Summer Exhibit at Orange Dragon Art Gallery

You are invited to the Orange Dragon Art Gallery’s (ODAG) Opening Reception on Friday, July 16th from 5 to 7 p.m.

Summer has begun and the gallery is open. “If you have already stopped by to see us, thank you. If you have not been by to see us, what are you waiting for? Our next exhibit Water is Life will begin on Wednesday, July 13th.”

The Opening Reception will take place on Friday, July 16th and artists hope to see you there. “Be sure to check the ODAG Facebook page @orangedragongallery to see the fabulous artists.”

Stop by ODAG to celebrate getting back together at the gallery for the Summer Exhibit “Water is Life.”

Please visit the Orange Dragon Art Gallery website for more details. Drop them a line if you have any questions or concerns: orangedragongallery@gmail.com.

Orange Dragon Art Gallery
122 Orange Street
Prescott, Wisconsin. 54021
715-262-4122

ARTober: MAKING A NATIONAL CELEBRATION LOCAL

February is “Black History Month”
May is National “Mental Health Month”
July is National “Ice Cream Month”

And in 2016, October was proclaimed “National Arts and Humanities Month” by Presidential decree.

Cities around the country – from Richmond, VA, Nashville, TN, to Galveston, TX – come together to celebrate and promote the arts and humanities during October. It is an opportunity to showcase the beauty and the economic importance of a thriving art scene.

This year, the Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council (HPAAC) is launching its own ARTober celebration! HPAAC will highlight events and experiences throughout the month by local artists and venues. Experience events such as art exhibits, live music events, talks with authors, and even an illusionist!

To kick off ARTober, local artist and gallery owner, Andy Evansen is hosting his Second Annual En Plein Air Invitational on Saturday, September 30th with around 20 award winning artists participating this year. The artists will scout out various locations to spend the day capturing the essence and character of Hastings and Prescott. The day concludes with a 6:30 p.m. reception at the newly built Artspace Hastings River Loft, where the artists will present their work for the public to purchase.

HPAAC is excited to share another local gem’s work highlighting the diversity of the area. Mike Hazard’s Seeds of Change: A Portrait Of The Hmong American Farmers Association exhibit, on loan from the Minnesota Museum of American Art, will be on display at the Hastings Arts Center from October 6 – November 12th. This multimedia exhibit celebrates the stories of the Hmong community. Join us Friday, October 6th from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. for the opening night reception! Check out the ARTober or Hastings Art Center website to find the hours open to the public.

Throughout ARTober, local artists and businesses will share their talents, offer food specials, and giveaways. We encourage you to get out and see the importance of art to the community. Events are free, family friendly and open to the public! Stay up to date with the ARTober events here! For more information, please contact us at hastingsprescottarts@gmail.com or info@cardinaleventsplanning.com.

Mother’s Day High Tea

“Honor that special mother in your life”

If you have not experienced a LeDuc high tea, come join us!

Sunday, May 8 from 3:30pm – 5:30pm

We will be serving scones, teas sandwiches and other goodies along with a variety of different types of tea. After the featured 4-course tea, there will be time to wander through the house, visit our newly renovated gift shop and learn a bit more about the LeDucs’ time in the house.

Please contact LeDuc Historic Estate for reservations and more information

Saint Paul Art Crawl

CeCiel Hartleib, a participating artist at the Orange Dragon Art Gallery, will be partaking in the Saint Paul Art Crawl. She will be doing a watercolor demonstration on Sunday afternoon from 2-4 pm.

St. Paul Art Crawl – 2016
Friday, April 22, 6-10 pm
Saturday, April 23, noon-8 pm
Sunday, April 24, noon-5 pm

“Gemini Studio of Art invites you to CeCeile Hartleib and Terry Kayser’s studio”

across from Harriet Island Park at 106 Water St. W. #402, St. Paul, MN 55107

Directions: Take I-94 to St. Paul. Exit at Kellogg Blvd. Go toward downtown to Wabasha St. Cross the Mississippi River. Turn right at first traffic light (Water St.). ACVR Warehouse is on the left about two blocks.

Free parking!

