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| With landscapes as far as the eye can see, the jurors of this year's "Color of the Land" art show had their work cut out for them, having to select eight winners from 291 entries.
The jurors ' three seasoned artists from the Salt Lake area ' know from experience what it takes to produce a superior landscape, and what to look for in the 2006 Days of '47/Deseret Morning News Landscape Art Show.
First, and most important, the best landscapes are created when the artist actually goes outdoors to paint. Copying from a photograph just won't cut it.
"Freshness seems to come out if they've painted it from life, but not so much if they've painted it from a photo," said Clayton Williams, who owns and operates Williams Fine Art in Salt Lake City.
Judging whether a scene came from a photo or life takes an expert eye, Williams said. "A photo doesn't give you an accurate test of the varying hues and values, so if a painting doesn't have that, you can usually assume it came from a photo."
In the art world, "values" are the varying shades of light and dark that make something real. The eye can capture these subtle changes in brightness but capturing them on canvas is a skill not easily mastered. "People will look out the window and look at the landscape, and they don't often notice the varying hues of light and dark. Once you understand that and are able to put it on a canvas, then a painting comes alive."
Another criterion for a winning landscape is strong drawing skills.
Jean Arnold, a landscape artist whose work is featured throughout the Intermountain region, said that no matter what medium the artist chooses, the underlying drawing skills determine the art's quality.
Also, observational skills are important. Arnold said those skills seem particularly strong in Utah artists ' definitely more prevalent here than in, say, New Mexico, where more abstract landscapes are the norm.
But most of all, the winning landscapes in this year's show express each artist's personal voice. "I think the landscape itself, the notion that there's something out there that must be objectively captured, is not where it comes from," Arnold said. "I think it's what the artists project onto the landscape, their interpretation of it, their way of seeing it, that lets everyone who sees it understand what they (the artists) were really seeing."
For Doug Braithwaite, who won the Purchase Award in last year's show, a landscape needs to evoke some kind of emotion. "I think there are signals that a person can pick up on (in nature) that are maybe deeper than what you can verbalize," Braithwaite said. "When I'm out on the landscape painting, I can feel something that I can't see if I'm working from a photograph. And I think a good painter can capture those emotions."
Braithwaite said that this year's winners had structurally solid work, strong paint strokes and the craftsmanship that comes with experience. His advice for next year's hopefuls: paint, and then paint some more.
"I really think it's a numbers thing," he said. "You paint about a thousand paintings, and then you really start to feel it. And you paint about a thousand more, and you can show what you feel in the work."
E-mail: jcloward@desnews.com | | |
| "Rocks and Moss" (woodcut) by Brad Teare won the Purchase Award.
"We're excited," said MUAH director Kandace Steadman. "If you look at what the museum does ' show Utah art and Utah history ' landscape painting is such a big part of the Utah scene.
"Also, just look at the history of the Deseret Morning News and the Days of '47; the art show fits in perfectly with the museum's mission."
The venue change also allows artists to exhibit their work in a gallery/museum atmosphere for three weeks. Size restrictions hampering previous shows were also removed, giving artists more freedom in what they could enter. Exhibit visitors will notice many large works of art in this year's show.
With 291 entries ' the most received in the exhibit's history ' jurors Jean Arnold, Doug Braithwaite and Clayton Williams worked long and hard to select the 65 pieces that will be on display; included are oils, watercolors, prints, drawings and pastels.
Brad Teare's color woodblock print, "Rock Moss," was selected as this year's $2,500 Purchase Award-winner. Teare's woodblock is the first of its kind in the newspaper's art collection.
First place in the competition, with a $1,000 award, went to Clay Wagstaff for his oil-on-board painting, "Mountain #3." John Erickson took second place and $800 with his oil, "7th East." Third place, with $600, was given to David Meikle for his oil "Cliffs Above Willard."
Five noncash Honorable Mentions were also awarded: Jeffery Pugh for "Peoa"; H. Shane Ross for "Duchesne Fields"; Eric Zschiesche for "Wasatch Spring"; Harrison Groutage for "Winter Rain"; and Rebecca Livermore for "Timpanogos Autumn."
During the exhibit's run at the MUAH, which will be open to the public July 8-24, visitors will be allowed to vote for their personal favorite. Near the show's conclusion, two more awards ' People's Choice awards ' will be presented, each worth $200.
To those artists whose work was not selected for this year's show, please remember the subjective nature of the jurying process; another set of jurors would have selected a different show. Please continue to enter each year.
Landscape painting in Utah remains a vital artistic voice in the region, and the Days of '47/Deseret Morning News Landscape Art Show will continue to be its staunch supporter.
"7th East" (oil) by John Erikson won the second-place award.
