Lompoc & SYV Arts - September 2019

Lompoc & santa ynez valley SEPTEMBER 2019

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS NatureTrack

The Cypress Gallery - LVAA 119 E Cypress Ave, Lompoc p. 805-737-1129 www.lompocart.org

Fostering a lifelong fascina on with nature

PO Box 953, Los Olivos p. 805-886-2047 sue@naturetrack.org www.naturetrack.org

Elverhøj Museum of History & Art

Standing Sun Winery

Gallery Los Olivos

Sugarless Treats, non-fattening jewelry and glass

1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang p. 805-686-1211 info@elverhoj.org www.elverhoj.org

2920 Grand Ave, Los Olivos p. 805-688-7517 gallerylosolivos@gmail.com www.gallerylosolivos.com

92 2nd St - Unit D, Buellton p. 805-904-8072 john@standingsunwines.com www.standingsunwines.com

Joellen Chrones p. 805-588-2261

Lompoc Mural Society

Terramonary Porcelain Dinnerware

PO Box 2813, Lompoc p. 805-733-4282 www.lompocmurals.com

466 Bell St., Los Alamos p. 805-453-5075 TerryRowCliftonEdwin@gmail.com

Lompoc Theater Project

Wildling Museum of Art & Nature

p. 805-380-6777 info@lompoctheatre.org

1511-B Mission Dr, Solvang p. 805-688-1082 info@wildlingmuseum.org www.wildlingmuseum.org

Check out the NEW Lompoc Valley Art Association Website at www.LompocArt.org

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We are proud to count non-profit organizations and businesses as community partner members.

Together, we advocate for each other, local artists, and collaborate on projects to create an enriching environment for the Arts Community within Lompoc and the Santa Ynez Valley.

to Lynn Hanson, and Third Place went to Nancy Yaki. Support for Celebrating the National Lands of California provided by the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, Tierra Alta Vineyards, and Donors to the Patti Jacquemain Exhibition Fund.

Nancy Yaki

Join the Wildling for an Origami Peace and Harmony Garland Class led by artist and educator Cydney Miller on Saturday, August 24, 2019 from 1 – 3 p.m. Learn how to make a colorful garland of origami cranes and butterflies with decorative beads and crystal accents. Everything needed for this project – including origami paper, tassels, embroidery floss, scissors, and needles – will be provided in class!

Admission is $45 per person + $10 materials fee to be paid to the instructor in class.

Ages 12 (with supervision) to adult. Register online at wildlingmuseum.org/news/ origami-peace-and-harmony-garland-class or call (805) 686-8315.

"Thje Kitchen Witches" Lompoc Mural Society Lompoc Civic Theater

Courtesy Cydney Miller

Fostering a lifelong fascination with nature NaturaTrack

Between Here and There

An exhibit of vibrant 10”x10” paintings of the Central Coast and the Big Island of Hawaii

by Artist Mikel Naccarato Featuring landscapes, abstracted landscapes and pure abstracts examining the Circle as Symbol...

Celebrating the National Lands of California Wildling Museum of Art & Nature

Elverhøj Museum of History & Art

September Featured Artist Lompoc Valley Art Association

LOMPOC

August 27 – September 29, 2019 SOLVANG Reception August 31 from 2-4pm

Sugarless Treats, non-fattening jewelry & glass September Featured Artist October Featured Artists A Walk Through the Gallery Cypress Gallery Lompoc Theater Project Lompoc Chalk Lompoc Mural Society

Wildling Museum of Art & Nature Elverhøj Museum of History & Art

BUELLTON

Cypress Gallery 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436 (805) 737-1129

LOS OLIVOS NatureTrack LOS ALAMOS Los Alamos Days Terramonary Porcelain Dinnerware

Standing Sun LIVE All Artwork and Photos shown remain the sole property of the artist.

No reproductions are permitted without express permission from the Lompoc Valley Art Association and/or the artist.

ON THE COVER

Angie Hamlin, Come Fly With Me, Photography.

