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Gualala Arts • September 2019

Exhibitions • Events • Workshops • Classes • And More

Black Irish Band in the Redwood GroveBill Oxford Photography Exhibit at Dolphin Gallery

Eric Wilder’s Basket Patterns exhibit at Elaine Jacob Foyer Bay Area Basket Makers exhibit at Burnett Gallery

Plus:Studio Discovery Tour 2019 Quilt Challenge

Chamber Music PreviewJazz in the Autumn

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Gualala Arts, Inc.46501 Old State HighwayPO Box 244Gualala, CA [email protected]

Arts Center Hours Weekdays 10 am–4 pmWeekends Noon–4 pm

Dolphin Gallery Hours39225 Highway OneGualala, CA 95445707-884-3896Hours: 10 am–5 pm Wednesday through Monday, Closed Tuesday

Cover Image: The Black Irish Band

Executive Director David “Sus” Susalla

Gualala Arts Board MembersBarry Weiss, PresidentKitty Wolfe, Vice PresidentBob Mitchell, TreasurerAndrea A. Lunsford, Co-SecretarySheralyn Kirby, Co-SecretaryAndrea Allen, Chris Beach, Mary Eberhard, Jon Handel, Dansie Little, Karen Tracy, Eric Wilder

Printed on 30% recycled paper. © 2019 Gualala Arts, Inc.

Editor: Gualala Arts Staff Publicity and Art Direction: David SteffenMailing Staff: Violet Arana, JoAnn Aiken,Trudy Armer, Pat Chaban, Karen Tracy, Harriet Wright, Linda Eastman, Marcie Johnston, Penny Dreyer, Rhonda Rhumrey, Dick Balch, Andrea A. Lunsford

SEPTEMBER 2019

Contents Executive Director’s Letter.....3 Gualala Arts Exhibit.....4-5 Dolphin Gallery Exhibit.....6 Studio Discovery Tour.....7 Black Irish Band.....8 Cajun Zydeco Fest.....9 Jazz in the Autumn.....10 Chamber Series Preview.....11 70th Birthday Celebration.....12 Quilt Competition.....12 Workshops.....13-14 Announcements.....15 Mark Your Calendar.....16

Promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961

Sat—Sun Aug 24-25 • Sat-Mon Aug 31-Sep 2 • 10 am-5 pm

NORTH COAST ARTISTS’ GUILDOF THE SONOMA-MENDOCINO COAST

Music at Gualala Arts.Something For Everyone

in October4th Annual Cajun Zydeco FestLloyd Meadows’ Tri Tip Trio

Friday, October 4 in the Redwood Grove Music, Dancing, and New Orleans style Gumbo

Dinner: 6 pm • Music: 7:30 pm

Manhattan Piano TrioSunday, October 13, 4 pm

Chamber Music Series OpenerJazz In The Autumn

Featuring Vocalist Jamie Davis,Pianist Larry Vuckovich, and

Bassist Jeff ChambersSaturday, October 26, 6:30 pm

Tickets are available atBrownPaperTickets • 1-800-838-3006

or in person at Gualala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery10 am - 4pm • Noon - 4 pm weekends

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Clay & Mosaic AwardDennis Pedersen “Naked Porcelain” (1st)Elizabeth Wright “Yahzi” (2nd)Mary Entriken “Summer Dreams” (3rd)Collage & Mixed Media AwardJoe S. Amaral Decorative Box "Fire & Ice" (1st)Dorise Ford “Carlos” (2nd)Polly Hutcheson “The Playground” (3rd)Color Photography AwardPaul Brewer ÒReßections of Evening FlightÓ (1st)Steve Chell “Fire Damaged Ambulance/9-11 Museum” (2nd)Geraldine LiaBraaten “Grey Shadow” (3rd)Digital Art AwardBill Oxford ÒSea Ranch ChapelÓ (1st)Kelley Kieve “Hannah's Rose” (2nd)Joan Halapua Wood ÒGuttershotÓ (3rd)Fiber, Textiles & Soft Sculpture AwardGerda Randolph ÒDamn TortoiseÓ (1st)Mirka Knaster “As the Light Changes” (2nd)Jan Carter “The Final Journey” (3rd)Glass Art AwardLeslie Moody Cresswell “Mermaid's Purse Trio” (1st)Colette Coad “A Budding Artist” (2nd)Bill Wong “Broken Pieces” (3rd)Jacquetta Nisbet Weaving AwardJennie Henderson “Random Nature” (1st)Jewelry & Ornamentation AwardWalt Rush “Nautilus Fantasy” (1st)Rhoda Teplow ÒWest African Medley in Blue & GreenÓ (2nd)Paige Likins “Crayola Crayon Colors” (3rd)

