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Arts Newsmagazine & Calendar of Events November/December 2006
Snow’s Citrus Court
Doc Barsaleau, Cowboy Poet
“Gold, Granite, and Grit” Film Project
Photographers Bob and Lori Schneider

Tapestry by Barbara Heller from her exhibit The
Cover Up Series, showing at Ridley Gallery, Sierra
College Rocklin.
“Winter Elegance,” photograph by Larry Brenden
About the Cover
The image “Winter Elegance,” was captured on a cold and foggy
December morning in Auburn, CA. An ordinary winter scene of
blackberries and oak becomes a magical wonderland of brilliant
red blackberry leaves set amongst a glowing green backdrop of
oak and moss. Brenden has captured the “ordinary” mundane
scene and transformed the image to the “extraordinary” with his
use of nature’s basic elements, soft morning light, intense natural
color, and leaves glowing with rain-saturated color.
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Volume 12, Number 6
5 Setting a New Art Scene
Photographers Bob and Lori Schneider spotlight the Colfax art scene
by Janis Dice
8 Riding, Racing, and Writing
Horseman Doc Barsaleau captures his experiences in poetry
by Janis Dice
10 The Snows and Their Satsumas
The Snow family has developed a thriving mandarin business
by Karen Killebrew
12 The Making of “Gold, Granite and Grit”
Rocklin’s quarrying history is preserved in new documentary film
by Persia Woolley
7 Poets Speak
“How Quiet”
by Theresa Allen
14 Arts Leap
The First Five — A Pre-School Program
by Arlene Evans
16 The Score
From Gershwin to Puccini – Notable Performances
by Ronald D. Greenwood, M.D.
18 Arts News
From around Placer County
21 Arts Calendar
Galleries, Music, Dance, Museums, Events, Festivals, Film, Theatre,
Classes, Arts for Children, Calls to Artists
34 End Paper
Finding a Writing Voice
by Bob Golling
About the Artist
Born and raised in Washington State, Larry Brenden has long
found a sense of renewal and peace in the natural world. Through
the camera’s lens, he strives to find a mood that allows the viewer
to experience the art both visually and emotionally. Brenden will
be participating in the Autumn Art Studios Tour on November
10 - 12. His “Distinctive Natural Landscape Photographs” can
be seen in Auburn at Old Town Auburn Gallery and Sunset Oaks
Gallery. Brenden is also represented locally by Appel Gallery and
Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento and at Our House Defines Art in
El Dorado Hills. He can be reached at www.larrybrenden.com

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Perspectives is a bi-monthly publication of the Arts Council of
Placer County and the City of Roseville. Its purpose is to create
a forum for communication for artists and arts organizations
in Placer County and to increase awareness of activities and
programs related to arts and culture in the area.
Mission stateMent
The Arts Council of Placer County is the
catalyst for the arts in Placer County.
Executive Committee
Susan Dupre, Chair
Gloria Coutts, Vice-chair
Bob Hagmann, Secretary
Anu Vuorikoski, Treasurer
arts CounCil of PlaCer County
Board of Trustees
Vacant, District 5
Susan Giles, Trustee At Large, Loomis
David Imgrund, Trustee At Large, Auburn
Rachel L. Kimbrough, District 2, Lincoln
Claudette Mitchel-Weismantel, District 4, Elverta
Priscilla N. Richter, District 3, Loomis
Joan Stockbridge, Trustee At Large, Auburn
Jan White, Trustee at Large, Newcastle
Jennifer Rexroad, District 1, Granite Bay
Barbara Wauters, Trustee At Large, Auburn
Advisory Team
Dave Breninger, Chair Emeritus
Dick Cushman, Resource Development
April Maynard, Chair Emeritus
Program Team
Angela Tahti, Executive Director
Rosie Stilwell, Special Projects
Valerie Anderson, Finance Consultant
Norma Brink, Accountant
Judi Nicholson, Arts Administrator, Roseville
Perspectives
Editor: Sandra Reeves
Design/Production: Blue Cat Studio, Inc.
Printer: Auburn Printers, Inc.
Publication and distribution of Perspectives is made possible
with support from the County of Placer, the California Arts
Council State-Local Partnership and Local Arts Education
Partnership Programs, and by the Placer County Visitors
Council, and the cities of Auburn, Lincoln, Rocklin, and
Roseville.
Perspectives, published four to six times a year, is sent
to members and distributed via the public library system
countywide and regionally. Copies are available at the Arts
Council of Placer County office as well as at the California
Welcome Center Auburn. Opinions, findings, and conclusions
expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the arts council or cultural arts committee,
board of trustees, staff, advertisers, or funders. Letters,
suggestions, and story ideas are welcomed.
Calendar items, along with photographs, may be sent to
Perspectives@PlacerArts.org or delivered to the office.
Deadline for the January/February 2007 issue:
November 20, 2006.
Arts Council of Placer County
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Phone (530) 885-5670
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Contributing Writers
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Janis Dice (“Riding, Racing, and Writing,” pg. 8 and “Setting a
New Art Scene” pg. 5), an Auburn-based photo-journalist, writes
for Gold Country Media newspapers, Prosper magazine, and
Comstock’s Business magazine.
Karen Killebrew (“The Snows and Their Satsumas,” pg. 10) is the
owner of Nature Media Network, in Applegate. Killebrew’s marketing
services help individuals, organizations, and communities to tell
their stories effectively.
Ronald D. Greenwood, M.D. (The Score, pg. 16) is a pediatrician in
private practice in Roseville. A classical music lover with an extensive
music collection, Greenwood is the president of the Auburn
Symphony Board of Directors.
Arlene Evans (Arts Leap, pg. 14) has written two non-fiction books
on the subject of colorblindness. Her latest book, a novel, is called
Dinner for Two.
Author Persia Woolley (“The Making of Gold, Granite, and Grit,”
pg. 12) writes non-fiction books and historical novels. As a journalist,
she writes for
several regional
publications,
including the
Auburn Sentinel.
She is at work
on a novel about
Shakespeare’s
Ophelia.
“Bonding,” etching
by Elaine Rothwell,
showing in the
Art is a Gift show
at Auburn Old Town
Gallery.

Setting a New Art Scene
Photographers Bob and Lori Schneider work to spotlight the Colfax art community
by Janis Dice
It’s Saturday evening and the Camp 20
Coffeehouse in Colfax is all lit up. A duo
coaxes the sound of a full band from their
instruments, infusing the gathering with soft,
jazzy rhythms. The aroma of hot appetizers
and melting chocolate mix with the heady fragrance
of champagne. Colorful art hangs on
the old brick walls, inviting tonight’s guests to
sip, munch, and appreciate the work of local
painters and photographers. And that suits
Bob and Lori Schneider just fine.
Two of the artists whose work is being
exhibited, the Schneiders are working to bring
more attention to the community of artisans
living within this mountain village. Local residents
of Colfax, the married couple would like
to see the little town’s artisans meld with the
region’s vibrant arts scene.
“It would be nice to have a local association
to meet once in a while, and to have a place
to show our work up here, but there are just
not that many places,” Bob explains. “I would
like to see the art world grow here in Colfax
and become a real part of Placer County’s art
community.”
In a city that measures about one-squaremile
in size, art venues are scarce. Despite a
few failed efforts by others to establish galleries
in the Colfax area, Camp 20 is about the
only place for visitors to admire locally produced
works of art. When Camp 20 co-owners
Brian Lowell and Michael Walker bought
the coffeehouse in November of 2005, they
wanted to accommodate exhibits of local art.
They did manage to stage a showing of Colfax
High School’s journalism and art students’
photo essays. But since the walls are made of
Gold Rush-era handmade bricks that crumble
under pressure, they had no easy way to affix
permanent display hangers.
“Then Bob Schneider showed up one
day with carpentry tools and started making
panels, putting up firring strips and doing
other work for us that we wanted to do but
just didn’t have the time,” recalls Brian. “In
exchange for what he did, we show their
work.”
The relationship now is symbiotic, as the
Schneiders not only exhibit their photographs
but also hold workshops at the coffeehouse.
Their students quickly become café patrons.
“And we have a lot of regular customers that
come in and say, ‘Wow, what a difference,’”
Brian says. “The walls are so colorful now,
and the panels help with the acoustics, so
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Bob and
Lori Schneider
specialize in
panoramic
photographs
and show their
work along with
others’ at Camp
20 Coffeehouse
in Colfax.
“Listen” a floral
macro-photograph
by Lori
Schneider.

“Devil’s Elbow,” one
of Bob Schneider’s
composed panoramic
seascape images
printed on canvas.
“Purple Pinwheel,”
photo by
Lori Schneider.
the music sounds better now, too. So it was a
good thing all around.”
The Camp 20 partners are trying to put on
specialty events — such as this champagne
and treats reception — that will bring people
downtown in the evening to socialize, while
giving Colfax-area artists a place to strut their
stuff. The cost for this evening’s event is $12
for two glasses of champagne, hot snacks and
cool tunes by Top Hat, a local musical twosome.
Tonight, there are original watercolors on
display by Marlene Martin-Betts, nature photos
by Mike Schumaker, a variety of media
by Howard Godfrey, muted watercolor landscapes
by Sandra Delong, and a sampling of
the Schneiders’ unique products.
For the last four years, Bob Schneider has
been specializing in panoramic photos —180degree
views of crashing surf, snowy fields,
majestic mountains, and foggy lighthouses that
provoke the senses. Lori Schneider also does
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some panoramic work, but concentrates more
on floral macro-photography, turning familiar
flowers into exotic patterns of color and form.
What makes their work stand apart are
their processing techniques. Rather than using
a panorama-lens, they take a series of digital
photos from the same vantage point and electronically
stitch them together using computer
software. In a wide view of a redwood grove,
Lori used nine separate shots to compose one
continuous image of the magnificent giant
sequoia. Once the image is enjoined, it is
printed on canvas.
“A photograph is a photograph,” Bob says.
“But by printing on canvas, you give the photograph
the elegance of an oil painting.”
“And, you don’t have to put it behind
glass,” Lori adds, “so there’s never any glare
on the photo.”
Their works can be printed out as long and
wide as the printers’ carriages and canvas rolls
can accommodate, allowing great flexibility in
producing sizes to order. They do all the printing,
sealing, and matting themselves, keeping
control over every aspect of their work.
Their scenes of the Point Cabrillo
Lighthouse near Mendocino are sold at the
museum’s gift shop, and other pieces are on
display at Sacramento galleries. Now, they just
need a little more local exposure.
The burnished wood floors, antique brick
walls, high ceilings, and tall panels of interesting
art work at Camp 20 Coffeehouse are setting
a pleasing tone. The Schneiders hope it
will be the siren call to local artists and a new
audience of appreciative patrons.
Camp 20 Coffeehouse is at 46 North Main Street in
downtown Colfax. For information on upcoming art
reception events, call (530) 346-8823. For more information
on Bob Schneider’s panoramic art workshops,
call (530) 389-8766 or visit www.imageessence.com.

How Quiet
by Theresa Allen
how quiet:
did the air sing
with the force of his leap
was the shattering
of the bowl
like thunder as the rain
continued to fall
or was it brittle
like lightning
startling the stillness
between leap and
landingthe
cat upon the table
the tray against the tiles;
two cats sleeping
where the tray
used to be
resting overturned
its treasures
increased by the shards
of the blue and white bowl
From Sierra Foothill Poetry Contest’s
4th Annual Little Town, USA 2006,
published by Singing Tree Press.
www.singingtreepress.com
About the Poet
I’ve been writing for about 35 years. I love the “found poem” —
the one that writes itself out of just living. Something catches your attention and you
bring all your years of writing to that moment, and the poem happens. I am particularly
pleased to have this poem included in Little Town USA as poems by my two grandchildren
appear in this year’s edition also. I was born and raised in New York City and have
spent many years living in California.
—Theresa Allen
“Double Trouble,” ink
on scratchboard by
Ann Ranlett.
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Dr. Richard “Doc”
Barsaleau has
spent much of his
life on horseback.
Being a horseman all his life, it just seemed
natural that Dr. Richard “Doc” Barsaleau
would document his experiences on and off
the trail in a book of cowboy poetry. A doctor
of veterinary medicine, Barsaleau filled his
View From Riders’ Rest with humorous rhymes,
serious observations, and inside jokes gleaned
from his experiences as an equestrian advocate
and his adventures on the Western States
Trail Ride.
Informally called the Tevis Cup competition,
the 100-mile endurance ride from Squaw
Valley to Auburn has been held annually since
1955. In 1963, Dr. Barsaleau teamed with Will
Tevis to establish rules for awarding the ride’s
Haggin Cup for Best Condition, setting a standard
that still forms the model in endurance
ride competitions. Barsaleau personally competed
in the race 16 times, finished 14 times,
and placed in the top 10 three times.
“I last rode in the race in the 1990s because
I was getting too old to take the knocks on
the trail,” he says, noting that he now is 81.
“I’m hanging on as an observer.”
A member of the Western States Trail
Foundation’s Board of Directors, Dr. Barsaleau
now serves as a check-point vet and event
judge. That’s no stretch for a man who has
been an owner, breeder, and trainer of horses
for 75 years and has judged horses profes-
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sionally for nearly three decades in the U.S.,
Canada, and Australia.
The son of a U.S. Calvaryman, Doc
Barsaleau grew up with an admiration for
expert horsemanship. While attending vet
school, he worked on a cattle ranch in
Colorado, training horses, putting up hay, and
doing the myriad odd jobs that fill a cowboy’s
day. Inspired by the hard work, and amused
by the temperament of his equine charges,
Barsaleau began penning poems about cowboy
life for his own enjoyment. He even
invented an alter ego, his French-Canadian
cousin Bateese, to write some of the verses in
another horseman’s voice.
After serving a stint in the U.S. Marines, Doc
was invited to the California foothills in 1961
to judge his first Western States Trail race.
The locale — and the lure of the annual com-
There’s many ways to school a horse
to teach him of the trail out there
Apply his mind to steady course
through Nature’s bounty we all share.
Some riders take ’em right away
saddled, bridled — sudden star
But with this plan, I’m here to say
the whole damn game can come apart….
from “Ponying Up” by Doc Barsaleau
petition — eventually enticed him to move
to Placer County. In 1970, he and his wife
Maggie relocated to Loomis.
Through the years, Doc continued documenting
funny anecdotes about the interesting
people and challenging horses he encountered,
and authored many articles on horsemanship
and veterinary techniques. But View
From Riders’ Rest — named for a lofty site
along the Western States Trail — is his first
published book.
Doc Barsaleau started sharing his lighthearted
poems at Loomis’ annual Cowpoke Poetry
Gathering, entertaining the crowds with his

