Press release: South African bestselling author on tour in the USA 26 Aug – 22 Oct 2010.

First Civilisation on Earth Discovered in Southern Africa

Scientist, explorer and author of three internationally acclaimed books, Michael Tellinger is on tour of the USA from 26th Aug to 22nd October 2010, presenting his latest research into the origins of humankind. Tellinger has turned all of history on its head and delivers astonishing evidence that the first civilisation on Earth existed in southern Africa.

Scholars have told us that the first civilisation on Earth emerged in a land called Sumer some 6000 years ago. The persistent research by South Africans Michael Tellinger, Johan Heine and a team of leading scientists, over an extend seven-year period, has resulted in astonishing new archaeological and scientific discoveries. It shows that the Sumerians and even the Egyptians inherited most their knowledge from an earlier advanced civilisation that lived at the southern tip of Africa more than 200,000 years ago… mining gold.

These were also the people who carved the first Horus bird, the first Sphinx, built the first pyramids and built an accurate stone calendar right in the heart of it all. They call it Adam’s Calendar. It is the flagship among millions of circular stone ruins, ancient roads, agricultural terraces and thousands of ancient mines, left behind by a vanished civilisation of many millions, which they now call the FIRST PEOPLE. These were the ancestors of all humans today with an advanced knowledge of energy fields through planet Earth and harnessing sound frequency as an energy source.

They carved detailed images into the hardest rock, worshipped the sun, and are the first to carve an image of the Egyptian Ankh – key of life and universal knowledge, 200,000 years before the Egyptians came to light. Tellinger will be presenting this groundbreaking new evidence in 25 venues around the USA, which is contained in his latest book Temples Of The African Gods. It graphically exposes these discoveries and will undoubtedly be the catalyst for rewriting our ancient human history. The new release is a continuation of Tellinger’s previous books Slave Species of god and Adam’s Calendar, which have become favourites with readers in over 20 countries.

For more information please email adele@zuluplanet.com or see the website – www.makomati.org

Billups Art is excited to announce “Drinkin’ and Drawin’” a charcoal drawing lesson taught by Anthony Billups.  Our first class will be August 3rd at 7pm.  Fee is $20 which includes art supplies, your lesson and good times.  Hoo-ray!

Its Mater Time!!!!!!!!!

That is right!  It is that time of year again!  Can you smell the ‘maters?  East Nashville’s baby is the Tomato Art Fest.  Our definitive event just keeps picking up speed, momentum and popularity in Nashville and across the nation!

We are honored and excited to be a part of the event again this year!  Billups Art will hosting the Second Annual Tomatolympics and our Billups Art Fair.  The Tomatolypmics are your chance to throw tomatoes for velocity and be clocked by a Jugs gun.  We also want to make our Celebrity ‘Mater Toss happen this year so keep your eyes and ears open for that!  Our Billups Art Fair will consist of another amazing lineup of local artists selling their creations, some of the “mater-rific.”

E-mail billupsart@gmail.com for booth or event info.  Don’t be a “mater-hater,” come on out and have some fun!

Billups Art will be hosting “In the Nude,” a juried art competition, on June 26 from 6p-9p during ArtEast. There will be a live-nude model with a selection of artists working during the event.

Food, wine and music will be provided ($5.00 @ the door)

Each patron will be voting on their favorite pieces so the results will be based on what appeals to the individual as a collective audience  Rewards will be given for “Best of Show,”  2nd Place and 3rd Place.

A collection of some of the finest artists in the area have submitted their best work of the nude human figure for this competition.  Artists for the evening will be from Nashville, Chattanooga and surrounding areas,  This is sure to be a diverse and extremely talented show.

Creating artwork of the nude figure can be considered as a rite of passage for artists.  To communicate the elegance and beauty of the nude human figure is extremely hard to do…so lets find out who can do in the best.

Painting by Daniel Gill

“There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body.”  -Robert Henri

If you have or if you haven’t been to a night put on by Isaac Rich-c’mon out and have some fun with us as we kick of summer in Music City!!!  Its a great lineup including one of my favorite performers in town, Phoenix Mendoza!  Its gonna be great-see you there!

Jeff Stiver did this...www.jeffstiverart.com

Hey ya’ll, come on out this Saturday for our June Billups Art Fair.  We have such an exciting group of artists this weekend.  Google and search for some of the amazing creations of Jeff Stiver, Brandon Bagby, Dean Tomasek, Ashley Clapp, Terri Fitzgerald, Laura Marron, Bethany Primrose, Anna Webb and many more talented folk.

The mic, as always will be open so come sing us some songs!

For any questions regarding this event, email billupsart@gmail.com or 615-489-5100

Jeff Bertrand, Ash Sivils, Dustin Dirt, Jessica Hill and others put together an amazing event.  Between door donations and art sales, we were able to raise $3000 for the flood victims of Nashville!!!

What an amazing night, put together by amazing, big-hearted individuals.  Thanks so much to all the volunteers who helped with the event, the artists who donated work and the people who donated money to the cause.  Billups Art is very proud to have been a part of this event!!!