Past Events: 2005


December   2005

 
Saturday, December 3, 2:00pm
LocalEyes LocalEyes presents:
Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers &
Anchor Bay Children's Choir

Benefit for the Coast Community Library and Gualala Arts
Donations gratefully accepted at the door
LocalEyes Saturday, December 3, 7:30pm
LocalEyes presents:
Coast Community Chorus: Annual Christmas Concert
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the door
Sunday, December 4, 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Gualala Arts Center:
Day for Tibet
with Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse monastery in Southern India. Admission will be sliding scale. All money goes directly to help support the survival of the Tibetan culture in exile.
Saturday, December 10, 5-7pm
North Coast Artists Guild Burnett Gallery exhibit:
Wet Paint
Exhibits remain through January 8
free
 
  Th,  December 15, 7:00pm*
Fri,  December  9, 7:00pm Fri,  December 16, 7:00pm
Sat, December 10, 7:00pm Sat, December 17, 7:00pm
Sun, December 11, 2:00pm Sun, December 18, 2:00pm
Art Center Theater presents:
Meehan, Stouse & Charnin's Annie

  $15 Adults -  $10 youth (12 & under)
* $7.50 Adults - $5 youth on Family Night: Thursday 12/15 only.

Monday, December 12, 7:30 pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
A Sky Full of Stars: How the Redwood Coast Was
- Fionna and Rich Perkins
$5 donation


November   2005

 
Saturday, November 5, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery exhibit:
Grace McMaster (watercolor) and Walt Rush (jewelry)
Exhibit remains until November 19
free
 
Saturday, November 5, 7:30pm
Gualala Arts presents:
Willson & McKee
Traditional Celtic and original acoustic music
Admission $15
 
Saturday & Sunday, November 5-6, 10am - 4pm
Workshop:
Pyrography - Drawing with Fire
Instructor: Jim Grenwelge
 
LocalEyes Sunday, November 6, 3:00pm
LocalEyes presents:
The Mendocino Chamber Opera
An Afternoon of Comic Opera
Admission $18
Monday, November 7, 7:30pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
Chile: Its Story and Scenic Wonders
with Carol McQuarrie
$5 donation requested
 
Thursday, November 10, 7:00pm
Gualala Arts presents:
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Actors
Admission $10, students free
 
Saturday, November 12, 5-7pm
Burnett Gallery exhibit:
Click!...and comments
Exhibits remain through December 4
free
 
Saturday, November 12, 5-7pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer exhibit:
Traditional and Art Quilts
Exhibit remains through January 7, 2006
free
 
Chamber Music Sunday, November 13, 4:00pm
Gualala Arts Chamber Music Series presents:
Roy Bogas, piano
Admission is $15 for adults and free to ages 7-17
when accompanied by an adult.
 
Thursday, November 17, 1:00 - 4:00pm
Workshop:
Watercolor tips and techniques
Instructor: Bruce Jones
 
Saturday, November 19, 5:00-7:00pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer exhibit:
Holiday Festival of the Trees
Silent auction ends November 26
Exhibit remains through December 30
free
November 21 through January 1
Dolphin Gallery:
Holiday Boutique at the Dolphin
Open daily 10-5
Friday & Saturday, November 25-26, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Gualala Arts Center Auditorium:
Thanksgiving Art Fest


October  2005

 
Saturday, October 1, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery exhibit:
Beth Seaward (silk paintings/watercolors) and
Mercedes Romo (mosaics)

Exhibit remains until November 2
free
 
Friday & Sunday, October 7 & 9, 7:00pm
Saturday, October 8, 2:30pm

Art Center Theater presents:
Horton Foote's "Carpetbagger's Children"
by the Santa Fe Theater Touring Group
tickets are $12
Saturday, October 8, 10am - 5pm
Summer Saturday Art Festival
free
 
Saturday, October 8, 5-7pm
Burnett Gallery exhibit:
Robert Holmes & Jerry Erickson
metal and wood sculpture
Exhibit remains through November 6
free
 
Monday, October 10, 7:30pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
Visit the Earth's Wild Places
with photographer Ralph Lee Hopkins
$5 donation (Hopkins workshop students: free)
 
Monday-Friday, October 10-14
Workshop:
Photography: Discover the Hidden Landscapes of Northern California's Redwood Coast
Instructor: Ralph Lee Hopkins
 
Friday, October 14, 7:30pm
SeaTones presents:
Laurie Lewis: bluegrass fiddle
$12 advance / $15 door
 
Sunday, October 16, 4:00pm
Gualala Arts Concert Series presents:
Marta Felcman, piano
Admission is $15 for adults and free to ages 7-18
when accompanied by an adult.
 
