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By CATHI MCLAIN

You are never far from an opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the arts in Charbonneau . Mark your calendar for an exciting year for the arts at Charbonneau .

� March 3 – Bottleneck

MCLAIN Blues Band � April 21 – Country Western

Band “ Southern Nights ” and Line Dancing � June 2 – Canby High School Jazz Band � August 11 – Wilsonville Jazz Festival @

Charbonneau � October 11-13 – Festival of the Arts @

Charbonneau � December 8 – Big Horn Brass & Canby

Band joint concert More events and projects are coming soon .

Art festival

For the past 40 years , resident volunteers have dedicated some of their time and talent to the Charbonneau Arts Association : � Board of Directors – 12 members � Festival Organizing Committee – 20 members � Music Stage Organizing Committee – 5 members � Many volunteers supporting each event – more than 100 volunteers

The quality of the art has increased in the past few years , attracting applications to exhibit from artists and artisans far from our local area . Because there are more applicants than available space , a small group of resident art professionals , led by Leslie Leeper , will select only the best art for our event . Mark your calendar for August 11-13 to reserve some time to attend this event . We are also looking for sponsorships from businesses and individuals who would contribute financially or in-kind to the festival . Visit our CAA website for more information at www . CharbonneauArts . org . All proceeds from this event will fund grants to local high school fine art teachers .

Grateful teachers share their thanks

Art teachers at Canby and Wilsonville High Schools have expressed their thanks for the new resources available to them and their students thanks to grants provided by Charbonneau Arts Association . Wilsonville High School ’ s Angennette Escobar shared photos of students in her Latino Art and Culture Class beginning their flower paintings on large canvases . The flowers are based on the embroidered huipils from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec , in Oaxaca , Mexico . Canvases and easels were purchased with grant money from Charbonneau Arts Association . Canby High School ’ s Jennifer Dorsey expressed her gratitude for new potter ’ s wheels , which replaced long-broken equipment .

Photos like these are testaments to the benefits provided by the fundraising efforts and generosity of Charbonneau residents through the Festival of the Arts .

Music stage concerts

For the past two years , CAA has expanded art to include music concerts . A small committee has been formed , made up of CCC staff and CAA volunteers to jointly plan , schedule and host a series of musical acts in Charbonneau . In general , we are working with the Market Café to offer a buffet option to concert goers . A new sponsorship option is the Reserved Table Sponsorship – for $ 500 , at designated concerts , a person or business will receive a reserved table and eight free concert tickets ( food buffet tickets are not included ). There is no limit on the number of Reserved Table Sponsors at each concert . All proceeds from concert events will fund grants to local high school performing arts teachers and projects .

April 21 will be the next event on the schedule at Charbonneau Clubhouse , featuring Southern Nights Country Western Band . Led by Charbonneau ’ s own Wayne Richards ,

� Canby High School art teachers Cori Ronnander and Jennifer Dorsey ( holding sign ) celebrate the school ’ s new potter ’ s wheels with students . The wheels were purchased with some of CAA ’ s grant dollars .

� A Wilsonville art student beginning a painting on large canvas thanks to a CAA grant .

COURTESY PHOTOS

award-winning songwriter and “ consummate performer and storyteller ,” the event will be a toe-tapper . The music will be preceded by a complimentary line dancing class led by Kat Nichols , so , by the time the music starts , you ’ ll be ready to dance the night away in the Fireplace Room . Tickets go on sale in March , and details will be provided via email posts and in this publication .

2024 Board Officers

We are still seeking someone with an accounting or bookkeeping background to help with the treasurer duties . John McLain is president , treasurer , Music Stage Organizing Committee chair , and Jazz Festival organizing chair . He needs some help with any or all of these duties . If you ’ d like to join in any of our fun , please contact John McLain at john @ mclainco . com . You don ’ t have to be an artist to participate , just have some skills and enthusiasm for organizing and fundraising in support of the performing and fine arts . We treasure our ability to contribute to the quality of life here in Charbonneau , and , near or far , it ’ s a joy . We hope we ’ re not alone in that effort and welcome new members .

By TOM KELLS

Bottleneck Blues Band , dinner and music

Come enjoy the live music , food , dancing and fellowship on March 3 in the Clubhouse Fireplace Room . This event is

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sponsored by Charbonneau Arts . The Buffet Dinner and Drink starts at 6 p . m . if you ’ d like to partake , and is $ 25 , and the

music plays from 7-9 p . m . and costs $ 20 . This evening is a fundraiser for the Wilsonville and Canby School Music Programs . Tickets are available at https :// charbonneauarts . org / music-stage-series / at the Activity Center or the night of the event at the will call desk if not sold out .

Watercolor painting

Do you enjoy painting ? Have you had an inkling to paint ? Why not join Charbonneau ’ s Water Color Painting class . There is an advanced class on Wednesday mornings from 10 a . m . to 12 p . m . in the Wilson room . Then there is a beginner ’ s class that ’ s on Wednesday afternoons from 1-3 p . m . also in the Wilson room . Both classes address watercolor technique with new projects introduced each week . A new session starts Feb . 29 , but please come to the next class on March 6 . Both classes cost $ 72 per session . Please call Elaine Luneke at 503-989-1540 for any information .

The Dinner by Boys & Girls Aid

This is a big fundraiser benefiting children served by Boy ’ s & Girl ’ s Aid . The event will be held on Saturday , March 16 at 5:30 p . m . at the Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby . The evening is a Silent Auction and Dinner . Tickets are $ 75 per person while supplies last and are available online at cypressonline . org . All proceeds will benefit the children , youth and young adults served by Boy ’ s & Girl ’ s Aid ’ s foster care , shelter

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