It’s time for the annual California State Fair and, if the weather on opening weekend was any indicator, the fair is off to a good start, financially. Cooler than usual July temperatures helped the fair enjoy its first year in the black last year, and fair officials hope to duplicate that record this year. No [...]
With memorable, sing-along songs such as “Food, Glorious Food,” “Consider Yourself” and “I’d Do Anything,” “Oliver!” comes to the Music Circus stage July 19-24. Based on the Charles Dickins’ classic novel “Oliver Twist,” the musical brings to life the trials and tribulations of the iconic orphan who dared to ask for more. The original production [...]
Pop Art Gallery and Custom Framing is now showing the works of Phil Lachapelle. With a realist and impressionist style he enriches California scenes of Yosemite, the Sierra, California Gold Country and the wine country. His Italian series depicts the essence of Italy, with its architecture, color and textures. He has painted vistas of Northern [...]
Artist Joey Cattone, 65, works in many mediums and likes to “fool the eye” with her painting. The El Dorado Hills artisit’s mastery of ”trompe l’oeil” and her love of wine was a perfect pairing for her latest commission of transforming the water tank at dkcellars in Fair Play into a wine press. Dave and Kim [...]
5 Star Distributions & Montano De El Dorado have partnered together to bring both artists and the local business community together in presenting their rendition of “Second Saturday of El Dorado Hills Art Walk.:” “The idea is to increase the community awareness of our local small businesses in a fun, family & artistic atmosphere” said [...]
EDMT presents “Alice in Wonderland” at Three Stages Curiosity led Alice to follow the White Rabbit into Wonderland. What happened next? Well, director Rick Wilson asked his cast, “Have you ever had a crazy dream?” “Yes,” they replied. “Did everything make sense in your dream?” “No.” That’s “Alice in Wonderland,” a 1951 Disney cartoon based on [...]
Pastel as an art form gets a bad rap. First, because the average person thinks that pastel is chalk. And second, because its name, “pastel,” is often connected with light, watery and pale colors. An upcoming exhibit by the Pastel Society of the West Coast at The Gallery at 48 Natoma will set the record [...]
