Ballet Nevada Academy of Performing Arts’ Christmas Around the World

Christmas around the world will come to life when Ballet Nevada performs dances from Spain, England, Italy, Africa, the North Pole, China, Germany and the United States Fri. Dec. 21 at 7 pm and Sat. Dec., 22 at 4 pm at the Damonte Ranch High School Theater, 10500 Rio Wrangler Parkway just southeast of R.C. Willey’s.  Tickets in advance are $10 for adults and $5 for children at Ballet Nevada, 2920 Mill St. or online at www.balletnevada.com <http://www.balletnevada.com/> .  Tickets at the door are $15 for adults and $7 for children. More Information call (775) 329-2026.

Salsa Dance Party, Dec. 15

Grand opening for new T Pots Pottery location

T Pots Pottery is moving to 11084 West River Street, Truckee, CA.  The premier Open Studio, showcasing work by Owner Teresa Wik, will be the weekend of December 15th and 16th from 10:00am to 5:00pm.  This event will be the public’s first chance to see Teresa’s new studio, which is located in the Old Henrikson Mill Building.  Teresa is thrilled that her studio is nearly twice the size of the old T Pots Pottery location; “I am so excited to have more space.  Not only do I have a display area for finished pottery, but the studio can also be set up with workstations for class instruction.”
Teresa is planning classes in wheel throwing, hand building and slab work.  Studio and kiln rental will also be available at T Pots Pottery.  As Teresa says, “Over the past few years, I have had many people ask about classes, as well as renting studio time and equipment.  I could not accommodate them until now.”  Classes will begin in January and will be for all levels.
Contact Teresa Wik at (530) 559-9773 or info@tpotspottery.com for more information.

“Deuce” benefit concert for Mineral County Council on the Arts

Popular local music duo, “Deuce” will play a benefit concert for the Mineral County Council on the Arts at the High Desert Arts and Culture Center , 360 6th St. in Hawthorne, NV on Sat., Dec. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $5.
Non-alcoholic beverages will be available at the concert and all proceeds benefit the Mineral County Council on the Arts, which runs the High Desert Arts and Culture Center in the historic 6th Street Primary School building.
Cory Rivero and Shane Young, favorite Hawthorne musicians, will perform a family entertainment mixture of rock and roll during the concert.
“We’ll play some traditional music, some covers and some originals, along with everyone’s Christmas favorites,” says Young.
Bea Whitney, whose art studio is across the hall from Rivero and Young’s musicians in residence studio at the Arts and Culture center, says, “It’s a real pleasure to hear them practice.”
Organizers say those who dress in fun, holiday attire could not only make it on the “nice” list, their efforts could be rewarded with a prize.
Both Rivero and Young began playing music in their youth.  A fortuitous meeting in 1997 allowed the two to jam together the next year.  The duo found they share the same “warped” sense of humor and an interest in heavy metal bands.
That match made in Hawthorne was a good one and the two have been making music together ever since.  They’re popular favorites at several area taverns.
Rivero and Young will be joined in the benefit concert by vocalist Silvia Torres a McQueeen High School student who has been performing since the age of 7. The teen has an amazing voice.
For more information on the benefit concert, call Roberta Banfield at
775-945-3954.

DATE CHANGE for Alston’s last segment at GraySpace

There has been a date change for Anthony Alston’s last segment. The
new date for extra gallery hours is next Wednesday December 19th,
5-8pm.

The third and final phase of Anthony’s exhibition is called “Manoeuvre
Resplendissant”. In this final phase, Anthony’s has made bronze
replicas of a garden trowel he’s used to bury dead birds that will be
given away. Along with the bronze trowels, there will be video
documenting his on site bird burials and sculptural bird nests made
from shredded paper.

More info at
775.786.2346

Seeking Tuba, Baritone and Euphonium players!

It’s once again that Tuba Christmas time of year!

We are seeking all area Tuba, Baritone, and Euphonium players to participate in Tuba Christmas 2007.

The concert will be performed at the Wilbur D. May Museum at Rancho San Rafael Park on Saturday December 15th.  Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. followed by rehearsal at 1:00 p.m., and the concert at 3:00 p.m.

Created by Harvey Phillips, Tuba Christmas concerts are performed in over 180 cities throughout the United States, and in several foreign countries.  The concerts consist of Christmas carols arranged in four part harmony to be played by tubas, baritones, and euphoniums.  The warm organ-like sound wins the ears and hearts of every audience.  It is no wonder that Tuba Christmas is an established Christmas tradition in cities throughout the world.

For more information, please contact Todd DeVito at 775-847-9207 or e-mail tubaxmasreno@yahoo.com.

Kidscape Productions’ “An Improvised Christmas Carol”

Wolf Kahn exhibition, reception

NEW WORKS BY WOLF KAHN
AT STREMMEL GALLERY

Exhibition dates: December 13, 2007 – January 4, 2008
Reception: Thursday, December 13, 2007, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Open to the public.

On Thursday, December 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Stremmel Gallery will host an opening reception for an exhibition of new works by New York artist Wolf Kahn. The show of Kahn’s recent oils and pastels will continue through January 4.

Eunkang Koh at Sheppard Gallery

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery presents
Solo Exhibition: Eunkang Koh
This solo exhibition features the work of new University of Nevada, Reno art department faculty member and printmaker Eunkang Koh, who is fascinated with human nature and heavily influenced by her upbringing in Buddhism, Confucianism and Korean belief. The opening is Nov. 29, with an artist’s lecture at 5:30 p.m., followed by a reception at 7 p.m.
Nov. 19-Dec. 14 (Opening reception, Nov. 29), Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. / Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno campus / FREE

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