Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Syrah Day with El Dorado Wineries

Mark the 16th on your calendar and head to the California Welcome Center in El Dorado Hills for an evening sipping Syrah from eight area wineries. If your Valentine's Day evening is a sweet success, this could be a great follow up date!





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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tunes & Truffles


This V-Day, don't head to a crowded restaurant where you'll be packed in like sardines and hearing every other couple's chit chat. Plan the night around the Tunes & Truffles event at Wine & Roses in Lodi where you'll enjoy Hors d' oeuvres, a delicious three course meal and divine array of handmade truffles with assorted toppings. Big Booty Bob and The Backside Kickers will be dishing out some dance-worthy jazz grooves, along with classic rock, blues and country standard tunes.

WHERE: In the Garden Ballroom, 2505 West Turner Rd.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Cocktails and hors d' oeurves • 6:30 p.m. Seatings Begin
TICKETS: $110 per couple plus tax.

Be sure to wear your dancing shoes!

For more information and reservations call 209.371.6117 or sales@winerose.com



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Monday, February 6, 2012

Attention Artists: Clay event hosted by Tony Natsoulas


Sacramento artist, Tony Natsoulas, is inviting artists to participate and compete in the second annual Totems, Plates & Teapots clay event sponsored by the Placer Community Foundation and Alpha Fired Arts.

This year the grand prize winner will receive a full color announcement in Ceramics Monthly featuring their prized piece, selected by the juror, Christy Johnson-Executive Director of the American Museum of Ceramic Art. Second place will receive $300 and third place, $200.

Artists are encouraged to submit their work for consideration through the Roseville Arts website.
Visit rosevillearts.org/clay for more info.

In the past the exhibit  has featured work by Steven Allen, Jennifer Brazelton, Mike Dickay, Kurt Fishback Susanne Kubler and many more.

Important Dates:
Deadline to Submit Entry for consideration: March 24
Exclusive VIP Reception (tickets available): April 19
Exhibition Dates: April 21 – June 2

Where: Blue Line Gallery, 405 Vernon Street, Roseville

Roseville Arts’ Blue Line Gallery is a non-profit community center for the arts. For more info visit the site or call (916) 783-4117.




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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Gregory Kondos & Shimo at Blue Line Gallery

You won't want to miss an amazing exhibit in Roseville right now by two acclaimed painters, Gregory Kondos and Shimo.

Gregory Kondos is one of California’s most prominent artists and is one of the most respected landscape painters in the United States. His landscapes are known nation-wide of Yosemite, the Sacramento River Delta, the coast line with its beaches and rocks, the Southwest, Aix en Provence, France, andthe islands of Greece, his parents’ home land. Kondos has been an art professor for 30 years and the art gallery at Sacramento City College is named after him.

Shimo, born and raised in Shanghai, China, is a famous contemporary artist, and a national 1st Grade artist. He received his BA from the China People’s Liberation Army Arts Academy (Beijing) in 1983, and his MA from the Shanghai University Art Institute (Shanghai daxue meishu xueyuan) in 2003. He has studied with Jiangsu artist Liu Kansheng (b. 1910, a disciple of Shanghai master Zhang Daqian , 1899-1983), and the celebrated artist Zhang Dazhuang (1903-1980), a faculty member at the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. He is one of Asian most Since 2003, he has resided in Sacramento, California.

WHEN: Through Feb 25
Tu-Sat: 11am-3pm, or by appointment
Additional Reception: Feb18, 7-9pm Open to the Public, 6-7pm Members Only
WHERE: Blue Line Gallery, 405 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA

(pictured, Kondos' painting "Kalabaka Greece")



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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

KidsFirst Needs Your Nomination!


The KidsFirst 14th Annual Awards Luncheon is fast approaching and KidsFirst is asking community members to nominate individuals or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to enrich the lives of children in the Sierra-Sacramento Region.

Please nominate someone who has gone above and beyond for children:
• An individual who impacts children and families through change and
leads by example
• An individual who spent a significant amount of time and is devoted
to activities or services that enrich the lives of children
• An individual who develops new programs and activities to help
children and families live a safe and healthy life

Please fax your nominations to
(916)774-2685 or Email to dmartin@kidsfirstnow.org
Deadline for Nominations is February 9, 2012

And remember to save the date for the awards luncheon!
WHEN: March 16
TIME: 11 AM – 1 PM
WHERE: Sun City Lincoln Hills, Orchard Creek Lodge



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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Poetry Readings in El Dorado County!


Ever wish people still recited poetry? You're in luck because for the third year running, El Dorado County high school students are among thousands across the state interpreting, memorizing, and performing classical poetry for Poetry Out Loud, a competition run by the California Arts Council.

The competition build on the recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as demonstrated by the slam poetry movement and the immense popularity of rap music among the nation's youth.
Area high schools that are recommitting to the program are Ponderosa, Golden Sierra, County Programs, Oak Ridge and Charter Community School’s Home Study Academies I and II.

The El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud finals will be held on Tuesday, February 7th, 7:00 p.m. at the Imagination Theater on the county fairgrounds. This event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

Find out more info at www.poetryoutloud.org.



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Monday, January 30, 2012

Spring Classes Starting at Blue Line Gallery!


The Roseville Blue Line Gallery has a slew of fantastic spring classes for kids and youth (ages 2-13) from everything from clay ceramics to photography to printmaking.

Let them learn the best techniques from an animation model maker or have fun exploring techniques using wire and polymer clay beads among other materials and techniques.

Some begin as soon as Jan. 31 or Feb. 3!

Check out all the opportunities at rosevillearts.org





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