Monochromatic Photography AwardKenneth Sekiguchi “Demolition- San Francisco” (1st)Dale Elliott “Meyer Barn, Yosemite” (2nd)Oil & Acrylics AwardHenrik Liisberg ÒLandscapeÓ (1st)Richard Weiss “Le Déjeuner Revisited” (2nd)Lisa Lauer "The Number You Have Reached…" (3rd)Pastels & Drawing AwardBrennie Brackett “Into the Woods” (1st)Michael Henderson “Potters Pride” (2nd)Judy Pfeifer ÒWalk Through TreesÓ (3rd)Prints & Graphics AwardLeslie Moody Cresswell “The Last Waltz” (1st)Rick Paulus “Salt Point” (2nd)Allegra Alessandri Pfeifer ÒCoastal FogÓ (3rd)Quilts AwardDee Goodrich “Tessellating Tabbies” (1st)Bette Covington “Transition” (2nd)Margreth Barrett ÒWildßowersÓ (3rd)Sculpture AwardPaula J Haymond “Eridanus” (1st)J. Adrian Adams “Distant Relations-Series #3 No 3&4” (2nd)John Hanes “Young John Henry” (3rd)Water Media AwardBruce Jones “A River Runs Through It” (1st)Carol Chell “Meadow Walk” (2nd)Dana Arden Petersen “Barn Owl” (3rd)Woodworking AwardJames Docker “Board #76” (1st)

Awards by Category

People’s Choice Awards

Best of Show AwardSusan B Wood “Red”Best Local Work AwardChris Grassano “Six on Sticks”Beading Excellence AwardKathryn Weiss “Ocean WavesEmerging Artist AwardsJason Belleza “A Paladin’s Oath”

Environmental AwardBruce Jones ÒView From Under A Cypress TreeÓElizabeth Wright “Cutty”Gail Jackson “Out On A Limb”Figure Drawing Excellence AwardCoco Leeper ÒMovement Through SpaceÓMendonoma Sightings AwardBrennie Brackett “Wary”

Violet Arana “Serenity”Edward Brooks “Into the Woods”Donnalynn Chase “What Time are You?”Patricia Clarkson “Bird or Beast”Ramona Crooks “Why, Nature, Why!?”Sunny Franson “Adaptation”Jane Head “Klimt Reimagined”Polly Hutcheson “I Like the City”Ling-Yen Jones “Untitled”John Lee “Sea Ranch Imagined”

Judges Awards

Larain Matheson “Summer Beach Walk”Jim Meilander “Untitled #293"Sharon Nickodem “Recycled #2"Miriam Owen “Dog Day at the Beach”Dianne Rasmussen “Enzo: We Are All Interdependent”Marla Skibbins “Ocean”Steven Steinberg “Ice Cream Anyone?”Anne Vernon “Aksapada”Charlie White “#14”Samantha White “Pegasus”

I could not be more proud of the judges picks this year and of ALL our artists who decided to share their art with our community! Lots of compliments all the way around . . . thank you again to our community for supporting such a wonderful time honored tradition!

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GUALALA ARTS CENTER | FEATURED EXHIBIT

InformationGualalaArts.org

707-884-113846501 Old State HwyGualala, CA 95445707-884-1138

Eric Wilder returns to Gualala Arts with a new exhibit titled “Basket Patterns”. Known for his bold designs, colorful drawings, and sense of history, Wilder’s exhibit, in the Elaine Jacob Foyer, will compliment the Bay Area Basket Makers exhibit in the Burnett Gallery.

A member of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, Eric Wilder grew up on the Kashia Reservation, the grandson of Essie Parrish, the last spiritual doctor of the Kashia, from whom he learned traditional teachings as well as songs, dances, and crafts. Although interested in art from an early age, he says he “finally got a break” into a professional art career when he entered and won a comic book store’s drawing contest. From there, Wilder began creating graphic art for software companies and developing games for Lucas Art and MTV. His career in gaming drew on his abilities as an animator, character designer, storyboard artist, and concept artist in developing games like Stars Wars Phantom Menace and Celebrity Death Match. Many members of the Mendonoma coastal community will have seen Wilder’s work in various galleries and shops and at Art in the Redwoods. With this exhibit, Wilder will introduce viewers to his most recent works of art.

