by Timothy Rutt
Artists Susannah Dadd and James Griffith (of Folly Bowl fame) and Anita David, Sarah Newberry, and Catherine Stebbins will have an open studio sale of handmade jewelry, accessories, and more at Studio 918, 918 E. Altadena Dr., on Sat., Feb. 4, from 10 AM-4 PM.
Frank Thomas Hartley is the January featured artist at the Gallery at the Coffee Gallery.
With world-renowned artist Tommaso Durante, Hartley co-produced a commissioned art book titled Chaos and Cosmos, where art and science meld “the order of beauty and the perfection of symmetries” through interaction and conflict.
Through further study and his own explorations in oil on canvas, Hartley has applied his artistic bent to interpreting images from our orbiting “time machines,” deep-space telescopes. His portfolio of cosmic art interprets an inspirational, gigantic, magnificent universe, seemingly floating benignly in space belying the tumultuous alchemy of matter. Hartley then takes his original paintings and creates variations by applying secondary techniques and treatments in a variety of other media.
A reception for Hartley will be held this Sun., Jan. 8, from 4-6 PM at the Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake Ave.
Jim Berry is the Gallery at the Coffee Gallery's featured artist for December.
Jim Barry lived in Senegal for five years and returns frequently to West Africa.
Laughing with his photo subjects has become a habit as he travels. Many schools and colleges in Mali use his expertise for their webs and now have and their outpost on the Internet. These photos are taken in remote areas of Mali, Burkina Faso, and most recently in Tunisia. The silk paintings come from travel sketches.
The "Jasmine Revolution" in Tunisia was a close parallel to one in Mali fifteen years ago and inspired a peaceful two month trip this summer to talk to people about their newly found freedoms and hopes for the future. Please see jimbarry.org for contact information.
There will be a reception for Berry at the Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake, this Sunday, Dec. 11, from 4:30-6:30 PM. The Gallery at the Coffee Gallery is curated by Kathleen Swaydon.
Almadeus "Star" Gioeli will have an art exhibit and sale tonight at our currently-powered perch, Sidewalk Cafe HTS, from 7-9 PM.
The event is a benefit for the Alternative Cancer Research Project.
Sidewalk Cafe is at 2057 N. Los Robles Ave. (Los Robles and Woodbury Road) in Borderdena.
Local painter Patrick Gothard will have an open sale at his studio, 215 Laurel Drive in Altadena on Sun., Dec. 4, from 10 AM- PM. Stop by if you're looking for that unique holiday gift.
Altadena's Jeffry Michael Jensen is the November artist at the Gallery in the Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake.
Since 1991, I’ve been a member of the Pasadena Society of Artists. Over the years, my paintings, mixed media works, and digital photographs have been shown in many one-person and group shows, winning awards on several occasions. In addition, I’ve worked as a research editor, reference librarian, and college instructor. I’m also the author of several poetry chapbooks, nonfiction books, and many hundreds of essays and book reviews.
As a self-taught artist, I approach every painting, mixed media work, and digital photograph with a sense of discovery. Through vivid abstract images and vibrant color combinations, I hope to shed light on how my subconscious mind translates the visible world around me.
Dr. Marisol Martinez, front, and Lance Anderson in the back create their custom leather products in their Altadena studio.
by Timothy Rutt
The road to California Bohemian Leather is one that involved lots of twists and turns.
When chiropractor/yoga instructor Marisol Martinez and podcaster/spoken word artist Lance Anderson opened their joint studio, Altadena Junction, at 2524 El Molino Ave., in 2009, it was with high hopes. The couple would each have their own piece of the studio: Martinez would run her chiropractic practice and teach yoga on one side, while Anderson would run his half as a performance space/gallery.
Two years later, they had to make some tough decisions: frequent filming in the neighborhood made it difficult to run a yoga practice. The performance space wasn't working as planned -- they couldn't move in enough people to make it profitable, Anderson said -- so it was turned into a gallery, and then nobody was buying the art. Evening arts events meant moving out the yoga and chiropractic furniture. They decided they needed to add another line of business.
According to Anderson, they were thinking about starting a T-shirt business, until a fortunate trip to Palm Springs and a visit to a local leather shop gave them inspiration.