Riding, Racing, and Writing
Horseman and endurance rider Doc Barsaleau captures his experiences in poetry
by Janis Dice
comical poetry and touching tales.
“There are the real cowboy poets who perform
— like Baxter Black, Pat Richardson, and
Dave Stamey,” Doc explains, “and the rest of
us are sort of just the ‘warmer-uppers.’”
Dr. Barsaleau will be warming up the audience
again this year at the 12th Annual
Cowpoke Fall Gathering (see sidebar for
details). And his imaginary Cousin Bateese
is sure to be on the stage, performing a few
stanzas in his own unique style.
Although Dr. Barsaleau officially retired
from his full-service veterinarian practice years
ago, he continues to consult on pre-purchase
equine exams and manages his own stable.
“I still have five horses that I can get my
hands on every day, and that helps when
you’re a horseman,” he says. “It takes all your
life to earn that title, and I’m getting close to
earning it.
Dr. Barsaleau’s dedication to the Western
States Trail Ride, and his life-long work as a
lecturer, clinician, trainer, and breeder earned
Doc a special honor: the pavilion at the Robie
Equestrian Park in Truckee, the starting point
of the endurance race, now carries his name.
Of all his many accomplishments, Doc
Barsaleau says he is most proud of his stature
as a horseman.
“The ability to keep horses, and school
them with finesse and subtlety; to have a wellmannered
horse on the trail that is a credit to
his rider; that is what’s most important to me,”
Doc says. “I’ve been a student of the horse for
all my life and always will be.”
View From Riders’ Rest is available for $15,
plus $3.25 shipping, at The Robie Foundation,
P.O. Box 6713, Auburn CA 95604, or at
www.robiefoundation.org. Copies also are available
at Echo Valley feed store, Placer Farm Supply,
Christensen’s Saddle and Supply, and Foothill Feed. All
proceeds go to The Robie Foundation for maintenance
of the Barsaleau Pavilion and Robie Equestrian Park in
Truckee.
Saddle Up for Some Cowboy Poetry
On Nov. 10-11, the 12th annual Cowpoke Fall Gathering
will raise the roof at the historic Blue Goose Fruit Shed on Taylor
Road, in downtown Loomis, with a taste of the Old West. Noted
cowboy poets performing at this year’s event include Baxter Black,
Pat Richardson, and Dave Stamey.
There will be three performances of songs, music, poetry and tall
tales, plus an opening night reception where guests can meet and
mingle with the performers. Cost for the reception is $65 per person,
which includes food, a hosted bar, special surprise, and reserved
seating for the show.
On Saturday, from 3 to 6 p.m., a western-style barbeque, sponsored
by Cattlemen’s Restaurants, will offer tri-tip steak, salad, beans,
a roll and dessert for $12 for adults; $6 for youngsters 14 and
under.
“Cowboy poetry at its soul is storytelling from the heart,”
explains Bert Braun, who co-produces the
annual gathering with his wife, Carol. “There’s
not too many chances for people to hear
stories told, nowadays, but your imagination
gets involved there. And most cowboy
poetry has a humorous edge to it, too.”
“The Cowpoke Fall Gathering is like going
back into the window of the past, to cowboy
life and our Western heritage,” Carol
joins in. “It takes you back to a time
when all you needed was a handshake
to seal a deal or make a promise.”
That legacy is being passed down
to area youth via a program coordinated
by one of the local cowboy poets,
Ernie Sites. He visited classrooms, encouraging
student poets to try their hands at Western poetry. The Saturday
afternoon performance will include fourth- and seventh-grade students
from H. Clarke Powers Elementary and Loomis Grammar
schools whose cowboy poetry was chosen to be presented during
the show.
All proceeds from this year’s gathering will go to the South
Placer Heritage Foundation, toward funding a new roof for the historic
Blue Goose fruit-packing shed. For all show times and ticket
prices call (916) 787-0878 or visit www.soplacerheritage.org.
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The Snow family,
left to right, Larry,
Ralene, daughter
Tshandy, and her
husband Bob Bonk
own and operate
Snow’s Citrus Court.
The Snows and Their Satsumas
The Snow family has developed a thriving mandarin business
by Karen Killebrew
Ralene and Larry Snow might be called
“accidental farmers.” Larry’s job as a test
pilot at McClellan AFB brought the family to
Newcastle in 1974. Daughters Tiffany and
Tshandy quickly adapted to country living,
riding horses, and exploring the nearby lanes.
On one of their explorations, they discovered
an abandoned grove of Owari Satsuma
Mandarin trees that had been planted in the
early 1960s, when it was first discovered that
these trees did well in the foothills. Many of
the trees still provided a good supply of fruit,
and Tiffany and Tshandy would return home
with their pockets full of the sweet mandarins,
eating them like most kids eat M & Ms. It
became a real necessity for the Snow family to
plant their own trees to supply the family with
what had become a necessary treat.
In 1974 it was extremely difficult to find
any mandarin trees to plant. After a year’s
wait, the Snows were able to plant their first
small grove. Little did they know that their
new grove would also provide Gold Rush history
lessons, as it is planted where a Chinese
laundry once thrived. With a little research,
the Snows found documentation of the Lee
family’s prosperous laundry, situated between
two big eucalyptus trees. Irons and water were
heated on open wood fires. In the early 1900s
the laundry caught fire and burned to the
ground. The scars are still visible on the old
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trees. As holes and trenches were dug for the
new grove, work often stopped when a new
artifact was uncovered. The Snows became
amateur archeologists and anthropologists as
they studied the traces left by the Lees, including
shards of blue and white china, medicine
bottles, marbles and other treasures.
The Owari Satsuma Mandarin, Placer
County’s “winter gold,” has been a successful
crop for the Snows and other local mandarin
growers. “Our climate and soil makes for
high quality,” says Cindy Fake, a University of
California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor.
“Hot days and cooler nights produce higher
sugar content, making our mandarins sweeter
and more aromatic.” After several years of
building their grove, the Snows eventually
had an adequate supply for the family, some
to share with friends, and some to sell. Then
they began to look for ways to extend the
two-month season.
“Early on, Ralene Snow understood and
embraced agricultural marketing,” says
Christine Turner, Placer County’s Agricultural
Commissioner. “She knew that for a small farm
to survive they needed to diversify.” In 1994,
Snow’s Citrus Court introduced their Mandarin
Orange Syrup at the Fancy Food Show in San
Francisco. Its success inspired the Snow family
to develop additional recipes, and by 2005
their product line had grown to seven gourmet
products, including Mandarin Orange Stir Fry
Sauce, Mandarin Orange Ice Cream Topping,
Zesty Orange Vinaigrette, Orange Balsamic
Vinaigrette and Citrus Garlic Pepper Oil. In
November they will introduce two new glazes
and five new jellies. The family recipes are
professionally bottled by a local Placer County
co-packer and labeled with the Snow’s Citrus
Court name.
The Mountain Mandarin Festival launches
the foothills’ citrus season, which runs
from mid-November to mid-January. This
annual festival is held the weekend before
Thanksgiving at Auburn’s Gold Country
Fairgrounds. The Snows were one of three
citrus farmers participating in the first festival

in 1994. This year over twenty growers will be
selling the first of their harvest at the festival.
Two years ago, the mandarin growers
created the “Mountain Mandarin Tour,”
opening their orchards on weekends from
Thanksgiving through January for fresh fruit
sales and orders. Visitors can meet the farmers,
tour the orchards, and buy fresh citrus
for their own enjoyment and for gifts, while
enjoying the beauty of rural Placer County.
Snow’s Citrus Court will be there for the grand
opening weekend November 25 & 26, featuring
orchard tours and a local chef doing a
cooking demonstration using Snow’s Citrus
Court products. Several artists will be demonstrating
and selling their art, and visitors can
enjoy some of Snow’s signature refreshments,
Mandarin orange tea and cookies.
Generous with their recipes, the Snows
have published two cookbooks, Culinary
Magic with Mandarins and Citrus Court
Cooking. They recently helped to cook and
serve a mandarin-inspired lunch at Highland
Orchard during the 3rd annual Placer Farm
and Barn Tour, and their products are featured
at many other events during the year.
The grove is family owned and operated
by Ralene and Larry Snow; daughter Tshandy
Snow and her husband Bob Bonk tend to the
care of the trees, the picking, packing and
selling.
Snow’s Citrus Court
What they’re picking in November and December
Owari Satsuma Mandarins, Meyer Lemons, Bearss Limes, Ruby
Scarlett Oranges, Oro Blanco Grapefruit and Nagami Kumquats.
Buy and order fresh fruit at the orchard or on the snowscitrus.
com website.
Gourmet Products available for shipping year round:
Mandarin Orange Syrup
Mandarin Orange Marinade
Mandarin Orange Stir Fry Sauce
Mandarin Orange Ice Cream Topping
Zesty Orange Vinaigrette
Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette
Citrus Garlic Pepper Oil
Where to Buy
Snow’s Citrus Court gourmet products are available at Lemon
Tree Décor, Placer County Museum Gift Shop and the California
Welcome Center in Auburn; Ikeda’s in Auburn and Davis; Sunrise
Natural Foods in Auburn and Roseville; Blue Goose Produce in
Loomis; Lincoln Produce Market and Rainbow Market in Lincoln;
Newcastle Produce; Tahoe House Bakery in Tahoe City; Earthly
Delights at Northstar and the Cooking Gallery in Truckee.
For more information call (916) 663-1884 or email snow@
snowsccitrus.scom or visit www.snowscitrus.com or www.mandarinfestival.com
or www.mountainmandarins.com.
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Rocklin’s early
quarries supported
a population of
immigrant Finns.
(photos courtesy
Rocklin Historical
Society).
The Making of “Gold, Granite and Grit”
by Persia Woolley
When the last owners of the Big Gun quarry
in Rocklin were about to sell it, they contacted
Daniel DeFoe, professor of U.S. History
at Sierra College and asked if he’d like a tour
of the place. Always interested in local history,
DeFoe went to satisfy his curiosity about quarries,
with no warning that he was walking into
his first film project, or that it would dominate
the next two years of his life.
“You might say I backed into the story,”
DeFoe notes with a rueful grin. “Rocklin was
just another small town on the railroad; that it
had ceased to exist some 90 years ago never
occurred to me.”
Nor did he realize that the Rocklin quarries
had contributed so much excellent stone
for so many major buildings — from the
U.S. Mint in San Francisco circa 1850s to the
1960s Transamerica Building pyramid building,
the Placer County Courthouse in Auburn
to the docks at Pearl Harbor rebuilt after the
December 7th attack.
During the days when the railroads relied
on gravel from the quarries for ballast, they
also used Rocklin as a maintenance headquarters;
the partial outline of the old roundhouse
can still be seen. In those days, Rocklin boast-
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ed the usual town amenities — general store,
blacksmith, a church or two, and a cemetery.
But as with so many other Western towns, fire
leveled Rocklin not once but three times and
the Central Pacific Railroad decided to move
its yards to Roseville, leaving the mainly bluecollar
community with no town center and
only the quarries to keep it going.
As DeFoe’s interest grew, Roy and Rueben
Ruhkala, scions of one of the last quarrying
families in the area, granted him interviews
and arranged for him to meet other quarry
folks. The Rocklin Historical Society gave him
a guided tour of their downstairs “museum,”
allowing him insight into what was involved
in the hard, gritty work and the oddly specific
tools and machines developed to hoist manyton
blocks of “Rocklin Pluton” granite from its
ancestral bed.
“Over the years there were 66 quarries
working in this area, and the town had 22
saloons,” DeFoe points out. “It was powerful
thirsty work.”
The quarries supported a population of
immigrant Finns who built Finn Hall as a center
for their community meetings, festivals, and
social occasions. But while Finn Hall has been
restored and is very much in use, the quarries
gradually died out.
For years following World War II, Rocklin
was little more than a bend in the road. The
companies that had made a point of providing
work of some sort to each employee during
the Depression went out of business, and
the big, open-sided structure to the east of
Highway 40 (now Taylor Road) that shaded a
jumble of slabs, gravestones, and un-worked
stone was all that was left of the glory days of
quarrying. Standing rusty and awkward as a
one-legged crane, it, too, will soon drift into
dust.
Someone, DeFoe realized, ought to capture
these wonderful wisps of history before
all contact was lost. Not surprisingly, that
someone was himself. Possessing a voice that
is instantly recognizable, DeFoe has a back-

