December Events

Courtesy the Grand Junction VCB:


Rocky Mountain Collage Society Display
November 28, 2008 to December 19, 200811am-1pmDonations
Some of the best local and regional college artists have work now displayed at the new gallery space at KAFM Radio Room.
KAFM Radio Room1310 Ute Ave, CO 970-241-8801 x7 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=637&url=www.KAFMradio.org

Watercolor Society Annual Show
December 05, 2008 to December 20, 2008Tues-Sat 9 am-4 om$3, Members free, Tuesdays free.
& The Outsiders at the Art Center --Opening reception Dec 5. 7 pm.
1803 North 7th Street, CO 970-243-7337 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=633&url=www.gjartcenter.org

New Directions Concert
December 05, 2008 5 - 8 pmNo cover.
New Directions, Acoustic Dynamic Duo.Benefit Concert for Veterans Families this Christmas. We will be passing the hat for the Care and Share Program,sponsored by the V.A. Medical Center.
Cavett House Grille and Pub359 Colorado Ave, CO

Messiah Sing-a-long
Messiah Sing-a-Long
(an unrehearsed run through of Messiah open to the public)Saturday, Dec 6, 20082:30pm (doors open 1:45pm)LDS Church2542 G roadGrand Junction, CO Conductor - James Werner Organist - Kent Bates
Come sing with us as part of your celebration of the Christmas Season

Parade of Lights and Winter Festival

December 06, 2008 5 pm
THEME: "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS" The 25th annual Parade of Lights floats down Main Street before thousands of enchanted spectators. This is the centerpiece of the holidays in Downtown Grand Junction. Thousands of enchanted spectators line the street to watch over 100 floats light up the night on seven blocks of Main Street
http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=471&url=www.downtowngj.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.paradelights


2nd Annual Central High School Holiday Craft Fair
December 06, 2008 9am - 4pm
Central High School Holiday Craft Fair--Homemade Goods Cost: 30.00 per table/area Reserve Booth Space Now – Deadline November 19th
970-270-7198

Best of the West Select Band Concert
December 06, 2008 3:30pm
Mesa State CollegeRobinson Theater, 1100 North Ave, CO 970-248-1604 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=617&url=www.mesastate.edu

1st Anniversary Jewelry Guild Holiday Show and Sale
December 06, 2008 8 am to 4 pmfree
For a year now, creative jewelry-makers in the Grand Valley have been meeting monthly and sharing jewelry making techniques and tips. ---- Items for sale include unique jewelry of fine silver, hand-made glass and beadwork. Bracelets, earrings, and necklaces and even some Christmas decor will be featured.
Java Junction2401 North Avenue, CO 261-4225 or 243-122

Christmas Open House & Decorating
December 06, 2008 to December 07, 2008December 7 from 4 pm to 8 pmFree First Sunday
COME see the Botanical Gardens decorated for Christmas as we are open late with Santa, free snacks, and free hot drinks along with shopping for your outdoor lovers in our gift shop. ------------- LEARN how to decorate an etched Christmas candleholder on Saturday, December 6 from noon to 2 pm at the Botanical Gardens $15 for members/$17 for non-members which includes all supplies. Call to 245-3288 to pre-register.
Botanical GardensRiverside Parkway & 7th St., CO 245-3288

MetaMOOcil Mountain Boys Concert
December 06, 2008 7 pm$15
This Trio puts a contemporary string band twist to such diverse artists as Chuck Berry, Johnny Mercer, Steve Earle, and John Hyatt. -------------- Their shows have made them favorites at festivals throughout Colorado and Utah. These guys are seriously good. Plan on having about as much fun as you can have in public!
Radio Room1310 Ute Avenue, CO 241-8801 ext.7 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=652&url=www.kafmradio.org


Willow Pond Holiday Open House
December 07, 2008 1-5pm.Free
Guests are invited to tour Willow Pond's Victorian farmhouse inn, enjoy refreshments and do some holiday shopping - featuring the works of local artists and musicians. This event is free and open to the public. There will be a drawing for a free night's stay at the inn.
Willow Pond B&B 662 26 Rd, 1/2 mile north of the Patterson/1st St. intersection, CO 970-243-4958 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=657&url=www.willowpondbnb.com

Disney's Beauty and the Beast
December 11, 2008 to December 13, 20087 pm$ 10 adults, $5 students/seniors
Evening of family entertainment -- acting, singing, dancing and full orchestra at Palisade High School.
3679 G Road, CO 970-254-4800

Chocolate Walk
December 12, 2008 5 – 9 pmPre-registration and a small fee.
A historical walking tour of Main Street and the Art on the Corner sculptures, a commemorative mug and lots of hot chocolate! Tours are guided by members of the Commission on Arts and Culture and Museum of the West staff.
http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=194&url=www.gjcity.org

The Nutcracker
December 12, 2008 to December 14, 2008Dec 12th & 13th at 7:30pm, Dec 14th at 4pmTickets available through GJSO. Call 970-243-6787
Collaborative performance by Mesa State College Dance Department and the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra.
Grand Junction High School Adutorium1400 North 5th St, CO 970-248-1020 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=609&url=www.mesastate.edu

Art Center Second Saturday
December 13, 2008 NoonFree to members, $3 donation
Join The Outsiders for artwork discussion and gallery tour at noon. At 1 pm interactive poetry by Bonnie Hughes (known as "The Hat Lady")
Art Center1803 North 7th Street, CO 970-243-7337 x2 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=630&url=www.gjartcenter.org

Olde Fashioned Christmas at Palisade
December 13, 2008 11 am- 10 pm
Downtown Palisade: Show & Shine Car Show, Wagon Rides, Chili Cook Off & Soup Challenge, Tour of Victorian Homes, Parade, Gingerbread House Contest and more.
970-464-7458 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=634&url=www.palisadecoc.com

The Santaland Diaries
December 17, 2008 to December 20, 2008$15 regular, $12 seniors/students
The Santaland Diaries by Two Chairs Theater in the KAFM Radio Room. A one-man holiday comedy by Havid Sedaris to put you in the spirit.
1310 Ute Ave, CO 970-263-7920 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=277&url=www.twochairs.org

Bethlehem Revisited
December 19, 2008 to December 21, 20086 to 9 pm each eveningFor information, call 243-6672.
Imagine being able to step back in time, 2000 years ago, and walk the streets of Bethlehem as Mary and Joseph did on the night of Christ’s birth.
Northeast Christian Church2001 Patterson Road, CO (970) 243-6672.