Rich Bohemian leather
"We were always looking for belts and stuff that were really well-made," Martinez said. When she was growing up, "we had a family friend, and he was a leathersmith, so growing up, to me it was always fascinating -- and when I saw this stuff, it totally took me back."
And that was the inspiration for forming California Bohemian Leather. Anderson said he was a little reluctant to go into leatherworking at first, but "I had been a baseball player growing up. I loved baseball, I'd been repairing gloves ... that was the entry point for me. I was more resistant to leather stuff than she was."
"I really pushed it," Martinez said.
"... and I'm glad, the t-shirt thing would've been a dime a dozen thing," Anderson said.
Continue reading "California Bohemian Leather: art and craft in Altadena" »
Michele Zack sent us this invitation to "Singing the Bawdy Electric," a fundraiser for Litfest Pasadena.
The fundraiser will be at the Castle Green in Pasadena on Thurs., Oct. 20, promising "drinks, eats, & music" early on, followed by "sensual literary surprises." Cost is $75 per person, and they're still looking for sponsors.
LItFest Pasadena is a Fringe-festival type gathering planned for March 17, 2012, and it sounds like it'll be fun. For more information, click the flyer.
ADDENDUM: Michele tells us that the CORRECT address for LItFest is:
LitFest Pasadena
PO Box 2116
Pasadena, CA 91102
The Altadena Community Arts Center at the former Loma Alta School will start classes Oct. 24, with workshops for children and young age 6 to 18.
A project of the Altadena Arts Council, the Community Arts Center offers courses in everything from drawing and painting to theater and magic, and writing, spoken word, and poetry.
Classes run 6-8 weeks, and most cost $65 plus materials, if needed. For the full rundown or to register, go here.
by Tina Wallin
Altadena Library District
The Altadena Library Community Room presents works by Ngene Mwura through October.
Ngene is a third generation artist from a family of writers and storytellers. He is from Kikuyu, a farmland outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Ngene has found illustration to be his truest form of storytelling.
The succession of his work is a timeline of his perception and experiences as of yet. His work takes you from the farmlands of Africa, through the art world of Europe, and most recently to Los Angeles, where he is currently working on “masks”, an expression of what he thinks the African Mask could have evolved into if the African tradition hadn’t progressively dissipated.
For questions or information regarding art exhibits and events:
Contact: Tina Wallin
Phone: 626-798-0833 (x118)
Fax: 626-798-5351
Email: twallin@altadenalibrary.org
The Folly Bowl, 1601 E. Loma Alta Dr., presents an evening of short plays by Sharon Yablon with music by Thomas Chan on Sat., Aug. 27, starting at 7 PM.
Featured performers are Adrian A. Cruz, Jacqueline Wright, Eugene Butler, and Michael Bonnabel.
Admission to the Folly Bowl is free, but donations are accepted. Bring a picnic, but pack everything out.
by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Arts Council presented a "Friend of the Arts" award to the Webster family for hosting the "ARTBreak 2011 Community Arts Festival” in June.
The festival almost didn't happen, according to arts council director Mary Ann Stevenson. They were in the process of planning the 2011 ARTBreak when a major sponsor withdrew, putting the event -- which usually takes place at Farnsworth Park -- in danger.
Several days after the bad news, a council member saw a vacant store at the Webster's complex at 2450 N. Lake Ave. and called the owners to see if they'd agree to house the event, which was now conceived as an art exhibition. The Websters agreed, and and the vacant store was transformed into the Temporary Gallery@Websters, including construction of temporary, gleaming white walls for mounting the many works of art of Pasadena Unified School District students. Instead of the two weeks use requested by the Council, they were give full use of the space for an entire month rent-free, including utilities, according to an Arts Council press release.
Pictured: left to right, Juanita DeVaughn, Arts Council board member, Arts Council executive director Mary Ann Stevenson, and Gary Webster, who was honored along with his father, William Webster.
by Timothy Rutt
San Pedro theater troupe Shakespeare by the Sea concluded its summer in Farnsworth Park Sunday night with the Bard's comedy of love and misunderstandings, "Much Ado About Nothing."
Dogberry, Leonato, and Verges palaver before Hero and Claudio's wedding.
Governor Leonato reacts joyously to the wedding of his daughter Hero and her beloved Claudio, not anticipating that the groom-to-be will accuse her of infidelity in one of several mixups and misunderstandings in Shakespeare's comedy.
