Posts by Arts and Culture El Dorado
Judi 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…
Read MoreApplecore Fringe
Second Annual Applecore Fringe Festival September 7, 8, and 9, 2018 Check Facebook for details! Confidence Lab, Volution Gallery, Studio 81, and the Courtyard The return of Placerville’s very first Fringe Festival. With shows from all over the world, and from our own backyard. Experience innovative theatre.
Read More2018 El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud
On Friday, February 9, 2018, six El Dorado County high school students converged on the Imagination Theater stage to compete for the title of El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud Champion. In the end, only one would move on to the State Finals in March to compete for the title of California State Champion. The house…
Read More2017 El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud
El Dorado County Champion, Zoey Eddy from Oak Ridge High School Eddy went on to compete in the State Finals in Sacramento March 13 and 14, 2017. L-R: Third Place, Alessandra Jester from Charter University Prep; First Place, Zoey Eddy from Oak Ridge High School; Second Place, Anna Salvestrin from Union Mine High School. L-R:…
Read MorePatchwork Sierra: Quilts of El Dorado County
Quilts crafted by hand to commemorate the beauty and history of El Dorado County. Brought to you by the Gold Bug Quilters. Patchwork Sierra exhibition were part of the Gold Week activities celebrating the World Gold Panning Championship 2016 that was held September 11 through September 18. Linda George, Find California’s Gold B. Lynn Tubbe, California’s Gold…
Read MoreBack to the Future: Fifty Years of Amazing Automotive Concept Art
September 30 through November 27, 2016 Vintage automotive design art from the 1930’s through the 1970’s from the private collection of Patrick Kelley, never before seen by the public. George Camp, Design for Concept Car, 1966 George Camp, Design for Concept Car, 1963 Gerstenberge, Design for concept car, 1967 Don Butler, Design for Concept Car, 1967 Wolff…
Read MoreSmall Wonders: Holiday Art Exhibition Presented by the Sierra Pastel Society
December 2, 2016 through January 11, 2017 Member Miniature Art Exhibition featuring small pastel paintings.
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