Call 651-592-1877 or 651-503-7475 for further info. www.ceceile.com

Irish Whiskey Tasting at LeDuc

“For our first time, we will feature Irish whiskey for one our tastings. We’ll begin with pipes a-roarin’, good food and an interpretive program to follow.”

Five Irish Whiskey brands, music, food, the history of distillation methods and stories of distilleries. Tea and wine are also available.

LeDuc Historic Estate
Friday, April 22, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

$40, call 651-438-8480 for reservations

Orange Dragon Art Gallery Honors the Work of Cliff Moen

The Orange Dragon Art Gallery presents the first show of the 2016 spring season

The exhibit features the work of Cliff Moen, a nationally known artist from the Hastings/Prescott confluence area. His passing this January was a great loss to the community. Cliff was educated at the Minneapolis School of Art and the University of Minnesota in painting and art history. After traveling extensively in the US and Western Europe, he settled in the woods along the Mississippi in Nininger near Hastings. There, he and wife Barbara raised their three boys while he dispatched works from his studio to exhibits all over the country.

The 2016 spring exhibit highlights the exquisite art generated locally and demonstrate how the natural beauty of the area inspires painting. “To filter nature through one’s own sensibilities, to transmit one’s feelings and impressions of life to canvas, is at once a challenge and a great joy,” Cliff Moen.

Aaron Moen, Cliff’s son and the curator of his father’s work, is also an artist. His work is also on display. Aaron has travelled extensively through national and state parks and these experiences are reflected in his work. Both men excel at transforming the beauty of nature onto canvass.

The Gallery is part of the non-profit Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council (HPAAC). Sale proceeds go to the exhibiting artists and to local arts activities. Details of the exhibit are available at Orange Dragon Art Gallery

Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 to 5:00
Location: 122 Orange St, Prescott WI

Meet Author Tom Weber

Author Tom Weber will be at the Pleasant Hill Library on Thursday, April 14, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Meet Minnesota Public Radio reporter Tom Weber, author of 100 Things to Do in the Twin Cities Before You Die.

“Weber will sell and sign his book.”

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Community Band Concert with Special Guest Brad Shermock

RIVER VALLEY BAND will perform on Tuesday, April 12, 7 pm at the Hastings High School Auditorium.
Also performing will be the Rosemount Community Band and a special guest — artist Brad Shermock on Trumpet.
Mr. Shermock is currently the lead trumpet with Doc Severinsen. The evening will certainly be swingin’ with several tunes from both groups that bring the continuation of music study to their communities.”

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HPAAC Writers Group – April Meeting

HPAAC Writers Group will host author, Kristen Van Risseghem, Tuesday, April 12^th, 6:30 p.m. at the LeDuc Historic Estate, in Hastings. Admission is free.

Kristen writes young adult urban fantasy. Her first novel was The Guardian, a Sword, & Stilettos, her second novel, The Passage, a Dance & a Little White Dress is being released in April. Kristen will focus on the pathway to publishing but will also answer questions regarding her books. Further information can be found on her website Kristen Van Risseghem

HPAAC’s Writers have been meeting since 2011. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at the LeDuc Historic Estate. All interested parties are welcome. You do not have to be a writer; you do not have to be published, although some participants are published or in the process of publishing. You simply must enjoy the written word and the power that the written word can have, as well as the support and camaraderie of other writers.

Meetings are facilitated by Diane Saed, a former Hastings teacher. Diane is also on staff at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, and Saint Mary’s Graduate School of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Each session is roughly divided into three parts:

Introductions and a brief writing activity
Discussion of the writing experience and sharing of the writing if willing to do so
Discussion of what participants have been reading as well as upcoming literary events

Sessions are held around the dining room table at the LeDuc Historic Estates; bring notebook and a pen. We have had as many as fifteen participants and as few as five, depending on availability. Our next meetings are scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12th, and Tuesday, May 3^rd, 2016. These sessions are free for HPAAC members and for those that are not HPAAC members, we request a free will offering.

Questions can be directed to Diane Saed at 651-437-7192.

LeDuc Historic Estate
1629 Vermillion St
Hastings MN 55033