Siskiyou Arts Calendar
Arts Events in far northern California
July 2008
Dear SAC Arts E-Newsletter Subscribers,
Its official summer has arrived. That means Weed’s Carnivale, Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival and Mt Shasta 4th of July festivities are just around the corner. What fun!
I’m not going to miss attending the All-Star String Summit Concert This is a world-class fiddling and stringed instruments event that only happens at COS. I attended last year and wouldn’t miss it this year.
Hmmm… spending the weekend in Happy Camp listening to music and poetry, eating good food… That’s sounds great. Hey, that why I live here?
Save the date for the Annual SAC Garden Party on Saturday August 23, 2008, 6:30- 9:00 at Native Grounds in Mount Shasta. We will have food, music and lots of fun for all. Please contact me if you want to display your art or read a poem.
Don't forget to check out the SAC Announcements page for scholarships, grants, call to artist and job opportunities.
Take the time to experience some art and support our local artists!
Lauri Sturdivant
Executive Director
On the Internet
Get aquainted with the newest blog on the arts scene of Siskiyou County with
The Jefferson Agrarian - Ranching for Art and Music on the Siskiyou Buddha Mocha Latte Jesus Fringes of Superior California at http://www.jeffagrarian.com
Thru July 27 - Happy Camp
Funnies will show through July 27. The Art Center is Proud to Present the Outrageously Inventive and Hilariously Playful show of new paintings by the now legendary painter, Alan Crockett Sr. For more information, please visit http://www.ksartcenter.org
Through July - Dunsmuir
Although the Blue Sky Room in downtown Dunsmuir has announced that they will discontinue live music due to unreasonable charges from BMI (the music licensing agency), there are still a few performances booked through July at 5853 Dunsmuir Ave. For dinner reservations and more information, call 235.4770. The Blue Sky Room generally has entertainment every weekend, so check their calendar at http://www.sengthongs.com
June 28 - Mt. Shasta
The Mt. Shasta Writers; Series will have an short Open Mic, Saturday June 28th, 6:30 p.m. at Native Grounds Nursery-by the pond - 1172 S Mount Shasta Blvd # A, Mt Shasta, CA (530) 926-0555 when we host A Summer Evening Celebration of Lit with novelist Pete Fromm and poet Cat Ruiz. For more info check out our upcoming events page at
http://www.mtshastawriters.com/events.html Questions/contact: mtshastawriters@yahoo.com
July 1 - Yreka
The Yreka monthly Salon is a meeting place of low pressure, low preparation, discussion among persons who by their involvements in the arts, education and or will be stimulating to each other, and who feel the need to be in conversation with each other in the midst of their many activities and obligations. Bring your ideas, inspiration, a wonderful piece of writing, artworks in progress, your latest project or creation or just the willingness and need to spend a couple of hours in spirited discussion.
Salon takes place from 7 p.m. - 9 pm on the first Tuesday of every month at Location: Liberty Arts Gallery, 108 W. Miner Street, Yreka The gallery is located just off Main Street across from the Yreka Chamber of Commerce.
July 3 - Yreka
Liberty Arts Gallery in Yreka will be hosting a reception for a new exhibit with a theme of, apropos, Liberty on Thursday, July 3, from 5-8pm. Exciting pieces in the show, so definitely plan on attending this event. Plus, the acoustic gypsy swing band Trio Sansone will be playing from 5:30-7pm, so get your hineys to downtown Yreka and attend this FREE cultural event.
July 5 - Dunsmuir
The Rostel Photography Gallery is pleased to present "Bill Owens: Suburbia" a forty year retrospective of a unique and humorous vision of Suburbia, the counter culture, and the gaze of the modern American worker. This exhibit of work by Bill Owens will be on display from July 5-August 31, 2008.
Bill Owens will be in attendance to sign copies of his book on July5, 2008 from 5-9 p.m. at the Gallery, located at 5743 Sacramento Ave. Dunsmuir, CA, in conjunction with a special reception. For more information contact The Rostel Photography Gallery www.nrcpa.org
In his forty year career, Bill Owens has captured some of the most pivotal cultural phenomenon of the late 20th Century. In 1969, he photographed the legendary free Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway, where the Hell's Angels served as security and killed one fan. Throughout the 1970's, Owens witnessed the massive immigration of rural peoples into Californian suburbs, and subsequently became one of the first photographers to aim his lens at the national growth of suburban sprawl, which resulted in his critically acclaimed book Suburbia (1973). Influenced greatly by the work of Farm Security Administration photographers, Diane Arbus, and Weegee, Owens records the day to day lives of middle class America , while endeavoring to engage in what he described as "a visual anthropology" with the camera.