Rocklin’s quarrying history is preserved in a labor-of-love documentary film
ground in broadcasting as well as writing
(yes, he is a fifth-generation descendant of
the Daniel DeFoe who penned such classics
as Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders). So his
decision to write and produce a documentary
film about a town that didn’t exist and the
quarries that sustained its population was not
wildly beyond his capabilities.
All that he needed was financial backing
and the cooperation of the local citizens
and scholars. Plus, of course, a film-making
company to capture it all for the future. This
last he found in Glass House Media, Michael
Gregory’s production company located in
Auburn.
“He’s been wonderful to work with,” DeFoe
notes. “I think this project has become as
much a labor of love for him as for me.”
For funding, DeFoe turned to Rebecca
Partridge who specializes in writing grants.
“It’s been a great project,” says Partridge. “We
have gathered support from all manner of
organizations that saw the importance of saving
an imprint of history before the people
who lived it are all gone.”
The list of contributors includes the Placer
County Board of Supervisors, Rocklin Rotary,
Rocklin Kiwanis, Rocklin Historical Society,
Placer County Historical Society, Sacramento
Nonprofit Foundation/Louise Hess
Foundation, Sierra College Foundation,
and Placer Valley Tourism.
The hour-long documentary is in postproduction
mode now, awaiting the audio
remix and another infusion of money
from anyone who wants to lend a hand
sponsoring the project.
For more information or to make a donation,
call Rebecca Partridge at (530) 889-1520.
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Pre-school children
joyfully singing an
age-appropriate
folksong through
call and response.
Children whistle
while they work in
a pre-school
music class.
Paula Peach and Leesa Albright chose the
curriculum Musicgarten to educate pre-school
teachers, parents, and children regarding
music. The curriculum meets the California
Visual and Performing Arts Standards for preschoolers
ages birth to five. The program,
known as The First Five, is funded by a fiftycent
tobacco tax imposed in 1998.
Peach and Albright teach two different
classes. Albright has classes with parents and
children and teaches through the summer;
Peach educates teachers to teach music in
their classrooms during the school year.
“Most classrooms have a program to teach
music,” Peach
says. “But they
may be doing
activities more
appropriate for
teenagers. We
help the teachers
by working
with them, and
the children are
generally present.
I go into a
classroom for
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Watching the arts work in Placer County Schools
by Arlene Evans
15 weeks, half an hour each time. When the
teachers are comfortable, they take over the
program.”
Peach goes to many sites over a semester.
“The first part of the year, September to
January, I’ll pick up kindergarten classes when
they have younger students. Then I go to preschool
programs or child-care facilities.”
An “Outcome Fair” is held every year at
the Galleria in Roseville, which the Placer
County Office of Education (PCOE) advertises
and where people sign up for services. “What
they’re catering to is the young mom coming
to the mall with her children.” Peach adds, “I
get a list every year from the PCOE of all the
pre-schools, child-care facilities and the kindergartens.
Also, I go to different sites each
year.”
Peach supplies teachers with the material
to use the curriculum — CDs, for instance,
and a guidebook. “Also, I supply them with
basic age-appropriate instruments. When I go
into the classroom each week, I work with
the same group of kids and the same teacher.
Places I’ve been to before I might go one to
three times to see if the teacher needs any
encouragement or ideas or a refresher course.
We, like the originators of the curriculum, use
music as a parallel to other child development
areas, and most of the teachers are very receptive
to that.”
Peach says that, unfortunately, teachers feel
they need to be teaching reading and writing
rather than other areas of child development,
such as music. “I went to one kindergarten
classroom and the teacher was instructing the
students to jump rope. I said, ‘How great is
that!’ And the teacher said, ‘I’m just sneaking
this in.’ Jumping rope is something that I feel
should be on the list of important things, not
extra things,” she says. “The state puts out
standards for pre-school music, which includes
all those things teachers feel they don’t they
have time for.”
Children and parents are eligible for Leesa

The First Five — A Pre-School Program
Albright’s class if the kids are younger than
five years old. She teaches classes for babies
up to 12 months and toddlers to pre-school
children. She works with mothers, or sometimes
fathers or grandparents, talking about
child development and music. In most classes,
she has eight parents with their children.
“We find parents and children in various
ways — we put notices in the paper about
the program, sometimes the children we work
with have siblings or the parents get pregnant
again, or parents know other children who are
eligible,” she says.
Parents can take home equipment
that they use in their
classroom. “Although we do
many activities in class, the
parents have CDs and other
things that they do at home,”
Albright notes. “We do music
and movement and rhythm
patterns with the beat of the
music. We also do rhythm
instruments on the beat.”
She says that much of
what they do depends
on the age group she’s working
with. “With the infants we do a lot of
tapping and rocking so they’re feeling the
rhythm. When it’s appropriate, we do finger
plays. We try to have the pre-schoolers have
something in each hand —they might have a
preference, but oftentimes they don’t. Parents
do these activities with us. We do different
body parts and whole body movement. We
sing songs that correlate with the movements.
It’s really fun hearing what they’re doing at
home, too.”
The only time Albright has teachers participate
is when she teaches at Chana High
School. “Then one teacher brings the children
to me. Otherwise, I work with mothers and
children. Sometimes it’s grandparents, sometimes
fathers or other relatives.”
Albright’s class meets Auburn Grace
Community Church, 3126
Olympic Way, in Auburn.
Classes are in now session for
the year’s first semester.
Peach says, “It’s been great
working with the Arts Council of
Placer County, especially Angie
[Tahti]. She has taught us a lot.
It’s been a nice partnership.”
For more information, call Leesa Albright at (530)
745-0284 or Paula Peach at (530) 885-8878.
If you’re interested in
improving arts education for
kids…you’ll need a license.
The Musicgarten
curriculum for preschoolers
used by
Paula Peach and
Leesa Albright
meets the state’s
visual and performing
arts standards.
The Arts License Plate, designed by renowned California artist
Wayne Thiebaud, is the first plate in the nation solely designed to
benefit the Arts. Your purchase of the Arts plate helps fund arts
education and local art programming in schools and communities
throughout California. Order your plate today by calling
(800) 201-6201 or visit www.cac.ca.gov.
Perspectives November/December 006 1

Glazier photo courtesy Marquette Kuper
Pianist Richard
Glazier played
Gershwin at
a Crocker Art
Museum concert
in August.
Richard Glazier: A Lovefest with
American Music
Richard Glazier brought his exquisite
musical talents and his Gershwin soul
to the Crocker Art Museum in August.
Glazier has music credentials – bachelor’s
and master’s in piano from Indiana
University School of Music and doctorate
in musical arts from Cleveland
Institute of Music – but he also has the
devotion to Gershwin and his contemporaries
in his heart. Glazier is one of
the premier interpreters of Gershwin,
and his career includes the 1996 celebration
of the Gershwins. He has
performed internationally and in every
state in the country.
Glazier begins his story with listening
to his Aunt Esther’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with
Oscar Levant, Ormandy, and the Philadelphia
Orchestra. So, your reviewer came home and
fished out this 1945 recording, and what an
inspiration it is. Glazier shared memories of
his friendship with Ira Gershwin and Johnny
Green; yes, this program was not about
the artist but the music and the composers.
But the artist did indeed shine. I observed
two people in particular, one about 80 and
the other barely 20, and they both watched
with adoration and smiles as Richard Glazier
brought us to feel the music of Gershwin and
company.
We heard “Rialto Ripples,” “Someone to
Watch Over Me,” “Love Walked In,” and
“Embraceable You” by Gershwin; “ Smoke
Gets in Your Eyes” by Kern; “Isn’t it Romantic”
and “Where or When” by Rodgers and Hart;
“Body and Soul” by Green -- all played with
flair and tenderness. Excerpts from Gershwin’s
“Concerto in F” and Arlen’s “Somewhere Over
the Rainbow” were added. At one point,
Glazier began singing, and the audience joined
in. Glazier has the unique gift of truly communicating
with his listeners.
Then, the “Rhapsody in Blue for piano solo”
completed the celebration. To say Glazier
poured out his Gershwin soul is an understatement.
Every note seemed to have meaning,
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and the audience of more than 250, filling all
the seats and lining the walls, let Glazier
know what this time with Gershwin meant to
them with a standing ovation and thunderous
applause. Memories, entertainment, and inspiration
– not a bad afternoon.
Classical Concerts are held every fourth Sunday at the
Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. The Crocker is at
216 O St. (916) 264-5423, www.crockerartmuseum.org.
Il Divo Reigns Supreme
by Ronald D. Greenwood, M.D.
Il Divo, whose CD was featured in July’s
The Score, performed in June at Sleep Train
Amphitheatre near Marysville. This cross-over
classical to popular group consists of David
Miller (US), Sebastian Izambard (France), Urs
Toni Buhler (Switzerland) and Carlos Marin
(Spain), all in their thirties. With the exception
of self-taught Sebastian, the members were
classically trained and have extensive and
impressive operatic backgrounds. Individually
and together, the music they create is pure
artistic and emotional bliss.
Presented on a dazzling set, and dressed
to impress in formal attire, the four charmers
presented music in Italian, French, Spanish,
and English that included modern classics
and popular music with a classical twist. They
did everything from “Isabel” and “Je Crois
En Toi” to “My Way” and “Somewhere.” The
near-capacity crowd was obviously taken with
them, affectionately offering leis and getting
autographs as the group sang sitting on the
edge of the stage. After the last encore, in
return the crowd was showered with red confetti
representing rose petals. This seemed to
be an unusual spontaneous exchange enjoyed
by both performers and crowd. Il Divo is on
their first world tour, and their CDs are at the
top of the charts.
Happy 20th Anniversary Auburn
Symphony!
The Auburn Symphony reached musical maturity
the evening of Sept. 23, 2006, as the gala
celebration brought the past together with the

present. Honored were
symphony founder
Monroe DeJarnette,
its first music director
Clyde Quick, the
members of the original
orchestra, all who
have played in the
orchestra, and all board
members. Especially
honored was Maestro
MichaelGoodwin who
has brought the orchestra
to its current level of
professional ensemble
quality.
A special award was
bestowed upon Janet
North, past symphony
board president and
long-time supporter
of the orchestra. Janet
was named President
Emeritus of the Board
of Directors of the
Auburn Symphony.
The brilliant young
Russian pianist
Konstantin Soukhovetski
will play Tchaikovsky’s
Piano Concerto No.
1 with the Auburn
Symphony Saturday
November 18 at
7:30 p.m. and Sunday,
November 19 at 3
p.m. at Placer High
Auditorium in Auburn.
Concert attendees not only enjoyed a spectacular
musical presentation but also received
the two latest CDs of the Auburn Symphony
and sampled marvelous gourmet desserts following
the concert. Also featured was the display
of an original watercolor entitled “Music
Under the Stars” created by artist Barbara
Roth for the occasion of the 20th anniversary.
Attendees were delighted at the event.
The musical selections included four arias
superbly performed by soprano Svetlana
Nikitenko and the orchestra, and popular
favorites including Dvorak’s Largo from
Symphony 9, Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture,
Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and
Tchaikovsky’s “Slavonic March,” all delivered
with great precision and feeling.
Happy 20th, Auburn Symphony — and
many more.
For concert and ticket information about the 2006
– 2007 season, visit Auburn Symphony’s new Web site
at www.auburnsymphony.com.
The Auburn Symphony’s
20 th Anniversary Season
CELEBRATE THE SYMPHONY!
2006 – 2007 Season
November 18 & 19
Konstantin Plays Tchaikovsky
Featuring guest soloist Konstantin Soukhovetski
playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Also, Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 and Carl Maria von
Weber’s Overture to his opera Der Freischutz.
February 24 & 25
Tales of Musical Magic
With cello soloist Tina Guo. Music by Elgar,
Humperdinck, Smetana, and Stravinsky
April 14 & 15
Pageantry, Poetry and Passion
With soloists Marquette Kuper, flute, and
Curtis Kidwell, oboe.
Music by Beethoven, Moscheles, and Tchaikovsky.
April 29
Mondavi Center Concert:
Beethoven Triumphant
An all-Beethoven concert including Overture:
“The Consecration of the House,”
“Romance in G for Violin
and Orchestra,” Violin Concerto, 3 rd Movement, and
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Choral.
The season also includes two Messiah Sing Along
concerts (Dec. 12, Auburn; Dec. 14, Rocklin)
a Kinderkonzert (Feb. 3) and a Music on the Green concert
(May 19). Special 20 th Anniversary year
events include High Tea with the Maestro (Feb. 3).
Season tickets and individual concert tickets are available.
For details, call (530) 823-6683
or visit www.auburnsymphony.com.
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Stuart Rawlings of
Sierra Dreams Press
is sponsoring a
major Auburn-area
arts contest.
“Le Chateau de Saumur sur Le
Loire,” photograph by William D.
Owens. The photo earned First Place
honors recently at the Sacramento
Fine Arts Center’s seventh annual
photography show, “2006 — A
Photo Odyssey.” Owens, a long-time
resident of Auburn, also received two
Honorable Mentions at the event.
Major arts contest launched for the
Auburn area
Do you know a child, a teenager, or an adult
in the Auburn area who likes to write poetry
or short stories? Do you know
someone of any age who likes
to cook, act, paint, sculpt, write
books, take photographs, or
play music? In the Auburn Arts
Contest, officially launched
September 24, a local publisher,
Sierra Dreams Press, will soon
give away hundreds of awards
to creative people in the Auburn
area. There are ten different
categories, four age groups,
and three types of awards. Next
spring SDP will also publish a
contest book called Auburn’s
Creative People: 2007.
“This is a great opportunity for local actors,
artists, cooks, musicians, writers and others to
receive recognition for their work,” says SDP
President Stuart Rawlings. “We want to motivate
people who haven’t written a poem in
years, who once took a photograph they are
really proud of, or who bake a great apple
pie. We want to inspire people who have
never entered a contest, and to rekindle the
fire in others whose creations may have been
forgotten over time.”
At the launching event were Sarah Wendel
(a 13-year-old eighth grader from Cool who
showed her full-length novel, Dragon Eye),
Austin Rawlings (a 7-year-old second grader
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from Auburn showing his new book, What
Is It?), Richard Haugh (showing his twofoot
model steamboat made from scratch),
Phawnda Moore (showing a client’s new
self-published autobiography, People, Places
and Performing), Ron Montana, (describing
a movie based on his novel, The Sailmaker),
Julia Thomas (showing her painted eggs), and
the Auburnaires (showing their CD, Auburn
USA).
The contest is open anyone who has major
contacts (a residence, job or school) along the
I-80 corridor from Roseville through Dutch
Flat, Hwy. 49 from Cool through Lake of the
Pines, or Lincoln and Foresthill.
Contest categories include poetry, essays
and short stories, books (fiction and non-fiction),
drawings and paintings, sculptures,
photography, music, culinary arts, performing
arts and other. The four age groups are 12
and under, 13-19, 20-64, and over 65. There
will be Gold Medallion awards for the most
outstanding entries, and many Best Work
awards. Those not receiving these awards will
be given Honorable Mention certificates. With
all entrants receiving at least an Honorable
Mention certificate and a listing in the contest
book, Rawlings says, “There are no losers in
the SDP Auburn Arts Contest. Everyone is a
winner!”
Entry forms for the contest are being distributed
through many local schools, libraries,
book and music stores, museums, newspapers,
civic groups and senior residential homes.
Entry fees vary from $10-$50, depending on

