Registeration Due by September 16, 2012 for Len Zeoli Bowl Turning Workshop

Registrations are due no later than September 16, 2012, for the  intermediate level bowl turning workshop that wood artist, Len Zeoli, will hold in his home studio in Uniontown, September 22nd and September 23rd.

 

This is for those who have some wood turning experience and wish to hone their tool and turning skills by making one or two bowls.

 

Class topics include how to choose wood for a bowl, good basic bowl design and sharpening tools.  Use of a power lathe and all tools and materials are provided in the $200 fee.

 

The workshop is being held from 9:00 to 3:30 both days.  Registrations may be made on the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org or by calling 509-229-3414. 

Len Zeoli has been working with wood since he first made his own toys as a child. Wood has always been for him a readily available material that possesses lots of personality and possibility. His professional career in woodworking began in 1978 when he set up his first shop, where he taught himself cabinet and furniture making.

 

Not satisfied with just buying lumber, Len immersed himself in the idea of wood as material, falling and milling trees that would one day find their way into his finished work. This is nowhere more true than in his bowl turning, where he has focused on turning green wood. Many years of learning by doing have given him a sense of how to begin at the beginning and to persist through process to a finished piece.

 

Len has a special place in his life for those who want to learn how to work with wood, and is desirous of sharing his hard earned knowledge to help his students move in satisfying and productive directions.

Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

Free Country Swing Dance Lessons August 31. 2012

At Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, on Friday August 31, 2012, a country swing dance is scheduled with free dance lessons preceding the dance.  Drop in for the dance lessons at 6:15; the dance begins at 7:30.  Dance lessons are free; those attending the dance must pay the $7 cover charge.

Classic country music for the dance is provided by  Bodie Dominguez, a good Friend of the Barn. Lessons will be given free of charge by David and Gabby Skeate, who are popular instructors for Pullman Parks and Recreation.

This dance was suggested by Gail Miller, enthusiast for country swing dancing. Gail said, “I took my first country swing dance class back in 1980 and danced regularly with my partner from that class at the Capricorn Ballroom in Moscow. I pursued grad school at U Texas-Austin where I danced in some of the big Texas dance halls. Eventually, my original partner moved away, and when I returned to the Palouse, the Capricorn Ballroom had burned down.

 

"I’ve always missed country swing and wanted to get back into it, so when I saw David and Gabby Skeate’s class at Pullman Parks and Rec I signed up for a refresher course. I’m now looking for a new partner!”

Bodie’s music is diverse: his early influences were classic country and rock and roll. He has performed in clubs and honky tonks for nearly forty years with a group and as a single doing dance music and classic country.

 

During the last 15 years, Bodie has been involved with cowboy music and poetry as well. Bodie has performed in just about every club and honky tonk bar within a 200 mile radius of the Lewiston, Clarkston area at one time or another. Bodie started playing with bands in 1972. He has branched out into song writing, promoting, radio DJ, but his best interest is live performances for dances, in radio, cowboy gatherings, clubs, weddings, and private parties.

Contact email for Gail Miller:  gailtmiller@roadrunner.com

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in the big white Barn behind the famous iron wheel fence in Uniontown.  The facility is fully ADA compliant and has no daily admission fee.  Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

 

$1 Bag Day Sale at Palouse Grange Hall August 24-25, 2012

Friday, August 24, 4pm-7pm

&

Saturday, August 25, 8am-2pm

Antiques, jewelry, clothes, furniture, and more…

$1 bag day on Saturday! 

Sale located at Palouse Grange Hall, 201 E. Bluff Street, Palouse, WA.

Proceeds for repairs to building.

Diana Moses Botkin Oil Painting Workshop August 18, 2012

On Saturday, August 18 from 11 am to 5 pm award winning artist Diana Moses Botkin will lead a workshop in developing oil painting skills at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown.

il paints are a wonderful, forgiving and fun medium. Oils have advantages over acrylics because of their slower drying time for blending, and wiping off for changes.  This class will help those who have been wanting to paint with oils but didn’t know where to start or provide guidance to those with some experience but whose skills are rusty.