Falsely accused, Hero faints in the arms of Beatrice as Benedick looks on (Beatrice and Benedick are the real love story, anyway!)
A very substantial set was moved onto the Farnsworth Park stage for the play.
by Sean Fitz-Gerald
This Sunday, there'll be something new at Farnsworth Park Amphitheater, as it brings a bit of the Bard to the Altadena summer.
Pictured: Lear (David Graham) and Cordelia (Katie Pelensky) in Shakespeare by the Sea's "Tragedy of King Lear."
Farnsworth Park will host Shakespeare by the Sea, (SBTS) a nonprofit organization that puts on free performances of Shakespeare’s timeless tales. This Sunday at 7 PM, SBTS will present their abridged, two-hour version of the "Tragedy of King Lear."
The San Pedro-based Shakespeare by the Sea is currently on its 14th season, says artistic director and founder Lisa Coffi. For those who haven’t heard of the organization before, and are wondering what the buzz is about, Coffi says, “It is kind of like either going to the Hollywood Bowl or the Gibson Amphitheatre, where you are welcome to bring your own picnic baskets and blankets. It’s a good darn time. It’s real family friendly,” Coffi said.
Continue reading "Shakespeare by the Sea (in Farnsworth Park) this Sun." »
by Lizze Slocum
Pictured: Marie and Bob Mann.
Bob and Marie Mann want to introduce a new audience to Western music through a series of concerts held at their Altadena home.
Not "country and western" music, mind you. To those who frequent the Manns’ events, C&W stands for "Cowboy and Western" music.
This isn’t the fare you’ll hear on your local country and western radio station. “Western music and cowboy poetry,” says Bob, “focus on the traditions of the American West, particularly the rural West. The music and the poetry celebrate the life of the cowboy on the open ranges, as well as traditional and [modern] ranch life, the values, the hazards, the practices and the landscape where that lifestyle takes place.”
Western music was associated with country music because of Billboard magazine’s chart classification system; its connotation as a sub-genre of country music is erroneous. Widely popular in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Western music had declined by the 1960s. In more recent years, however, those who love it have stepped forward to promote Western musicians and groups. Well-attended annual events here in the Southland include Santa Clarita’s annual Cowboy Festival and the Big Bear Cowboy Gathering, which the Manns helped sponsor for three years.
Continue reading "Whoa! Bob & Marie Mann make Altadena a Western music haven" »
NewTown, the Altadena-based arts collective, is having a kind of public transit flash mob going on Saturday.
"Hallelujah/Aloha: a surrpetitious intervention for six voices" by Richard Amromin will run roughly from 1:20 PM to 6 PM Saturday. A vocal sextet will perform at Sierra Madre Gold Line station at 2:15, take the train making one stop along the route to Union Station, arrive and perform at Union Station around 3:28, leave at 4:01, making one stop along the way, arrive at Sierra Madre station and take taxis to 415 S. Lake Ave. (Macy's), arrive and perform, wandering north to 345 S. Lake (The Shops on Lake Avenue area), where the event ends.
NewTown says: "The event is free. If you want to travel with the event, the day pass on the Gold Line is $6 ... "Hallalujah/Aloha is intended as a subtle public intervention. If you choose to attend we ask that you do not act like an audience. Simply mingle in the area as if doing other things."
We've got a line in on a different flash mob event Friday which we hope to show you on video later in the day. Sorry, can't give any details!
The Altadena Arts Council is presenting its annual "Altadena ARTBreak" on June 17-24. The event, which showcases the creative ability and talent of the area's school-age children and youth, will be held at the Temporary Gallery in the Webster's complex, 2460 N. Lake Ave.
According to Mary Ann Stevenson, executive director, "ARTBreak is all about celebrating the talent and creativity of Altadena/Pasadena are children and youth and providing a venue to highlight the important role that the arts can play in transforming their attitudes and appreciation of their talents and abilities."
This year, thanks to the generosity of the Webster family, the Arts Council will have the opportunity to transfarm a currently vacant store owned by the Websters into an art gallery. The event will kick off with an opening night reception on Fri., June 17, starting at 6 PM to which the public is invited, and will also feature a variety of entertainment and activities. Gallery hours are Sat., June 18 3-7 PM, Sun., June 19 2-5 PM, and Mon. thru Fri. 3-7 PM.
