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2007
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The Crucible’s annual Fall Open House, was a great
success. Many experienced the collaboration of art and
community first hand. Featuring an expo of community organizations
based or serving West Oakland that bring vital and important
services to the vibrant neighborhood; an art show and sale
showcasing the talents of our students and faculty, and
a special artist reception (6-8pm) launching our new Artist-in-Residence
program and artist Githinji Wa Mbire. More »
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The 2007
Fire Arts Festival
Wednesday - Saturday, July 11-14, 2007
The Crucible’s 7th Annual Fire
Arts Festival, featuring The Fire Odyssey set
West Oakland ablaze and transformed the vacant lot at
Kirkham St. and 7th St. into a Fire Arts Arena with a
four-day run in July 2007.
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INDUSTRIAL CHIC at The Crucible
Fashion
+ Art Show and Preview
Friday, April 13, 2007,
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Free Admission for Crucible members
+ 1 guest,
Open House, Art & Fashion
Exhibition, and
Rusty Elephant Sale
Saturday and Sunday, April 14th & 15th,
10:00AM – 4:00PM
Free Admission
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 The
Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of
ROMEO & JULIET,
A Fire Ballet
The Crucible celebrated its 8th Anniversary with
a sizzling synthesis of dance and fire. In the dazzling tradition
of The Crucible's Fire Operas, this first-ever Fire Ballet was
a theatrical spectacle that fused ballet, classical music, aerial
performance, and the fire and industrial arts into a compelling
modernized rendition of Shakespeare's tragic tale.
From classically trained ballet dancers to
outrageous fire performers, this amazing cast included Flyaway
Productions, Flavor
Group, Wushu
West, and The Crucible’s own blacksmiths,
metal casters, and glassworkers. The legendary tale of star-crossed
lovers was set to the passionate and powerful score of Sergei
Prokofiev.
Photo Gallery coming soon
Romeo &
Juliet Press |
2006
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Gifty Holiday Art Sale & Open
House
On December 16 & 17 from 10 AM to 4 PM, The Crucible
will hold its annual Gifty Holiday Art Sale, an opportunity to
shop at the last minute and celebrate the holidays as only The
Crucible can. More than forty local artists and artisans will offer
an assortment of unique handmade gifts including sterling silver
necklaces featuring serotonin molecules (a soothing touch for the
holiday season), handmade glass ornaments, and elegantly painted
wooden boxes. An art show will feature elegant creations by noted
artists working in metal, glass, wood, and multimedia.
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Mad Scientist Surplus Sale, Fix-A-Thon and Fall
Open House
Member Mix-a-thon Preview
Friday, September 8, 7-9pm
Free to Crucible Members, non-members $10
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The Sixth Annual 
FIRE ARTS FESTIVAL
The Original Bay Area Fire Spectacle
Towering pillars of flame, cracking bolts of electricity,
bodies dancing through fire – experience a four-day celebration
of creation through fire & light. Come during the day to learn
new skills at special Crucible workshops and classes. Return at
night as the Fire Arts Arena lights up with fire performance, music,
and the works of innovative fire sculptors.
See
complete Artist List »
See complete
Performer List »
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Spring Student Art Show & Open
House 2006
April 7th, 6:30-9pm
April 8th and 9th, 2006
Saturday & Sunday, 11am to 5pm
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The Seven Deadly Sins, A Fire Opera
by Kurt Weill and
Bertolt Brecht
The Crucible celebrated its 7th Anniversary with
another sizzling Fire Opera. A unique fusion of Opera and Fire
Arts, featuring artists from San Francisco Opera and The Oakland
East Bay Symphony.
We saw the fiery decadence of Anna's experiences
within seven American cities as she encountered the seven deadly
sins in her quest to get money to build the family a new house
in Louisiana. Staged in the industrial vastness of The Crucible’s
56,000 square feet studio space. |
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2005
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An excellent weekend to usher in the holidays. Nothing get you
in that holiday spirit like one-of-kind arts and crafts for your
loved ones.
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Mad Scientist Surplus Sale, Fixathon & Fall
Open House
Sort of like the best garage sale ever for artists and tinkerers,
we sold some great stuff donated by local industry. Check it
out next year! And don't forget to bring the things you need
fixing. We can help with that... |
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The Fire Arts Festival will take place July 12-17
at The Crucible’s 48,000 square foot industrial arts facility
and nearby 200,000 square foot outdoor arena in West Oakland. There
will be a full program of arts and educational events throughout
six days and four evenings, including lectures, classes, artist
talks, and arts demonstrations. The highlight will be the many
fire performances and fire and light sculptures featured in the
outdoor exhibition arena on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
This year’s Fire Arts Festival will be presented
with sponsorship from Pasha and Laney Thornton, City of Oakland,
the Tagami Family, Jack London Square, Oakland Magazine, Clear
Channel, Kamps Propane, Bay City Pyrotector, San Francisco Bay
Guardian, Cresco Rentals and the City of Oakland’s Fire and
Police Departments.
Together we'd like to invite you to a brilliant
display of fire artistry.
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Another great show featuring the students and faculty
of The Crucible. |
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Volunteers build The Crucible. If you're interested
in volunteering, this is the perfect occasion to meet other volunteers
and learn first-hand how rewarding contributing to The Crucible
can be. |
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2004
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This past December The Crucible held its first
Winter Open House. From floas (fleece boas) to metal books, colorful
duct-tape wallets to blown glass ornaments, all who attended
went home with arms full of unique gifts to give family and friends.
