Friday, November 1 at 6 p.m. The return of Fresno’s most outré art gala “Art on the Edge 2” at Studio 65, 2965 N. Maroa (just south of Shields and north of the railroad tracks.) This event features Patsy del Rey, southern belle and M.C. extraordinaire, who has been rented from the Imperial Dove Court de Fresno to conduct the auction. The auction of pictures and sculptures have been personally selected by the incomparable Sister Rainy—she reputedly being the long (and willingly-) lost kin of that PBS stalwart, Sister Wendy. For the admission price of a mere $20, you will receive an hors d’oeuvres buffet, a free-flowing selection of wines, photo ops with Sister Rainy, and the twice-in-a-lifetime chance to bid on artworks possessing that indefinite quality–the “ je ne sais quoi” the French speak of, though others have used different language to describe the collection.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the auction to begin at 7. There’s plenty of off-street parking.
This is a fundraiser for the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. Tickets will be available at the Center, 1584 N. Van Ness (just south of McKinley) Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; can be reserved through Pay Pal; or can be purchased at the door, though capacity is limited to 100. This year, on-site credit card purchase of tickets and payment of bids will also be available. Come to support your Center, to discover the hidden quirks in your artistic sensibility, and above all to enjoy yourselves. For more information call the Center at 237-3223; Angela Price at 559-435-6383, or Richard Stone at 559-266-2559.
Wednesday, November 6 at 6 p.m. Fresno Center for Nonviolence Board meeting. For more information call the Center at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11-3.
Wednesday, November 13, 3 – 3:30 p.m.on KFCF 88.1 The Center for Nonviolence monthly radio show will be hosted by Angela Price. Her guest’s name is Linda St. Martin who lives in Gulfport, Mississippi and is an Executive Committee member of the Sierra Club Mississippi Chapter. She is a passionate advocate for the health of the Delta estuaries and the welfare of the fishing and tourist industry that were devastated by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. These local resources have not yet recovered due to massive quantities of oil and toxic dispersant that sank to the ocean floor following the spill “cleanup”. Call-ins are welcome at 559-266-8888. For more information call 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11-3.
Wednesday, November 13th at 12 noon and at 7 p.m. (Potluck at 6:30) at the Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave (SE Corner McKinley and Van Ness) Our 2nd Wednesday Video will DIRTY ENERGY. On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven BP workers and spewing 200 million barrels of oil into the ocean.
DIRTY ENERGY brings to light the personal stories of the Louisiana fishermen and local residents directly impacted by the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Filmmaker Bryan D. Hopkins gains intimate access to the lives and homes of these people, as they struggle to rebuild their lives and contend with emerging health crises related to the toxic dispersants used to clean up the spill. DIRTY ENERGY paints a poignant portrait of the human cost of the calamity and the systematic failure by BP and the U.S. Government. This video is 94 minutes long. to Open to the public. Wheelchair accessible. For more information call 559-237-3223.