The arts council is seeking volunteers to assist in hosting this exhibit. Please contact the Council at 626-797-5798. Information is also available at the Arts Council's website, altadenaartscouncil.org.
Pictured: Last year's spring Art on Palm show at Wild Wood Park. Photo: Bill Westphal.
For one day only artists and artisans will exhibit their work at the 14th bi-annual Art on Palm, held Saturday, May 21st, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. in Wild Wood Park, a secluded canyon garden of Altadena, at 1419 E. Palm Street, Altadena, 91001.
The one-day-only show and sale features ceramics, collage, drawings, encaustic, fabric, fiber, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, watercolors and woodcarving and turning,
Encircled by ancient oaks, the canyon setting for Art on Palm is a restorative venue for guests and a stunning backdrop for the artists’ works. According to the event’s co-producer Mary Jane Elgin, “Art on Palm achieves many goals. It selects exceptional artists whose beautifully-realized works attract a discerning clientele to a foothill canyon of remarkable beauty, supports our local economy and raises funds for the West L.A. Fisher House.”
Continue reading "Art on Palm spring show May 21 at Wild Wood Park" »
"Allusions of Spring," an art exhibit by the students of the Pasadena Atelier Art Studio, will be on display at the Altadena Main Library Community Room, 600 E. Mariposa St., from April 4-30. Opening reception is April 9 from 5-7 PM.
This exhibit showcases the teacher and students of the Pasadena Atelier Art Studio and their spring-themed paintings and drawings as interpreted or seen by each emerging artist.
Theatre Americana, for all practical purposes Altadena's resident theater troupe (they usually perform in the Davies Auditorium at Farnsworth Park) is looking for visual and performing artists to participate in their planned festival of the arts on Sat., June 25.
Theatre Americana President Donna Scarantino says that "We are hoping to invite dance companies, theatre troupes, live bands, and artists. Theatre Americana will supply the lighting and sound for this event, which will take place in the amphitheater at Farnsworth Park."
Scarantino says" We are asking those who participate in this event to volunteer their time and their talent in support of the arts, while providing a culturally enriching experience for the public."
Interested? Contact Scarantino by email: donna8461@sbcglobal.net
The Altadena Library Community Room Presents, “Mchanganyiko” ("mixed" in Swahili), photographic works by Janet E. Dandridge.
Dandridge, a Los Angeles-based artist, began her photography career at age 9 with a point-and-shoot camera documenting the happenings in her community. Janet is adept with fine art, portraiture, abstracts, and photojournalism; and continues to build upon collections that focus on social-political ideals that not only affect her immediate community, but the world. This exhibit showcases a mixture of some of her earlier portraiture and abstracts. For more information, please go to www.janetedandridge.com or www.evorevophoto.com. Exhibit is on display for the month of February.
The Altadena Library is looking for artists of all media to display artwork in the Community Room in celebration of Black History Month in Feb. 2011. A total of five artists will be chosen for the group exhibit. Deadline for submission is Jan. 14, 2011. Click on the graphic for more details.
Local artists Susanna Dadd, Doris Finch, and James Griffith invite you to fill those Christmas stockings with jewelry, fiber art, and paintings from their open studio sale at 918 E. Altadena Dr. on Sat., Dec. 11, from 10 AM - 5 PM.
(The Folly Bowl is Dadd and Griffith's brainchild, hence the headline -- but you knew that!)
Griffith and other local artists will also be represented at the Off-Ramp Gallery's ArtZone, a one-stop holiday shop for affordable art at 1702 Lincoln, Pasadena. Off-Ramp and Project 210 are joining forces for the Dec. 11-19 art sale and exhibit. For more information, see their website here.
Edward and Sharon Bailey Beckett will host "Living Room" in concert at their home, Beckett Hall, 1051 E. Altadena Dr., on Tues., Dec. 7, at 8 PM.
Living Room is Manu Delago, one of the most accomplished and popular PANArt Hang players with top rated and multi-million view YouTube videos; and bass clarinetist Christoph Pepe Auer, Austrian Newcomer of the Year 2007.
Formed in 2006, Living Room focuses on the enchanting sound of the PANArt Hang set against the bass clarinet's huge tonal range and have toured the world performing in more than 20 countries.
