Arts Calendar

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Local artist Marlene Kidd will be the featured guest artist at the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center for the month of August. The center is located at 9080 Elk Grove Blvd. in Old Town and the exhibit runs from August 3 to August 27. Reception is August 5 from 5pm to 9pm. Marlene will be exhibiting 10 colorful and whimsical landscape paintings.

Call for Artists! The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is inviting artists who create 2D and 3D artwork to join them and become members of their organization. They have a limited number of openings, but are looking forward to expanding their membership. The Art Center is located at 9080 Elk Grove Boulevard in Old Town Elk Grove and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation created by local artists. Please contact Dick Beymer, Membership Chair for details, at 916-685-9808, egfinearts@frontiernet.net, or visit website www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org.  We are also on Facebook – “Elk Grove Fine Arts Center.”

The Elk Grove Artists “Art2Hang” program features artwork from local artists displayed at Elk Grove businesses. Artwork will be currently displayed at the following locations in the month of July: Circle Of Life: Dee Tschida; Choice Framing: Kanika Marshall; EG Urgent Care: Michael Gill, Betty Warmdahl, Cynthia Hobson, V. Johnston; Farmer’s Insurance: John Paul; Franklin Ranch Pet Hosp-Hotel: Cheryl Griess; Friends of Franklin Library Camillus: Betty Warmdahl; Mark Lai, DDS: Nula Fales; Running Zone: Dick Beymer; Sutter Heart Vascular Institute: Patti Williams. For more information about the Art2Hang program contact Dee at (916) 684-4802.

The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will be presenting the following workshops during July and August at the art center, 9080 Elk Grove Blvd. in Old Town Elk Grove:  KIDS Fun with Art with Marie Crockett. These are weekly sessions held on Wednesdays and Thursdays, continuing through September 1, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Portraits-Watercolor with Terry Garcia on Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the fee is $35. No materials fee.  Weekly Drop-in Art Classes: Watercolor for Beginners, with Terry Garcia, Instructor, $20, Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. 687-8908; Open Watercolor Studio with Terry Garcia, Instructor, $10 Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 687-8908; Open Studio All Media – Painting with friends, no instructor, $5 on Fridays from noon to 3 p.m. For more information or to sign up, please call (916) 685-5992 or email: egfinearts@frontiernet.net. Visit: www.ElkGroveFineArtsCenter.org for complete details. Pre-registration and payment required.

The CSD’s Hot Summer Nights Concert Series Begins on Aug. 5. Pack your picnic basket, bring your blankets and beach chairs, and kick off the weekend when the Hot Summer Nights Concert Series begins on Aug. 5 each Friday during the month from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Laguna Town Hall at 3020 Renwick Ave. This series is presented by Food Source and the Cosumnes Community Services District. Food will be available for purchase and children’s activities will be offered at various costs. This year’s lineup includes:

Aug. 5: Road 88 – Hot Local Country

Aug. 12: Mother Mayhem – Dance Band

Aug. 19: Pan Extasy – Reggae Night

Aug. 26: Solsa- Sizzling Latin and RB

The Sacramento Ballet Announces 2011/2012 Season. This year’s season promises enough thrills, chills and frills to satisfy every age, taste and interest.  With a tip of the hat to the story ballets, the Company will feature some of its most popular works, along with new choreography by some of the country’s most eclectic and exciting choreographers.  You will be able to enjoy the gothic chills of Dracula, just in time for Halloween; live the fairytale all over again with a Valentine’s Weekend presentation of Cinderella; enjoy the sheer exuberance of a Modern Masters that truly “rocks”; share the holiday wonder of The Nutcracker, and take part in numerous behind-the-scenes opportunities to see the dancers up-close-and-personal in studio performances. What’s new this year? There is a Main Stage package that lets you see three performances at the Community Center Theater for as little as $45.  With a storybook package of well-known titles, this season is perfect for the whole family.  The company will offer single Orchestra Level seats at the Community Center Theater for as little as $25.  Also new this year, Modern Masters will become the fourth production of the Season Package, and will be performed in the beautiful and intimate new $50 million Three Stages Theatre at Folsom Lake College.  With a spacious stage, and acoustically dynamic seating area, it is the perfect setting for groundbreaking choreography. In addition to breathtaking repertory, the company continues its mission to entertain, inspire, and educate with its sustained commitment to bring the art of dance to audiences through such programs as Beer Ballet, Inside the Director’s Studio, The Genius of Balanchine, Second Saturday Living Sculpture, and more. For more information, visit: www.sacballet.org

California State Fair’s “Rock U: The Institute of Rock ‘N Roll” presented by Stage Nine Entertainment runs through July 31. The signature pop-culture exhibit tour at Sacramento’s California State Fair and Exposition in Sacramento, CA will feature interactive stations covering the different origins of this great music genre and live entertainment. Playing such an important role in America’s history, Stage Nine Entertainment is taking Rock ‘N’ Roll on a North American tour providing guests with the opportunity to experience it from the beginning to present time and every step along the way. Special celebrity guests including Dick Dale, the father of surf rock music, Jane Weidlin, co-founder of the Go-Go’s and YouTube sensation Brodie Cumming are scheduled to visit Rock U.

