Tee Up for Murder, Mystery, and Fun!

Join Canyon Moon at Marketplace Café

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 6:00 p.m.

Marketplace Café is located in the Oak Creek Factory Outlets at the corner of Jacks Canyon Road and Highway 179 in the Village of Oak Creek.
With limited seating, be sure to buy your tickets now by calling Marketplace Café at 928-284-5478. Murder Mystery Dinner theatre tickets are $39.99 per person and include a four-course meal.
This is an event to die for, so don’t miss it!

Throughout August - save up to 35% on select pieces! Goldenstein is expanding for the second time in less than a year! They represent 60 diverse artists, primarily local and regional, the gallery has become a multi-faceted celebration of creativity and independent vision.

Stop in to see Jill Anderson’s woven tapestries, Martha Slater’s impressionistic, contemporary paintings, Dorit Herlinger’s rich metal work, as well as their regularly featured artists, including my favorite - Sherab Khandro (a sample of her work is below).

Goldenstein Gallery, a name synonymous with style and innovation, has been delighting locals and visiting collectors for years. Located in beautiful uptown Sedona, the gallery is known for its diversity of world-renowned local and regional artists in all media and all styles. They consistently surprise collectors with the unexpected, mounting an entirely new show each month yet being able to show work from all of the artists they represent

Goldenstein Gallery is located in the Shops at Arroyo Roble, in Uptown Sedona.

In August, Goldenstein Gallery presents “The Dog and Pony Show,” an exhibition featuring artists whose images capture the splendor of these creatures. Artists include watercolorist Naomi Offner, photographer Bobbie Goodrich, accomplished painters John Gereck and Jane Darrow and Sculptor Jan Van Ek. All of these artists have spent years developing an intimate relationship with their subjects resulting in incredibly moving and sensitive images. The show will run from August 1-31. The gallery is located at 390 North Highway 89A and open daily from 10am to 6pm. Parking is available behind the gallery. For more information, call 204-1765.

Members of the Sedona Gallery Association are expanding their hours this summer! Galleries will remain open until 8:00 pm Friday and Saturday evenings, through Labor Day. Please visit the SGA website for a list of member galleries. Sedona is home to over 70 galleries featuring a variety of mediums and styles from the modern to the traditional. The First Friday ArtWalk event, held the first Friday of every month from 5:00 - 8:00 pm is a great way to “prowl” around the galleries and discover different kinds of art!

The Sedona Arts Center will hold a Special 50th Anniversary Exhibit, “Sedona’s Daughters” from Sept. 5-28, in the Members Fine Art Gallery. The opening reception will be held on Sept. 5 from 5-8 pm.

This exhibit is being “brought back” after a successful run in the Sedona Arts Center’s Fine Art Members Gallery in 2000. We invite women artists in Sedona to show their best art in this celebratory exhibit.

A “Sedona Sons” Exhibit will take place in January 2009 - BUT - Ladies First! An all-male jury panel will be selected for the September “Daughters” exhibit and an all-female jury panel will be selected for the January “Son’s” Exhibit.

Works will be taken in on Wednesday, Sept. 3 from 9am - 12pm in the North Classroom of the Gallery Building. For more information, call 928-282-3809, visit www.SedonaArtsCenter.com or email nwilson@sedonaartscenter.com

Experience world-class chamber music, orchestral performances and more during the upcoming 7th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival. Special performances in Sedona will take place Aug. 23, 30 and 31 at the Jewish Community Center of Sedona Verde Valley. The line-up:

Aug. 23, 7:30 pm: The trio “Paradisa!”, an exciting, emerging group consisting of flute, cello and piano will perform “Baroque in Blue”, music from Telemann to Claude Bolling.

Aug. 30, 7:30 pm: ” Music Under Totalitarian Regime,” a concert including music, art slides and poetry created during the Holocaust and Communist Russia.

Aug. 31, 7:30 pm: “Classical Meets Jazz” brings classical and jazz music together. Russell Schdmidt will lead his trio in “Meditations on Love”.
Special Offer: Buy tickets to any two concerts and get tickets to the third one free! Tickets are $20 for adults; $10 for children 12 and under. For more information call 877-RED-RCKS (733-7257) or click here.

