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2005:
Festival -
Judges -
Quilt Raffle
For those unable to attend the festival, these works will remain on display through September 11. 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.
AIR veterans will see familiar food and drink booths, returning musical
groups, and the Art in the Redwoods Dinner. But there will also be some
new performers and exhibitors as well. So be sure to save some time between
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August
21, to attend what VIA Magazine (July-August 2005) calls a
"prestigious" event. Admission on Saturday is $6 with kids admitted free,
and for the first time this year, Gualala Arts is offering a two-for-one admission
on Sunday!
The Coast Recorder Consort will share the indoor stage with John Micka, guitarist. The Coast Recorder Group has been in existence for over 15 years. The group has had members join and retire over the years - many recorder players remember playing over 10 years ago at Art in the Redwoods when it was held at Bower Park in Gualala. Selections from Mouret, Corteccia, Zanetti, Bach and his teacher Buxtehude, are on the program. Contemporary music of Pitts and Shaker melodies will also be performed. Members of the Consort performing at this year's festival are Dick and Marilynn Balch, Tina Ballagh, Peter and Beva Farmer, Joan Jordan, and Ellen Soule. Jean Lebbert and her sister Janet Venerella of Lodi will join the group for this special performance.
In its current incarnation, the Ernest Bloch Handbell Ringers began playing in 1998. The group quickly grew and when the bells were heard at one Fourth of July parade in Point Arena, they were honored with the Grand Prize. Since then the bell ringers have performed at Art in the Redwoods, at St. Paul's Methodist Church, and at various concerts and functions. For the past three years the ringers have performed a Christmas concert benefiting the Coast Community Library. Meeting every Monday at the home of Richard and Jeanne Jackson, this group of fourteen ringers delights in playing a wide range of music.
Two new acts for Art in the Redwoods are Grupo Ilucion and
Jenn August.
Children have their own special entertainment at Art in the Redwoods - sponsored by Four-eyed Frog book store is "Storytelling for Kids" in the Fairy Ring behind the main building at noon each day. In addition, Gualala Arts will host a children's arts and crafts booth, where, under adult supervision, kids can use available materials to create their own art to take home. The grounds will be filled to the brim with vendor booths offering a host of items including jewelry, ceramics, wood, tiles, weavings, specialized apparel, leather goods, photographs, textiles, and artwork. Service clubs and local businesses will set up barbecue, beverage, baked goods, and ice cream booths. A new addition is Mexican cuisine by Laura's Tacqueria of Gualala.
For more information please call (707) 884-1138 or e-mail to info@gualalaarts.org. |
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The heart of the festival is the magnificent display of fine
art throughout the building. Over 400 pieces will be on display - including oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, photographs, sculpture, woodworking, stained and fused glass, jewelry and fiber arts - most of them for sale.
Visitors to the Champagne
Preview and Pre-Sale on Friday
night from 5 to 7 p.m. will
have an opportunity to purchase
artwork before the official
start of the festival. Friday
evening includes the
Live performances will take place both on the auditorium stage and at the
outdoor amphitheater from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Saturday and from
10:30 a.m. to 3:45
p.m. on Sunday. The
White Hackle Pipe
Band of Sacramento
with 15 pipers and
seven drummers
return to AIR to perform
on Saturday at
11 a.m. and 3:30 p.
m. in the amphitheater.
The Ernest Bloch Handbell Ringers will perform in
the amphitheater at 1 p.m. on Saturday and conclude
the performances at 3 p.m. on Sunday. This group,
which began with just four ringers, is well-known to
coastal residents. Our coast had been without bells for
a time when Sita Milchev's mother, Lucienne Dimitroff,
suggested to Sita that the family purchase a set
of English Handbells using funds from the estate of
Sita's grandfather, composer Ernest Bloch. Lois Pine,
Walt Ratcliff, and Claire Skilton were early enthusiasts,
along with Sita, and kept the bells ringing for
many years, to the delight of coast residents.
Grupo Ilucion, a cumbia/salsa band, consists of
Sergio Orozco, Francisco Orozco, Alfredo Orozco, and
Frederico Perez from Manchester.
Their lively Latin beat begins
at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday in the amphitheater. Veteran
festival performer Jenn August makes her AIR debut in the
amphitheater at 2:15 on Saturday. Her folk-rock music presents
a message in a style that appeals to a wide audience. "Think
Dave Matthews meets Ellen Degeneres," she says.
This year's beautiful quilt,