The Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild is returning to the Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto for its 10th “Art in Clay” sale!

More than 50 Bay Area artists will present their newest creations at this event. The handmade ceramics span all styles of work, from raku to woodfire, garden items, sculpture, functional tableware and decorative art. Artists will be available to answer questions, discuss their work and/or accept custom orders.

Art in Clay has received rave reviews by customers. Light refreshments will be served throughout the day. Several door prizes will be given out each day!

Admission to “Art in Clay” is free, and the event is perfectly timed for selecting fine hand-made gifts for the holidays!

For more information about our sales, please email: sales@ovcag.org

Lucie Stern Community Center Ballroom
1305 Middlefield Road
Paolo Alto, CA 94301
www.OVCAG.org

Gary Coleman's vivid landscapes are featured in the digital displays at Mmoon, the new Argentine empahadas restaurant at 177 W. Santa Clara Street.

Gary also has a one-person (mostly abstract oils) exhibition at Ameriprise Financial, high in the First Bank building at 1 Almaden Blvd.Suite 800.

An artist's reception is being given by Ameriprise on November 11th beginning at 6 p.m. Guests are invited to enjoy art, wine, cheese and glorious views of San Jose from the suite's expansive windows.

Canvas Ghost Productions presents BLUE TO THE ROOTS

This show is an exploration of the early 20th Century blues movement through music and art.

Dive down to the roots of the Blues. Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Blind Lemmon Jefferson, Howlin Wolf, and Lead Belly are just a few of the artist that shaped this world. We are looking for artists to interpret the blues. The music, the people, the culture, the times.

To submit your work, please go to http://www.canvasghost.com/submission.html. Fill out the form and e-mail images of the submission to info@canvasghost.com

Timeline:
Deadline for Submission: January 10, 2011
Art Dropoff: Sunday, March 13, 2011 Noon to 5pm
Show Dates: Saturday, March 19, 2011 7pm to 10pm & Sunday, March 20, 2011 Noon to 5pm
Art Pickup: Sunday, March 27th, 2011 Noon to 5pm

Artwork should be no larger than 48” x 72”
Artwork should be wired and ready to hang.
Artists must attend the event.
There will be a 20% commission on work sold at the event.

For questions, email info@canvasghost.com

Black Bean Celebrates Its First Anniversary

In November, 2009, Will Johnson and Ruben Reyes, two accomplished ceramic artists, fulfilled their dream and opened Black Bean Ceramic Art Center, a working studio for ceramic artists and students.

The first year has been an amazing period of learning, collaboration, and growth.

1st anniversary celebration will be on Saturday, November 13 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Come and join us in celebrating our first year. Our exhibition space will be featuring works by Will Johnson, Rita Lewis, John McGinley and Ruben Reyes.

Black Bean Ceramic Art Center is located at 561 Emory St. San Jose, Ca. 95110. Check the website www.blackbeanclay.com for directions; contact info; about classes, facilities, and more, or call the center at (408) 642-5757

The Pacific Art League of Palo Alto is hosting its 2nd Annual Craft Sale!

Come by on November 20th, 11am to 6pm and November 21st, 11am to 5pm for our 2nd annual craft show! Come find the perfect holiday gifts for your friends & family!

Featuring 14 talented local bay area artists:

Louis Basel- Blown Glass
Diana Dutton- Jewelry
Rona Foster- Ceramics
Julie Goodenough- Jewelry & Accessories
Stephanie Hamilton- Jewelry
Bonnie Japhie- Fiber Arts
Yoshiko Nordin- Fiber Arts
Crystal Ouzillou- Fused Glass
Meggi Raeder & Judy Kramer- cards & calendars
Maureen Shields- Collage
Melissa West- Linoleum block prints
Amberlin Wu- Pillows & art cards
Hue Yang- Ceramics

For more information, please visit: pacificartleague.org

We're back!