David Meikle's "Cliffs Above Willard" (oil) won third place in the show.
"Timpanogos Autumn" (watercolor) by Rebecca Livermore received an Honorable Mention in this year's show.
"Wasatch Spring" (oil) by Eric Zschiesche, Honorable Mention.
"Winter Rain" (acrylic) by Harrison Groutage, Honorable Mention. | | |
| Above the Arctic circle lies a slice of Alaska that's raw, vast, wild and otherworldly Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 07/2/06There are no trees here.
But barren it's not. This is eye-candy terrain, rich with nature, culture and history, from the Eskimo settlement of Anaktuvuk Pass to other stops above the Arctic Circle. Stark and beautiful, the top third of Alaska is increasingly finding favor with travelers lured by the mystique of the far, far north.
But be forewarned: This is not your finicky cousin's luxury cruise. There are few frills here. Some accommodations sport only bare plywood walls. The trade-off is the view: otherworldly, raw, unbelievably vast, utterly wild.
Whether you choose a group tour or self-guided trip, the base of operations for most is Fairbanks, a modern city of 30,000 about 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the point where there's at least 24 hours of light in summer or darkness in winter. From Fairbanks, you can fly north, head off for back-country treks or drive to North Slope oil country. While the majority of visitors come during the summer, many companies offer winter tours and services as well.
Here are some interesting points along the way:
ANAKTUVUK PASS
This is the last remaining settlement of Nunamiut, or inland, Inupiat Eskimos, at the base of the Brooks Range near the northern Continental Divide. Residents still hunt the caribou that migrate along the glacial valley, so it's only fitting that Anaktuvuk Pass means "the place of caribou droppings" in Inupiaq.
The village, with 300 residents, is the only community within the Gates of the Arctic National Park and one of the rare villages with a museum. The Simon Paneak Memorial Museum offers a comprehensive look at a once-nomadic people, as well as local artwork for sale, including caribou skin masks trimmed with wolf, fox or bear fur.
The village is off the road system. You have to fly there. But that hasn't stopped a growing number of travelers, even cruise ship passengers such as Donna Kucinski and Kathleen Gunning.
The elementary school teachers from Chicopee, Mass. were looking for a more unusual side-excursion during their trip. They found it with local guide Cyrus Mekiana. The Eskimo rolled his eight-wheel Argo over shallow sections of the meandering John River, then over grounds bursting with jewel-hued plants nestled in lichen. Next was the caribou migration route, where bleached skulls and antlers from old hunts were scattered on the valley floor.
Towering over everything are jagged, intricately carved mountains.
"It's just totally different at the top of the world," Kucinski said. "It's so different from New England."
THE DALTON HIGHWAY
This is one extreme road trip, stretching 414 miles to Deadhorse, a Prudhoe Bay industrial camp just south of the Arctic Ocean.
The Dalton was built in the 1970s for hauling supplies during construction of the 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline. The entire length of the highway opened to the public in 1994, but most of it remains a gravel road, although some southern sections are paved.
Beware of sharp rocks, potholes, steep grades and dense smoke from summer wildfires. Few car-rental companies allow their vehicles to be used on the highway.
A big thanks to those that do. What a way to experience the pipeline, an imposing steel structure flanked by brick-red pillars and forklike tines. This colossal piece of landscape art would put Christo to shame.
Along the roadway are granite slabs and other strange rock formations. Fields of fuschia-colored fireweed burst from burned forests. And you never know when you'll see musk oxen, moose and Dall sheep.
Also check out Coldfoot, a rest stop for far north truckers and home of the new, surprisingly ritzy Arctic Interagency Visitor Center. A gold-mining hub in the early 1900s, Coldfoot was abandoned for Wiseman, a quaint outpost of 24 people 13 miles to the north where you can visit a Gold-Rush era cemetery and the nondenominational Kalhabuk Memorial Chapel, open 24 hours a day, featuring free Bibles and Sunday sermons by a local state trooper and the chapel owner, longtime resident June Reakoff.
And of course, you must visit the pullout at mile 115 (Alaska travelers rely on mile markers since there are few towns to note where they're at). Here, a sign ready-made for those wanting to take a picture marks the Arctic Circle. That's what Paul Isabella and fellow Harley Davidson bikers did after reaching the turnaround point of their trek from Valley Forge, Pa.
"This is very much the realization of a lifelong dream," gushed Isabella, 62. "The scenery has been just unbelievable."
BARROW
The nation's farthest north town is the land of endless days, when the summer sun doesn't set for weeks and the Arctic Ocean glistens in the sublime light. And where else can you get your photo taken under an arch made of whale bones, a signature icon of the largely Inupiat Eskimo community of 4,500?