July 5 - Mt. Shasta
MT. SHASTA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND STREET FAIR CELEBRATION features MONOPHONICS, 56 HOPE ROAD, ALLISON SCULL & VICTOR MARTIN and BRUNO GROSSI on the Castle St. Stage, Castle & N. Mt. Shasta Blvd., Mt. Shasta, CA. 12 PM - 8 PM. Free admission, quality street performers, vendors, food and drinks! Details at http://www.positiveproductions.net/
July 5 - Mt. Shasta
Come dance under the stars to the live music of Swing City at the Siskiyou Ice Rink Pavilion in Shastice Park. This is a fundraiser for the ice rink roof. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children and students. Come at 6:30 for a free East Coast Swing lesson and then dance until 10pm! Desserts and beverages will be available for sale. Tickets can be purchased at the Mt. Shasta Visitors Bureau, Village Books, Jon Thomas Jewelers, Tri Counties Bank and My Favorite Things.
July 5 and 6 - Mt. Shasta
Lily G. Stephen will celebrate completion of her fantasy/visionary work, The Third Verse Trilogy, with launching of Volume III, The Twelfth Age. She will be joined by authors Maralee Lowder, Molly Brown, Barbara Semple, and Pamela Coy in their exhibit during the 4th of July celebration on Mt. Shasta Blvd., Sat. July 5, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun. July 6, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Come to celebrate, browse their books, purchase signed copies, and be inspired! Look for their signs, "Women With Wisdom." Lily will have limited edition commemorative posters as gifts for supporters of her trilogy, and juice on ice. For more information, visit http://www.bloomingrosepress.com.
July 6 - Mt. Shasta
MT. SHASTA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND STREET FAIR CELEBRATION features PLUM CRAZY, SLAM BUCKRA & HIS GROOVE PALOOKAS and RICK GARRETT on the Castle St. Stage, Castle & N. Mt. Shasta Blvd., Mt. Shasta, CA. 12 PM - 8 PM. Free admission, quality street performers, vendors, food and drinks! Details at http://www.positiveproductions.net/
July 6 - Mt. Shasta
A Day in the Son Christian music festival. It will be held in the Mt. Shasta City Park from 10 am to 5 pm.
July 6- Weaverville
Come to Trinity County, Sunday, July 6, for the Wild and Scenic Arts and Crafts Festival at the Strawhouse in Big Flat, west on Highway 299, 20 minutes from Weaverville. The event is sponsored by Studio 299 and the Trinity County Arts Council.
Arts and crafts booths will be open from 10 am until 4:30 pm. From 6 to 8 pm , there will be live music, with the Don Hall and Friends musicians as well as an Open Mike poetry reading. The Strawhouse offers food for lunch and dinner, as well as coffee, snacks, and other drinks.
Workshops are offered in bird watching, at 8 am, Tai Chi at 10 am, watercolor painting at noon , and poetry writing at 2 pm. Supplies are furnished for the painting and poetry workshops. Workshops are $7 each, $25 for all four.
Artists and craftspersons are invited to rent a booth space to display their art. Booths are 10 feet by 10 feet and cost $40. Please contact Sandra Sterrenberg at 530-629-2663 or ssterre@thegrid.net to reserve a booth or sign up for a workshop.
July 9 – Weed
ALL-STAR STRING SUMMIT CONCERT 2008 is hosted by 5 Time National Fiddle Champions TRISTAN AND TASHINA CLARRIDGE and featuring some of our nation’s hottest young string musicians...
