The City of El Cerrito's Arts and Culture Commission invites you to Celebrate the Arts in October!
The California Arts Council designated the first Friday in October of every year as
Arts Day in order to increase awareness of and participation in the arts statewide. The purpose of California Arts Day is to demonstrate the role and value of arts and culture throughout our state. In El Cerrito, the City kicked off Arts Month on October 2, and will celebrate our venues and businesses that promote the arts and culture of El Cerrito all month long!
Are you an El Cerrito Business celebrating an arts event in the month of October? Contact Karen Pinkos at (510) 215-4302 or kpinkos@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us to list your event on this page!
"Dementions" and "All Dolled Up" Exhibits
at Eclectix Gallery
10082 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito
October 16 through November 29, 2009
Opening Reception: October 16, 2009 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
With live music by "Eclair De Lune" Food by "Fume" & The "SweetRoll" truck
"Dementions" - A Halloween Art Exhibit - Fourth Annual Halloween Show!
Jam packed with scary, fun, demented, surreal, strangely beautiful and emotive art! The ultimate in Halloween viewing, hung salon style. With works by more than 45 artists in all mediums: dark gothic portraits, monsters, sexy vampires, skeletons, devils, surreal landscapes, Day of the Dead imagery and cute pumpkins. From our own Bay Area Newbrow art stars: gleaming, anthropomorphic robotic sculptures by Nemo Gould, a dark surprise from Annie Owens, fantastic monster cake sculptures by Scott Hove and a Franken-Animal by Isabel Samaras.
Demented Artists: Patricia Anders, Christine Benjamin, Jude Berman, Ken Brose, Sean Chapell, Monica Crawford, Kristen Cumings, Jenny Dayton, Sheri DeBow, Jamie Fales, Missy Feigum, Dean Fleming, Jackie Gallagher, Mike Gallegos, Gabrielle Gamboa, Larimie Garcia, Chris Gibbons, Heather Gleason, Nemo Gould, Chris Granillo, Dan Harding, Randall Heath, Dion Hitchings, Scott Hove, John Howard, James Ivey, Brooke Kent, Boris Koodrin, Frances Lerner, Alexis Lopez, Leon Loucheur, Polly Mania, Katie McCann, James McDaniel, Dean McDowell, Derek McKindles, Sonia Melnikova-Raich, Buddy Nestor, Onomar, Annie Owens, Barbara Rockhold, David Rose, Isabel Samaras, Xandria Sarmenta, Clee Sobieski, William Stoneham, Tina Tarnoff, Mark Thompson, Les Toil, Sam Vaughan , Sherwin Viray, Michelle Waters, Chris White, Anna Zusman.
"All Dolled Up" - An exhibit featuring the exquisite art dolls of: JennyBird Alcantara, Anita Collins, Sheri DeBow and Kerry Kate. Slightly twisted, painstakingly beautiful and hauntingly lifelike, these "art dolls" beg to be played with and fussed over. Quirky personalities that put Barbie to shame, the dolls are hand crafted wonders of moody, mixed media for the "big girl" (or boy) in you.
For more information, visit
www.eclectix.com.
City Hall Gallery Space
Photographs from the Luminous Veil Series by Kristin Satzman
Exhibit showing through November 15, 2009
Learn about the artist Kristin Satzman at
www.kristinsatzman.com
Rialto Cinemas Cerrito Theater
10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito
Full Kitchen now open!
Click here for details!
For current films and coming attractions,
click here.
Special Events in October:
National Theatre Live: "Alls Well That Ends Well"
Set against a background of sexism, snobbery and a battle between the generations, Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" turns fairytale logic on its head. It is a wondrous, bittersweet story. Join us for a rarely produced Shakespearean comedy from the stage of the National Theatre London. Mary Anne Elliot's direction creates 'A fairy-tale for adults... beautiful, funny and touching.' The feisty but lowly Helena falls in love with Bertram, a haughty count. To gain his hand she is set a string of impossible tasks. Even if accomplished, they can hardly guarantee his love. He refuses to bed her and yet says he'll only be hers if she bears his child; and he lusts after another. Nevertheless, our heroine, whether wisely or no, refuses to give him up.
Showtimes: Mon, October 19th & Wed, October 21st at 7:30 p.m. To purchase tickets,
click here.
Michael Jackson's "This Is It"
Two Week Engagement beginning October 27
Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show. Kenny Ortega, who was both Michael Jackson's creative partner and the director of the stage show is also directing the film.
To purchase tickets,
click here.
2009 California Arts Day
Friday, October 2, 2009
THANK YOU to the businesses that celebrated California Arts Day!
Eclectix Gallery
10082 San Pablo Ave, Click Here for more information
El Cerrito Art Association
Stockton Stroll
Stockton Avenue Business area, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- City of El Cerrito Senior Center
6500 Stockton Ave, Click Here for more information
- The Glenn Custom Framing & Gallery of Art
7027 Stockton Ave, Click Here for more information
- Fingado Gallery
7025 Stockton Ave, Click Here for more information
- Gregg L. Mayer & Company, Inc.
7019 Stockton Ave, Click Here for more information
- Reflections Hair Design
7000 Stockton Ave
- JennyK Gifts
6927 Stockton Ave, Click Here for more information
- Well Grounded Tea & Coffee Bar
6925 Stockton Ave, Click Here for more information
Contra Costa Civic Theatre
951 Pomona Avenue
Celebrating its 50th Season!
Click Here for more information and to purchase tickets
Rialto Cinemas Cerrito Theater
10070 San Pablo Avenue
New Menu Debuted October 2!!
Click Here for more information and to purchase tickets
THANK YOU to the San Francisco Folk Music Club and to Windrush School who hosted the First Annual El Cerrito Folk Music Festival!
Be sure to visit other Arts Venues and past California Arts Day participants:
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Questions? Call Karen Pinkos, Assistant City Manager, at (510) 215-4302 or email kpinkos@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us.
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