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Schedule of Arts Events
Every Saturday in March, 2008:
12:00 - 5:00pm Riverbend Fine Art's "Artists Looking at Art" series, March featured artist, Milbie Benge
Riverbend Fine Art Gallery
710 First Street
Marble Falls, TX
830-693-6632
www.riverbendfineart.com
see article for details
March 7, 2008:
March 7, 2008:
March 11, 2008:
TexAmericana Tuesday
at River City Grille
featuring Mike Graham &
Zack Huckabee
830-798-9909
www.rivercitygrilletx.com
March 14, 2008:
March 15, 2008:
March 15, 2008:
St. Paddy's Day Variety Show at the Hill Country
Communty Theatre
830-798-8944
www.hcct.org
March 18, 2008:
TexAmericana Tuesday
at River City Grille
featuring Shannie
830-798-9909
www.rivercitygrilletx.com
March 21, 2008:
March 25, 2008:
TexAmericana Tuesday
at River City Grille
featuring The Note Gropers
830-798-9909
www.rivercitygrilletx.com
March 28, 2008:
March 28, 2008:
March 28-30, 2008:
April 1, 2008:
April 3-20, 2008:
I Do! I Do!at the
Hill Country Community Theatre
830-693-2474
www.hcct.org
April 4-6, 2008:
Highland Lakes Fine Art
and Wine Festival
830-693-2815
christian@marblefalls.org
April 5-6, 2008:
SPRING SHOW at
Kingsland House
of Arts and Crafts
112 Chamberlain (behind Wells Fargo Bank) in Kingsland at 1:00pm. New member applications may be picked up at the "House" Fridays through Sundays, call 325 388-6159 or www.kingdlandcrafts.com.
April 8, 2008:
TexAmericana Tuesday
at River City Grille
featuring Kim Carson
830-798-9909
www.rivercitygrilletx.com
April 11, 2008:
April 12, 2008:
April 15, 2008:
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The Arts in Marble Falls
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March 6, 2008
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Dear Friend of the Arts,
Welcome to the second edition of our Arts in Marble Falls e-newsletter! With so much going on in our area, we wanted to highlight some news specific to the arts community. In each newsletter, you will receive notification about upcoming events and shows, artist profiles, and interesting features about people, businesses, or organizations that share your love for the arts.
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Cheers,
Christian
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 The Highland Lakes Fine Art and Wine Festival
April 4-6
Award winning producers of fine art and wine festivals, Thunderbird Artists, unite with the Marble Falls-Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce for the Highland Lakes Fine Art & Wine Festival. Thunderbird Artists' compassion for the artists and quality of their juried fine art shows are a few reasons they were invited to the Lone Star State of Texas.
Thunderbird Artisits has graciously accepted an invitation to produce the Highland Lakes Art & Wine Festival April 4, 5 and 6, 2008 in Marble Falls.
Thunderbird Artisits is in their 27th year of producing fine art events and has built a fine reputation attracting a superior gathering of artisits and patrons alike from throughout the country.
Sculpture by Judy Dodson
Thunderbird Artists invite you to experience meeting world-class, award winning artists from throughout the nation. Enjoy the supreme quality of wine-tasting, live musical entertainment and the greatest juried fine art event in Texas. The month of April brings an abundance of wildflowers as a backdrop helping us celebrate this spectacular festival. Enjoy the ambiance of strolling throughout the finest art, sipping fine wines and listening to festive music for that absolutely perfect afternoon.
The Highland Lakes Fine Art & Wine Festival takes place on the famous Main Street in the Historical District of Marble Falls, surrounded by Texas' finest specialty shops, boutiques, galleries, restaurants & outdoor cafes. Join us!
For anyone interested in applying to participate, there are still a few openings; please call 480-837-5637 for information and applications.
The Highland Lakes Fine Art & Wine Festival takes place April 4, 5 & 6, 2008, from 10am to 5pm daily. For more information, visit us at www.thunderbirdartists.com 
rope basket by Rhonda Brewer
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 Bluebonnet Blues and Fine Arts Festival This Month!