Ancient culture radiates here through Native dance demonstrations, oral histories, art made by locals, exhibits at the Inupiat Heritage Center and the sod-house remains of the original settlement of Ukpiagvik, or "the place where we hunt snowy owls." This is also major polar bear territory. But don't worry. The best opportunities for seeing these gorgeous carnivores are from the safety of sightseeing vehicles at Point Barrow, 13 miles northeast of town.
Another must-see excursion is the Arctic Ocean, which deposits satiny driftwood all along the wind-swept coast. If they dare, visitors also can take a dip in the icy deep, thanks to Fran Tate, owner of Pepe's North of the Border restaurant, which, by the way, serves authentic dishes prepared by Mexican cooks.
Tate, a 76-year-old spitfire, greets her summer guests with an invitation to join her Polar Bear Club every evening at the water's edge across the road from Pepe's. For a $10 membership, takers must fully submerge themselves to collect goose bumps and a certificate granting them lifetime bragging rights.
"It only takes a minute," Tate assured the crowd on a cloudless summer day when temperatures hovered in the mid 50s.
Promptly at 6 p.m., a few dozen people gathered to take the plunge or witness this Arctic peculiarity. Among the semibrave was Debbie Smith of Dayton, Ohio, who cheered as her bolder son Alex, 11, went in all the way. She could only wade in calf-deep.
"It was really frigid," she said of the 45-degree water. "But now I can go back and tell everyone I've been in the Arctic Ocean."
A final word of advice, whether you plan to take the swim or not. If you venture north of the Arctic Circle, make sure to pack plenty of warm clothes ' even if your trip is in the summer. | | |
| Special to The Capital Times
In the 1950s, Abraham Maslow said humans care about their aesthetic or intellectual needs only after all their other basic needs -- food, shelter, security and social approval -- are met.
Researchers have since challenged this theory, suggesting that human needs are far more complex than Maslow realized. Author Kenneth Helphand's new book "Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime" offers ample evidence that this is almost certainly true.
This lovely book offers an overview of gardens created under the most adverse conditions during the turbulent 20th century. From soldiers who raised vegetables in the trenches of World War I to Jews who built kitchen gardens in the ghettos of Warsaw to the Community Gardening Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Helphand (pronounced Helfand) explores how gardening, even in the worst situations, provides solace for the human soul, as well as sustenance for the human body.
In a recent telephone interview, Helphand, who is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon in Eugene, reflected on the process of writing "Defiant Gardens."
"Over and over people in these horrible circumstances would describe the beauty of some small aspect of this and how it was more important than food," he said. "To me that inverts the idea that gardens are superficial or only necessary after you've done everything else.
"For anyone who is a designer or an artist, you essentially believe in your gut that art matters," he added. "It doesn't mean it's the most important thing, but it matters."
The idea for "Defiant Gardens" started with a photo Helphand found of World War I soldiers working in their garden. As he describes it, the image festered under his skin, but it ultimately took 15 years for the book to come to fruition.
Helphand said the process of creating this book has deepened his understanding of gardens and landscape. In particular, he has an appreciation for the active relationship humans maintain with the environment when they garden.
What he finds significant is that many of the people who created these defiant gardens did so knowing there was a strong chance they wouldn't be there to see the fruits of their labors. "It was a paradox," Helphand said. "People were still trying to be hopeful even when they knew there was no hope."
At its core, "Defiant Gardens" reads like a deeply political treatise. That's probably not so surprising since Helphand's undergraduate degree was in political science, but the author is quick to point out that he's not offering up an anti-war message. Rather, he believes it's impossible to discuss war and not think about the politics underlying all of them.
"If you think of war and gardening as a kind of war and peace, then gardening is a state of peace," he said. "The garden in the time of war is trying to bring back a state that is not violent and where people are not being killed."
Helphand believes gardens can offer people healing in times of great trauma, but he also understands that they don't always reach every person. For some, it is music or visual art that sustains them through traumatic times. His point is that the human need for the beautiful transcends time and place.
Ultimately, Helphand has concluded that life, home, hope, work and beauty are all equally important to the human spirit. The proportions of those ingredients change from situation to situation, but they underlie all basic human needs.
"I can honestly say that I started with hope," Helphand said of the process of writing the book.
"I knew that already. Lots of people have written about that. It was the others that I came away with. I was amazed at people's ability to try to make a home when thrust into horrible situations, but the one that surprised me the most was how much the work meant to people."
Gardening is fundamentally creative and ultimately satisfying to the human spirit, he concluded. And of course, there is the power of the beautiful which seems to have the power to sustain human beings.
"It doesn't matter how big something is or how long it is in duration. A single plant can be as meaningful as an acre," he said.