Eric Wilder“Basket Patterns”Basket Patterns

Opening ReceptionFriday, September 65 to 7 pmElaine Jacob Foyer

Exhibit remains throughSunday, September 29, 2019Free

Art in the Redwoods hasn’t quite closed the books on the 58th Annual Festival. Among the happy faces enjoying the festival were the winner of the Quilt Raffle and the runners up. Pictured (left) is

Quilt Committee member Sandra Hughes along with this year’s raffle winner Dianne Van de Carr wrapping herself in the beautiful quilt “Flying Free”. The runner-up, Kay Chemans was pleased to receive the gift basket.

Gualala Arts Announces The Winner of the Art in the Redwoods

2019 Quilt Raffle.

Art in the RedwoodsHats Off Dinner Aug 15, 6 pm

Champagne Preview Aug 16, 4 - 7 pmFine Arts Festival

August 17, 10 am - 5 pmAugust 18, 10 am - 4 pm

GualalaArts.org 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala CA 707.884.1138

58th Annual

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Traditional techniques get contemporary interpretations as members of the Bay Area Basket Makers transform a variety of natural materials, handmade papers, found objects and uncommon fibers into vessels, baskets and sculptural forms.

The Bay Area Basket Makers Guild (BABM) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1984 by two basket makers who saw

the need for supporting and developing a growing interest in basketry as both craft and art form. The guild serves as a source of information and inspiration and provides a means of communication among basket makers.

Currently, BABM has 78 members, of which more

than half are active in guild activities. Most are from the greater Bay Area, but some now live in Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon and Utah. Membersʼ skills range from beginner to professional, and new members at all levels of expertise are welcome. Some make baskets for fun and as a hobby, while others work as professional artists, exhibiting their work in local, national and international venues. Many have been recognized and have won awards for their work. One member holds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the smallest, lidded pine needle basket – made out of one pine needle. Some members are also well-known and well-loved instructors.

Baskets can be constructed from an amazing variety of materials, using many different techniques. Some BABM basket makers like to specialize in a specific technique and with specific materials, and some use traditional techniques such as plaiting and coiling with traditional, natural materials.

Others use traditional techniques with unusual natural and recycled materials, including telephone wire, plastic bags, fabric, cable ties, handmade paper, kelp and horsehair. Still others use nontraditional techniques, and some like to try everything at least once, coming up with imaginative styles and combinations. Any material that can be woven into a vessel can be experimented with, much to the delight of all members.

FEATURED EXHIBIT|GUALALA ARTS CENTER



Burnett Gallery

Opening ReceptionFriday, September 65 to 7 pmBurnett Gallery

Exhibit remains throughSunday, September 29, 2019Free

Bay Area Basket Makers“Baskets & Gourds: Anything Goes”

Bay Area Basket Makers

Image credits:

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DOLPHIN GALLERY | FEATURED EXHIBIT



In September, the Dolphin Gallery will welcome photographer Bill Oxford for a month-long exhibit. An opening reception is planned at the gallery for Saturday, September 7th from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Working in his family’s printing and engraving company in Miami, Bill’s first exposure to the graphic arts was compelling. “I was captivated, from a young age, by the beauty and synergy of classic typography, illustration and photography of the 1950s and 60s,” says Bill.

Upon graduating college with a BA degree in mass communications, he worked as an art director for some of the area’s leading advertising agencies — winning numerous awards for his campaigns.

His passion for surfing, motocross racing and the lure of California impelled Bill to move to San Diego in 1986 where he started an advertising design firm specializing in the marketing of technology-based companies. For over 25 years, The Oxford Group was a leading brand development company in the area.

“In 2014 I was ready for a change — a simpler life, so I started shooting stock photography for Getty Images, the largest stock licensing agency in the world,” says Bill. Success came quickly so he closed his design firm and moved to The Sea Ranch where he continues to shoot for Getty and uploads to his portfolio of over ten thousand images for sale online worldwide.