Monday & Tuesday, October 17-18, 10am - 4pm
Workshop:
Making Pine Needle Baskets
Instructor: Gerda Randolph
 
Monday, October 24, 7:30pm
3rd Annual Gualala Arts
Creative Writing Contest Awards Ceremony
- details & entry form
sponsors: Gualala Arts, Rotary Club, & The Sea Ranch Foundation
Saturday, October 29, 9 to 11 am
Recycle Your Art & Second-Hand Sale

Quality used goods for sale. Drop off your tax-deductible donations at Gualala Arts Center or call us at 884-1138 for pick-up. No electronics, clothing, or magazines please.
Saturday, October 29, 7:30pm
LocalEyes presents:
Boonville Big Band
$12 advance


September  2005

 
Friday, September 2, 5-8pm

Champagne Preview at the Gualala Arts Center
for the 13th Annual
Studio Discovery Tour

A sampling of works by Studio Discovery Tour artists will remain on exhibit at the Gualala Arts Center through September 11.
free
 
Saturday & Sunday, September 3-4

The North Coast Artists Guild presents:
The 13th Annual

Studio Discovery Tour
Artists' studios open 10am - 5pm each day

Saturday, September 3, 4-6pm
A fundraiser for SeaTones Entertainment and Arts in the Schools:

"The Village" - featuring Kai Eckhardt,
Jon Fishman, Julia Butterfly Hill & Friends


$20 advance/$25 door
Saturday, September 3, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery exhibit:
Consuelo Jiménez Underwood (fiber) and
Barry Semegran (wood)

Exhibit remains through September 28
free
 
Friday, September 9, 7:30pm
LocalEyes presents:
Chamber Dance
Modern dance solos and duets.
$12 admission, $8 students.
 
Saturday & Sunday, September 10-11

The North Coast Artists Guild presents:
The 13th Annual

Studio Discovery Tour
Artists' studios open 10am - 5pm each day

Saturday & Sunday, September 10-11, 9am - 4pm
Workshop:
Beginning Glass Blowing
Instructors: Fred Cresswell & Leslie Moody
 
Saturday & Sunday, September 10-11, 2:30pm
Art Center Theater:
Auditions for "Annie" - singing, non-singing & non-speaking parts available for men, women and children (over 6)

through September 11

Art in the Redwoods Exhibit

The heart of the annual Art in the Redwoods festival is the exhibit of original fine art throughout the building. This year over 400 pieces are on display through September 11 - including oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, photographs, sculpture, woodworking, stained and fused glass, jewelry and fiber arts - most of them for sale.

The Gualala Arts Center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on weekends from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
 
Saturday, September 17, 5-7pm
Burnett Gallery exhibit:
Environmental Art: Artists Working with Nature
Exhibit remains through October 2
free
 
September 19, 20, 21, 26, 27; 10am - 5pm
Workshop:
Stone Sculpture
Instructor: Robert Milhollin
 
Tuesdays, September 20 & 27, 1pm - 5pm
Workshop:
Silver Jewelry made from PMC
Instructor: Hetty Herman-Minsk
 
Thursdays, September 22 - October 20, 4-6pm
Workshop:
Culinary Arts
Instructors: various (see listing for details)
 
Saturday & Sunday, September 24-25, 10am - 4pm
Workshop:
About Pastels!
Instructor: Mira M. White
 
Monday, September 26, 7:30pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
Diane Wickstrom: "The Tragedy at Tienanmen Square"
$5 donation
 


August, 2005

Saturday, August 6, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery exhibit:
Bo Svenson (photography) and
Dianne Van de Carr (fused glass)

Exhibit remains through August 31
free
 
Saturday & Sunday, August 13-14, 9am - 4pm
Workshop:
Beginning Glass Blowing
Instructors: Fred Cresswell & Leslie Moody
 
Friday, August 19, 5-7 pm

Art in the Redwoods Festival
Champagne Preview and Judges' Critique ($6)
- and -
Art in the Redwoods Annual Dinner
($50 Dinner includes Champagne Preview and Judges' Critique)
advance purchase required








Saturday & Sunday, August 20 & 21, 10am - 5pm

Art in the Redwoods Festival
Fine arts exhibit, artists booths outdoors, live music,
delicious foods, beer and wine, activities for kids & more!


$6 adults, kids 12 and under admitted free
Sunday admission is two for the price of one!