Christmas Jubilee at the Avalon
December 20, 2008 7 pmmore information to follow.
"Christman Jubilee" with the Bar-D Wranglers--songs of cowboys and the old west, lively instrumentals, and comedy to please the whole family.
http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=654&url=www.bardchuckwagon.com

Second Saturday Film Series
December 27, 2008 3pm and 7pmMember $5.50, Adults $8, Students $6.50
LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY: Twelve year old Mindy tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's (Sandra Oh) financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Set in a Chinese Canadian community, this is a story of hope and the importance of keeping faith in this sometimes difficult world.
Avalon Theatre645 Main Street, Downtown Grand Junction, CO 970-242-2188 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=582&url=www.AvalonTheatreGJ.com

High Desert Opera's New Year's Eve Gala
December 31, 2008 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm$20-$50
Music from opera to Broadway to celebrate New Year's Eve. -------------Informance - $15: Informational lecture, prior to the show, about the opera music in Act I
MSC Robinson Theatre1100 North Ave, CO 970-523-9605 www,highdesertopera.org

Willow Pond Bed & Breakfast Holiday Open House

The Willow Pond Bed & Breakfast
Holiday Open House!

Sunday, December 7th, 2008
1-5pm

Come enjoy a little holiday cheer, cookies & beverages and
featuring light hor d'oeurves by DMT Catering!

Do some shopping in our gift shop, featuring the works of our local artists and musicians.

Take a tour of the inn for your upcoming wedding, event,
or your family's next visit to Grand Junction.

Last but not least...

Enter to win a free night's stay at Willow Pond!

Well behaved children 7+ welcome!

Eco Friendly Lodging and Our Footprint

Eco Friendly Lodging and Our Footprint

We care about our home and the environment and are taking steps to make our business as environmentally friendly as possible.
Things we have implemented at Willow Pond Bed and Breakfast to reduce our environmental impact:

We use CFL flourescent bulbs in as many compatible light fixtures as possible.
We have a new energy efficient washer, dryer & dishwasher for laundry & dishwashing, which use less soap and less water. We always wash full loads.
We use phosphate free, eco-friendly detergent for laundry and dishwashing.
We encourage guests to reuse their towels during their stay (at least 2 days) and change bed-linens only between different guests or twice weekly for extended stays, unless the guest requests more frequent changes, to reduce water waste.
We have soap/conditioner dispensers in all of our bathrooms in place of individually wrapped soaps, to cut down on waste. We buy our complimentary all-natural handmade handsoaps from a local soapmaker in Fruita, Canyon Spirit Soapworks.
While we offer liquid soap in our dispensers, we no longer use "anti-bacterial" handsoaps, just plain old soap!
While we do have in-room air conditioners for guest use in summer, we use an evaporative cooler to cool the inn which cuts our cooling costs considerably and is efficient enough that many guests choose not to use the air conditioners.
We use our lawn clippings as mulch and compost the remainder. We take our waste to the green waste recycling center when we do our big clean-ups.
We use the fruits from the trees on our property to make foods for our guests! We do not spray our trees or flower beds for insects or weeds.
We buy local produce as it is available and buy from our local farmer's market when it is in season. We buy our eggs and milk from local farms.We grow much of the fruit and veggies and our own herbs for use in our breakfast dishes. We also buy coffee from a local roastery, Legacy Coffee, an environmentally conscious company.We buy locally harvested honey to serve with tea.
We are making an effort to find and use less toxic cleaning supplies, such as vinegar for window cleaning and commercial cleaning supplies marketed as non-toxic and/or biodegradable.
We use vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters and steam clean our carpets frequently (with water) to help reduce allergens. We do not permit smoking on our property and do not allow our pets in guest areas, to reduce allergens.
We buy in bulk to reduce packaging waste.We FreeCycle: http://www.freecycle.org/ , we reuse plastic shopping bags and things like canning jars that we get through our local freecycling program.We donate to charity whenever we do our big clean-ups and replace items.We buy items to furnish and refurbish many parts of the inn, including furniture, decor, cooking items, toilets and building supplies,from the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store in Grand Junction. Our purchases go toward helping families in the community.We use "durable service items", a.k.a. reusable dishes, napkins & flatware instead of disposables, to reduce waste.
We have purchased a water cooler and have eliminated bottled water in our refreshment area.
We encourage our guests to conserve energy during their stay by lowering the thermostat, turning off lights and air-conditioners if they are leaving the inn for an extended period of time. We have low-flow shower heads and toilets.
We recycle our plastics, glass, cans and newspapers.
We are looking into more eco-friendly energy solutions for the inn.

November Events

The Majesty of the Night concert
November 01, 2008 to November 03, 20087:30 pm November 1 and 3, 2008Advance ticket prices are $16.00 for adults, $15.00 for seniors. At-the-door prices are $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for seniors. All student tickets are $7.50.
The concert theme highlights music composed and performed for evening events. Two Haydn compositions, a contemporary work, Night Water, by Eric Whitacre, Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, and the Rachmaninoff Vespers combine to create an unprecedented evening of musical experience.
Mesa State Recital Hall970-263-0910 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=485&url=www.gjsymphony.org

Boulder Acoustic Society Concert
November 01, 2008 7 pm.$15
From festivals to rock clubs, dive bars to house concerts, BAS has won fans wherever they have appeared. "We are really happy to bring this incredible group to our Radio Room audience." said Radio Room Manager, John Anglim. "it's exactly the kind of act that our audience loves great writing, wonderful musicianship, and a great connection with their audience. Boulder Acoustic Society is going to be talked about for years to come! --------ALSO-- Come early at 5:30 for the opening of the art exhibit in the Radio Room featuring works by the Rocky Mountain Collage Society.
Radio Room at KAFM1310 Ute Avenue, CO 241-8801 ext 7 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=531&url=www.kafmradio.org

Cultural & Literacy Fest
November 01, 2008 10am-4pm
Informational booths and displays, refreshments, prizes, face painting, and clowns. Entertainment by Talking Rythms drum group at 11am, Celtic Dancers at Noon, Sultan's Pride bellydancers at 1pm and Ballet Folkloric at 2pm.
Mesa County Public Library530 Grand Ave, CO 970-245-5522 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=593&url=www.mcpld.org

The Majesty of the Night-Chorale Performance
November 01, 2008 7:30pm$16 Adults in advance, $15 Seniors in advance, $18 Adults at door, $16 Seniors at door, $7.50 students
The Western Colorado Chorale presents music composed and performed just for this evening's events.
Recital Hall-Moss Performing Arts CenterMesa State College, 1231 N. 12th Street, CO 970-243-6787 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=594&url=www.gjsymphony.org

Free Sunday at the Botanical Gardens
November 02, 2008 10:00 AM - 4:30 PMFREE
Free Sunday at the Botanical Gardens, Greenhouse and Butterfly House on the first Sunday of every month throughout the year. We are thrilled to announce that the Colorado Java House now will be selling coffee and tea in the Greenhouse on Free Sundays. 50% of the proceeds will benefit the WCBG!
Western Colorado Botanical Gardens and Butterfly House641 Struthers Ave., CO 970-245-9030 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=70&url=www.wcbotanic.org