(The PANArt Hang is like two steel drums welded together in a UFO shape. Invented in the year 2000, the tonal possibilities of the instrument are still being explored).
Coloring Book, their new CD/DVD, is a diverse and colourful compilation of 11 newly-recorded tracks, ranging from fresh compositions to selected songs from the "Mega-Hits" series on Youtube , to grooves accompanied by Zimbabwean rap. The included DVD is of the seven 2009 Living Room concerts. Each one with its own energy, history and palette of sounds and sights.
The 2010 Colouring Book World Tour will be in Los Angeles for only three performances. Attend one and experience the sonic wizardry of this accomplished duo. More details and links here:
Ben McGinty's Gallery at the End of the World bids goodbye with its final group show next weekend, Dec. 2-5.
Brian Dario is the featured artist in a weekend that's a combination art show/party/happening, and will no doubt draw a large amount of people to say goodbye to an Altadena institution.
The Gallery is at 2475 Lake Ave.
Schedule:
Thurs., Dec. 2: Artist reception 6-9 PM. Music: HB3 & friends
Fri., Dec. 3: First Friday Art Club Opening, 7 PM-1 AM, $5 cover. Music: The Subs with Chico's Bail Bonds
Sat., Dec. 4: Potluck barbecue - bring a dish to share. Music: Artichoke
Sun., Dec. 5: Brunch. Music: HB3, Nocturra & Rich Sarabia
The Gallery is open every day from noon-6 PM.
Collage/performance artist Marnie Weber will have gallery show at a place that's not exactly your usual spot: the Mountain View Mausoleum Gallery. (Yes, there is a gallery in the mausoleum!)
The exhibit premieres with a sold-out show tonight, "Eternity Forever," which includes the gallery show, a film, and a performance. Karen at West of Rome, the producers of the event, say that "tonight's show features special performative aspects that will not happen again ... [including] a performative theater in the graveyard itself featuring some of the characters from her films."
One of the highlights will be a performance by The Spirit Girls, a band created by Weber as an aspect of her art. The Spirit Girls will perform a live score to her film, "Eternal Heart," followed by a selection of their greatest hits. Too bad if you didn't get a ticket: Weber says this is probably the last appearance of the Spirit Girls -- on this plane, anyway.
The exhibit will run through Dec. 20 at the Mausoleum.
Altadena artist Edward Beckett (whom we recently profiled) will exhibit his work, "Notes on Time," at the Wildfire Studio in Hollywood, 640 S. San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, from 6:30-9 PM Nov. 12
The fall Art on Palm sale and exhibit will be Sat., Oct. 30, 9 AM-4:30 PM at 1419 E. Palm (down in the canyon).
This one-day-only show and sale features ceramics, collage, drawings, fabric, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography and woodcarvings. The tree encircled setting for Art on Palm offers an inviting venue for guests and a stunning backdrop for the displays. According to Mary Jane Elgin, “The event benefits everyone because it brings talented artists and their finely crafted works to a discerning and appreciative clientele in a lovely setting.” Admission and parking are free; light refreshments will be available for sale.
Art on Palm will also benefit the Fisher House Foundation. The artists donate a portion of their sales to this non-profit organization that provides humanitarian support for wounded military personnel and their families. For more information about Fisher House Foundation, please visit their West LA Chapter at http://www.westlafisherhouse.org/
The only-in-Altadena Folly Bowl, the outdoor amphitheater at the home of Sue Dadd and James Griffith at 1601 E. Loma Alta, promises a Labor Day weekend of unusual artistry by artists in very different fields.
Long-time collaborators Carole Kim (live video) and Jesse Gilbert (designer/programmer) will be "stepping out" with Gilbert's new audio/visual interface, SPECTRAL, joined by different artists in performances on Sat., Sept. 4, and Sun., Sept. 5.
On Saturday, Eve Luckring will present poetry and short videos, with Anne Le Baron (harp) and Michael Dessen (trombone, electronics). On Sun., Kim, Gilbert, and Luckring will be joined by Motoko Honda (electronics) and Carmina Escobar (trombone, electronics).
Both performances start at 7:30 PM, $10 ($5 children). You are invited to bring your own picnic, refreshments, cushions or blankets, and all trash must leave the premises.
Bios of the artists after the jump.