As for future projects, Helphand says there are books waiting to be written about gardening in Soviet gulags and South African prisons, but he hopes to focus on an exploration of the English painter Derek Jarman's gardens.
"My hope is that other scholars and students will read 'Defiant Gardens' and do more because there's a lot more out there," he said. | | |
| TEA DANCE -- A tea dance will be held from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the Moose Lodge, 6585 Gibson Canyon Road, Vacaville. Music provided by The De Leons. Snacks and a no-host bar will be available. Cost is $7.
FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR -- 9 p.m. Monday at Six Flags Marine World, intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 37, Vallejo. 644-4000.
TORCHLIGHT PARADE -- Music, dancing, floats, horses, clowns and live entertainment, 6:30 p.m. Monday, First Street, Benicia. 745-9791.
MUSICAL AMERICANA -- Musical Americana, Vacaville Museum, 3- 5 p.m. Tuesday at 213 Buck Ave., 447-4513.
FIREWORKS -- Entertainment, street vendors, carnival games, bounce castles, food, live music and more at the CreekWalk, beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Fireworks at dusk in Andrews Park. Call 451-2100.
HALL PARK -- Dixon will hold its annual fireworks display at Hall Park at dusk on Tuesday. Call 678-4828.
PARADE -- On Tuesday, a downtown parade will begin at 10 a.m. in Vallejo. At 1 p.m. the Vallejo Symphony pops concert will be on the marina green at the waterfront. At dusk, fireworks. Call 644-5551.
PICNIC IN THE PARK -- Picnic in the park, arts and crafts, noon to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Military and First streets, Benicia. Fireworks at dusk. Call 745-9791.
SUISUN CITY -- Live music, kiddie carnival, arts and crafts fair, games, food and much more, along with fireworks over the harbor at Suisun waterfront, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Call 421-7309.
WINTERS -- Dr. Sellers Football Field at Winters High School will be the place to see fireworks in Winters at dusk. Gates open at 6 p.m. Cost is $1 at the gate. Call (530) 795-2329.
OPEN MARKET -- Harbor Plaza, downtown Suisun City will have an open market from 10 a.m.-sunset, Saturday. Vendors, crafts, antiques, entertainment and more throughout the day. Call 428-4970.
HARBOR PLAZA -- Suisun City will be having a day of games, races, kiddie carnival, arts and crafts and live music, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Tuesday. Fireworks at dusk. Call 421-7309.
INDEPENDENCE PARADE -- The Independence Day parade will march down Texas St., on Tuesday. The pancake breakfast begins at 10 a.m., a barbecue and free concert at 11 a.m. in the Solano County Government Center Plaza. Proceeds from the barbecue will benefit a local nonprofit group.
THUNDERBIRDS -- The Thunderbirds home games this week: Tonight-Sunday the T-Birds take on the Monterey Bay Sox. Tonight will be trivia night and celebrate Woodland night. Saturday is visor giveaway, along with fireworks by Travis Credit Union/ East Bay Mudd Band. Sunday is Sunday sundaes. Games start at 7:05 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 6:05 p.m. Sundays. Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday and the T-Birds will take on the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox. Thursday they play the Yuba Devil Rays and is Family Times Night. Tickets are $6-$10 and are available at the gate or by calling 455-4444.
BALLROOM DANCING -- Bring your patriotic spirit and colors to the Fairfield ballroom dance, 7:30-10 p.m. Thursday at the Senior Center, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue, and Civic Center Dr. Cost is $7.
VACAVILLE MARKET -- Vacaville Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday on Main Street in downtown Vacaville. A cooking demonstration will take place at 10 a.m. Call 451-2100.
FAIRFIELD MARKET -- Certified Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 5 at the Solano County Center Plaza in downtown Fairfield. This week's entertainment: Dancing and singing by the Danc-Sing Stars Studio and Angel the Harpist. Call 422-0103.
VALLEJO MUSEUM -- The Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, 734 Marin St., Vallejo, presents "Acts of Great Bravery and Daring: The Untold Story of the U.S. Navy's Heroic Response to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire," through July 29. Museum hours are 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call 643-0077.
MARINE WORLD -- Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo. Admission is $29-$49.99. Call 644-4000 or visit www.sixflags.com/marineworld.
BENICIA FARMERS MARKET -- Benicia Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m. Thursdays through October, along Main Street in downtown Benicia.
RIO VISTA MUSEUM -- Rio Vista Museum, 16 N. Front St., Rio Vista, exhibits equipment and uniforms from the Rio Vista Fire Department, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Weekday tours by appointment. Admission, $1. Call 374-5169.
