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BeatoFest!

At the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
The Home and Studio of Beatrice Wood (1893-1998)
in the beautiful Upper Ojai Valley

Art Exhibits, Opening Reception, Demonstrations,
Film Premier, and Live Music!
 

Saturday, November 9, 2019
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Free Admission!

 

At 1:00 pm:

Please Join us for the West Coast Premier of Steven Watson's film

"Beatrice Wood Remembers"

BeatoFest!

 

Participating BeatoFest Artists
Meet and acquire work directly from the artists!

Elise Arnold

Maree Cheatham

Aimee French

Celeste Iida

Cynthia Kalmenson

Nancy Martinez 

Cheri Neal

David Orr

Nate Pidduck

Terry Sharp

Susan Spohr 

 

Musical Guests

Franck L. Goldwasser

Franck L. Goldwasser

A thirty-five year veteran of the California blues scene, Parisian expatriate Franck L. Goldwasser (formerly known as “Paris Slim” in international blues circles) paid his dues in the juke joints and night clubs of the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1980‘s, gigging along-side some the most iconic blues luminaries of our times, including Jimmy McCracklin, Lowell Fulson. Pee Wee Crayton, Percy Mayfield and Charlie Musselwhite. A vital contributor to the San Francisco East Bay scene for over fifteen years, Franck has appeared at festivals and concerts across America and Europe; his guitar playing has fueled recordings by artists as diverse as Jimmy Dawkins, Curtis Salgado, R.J. Mischo, Fillmore Slim, Hosea Leavey, Mark Hummel, Harmonica Slim, Sugaray Rayford, Byther Smith and the award-winning Los Angeles-based Mannish Boys of which he is one of the founding members. 

 

Suburbanoid

Suburbanoid

(Avant- garde, Art music and film, Ambient, New Age, Alternative, Experimental, Electronic and Acoustic, Sound Designer ) Composer, Producer, Multi-Media Artist

Instruments - Guitars, Piano, Synthesizers, Sitar, Drums and Vocals

An Unschooled self-taught artist who began at the age of 12. He worked his way up learning harmony, theory and composition, but depended on learning and playing by ear. At the age of 20 he became a teacher of guitar and piano at the Queensboro Institute of Music, Queens , NYC.

Recipient of two artist residence at the world renowned Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA

New CD "Malibu Fire Sessions at Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts" ( Piano,Electronic) 2019 

 

Francisco de Leon

Francisco de Leon

Born in Buenos Aires, Francisco moved to California in 2001 and took residence in the mystic Ojai Valley. A bass player for most of his life, he switched to the acoustic guitar and began his career as a solo artist. 

 

And from 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Ventura County Potters' Guild Exhibition - Small Treasures

We will be having an Opening Reception
for the Ventura County Potters' Guild Exhibition
"Small Treasures" in the Beato Gallery

 

Please Join Us on Saturday, November 9th
for a wonderful BeatoFest!


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