Free Family Skate Night
November 04, 2008 6:40-9pm
Every first Tuesday of the month, enjoy free skating and a free mini-lesson on ice.
Glacier Ice Arena2515 River Road, CO 970-242-7465 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=595&url=www.theglacier.net

Music to Your Ears
November 05, 2008 4-6pm
Interactive program for learning more about music with live guitar performance. Presented by author of "A Composer's Guide to Understanding Music," Dr. Brandon.
Mesa County Public Library530 Grand Ave, CO 970-683-2437 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=596&url=www.mcpld.org

Ballif Duo-Flute & Clarinet Performance
November 05, 2008 7:30pm$10 Adults, $8 Seniors, $5 Students/Children
Performing the world premiere of "Regal Variations" by Sy Brandon. Kristi Ballif on flute and Adam Ballif on clarinet.
Recital Hall-Moss Performing Arts CenterMesa State College, 1231 N. 12th Street, CO 970-248-1604 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=597&url=www.mesastate.edu

Shel's Shorts-Theatrical Performance
November 06, 2008 to November 08, 20087:30pm$10 adults, $8 Seniors, $5 students. Must be age 14+
Beloved children's author, Shel Silverstein, reveals his less retained, more adult sense of humor in this fantastic theatrical retreat especially for grownups. This series of short scenes features a host of quirky characters and the type of biting, sardonic wit that only Shel Silverstein can deliver.
Black Box-Moss Performing Arts CenterMesa State College, 1231 N 12th Street, CO 970-248-1604

Poetry Reading Series
November 06, 2008 7pm
Poets and writers of Mesa State College featuring readings by T.J. Gerlach, Jennifer Hancock and Constance Holland.
Planet Earth & the Four Direction Gallery524 Colorado Ave, Downtown Grand Junction, CO 970-256-9630

Pianist Joel Fan
November 07, 2008 7:30 pmTickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, students are $5.
Western Slope Chamber Music Series presents pianist Joel Fan. What a season opener to inaugurate the new Steinway piano! World-famous pianist Joel Fan is a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble
American Lutheran Church631 26 ½ Road, CO http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=603&url=www.mesastate.edu/schools/shss/fpa/music/MSCMusic/Calendar.html

US Bank Rim Rock Run
November 08, 2008
Packet Pick-Up will take place at U.S. Bank located at 422 White Avenue in downtown Grand Junction from noon until 5pm on Friday November 7. Comfort Inn located at 400 Jurassic Avenue in Fruita will host packet pick-up from 6pm until 8pm on Friday November 7. There will be no race day packet pick-up or registration.
Colorado National Monumenthttp://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=190&url=www.rimrockrun.org/

Veterans' Day Parade
November 08, 2008 2-3pm
Main StreetDowntown Grand Junction, CO http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=522&url=www.downtowngj.org

Second Saturday Film Series-Reprise
November 08, 2008 3pm and 7pmMember $5.50, Adults $8, Students $6.50
REPRISE: A reflection on friendship and youthful exuberance. Reprise is buoyed by visual flourish and an infectious energy - a throwback to the French New Wave - mixes film stocks, delights in cinematic references, and employs flashbacks, flashforwards.
Avalon Theater645 Main Street, Downtown Grand Junction, CO 970-242-2188 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=581&url=www.AvalonTheatreGJ.com

Symphony Gala: Paint the Town Red!
November 15, 2008 Contact Symphony office: (970) 243-6787
Dance to the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, dine on gourmet fare and fine wine, and discover all the enchantment that awaits at the Paint the Town Red Symphony Gala. The ballroom will be aglow with friends new and old as the Grand Junction Symphony celebrates its 31st season. Tables for 10 or individual seating at host tables now available.
Two Rivers Convention Center Ballroomhttp://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=569&url=www.gjsymphony.org

RECKLESS -- Dinner Theatre
November 19, 2008 to November 22, 20087:30 pmFor tickets and information, please call Box Office at (970) 248-1604.
An award-winning Christmas fable for our time. Rachel has a problem. It’s Christmas Eve and she is ecstatically happy, as she repeatedly tells her husband Tom. Suddenly he reveals he has taken a contract on her life and she’s out the window—literally. This black comedy follows Rachel through a bizarre and fantastic journey down the rabbit hole as she travels cross-country in search of a “home.” -------------- A buffet-style meal will be served in the Mesa Experimental Theatre (a.k.a. Black Box) 90 minutes prior to each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday performance.
Robinson Theatre at Moss Performing Arts Cente1100 North Avenue, CO (970) 248-1604

Grand Junction Cowboy Poetry Gathering
November 21, 2008 to November 22, 2008Friday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.Daytime Sessions Free; Evening Programs $5.00--Children under 12 free
Poems, songs stories of the working cowboy liven up the Museum of Western Colorado’s Whitman Educational Center on November 21 and 22, 2008. Poets and musicians from Colorado and other Western states will join local performers offering a wide variety of programming over the two days. -----The Grand Junction Cowboy Poetry Gathering is presented by the Museum of Western Colorado and the Colorado Council on the Arts and is funded in part by a grant from the Western Colorado Community Foundation.
Whitman Educational Center248 S. Fourth Street, CO (970) 242-0971 ext. 221 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=530&url=www.wcmuseum.org

Elinor Frey, Cello
November 23, 2008 7 pm$15.00 donation, limited seating.
More infomation to follow.
662 26 Road, CO http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=200&url=www.winnowpondbnb.com

Wells Fargo Tree Lighting
November 28, 2008 5:00 p.m.
In the manner of Times Square, the Wells Fargo Christmas Tree and the rest of Main Street light up to officially kick off the holiday season in Downtown Grand Junction.
In Front of Wells Fargo Bank4th & Main Streets, CO http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=470&url=www.downtowngj.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.treelighting

Elinor Frey Houseconcert

Sunday, November 23, 2008

7pm

Elinor Frey, cellist

$20.00 donation requested.
Limited seating, reservations required.
RSVP 243-4958

Well behaved children 7+ welcome!