On her website, Angie says "When I paint, I try to capture and create the tranquility and vibrancy of this planets natural beauty for people to appreciate, be inspired and uplifted by, and have a more intimate experience with."

Lompoc Valley Art Association 119 E. Cypress Ave Lompoc, CA 93436 805.737.1129

The Lompoc Valley Art Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, supporting the arts within the Lompoc & Santa Ynez Valley through affordable opportunities for artists to show and sell artwork, collaborations with non-profits and businesses on programs and events, investment in higher education for high school art students through scholarships, and a variety of outreach avenues, such as this digital arts magazine, that bring greater awareness to the cultural heart beat of the area.

Sugarless Treats,

non-fattening jewelry and glass

By Joellen Chrones

These Night Lights will make good Christmas Gifts

Items by Joellen available at the Wilding Museum in Solvang And Cypress Gallery, 119 E. Cypress, Lompoc, Open every day except Monday’s from 12 to 5pm Any questions, I can be reached at 805.588.2261

THE CYPRESS GALLERY

119 E. Cypress Ave, Lompoc • Open Tue–Sun, 12-4PM www.lompocvalleyartassociation.com

A WALK THROUGH THE CYPRESS • BY ELIZABETH MONKS HACK Fall Glow The end of summer. It seems to leave an afterglow of memory, with sensations of nature and light and of time spent on holiday, or not. Time that is gone, but there is more to come. The warm glow of fall light approaches. Such feelings are encapsulated in the Cypress Gallery this month, through the paintings of featured artist Mikel Naccarato. His show “Between Here and There” is on view through September 29. It is a display of small paintings with huge impact, works of fire and glory.

Naccarato states that his intention is to “blend the majesty of nature with the wonder of imagination,” and thus he has done, using his signature vibrant colors that glow like jewels; rubies, sapphire and emerald, and amber. The paintings are grouped in categories of place and theme, including an intriguing series entitled “The Circle as Symbol,” in which abstraction is used to explore the mystical aspects of an ancient pan-cultural image. Acrylic paint is applied in broad swaths and delicate line work in an elegant dance of the brush. “The Riverbend Series” and “Abstracted Landscape Series” are equally lustrous.

The artist has dedicated a lifetime to the study and practice of art, moving seamlessly between realism and abstraction, large and small works, and a variety of media including enamel on copper, its influence evident in the paintings on view. Landscapes of the Central Coast and Hawaii, with evocative depictions of sky and water, are sure bring joy to the viewer, as well as augment the visual, chromatic experience of one’s world. The confident “strokes of genius” that flow from Mikel Naccarato’s brush are emblematic of an enduring passion and deep love of art.

All around the gallery, vibrant color seems to be a theme. Chris Jeszeck’s piece “Hubble Bubble I and II” was selected as last month’s “People’s Choice” award. It is a poured wonder of purples and blues. Fine vistas of green, blue and gold harmonize landscapes, especially those of Edgar Ramirez, who has submitted four works this month. His uncanny realism is evident in the delightful ”Lompoc Theatre Project” and “Yellow Train.”

The turbulent texture and composition of Edward Heinitz’s “Big Sur” is quite an eyeful, in which sunlight pours from the mouth of an open rock cave onto receding waves. Suzanne Schenck’s photograph “Blackwater Falls WV” is a study of delicacy, even though it depicts the tremendous power of an entire river descending from a cliff. Lee Hill’s “Chillinn’” is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! A great brown bear reclines in sunlight, on a rock somewhere in the High Sierra. Hill uses broad textural strokes that harmonize paint and subject matter.

Make September the month to study and enjoy many fine works of art! Vote for your favorite piece. Select from our many fanciful and truly beautiful gift items for some early Christmas shopping. Ease into fall through glowing color.

The Cypress Gallery is located at 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc. We are operated by the members of the Lompoc Valley Art Association, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, committed to expanding and supporting access and exposure to the arts in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley.

Contact us: www.lompocart.org, on Facebook/Cypress Gallery. Phone (805) 737-1129.

Suzanne Schenk, Blackwater Falls, WV.

