Pajaro Valley Magazine | April 17, 2020

THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF THE PAJARO VALLEY

A supplement to The Pajaronian

APRIL 17, 2020

VIRTUAL JOURNEY Local galleries, artists utilize social media during shelter-in-place COVER STORY P4 | THE MIXING BOWL P6 | PHOTO GALLERY P8

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ince the outbreak of COVID-19, logging onto social media platforms has been, at least for me, a very stressful experience. I find it draining, being bombarded with articles, blog posts, images and videos about the pandemic and how it is negatively impacting so JOHANNA MILLER many aspects of our lives.

This is one reason why I am so glad local art galleries and groups are using social media to share art with the public. Both the Cabrillo Gallery at Cabrillo College and the folks at First Fridays in Santa Cruz have been reaching out to audiences via Facebook and Instagram.

The posts in turn have been giving student, amateur and professional artists alike at least some of the exposure they have been missing out on during the closures.

Of course, these two groups are not the only ones to bring their art to the virtual world—Pajaro Valley Arts has been uploading virtual tours of its previous exhibits, and sharing art activities to do at home.

The Watsonville Film Festival also went digital this week, offering a series of free film screenings and Zoom discussions with filmmakers.

Every artist, venue owner and staff member I’ve chatted with in the past few weeks has had a similar view of the situation: We need to keep our connection with art during this difficult time.

When I open Facebook, whether it’s for work or social reasons, I need a bit of happiness and positivity to round out the worry.

Art gives us that.

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MIX N’ MATCH “To Whome It May Concern”

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is a magazine collage by Josh Conner.

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very spring, Cabrillo Gallery’s Student Exhibition highlights the work being done within the college’s art departments. Teachers and classmates choose who will be featured in the show, which is meant as a send-off at the end of the school year.

But with the college being closed due to COVID19, gallery staff are having to reimagine the annual exhibition.

“It’s something that people have always looked forward to,” said Gallery Program Coordinator Victoria May. “To simply not do it would be a disservice to the struggles and accomplishments of these students.” ➝7

on ART SHARE “Portrait of Beck,” a Conté & wax pastel paper maché by Grace Loehrke, is part of Cabrillo Gallery’s annual Student Exhibition, which will be shared through social media during shelter-in-place.

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THE MIXING BOWL

All day Brazilian Black Bean Soup along and there is no big flurry of activity just before serving.

BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN SOUP Beans: 2 cups dry black beans 3 ½ cups water or stock 2 teaspoons salt

Vegetables:

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PERFECT PAIR Homemade cornbread is a great compliment to this Brazilian black bean soup.

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his is a popular soup.

It was, and probably will be served again, at the Bagelry in Santa Cruz. Judith Mattoon, when she was the head cook there in the 1980s, made a particularly great version. She used high quality orange juice and before serving, puréed half of the soup to make it smooth. She was responsible for many of the soups, salads, spreads and sweets that are still part of the menu. The original recipe came from Mollie Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook.

This recipe will keep you busy all day. If you start with uncooked beans, you will need to start this recipe early in the day or the day

before. The beans need to soak for four hours, then cook for about two hours. Once the vegetables are all added and the soup is cooked, it takes all together about seven hours. During that time, you could also make cornbread.

Sectioning oranges takes a sharp knife and patience. Be prepared to be frustrated by how little actual meat there is.

I recommend using Valencia oranges. They have thin skin, as opposed to Navel oranges, and the sections are easier to separate.

They do have seeds though, which should be removed.

Soups are relaxing to make and a good way to use up vegetables.

You can clean up as you go

I cup chopped onions 3 cloves crushed garlic 1 large chopped carrot 1 cup chopped vegetables such as celery, bell peppers, zucchini 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin ¼ teaspoon red pepper 2 tablespoons cooking oil 10 minutes before serving: 3-4 Valencia oranges, peeled and sectioned ½ cup good quality fresh orange juice 1 tablespoon dry sherry ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon fresh lemon or lime juice

Topping: Sour cream or whole milk yogurt First prepare the dried black beans by picking through them, looking for rocks and imperfect beans. Wash and rinse in a strainer under cold water to remove dirt. Then, place in a bowl or pot, cover with water, and set aside for about four hours.

Next, to cook the beans, pour off the soaking water and put the beans in a saucepan. Add 3 ½ cups stock or water, salt and set on a burner at medium high heat. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over very low heat for one-and-a-half hours. Beans should be cooked but not mushy.

Prepare the vegetables by washing, peeling and chopping.

Add cooking oil to a ➝7

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medium sized frying pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add onions and garlic and cook until the onions start to become transparent.

Add the coriander, dried red pepper, cumin and carrots.

Saute´and stir for a few minutes and then add the other chopped vegetables. When the vegetables are about done, add to the pot with the beans and simmer over the lowest possible heat for about one hour.

With a sharp knife, remove all the skin from the outside of the oranges. Carefully cut into the sections and scoop out the meat and the seeds with your fingers.

About 15 minutes before serving, add the final ingredients except for the topping. Stir, cover, and let cook for about 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the flavors. Add more water or stock if it is too dry. Purée half of the soup with a stand blender or in the blender. Serve with whole milk yogurt or sour cream.

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That is why the gallery will adopt an online form of its exhibition—offering select students the opportunity to submit their work virtually and have it shared on Cabrillo Gallery’s social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.

For the past month, the gallery has posted work daily from “Six Years Smitten,” an exhibition that had just opened the week before shelter-in-place went into effect. “[Six Years Smitten] was such a big show, so it occurred to me we could just break it down to a certain number of pieces per day,” May said. “It gives people a small burst of art every day, and the artists can also get some exposure.”

The Student Exhibition will include painting, drawing, photography, digital fabrication, ceramics and more. May said it’s been impressive watching instructors, especially those who teach 3-D art, transitioning to help their students.

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“They’re doing their part to keep those educational structures in place,” she said. “Right now, that is so important.”

In Santa Cruz, the monthly First Friday Art Tour has also gone digital. The tour, which normally holds free art events throughout the community every first Friday of the month, has been featuring local artists every week on their social media accounts.

In April, they have been holding free online events every Friday from noon to 10 p.m. The group invites five artists to “take over” their Instagram account, posting images, stories and videos to Instagram TV, sharing their artwork and giving live demonstrations.

“Folks seem to be enjoying it,” said Bree Karpavage, who has been heading up Virtual First Fridays.

“We’ve had two [events] so far, and it’s been really fun.”

Karpavage, who is also Coordinator of various local Makers’ Markets, said that First Fridays approached her to help them organize the new online events.

“We all thought it was important… now more than ever, to support local artists,” she said. “To make sure we keep the art community alive.”

Updates, schedules and artist information can be found at firstfridaysantacruz.com.

“Art helps give everyone hope for something normal,” Karpavage said. “It brings the community together… we might have

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Have a recent photo you’d like to share? Send it to us for consideration by emailing it to tnunez@pajaronian.com or mailing it to 21 Brennan St., Suite 14, Watsonville, CA 95076.

Please include a brief description of the photo as well as the name of the photographer.

PIECE OF HISTORY “Pappy” is a fishing boat that is permanently on display at the Santa Cruz Harbor, thanks to its owner

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FRESH SUPPLY A shopper browses Farm Fresh Produce, 37 Holohan Rd.

The stand is open through shelter-in-place, offering fruits, vegetables and other goods.

whimsical animal portraits at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter in Live Oak.

STATIONARY An old tractor

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PET PORTRAIT One of numerous

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