the entrant’s age and amateur vs. professional
status. The deadlines for this year’s entries
are December 1 and 31, 2006. Awards will
be announced and presented in the spring of
2007.
For more information or an entry form, contact www.
sierradreamspress.com or call (530) 878-0487.
Lincoln poet publishes chapbook
Placer Arts member and poet David Anderson
recently published his first chapbook of
poems, Not Made by Hand. Anderson returned
to writing poetry after retiring from the
University of California, Davis, library system,
and after preparing two reference books, A
Guide to Pet Loss Resources (Trafford, 2005),
and Assessing the Human-Animal Bond: A
Compendium of Actual Measures (Purdue
University Press, 2006). He has published
poems in Brevities, ByLine, Crux, Epiphany,
Rattlesnake Review and elsewhere. The chapbook
Not Made by Hand includes poems
derived from northern California’s landscapes,
events in Anderson’s lifetime, and from his
sense of the divine. He read at Lincoln Poets’
Club March 2006 open microphone evening.
Not Made by Hand is $10 paperback (ISBN 0-
9662192-3-6), available from Placer Arts, from Lincoln
Poets’ Club open mic nights, or from the author. Sales
tax and s&h may apply. Contact him at 340 Killdeer
Court, Lincoln CA 95648-2474; 916/408-0110;
rockydell@digitalpath.net or http://rockydellresources.
homestead.com.
Band leader Bunny Crites led a full
life
Haden Ephraim “Bunny” Crites, beloved singer,
bandleader, musician, pilot, photographer,
and computer operator passed away Monday,
October 9, 2006.
He was born on Saint Patrick’s Day in
1918 in Guinda, California to Harrison and
Josephine Stitt Crites, prominent Capay Valley
ranchers and musicians. In honor of his first
grandchild’s birth, his grandfather Ephraim
purchased a pet rabbit, which his grandmother
promptly sent to the barn, but for evermore,
the child was called “Bunny.”
A gifted singer, musician and bandleader,
Bunny performed from childhood through his
last year of life. He attended Christian Brothers
High School in Sacramento, graduating in
the class of 1935. He formed his first band,
The Bunny Crites Orchestra, and traveled the
western United States extensively in the era of
big bands. He was a lifetime member of the
Sacramento Musicians Local and a recipient
of the prestigious Band Leaders Hall of Fame
Award.
Bunny formed cherished and lifelong
friendships through the Christian Brothers
organization known as the “Hoods,” as well as
through his association as a pilot. Bunny and
the late Honorable George Yonehiro earned
a pilots’ licenses through special governmentsponsored
training.
In 1967, he met Dorothy Crites through
mutual friends, musician Army Dawson and
his wife Corky. Bunny and Dorothy married
shortly thereafter and together became
a dynamic force in the Auburn arts community.
Over time, the couple supported a local
theatre company and appeared at numerous
events and charitable programs including the
Roseville Jerry Lewis telethon.
Bunny entertained at veterans’ organizations,
historical societies, health care centers,
and retirement homes in the region, giving
generously of his time and talent especially
during the holidays. He appeared at the
Woodland Opera House, fulfilling a life-long
dream of singing where his father had performed
years before. He sang and acted at
the Music Circus for a decade and also served
as their official photographer. While at the
University of the Pacific, Bunny met jazz musician
Dave Brubeck and later performed with
his friend at Harvey ’s Lake Tahoe.
On many occasions, Bunny was grand marshal
of Auburn ’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, a
perfect fit for a man of Irish decent, born on
St. Patrick’s Day. As master of ceremonies, his
golden voice was heard at annual air shows
in Tahoe-Truckee and Auburn. He enjoyed
work as an “extra” in locally filmed movies as
well as writing critiques and guest columns for
Haden Ephraim
“Bunny” Crites.
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“Appreciate Small
Wonders,” the
18th limited edition
Tahoe Holiday
Card collection
by Cathee van
Rossem St. Clair
benefits Arts For
the Schools.
local newspapers. As an early computer operator,
he worked at the Department of Justice in
Sacramento and later at the County of Placer
administrative center. A long time activist and
member of the Democratic Central Committee,
Crites was a candidate for a state assembly
seat in 1994.
Haden “Bunny” Crites is survived by
Dorothy Crites, his wife of 40 years, and
their son Christopher Crites of Auburn,
California; sons Michael Crites of Fair Oaks,
California, Timothy Crites and Patrick Crites
of Orangevale, California; daughters Cheri
Caudle of Maud, Texas, and Jennifer Vasquez
of Fair Oaks, California; their mother Viva Jean
Crites Thompson of Fair Oaks, California; eight
grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister
Jane Pagenkoph of Carmichael, California.
A private burial in the family plot at Mary’s
Cemetery & Chapel in Zamora, California, is
arranged by the Nautilus Society. The family
requests in lieu of flowers, donations may
be made in Bunny Crites’ memory to the Arts
Council of Placer County (ACPC) or to the
Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center (APPAC)
c/o 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603. Fond
recollections and photos of Bunny, to share
with the family, are also welcome.
Arts For the Schools presents
holiday cards
The 18th limited
edition Tahoe
Holiday Cards by
artist Cathee van
Rossem St. Clair,
presented by Arts
For the Schools,
are now available.
Titled “Appreciate
Small Wonders,” this
unique card features
a rare and acrobatic
flying squirrel found
in the Tahoe Basin.
Nocturnal and
rather shy, this kind
of squirrel is rarely
seen.
St. Clair is a
Tahoe-area artist
who specializes in
detailed miniature
paintings using egg-
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shells as canvases and, more recently, larger
traditional canvases as well. Her art reflects a
personal quest for a deeper understanding of
our earth and its diverse inhabitants. The artist
shares her talents with hundreds of Tahoe-
Truckee School District school children in Arts
For the Schools’ annual Artist-in-Residence
Program.
St. Clair’s Holiday cards are available at many North
Tahoe locations. Cards are packaged 10 for $10 plus
tax. Businesses may order larger quantities of cards
or blank cards to customize. Proceeds from the cards
are dedicated to bringing artists into the North Tahoe,
Truckee, and Incline Village schools. For details, call Arts
For the Schools at (530) 546-4602.
Youth Film Festival set for May 12
“Preserving Your Local Culture,” a student film
showcase is being presented by Placer County
Office of Education, Magic Circle Theater,
and the City of Roseville May 12, 2007, at the
Magic Circle Theater, in Roseville.
Each community in Placer County has a history
to be told. “Preserving your Local Culture”
is a multifaceted learning tool which takes
advantage of local history and introduces students
to computer technology.
The film project is open to all grades 3-12
in Placer County. (With successful fundraising,
the goal is to expand the program to all
of California State Region 3: Galt to Marysville
and Lake Tahoe to Davis).
Working with the City of Roseville, Magic
Circle Theater, local museums, historical societies,
and veterans’ organizations, under the
direction of their classroom teacher, students
produce short digital histories of their communities.
As a reward, for their hard work, a
film festival is held each spring. Over the past
two years, more than 200 students have participated
in the Youth Film Festival. The newly
renovated Magic Theater in Roseville will be
the venue for the 2007 festival.
Added to the 2007 festival will be 30-second
public service announcements (such as MADD,
anti-smoking, etc.) and commercials supporting
local businesses who help underwrite the
festival, both of which will be developed and
filmed by students.
To view student-made films of local culture, visit www.
placercoe.k12.ca.us/pylc. For more information, call the
Placer County office of Education at (530) 889-8020.