Many thanks to the vendors who participated in the sale, and
the students and faculty who displayed their artwork. Now we
all have one more reason to look forward to the holidays next
year!
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Check out KQED's coverage of last January's hottest event:
"...And finally, in what might qualify as the season's most unlikely
artistic collaboration, the San Francisco Opera teams up with Oakland's
industrial arts center, The Crucible, to stage a pyrotechnic version
of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas.'"
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more about SPARK at KQED » |
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The Crucible presents
A Trip to Oliver Ranch, Alexander Valley
We are pleased to offer as part of our
Fall membership drive a special trip to the beautiful Alexander
Valley ranch of Steven Oliver. Join us for this harvest-time
private tour of his collection of site-specific commissioned
sculpture by renowned artists including Bruce Nauman, Martin
Puryear, Richard Serra, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Ann Hamilton,
and more.
Learn more
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Mad Scientist Surplus Sale: Come and be a part of
a Crucible tradition! Check out industrial grade materials and
machines that have been appropriated for a second life. Artists,
small businesses, and anyone interested in industrial-grade stainless
steel, scientific glass supplies and equipment and tools, can purchase
these salvaged jewels in the rough. Local Industry has kindly donated
these supplies, its up to you to put them to new use.
Open House: Come see The Crucible's full program
of industrial and fine arts in action! Experience welding, blacksmithing,
neon, glass flameworking, woodworking, a live bronze pour and more
as our entire 48,000 square foot warehouse comes alive with arts
and crafts demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Bring your kids! We'll have special activities for
youth, including fire performances, hands-on projects, and popcorn!
Fix-A-Thon: Our annual FIX-A-THON is your chance
to bring in broken items and let us fix them for you! We can fix
everything from cracked bike frames to neon that's lost its glow.
Bring us your knives that need sharpening, broken garden furniture,
ornamental metalwork and decorative arts in need of repair, jewelry
that's lost its luster, three-legged furniture and more. Our professional
and friendly staff will do their best to restore your items to
full working order for a fraction of regular repair costs.
Learn more about this
event »
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The 2004 FIRE ARTS
FESTIVAL
Five days and nights filled with awe-inspiring
spectacles of fire and light at The Crucible's industrial arts
facility and adjacent 100,000 sq ft. outdoor Fire Arts Arena in
West Oakland. The festival will be a wealth of workshops, classes,
lectures, and stimulating demonstrations showcasing these innovative
and thrilling artistic mediums, culminating in three different
nights of mind-blowing performances, sculptures and exhibits from
the best fire and light artists on the West Coast.
This year we are joining forces with Burning Man,
(www.burningman.com),
to present this event, with sponsorship from the City
of Oakland, The
Oakland Museum of California, The Oakland Fire & Police
Departments, and Bay
Cities Pyrotector.
Burning Ideas, Capacitor, Michael Christian, Paul
Da Plumber, Mark Deutsche, Fire Arts Collective, Fire Conclave,
Flaming Lotus Girls, Wally Glenn, Bob Hoffman, HypKnowTron by Gaspo,
Infinite Kaos, Kabari, Scott Kildall, Kook Troupe, Le Fiebre featuring
Fyrestorm, Marisa Lenhardt, Light Fantastic, Mutaytor, Phoenix
Rising, RELartivity, Christopher Schardt, Jack Schroll, David Sloves,
Nate Smith, Charlie Smith, Kal Spelletich of Seemen, Michael Sturtz,
Sun Brothers, Therm, Vau de Vire Society, Buzz Volker, DJ Vordo,
Kasia Wojnarski, Xeno, and more!
See the follow up pages with lots
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And the Winners are...
Our 2004 Spring Open House and Student Exhibition on April 3 was
a huge success. The Crucible staff and faculty would like to thank
each and every person who attended and participated. We send special
thanks to those students who entered their work. All pieces were
well received and a spectacular representation of the endless possibilities
to sculpt your dreams into reality here at The Crucible.
Attendees voted and the counts are tallied. The winning pieces will
be displayed as part of The Crucible's permanent collection. |
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ArtSFest 2004
ArtSFest is a non-profit organization committed to celebrating, marketing,
and advancing the arts throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. From
May 13 to May 31 art organizations will open their doors to the public
by presenting events, workshops, open studios and more.
As a participant and member of ArtSFest 2004, The Crucible will host
tours on May 15th, 22nd and 23rd at 12 and 3 pm. We welcome visitors
to our 48,000 sq. ft. industrial arts facility to learn more about
our mission and how you can become a part of the community.
Learn
more about ArtSFest » |
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Expo for The Artist and Musician at CellSpace
The Crucible was proud to be a part of The 5th Annual Expo for
The Artist and Musician. A networking event like no other offering
workshops, exhibitions, performances, discussion groups, community
advocacy, and arts promotions via print and online resources.
Learn more about Cell Space » |
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 The
Crucible Collection Benefit Art Auction
At 1000 Oak Street in Oakland, CA
Admission is free.
Learn more about the collection
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See
more about The Oakland Museum »
See
more about A New Leaf Gallery/Sculpturesite » |
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 Spring
Open House and Student Art Exhibit and Sale
Admission Free
All the exciting demonstrations, performances and displays of a Crucible
Open House, plus a warehouse full of student work on exhibit and
for sale. Come see a bronze pour! Accompanied by music, performances
and refreshments. |
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Illuminated Sculpture from The Crucible
This exhibition features works from Crucible faculty and students.