Schedule

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
5 p.m. Champagne Preview and
          Presale
6:30 p.m. Judges Critique
7:30 p.m. Annual Dinner

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
10 a.m. Gates open
10-10:45 Coast Recorder Consort
11-11:45 White Hackle Pipe Band
12-12:45 Storytelling for Children
1-1:45 Ernest Bloch Bells
2:15-3 Jenn August
3:30-4:15 White Hackle Pipe Band
5 p.m. Gates close

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
10 a.m. Gates open
10:30-11:45 Grupo Ilucion
12-12:45 Storytelling for Children
1-1:45 John Micka, guitarist
2-2:45 Coast Recorder Consort
3-3:45 Ernest Bloch Bells
4 p.m. Awards Ceremony and
          Raffle Drawing
5 p.m. Gates close


July, 2005

Saturday, July 2, 10am - 5pm
Summer Saturday Art Festival
free
 
Saturday, July 2, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery Exhibit:
"Playworks" - Kazuko Matthews (ceramics)
Exhibit remains through August 3
free
 
Saturday, July 9, 5-7pm
Burnett Gallery exhibit:
"Wood Creations"
Exhibit remains through August 7
free
 
Saturday, July 9, 5-7pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer exhibit:
"Hanging Kites"
Exhibit remains through August 7
free
 
Saturday, July 9, 7:30 pm & Sunday, July 10, 4 pm
Gualala Arts Concert Series presents:
Roy Bogas & Friends
Admission is $20 for adults and free to ages 7-17
when accompanied by an adult.
 
Thursday & Friday, July 28-29, 10am - 4pm
Workshop:
Watercolor Class
Instructor: William Hewson
 


June, 2005

Saturday, June 4, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery Exhibit:
Scott Chieffo (photography) & Star DeHaven (stained/fused glass)
Exhibit remains through June 30
free
 
Saturday & Sunday, June 11-12, 9am - 4pm
Workshop:
Beginning Glass Blowing
Instructors: Fred Cresswell & Leslie Moody
 
Saturday, June 11, 5-7pm
Burnett Gallery Exhibit:
"The Quilter Revealed: Portraits and Self-Portraits"
Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Exhibit remains through July 4
free
 
Saturday, June 11, 5-7pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer:
"Creative Spirit" - North Coast Artists Guild
Exhibit remains through July 4
free
 
Friday, June 17, 6:30 pm Friday, June 24, 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 18, 7:30 pm Saturday, June 25, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 19, 2:30 pm Sunday, June 26, 2:30 pm
Art Center Theater presents:
"Scrambled Shakespeare"
$12 ($25 opening night gala)
 
Saturday, June 25, 10am - 4pm &
Sunday,   June 26, 11am - 4pm

Workshop:
Silk Painting, beginning and intermediate
Instructor: Joy-Lily
 


May, 2005

Saturday, May 7, 5-7pm
Burnett Gallery Exhibit:
Bay Area Basket Makers Exhibit
Exhibit remains through June 5
free
 
Saturday, May 7, 5-7pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer:
"Home as Art"
Exhibit remains through June 5
free
 
Saturday, May 7, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery Exhibit:
Betsy Roeth (oil/acrylics) & Diane Larson (carved/etched glass)
Exhibit remains through June 1
free
 
Saturday & Sunday, May 14-15, 9am - 4pm
Workshop:
Beginning Glass Blowing
Instructors: Fred Cresswell & Leslie Moody
 
Saturday, May 21, 9am - 4pm
Workshop:
Cement Sculpture
Instructor: Diane Cochran
 
Sunday, May 22, 4 pm
Gualala Arts Concert Series presents:
Cypress String Quartet
Admission is $15 for adults and free to ages 7-17
when accompanied by an adult.
 
Saturday, May 28, 10am - 5pm
Summer Saturday Art Festival
free
 
Saturday, May 28, 7:30pm
Gualala Arts LocalEyes Series presents:
Switchville - Rock and Roll
with opening act "The Pollinators"
$10
 


April, 2005

Saturday, April 2, 11 am - 3 pm
Redwood Coast Whale and Jazz Festival:
Chowder Challenge, wine & microbrew tasting
noon: The Mendocino Coast Jazz Trio


$20 ticket includes food, drink and commemorative beer or wine glass; the concert is free to the public.
 
Saturday, April 2, 7 pm
Redwood Coast Whale and Jazz Festival:
The San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet, and
The Bay Area World Class Jazz Sextet

$20 in advance, $25 at the door.

The 2005 Redwood Coast Whale and Jazz Festival is co-produced by Gualala Arts and the Redwood Coast Chamber of Commerce. For more information, visit the Chamber's website
 
Saturday, April 2, 5-7 pm
Dolphin Gallery Exhibit:
Kate Skinner (acrylics) and Jim Joyce (forged metal sculpture)
Exhibit remains through May 4
free
 
Monday, April 4, 7:30 pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
"Adventures in the Writing Trade"
by Andrew Todhunter, author
$5 donation
Saturday, April 9, 5-7 pm
Burnett Gallery Exhibit:
Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County (WASCO)
Exhibit remains through May 1
free
 
Saturday, April 9, 5-7 pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer:
Roots & Branches: Poetry Bookshop & Broad(er)sides Exhibit
Broaderside: Any way of presenting a poem that the author feels appropriate. Exhibit remains through May 1
free
 
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 pm
Prize-winning poet Philip Levine,
reading from his newest book, Breath.
- co-sponsored by Gualala Arts, Friends of Coast Community Library, The Sea Ranch Foundation, and Poets & Writers, Inc.
 
Saturday, April 16, 7:30 pm
Sea Tones Entertainment presents:
The Brubeck Brothers Quartet

$20.00 in advance; $25.00 on the day of the concert
Friday, April 22, 4 pm
Another Side of Verse
a New Kind of Poetry Slam

Tickets are $7 general admission, $5 youth (under 18) and seniors (65 and over).
 
Sunday, April 24, 4 pm
Gualala Arts Concert Series presents:
Joel Wizansky, piano

Admission is $15 for adults and free to ages 7-17
when accompanied by an adult.
 


March, 2005

Friday, March 4, 5-7 pm
CityArt Exhibit: "Fire Up"
Gualala Arts membership show at CityArt in Point Arena
This juried exhibition is organized by the North Coast Artists Guild Exhibit remains through March 27
free
 
Saturday, March 5, 5-7 pm
Dolphin Gallery Exhibit:
"Clay Whimsy" and Oil Paintings
Exhibit remains through March 30
free
 
Sunday, March 6, 2:00 pm
Monday, March 7, 7:30 pm
"The Light at Point Arena"
A New Documentary Film About the Historic Lighthouse

$5 per person; all funds will go toward restoration of the lighthouse.
 
Saturday, March 12, 9 to 11 am
Recycle Your Art & Second-Hand Sale

It's almost time for spring cleaning - and we will be happy to take what you are clearing out! Drop off your tax-deductible donations at Gualala Arts Center or call us at 884-1138 for pick-up. No electronics, clothing, or magazines please.
Saturday, March 12, 5-7 pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer and Burnett Gallery Exhibit:
"It's Elementary" & High School Student Art Shows
Exhibit remains through April 3
free
 
Harmida Trio Sunday, March 13, 4 pm
Gualala Arts Concert Series presents:
The Harmida Trio (violin, cello, piano)

Admission is $15 for adults and free to ages 7-17
when accompanied by an adult.
 
Sunday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Arts Center Theater announces:
Auditions for Scrambled Shakespeare
A collection of plays and scenes by and about Shakespeare
Monday, March 21, 7:30 pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
"Art as a Window to the Mind"
by Anna Belle Kaufman, MFA, MA, MFT
$5 donation


February, 2005

February 5 through 11
Photography exhibit: A Lens on the Past:
The Ethnographic Photography of William R. "Bill" Heick

Mr. Heick will show several films at the Gualala Arts Center:
Sat, Feb 5, 4 pm "Life on the Rez: Coast Pomo Youth Speak Out"
Sat, Feb 5, 5 pm "Acorn Bread Making Ceremony"
Sun, Feb 6, 1 pm "Pomo Shaman"
free

Saturday, February 5, 5-7 pm
Dolphin Gallery Exhibit:
Loom & Lens: Weaving and Photography
by Verena and Ray Borton

Exhibit remains through March 2
free
 
Saturday, February 12, Noon to 5 pm
Celebrate Art in the Schools
"Hearts for Arts" Valentines Sale - Entry Form
Indoor Art Festival at Gualala Arts
free
"Grids Version 2" - Pilar Aguero Saturday, February 12, 5-7 pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer and Burnett Gallery Exhibit:
"Material Moments" (fiber arts)
Exhibit remains through March 6
free
 
Wednesday, February 16, 7pm
Gualala Arts Annual Membership Meeting
Roy Bogas and Geraldine Walther Sunday, February 20, 4 pm
Gualala Arts Concert Series presents:
Geraldine Walther, viola, and Roy Bogas, piano

Admission is $15 for adults and free to ages 7-17
when accompanied by an adult.
 
Monday, February 28, 7:30 pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
"Swimming with the Sharks: How Lawyers Win in Court"
by Charlie Hitt
$5 donation

January, 2005

Monday, January 24, 7:30 pm
Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
"Galapagos and Machu Picchu Islands" by Lynne & Jim Edwards
$5 donation
 
Saturday, January 8, 5-7 pm
Elaine Jacob Foyer and Burnett Gallery Exhibit:
"Make Me Laugh!" Members Show
Exhibit remains through February 6
free
 
Saturday, January 1, 5-7pm
Dolphin Gallery Exhibit:
Arna Means (etchings) & Art Sanchez (clay sculpture)
Exhibit remains through February 2
free
 
 

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