Posts by Arts and Culture El Dorado
Wakamatsu Fest 150
American River Conservancy invites the public to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Japanese colony in America at the historic location of their 1869 tea and silk farm in Placerville, CA. Check out our festival website for more information https://www.arconservancy.org/wakafest150/ WakamatsuFest150 is a celebration of 150 years of Japanese-American heritage, arts, and cuisine. The festival will feature…
Read MoreKelly Smith Cassidy – Copper Keiligh
Kelly Smith Cassidy has been a professional sculptor since 1997. Kelly creates in bronze and copper using gas welding equipment. Most of her work is made custom order by commission. Her Tahoe studio is open by appointment or during the Tahoe Art League Studio Tour the last weekend in July, first weekend in August.
Read MoreTahoe Art League
The Tahoe Art League Art Center is a friendly and casual place that is the home of our TAL Gallery and Office. You are welcome to drop by and visit anytime during business hours (or whenever our OPEN sign is on) to view and purchase fine art, ceramics, jewelry, fabric items, note cards, and more! Everything…
Read MoreClasses: Modern Dance/Contemporary Dance & Improvisation – Saturday 9-10:15 am, 10:30-11:45 am
Start 2019 with a movement practice that expands your creativity. Ongoing dance/movement classes for teens & adults with Tiffany Van Camp. Starting January 19th, Confidence Lab will be hosting classes every Saturday. Sign up for Intro to Modern Dance (9-10:15am) or Contemporary Dance & Improvisation (10:30-11:45am). Class sizes are limited to 10 students so pre-register…
Read MoreThe Lumberjack’s Dove – Sunday, February 24, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
See The Elephant is thrilled to present visiting artist Gennarose Nethercott on her United States tour. Join us for an enchanting evening of live poetry reading from her recently published “The Lumberjack’s Dove” accompanied by a shadow play. Gennarose’s performance will be followed by a Q&A. And special guest performance from Gavin Sellers. Tickets ($15…
Read MoreCloront Play Reading – Thursday, January 17, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us for a public reading of a new play written by students of El Dorado High School’s Collaborative Playwriting class, made possible by El Dorado Arts Council & California Arts Council. Listen to students present their play, “Cloront: A Dream Play” publicly for the first time and stay for a Q&A with the playwrights…
Read MoreJudi Pettite
Natural pigments with a focus on local colors—foraged or cultivated from a 100 mile radius is the part of Ms. Pettite’s process. Summer 2018, she grew indigo, persicaria tinctoria in her Placerville garden to use in her paintings and drawings. Other local colors include the mushroom pisolithus arrihizus, black walnuts, elderberry and much more. The…
Read MoreResilience: A Living Room
Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 – Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 Gallery Open: Thursday-Sunday 11 am – 4 pm Public Event, Artist Talk with Kim Abeles, Thursday, January 10, 2019, from 6- 8 pm Kim Abeles will talk about her experiences as an artist in residence at the Institute of Forest Genetics (IFG) and ideas gained exploring…
Read MoreHangtown, a Ghost Play
Black Ice Theatre Presents Hangtown, A Ghost Play by Rae Mathews and Richard S. Sargent On a stormy night in Placerville, a woman accused of murder squares off with a detective who might just be guilty of a few crimes himself. As the night progresses and the tension between the two builds, strange occurrences begin…
Read MoreSave the Graves
Save the Graves Presents Historical Hyperbole of Placerville as told by Immigrant Jane, aka Jane Stuart, aka Jane Johnson, aka Mary Jane Shroyer. With William Cary setting the record straight. Save the Graves Coalition is a new volunteer organization working to preserve and protect El Dorado County’s 200 plus neglected pioneer cemeteries, graves and…
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