CYPRESS GALLERY SEPTEMBER FEATURED ARTIST Between Here and There

An exhibit of vibrant 10”x10” paintings of the Central Coast and the Big Island of Hawaii

by Artist Mikel Naccarato Featuring landscapes, abstracted landscapes and pure abstracts examining the Circle as Symbol...

August 27 – September 29, 2019 Reception August 31 from 2-4pm Cypress Gallery 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436 (805) 737-1129

CYPRESS GALLERY

OCTOBER FEATURED ARTISTS KATHY BADRACK AND KAREN OSLAND Artist’s reception on Friday, October 4 from 5:00 to 7:00p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Please come by and check out the show.

The Cypress Gallery is at 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, across from the Museum.

Playing with Weaving, Playing with Light OCTOBER 1 – 27, 2019 In their show, Gourd Artist, Kathy Badrak and Basket Weaver, Karen Osland explore the different outcomes of weaving on wood, weaving on stone, and shadow casting with Gourd lamps.

A Basket Weaver and a former Stained-Glass artist, Kathy brings to her Gourd Art the natural fibers and weaving techniques from her basketry and the vibrant colors and lines from her stained -glass work.

She started her own glass business and spent a number of years designing leaded glass window for new construction. Many of these windows are installed throughout central and southern California. Several of her pieces were published in books on stained glass art.

In 2009, she attended a series of workshops on weaving baskets and working with gourds. She discovered that gourds were the perfect medium in which she could express herself.

“I love the earthy and natural appeal of gourds and often leave much of the beautiful gourd surface showing in my work. Gourd Art also allows me to continue working with the wonderful fibers and weaving materials I use in my baskets. They allow me to add interesting textures to my work. My style continues to evolve as I learn and experiment with new techniques and materials. “ Kathy’s latest experiment with a new technique is the carving of gourd lamps. Durable, but lightweight, gourds can be carved into an infinite number of patterns and shapes. Kathy says that “Placing a light inside a carved gourd creates patterns of radiant light and the light in turn casts intriguing patterns of light and shadows on the walls. This is exciting, and the possibilities are endless.”

Karen Osland is experienced naturalist whose main interest is ethnobotany. She enjoys leading interpretive hikes that explain the relationship of the hike participants to their surroundings.

She has been teaching classes on basketry and on the ethnobotany of native California plants for 30 years. Karen uses the plants and the creation of a basket to foster connections to our environment. She conducts training classes for various Docent organizations on the Ethnobotany of local plants. She does outreach programs for 3rd to 5th graders on cultural uses of California native plants.

CYPRESS GALLERY EXHIBITING NOW

Here are a few selections of artwork for show and sale currently at the Cypress Gallery.