Surrounded by the beauty of nature and stunning homes of the area, he soon aimed his lenses toward landscapes, seascapes and architectural photography. Bill states, “I love the challenge to learn new shooting techniques for capturing images that connect with people. I never feel my work is great. I have ideas of what GREAT looks like… and that is what continually drives my passion for what I do.

Bill Oxford PhotographsDolphin Gallery

Opening ReceptionSaturday, September 75 to 7 pmDolphin Gallery

Exhibit remains throughFriday, September 29, 2019

Free

Images by Bill Oxford

Images. Above: “Lighthouse storm with ray beam: Point

Arena Lighthouse in northern California”. Right: “Sea Ranch

Fantasy Chapel”.

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FEATURED EVENT | GUALALA ARTS CENTER



A Self-Guided Tour From Pt. ArenatoThe Sea Ranch

27th Annual

Enjoy the most beautiful scenery that the northern California coast has to offer while visiting the studios of the area’s most unique and talented artists.

The 2019 Studio Discovery Tour takes place over two weekends: August 24-25 and August 31-September 2, Labor Day weekend. Studios are open 10 am to 5 pm each day.

This free, self-guided tour along breathtakingly scenic coastal Highway 1, from Point Arena to The Sea Ranch, is the perfect way to spend a leisurely day or an entire weekend. The artists you meet along the way are happy to demonstrate the making of their art and to share their unique vision.

Of course, art works are available for purchase. Something that you take home from the Tour will bring back wonderful memories of the North Coast for many years to come. Visitors return each year simply to discover what fresh works their favorite artists have created, and perhaps to add to their collections or purchase unique gifts for family and friends.

Our free color catalog will guide you on your tour. It provides descriptions of each artist, along with maps and directions to studios. Watch for our bright yellow, tour signs. The catalog is a must when visiting artists on The Sea Ranch where tour signs are not permitted.

BEGIN YOUR ADVENTUREVisit the Discovery Gallery, 39140 S Highway 1, Gualala, CA, in the Seacliff Center, lower level, on the west side of the street, to preview the work of Studio Tour artists and to pick up catalogs with maps.

Catalogs are also available at

the Gualala Arts Center the Dolphin Gallery the Mendocino Art Center the Elk Artists Collective the Coast Highway Artists’ Collective

and at other local galleries and businesses along the way.

Gualala Arts Studio Discovery TourNorth Coast Artists’ Guild

of the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast

Saturday and Sunday,August 24 & 25Saturday, Sunday & MondayAugust 31-September 210 am to 5 pmFree

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GUALALA ARTS CENTER | FEATURED EVENT



A Special Sunday Afternoon Musical Performance in the Redwood Grove.

The Black Irish Band: A Special Sunday Afternoon of Music in the Redwood Grove Sep. 29.When you take Celtic, Spanish, and Italian Music, and mix it up, you get the true nature of the Black Irish Band.

For twenty-five years this band has created an original sound that no other band has. With over 500 concert performances to date and airplay around the world, the band has kept very busy spreading their brand of progressive folk music to a large audience. Performing both traditional and original music, the band is very focused on presenting acoustic music in a very exciting up-beat way that appeals to all ages. The band has written and recorded over 96 original songs that appear on the band’s twenty-five CD recordings. Many of the original works written by the band are based on Celtic history.

Hailing from the historic Gold Rush Country of America, the four member Black Irish Band has a musical style that is as timeless as the rugged landscape of the West, a tribute to the people whose lives were spent building the world we now take for granted. The band has a large compliment of traditional maritime and railroad music, as well as ethnic tunes in their repertoire. They excel at Irish & Scottish, Italian, and American folk music with an assortment of original songs and traditional western ballads. The band’s musical style captures the spirit of the immigrants of this land, the men and women who tamed the Wild West.

The Black Irish Band will perform in the Redwood Grove at Gualala Arts Sunday, September 29 at 4 pm. Tickets are $20 advance, $5 more day of performance, youth 7-17 free with adult. All tickets available at BrownPaperTickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006.

To purchase in person, visit the Gualala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery in Gualala.

Sunday, September 294 pmRedwood Grove$20 advance,plus $5 day ofYouth 7-17 free with adult.