Fairytale Town presents their Children’s Concert Series on Sundays in July at 2 p.m. Matinee performances will feature favorite local children’s artists. All performances will be held on the Mother Goose Stage and are free with paid park admission.  Scheduled performers include: July 24 – Mister Cooper; July 31 – Octopretzel. These performances are free with paid park admission. Weekend Admission is $4.50 per person and children age 1 and under are free. The Loveall Foundation sponsors these concerts for children. For more information call (916) 808-7462 or visit: www.fairytaletown.org.

Bob and Ro Productions presents “The Sunshine Boys” on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. until July 24. Lewis and Clark were a legend in the world of Vaudeville, bringing laughs to everyone for years. And by the end of it, they hated each other. Now it’s years later, 1972, and Clark’s nephew wants to bring the two elderly comedians together for a television special on the history of comedy. Is there anyway this is going to work out? You bet your bippy! But not without a lot of laughs, rancor, one-liners and some bittersweet memories. Tickets are $20 general admission, $18 seniors and $15 students, and can be arranged by calling the box office at (877) 532-7171 between 12 pm – 5 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, The Studio Theatre, 1028 R St., Sacramento, CA 95811. The play contains some strong language

The Sacramento Zoo presents summertime entertainment every Thursday until July 28; the Zoo will stay open late for extended summertime entertainment. Enjoy seven Thursdays of hot cars, live music, good food and cool drinks. Dinner, beer and wine are available as you check out live music, car shows and the animals! Music starts at 5:30 pm with the evening ending at 8 pm. General Zoo admission gets you in for this evening of fun! If you’re a Sacramento Zoo member, free admission is one of your membership benefits! Not a member yet? To view this year’s entertainment lineup and to get your membership today, visit: www.SacZoo.org.

Davis Musical Theater Company’s Young Performers Theatre presents a summer workshop “Introduction To Musical Theatre”. Instruction by Jan Isaacson and Helen Spangler will include the basics of acting, singing, dance steps, vocal projection and other basic performance skills through theater games, improvisation and beginning scene study. The workshop culminates in a recital of songs and scenes performed Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Registration packets are available at www.dmtc.org or at the DMTC Performing Arts Center, 607 Pena Drive, Davis.

The Crocker Art Museum presents Jonathon Keats, a conceptual artist, fabulist, and critic who have developed a gourmet cuisine for the world’s first photosynthetic restaurant. Set in the floral plantings in front of the historic Art Gallery building of the Crocker Art Museum, Keats presents The Photosynthetic Restaurant: Gourmet Sunlight for Plants as Catered by Jonathon Keats, running through July 17. For more information. Visit: CrockerArtMuseum.org

San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum presents The New Christy Minstrels® 50th Anniversary Concert: A Grander Edition of “Sparks in the in Park” This year the concert will celebrate both Randy’s 78th birthday and the 50-year anniversary of the world-famous folk group. The event will be on the grounds of the Historical Museum (in Micke Grove Regional Park) on Friday, July 29, beginning at 6:00 p.m. A donation of $70 per person includes a New York steak dinner and the concert. Tickets are available at the Music Box stores (4653 Pacific Ave., Stockton 95207 and 101 E. Lodi Ave., Lodi 95240) and at the Museum office.  See: www.SanJoaquinHistory.org or call (209) 331-2055 or (209) 953-3460. For more information on The New Christy Minstrels® visit: www.thenewchristyminstrels.com

Fahn Company presents Tower of Power on Aug. 12 at 7:30 pm at The Radisson Hotel Sacramento. The band will bring their high-energy show back to the hotel Grove for the 18th semi-annual “Bump City Dance Party”. Best known for hits like “Down to the Nightclub”, “What is Hip?” and “You’re Still A Young Man”, Tower of Power’s performances have been bringing excited crowds to their feet for more than 30 years. The Radisson Hotel Sacramento is located at 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, CA 95815. For dinner or room reservations, please call (916) 922-2020.

