, MO
All rights reserved
Jane Hogg, Editor
www.stlws.org
SLWS 18th ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP AWARDS EXHIBITION
BIG SPLASH AWARDS
JUDGE’S CHOICE
AWARD
M Graham Paints
$200 Paint Set
Barbara Shaffer
“Reaching the End”
AWARD OF
EXCELLENCE
Winsor Newton
$181 Paint Set
Alicia Farris
“Hat Dance”
AWARD OF
ACHIEVEMENT
HK Holbein, Inc.
$169 24-Tube Paint Set
Judy Brown
“Picture Passing Years”
AWARD OF RECOGNITION #1
Jack Richeson & Co.
$150 Gift Certificate
Margaret Schneider “Sisters”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #2
Jack Richeson & Co.
$125 Gift Certificate
Lee Walter
“Stop Ahead”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #3
HK Holbein
$120 18-Tube Paint Set
Linda Meyer
“Master Weavers”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #4
ArtMart
$117 Paint & Brush Set
Mary Ellen Maender
“Look Out Below”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #5
Jerry’s Artarama
$100 Gift Certificate
Elizabeth Concannon
“Earth Music Two”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #6
Dick Blick Art Materials,
St. Louis
$100 Gift Certificate
Marilynne Bradley
“Homage to Escher”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #7
Jack Richeson & Co.
$100 Gift Certificate
Charles Wallis
“Winter Sun”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #8
Creative Catalyst
Productions
$60 DVD Gift Certificate
Marty Spears
“Vicki’s Clematis”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #9
Creative Catalyst Produc-
tions
$60 DVD Gift Certificate
Fran Kempin
“Home Delivery”
AWARD OF
RECOGNITION #10
Daler-Rowney and Armadillo
Art & Craft
$50 Paint Set & Paper
Suzanne Galli Koenen
“Paint-Out July 22, 2015”
HONORABLE MENTION #1
Dick Blick Art Materials, St.
Louis
$25 Gift Bag
Julie Wurglitsch
“Truck Garden”
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LOOK WHO’S
JOINED THE
CREW
Nancy Jacobs
Kathy Skelton
Barbara Tenholder
Carolyn Cleveland
Mary Berry Friedman
Tammy Greenland
Patty Meyer
Beverly Powell
Jane Willhoite
Change of Address
Since Directory
Printing
Judy Brown
Janet Doll
LeRoy Fink
Address Correction
Since Directory
Printing
Dawn Murray
In gratitude for their generous award donations,
the SLWS also wishes to thank our sponsors:
Armadillo Art & Craft, ArtMart, Dick Blick Art Materials-St. Louis, Creative
Catalyst Productions, Daler-Rowney, HK Holbein Inc., Jerry’s Artarama,
M. Graham & Co., Jack Richeson & Co., & Winsor & Newton
Please remember to support our sponsors
when purchasing your art supplies.
More About Our Judge, Robert Lee Mejer
Robert Lee Mejer is Distinguished Professor
of Art at Quincy University, where he
serves as Art Program Coordinator and
Gray Gallery Curator. He holds a M.F.A.
in from Miami University of Ohio, a B.S. in
Art/Art Education from Ball State
University, Muncie, Indiana and
signature 1986 charter membership in
Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society and
currently serves as President 2012-16. Other
Board positions and signature memberships
include Nautilus Fellow-International
Society of Experimental Artists- Vice
President 2003-04, Mid-America Print
Council, Board Member 2006-7, Illinois
Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor
Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of
America- Life Member and in the National
Watercolor Society.
He has presented over 65 one-man
exhibitions, served as juror both regionally
and nationally, presented numerous water-
based monotype workshops, and his works
have been selected for exhibition in over
500-juried competitions and invitational
exhibitions. His monotypes were also
included in a 1978-80 Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Show entitled
“New American Monotypes”, and the 2001
International Biennial Watercolor
Invitational, Parkland Art Gallery,
Champaign, Illinois. Mejer is listed
in “Who’ s Who in Amer i can
Art” and “Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers.”