Purchase tickets atBrownPaperTickets.com1-800-838-3006Gualala Arts CenterDolphin Gallery

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FEATURED EVENTS | GUALALA ARTS CENTER



4th AnnualCajun Zydeco Fest

Once again, Lloyd Meadows’ Tri Tip Trio welcomes autumn to Gualala Arts with a Cajun flair. Enjoy Zydeco tunes and dancing, Sus’s New Orleans style gumbo and homemade desserts by local Soroptimists International all in the Redwood Grove beneath the twinkly lights! There will be beer and wine at the no-host bar.

Lloyd Meadows has played the Arts Center several times, and the music and the fun is always the same, offering those Cajun boot-stompin’ tunes that bring every last person onto the dance floor at some point.

Meadows and his bandmates consistently pack the house up and down the West Coast and from California to New Orleans with sizzling roots rhythms that are timeless and the execution of them relentless. One reviewer added “. . . Meadows’ affable frontman personality oozes through; he is a natural entertainer. Rollicking stuff with plenty of second-line beats.”

Purchasing dinner to enjoy before the concert allows concert-goers to find a seat 30 minutes before doors open, which could

mean the difference in having a place to sit for the entire evening! (But who can ever stay seated when this band’s on the stand?)

The show is Friday, October 4.

Whether you come for the music, or you come to dance or you come for dinner you know it’s going to be a great evening.

Gualala ArtsLloyd Meadows’ Tri-Tip Trio The 4th Annual Cajun Zydeco Fest Returns to the Redwood GroveFriday, October 4.

Friday, October 46 pm Dinner7:30 pm PerformanceRedwood Grove

Concert Only Tickets:7:30 pm$20 advance,plus $5 day of(does not include dinner)Youth 7-17 free with adult.

Have Dinner Before Show: 6 pm$20 advance plus $10 after September 27


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Global Harmony and Fred Adler present “Jazz In The Autumn” featuring Jamie Davis, vocalist on the Grammy-nominated album “All About That Basie”, accompanied by Larry Vuckovich, piano, and Jeff Chambers, bass.

Adler added “I am grateful to have the opportunity to present three captivating and unique world class jazz talents in the intimate setting of the Elaine Jacob Foyer, for the third annual “Jazz in the Autumn” concert.

Classic vocalist Jamie Davis is one of the few jazz bass/baritone rich voices performing today. His sound evokes the timeless timbres of historic singers such as Billy Eckstine, Joe Williams (famous with the Count Basie band) and also the revered entertainer Lou Rawls.

Davis will be joined by the consummate accompaniment of world acclaimed pianist Larry Vuckovich. Both performers are music masters who have recently sold out shows at such prestigious Bay Area venues as Oakland’s Yoshi’s and Woodside’s elegant Filoli on the San Francisco peninsula.

Larry will also treat the audience to solo piano gems from his repertoire of enchanting, lyrical piano favorites.

San Francisco’s versatile and sought after bassist Jeff Chambers’ biography of collaborations reads like a virtual “who’s who” in jazz. It includes accompanying legends such as trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and pianist

Les McCann. His taste and timing are impeccable.

“I promise that this will be another historic intimate jazz concert at Gualala Arts Center.” Fred Adler, KTDE, 100.5 FM

Jazz In The Autumn: Jamie Davis Sings Blues and Standardsaccompanied by Larry Vuckovich, piano, and Jeff Chambers, bass



Saturday, October 26.6:30 pmElaine Jacob Foyer

$29 advance concert,plus $5 day ofYouth 7-17 free with adult.

Foyer seating limited. Early ticket purchase advised.

Beer and Wine available at the No Host Bar.


3rd AnnualJazz In The Autumn

Jamie Davis

Larry Vuckovich

Jeff Chambers

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CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES | GUALALA ARTS CENTER

The six-performance regular season begins October 13. The series includes both artists new to our stage as well as the return of several all-time favorite ensembles. All performances are at 4 pm.

The Manhattan Piano Trio opens the 2019-2020 season October 13. The Trio is one of the most creative, exciting, and dynamic young ensembles in America. For this performance, veteran member and pianist Milana Strezeva joins forces with colleagues Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin, and Sophie Shao, cello, to thrill our audiences.

Award-winning Russian violinist Nikita Borisevich and pianist Margarita Loukachkina perform November 10. Borisevich is known for the precocious depth and sensitivity in his playing and utterly finessed technique. Loukachkina’s style represents the best traditions of the Russian Piano School—flawless technique, impeccable

sense of style and beautiful tone.