Galleries
Roseville
November 10 – 12: Works by Deidre Trudeau, Kathleen Oliver, &
Chuck Edwards. Part of Autumn Art Studios Tour, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
At Artful I Studio, 212 Elefa St. Show is also open November 18 for
3rd Saturday Art Tour. For details, call (916) 773-2242.
Through November 17: The Gift of Art, Roseville Arts’ 5th Annual
Children’s Open Show, featuring works of fine artists ages 5 – 13.
Jurors Tom Proctor & Richard Cornelius; $500 in prizes. At the
Roseville Downtown Library, 225 Taylor St. For details, call
(916) 783- 4117.
December 1 – 3: Artiful I Give Show. At Artful I Studio, 212 Elefa St.
For details, call (916) 773-2242.
Ongoing: The Total of One Gallery showcases art, sculpture,
and mixed media that represent the finest in casual living. 2029
Opportunity Dr., Ste. 4. For details, call (916) 797-8707.
Ongoing: Placer Valley 3rd Saturday Art Tour. Free art viewing
and Open House every third Saturday of the month, 6:30 - 9 p.m., in
participating Roseville galleries: Artful I Gallery, 212 Elefa St.; Artists
of Timber Creek, Sun City, Del Webb Blvd., (916) 204-5020; Beyond
Point B, 151 N. Sunrise Ave, Ste 1303, (916) 787-9909 x 3; Borders
Books, Galleria, 1173 Galleria Blvd. (916) 788-1580; Borders Books,
2030 Douglas Blvd., (916) 784-1088; C R Gallery, 625 Vernon Street,
Historic Downtown, (916) 769-6879; Cascades Cuisine, 1420 E.
Roseville Parkway, (916) 788-9707; Comfort Zone, 426 Folsom Rd.,
(916) 773-2444; Cordia, 5161 Foothills Blvd., (916) 778-3330; La
Provence, 110 Diamond Creek Pl., (916) 789-2002; Mike Martin
Photography, 508 Vernon St., Historic Downtown, (916) 223-
8361; Noel Flynn Gallery, 1725 Santa Clara Dr., (916) 786-0702;
Roseville Arts!, (916) 783-4117. Call galleries to confirm times or visit
www.jointhearts.com
Rocklin
Through November 21: Barbara Heller: Tapestry Artist — The
Cover Up Series. Lushly beautiful and emotionally thought-provoking
tapestries by a well-known Canadian artist. Heller will give a free
lecture and presentation of her work in the Dietrich Theatre Tuesday,
November 21, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Artist’s Reception 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Show and reception at the Ridley Gallery, Sierra College. For details,
call (916) 789-2873 or visit www.sierracollege.edu.
Lincoln
November 18: Put Spice in Your Painting Artist Reception
November 3. Gallery show at Lincoln Arts, 580 Sixth St. For details,
call (916) 645-9713.
November 28 – December 23: Put Joy in Your Art Holiday Shoppe.
Artworks by regional artists suitable for holiday giving. At Lincoln
Arts, 580 Sixth St. For details, call (916) 645-9713.
Auburn
Through November 27: Offering to Kali Ma, Installation Art by
Khimmberly Maarshall. This site-specific installation draws upon
Kali as a symbol of the eternal cycle of chaos and creation. In the
Map Gallery of Myth, Stories, and Living Traditions at The Arts
Building Gallery, 808 Lincoln Way. Open Tues. – Sat., 10 a.m. – 5
p.m. For details, call (530) 885-2787.
Through November 30: Autumn Art Studios Tour Exhibit. Exciting
works in a variety of media by artists participating in the western
Placer County Autumn Art Studios Tour, November 10 – 12. At The
“Solar Eclipse,” mixed media by Daphne Stammer, showing at The
New Artworks Gallery, in Fair Oaks.
Arts Building Gallery, 808 Lincoln Way. Open Tues. – Sat., 10 a.m. – 5
p.m. For details, call (530) 885-2787.
November 22 – January 3: Sierra Foothills Potters will offer an array
of functional and non-functional ceramic creations for holiday giving.
The Arts Building Gallery, 808 Lincoln Way. Open Tues. – Sat., 10
a.m. – 5 p.m. For details, call (530) 885-2787.
December 1 - 31: Auburn Old Town Gallery Presents Art Is a Gift,
a group exhibit by 60 local artists. At Auburn Old Town Gallery, 218
Washington St., Old Town. (530) 887-9150.
Ongoing: Larry Brenden’s limited edition Distinctive Natural
Landscape Photographs, and other artists’ works. Showing at
Sunset Oaks Framing and Gallery at Fiddler Green Plaza, 1273 Grass
Valley Hwy. For details, (530) 885-4858.
Ongoing: New Works: Sculptor J. Randall Smith, metal sculptor
Jennifer Johnson, blownglass by Nicholson Glass. At Smith &
Boggs Studio & Galleries, 1130 High St. For details, call (916) 289-
7133 or visit www.jrandallsmith.com
Ongoing: Latitudes Galleries. Well-known local and regional artists
showing work in rotating exhibits in an historic Auburn Victorian,
Latitudes Restaurant, 130 Maple St. For details, call (530) 885-1121.
Ongoing: Art Can Heal. Art in a variety of media chosen for its healing
qualities. Work by area artists and students from local schools.
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Hallway Galleries,11815 Education Dr.
(530) 389-8504.
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Ongoing: Works by Joan Charson & Joyce Williams showing in
the Backroom Gallery in the Chocolate Shoppe and Gift Emporium.
823 Lincoln Way. For details, call (530) 885-4822.
North Tahoe/Truckee
November 24 - December 31: Gallery of Gifts – Hall of Wreaths.
Traditional and non-traditional artworks and wreaths suitable for holiday
giving. Main Gallery, North Tahoe Arts, 380 North Lake Blvd.,
Tahoe City. For details, call (530) 581-2787 or visit www.northtahoearts.com.
November 16 – December 31: Annual Members’ Show 2006.
Opening reception December 1. Corison Gallery, North Tahoe Arts,
380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. For details, call (530) 581-2787 or
visit www.northtahoearts.com.
November & December: New Artists at Vista Gallery. Meditative
landscape photographer Mark S. Mitchell; wire sculptor, Sten Hoiland;
painter Naomi Nickerson; wooden boat painter, Janne Matter; landscape
photographer, Allan Berman. Also, new are hand-made paper
and printmaking by Ingrid Evans, whimsical welded metal sculpture
by Ron Hagerty, new landscape watercolors by Madeline Bohanon,
small black and white etchings by printmaker Elizabeth Paganeli; and
new monoprints and mixed-media by Douglas E. Taylor. Vista Gallery
represents more than 30 artists and offers the area’s largest collection
of nostalgic and vintage photographs. Open 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tues. – Saturday. 7081 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe Vista. (530) 546-7794.
www.vistagallery.com.
Ongoing: Watercolors by Jan Foss. Watercolor gallery and studio
featuring soft landscapes and colorful florals. Studio visitors can
sign up for a watercolor class. 120 Country Club Drive, #21, Incline
Village. For details, call (775) 833-1144
O O H L A L A D E S I G N S
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Ongoing: JB Photographic Gallery. Fine art photographs by Jim
“JB” Budny, specializing in classic black & white images and Tahoe
winter scenes. Downtown Tahoe City, at the “Y.” For details, call
(530) 546-8450.
Ongoing: Lakeside Gallery & Gifts. Original art, prints, watercolors,
jewelry, art supplies, framing and art classes. 8636 North Lake Blvd.,
Kings Beach. (530) 546-3135.
Ongoing: Potter’s Wheel. Fine-quality crafts by regional artists.
Specializing in pottery, woodworking, and watercolors. 8331 North
Lake Blvd., Kings Beach. (530) 546-8400.
Ongoing: Keoki Flagg Gallery of Fine Arts. Features limited edition
fine art photography from acclaimed photographer Keoki Flagg.
Original glass and hand-painted ceramics exclusive to the gallery. The
Village at Squaw Valley and at 419-3 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City.
(530) 583-1419.
Ongoing: Pogan Gallery. Original paintings of Lake Tahoe and the
Sierra by the nation’s top landscape painters. 6921 North Lake Blvd.,
Tahoe Vista. (530) 546-7846.
Ongoing: Lake of the Sky Gallery. Landscape and fine art photography
by Richard Francis Topper; designer jewelry by Michou. 521
North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. (530) 583-2722.
Outside Placer County
Through November 3: 8th Annual Viewpoint Fine Print Show.
Photographic works by contemporary masters such as Ruth Bernhard,
Jerry Uelsmann, Michael Kenna, and John Sexton. A fine print auction
will be held on November 4, 2 p.m. to benefit the Viewpoint Art
Center. At Viewpoint Gallery, 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd., Sacramento.
For details, call (916) 441-2341 or visit www.viepointgallery.org/
Through November 29: River City Nine at UC Davis. Works by
group of Sacramento-region, award-winning, professional artists –
Sandy Delehanty, Cay Drachnik, Fred Hull, Skip Lee, Steve Memering,
Gary Pruner, Kathy Young Ross, Jeanne Vodden, and Hillery
Woodworth. At the UC Davis Alumni Center, 1 Shields Rd., Davis. For
details call, (916) 489-5138.
November 8 – December 3: Imagination, featuring Jason Bromfeld
and Ted Sanders. Works in a variety of styles, subjects, and mediums.
2nd Saturday reception November 11, 5 – 9 p.m. including live music
by Cora Chanco on Piano and Carol Berul on cello. At The New
Artworks Gallery, 10239 Fair Oaks Blvd. For details call (916) 962-
7362 or visit www.thenewartworksgallery.com.
November 2 – December 31: The Art of Kara Castro, a one-woman
show. Artist reception November 2 at the Square Butte Gallery, 250
Sutter St. #350, San Francisco. For details, call (888) 543-9378 or visit
www.castrofinearts.com/
December 6 – January 7: Patterns and Pleasures, featuring colorful
abstract art in mixed media by Neil Smith and Daphne Stammer
at The New Artworks Gallery, 10239 Fair Oaks Blvd. For details call
(916) 962- 7362 or visit www.thenewartworksgallery.com.
Ongoing: Julie Baker Fine Art, 307 Spring St., Nevada City. For
details, call (530) 265-9ART or visit www.juliebakerfineart.com.
Ongoing: MacKenzie’s Gallery of American Style. Broadstone
Marketplace, 2766 East Bidwell St. Ste. 600, Folsom. (916) 984-5511.
www.mmackenziegallery.com/
Ongoing: Vrooman Woodcarving & Wildlife Gallery. Original wildlife
woodcarvings, paintings, sculptures, and photography. Featuring
national and local artists.10115 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee. (530) 587-
8104.

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
Through January 7, 2007: Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman’s
Social Surrealism. Norman’s highly detailed paintings are powerful
critiques of modern life, painted in the hope of promoting change.
Through January 27, 2007: Allen Ginsberg: Beat Generation
Photographer. During two extended periods, Ginsberg trained his
eye through the camera lens onto the tightly connected group of writers
and circle of close friends who came to personify the Beats.
Ongoing: European Painting from the Collection, European Galleries.
Introduces museum visitors to the subjects and styles represented by
our European collection; includes a small selection of decorative arts
rarely seen on display.
Ongoing: Early California Painting Collection. Demonstrates the
artistic vitality of Northern California through the 1870s.
The Crocker’s collection includes works from Europe, North America,
and Asia, dating from the 15th century to the present. The museum
also offers special exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, workshops,
concerts, and events. For a complete list of activities for all
ages call (916) 264-5157 or visit www.crockerartmuseum.org. 216 O
St., Sacramento.
Music & Dance
Rocklin
December 14: Auburn Symphony’s Messiah Sing-Along. The William
Jessup University choir and noted soloists join the symphony – and
the audience – in selections from Handel’s Messiah. 7:30 p.m. at
William Jessup University Auditorium. For details and tickets, call
(530) 823-6683. www.auburnsymphony.com
Auburn
November 13: Time for Three, a charismatic ensemble featuring
violinists Zachary DePue and Nicolas Kendall and double bassist
Ranaan Meyer. The trio plays a nontraditional blend of style including
jazz improvisation and Hungarian and Spanish gypsy music.
Presented by Auburn Community Concert Assn., 7:30 p.m. at Placer
High Auditorium. For details and tickets, call (916) 652-5594 or visit
www.auburncommunityconcerts.org/.
November 18 & 19: Auburn Symphony presents Konstantin Plays
The Tchaikovsky, a sumptuous feast of romantic music. The brilliant,
young Russian pianist from last season, Konstantin Soukhovetski
returns to play Tchaikovsky’s celebrated Piano Concerto No. 1. Also
on the program is music by Weber and Schumann’s Symphony
No. 4. Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. Performances at
Placer High Auditorium. For details and tickets, call (530) 823-6683.
www.auburnsymphony.com
November 24 – 26 & December 1 – 3: Placer Theatre Ballet’s
Nutcracker. More than 100 cast members from dance studios from
the region, and professional guest artists perform the season’s most
popular ballet to Tchaikovsky’s famous music. Costuming and art
direction by Pat Colgate, a veteran of Broadway and the Bay Area
musical theatre scene. Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 2
p.m. Tickets $10-$16; all seats reserved. For details and tickets, call
(916) 630-7820.
December 12: Auburn Symphony’s Messiah Sing-Along. The William
Jessup University choir and noted soloists join the symphony – and
the audience – in selections from Handel’s Messiah. 7:30 p.m. at
Placer High Auditorium. For details and tickets, call (530) 823-6683.
www.auburnsymphony.com
Placer High School’s Marching Band benefits from the PHS Music
Boosters’ Christmas Tree Lot fundraiser, December 2 – 17.
Dutch Flat
Ongoing: Old Time Mountain Music, jam session in the Dutch Flat
Hotel every second Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. For details, call
(800) 836-3500.
Truckee/North Tahoe
November 3: Euphorics in Cabaret. This Canadian a cappella tour
de force quartet performs a rich, soulful blend of jazz, gospel, classical,
doo wop, pop, and rock. The group is known for its up-beat
comedy and powerful, joyful blend of voices. Presented by Arts For
the Schools at Truckee High School. For details and tickets, call
(530) 546-4602.
December 8 – 10: Ballet on Broadway and The Santa Claus
Ballet. Two beautifully costumed productions with amazing sets
are originally choreographed with original music. Presented by Arts
for the Schools and Tahoe Dance School. At Cal Neva Frank Sinatra
Showroom, Crystal Bay, NV. For details and tickets, call
(530) 546-4602.
December 14 & 17: The Nutcracker Ballet. A lavish production of
a perennial holiday favorite. Presented by Sierra Nevada Dance and
Arts for the Schools. Dec. 14., 7 p.m.; Dec 17, 2 p.m. at Cal Neva
Frank Sinatra Showroom, Crystal Bay, NV. For details and tickets, call
(530) 546-4602.
Outside Placer County
November 18: Sierra Nevada Winds Orchestra plays at the First
United Methodist Church, 3101 Colusa Hwy., Yuba City. For details
and tickets, call (530) 269-0395.
November 19: Roberto Cani, violin, and Ken Hardin, piano perform
in a Twin Cities Concert Association concert. At 2 p.m., Grass Valley
Seventh Day Adventist Church. For details and tickets, call
(530) 470-9454 or visit www.tcca.net.
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Time for Three, a string trio appearing in concert in Auburn
November 13. Presented by Auburn Community Concerts.
Ongoing: Mondavi Center Presents. World-class performances of
music, dance, and drama; also, well-known speakers’ presentations
and concerts for children. On the UC Davis campus. For a complete
schedule of events, call (530) 752-1915 or visit www.MondaviArts.org.
Museums
Roseville
Roseville Telephone Co. Museum
Exhibits detail the history of telephone communications and of
Roseville Telephone Company. Displays include old-style switchboards
and telephones; models range to present day.106 Vernon St.
(916) 786-1621.
Maidu Interpretive Center
Offers frequent tours of ancient Southern Maidu village site featuring
over 300 bedrock mortars, petroglyphs and evidence of thousands of
years of Maidu occupation. Exhibits, nature trail tours, family weekend
programs, campfires, “old ways” classes, camps, and more.
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr.
(916) 774-5934.
Carnegie Museum
A central exhibit area houses changing shows. One wing features
a scale model of the local Southern Pacific Railroad yards and
the Pacific Fruit Express icing facilities; another features changing
Roseville history. A small but quite complete Roseville reference and
research library is open by appointment. Open Monday - Friday,
12 - 4 p.m. or by appointment. 557 Lincoln St. (916) 773-3003.
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Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum
A multimedia, interactive online museum presenting the rich history,
culture, and natural history of the Sierra Nevada. A project of Sierra
College students, faculty, and staff. Visit www.sierranevadavirtualmuseum.com
Rocklin History Museum
Houses a history timeline, Whitney family items, Indian artifacts,
quarry tools and display, Ruben Ruhkala paintings, a Rocklin Jubilee
display, and Rocklin’s Centennial quilt. The small Victorian home that
houses the museum is typical of many early 1900’s Rocklin homes.
3895 Rocklin Rd. (916) 624-2355.
Penryn
Griffith Quarry Museum
Founded in 1864, the quarry was major supplier of granite for many
California buildings, including the State Capitol. Exhibits reflect the
history of the region’s granite industry. Three miles of nature trails
offer views of old quarry sites. Taylor and Rock Spring Rds. (916)
663-1837. Tours (530) 889-6500.
Auburn
Placer County Museum
Exhibits represent the chronological history of Placer County, from
the Pleistocene era to contemporary times. Also houses the Pate
Native American Collection of over 400 items. Docents offer free
walking tours of Old Town Auburn Saturdays, 10 a.m. Placer County
Courthouse, 101 Maple Street. (530) 889-6500.
Bernhard Museum Complex
Built in 1851 as an inn called Travelers Rest. The house, one of the
oldest wooden structures in Placer County, was added in 1868. Now
restored, it is furnished with late Victorian pieces. The complex also
includes an 1874 winery, one of the state’s first, a vineyard, and a
reconstructed carriage barn. Docent tours, permanent and seasonal
exhibitions. 291 Auburn-Folsom Road. (530) 889-6500.
Gold Country Museum
Chronicles the rich history of gold mining in the region. Exhibits
include gold panning demonstrations, a walk through a mine shaft,
an operational stamp mill model, and displays depicting the lifestyle
of Gold Rush residents. Gold Country Fairgrounds, 1273 High Street.
(530) 889-6500.
Foresthill
Foresthill Divide Museum
Displays portraying the history of the Foresthill and Iowa Hill Divides
include a model of the Foresthill Logging Company, firefighting
equipment, depictions of life during the Gold Rush and of early
modes of transportation. 24601 Harrison Street. (530) 889-6500.
For more information visit
the California Arts Council
at www.cac.ca.gov