COMEDY
PEPPER BELLY'S -- Pepper Belly's Comedy and Variety Theater, 849 Texas St., Fairfield, presents Eddie Ifft, 8 tonight and Saturday; tickets are $15. The Time Bandits will perform at a grand opening in the lounge. Spaghetti and Laughs, 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Thursday Night All-Stars at 8 p.m. Call 422-7469 or visit www.pepperbellys.com.
ART
LEDGEWOOD CREEK WINERY -- Ledgewood Creek Winery, 4589 Abernathy Road, Fairfield, presents a special art exhibit featuring environmental impressionist painter George Summer, Saturday-Aug. 31.
ART WALK -- July Art Walk in downtown Winters, noon-6 p.m. Saturday, featuring the opening of "Contemporary Abstraction" by Helen DiCarlo at The Arte Junction. An artist reception will be held from 6- 8 p.m. "Pat Carson Home & Garden Show" at Briggs & Co., opens with artist reception and music by The Sens from 7-10 p.m. Outdoor live music by Flatland String Band, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit www.wintersca.org.
WINTERS CENTER FOR THE ARTS -- Winters Center for the Arts, 31 Main St., (530) 795-5301, www.wintersarts.org, presents paintings by Susan Levitsky through July 30. Reception, 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Art walk hours: noon-9 p.m. Saturday. Regular hours, 5-8 p.m. Fridays, 3- 8 p.m. Saturday and noon-2 p.m. Sunday.
BRIGGS & CO. -- Briggs & Co., 820 Railroad Ave., (530) 795-9505, www.briggs&co.com, presents creative endeavors of wood and metal-Pat Carson home & garden show through July 30. Art walk: noon- 10 p.m. with artist reception with music from 7-10 p.m. Regular hours: noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon- 4 p.m. Sunday.
ARTIST CORNER -- Artist Corner Picture Perfect Framing & Gallery, 438 Main and Elizabeth street, Vacaville presents original rock poster art through August. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call 451-3242.
ARTISTS' GUILD -- Vallejo Artists' Guild, 930 Marin St., Vallejo, presents "Where's Your Sense of Humor" ends today. Gallery hours are 1- 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call 556-9710.
STEADY EDDY'S -- Steady Eddy's Coffee House, 5 E. Main St., Winters, presents quilts by Diane Lis, ceramics by Sharon Bloom, ongoing; pottery by Rebecca Bresnick-Holmes, ongoing. Art walk: 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Regular hours: 6:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. weekdays, to 9 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday. Call (530) 795-3588.
'WINTERS TALES' -- "Winters Tales: Oral History Project," by photographer Jamie Chomas, is an ongoing display in the first floor hallway at The Palms, 13 Main St., Winters. Free. Call (530) 902-0705.
THE ARTE JUNCTION -- The Arte Junction, 308 Railroad Ave., Winters, presents "Contemporary Abstraction," by Helen DiCarlo through Aug. 4. Regional Landscapes" by Patris, through today. Art walk: 4-8 p.m. Saturday. Reception, 6-8 p.m.. Regular hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Call (530) 795-3297.
VACAVILLE GALLERY -- Vacaville Art Gallery, 718 E. Monte Vista Ave., Vacaville, presents "... A Thousand Words: Collaboration Between Language & Art" ends today. Gallery hours are noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call 448-8712 or visit www.vacavilleartgallery.com.
JACKSON MEDICAL SUPPLY -- Jackson Medical Supply, 506 Main St., Vacaville, exhibits Vacaville artist Deborah Crone's paintings, "Acrylic Over Plaster on Board," ends today. Viewing hours are 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Call 446-7014.
ARTIST CORNER -- Original rock poster art, Artist Corner Picture Perfect Framing & Gallery, 438 Main St., Vacaville. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. 451-3242.
MUSIC
ON THE GREEN -- The Vallejo Symphony Association, presents "Pops Concert on the Green," 1 p.m. Tuesday in Vallejo. Call 643-4441.
CREEKWALK CONCERT SERIES -- The Friday night CreekWalk concert series continues 6:30-9:30 tonight. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. This week: Tom Rigney & Flambeau. On Tuesday evening before fireworks, listen to Shane Dwight Blues Band. Call 449-6185.
TOWN SQUARE ENTERTAINMENT -- The Town Square in downtown Vacaville hosts free entertainment. This week: Eddy K. "The Waikiki Cowboy," 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Call 451-2100.
THE PALMS -- The Palms, 13 Main St., Winters, presents Fairport Convention Acoustic Trio, 8:30 tonight; tickets, $22. Call (530) 758-8058 or visit www.palmsplayhouse.com.