Eric Kritz and Friends take the stage January 19. Kritz is an outstanding clarinetist and joining him are Carolyn Steinbuck, piano, Marcia Lotter, violin, Tammie Dyer, violin, Jeff Ives, viola, and Marcia Sloane, cello. Their concert will feature works by Mozart, Bernstein, Milhaud, and 20th-century composer Robert Muczynski and a new work by Jeff Ives.

On February 16, Boris Andrianov and Dimitri Illarionov offer the uncommon pairing of cello and guitar and prove to all that the pairing is a happy one. Andrianov is considered one of the most gifted Russian cellists of his generation and Illarionov one of the most important classical guitarists emerging from Russia’s younger generation of musicians.

The Escher String Quartet, scheduled for March 8, has received acclaim for its expressive, nuanced performances that combine unusual textural clarity with a rich, blended sound. The ensemble serves as Season Artists of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Members include Adam Barnett-Hart, violin, Danbi Um, violin, Pierre Lapointe, viola, and Brook Speltz, cello.

The season’s final concert April 19 features 17-year old violinist Alex Zhou, the 2018 Gold Medalist, Klein International String Competition. Alex Zhou studies under the tutelage of Zhao Wei at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has won numerous awards and has performed with several orchestras including the California Youth Symphony.



Gualala Arts’ Chamber Music Series Returns for the 2019-2020 Season

Sunday Concerts are all scheduled at 4 pm

Concerts are:October 13, November 10,January 19, February 16, March 8, and April 19.

Coleman Hall

$25 advance, plus $5 day ofYouth 7-17 free with adult.

Season Tickets for all six concerts are available for $125.

Escher String Quartet

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Happy Birthday!

Celebrate at Gualala Arts October 20, 5 pm.

70th+ Birthday CelebrationSunday, October 20

If you are celebrating your 70th birthday anytime in 2019, this is the gathering for you! This informal evening offers a Salmon dinner menu as originally created by Rosemarie Hocker for the first community birthday celebration on Sea Ranch back in 1998. Birthday celebrants receive their dinner for free and for family or friends wishing to join in on the festivities, the dinner is $35. Please call Gualala Arts at 707- 884-1138 to make reservations for you and your guests.

The 70th Birthday Party is one of the lasting legacies of Rosemarie Hocker. It has taken place almost every year since the first celebration and continues to bring together a wide selection of people. Many find that friendships are made and/or renewed during the evening and a happy consequence is a strengthened bond with the local community.

Tables will be provided for birthday guys and gals to share their memories. Past presentations have included photo albums, wedding pictures, school yearbooks, trinkets, military service memorabilia, cheerleading pompoms and more. Volunteers help prep and serve the birthday dinner.

Each year, Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild members are “challenged” to create a quilt that fits certain parameters.

The 2019 Challenge is “One Red Square.” Although no specific style nor size is required, each entry must include a piece of, at the minimum size, a clearly visible, finished, 1-inch square of one of seven chosen deliciously primary red fabrics, including two silk fabrics, a dupioni and a charmeuse! Inspiration can come from absolutely anywhere or anything.

Members are challenged to consider applying the few, simple Challenge rules and to stitch and/or quilt their own interpretation in fabric in one,

two or three dimensions.

Quilts to be exhibited include traditional, modern & art quilts, clothing, and a variety of styles & techniques.

The show is not juried nor judged, so it encourages creativity at all levels. It is always a great thrill to see someone new to quilting/art quilts show their work alongside long-time quilters.

PPQG Quilt ChallengeOpening Reception October 4 • Exhibit Through October 29

This year the Birthday Celebration is pleased to welcome those who are or will be 70, 80, 90, or 100 years old in 2019.

Anyone who is not a celebrant but would like to participate as a host, waiter and/or chef, please consider joining us. That makes it a double party for us all!

Check back in the coming months for details on how you can volunteer for this event!

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Drawing the Figure in Pencil: A Classical Approachwith instructor Andrew Ameral. Life Drawing Workshop.Tuesday through Thursday, September 17-19, 11 am - 5 pm

Gualala Arts Center

$250 for GA Members; $275 for Non Members, $50 model fee. Sign up by Sep. 3. Call 707-884-1138.

