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Sept/Oct 2006
Ar ts Council of Placer County Ar ts Newsmagazine & Calendar of Events September/October 2006 Special Issue 13th Annual AUTUMN ART STUDIOS TOUR More than 75 artists open their studios for a self-guided tour Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 10, 11 and 12, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Studios Tour Tickets $10 each. Tickets available online at www.PlacerArts.org or call or visit ticket sales locations listed on the map inside. Volume 12, Number 5 6 SPECIAL SECTION 13th Annual Autumn Art Studios Tour 19 Sweet Strumming at Tahoe Guitarist Larry Aynesmith has brought classical guitar music to North Tahoe by Persia Woolley “Edge of the Grove,” oil on canvas by North Tahoe artist Andy Skaff, showing at Wolfdale’s in Tahoe City. 20 Concocting With Carrots, Building with Rutabagas In the AGROart™ Competition, competitors create sculptures with fresh produce by Karen Killebrew 22 The Score The Maestro in Mexico by Ronald D. Greenwood, M.D. 24 Arts Leap Windfall for Arts Education by Arlene Evans 26 Arts News From around Placer County 30 Arts Calendar “Before There Was Email,” mixed media on board, by Francisco Castro, a 1st Place winner in the 2006 KVIE Art Auction. 44 Poets Speak “Snow-bliss” by Craig Steiger 46 End Paper A Dream Coming True by Bud Pisarek Ceramics artist Dick B. Ketelle at work in his Newcastle studio. Photograph by Keith Sutter. About the Cover Dick B. Ketelle is one of more than 75 artists participating in the 13th Annual Autumn Art Studios Tour, November 10, 11, and 12, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The tour takes in studios and group sites throughout western Placer County. On the tour for the last six years, Ketelle shows his wheel-thrown pieces – large decorative plates and vases to utilitarian stoneware bowls and lidded dishes – at his studio in Newcastle. September/October 2006 Galleries, Music, Dance, Museums, Events, Festivals, Film, Theatre, Classes, Arts for Children, Calls to Artists About the Artist For 29 years, Dick B. Ketelle was an art instructor and department chair at Bella Vista High School, in Fair Oaks. He was awarded Outstanding Educators of America Award and Outstanding Creative Teaching Award for the San Juan Unified School District. Since “retiring,” he has started ceramics clay classes at Del Webb Lincoln and Sun City Roseville. For 16 years, Ketelle served as co-chair or curator for Lincoln’s annual Feats of Clay Show. Ketelle’s work has been shown in galleries, invitationals, and national shows located in California, the Northwest, the Midwest, Canada, and in 2003, Lakenheath, England. He also does commission work and serves as a juror for ceramics exhibits in the region. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Director’s Message A Cordial Invitation… Perspectives is a bi-monthly publication of the Arts Council of Placer County and the City of Roseville. Its purpose is to create a forum for communication for artists and arts organizations in Placer County and to increase awareness of activities and programs related to arts and culture in the area. Mission Statement The Arts Council of Placer County is the catalyst for the arts in Placer County. Arts Council of Placer County Executive Committee Susan Dupre, Chair Gloria Coutts, Vice-chair Bob Hagmann, Secretary Anu Vuorikoski, Treasurer Board of Trustees Vacant, District 5 Susan Giles, Trustee At Large, Loomis David Imgrund, Trustee At Large, Auburn Rachel L. Kimbrough, District 2, Lincoln Claudette Mitchel-Weismantel, District 4, Elverta Priscilla N. Richter, District 3, Loomis Joan Stockbridge, Trustee At Large, Auburn Jan White, Trustee at Large, Newcastle Jennifer Rexroad, District 1, Granite Bay Barbara Wauters, Trustee At Large, Auburn Advisory Team Dave Breninger, Chair Emeritus Dick Cushman, Resource Development April Maynard, Chair Emeritus Program Team Angela Tahti, Executive Director Rosie Stilwell, Special Projects Valerie Anderson, Finance Consultant Norma Brink, Accountant Judi Nicholson, Arts Administrator, Roseville Perspectives Editor: Sandra Reeves Design/Production: Blue Cat Studio, Inc. Printer: Auburn Printers, Inc. Publication and distribution of Perspectives is made possible with support from the County of Placer, the California Arts Council State-Local Partnership and Local Arts Education Partnership Programs, and by the Placer County Visitors Council, and the cities of Auburn, Lincoln, Rocklin, and Roseville. Perspectives, published four to six times a year, is sent to members and distributed via the public library system countywide and regionally. Copies are available at the Arts Council of Placer County office as well as at the California Welcome Center Auburn. Opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the arts council or cultural arts committee, board of trustees, staff, advertisers, or funders. Letters, suggestions, and story ideas are welcomed. Calendar items, along with photographs, may be sent to Perspectives@PlacerArts.org or delivered to the office. Deadline for the November/December 2006 issue: Sept. 20, 2006. I t gives me great pleasure to invite you partake of the13th annual Autumn Art Studios Tour — a self-guided tour — featuring 79 of Placer County’s distinguished creative spirits in 53 locations. Take my friend and golden glove boxing champ Dick Ketelle, whose image graces this cover. His warm smile and gentle wisdom will greet each visitor to his studio chalk full of great ceramic works. Dick’s service to community is unmatched. He is who I term a creative superhero! For those who would be new to the Studios Tour, first, you will want to purchase your tickets. Adults are $10 each and kids and students through Grade Twelve are free. Your ticket is good for any or all of three days. You may choose to take in any of the listed studios you wish to explore, November 10-12, 10 AM – 5 PM. Where to begin… The hardest part of the open studios tour may be deciding where to begin. There is no “right” answer. We suggest you look over the map ahead of your adventure, notate the sites that interest you, and set a loose itinerary. Maybe you’ll work your way through the tour geography from the direction you are coming, or start farther from your hotel or home and work your way back. In any case, prepare yourself to find a variety of treasures available for purchase or commission. The studios are open rain or shine. Since the weather may shift through the day and weekend, we recommend layers of clothing and comfortable footwear. Your art adventure begins once you have plotted your course — and buckle up for safety. This year’s studio locations dot picturesque highways and bi-ways in Granite Bay, Roseville, Rocklin, clay-rich Lincoln, the Loomis basin horse country, quaint Penryn, Newcastle and Auburn foothills, and timber-lined Meadow Vista and Colfax — all splashed in fall colors. Those traveling in groups will want to designate a navigator, and if you are touring with students, there will be plenty to learn along the way. Participating artists will be explaining or demonstrating aspects of their art process. Get a sneak peek… I should mention the Autumn Art Studios Tour preview exhibit at The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way in Auburn with a gala public reception to be held on Friday, October 27 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm. This event is free and will provide a glimpse of the wide variety of art to be discovered during the studios tour weekend. By the by — October is National Arts and Humanities Month — and this issue is stuffed full of ways you and your family and friends can celebrate, participate, and contribute! Arts Council of Placer County 808 Lincoln Way Auburn, CA 95603-4807 Phone (530) 885-5670 Fax (530) 885-0348 email@PlacerArts.org www.PlacerArts.org Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Happy days, —Angela Juliano Tahti, Executive Director, Arts Council of Placer County September/October 2006 1 3 t h A n n u a l A U T U M N A RT S T U D I O S TO U R Index of Artists Artist Name Artist Number Page Map Pg. Amerine, Paula. . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . 10. Beatie, Millie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . 17. Bonito, Cindy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . 11. Bonito, Sean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . 11. Brenden, Larry.. . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . 11. Brooks, B.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . 10. Brooks, Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . 82 . . . . . . 18. Butler, Joy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . 6. Carnes, Larry E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . 6. Casey, Rebecca. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . 7. Clark, Kerry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . 10. Cline, Cathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . 9. Dao, Thien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . 10. Dawson, Judy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . 11. Delehanty, Sandy . . . . . . . . . . 79 . . . . . . 17. Delong, Sandra. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 6. DiLeo, Paula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . 9. Dominguez, Brenda. . . . . . . . . 76 . . . . . . 17. Dong, Patty Pieropan. . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . 7. Edwards, Chuck . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . 14. Ellis, Pauline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 . . . . . . 16. Enborg, Terri Kent. . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . 17. Engellenner, Darlene. . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . 14. Erickson, Reif . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . 9. Farley, James C.. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . 6. Farley, Linda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . 7. Ford, Robyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . 15. Gooch, Jannelle & Danika. . . . 85 . . . . . . 18. Goodmundson, Susan. . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . 17. Green, Linda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . 9. Hamilton, Sonja. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . 6. Hirota, Julie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 . . . . . . 14. Hirschinger, James. . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . 18. Horton, Doug. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . 17. Jensen, Everett . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . 10. Johnson, Jennifer. . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . 7. Johnson, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . 15. Ketelle, Dick B.. . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . 11. Kilian, Marsha Mobley. . . . . . . 46 . . . . . . 13. Kritzon, Charles. . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . 14. Lamb, Felicia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . . . . . . 15. Langhorn, Nancy. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . 6. Larson, Judie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . 16. Laursen, Andy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . 7. Laursen, Shana . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . 7. September/October 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 . . .8 . . .8 . . .8 . . .8 8/12 . . 12 . . .8 8/12 . . 12 . . .8 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 . . .8 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 . . 12 8/12 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 Artist Name Artist Number Page Map Pg. Lehmbrock-Hirschinger, Imi. . . 84 . . . . . . 18. Louw, Mya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 . . . . . . 15. Love, Lorelee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . 15. Lowe, Anita Posey. . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . 6. Marsh, Deanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . 11. Martin, Andrea . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . 13. Martin, Marcie. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . 13. McLennan, Connie. . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . 16. Moore, Phawnda. . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . 16. Murphey-Frank, Arry. . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . 13. Murray, Marcia . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 . . . . . . 15. Nicholson, Rick & Janet. . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . 7. Oliver, Kathleen . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . 14. Ortiz, L. Luis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . 9. Osborne, Patrick J. . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . 13. Padilla, Stan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . 9. Panighetti, Delia Toni . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . 16. Phillips, Helen W.. . . . . . . . . . 81 . . . . . . 18. Pike, Lynda L.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 . . . . . . 17. Ranlett, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . 13. Rappaport-Weiland, Gayle . . . 72 . . . . . . 16. Reeve, M. Kathlyn . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . 15. Smith, J. Randall . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . 10. Smith, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . 11. Smith, Merridee Joan . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . 11. Sobaje, Rebecca Martinez. . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . 6. Story, Valerie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 . . . . . . 16. Strickland, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . 15. Sutter, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . 10. Thibeault, David . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . . . 17. Toms, Marsha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . 13. Trudeau, Deidre . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . 14. Vierra, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . 14. Wood, Diane J.. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . 7. The Arts Council of Placer County at The Arts Building California Welcome Center. . . . Finnish Temperance Hall. . . . . Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation . . . . . . . Old Library Art Studios . . . . . . Roseville Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 . . 12 8/12 . . 12 . . 12 8/12 . . 12 . . .8 . . 12 . . .8 . . 12 . . .8 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . .8 . . .8 . . .8 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . 12 . . .8 19 . . . . . . . 9. . . . . . . 8 18 . . . . . . . 9. . . . . . . 8 69 . . . . . . 16. . . . . . 12 44 . . . . . . 13. . . . . . 12 28 . . . . . . 10. . . . . . . 8 54 . . . . . . 14. . . . . . 12 Autumn Art Studios Tour Sponsors Colfax Map page 8 Artists 1–42 Monkey Cat Restaurant, Auburn Auburn Newcastle Produce, Newcastle Lincoln Tokyo Dori, Rocklin I-80 Helen W. Phillips Roseville Lions Club, Roseville Placer Valley Tourism, Roseville Patti Johnson — PJ’s Raising Came, Auburn Bharati Shah Smith & Boggs Galleries, Auburn Map page 12 Artists 37–85 Rocklin Roseville Granite Bay Wear Comfortable Shoes: Tour has steps, slopes, and may be difficult for those with physical limitations. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 1. Sandra Delong Oil 5. I-80 to exit 135 at Colfax. Follow signs to Rollins Lake Rd. When you see the lake, turn Right on Glen Alder, Left on Norton Grade. Studio is up the hill, first house on the left. 26705 Norton Grade Rd., Colfax (530)346.8738 I-80 to Dry Creek Rd. Turn Left on Dry Creek, turn Right on Christian Valley Rd., proceed 2 miles to studio. 1855 Christian Valley Road, Auburn (530)878.8034 6. 2. Anita Posey Lowe Clay Rebecca Martinez Sobaje Fabric & Polymer Clay Jewelry, Buttons Sonja Hamilton Watercolor I-80 exit Christian Valley Rd, Left on Stanley to Kimo. From Hwy 49N, exit Dry Creek Rd. to Blue Grass Drive. Turn Left on Blue Grass Rd., Left @ 2nd Moss Rock, Right on Virginia, Right on Kenneth, to 3500 Kimo, Auburn (530) 878.4700. I-80 to Colfax exit. Follow off ramp on sharp right loop. Right at first stop sign, cross over the freeway. Right at stop sign onto Auburn St. Left at stop sign onto Main St. On Right next to the Colfax Theater. 55 South Main Street, Colfax. (530)346.7160 7. 3. Larry E. Carnes Clay East on I-80, take Dry Creek Rd. exit. Turn Left over freeway. Turn Left on Dry Creek Rd. Drive 1.5 miles. Right on Black Oak Rd. (Black Oak Golf Course). West on I-80, take Dry Creek Rd. exit. Turn Right then follow above directions. 2845 Black Oak Rd., Auburn (530)878.7278 I-80 to Applegate exit. On north side of I-80 turn Right on Crother Rd., go 0.25 mi. to studio. Turn into unpaved driveway, cross creek. Studio is on the right. 375 Crother Rd., Meadow Vista (530)878.6286 8. 4. Nancy Langhorn Oil, Watercolor & Mixed Media East on I-80. Take Applegate Exit. Turn Left over freeway, first Right onto Crother Rd. Turn Left on Crother Hills Rd. Cont. thru culde-sac to first driveway on left. 17720 Crother Hills Rd., Meadow Vista. (530)878.7285 September/October 2006 Joy Butler Fused Glass Jewelry & Ceramics James C. Farley Wood I-80 East, Bell Rd. Exit over I-80 to Haines Rd. (2nd Right). Left on Dry Creek Rd. 1 mile, Left on Sunny Oak, Left on Wright. Return to I-80 on Dry Creek. From I-80 West, Dry Creek Rd. exit, Right to stop, Left 2 miles to Sunny Oak, Left on Wright. Hwy 49, exit at Dry Creek Rd. East (by 84 Lumber), Rght on Sunny Oak, Left on Wright. 13635 on Pole. Turn Left at pole. Park at right angle to driveway. 13635 Wright, Auburn (530)878.8972 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition 9. Linda Farley Acrylic, Tempera Paintings on Canvas & Paper; Fused Glass & Beads Jewelry 13. Hwy. 49 North, Overhill Dr. is the Left turn just before the Bear River. 