Cellist, Elinor Frey will present classical pieces for cello at Willow Pond.

http://www.elinorfrey.com/

Hailed as an "Impeccable cellist" by Montreal's La Presse, Elinor Frey is an active recitalist and chamber musician.She is recognized for presenting dynamic and personal performances for her audiences. Next season's highlights include Elinor's long-term residency at the Banff Centre; a recital tour at Cornell University and central New York; performances at the American Academy in Rome, Italy; performing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Rogue Valley Symphony; and the release of Elinor's debut album of solo cello and duo works with pianist David Fung on the Yarlung Records label. An advocate of new music, Elinor has served as the cellist of the Aspen Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble in 2004/5. With the New Juilliard Ensemble, she gave the New York premiere of Betsy Jolas's concerto, "Wanderlied" in Alice Tully Hall. She also gave the July 2007 world premiere of Steven Stucky's "Dialoghi", a solo cello piece written for her. As a touring chamber musician, Elinor has performed throughout the US and Canada, including solo appearances with the Edmonton and Bartlesville Symphonies.
Elinor is winner of the 2004 Ladies Musical Club of Seattle competition and the Virtu Foundation Scholarship. Through generous grants from supporters, Elinor plays on a beautiful 1962 Mario Gadda cello and a superb Charles Espey bow which she recently commissioned.
Elinor received a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School in May 2005 anda Bachelor of Music from the Mannes College of Music in 2001. Her principal teachers were Bonnie Hampton, Hans Jensen, Orlando Cole, and Barbara Mallow. Elinor is an alumna of numerous festivals including Kneisel Hall, the Norfolk Contemporary Session, and the Fontainebleau Music Festival. As a solo cello & chamber music educator with complete Suzuki training, Elinor has served on the faculties of the Hudson River School, the Music Institute of Long Island, Guelph Youth Music Center, and the 2007 Ithaca College Chamber Music Institute. For the summer 2008 season, she will return to the faculties of CAMMAC Ontario and the Ithaca Suzuki Institute,and will join the faculty of Orvieto Musica in Orvieto, Italy.

Fall into Art Show

Fall into Art Show
Featuring the artwork of Thad Tuin and Piera Kllanxjha
October 18th
11AM-6PM
Willow Pond Bed & Breakfast will host an art show featuring the work of Thad Tuin and Piera Kllanxjha.
Join the artists for a day to explore and enjoy Thad's unique sculpture and Piera's Crystalline glazed porcelain vases, sculpture and monotypes, in the rich and comforting surround at Willow Pond. There will be refreshments, fine art, and the artists will be demonstrating creating art and answering questions regarding their work and the creative process.

Thad Tuin is a featured artist in Grand Junction's "Art on the Corner" sculpture tour. Tuin lives in Grand Junction, Colorado where he has access to many fruit and hard woods. Thad strives to bring an honest expression through a variety of media in his sculptures using wood, metal and stone.

Piera Kllanxjha is a potter, printer and painter, and works locally as an art therapist. Her work has been featured in galleries throughout Colorado and the Southwest. Kllanxjha is most noted for her crystalline pottery and monoprints of horses.

This event is free and open to the public from 11am-6pm. Willow Pond B&B is located at 662 26 Rd in Grand Junction, 1/2 mile north of the Patterson and 1st St. intersection. 970-243-4958. Please visit our website, http://www.willowpondbnb.com/ for more information, map and directions.

Cullen Purser House Concert

Friday, October 10, 2008

7pm

Cullen Purser

$15.00 donation requested, limited seating.

Reservations required, call 970-243-4958 to reserve a seat.

The Grand Valley's own Cullen Purser, will perform an intimate concert of original material. Cullen's lyrics and melodies will charm and captivate you with their emotional tenderness and intellect. Cullen is a local luthier and runs guitar making workshops out of his workshop in Fruita.

Read the Free Press article about Cullen's guitar workshop:
Cullen Purser/Free Press

Cullen is also a member of a terrific acoustic bluegrass band, The Late Great String Band.You can hear some of their songs, recorded live in the Willow Pond Garden room on their myspace page:Late Great String Band

October Events

October Events courtesy Grand Junction Visitor's Center http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/

Seussical - The Musical -- Dinner Theatre
September 24, 2008 to October 05, 2008For tickets and information, please call Box Office at (970) 248-1604.
The 2008-2009 mainstage Theatre season kicks off with the hilarious SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL. Join The Cat-in-the-Hat, Horton the Elephant, the Sour Kangaroo, and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters in this colorful show for the entire family. The score emerges as a Seussian gumbo of musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk! So let your toes tap, your fingers snap, and your imagination run wild!--------- SEUSSICAL will also be the first event of the year to feature our “Play With Your Food” dinner theatre! A buffet-style meal will be served in the Mesa Experimental Theatre (a.k.a. Black Box) 90 minutes prior to each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday performance by on-campus Caterers Sodexho. Patrons can enjoy a delicious and relaxing meal with friends before heading to the Robinson for the performance.
Robinson Theatre at Moss Performing Arts Cent1100 North Ave., CO (970) 248-1604

Studt's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
October 01, 2008 to October 31, 2008Entry to the Corn Maze is $2.00, pumpkin prices vary depending on size
Studt's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze will be open the entire month of October with special events happening all month. We are a family friendly, low cost event that is located North of Hwy. 6 & 50 on 22 and J Roads.
22 and J Road, CO 970-270-7060 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=425&url=www.studtscornmaze.com.

Poets & Writers of Mesa State College
October 02, 2008 7 pmFree
Featured reading by poers and writers of MSC. Readings by Luis Lopez, Randy Phillis and John Nizalowski.
Planet Earth & the Four Directions Gallery524 Colorado Ave, Downtown Grand Junction, CO 970-256-9630

Corn Maze
October 02, 2008 to October 31, 2008Noon-8pm$7.50 ages 12+, $4.50 ages 5-11, Free ages 4 and under
Two Mazes: 4-Acre Challenging Maze & a 4-Acre Kid-Friendly Maze. Swing by for a whole bunch of fun!
Bananas Fun Park2469 River Road, CO 970-241-7529 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=488&url=www.bananasfunpark.com

October First Friday at The Art Center
October 03, 2008 6:30 Introductions and gallery talk, 7-9 ReceptionFree and open to the public
The 61st Annual Brush and Palette Members Exhibit; Western Colorado Bonsia Society Exhibit; Continuing 55th Anniversary Exhibit; Malcolm Graeme Childers--ROADSONGS: A Journery into the Life of and Mind of an American Artist; Roberta Smith--Re-Membering. Cash bar and Hors d'oeuvres Music by Morgann Means
The Art Center1803 N. 7th Street, CO (970)243-7337 x4 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=473&url=www.gjartcenter.org

Portraits of the Poor Among Us
October 03, 2008 5-8pm
Artist's Reception featuring a documentary-style photography show by Andrew Hutmacher. Photographs based on the homeless in our Grand Valley. Auction of the primary peice at 7pm. All proceeds benefit the Catholic Outreach Soup Kitchen.
Photography 13354 Main St, Downtown Grand Junction, CO 970-242-2220 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=489&url=www.photo13.com