Zelo Cosi, a small, out-of-the-way coffeehouse café is making a big impact to Sedona’s art scene. Cheryl Charlesworth added a new arts venue and gathering place to the city’s roster when she opened Zelo Cosi: the Italian Dessert Place, at Hillside Sedona in early September. The eclectic menu features gelato and sorbetto, coffee and expresso, cappuccino, desserts, panini sandwiches and antipasto Italiano.

The café has incorporated monthly exhibits of local artists and free film screenings. The space is also the new home of the weekly Poetry Salon, led by local poets Jen Valencia and David Vincent Mills on Thursdays. Zelo Cosi is growing in popularity as both a hangout and performance venue among Sedona area artists.

This month, Eric Miller presents International Film Night at Zelo Cosi on Monday evenings from 6-8 pm. For a list of featured films, click here. On July 11, Zelo Cosi will present the art and symbolism of Elizabeth Silk. Her art will be a visual experience illustrating her American Indian heritage. A spirit of emotion and the drama of expression take the senses on an amazing adventure of color, light and pure creative drama.

Zelo Cosi is located at Hillside Sedona, across from Javalina Cantina, at 671 Hwy 179. Open Monday-Thursday from 7am - 5pm, Friday-Sunday from 7am - 6pm. Call 928-204-0051 for more information or visit www.zelocosi.com

Big Pete Pearson and his Big Pete Blues Band will rock the house at Canyon Moon Theatre on Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19 at 8 pm. Pearson is Arizona’s King of the Blues. He was inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 1995, the year he announced his retirement from the stage.

Pearson’s band is composed of phenomenal musicians. Mike Howard plays lead guitar; J.D. Dunkin, keyboard; Jackie Tutt, bass with Charles Hendrix on drums. Big Pete has worked with blues legends Ray Charles, BB King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and others.

Make it a special evening and have dinner at Marketplace Café. Reservations can be made by calling 928-284-5478. Tickets are $20 prior to the show and $25 at the door, and can be purchased by calling (800) 838-3006. Tickets are also available at Clothing Reflections, Marketplace Café and Rycus’ Corners, or online at www.canyonmoontheatre.org. Canyon Moon Theatre is located at 6601 State Route 179, in the Oak Creek Factory Outlets, next to Cody’s Pet Emporium.

This month Goldenstein Gallery in Uptown presents “The Big Bang,” an exhibition that celebrates the independent spirit and style of their gallery artists. The amazing array of talent features work that is full of color, motion, and a fresh sensibility that is fun yet sophisticated. Some of the artists highlighted are deeply rooted in tradition, while other artists flourish with new styles capturing the imaginations of today. Representing 35 diverse artists, primarily local and regional, the gallery is a multi-faceted celebration of independent vision. Sign up for their informative, monthly E-zine at www.GoldensteinArt.com or call 928-204-1765 for additional information.

Keith Schall An artist, connoisseur and retired professor of 19th century British literature, the subjects for Schall’s abstract paintings are usually derived from and allude to archetypes from poetry, mythology and music. His works dramatically illustrate the soul of his subject matter directly speaking into the heart of the viewer and reaching beyond the canvas. One of the fascinating facets of Schall’s work is that his pieces don’t conform to a standard canvas. He is constantly experimenting adding different structure and shape to his work. He has always felt that abstract art came screeching to a halt at the edge of the canvas so he creatively carries out the artistic expression beyond the canvas.

Schall is the artist in residence throughout June, painting in the gallery. It is an opportunity for visitors to experience creativity outside of the box. Open discussion is encouraged on “What the bleep is abstract art?”

Alan Powell Acrylic and oil painter Allen Powell has a diverse body of work ranging from abstract impressionism to stunningly realistic landscapes that make the viewer feel they are standing in the wilderness. He is fascinated by the line, color and texture of the natural world. For Powell, living in the Sedona for many years has fostered a profound creativity allowing him to fully explore both the abstract and the literal.

Peter Myerson Myerson’s impressionistic paintings are all about texture. A highly acclaimed artist originally from South Africa, his use of vivid color literally calls out and mesmerizes viewers drawing them in and taking them on a journey around the world. Though his paintings are landscapes they blend the boundaries of abstraction and representation evoking a sense of timelessness.

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