Charbonneau Arts Association By CATHI MCLAIN
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Charbonneau Festival of the Arts ready for its 39th year |
Charbonneau Arts Association is excited to present Arts with Flair , the 39th Annual Charbonneau Festival of the Arts , Sept . 22-24 . The festival has evolved significantly in the
MCLAIN past two years , now adding
some of the best jazz in our region , hundreds of attendees and 60-plus artists across all artistic media . This is the one event each year where our community has the opportunity to view world-class professional and student art up close in our own facilities . It is Wilsonville ’ s only art festival this year . And as always , proceeds from the festival and the silent auction benefit the arts programs at Canby and Wilsonville High Schools .
Invite your friends and family and prepare to get a head start on your holiday shopping . In the Clubhouse , artisans and artists from throughout the region will display and sell everything from wood creations , hand-crafted jewelry and framed fine art and photographs to high-end wearables and glass art . More shopping opportunities will be found in the Activity Center , where the Fine Art Gallery will showcase paintings , photography and other media by artists across the region and also from our local high schools . The Festival Store will offer cards and matted art by some of the same artists , all for
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SACAJAWEA CEREMONY
Charbonneau Arts Association is pleased to announce that the dedication ceremony for Sacajawea and her son John Baptiste Charbonneau will be held during the art festival on Saturday , September 23rd at 10 a . m . Rose Ann Abrahamson , great , great , great grandniece of Sacajawea , and member of the Lemhi- Shoshone tribe , will be present for the ceremony .
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sale and ready to take home . Jazz @ Charbonneau will return on Saturday , with The Sarah Saul Combo and Tom Grant & Friends performing free at 12 and 3 p . m ., followed by the ticket-only concert featuring Mel Brown B3 Organ Group at 7 p . m .
The event opens Friday , Sept . 22 at 6 p . m ., in the Activity Center with the Gala Opening Night Celebration , featuring guitarist Kevin Karrick , hearty appetizers , champagne and the opportunity to bid at the fund-raising Silent Auction , which will be filled with creations donated by festival exhibitors and others . The Fine Art Gallery , Festival Store and Student Gallery will also open Friday , and attendees will get to vote for People ’ s Choice Awards . Tickets for the Opening Night Celebration are on sale on the CAA website at www . charbonneauarts . org , or at the Activity Center reception desk — $ 15 in advance , and $ 20 on the evening of the event . You can also purchase will-call tickets for the Mel Brown B3 Organ Group Performance for $ 20 , online or at the reception desk . Bonus ! When you purchase a ticket for the reception , your name will be entered to win a ticket to the Mel Brown concert , and when you purchase a ticket for the concert , you ’ ll have a chance to win a signed , limited-edition concert poster .
The Artisan Vendor Show opens Saturday and Sunday , Sept . 23-24 , from 10 a . m . to
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This is the Fine Art Gallery at a previous festival of the arts .
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4 p . m . in the Clubhouse . The Fine Art Gallery , Festival Store and Student Gallery will also be open Saturday and Sunday in the Activity Center .
New features this year include an enhanced Student Art Gallery thanks to a grant from the City of Wilsonville that allowed us to purchase additional display panels for the students . That gallery will be in the Lewis and Clark rooms upstairs and include demonstrations by students and their teachers .
The festival will include many of the artists and vendors you ’ ve seen before plus a whole new group of painters , photographers , jewelers , woodworkers , fiber artists and glass workers . There truly will be something for everyone .
Here ’ s an overview of the weekend ’ s schedule :
Friday , Sept . 22 6-9 p . m . Opening Night Celebration in the Activity
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Fine Art Gallery , Student Gallery , Festival Store & Silent Auction open . Kevin Karrick on the Guitar . Saturday , Sept . 23 10 a . m . to 4 p . m . Artisan Vendor Show open in the Clubhouse . Fine Art Gallery , Student Gallery , Festival
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Store open in the Activity Center . 12 p . m . Sarah Saul Combo performs in the Pavilion .
Free of charge . 3 p . m . Tom Grant & Friends perform in the Pavilion .
Free of charge . 7 p . m . Mel Brown B3 Organ Group perform in the Pavilion . Ticket required and may be purchased for $ 20 in the Activity Center or online at charbonneauarts . org . Sunday , Sept . 24 10 a . m . to 4 p . m . Artisan Vendor Show open in the Clubhouse . Fine Art Gallery , Student Gallery , Festival Store open in the Activity Center .
Thank you , festival sponsors !
PLATINUM ($ 1,000 ): Pamplin Media Group . GOLD ($ 500 ): Nancy and William Hall ; Roof Masters , Canby ; and Wilsonville Carpet & Tile ; Wilsonville Subaru . New Music Stage Sponsor , Nichols Family Agency , Allstate . SILVER ($ 300 ): Mayor Julie Fitzgerald ; Lynn & Lonn Liffick ; Parker Johnstone Wilsonville Honda . BRONZE ($ 150 ): Amy Costello , Windermere Real Estate , Charbonneau ; Canby Smiles , Dr . Joshua Wieland , Family Dentistry ; Eric & Shirley Hoem – 2023 Music Series sponsor ; Rick Cady Photography ; Jay Puppo State Farm Insurance ; Lisa Willett , Cascade Hasson Sotheby ’ s International Realty . And we couldn ’ t do any of it without the huge support provided by the Charbonneau Country Club , which provides the amazing venue to make the event a success . Other partners include The Charbonneau Villager , CharbonneauLive . com , Clackamas County Cultural Coalition , Greater Giving Inc ., Mediaphysics and Wilsonville Arts , Culture & Heritage Commission . Individuals wanting to make a tax deductible sponsorship donation can go to http :// charbonneauarts . org / sponsor / for information , or contact Eric Hoem at erichoem @ comcast . net .
Cover Photo Montage captions :
Top Row , L to R : 2022 Artisan Vendor Show ; 2022 Fine Art Gallery ; 2022 Student Gallery . Middle Row , L to R : Jazz @ Charbonneau headliner Rebecca Hardiman with chair David Rowe ; Festival Organizing Committee and CAA Board . Bottom Row , L to R : Herman & Debbie Stonebraker at the Opening Reception , One of our whimsical exhibits , Silent Auction in Action .
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