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8 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER June 2022

By CATHI MCLAIN

June 3-5 festival of the arts

As you read this , Art with Flair , the 38th Charbonneau Festival of the Arts , is being set up and may already be in

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Charbonneau Village . Prepare to “ shop ‘ til you drop ” in the Event Center , where artisans and

artists will display and sell everything from wood creations , handcrafted jewelry and framed fine art to high-end wearables and glass art . More shopping opportunities will be found in the Activities Center , where the Fine Art Gallery will showcase paintings , photography , sculpture and other media by artists across the region and also from our local high schools . The Festival Store will include cards and matted art by some of the same artists , all for sale and ready to take home . Tickets are available for the Friday Opening Night Celebration , which includes food , champagne and the opportunity to bid at the fundraising Silent Auction . Due to logistical issues , it will be held only on Friday night as before , not three days as originally reported .

If you can ’ t join on Friday evening , stop in during the weekend and enjoy as the festival continues ! And remember , net proceeds from this event help

Pictured from left to right : CAA Board member Virginia Merriman , CAA President Cathi McLain , Wilsonville High School art teachers Angennette Escobar and Brooke Lords and CAA Treasurer Lindy Anderson .

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CAA Board member Virginia Merriman , CAA President Cathi McLain , Canby HS Principal Greg Dinse , Canby HS art teachers Jennifer Dorsey and Cori Ronnander and CAA Treasurer Lindy Anderson .

to fund grant awards to the arts programs at Canby and Wilsonville High Schools .

Jazz @ Charbonneau schedule

For art lovers who enjoy grooving with the sounds of live jazz , our music stage is a festival within a festival . We call this new feature of the art festival “ Jazz @ Charbonneau .” While there is no admission fee to enjoy these amazing live performances , donations are welcome to offset the costs of the performers . The performance schedule is listed below :

Activities Center

FRIDAY , JUNE 3 6-9 p . m . — Guitarist Kevin Karrick Pavilion SATURDAY , JUNE 4 10 a . m . — Jazz combo Kind of Grey 12 p . m . — Sarah Paul Group 2 p . m . — Grammy Award-winning combo The Dan Balmer Group

SUNDAY , JUNE 5 10 a . m . — LeMaster Jazztet 12 p . m . — Lynn Derroch , Spoken Word and Piano 2 p . m . — Rebecca & Ray Hardiman Combo

Award checks presented to high schools

On Wednesday , May 11 , representatives from Canby and Wilsonville High Schools toured the new Activities Center and received the first installments of our planned grant awards for the schools ’ arts programs . With the proceeds from the upcoming Festival of the Arts , larger awards are planned . The teachers have used the funds to pay for students to visit art museums , pay entry fees into scholastic art competitions , buy needed supplies and a variety of other needs . The support of Charbonneau and Wilsonville neighbors makes it happen . Thank you to all who have helped !