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Featuring Alex de Grassi on guitar, Michael Manring on bass, and Chris Garcia on percussion.
This is the first time this trio has appeared in the Ukiah area!
Two innovators of solo instrumental music, acoustic guitarist Alex de Grassi and electric bassist Michael Manring, join forces with percussionist and tabla player Chris Garcia (of the Zappa alum group, The Grandmothers) for a set of arranged and improvised music.
With influences from India to Appalachia to Latin America and the Blues, this trio fuses new sounds together with their original compositions and unlikely arrangements — think the Stones' Paint It Black in 7/8 time, and an improvised take on the traditional folk melody, The Water is Wide. De Grassi's sympitar (sympathetic string guitar) and Manring's liquid and ever-changing fretless sounds combine with tabla, kanjira, mbwata, and a myriad of percussion to produce a distinctly world twist to many of the tracks.
From moments of introspection to pure grooving, the DeMania trio covers a lot of terrain and leaves no stone unturned.
"...a jaw-dropping performance mixing warmth, humor, inventiveness and monster chops ... Each member of the group is a master ... a musician's musician." — San Jose Mercury NewsArt Center Ukiah, 203 S State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
Doors Open at 7:30
Performance from 8:00 to 10:00 pm
Tickets $15.00, or $17.00 at the door
Tickets Available at the Corner Gallery Ukiah and Dig! Music
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We all know Tom Johnsen's paintings...like him they are abstract and bold. Showing along with Tom's paintings will be his New York cityscape photographs...colorful sunsets in the backdrop of the famed city.
Refreshments will be served complemented with wine from Weibel Family Vineyard at the reception from 5 to 8 pm. Music will be performed by Jim Tuhtan of Jazz Illusions.
Come meet Tom Johnsen, hear music, and taste wine at 201 South State Street in Ukiah!
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Christos is professionally trained in photographic portraiture, commercial photography and is an expert with enhancement skills. He is also the creator of “Design Art Images,” a boutique art form where he photographs a portrait of you or one of your personal items, and artistically enhances them, creating your personal one-of-a-kind work of art.
Christos resides in nearby Anderson Valley. He was winner of Best of
Show at the 2007 Art in the Redwoods Fine Art Exhibit. He also shows
his work at the Dolphin Gallery in Gualala, the Burnett Gallery,
Gualala Arts Center, Howard Fine Studios in Hollywood, and Third
Dimension Gallery at the Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast Hawaii.
At the First Friday reception on March 5th, Chris Gibson with the Broadcasters will provide musical entertainment. Wayne Bauer of Tahto Winery will pour his local Mendocino County wine and the gallery will serve appetizers.
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De Grassi was commissioned by the New York Guitar Festival to
compose and perform this work, which premiered in January 2006 at
Flushing Town Hall in New York. Reconstruction of the score was
commissioned by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for its 2009 Guitar Festival.
This one night only performance is a benefit for ACU. After the film and a brief break, Alex will be available for a question and answer session with interested audience members.
Doors open at 7 pm. Film begins at 7:30 pm and runs 84 minutes with no intermission.Advance tickets will be available at Dig! Music and at the Corner Gallery Ukiah for $12.
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For the month of February, come see artwork in the Japanese tradition by Satoko Barash, Bonnie Bell, Laura Fogg, Cassie Gibson, Mac Magruder, John Marshall, Anita Sison, and Red Wolf, shown along with traditional Japanese prints, silk screen, and a wedding kimono. Reception for the artists is First Friday, February 5th, from 5 to 8pm.
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Ree has recently published a beautiful photographic book profiling
inland Mendocino County artists. Most of us are familiar with Ree’s
fine art flower photographic studies. Her talent of working with
natural light and f-stops to create landscape images brings us yet
another inviting view of the natural world — her rarely shown framed
landscapes.
George Husaruk will play flute and Jim Milone of Terra Savia Winery
will pour wine. The wildlife that inspires Terra Savia just happens to
fit the theme of landscapes and nature of this show. As their website
says, "Our integrated farming and limited cultivation provide pleasure
and
purpose for all involved, but also serve to finance our conservation
plan. A portion of our revenues directly supports several wildlife
rescue and conservation groups in the communities where we work and
play."
At the Crab & Wine Salute, the demonstration of painting on silk
was really popular. So this time you'll also get a chance to see potter
Adriana Dakin demonstrate how she makes salt and pepper women
sculptures.
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Our member artists and guest artists have brought in new pieces for the holidays! Our front window this month gives a taste of what's inside by highlighting a piece from each artist.
It's always changing ... come see!
For the holidays, we are open daily, Monday through Sunday, from 11 am to 6 pm.
Friday, December 4th, 5 to 8 pm: Holiday Showcase at First Friday Artwalk, Featuring All Artists
All two dozen artists from the artist cooperative will select pieces to
show for this holiday season First Friday. From the Ukiah symphony,
we're happy to announce we'll have a "String Quartet and Guest" playing for the evening.
As he did last December, Josh Metz from the Magnanimus Wine Group
will pour wine for the occasion. The wines reflect sustainable,
organic, and Biodynamic methods and the bucolic aesthetic of Mendocino
County.
Santa Workshops in December
As part of the Main Street Program’s “Home for the Holidays,” the Art Center Ukiah Annex will host Santa Workshops on: December 10th from 3 to 6 pm
December 12th from 1 to 4 pm
December 17th from 3 to 6 pm
December 19th from 1 to 4 pm
Kids
can have their photos taken with Santa. We will have a holiday tree
with artistic decorations. While you’re here, see the gallery and learn
about upcoming classes.
Book signings: Member Ree Slocum signing her new book, Artists of Inland Mendocino County, on December 5 in Ukiah and December 20 in Willits. Read more.
News:
Member Ann Maglinte was presented an award on October 25 — she is the
2009 Mendocino County Art Champion in the category of Artist! Read more.
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Following on the path set by Mendocino Coast photographer Larry Wagner and his two volumes of Artists of the Mendocino Coast, Ree Slocum’s book Artists of Inland Mendocino County profiles some of the most committed, talented, and creative artists found in inland Mendocino County, CA. Slocum photographed portraits of each artist and wrote an informative page about each artist that includes images of their work.
Ree's background is as a black and white film photographer, working as a freelance photojournalist and B&W lab technician in the early 1980s. She has a fine art photography business, Arcadian Images, sells her work in the Bay Area at art fairs, and is part of Corner Gallery Ukiah. Her work can also be seen at Blue Sky Gallery and JD Redhouse in Willits.
There will be two book signings:
Location: Willits Center for the Arts, 71 E Commercial Street, Willits
Date: Saturday, December 5 from 7 to 9 pm, in conjunction with the Willits Photo Club Exhibit downstairs
Location: Art Center Ukiah Annex, 203 S State Street, Ukiah
Date: Sunday, December 20 from 3 to 6 pm
It's a great chance to meet the artists, view their work, and buy an autographed book. Part of the proceeds will be donated to both art centers. Refreshments will be served at both events. The book sells for a special low price of $60 at both events. It will be for sale at bookstores and online for $65.
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