119 East Cypress Ave, Lompoc Across from the Museum Gallery hours are Tue. through Sun, 12-5 pm

Nikel Naccarato, Riverbed Series #17, Acrylic/Wood $125

Dee Sudbury, Old Copper Pot, Acrylic $160

Nikel Naccarato, Riverbed Series #12, Acrylic/Wood $125

Mikel Naccarato, Plantation House, Acrylic/Wood $125

Nikel Naccarato, Riverbed Series #15, Acrylic/Wood Sold

Tonya Schultz, Red Letter Day, Acrylic $235

Julia Nash, Girl Watching, Oil $300

Julia Nash, Migrants Working in the Fields, Oil $300

Lee Hill, Marbury Mill, VA, Acrylic $180

Linda Gooch, Serenity, Giclee $80

Edgar Ramirez, Yellow Train #16 and 20, Oil $580

Elizabeth Hack, Golgotha, Oil $1000

Neil Andersson, Gainey Vineyards, Oil $950

Lee Hill, Chilling, Acrylic $160

Angie Hamlin, Come Fly With Me, Photography $99

Vicki Andersen, Tropical Shed, Fiji, Acrylic $350

Vicki Andersen, Tropical Splendor, Fiji, Acrylic $900

Edward Heinitz, Big Sur, Acrylic $150

Trish Campbell, Summer Fantasy, Acrylic $310

Joellen Chrones, Pocket Vases, Glassware $16

Rosalea Greenwood, Poppies on Silk, Dye on Silk $150

Susanne Schenck, Liquid Gold, Photography $125

Diane Atturio, Quince, Watercolor $325

Magnet - Nicole LaRoux • Glassware - Joellen Chrones

Claudette Carlton, Jacaranda Victorian, Watercolor $200

V.C. deMille, Mission Collage, Mixed Media $75

Linda Gooch, Afternoon Shadows at La Purisima, Giclee $90

Jane Kametani, Photo $30

Chris Jeszeck, Hydrangea Fantasy, Oil $220

Tom Heslop, Glowing Gently, Watercolor $175

Emily Abello, Winsome Giraffe $200

Lynda Schiff, Stunning at Sunset, Photography $125

Gil Andersen, Chili Rista, Ceramic Tile $150

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Most people know about Mickey Mouse but not many know what a phenomenon he really is with a stellar career spanning two centuries around the globe!

The mini superstar with the outsized ears caused quite a stir when he was unveiled in 1928. Walt Disney dreamed up the little mouse with big round ears and wanted to call him Mortimer, but his wife put the kibosh on that and suggested Mickey instead!

Mickey’s iconic design was created by top animator, Ub lwerks. For such a modest little fellow, Mickey has a powerful design. Many artists, designers and commentators have noted the character has one of the most innately attractive graphic designs ever; the simplified three-circle symbol of Mickey’s head and ears is an internationally recognized icon and considered a perfect logo.

Mickey’s first cartoons were “Plane Crazy” and “The Gallopin’ Gaucho”, but with the beginning of the “talkies” era, Mickey’s third cartoon, “Steamboat Willie”, with music and sound effects synchronized to his antics aboard a riverboat became on overwhelming success and overnight sensation!

The public clamored for more Mickey cartoons and each film starring the lovable mouse was a smash hit.

Technically and artistically, Mickey Mouse cartoons were far superior to other competing studios in both style and design. The cartons were billed in lights on movie theatre marquees, often above the feature film’s title and live-action stars.

Mickey’s popularity extended to newspaper comic strips, comic books, a newsstand magazine, and has mastered all media including video games and apps. In addition to the 121 theatrically released cartoons, he has appeared in feature films, a platinum selling album, an award-winning television series, and he was the first animated character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. To this day, millions of Mickey Mouse memorabilia floods the retail markets around the world.

Mickey Mouse is an internationally beloved star. Besides being the personification of everything Disney, Mickey steadfastly shines as one of the most enduring and endearing characters of our culture and times.

We can’t wait to host our first ever Mickey Mouse Marathon at The Lompoc Theatre when it re-opens!

As the first show of the 2019-2020 Season, Lompoc Civic Theatre is excited to announce their annual Dinner Theatre Production, which opens September 28, and will be performed in the newly-renovated Ellery Room, at the Mission Country Club.

This year's delectable offering will be "The Kitchen Witches" by Caroline Smith, a deliciously funny and entertaining comedy.

The show stars two popular LCT veteran actresses, Anne Ramsey and Chris Jeszeck, as old friends and current TV cooking show rival hosts, whose history and futures collide in an hysterically unpredictable, magical fashion! Also starring Charlie Frank and Alisha Nakashima.

Performances will be peppered throughout September, October and November.

Dinner Theatre performances sell out quickly, so please be sure to reserve your tickets soon!!

For more information please call 805-735-ACT1 (805-735-2281).

Further Performance dates are: 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/9 - With a special Lompoc Library Benefit 11/15 - and Lompoc Theatre Project Benefit 11/16

In Lompoc, October is so full of art that it was recently renamed, “Artober”.

Artober is coming… and it’s going to be huge!

Lompoc will be hosting many art themed events in Artober, but at the heart of it all is the annual Lompoc Chalks Festival, where artists of every age and walk of life will unleash their imaginations on The City of Arts & Flowers.

Lompoc Chalks Festival is the brainchild of locals Don Fletcher and Barbara Satterfield, who were inspired by Santa Barbara’s iMadonnari Festival and Orcutt’s very popular Chalks event. “It’s part of the art movement,” says Fletcher, “It’s great for kids, a mind expander.”

