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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Top Of Folsom Set For September 14

Top of Folsom is coming to Folsom September 14th!

Guests will enjoy tastes from nearly 40 top wineries, restaurants and breweries, and peruse the work of  20 fine artists during Top of Folsom from 7 – 10 p.m.

The benefit event features unusual performance art presented on the scenic rooftop of the parking structure overlooking Historic Folsom.

Last year, Karen Holmes of Karen’s Bakery Café entertained the crowd by tossing the ingredients of an enormous salad from one floor of the structure to the next. She has similar surprises up her chef’s sleeve for this year.

In addition, a performing artist will create a sculpture before the crowd, to be displayed later at the Folsom Zoo. Last year, the stars of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Network’s Yardcore created a metal condor that’s now part of the zoo’s bird exhibit.

Top of Folsom guests will enjoy samples from Fat Rabbit, Fat's Asian Bistro, Hawks Restaurant, Karen's Bakery & Café, Red Rabbit, Scott’s Seafood, Source Tapas, Snook’s Candies, Sutter St. Steakhouse and The Waterboy/OneSpeed.

Wineries include Sierra Foothills favorites Amour Prive Winery, Fiddletown Cellars, Madroña Vineyards, Petra Vineyard, Pruett Vineyard, Renwood Winery, Scott Harvey Wines and Yorba Wines. Schug Winery, Titus Vineyards and Westwood Family Cellars will be among those representing Napa and Sonoma.
American River Brewing Company, Auburn Alehouse, Lockdown Brewery, Loomis Basin Brewing Company and Mraz Brewing Company will serve beer.

Twenty fine artists from throughout northern California will display their work, which will be available for sale that evening.

The event takes place on the upper deck of the Historic District’s 4-story brick parking structure on Leidesdorff and Reading streets, offering guests panoramic views of the city. Presented by the Folsom Historic District, Top of Folsom benefits the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary and the Folsom Historic District. Animals from the zoo will make special appearances.

Tickets are on sale at TopOfFolsom.com and at Karen’s Bakery Café for $75 through August 31; $85 in September and $90 at the door.  Price includes wine, beer and food sampling, entertainment and a commemorative wine glass.  Complimentary valet parking is available on Reading Street. A special lodging package, including two tickets to the event and a pre-party, is available at Lake Natoma Inn.

Please visit TopOfFolsom.com for more information.

Blog Post information and picture courtesy of Top Of Folsom.


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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Gallery at 48 Natoma Upcoming Art Exhibition

What could be better than an exhibit of yummy delights for the holidays? Luscious cakes piled high with frosting, gooey ice cream with mounds of whipped cream, and gift boxes filled with sumptuous chocolates are all images captured in paintings and sculpture in the next exhibit at the Gallery at 48 Natoma in Folsom.

The exhibit, Just Desserts, features oil paintings by Kit Night, acrylic paintings by Susan Ballenger and life-like ceramic sculptures by Jeff Nebeker.  The exhibit will open on Friday, November 9, and continue through January 10.

Many of the pieces in the exhibit have a pop art quality in which the artists were inspired by the works of Wayne Thiebuad and Richard Diebenkorn. Painter Susan Ballenger was fascinated by the way pies, cakes and cookies were displayed in bakeries creating light and shadow subjects that were later brought to life in her studio. Having studied painting in Boston and widely exhibiting there, Ballenger was later the feature page designer for the Sacramento Bee for eleven years. Her work is now being exhibited widely in the Sacramento region.

Kit Night’s work has been shown, received awards and is collected throughout the United States and has received praise from everyone from Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike, to national jazz composers and best-selling authors. This collection of “sweet stuff” oil paintings is just begging to be scooped off the canvas. “Ice cream is like the Mae West of dessert,” says Night, “all that whipped up glow, all those curves. Va, va, va, voom.”

Jeff Nebeker is both an accomplished ceramicist and pastry chef, drawing visual parallels between frosting, cake decorating and baking a cake with his hand-built “almost edible” ceramic creations.  His patience and technical skill with clay and glazes creates what he calls “guiltless desserts.” Having studied ceramics at UC Davis with such greats as Robert Arneson, David Gilhooly and Wayne Thiebaud his work is broadly exhibited throughout the west coast.

In the adjacent Community Gallery at 48 Natoma, over 300 entries in the 6th Annual Folsom Focus Photography Contest will be displayed. The popular event features photos in three categories including black and white, Folsom events and Folsom outdoors in three age groups. The first place winners will be displayed in the main gallery and the winners will be announced at the opening reception.

The public is invited to celebrate both exhibits at the free opening reception on Friday, November 9, from 6 to 8 p.m., with refreshments, wine and live music. As a special treat for the evening, Karen’s Bakery in Folsom will create a “life-like” recreation of a cake as portrayed in a painting by Kit Night. The cake will then be cut and enjoyed at the reception! Also in time for early holiday shopping, the classes from the Art Center at 48 Natoma will offer a great selection of original art work for sale that one night only.

The Gallery at 48 Natoma is managed by the Folsom Parks and Recreation Department and showcases art by regional and national professional artists, area museum collections and traveling exhibitions; offering high quality original art exhibits that the community may otherwise not have an opportunity to experience. The gallery is free and open to the public and art is available for purchase. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9-5 with additional hours Thursday nights from 6-8p.m.  Free tours can be arranged by appointment. For more information contact Cindy Abraham, (916) 355-7285, or cabraham@folsom.ca.us.

Blog Post information and picture courtesy of the Gallery at 48 Natoma.


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Monday, August 13, 2012

The Folsom Historic District presents "Top of Folsom"

The Folsom Historic District presents ”Top of Folsom “  from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept.15, featuring fine art, food and wine  — all served up on a scenic rooftop in the heart of Historic Folsom!

Top of Folsom brings together 20 fine artists, 20 northern California wineries and 15 chefs, along with performing artists and musical performances in a unique setting under the starry skies of beautiful Folsom. Top of Folsom takes place on the upper deck of the Historic District’s 4-story brick parking structure on Leidesdorff and Reading streets, offering guests panoramic views of the historic city.

The evening features live music, celebrity guest appearances and performance art. The stars of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Network’s “Yardcore,” licensed contractors Jake and Joel Moss, Doug Tolson and Terrence Martin, will be on hand to create an on-the-spot urban sculpture that will later be displayed publicly.  Karen Holmes, owner of Folsom’s Karen’s Bakery Café, will demonstrate the art of making an enormous salad – super-sized and tossed in a most entertaining presentation.

Guests will enjoy sampling exquisite wine and food while viewing art and performances. Beer also will be served. Fine Art will be available for sale at the event.  All guests will receive a commemorative Top Of Folsom wine glass upon check in.  Valet service will be provided for guests.

Top of Folsom will benefit both the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary and the Folsom Historic District. For more information please visit topoffolsom.com.
   
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