Art scene Sept. 19, 2009

Annual Writers’ Conference today

The ninth annual North Coast Redwoods Writers Conference continues today at the College of the Redwoods-Del Norte.

The theme is “Building a Community of Writers” and today’s events feature registration and a continental breakfast at 8 a.m., keynote address by Oregon author Jeff Golden at 8:45 a.m., three sessions of concurrent workshops on a variety of subjects — including publishing — an open mic session, book signing/sales, and a catered lunch.

Registration costs $95; for more information, visit www.ncrwc.org online, or show up at 883 W. Washington Blvd. between 8 and 8:30 a.m.

Photography entry forms due

The Coast Redwoods Art Association’s 2009 juried photography show will hang at Crescent Harbor Gallery, 140 Marine Way, during the  month of October.

All interested photographers in the Wild Rivers Coast area need to have their entry forms to the gallery no later than Sunday (Sept. 20).

For a prospectus or more information, stop by or call the gallery at 464-9133 or call Lee Beising at 458-9528.

Friends of Music concert tomorrow

Friends of Music presents German violinist Boris Kucharsky accompanied by a pianist at 3 p.m. today in the Calvary Assembly of God Church, 518 Fir Street in Brookings.

Tickets are $15 at the door, and students are $5.  For more information, call Tom Broderick at (541) 469-7625.

Art demo at gallery on Thursday

The demonstration artist of the month for the Coast Redwoods Art Association is Brookings artist Gus Gustafson, who will begin his demo at noon on Thursday at Crescent Harbor Gallery, 140 Marine Way. 

Gustafson was raised in Kansas City, Mo. He had no interest in art whatsoever until forced to attend a show of Vincent Van Gogh’s works at the Nelson Gallery, which changed his life.

He started with drawing, then moved to watercolor and acrylics, and has ended up primarily painting in oils.  Gustafson alternates between landscapes, seascapes, still life and floral paintings. He taught painting for eight years in Montana before moving to Oregon in 1999.

A finger food social precedes the demonstration at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 464-9133.

LRT to stage work party

Lighthouse Repertory Theatre has rented a sandblaster to sandblast the auditorium of Red’s Theatre next weekend. The organization needs help with blasting and sifting. 

Those able to assist on either Saturday or Sunday should contact Dan McGlasson at 218-8008, and leave a message if there is no answer. About 16-20 community members are needed.

Traditional Indonesian music in Eureka

Gamelan Sekar Sequoia, a community gamelan orchestra based in Arcata, will perform at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka on Oct. 3 from  6–9 p.m. as part of its free monthly Arts Alive! series on the first Saturday of each month.

Gamelan Sekar Sequoia plays mostly traditional classical Indonesia music in the central Javanese court style on bronze instruments imported from the Surakarta region. Established in 2003, the group has performed at Humboldt State University, the Morris Graves Museum, Arts Arcata, and Arts Alive in  Eureka.

The Morris Graves Museum of Art, is located at 636 F Street in Eureka. For more information, call 442-0278.

Arts Scene items should be sent to the Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA) at P.O. Box 1480, Crescent City, CA  95531 or e-mailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For more information, call 464-1336.