Take PC #31
Watercolor
by Robert Lee Mejer
Triad, Monotype
Assemblegraph
by Robert Lee Mejer
HONORABLE
MENTION #2
Dick Blick
Art Materials,
St. Louis
$25 Gift Bag
Anne Hysmith “Lake of the Ozarks
HONORABLE MENTION #3
Dick Blick Art Materials, St.
Louis
$25 Gift Bag
Gloria Henderson
“East of Eden – The Expulsion”
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
AWARD
$50 Patsy Rae Damsgaard
Memorial Gift
from the Saint Louis
Watercolor Society
Diane Ayres “Estes Park”
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SLWS’s
HOLIDAY
PARTY
Wed., Dec. 2, 2015,
6:30 to 9 p.m.
at C J Muggs,
101 W. Lockwood Ave.
Webster Groves, MO,
in their
lower level room.
Musical
entertainment by
Double Clique.
$10 per person
(each member may
bring 1 guest);
cash bar, delicious
food and desserts!
Raffle tickets and
a fun game.
Gift exchange: new
or gently used art
item
(tubes of paint,
brushes, books, etc.)
Bev Jozwiak Workshop
July 13- 17, 2015
by Doris Schwartz
Hot press paper! When pigs fly! Bev's pig
made the class smile...and we all used hot
press paper! Time did fly as a lot of
paintings were produced - none equal to
Bev's, which were amazing.
Bev did two demos each day, offered
instruction and welcomed questions. She
often expressed her thinking regarding her
decisions as she painted. Bev Jozwiak simply
enjoys painting.
Some points repeated were: SEE SHAPES,
DRAW SHAPES, PAINT SHAPES, also watch
for hard and soft edges. She stressed not to
think foreground vs. background but create
entire painting as one.
Preferring a limited
palette, a triad of Burnt
Sienna, French Ultra-
marine Blue and
Cad. Red, to establish
value, she begins with a
dark shape. Her lighter
choice of colors were
often Rose Madder
Genuine, Yellow Ochre
and Manganese Blue. A
heavy application of
pigment allowed the
colors to blend and
drip and could be
scraped with a palette
knife to show lines and
soften edges Often splattering was added,
then touched with a brush loaded with
water. A final step was a pencil line, as
needed, to add definition to an edge of a
shape.
In pencil, the title of each painting was
written along with her signature. Her
preferred method
of framing was to
float the painting
rather than use a
mat.
The week passed
quickly as we all
were impressed with Bev's expressive
paintings and her joyful laugh.
Visit Bev’s website for more information:
www.bevjozwiak.com
Shirley Nachtrieb Demos
Collage with Stitching
by Mirka Fetté, Karen Papin and Sue Link
St. Charles, artist,
Shirley Nachtrieb,
was our guest
speaker at the
September
meeting. She
shared with us
that she is also a
member of the
International
Society of
Experimental
Artists (ISEA) and
much of her art is
experimental. With that in mind, she likes to
work in a series as she paints to explore every
possibility, pushing the limits.
Shirley shared with us the evolution of her
current fish series, inspired by her husband
being an avid fisherman. Her interest in the
fish grew not only for her husband’s sake but
because of their Biblical reference. She began
by painting him fishing in watercolor, then
progressed to acrylics. As each new painting
began, new ideas began to surface and
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SHOW YOUR
ARTWORK:
CJ Muggs is a themed
exhibition, changed
quarterly, with no entry
fee or commission.
There is space for about
30 paintings. Please
contact Beth Gygax to
participate. There will be
a one hour time period
immediately after our
membership meeting to
drop off submissions for
the change out exhibit,
and a half hour, from
8:30 to 9:00 a.m., the
following morning for
submissions and retrieval
of previous submissions.
Upcoming themes and
dates are:
Winter: Oct. 21/22 - Jan.
20/21.
Spring: Jan. 20/21 -
Apr.20/21.
Fall: Apr. 20/21 - Jul.
20/21.
collage was added. Fabric followed the hand-
painted papers then she interpreted her
subject in quilting.