Just Us Concert
October 03, 2008

SHAKESPEARE at the Botanical Gardens
October 04, 2008 to October 12, 20081 pm, 4:30 pm and 7 pmAdults - $10, children 5 thru 17 & students with valid ID - $5
“As You Like It”, one of Shakespeare’s most loved comedies, is full of laughs, loves, and innuendo. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, and a picnic for an al fresco experience you’ll never forget. Don’t miss this rare oportunity to enjoy a classic Shakespearean comedy in a remarkably beautiful setting. “As You Like It” stars some of your favorite Western Colorado performers and is co-directed by Peter Ambrose and Jo Sanburg. Saturday Oct. 4th - 1 pm Sunday Oct. 5th - 4:30 pm Friday Oct. 10th - 7 pm Sunday Oct. 12th - 4:30 pm
Elizabeth Harris Amphitheater at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens655 Struthers Ave, CO 970-778-7678

27th Annual Oktoberfest
October 04, 2008 10 am- 10 pmFree
The 27th Annual Grand Junction, Colorado in downtown Grand Junction. Vendors may reserve a 10' X 10' space by contacting Oktoberfest Coordinator Mike Moran at 970-270-6162 or MJMoranHeiden@yahoo.com. Vendor fee is $125 if application is postmarked by September 25th, and $150 if postmarked after September 25th. In addition, street entertainers (jugglers, musicians, etc) are welcome to attend free of charge, if they do not charge the public for services. Entertainers who do charge the public are required to pay a $25 fee for a small street corner area. Oktoberfest 2008 is proudly sponsored by The Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction, the Golden K Kiwanis Club, the Kiwanis Aktion Club, the German American Club, Elks Lodge (BPOE #575), and the Downtown Association. Danke schÖn! Thank you!
Downtown Grand Junction, Colorado

Jack & Jill Concert
October 04, 2008

Colorado West Marching Band Festival
October 04, 2008

Fall Constellations
October 04, 2008 Events start at dusk
Outdoor video and telescopes available for a tour of the night sky.
Colorado National Monument'sSaddlehorn Picnic Area, Fruita, CO, CO 970-858-3617 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=493&url=www.coloradoma.org

Free Concert
October 04, 2008

Collaborative Local Concert
October 04, 2008

Free Sunday at the Botanical Gardens
October 05, 2008

Gospel Fest 2008
October 05, 2008

Acoustic/Indie/Pop Concert
October 06, 2008

Fall for Dance
October 10, 2008 to October 11, 2008Oct. 10, 7:30pm & Oct. 11, 2pm & 7:30pmAdults-$10, Seniors-$8, Students-$5
Mesa State College Dance Program-------- Featuring 12 different and exciting numbers that range from pedestrian tap to classical pointe, and even include a little bit of tribal flair, Fall for Dance promises to showcase dancers and choreographers from Mesa State and the Grand Valley, as well as our latest guest choreographer, Kim Neill Noffsinger.
Robinson Theatre, MSC,1100 North Ave., CO 970-248-1604

Cullen Purser Concert
October 10, 2008 7 pmReservation required- call 970-243-4958 to reserve your seat, $15 per person donation is requested. Well behaved children ages 7+ are welcome.
Cullen Purser is a local luthier and a member of a terrific acoustic bluegrass band, The Late Great String Band. Purser will perform an intimate set of original material in the singer-songwriter/ eclectic-folk genre, his lyrics and melodies will charm and captivate you with their emotional tenderness and intellect.
Willow Pond B & B662 26 Rd, CO 970-243-4958 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=486&url=www.willowpondbnb.com

Canyon Colors Festival
October 11, 2008 11 am - 5 pmFree Admission

Carl Bernstein Concert
October 18, 2008 7pmFor tickets call 241-8801 ext 7
Carl Bernstein has studied with some of the world's most renowned guitarists. In 1965 he studied with Julian Bream in England and with Andres Segovia in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Other teachers include Manuel Lopez Ramos in Mexico and Alirio Diaz in Italy. Carl graduated with a major in music from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. "We are really happy to bring Carl Bernstein to our Radio Room audience." says Program Director, Jon Rizzo. His stories of travel and adventure, along with his musical talent make him a world class entertainer. --------------- KAFM consistently sells out these Radio Room shows, so early ticket purchases are advise
241-8801 ext 7 http://visitgrandjunction.com/url_tracking.php?List_ID=464&url=www.kafmradio.org

KAGEROU -- Multi-media Outdoor Art Installation & Dance
October 25, 2008


KAGEROU -- Multi-media Outdoor Art Installation & Dance
October 25, 2008 6 pm

Tchaikovsky!
October 28, 2008 7:30 pm$18-27, Seniors $16-25
Kara Guggenmos, soprano; Jones – Elegy; Strauss – Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs); Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
Grand Junction High School Auditorium1400 N. 5th Street, CO (970) 243-6787

Peg Oswald

From early childhood on, drawing has always been a love of mine. I was fortunate to have an excellent art teacher at the public school
I attended in upstate New York from whom I received art instruction from kindergarten through high school. Even though I had a career
as an elementary classroom teacher, I continued to take art classes to be able to give instruction to my pupils and always took
a sketch book with me on my travels.



It wasn’t until retirement that I discovered the joy of working in clay and the fun of creating paintings with pastels. I continue to take
pottery classes with Terry Shepherd at the Art Center in Grand Junction throwing on the potter’s wheel and hand building. I love the
whole process of creating a piece then adding slips, stains or glazes to achieve a certain look. Watching that piece come out of a firing
(whether from a gas, raku or salt kiln) is like Christmas morning. There is almost always a surprise. I find it quite addictive!

Working with pastels has allowed me to add wonderful color to my drawing. I love the brilliance of the colors and textures
you can achieve with them. Now a small box of pastels goes with me on my travels. Sara Oakley got me started on pastels and
now I am teaching a pastel class for beginners.

I have shown my art work at the Art Center, Crystal Café, Planet Earth Gallery and downtown where I have participated in Friday Art Hop
and the Thursday night Farmer’s market. I reside in Grand Junction , Colorado with my husband and 4 cats.-Peg

Greg Luff

For as long as I can remember I have been an artist. I have always been fascinate with light, color and shape. I am a senior at Palisade High School.
For the last seven years I have worked in clay and two years ago I began working in glass. This year I have combined the two,
creating mixed media pieces of functional art in addition to pendants, vortex and floral marbles, and beads.
In addition to glass, I use only naturally found gems, shells, pearls and silver findings in my jewelry pieces.

I have named my business Elements of Earth. It reflects my deep respect and appreciation for nature.
Our surrounding canyons, mesas, orchards, farmland and desert are the inspiration for much of my work.