Don't miss this unusual collection of fine illuminated sculpture
of artists from around the Bay Area. Includes works from Don
Carlson, Nick DiPhillipo, Roy Forest, Jack Gilbert, David Hollister,
Brian Hord, Rob Jenkins, Ed Kirshner, Ajuan Mance, Kevin Moore,
Michael Pargett, Kua Patten, Christian Schiess, Greg Shapter,
Michael Sturtz, Buzz Voelker, Mary White and Stephen Widmark
See
the follow up article with photos »
Visit
Ohlone College's web site » |
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Dido & Aeneas
by Henry Purcell
The Crucible's production fuses the elemental power of the fire arts
with the intimacy of Purcell's score in a revolutionary new staging,
as opera soloists, chorus singers, and orchestra are accompanied
by a backdrop of molten metal casting, glowing hot glass working,
welding, torch cutting, and fire dancing.
with Hors d'oeuvres, fine wines, champagne &
dessert
Fire Opera and after performances by Xeno, Mark Growden, Ultra Gypsy,
Djun Djun, Mystress Fyre, DJ Vordo and more!
See
the follow up article with lots of pictures! »
See the original
invitation
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2003
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Open House and Holiday Gift Sale
Visit with the Crucible on December 20 as we throw our doors and
studio open for another of our famous Open Houses. Crucible faculty
will be on hand to demonstrate and teach skills from our classes
and let you turn your hand to a new art form or try a new technique.
In addition, do your last minute holiday shopping and stuff those
stockings with Crucible gifts - our faculty and staff will be showing
a range of handmade objects and works of art for sale at the event. |
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BEVERLY PEPPER: Sculpture,
Abstraction, Steel &
Environment
Free and Open to the Public
Coming from Italy to present at The Crucible, Beverly Pepper is
internationally renowned as an abstract metal sculptor whose work
is informed by the forms and forces of the natural world. Her outdoor
environmental projects are a collaboration with the landscape and
are on permanent display around the globe.
She presented an image retrospective of her work and discuss
the artistic process of developing large-scale public sculpture.
A new sculptural piece -
designed especially for this event and cast at The Crucible - will
be on display.
Details about this
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7th Street Scape Community Walk
Meet up at The Crucible for the 7th StreetScape Community Walk! Learn
about the area and explore the history and future of 7th Street. |
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See The Crucible on TV!
Don't miss this week's Bay Area BackRoads featuring your favorite
Fire Arts School!
Sunday October 5th at 5:30pm and 11:30pm
Saturday October 11 at 5:30pm
Sunday October 12 at 5:30pm and 11:30pm
For a transcript and further info see www.kron4.com |
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Fix-A-Thon, Fall Open House & Surplus
Sale
Community Open House ::::::::::::::::::..................
See The Crucible's full program of industrial arts in action! Get
cozy with welding, blacksmithing, neon glassbending, ameworking and
jewelry, as every corner of the 48,000 square foot space will be
active with artisan demonstrations and hands-on activities. The Open
House is a festive, family-friendly and educational event where you
can learn all about the re arts and see industry in action.
Bring the kids: We'll have special activities just for kids, including
performances,
projects and popcorn!
Fix-a-Thon ::::::::::::::::::..................
The Annual Fix-a-Thon is your chance to bring in broken items (furniture,
jewelry, castings, etc.) and let us x them for you! We can x lots
of di erent items, from furniture, lamps, castings, broken and dull
jewelry, to knives in need of sharpening, cracked bike frames, neon
that lost it's glow and more. Our professional and friendly folks
will do their best to restore your items to full working order. Fix-it
services quoted on a per-item basis; Some items may take 2 days or
longer to repair. All proceeds benefit The Crucible, a non-profit
arts education organization.
Surplus Sale ::::::::::::::::::..................
Check out industrial-grade materials and machines that have been
appropriated for a second life as unique materials for art. This
is a rare opportunity to browse and buy objects that were created
for industry, and are awaiting re-use and transformation. Rock-bottom
prices and a wide selection ensure that you'll be able to nd lots
of intriguing items to call your own. |
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Film Screening: “Burn Baby Burn”
2 showings: 7:30 and 9:30 pm
"In the wild and wacky city known as Black Rock, dust storms,
friendly fire, mass dancing and myriad homemade art come alive. This
footage from last year's Burning Man was compiled and edited by Paynie
in just 10 days. He has a remarkable eye for bizarre detail. BURN
BABY BURN truly captures the huge scope of the event, politically,
visually and creatively. - Jan Richman - SF Gate |
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PyroMANIA
Weekend
The Crucible’s PyroMania Weekend begins with the Summer Open
House. Sparks will fly as artisans demonstrate the fine arts of blacksmithing,
welding, glassworking, neon bending and more. If you find an area
you want to explore more, you can sign up for the Sunday introductory
workshops (see below) or for a full class during Summer.
Get prepared to get hands-on, with the day-long Flame-a-Thon! Here’s
the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to get a serious taste
of propane as you take an intensive 3-hour introductory class in
blacksmithing, welding, neon, ceramic raku, jewelry or glass. |
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Burning Man Presents: A Beyond Belief Flambé Lounge
How does the sacred exist, and where might it be found?
Beyond belief, beyond the dogmas, creeds, and metaphysical ideas
of religion, there is immediate experience. It is from this primal
world that living faith arises. The intention of Beyond Belief
is to explore this mystery.
In keeping with our 2003 Burning Man theme, participants created
an evening of transcendent play, interactive rites and rituals,
processions, performance, shrines, labyrinths, otherworldly art
and icons, temples and visions that occupy the ambiguous territory
that lies between reverence and ridicule, faith and belief, the
absurd and the stunningly sublime.
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IGNITE : The Crucible Strikes A New Light
A full evening of mixing & mingling, amazing performances
and festive foods. As a nonprofit organization, The Crucible
relies of fundraisers to support the innovative arts-education
programs. Stand up and say "Yes!" to keeping the industrial arts
alive at our Gala gala benefit!
Spark The Evening : A Benefit Reception 6pm
- 9pm: $50 per ticket (good for entire event)
Illuminate the Night : A Festive Celebration 9pm
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Crucible Grand Re-Opening & Spring Open
House
The Crucible Re-Opens Its Doors with a Free Open House for
the Community.
Come tour the new facility and see arts and industry in action! You’re
invited to experience the exhilaration of playing in our unique studio,
a West Oakland warehouse featuring over 47,000 square feet of space
with 30’ ceilings and ample room to create! Learn about the
educational programs designed to whet your creativity and to teach
you to work metal, glass, neon, clay, stone and more.
Come see first-hand what The Crucible is all about!
Sparks fly for hands-on demonstrations of metal working, glassworking,
neon, and ceramics. Grab a hammer and try blacksmithing or stonecarving.
Wander with wonder as you watch artists and artisans weld, cut and
form metal, work glass, fire clay, and bend neon tube. Expert faculty
and artists will be on hand to answer questions and to share their
tricks, tips and techniques. Bring the kids: There are lots of youth-friendly
activities, and they’ll get to see the power of creation using
industrial processes and traditional techniques.
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Crucib le
Conditional Use Hearing for Oakland Planning & Commission
The Crucible was on the agenda for the Oakland City Planning Commission
regarding a Conditional Use Permit for the new facility. Over 50
supporters wrote letters, email or came out to voice support. Great
News! The Planning Commission unanimously voted to grant the permit.
Big thanks to all who helped achieve this important step. |
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 THE
CRUCIBLE - PHOENIX FUND DRIVE - NOVEMBER 21, 2002
artAngels is pleased to present an exclusive event in support of
The Crucible at the private home of Deborah Chalsty. The evening
will be filled with art and artists, in a most amazing setting.
This exclusive evening will include:
:: A private tour of the remarkable urban loft and roof garden
designed by Maria McVarish and recently featured in the Examiner
Magazine
:: A talk by Jim Melchert: Artist, Former Director of The Academy
of Art in Rome, UC Berkeley Art Department, Visual Arts Program
of the National Endowment for the Arts and friend of The Crucible
:: A talk by: Ann Hatch: Founder, Capp Street Project and The
Oxbow School and friend of The Crucible
:: A formal introduction to The Phoenix Fund Drive and The Crucible,
an educational facility that fosters a collaboration of Arts, Industry
and Community. Through training in the fine and industrial arts,
The Crucible promotes creative expression, re-use of materials,
and innovative design while serving as an accessible arts venue
for the general public.
ENJOY
Fine wines and canapés in the private home of Deborah Chalsty,
a remarkable urban loft and roof garden designed by Maria McVarish
and recently featured in the Examiner Magazine
HONORARY GUESTS
:: Jim Melchert, Artist, Former Director of the Academy of Art
in Rome, UC Berkeley Art Department, Visual Arts Program of the
National Endowment for the Arts
:: Ann Hatch, Founder: Capp Street Project and the Oxbow School
ENTERTAINMENT
:: Art auction of sculpture by leading crucible artists
:: Live performances by ultra gypsy and bruce sherrod
GENEROUS SUPPORTERS: Work of Art Catering; The Crucible volunteers
and staff; Invitation design by Jay Kravitz
HOST COMMITTEE: Deborah Chalsty, Host; Siri and Bob Berg; Roy
Forrester; Mark Goldstein; Michael Hayden; Cynthia Neill; Steve
Ryan; Phil Tagami; Carey Timbrell
EVENT COMMITTEE: Alissa Bushnell; Alexa Gulliford; Cate Riegner;
Kate Rutter; Allison Storr; Kate Sheridan |
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ALBERT PALEY: Master
of Metal
Free and Open to the Public
The Crucible welcomes internationally renowned artist Albert
Paley to the Bay Area. Albert will show images of his work and
discuss the diversity and significance of his prolific creations
in metal.
Details
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The
LEF Foundation
The
International Sculpture Center
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: Crucible Lecture Series Event
MICHAEL HAYDEN:
The Art of Luminosity &
Light
The Crucible welcomes neon and light artist Michael Hayden. Hayden
collaborates with architects, designers, engineers, landscape architects,
technicians, composers, poets, and other artists to create lumetric
works that are large in scale and massive in scope.
Join us as he presents his work, discusses how scientific principles
and aesthetic concerns guide his vision, and speaks about the challenges
and opportunities of working big with light.
Admission: Free
Details
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Fix-a-Thon Fundraiser • Bring us your metal
objects in need of repair such as: furniture, lamps, castings,
broken and dull jewelry, knives in need of sharpening, cracked
bike frames, neon that's lost its glow...Our skilled staff will
do their best to repair it for you in exchange for a reasonable
fee.
See Demonstrations by our Faculty in: Neon, Jewelry Fabrication,
Glass Beadmaking, Bronze Casting, and displays of student art works.
Try your hand at: Blacksmithing, Welding & Torch Cutting, Ceramic
Sculpture, Stonecarving, and More.
Come explore our 17,000 square foot industrial/arts facility.
