Featured artist is oil painter Flora Baumann
Reception is February 4, 4-6pm
Gallery hours are Thursday-Sunday, 11am-5pm
307 First Street, Beniciapleinair.com
Inside-Out, a solo exhibition of Nikki Basch-Davis
Reception February 4, 5-8pm
Exhibit runs through February 26, Open Thursday–Sunday, 12-5pm
621 First Street, Benicia
Gallery621.com 707.746.6211
Archiving and chronicling Benicia’s religious heritage
Artifacts and archives from local churches and a demo on the archival process
Opening February 5, 2pm
Exhibit runs from February 5-April 6, Open Wednesday-Sunday 1-4pm
2060 Camel Road, Benicia
beniciahistoricalmuseum.org 707.745.5435
The band’s musical style captures the spirit of the immigrants of this land, the men and women who tamed the Wild West. They play Irish, Italian, and American folk music.
Saturday, February 18, 8pm
Benicia Historical Museum, 2024 Camel Road, Benicia
beniciahistoricalmuseum.org 707.745.5435
Sumi-e classes introduce you to the fundamental techniques of sumi-e or ink wash painting, the unique form of Asian art that has produced some of the world’s finest masterpieces of ink painting. session you will learn to do brush painting including the following: calligraphy to practice basic brush strokes, use of sumi-ink and also watercolor, further techniques for using bamboo brushes. After practicing these skills, you will complete “shikshi” (Japanese art board edged with gold colored trim) to hang in a frame or a scroll.
Instructor: Fumiyo Yoshikawa
Saturday February 25, 10am-4pm, register online
Arts Benicia Gallery, 991 Tyler Street, Suite
Artsbenicia.org 707.747.0131
For women of all ages with an emphasis on shopping, pampering, wellness and inspiration. Learn. Relax. Unwind.
Saturday, February 25, 11am-5pm
Downtown Benicia shops and restaurants
Beniciamainstreet.org 707.745.9791
Dinner, no host bar, raffle, costume prizes & trivia competition
Fundraiser for Adult Literacy Program
Saturday, February 25, 6pm
The Clocktower, 1189 Washington Street, Benicia
www.Benicialibrary.org 707.746.4341
Benicia Literary Arts, a new nonprofit organization that supports writers and publishes literary works after an extensive reading and editing process is becoming active with two events planned this spring and publication of Sign of the Times, an anthology produced jointly by the First Tuesday...
Posted 02/21/12 @ 09:53 PM
The Rahlves' Banzai Tour returns to Lake Tahoe ski resorts with competitions in February and March. The event is considered the world's premier big mountain freeskiing meets skier/boarder-cross experience and is becoming one of the region’s most popular spectator events....
Posted 02/17/12 @ 12:42 PM
Snow in the forecast for Tuesday, with sunny skies returning Wednesday through Sunday. Highs are in the 40s with lows dipping to the 20s. Resorts and Towns’ Update: As part of its $50 million renaissance, Squaw Valley welcomes new dining experiences, including the Rocker@Squaw in...
Posted 02/17/12 @ 12:38 PM
The Colorful Craft of Stained Glass features work by Benicia artist Stephen Schumm on exhibit through January 2012 in the Arts and Technology Case at the Benicia Historical Museum. The exhibit features the tools, plans and products of stained glass artist Stephen Schumm. Schumm, who...
Posted 02/17/12 @ 12:32 PM