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Cultural Events
Sequoia Students Impress in
Art Group Contest
“Looking Through Rose-Colored Glass to the
Stars” will have Master of Ceremonies Louis Van
Amstel from “Dancing With the Stars” (scheduled
to appear) entertaining all.
All proceeds will benefit Pete’s Place, Kainos’
new senior home. The event is Wednesday, June
23, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Menlo Circus
Club. Tickets are only $75. Please call Kristen
Uthman for reservations at 650-363-2423.
hors d’oeuvres served on trays by hostesses.
During the course of the show, the gallery will be
inviting various groups to utilize the space and
“live” in it for an hour or so, each use creating a
“happening” within the artwork.
San Mateo County History
Museum
2200 Broadway St.
650-299-0104
www.historysmc.org
Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
$2–$4, free for children 5 and under
Jennifer Gruber, 1st Place/Best of Show (Judges Choice)
Christina Dobbins, 1st Place/Best of Show (Public Vote)
Nearly 150 students in the Sequoia Union High
School District competed in the 47th Annual
Redwood City Spring Art Show, which is
sponsored by the Sequoia Art Group (www.
sequoiaartgroup.com), Redwood City Parks and
Recreation Department and the Redwood City
Cultural Commission.
Jennifer Gruber of Woodside High earned First
Place, Best of Show – Judges’ Choice. Christina
Dobbins of Woodside High earned First Place,
Best of Show – Public Vote.
Other winners, whose pieces are posted on
the district website Christina at www.seq.org, Dobbins
include
Joey Marini – First Mixed Media, Alexa
1st Dimmit Place/Best – Second Drawing, of Jason Show- Chandler (Public Vote)
– Second Place Pastel, Faris Barhoum – Drawing,
Belinda Rivera – Third Place Pastel, Inna
Belochapka – Honorable Mention and Izamar
Nieto – Honorable Mention.
Louis Van Amstel From
‘Dancing With the Stars’ to
Appear for Kainos
Get ready for Kainos’ first-ever Fashion Show &
Luncheon hosted by the Kainos Auxiliary Board.
Ted Hannig (far left), Paula Uccelli (far right) and Louis
Van Amstel from “Dancing With the Stars” (center) with
two happy Kainos clients at the show rehearsal
The Main Gallery
1018 Main St., Redwood City
650-701-1018
The Main Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with 23
members, showcases the work of some of the best
local talent in the Bay Area. The gallery is located
in the historic yellow Victorian cottage at 1018
Main St., at the corner of Main and Middlefield.
The gallery is open Wednesday to Friday from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. For more information, please call 650-701-
1018 or visit www.themaingallery.org.
Living With Art: Transforming
Domestic Life
The exhibition “Living With Art at The Main
Gallery” features six artists: Belinda Chlouber,
Ellen Chong, Cheryl Shepard, Rosemary Di
Nardo, Katinka Hartmetz and Ginger Slonaker.
The show opens on June 2 and runs through July
4. The artists have collaborated on an installation
of a living space, incorporating art into everyday
objects and examining what it means to “live
with art.” The gallery will host a reception for
the artists on Saturday, June 12, from 6:30 to 9
p.m. in conjunction with Redwood City’s Second
Saturday Artwalk.
“For some people, their home becomes their art
‘palette,’ either in their collection of art or their
choice of furniture and colors, which many times
becomes an inanimate reflection of themselves,”
says Chlouber. Thus the idea of examining what
it means to live with art, or what can become art,
grew into a show. When a group of artists, who
often are also art collectors, collaborate and recreate
a living space, the viewer gets a peek into
the “ultimate” use of art in the home and what it
means to live with art.
Come to the opening at The Main Gallery
and meet the artists. It’s a wonderful chance to
ask questions and enjoy a cocktail party–style
reception with swing music, punch, sangria and
Knights of Dunamis
On the Courthouse Docket
Saturday, June 19, 1 p.m.
Upstairs in Courtroom A
$4 for adults, $2 for seniors and students,
free for members and scouts in uniform
On Saturday, June 19, the Courthouse Docket
continues as Boy Scout historian David Miura
provides insight into scouting’s past. The Knights
of Dunamis was a scout honor society that was
founded in San Francisco on April 19, 1925, by
10 Eagle Scouts. Eagle Scouts are boys who are
active in a troop, demonstrate that they live by the
principles of the Scout Oath and Law, earn a total
of 21 merit badges, hold positions of leadership
and responsibility, plan a service project helpful
to the community, take part in a scoutmaster
conference and successfully complete an Eagle
Scout board of review.
The Knights of Dunamis was an organization
for Eagle Scouts who were willing to continue
their service to the community beyond their
achievement of the Eagle Badge. The name
Knights came from the tradition of chivalrous
service begun in medieval times, as in the
Knights of the Round Table. The name Dunamis
is derived from the Greek word meaning “power”
or “spirit.” In 1970, the Knights were merged
into the Boy Scouts of America and became the
National Eagle Scout Association by 1972. Many
of the various regalia of the Knights are very
collectible.
David Miura is a scouting historian and
collector of vintage scouting memorabilia. He
received the Eagle Scout Award in Troop 7 San
Mateo and is currently a member of the Pacific
Skyline Council executive board with the position
of international representative.
Join us in historic Courtroom A at the San
Mateo County History Museum at 1 p.m. for this
presentation. For more information, visit www.
historysmc.org.
The Courthouse Docket is a monthly series
of lectures, presentations and performances
exploring different themes in local history.
The program is held in the San Mateo County
History Museum’s historic Courtroom A. The
2010 Courthouse Docket series is sponsored by
Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.
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