Dutch Flat
Golden Drift Museum
The colorful history of the “Golden Triangle” – Dutch Flat, Gold Run,
Alta/Towle – is shown in exhibits depicting boom days of hydraulic
mining, the rise of the county’s timber industry, the coming of the
transcontinental railroad, and the growth of communities. Tour the
town and all its historic buildings. 32820 Main Street. (530) 889-6500.
Truckee/North Lake Tahoe
Gatekeepers Cabin Museum
Houses artifacts of Lake Tahoe history, including paneled history
displays, illustrated pioneer stories, hundreds of historical items, and
a research library. One wing contains the Marion Steinbach Indian
Basket Museum, filled with a collection of more than 800 rare baskets
from 85 tribes, collections of Indian dolls, and Southwestern pottery.
130 West Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. (530) 583-1762.
The Watson Cabin Living Museum
An outstanding, preserved, turn-of-the-century log cabin, built in 1908
by Robert Montgomery Watson, Tahoe City’s first Constable.
560 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. (530) 583-1762.
Emigrant Trail Museum
Located in Donner Memorial State Park, this museum focuses on
the theme of the Donner Party. A 26-minute movie on the Donner
Party is shown on the hour. Exhibits portray the lives and arts of the
Washoe Indians, early explorers, the building of the railroad through
the Sierra Nevada, and Truckee’s the early days.
12593 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee. (530) 582-7892.
Events & Festivals
Placer County
November 10 – 12: 13th Annual Autumn Art Studios Tour. Eighty-five
western Placer County artists open their studios to the public for sales
and demonstrations. Tickets $10 each, available online at
www.PlacerArts.org or at many art tour locations. For details, call the
Arts Council of Placer County at (530) 885-5670.
Roseville
November — December: Events, campfires, camps, exhibits, and
shows for children and families at Maidu Interpretive Center. Nov.
11, Honoring Our Veterans; free entrance for veterans; Nov. 24 – 25,
guided tours. The center, at 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr., is open Tues.
–Sat., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. For details visit Maidu Interpretive Center at
http://www.roseville.ca.us/indianmuseum or call (916) 774-5934.
Loomis
November 10 – 11: Cowpoke Fall Gathering. Well-known poets
and musicians read, sing, and tell tall tales. Featured are Baxter
Black, Dave Stamey, Ernie Sites, Pat Richardson, Bill Brewster, Doc
Barsaleue, Jeralynn Strong, Bill Sweigert, Dan Steadman and John
Kintz. Poets & Musicians Reception Friday, Nov. 10, 5 – 6:30 p.m.,
$65. General performances start at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, and 1 p.m.
Saturday November 11. All proceeds from this year’s gathering will
go to the South Placer Heritage Foundation, toward funding a new
roof for the historic old Blue Goose fruit-packing shed. Performances
to be held at the Blue Goose Fruit shed. For details and tickets, call
(916) 787-0878 or visit www.soplacerheritage.org.
A scene from Placer Theatre Ballet’s Nutcracker playing in Auburn
November 24 & 26, December 1 – at Placer High School
Auditorium.
Auburn
November 4: Placer Harvest Celebration to benefit Placer Land Trust.
Featuring a gourmet dinner, silent auction, live auction, raffle, and
dancing. Dinner prepared by Chef Jonathon Ashmore, who will
showcase locally grown farm and ranch products; a vegetarian option
will be available. Music by Djunkyard Gypsies. No host bar, wine and
beer. Casual attire; seating is limited. $50 per person. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
at the historic Blue Goose Packing Shed, 3550 Taylor Rd. For tickets
call (530) 887-9222.
November 18 – 19: Mountain Mandarin Festival. An autumn celebration
of locally grown mandarins and mandarin products. The festival
includes cooking demonstrations, recipe and centerpiece contests,
live entertainment, free children’s activities. Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sun.,
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. At Gold Country Fairgrounds. For details, visit
www.mandarinfestival.com.
November 20: Ragtime Piano Concert and Dessert Bar with renowned
pianist Bob Milne. Presented by the Auburn Education Foundation,
7 p.m. at The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way. For details and tickets,
call (530) 885-7681.
November 24 – December 17: Nicholson Blown Glass Holiday Open
Studio. Watch the art of creating blown forms from molten glass
when the Nicholsons open their studio for sales and demonstrations
Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sundays 12 noon – 4
p.m. Corner of Cramer and Bell Roads north of Auburn of Hwy. 49.
For details, call (530) 823-1631 or visit
www.nicholsonblownglass.com.
December 2 – 17: The Placer High Music Boosters Christmas Tree
Lot offering trees from local growers and fragrant holiday wreaths.
Placer High School band and choir students and their parents staff
the lot. Proceeds benefit Placer High’s music program. The lot, at the
corner of Orange and Finley Streets, Placer High School, will be open
Monday - through Friday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. - 8 p.m..
For details, call (530) 866-375-6534.
Truckee/North Lake Tahoe
November 4: Tahoe women’s Services 18th Annual Chocolate Festival.
Sample delicious chocolate creations and wine, bit on fantastic silent
auction items. All proceeds benefit Tahoe women’s Services. For
details and tickets, call (775) 298-0010 or visit www.tahoewomenservices.org.
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Euphorics in Caberet, an a capella quartet from Canada, will perform
in Truckee November 3.
Outside Placer County
November 1 – 3: Sierra Business Council’s 12th Annual Conference:
Whose Sierra Is It? Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide. Billed as the “top
conference on the future of the region.” Participants will network
and learn as top national innovators discuss the tools and models
needed to balance and sustain social, natural, and financial capital in
Sierra communities. Conference events held at locations throughout
Yosemite Valley. To register and for details, call (530) 582-4800 or
visit www.sbcouncil.org.
November 16: Nevada County Poetry Series. Well-known poets read
from their work. 7:30 p.m. at Center for the Arts, 314 W. Main St.,
Grass Valley. General admission $5 per person; refreshments included.
For details, call (530) 432-8196.
Trips
December 27 – January 12, 2007: Photography in Peru with Rebecca
Gregg. Sierra College is accepting applications for the Intercession
2006-07 study abroad program in Peru with award-winning photography
instructor Rebecca Gregg. Professor Gregg has led several
educational programs abroad with Sierra College, including trips to
China, Russia, Italy, Austria, and Peru for the Intercession 2005/06.
This 17-day program in Peru will depart form SFO and arrive in Lima,
where after a day of sightseeing the group will fly to Arequipa. For
the next 16 days, the group will travel by private deluxe motor coach
and the Vista-dome train, stopping to photograph daily Peruvian life
and such sites as Santa Catalina Monastery in Arequipa, the Temple of
the Sun and the Ollantaytambo fortress in Cusco, Machu Picchu, and
much more.
The program fee is $3370 and includes round-trip air, 15 nights
accommodations in 3-star hotels (or better), breakfast lunches
and dinners, guided sight-seeing tours, special events, services of
English-speaking guides and on-site support staff, admission fees to
museums, baggage handling at hotels and airport transfers, medical
and travel insurance, services of on-site staff. Students will earn
three transferable college credits. Senior citizens who enroll in Sierra
College are welcome. For more information, contact Christine Vona,
Study Abroad Coordinator at (916) 781-7198 or cvona@sierracollege.
edu.
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November 4: The Silver Screen Classic Movie Series: The Odd
Couple. Shown at 2 and 7 p.m. Presented by Auburn Library in
library’s Beecher Room, 350 Nevada St., Auburn. Suggested donation:
$4 seniors, $5 general admission. For details, call (530) 878-7938, or
visit auburnsilverscreen.com.
December 2: The Silver Screen Classic Movie Series: Antomy of
a Murder. Shown at 2 and 7 p.m. Presented by Auburn Library in
library’s Beecher Room, 350 Nevada St., Auburn. Suggested donation:
$4 seniors, $5 general admission. For details, call (530) 878-7938, or
visit auburnsilverscreen.com.
November - December: Old State Theatre: Independent, Art,
Limited Release, & Foreign Films. Small tables and lots of leg
room create a comfortable, intimate film-viewing atmosphere. Serving
Italian sodas, soft drinks, desserts, and, of course, popcorn. Two
screens showing; special family nights scheduled. Open nightly. In
Downtown Auburn. For schedule and times, call (530) 888-7936.
November - December: Regal Cinemas’ Independent Film Series.
Wednesdays & Thursdays, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. at Auburn Stadium 10,
500 Nevada St. For details, call (530) 745-0160.
PlacerArts presents
The Arts Spectrum
Series
A series of multi-faceted, enlightening and entertaining
cultural events and happening demonstrations in
celebration of The Arts Building’s Tenth Anniversary.
Art like you have never experienced it!
need new: Rudy Cuellar “Ancient and New Dimensions on
Serigraphy” Hot Silkscreen Demonstration
need new: Stan Padilla “Crossing Cultures” With traditional
drumming by Children’s Taiko Dan and Loping Wolf
Performances at 7 p.m. at The Arts Building,
808 Lincoln Way, Downtown Auburn.
For details, call (530) 885-5670.