Continue reading "Music, video, and live visual performance Labor Day weekend at the Folly Bowl" »
Join the friends of Leslie Perry in an evening of music, storytelling, comedy, and spoken word to help raise funds to publish his book of plays and stories.
Master storyteller Perry, an Altadena resident, is a familiar face in schools, libraries, and festivals around the area. Coffee Gallery impresario Julie Sandoval tells us that they are just several hundred dollars away from raising enough money to create a legacy in print to Perry's work.
The fundraiser will be at the Church of Truth, 690 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, at 7 PM on Wed., Aug. 4. For more information, call 795-6905.
The Altadena Arts Council is making it possible for Altadena/Pasadena area parents to provide their children and youth with an opportunity to be a pART of ART of the creativity this Summer at its "Creative Summer Arts Discovery Workshops!" They'll learn from experienced teachers, create exciting projects, make lifelong friends. They'll explore and discover art in its many forms as they also discover the artist in themselves.
And, how about this: "It's affordable!" Only $55/per one-week workshop; $100/per two-week workshop. Want another bonus? Families enrolling two or more children pay only $50/per child (T-shirt included!).
If you are a parent, here's a great opportunity for your child. If you are Gramma/Pa, aunt/uncle/cousin, friend/neighbor or total stranger, here's a great opportunity for you as well to pass along this information.Applications now being accepted for Session A: July 19 - July 23; and Session B: July 26 - July 30. Applications can be downloaded from www.altadenaartscouncil.org. For questions, contact the Altadena Arts Council at 626-797-5798 or e-mail: info@altadenaartscouncil.org.
Classes are from 9 AM-3 PM on the campus of Sacred Heart Church, 600 W. Mariposa.
The booming sounds of Japanese Taiko drums will be heard in the foothills as the Akafuji Daiko drumming troupe from Otsuki City, Japan, will perform at Farnsworth Park at 5 PM Thurs., July 29. The public is invited to attend.
The group is traveling to the U.S. to play at a Colorado Rockies baseball game in Denver, followed by a stop in southern California.
The Akafuji Daiko owns the Guiness world record largest drum, the World Peace Drum. The last time they visited the U.S. was to play at a September 11th memorial in New York.
As an added bonus there's a local performer who appears with the group: Andrew Lyzenga, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga of Altadena, is currently teaching English at a high school in Japan and is a member of Akafuji Daiko. Lyzenga is an alumnus of Clairbourn School, Flintridge Preparatory School and the University of Redlands.
Altadena resident and composer Sarah O'Brien checked back in with us recently: her June 6 fundraiser for her musical, Winds of Angkor, had to be canceled, which put a roadblock on the production's plans to perform at the Cambodian Youth Arts Festival this summer.
We were recently very pleased to make contact with Bob Mann, whose Big Hat Promotions carries on the heritage of cowboy music here in Altadena. This summer, Bob is hosting some house concerts (with complimentary food and beverages) that celebrate the Western way of life.
This Sat., June 26, it's Belinda Gail: An Evening with "America's Western
Sweetheart." Doors open at 5:30 PM, show at 7 PM.
Belinda Gail is one of the most sought after singers performing Western music today. A vibrant and natural entertainer with a dynamic and captivating voice, Belinda stirs the emotions and visions of the West in the heart of every audience she embraces. It is no wonder that Belinda truly is "America's Western Sweetheart".
Belinda's long list of awards and accolades include multiple "Female
Performer of the Year" awards from the Western Music Association.
Belinda has also received the Will Rogers Achievement award in the
category of "Female Vocalist of the Year", presented by the Academy of
Western Artists.
Suggested donation: $20 per person includes refreshments (which Bob says includes his "cowboy approved" ribs). Make your reservations early at:
big.hat@ sbcglobal.net
Topping this all off will be a special appearance by the red-hot indy band, Holloh, which will close out the event.
For further information regarding ‘ARTBreak, please call 626-797-5798. The ArtsContact Information:
The Altadena Arts Council (TAAC)UPDATE 5/11: we received new info from Ben McGinty at the Gallery at the End of the World, which replaces the earlier version of this story
The tour is Sat. June 26, 10 AM - 5 PM and Sun. June 27, 10 AM-3 PM.