Diana will demonstrate color mixing, laying in shapes, and show you how to make an oil study from still life set-ups.  The cost is $72 with registrations required by August 6.  Register online using the link at the top of the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org or call 509-229-3414.

All levels of expertise are welcome to participate in this relaxed class. Beginning students will have simpler exercises and more experienced students can build on current skills. Class enrollees will each have the opportunity to watch the teacher’s live painting demos, and receive individual help during painting sessions.

A supply list for students wishing to bring their own materials may be found on the website calendar listing at www.artisanbarn.org.  Alternately, students may pay a materials fee of $15 and use class supplies during the workshop.

Diana Moses Botkin’s art career has encompassed opportunities in commercial art, custom murals, portrait painting, teaching, and writing about art. Her work has been reproduced on book covers, in calendars, and in books. Additionally, she is a contributing editor for Professional Artist Magazine (formerly Art Calendar).

Recently, the artist’s work has been accepted to Oil Painters of America 20th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, and Richeson75 Small Works National Exhibit. She was commissioned to paint the art for the 2011 Festival at Sandpoint.

Diana’s art has been honored with regional and national awards, museum and corporate purchases, and numerous private commissions. Collectors include the City of Moscow Idaho, St. Peter Hospital in Olympia Washington, Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical Corporation in Evansville Indiana, Oklahoma Allergy Clinic in Oklahoma City, Salem Hospital in Salem Oregon, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science in Evansville Indiana, Fred Jones Museum of Art in Norman Oklahoma, and others.

Additionally, Moses Botkin participates in invitational regional plein air events. She is also active in the Daily Painting art movement, and shares her work regularly online at her website, blog, and at DailyPainters.com where she sells her art to collectors worldwide. A wife, mother and grandmother, she currently lives and works in north Idaho.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The non-profit creativity center is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  There is no daily admission fee and the building is fully ADA compliant.

Palouse Country Cowboy Poetry Association at Uniontown August 18, 2012

On Saturday, August 18 at 7:00 pm, the Palouse Country Cowboy Poetry Association will present “Forget the Dog Days of Summer” at the Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. The cowboy poetry and western music performance will be held on the hillside behind the Barn, and will move inside if the weather dictates. The cost is $7 at the door.

PCCPA invites you to meet Rube & Rufus:

Rube and Rufus was cowboys, well, actual, not was but is, an’ they know cowboyin’ real good but ain’t to well informed ‘bout other stuff. Especially Rube. He can ride, rope, brand and lope with the best but mostly asks Rufus ‘bout other stuff. Now Rufus ain’t exactly no mental giant neither but he don’t let that slow him down none. If he don’t know an answer, he’ll likely make up somethin’ or maybe bold face lie about it. He just plumb hates to say, “I don’t know”.

Well, one recent day, Rube come to Rufus and asked, “What does ‘Dog Days of Summer’ mean”? Rufus asked Rube where he had heard that, and Rube said he’d seen a poster with them words on it. Said the poster said, “Forget the Dog Days of Summer while you listen to Cowboy Poetry and Western Music at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, Washington on August 18th at 7:00pm.

Rufus hemmed and hawed tryin’ to come up with some answer ‘bout “Dog Days of Summer”. Said maybe it had somethin’ to do with bulldoggin’ at all them summer rodeos. Rube said he didn’t think so. Said he was pretty “sirius” (Rube can’t spell neither) ‘bout findin’ out and figgered on goin’ to that Cowboy Poetry thing since it only cost $7.00 apiece, and askin’ ‘bout it there. Rufus allowed he’d go too but didn’t figger he’d learn much he didn’t already know.

In 1991 Baxter Black, probably today’s best known cowboy poet, told a group of Palouse country enthusiasts gathered in Asotin, Washington, that cowboy poetry was the fastest growing western cultural activity and that they should get involved. The group members ruminated on that statement, some attended gatherings (poetry and music performing sessions) and some began writing cowboy poetry.

Finally, in 1995, following a cowboy poetry workshop led by local cowboy poet, Gene Semingson, the group decided to develop a more formal organization and the Palouse Country Cowboy Poetry Association was formed.

