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Cultural Events Second Saturday Art Walks April 12–Sept. 13 www.redwoodcityartwalk.com At the Second Saturday Art Walks, you make the difference by visiting local artists, supporting the world’s fair-trade craft and enjoying the liveliness of the all-new Redwood City. Four galleries/studios on the 2600 block of Broadway plus The Main Gallery will be participating. Art with a good feeling on every second Saturday of the month from April through September. Brazil, California, Mexico and Zimbabwe transform Second Saturday Art Walk into a multicultural, socially responsible and ecofriendly event. Fair-trade crafts are being promoted at the five main art galleries, compiling over 75 local artists and bringing inspiration, culture and entertainment this spring and summer to the Peninsula. Recycled and ethnic design is present in every piece of bazaarbrazil’s arts and crafts. Discarded coffee filters become canvas and are transformed into art, and recycled cardboard and banana fiber art is captivating the world through its social inclusion and environmentally friendly proposal. The traditional indigenous art from the Amazon promotes cultural identity and sustainable usage of local resources, an alternative to cutting trees and a way to save the Amazon rainforest and diminish the enormous carbon footprint. Gallery 2611 with its five artists and many guest artists brings a vanguard and inspiring environment. The goal is to bring new and fresh art to the local community on a regular basis, always with a consciousness of social justice through its fundraising events. Here the diversity is in harmony: from art of reclaimed mannequins to acrylic, watercolor, glasswork and an icon room space to exchange energy with nature. Art on Broadway Gallery is a partnership of four artists and resides at the Redwood City Art Center, which operates with over 25 artist studios. Art Center artists work in a wide variety of media including painting, Chinese calligraphy, murals, mixed media, assemblage, sculpture, book arts and jewelry design. Art on Broadway Gallery displays the work of its partners as well as guest artists, and is currently featuring the handicrafts of Batsiranai, crafts made by a group of mothers with disabled children in Zimbabwe. The Main Gallery offers original, contemporary fine arts and crafts. A cooperative of 24 Bay Area artists, they offer work in a broad range of media including painting, photography, printmaking and ceramics. Their monthly show installations ensure an innovative and exciting collection of art. The gallery is located in a historic 1857 building and surrounded by a charming Victorian garden. San Mateo County History Museum 777 Hamilton St., Redwood City 650-299-0141 www.historysmc.org Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $2–$4; free for children 5 and under www.SpectrumMagazine.net The museum is located in the Old Courthouse with its historic dome. Collections include horsedrawn carriages, models, railroads from Caltrans and the Ocean Shore Railroad, relics from San Mateo’s past and lithographic art dating from 1875. Ongoing Exhibits The Grand Rotunda is the architectural highlight of the restored 1910 building. Its stained glass dome is reported to be the largest on the Pacific Coast in a public building. Courtroom A, restored to its 1910 appearance, features a stained-glass ceiling and is the oldest courtroom in San Mateo County. Living the California Dream is an object art theater exploring the development of the suburban lifestyle on the Peninsula. Sit down and enjoy the show. Land of Opportunity: The Immigrant Experience in San Mateo County features the cultural groups that formed the county, including the Irish, Filipino, Portuguese, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese and Italian. San Mateo County History Makers: Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World follows a timeline of innovation in business and industry with “touch-and-learn stations” about computer technology, medicine and finance. Nature’s Bounty explores how the earliest people of the Peninsula used natural resources and how those resources were utilized to help build San Francisco after the discovery of gold in 1849. Includes interactive displays for young children. Journey to Work describes how transportation transformed San Mateo County from a frontier to a suburb with “touch-and-learn stations” and historical photo opportunities. Charles Parsons Ships of the World features 24 historic model ships hand-crafted by Charles Parsons of San Carlos. Based on the historic plans for the ships, each model is completely unique and intricately pieced together. San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes who have made significant contributions to their sport. The exhibit pays homage to John Madden, Barry Bonds and Tom Brady, among others. Politics, Crime and Law Enforcement is the theme of the Atkinson Meeting Room, including a display of the Walter Moore Law Enforcement Collection of historic badges. Changing Exhibits A Photo Tribute to Mel Lane: Champion of the California Dream (through June 8). Enjoy family photos and official photos of the Lane family, the history of Lane Publishing Co. and Mel Lane’s enduring influence upon the San Mateo County coastline. Outstanding African-Americans of San Mateo County (through Oct. 5). View artifacts, photos and memorabilia from local community members who have observed the impact of the African- American people upon this county. Behind the Gates of the Great Estates on the Peninsula (March 30–Nov. 9). Enter the world of refined Victorian mansions, elaborately carved furniture and formal dining that set the tone for gracious and elegant living, where good manners were highly valued while questionable behavior was not discussed in polite conversation … except in secret, behind the gates. Gabriel Moulin’s Photos of San Francisco Peninsula from 1910 to 1930 (March 30–Nov. 9). Be transported back to the days of elegant living by viewing photographs of the great estates in San Mateo County by Gabriel Moulin (1872-1945), California’s premier society photographer. The treasury of his photographs are the most beautiful mansions we will never see except in rare photos. It is an era that is gone with the wind. The Main Gallery 1018 Main St., Redwood City 650-701-1018 www.themaingallery.org Wednesday–Friday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; weekends, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. “On the Surface” and “Outside Inside” Painter Katinka Hartmetz explores texture and color while mixed media artist Marianne Lettieri conceptualizes freedom and confinement in concurring shows at The Main Gallery. “On The Surface,” featuring new paintings “Untitled” by Katinka Hartmetz, oil on canvas, 4’x7’ “Castle in the Air” by Marianne Lettieri, mixed media, 36”x15”x15” (continues on page 37)
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