It was not until I took a trip to Great Britian as a student ambassador for People to People that I became focused on glass as an artform.
The visit to Waterford Crystal Factory literally changed my life. I came back determined to learn and create in this medium.

After acquiring the proper equipment, I had about six months of experimentation on my own.
After school was out, I was able to attend classes at Glasscraft in Denver and the Eugene School of Glass in Oregon.
I was also fortunate to be accepted into Snow Farm in Massachusetts.
Snow Farm is part of the New England Arts and Crafts Program and run specifically for high school students.

I appreciate your interest in my art and hope you enjoy your purchases!

Vera Mulder

www.artyme.org

Having been an artist ever since I can remember, there is no need to reiterate the place art occupies in my life.
I remember drawing on whatever had a blank surface. I wanted to design clothes so I drew my own paper dolls and designed some “hum-dinger” outfits.
I only wish I still had some of these.
There were no art classes where I attended school, first through 12th grade. When teachers found out I could draw, Whamo!…
I was kept busy drawing this and that for bulletin boards. I don’t remember painting anything until my high school science teacher talked my parents into
buying a set of oil paints and brushes for me. Then she gave me a colored reprint of a landscape to copy onto a canvas board.
I soon figured out how to use the oils with linseed oil and turpentine. I matched the colors exactly without knowing the fundamentals of
color theory by mixing a tiny bit of this and of that, and comparing my mix to the color on the print.
College art class 101 was my first exposure to art classes of any kind. The big learning curve here was to learn that details don’t always belong in every work of art,
that there is simplicity of design and abstraction.
I attended college at a time I earned a K-12 teaching certificate with minors in art and music. Then I proceeded to amass enough hours in art, art history and
studio art to fulfill a doctorate. Of course, I never used those credits toward an art degree. Yet I have taught art for nearly four decades, writing curriculums,
starting the high school program at a high school, giving workshops locally and throughout the state, displaying my art in various shows and constantly
learning something new every day about some aspect of the arts. And, yes, I aced the art placement test required by State government for teachers a few years ago.
Therefore I have tried every genre, technique that I come in contact with. Because of my tendency to want to explore everything,
I have had a difficult time settling on only a few mediums. These include clay, especially hand building; batik, because this process slow me down and
requires planning; watercolor which is the hardest medium of all, leaving no room for mistakes and of course photography.
With the age of digital, Adobe and Paint Programs allow even more creativity.
In the years to come, I know there will be new things to learn and to try.
Inspiration can be found everywhere if you keep your eyes, ears, and mind open. Creativity is the key.



BATIK
Batik is a technique dating back 2000 some years to the Island of Java where somehow natives discovered how to decorate cloth made of
plant fibers through a resist method. One uses some type of resist, which could have been tree sap back then, applies this to a surface and adds color over the area.
When all has dried, the resist is removed and presto, there remains a design in the color of the original surface.
One may repeat this step as often as he/she has different colors BUT the key is to go from light to dark, being sure all dries in-between steps.
Of course, at each step the artist paints resist over the newly applied and dry color before adding another. He/she must remember as well,
what happens when certain colors are placed over others, for example, blue over yellow will create greens.
This art form can be decorative, used on fibers or used on clay surfaces. It can be an art form creating portraits, scenes, action or other subject matter.
One’s imagination and creative spin are the only limits to this exciting art technique.

Betsy McLoughlin

Betsy McLoughlin, a Grand Junction resident, is primarily a self-taught artist who has been drawing and painting all her life.
Her artwork has often had to be deferred, though, due to her decades-long profession as a Spanish teacher
and her recent full-time job as a Spanish professor at Mesa State College. Nevertheless, Betsy has continued to sketch and paint as much as she can,
and since moving to Grand Junction in 1986 has sold her artwork and won various awards on the Western Slope.
Her painting had to be deferred in the early 1990's when she returned to college to obtain her doctorate in Spanish literature.
However, upon returning to Mesa State, she decorated her office with large watercolors that she painted of tropical beach scenes mounted in old window frames.
She continued creating these windows for others, featuring them in various shows and now a number of people in Grand Junction have some of Betsy's windows.



Since retirement, though, Betsy has been creating smaller watercolor paintings as well, practicing skills she was taught in workshops in California and Colorado.
Carrying a sketchbook with her wherever she goes, she is focusing now on landscapes and everyday scenes.
She has especially enjoyed painting fall and winter scenery and has also been creating a variety of "Christmas" paintings,
whether of snowmen, wintery sunsets, cats looking out of a window, or Southwestern adobe houses decorated with Christmas luminarias.
Betsy and her husband recently converted a basement room into her "art/project room," so she is now ready to spend much more time painting.
You can expect to see her artwork appearing before long in various places around town, including Willow Pond Bed & Breakfast.



betsymlc@aol.com

Piera Kllanxjha

www.artistsregister.com/artists/CO199
www.newartcollectors.com




Having spent the first four years of her life in Aspen, Colorado, when it was just another small mountain town,
Western Colorado has continuously drawn Piera back to her roots. As a young girl she was enthralled with the adventures in beauty,
exploring the Rocky Mountains on foot and on horseback. Piera has worked with clay since childhood:
along with drawing, it is the clearest way for her to express the particular joy she finds in Southwest nature.
The line of the cave drawings and the ancient Anasazi pottery, evokes a chorus of melodic forms.
Nature's dance, captured in Anasazi line, is expressed in Piera's pottery and painting.

Piera has spent time in France, Spain, England, Scotland, and Italy, has a B.A. in Fine Arts, an A.A. in Commercial Art,
and was an Art Director in Denver. She began perfecting her pottery designs in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the 1970's.
She discovered crystalline glazing in Abiquiu, N.M. in 1991. Although the exploding atoms can be seen in the crystal glazes as modern,
Piera sees them as most truly reflecting the magic of clay and heat that has always invested Southwest pottery with its strength and mystery.

Piera's Crystal Glaze Process



Crystal glazes are unique. The crystals in the glaze are formed by exploding
atoms in the glaze, that means that during the firing process, the glaze is
in the process of becoming a glass that is covering the pot of clay.

How this occurs has a few different factors. One is the chemical
composition of the glaze ( i.e. glass). Another is the temperature that the
firing is at the various times of the process, allowing this chemical reaction to occur.

For all pottery is usually covered with a glaze then fired, so it is with crystals, but certain details are varied.
The pot has to be placed on top of a catcher basin to absorb the run-off of the glaze in firing.
These details involve the make up of the glaze (that becomes glass), what chemicals go into the glaze,
the rate the temperature rises, and finally the holding temperature (that creates the exploding atoms in the glass).
And, as important, is the cooling rate.

Crystalline Glazes are a wonderful combination of art & science, where one
never can plan or guess the actual result. This adds to the mystery of art and life!

