Gallery marks its birthday
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
– Galeria Tonantzin, the Center for Art and Humanities,
featuring women’s contemporary art, opens its 16th season with the
exhibit
”
Women With Histories.
”
The exhibit features the works of eight women artists near and
over 80 years old and will be celebrated with an artists’ reception
on Saturday, March 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. and with a special reception
at Jardines de San Juan restaurant from 1 to 3 p.m. The monthly
”
Gallery Walk
”
begins Saturday Feb. 9, with extended hours, 5 to 7 p.m., for
all San Juan Bautista galleries.
Gallery marks its birthday
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA – Galeria Tonantzin, the Center for Art and Humanities, featuring women’s contemporary art, opens its 16th season with the exhibit “Women With Histories.” The exhibit features the works of eight women artists near and over 80 years old and will be celebrated with an artists’ reception on Saturday, March 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. and with a special reception at Jardines de San Juan restaurant from 1 to 3 p.m. The monthly “Gallery Walk” begins Saturday Feb. 9, with extended hours, 5 to 7 p.m., for all San Juan Bautista galleries.
Guest curators Mary Warshaw and Judy Stabile celebrate local art history through the works of artists Betty Heil, Carolyn Berry, Helen Slater, Betty Smith, Mary Buskirk, Marge McClellan, Marta Gaines and Kathryn Metz.
The exhibit is further complemented by the exhibit “8 over 80 in ’08” which will open Feb. 28 at the Pajaro Valley Arts Council Gallery (PVAC) in Watsonville and will run through April 20. The exhibit features the works of Al Johnsen, Betty Smith, Carol Summers, Don Weygandt, Doug McClellan, Manny Santana and Marta Gaines.
“Women with Histories” is exhibited in the Garden Gallery and in the Main Gallery. A preview of the exhibit is available at www.galeriatonantzin.com. The exhibit runs through March 30 at 115 Third St. in San Juan Bautista.
Celebration marks Milady Spa opening
HOLLISTER – Milady Nails Spa, a new salon located at 351 San Felipe Road, Ste. 103, will celebrate the occasion with a grand opening from noon to 5 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 10.
Refreshments will be served during the event.
The grand opening continues Monday, Feb. 11 with discounts on a full range of services. In addition to nails, the salon offers waxing and eyelash extensions.
Milady is located next to Faultline Motor Sport.
Milady is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays.
Appointments and further information are available at 636-8880.
Six Strings takes awards
HOLLISTER – Six Strings Winery, owned and operated by locals Iain Crabb and Gary Cornick, placed at the 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The 2005 Monterey county pinot noir won a gold medal for wines in the $25 to 35 category. The 2006 Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay took home a bronze medal for wines in the $30 and over category.
“It’s a really good [competition] because the judges are not a bunch of celebrities,” Cornick said. “You have 60 judges who are buyers, people from the industry, publications.”
The pair have been selling their wine mostly through direct sales and said they were glad to get feedback based on industry standards.
“The chardonnay got the bronze in the high end competition,” Cornick said. “We were competing against big Napa wineries. We were happy about that.”
For more information on the winery or to place an order, visit www.sixstringswinery.com. The wine is available at Ridgemark Golf and Country Club and the Inn at Tres Pinos.