Shirley displayed
the six basic value
patterns of design
as a reminder to
follow as she
painted. She also
recommended The
Artist’s Way book
to awaken our
inner child. For her
painting demo, she
used her triad of
Quinacridone
Crimson, Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold and
Thalo Turquoise, and showed us a color
wheel using those colors to make all 36 hues.
She designs her collages using hand-painted
papers. She demonstrated painting on wet
crinkled Masa paper, and then demonstrated
how to mix Elmer’s Craft Paste powder (1
bag mixed with 1 gallon of distilled water) to
put on her palette to mix in with her Golden
liquid acrylic paints. It renders the paint
more luminous and shiny. She uses these
methods on both BFK Reeves and Arches
watercolor paper. When she brushes onto
these papers she uses playful strokes and
sometimes scrapes script into it.
As she continued to demonstrate she told us
how stitching adds to the dimension of the
painting and in doing how it led to stitching
over the collaged papers then adding fabric as
the next step to dimension. What you paint
on paper, can also be done on fabric. Finally
she created an all fabric collage with stitching
and painting which ended up as a quilt.
Shirley paints on a wipe able surface, using a
freezer paper covered card board. It’s
lightweight and easy clean up. She shared
many tips . . . one of which was to lay the
wet freshly painted background paper on top
of another piece of dry “breathable” paper to
avoid curling or warping. You can also
flatten a warped painting by very lightly
pressing it with a steam iron. For visual
textures on paper, she often uses wax paper,
plastic wrap, gauze, etc.
For fabric work, she uses dye-ready cotton
found at the Quilted Fox, 10403 Clayton Rd.,
St. Louis, MO 63131. Use a mister with
water to keep from getting hard edges when
painting fabric. Shirley demonstrated how to
use Golden liquid acrylics to paint on fabric
with beautiful effects. You can vary the
amount of water used and even mask shapes
out. She protects her work surface with large
plastic white kitchen trash bags taped to the
table.
She demonstrated how to use a business card
to block out color when applying paint to
cloth. She had a beautiful cotton cloth that
she painted images of leaves on by first dying
with dilute fluid acrylics, drying the cloth,
then laying on leaf fronds and negatively
painting around the leaves. The eco dyed
fabric she brought using leaves collected in
the fall to transfer their pigment to the cloth
by wrapping the leaves inside the cloth then
simmering it in hot water for several hours.
The pigment from the leaves transfers to the
fabric. This may also be accomplished on
paper. These fabrics may be used as part of
her collage or quilting work.
Shirley believes in having fun and
experimenting while you paint. Spend time
just pretending you are six-years old again.
When you take away the fear of failing,
wonderful things can happen. If you don’t
know what to do with a painting, stop.
Come back to it later. Fresh starts are better
than over-worked paintings. There is no
hurry. Don’t do anything until you know
what you want to do or that inner voice
speaks to you. When it does, then proceed!
We thank Shirley for stretching our
boundaries of creativity. Visit her website for
more information: www.nachtrieb.com
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Deadline for the
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Please send your
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INVITATION
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& art: please send to
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they will be included as
space permits.
Classes Offered
by Members
Daven Anderson,
Michael Anderson,
Marilynne Bradley,
Alicia Farris, Beverly
Ho f fm an , T om
Hohn, Carol Jessen,
Maggie McCarthy,
Jean McMullen,
Nancy Muschany,
Shirley Nachtrieb,
Judy Seyfert, and
Linda Wilmes.
Use our membership
directory to contact
them for more
information.
AROUND OUR TOWN KUDOS
Sandy Baker’s painting His Old Army Boots was juried in to the show entitled “Passage of
Time” at Framations Art Gallery, located in St. Charles, MO. The exhibition ran from Jul
24 – Aug 27.. Sandy also exhibited her watercolor/collage at the Kirkwood Train Station,
Aug 31 – Sept 28, which is sponsored by the Kirkwood Arts Commission.
Jewel George is now one of Missouri's Starred Bob Ross Landscape Instructors.