Efrat Dalton

Come see the vintage stylings of Elfrat Dalton at Willow Pond!
Darling charms, bracelets, necklaces, ornaments, greeting cards and bookmarks! Too cute!

Efrat Dalton is the artist and founder of E. Designs Boutique. She is a self-taught artist who has loved to draw and paint since childhood. Through the years, she developed her own style and technique using a variety of media including computer art, ceramics and jewelry design. After family and friends encouraged her to start showing and selling her beautiful creations with the rest of the world, she launched her business in the fall of 2002 and started an on line boutique in 2008. She has lived near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado since 1987.

Most of her work is hand-crafted one-of-a-kind originals or limited editions; she uses the finest materials available.
A bilingual artist, she describes her art as, "the unspoken language of my soul." Using mixed media and vintage materials enables her to express herself in a variety of styles.

Artist statement: Each piece of jewelry/art that I create is a reflection of the abundant creativity I am blessed with and my love for beauty. I credit all my creations to the divine world.
I'm it's instrument and it works through me. When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say
"I used everything that you blessed me with." My wish and hope for you is that when you purchase my art, you will feel the joy and love it was created with.

www.edesignsboutique.com

Cullen Purser

The Grand Valley's own Cullen Purser, will perform an intimate concert of original material.
Cullen's lyrics and melodies will charm and captivate you with their emotional tenderness and intellect.

Cullen is a local luthier and runs guitar making workshops out of his workshop in Fruita.

Cullen is also a member of a terrific acoustic bluegrass band, The Late Great String Band.
You can hear some of their songs, recorded live in the Willow Pond Garden room on their myspace page:

www.myspace.com/lategreatstringband

Elinor Frey

www.elinorfrey.com

Hailed as an "Impeccable cellist" by Montreal's La Presse, Elinor Frey is an active recitalist and chamber musician.
She is recognized for presenting dynamic and personal performances for her audiences.
Next season's highlights include Elinor's long-term residency at the Banff Centre; a recital tour at Cornell University and central New York;
performances at the American Academy in Rome, Italy; performing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Rogue Valley Symphony;
and the release of Elinor's debut album of solo cello and duo works with pianist David Fung on the Yarlung Records label.
An advocate of new music, Elinor has served as the cellist of the Aspen Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble in 2004/5.
With the New Juilliard Ensemble, she gave the New York premiere of Betsy Jolas's concerto, "Wanderlied" in Alice Tully Hall.
She also gave the July 2007 world premiere of Steven Stucky's "Dialoghi", a solo cello piece written for her.
As a touring chamber musician, Elinor has performed throughout the US and Canada, including solo appearances with
the Edmonton and Bartlesville Symphonies.

Elinor is winner of the 2004 Ladies Musical Club of Seattle competition and the Virtu Foundation Scholarship.
Through generous grants from supporters, Elinor plays on a beautiful 1962 Mario Gadda cello and
a superb Charles Espey bow which she recently commissioned.

Elinor received a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School in May 2005 and
a Bachelor of Music from the Mannes College of Music in 2001.
Her principal teachers were Bonnie Hampton, Hans Jensen, Orlando Cole, and Barbara Mallow.
Elinor is an alumna of numerous festivals including Kneisel Hall, the Norfolk Contemporary Session, and the Fontainebleau Music Festival.
As a solo cello & chamber music educator with complete Suzuki training, Elinor has served on the faculties of the Hudson River School,
the Music Institute of Long Island, Guelph Youth Music Center, and the 2007 Ithaca College Chamber Music Institute.
For the summer 2008 season, she will return to the faculties of CAMMAC Ontario and the Ithaca Suzuki Institute,
and will join the faculty of Orvieto Musica in Orvieto, Italy.

Noteworthy Duo

http://www.noteworthyduo.com




Lisa Schroeder and Michael Nigro join their musical talents, creating an experience of pure elegance and classical artistry.
Their vision is to reach a non-classical audience, inspire the classical listener, and to touch just one life with a "noteworthy" performance.
Their interest in South American Music can be heard throughout their extensive flute and guitar repertoire.
Lisa and Michael are both on faculty at Vanguard University of Southern California. Michael is is the head of the guitar department.

The program will feature works by prominent and less known South American composers.
The program is varied from folkloric dances and songs to sophisticated works full of colorful impressionism.

Flutist, Lisa Schroeder is a Los Angeles based performer, teacher, and clinician. Lisa is the founding member of Noteworthy Flute
and Guitar Duo and West Coast Winds, both of which are on the artist roster for the Orange County Performing Arts Center "Arts Teach" program.
She also holds the piccolo position with the Golden State Pops Orchestra.



The acclaimed guitarist, Michael Nigro, has released a new recording, "Guitar Sudamericana," which he will highlight during his performance.
His debut CD, "Homage to Piazzolla," is released on the label, Music and Arts.

The American Record Guide writes, "Its a pleasant collection of spiky Argentine rhythms interspersed with soulful milongas.
Nigro has a big sound, a smooth tone, and sure-footed interpretive instincts.



Nigro is an active member of the guitar community; he is co-founder of the Long Beach Classical Guitar Society, independent reviewer
of Soundboard Magazine, and sought after teacher and performer.

James Smith and Endre Balogh

“We were under the spell of a formidably brilliant artist.” (The London Times)

“Poise and assurance, technical precision, tonal refinement and personal charm.” (New York Times)

“ Dazzling technique and great gusts of temperament...eloquent master of his instrument.” (Los Angeles Times)




Endre Balogh Bio:

www.endresphotos.com

Violinist and Photographer

On the occasion of his New York debut when he was only 16, the New York Times called Endre Balogh “a major new talent” and concluded that
“his accomplishments are nothing less than prodigious”. In the fall of 1973 his first European tour included concerts in Berlin and London.
The Die Welt critic declared that he “produces an inexplicably mature interpretation”, and the London Times reported, “the audience was well rewarded.
We were under the spell of a formidably brilliant artist”. He also performed in Austria, Holland, Italy and other countries with equal success.
His visits to England have included a one-hour recital in London for the BBC, and in Amsterdam a live, on-the-air radio recital.

Since his New York debut Endre Balogh (it is pronounced EN-dray BAL-og with the accents on the first syllables) has achieved an enviable reputation
on the international concert scene. He has appeared several times with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the symphony orchestras of
Washington D.C., Seattle, and Honolulu to name just a few, and is a well-known recitalist in the key cities of the United States.
His record in Europe is equally impressive. Because of his frequent performances in Germany he was engaged to play concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic.
Under Edo de Waart he also performed with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. The Frankfurt Symphony, the Tonhalle of Zürich, the Basel Symphony
and several orchestras in Holland and Yugoslavia, as well as numerous European recitals are also on the list of the artist’s list of notable credits.

Endre Balogh played concerts up until two weeks before he was born! His Hungarian mother had been a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for many years,
so his first exposure to music was a kind of prenatal osmosis. His Hungarian father, a chemist, also played the violin, so when Endre was only eleven days old
his picture appeared in the Los Angeles Times with the caption: “A Newly Arrived Violin Talent!” Unfortunately, his extreme youth was wasted in the dissolute pastimes of infancy,
and it was not until he was three and a half that his musical activities began in earnest. Under the nurturing care of his mother and the guidance of Joseph Piastro, his teacher,
he played nine public concerts at age four and his first concerto with orchestra when he was six.

Though his mother worked with him every day, other first-rate musicians were his mentors. For three years he studied with the well-known musician and pedagogue,
Manuel Compinsky. Then, when he played for Yehudi Menuhin, he was awarded the first full scholarship ever given for study at the great masters school in London.
He accepted the honor and spent a season in England; but as a child of nine, the distance from home and family became intolerable.
He returned to America and began work with Mehli Mehta, the esteemed father of Zubin Mehta. Under his skillful training, the artist soon won both the First Prize and
Grand Prize in the Denver Symphony Solo Competition and the top violin prize in the prestigious Meriweather Post Competition — all at age 13!
At 15, he gave his debut recital in Los Angeles and the following year marked his New York debut.
He eventually also did advanced coaching with the renowned violinist Henryk Szeryng.

As soloist with orchestra, he has performed with such eminent conductors as Zubin Mehta, James De Priest, Lawrence Foster, Henry Lewis, Vladimir Golschmann,
Erich Kunzel, and Christoph von Dohnányi. He appeared as guest soloist with the American Youth Symphony, conducted by the late Mehli Mehta,
in more than a dozen different violin concertos.At a very young age, he became enthralled with chamber music. As a result, he has been the recipient of several
Coleman Chamber Music Awards and has made music with such luminaries as Vladimir Horowitz and Leonard Pennario.
In 1993 he performed with André Watts in the critically acclaimed series of chamber concerts, “André Watts and Friends.”
He also founded and toured with the Pacific Trio for nearly 30 years in regular performances throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Currently he performs frequently with his friend and colleague, James Smith – head of the Guitar Department at USC.
Over the years they have amassed a unique body of repertoire consisting of original and arranged works for violin and guitar.
Lately he has also explored the rich Violin and Viola Duo literature with the fine violist Steven Gordon as well as joining forces with cellist Dennis Karmazyn
and pianist Genevieve Lee to perform Piano Trios and Quartets.

In a slightly different vein, he performed the solo violin background score to Dennis Prager’s film documentary “Israel In A Time Of Terror”,
which focuses on the heroic strength of everyday Israelis in coping with the Palestinian terror bombings.
Recently, Endre was asked by the nationally known repertory company “A Noise Within” to compose original music for their repertory run of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale”. Throughout their 40 performance run, Endre played his music as a costumed character in the play, garnering unanimous audience enthusiasm and critical acclaim.

In 2004, after severely curtailing his touring concert schedule in order to spend more time with his children, Endre rapidly began to hone his passion for photography.
It wasn’t long before he was winning top awards in contests and his unique aesthetic vision and reputation for consistently beautiful work soon earned him
an enviable reputation among his photographic colleagues. His photos are prominently displayed in the collections of several connoisseurs of fine photographic arts.
In 2007 he was honored with a one man gallery showing of 47 of his photographs at the Karpeles Museum in Santa Barbara, California.
Following that, two of his photographs were chosen for inclusion in the prestigious Santa Barbara “Art Walk” exhibition. Then, in late 2007 one of his photographs
was chosen from among 3000 submissions by the Curator of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to be among the 87 pieces displayed in the
2007 “International Art Of Digital” exhibition. Additionally, he has been commissioned to create commercial graphics projects.
Most notably, after being hired to provide the solo violin tracks for a CD of new music, the composer asked Endre to also create the cover art.
The resulting design for “A World Unseen – Music by David Sudaley” was described as “…by far the most beautiful album cover we’ve ever seen!” by the publishers.
His constantly expanding gallery of photos can be seen and purchased at his online gallery: www.endresphotos.com.

Above all, he is devoted to his wife, Mona, and his four delightful children, Csilla, Antal, Katalin, and Eva.



JAMES SMITH

James Smith is chairman of the Classical Guitar Department at the University of Southern California, where he is an Associate Professor of Music.
His students include prizewinners in national and international competitions, and two ensembles trained at the university, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and
the Falla Trio, have successful professional careers. He has given masterclasses at the Manhattan School of Music, Eastman, Yale, and the
New England and San Francisco Conservatories, to name a few. Smith is very active as a performer, and has given recitals throughout the Americas and Asia.
He is an expert chamber musician, and performs frequently with the Bel Arts Trio (David Shostac, flutist, John Walz, cellist), Canto Claro (Sun Young Kim, soprano),
Windwood (Douglas Masek, winds) and with guitarist Dusan Bogdanovic and violinist Endre Balogh. Mr. Smith has performed concertos and solos with the Glendale,
Marina del Ray, Long Beach, Antelope Valley, Topanga, Brentwood, Los Angeles Opera, and New Orleans Orchestras.

A highly skilled arranger, several of his works for four guitars are frequently played by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the North Carolina
and the Alexandria Guitar Quartets, and the LAGQ has recorded a number of them, including his arrangement of Brandenburg Concerto Nr. 6 by Bach.
Recordings with flutist David Shostac on Excelsior and Douglas Masek on Massax include numerous arrangements by Smith.
An ardent supporter of new music, Mr. Smith has given the first performances of works by Hartke, Crockett, Reich, Bogdanovic, Johanson, Musgrave,
Delerue, Leisner, and Linn, to name but a few, and his recordings for Orion and Protone records have first recordings of works by Schickele,
Pfister, Crockett and others. His solo playing is featured in the acclaimed movie Sleepy Time Gal starring Jacqueline Bisset.
He has been president of the Guitar Foundation of America, was on the advisory committee of the First American Guitar Congress, serves as a board
member of ASTA-LA, and has served as a judge for many international guitar competitions. He organized the Stotsenberg International
Classical Guitar Competition held at USC in 1996, an event that attracted superior guitarists from around the world. In 1986 he
organized the Andres Segovia Masterclasses and Commemorative, a two-week long tribute that was an event of historical significance.


"Masterful, insightful reading by Smith."- L.A.Times

"Smith played caressively [his] irresistible arrangements."- L.A.Times

"Smith's expert...stylings."- Bellevue, Washington, Journal-American

"Mastery of interpretation."- Portland, The Oregonian