Theatre
Auburn
November - December: Music & More Arts Academy theatrical productions
at DeWitt Theatre, 11596 D Ave. For details, call (530) 885-
0594 or visit www.musicandmore.net/
Roseville
November 3 – December 2: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now
Change. A Magic Circle Theatre production. Playing Fri. & Sat, 8
p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m., Tower Theatre, 421 Vernon St. Tickets, $20 general;
$18 seniors & students, $10 children 11 and under. For tickets,
call (916) 782-1777.
December 15 – 23: Roger Hoopman’s Scrooge. At the Roseville
Theater, 241 Vernon St. For details and tickets, call 9916) 782-1777.
Through November 18: The Princess and the Pirate, dramatized by
adult members of Magic Circle Theatre’s Children’s Repertory Theatre
Company. For details and tickets, call (916) 782-1777.
Outside Placer County
November 16 – December 30: The Gift of the Magi, adaptation, music
and lyrics by Peter Ekstrom. A lively musical for the whole family.
Presented by the Foothill Theatre Company at the Nevada Theatre,
410 Broad St, Nevada City. For details and tickets, call (530) 265-8587
Classes and Workshops
Roseville
November 1 – 22: Beginning Fused Glass with Barbara Kee. Fuse
vivid colors and create beautiful glass works during the hands-on
class. Students will leave the class with two fused glass pieces and a
firing reference card. Max. class, seven students. Wednesdays, 6 – 9
p.m. Fee: $199. At Glass Hearts/Artitude Studio, 5433 Willowynd Ct.
For details, call (866) 748-4725 or visit www.glasshearts.com/whats_
happening.htm.
November 5: Precious Metal Clay & Dichroic Glass Pendant with
Barbara Kee. Learn how to make a stunning silver and glass jewelry
pendant in this fun one-day class. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. At Glass Hearts/
Artitude Studio, 5433 Willowynd Ct. For details, call (866) 748-4725 or
visit www.glasshearts.com/whats_happening.htm.
November 9 & 16: Digital Photography with Chuck Edwards.
Develop your camera skills for holiday pictures. Explore the world
of photography in the digital age. Class covers basic photographic
principles applied to digital and learning your camera. 6 – 7:30 p.m.
at 212 Elefa aSt. Fee: $50. To register, call (916) 532-3850 or email
chuck@ezeeye.com.
December 7 & 14: Digital Photography with Chuck Edwards. Develop
your camera skills for holiday pictures. Explore the world of photography
in the digital age. Class covers basic photographic principles
applied to digital and learning your camera. 6 – 7:30 p.m. at 212 Elefa
aSt. Fee: $50. To register, call (916) 532-3850 or email chuck@ezeeye.
com.
January 6 – 27: Beginning Fused Glass with Barbara Kee. Fuse vivid
colors and create beautiful glass works during the hands-on class.
Learn the ancient art of glass fusing and kiln-firing two or more layers
of glass. Students will leave the class with two fused glass pieces and
a firing reference card. Max. class, eight students. Saturdays, 12 noon
– 3 p.m. At Glass Hearts/Artitude Studio, 5433 Willowynd Ct. For
“El Empujo,” a new painting by Kara Castro.
details, call (866) 748-4725 or visit www.glasshearts.com/whats_happening.htm
Ongoing: Watercolor Painting with David Lobenberg. At La Provence
Restaurant, 110 Diamond Creek Place. For details and to register, call
(916) 789-2002.
Ongoing: Maidu Interpretive Center. Classes, events, and nature programs
for children, adults, and families. For details and to register,
contact Maidu Interpretive Center, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr.
(916) 774-5934.
Ongoing: Roseville Parks & Recreation Cultural Arts Classes. For a full
schedule, call (916) 774-5950 or visit www.roseville.ca.us, Parks &
Recreation Department, Activity Guide.
Rocklin
Ongoing: Watercolor Classes with Gayle Rappaport Weiland. Sierra
College, Community Education. For details, call (916) 781-0590.
Ongoing: Watercolor and Drawing Classes with Barbara Roth. All
ages. Students learn skills needed to successfully paint in watercolor.
Lessons structured to meet students’ individual needs. For details,
contact Roth at (916) 624-7572.
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Ice Form, photograph by Ryuijie, whose works are on display at
Viewpoint Gallery, in Sacramento.
Ongoing: Sierra College Community Education. Day, evening, and
weekend classes. Sierra College, 5000 Rocklin Rd. (916) 781-0590 or
visit www.sccommed.org.
Ongoing: City of Rocklin Community Education. A variety of cultural
arts classes for children and adults. (916) 632-4100.
Lincoln
Ongoing: Poetry Class with Sue Clark. Thursdays 3 - 4:30 p.m. Anyone
can join at any time. Beginning poets are welcome. Class fees: 10
weeks - $62. Location: Lincoln Arts. To register, call Clark at (916)
434-9226.
Ongoing: Beginning China Painting with Andrea Simeral-Boyer.
Classes limited to six students, adults only. For details, call Lincoln
Arts at (916) 645-9713.
Ongoing: Art & Clay Classes with C. Kerley Pflueger. All levels welcome.
Continuing four-week sessions. Handbuilding and wheel techniques
for the creation of 3-dimensional forms. At artist studio, 350
Big Ben Rd. For details, call (916) 645-3173.
Ongoing: Lincoln Arts classes for children and adults. For details, call
(916) 645-9713.
Loomis
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November 17 – December 15: Introductory East Coast Swing with In
The Swing of Things. Learn the basic steps of East Coast Swing and
some exciting variations and turns. Four-week session, 6 – 9 p.m.
Fee: $50 per person. At McLaughlin Studios, 3415 Swetzer Rd. For
details call (530) 906-2048.
Ongoing: Two-day Plein Air Painting Workshops with Victoria Brooks.
Class size limited to seven. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., starting at Brooks’s
Loomis studio. Painting at nearby scenic areas. Fee: $175 (equipment
and supplies not provided). To register, call (916) 7681751.
Ongoing: Private Music Lessons at McLaughlin Studios. Teaching the
art of music- making and performance. Two dozen instruments taught
in private lessons. Also, classes in chamber orchestra, clarinet choir,
flute choir, brass ensemble, music exploration, intermediate rock,
advanced rock, adult rock, and jazz. At 3415 Swetzer Rd. For details,
call (916) 652-6377 or visit www.mclaughlinstudios.com.
Newcastle
Ongoing: Beginning East Coast Swing with the Foothills Swing Dance
Society. Dance lesson 7 – 8 p.m.; DJ’d swing dance 8 – 11 p.m. All
ages, alcohol-free. Every 4th Saturday at the Portuguese Hall, 920
Taylor For details, contact (530) 887-8117 or emma@intheswingofthings.com.
Ongoing: Piano School with Music Exchange’s Keyboard Kollege.
Accepting new students ages 6 to adult. Newcastle Town Center. For
details, 916) 624-2733.
Auburn
Ongoing: Painting Classes with Gayle Rappaport-Weiland. Auburn
Parks & Recreation. For details, call (530) 885-8461.
Ongoing: Piano lessons at Jerelen Bartone Piano Studio. All ages.
Lessons on fine pianos. Studio near I-80/Foresthill Exit. For details,
call (530) 886-8490.
Ongoing: Swing Dance Classes with Chris & Emma of
InTheSwingOfThings. Beg. classes Fri. evenings. Classes available for
teens and adults. At the Courthouse Athletic Club, 1121 Maidu Dr. For
details, call (530) 906-2048 or visit www.intheswingofthings.
Ongoing: Pastel Classes with Reif Erickson. Classes are through
Placer Adult Education. Erickson also presents monthly Pastel
Demonstrations at his studio in The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way.
For details, (530) 887-9565.
Ongoing: Painting Classes with Juan Pena. Portrait classes, Monday &
Tuesday 9 a.m. - 12 noon. Eight consecutive classes $100. Landscape
classes, Friday, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Twelve consecutive classes, $125.
(530) 887-0312.
Support for the Arts
Resources, grants, publications,
funded projects, partnerships

Ongoing: Handbuilding in Clay with Gerda Francesca. Beginning and
advanced students. At the Old Library Art Studio, 175 Almond St.
(530) 887-8216 or (530) 885-9928.
Ongoing: CLAYart Classes with L. Luis Ortiz. The Arts Building, 808
Lincoln Way. For details, (530) 885-2787.
Ongoing: Digital Photography Classes with Keith Sutter. Classes, workshops,
and trips. The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way. For details,
(530) 889-1451 or www.sutterphoto.com.
Ongoing: Music, voice, dance, and drama classes at Music & More Arts
Academy & Theatre. For schedule, (530) 885-0594 or visit www.musicandmore.net.
Ongoing: Barbershop-style four-part harmony. For women of any
age or singing experience. Sierra Gold Chorus (member of Sweet
Adelines, Int.).Directed by Barb Tincher. Mondays, 7 p.m., Bill
Burback Hall, DeWitt Center, 11577 E Ave. (530) 885-4202.
North Lake Tahoe/Truckee
Ongoing: Watercolors by Jan Foss. Watercolor gallery and studio featuring
soft landscapes and colorful florals. Sign up for a class at 120
Country Club Drive, #21, Incline Village. For details, call (775) 833-
1144.
Outside Placer County
November 15 & 16: EarthDance, a Workshop with the Isadora Duncan
Dance Foundation: Exploring our Relationship to Nature through
Dance. The two-day residency includes dance workshops, lectures,
participatory performance, and panel discussion with Susan Griffin,
Lori Belilove, Hal Eastman and Micheal Stone. Cost: $300, includes
housing and meals. At Sierra Friends Center,10375 Woolman Lane,
Nevada City. For details,contact, Lisa Rose, at courses@woolman.org
or (530) 273-3183.
November 4 & 11: Two-Day Landscape Workshop with Jan Foss. Paint
wildflowers in a landscape while learning various ways of painting
skies, rocks, trees, and creating texture in the landscape. On day two,
use an under painting to create the feeling of light filtering through
trees. Negative painting, using a spray bottle and lots of splattering to
create foliage, and use of a stencil will be part of the fun. Class limited
to 15 students. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at University Arts, 2610 Marconi
Ave., Sacramento. For details or to register, call (775) 833-1144 or visit
www.watercolorsbyjanfoss.com.
Ongoing: Watercolor Classes with Jerianne Van Dijk, five-week courses
in beginning, intermediate, and challenge class; also some weekend
workshops and plein air days. For a brochure, call (530) 271-0676 or
visit www.jerianne.net. Or visit the studio at 316 W. Main St., Grass
Valley.
Ongoing: Impressionist Oil & Introduction to Plein Air Painting with
Victoria Brooks. “Alla Prima” or “all at once” is the direct approach
Brooks teaches to create fresh spontaneous oil paintings. In this session,
Victoria will also be sharing her techniques for plein air landscape
painting. Equipment, supplies, as well as choice of subject
will be covered. All levels of painters are accepted. Ongoing weekly
classes in six-week sessions at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center on
Tuesday afternoons. Plein air workshops and classes are also available.
Call or e-mail Victoria Brooks for a schedule, (916) 768-1751,
vbrooksart@hotmail.com or visit her website at www.vbooks.com.
Ongoing: One Stroke Painting with certified instructor Sharleen Snow.
For project and technique class schedule and sign up information,
(916) 508-1458 or sharleen.snow@sbcglobal.net.
Ongoing: Color Intensive and Landscape Workshops at the School of
Light and Color. Classes include: beginning workshops, pastel landscape,
photography & digital imaging, basic drawing, pastel, watercolor,
and art classes for youth.10030 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks. For
class schedule, (916) 966-7517 or sarback@lightandcolor.com.
Publicize YOUR Arts Event
Send your CALENDAR listings, along with
photos — black and white or color — to
Perspectives, 808 Lincoln Way,
Auburn, CA 95603
Fax to (530) 885-0348 or email to
Perspectives@PlacerArts.org
Or post online at:
http://www.placerarts.org/cgi-bin/calendar/display.cgi
Deadline for the January/February 2007
issue: November 20
Now accepting poetry
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Tahoe Dance School and Arts For the Schools present Ballet on
Broadway and the Santa Claus Ballet December 8 & 10 at Cal
Neva, North Shore, Lake Tahoe.
Arts for Children
Roseville
Ongoing: Maidu Interpretive Center. Classes, events, and nature, programs
for children, adults, and families. For details and to register,
contact Maidu Interpretive Center, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr. (916) 774-
5934.
Ongoing: Roseville Parks & Recreation Cultural Arts Classes for
Children. For a full schedule, call (916) 774-5242 or visit www.rosevilleparks.ca.us.
Rocklin
September 27: Beginning Watercolor Workshops with Gayle Rappaport-
Weiland. At Rocklin Parks & Recreation. For details, call (916) 625-
5200.
Ongoing: City of Rocklin Community Education. A variety of cultural
arts classes for children. (916) 632-4100.
Loomis/Granite Bay
Ongoing: Private Music Lessons at McLaughlin Studios. Teaching the
art of music making and performance. Two dozen instruments taught
in private lessons. The studio also offers classes in chamber orchestra,
clarinet choir, flute choir, brass ensemble, music exploration (ages 3
– 5), intermediate rock, advanced rock, adult rock, and jazz. At 3415
Swetzer Rd. For details, call (916) 652-6377 or visit www.mclaughlinstudios.com.
Ongoing: Art and Music Programs for all Ages at Children’s Creative
Art Center, 6210 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay. For details, call (916)
791-6407 or visit www.childrenscreativeartcenter.ort.
Lincoln
Ongoing: Art & Clay Classes for Children with C. Kerley Pflueger.
Continuing four-week sessions. Students explore several art projects,
from watercolors to clay. Handbuilding techniques for the creation of
3-dimensional ceramic forms. At artist’s studio, 350 Big Ben Rd. For
details, call (916) 645-3173.
Ongoing: After School Art Classes for Children/Youth. Held at Lincoln
Arts, 580 Sixth St. For details, call (916) 645-9713.
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Newcastle
Ongoing: Piano lessons. Children and adults, ages 6 and up. All levels
beginners through advanced. At Music Exchange’s Keyboard Kollege,
477 Main St. For details or to register, call (916) 663-9020. www.
musicexchangeonline.com.
Auburn
Ongoing: Introductory Swing Dance for Teens. Class starts with basic
steps of Lindy Hop. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. The Courthouse Athletic Club,
1121 Maidu Dr. For details, call (530) 906-2048.
Ongoing: Art for Preschoolers at Creative Endeavors. Ages 20 months
- 5 yrs. Fun, age-appropriate, hands-on classes. At 638 Lincoln Way,
Ste. 150A. For schedule, contact (530) 355-3465 or creative endeavors@pacbell.net.
Ongoing: CLAYart Classes with L. Luis Ortiz. Students explore handbuilding
techniques for the creation of three-dimensional ceramic
forms. The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way. For details, (530) 885-
2787.
Ongoing: Musikgarten Classes. Ages birth through 7 years. 10-week
sessions. Scholarships available. Keyboard Konnection, 1515 Grass
Valley Hwy. For full schedule, (530) 745-0248.
Ongoing: Piano Lessons. Group piano classes, ages 6 - adult, and guitar,
ages 8 - adult. Keyboard Konnection, 1515 Grass Valley Highway.
For details, (530) 745-0248.
Ongoing: Music & More Arts Academy: music, voice, dance and drama
classes. Classes for all ages in most instruments taught by master
teachers. For schedule, (530) 885-0594 or www.musarts.com.