3.7 mi. from Dry Creek Rd. Hwy. 49 South, Overhill Dr. is the Right turn just past the Bear River. Showing with James Farley, #8 10. Diane J. Wood Fused Glass & Metal I-80, exit Bell Rd., turn Right on Haines Rd. Turn Right before the one-lane bridge. Up hill to studio on Left. From Dry Creek Rd., turn Right on Haines Rd., turn Left just after the one-lane bridge, up hill to studio on the left. 14155 Carriage Oak Lane, Auburn. (530)878.0663 11. Go through open gate, studio is at end (1 mi. from gate). 11395 Overhill Drive, Auburn (530)269.1231 14. Shana Laursen Photography Showing with Andy Laursen, #13 Patty Pieropan Dong Oil, Watercolor & Block Prints I-80 East, exit Bowman Rd. Turn Left onto Old Airport Rd. Follow signs. From Hwy 49 North: turn Right on Bell Rd. After third light, turn Right (Old Airport Rd.) to studio. 460 Old Airport Road, Auburn (530)823.1963 12. Andy Laursen Photography 15. Rick and Janet Nicholson Blown Glass Corner of Bell Rd. and Cramer Rd. 5555 Bell Rd. Auburn (530)823.1631 Rebecca Casey Ceramic & Pewter Sculpture 16. From Auburn, take Hwy 49 North to Grass Valley. Go 7 mi. to Lone Star Rd. Turn Right, go 0.5 mi. to Lake Valley Drive. Turn Left, go 1.3 mi. to Cedar Ridge Dr. Turn Right, go to Sweetwater Dr. Driveway to studio is in the intersection. 5090 Sweetwater Rd., Auburn. (530)269.1330 Jennifer Johnson Steel & Bronze I-80, exit Hwy 49 North toward Grass Valley, turn Left on Cramer Road to Bell Rd. Turn Left onto Bell Rd. 0.5 mi. 5185 Bell Rd. Auburn (530)889.2002 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 Wheelchair Access Public Restroom Small Bus Access Motor Coach Access Tickets Sold Here Artists # 1–42 & Sun ONLY Designates Sat artists showing Sat. & Sun. only. All others showing Fri. – Sun. September/October 2006 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition 17. Paula DiLeo Mixed Media, Mixed Media on Wood 21. Showing at The Arts Building, #19 Hwy 49, turn Left on Bell Rd. Go past Dewitt Center, turn Left on Deseret Dr. Take road almost to the end, studio is Spanish Style house on left. 3015 Deseret Drive, Auburn (530)888.6552 18. California Welcome Center, Auburn Reif Erickson Pastel 22. I-80, Foresthill exit, follow California Welcome Center Signs. 13411 Lincoln Way, Auburn. Map/Tickets sold here during Tour. Linda Green Acrylic Showing at The Arts Building, #19 The California Welcome Center, Auburn will be glad to assist with your travel plans. Our friendly ambassadors provide information on history, geography, recreation, and overnight accommodations in Placer County and the region. (530)887.2111 19. Arts Council of Placer County at The Arts Building 23. I-80 East, exit Elm St., turn Left on Elm, Right on High St., Left on Cleveland St., Right on Lincoln Wy. 808 Lincoln Way., Auburn. www.placerarts.org (530)885.5670 Map/Tickets sold here during tour. Showing Downstairs at The Arts Building, #19 24. 20. Cathy Cline Gold, Silver & Enamel Jewelry Showing Downstairs at The Arts Building, #19 L. Luis Ortiz Ceramics (high fire & raku) Stan Padilla Painting, Jewelry Showing at The Arts Building, #19 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 25. Everett Jensen Oil, Prismacolors 29. From Lincoln Way, one block up Cherry Street. Turn Right on Magnolia Street one block, turn Left on Tennis Way, one block on the left past Morgan Court. Studio at the back of the property. 171 Tennis Way, Auburn. (530)887.8704 26. Keith Sutter Photography Showing at Old Library Art Studios, #28 30. Take I-80 East, exit Elm Street., turn Left on Elm, Right on High Street, Left on Cleveland, and Right on Lincoln Way. 853 Lincoln Way, Suite 209 Auburn. (530)889.1451 27. J. Randall Smith Smith & Boggs Studio/Galleries Clay (Kraku) and Bronze Paula Amerine Oil Pastel, Acrylic B. C. Brooks Dyes on Silk Showing at Old Library Art Studios, #28 31. Kerry Clark Clay Showing at Old Library Art Studios, #28 From I-80, turn Right on Hwy 49, Left on Lincoln Way, Right on High Street. Gallery on the right hand side, Spanish Style building. 1130 High Street, Auburn (916)289.7133 28. 10 Old Library Art Studios Take I-80, exit Elm St., go Right on High St., Right on East Placer one block, Left on Almond. 175 Almond St., Auburn. (530)887.8216 Map/tickets sold here during tour. September/October 2006 32. Thien Dao Clay Sculpture Showing at Old Library Art Studios, #28 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition 33. Deanna Marsh Metal Sculpture & Kiln-formed Glass 37. Showing at Old Library Art Studios, #28 34. Hwy 193 to Gold Hill Rd. Go 2 mi. on Gold Hill to the adobe brick house on the right. 2460 Gold Hill Road, Newcastle (530)823.0490 Keith Smith Batik 38. Showing at Old Library Art Studios, #28 Sean Bonito Printmaking & Drawing Showing with Cindy Bonito, #37 39. 35. Cindy Bonito Photography, Relief Prints, Paintings Merridee Joan Smith Dyes on Silk & Batik Dick B. Ketelle Ceramics From Sacramento I-80 Newcastle exit, take Hwy 193 toward Lincoln. From Auburn, I-80 Hwy 193 exit, go toward Lincoln, 3 mi., on 193, turn Right on Gold Hill Rd. Go 0.5 mi. then turn Right on Chaparral Lane. Studio is first on left. 6615 Chaparral Lane, Newcastle (916)663.2121 Showing at Old Library Art Studios, #28 Sat & Sun ONLY 36. Larry Brenden Photography Auburn Folsom Rd. South. Left on Maidu, first Right on Shirland Tract. 2 miles, Right on Rim View Circle. First house on right. 10500 Rim View Circle, Auburn. (530)745.0412 40. Judy A. Dawson Watercolor Hwy. 193 toward Lincoln. Turn Right on Gold Hill Rd., Right on Chaparral Ln. Hwy 193 toward Newcastle, Left on Gold Hill, Right on Chaparral. (first mailbox on right) 6690 Chaparral Lane, Newcastle (916)663.3104 Sat & Sun ONLY Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 11 Wheelchair Access Public Restroom Small Bus Access Motor Coach Access Tickets Sold Here & Sun ONLY Designates Sat artists showing Sat. & Sun. only. All others showing Fri. – Sun. Artists # 37–85 12 September/October 2006 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition 41. Marcie Martin Clay 45. Showing with Judy Dawson, #40 Take Hwy 65, turn Right on Twelve Bridges Dr. Left on East Lincoln Pkwy. Right on Del Webb Blvd. Turn Right on Carriage Ln. Right at Stone Hearth Ln. 1165 Stone Hearth Lane, Lincoln (916)408.4152 Sat & Sun ONLY 42. Arry Murphey-Frank Watercolor & Oil Take Hwy 193 toward Lincoln, turn Right on Gold Hill Rd., turn Right on Chaparral. Go approx. 1 mi. to the gate. Go through gate, Left after gate to main house. 7333 Chaparral Lane, Newcastle (916)663.3355 Sat & Sun ONLY 46. Ann Ranlett Ink on Scratchboard, Watercolor, Photography Take Hwy 193 to Mandarin Hill Rd. Go 0.5 mi. up road and turn Right where road splits. Studio is first on the left. 490 Mandarin Hill Road, Newcastle (916)663.0322 44. Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation 580 Sixth Street, Lincoln (916)645.9713 Map/tickets sold here during tour www.LincolnArts.org 47. Marsha Toms Fused Glass Showing with Marsha Mobley Kilian, #46 48. Sat & Sun ONLY Marsha Mobley Kilian Pastel, Colored Pencil & Oil I-80, exit West toward Rocklin on Rocklin Rd. Right at Pacific, Left on Midas, Right at Whitney, Right at Crest, Left at 2nd Hillcrest entrance, Right at Vivien Way, near end of cul-de-sac. I-80 @ Hwy 65, exit Galleria/ Stanford Ranch Road. North on Stanford Ranch toward Rocklin, Right at Crest, Left at 2nd Hillcrest entrance, Right on Vivien Way. 4420 Vivien Way, Rocklin. (916)630.5546 Sat & Sun ONLY 43. Patrick J. Osborne Hand-rendered Photography Andrea Martin Oil & Watercolor Hwy 65, to Stanford Ranch exit. Go approx. 2.5 mi., turn Right on Park Dr. Approx. 1 mi. turn Left on Whitney Oaks Dr. Right onto Clubhouse Dr. at first stop sign. Studio is 1 mi. on right. If gate is closed, dial 128 and press the call button. 2394 Clubhouse Dr., Rocklin. (916)663.6675 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 13 49. Julie Hirota Fiber 53. Take I-80 to Hwy 65. Take Pleasant Grove exit, turn Left and cross over freeway. Travel approx. 2.5 mi. on Pleasant Grove. Turn Right on Woodcreek Oaks Blvd, turn Left on Canevavi Dr. Studio is approx. 0.5 mi. on left hand side of street. 1279 Canevari Dr., Roseville. (916) 412.4195 Showing at Artful i Studio, #51 (916)988.7440 54. 50. Charles Kritzon PetroGlyphics Studio and Gallery Engraved Stone From I-80 exit Douglas Blvd. West, turn Right onto Judah, then Right onto Oak. Go through stop sign and turn Left onto Washington Blvd. Underpass, drive 0.5 miles, just past the Placer County fairgrounds on the Left. Turn left into Roseville Business Park. Go back to Unit 318. 941 Washington Boulevard, Ste. 318, Roseville. (916)797.2787 51. 52. Chuck Edwards Photography – Digital Rendering Showing at Artful i Studio, #51 14 September/October 2006 Roseville Arts! Roseville Arts’ new Blue Line Gallery is currently under construction at 405 Vernon Street in Roseville. Watch for the opening in 2007! www.rosevillearts.org 55. Darlene Engellenner Sculpture & Collage West I-80 to Roseville (exit #103)—At stop light take flyover to Sunrise Ave.—proceed approximately 0.5 miles to Coloma Way. Turn Left (church on corner). Turn Right on Oak Ridge Drive and immediately Left onto Tiffany Circle. Studio is second house on right. 1408 Tiffany Circle, Roseville. (916)782.2909 Deidre Trudeau Artful i Studio Acrylic & Mixed Media From Auburn, I-80 west, exit Douglas Blvd. Turn Right onto Judah, take Right onto Oak, turn Right on Washington Blvd. At light, through underpass, through light at Main Street, Right on Elefa. Look for purple house. From Lincoln, exit Hwy 65 South at Pleasant Grove, turn Right on Pleasant Grove, turn Left on Washington, turn Right on Elefa. Purple house at 212 Elefa Street, Historic Old Town Roseville (916)773.2242 Kathleen Oliver Metal & Glass 56. Richard Vierra Turned Wood From Auburn, take I-80 toward Roseville. Take the Douglas off-ramp and turn Left at the lights over the freeway staying in the right lane as you will take an immediate Right onto the North Sunrise ramp. At Cirby turn Left and at the second light turn Left onto Park View. Follow Park View as it goes around a tree in the middle of the road — street now becomes Charleston. First Right on Woodlake Lane. 908 Woodlake Lane, Roseville. (916)947.1269 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition 57. John F. Johnson Mixed Media 61. I-80 West, take Douglas Blvd. Exit turn Left onto Douglas. 1 mi. to Right on Rocky Ridge. Cross Professional Dr. and turn Left on Hackamore which becomes Winchester Way. Left onto Winchester Ct. 2nd house. 503 Winchester Ct. Roseville (916)772.9448 58. Marcia Murray Watercolor I-80, exit Douglas Blvd. East. Right on Sierra College Blvd. Right on Old Auburn Road. Left on Old Country Rd. (Woodbridge Ranch) Right on Northranch Way. 3580 Northranch Way, Roseville. (916)791.6364. 59. Showing with Marcia Murray, #58 62. Sat & Sun ONLY M. Kathlyn Reeve Watercolor and Mixed Media Joe Strickland Acrylic on Canvas & Acrylic on Watercolor Paper From East Roseville Parkway, go Left on Elmhurst Dr., Right on Chelshire, Left on Crocker, Left on Citadel, 5004 Citadel Court, Granite Bay (916)791.0447 63. Mya Louw Acrylic, Oil, Pastel I-80, exit Douglas Blvd. East. Right onto Barton, Right on East Roseville Parkway, Right onto Golf Club Dr. into “The Residences at Granite Bay Golf Club,” Left onto Riviera. 5516 Riviera, Granite Bay (916)772.2402 Robyn Ford Watercolor Showing with Marcia Murray, #58 Sat & Sun ONLY 64. 60. Felicia Lamb Watercolor Showing with Marcia Murray, #58 Lorelee Love Clay I-80, exit Douglas Blvd. East, go 5 mi. to Hill Rd., turn Right, go 2 blocks to studio on Hill Rd. 7795 Hill Road, Granite Bay (916)791.0299 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 15 65. Delia Toni Panighetti Oil & Watercolor 69. I-80 East (from Sacramento), exit Douglas Blvd. East toward Granite Bay. Turn Left on Barton Rd., follow to Left Curve, come to stop sign. (Barton/Olive Ranch) Go straight onto Olive Ranch Rd. Studio is third house on left. 5832 Olive Ranch Rd., Granite Bay (916)791.3109 70. 66. Finnish Temperance Hall Take I-80 West, exit Rocklin Road, turn Right. At South Grove St., turn Left into parking lot beside the building. 4090 Rocklin Road, Rocklin Map/Tickets sold here during tour Judie Larson Watercolor & Pencil Showing at Finnish Temperance Hall, #69 Valerie Story Oil, Watercolor & Charcoal Showing at Delia Toni Panighetti, #65 67. Pauline Ellis Watercolor & Acrylics 71. East I-80, exit right at Rocklin Rd, cross Sierra College Blvd. At Barton Rd. turn Right. At Wells Ave, turn Left. Rickety Rack Rd. is 0.6 mi. on the right. Studio is first gate on left. 5815 Rickety Rack Rd., Loomis (916)652.5924 68. Phawnda Moore Calligraphy, Watercolor Illustration & Self-Published Books I-80 west, exit Sierra College Blvd., turn Left. At 3rd light, turn Right on El Don Dr. At first stop sign, turn Right to studio. From Finn Hall exit Right on Rocklin Rd. to El Don, turn Right, bear Left to Ambassador. 5667 Ambassador Drive, Rocklin (916) 630.0505 Connie McLennan Oil, acrylic, & watercolor Showing at Finnish Temperance Hall, #69 72. Gayle Rappaport-Weiland Mixed Media, Collage, Watercolor, Acrylic Showing at Finnish Temperance Hall, #69 Sat & Sun ONLY 16 September/October 2006 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition 73. David Thibeault Watercolor 77. Showing at Finnish Temperance Hall, #69 74. Showing with Brenda Dominquez, #76 Terri Kent Enborg Alternative Process Photography & Mixed Media 78. Lynda L. Pike Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media Millie Beatie Pottery I-80 to Horseshoe Bar exit into Loomis, turn Right on Taylor Rd. Left on King Rd. Cross Railroad tracks, turn Right on Arcadia Ave., studio is fifth house on the left. Enter studio to left of home. 6410 Arcadia Avenue, Loomis (916)652.8052 I-80 West to Rocklin Rd. Exit Right on Rocklin Rd. Cross Pacific St, Right on 3rd St. Corner of 3rd St. and Cedar (no street sign). 4905 3rd St., Rocklin (916)624.5454 75. Susan Goodmundson Watercolor & Pastel 79. Sandy Delehanty Watercolor & Oil 4th house on the right. (white rail fence). Two story Victorian House. 8041 Boulder Creek Road, Penryn. (916)652.4624. I-80 West, exit Rocklin Rd. turn Right on Rocklin Rd. Turn Right on Pacific, turn Left on Midas Ave. Go to 5th St. Go through stop sign. Studio is 2nd house on right. 3455 Midas Avenue, Rocklin (916)315.8771 Sat & Sun ONLY 80. 76. Brenda Dominguez Watercolor, Pastel, & Colored Pencil King Rd out of Loomis, turn onto Day Ave, Left on Eldon, Right on Silver Ranch to Studio. 3578 Silver Ranch, Loomis (916)652.6952 Doug Horton Jewelry I-80 West from Auburn, exit Penryn Rd., Left over freeway to stop sign. Left on King Rd., Right at first dirt driveway to studio. 7440 King Road, Loomis (916)652.4351 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 17 81. Helen W. Phillips Batik 83 3870 Leak Lane, Loomis (916)652.6870 82 James Hirschinger Photography From Auburn: Auburn-Folsom Rd. to Horseshoe Bar Rd. Turn Left on Horseshoe Bar Rd. Go approximately 0.8 mi. to North Lakeshore Blvd. Go 0.5 mi. on North Lakeshore Blvd. Studio on the Right side of driveway. 3700 North Lakeshore Blvd., Loomis (916)652.4536 Victoria Brooks Oil & Watercolor Auburn-Folsom Rd., turn East into Placer Canyon Homes (gated). Left on Vista Cove Place to studio. Call from gate phone if closed. 4717 Vista Cove Place, Loomis (916)652.9448 84 Imi Lehmbrock-Hirschinger Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic Showing with James Hirschinger, #83 3UNDAY/CTOBERAMnPM 85. EaVXZg ;Vgb7VgcIdjg Jannelle & Danika Gooch Kiln-worked Glass & Hand-formed Fibers From Auburn, take AuburnFolsom Rd. toward Granite Bay. Left on Horseshoe Bar Rd. Go 0.8 mi. to N. Lakeshore Blvd., turn Left. Go 0.9 mi. to end of N. Lakeshore Blvd. House on Right. Park on driveway or culde-sac. 3415 North Lakeshore Blvd., Loomis (916)652.3165 This tour is dedicated =VcYh6XgdhhEaVXZg8djcin &ORTICKETSANDINFORMATION in fond memory of artist Rusch Delong WWWPLACERFARMANDBARNTOURCOM 18 September/October 2006 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Sweet Strumming at Tahoe Guitarist Larry Aynesmith has brought classical guitar music to North Tahoe by Persia Woolley Lake Tahoe has a special charm, easily seen and much admired by tourists from the mid1800s on. And by artists. Artists bring their talent and experience and receive in return inspiration and support. The region is richer for its galleries, photographers, dance troupes, sculptors, painters, writers, and musicians of all kinds. Larry Aynesmith is among this latter group. Both a composer for and performer on classical guitar, he has performed in and attended master classes with many of the world’s most noteworthy guitarists, including John Williams, Paul Galbraith, and Jeremy Jouve, winner of the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Competition. Born into a family with strong appreciation for music, Aynesmith began playing accordian well before going to school. At around age seven or eight, he graduated to the guitar, his primary instrument ever since. “There is something very moving about playing the guitar,” he explained in a recent interview. “You interact with it in ways that are different from any other instrument. First, you hold it against your body, either under or over your heart; your fingers make the strings vibrate, and the frets bring you constant awareness of the subtleties of sound. Often you feel the vibrations in your body so that the whole of you is involved in this moment of music.” Not surprisingly, Aynesmith majored in music in college. He received a Master of Music degree and proceeded to advanced doctoral study in ethnomusicology and anthropology. (This last is reflected in his love of African percussion instruments.) He attended Valparaiso University as well as Butler University, both in Indiana, and taught undergraduate music sections at Indiana University. During the ensuing years, Aynesmith put performing aside and concentrated on his publishing house, White Cliffs Media, which brought out books about traditional world music. The books are used as college texts by many universities. Eight years ago he moved to Incline, and, after suffering a severe skiing accident, began to re-evaluate his life -- his past and what he would like to do in the future. “Out of all that came the realization that I really wanted to get back to performing and composing,” he said. So in 2004 he founded the Lake Tahoe Guitar Society, which this year has changed its name to the Sierra Nevada Guitar Society (SNGS). Among its recent accomplishments, the SNGS has provided downtown Reno with the “Classical Guitar Concert Series,” held at the Trinity Episcopal Church. The series has proved so popular, it will be extended into autumn and winter. Also of note was the society’s “First Annual Classical Guitar Festival and Competition” held in August. Lectures, workshops, and concerts filled the three-day event, headlined by Celino and Lito Romeros. “My goal for the society is to increase public knowledge and appreciation of classical guitar music,” Aynesmith concludes. “We need a bridge between the activities at Tahoe and the many fine musicians in northern California. Toward that end I’m always interested in hearing from or about good guitarists, and seeing what we can put together.” Larry Aynesmith, an accomplished classical guitarist and composer, is the founder of the Sierra Nevada Guitar Society. For more information, visit www.wcmedia.com/wcm/larrya.htm or www.tahoeguitarsociety.com. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 19 In the AGROart™ Competition, competitors create sculptors with fresh produce A t 16 years old, Maya Tahti is a veteran AGROartist, having competed for 10 years. “I do it for the fun of it,” Maya says, “because I love turning something ordinary, like vegetables and fruit, into something fabulous.” Maya started competing in the elementary school division, along with her younger sister. When she went to middle school, she teamed up with Amy Roseberry, and the two have continued their award-winning partnership into the high-school division. They are always trying to talk their friends into competing as well. Maya’s personal favorite was a fish they created several years ago that started out as a watermelon. Last year she and Amy had enough confidence in their skills and creativity to arrive at the Blue Goose Fruit Shed with no prior plan, and they came up with a beautiful twodimensional butterfly. “One of my favorite creations of all time was a mural that Stan Padilla created several years ago,” Maya says. “He used beet juice and painted potatoes and other things with such vibrant colors.” Amy and Maya will be at the Blue Goose Fruit Shed in Loomis again on Sunday, October 8 to compete in the 11th annual AGROart™ competition, sponsored by the Arts Council of Placer County. This ultimate opportunity to play with food has a few simple rules. All AGROart™ sculptures must contain fruits and/or vegetables (the use of PlacerGROWN produce is encouraged). The entire sculpture must be created on site, and all framework must be completely covered. At 20 September/October 2006 least 60 percent of the artwork must be fresh produce. The remaining 40 percent may be dried fruits and vegetables, leaves, seeds, vines or twigs. Eight age-related entry categories for teams (of no more than three people) and individuals are Grammar School (Grades 2–5) Individual and Team; Middle School (Grades 6–8) Individual and Team; High School (Grades 9–12) Individual and Team; and Adult Individual and Team. The competition starts at 9 a.m. Judging for Elementary School and Middle School is at noon; High School and Adult, at 2 p.m. Creating AGROart™ sculptures is joyful, and excitement runs high as visitors and families observe the creation process. Cash prizes range from $50 to $500, and all individuals and teams who register in advance receive AGRObucks redeemable at Foothill Farmers’ Markets and local produce markets. The historic Blue Goose Fruit Shed in Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Concocting With Carrots, Building With Rutabagas by Karen Killebrew Loomis is the central point for the 3rd annual Placer Farm and Barn Tour. The shed will house local agriculture displays and a free produce play garden where kids can experiment with their own veggie sculptures. Visitors can come early to see the AGROart™ sculptures take shape, then tour some of the 13 farms on this year’s Farm and Barn Tour. At the end of the day, AGROart™ prize winners will be on display back at the Blue Goose. Both the AGROart™ Competition and the Placer Farm and Barn Tour promote the com- chased in in advance through the Arts Council of Placer County or on the day of the tour at the Blue Goose. Visit www.placerfarmandbarntour.com to view AGROart™ sculptures and to download the AGROart™ Competition entry form. For details, call (530) 885-5670. “Growing” produce sculptures in the AGROart contest takes imagination, a sense of humor, and a free-spirited willingness to “play” with fruits and vegetables. mitment and professionalism of local ranchers, farmers, growers, and artists in their respective trade or discipline and their continued role in the economic development of Placer County. The Placer Farm and Barn Tour is presented cooperatively by the Arts Council of Placer County, Foothills Farmers Markets, Placer County Agriculture Department and Agricultural Marketing Program, Placer County Visitors Council, PlacerGROWN, Placer Valley Tourism, and the University of California Cooperative Extension. Cost is $10 for adults; children and students are free. There is no charge to visit the AGROart™ competition. Tickets can be purPerspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 21 The Maestro Goes to Mexico: Michael Goodwin Conducts the Orquestra Del Estado De Mexico In May, Michael Goodwin, Auburn Symphony’s music director, led Mexico’s premier orchestra as guest conductor in two concerts. The last week of May 2006 took Auburn Symphony’s Maestro Michael Goodwin to Mexico, where he led Mexico’s premier orchestra in two performances — in Toluca, the capital of Mexico state, and Cuautitlan Izcalli, a suburb of Mexico City. The concerts were part of an exchange with Enrique Batiz, music director of the Orchestra of the State of Mexico, who led the Auburn Symphony as guest conductor last January. The Orquestra Del Estado De Mexico is composed of a diverse group of professional players from around the world. Goodwin and the orchestra performed the overture “The Judges of the Secret Court” by Berlioz; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 , with Italian soloist Rossana Tomasi Golkat; and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6 in D Major. “Conducting this very fine orchestra was a great pleasure,” Goodwin remarked, “and the musicians seemed to enjoy the experience of our working together as much as I did. They played with great energy and sensitivity.” Goodwin was warmly received by the audience, which broke into cheers following the overture. Conducting a world class orchestra is quite an accomplishment and speaks well for Goodwin, and reminds us that he and the Auburn Symphony deliver professional-level playing here. Back by popular demand, soprano Svetlana Nikitenko will perform the Queen of the Night’s aria from The Magic Flute at the Auburn Symphony’s opening concert September 23. 22 September/October 2006 Auburn Symphony’s “Superb” Dvorak Symphony No. 6 As we were obviously not able to hear the wonderful performances in Mexico, we are going to remind you of the Auburn Symphony’s superb performance of the Dvorak symphony No. 6 last April at Placer High Theatre. Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6 comprised the second half of the program. The first movement was played with much energy, and we in the audience were enveloped in the smooth, dreamlike sound. In the second movement’s beautiful, soft beginning, pastoral in quality, Goodwin produced strings that sang, their texture producing a marvelous depth of sound. Dvorak was an expert in creating melodies, and Goodwin is an expert in drawing them from the orchestra in all their grandeur. The scherzo was splendidly performed. Goodwin and the Auburn Symphony captured the excitement and vitality of this movement by expressing the raw action and harsh contrasts between violins and the rest of the orchestra, particularly the tympani. It is not just flowing melody but rugged and fiery, much like a Slavonic dance. Although the playful interaction yields sweeping melodies, it builds each time to reintroduce the initial theme in all its glory. There was an exciting edge to this music with its syncopated tympani. In the last movement, Dvorak interweaves melodies and fire, brought clearly to the surface by Goodwin and the orchestra. By the end of the majestic emotional finale, when we finally breathed again, we expected to see smoke rising from the strings following their frenetic playing. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition by Ronald D. Greenwood, M.D. Goodwin and the Auburn Symphony gave us a superb performance of this beautiful Dvorak Symphony. The audience responded with an immediate and long-lasting standing ovation. Well done indeed. Gala Opens Auburn Symphony’s 20th Concert Season On September 23, the 20th anniversary season opens for the Auburn Symphony with a grand Gala. The event includes a commemorative concert in Placer High Theatre followed by an outdoor celebratory soiree “under the tents” on the theatre courtyard and grounds. Gourmet desserts and beverages will be served, and guests will mingle and meet orchestra members and the Maestro. The Gala Anniversary musical program, Mozart and Much More, features Svetlana Nikitenko, the soprano who was so warmly received by Auburn audiences last season when she appeared as a guest soloist with the symphony. So, as you can see, this will be a spectacular musical and social event. We look forward to seeing you there! The Auburn Symphony’s 20th Anniversary Season CELEBRATE THE SYMPHONY! 2006 – 2007 Season September 23 Gala Concert and Reception Mozart and Much More Featuring guest soloist Svetlana Nikitenko, soprano, singing Queen of the Night’s aria from The Magic Flute. Also, works by Dvorak, J. Strauss, Puccini, and Dukas. November 18 & 19 Konstantin Plays Tchaikovsky Featuring guest soloist Konstantin Soukhovetski playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Also, Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 and Carl Maria von Weber’s Overture to his opera Der Freischutz. February 24 & 25 Tales of Musical Magic With cello soloist Tina Guo. Music by Elgar, Humperdinck, Smetana, and Stravinsky April 14 & 15 Pageantry, Poetry and Passion With soloists Marquette Kuper, flute, and Curtis Kidwell, oboe. Music by Beethoven, Moscheles, and Tchaikovsky. April 29 Mondavi Center Concert: Beethoven Triumphant An all-Beethoven concert including Overture: “The Consecration of the House,” “Romance in G for Violin and Orchestra,” Violin Concerto, 3rd Movement, and Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Choral. The season also includes two Messiah Sing Along concerts (Dec. 12, Auburn; Dec. 14, Rocklin) a Kinderkonzert (Feb. 3) and a Music on the Green concert (May 19). Special 20th Anniversary year events include a Maestro Lecture, “Mozart, the Prince of Composers” (Sept. 9) and High Tea with the Maestro (Feb. 3). Tickets to the Gala Concert and Reception, $75 each, are available at the symphony office, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, or by calling the office. Season tickets and individual concerts tickets are also available. For details, call (530) 823-6683 or visit www.auburnsymphony.com. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 23 Watching the Arts Work in Placer County Schools By Arlene Evans Leigh Collins (left), 15, and Jane Redmond, 13, performing with Truckee’s InnerRhythms Dance Theatre. California’s block grant for arts and music in the schools this year will help nurture young dancers like these. (photo courtesy InnerRhythms) T he Sacramento Bee recently reported that the legislators passed a $105 million block grant for arts and music for the 20062007 school year. To learn what this means to individual school districts, we turned to Nancy Carr, the Visual and Performing Arts 24 September/October 2006 Consultant for the California Department of Education. Carr says there’s also $500 million for art and physical education for one-time expenditures. “The $105 million we hope will be ongoing, but it will come up at budget time every year. At least this year we’re happy and we’re celebrating!” Carr says that the money probably won’t come until later this year. “Teachers need to be thinking about what they will do to build toward a stronger arts program. My biggest concerns are assessment, curriculum, instruction, and well-trained teachers. I hope administrators will be thinking about those four things in the next few months. We want to provide informational training for administrators, and maybe we can do that before the money comes out.” About the funding, Carr says, “It isn’t intended to bring in an artist for three sessions and have a school district say, ‘Okay, we’ve had art.’ It’s supposed to be standards-based, sequential, and throughout the school year.” According to Carr, there are people in charge of arts education who know nothing about arts education. Although, she says, “… they’re wearing the hat of art. They might be in charge of Indian Education, Safety and Drug Education, and Art. So it isn’t really a single job. But this is an attempt to help the counties better reach their districts about what is appropriate arts education, which is a really healthy thing.” Carr knows there’s going to be accountability in the equation. For instance, “How do you use the money? What is your intent for the use of the money? I’ll have to give a report to the legislature, so it will be important for the districts who receive these funds to keep track of the funds that made a difference. It will also allow us to go back next year and say, ‘Here’s Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Win for Arts in Education Schools’ art and music programs will benefit from a state million-dollar-plus block grant how we used the money.’” Placer Arts Council is one of the leaders in the state according to Carr, “because they’ve been able to sustain themselves through lean times, and what they’ve done is position themselves to not be totally dependent on the California Arts Council, which gives them a strong position.” She notes that the community has supported the Placer Arts Council of Placer County, which gives them a stronger community base. She explains that not every county has arts councils. “Placer County is very rich in its art-supporting activities, whether it’s from the school, or the community, or the arts council itself. Angie [Tahti] has secured funding for various school districts in Placer County through grants.” Carr says that anyone outside a school district can offer encouragement and support. “Various arts councils should not do what the school is supposed to be doing in arts education,” she says. “Arts councils that are savvy, like Placer’s, have been working with their schools. They’re already in a collaborative role with their districts.” She observes, “Placer Unified High School District has a wonderful photography program. I’ve encouraged other school districts to contact them to see how they do it. And then there’s Rocklin, which is one of the few districts with more than one dance teacher and more than one theater teacher.” Carr emphasizes that as a result of this legislation, the counties will be able to draw on each other for ideas and support. “I think the minute that collaborative network is in place, you’re no longer alone — you’re not working in isolation.” 2006–2007 State Budget for Visual and Performing Arts Education AB 1811: $105M is considered ongoing funding and is targeted for districts, charter schools and county education programs based on average daily attendance. Suggested uses include: professional development for arts specialists, administrators, and generalist teachers; hiring of credentialed arts specialists; establishment of a district arts committee; evaluation of existing arts education programs; creation of standards-based sequential arts education programs to be delivered within the school day and including curriculum development and assessment; purchasing of supplies and equipment aligned with the curriculum of instruction. Funds should supplement and not supplant existing resources. AB 1802: $500M is one-time money intended for use to support instruction of Physical Education and Visual and Performing Arts at school sites based upon site enrollment for supplies and equipment to support standards-aligned Physical Education and Visual and Performing Arts instruction. NOTE: Until all trailer bills, pertinent to the state’s 2006– 2007 budget, are signed by the Governor (anticipated early September), the visual and performing arts community awaits the final word on specificity regarding these two funding sources. Suggestions for Placer County School Districts If you do not already have a District Arts Team and a district arts plan, establish a committee and review your district plan. Identify strengths and needs in dance, drama, music, and visual arts education. Update or begin to develop your District Arts Plan. Should you need suggestions of how to approach this evaluation, please do not hesitate to contact the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Consultant at the California Department of Education (CDE) (ncarr@cde.ca.gov), the California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE) laurie@artsed411.org, or The California Arts Project (TCAP) via kalexand@csusb.edu. The Placer County Office of Education (PCOE) and the Arts Council of Placer County (PlacerArts) may assist you with local resources email@PlacerArts.org. Don’t miss the “Learning in the Arts Cyberconference,” Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at PCOE. To register online: http://ci.sbcss.k12.ca.us/vapacyberconference/ index.html or call (916) 228-2371. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 25 From “The Four Seasons of Life,” series of illustrations by Faye L. MatthewsCastelli. The illustrations are available as a set of cards at The Arts Building, Auburn. “Seasons of Life” cards available at Arts Building Gallery Placer County artists chosen for KVIE’s Silver Anniversary Celebration Collection Beautifully illustrated cards depicting a martial arts practitioner going through the various season of his life are available for sale at The Arts Building in Auburn. “The Four Seasons of Life” set is illustrated by Faye L. Matthews-Castelli, who has been an illustrator for Hallmark Cards and Anderson World Publications, publisher of Runner’s World, and Skiers World magazines, among others. Now she has designed and printed her own colorful and very detailed line of greeting cards. KVIE chose about 50 artists for its Silver Anniversary Celebration Collection -- celebrating the television station’s 25th on-air art auction. The artists were chosen for the collection because they have inspired the art community and contributed to the region’s artistic excellence. Those from Placer County include Victoria Brooks, Sandy Delehanty, Reif Erickson, Ray Gonzales, Imi Lehmbrock Hirschinger, James Hirschinger, Helen Phillips, and Gayle Rappaport Weiland. Weiland will be on the air during the auction, September 15, 16, & 17, as a host and art expert. For details, call (530) 885-5670. Big arts contest coming! Coming this fall is a “49er Arts Contest” for the residents of the Auburn area. Sponsored by Stuart Rawlings, president of Sierra Dreams Press, the contest will include four age groups (12 and under, 13–18, 19–64, and over 64) and 10 categories (poetry, stories, books, drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, music, performing arts, and other). Hundreds of awards will be given, and many of the winning entries will be published in a book in April 2007. Entry deadlines are December 1 and 31. Entry forms available starting September 20 at the Placer Arts Council office, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, or through Sierra Dreams Press (www .sierradreamspress.com). For more information, call (530) 878-0487. 26 September/October 2006 For details, visit www.kvie.org. Greg McLaughlin appointed Sierra College’s instrumental music program director Greg McLaughlin, a music instructor and owner of McLaughlin Studios in Loomis, has been appointed the new instrumental music program director at Sierra College, replacing retiring faculty member Bill Carmody. McLaughlin has been on the Sierra College faculty for 15 years, serving primarily as Jazz Studies director. He has also taught courses in jazz history and jazz improvisation, and has conducted the wind symphony. He is also the director of the South Placer Youth Symphony. As a woodwind player, McLaughlin has performed for the past 30 years with groups throughout the Sacramento region. Roseville writer’s first fiction adventure book out this fall Two kidnappings…a faked death...the mythical yeti…powerful secret formula…a hidden culture in an exotic land…some of the finest horses in the world…a stolen military helicopter. These elements come together in the intri- Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition cate plot of Roseville author Jack L. Parker’s novel, Tibetan Adventure, available this fall. By all accounts, Tibetan Adventure is a wonderful read for the entire family. The book will have national distribution and be available to order at bookstores and any online book service. Tibetan Adventure is the first book by Jack L. Parker in his planned adventure travel series featuring Jeff Thornton and Trudy Garrison. In a national literary contest, Tibetan Adventure was a close finalist and received great reviews. For details, contact Parker at jackparker@comcast.net. Sierra Nevada Arts Alliance works to promote arts tourism The Sierra Nevada Arts Alliance was born at Sierra Business Council’s 2003 conference in Mammoth, CA. There, an Arts Team, including directors of nine arts councils along State Highway 49, came up with an action plan for sustaining the arts in the Sierra Nevada — through a business plan for the new Sierra Nevada Arts Alliance and the creation of a Highway 49 Arts and Culture map of “mustsee” sites. Next, the alliance created a Memorandum of Understanding, raised seed money from partnering counties, and received map design bids. In 2006, the Alliance received a grant from the Compton Foundation through the Sierra Business Council. Related projects were coordinated by the Arts Council of Placer County. With the creation of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy in 2005, the Sierra Nevada Arts Alliance has now been expanded to include all 22 counties embraced by the conservancy. Gail Segerstrom, the designer whose map concept was chosen, has also created concepts for the Web site and the initial online map. The Highway 49 map will be followed by other regional maps, both online and in print. For more information, visit www.sierranevadaartsalliance.org Newcastle artist’s painting to represent Loomis Eggplant Festival A watercolor painting of a pair of eggplants by Newcastle artist and illustrator Ann Ranlett has been chosen by the Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce to represent the 2006 Loomis Eggplant Festival. The eggplants featured in the painting were grown in Ranlett’s own garden. The 19th Annual Loomis Eggplant Festival takes place on Saturday, October 7, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in downtown Loomis. The family event includes live music and other entertainment, vendors, local artists showing and selling their art, and, of course, eggplant in all its delightful forms. Ann Ranlett’s watercolor painting of eggplants has been chosen as the official representation of the 2006 Loomis Eggplant Festival, set for October 7. For details, call (916) 652-7252 or visit www.loomischamber.com/eggplant.asp. To see more of Ranlett’s art, visit www.annran.com. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 27 Roseville Community Arts Administrator announced The Arts Council of Placer County announces the placement of Judith Nicholson to the position of Arts Administrator for the community of Roseville. Judi joins the Arts Council of Placer County team from the City of Roseville Parks and Recreation Department. She will lead coalition building efforts between arts and culture organizations, the Roseville Chamber of Commerce, the city of Roseville, and the citizenry to increase the visibility of cultural assets in the Roseville community. Judith Nicholson As a resident of Loomis since 1978, Judi has been involved with numerous community and schools endeavors revolving around cultural arts, sports, equestrian groups, and non-profit community organizations. For the past six years, she has worked in program Placer Hills Winery Tour Nov. 11 & 12th 11 am to 4 pm Come taste our award-winning wines while touring local artists. Visit website for maps and individual winery information or call the Placer County Visitors’ Council at 530-887-2111 www.placerhillswinetour.com 28 September/October 2006 development for the Roseville Parks and Recreation Department, managing cultural arts programs including the city’s Expressions Art Exhibit held at Maidu Community Center. In her free time, Judi is passionate about outdoor photography. Remarking on her new role, Judi said, “I am ready to get going! I have worked in the recreation field for about ten years and appreciate what Roseville has to offer. I am excited about this opportunity to use the skills and networking connections I have developed. In working for the Arts Council of Placer County I hope to help promote and broaden the vision of the arts within the city of Roseville.” Judi’s new position with the Arts Council of Placer County is made possible in partnership with the city of Roseville, the county of Placer and the California Arts Council. To better serve the Roseville community, an Arts Council satellite office has been opened in Roseville at 316 Vernon Street. Area residents may reach Judi at (916) 746-1261 or phone the Roseville Community Arts Hotline for local events information at (916) 780-2787. New Gallery Celebrates Myth, Stories, and Living Traditions New to The Arts Building at 808 Lincoln Way in Auburn is The Gallery of Myth, Stories and Living Traditions, which was opened by the Metropolitan Arts Partnership in April. On view through October 1, is the second in a series of art installations “Offering to Kali Ma” by featured artist Khimmberly Maarshall. This site specific installation draws upon Kali as a symbol of the eternal cycle of Chaos and Creation. Maarshall’s installation is derivative and inspired from Hindu teaching of Kali, one of the primary deities in Hindu belief. The installation fills the 30 x 30 foot Gallery with a series of altars depicting various aspects of Kali Ma “the black one” with symbols and cycles of destruction and creation. The Kali Ma destroys ignorance, maintains the world order, blesses and frees those who strive for knowledge. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition donations to eligible charities through their workplace. The Metropolitan Arts Partnership (MAP) is a federation of qualified nonprofit arts and culture agencies in the greater Sacramento region. Placer County-based agencies include the Arts Council of Placer County, Arts for the Schools (Tahoe Vista), Metropolitan Arts Partnership, Roseville Arts!, and Tahoe Arts Project. The primary programs of MAP are its workplace giving Arts Fund; the management of the local federal workplace giving program, the Combined Federal Campaign; and the gallery outreach program in The Arts Building located in downtown Auburn. For more information contact, MAP executive director, Michelle Walker, (916) 442-4016 or michelle@mapgives.com. Artist Khimberly Maarshall poses before her installation about the Kali Maa, a Hindu diety. Photo by Devalyn Marshall. Envisioned to evoke the transformative value of historic and contemporary cultural traditions, the new gallery uses the power of myth, stories and imagination to give voice to the universality of cultural traditions. The gallery is an outreach program of the Metropolitan Arts Partnership (MAP) and is designed to provide a greater presence in the region. The Gallery of Myth, Stories and Living Traditions will soon expand to include a companion lecture, workshop and conference series. MAP Announces 2006 Workplace Giving Campaigns It’s that time of year for county, state, federal, and private business employees to designate If you’re interested in improving arts education for kids… you’ll need a license. The Arts License Plate, designed by renowned California artist Wayne Thiebaud, is the first plate in the nation solely designed to benefit the Arts. Your purchase of the Arts plate helps fund arts education and local art programming in schools and communities throughout California. Order your plate today by calling (800) 201-6201 or visit www.cac.ca.gov. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 29 Galleries Roseville September 2 – 29: Roseville Arts’ 31st National Open Show. Juror Tony Natsoulas has chosen fine artwork by 28 artists from the 93 from 14 states who submitted work. Opening reception and awards presentation September 2, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Best of Show wins a $1,000 prize. The exhibit is open to the public at 2237 Gallery, 2237 Douglas Blvd. during South Placer’s 3rd Saturday Art Tour September 16, 6:30 - 9 p.m., and on weekdays 7 a.m. 6 p.m. For details, call (916) 7834117. Through September 8: Recent Paintings by Rhonda Egan. An award-winning artist, Egan has shown her work at the Crocker Museum, the Biennial Northern California Plein Air Artists Show in Napa, and in the 2006 State Fair Art Show. At Second Street Spa, 108 2nd St. For details, call (916) 772-5564. October 21 – November 17: Roseville Arts’ 5th Annual Children’s Art Show, “The Gift of Art,” featuring the work of fine artists ages 5 – 13. Jurors, artists Tom Proctor and Richard Cornelius, will present hundreds of dollars in prizes at the show’s Opening Reception, Saturday, October 21, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Reception and exhibit held at the Roseville Library, 225 Taylor Street. For details call (916) 783-4117. Ongoing: Placer Valley 3rd Saturday Art Tour. Free art viewing and Open House every third Saturday, 6:30 – 9 p.m. in participating Roseville galleries: Artiful i Gallery, 212 Elefa St., (916) 773-2242; Artists of Timber Creek, Sun City, Del Webb Blvd., (916) 204-5020; Beyond Point B, 151 N. Sunrise Ave., Ste. 1303, (916) 787-9909 x 3; Mike Martin Photography, 508 Vernon St., (916) 223-8361; Noel Flynn Gallery, 1725 Santa Clara Dr., (916) 786-0702; Peasenell Studio, 113 Circuit Dr., (916) 786-8386; Roseville Arts! (Open show at 2237 Gallery), (916) 783-4117. S U N S TO N E “The Empress,” by Cathy McClelland, from The Journey of Life spiritual interactive exhibit October 6 – November 12 at North Tahoe Arts Center. Ongoing: The Total of One Gallery showcases art, sculpture, and mixed media that represent the finest in casual living. 2029 Opportunity Dr., Ste. 4. For details, call (916) 797-8707. Rocklin WRAPPED IN PEACH GOLD Ongoing: Cutting-edge Exhibits at Ridley Gallery, Sierra College. For details, call (916) 781-0411. Lincoln September 6 – October 21: Fall Colors Art in View, an open show. Artists’ Reception September 15, 6 – 8 p.m. At Lincoln Arts, 580 Sixth St. For details, call (916) 645-9713. studio & galler y 107 sacramento st., old town auburn • (530) 823-1965 30 September/October 2006 October 6 – November 18: Put Spice in Your Painting, a gallery show at Lincoln Arts, 580 Sixth St. For details, call (916) 645-9713. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Auburn Through October 5: Disappearing Landscapes, a Placer Land Trust Art Exhibit and Sale. The exhibit reflects the appreciation and joy that comes from honoring and preserving our natural heritage. Placer Land Trust works with landowners and conservation partners to permanently preserve Placer County natural open spaces and agricultural lands for future generations. The Arts Building Gallery, 808 Lincoln Way. Open Tues. – Sat., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For details, call (530) 885-2787. October 1 – 31: Auburn Old Town Gallery Presents Pieces of Eight, a group exhibit by 60 local artists. The artists will be putting the eight back in October, once the eighth month, with their individual interpretations of the theme. Meet the artists at a reception during Auburn Art Walk, Thursday, October 12, 6 – 9 p.m. At Auburn Old Town Gallery, 218 Washington St., Old Town. (530) 887-9150. October 12 – November 30: Autumn Art Studios Tour Exhibit. Exciting works in a variety of media by artists participating in the western Placer County Autumn Art Studios Tour, November 10 – 12. Meet the artists at a reception during Auburn Art Walk, Thursday, October 12, 6 – 9 p.m. At The Arts Building Gallery, 808 Lincoln Way. Open Tues. – Sat., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For details, call (530) 885-2787. September – October: Paintings by Reif Erickson and other artists. Showing at Sunset Oaks Framing and Gallery at Fiddler Green Plaza, 1273 Grass Valley Hwy. For details, (530) 885-4858. September – October: New Works: Sculptor J. Randall Smith, metal sculptor Jennifer Johnson, blownglass by Nicholson Glass, and sculptor Claire M. At Smith & Boggs Studio & Galleries, 1130 High St. For details, call (916) 289-7133 or visit www.jrandallsmith.com Ongoing: Latitudes Galleries. Well-known local and regional artists showing work in rotating exhibits in an historic Auburn Victorian, Latitudes Restaurant, 130 Maple St. For details, call (530) 885-1121. Ongoing: Art Can Heal. Art in a variety of media chosen for its healing qualities. Work by area artists and students from local schools. Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Hallway Galleries, 11815 Education Dr. (530) 389-8504. Ongoing: Works by Joan Charson & Joyce Williams showing in the Backroom Gallery in the Chocolate Shoppe and Gift Emporium. 823 Lincoln Way. For details, call (530) 885-4822. North Tahoe/Truckee September 1 – October 1: Andrea Raft & Aaron Sedway, The Natural World, Mother/Son Painting & Photography. Raft’s moody abstract paintings are inspired by Eastern philosophy. In them, she combines primary colors with earthy tones, then layers with various textures to express her insight. Sedway was a photographer for Snowboarder and other sporting publications for more than 15 years. Now he has turned to fine art photography and works with his mother on joint creations. Opening Reception September 1, 5 – 7 p.m. Main Gallery, North Tahoe Arts, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. For details, call (530) 581-2787 or visit www.northtahoearts.com September – October: Colors of the West, Paintings by Andy Skaff. Landscapes of the Sierra Nevada and the American West, oils done in the plein air tradition. Tutored by master painters, Skaff has painted throughout the West and in France. He is represented in galleries in Santa Fe, San Francisco, Danville, and Tahoe. Artist’s Reception September 15, 4 – 6 p.m. Showing at Wolfdale’s Restaurant, 640 North Lake Blvd, Tahoe City. For details, visit www.askaff.com. October: North Tahoe Arts’ Annual Autumn Show. An open show filled with works expressing the theme of autumn. Opening Reception October 6, 5 – 7 p.m. At the Corison Gallery, 380 North A collaborative work by mother and son Andrea Raft and Aaron Sedway, from their North Tahoe Arts exhibit “The Natural World,” showing through October 1. Lake Blvd, Tahoe City. For details, call (530) 581-2787 or visit www.northtahoearts.com Through October 15: Contemporary Acrylics by Sara Zimmerman. Among these bold, vivid images of surreal landscapes will be some of Zimmerman’s newest works. Showing at Cottonwood Restaurant, Truckee. For details call (530) 550-7253 or visit www.sarazimmerman.net. October 6 – November 12: The Journey of Life, Works by Cathy McClelland, a spiritual interactive exhibit. Twenty-two images on display represent McClelland’s interpretation of the major arcana of the tarot. Viewers travel through a visual discovery of symbolism and self, each image leading to the next with descriptions, lessons, and messages that touch the heart and spirit. Opening Reception October 6, 5 – 7 p.m. Main Gallery, North Tahoe Arts, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. For details, call (530) 581-2787 or visit www.northtahoearts.com. September/October: Vista Gallery’s New Artists: meditative landscape photographer Mark S. Mitchell; wire sculpter, Sten Hoiland; painter Naomi Nickerson; wooden boat painter, Janne Matter; landscape photographer, Allan Berman. Also, new are hand-made paper and printmaking by Ingrid Evans, whimsical welded metal sculpture by Ron Hagerty, new landscape watercolors by Madeline Bohanon, small black and white etchings by printmaker Elizabeth Paganeli; and new monoprints and mixed-media by Douglas E. Taylor. Vista Gallery represents more than 30 artists and offers the area’s largest collection of nostalgic and vintage photographs. Open 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tues. – Saturday. 