Appalachian fiddle phenomenon BRITTANY HAAS has toured with Darol Anger, Crooked Still, performed with the Yonder Mountain String Band, and Tony Trischka, with recent appearances on The Ellen Degeneres Show, and The Late Show with David Letterman. Cellist NATALIE HAAS -Juliard graduate and recipient of 2004 Best Album of the Year in Scots Traditional Awards, tours with Mark O’Connor and Alasdair Fraser. Grammy-nominated cellist RUSHAD EGGLESTON – “revolutionary” – Boston Globe is a wildly inventive master of improvisation! US National Scottish Fiddle Champion and brilliant jazz violinist JEREMY KITTEL holds a masters degree in Jazz performance from Manhatten school of Music. BILLY CONTRERAS has appeared on the Conan O'Brien show, & recorded for Willie Nelson. HANNEKE CASSEL has graced the stages of Boston’s Symphony Hall (opening for Judy Collins), Mountain Stage, and Lincoln Center.
Also featured are OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN, AOIFE O’DONOVAN, BEN KRAKAUER, LUKE PRICE, TASHINA CLARRIDGE, TRISTAN CLARRIDGE and others.
Tickets are available at Village Books in Mt Shasta, Bernie’s Guitar in Redding, and at brownpapertickets.com (800) 838-3006. Adults$15 & $17, Kids 12 and under $6 & $7. Show is Wednesday, 2008,7:30 pm, Kenneth W. Ford Theater. College of the Siskiyous, Weed. This project supported by the Siskiyou Arts Council.
July 10 - Dunsmuir
Join us at the Siskiyou Arts Council Board of Directors' monthly meeting at the conference room of the Kid’s Factory in Dunsmuir. The Kid’s Factory is located at the corner of Pine and Sacramento Ave. Join us at 6:00 for a meet & greet, with the meeting beginning at 6:30.
July 10 thru 13 - Weed
It's the 54th Annual Carnevale celebration, a full weekend of family fun and entertainment. Come and enjoy the carnival rides, bocci and softball tournaments, live music and entertainment, food and drink booths. For more info call the Weed Chamber of Commerce at 530-938-4624.
July 11 - Yreka
Free Concert at Miner Street! The Scott Valley Bank summer concert series presents Gimme Shelter - classic rock! Friday, July 11
6:30 to 8:30 PM • Miner Street Park • Yreka
July 11, 12 and 13 - Dunsmuir
Alternative Photography Processes Workshop at The Rostel Photography Gallery, 5743 Sacramento Avenue, Dunsmuir. In this age of digitally printed images, many photographers take great satisfaction in creating art by hand treating the photograph as a starting point and building a more complex finished piece. This workshop will explore beautiful 19th century photographic processes and let us push the boundaries and explore photography in an open, creative, and intuitive way, with students able to print their own images and create artwork with these techniques. Demonstrations of nonsilver techniques will be given, including the Cyanotype, Van Dyke, and Gum Bichromate printing processes. $195 fee. Info at http://www.nrcpa.org/Main/NRCPA.html
July 18 - Mt. Shasta
Stage Door is proud to present Mimi Fox. A seasoned player, Fox has performed with fellow guitarists Charlie Byrd, Charlie Hunter, Stanley Jordan and Kenny Burrell, as well as with Grammy award winners saxophonists Branford Marsalis and David Sanchez and Manhattan Transfer's Janis Siegel, saxophonist Don Lanphere, Hammond B3 organ virtuosos Barbara Dennerlien and Dr. Lonnie Smith, and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. Fox has shared the bill with a wide array of artists including Abbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder and John Sebastian. She has performed her original scores as guest soloist with several orchestras, including Orchestra Sonoma, and has composed music for theater, film and dance. She is a favorite at jazz and music festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Kennedy Center Women in Jazz Festival, the Guinness Cork Ireland Jazz Festival, the Britt Festival, the Newport Folk Festival, the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, the San Francisco & San Jose Jazz Festivals, the Perth International Jazz Festival, Bumbershoot, Port Townsend and Monterey Jazz Festivals. Admission: $20 8pm at the Stage Door Coffeehouse & Cabaret, 414 Mount Shasta Blvd in Mount Shasta. http://www.stagedoorcabaret.com
July 18 - Mt. Shasta
Mt. Shasta International Film Festival presents their Annual Movie Under the Stars — Finding Nemo! This fun outdoor event for the entire family will begin at dark. Bring a blanket or warm clothes and gather at the Mount Shasta Resort at 7pm. There will also be a costume contest with prizes, face painting, a juggler and more. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for kids 12 years and younger. Tickets are available at Village Books and at the gate.