The Crocker Art Museum is presenting more than 20 classes for children, teens, and adults during the Museum’s summer session of Studio Art and Art History courses until Sept. 17. Classes are designed for a range of skill levels and led by skilled teaching artists. Summer art experiences for children are particularly bountiful with weeklong classes offered in morning and afternoon sessions for students aged six to 17. A special “Summer Portfolio Class” will also be offered for teens. Offerings range from cartooning and painting to “anime” and clay. For a complete schedule of classes and a registration form, visit crockerartmuseum.org. For more information, call (916) 808-1182 or email education@crockerartmuseum.org.

The Mondavi Center presents Return to Forever IV, the definitive jazz/rock fusion ensemble, on September 21. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Jackson Hall at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis. Return to Forever IV includes Chick Corea on keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass. Lenny White on drums, and French violinist and Mahavishnu Orchestra veteran, Jean-Luc Ponty. “Zappa Plays Zappa”, a Frank Zappa tribute group led by the late jazz-fusion artist’s son, Dweezil Zappa, will also be on the bill. Tickets will be available to the general public starting May 21, from the Mondavi Center Ticket Office at 866-754-2787 or online at MondaviArts.org.

Ongoing Events

The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is offering Weekly Drop-In Art Classes. Watercolor for Beginners $20, Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with Terry Garcia. Open Watercolor Studio $10, Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. with Terry Garcia. Open Studio All Media $5, Fridays, from Noon to 3:00 p.m.

Painting with friends, EGFAC, no instructor. The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is located in Old Town Elk Grove, 9080 Elk Grove Boulevard, (916) 685-5992, egfinearts@frontiernet.net.

The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center invites artists to be a part of their Community Art Display program. Artists do not have to be members of the Fine Arts Center to submit artwork. All submissions will be juried for acceptance and subject to available space. Size limitations apply. The display fee for 2D and 3D artwork is $20 per piece, jewelry is $20 for pieces shown on one pedestal and there is a 25 percent sales commission. For more information contact (916) 685- 5992 or e-mail egfinearts@frontiernet.net.

The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center presents Open Studios Watercolor Sessions with Teresa Steinbach-Garcia, Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Beginners and super beginners welcome. Focus will be on finding solutions to problems and demonstration of watercolor techniques. Contact Terry at (916) 687-8908 for details and reservations. $10 per session. The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is located at 9080 Elk Grove Boulevard, in Old Town Elk Grove.

The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center presents “Let’s Start At the Very Beginning: A Watercolor Class for you!” held every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m. at the center located in Old Town Elk Grove, 9080 Elk Grove Blvd. Taught by Teresa Steinbach-Garcia, this class is for anyone who wants to explore or improve their watercolor paintings in a nonjudgmental environment. Cost is $20 per session or $15 with your own supplies. For more information call (916) 687-8908.

The Elk Grove Artists “Art2Hang” program features artwork from local artists displayed at Elk Grove businesses. Artwork will be currently displayed at the following locations: (April Only) Sutter Heart Vascular Institute: Cheryl Griess; Running Zone: David Fowkes. (April/May/June) Choice Framing: Cheryl Griess; Circle of Life Medicine: Marie Crockett; EG Urgent Care: Kelly Croisdale, Nula Fales, Dee Tschida, John Paul. Farmer’s Ins.: Dick Beymer; Franklin Ranch Pet Hosp-Hotel: J. Batherson; Jaquelyn’s Salon: Arlene Palmer; Mark Lai, DDS: Virginia Johnston. To read more about the Art2Hang program and the Elk Grove Artists visit www.elkgroveartists.org or contact Nula at (916) 685-9789.

Poetry Unplugged will be performed every Thursdays at Luna’s Café, 1414 16th St., in Sacramento. To read, sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m., readings begin at 8 p.m. There is a one-drink minimum or $2 cover. For more information call (916) 441-3931 or visit the Web site www.lunascafe.com 

Every Wednesday and Saturday the Davis Farmer’s Market will be open rain or shine. The certified farmers market brings farmers and consumers together twice a week, year-round. For more information visit http://www.davisfarmersmarket.org

 

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World’s Leading Bible Publisher Zondervan Purchases the Bestselling Storybook …

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Beginner’s Bible®, which has dominated the top 10 bestsellers list in the Christian industry for 20 years, has been acquired from Mission City Press by leading Christian children’s publisher Zonderkidz, a division of Zondervan.

The concept for the product was first developed in 1985 and The Beginner’s Bible was introduced in 1989 as a complete storybook Bible.  Designed specifically for children six years and younger, The Beginner’s Bible shares the life and fun of Bible stories in an engaging, entertaining and educational way. Its simple retelling of favorite Bible stories and unique style of artwork made it an instant bestseller and over the years it has become a classic.  It became the first branded property in the children’s religious publishing category and is widely credited with creating the children’s storybook Bible category.  

