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Monday, February 6, 2012 Volume: 26, Issue: 27
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ARTWORK BY DANIEL Striking visuals, tasty vittles, and charity doodlesA selection of wineries and galleries in downtown Paso Robles will stay open from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 4 for First Saturdays: Wine and the Arts. Seven venues will participate in the hobnobbing art walk, including Orchid Hill Winery, which will be host to a reception for Daniel, a “new world cubist” who prefers to keep his surname secret. An architectural designer by education, this abstract artist interprets “the unseen” in his poignant pieces. Explore the thematic process that went into their creation as Daniel mingles with the public and raffles one of his works. All proceeds benefit the One Thing For One Orphan Foundation, a local organization that strives to generate awareness and action on behalf of children without parents. Orchid Hill Winery is at 1140 Pine St. in Paso Robles. Visit artsobispo.org for a complete list of venues participating in First Saturdays. 
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER ELLWOOD Life imitates realityOn Feb. 4, you can experience the magic of Dancing with the Stars or So You Think You Can Dance without staring at a television screen. The only difference is that there will not be any B-list celebrities, and the judges won’t be jerks. Instead, regular couples who love to move will compete in the “5th Annual Mustang Ball,” a dance contest that features six levels of competition and a smorgasbord of styles. It’s sponsored by the Cal Poly Dance Sport Team and will conclude with a demonstration by professional ballroom competitors David Weise and Borbala Bunnett. It’s too late to register as a dancer, but spectator tickets can be purchased for $8 at the door of the Chumash Auditorium. The event starts at noon and will last well into the evening. Visit cpdancesport.org for more information. 
ARTWORK BY BRYCE VINOKUROV Chew on this awhileIf you’ve ever been flung across time and space by an oddball artist from Boston, you know how discombobulating it can be, and how nothing rectifies the situation like good food. The subjects in Bryce Vinokurov’s exhibit, “Foodies in Exile,” fight over truffle pigs, clamor for more cake, and grill under waving banners of cheese in nameless landscapes inspired by Giotto and Lorenzetti. The work will be on display at SLO Museum of Art Feb. 3 through 26, with an opening reception Feb. 3 during Art After Dark from 6 to 9 p.m. Afterward, an especially special event takes place in the museum’s classroom. It’s called Art After Art After Dark, and it features a live demonstration by a chef who turns food into image-laden visual art, a dramatic reading of a recipe, and a set of string musicians. For more information, visit sloma.org or call 543-8562. |
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