This intensive workshop will give students an opportunity to expand their knowledge and experience rendering the human figure, from life, in pencil. A live model will be present, and students will be working from a single pose throughout to obtain a fully finished and accurate representation within the range of their experience and ability. Stages of the classical drawing process will be explained and practiced. This workshop is excellent for any artist looking to hone their craft and open to all advanced and beginning students.

Walking Foot Wow! (and A Slice of Improv, next page)with instructor Mel Beach. A PPQG workshopWednesday, September 18, from 9:30 am - 4 pmGualala Arts Center$65 for one class, $125 for both classes for GA Members; $75 for one class $140 for both classes for non members; Sign up by Sep. 4. Call 707-884-

1138.Learn how to create beautiful, modern, quilted texture with your walking foot. Let’s move beyond the basic stitching in the ditch and explore modern lines, decorative stitches, spirals and gentle curves that will add drama and eye catching texture to your quilt tops!

WORKSHOPS | GUALALA ARTS CENTER

Abstract Painting: Composition & ContrastAn abstract painting workshop with instructor Jane Davies

Monday through Friday September 9-13, 2019, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Composition in painting means the arrangement of elements and their relationships to one another within the frame of the piece. This workshop is meant to bring you up against this tendency towards unity, and challenge you to expand towards variety. Working in acrylics, collage, and drawing media, we will create many studies at a small scale to explore variety and contrast.

Have a great idea for a workshop? Know an artist who would like to teach a new skill or share an activity?

Last Call for proposals for 2020 workshops! The deadline for proposals is September 1, 2019. Planning ahead enables us to offer a full year of activities to better serve you.

Contact the Gualala Arts office at 707-884-1138 or send an email to [email protected] with your name, contact information and your workshop idea.

Workshops

Classes

Gualala Arts is now Accepting Workshop Proposals for 2020.Submission Deadline is September 1, 2019

THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT AND AVAILABLE AS “WAIT-LIST” ONLY. REGISTER EARLY FOR YOUR WORKSHOPS!

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Back by Popular Demand: Chinese Brush PaintingA workshop with instructor Andrea Allen.Thursdays, September 26 -Oct. 31, from 2 pm - 4 pmGualala Arts Center$120 for GA Members & $135 for Non Members, $20 Materials Fee to be paid to instructor. Sign up by Sep. 16. Call 707-884-1138.

Learn the ancient art of Chinese Brush Painting, including grinding your own Sumi Ink, loading the Calligraphy Brush & applying the Dynasty-old brush strokes to rice paper, creating bamboo flowers & more. This class includes Asian symbolism & philosophy, enhancing the serenity that comes from ancient, Asian traditions.

Sweatshirt to JacketWith instructor Kalynn Oleson. A PPQG Workshop

Wednesday and Thursday, October 16 & 17, from 9:30 am - 4 pmGualala Arts Center$30 for GA Members & $40 for Non Members. Sign up by Sep. 30. 707-884-1138 “Fabric, sewing, clothing construction and quilting have been focal points in my life

except when work got in the way. Quilting is still a love of mine, but I do like working outside the block. Clothing construction is also a love of mine and provides me one more aspect of “outside of the block”. I have found that a simple sweatshirt provides a loose fitting jacket. I aim to create a very wearable article of clothing that has a unique and timeless look.- Kalynn Oleson

Visit GualalaArts.org/workshops for more details!

Classes must be paid in full at sign-up. Credit cards accepted. Payments can be refunded (minus a $25 non-refundable fee) until the “Sign-up by” date after which no refunds will be provided. If class does not fill, full refund provided. Remember to sign up early as many workshops sell out quickly!

Propose or teach a workshop:Now accepting workshop proposals for 2020. Deadline September 1, 2019.

Be A Workshop DocentBehind every successful Gualala Arts workshop is a successful workshop docent! Docents guide the process, facilitate communication, help with set-up and ensure the instructor understands procedures and requirements.

WORKSHOPREGISTRATIONINFORMATION:

Sign up in person at the Gualala Arts Center46501 Old State HwyGualala, CA 95445

Sign up by phone707-884-1138

GUALALA ARTS CENTER | WORKSHOPS A Slice of Improv (and Walking Foot Wow, previous page)with instructor Mel Beach. A PPQG workshopThursday, September 19, from 9:30 am - 4 pmGualala Arts Center$65 for one class, $125 for both classes for GA Members; $75 for one class $140 for both classes for non members; Sign up by Sep. 4. Call 707-884-1138.This two-day workshop will assist participants to express these glorious surroundings in fabric. Participants will use one of three photographs as a guide

for their quilts and combine piecing, raw-edge applique, Sharpies and free-motion quilting techniques to make their own interpretation of our beautiful environs. Check online at GualalaArts.org for more information.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7 pm.