7081 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe Vista. (530) 546-7794. www.vistagallery.com. Through October: Woven Legacy: A Collection of Dat-so-la-lee Works, 1900 – 1921. A special exhibition of 62 miniatures and models, woven exclusively for the Cohn family. First time on public display. At the Gatekeeper’s Museum, Tahoe City. For details, call (530) 583-1762 or visit www.northtahoemuseums.org/ Ongoing: Watercolors by Jan Foss. Watercolor gallery and studio featuring soft landscapes and colorful florals. Studio visitors can sign up for a watercolor class. 120 Country Club Drive, #21, Incline Village. For details, call (775) 833-1144 Ongoing: JB Photographic Gallery. Fine art photographs by Jim “JB” Budny, specializing in classic black & white images and Tahoe winter scenes. Downtown Tahoe City, at the “Y.” For details, call (530) 546-8450. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 31 Gallery, 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd., Sacramento. For details, call (916) 441-2341 or visit www.viewpointgallery.org/ Through September 4: California State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit. A juried group show including works by Kara and Francisco Castro. At 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento. For more, visit www.bigfun.org. September 21 – 24: Works by Leslie Anne Webb at the Draft Horse Classic, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. For details call (530) 599-3508 or visit www.lawebb.com. “Resistance is Futile,” painting by Kara Castro, Juror’s Award, California State Fair 2006 Fine Arts Competition. Ongoing: Lakeside Gallery & Gifts. Original art, prints, watercolors, jewelry, art supplies, framing and art classes. 8636 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach. (530) 546-3135. Ongoing: Potter’s Wheel. Fine-quality crafts by regional artists. Specializing in pottery, woodworking, and watercolors. 8331 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach. (530) 546-8400. Ongoing: Keoki Flagg Gallery of Fine Arts. Features limited edition fine art photography from acclaimed photographer Keoki Flagg. Original glass and hand-painted ceramics exclusive to the gallery. The Village at Squaw Valley and at 419-3 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. (530) 583-1419. Ongoing: Pogan Gallery. Original paintings of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra by the nation’s top landscape painters. 6921 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe Vista. (530) 546-7846. Ongoing: Lake of the Sky Gallery. Landscape and fine art photography by Richard Francis Topper; designer jewelry by Michou. 521 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. (530) 583-2722. Outside Placer County September 9 – October 8: Irene Lester Paints the Sky, a feast of clouds, soft and lovely or dark and stormy; glowing sunsets and glorious sunrises. A signature member of the Northwest Pastel Society, Lester is well known for her landscape and wildlife paintings. Artist’s Reception Second Saturday, September 9. The show also includes paintings on other themes by gallery members working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastels. Chroma Gallery, 10030 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks Village. For details, call (916) 966-6020 or visit www.thechromagallery.com. September 5 – October 1: Chickens ‘N’ Chairs, artwork celebrating Fair Oaks’ resident chickens; also, a splashy array of artist-decorated chairs. Reception 2nd Saturday, September 12, 5 – 9 p.m. At The New Artworks Gallery, 10239 Fair Oaks Blvd. For details call (916) 9627362 or visit www.thenewartworksgallery.com October 4 – November 5: Watercolors by Patricia Williams. Reception 2nd Saturday, October 14, 5 – 9 p.m. At The New Artworks Gallery, 10239 Fair Oaks Blvd. For details call (916) 962- 7362 or visit www.thenewartworksgallery.com September 1 – October 7: Symbolic Terrain, Photographs by Daniel Kasser, 1976 – 2006, a 30-year retrospective. A member of the University of the Pacific faculty since 1985, Kasser, in his work, mirrors the evolution of post WWII photography – from West Coast Modernism to the latest innovations in digital image making. Reception Saturday, September 9, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. At Viewpoint 32 September/October 2006 September 8 – October 29: Wild Women: The Works of Their Hands. Artists will create and display a circle of hands assembled from each artist’s interpretation of her own hands. Participating artists are Jimmie Benedict, Susan Glaser Church, Kathleen Durham, Claudia Knous, Barbara Glynn Prodaniuk, Gail Rappa, and Sidne Teske. Guest artists are Gretchen Ericson, Louise Evans, Gregg Gibboney, and Jim McCormick. Artists Demonstration Day Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Three-day show and sale Oct. 27, 28 & 29. Meet the Artists Opening Night Reception Friday, Oct. 27, 5 – 8 p.m. Events at the Wilbur D. May Museum, in Reno. For details, call (775) 785-5961 or visit www.wildwomenartists.com October 7 – 27: California Watercolor Association’s National Exhibition, a juried art show including work by Kara Castro. Castro, an Auburn artist, was the association’s 2005 National Gold Medal Award winner. At Academy of Art University Gallery, 79 New Montgomery St., San Francisco. For details, visit www.californiawatercolor.org October 3 – 28: Bold Expressions, Northern California Arts, Inc. 51st Annual International Open Exhibition. Reception 2nd Saturday, October 14, 5:30 – 9 p.m. Awards presentation October 28, 1 – 3 p.m. Free, wheelchair accessible. At the Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330-B Gibbons Dr., Carmichael. For details, call (916) 9713713 or visit www.4nca.org. Ongoing: Julie Baker Fine Art, 307 Spring St., Nevada City. For details, call (530) 265-9ART or visit www.juliebakerfineart.com. Ongoing: MacKenzie’s Gallery of American Style. Broadstone Marketplace, 2766 East Bidwell St. Ste. 600, Folsom. (916) 984-5511. www.mmackenziegallery.com Ongoing: Vrooman Woodcarving & Wildlife Gallery. Original wildlife woodcarvings, paintings, sculptures, and photography. Featuring national and local artists.10115 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee. (530) 587-8104. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento September 23 – January 7, 2007: Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman’s Social Surrealism. Norman’s highly detailed paintings are powerful critiques of modern life, painted in the hope of promoting change. Through October 8: Craters from Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera. From his earliest decorative wares, dating from the late 10940s, to his masterfully thrown bowls and bottles, Lovera has been central to California’s development of a vibrant and innovative ceramics tradition. For more information visit the California Arts Council at www.cac.ca.gov Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition October 28 – January 27, 2007: Allen Ginsberg: Beat Generation Photographer. During two extended periods, Ginsberg trained his eye through the camera lens onto the tightly connected group of writers and circle of close friends who came to personify the Beats. Ongoing: European Painting from the Collection, European Galleries. Introduces museum visitors to the subjects and styles represented by our European collection; includes a small selection of decorative arts rarely seen on display. Ongoing: Early California Painting Collection. Demonstrates the artistic vitality of Northern California through the 1870s. The Crocker’s collection includes works from Europe, North America, and Asia, dating from the 15th century to the present. The museum also offers special exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, workshops, concerts, and events. For a complete list of activities for all ages call (916) 264-5157 or visit www.crockerartmuseum.org. 216 O St., Sacramento. Music & Dance October 14: Auburn Bluegrass Fest, featuring top bluegrass artists Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum. Also performing will be five professional, local bluegrass bands -- F 150’s, Mountain Laurel, On the Loose, Spillit Quikkers, and Common Sense. The fest is a fundraiser for the Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center Committee (APPAC), the nonprofit group working to convert Auburn’s Old State Theater building into a state-of-the-art performing arts center. Event sponsor is Auburn New Car Dealers. Other sponsorships are available. Tickets are adults $25, teens $15, children 12 and under, free with an adult. At Auburn’s Gold Country Fairgrounds, 12 noon – 10 p.m. For details, call (530) 885-9009. November 5: Auburn Concert Band Fall Concert, featuring classics, patriotic music and the music of Leroy Anderson. At 2 p.m., Pioneer Methodist Church, 1338 Lincoln Way. For details, call (530) 888-1801. Dutch Flat Ongoing: Old Time Mountain Music, jam session in the Dutch Flat Hotel every second Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. For details, call (800) 836-3500. Roseville Truckee/North Tahoe September 17: Mumbo Gumbo, World Beat music. A free concert presented by Music in the Park, Performing Arts of Roseville. 6:30 p.m. at Royer Park. For details, call (916) 786-7380. September 3 & 10: Free Sunday Concerts at Commons Beach, Tahoe City. Sept. 3, TBA; Sept. 10, the four-member Sol Jibe Band opening for the Trey Stone Band. All ages welcome. Picnics encouraged. Low chairs only. Main shows start at 5 p.m. For details, call (530) 583-3348 or visit www.visittahoecity.com/concerts.html Rocklin October 7 – 8: Tango, Song and Dance, Chamber Music Alive’s opening concert. The concert will celebrate the rhythmic exuberance, tragedy and humor of music from both North and South America. Composers represented will include the great Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzola, Gershwin, Andre Previn, and others. Guest artist, soprano Robin Fisher, will sing American songs with piano and cello accompaniment. Identical programs are held at St. Mark’s Methodist Church in Sacramento (Sat.) and at the Dietrich Theatre, Sierra College Rocklin (Sun.). The series continues January 27 & 28 and April 14 & 15. Advance tickets available. For details and tickets, call (916) 789-2920 or visit http://www.sierracollege.edu/foundation/chambermusic.htm Outside Placer County Ongoing: Mondavi Center Presents. World-class performances of Auburn September 7: Bay Street Brassworks, presented by Auburn Community Concert Association. One of America’s busiest brass ensembles includes trombone, French horn, tuba, two trumpets, and percussion, adding an invigorating rhythmic texture. The group tours extensively and has won many awards, among them First Prize at the 2003 New York Brass Conference Brass Quintet Competition. A concert for all ages. At Placer High Theatre, Agard & High Streets, 7:30 p.m. For details and tickets, season or individual, call (916) 652-5594. September 14: Jazz at 808, featuring drummer Jimmy Robinson & Friends. Robinson chooses a different set of musicians, sometimes including vocalists, for each concert of this tasty series. Sponsored by PlacerArts. Tickets $20; $15 for PlacerArts members. At 7 p.m., The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way. Concerts sell out; buying tickets in advance is encouraged. For details, call (530) 885-5670, ext. 111. September 23: Auburn Symphony’s 20th Anniversary Gala Concert & Reception. The inaugural event of the symphony’s 20th season includes a concert, “Mozart and Much More,” featuring soprano Svetlana Nikitenko, and an after-concert, outdoor party and reception “under the tents.” Gourmet desserts and beverages will be served as guests visit with orchestra members and Maestro Michael Goodwin. A special Auburn Symphony history book will be on display. Concert at Placer High Theatre; Gala on the theatre courtyard and grounds. For details and tickets, call (530) 823-6683. www.auburnsymphony.com Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 33 houses the museum is typical of many early 1900’s Rocklin homes. 3895 Rocklin Rd. (916) 624-2355. Penryn Griffith Quarry Museum Founded in 1864, the quarry was major supplier of granite for many California buildings, including the State Capitol. Exhibits reflect the history of the region’s granite industry. Three miles of nature trails offer views of old quarry sites. Taylor and Rock Spring Rds. (916) 663-1837. Tours (530) 889-6500. Auburn Placer County Museum Exhibits represent the chronological history of Placer County, from the Pleistocene era to contemporary times. Also houses the Pate Native American Collection of over 400 items. Docents offer free walking tours of Old Town Auburn Saturdays, 10 a.m. Placer County Courthouse, 101 Maple Street. (530) 889-6500. Bay Street Brassworks will perform at an Auburn Community Concert September 7 at Placer High Theatre., Auburn. music, dance, and drama; also, well-known speakers’ presentations and concerts for children. On the UC Davis campus. For a complete schedule of events, call (530) 752-1915 or visit www.MondaviArts.org. Museums Roseville Roseville Telephone Co. Museum Exhibits detail the history of telephone communications and of Roseville Telephone Company. Displays include old-style switchboards and telephones; models range to present day. 106 Vernon St. (916) 786-1621. Maidu Interpretive Center Offers frequent tours of ancient Southern Maidu village site featuring over 300 bedrock mortars, petroglyphs and evidence of thousands of years of Maidu occupation. Exhibits, nature trail tours, family weekend programs, campfires, “old ways” classes, camps, and more. Open Tuesday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr. (916) 774-5934. Carnegie Museum A central exhibit area houses changing shows. One wing features a scale model of the local Southern Pacific Railroad yards and the Pacific Fruit Express icing facilities; another features changing Roseville history. A small but quite complete Roseville reference and research library is open by appointment. Open Monday – Friday, 12 – 4 p.m. or by appointment. 557 Lincoln St. (916) 773-3003. Rocklin Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum A multimedia, interactive online museum presenting the rich history, culture, and natural history of the Sierra Nevada. A project of Sierra College students, faculty, and staff. Visit www.sierranevadavirtualmuseum.com Rocklin History Museum Houses a history timeline, Whitney family items, Indian artifacts, quarry tools and display, Ruben Ruhkala paintings, a Rocklin Jubilee display, and Rocklin’s Centennial quilt. The small Victorian home that 34 September/October 2006 Bernhard Museum Complex Built in 1851 as an inn called Travelers Rest. The house, one of the oldest wooden structures in Placer County, was added in 1868. Now restored, it is furnished with late Victorian pieces. The complex also includes an 1874 winery, one of the state’s first, a vineyard, and a reconstructed carriage barn. Docent tours, permanent and seasonal exhibitions. 291 Auburn-Folsom Road. (530) 889-6500. Gold Country Museum Chronicles the rich history of gold mining in the region. Exhibits include gold panning demonstrations, a walk through a mine shaft, an operational stamp mill model, and displays depicting the lifestyle of Gold Rush residents. Gold Country Fairgrounds, 1273 High Street. (530) 889-6500. Foresthill Foresthill Divide Museum Displays portraying the history of the Foresthill and Iowa Hill Divides include a model of the Foresthill Logging Company, firefighting equipment, depictions of life during the Gold Rush and of early modes of transportation. 24601 Harrison Street. (530) 889-6500. Dutch Flat Golden Drift Museum The colorful history of the “Golden Triangle” — Dutch Flat, Gold Run, Alta/Towle — is shown in exhibits depicting boom days of hydraulic mining, the rise of the county’s timber industry, the coming of the transcontinental railroad, and the growth of communities. Tour the town and all its historic buildings. 32820 Main Street. (530) 889-6500. Truckee/North Lake Tahoe Gatekeepers Cabin Museum Houses artifacts of Lake Tahoe history, including paneled history displays, illustrated pioneer stories, hundreds of historical items, and a research library. One wing contains the Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum, filled with a collection of more than 800 rare baskets from 85 tribes, collections of Indian dolls, and Southwestern pottery. 130 West Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. (530) 583-1762. The Watson Cabin Living Museum An outstanding, preserved, turn-of-the-century log cabin, built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson, Tahoe City’s first Constable. 