Learn about our exciting classes for all ages and experience levels. |
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NED KAHN: Art, Science and Creation
through Chaos
The Crucible welcomes kinetic and environmental sculptor Ned Kahn.
Kahn's eclectic and inviting works emulate nature's systems in all
their complex glory. His sculptures grace such locations as the Exploratorium
in SF and the Rose Center for Earth
& Space at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Don't miss this opportunity to see his work and hear first-hand
how he envisions, creates and fabricates these amazing environments.
Admission: Free
Details about
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Crucible Lecture
Series Event
PRESTON JACKSON: Figures, Monuments,
Steel
& Society
The Crucible welcomes kinetic and metalworker and figurative sculptor
Preston Jackson. Preston Jackson, a leading Chicago artist and educator,
is a prime example of an established artist who is exceedingly generous
in devoting his time to teaching others, and who seeks to make art
accessible to all.
Join us for a presentation of his work and a discussion about how
his teaching philosophy both engages his students and invigorates
his art.
Admission: Free
Details about
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Current Gallery Show
Ashby-a-glow: An Illuminating Exhibition
Celebrating Creation through Fire &
Light
Ashby Avenue glows and sparkles with this show at the Current Gallery.
Featuring installations and works in neon, fire, light, L-wire and
film/video, this exhibition displays sculptures that transform light
and flicker with inspiration. |
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FIRE ARTS FESTIVAL
Glimmer, Glow, Sparkle, Ignite! The Bay Area's only non-profit
sculpture center, educational foundry, and metal fabrication studio
invites you to join us in toasting the longest day of the year
with a festive celebration of creation through fire and light.
At this fundraising benefit, we invite you to come in and frolic
in our 17,000 sq. ft. studio, and experience
first-hand the dynamic energy of creating through fire! Proceeds
from the event support The Crucible's growing arts, education and
community programs, and help keep the arts alive in the Bay Area.
Fire Arts Festival for the Whole Family : 4:00 pm - 8pm
Come early and bring the kids! Sparks fly as the community converges
on The Crucible for hands-on demonstrations of welding, glassworking,
neon, and ceramics and more. Grab a hammer and try blacksmithing
or stonecarving. See molten metal pour and flow, sign up for
art classes, enjoy the art, and get the kids involved!
After Dark Revel : 8pm - 2am
With an electronic hum and a sudden spark, the evening awakens.
Bask in the glow as the Ashby corridor illuminates with sinuous
rills of neon and the shimmering heat of molten metal. Dance
and drink as plasma floats through the air and fire glints off
revelers--while exotics, pyrophilic performers, aerial acts,
DJs, and musicians bend sound into light.
Delights await, including:
- Unique performances, featuring DJ Vordo, Aiye! Capoeira, Apsara,
Capacitor, Copper Wimmin, Aerialist Benn Mendoza, Mark Growden,
UltraGypsy, VJ-Luna and Velocity Circus presents Solar & Nemesis
- Ashby-a-glow-a neon & light sculpture show along Ashby
Avenue, with neon and glowing installation artworks from local
artists and members of The Crucible community, with a Gallery
opening of radiant works celebrating creation through fire and
light.
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Crucible Special Event
Japanese Blacksmithing, Bladesmithing
and Saw-making Demonstration
Miyano Dai Endo (Yataiki) is a 3rd-generation blacksmith and master
craftsman. He will demonstrate both nokogiri (traditional
saw-blade making) and blade-making. The venerable master is in the
United States for a short tour only, and this is a rare opportunity
to see these traditional techniques and processes!
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm both days
Admission: $40 per day; $75 for both days |
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Crucible Lecture Series Event
MIKE HILL: Monuments
of Stone, Metal &
Cement
As a sculptor, Mike Hill coaxes stone to fly and steel to levitate,
yet uses the inherent weight of these media to give the viewer
the experience of monumentality. He will discuss his experimentation
with varying materials and techniques to create works that at once
defy and underscore their nature, and will talk about how exacting
craftsmanship and dedication to process serve to maintain this
dichotomy.
A full time artist since 1975, Mike Hill has created hundreds of
works for individual collectors and numerous public commissions,
including a large stained glass mural for the Ontario Airport.
In recent years, he has focused on simple shapes of stone and steel
ranging in size from small indoor pieces to large garden sculptures
weighing several tons. His works are contemplative in nature, revealing
new meanings with each viewing.
Details
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The Crucible's Annual Mad Scientist Sale and Spring Open House returns
in full force!
Stop in and check out the industrial-grade materials and machines
that have been appropriated for a second life as unique materials
for art. If you're an artist, designer, entrepreneur, or simply creative
and curious, this is a rare opportunity to get your hands on objects
that were created for industry, but are awaiting re-use and transformation.
You'll find:
- pieces & parts & fixtures & fittings
- clamps, pumps, meters, motors and more
- items in all shapes and sizes, from the mega-big to the itsy-bitsy
- objects of intrigue from industries such as aerospace, pharmaceuticals,
manufacturing and machining.
Our entire inventory is PRICED FOR FAST SALE and EVERYTHING MUST
GO to clear space for our expanding
educational programs. Rock-bottom prices and a wide selection (including
scientific glass, industrial-grade stainless
steel and obscure equipment and tools) ensure that you'll be able
to find lots of intriguing items to call your own.
Don't miss this chance to browse and buy these weird and wonderful
items!
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!!!