July 18-19th - Happy Camp
Klamath Watershed Arts and Music Festival Celebrating Community, the Arts, and a Healthy Watershed.
The festival includes educational hikes and raft trips, involvement in local restoration projects on the Klamath River, a multitude of children's activities, local art exhibits, craft booths, video and multimedia presentations, savory food booths, and riverside camping!
Music will be starting in the early evening of Friday, July 18th. Festival activities will begin Saturday morning, the 19th with rafting and educational hikes. Music is scheduled to begin in the late afternoon, all at the beautiful River Park off Hwy 96 in downtown Happy Camp.
Ticket Prices: $10 for Friday, $20 for Saturday, and $25 for whole weekend, $10 camping, with student discounts available. Tickets available at the gate.
For More information please contact the Mid Klamath Watershed Council at (530) 627 3202 or the Salmon River Restoration Council at (530) 462-4665.
Sponsored by The Salmon River Restoration Council, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, Klamath-Siskiyou Art Center, Klamath Knot Arts Council and the Karuk Tribe are Music.
"A safe and sober event"
July 19 - Dunsmuir
The 2nd Annual Mossbrae Music Festival, featuring Al Stewart. A folk and pop legend on both sides of the Atlantic, Al Stewart has written and recorded over twenty albums worth of timeless tunes over the span of a forty year career including the platinum selling albums "Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages." Considered one of the preeminent lyricists of our time, his songs are adorned with intriguing melodies and cover a broad range of thought-provoking themes and emotions. In the spellbinding tradition of his signature songs "Year of the Cat," "Time Passages," "On the Border," and "Nostradamus," among many others, Al's latest musical short stories are both lyrically meaningful and insidiously catchy. Hear them on the long-awaited CD "A Beach Full of Shells," and live in concert Saturday July 19, Botanical Gardens Stage, Dunsmuir City Park, Dunsmuir, CA. Contact the Dunsmuir Chamber for ticket info: 530-235-2177.
July 19 - Mt. Shasta
Stage Door is proud to present Catherine Russell. Russell is a native New Yorker, born with an enviable musical pedigree. Her father, the late Luis Russell, was born in Panama and moved to New Orleans and then New York City, becoming a pioneering pianist/bandleader, and Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical director. Her mother, Carline Ray, is an outstanding bassist and vocalist and holder of advanced degrees from Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music, who has performed with Mary Lou Williams and Wynton Marsalis. Not surprisingly considering her roots, Catherine Russell is a one of a kind vocalist. She has toured the world, performing and recording with a wide array of trend setting artists, including Paul Simon, David Bowie, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, Jackson Browne, and Rosanne Cash. Since the 2006 release of her debut album, Cat, on Harmonia Mundi's World Village label, Catherine Russell has been making fans and friends and grabbing listeners by the ear. “She is a fresh and original voice. She has appeared on the nationally syndicated shows Mountain Stage, JazzSet on NPR, Studio 360, and The Tavis Smiley Show on PBS-TV. Reviews and profiles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Living Blues, Blues Review, Downbeat, Goldmine, No Depression, Boston Herald, Newark Star Ledger, JazzTimes, Chicago Sun Times, and many more. Cat spent weeks on JazzWeek magazine's chart for national airplay, while Back O Town Blues was a top 10 download on I-Tunes Jazz Chart. Catherine Russell's 2nd album on World Village, Sentimental Streak, hit the streets on February 12, 2008, becoming an instant international favorite. Adm: $15. 8pm at the Stage Door Coffeehouse & Cabaret, 414 Mount Shasta Blvd in Mount Shasta. http://www.stagedoorcabaret.com
July 19 and 20 - Etna
The 2008 Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival will be held on July 19th and 20th at the Etna City Park. The big weekend kicks off in downtown Etna on Friday, July 18th, with a "Jammin' On Main" event. One block of Main Street in Etna will be closed to through traffic from 6pm to 9pm that Friday night, and all visiting musicians and pickers are invited and encouraged to join in the fun. On Saturday 20th, the music starts at 10am, with a band lineup that includes the Piney Creek Weasels, Siskiyou Summit, Alhambra Valley, Carrie Hassler, Ida Viper, III Generation, and the Anderson Family. To see the full list of bands and the schedule, go to www.scottvalleybluegrass.com where you can buy your tickets online.