November 12, 2010, 8pm SHARP
Anno Domini Gallery
366 So. First Street
Downtown San Jose

The OVERSOCIAL MOFO REVUE is the groundbreaking variety show hosted by "Mighty" Mike McGee, David Perez, and Tatyana Brown with the musical stylings of The John Staedler Symphony Orchestra.
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Join us for Oakland's poetess Joyce Lee, the lush sounds of San Jose's Veronica Malki, San Francisco's juggling wunderkind, Bronkar Lee and the all new San Jose Poetry Slam.

LIMITED SPACE. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. The outside line up begins at 7:30pm. The show will start at 8pm SHARP!

All poets encouraged to sign up for the slam. WARNING! Slammers must come ready with more than two poems. See slam guidelines below BEFORE COMING TO THE VENUE.

TICKETS (at door only):
Admission is between $6 and $11. You pay a base price of $5 then roll a die and pay the amount showing on the die.

SIGNING UP TO COMPETE IN THE SAN JOSE POETRY SLAM:
If you plan to perform in the poetry slam, sign up outside before the draw at 7:45pm.

POETS PLEASE NOTE WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO COMPETE IN THE SAN JOSE POETRY SLAM!

2010 Diamond Awards

Each year the Peninsula Arts Council presents the Diamond Awards to recognize individuals and organizations for their artistic achievements and contributions to the arts (visual arts, music, dance, theater, film/video, literary) in San Mateo County.

The Peninsula Arts Council’s mission is to advance the arts in San Mateo County. We focus on key areas that have long-term countywide benefits: public art, arts education and developing our county into a destination for the arts, parks and culture.

On January 27, 2011, recipients, their families and friends, and the public are invited to a celebratory evening that includes a reception, silent auction, and presentation of the Diamond Awards.

Nominations for this year are now open. To make a nomination, a donation, or to volunteer go to www.peninsulaartscouncil.org

Another awesome evening of creative speakers, performers, demos, live painting and $2 art!

TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 16th, 7-9pm
FREE and open to the public!

Cardboard Box Theatre Project is a a South Bay theatre company, founded in 2009 by Santa Clara University alumni, dedicated to the creation of new works and the presentation of old works in new ways. The driving force behind our productions is the desire to make theatre more accessible and engaging in all respects. We concern ourselves not only with the material we present and our audiences’ financial access to our productions, but also with the mode of presentation. Instead of creating distance between the world of the audience and the world on stage, we continuously blur such lines and allow the audience to see parts of our process that other companies try to mask.

CBTP will perform Act Like Trees and Leaf - Written and Directed by Maren Lovgren

In true CBTP style, Act Like Trees and Leaf pokes fun at -- and has fun with -- the conventions of theatre as two actors audition for an amazingly unique (and probably unstable) director.

KALEID Gallery artist Josh Marcotte will speak about his current featured exhibition Insomnia. Lost San Jose Nights.

Singer/songwriter, Veronica Malki performs soulful, acoustic music resonating inspiration from nature and traveling. Her timeless style is comprised of Folk, Blues, Flamenco, and World Music qualities.

Musical Saw Workshop by DeatHat musician Kate Saturday - students, bring your saw!

Plus live painting and face painting by Mariya Milovidova

TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 16th, 7-9pm
FREE and open to the public!

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947-1785

Vladimir Vitkovsky was born in Russia, in 1950. He studied art at three prestigious St. Petersburg Art Schools, learning techniques from various Russian teachers and then broke away and began experimenting on his own.

Vitkovsky creates a unique world of emotional surrealism where the past, present and future are transformed into a heightened sense of "right now". His oil paintings transport viewers from the representational into the abstract world. His application of paint is a dramatic contrast between thin, luminous layers and heavier impasto. The artist couples heightened realism with blurred, fluid edges.

You're invited to attend the Fashion and Art Theatre with Artist Vladimir Vitkovsky and Fashion Designer Vasily Vein.

Two days only! December 11th and 12th
Don't miss the unique chance to meet, enjoy and purchase wearable and visual art by Vasily Vein and Vladimir Vitkovsky. Enjoy art, fashion, live music and wine.