Doesn't matter where you are, set aside these dates: March 28-30, 2008. And get yourself a big ol cowboy hat, 'cause you're spending that last weekend in March at the Bluebonnet Blues and Fine Arts Festival, in the true blue heart of Texas.
As the website makes plain, we've got a smoking lineup just waiting to happen. We've got good food, an actual art competition, and events scheduled for the whole family to enjoy.
Most of what we've got, though, is the blues. It's hard to tell the headliners in a lineup this solid. There's Johnny Nicholas and Pianorama on Friday night at the Uptown Marble Theater, a romp with four accomplished blues pianists through the blues piano landscape. On the main stage Friday, feel the heartfelt blues of Jon Justice. Saturday night you might want to hold onto your hat, because we've got Homemade Jamz on the main stage for a full 90 minutes. (They blew BB King out of his chair, so it's just as well to be prepared.) Then on Sunday, when most shows have already wound down, Grammy Winner Ruben Ramos will perform with Los Flames. And Zac Harmon will take you deep blue and back again to end the show.
Tickets are limited, with only 5000 available for each day. Get them at GetTix.net. The festival site links to all lodging in the area. We'll be back at you later on with updates and news. (Stay tuned in particular for info about our educational workshop at Uptown Marble Theater featuring Dr. Barry Lee Pearson-you won't find another like it in all the Lone Star State.)
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 Paint the Town
In conjunction with the Bluebonnet Blues and Fine Arts Festival, Marble Falls Historic Main Street Association will hold its third annual Paint the Town plein air painting event in the historic downtown area of Marble Falls March 28-30.
Terri Wells - 2006 "Paint the Town" Winner
Juried artists will set up their easels in a location of their choice in the downtown area. Collectors are invited to attend and watch the artists at work.
This year's event will cover three days. Three winners will be awarded $1500 in prize money and medals designed by sculptor, Dan Pogue. An artists' reception with wine and hors d'oervres will be held Saturday evening when the awards will be presented.
A silent auction for event-produced paintings will begin Saturday evening and continue on Sunday until 3:00pm.
For more information, contact Skylar Saenz at skylar@servicetitlecompany.net or Janey Rives at janey@jspacegallery.com.
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Local Artist's Profile: Janey Rives
of jspace gallery
Come experience art at jSPACE in its NEW LOCATION: 206 Main Street in Marble Falls!
Janey Rives is a Texas Hill Country artist and designer who is passionately committed to design and color. Janey combines her distinctive design skills with her talent as a fine artist to create one-of-a-kind works of art in a variety of media, including painted tapestries, wall murals, watercolor collages and paintings on canvas.
Believing that the world is made better through art, Janey envisioned a fruitful, creative salon where artists of all media could gather to work, learn and share inspiration. The jSPACE was conceived not only as a gallery, but also as a classroom where everyone is welcome to experience art. Each month, the jSPACE gallery hosts workshops in various media, as well as special events seminars and demonstrations.
 The jSPACE gallery hosts the artwork from more than 14 artists and one can find everything from blown glass shot glasses to jewelry to paintings to fiber art to sculptures and even a glass tic tac toe table with all its parts!
Gallery hours are 11:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday or by appointment. For more information, contact Janey at 830-693-5973 or janey@jspacegallery.com.
Visit JSPACE on the web: www.jspacegallery.com.
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 This Month at Riverbend Fine Art Gallery:
"Artists Looking at Art" Series with Milbie Benge
WHO: Milbie Benge from Austin, TX
WHAT: "Artists Looking at Art" series, March featured artist, Milbie Benge
Milbie will be painting a Texas landscape at the gallery each Saturday in March, talking informally about her work and the work of others who have inspired her. Come see what favorite work she will bring from her own fine art collection, which images she will share from art history, and her favorite books. We hope you will join us each weekend to watch her painting's progress and to spend time with this gracious and talented artist!
WHEN: Every Saturday during March 2008, noon to 5 p.m. (March 1 - 31, 2008)
Milbie will begin the painting Saturday, March 1 and complete the work in the gallery Saturday, March 29th, during the Marble Falls Bluebonnet Blues and Jazz festival in Marble Falls. www.bluebonnetblues.com.
This is a come and go event, there is no charge!