Sacramento Area ATTRACTIONS
CELEBRATE AMERICA -- Celebrate America on July Fourth at Raley Field, 400 Ballpark Dr., West Sacramento. Festivities for the whole family begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5-$20. Call (916) 376-4676 or visit www.raleyfield.com.
STEAM TRAIN -- Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Fifth Avenue and Reservoir Road in Jamestown, offers steam train rides on the Fourth of July from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Celebrate by taking a ride behind one of America's most poignant symbols: An authentic steam locomotive. Regular hours: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October. Cost is $2-$8. Call (800) 446-1333 or visit www.thegreatunfenced.com.
FAIRYTALE TOWN -- Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, presents a Puppet Festival, Tuesday-Sunday. Regular hours are 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. daily. Call (916) 264-5233 or visit www.fairytaletown.org.
RAILROAD MUSEUM -- The California State Railroad Museum, 2nd and I streets in Old Sacramento, offers steam train rides on the hour, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through September. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Cost is $3-$8. Call (916) 445-6645 or visit www.californiastaterailroad.org.
TOWE AUTO MUSEUM -- Towe Auto Museum, 2200 Front St., Sacramento, presents 50 years of karting through July 29. "How Does That Engine Work?" a workshop for kids, at 9 a.m. Saturdays through Oct. 21. Call (916) 442-6802 or visit www.toweautomuseum.org.
LATINA EXHIBIT -- The California Museum, 1020 O St., Sacramento, presents "Latinas: The Spirit of California" through today. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3.50-$5. Visit www.californiamuseum.org.
FARMERS MARKET -- The Davis Farmers Market is open 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturdays all year and 4:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through mid-October in Central Park, 4th and C streets, Davis. Call (530) 756-1695.
THEATER
'OKLAHOMA!' -- The Davis Musical Theatre Company announces the opening of the classical museum, "Oklahoma!," through July 9. Performance times are 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:15 p.m. Sundays at Hoblit Performing Arts Center, 607 Pena Drive, Davis. Tickets are $10-$15. Call (530) 756-3682 or visit www.dmtc.org.
'ROMEO AND JULIET' -- City Theatre, Sacramento City College, 3835 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, presents "Romeo and Juliet," today-Aug. 5 For performance times, call (916) 558-2228.
ART
SAO GALLERY -- Davis Art Center Tsao Gallery, 1919 F St., Davis, presents Nami-Yolo Sunflower Art through today. Regular hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, to 5 p.m. Friday. Call (530) 756-4100.
FIVE FIGS COUTURE -- Five Figs Couture, 803 Second St. No. 307, Davis, presents "From Taffy's Garden," recent photographs by Diana Jahns Childress, through Thursday. Regular hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call (530) 756-3500 or visit www.fivefigscouture.com.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE -- International House, 10 College Park, Davis, presents Fred Heusner, "Pixels, Numbers & Functions," digital art and mathematics, through July 11. Regular hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment. Call (530) 753-5007.
JOHN NATSOULAS GALLERY -- John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St., Davis. Regular hours are 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, to 10 p.m. Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call (530) 756-3938 or visit www.natsoulas.com.
EXPLODING HEAD GALLERY -- The Exploding Head Gallery, 924 12th St., Sacramento, presents "The Urban Landscape," a group exhibition, Thursday-July 27. Reception: 6-9 p.m. July 8. Ceramic sculptures by Jacqueline Hurlbert, drawings by David Limrite and mixed media sculpture by Linda Welch, through Saturday. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call (916) 442-8424.
THE ARTERY -- The Artery, 207 G St., Davis presents "Celebrating Best Friends," works in fabric and paintings by Sara Helen LeFebvre and Linda Miller, through Monday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (530) 758-8330.
PENCE GALLERY -- The Pence Gallery, 212 D St., Davis, presents "Delta Landscapes," work by Andre Janitsky and Mehdi Saghafi, Wednesday-Aug. 20. A reception, 6- 9 p.m. July 14. Work by first-year masters of fine arts students at the University of California, Davis, through Sunday. Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Call (530) 758-3370 or visit www.pencegallery.org.
'PEACE IMAGERY' -- The Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27033 Patwin Road, Davis, presents "Epidemic Peace Imagery: An Expanding Exhibition of Peace Works by Writers & Visual Artists" end today. Call (530) 753-2581.
DAVIS COMMUNITY GALLERY -- The Davis Community Gallery in the Davis Community Clinic, 2040 Sutter Place, Davis, presents "Natural Color," paintings by Marie-Therese Brown, through Sept. 1. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Call (530) 753-3498.
CROCKER ART MUSEUM -- Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., Sacramento presents master drawings by Bay Area figurative painters, through Sept. 3. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (to 9 p.m. Thursday). Admission is $3-$6. Call (916) 264-5423 or visit www.crockerartmuseum.org.