Dec. 11th
Reception: 12pm-5pm
Photo-shoots:1pm-4pm
Runway: 2:30pm

Dec. 12th
Art and Trunk Show: 1pm-5pm
New BBC Winter Menu by Chef Tim Uttaro and full bar available

Visit www.vitkovskyfineart.com

British Bankers Club
1090 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
www.britishbankersclub.com
650 327-8769

Congrats to KALEID Gallery artist Josh Marcotte (aka Lost San Jose) for landing the cover shot for the current issue of METRO Weekly Newspaper! The feature article interviews Josh and his use of analog cameras along with several other San Jose photographers.

Marcotte is a photographer, writer and lifelong San Jose resident. He has been documenting his city for the past 10 years, first with a disposable camera, various 35 mm's, a 20D and most recently a 40D.

You can see more of Josh's work in his featured exhibit currently on view at KALEID Gallery through November 26th. (Exhibit details here.)

Be merry this holiday season and join SJ FAM and Satori Tea Company for a delightful afternoon filled with fashion, art, music, charity and culture. Relax over a cup of tea and live music or peruse through a mini Moroccan bazaar where guests may participate in henna tattoo art, A Beauty Bar and some shopping!

This event will benefit CAREER CLOSET, an organization dedicated to empowering women to re-enter the... workplace equipped with everything they need to make a great first impression, land the job they want, and improve their lives. We encourage guests to dig into their closets and donate any unused work clothing, which can be used for another woman's brighter future. Women's professional clothing that is new or nearly new, clean, and on hangers, gently worn shoes and handbags are acceptable. Receive an additional raffle ticket for every garment you bring in!

So put on your Sunday's best ensemble and join us for a lovely afternoon of good friends, good tea and a good cause!

December 5th, 2pm-5pm / $20 admission includes tea tasting, tea bites, henna art, beauty bar and live music by DJ Cutso.

Satori Tea Company
37 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA 95110
*Complimentary parking available in San Pedro garage until 6pm.*

Reservations required. Please call (408) 493-0554 or email rsvp@sjfam.com

Artist Rochelle Ford will be having a Holiday Show on Saturday, Dec. 4th & Sunday, Dec. 5th from 10am - 5pm at 1155 Waverley Street, Palo Alto.

Rochelle will be selling everything from $12. earrings to 2 story high exterior sculptures, and lots of items in between. Everything is made from recycled metal and mixed media. To see the variety of creations, check out her website at www.metalsculptor.com.

Do you think you’re funny? Sweet? Romantic? Or even downright dirty?
Put your design skills where your mouth is. Whether you’re in love, have been in love, want to be in love or know what it’s like to be loved, you could be loving life a little more with some extra $$$ in your pocket.

Tiny Prints, Inc (www.tinyprints.com) invites you to participate in the first annual “What is Love...” design challenge.

What exactly is the “What is Love...” design challenge?
We are looking for talented designers to submit concept-driven designs for our 2011 Valentine’s Day Greeting Card collection. Templates, color swatches, font lists and design direction will be provided to everyone who registers for the challenge. There is no registration fee. To register, please send an email with a quick introduction and contact information to whatislove@tinyprints.com by Friday, November 26, 2010 at 9:00 am PST.

You hate love. Why should you design for a Valentine’s Day collection?
Perfect. You can work on our Anti-Valentine’s Day/Anti-Love collection! Or pretend the $$$ prize is your Valentine. There’s gotta be some love there. Plus, your talents could be showcased on our site for the world to not only see, but send to their loved ones. Help a relationship blossom. Save a relationship. Make somebody laugh.

You love money.
Who doesn’t? Our panel of expert judges will determine the top three winners:
First prize - $500 | Second prize - $250 | Third prize - $100
All designs included in the collection will receive royalties for the life cycle on our site.

Read full rules and regulations here http://blog.tinyprints.com/designcompetition/

Saturday from Noon to 4 is the final time to bring in your art to place in the 2010 Member Exhibition "Ring in the New" opening on First Friday December 3rd. Join or renew your membership to Works/San José when you bring your artwork to 451 South First.

Download the Call for Art now: http://www.workssanjose.org/wordpress/

Works is your community art and performance center--you can participate!