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More Arts in More
Places
May 2011
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 Sierra
Pastel Society Spring Brilliance Show
New at Artspace!
May 3 - June 26, 2011: No matter what the crazy weather is like outside,
it's definitely Spring inside ArtSpace as we host the Sierra Pastel
Society's spring collection.
May 21(Sat) 6-9pm - Artists' reception - free and open to the public.
EDAC's ArtSpace, 459 Main St., Placerville, CA 95667.
Tel: 530-295-3496. Email: Susan.
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Contact
Us:
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ArtSpace:
459 Main Street
Placerville, CA
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 2400
Placerville, CA 95667
Email:
EDAC@eldoradoartscouncil.org
or
ArtSpace@eldoradoartscouncil.org
Tel: 530.295.3496
Fax:
530.295.3497
www.eldoradoartscouncil.org
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Wine
Tasting & Art Auction
Friday, May 6,
2011 at David Girard Vineyards
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Doors open at
6pm at 741 Cold Springs Road, Placerville. Presented by the El Dorado
County Chamber of Commerce Education Council to benefit the Al Aguiar
Memorial Scholarship Fund. For more information call 530.621.5883. Tickets for $10 are for
sale at EDAC's Art Space, 459 Main St, Placerville.
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Artist Trading Card
(ATC) Exchange
Saturday, May 14
11am-noon
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Come play!
Make and trade these small 2.5" x 3.5" artsy calling cards.
This international exchange is a fun way to trade art locally and all
over the world. Free and open to all ages. Held at EDAC's
ArtSpace every 2nd Saturday morning. 459 Main Street, Placerville,
CA 95667. Tel: 530-295-3496. Contact: Susan.
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Music
on the Divide "May Gala"
Sunday, May 15,
3pm
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Kim Angelis is an internationally
acclaimed
composer and violin virtuoso who transforms from a soft-spoken,
modest and spiritual person into a wild creature of the violin with
flying skirts and hair, broken bowstrings and stomping heels. Concert
at 3pm at the I.O.O.F. Hall in Georgetown. See musiconthedivide.org.
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Ideas for Mothers' Day
Sunday, May 8
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- Take
her to the El Dorado Hills Art &
Wine Affaire this weekend and let her
pick out a piece of art or jewelry
- Buy
her a beautiful pastel painting at ArtSpace
- Give
her tickets to Coloma Blues Live!
(see
article)
- Surprise
her with a season membership to Community Concerts (see
article)
- Give
her an EDAC membership
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Calls to Artists
See Calls
to Artists on our website.
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Coloma Blues Live!
June 4, 2011
Vacation Packages
Available!
Want a different
kind of get-away weekend? Have out-of-town friends who love the blues?
Check out the cool destination packages we have this year for a
rip-roaring weekend of fun. Included in all packages is admission to Coloma
Blues Live!, featuring Taj Mahal Trio, Tommy
Castro Band, John Nemeth and Sugar Thieves. To purchase tickets, click here.
For
the Love of Zin
June 3-5, 2011
This exclusive package has been created with the express intent of
enlightening wine & blues lovers everywhere to the fantastic
wineries of El Dorado County. Save by purchasing a couples' package!
Includes:
-Guided Wine Tasting Tour
(June 3)
-Admission to Coloma Blues
Live (June 4)
-Accommodations for 2 nights
at the Cary House Hotel
Perfect
Pairing
 June
4-5, 2011
This unique package pairs a full day of award winning blues with a full
day of award winning wine tasting surrounded by breathtaking natural
scenic beauty. Couples' package available. Includes:
-Admission
to Coloma Blues Live (June 4)
-Admission
to the Fair Play Festival
-Hotel
accommodations night of June 4 at the Cary House Hotel in downtown Placerville
Red
Wine, Whitewater & Blues
June 2-5, 2011
This three-day excursion is sure to wake up your pioneer spirit with 11
miles of spectacular whitewater adventure, 6 award-winning wineries, 5
great meals, 3 nights camping under the stars and one full day of
smokin' blues music.
Package includes:
- Chauffeured
Wine Tour by Adventure Connection (June 3)
- Admission
to Coloma Blues Live (June 4)
- Admission
for whitewater rafting (June 5)
- Camping
accommodations (June 2-4)
Tickets will be
for sale at the EDAC
booth at the Art
& Wine Affaire this weekend, as well as
at these locations:
- Online
at colomablueslive.com
(print your own tickets)
- RDL
Enterprises, 2300 N Street, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95816 Phone: 916.443.0218
- El
Dorado Arts Council, 459 Main St, Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530.295.3496
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El Dorado Hills Art &
Wine Affaire
May 7 & 8
(Mother's Day weekend) in Town Center
This weekend the weather prediction  for El Dorado Hills is mid-70s!
Plan to spend some time outdoors listening to music, hearing the
spray of fountains, and strolling down Town Center Blvd enjoying
beautiful art by over 150 artists. It's fun! It's free! It's outdoors!
You may purchase a wine-tasting bracelet and sample our local El Dorado
County wines from 20+ wineries (11a - 4p); or you may prefer to relax in
the beer garden - new this year. Parking at Blue Shield is a breeze -
simply exit Highway 50 at Latrobe and follow the signs.