WHERE: 710 First Street, Marble Falls, Texas 78654
CONTACT:Marta Stafford, Gallery Director, 830.693.6632, rvrbnd@tstar.net
Acclaimed for her captivating country landscapes, Milbie Benge's work has been called "romantic realism" as her ability to softly convey the beauty of nature evokes a true sense of place. Having studied under such notable artists as A.D. Greer and Dalhart Winberg, Benge's work reveals her interest and ease in the natural world. From the mirrored surface of a river at sunrise, to leafy country lanes and fields sparkling with wildflowers, Benge's paintings capture a single serene moment in time, evoking the peaceful pace of the outdoors.
Her wide and accurate knowledge of the rural countryside, especially in Texas, Colorado, Arizona and her native California, gives her an unusual sweep of view. Most noted for her signature "halos of light," Benge's talent for depicting the effects of sunlight and moonlight speak of a subtle sense of mystery. Her atmospheres are often laden with mist, giving a sense of the refreshing quality of early spring, that seasonal touch that is always present in her landscapes.
The daughter of a Baptist minister, Benge became fascinated with drawing at a young age. Her father and several high school art teachers eagerly encouraged her artistic development. Born in a migratory camp hospital near Sacramento, California, Benge became very familiar with rural scenes as she traveled often from town to town in California and Texas because of her father's missionary work. As a young adult, her passion for the rural landscape continued to grow. She traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Europe and the Far East, studying and painting country landscapes, from English cottages and rose gardens to weathered Kentucky barns and ancient fence posts.
Her work has gained a wide following of collectors in the U.S. and Europe, including Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Burt Reynolds, Tom Landry, Byron Nelson and the estate of the late Barbara Stanwyck. Resident of Austin, Texas since 1968, Benge has taught numerous painting workshops in Texas. Summer months Benge is in residence at her studio in Raton, New Mexico. Milbie has generously supported charitable causes by donating her work to fundraising auctions, including Habitat for Humanity, The Austin Symphony League, The March of Dimes, Ballet Austin and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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HCCT's St. Paddy's Day Variety Show
One Night Only! Saturday, March 15th at The Hill Country Community Theatre located at 4003 W. FM 2147, Cottonwood Shores, Texas.
6:30 Irish stew, cornbread and green beverages, 7:30 show time
Ticket prices: $30.00 or two for $50.00
Box office opens Monday March 3rd- phone: 830-798-8944
Or order online at hcct.org
The Hill Country Community Theatre will be the site of the first annual St. Paddy's Day Variety Show fundraiser. Featuring artists performing traditional and contemporary Celtic music, this revue will also incorporate dance, storytelling, comedy and contests. Austin's Abby Green will join Laura Felton and Jonathan Milton (formerly of the Lubbock based Tripping Up the Stairs), while local acts Savannah Spiller and Adam Blankenship, the Maisano Sisters, Willawaykn, Toni Rysdam-Shorre and Hill Country Brass round out the sets. Emcee for the evening is HCCT Executive Director Jim McDermott. Before the show and at intermission, Irish stew with cornbread and green beverages will be served. As this is a fundraiser for the theatre, tickets are expected to sell fast so early reservations are recommended.
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Art Supplies Donations Sought for Camp Phoenix
Camp Phoenix is in need of donations of art supplies. Examples of needed supplies are: student grade oil pastels (50 boxes), art papers and water color pencils and water color paints. (Supplies are needed to serve 100 children.)
Camp Phoenix has created The Barbara Rosen Fund to support our free of cost arts programming. 100% of contributions to the Fund will directly fund after school and weekend arts programs and fine arts materials. More info. is available on our website: www.supportcampphoenix.org, please click on The Rosen Fund tab.
The Camp Phoenix mission is to provide free of cost and year-round programs to promote the physical and mental well-being of youth in Central Texas.
CampPhoenix is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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Please send your calendar items (for the Schedule of Arts Events) and brief press releases for your programs and events. Sending your info to us in either the body of the e-mail or Microsoft Word is preferable. No pdfs, please. Pictures are welcome in jpg format.
Please note: By sending us your program information and pictures of your work, you are giving us permission to use/display/publish your work in upcoming issues of the Arts in Marble Falls e-newsletter.
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