Little Angel from All Souls Procession

On Saturday, May 14th from 4 pm- 8 pm at Tucson’s own fairyland, Valley of the Moon, the non-profit Many Mouths One Stomach will have a “fun” raiser to support the All Souls Procession Weekend’s children festival. All proceeds go to benefit Procession of Little Angels 2011!  Support the All Souls Procession Weekend and local grassroots festal culture!

All Souls Little Angel performing

Performances and workshops by Orbital Evolution (Tucson’s Modern Hoop Troop), clownery from the land of Gigglebubble Dreams with Gumbo Wobbly and Friends, drumming and dance with Cub Club Samba, the way-out sounds of Glenn Weyant and the Kestral 920, recycled art with Mat Bevel, face painting, and MORE!

All Souls Little Angel creating.

The event will literally be a SPRING CIRCUS!  Delicious delectables for purchase from Planet of the Crepes! Dinner break at 6; picnic on the grass near the Wizard’s Tower with a crepe or bring your own supper. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.

Valley of the Moon's amphitheater

Suggested donation $6 adults, $4 kids (4 and under free)

Spring Circus Poster

Valley of the Moon is a non-profit historic fantasy fairyland garden park dedicated to the idea that Kindness to All is the Golden Key to Happiness. Built by George Legler in the 1920′s for spiritual relaxation, it continues as an all volunteer organization dedicated to preserving the historic sculptures, and a philosophy that Happiness is Given and Not Sold.

Visit  www.valleymoon.info for more information, Find them on Facebook, or call 520-270-1041.

New York Is Dangerous Town by Ruth Hiller

The 6th Annual Encaustic Invitational exhibition opens Saturday, March 5th at the local Conrad Wilde Gallery on 6^th Avenue. Before the opening of the exhibition there will be an artist talk at 5 p.m. followed by a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This exciting exhibition features 20 established artists from across the United States.

Doing Time by Molly Geissman

The Invitational responds to growing interest on the part of artists and the public in the encaustic medium (combining melted beeswax mixed with paint, pigments, and natural resins). The lush, sensual surfaces, translucent layers of rich color, vibrant texture, and incredible depth are just a few of the many reasons for the enthusiasm!

Summer Leaf by Karl Kaiser

Works exhibited represent a range of visual and conceptual themes as they demonstrate many of these intrinsic qualities of the medium.

Featured Artists Include:

Willow Bader, Deborah Kapoor, Brandy Eiger, Sharon Kyle Kuhn,

Fanne Fernow, Catherine Nash, Molly Geissman, Jane Allen Nodine,

Alison Golder,  Gwendolyn Plunkett, Ruth Gooch, Toby Sisson,

Lynette Haggard, Margaret Suchland, Cari Hernandez,

Donna Hamil Talman Ruth Hiller, Rodney Thompson,

Karl Kaiser, Deanna Wood

Conrad Wilde Gallery, 439 N 6th Ave. #171, Tucson, AZ 85705

Open Tuesday- Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit www.conradwildegallery.com or for information call 520.622.8997.

Still Life Lady by Cynthia Miller

The Temple Gallery opens a new exhibition, Cynthia Miller: Paintings, featuring recent work by Tucson painter Cynthia Miller. The exhibition opens with an artist reception Friday, March 4 from 5:30-7:30pm and runs through April 5. The show features new work from the series Domestica.

New York by Cynthia Miller

Inspired by recent travels and a love of what she playfully describes as “the unstill still-life,” Miller’s work speaks to the immediacy of daily life. In the joyous world of Domestica, a series of mixedmedia paintings of furniture and household goods, (both real and imagined), everything is fodder for her paintings, from 14^th century fabric swatches and oddball studio props, to the bloom of cherry blossoms in New York’s Central Park. Painted in her loose signature style, Miller creates impressions of daily life using pattern and bold washes of color. In Still Life Yellow (2009), brightly patterned teapots and pitchers float in an ambiguous space. Fleurs 1 (2008) channels Matisse, as washes of terracotta and green collide with a vibrant blue and white striped vase and casually arranged flowers. Miller, a modern day Fauve, waxes lyrical about “the possibilities, the poetry of it all!”

Still Life Yellow by Cynthia Miller

Fleurs-1 by Cynthia Miller

Cynthia Miller’s work reminds us that spring is on its way and that renewal is possible for us all. Put a bounce in your step and head over to the Temple Gallery on Friday, March 4 for the opening reception. The Temple Gallery is located in SoCo (the recently designated cultural district South of Congress) at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. in downtown Tucson. For more information about the exhibition, please contact Etherton Gallery, which manages Temple Gallery, at (520) 624-7370 or info@ethertongallery.com. To confirm Temple Gallery weekend hours, call the Temple of Music and Art box office at (520)622-2823.

Dates:                                      March 4 – April 5, 2011

Reception:                           Friday, March 4, 2011, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Regular Hours:  Monday–Friday, 10am–5pm & before Arizona Theatre Company performances on Saturday & Sunday