Saturday, May 7-
Steven Young Amphitheater
10:00 AM - NOON (In Order of
Appearance)
Pamela Hayes Classical
Ballet
Folsom Lake College's MOSAIC
Dance Company
Center Stage Dance Studio
Chhandam School of Kathak
Dance
El Dorado Dance Academy's
KALEIDOSCOPE Touring Dance Company
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Sacramento
Blues Revue
Sunday, May 8-
Steven Young Amphitheater
10:00 AM - Noon -
Over The Edge - Jazz/Eclectic
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Mumbo Gumbo
For more details, see eldoradohillsartaffaire.com.
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Volunteer
Opportunities
Only a few spots left at Art &
Wine Affaire!
We still have a few volunteer openings at Art & Wine
Affaire. You'll meet other arts-minded volunteers, have fun, and
provide service to El Dorado Hills Optimist Club, El Dorado Arts
Council and the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce.
Sat, May 7
Beer Garden (pouring or ticket
sales) 10:30a-1:30p or 1:15p-4:00p
Merchandise Booth
10:45a-2:30pm or 2:15p-5:15p
Sell wine bracelets
10:30a-1:30p or 1:15p-4:00p
Sun, May 8
Beer Garden (pouring or ticket
sales) 1:15p-4:00p
Merchandise Booth noon-3:00pm
or 2:15p-5:15p
Sell wine bracelets 1:15p-4:00p
Be the first to
contact us! Call Emogene at (530) 295-3496 or email EDAC@eldoradoartscouncil.org.
Please include name, phone & email PLUS preferred date, time and
task in your message. Thanks!
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Community
Concerts
Sign up This Week at ArtSpace!
 Imagine
paying only $50 for 6 wonderful concerts! And the concerts are held
nearby at Union Mine High School theater, so driving time is minimal.
New memberships will be accepted at ArtSpace (459 Main St, Placerville)
Tuesday-Saturday,
10am-5:30pm or until they sell out. Here is the
schedule:
- Chaskinakuy
(South American instruments) - Oct 2011
- Tien
Hsieh (piano) - Nov 2011
- Laura
Ellis & John Rodby (vocal & piano) - Jan 2012
- David
Burgess (guitar) - Feb 2012
- Barbara
Westphal (viola & piano) - Mar 2012
- Raspberry
Jam (piano,
tuba, euphonium, violin, flute, washboard) - Apr
2012
While you're signing up, you can enjoy the beautiful
Spring Brilliance Show by the Sierra Pastel Society, brand new this
week at ArtSpace.
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Nature
Fest
Saturday, May 7, 9a-5p
Coming to the Georgetown
Nature Center - Drums, Dance, Songs, Storytelling,
Skits, Cultural Presentations, Youth Activities, Handmade Arts &
Crafts, Vendors, Info Booths, Indian Fry Bread & Tacos, More Food,
Tours, Workshops, Massage, Raffles, Silent Auction.
Benefit Concert to follow at the IOOF Hall, Georgetown, CA,
7:00PM-10:30 PM, featuring Blackfire, Lawrence Laughing and Goodshield
Aguilar. Contact Mignon Geli (mignon@georgetownnaturearea.org).
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American River Music
Festival
Tickets go on
sale May 15!
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On the Main Stage: James McMurtry, Truth and Salvage Co., Blame
Sally, Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand, The Band of Heathens
Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai, Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald and
others. Plus wonderful campground shows and workshops!
Festival takes place September
16-18, 2011 in Lotus, CA. See
americanrivermusic.org.
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EDAC's
Online Calendar
You can print
it, view it as a list or in block calendar format, perform a search ...
you can even enter events on it if you're an EDAC member! Go to eldoradoartscouncil.org
and click on NEWS & EVENTS, then EVENT CALENDAR. It's easy and so
informative. Or simply click here.
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Many
thanks to our sponsors:
 
EDAC / P.O. Box 2400 / Placerville, California 95667 / 530-295-3496
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EDAC is a private,
nonprofit corporation dedicated to bringing the arts to El Dorado County
residents and visitors. EDAC believes that the arts are a vital
humanizing element that encourages understanding and mutual respect. By
making music, dance, theater and the visual arts accessible to the
residents of our County, especially our children, EDAC empowers a new
generation to understand the personal and social value of the arts as a
means of expression and communication.
We
invite you to join EDAC in supporting the arts in our community -
Become
an EDAC member today!
To
join or donate, visit http://www.eldoradoartscouncil.org/donatemembership/.
EDAC
BOARD MEMBERS:
Emily
Smith, President
Cara
Hutchinson, Vice President
Heidi
Weiland, Secretary
Rick
Fergerson, Treasurer
Cathy
Bean
Richard
Bush
Ted
Christy
Claudia
Draper
Dave
Hamblen
Monika
Stephens
Dave
Williams
Deb
Jensen, Executive Director - djensen@eldoradoartscouncil.org
Emogene
Marbut, Program Administrator - EDAC@eldoradoartscouncil.org
Susan Keale, ArtSpace & Events Coordinator - ArtSpace@eldoradoartscouncil.org
El
Dorado Arts Council Office: 459 Main Street, Placerville,
CA
Mailing
address: P.O. Box 2400, Placerville, CA
95667
Tel:
530.295.3496 Fax:
530.295.3497
www.eldoradoartscouncil.org
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