“People are excited to come to this event again this year,” shared Satterfield, the event’s organizer, “This event includes Mural Tours, Lompoc Theatre Tours, hay rides, Entertainment, Music, Beer & Wine, Food Trucks, artisan vendors and non-profits, even art lessons. Last year we estimated over 2000 people came to see the drawings and enjoy the food and music. This year we are expecting even more!”

The event will help raise money for the Lompoc Theatre Project, the 92-yearold theatre at the heart of the city of downtown Lompoc. The goal is to revive it as a performing cultural arts and education center. As one board member puts it, “It will be the home of the arts in Lompoc. Movies, theatre, music concerts, dance shows – any live performance you can think of will be seen in our theatre.”

Growing up in Lompoc, Fletcher and Satterfield have known each other since their student 4-H days. Satterfield says, “This is a real focus on the vibrant arts Community. Professional artists and people who want to try their hand at art will put their attempts in front of our community. This will continue to focus attention on art in the Lompoc Valley and raise money for the Theatre restoration.”

Organizer Satterfield continues, “There is room for everyone. There is still time to sign up as a sponsor, vendor or artist. There is a separate children’s section where they can do chalk art. We want everyone to come to this awesome event.”

She mentioned that the Lompoc City staff has been very supportive because they have been focused for many years on revitalizing the historic downtown area that includes buildings that date back to the 1880’s.

Sponsorship can take on the form of many things; businesses or organizations can sponsor an artist, individuals can support and sponsor as a group – “The family of” or “in memory of.” There are many opportunities to get involved in a myriad of ways.

The Lompoc Chalks Festival will be held on Friday, October 11, through Sunday, October 13, 2019. The freshly paved parking lots will be the canvas at the corner of Cypress and I Streets.

To become a sponsor, volunteer, be an artist or vendor, or to receive more information, please contact us at: (805) 380-6777 • lompocchalks@gmail.com 740 North H Street, #238, Lompoc, CA 93436 or www.LompocTheatre.org.

LOMPOC VALLEY MURAL SOCIETY Title: : Lompoc’s Mission Vieja Year: 1996

Location: Behind the Lompoc Museum, 200 South H St Artist: Vicki Andersen, Lompoc, CA

Mission Vieja mural.

Sometimes called “The Lost Mission” mural. “Mission Vieja” was the first Mission in the Lompoc Valley. It was dedicated on Dec. 8, 1787. The location was along what is now Locust Ave between South F and South G streets.

This Mural is part of The Lompoc Mural Project. This project began after Lompoc’s former mayor Gene Stevens, and his wife Judy Stevens, visited Chemainus, British Columbia in 1988. This small town was using art as a tool to help revitalize its economy after a local, major industry had shut down. The creation of murals was a vital part of an effort to develop tourism.

In August of 1988 the idea of developing a similar program to help revitalize Lompoc’s “Old Town” was presented at a Lompoc town meeting. As a result of this meeting the Lompoc Mural Society was formed. The Society is a non-profit, all volunteer organization and membership is open to the general public.

“Mission Vieja” was the eleventh commissioned Mural. It was a solo project painted by local Master Artist, Vicki Andersen. “Mission Vieja” is the name given to this mission by early Lompoc pioneers, to distinguish it from the newer Mission located at the mouth of Los Berros Canyon. The Spanish named the first mission, “Mission La Concepcion Purisima de Maria Santissima”. It was founded by Father President Fermin de Lausuen on Dec. 8, 1787. After the blessing of the location, the priest and soldiers returned to the Santa Barbara Presidio to wait out the rainy season. They came back to the La Purisima Mission site in April 1788 to begin building.

This original group of Spanish people consisted of two priests, six soldiers, their wives, and servants. They had few livestock, no cleared fields, and no European crops. The first Chumash baptisms at the Mission site occurred on May 10, 1788. There were six adults and two children baptized and one marriage performed at the mission site within a month. By 1799 there were 920 Chumash neophytes, a granary, solders quarters and houses for nine neophyte families and a church.

