By Sharon Rosse
As part of the citywide music festival, Jazz & Beyond, the Capital City Arts Initiative will host artists selling their art, 5-7pm, in the Carson City Community Center lobby, Tuesday, August 18 prior to the 7pm “Music of Motown” concert. The lobby will open at 5pm and the public is cordially invited.
Local artists will have their artwork for sale in Art in the Lobby. William Hutchison will have the Dangerous Toys glass sculptures and his hand-blown glass ornaments. Susan Kotler will have her mixed media photographs. Carol Brown will have hand-made books, blank greeting cards, and small prints. Cyndy Brenneman will show her watercolor still-lifes. Paul Ford will have Nevada landscapes made with local soils, recycled materials, and acrylic. Claudia Knous will have her hand-dyed silk scarves.
The concert features Lloyd (Otis Day and the Knights) Williams on a musical journey of the “Motown sound” with the recording company founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit. The band, headed by Lloyd Williams will bring authentic Motown music to the audience and take listeners on a musical journey from the early days in Detroit to the international present. Tickets for the concert are available at the Carson City Visitors Bureau and online at JazzCarsonCity.com.
The Jazz & Beyond Festival is supported by the Mile High Jazz Band Association, the City of Carson City, and private donations. For additional information, see jazzcarsoncity.com.
The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered organization committed to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts and culture of Carson City and the surrounding region. The Initiative is committed to community planning and building for the area’s diverse adult and youth populations through art projects and exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its online projects.
CCAI is funded in part by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Nevada Arts Council, City of Carson City, U.S. Bank Foundation, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the John and Grace Nauman Foundation.
For additional information, please visit CCAI’s website at www.arts-initiative.org.
