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Experience “A Taste of the Arts” –March 1, 2014
Sutter Creek, CA...Do you think you’d like to try your hand at poetry or pottery? Or, pick up a little line dancing or even hip-hop? AmadorArts is providing a way. Don’t miss the opportunity on Saturday, March 1, to take three 90-minute workshops of your choice given by some of our area’s top artists. This fourth annual “mini arts institute” is open to residents in Amador and Calaveras Counties, or beyond, and specifically targets adults and junior and high school students. From a menu of 14 classes, attendees may select three courses to “take a taste” of the arts, either for the first time or for further exploration. The cost for three classes, supplies included, is $30 for adults; $15 for junior and high school students...
“ A Taste of the Arts” begins at 8:00 am for sign-in. Classes start at 8:30 and end at 2:00 pm at Amador High School in Sutter Creek. Pre- Registration is required. A brochure is available that contains the Registration Form that can be mailed in with payment. Or, starting January 2, the website, www.amadorarts.org , has the entire Form that may be either printed and mailed in or filled in on-line and completed with a credit card payment through PayPal.
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum of 15-20 students for most classes. Therefore it’s important to register early. The Registration Deadline is February 15. There will be no late registrations or refunds. Regarding lunch at “A Taste of the Arts,” attendees will be able to purchase on-site items catered by Clark’s Corner of Ione. Lunch will be from 11:45 to 12:15, followed by a 15-minute “Taste of…” Theatre Arts Performance.
Below are the Classes offered from which you can select three. On the Registration Form, you will be asked for three different Alternate Choices as well. Complete Course Descriptions of each class and Artist Bios can be found at www.amadorarts.org.
· Acrylic Painting by Marchand Heimann
· Art of Bonsai by Dan Balsley
· Collage by Anje Olmstead
· Floral Design by Millie Butler
· Hip Hop Dance by Katie Allen
· Line Dance by Sue Kendall
· Monotype Printmaking by Katherine Venturelli
· Musical Theatre with Dance (counts as 2 classes; periods 1 and 2) by Giles Turner, Cara Agustin and Ann Pearce
· Photography by Vince Murdock (select one)
1. Beginning
2. Intermediate
· Pottery by Nicole Bommarito
· Salsa Dance by Char Echeverria
· Watercolor Painting by Leslie Vasquez
Brochures are available at AmadorArts Office, 11-A Randolph St., Sutter Creek; Amador Council of Tourism, Sutter Hill; Clark’s Corner, Ione; Dr. Curry’s Dental Office, Plymouth; Hein & Co., Jackson; and Up Country Hardware, Pine Grove. After payment, confirmation of your classes will be sent to you, along with a map that indicates the class locations and how to navigate the campus.
AmadorArts is a non-profit organization that is designated as a State-Local Partner the California Arts Council, a State Agency. If you have questions about A Taste of the Arts, phone Terra Forgette at AmadorArts 267-9038.
CAPTIONS: Katherine Venturelli creates etchings and monotypes that have found their way to many museums, including the Crocker. Marchand Heimann will teach acrylic painting with a fun attitude. Floral artist Millie Butler shows how to create a masterpiece at "A Taste of the Arts."
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