Zondervan first entered into a distribution agreement with Mission City Press in 1997 and has served as the exclusive publisher of The Beginner’s Bible since 2004 with Zondervan’s children’s group, Zonderkidz, managing the publishing program.  Since that time, Zonderkidz has introduced a robust product line that includes a variety of Bible storybooks as well as full text Bibles that feature art from The Beginner’s Bible, children’s books, devotionals, I Can Read Bible stories, Bible covers, audio products and seasonal titles, among others. In 2005, Zondervan introduced a full revision of the product, updating both the art and text.  To date, over six million copies of The Beginner’s Bible have sold in all editions and it is available in more than 20 languages worldwide.   It has received the 2006 Retailer’s Choice award by the Christian Booksellers Association in the U.S. and the 2006 Children’s Nonfiction Book of the Year Award in the U.K.  The entire product line of The Beginner’s Bible books, Bibles and other branded products has sold more than 18 million units since the brand was first introduced.

“Zondervan has enjoyed a great partnership with Mission City Press as both organizations have long shared a common vision to bring God’s Word to life to the youngest generation,” said Scott Macdonald, President and CEO of Zondervan.  ”We are honored that Mission City Press trusts us to carry forward this wonderful brand and we intend to continue to enhance and develop it to impact more young hearts for Christ.”

Tim Lyles, President of Mission City Press, added: “There are times when a highly successful past turns out to be just the warm-up for an even more astounding future.  We feel that way about The Beginner’s Bible – its amazing legacy as a #1 bestseller for over 20 years was preparation for the best that is yet to come. There is no better company than Zondervan, our longtime publishing partner, to take The Beginner’s Bible brand to new heights.”

Zonderkidz has supported the brand by producing more than 55 different products through the years and offers an interactive website complete with on-line games, teaching resources, and product information (www.TheBeginnersBible.com).  There is also a Facebook page and a Twitter account to engage consumers with The Beginner’s Bible.  Moving forward as owners of the brand, Zondervan intends to continue to build out The Beginner’s Bible product line and has several new products planned including:

• The Beginner’s Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions — is the perfect starting point for children as they develop a stronger relationship with God through daily devotions.
• The Beginner’s Bible Book of Prayers – a great way to teach preschool age children to pray while introducing them to Scripture.  Each prayer is accompanied by a suggested Bible verse to read and a character from the Bible with whom children can relate.
• Heroes of the Bible – a treasury of five popular Old Testament Bible stories from The Beginner’s Bible, I Can Read series. The hardcover edition will include a CD with the audio reading of each of the stories with a read-along signal for turning pages.

Zondervan recently released The Beginner’s Bible Deluxe Edition, which features the bestselling storybook Bible accompanied by two audio CDs enhanced with compelling narration, music, and sound effects that help bring more than 90 Bible stories to life like never before.

“The Beginner’s Bible is a household name and is beloved by millions of parents and children worldwide as one of the most trusted names in early religious education,” said Annette Bourland, senior vice president and publisher of Zonderkidz.  ”We are eager to build on the strong foundation and brand Mission City Press has developed and introduce even more new products in multiple formats, all designed to share God’s Word in a relevant and age appropriate manner.  We have exciting things planned and look forward to sharing these with children and their families in the coming months.”

About Zondervan

Zondervan is the world’s leading Bible publisher and a leading publisher of Christian books. With a vision to see more people engaging the Bible more, Zondervan offers bestselling study, devotional, reference, text, audio, software and digital Bibles designed to inspire readers at every age and each stage of life. Zondervan holds exclusive North American publishing rights to the New International Version (NIV). The most popular modern-English translation of the Bible, the NIV has more than 400 million copies in print worldwide. Zondervan also publishes Bibles in the KJV (King James Version), NIrV (New International Reader’s Version), NRSV (New Revised Standard Version), NASB (New American Standard Bible), the Amplified Bible and parallel Bibles featuring The Message. During the past 75 years, Zondervan, a HarperCollins company, has grown to be a global leader in Christian communications through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, children’s, and new media products. Visit Zondervan Bibles on the Internet at www.zondervan.com/Bibles.

About Zonderkidz

Zonderkidz™, a division of Zondervan, inspires young lives through imagination and innovation. As the leader in Christian children’s communications, it produces bestselling and award-winning Bibles, storybook Bibles, books, board books, audio, video, and digital products that awaken the hearts and touch the souls of kids under 16 and the people who love them, from family members to educators. Zonderkidz is the publisher of the NIrV (New International Reader’s Version) Bible translation, the 3rd-grade reading level edition of the NIV that is ideal for children and those who speak English as a second language. Visit Zonderkidz on the Internet at www.zonderkidz.com.

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