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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
LAKEPORT, Calif. — Award-winning New York City jazz pianist/accordionist Ben Rosenblum and his sextet, the Nebula Project, will perform an intimate concert at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport on Wednesday, April 10.
The show will begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $25 for general reserved and $30 for premium reserved.
The internationally-touring multi-instrumentalist has been described as “mature beyond his years,” (Sea of Tranquility), an “impressive talent” (All About Jazz), who “caresses [the music] with the reverence it merits” (Downbeat Magazine).
Drawing from an eclectic repertoire which includes selections from the jazz and popular music traditions, as well as global music influences from South America, Eastern Europe, Ireland and the Caribbean, Rosenblum combines his modern, melodic sensibility with his broad knowledge of a variety of musical lineages from the past one hundred years.
The band never repeats the same program twice in a row - every evening is a unique experience shaped by the audience and the setting.
Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project is celebrating their February 2023 release, “A Thousand Pebbles.”
Since the Nebula Project's first album release in 2020, “Kites and Strings,” The Nebula Project was voted runner-up for Best New Artist in JazzTimes' 2020 Readers' Poll, and the album received positive reviews from over twenty publications, including All About Jazz, NYC Jazz Record, JazzTimes, JazzLife (Japan) and more.
Recently, the group was featured in an article in Downbeat Magazine’s May 2023 issue. This unique sextet project features prominent global music influences, as well as the incorporation of the accordion into the jazz format.
More information on the concert can be found here.
The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, telephone 707-263-0577 and email
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- Written by: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, or CDFW, invites artists to submit their original artwork to the 2024-2025 California Duck Stamp Art Contest.
Submissions will be accepted May 6 through June 14.
The artwork must depict the species selected by the California Fish and Game Commission, which for the 2024-2025 hunting season is the mallard.
One of the most abundant ducks in the world, and the most abundant duck in North America, these familiar foragers can be seen in practically any environment with fresh water.
The males are easily recognized by their iridescent green head and yellow bill, while both males and females have a patch of bright blue on their wings.
They are swift and agile in the air, cruising at speeds of around 50 miles per hour and having the ability to take off almost vertically from water.
The winning artwork will be reproduced on the 2024-2025 California Duck Stamp. The top submissions are traditionally showcased at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Association’s art show, which is scheduled to take place in July.
The contest is open to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older as of March 20, 2024. Entrants need not reside in California. Current and former CDFW employees are ineligible. All entries must be accompanied by a completed participation agreement and entry form. These forms and the official rules are available online at wildlife.ca.gov/duck-stamp/contest.
The design is to be in full color and in the medium (or combination of mediums) of the artist’s choosing, except that no photographic process, digital art, metallic paints or fluorescent paints may be used in the finished design.
Photographs, computer-generated art, art produced from a computer printer or other computer/mechanical output device (air brush method excepted) are not eligible for entry and will be disqualified.
The design must be the contestant’s original hand-drawn creation. The entry design may not be copied or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs, or from images in any format published on the Internet.
Entries will be judged in June. The judges’ panel, which will consist of experts in the fields of ornithology, conservation, and art and printing, will choose first, second and third-place winners, as well as honorable mention.
Since 1971, CDFW’s annual contest has attracted top wildlife artists from around the country. All proceeds generated from stamp sales go directly to waterfowl conservation projects throughout California. In past years, hunters were required to purchase and affix the stamp to their hunting license.
Now California has moved to an automated licensing system and hunters are no longer required to carry the physical stamp in the field (proof of purchase prints directly onto the license).
However, CDFW still produces the stamp, which can be requested by interested individuals at https://wildlife.ca.gov/licensing/collector-stamps.
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Vieira will perform at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
Tickets can be purchased at the theater’s website.
Vieira’s parents immigrated to the United States from Portugal, where her grandfather was a well-known musician and composer from Madeira Island.
Her work captures traditional Fado and influences from the Portuguese diaspora in a musical tapestry that ranges from the whispering, haunting ballads of Fado, to American classics and jazzy blues.
She also is a proficient pianist and a gifted songwriter having penned and composed her own original Fados, of which several have been nominated at the International Portuguese Music Awards.
The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport, telephone 707-263-0577.
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“The Congressional Art Competition is one of my favorite programs of the year because it highlights the excellent artistic talents of students from across our district,” said Thompson. “I look forward to seeing all of the incredible submissions this year and I encourage all high school students to submit their artwork before the deadline.”
The winning artwork from our district will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year alongside the winning pieces of artwork from other Congressional Districts. In addition, the grand prize winner from our district will be flown with a guest to Washington, D.C. to attend an awards ceremony. The day of the ceremony will be announced soon.
Yolo County’s Katherine Dowling of Davis Senior High School won last year’s competition for her piece “Theater” which is composed of acrylic paint on a canvas board.” Katherine’s work is currently displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
Artwork must be submitted by April 15 to one of Rep. Thompson’s district offices:
• 2721 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Napa, CA 94558.
• 2300 County Center Drive, Suite A100, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
• 622 Main Street, Suite 106, Woodland, CA 95695.
The submitted artwork will be judged by a panel of local artists and art experts with the winner announced after the deadline.
The guidelines for the Congressional Art Competition include the following:
• Artwork must be two-dimensional.
• Each piece can be no larger than 26” x 26” x 4” (26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep), including the frame.
• Framed artwork cannot weigh more than 15 pounds.
Acceptable mediums for artwork are as follows:
• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
• Collages: must be two-dimensional.
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints.
• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer generated art.
• Photographs.
Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. Copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement), that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.
The winning piece must be available to be mailed to Washington D.C. in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).
Students and teachers interested in the Congressional Art Competition may contact any of my district offices for further guidance and instruction.
Thompson represents California’s Fourth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties.