A&E News Briefs — April 24, 2019
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 24, 2019
OPAA meeting set
The Olympic Peninsula Art Association’s presenter for April is David Johannessohn. The meeting is set for 9:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 25, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave.
Johannessohn is best known for the innovative, artistic and detailed designs he creates and produces from a vast array of wood, association members said. “An industrial arts and architectural drafting educator, he stressed the relationship of form and function in all areas of design which can be seen in his wood creations,” OPAA members said.
See sequimarts.org/news for more about the club.
April-Fest brings 10-piece band to Sequim
The 10-piece Silverdale HomeTown “Oompah” band hits the stage for an April-Fest concert and dance from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
April-Fest is a spring version of an Oktoberfest, with authentic European waltzes, polkas and other dance steps. German attire is encouraged.
For more information, call Lance Staub at 360-460-9608.
Sequim artist features in series kick-off
Imagine It Framed hosts the Artist Story Series, a new series spotlighting artists who will share their craft, process, technique, motivation and/or hands-on activities, and their art will be on display at Imagine It Framed, 625 E. Front St., Port Angeles. Participating artists have the option to then raffle off a piece of their collection with proceeds going to the charity or organization of their choice.
The series kicks off 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, with Sequim-based water colorist Beverly Beighle, who will be speaking on her “Journey to Watercolor.” Proceeds from her raffle will go to the Dungeness River Audubon Center.
The event is free and family-friendly, organizers say.
Call 360-565-0308 or see www.ImagineItFramedWA.com for more information.
Nightingale sets album release party
Donna Rankin and Mary Clock are a duo forming the band Nightingale and will release their first self-titled album, “Nightingale,” at an album release party set for 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
Clock and Rankin will present all the songs on the album plus other favorites. Tickets are available through Brown Paper Ticket (www.brownpapertickets.com) and at the door for $15. CDs will be available for $10.
Find out more about Nightingale and other performances in the area by visiting their website at www.nightingalemusic.net or at www.facebook.com/Nightingale DonnaMary.
Woodturners host special meeting
Club members John Elliott and Dick Bumgarner will present at the next meeting of the Strait Turners Woodturning Club, set for noon Tuesday, April 30, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.
One of the most requested topics for a club presentation in a survey of club members last year was “tool control for better turning.” The presentation covers a range of details of the craft of woodturning that make for better “tool control” and thus for better turning, no matter the skill level. Club members will have home reference handouts to distribute as well.
The meeting also features a wood auction.
New turners are welcome. Cost is a $5 fee at the door for non-club members.
Sequim artist selected for international exhibit
The Northwest Watercolor Society announced last week that Sequim artist Patricia Starr has been accepted as one of the 60 artists selected for the 79th-annual International Open Exhibition. Her painting will be on display April 30-July 11 at Shoreline City Hall in Shoreline, just north of Seattle.
Starr entered her painting titled “Sacred Geometry” that features beach rocks on Sequim Bay in September. She is a former member of both the Blue Whole Gallery and ARTfusion of Sequim, and the Heatherton Gallery of Port Angeles.
Arts council seeks jury members
The Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission is seeking two community members to participate in the art jury process for its quarterly art exhibits at City Hall. The commission has acted as the jury for all shows and is looking to open the process to include community members starting with the next quarterly show, “The Beach,” scheduled for exhibit July-September.
If selected, community jury members will serve for one year and be asked to participate in a minimum of three juries. Practicing artists of any discipline or persons interested in the arts are encouraged to apply.
The application is on the city website (www.sequimwa.gov) or available at the concierge desk in the Sequim City Hall lobby. Applications are due by May 15. Interviews and final appointments will be completed by June 10 and the first jury will take place in mid-June.
Contact Cyndi Hueth, arts coordinator, at 360-582-2477 or chueth@sequimwa.gov for more information.
Photo club to host award-winning artist
The Olympic Peaks Camera Club hosts “Visual Expressions,” a special presentation by award-winning guest photographer Denise Ippolito, at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Dungeness Community Church, 45 Eberle Lane.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
Ippolito is a full-time professional fine art photographer, workshop leader and artist living in New Jersey. She travels extensively presenting slide lectures and seminars and teaching photography and Photoshop. Her workshops feature a variety of subjects including avian, flower, landscape and creative photography. Find more information about her at www.deniseippolito.com.
For more information about the Olympic Peaks Camera Club, see www.olympicpeaks.org.
Art collection comes to PC
The latest art additions to a collection at Peninsula College featuring 27 pieces by 18 artists, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the college’s main campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
The pieces are part of the Art in Public Places Program offered by the state of Washington. New pieces will be installed in the PC library, Keegan Hall and the new Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Center, and can be viewed after the reception through self-guided tours.
Peninsula College President Dr. Luke Robins will open the dedication ceremonies and will be joined by Chuck Zimmer, project manager for the Art in Public Places Program, and Kathleen Moles, curator of this recent permanent collection. Dr. Janet Lucas, interim dean of Arts and Sciences at Peninsula College, will speak to three additional works.
“This art represents a wide range of artistic styles and themes,” Robins said.