Maggie McCarthy won the Best in Category Award - Watercolor at the 44th Annual
Lakeshore Arts Festival, Evanston, IL, August 1-2, 2015. As an award winner, Maggie receives
$100 and is invited to return next year with the jury fee for next year's festival waived. She
was also an invited exhibitor at the John Burroughs School Unique Boutique, 755 South
Price Road, Ladue, MO, on Nov. 21 & 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maggie is also an invited
exhibitor at the 2015 OA Gallery Small Works Invitational, 101A W. Argonne, Kirkwood,
MO, Nov. 6 to Dec. 31, with an Artist Reception on Nov. 20, 6 - 9 p.m.
At the Missouri Watercolor Society’s 2015 Member’s Judged Exhibition, Shirley Nachtrieb
received the George ‘Papa’ Tutt Merit Award for Highcliff #1 and Mirka Fetté received
Blick’s Merit Award for Calamari on the Run. Steve Morris was the judge of this event. The
exhibition ran from September 13 – November 1, at the Boone County Historical Society in
Columbia, MO.
Shirley Nachtrieb had her “Natural Instincts” Exhibit at the Componere Gallery of Art, 6509
Delmar Blvd., October 4 – 24. Shirley also was in the “Pairings” Exhibit at the St. Louis
Artists’ Guild. It was on view through October 17, then it traveled to Fulton, MO to William
Woods College. Shirley and her sister collaborated on a “book” in the exhibit. The fabric
that Shirley painted with fluid acrylics became the cover for the book and the clam shell
box. They also had separate pieces on the wall behind the book.
Gene O’Hara was awarded “Best of Show” in the Jefferson County Art Guild 2015 Annual
Show for his painting A Stream Runs Through It. The show opened on October 3rd at the
Arnold Recreational Center, Arnold, MO.
Barbara Martin Smith is exhibiting original watercolors and reproductions in her show
entitled “Rhythmscapes” at The Women’s Institute and Gallery, 916 East Granary Street,
New Harmony, IN 47631, from October 9, 2015 to January 24, 2016. The gallery is having
an Artist Reception and Gallery Stroll on November 21, 2015, from 4-7 p.m.
Florine Porter was invited to exhibit her watercolors at the St. Louis Bridge Center, 8616
Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO, from Oct. 11 to Dec. 31.
Congratulations to you all!
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
The 2016 SLWS sponsored workshops:
Sterling Edwards, $430 members, $465 non-members; Apr. 4 - 8, 2016
http://sterlingedwards.com
Don Andrews, $450 members, $485 non-members; Jun. 13 - 17, 2016
www.donandrews.net
Anne Abgott, $285 members, $310 non-members; Oct. 7 - 9, 2016
http://anneabgott.com
Complete our registration form available on our website (www.stlws.org) and mail a non-
refundable $100 deposit to our P. O. Box to hold your place for the 2016 workshops.
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Membership Invitation
We invite you to join us as a member of the Saint Louis Watercolor Society. Dues are $35 for the calendar year July
1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. You may join at any time but dues are not prorated. Please complete this form and return
it with a check in the amount of $35, made payable to Saint Louis Watercolor Society, PO Box 16893, Clayton, MO
63105.
Name to appear in directory: ___________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
City: _____________________________________ State: ____________ Zip: ____________
Phone (include area code) ______________________________________________________
E-mail address: _________________________________________________________________
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I would like to “go green” and read my newsletter on line instead of receiving a printed
copy: ______
Please indicate your preferences for Volunteer Work
Exhibits Newsletter Hospitality Publicity
Workshops Programs SLWS Board
DANIEL J. PODGURSKI JR. - Dec. 28, 1948 to Oct. 15, 2015
It is with great sorrow that we mark the passing of Daniel J. Podgurski, Jr., loving husband of Debra
Podgurski (nee: Thurston), dear father of Elizabeth and Andrew Podgurski, dear brother of Robert
(Roxanne) and John (Brenda) Podgurski, dear Uncle of 5 and great-uncle of 8.
Daniel was retired from Lyondell-Basell as plant manager in Tuscola, IL. He was an active Signature
member and on the Board as Workshops Co-chair of the Saint Louis Watercolor Society.