2006 Western States Horse Expo
Showcases Stunning Art Show
At this year’s Western States Horse Expo, held
in Sacramento each June, some 120 pieces of
art were prominently displayed in one of the
four retail buildings at the Expo. Weathered barn
wood provided the backdrop for the art, which
was accented by professional overhead lighting.
Attendees followed a winding path through the
displays, including three-dimensional sculptures
that lined the aisles.
The juried art pieces were categorized into acrylic,
charcoal/pencil, colored pencil, oil, pastel, pen
and ink, black-and-white photography, digitallyenhanced
photography, color photography, junior
division photography, sculpture, and watercolor.
Center stage in the art show was the Western
States Horse Expo Hall of Fame. Presented on a
chiseled slab of multi-colored granite, the Hall of
Fame plaque was nestled alongside the perpetual
Hall of Fame award, a “kraku” ceramic sculpture
of a horse, “See Bisquit,” created by J. Randall
Smith of Auburn.
“We were truly honored this year to have two
highly recognized and honored judges,” said
Western States Horse Expo president Miki Cohen.
“Susan von Borstel (susanvonborstel.com), who
has been acclaimed in the equestrian art world
for years, and has even been commissioned by
the Kentucky Horse Park, agreed to be one of our
judges. The other judge, J. Randall Smith (jrandallsmith.com),
has shows of his fabulous ceramic
and bronze horse sculptures in galleries in Santa
Fe and Taos. He’s also taken highest honors in
several noted shows. Talk about the cream of the
crop for judges! We are truly honored.”
Judges Smith and von Borstel could be seen on
their knees evaluating those art pieces hung low
on the walls. “We wanted to give each and every
piece our closest attention and complete evaluation,”
said Smith. “There was such detail and a
variety of professional pieces,” adds von Borstel,
“and we were determined to be scrupulous in our
assessments.”
Call for Entries for the Art Show at the 2007 Western
States Horse Expo, June 8-10 at Cal Expo, Sacramento,
California, will be available on December 1, 2006. For more
information, visit www.horsexpo.com or call 800/352-2411.
Judges Susan von Borstel and J. Randall Smith frame the Best of
Show “Wild at Heart” by Margot Pettersen at the recent Western
States Horse Expo Art Show in Sacramento. (photograph by Kate
Riordan)
North Tahoe/Truckee
Ongoing: InnerRhythms. Twenty classes are offered each week in
a variety of dance disciplines, including Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz and
Modern for students ages 7-70. Also offering MiniRhythms for minidancers
ages 18 months – 6 years. For details, visit the Training
Centre at 12219 Business Park Drive, Suite 3, near the Truckee airport,
call (530) 550-8464, or visit www.innerrhythms.org.
Calls to Artists
Deadline December 1 & 31: 49er Arts Contest for all Placer County
residents. Sponsored by Stuart Rawlings, president of Sierra Dreams
Press, the contest will include four age groups (12 and under, 13-18,
19-64, and over 64) and10 categories (poetry, stories, books, draw-
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ings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, music, performing arts, and
other). Hundreds of awards will be given, and many of the winning
entries will be published in a book in April 2007. Entry forms available
at the Placer Arts Council office, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn or
through Sierra Dreams Press (www.sierradreamspress.com). For more
info, call (530) 878-0487.
Deadline February 4, 2007. SureWest Yellow Pages Greater Sacramento
& Auburn, Grass Valley, Nevada City Directory Covers. SureWest is
proud to support artists in our community and invites them to participate
in our annual program Bringing Art Back to Business. We
are seeking artists to submit original, two-dimensional fine art for
the cover of the SureWest 2007 Greater Sacramento and Auburn,
Grass Valley, Nevada City yellow page directories. For more information
about the program and submission details, contact Jerianne
Van Dijk at 530-271-0676 or see our website at surewest.com/artist.
Congratulations are extended to Margot Comer, our recently selected
artist for the 2007 SureWest Roseville, Citrus Heights, Granite Bay
directory. Watch for this new book in January.
Deadline February 9, 2007: 20th Annual “Feats of Clay,” one of the
nation’s most prestigious and unique ceramic contests, now open to
Mexico and Canada. Lincoln, California, “Feats of Clay XX” (April 28
– May 27, 2007), open to artists working in the United States and its
territories, and for the first time extended to Mexico, and Canada.
Juried from slides. Juror: Sherman Hall, BFA in Ceramics from Ohio
Giclée
Fine art
reproduction
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State University, owned and operated a private studio in functional
and sculptural ceramics; assistant editor for Ceramics Monthly from
1999 to 2003; and chief editor of Ceramics Monthly from 2004 until
present time. Fee: $15 for 1 entry, $25.00 for 2, $30 for 3. Awards:
approximately $21,000 in place, merit, and purchase. For prospectus,
send #10 SASE to Lincoln Arts, 540 F Street, Lincoln, CA 95648; or
visit www.lincolnarts.org.
Deadline March 3, 2007. The Pastel Society of the West Coast’s 21st
Annual International Open Exhibition, May 8 – June 2, 2007, held at
the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Slide deadline March 3, 2007. Juror,
Doug Dawson. Soft/dry pastels only. Awards: more than $10,000.
Prospectus: www.pswc.ws or SASE to: Maria Sylvester,
PO Box 9236, Auburn, Ca. 95604.
Call to Theater Techs. Non-profit Placer Community Theater is looking
for talented artistic people interested in volunteering to work on live
stage productions as stage manager, prop master/mistress, stagehand,
costumer, and lighting/sound technician. All interested parties please
visit the membership page at www.placercommunitytheater.org, email
office@placercommunitytheater.org or call
(530) 886-8569 or (530) 852-2708.
Open Call. To exhibiting artists: Great exposure in a historic Auburn
Victorian, East-West Galleries at Latitudes Restaurant, 130 Maple
Street, Auburn. Artists are invited to submit inquiries for the 2007
exhibit calendar. For details, call Rosie at (530) 885-5670.
Ongoing. The Artisan Gallery, in Fair Oaks, invites artists to submit
proposals for month-long displays beginning with the Second
Saturday Art Walk. For details, call Terry Flowers at (916) 648-0260.
Ongoing. New Artworks Gallery is seeking 2-D and 3-D works.
Download application on-line www.thenewartworksgallery.com or
call (916) 962-7362 or e-mail to newartworks@softcom.net, or stop by
the gallery at 10239 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628.
Ongoing. 2237 Gallery, in Roseville, is accepting portfolios for review.
All artists eligible. For information, email green@williamspluspaddon.
com.
Ongoing. Call for musicians for the Auburn Concert Band. Rehearses
September through mid-May. Meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m. at Health for
All, 4065 Grass Valley Hwy., #206, Auburn. All instruments needed.
Contact Mary Rose Preston at (530) 888-1801 or Wally at (530) 269-
2283. www.auburnband.org.
Ongoing: The Foothill Farmers’ Market Association seeks crafters and
artisans to vend their original works at any of 16 seasonal weekly
farmers’ markets around Placer County. For more information about
the producers-only markets, call (530) 823-6183.
Ongoing: Call for singers for the Sierra Gold Chorus, member of
Sweet Adelines, Int. Learn to sing barbershop-style, four-part harmony.
Women of all ages welcome. Directed by Barb Tincher. Rehearsals
Mondays, 7 p.m., Burback Hall, DeWitt Center, Auburn.
(916) 663-2105 or (530) 885-4202.
Open Call. To exhibiting artists: Ongoing displays at Basement Wines,
27 South Main Street, Historic Downtown Colfax. Artists are invited to
submit inquiries. For details, call Laurie at (530) 346-9550.
Open Call. To exhibiting artists: Ongoing displays at Camp 20 Coffee
House, 46 North Main Street, Historic Downtown Colfax. Artists are
invited to submit inquiries. For details, call Bob at (530) 389-8766.
FYI. The Arts Marketing Institute (AMI), a program of the California
Arts Council, seeks to motivate and sustain individual and group
actions for the arts; to make the arts a part of everyday life for individuals
and all the diverse California communities. For more visit
www.cac.ca.gov/ami

New Members
Charles Baker
Alberta Borow
Sharon Brooks
Alison R. Campbell
Lisa Chandler
Marie Clark
Lisa Costa
Barbara Fitzpatrick
Kathleen B. Gibson
Kathy Greaves
Diane Griffin
Nancy Hakala
Ed & Kaylene Hallberg
Jodine Henderson
Steve Hickman
Lonnie C. Hogans
Donna Howell
James E. May
Steven & Marcia McElroy
Susan Nielsen
Jeanene O’Brien
Mark J. Perry
Lee Porter
Kim Rose
Douglas A. Ryder
Marie Seward
Mary E. Soto
Bridget T. Stennes
Tom Thompson
Barbara & Dave
Voraphongphibul
Jeffrey L. Winget
The Arts Council of Placer County would like to than our new,
renewed, and business members; patrons and affiliates — and
our private and public partners for their continued support.
New Business
Black Cow Gallery
N2 Pottery
Paulsen & Davis
Renewed Members
Donna F. Allen
Laurie Antuzzi
Carol Bailey
Norma & Peter Brink
Linda C. Butler
Donna L. Claggett
Mary Clayton
Barbara Covich
Kathleen Curtis
Kevin P. Eckard
Rob Edwards
Don & Alice Everitts
Barbara Ferreira
Betty L. Gadberry
Charles & Marilyn
Gehlbach
Susan Giles
Nancy B. Haddad
Ruth E. & Jean D. Hansen
Paulette Janca
Ted Jonas
Gretchen & Ron Jurek
Jim & Deborah Know
Harriett Kroot
Judith E. Larrew
Karen L. Lilly
Marcie Martin
Miccie & James M.
McNee
Binns Belander
Fred & Gay Morgan
Shaden Mousa
Ellie Mulloy
Renee Muramoto
Gerry & Anne Nash
Christie Olsen
Randi C. Olson
William D. Owens
Barbara Paitich
Geneva Parker
Kenneth E. Prager
Ann Ranlett
Barbara Roth
Alice & Doug Schilla &
Klein
Joan Sheeter
Lin Shradar
Russell & Polly Simmons
Paul Sprunck
Joan & Donald Sweet
Angela Tahti
Herbie Y. Tam
Alliene S. Thym
Peggy M. Tibbs
Nancy & Douglas Van
Howd
Doris M. Viera
Karin Weiser
Carol E. Wescoatt
Renewed Business
Auburn Printers
Avantgarden
Cherry Avenue
Therapies
Affiliates
Arts For The Schools
Auburn Branch
American Association of
University Women
Auburn Community
Concert Association
Auburn Symphony
Nevada-Placer County
Chapter SPEBSQSA
North Tahoe Arts
Placer Arts League
Placer Community
Theater
Placer County Visitors
Council
Sierra County Arts
Council
Singing Tree Press
Windows Art Project
Public Partnerships
California Arts Council
City of Auburn
City of Lincoln
City of Rocklin
City of Roseville
County of Placer
Metropolitan Arts
Partnership
National Endowment for
the Arts
Placer County Office of
Education
Placer Union High
School District
Western Placer Unified
School District
Perspectives November/December 006

Bob Golling.
I always thought I could
be a writer, but I never
really considered myself one.
That is until my lovely wife
Rebecca began introducing
me as “my husband is
a writer.” How ever did this
happen?
The leaves were falling
and tumbling about in
the wind that autumn day
40 years ago. There was a
war going on in South East
Asia. I was a shiny-faced kid
who had joined the Navy
to see the world and to serve my country. I
remember so well the call to duty that John F.
Kennedy made that cold January of 1961.
Being in the service often entails long boring
days of work. Then something unexpected
happens. “Anyone here Catholic?” the Master
at Arms asked our work detail. Just like that I
was volunteered for a special, TDY (temporary
duty). It was a job for which I had no experience.
The only training for this mission was
that I was Catholic. “It will only last a couple
of days,” he said, “and you’ll get per diem.”
My assignment was to be a body escort.
Simply, I was to make sure that the remains of
a young man, about my age, were transported
to a small town in the Boston area. I was also
charged with arranging a military funeral if the
family wanted one, and to assist the family
any way I could.
When my orders were signed, everything
changed for the happy-go-lucky sailor I was
then. My awareness was such that each second
seemed to last an hour. I couldn’t wait
to get back to my normal duty station. I completed
the assignment, and returned to San
Francisco, but the story never closed. That
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Finding a Writing Voice
by Bob Golling
young man follows me still, like a shadow.
For years after I felt that the story of what I
experienced those few days as a body escort
needed to be told. But how could I do it?
Who would care? Would it make any difference?
In 1993 I was invited to a veterans’ writing
group that Maxine Hong Kingston was starting.
Maxine had lost the manuscript, titled The
Fourth Book of Peace, in the 1991 East Bay
Hills fire. She was starting her story from the
beginning and wanted to write in community.
She felt that those who had experienced
war could best help her see the Fifth Book of
Peace.
I went to the workshop that first day at the
University of California’s Faculty club. Maxine
guided us through introductions, meditation,
and writing instructions. We then wrote in
silence for two hours. Later, the group, each
in turn, read their stories. Fascinating, horrible,
and wonderful stories were presented. I was
in awe of all the stories that were read. We
then were guided by Maxine and two of her
friends at the Community for Mindful Living in
walking meditation. When we returned to our
conference room, Maxine opened the critique
period with comments and encouragement
about each story. We were also asked to comment,
which we did. This was to be the routine
we would follow at each of our meetings.
I had not been able to read that day. The
words that I had put down did not do justice
to my body escort experience. Driving home
that night, I was not sure I would return the
following month. However, I did return the
next month and the next. I wrote other stories:
stories about my children, stories about
other experiences, fictional stories. Always,
though, I would return to those few days in
the autumn of 1966. Last year with a publish-

Bob Golling shown with writer Maxine Hong Kingston,
whose veterans’ writing workshop spurred Golling to
put down in words a telling Vietnam wartime experience.
ing deadline, and a lot of coffee in Auburn’s
Depoe Bay coffee shop, I finished “The Body
Escort.”
In October of this year, Koa Books of
Hawai’i has published Veterans of War,
Veterans of Peace. It includes stories and
poems from 80 participants of Maxine Hong
Kingston’s Veterans Writing Workshop. “The
Body Escort” is my memory of a sorrowful
time long ago.
Bob Golling lives in Loomis with his loving family, wife
Rebecca, and sons Alex and Matthew. He is a U.S.
Navy veteran of the American war in Viet Nam. In
January, 2007, he will be starting a writing community
in Placer County. Call him at (916) 652-4950 for
an invitation; seats are limited. He is also planning
a reading/book signing at the Flower Farm in Loomis,
spring 2007.
An excerpt from “The Body
Escort” a section of the book
Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace,
edited by Maxine Hong Kingston.
Pat told me all about his family. How he and his wife were
older when they married and were able to only have three
children, a son, a daughter, and their youngest, Michael. As
he said “their youngest, Michael,” a kind of a gulp or gasp
lurched up in his throat; his eyes welled up with tears. He
shook his head as if to say, “no, no I’m O.K., it’ll be all right
in a moment,” but no words came out. We walked on. It
seemed so strange at the time; Pat had been the gracious
host back at the house. He had made sure that I’d been
introduced to everyone, calling on his daughter for more tea
and refilling everyone’s cup. Warmly, almost cheerfully, he
engaged me in conversation that seemed to lag. But here,
away from his family, alone with me, a stranger, he was all
choked up. Finally he said “I’ll be all right in a minute.”
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