We are looking for home based artists to participate in a home studio tour.A participating fee of $35.00 from each artist will help with publicizing the event with a donation of a piece of your work for a benefit silent auction .to benefit the gallery.
We will hold a gala opening reception Friday evening June 25 from 7 PM- 11 PM showcasing the donated artwork, kicking off the silent auction for bidding through the weekend.
Maps and tickets for the event will be available for purchase that night and throughout the weekend here at the gallery.We will hold a closing reception at the gallery Sunday from 3 -7 PM. The artists are encouraged to be here for the conclusion of the weekend event and cheer on the recipients of the silent benefit auction.
(You are more than welcome to set your front yard or driveway as your viewing area if you would rather not have attendees in your home.)
We are also encouraging artists to have other artists friends join you at your home for the event. The fee for added artists is $70 with each artist donating a piece of their work.
So come on Altadena artists! lets rally together and show off our talents! This can turn into a fantastic event we can have yearly.
There's a stack of applications at the front door of the gallery, 2475 N. Lake. I look forward to hearing from you.
For more information, call 626-794-4888 or email: altaartistshst@gmail.com
The Altadena Library Community Room presents
Basis of Our Grounds – Artwork by Nicole Fournier
Opening Reception will be held Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 6-8pm
Nicole's work is fundamentally about growth, awareness, and overcoming obstacles. Her artwork is a combination of digital photography and an ancient wax painting technique called encaustics. The work depicts moody environments showcasing flora and fauna. They are beautifully fragile, yet portray a sense of strength and caution. Nicole's work reflects her own personal interest in showing how important it is for people to continue to monitor our impact on the environment.
Reader Dierdre Del Re sent us this note about the passing of Lynn Redgrave:
Ms. Redgrave was a regular dog walker at the Cobb Estate for a short while several years back - she was performing at either the Mark Taper or Dorothy Chandler. This was perhaps 2005 or 06.
I had a friendly dog at the time and often stopped to chat idly with her while our dogs socialized. Being a native Angeleno, I tried to “play it cool,” however, she was very open about her reason for being in LA and how she came to be at the Cobb Estate. She was apparently performing in downtown LA and staying at the then Ritz-Carlton. One of her knowledgeable pals introduced her to the Cobb Estate for dog-friendly fun. She lived in New York then and shared a funny story about flying with her dog. She was very lovely and friendly.
Wonder if anyone else met her at the Cobb Estate?
Our memories of this gracious lady are only thru her films and TV work. The memory that best sticks with us was some "Shakespeare for Kids" special in the late 60's -early '70's -- Miss Redgrave wearing some kind of orange hot pants outfit. The special included short "Laugh-In" type blackouts, of which the only one we remember was her father, Sir Michael Redgrave, letting the dog out with "That Line" from the Scottish Play.
The Pasadena Master Chorale (which sings at the Altadena Community Church, 943 W. Altadena Dr., is holding its spring silent auction online:
The Pasadena Master Chorale (Jeffery Bernstein, Music Director) is pleased to present the first annual Spring online auction to raise funds for the programs of the Chorale. Educational outreach, school adoption and our subscription concerts are some of the things that the proceeds of this auction will support.
The Chorale will also present the Brahms Requiem on June 12 and 13 at the church:
Of his choral masterwork, A German Requiem, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) wrote: "As for the title, I must admit I should like to leave out the word 'German' and refer instead to 'Humanity'." This comment points directly to the heart of his greatest choral composition, in direct contrast to his tendency to speak cryptically, even jokingly, about most of his works. (Of his life-affirming and lyrical Second Symphony, for instance, he quipped that the orchestra should wear black funereal armbands "because of its dirge-like effect.") A German Requiem may be the most comforting, humane requiem ever written.
We weren't able to attend last night, but the irresistible force Bill Westphal stepped in:
Attendance was a little light at Saturday's Abstract: Altadena exhibit held in Galloway Alley. It was a wonderful exhibit of abstract photos from local photographers organized by Molly Tierney. Local merchants were there displaying there goods and a variety of food was available. Those Manning Boys were on hand and provided music.
The Alley and the Abstract photos on display. Molly Tierney can be seen at the far right talking to Walt Mancini and Gloria Fogler-Mancini who had images on display at tonight's exhibition. Our hats go off to Molly for organizing this wonderful photo exhibition. We look forward to more.
More after the jump.