Readers Theater will be reading “How I Learned What I Learned” by August Wilson, co-conceived by Todd Kreisler. In this one-man show Wilson shares personal stories about racism, music, love, violence, and friendship as a young poet in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. This memoir is a journey of self-discovery through adversity and what it means to be a black artist in America. For info contact: Wendy Beatty, 925-788-1064.New members and listeners are welcome to attend Reader’s Theater meetings the first Tuesday of every month. Location: Conference Room, Gualala Arts Center.

Gualala Arts Book Club

September selection: “The Heart” by Maylis DeKerangal. Wednesday, September 4, at 10 am at the home of Ginny Burlage. Phone Ginny at 707-785-3282 if you plan to attend (RSVP).Thursday, September 26 at 1:30 pm at the home of Jan Saufferer. Phone Jan at 916-709-3587 if you plan to attend (RSVP).October’s selection for discussion is “The Overstory” by Richard Powers. New members are always welcome! More information is available from Paula Gordon at 707-884-3823.

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Collage User Group

This group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month in the Upstairs Class-

room from noon to 4 pm. There is a $5 fee per meet-ing.

All levels and mixed media styles welcome. The goal of the Collage User Group is to promote the building of a community of artists who enjoy exploring mixed media techniques for self-discovery and artistry.

ONGOING CLASSESAEROBICS - Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 8 am – 9:15 am with Debbie Langwell

COLLAGE INTEREST GROUP - Every Second & Fourth Tuesday of the month, 12 pm - 4 pm in the classroom.

CREATING GREETING CARDS - Third Thursdays of the month 1 - 3 pm with Susan Schultz.

EXPLORING DRAWING & PAINTING - Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30 – 3:30 pmwith Genny Wilson.

FOPO Pizza Group - Tuesday, September 24.

GUALALA ARTS CLAY STUDIO - Monday, 10 am – 4 pm. Volunteer instructors available. (Newcomers must first meet with volunteer Jane Head on Monday.)

LIFE DRAWING - Wednesdays, 2 pm - 5 pm. Open to all skill levels (including beginners) on a drop-in basis.

MARTIAL ARTS - Mondays & Wednesdays 6 – 7:30 pm with Lini Lieberman-Erich

SWING DANCE - Tuesdays, Lesson 6 to 7 pm with Dance following until 8:30 pm with instructors Al Mayberry and Mary DeLave.

TAI CHI - Mondays 3 – 4:30 pm, with Justine Rosenthal.

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Coming EventsMark Your Calendar

October EventsCajun Zydeco Concert FeaturingLloyd Meadows’ Tri-Tip TrioFriday, October 4, 6 pm Dinner, 7:30 PerformancePPQG Quilt ChallengeOpening Reception Friday, October 4, 5 pmElaine Jacob Foyer & Burnett GalleryMelissa McCann, Fused GlassOpening Reception Saturday, October 5, 5 pmDolphin GalleryManhattan Piano TrioChamber Music ConcertSunday, October 13, 4 pm Performance70th Birthday CelebrationSunday, October 20, 5 pmGualala ArtsJazz in the AutumnJamie Davis, vocalist with Larry Vuckovich, piano and Jeff Chambers, bassSaturday, October 26, 6 pm Performance

Gualala Arts Center ExhibitBay Area Basket Makers

“Baskets & Gourds: Anything Goes”Burnett Gallery

Opening Reception Friday, Sept. 6, 5 pm - 7 pm

Eric Wilder“Basket Patterns”Elaine Jacob Foyer

Opening Reception Friday, Sept. 6, 5 pm - 7 pm

Dolphin Gallery Exhibit Bill Oxford, “Photographs”

Dolphin GalleryOpening Reception Saturday, Sept. 7, 5 pm - 7 pm

EventsStudio Discovery Tour

Self-guided tour from Sea Ranch to Point ArenaAugust 31 - September 2, 2019

Black Irish Band, September 29, 4 pmRedwood Grove at Gualala Arts

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