Step 1. Vicki with Mission Vieja mockup.

Daily life at the mission was, in part, the building of the mission. Besides the Church, there were living quarters, hide rooms, soldiers’ quarters, and kitchens. In addition, there were gardens, agricultural fields, and irrigation systems. Work

included clearing the brush, preparing fields and planting the crops. This work was all done by the Purisima Chumash and it took 24 years.

By 1812 the main buildings had been completed and 80 neophyte adobe houses were being added. The neophytes had also built irrigation systems to water the fields on the north side of the Santa Ynez river and had built housing at the out post at San Antonio Creek. Cattle herds were in the thousands. They also had horses, pigs, sheep, and chickens.

Step 2. Charcoal sketch Mission Vieja mural.

But something else was now happening, the neophyte population was beginning to decline. Several hundred people had died in a measles epic in 1806, and many children born to the neophytes were not living beyond infancy.

Deaths at the Mission exceeded the births.

On December 21, 1812 an earthquake lasting up to four minutes struck southern California. It was followed by numerous after -shocks and heavy rains.

This destroyed the original La Purisima Mission.

Step 3. Vicki applying the base coat.

In March 1813, Father Payeras wrote to the Spanish governor of California, “We have observed with sorrow that all of the structures are ruined from the foundations to the roof: that the church is demolished from the foundation up: and that neither Fathers, nor soldiers, nor neophytes will or can, without terror or risk, live in their habitations, which have partly fallen, are partly out of plumb, and are in many parts seriously cracked.”

The Fathers, the six soldiers, and the neophytes made the decision to move the Mission to the north of the Santa Ynez River at the mouth of Los Berros Canyon.

Step 4. Mission Vieja mural almost complete.

The ”Mission Vieja” mural depicts the remaining eastern church wall and door opening that is still standing at South F Street. To the right, in the foreground, is a baptism scene.

In the background are the Tule houses for the Chumash Neophytes. On the far right is the completed church and padres’ quarters on the east side of the mission quadrangle.

To create the mural, information Mission Veija, 1910. Church walls and door fixed. on the Mission Vieja was gathered from archaeological reports and local histories. A small-scale mockup of the mural was then painted. The next step taken was to grid off the mural panel and sketch in the mural elements with charcoal. A base coat is then painted on the mural panel and the final colors are applied.

The average cost for the Lompoc Mural Society to have a mural painted is between $10,000 and $40,000 depending on the size and complexity of the work. The creation of a mural is funded through grants.

Lompoc resident can help maintain the murals by having their monthly utility bill rounded up to the nearest dollar with the extra money going to the Lompoc Mural Society to help pay for the maintenance of the murals.

You can find the form at the Mural Society website under “Donate”. http:// www.lompocmurals./donate/

Vicki Andersen and Gene Stevens.

Mission Veija dedication.

It’s twenty-eighteen in the southwestern corner of America. There’s snow in the distant mountains and the slow desert sunset creeps through the windshield of the Mercury on 40 West. The young man is driving home, wherever that is.

He was born in a small woodland house in the Hudson Valley, raised in rural Maine, and enlightened by time spent in New York City. He’s landed in Los Angeles for now, where the Sunset Strip is a wasteland, Silverlake has peaked, and the spirit of Laurel Canyon echoes through the hills of Highland Park. The end of the world is a damn inspirational place to be.

He writes and records. The hard work shines through in his craft without a scrap of it being over-thought. It’s American music. It’s conceived on highways between cities past their prime. It’s born from memories and dreams of fresh starts. There’s rich history to draw from in Nashville, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Bakersfield and Austin, but he doesn’t desire a repeat. He celebrates the richness of a multi-generational record collection while adding a fresh voice to the conversation, and the music is new.

Listen up.

Every year Elijah Ocean crisscrosses the country singing his songs and making memories. With four full-length LPs under his belt and a fifth in the chamber, Ocean is just hitting his stride.

For now there’s a much-needed diner booth in Needles on 66. Welcome to California. Set your clocks.