On Saturday, The Crucible's quarterly Open House springs into action
as we invite you to experience the exhilaration of playing in
our unique studio! Featuring demonstrations in welding, neon,
blacksmithing
and ceramics, you can tour the studio, learn about our programs
and classes, and see first-hand what it's like
to pour molten metal, bend neon tube, flamework glass, and more.
Expert faculty and artists will be on hand to answer questions
and to share their tricks, tips and techniques. The Open House
is a festive, family-friendly and educational event where you can
see The Crucible in action. |
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Crucible Lecture Series Event
SUSAN KINGSLEY: Metalsmithing & Postmodern
Alchemy
Susan Kingsley makes objects that play perversely with desire
and culture of display,
and with the constructs of self and sexuality. Join her as she
discusses how she uses
her work to destabilize accepted definitions or art, craft, gender
and the body and to
propel the viewer into spaces where meaning begins to fragment
and metamorphose.
Susan will focus on her recent work and her use of the hydraulic
press to transform
metal.
Susan Kingsley is an independent studio artist living in Carmel,
California. She received
a BA from the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio and an MFA from
Vermont College,
Montpelier, Vermont. A writer on art, craft and feminist issues,
she is also the author
of the technical book, Hydraulic Die Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths.
She has
taught workshops and lectured throughout the U.S. and Canada and
is a part-time
instructor at Monterey Peninsula College. She received an NEA/Western
states Arts
Fellowship for her work, which has been exhibited and published
internationally, and is
represented in the collection of the Oakland Museum.
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Crucible Lecture Series Event
ALLEGHANY MEADOWS:
Rhythm, Labor & Form: Utilitarian
Pottery
Alleghany Meadows seeks alchemy in clay. Join him as he discusses
how he uses the plasticity and subtle responses of the medium to
create objects that are intimately connected through size, form
and surface to both the human body and to nature. His lecture will
focus on the creative process within the context of utilitarian
pottery, and how his studies in Nepal and Japan have influenced
his work.
Alleghany Meadows is a studio potter in Carbondale, Colorado. He
earned an MFA from Alfred University and a BA from Pitzer College
in California. Alleghany studied indigenous pottery in Nepal as
a Watson Fellow, and apprenticed in Japan to Karatsu potter Takashi
Nakazato. He has taught workshops and lectures at Penland, Greenwich
House Pottery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, and the Mendocino
Arts Center. His work is collected and exhibited nationally, and
has been featured in over thirty group and solo shows.
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GREAT BALL OF FIRE
3rd Anniversary Benefit & Masquerade Ball
The evening warms with the glow of flame-licked hors d'oeuvres,
opulent costumes and twisting belly dancers. Deep dark ignites
into a swirling phantasm of beguiling fire performers, delicious
bands, synapse-popping DJs, gyrating bodies and a Mischievious
Midnight UNMASKING.
Performances by Keith Hennessy and Circo Zero, Xeno, Bonfire Madigan,
DJ Vordo, Extra Action Marching Band, Ultra Gypsy, Molten Bronze
pour, Kelek's Tesla Coil, and much MORE...
Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres provided by: Work of Art
Do arrive Metamorphosed (costumes requested) |
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FROM WITHIN THESE WALLS: The 2002 Crucible Student Show
THE CRUCIBLE'S OPEN HOUSE/STUDENT SHOW/REFUSALON
Come explore our 17,000 square foot educational industrial/arts
studio. Join us for an opening celebration for a gallery show of
student works, along with a one night showing of all works NOT chosen
for the show (Refusalon). Works in steel, bronze, aluminum, cast
iron, glass, neon, jewelry, ceramic, stone and on paper will be displayed
throughout our studio. Refreshments will be served, including pizza
from our handbuilt woodfire oven. |
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Come explore our 17,000 square foot industrial/arts space. Bring
us your metal objects in need of repair and we will do our best to
repair it for you in exchange for a reasonable fee See demonstrations
by our Faculty in: Glass blowing, Jewelry Fabrication, Glass beadmaking,
Neon, BronzeCasting, Blacksmithing, Welding and displays of student
art works!!! |
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Obsessive Creators Outdoor Film Series
Premiere of New Outdoor Film Series By Co-founder of El Rio Outdoor
Cinema:
Two evenings of outdoor 16mm films highlighting the eccentric
habits, tools and creations of individuals obsessed with creating:
You will witness idiosyncratic obsessions; streaking; Grandma Prisbrey
and her 15 brilliant glass houses crammed with objects scavengered
from the county dump deadpan humor; massive compulsion and a sense
of the absurd; the creation of humanity through Czech Animation;
time-travel, memory and obsession in Paris after World War III
; butcher and barber shops in Venice.... |
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Act I: Prometheus' Palate / A Formal Dinner 6:00 pm
Indulge your palate with a delectable feast of fiery foods stolen
from the gods. Professional chefs prepare elegant delights on
hand-wrought sculptural stoves while dancers and musicians intoxicate
your senses. Fire, flesh, and sound blending before your eyes.
Formal or Fiery dress requested.
Dinner generously provided by Bon Appetie, hors d'oeuvres by Work
of Art, Performances by Capacitor, D Yara Balkan Choir, Erika Herren,
Lumin, Elizabeth Moriarty, Phoenix Rising, Pyrogeist, Ultra Gypsy.
Act II: Arts of Vulcan / Benefit Silent Auction 6:00 - 9:30 pm
Feast your eyes on our auction of flame-wrought works in metal
and ceramic created by Crucible artists. Vulcan himself wil appear
from above - and with the strike of his anvil, ring in your bids.