In 1996 the Association took another step and sponsored its own gathering which was quite successful. More than sixty cowboy poets and musicians from all over the country came to the Palouse to read, recite, play and sing. Some came just to listen. The association sponsored twelve more such gatherings in succeeding years, culminating in 2008 with its 13th and final gathering. So, while the club no longer sponsors an annual gathering, individual members perform at many gatherings around the northwest each year.

The Association started in 1995 with seven members. Today there are about 40 members, both cowboy poets and musicians, coming from all over the Palouse. Meetings are held every two months, sometimes in restaurants and other times in member’s homes with wonderful potlucks. Wherever the meeting is held, there is always plenty of food, fellowship and fun: Fun in the performance of and listening to poetry and music by those members who choose to participate.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The three storey facility is fully ADA compliant and has no daily admission fee. Information: www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

The Naturalist's Artistic Journal Workshop August 18, 2012

On Saturday, August 18 from 11 am to 2:30 pm, artist Megan Perkins will lead a workshop for students aged 14 and older at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown.

Participants will learn to make accurate and beautiful drawings of the world around you while having a fun outdoor adventure.

Combine text and sketches to describe your observations. See the world through a naturalist’s eyes. This class is inspired by the artists and authors Hannah Hinchman and Clare Walker Leslie.

This class will be held primarily outside so please dress for the weather. Hats, sunglasses, sunscreen and water bottles to drink from are highly recommended. If you have trouble sitting on uneven ground (or if the weather makes it likely that the ground will be wet), bringing a small campstool, chair, or cushion of some kind is also recommended. Registrations must be received by August 11.

Register online using the link at the top of the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org or call 509-229-3414.  The cost is $25.

Megan Perkins graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in biology and history, but studied art all the way through school. She spent a year in Italy haunting the museums and painting on street corners and loved every minute of it. She assistant teaches 3rd and 6th grade and paints in her free time.

Materials to be supplied by students: hard back sketchbook no smaller than 5 x 7 inches and no larger than 9 x 12, a pen (Faber-castell is recommended, but a basic ballpoint works too), HB pencil, eraser, watercolor pan set (as cheap or expensive as you like), a water brush (see Niji, pentel or koi brands) or a medium round water color brush and water bottle to supply water for the paint in the field. Optional: colored pencils.

Bring a lunch. We will take a short break.

Viking Crew 80's Dance at Palouse Grange August 11, 2012

80’s Dance

Sponsored by Viking Crew*

Saturday, August 11, 2012

8:00 pm at the Palouse Grange

Music by Tim Coles

Price: $10 per person

21 years and older please

 There will be prizes given for:

Prom King

Prom Queen

Best Dressed

Best Hair

You can purchase tickets today at AWB or from any Viking Crew member (Robin Woltering, Traci Sanderson, Debbie Mitzimberg, Penny Martinez, Angie Griner, or Marie Dymkoski). For more information, call Marie at 595-1650.

 *The Viking Crew is on a mission to help enable high school students to participate in school activities. This includes making sure that all students have the necessary equipment and clothing needed for the activities in which they are participating. The Crew is also working on updating the bleachers at the football field, painting the concession stand at the football field, and making our students’ accomplishments more accessible to view. Please contact any of the Viking Crew members above to become a crew member or if you are able to volunteer time towards the projects that we have in process.

Megan Perkins' Naturalist's Artistic Journal Workshop Registration is Due August 11, 2012

Registration is due August 11, 2012 for the Naturalist’s Artistic Journal workshop, August 18, 2012 at Dahmen Barn, Uniontown, Washington.

On Saturday, August 18 from 11 am to 2:30 pm, artist Megan Perkins will lead a workshop for students aged 14 and older at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown.

Participants will learn to make accurate and beautiful drawings of the world around you while having a fun outdoor adventure.

Combine text and sketches to describe your observations. See the world through a naturalist’s eyes. This class is inspired by the artists and authors Hannah Hinchman and Clare Walker Leslie.