560 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 583-1762. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Emigrant Trail Museum Located in Donner Memorial State Park, this museum focuses on the theme of the Donner Party. A 26-minute movie on the Donner Party is shown on the hour. Exhibits portray the lives and arts of the Washoe Indians, early explorers, the building of the railroad through the Sierra Nevada, and Truckee’s the early days. 12593 Donner Pass Rd. Truckee. (530) 582-7892. Events & Festivals Placer County October 8: Placer Farm & Barn Tour, featuring all things PlacerGROWN. Food, fresh produce, artists at work, farm animals, demonstrations, wineries & Wine tasting, tours of working farms & ranches and a historic country schoolhouse, and the AGROart Competition. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Adults $10, children & students free. At Western Placer County locations. For tickets and map, call (530) 8855670 or visit www.placerfarmandbarnfestival.com November 10 – 12: 13th Annual Autumn Art Studios Tour. Eighty-five western Placer County artists open their studios (see Special Section in this issue). Tickets $10 each, available online at www.PlacerArts.org or at many art tour locations. For details, call (530) 885-5670. Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum will headline the Auburn Bluegrass Fest October 14 at the Gold Country Fairgrounds. Also performing, five top bluegrass bands. A fundraiser for Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center. Roseville October 22: Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest Reading and Awards Ceremony, a Lincoln Library, Friends of the Lincoln Library, and the Poets Club of Lincoln special event. Poetry categories are rhyming, humorous, free verse, haiku, and cowboy poetry. Top three winners in each category will read their poems. Location and time TBA. For details, call (916) 434-9226. September - October: Events, campfires, camps, exhibits, and shows for children and families at Maidu Interpretive Center. Highlights include -- Sept. 1, Old Fashioned Campfire, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, Pine Needle Basket class, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sept. 23, Free guided tour of the Maidu Historic Site and the museum, 10 a.m. Oct. 6, Fall Campfire, 7 p.m. Oct. 27, Stories in the Night, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Free guided tour of the Maidu Historic Site and the museum, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr. For details, call (916) 774-5934. October 1: Taste of Roseville, fine art, wine, music & food festival. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Downtown on Vernon Street. Includes Ribbons of Hope Open Art Show 2006, honoring the 22nd anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For details, call (916) 803-ARTS. October 7: Bras on Bikes, Creative Ride for the Cure 2006. Participants ride in their artfully decorated sports bras and celebrate at the End of the Ride appreciation party. For details, call (916) 782-8111 or visit www.brasonbikes.com. October 28: Magic Circle Theatre’s Annual Black Tie Gala, featuring the Birdsall Awards. The event will celebrate music from the season, raise funds, and honor actors who have appeared in the previous season’s 12 productions. Tickets $50, $25 for season ticket holders. The gala begins at 6 p.m. at the Roseville Theatre, 241 Vernon St. For details and tickets, call (916) 782-1777. Loomis September 8: Art and Quilt Auction to Benefit Katrina Recovery. Auction items include giclees, paintings, new quilts in several sizes, vintage quilts, wearable art, floral arrangements, fruit box labels, Franklin Mint plates, photographic art, hand-thrown pottery by local artists. Preview and silent auction 6 p.m.; live auction 7:15 p.m. Tickets $10, includes refreshments. At Loomis Basin Congregational United Church of Christ, 6440 King Rd. For details, call (916) 558-7876. October 7: 19th Annual Loomis Eggplant Festival, celebrating the lovely purple vegetable. A family-oriented event including a fine venue of arts, crafts, food and contests. Free entertainment all day. Pancake Breakfast starting at 6 a.m. Also, a Farmers Market and Home & Garden Showcase. Little House of Eggplant shop will feature trademark eggplant festival merchandise. Free parking and admission. For details, call (916) 652-7252 or visit www.loomischamber.com/eggplant.asp. Auburn Rocklin September 23: 13th Annual Hot Chili & Cool Cars. Classic car show, chili and business booths, Kids Zone, Artrageous art show, entertainment, and music. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Midas Ave, down Pacific St., Rocklin Rd. to the new Train Station. For details, call (916) 624-2548 or visit www.RocklinChamber.com. Lincoln September 10: John Noon, Guest Poet, followed by open mic poets. At The Salt Mine, 6th & G St., 3 – 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Library. Presented by the Poets Club of Lincoln. For details, call Sue Clark at (916) 434-9226. September 9: Mozart, the Prince of Composers, a presentation by Maestro Michael Goodwin, Auburn Symphony’s conductor and music director. The program is an informational prelude to the symphony’s opening concert, “Mozart and Much More,” September 23 at Placer High Theatre. The symphony celebrates its 20th Anniversary season September 2006 to May 2007. For details and lecture or concert tickets, call (530) 823-6683. www.auburnsymphony.com September 22 & October 27: Brain Food, Placer Nature Center’s 4th Friday Lecture Series. Sept. 22, Auburn on Empty? Our Energy Future, with energy consultant Nehemiah Stone. Oct. 27, Living with Lions with the Mountain Lion Foundation’s Michelle Cullens. The series continues January 26, February 23, and March 23. Lectures held at 7:30 p.m. at Unity of Auburn, 1212 High St. For details and tickets, call (530) 878-6053. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 35 September 16: Auburn’s Black & White Ball 2006 – The Great Gatsby Gadabout. Four lively bands perform on the streets of Downtown Auburn at a costume ball on the theme of the Jazz Age. For details, call (530) 885-5616 or visit www.partyauburn.com October 7: Hidden Gems of the Foothills, Auburn Symphony League’s Homes Tour, of six custom homes designed by Auburn architect Michael Kent Murphy. The homes range in style and splendor from Tuscan and Craftsman to contemporary and classic. Tours from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 pre-sale, $25 at the door. Space is limited; advance reservation suggested. The annual League home tour raises funds that help sustain Auburn Symphony community projects such as Senior Outreach and The Symphony Goes to Schools programs. For details and tickets, call (916) 663-4188. October 12: Auburn Art Walk, a stroll through three dozen Downtown and Old Town venues featuring local and regional artists’ work in a wide variety of media. Free admission, free shuttle bus, live music at three locations. Brochures with maps available at PlacerArts, 808 Lincoln Way. Art Walk is held on second Thursdays in April, June, August, and October. For details, call (530) 885-5670. October 14: Auburn Bluegrass Fest with Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, a top bluegrass duo. Also performing will be five professional, local bluegrass bands -- F 150’s, Mountain Laurel, On the Loose, Spillit Quikkers, and Common Sense. The fest is a fundraiser for the Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center Committee (APPAC), the nonprofit group working to convert Auburn’s Old State Theater building into a state-of-the-art performing arts center. Tickets are adults $25, teens $15, children 12 and under, free with an adult. At Auburn’s Gold Country Fairgrounds, 12 noon – 10 p.m. For details, call (530) 885-9009. November 18 – 19: Mountain Mandarin Festival. Locally grown mandarins and mandarin products, cooking demonstrations, recipe and centerpiece contests, live entertainment, free children’s activities. Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. At Gold Country Fairgrounds. For details, visit www.mandarinfestival.com. Truckee/North Lake Tahoe September 1 – 18. Raising Monet for the Arts, North Tahoe Arts’ 2nd Annual Art Sale and Silent Auction. First Friday Opening Reception September 1. Donated art from artists and collectors on sale in the upstairs Corison Gallery for two weeks. The art includes several collectable Lake Tahoe Music Festival posters by Bruce Wolff, a botanical drawing by Senator Dianne Feinstein, and works by the North Tahoe Arts’ members – originals, giclees, prints, art posters, photography, sculpture, ceramics, wood, and glass. Money raised will help NTA provide its many programs and services benefiting the North Lake Tahoe – Truckee region. North Tahoe Arts is at 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. For details, call (530) 581-2787 or visit www.northtahoearts.org September 1 & October 6: First Fridays Celebrations, evenings of art, wine, shopping, dining, and music. Tahoe City shops and North Tahoe Arts gallery exhibits stay open late. For details visit www.visittahoecity.com. September 3: 18th Annual Alpen Wine Festival. Live jazz adds to the refined atmosphere, which features a large selection of fine wines. At the Village at Squaw Valley. For details, call (877) 297-2140 or visit www.thevillageatsquaw.com. September 9: 3rd Annual Native American Basket Weaver’s Market. Sales, demonstrations, and exhibits of fine and utilitarian baskets and beadwork by California and Nevada weavers. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Annual show held at the Gatekeepers Museum, Tahoe City at Fanny Bridge. For details, call (530) 583-1762 or visit www.northtahoemuseums.org/ 36 September/October 2006 September 15: Antique & Classic Boat Society 5th Annual International Boat Show. More than a hundred prized old wooden boats – the best in the U.S and Canada – on display. Also, the Gullwing Group showing spectacularly designed cars. At Sierra Boat Company, Carnelian Bay. For details, visit www.acbs-tahoe.org/ September 16 – 17: 3rd Annual Bark Festival. Animal art and animal-themed activities will make for tail-wagging fun for humans’ best friends and wholesome entertainment for the whole family. At the Village at Squaw Valley. For details, call (877) 297-2140 or visit www.thevillageatsquaw.com. September 28: Calculated Risk, the Story of Jimmy Doolittle. The granddaughter of war hero and aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle, author Jonna Doolittle-Hoppes, will relate the story of the life and adventures of her famous grandfather as recorded by her in his oral history. At the Resort at Squaw Creek, 6 p.m. Reception and no-host bar at 5:30 p.m. $10 per person donation; children and students free. Presented by Squaw Valley Institute. For details, call (530) 581-4138 or visit www.squalvalleyinstitute.org. September 28 – October 1: 21st Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival. Four days of food, wine, music, tastings, winery dinners, culinary classes with celebrity chefs, gourmet marketplace, and a food and wine competition. Events held in Tahoe City, Squaw Valley, Carnelian Bay, Kings Beach and Truckee. For details call (800) 824-6348. September 30: 5th Annual Village Oktoberfest Brew Ha Ha. The event serves up hearty portions of beer and bratwurst. At the Village at Squaw Valley. For details, call (877) 297-2140 or visit www.thevillageatsquaw.com. Outside Placer County September 9: Care and Keeping of Vintage Quilts, a lecture by Catherine Kypta, a well-known quilt preservationist. Tickets $10, must be reserved in advance. Presented by Folsom History Museum. For details and tickets, call (916) 985-2707. September 15 – 17: KVIE Art Auction – 25th Anniversary. Televised art auction including work by several Placer County artists. For details, visit www.kvie.org. September 21 & October 19: Nevada County Poetry Series. Wellknown poets read from their work. 7:30 p.m. at Center for the Arts, 314 W. Main St., Grass Valley. General admission $5 per person; refreshments included. For details, call (530) 432-8196. September 23 – 24: Folsom Gourd & Arts Festival, featuring more than a hundred artists from all disciplines, and quality craftsmen. Supply vendors will provide books, tools, beads, feathers, papers, dyes, and thousands of gourds. Demonstrations, refreshments, and non-stop entertainment. Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Folsom City Park, Natoma & Stafford Streets, Folsom. For details, call (916) 608-4545 or visit www.FolsomGourdFest.com. October 28 – January 7, 2007: Cycling through History. A view of a variety of historical bicycles and a tour of the trails in Folsom that pass through many historic sites. Presented by Folsom History Museum, 823 Sutter St., Folsom. For details, call (916) 985-7288. November 1 – 3: Sierra Business Council’s 12th Annual Conference: Whose Sierra Is It? Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide. Billed as the “top conference on the future of the region.” Participants will network and learn as top national innovators discuss the tools and models needed to balance and sustain social, natural, and financial capital in Sierra communities. Conference events held at locations throughout Yosemite Valley. To register and for details, call (530) 582-4800 or visit www.sbcouncil.org. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Film Auburn September 2: The Silver Screen Classic Movie Series: “Stage Door,” the catty, funny backstage comedy with Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Eve Arden, and Lucille Ball. Shown at 2 and 7 p.m. P resented by Auburn Library in library’s Beecher Room, 350 Nevada St., Auburn. Suggested donation: $4 seniors, $5 general admission. For details, call (530) 878-7938, or visit auburnsilverscreen.com. October 7: The Silver Screen Classic Movie Series: “Les Miserables,” the melodramatic adventure with Fredric March and Charles Laughton. Shown at 2 and 7 p.m. Presented by Auburn Library in library’s Beecher Room, 350 Nevada St., Auburn. Suggested donation: $4 seniors, $5 general admission. For details, call (530) 8787938, or visit auburnsilverscreen.com. September – October: Old State Theatre: Independent, Art, Limited Release, & Foreign Films. Small tables and lots of leg room create a comfortable, intimate film-viewing atmosphere. Serving Italian sodas, soft drinks, desserts, and, of course, popcorn. Two screens showing; special family nights scheduled. Open nightly. In Downtown Auburn. For schedule and times, call (530) 888-7936. September – October: Regal Cinemas’ Independent Film Series. Wednesdays & Thursdays, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. at Auburn Stadium 10, 500 Nevada St. For details, call (530) 745-0160. November 4: The Silver Screen Classic Movie Series: “The Odd Couple,” the quintessential two-bachelors-driving-each-othercrazy movie, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Shown at 2 and 7 p.m. Presented by Auburn Library in library’s Beecher Room, 350 Nevada St., Auburn. Suggested donation: $4 seniors, $5 general admission. For details, call (530) 878-7938, or visit auburnsilverscreen.com. Theatre Auburn September - October: Music & More Arts Academy theatrical productions at DeWitt Theatre, 11596 D Ave. For details, call (530) 885-0594 or visit www.musicandmore.net/ Roseville September 8 – October 12: Gypsy, the Musical. A Magic Circle Theatre production. Playing Fri. & Sat, 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. at Roseville Theatre, 241 Vernon St. $20 general; $18 seniors & students, $10 children 11 and under. For tickets, call (916) 782-1777. September 15 – October 14: The Odd Couple. A Magic Circle Theatre production. Playing Fri. & Sat, 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m., Tower Theatre, Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 37 October 19 – 29: New Voices of the Wild West, an annual festival of staged readings, celebrating new plays, “A Line in the Sand,” written and performed by Adina Taubman, and “The Last Speech Teacher,” by Jacklyn Maddux. At the Nevada Theatre, 410 Broad St, Nevada City. For details and tickets, call (530) 265-8587. Classes and Workshops Roseville October 26: Watercolor Workshop: Focus Reflections, Water & Skies with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. Roseville Parks & Recreation. For details, call (916) 774-5950. Ongoing: Watercolor Painting with David Lobenberg. At La Provence Restaurant, 110 Diamond Creek Place. For details and to register, call (916) 789-2002. “Sunset Over the Marsh,” soft pastel by Irene Lester, showing at the Chroma Gallery, in Fair Oaks Village, September 9 – October 8. 421 Vernon St. Tickets, $20 general; $18 seniors & students, $10 children 11 and under. For tickets, call (916) 782-1777. September 30 – November 18: The Princess and the Pirate, dramatized by adult members of Magic Circle Theatre’s Children’s Repertory Theatre Company. For details and tickets, call (916) 782-1777. Outside Placer County Through September 10: Shakespeare Under the Stars – Othello and Twelfth Night. Presented by the Foothill Theatre Company. For details and tickets, call (530) 265-8587. September 28 – October 15: The Crucible Project. Arthur Miller wrote about an insidious American Flaw: the weakness in our national character that makes us, a people dedicated to freedom and the right of dissent, so quick to condemn anyone who dares exercise that right. The debut productioin of Studio FTC, an innovative, professional ensemble offering classes and workshops for artists and students of all ages. At the Nevada Theatre, 410 Broad St, Nevada City. For details and tickets, call (530) 265-8587. For More Information 916.774.5600 www.roseville.ca.us/artcal Call to artists Ongoing: Maidu Interpretive Center. Classes, events, and nature, programs for children, adults, and families. For details and to register, contact Maidu Interpretive Center, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr. (916) 774-5934. Ongoing: Roseville Parks & Recreation Cultural Arts Classes. For a full schedule, call (916) 774-5950 or visit www.roseville.ca.us, Parks & Recreation Department, Activity Guide. Rocklin September 23: Watercolor Workshop for Beginners with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. 