MUSIC
WOODLAND OPERA HOUSE -- The Woodland Opera House, corner of Main and 2nd streeets in Woodland, presents their 2006 Summer pops concert series beginning Saturday with The Edlos, the bad boys of A Capella, 8 p.m. Tickets are $18. Call (530) 666-9617.
Wine Country ATTRACTIONS
MONDAVI WINERY -- Robert Mondavi Winery, 860-E Kaiser Road, Napa, presents the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Fourth of July fireworks, 7 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds will be donated to Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. Call (888) 769-5299 or visit www.robertmondaviwinery.com.
YOUNTVILLE -- The Veterans Home of California at Yountville presents a Fourth of July program, with entertainment, music, food booths and more, noon-9 p.m. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
NAPA VALLEY MUSEUM -- Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville presents its summer series for children on art, environment and history, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through today. Cost is $165. Call 944-0500 or visit www.napavalleymuseum.org.
TOURIST FRONTIER -- "The Tourist Frontier: Early Auto Touring in California," features old road signs, maps, photos, license plates and other artifacts, through Aug. 1 at the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, 20 Fourth St., Petaluma. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and noon-3 p.m. Sunday. Call 778-4398.
FLICKS -- Friday Night Flicks begins at 8 p.m. each week at Copia, 500 First St., Napa. This week: "Mana: Beyond Belief" (2004). Not rated. Tickets, $5-$6. Call 259-1600 or visit www.copia.org.
COPIA -- This week at Copia, 500 First St., Napa: "Wild About Salmon," 1-2:15 p.m. Fridays through July 28. Winetasting 101, 10:15-10:45 p.m. daily. "Blue Plate Special from America's Heartland," 1-2:15 p.m. today. "Copia Farmer's Market," 7:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Island arrangements, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Cooking school secrets for home cooks, 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission, $5-$12.50. Call 259-1600 or visit www.copia.org.
SCHULZ MUSEUM -- Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, presents a Fourth of July celebration, all day. New exhibit: Schulz's lifelong love of ice hockey in "Face-Off." Personal mementos, awards and original artwork, through Oct. 2. Exhibits and events: "Woodstock: Small is Beautiful," original strips and photographs, through Oct. 23. "The Trouble With Kites," through Sept. 11. Gallery hours: noon-5 p.m. weekdays (closed Tuesday) and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. Admission: $5-$8. Call 579-4452 or visit www.SchulzMuseum.org.
FARMER'S MARKET -- Calistoga Farmers Market, 1546 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga, 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Oct. 28. Call 942-8892 or 812-2640.
THEATER
'LATE NIGHT CATECHISM' -- "Late Night Catechism," will be perform through Sunday at the Napa Valley Opera House, 1000 Main St., Napa. The dinner-theater tickets are $40. Call 226-7372 or visit www.nvoh.org.
ART
VALLEY GALLERY -- An art exhibit to benefit Aldea Family and Children's Services of Napa and Solano counties will be held through July 14 at the Artists of the Valley Gallery, 3111 N. St. Helena Highway, Suite 1A, St. Helena. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Thursday-Monday. Call 265-9050 or visit www.nvart.org.
'RARE PLACES' -- Mumm Napa, 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford, presents Robert Turner's "Rare Places in a Rare Light" through Sept. 7. Call 967-7700.
NAPA VALLEY MUSEUM -- Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, presents "Paradise Lost & Found," Napa Valley artists exploring competing visions for an ideal community, through Wednesday. Cost is $5. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Monday. Call 944-0500.
MUSIC
JARVIS CONSERVATORY -- The Jarvis Conservatory presents Doug Han from San Francisco as guest accompanist for Saturday Opera Night. The performance is at 8 p.m. Saturday, at 1711 Main St., Napa. Tickets are $15. Call 255-5445.
NICKEL CREEK -- Bluegrass, country trio will lay Thursday with special guest Derek Hughes at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. Tickets are $39.50. Call 707- 546-3600 or visit wellsfargocenterarts.com.
Bay Area ATTRACTIONS
MARIN COUNTY FAIR -- The 61st annual Marin County Fair will be held today-Tuesday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. Admission is $11-$13. Lots of entertainment for the entire family. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, visit www.marinfair.org or call (415) 499-6800.
WILLOWS THEATRE -- A public dinner, a symphony concert and a show featuring performances from past and current productions will highlight a celebration in Martinez of the 30th anniversary of the Concord-based Willows Theatre on Sunday. Tickets are $20-$100. Call (925) 798-1300 or visit www.willowstheatre.org.
