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PAONIA GINGERBREAD FESTIVAL!

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

The Blue Sage Center for the Arts is proud to sponsor Paonia’s first Gingerbread Festival.  The festival offers activities for all… you can try your hand by entering a house in the Gingerbread House Competition or by bringing your children to see the houses and participating in a host of Children’s Activities. Enjoy Christmas Carols, photos with Santa and a social dance finishes up the event!

10 am – 1 pm – Holiday Hayrides with Mrs. Claus
11 am – Free Movie: Cars 2 (Paradise Theater)
12 pm – Blue Sage Gingerbread Festival Opens (No Charge)
12 – 4 pm – Kid’s Graham Cracker Cottage Building Workshop ($5 Blue Sage)
12:15 pm – Gingerbread House Decorating Awards Ceremony
12:30 pm – Holiday Carols by Paonia Popstars/Sunshine Singers (Blue Sage)
1:30 pm – Santa Arrives at Blue Sage
1:30 – 4 pm – Holiday Photo Opportunity at the Blue Sage (No Charge – Bring your own camera)
2:30 pm – Holiday Carols by Paonia Popstars/Sunshine Singers (Blue Sage)
3 pm – Free Movie: Cars 2 (Paradise Theater)
4:30 pm – Holiday Carols by Paonia Popstars/Sunshine Singers (Blue Sage)
5 pm – Gingerbread Festival Ends
7 pm – Holiday Swing Dance ($7 at the Blue Sage)

WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY

WildWater North Fork Payette Teaser from Anson Fogel on Vimeo.

 

Sat 11/19, The Patagonia Wild and Scenic Film Festival

Sponsored by NFRIA-WSERC CONSERVATION CENTER

Over 2 hours of great films including:

Crossroads, A Skier’s Journey, Eastern Rises, Witness,

Change for the Oceans, WildWater, and One Percent of the Story.

Special guest appearance by filmmaker of both Eastern Rises and One Percent of the Story plus guest appearance by Anson Fogel, who made the film WildWater, and just won the Grand Prize at the prestigious Banff Film Festival.

Doors@6:30  Films@7PM

“HYMN FOR HER” IS COMING TO TOWN

Hymn for Her

The Paradise Theatre in Paonia presents an evening of unique Americana, Roots, and Pop-Punk on Thursday, November 10th.  Lucy Tight & Wayne Waxing are “Hymn For Her”, a band that hails from Philadelphia, but recently, anywhere they can park their trailer.

Opening the show is local, Paonia favorite, JoeAlan Meador who’s style is original and captivating.  The show starts at (7:30); doors (7:00).  Tickets are available online here as well as at KVNF Public Radio and the Paradise Theatre Box Office for $12 adv / $15 door.

More info here

SWING DANCE

Wanna learn to swing dance? Join Margot Richardson and Mark Willson for the newest dance craze to hit our town. They are giving adult lessons on Thursday Evenings from 5:30- 7:30 at the Blue Sage for $12/class, and teen lessons on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00 at Louie’s Pizza for $10/class. Come with a partner or without. Believe it or not, there were 2 extra men at the class I attended on Thursday, ladies! Mark and Margot were members of the Savoy Swing Club Dance Troupe in Seattle, and just recently moved to our Valley to add to the fun.

At the Blue Sage:
New! Swing 1.5 Thursdays 7:30 – 9
For anyone with some dance experience / idea of 6 count swing basics – that includes you!
4 week session $40, $76 for couples, or $11 drop in
(we’ve dropped the price a bit to encourage everyone to come!)
One hour lesson + a half hour of dance + practice
Dates: November 3, 10, 17, and December 1st (no class on Thanksgiving)

New! Sunday Swing 1 2:30 – 4, lesson plus dancing, $8 drop in, starting November 13th
Special family rate: $20 for 3 or more
Open to everyone, all ages and levels
Each week we’ll give a lesson in beginning six count swing, followed by dancing and practice.
Dates: November 13, 20, 27 and December 4, 11, 18

Swingin’ at the Sage!
Everybody’s welcome for our “Second Saturdays” social dance
November 12, 7:30 – 10:30
$7 includes a one hour lesson in six count Swing and 2 hours of dancing: swing, salsa, waltz, and more!
No experience or partner necessary. Bring a snack to share.

At Louie’s Pizza:
New! Young Dancers Swing ages 12 – 19 lessons upstairs Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30
4 week session $24 or $7 drop in
P.E. credit available

At the Creamery in Hotchkiss:
New! Swing 1 Wednesdays 7 – 8:15

Introduction to 6 count swing! No dance experience or partner needed.

4 week session $40 or $11 drop in
Lesson + time to dance + practice your new moves!

Dates: November 16, 30 & December 7, 14

For more information call 206-913-3962 or email illuminahealingart@gmail.com

 

GRAND OPENING OF STUDIO BIJA

There’s a new place for yoga, dance, art, martial arts, community and joy in Paonia! Studio Bija has renovated the building where the “Black Lab Studio” used to reside, at 236 Grand Avenue. They invite you to explore your potential to become, unfold, invert, play, dance, sing, create and find bliss! Sounds pretty good…

Call 970-527-5400 for a schedule of classes which begin the first week of October.

 

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