1 – 5 p.m. Sierra College, Community Education. For details, call (916) 781-0590. September 30: Precious Metal Clay & Dichroic Glass Pendant Class with Barbara Kee. Learn to make a stunning silver & glass jewelry pendant in this fun one-day class. 9 a.lm. – 5 p.m., $198. At Glass Hearts/Artitude Studio, 5433 Willowynd Ct. For details, call (866) 748-4725 or visit www.glasshearts.com/whats_happening.htm October 3, 10, 17: The Wonderful World of Watercolors, with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. Three sessions, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Sierra College, Community Education. For details, call (916) 781-0590. October 3, 10, 17, & 24: Beginning Fused Glass with Barbara Kee. Fuse vivid colors and create beautiful glass works during the handson class. Students will leave the class with two fused glass pieces and a firing reference card. Max. class, seven students. Four Tuesdays, 6 – 9 p.m., $199. At Glass Hearts/Artitude Studio, 5433 Willowynd Ct. For details, call (866) 748-4725 or visit www.glasshearts.com/whats_happening.htm. October 14: Winter Wonderland Landscape on Watercolor Canvas with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. 1 – 5 p.m. Sierra College, Community Education. For details, call (916) 781-0590. October 14: How to Price Your Projects for Sale with Barbara Kee. 12 noon – 3 p.m., $125. At Glass Hearts/Artitude Studio, 5433 Willowynd Ct. For details, call (866) 748-4725 or visit www.glasshearts.com/whats_happening.htm. Win cash prizes 2007 Student Art Calendar Contest 38 September/October 2006 Support for the Arts Resources, grants, publications, funded projects, partnerships www.nea.gov Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition October 28: Acrylic on Canvas – Watercolor Style with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. 12:30 – 5 p.m. Sierra College, Community Education. For details, call (916) 781-0590. October 30 – November 13: Intermediate Glass Dichroic Glass Jewelry with Barbara Kee. Create a unique jewelry project wrapped in sterling silver wire. Two Monday meetings, 6 – 9 p.m., $225. At Glass Hearts/Artitude Studio, 5433 Willowynd Ct. For details, call (866) 748-4725 or visit www.glasshearts.com/whats_happening.htm. Ongoing: Watercolor and Drawing Classes with Barbara Roth. All ages. Students learn skills needed to successfully paint in watercolor. Lessons structured to meet students’ individual needs. For details, contact Roth at (916) 624-7572. Ongoing: Sierra College Community Education. Day, evening, and weekend classes. Sierra College, 5000 Rocklin Rd. (916) 781-0590 or visit www.sccommed.org. Ongoing: City of Rocklin Community Education. A variety of cultural arts classes for children and adults. (916) 632-4100. Lincoln September 19 & 21, October 17 & 19: Pen & Ink on Scratchboard with Ann Ranlett. Two classes, two evenings each class, 6 – 8: 30 p.m. The same process is covered in each class. $55 per class. At Lincoln Arts. For details, contact Ranlett at (916) 300-5774 or ann@annran.com. Ongoing: Poetry Class with Sue Clark. Thursdays 3 – 4:30 p.m. Anyone can join at any time. Beginning poets are welcome. Class fees: 10 weeks - $62. Location: Lincoln Arts. To register, call Clark at (916) 434-9226. Ongoing: Beginning China Painting with Andrea Simeral-Boyer. Classes limited to six students, adults only. For details, call Lincoln Arts at (916) 645-9713. Ongoing: Art & Clay Classes with C. Kerley Pflueger. All levels welcome. Continuing four-week sessions. Handbuilding and wheel techniques for the creation of 3-dimensional forms. At artist studio, 350 Big Ben Rd. For details, call (916) 645-3173. Ongoing: Lincoln Arts classes for children and adults. For details, call (916) 645-9713. Loomis Ongoing: Two-day Plein Air Painting Workshops with Victoria Brooks. Class size limited to seven. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., starting at Brooks’s Loomis studio. Painting at nearby scenic areas. Fee: $175 (equipment and supplies not provided). To register, call (916) 768-1751. Ongoing: Private Music Lessons at McLaughlin Studios. Teaching the art of music- making and performance. Two dozen instruments taught in private lessons. Also, classes in chamber orchestra, clarinet choir, flute choir, brass ensemble, music exploration, intermediate rock, advanced rock, adult rock, and jazz. At 3415 Swetzer Rd. For details, call (916) 652-6377 or visit www.mclaughlinstudios.com. Newcastle Ongoing: Beginning East Coast Swing with the Foothills Swing Dance Society. Dance lesson 7 – 8 p.m.; DJ’d swing dance 8 – 11 p.m. All ages, alcohol-free. Every 4th Saturday at the Portuguese Hall, 920 Taylor For details, contact (530) 887-8117 or emma@intheswingofthings.com. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 39 Ongoing: Handbuilding in Clay with Gerda Francesca. Beginning and advanced students. At the Old Library Art Studio, 175 Almond St. (530) 887-8216 or (530) 885-9928. Ongoing: CLAYart Classes with L. Luis Ortiz. The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way. For details, (916) 205-8956. Ongoing: Digital Photography with Keith Sutter. The Auburn Promenade, 853 Lincoln Way, Ste. 209. For details, (530) 889-1451 or www.sutterphoto.com. Ongoing: Music, voice, dance, and drama classes at Music & More Arts Academy & Theatre. For schedule, (530) 885-0594 or visit www.musicandmore.net. Ongoing: Barbershop-style four-part harmony. For women of any age or singing experience. Sierra Gold Chorus (member of Sweet Adelines, Int.).Directed by Barb Tincher. Mondays, 7 p.m., Bill Burback Hall, DeWitt Center, 11577 E Ave. (530) 885-4202. North Lake Tahoe/Truckee Ongoing: Watercolors by Jan Foss. Watercolor gallery and studio featuring soft landscapes and colorful florals. Sign up for a class at 120 Country Club Drive, #21, Incline Village. For details, call (775) 833-1144. Outside Placer County Ongoing: Watercolor Classes with Jerianne Van Dijk, five-week courses in beginning, intermediate, and challenge class; also some weekend workshops and plein air days. For a brochure, call (530) 271-0676 or visit www.jerianne.net. Or visit the studio at 316 W. Main St., Grass Valley. “Threesome,” acrylic painting by Gayle Rappaport-Weiland, an onair host for the 2006 KVIE Art Auction, September 15, 16, 17. Ongoing: Piano School with Music Exchange’s Keyboard Kollege. Accepting new students ages 6 to adult. Newcastle Town Center. For details, 916) 624-2733. Auburn September 21: Paint Florals, Monoprint Plastic Wrap Technique with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. 6 – 9 p.m. Auburn Parks & Recreation. For details, call (530) 885-8461. Ongoing: Piano lessons at Jerelen Bartone Piano Studio. All ages. Lessons on fine pianos. Studio near I-80/Foresthill Exit. For details, call (530) 886-8490. Ongoing: Swing Dance Classes with Chris & Emma of InTheSwingOfThings. Beg. classes Fri. evenings. Classes available for teens and adults. At the Courthouse Athletic Club, 1121 Maidu Dr. For details, call (530) 906-2048 or visit www.intheswingofthings. Ongoing: Pastel Classes with Reif Erickson. Classes are through Placer Adult Education. Erickson also presents monthly Pastel Demonstrations at his studio in The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way. For details, (530) 887-9565. Ongoing: Painting Classes with Juan Peña. Portrait classes, Monday & Tuesday 9 a.m. –12 noon. Eight consecutive classes $100. Landscape classes, Friday, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Twelve consecutive classes, $125. (530) 887-0312. 40 September/October 2006 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition This activity is presented by the Arts Council of Placer County and funded in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the County of Placer. Ongoing: Impressionist Oil & Introduction to Plein Air Painting with Victoria Brooks. “Alla Prima” or “all at once” is the direct approach Brooks teaches to create fresh spontaneous oil paintings. In this session, Victoria will also be sharing her techniques for plein air landscape painting. Equipment, supplies, as well as choice of subject will be covered. All levels of painters are accepted. Ongoing weekly classes in six-week sessions at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center on Tuesday afternoons. Plein air workshops and classes are also available. Call or e-mail Victoria Brooks for a schedule, (916) 768-1751, vbrooksart@hotmail.com or visit her website at www.vbooks.com. Ongoing: One Stroke Painting with certified instructor Sharleen Snow. For project and technique class schedule and sign up information, (916) 508-1458 or sharleen.snow@sbcglobal.net. Ongoing: Color Intensive and Landscape Workshops at the School of Light and Color. Classes include: beginning workshops, pastel landscape, photography & digital imaging, basic drawing, pastel, watercolor, and art classes for youth.10030 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks. For class schedule, (916) 966-7517 or sarback@lightandcolor.com. Arts for Children “Dogwood and Maples,” photograph by Mark Shaffer Mitchell, one of several new artists showing works at Vista Gallery, in Tahoe Vista. Roseville Newcastle Ongoing: Maidu Interpretive Center. Classes, events, and nature, programs for children, adults, and families. For details and to registercontact Maidu Interpretive Center, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr. (916) 774-5934. Ongoing: Piano lessons. Children and adults, ages 6 and up. All levels beginners through advanced. At Music Exchange’s Keyboard Kollege, 477 Main St. For details or to register, call (916) 663-9020. www.musicexchangeonline.com. Ongoing: Roseville Parks & Recreation Cultural Arts Classes for Children. For a full schedule, call (916) 774-5242 or visit www.rosevilleparks.ca.us. Auburn Rocklin September 27: Beginning Watercolor Workshop with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Rocklin Parks & Recreation. For details, call (916) 625-5200. Ongoing: City of Rocklin Community Education. A variety of cultural arts classes for children. (916) 632-4100. Loomis/Granite Bay Ongoing: Introductory Swing Dance for Teens. Class starts with basic steps of Lindy Hop. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. The Courthouse Athletic Club, 1121 Maidu Dr. For details, call (530) 906-2048. Ongoing: Art for Preschoolers at Creative Endeavors. Ages 20 months - 5 yrs. Fun, age-appropriate, hands-on classes. At 638 Lincoln Way, Ste. 150A. For schedule, contact (530) 355-3465 or creative endeavors@pacbell.net. Ongoing: CLAYart Classes with L. Luis Ortiz. Students explore handbuilding techniques for the creation of three-dimensional ceramic forms. The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way. For details, (916) 205-8956. Ongoing: Private Music Lessons at McLaughlin Studios. Teaching the art of music making and performance. Two dozen instruments taught in private lessons. The studio also offers classes in chamber orchestra, clarinet choir, flute choir, brass ensemble, music exploration (ages 3 – 5), intermediate rock, advanced rock, adult rock, and jazz. At 3415 Swetzer Rd. For details, call (916) 652-6377 or visit www.mclaughlinstudios.com. Ongoing: Piano Lessons. Group piano classes, ages 6 - adult, and guitar, ages 8 - adult. Keyboard Konnection, 1515 Grass Valley Highway. For details, (530) 745-0248. Ongoing: Art and Music Programs for all Ages at Children’s Creative Art Center, 6210 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay. For details, call (916) 791-6407 or visit www.childrenscreativeartcenter.org. Ongoing: Music & More Arts Academy: music, voice, dance and drama classes. Classes for all ages in most instruments taught by master teachers. For schedule, (530) 885-0594 or www.musarts.com. Lincoln North Tahoe/Truckee Ongoing: Art & Clay Classes for Children with C. Kerley Pflueger. Continuing four-week sessions. Students explore several art projects, from watercolors to clay. Handbuilding techniques for the creation of 3-dimensional ceramic forms. At artist’s studio, 350 Big Ben Rd. For details, call (916) 645-3173. Ongoing: After School Art Classes for Children/Youth. Held at Lincoln Arts, 580 Sixth St. For details, call (916) 645-9713. Ongoing: Musikgarten Classes. Ages birth through 7 years. 10-week sessions. Scholarships available. Keyboard Konnection, 1515 Grass Valley Hwy. For full schedule, (530) 745-0248. Ongoing: InnerRhythms. Twenty classes are offered each week in a variety of dance disciplines, including Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Modern for students ages 7-70. Also offering MiniRhythms for mini-dancers ages 18 months – 6 years. For details, visit the Training Centre at 12219 Business Park Drive, Suite 3, near the Truckee airport, call (530) 550-8464, or visit www.innerrhythms.org. Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 41 Trips September 16 – 23: Paint in Tuscany, Italy, with Victoria Brooks. Seven-day oil painting workshop, studio and plein air, in Cortona, Italy, site of the book Under the Tuscan Sun. Cost: $2,499 includes workshop fee, seven nights private room and bath in 3-star hotel, meals, daily wine tasting, local museums, two-day trips to Florence and Siena, English-speaking guides and admission fees, Tuscan cooking class. Airfare not included. For details and to register, contact Brooks at (916) 768-1751 or vbrooksart@hotmail.com. December 27 – January 12, 2007: Photography in Peru with Rebecca Gregg. Sierra College is accepting applications for the Intercession 2006-07 study abroad program in Peru with award-winning photography instructor Rebecca Gregg. Professor Gregg has led several educational programs abroad with Sierra College, including trips to China, Russia, Italy, Austria, and Peru for the Intercession 2005/06. This 17-day program in Peru will depart form SFO and arrive in Lima, where after a day of sightseeing the group will fly to Arequipa. For the next 16 days, the group will travel by private deluxe motor coach and the Vista-dome train, stopping to photograph daily Peruvian life and such sites as Santa Catalina Monastery in Arequipa, the Temple of the Sun and the Ollantaytambo fortress in Cusco, Machu Picchu, and much more. The program fee is $3370 and includes round-trip air, 15 nights accommodations in 3-star hotels (or better), breakfast lunches and dinners, guided sight-seeing tours, special events, services of English-speaking guides and on-site support staff, admission fees to museums, baggage handling at hotels and airport transfers, medical and travel insurance, services of on-site staff. Students will earn three transferable college credits. Senior citizens who enroll in Sierra College are welcome. For more information, contact Christine Vona, Study Abroad Coordinator at (916) 781-7198 or cvona@sierracollege.edu. Calls to Artists Deadline September 6. Autumn’s Bounty, an Invitation Group Show at North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City, showing during the month of October. Local and regional artists working in all media are invited to submit an application, including images, depicting an autumn theme. Three-dimensional pieces also encouraged. For details, call (530) 581-2787. Deadline September 15. ArtNetwork, an 80-page fine art directory, is accepting entries for its 15th edition cover contest. Fine artists with two- or three-dimensional artwork may apply. The directory is sent to more than 7,000 art world professionals nationwide. For application, visit www.artmarketing.com/Ency/contest.html or send SASE to ArtNetwork, Cover Contest, P.O. Box 1360 Nevada City, CA 95959. Call 800-383-0677 or email contest@artmarketing.com. September 17 Event. Décor d’Bra Brunch Party. Participants will decorate their sports bras for the Ride for the Cure on October 7. For details, call (916) 782-8111 or visit www.brasonbikess.com. Deadline September 22: Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest, a Lincoln Library, Friends of the Lincoln Library, and the Poets Club of Lincoln special event. The categories are rhyming — any form — humorous, free verse, haiku, or cowboy poetry. Top three winners in each category will read their poems on October 22, location TBA. Submissions must be postmarked by September 22 and sent to 237 L Street, Lincoln, CA 95648. Entry forms and contest rules available at the Lincoln Library, or by calling Sue Clark at (916) 434-9226. 42 September/October 2006 October 1 Event. Taste of Roseville 2006 Art Food & Wine Festival, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Call to art booth vendors. For details, call Johnn Javidan at (916) 412-6490 or johnJavidan@surewest.net or visit www.downtownroseville.com. October 1 Event. Ribbons of Hope Open Art Show 2006, Art for the Cure during Taste of Roseville, Oct. 1, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Representations of “Hope” welcome in all mediums. Also, artists are invited to help create a giant ribbon of “Hope” one handprint at a time. For details, call (916) 803-ARTS or visit www.JoinTheArts.com. Deadline October 9: Gallery of Gifts/Hall of Wreaths. The North Tahoe Arts Center becomes a Holiday Boutique starting in midNovember and through December. All mediums encouraged. Submissions should lend themselves to holiday gift-giving. This year’s event features a separate Hall of Wreaths. Traditional and non-traditional wreaths encouraged — all materials and styles. For details and application, call (530) 581-2787. Receiving October 14 & 16: CALL TO YOUNG ARTISTS, 5th Annual Children’s Art Show — “The Gift of Art,” October 21 – November 17, at Roseville’s Downtown Library. Fine artists, ages 5-13, are invited to enter their masterpieces. Artists Tom Proctor and Richard Cornelius will serve as jurors. Hundreds of dollars in prizes will be awarded at the opening reception on Saturday, October 21, 6: 30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Library, 225 Taylor Street, Roseville. A complete Prospectus outlining requirements and deadlines is available at www.rosevillearts.org; by sending SASE to Roseville Arts!