Memorial contributions to M. D. Anderson Hospital at gifts.mdanderson.org preferred.
We have lost a dear friend, gifted artist, and dedicated SLWS volunteer who brought excellence to the Workshops position
and served as our interim Treasurer, bringing improvements to the way we do business and making our reports more useful .
Everyone he encountered was touched by his kind and gentle spirit. He will live on in our hearts and memories through his
friendship, good works and beautiful artwork.
HARRY B. RICHMAN - Jul. 24, 1922 to Oct. 14, 2015
We are saddened by the passing of Harry B. Richman, beloved husband of Shirley Richman; dear father
and father-in-law of Martin (Lisa), Eric and Suzanne Richman; dear grandfather of Michael and Brian
Richman, Megan Madigan and Adin Buchanan; dear brother of David Katz; as well as dear uncle, cousin
and friend to many.
During WWII he achieved the rank of Captain in the Army Air Corps and served in the South Pacific as a
meteorologist. When the war ended, he returned to St. Louis and enrolled in the Washington University
School of Architecture, from which he graduated in 1949. As a student, he was asked to help with logistics for the design
competition for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. In 1957, Harry worked with the firm of Murphy & Mackey. In
1968, he became a principal with the firm Murphy, Downey, Wofford & Richman, where he was closely involved with many
projects for Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Medical School. In 1995 he retired after nearly 50 years in
practice. Following his retirement, Harry began painting water colors and received multiple awards. Harry combined an
architect’s eye with a keen instinct for light and color, creating vibrant images of buildings and landscapes. This prolific
body of work remains as one of the lasting legacies of his life.
Memorial contributions of your choice.
We were honored to have Harry as a long time member of the Saint Louis Watercolor Society and graced by his artwork.
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PO Box 16893
Clayton, MO 63105
DATES & TIMES 2015 - 2016
Nov. 18, 7 p.m., membership meeting, Daven Anderson -
demo.
Dec., no membership meeting
Dec. 2, 6:30 - 9 p.m., SLWS Holiday Party at CJ Muggs.
Jan. 20, 7 p.m., membership meeting, Spencer Meager -
demo.
Jan. 20, 1 hour after membership meeting & Jan 21, 8:30 -
9 a.m., receiving/retrieval of paintings at CJ Muggs.
Feb. 17, 7 p.m., membership meeting, Arden Goewert -
watercolor on silk screen.
Mar. 16, 7 p.m., membership meeting, Jim Peters - demo
(perspective).
Apr. 1, 10 a.m. - noon & Apr. 2, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., receiving
for 17th Annual Juried Exhibition at Missouri Artists on
Main Gallery.
Apr. 4 - 8, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sterling Edwards Workshop,
Maria Center.
Apr. 8, 6:30 - 9 p.m., Opening Reception for 17th Annual
Juried Exhibition at Missouri Artists on Main Gallery.
Apr. 20, 7 p.m., membership meeting, Angie Jungbluth -
nature journaling.
Apri. 20, 1 hour after membership meeting & Apr. 21,
8:30 - 9 a.m., receiving/retrieval of paintings at CJ Muggs.
Apr. 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., retrieval of artwork in the 17th
Annual Juried Exhibition at Missouri Artists on Main
Gallery.
May 18, 7 p.m., membership meeting, Charles Wallis -
retrospective slide show.
Jun. 13 - 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Don Andrews Workshop,
Maria Center.
Jul. 20, 9 - 10 p.m. & Jul. 21, 8:30 - 9 a.m., receiving/
retrieval of paintings at CJ Muggs.
Oct. 7 - 9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Anne Abgott Workshop, Maria
Center.
Meetings are held at the First Congregational Church of
Webster Groves on the corner of Lockwood and Elm
from 7:00 to 9:00 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the
month in the Kishlar Room, on the 2nd floor of the
building, from September thru May (except Dec).
The building is equipped with an elevator.
Parking is available in the front lot off S. Elm Ave.
In case of inclement weather conditions, please check your
email for our notice of cancellations of any meetings or
activities. Members without email will be called by
3 p.m. the day of the event.