Act III: The Flight of Icarus 10:30pm - 4:00am
Release your inhibitions with live music, dj's and blazing performances.
Fire and libations pour forth into the night. Molten bronze flows
into glowing rivers as Icarus soars blindly toword the flames
above, his ashes raining at your feet. Performances by Capacitor,
Lumin, Ménage Á Trois, Frank Olivier, Phoenix Rising,
Pyrogeist, DJ Vordo, Xeno, Zambra Bailar Yalla.
The Garden of Fire the entire night Stroll through a transformed
streetscape, dazzled by myriad fire sculptures that flame and roar.
Fall prey, let them entice you into a fiery den of creative celebration.
A group of technosavvy artists who blend metal sculpture with controlled
combustion to create a kinetc display of heat, light, and form.
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Return of the Mad Scientist Surplus Sale/ Spring Open House. Last
year this event was such a roaring success, we have decided to bring
it back in full force with nearly twice as much to choose from. Come
out and experience the exhilaration of playing in our unique
studio! Our Mad Scientist Surplus Sale will open our Materials Re-Use
Warehouse to the public. Artists, small businesses, and anyone interested
in pharmaceutical industrial-grade stainless steel, scientific glass
supplies, obscure equipment and tools, can purchase salvaged "jewels
in the rough". Local Industry has kindly donated these supplies
to be re-used in any way your imagination can take you!
Plus: Our faculty of artisans will be showing off their expertise.
Watch and participate in demonstrations of welding, blacksmithing
and much, much more. Don't miss this event! It's a great opportunity
to sign up for our new spring session of classes. You can play
with fire every day! |
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Zone Variance Meeting: HELP BERKELEY KEEP ITS FIRE!
The Crucible, the Bay Area's ONLY non-profit educational collaboration
of arts, industry and community could be forced to close its doors
over a zoning technicality: we teach industrial arts production
in an area protected for light-industrial manufacturing. What happens
if The Crucible doesn't win a zoning variance? Berkeley and the
Bay LOSE one of their only sources of affordable industrial and
fine arts classes for adults and kids, unique gallery shows featuring
local & national artists, and our famous, headline-grabbing
Fire-Arts Festivals. In just the past 2 years, The Crucible has
taught over 1000 students how to weld, blacksmith, cast molten
bronze and glass--and has fostered an industrial arts renaissance
in the heart of the East Bay.
Help the city understand that through teaching industrial arts,
The Crucible represents and strengthens industry in Berkeley! Untie
our hands and make sure we STAY to serve thousands more! |
2000
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Catalyst: A Juried Exhibition of Crucible Artists
Calling all Crucible Students, Past and Present: Participate in
our first juried student show at The Crucible:
Artwork juried by three Bay Area Art Professionals: Clayton Baily,
Sculptor; Nancy Mintz, Sculptor; Phil Linhares, Chief Curator of
Art for the Oakland Museum of California
Gallery Reception: Friday, January 5 from 6- 9 PM. |
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Art Car Fest 2000
Coming off of the huge success of the last three years, over 100
ArtCars from cross the US and Canada are gathering in the San Francisco
Bay Area this fall for ArtCar Fest 2000, the largest event of its
kind on the West Coast. It's a grass roots event founded and produced
by local artist Philo Northrup and Bay Area filmmaker Harrod Blank,
both ArtCar artists themselves.
ON SATURDAY NIGHT STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. come to Berkeley's The
CRUCIBLE for the ArtCar Party of the year! Bands, performances
at the hottest art house in the Bay Area!
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Fall Open House & Mad Scientist Surplus Sale
Face it. You're the type who likes to play with fire. Your mama
always told you not to--but you still have that edge. so now's
your chance to take on the flames. Unleash your inner art-star
and try your hand at welding, blacksmithing, glass casting at The
Crucible's Fall Open House / Mad Scientist Surplus Sale.
The Crucible, the Bay Area's only non-profit educational foundry,
metal fabrication shop and sculpture studio, is continuing its
explosive growth and adding more incredible classes. so come play
with us! Our faculty artists will hand over their tools and let
you be pyro for a day. Grab a stinger and weld; Pick up a chisel
and carve marble; watch master blacksmiths at work and see sparks
fly as molten bronze is poured at 2400o. Come early and bring the
kids. our demos are hands-on, kid-safe and adult friendly. And
it's a great opportunity to sign up for our hot fall classes so
you can play with fire every day!
Plus: Planning on taking over the world or building your own cyberbot?
Concurrent with the Fall Open House, our Mad Scientist Surplus
Sale will open our Materials Re-Use Warehouse to the public, so
artists, small businesses, and anyone interested in industrial-grade,
funky stainless steel machinery and other raw materials needs to
be there. Industrial powerhouses including Bayer Pharmaceuticals,
NASA, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Pacific Pipe, and many others donate
their high-quality surplus and unbelievable equipment to The Crucible,
where it becomes raw fodder for the twisted imaginations of our
students and artists. This is your chance to find that indescribable
something you've always longed for. |
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 July
8, 2000
The Second Annual
FIRE ARTS FESTIVAL
A Celebration of Creation Through Fire
OUR EXPLOSIVE EXPANSION FUNDRAISER
We've broken through the warehouse walls, gaining an additional16,000
sq. ft for new programs, classes and performance spaces-Now it's
time to celebrate!
This fiery evening will includedemonstrations of many of our classes
and fire arts techniques including: welding, blacksmithing, stonecarving,
raku firing, pyrex glass beadmaking, kiln-cast glass, porcelain
enameling, foundry processes, and a spectacular BRONZE POUR!