The class will be held primarily outside so please dress for the weather. Hats, sunglasses, sunscreen and water bottles to drink from are highly recommended. If you have trouble sitting on uneven ground (or if the weather makes it likely that the ground will be wet), bringing a small campstool, chair, or cushion of some kind is also recommended. Registrations must be received by August 11. Register online using the link at the top of the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org or call 509-229-3414. The cost is $25.

Mimi's Bakery's Grand Opening begins August 10, 2012

Mark your calendars!

Mimi's Bakery (103 N. Beach) proudly announces its Grand Opening weekend will commence on Friday, August 10, beginning at 6:30 a.m. til 2 p.m.

Come join us for free samples, coupon giveaways, and door prizes---all day long, all weekend long.  Meanwhile, be on the lookout for a few peek-a-boo soft openings between now and then.

Mimi's Bakery Grand Opening, August 10, 2012

Mimi's Bakery, 103 N. Beach, Palouse, Washington, iis having a Grand Opening, commencing Friday, August 10, 2012.

Mixed Media Self Expression Workshop Registration Due August 8, 2012

Mixed Media Self Expression Workshop for ages 16 through adult at the Dahmen Barn on August 11

At Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, Saturday, August 11^th from 10 am to 2 pm, artist Charis Alderfer-Mumma will lead participants in creating mixed media artwork to represent themselves and/or a memorable experience, place, or time in their lives.

Participants are encouraged to bring items from home that hold value or a symbolic meaning for them, such as pictures, postcards, maps, mementos, small found objects such as pebbles or seashells, etc. The instructor will also have a variety of materials available for use including paints, collage images, stamps, fabric, tissue paper, small 3-D objects such as buttons, etc. No previous experience is needed.  The cost is $50.  Registrations must be received by August 8, and may be made using the link at the top of the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org or call 509-229-3414.

Charis Alderfer-Mumma is a mixed media artist and art therapist who has encouraged individuals to express themselves and their experiences through art in a variety of settings, including public and alternative schools, early learning centers, residential programs for youth, counseling centers and day programs for older adults and individuals with medical needs.

Charis enjoys giving individuals the tools and basic skills for self-expression and watching the unique creations that follow with anticipation and wonder.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center just off highway 195 in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The fully ADA compliant facility is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm and has no daily admission fee.

Bobbi Kelly's Kids' Creative Workshop Registration Due August 5, 2012

Kids’ creativity workshop Thursday, August 9

On Thursday, August 9 from 1:00 to 3:15 at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, kids aged 7 to 14 will enjoy two creative topics, “Creative Airplane” and Jim Dine Hearts” with a healthy snack in between.  The cost is $18 per child or $16 if more than one child is registered together.  Registrations must be received by Sunday, August 5.  Call 509-229-3414 or register online using the link at the top of the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org.

CREATIVE AIRPLANE with artist Bobbi Kelly:  Kids will first fold a paper airplane (that's the easy part), then using markers, ink, colored pencil and/or crayons, they will draw an original design ON all sides of the plane. Designs might be something realistic, such as sky and clouds, lightning bolts, hearts and flowers, birds or animals, people or superheroes. Or they might be abstract swirls and patterns, or geometric designs--whatever the young artists can imagine. The last step will be to take the airplanes outside and see how well they fly!

Bobbi retired as a high school art instructor and now offers workshops for both children and adults. She also concentrates on her own watercolor painting and is an active member of the Palouse Watercolor Socius and the Idaho Watercolor Society, participating in art exhibits and festivals throughout the Northwest.

JIM DINE HEARTS with art educator Tiffany Gerl:  During this session the kids will be introduced to the American Pop artist Jim Dine, who created the abstract blue heart sculpture on the WSU campus. They will then create an abstract pop art heart with oil pastels.

Tiffany is currently the elementary art teacher for the Pullman school district, and finds much joy in bringing art into each student’s life. She is originally from Spokane and grew up with parents that owned a stained glass shop. Tiffany enjoys creating mosaic art pieces, photography and finds inspiration in the colors and beauty of nature.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The facility is fully ADA compliant and has no daily admission fee.  Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.