July 25 through 28 — McCloud
The McCloud Recreation Council will sponsor McCloud's annual Lumberjack Fiesta. Festivities include a parade, vendor booths, live music and dancing, baseball tournament, logging competitions, food, family games and more. For info call (530) 964-2117.
July 25 — Yreka
Free Concert at Miner Street! The Scott Valley Bank summer concert series presents Dan Daniella & Oregon Rain - rockin’ country! Friday, July 25 6:30 to 8:30 PM • Miner Street Park • Yreka
July 26 — Mt. Shasta
Shasta Taiko's 4th annual Festival will be held at 7:30 at Shastice Park in Mt. Shasta. Shasta Taiko founders Russel Baba and Jeanne Mercer will be joined in concert by Taiko performers from all over the US, including ONENSEMBLE, . As performing art, Taiko combines powerful sound, hypnotic rhythm, intense energy, and graceful choreography.Tickets are available at the mount Shasta Chamber of Commerce on line at www.ShastaYamma.com and the gate. for more information visit www.ShastaTaiko.com or www.ShastaYamma.com
July 27 thru August 24 - Mt Shasta
Mt. Shasta Music Festival Summer Concert Series Presented by Northland Cable Television and Charter Communications July 27, August 3, 10, 17 & 24 2008 Mt. Shasta Resort, 1000 Siskiyou Lake Blvd., Mt. Shasta, CA Gates: 3:30 PM. Shows: 4:30 PM. All ages. General admission lawn seating. Chairs provided, or bring a blanket, or dance. No coolers please.
July 27
SALVADOR SANTANA BAND
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August 3
TONY FURTADO
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August 10
ALBINO!
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August 17
LAURIE LEWIS
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August 24
SAMBA DA
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August 17 thru September 5 - Mount Shasta
Siskiyou Artists Association is accepting entries for the 51st Annual Art Show to be held at Sisson Museum, Mt. Shasta August 17-September 5, 2008. Entry forms and rules of entry are online at www.siskiyouartists.com. Deadline for entry forms and fees is July 31, 2008. SAA members or non-members living in No. Calif. and So. Oregon are eligible to submit original art in the following categories: oil, acrylic, pastel, water media, mixed media, drawing, printmaking and sculpture/ woodcarving. Deadline for receipt of original art work at Sisson Museum is Friday, August 15, 2008 between the hours of 5-7 p.m. Show judge is Willo Balfrey--learn more at www.willobalfrey.com. Show will close September 5, 2008.
August 20 - Yreka to Montague
Theater fans will delight in Law Dawgs & Pistoleros of The Olde West, an interactive drama enacted on the Yreka Western Railroad beterrn Yreka and Montague. The Legend of the James-Younger Gang is alive and well in Northern California; The banks and railroads are at risk again, including the "Blue Goose" train of the Yreka Western Railroad and the Bank of Montague. These heavily armed men who have created a hell of an excitement in this part of the country.
Who are these heavily armed men mounted on fine horses taking on the persona and daring robberies of the James-Younger gang? Their modern day counterparts are the Law Dawgs & Pistoleros of the Olde West- a professional Old West re-enactment group dedicated to portraying authentic living history of the Old West, specifically, historical encounters and confrontations between lawmen, outlaws & citizens from 1845-1895, using original or reproduction firearms, gun leather, clothing, hats, boots, saddles/tack and other accoutrements for this time period. Don’t miss these exciting and historically accurate events!
The experience begins 11am in Yreka. See http://www.yrekawesternrr.com/law-dawgs.htm for more information and tickets.
Remember to send us announcements of your arts-related events!
Tell your friends. Spread the word. If something is happening, we want to know and help you promote your arts event! Email siskiyouarts@yahoo.com. Please just tell about your event in a simple email message - no attachments, no .docs, just a paragraph with the facts as you see in calendar listings above.
The Siskiyou Arts Council is a volunteer organization dedicated to developing, sustaining and promoting the literary, visual and performing arts in Siskiyou County. Board meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 in locations throughout Siskiyou County. The public is cordially invited! Our mailing address is SAC, PO Box 597, Mt. Shasta CA 96067. Our phone is 530-938-0130 and our E-mail: siskiyouarts@yahoo.com
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