QUAKE REMEMBERED -- San Francisco Public Library presents "Snapshot Chronicles: Inventing the American Photo Album" featuring personal albums documenting the 1906 earthquake and fire, through Aug. 20 in the Jewett Gallery. Free. Call (415) 557-4277 or visit www.sfpl.org.
SAN FRANCISCO ZOO -- The San Francisco Zoo, 1 Zoo Road, San Francisco, presents Zoo camp for kids through Aug. 25. Prices range from $220-$300 per week. The zoo is open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission is $4.50-$11. Feed the giraffes from 2-3 p.m. daily; cost is $3 per person. Call (415) 753-7080 or visit www.sfzoo.org.
OAKLAND MUSEUM -- The Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland presents "Aftershock! Voices from the 1906 Earthquake and Fire" through Aug. 13. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $5-$8. Call (510) 238-2200 or visit www.museumca.org.
THEATER
MAGIC THEATRE -- Magic Theatre, Fort Mason Center, Building D, San Francisco, presents "Killer Joe," through July 23. Performance times are 8:30 p.m. Tuesday-Fridays, 5 and 9 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25-$45. Call (415) 441-8822 or visit www.killerjoesf.com.
GEARY THEATER -- "Happy End," a musical melodrama, through July 9 at the Geary Theater, 405 Geary St., San Francisco. Tickets are $12-$76. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Call (415) 749-2228 or visit www.act-sf.org.
'BEACH BLANKET' -- Steve Silver's musical "Beach Blanket Babylon" continues at Club Fugazi, 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd., San Francisco. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7 and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 and 5 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25-$77. Call (415) 421-4222.
ART
CRAFT+DESIGN -- San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design, 550 Sutter St., San Francisco, presents "Designs for a Consumer Culture" by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, through Aug. 27. Cost is $2-$3. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Call (415) 773-0303 or visit www.sfmcd.org.
EPPERSON GALLERY -- The Epperson Gallery, 1400 Pomona St., Crockett, presents "Over and Above," studies in oil and acrylic by Pleasant Hill artist Robert Chapla, through July 8. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. Call (510) 787-2925 or visit www.eppersongallery.com.
CONTEMPORARY ART -- Crockett Contemporary Art, 1538 Pomona St., Crockett, features works by Bay Area artists Brooke Fletcher and Michael Rosenthal through July 9. Call (510) 787-1900.
'PEER PLEASURE' -- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St. at Third, San Francisco, presents "Peer Pleasure 2: Red 76, Temporary Services and the VISIBLE Collective," through Sunday. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, to 8 p.m. Thursday. Admission, $2-$6; free the first Tuesday of the month. Call (415) 978-2787 or visit www.YBCA.org.
CARTOON ART MUSEUM -- The Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco, presents "A Century of Children's Book Illustration," through Jan. 14. Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thursday. "Small Press Spotlight," featuring Andrice Arp, through Sept. 17. "Cartoon Tunes," capturing music in comics, through Oct. 15. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Admission is $2-$6. Call (415) 227-8666 or visit www.cartoonart.org.
JEWISH MUSEUM -- The Contemporary Jewish Museum, 121 Steuart St., San Francisco, presents "Art of Living: Contemporary Photography and Video From the Israel Museum," featuring photographs and videos by Israeli artists from the past five years, through July 30. Regular hours are noon-6 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Admission is $4-$5. Call (415) 344-8800 or visit www.thecjm.org.
YERBA BUENA -- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., San Francisco, presents "Black Panther Rank and File" through Sunday. Hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (to 8 p.m. Thursday). Admission, $3-$6; free the first Tuesday of each month. Call (415) 978-2787 or visit www.ybca.org.
JOHN PENCE GALLERY -- John Pence Gallery, 750 Post St., San Francisco, presents recent oil paintings by Jacob A. Pfeiffer through July 8. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call (415) 441-1138 or visit www.johnpence.com.
DE YOUNG -- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents these exhibits at the De Young, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park: "Contemporary Art and the Body," through September. "Crown Point Press: The Art of Etching," through Aug. 27. "Personal Perspectives," aspects of European photography, through July. Hours are 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, to 8:45 p.m. Fridays. Admission, $6-$10. Call (415) 750-3614 or visit www.thinker.org.
ASIAN ART MUSEUM -- Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St., San Francisco, presents Chinese Calligraphy demonstrations, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. "A Curious Affair," the fasination between east and west through Sept. 3. "Elephants on Parade" through Aug. 6. "The Three Gorges Project," paintings by Liu Xiaodong, through July 16. "The Elegant Gathering," the Yeh Family Collection, through Sept. 17. Ongoing exhibit: "In a New Light: The Asian Art Museum Collection." Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Admission is $6-$12. Call (415) 581-3500 or visit www.asianart.org. | | |
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