View the debut of our new Ashby St. gallery at the opening of
our faculty exhibit and the outdoor fire and light show in our
backyard Fire Garden.
Featured performers throughout the night include Inter-disciplinary
movement artists Capacitor and Genetyx; tribal belly dancing by
Ultra Gypsy; Bulgarian vocals with middle eastern trance music
by Lumin; Cosmic dance grooves by DJ Vordo; Press Clit; Extra Action
Marching Band; Mike"Temple" Brady; Cyberotic Love Troopers;
Industrie; plus a plethora of live Fire Performers: featuring Pyrogeist.
Come early and bring the kids-youth oriented demos and hands-on
projects will entertain from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Sign up for summer
youth arts classes, and see what The Crucible can offer to kids
of all ages. |
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 Current
Gallery Show
Stephen Bondi: Transformations
Exhibiting drawings and models for a proposed public commission
to be executed in forged metal and glass. In addition he'll be
showing small non-functional artworks made from pvc pipe and empty
pill bottles. Through intense manipulation he transforms mundane
materials,
industrial pipe and throw-away bottles, into jewel-like items reminiscent
of cloisonne boxes. Steve Bondi has been creating works in metal
for over thirty years. He is a recipient of a National Endowment
for the Arts Fellowship and he's created work for the penthouse
of Donald Trump in the Trump Towers, work for the Awahnee Hotel
in Yosemite, art for EPCOT Center in Florida and works for the
Gold Nugget Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. |
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Blessings – Ratka Mira
Found Things - Remi Rubel
Ratka Mira Popovic and Remi Rubel show mixed media works. |
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Crucible Glass
Featuring the work of: Dave Andres, Gabriel Feenan, Orion Fredericks,
Rob Jenkins, Elise Ordorica, Dan Reilly and Lawry Swidler. |
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Come to The Crucible's 1st Birthday Inferno
Saturday January 22 , 2000 7pm until the pleasures cease
WHAT: The Crucible, a non-profit educational foundry, metal fabrication
shop and sculpture studio, is hosting its first birthday party
with the Fire Feast Festival. It will be an benefit in three ACTS:
Act I: Dining with Dante Semi-formal dinner begins at 7:00 p.m.
A desirable feast of festive flambes and fiery finger delights.
Menu prepared on top and inside of sculptural stoves and cauldrons
designed and fabricated by Crucible artists. Blazing waiters satiate
your palate. Feast accompanied by Fire Dancers and other Hot Performers.
$60 per person - RSVPs Necessary
Act II: Arts of Fire Benefit Silent Auction. Set your eyes ablaze
with a feast of artworks wrought by flame. Conflagrations of ceramic,
glass, and metal creations will be exhibited at The Crucible's
Current Gallery.
Act III: All Hell Breaks Loose Gates open for the Inferno of Fun
at 10:00 p.m. Bands, fire/dance performers, and D.J.s blast you
into the bellows that keep your feet aflame. Blow off your formal
clothing and release your inner desires. Demonstrations of Fiery
Fabrications happen as Daredevils flirt with flames for your wide-eyed
delight. Libations abound as molten metal pours into the night.
$20 suggested donation per person
FEATURED PERFORMERS: Capacitor, Shinichi "Momo" Koga & Inkboat,
The Kevin Keller Trio, Ultra Gypsy, John Voldal, Bruce Sherrod,
Drumfire, Extra Action Marching Band, DJ Vordo, and The Rock Bottom
Players. |
1999
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 Current
Gallery Show
Home Scrap: Don Carlson • Damen
Carmen • Dawn Travers
Just what is that makes today's homes so difefrent, so eco-friendly?
It's the concentrated, conscious effort to personally interact
with the recycling process; it's desire to interrupt the industrial
cycle of manufacture-use-discard by introducing the creative hand.
Home Scrap joins three Bay Area art makers working with materials
otherwise destined for the recycling heap. The results are functional
domestic objects that say "Junk can be an aesthetic joy if
properly configured." |
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The First Annual
FIRE ARTS FESTIVAL
A Celebration of Creation Through Fire
Please join us for a gallery opening, benefit and outdoor
fire and light exhibit featuring live music, fire performances, and
a studio open house showcasing metal casting, glass working, blacksmithing,
welding, raku, and various sculpture demonstrations. |
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| Holiday Gifty Art Sale 2007 |
Holiday Gifty Raffle Tickets
On Sale Now! Price per ticket: $5
Buy Gifty Raffle tickets for a chance to win:
GRAND PRIZE: A fiery red Honda
NightHawk motorcycle
(complete with a Basic Rider Course, helmet and
Crucible’s motorcycle
maintenance course)
2nd Prize: VIP Season Pass to 2008 Crucible Events
3rd Prize: Free Crucible class
4th Prize: Gift Certificates for fine dining
5th Prize: One of a Kind artwork
..... and much more
Drawings held during our Gifty Celebration each
day at 3PM,
with Grand Prize drawing held Sunday, December
16th
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not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national or
ethnic origin or sexual orientation.
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April
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7 - 11, 2004
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16th and 17th, 2004 
Legends
of Sculpture Lecture Series Presents:
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20 & 21, 2003
March
29, 2003
September
30, 2002 - 7:30pm
2002
The
Third Annual
June
14 & 15, 2002 :
April
28, 2002 - 6:00pm :
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Third Annual
September
29, 2001
June
23, 2001
February
8, 2001
December
18, 2000-January 13, 2001
January
22, 2000