@ NEC Electronics America, 7501 Foothills Blvd, Roseville, CA 95747; or by e-mailing rosecurator@surewest.net. Next year’s exhibit will find itself back in Roseville Arts’ Children’s Gallery at its new, state-of-the-art facility, 405 Vernon Street. For details call (916) 783-4117. Deadline October 27. Exhibit: Visual Edge— Hand-Coated Works at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, January 5 to February 3, 2007. Eligibility: All artist/photographers using hand-coated light-sensitive emulsion. Entry Fee: Viewpoint Members: $10 per image or 3 for $25; non-Members: $15 per image or 3 for $35. Jurors: Mary Swisher and Kerik Kouklis. Awards: 3 cash awards of $150 each. Complete information: www.viewpointgallery.org/downloads/ProspectusHandcrafted.pdf or send a SASE to Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95814 or call (916) 441-2341. Publicize YOUR Arts Event Send your CALENDAR listings, along with photos — black and white or color — to Perspectives, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603 Fax to (530) 885-0348 or email to Newess Perspectives@PlacerArts.org addr Or post online at: http://www.placerarts.org/cgi-bin/calendar/display.cgi Deadline for the November/ December 2006 issue: September 20 Now accepting poetry Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Event November 18 & 19: Mountain Mandarin Festival. Applications now being accepted for 150 vendor spaces. Wanted are original art, pottery, quality hand-crafted gifts and home accessories, and gourmet food items. The free festival, held at Auburn’s Gold Country Fairgrounds draws about 30,000 visitors. Interested artists and crafters may send photographs and applications. For details or to download a vendor application, visit www.mandarinfestival.com or call (916) 663-1918. Deadline December 1 & 31: 49er Arts Contest for all Auburn Area residents. Sponsored by Stuart Rawlings, president of Sierra Dreams Press, the contest will include four age groups (12 and under, 13-18, 19-64, and over 64) and10 categories (poetry, stories, books, drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, music, performing arts, and other). Hundreds of awards will be given, and many of the winning entries will be published in a book in April 2007. Entry forms will be available starting September 20 at the Placer Arts Council office, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn or through Sierra Dreams Press www.sierradreamspress.com. For details, call (530) 878-0487. Call to Theater Techs: Non-profit Placer Community Theater is looking for talented artistic people interested in volunteering to work on live stage productions as stage manager, prop master/mistress, stagehand, costumer, and lighting/sound technician. All interested parties please visit the membership page at www.placercommunityth eater.org, email office@placercommunitytheater.org or call (530) 8868569 or (530) 852-2708. Open Call: To exhibiting artists: Great exposure in a historic Auburn Victorian, East-West Galleries at Latitudes Restaurant, 130 Maple Street, Auburn. Artists are invited to submit inquiries for the 2007 exhibit calendar. For details, call Rosie at (530) 885-5670. Ongoing: The Artisan Gallery, in Fair Oaks, invites artists to submit proposals for month-long displays beginning with the Second Saturday Art Walk. For details, call Terry Flowers at (916) 648-0260. Ongoing: New Artworks Gallery is seeking 2-D and 3-D works. Download application on-line www.thenewartworksgallery.com or call (916) 962-7362 or e-mail to newartworks@softcom.net, or stop by the gallery at 10239 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628. “Reefed,” acrylic painting by Janne Matter, showing at Vista Gallery, in Tahoe Vista, with half a dozen other artists new to the gallery. Ongoing: 2237 Gallery, in Roseville, is accepting portfolios for review. All artists eligible. For information, email green@williamspluspaddon.com. Call for Nominations for Arties Awards The Arts Council of Placer County is accepting nominations for the 2006 Arties Awards. The awards are given to individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions in the following categories: • Visual/Performing Arts •Arts Education • Arts Administration • Arts Volunteer/Patron • Literary Arts • Public Service to the Arts • Business Support/ Partnership For details and nomination forms, contact the Arts Council office at (530) 885-5670, or email@PlacerArts.org, or at 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn. Ongoing: Call for musicians for the Auburn Concert Band. Rehearses September through mid-May. Meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m. at Health for All, 4065 Grass Valley Hwy., #206, Auburn. All instruments needed. Contact Mary Rose Preston at (530) 888-1801 or Wally at (530) 269-2283. www.auburnband.org. Ongoing: The Foothill Farmers’ Market Association seeks crafters and artisans to vend their original works at any of 16 seasonal weekly farmers’ markets around Placer County. For more information about the producers-only markets, call (530) 823-6183. Ongoing: Call for singers for the Sierra Gold Chorus, member of Sweet Adelines, Int. Learn to sing barbershop-style, four-part harmony. Women of all ages welcome. Directed by Barb Tincher. Rehearsals Mondays, 7 p.m., Burback Hall, DeWitt Center, Auburn. (916) 6632105 or (530) 885-4202. FYI. The Arts Marketing Institute (AMI), a program of the California Arts Council, seeks to motivate and sustain individual and group actions for the arts; to make the arts a part of everyday life for individuals and all the diverse California communities. For more visit www.cac.ca.gov/ami Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 43 Snow-bliss by Craig Steiger What perfect desolation Traversing the north flank of Round Mountain Under a canopy of tall pines Freighted with new snow, When the slightest pulse of wind Sends a fine ice-dust Feathering down the ladder of branches To where I stand exhilarated As it crosses my cheek The Clark Ashton Smith Poetry Prize winner (Adult) in the 2006 Sierra Foothill Poetry Contest sponsored by Singing Tree “Winter Morning,” photograph by Tom Zikas Press, in Auburn. All the winning poems will be published in the 2006 edition of Little Town USA. www.singingtreepress.com. 44 September/October 2006 Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition to our new, renewed and business members, patrons and affiliates — and our private and public partners New Members Mary E. Bennett Deborah Bridges Cliff Buckley Emile & Pam Carriere Tom Clingenpeez & Marti Fischer Jane Cozart Jonathan D’Antonio Stewart Feldman & Leslye Vodden Richard Ferreira Walter & Robyn Fickewirth Karen C. Fulk Sharon Garcia Emily Gignoux Colleen Giorgi Amanda Hill Christine L. Irvings Susan & Steven Jameson Marla Jensen Paul & Pat Kodet Alixe L. Marshall Suzanne McClelland Judith Nicholson Jonelle Norton Patricia O’Connor Elen Pass Brandt Janet Patten Linda Ann Peterich Sharon Serenbetz Fran Sukut Ken Underwood Mary Whitney Tari Witeher New Business Adams & Hayes Law Auburn Needleworks Co. Susan C. Rohan New Patrons Raymond & Kay Carlile Ophir Wines, LLC Renewed Benefactor Gloria B. Coutts Renewed Members Martin & Laura Almanzan Jane W. Amick Elizabeth Bacon Diane Barkey Erna Barnickol Mary Lynn Barrett Joyce E. Beeman Marjorie Blodgett Carol Boyd Theta Y. Brentnall Kimberly A. Brown Phyllis & Quinton Brown Rudy & Judy Browne Joyce Butler Diane M. Clark Joann Cochran Tobin Covich Roxanne Dacy Virginia Dains Ronald P. Davis Judith A. Dawson Monroe & Betty DeJarnette Caroline R. & Gina Disney Francis Domaratius James & Kaye Drennan Fred & Lois Ekman Arlene Evans Mario Ferrante Margot & Jeff Fulmer Rosemary Griffin Edward & Mary Ann Horton Everett Jensen Barbara Jicha Eric Just David A. & Andrea A. Kelly Shirley Kesseler Wendy Kirst Jason Lee Donald A. Logan John L. Long Terry Lutz Stanley R. MacDonald Phil & Varian Mace Loraine M. Markey April D. Maynard Eileen McDavid Dena McKitrick Fusae Miyamoto Tommie Moller Gayle B. Nolasco Marian W. O’Neill Skip Outman Diane K. Pargament Polly Parks Eric & Paula Peach William Peters C. Kerley Pflueger Bobbie A Powell Mary Preston Kathryn S. Randall Sandy Rascon June V. Reeves Hazel Ann Reimche Robin L. Rice Marilyn Russell Shirley L. Russell Kathleen E. Ryan Gordon E. Seck Larry W. Smith Susan Smith Geraldine Suskin Marcia G. Vorous Joan & Warren Walker Catherine C. Warner Barbara R. Wauters Claudette & Frank Weismantel Harriet White Kay Williams Dorothy R. Young Renewed Patrons Auburn Promenade LTD Eldon A. Cotton Rodney K. Haack Heino & Judith L. Heino Leupp, Wachob, Woodall Barbara M. Newell Pastel Society of the West Coast Michael & Cynthia Posehn Dean G. Prigmore & Patrice Taylor Walter D. Skinner, DDS Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition Renewed Business Sierra Moon Goldsmiths Carpe Vino Maki Heating & A/C, Inc. Auburn Placer Disposal Service Williams + Paddon Architects + Planners Affiliates Arts For The Schools Auburn Branch American Association of University Women Auburn Community Concert Association Auburn Symphony Nevada-Placer County Chapter SPEBSQSA North Tahoe Arts Placer Arts League Placer County Visitors Council Sierra County Arts Council Singing Tree Press Windows Art Project Public Partnerships California Arts Council City of Auburn City of Lincoln City of Rocklin City of Roseville County of Placer Metropolitan Arts Partnership National Endowment for the Arts Placer County Office of Education Placer Union High School District Western Placer Unified School District September/October 2006 45 A Dream Coming True By Bud Pisarek M Bud Pisarek, Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center past president and board member. 46 y 18-month tenure as president of the Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center (APPAC) came to an end at the close of June this year. I must say they were some of the most rewarding months I have had the honor of spending in service to our community. APPAC was formed as a nonprofit organization to purchase and reconstruct the old Auburn State Theatre into a state-of-theart performing arts center. The historic building was erected in 1930 and has been a movie house for three quarters of a century. APPAC’s mission is “to formulate plans to build a facility to meet the increasing needs for the performance groups and audience participation. We believe the facility will greatly increase the cultural enhancement of our area and provide growth to our community.” The Board of Directors consists of 21 members elected by the group, with seven new members elected each year. Eight members serve on the Executive Committee. Executive meetings are held on the first Friday of the month, and the full board meets on the third Friday. Meetings are held at 4 p.m. in the 2nd floor Board Room of the State Theatre and are open to the public. In March 2006, APPAC purchased the State Theatre from JD Partners for the sum of $805,000. Those monies were raised through the participation of some 20 citizens who invested $25,000 each and a generous loan from Bill Lipschultz, a past president of APPAC. The balance of the funds came from September/October 2006 a federal grant obtained through the office of Congressman John Doolittle. Viola Wrigley helped in the purchase by loaning the group $100,000 until the grant money was released to APPAC. Several studies have been done which affirm APPAC’s goal of bringing the reconstruction of the theatre into reality. One study revealed that the project was either feasible or feasible with certain qualifications. At present, we operate strictly on a volunteer basis but look forward to hiring part-time paid personnel such as a director and fund-raising director. The timing of these positions will depend on the upcoming fund-raisers. A fall event is scheduled for October 14 to benefit APPAC — a Bluegrass Festival to be held at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn. The Auburn New Car Dealers will be the primary event sponsors. Nationally acclaimed bluegrass performers Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum will headline the program. Five other area artists will also be performing. Auburn is not unique to the movement of rediscovering the need to save the many historic cinema structures. There has been a rash of such efforts all over the U.S. and especially in Northern California. The city of Redding, for instance, has refurbished its former movie house into a magnificent performing arts center. The movement to save the State Theatre in Auburn was motivated by a need to house the Auburn Symphony in a venue larger than it now has at Placer High School. Not only will the new stage have a larger area for the orchestra, it will seat at least 200 more patrons. The targeted seating capacity at the State Theatre is listed at 825. Initial architectural plans call for a complete Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition A performing arts center for Auburn is emerging through diligence and dedication remodel of the building. The balcony will be replaced, and the latest technolAuburn Placer Performing Arts Center presents ogy in lighting and sound systems will be installed. A theatre marquee will be featuring erected to bring back the early majestic Laurie look of theatres of the 1930s-era. During my term as president, we held LEWIS several fund-raisers, most notable of which was the Robert Conrad affair. Conrad, through a mutual friendship Tom with board member Dave Mackenroth, ROZUM came to Auburn and held the audiF-150 ence spellbound as he told stories and Mountain Laurel personal experiences about his movie On the Loose and TV career. Conrad was the star of Common Sense a long-running series called “The Wild, Spillit Quikkers Wild West.” I feel confident the dream of having Event Sponsor a bona fide performing arts center in The Auburn New Car SATURDAY • OCTOBER 14 • 2006 Auburn to serve the growing populaGOLD COUNTRY FAIRGROUNDS Dealers Association tion here and in the surrounding Placer Noon to 10 PM • $25 adults • $15 age 12 to 18 • Under 12 Free County area can be a reality. It will take the continued diligence of the present board and the support of many citizens. State Theatre in Modesto, and El Campanile I am also confident in the leadership that Theatre in Antioch. In every case the commitment of the community — the real people like has been chosen by the board to take us into those of you who are reading this — is what the next phase of our program. Incoming in the end makes an effort like this all come president Paul Ogden is more than qualified together.” for the position. He is the former City Manager I continue to serve on the Executive of the City of Auburn. Committee of APPAC and have the same Paul has stated: “I have done extensive enthusiasm and confidence that, with the help research on community-inspired theatre renovations and have spoken to many leaders of of so many civic-minded people in the area, such projects. I’ve learned that every group this dream will come true. that begins one of these transformations For more about Auburn Placer Performing Arts feels at some point that they face an ‘imposCenter, visit http://www.livefromauburn.com/. sible dream.’ However, there is an impressive record of successes with beautiful examples such as the Cascade Theatre in Redding, the & Perspectives Special Art Studios Tour Edition September/October 2006 47 Home About Placer Arts Arties Awards Arts Calendar Membership Partners Perspectives Programs Contact Visit our newly Arts Council of Placer County : : • Arts Spectrum with Stan Padilla August 26 • Jazz at 808 September 14 • AGROartTM Competition and Placer Farm and Barn Tour October 8 • ARTIES Awards October 15 • Autumn Art Studios Tour November 10-12 now with • Box Office with tickets to PlacerArts events • Current and back issues ................................................. redesigned website, Main The Arts Council of Placer County (PlacerArts), founded in 1983, is a catalyst for the arts and humanities in Placer County. Our purpose is: • to promote arts education in schools and communities, arts and cultural organizations, arts businesses and professional and emerging artists of all disciplines; • to support quality, affordable and accessible programs and services to residents and the visiting public; • to provide technical assistance to affiliate agencies and artists; • to cooperate with other agencies in the county, the Sierra Nevada region and the state to maximize resources; and • to advocate for public and private investment in the arts and humanities. The Arts Council of Placer County encourages excellence and expansion of visual, musical, theatrical, literary, media, and dance art endeavors. We support a wide variety of Arts in Education programs in grades K-12 and for special constituencies. We engage professional performing, visual and literary artists to present dozens of annual public arts and cultural events and serve as a clearinghouse for information on the arts in Placer County. We publish Perspectives, a bimonthly arts magazine, in partnership with the Roseville Cultural Arts Commission. Its purpose is to create a forum for communication for artists and art organizations in Placer County and to increase awareness of activities and programs related to arts and culture in the area. The Arts Council of Placer County is the State Local Partner of the California Arts Council, a state agency, and supported in part by the County of Placer, the city of Auburn and the city of Roseville. of Perspectives www.placerarts.org THE ARTS COUNCIL OF PLACER COUNTY 808 Lincoln Way Auburn, California 95603-4807 Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage PAID Auburn, CA Permit #150
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