Doors open 7pm/Show starts 7:30 • $15 Reserved Seating • Food Truck to be announced soon All Ages Show! • Tickets are WILL CALL and will not be mailed.

Greg Felden isn’t trying to hide, and he isn’t pulling any punches. His songwriting has been consistently praised for its honesty, intelligence and emotional gravity. Made of Stringsis a dynamic, impassioned collection of tunes that reflect the country and folk he was weaned on and the indie songwriters of the Pacific Northwest where he grew up.

Now based in Los Angeles, he’s a staple of the Americana scene, earning respect and fans with his finely-crafted songs and captivating delivery. Greg is heard regularly on KCSN and KPFK Over the course of his career, Brad Byrd has written songs that firmly occupy the rarely-explored middle ground between indie rock and alt-country. He's a genre-spanning musician, carving out a diverse sound fueled by melody, detailed storytelling, and the instincts of a journeyman songwriter who began making Americana music long before the genre had a name. He’s shared the stage with a variety of musicians, such as Jay Farrar, Mike Doughty, They Might Be Giants, Everlast, Lee DeWyze, and Family of the Year Performing Songwritercalls Stars&Curses “...awash with atmosphere... all shimmer and seduction,” and Bullz-eye. comsays “Fans of artists like Josh Rouse and Josh Ritter will find a lot to love here; Brown’s voice is strong and slightly reedy around the edges, giving the music just enough homespun edge to keep things grounded....

Doors open 7pm/Show starts 7:30 • $15 Reserved Seating • Food Truck to be announced soon All Ages Show! • Tickets are WILL CALL and will not be mailed.

On Sunday, September 29, 2019, 3 - 4:30 p.m., join the Wildling for a special screening of the new short-form documentary Carrizo Plain - A Sense of Place (2019), followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Jeff McLoughlin and featured film participants and artists Bill Dewey, Chris Chapman, and John Iwerks. The film is a cinematic journey into a remarkable remnant of early California – the Carrizo Plain National Monument, and also serves as a companion piece to the current exhibition, Celebrating the National Lands of California. Carrizo Plain - A Sense of Place was produced by the Wildling Museum with the support of the Wood Claeyssens Foundation and was directed

by Jeff McLoughlin of Goodeye Films.

Cinematagrapher Elliot Lowndes filming the flora of the Carrizo

Admission to this event is $5 for current Wildling Museum Members and $10 for Non-Members.

Registration is currently open for our upcoming White-Line Woodcut Workshop led by artist Karen Schroeder on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Participants will learn how to create a woodcut using a technique first used in Massachusetts during the early 20th century. Length of the workshop is five hours, which includes a half hour lunch break. Students will need to bring a sketch to class, 6 x 4.5 inches in size. Feel free to research White Line Woodcuts online to get a feel for what images will work best with this media.

Admission is $75 per person + $20 materials fee to be paid to the instructor in class. Register at wildlingmuseum.org/news/white-line-woodcut-workshop or call (805) 686-8315.

Courtesy Karen Schroeder

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NatureTrack FILM FESTIVAL

Igniting Passion for Nature Through Film Films from around the world Exhilarating Adventures • Compelling Stories

Photo by sharply_done

March 20 – 22, 2020 Los Olivos, California

Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, near Santa Barbara

For Sponsor Information:

www.NatureTrackFilmFestival.org 805-886-2047

Fostering a lifelong fascina on with nature

At NatureTrack, a 501c3 nonprofit, our mission is to instill students with the leadership skills, attitudes, and habits for lifelong learning and inspire them to be respectful stewards of our natural world. The NatureTrack Film Festival is a companion event which expands upon our core mission by "igniting passion for nature through film" at all age levels. The NatureTrack Film Festival invites filmmakers from around the world to share their adventures, stories, and documentaries with an appreciative audience.

Located in Los Olivos, in the heart of Santa Barbara county (birthplace of Earth Day) we invite you to discover a Film Festival that supports the next generation of empowered nature lovers.

Learn more at NatureTrack.org

Detail: Dee Sudbury, Old Copper Pot