‘Unity Through the Arts’ self-guided tour Oct. 12

Venues featuring local art, music, poetry and theater will be featured during this year’s “Unity Through the Arts” self-guided tour on Saturday, October 12 during Colorfest Weekend.

Organizations that worked to produce a brochure and map of the venues and information about the art events include the Anna Arts Center, Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Imagining Geographies – SIU, River‐to‐River Visual Arts Association, SIU Office of Economic and Regional Development, Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau, Union County Economic Development and the Union County Museum.

Download a pdf file of  the Unity Through the Arts Self Guided Tour

The brochure will be available at cabins, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, wineries, galleries and public buildings throughout Union County, as well as being distributed as a file that can be uploaded to websites and social media platforms.

The collaboration’s goals are to help individual artists and arts and cultural organizations promote their work in Union County and southern Illinois, and to recognize the contributions made by the creative industries to the cultural, economic, and social well‐being of the region.

For additional information, visit https://rrvaa.wordpress.com/ or emailmailto:r2rvaa@gmail.com.

Participating venues include the following:

“Unity Through the Arts” Self-Guided Tour

Union County  -  Oct. 12, 2013

anthill gallery and vintage curiosities
102 Front St.   Cobden, IL  62920
618-303-3183
website:  anthillgallery.com
email:  anthillgallery@gmail.com

“Arte Michoacana from Cobden,” an exhibit with works by Juana Duran, Lilia Duran, Catalina Charicata and Elizabeth Duran is on display through Oct. 27.  Sand painting, photography and traditional Mexican embroidery/crochet will be featured. A public reception will be held on Saturday, October 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. as part of the “Unity for the Arts” Colorfest weekend.

Anna Arts Center117 W. Davie St.  Anna, IL  62906
618-833-6525
email:  annaartscenter@yahoo.com
website:  annaartscenter.com

Colorfest Events:

River to River Visual Arts Association present the  “Colorfest of Arts” gallery showfeaturing original paintings, fiber art, woodworking, jewelry and sculptures by regional artists.  Gallery show is open Friday, Oct. 11 from 6 – 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m.

Anna Arts Center and PAST present “Canteen,” a play adapted by Dr. Lynn Steveson about a World War II home front story from Bob Greene’s book, “Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen.”  Show times are Fridays, Oct. 11 and 18 at 7 p.m. and Sundays, Oct. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m.

Alligator and The Blue Fox111 Oak St  Cobden, IL 62920
(618) 893-2900
email:  alligatorandthebluefox@gmail.com
website: alligatorandthebluefox.com

Oct. 12 hours:  10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Alligator And The Blue Fox is a new business that features a variety of gifts and the works of several local artist.  Store specials and activities are planned for all day Saturday, Oct. 12, and from 12:00 to 3:00 Susan Stokes will be demonstrating weaving techniques on a 7′ loom as She creates an alpaca shawl.

Yellow Moon Café
110 N Front St  Cobden, IL 62920
(618) 893-2233
email:  theyellowmooncafe@gmail.com
website:  yellowmooncafe.com

Hours of operation for The Yellow Moon Cafe are Wednesday – Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – reopening 6 p.m. to Close; Saturday 10 a.m.  to Close.

“Forty Years of Painting,” a retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Jan York, Alto Pass is exhibited through October in Cobden at the Luna Gallery in The Yellow Moon Cafe.

Saturday, Oct. 12th  SIWADE (Southern Illinois West African Drumming Ensemble) is performing at the Yellow Moon Café from 8:00 – 11:30 p.m.

Southpass Beads
Louann and J-Bird Elwell
203 Ash St.  Cobden, IL  62920
(618) 893-6170
website: http://www.southpassbeads.etsy.com/
email: louann.elwell@gmail.com

Oct. 12 hours:  10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Southpass Beads carries all supplies needed for making jewelry, offers classes, beading parties and minor jewelry repairs as well as handmade jewelry and beads.

Yellow Rose Craft Boutique
408 S. Jefferson St.  Cobden, IL 62920
(618) 614-2815
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yellow-Rose-Craft-Boutique/544893848874218
email:  f.nealy@yahoo.com

The Yellow Rose Craft Boutique specializes in made-in-Illinois products, such as food items and candies. Owner Nealy Flamm also carries her own crafts, including greeting cards, aprons and hair adornments, as well as those of other local artists.

Exhibit of Ellen Spalt’s Painting Students 
First Presbyterian Church of Cobden Fellowship Hall
103 N. Jefferson St. Cobden, Il  62920

Oct. 12 hours:  10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cobden artist Ellen Spalt has been teaching people to paint for many years, as both a Cobden High School art teacher and as a community teacher.  Works by her students, including southern Illinois wildlife and landscape paintings, will be on display at the Cobden First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall on Oct. 12.

Karen Fiorino (Clay Lick Creek Pottery)
45 Old U.S. Highway 51, Makanda, IL  62958
618-521-5602
email: claylickcreek@gmail.com
website: www.claylickcreekpottery.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ClayLickCreekPottery

Oct. 12 hours:  Noon – 5 p.m.

Karen Fiorino is the creator of fun and functional majolica glazed pottery, immediately recognized throughout the area for its bright colors and unique and whimsical designs.  Karen may be throwing, trimming or glazing pieces in her studio that day, and her work will be on display and available for sale.

The Old Feed Store
111 N.Appleknocker Cobden, IL, 62920
618-525-2531 or 618-614-2732
theoldfeedstore@gmail.com

Oct. 12 hours:  All day and 8:00 p.m. for The Blue Billies show

“The Kings of Little Egypt” is a literary reading, presented by The Blue Billies, explores the kings of southern Illinois, including King Neptune, Pizza King or the King of Beers.  Theatrical vignettes extolling the kingly qualities of the common man (and woman) are woven together with music.

The Blue Billies are dedicated to experimenting with the crafted word by pulling it off the page and into performance art.  For more information and tickets, contact The Old Feed Store.
Union County Museum117 S. Appleknocker St.  Cobden, Il  62920
618-893-2865

Email:  uchgsillinois@gmail.com
Website: http://www.unioncountyilmuseum.com/

Oct. 12 hours:  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Special exhibit “Union County through the eyes of Maurice Metzger” will be on display.  Metzger, who died in 2001, was a local artist who specialized in wildlife and local history, and also created cartoons for The Gazette-Democrat.

Colorfest in the Cobden Village Square
Cobden Business and Community Associationcontact:  Ray Hogan, president (theoldfeedstore@gmail.com)
October 12, 2013, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Stroll among the booths of artists, craftsmen and other vendors selling produce, vintage items and home-made goodies in Cobden’s Downtown Park.

Packrat’s Paradise Flea Market
220 S Front St.  Cobden, IL  62920
618-713-1989
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Packrats-Paradise-Flea-Market/445591775517326

One of Cobden’s newest businesses, Packrat’s Paradise features an art gallery tucked amid over 40 booths of vintage and antique items.  The works of local artists Rita Engbring, Ellen Spalt, Paula Day and Jan York, among others, are on display.

Shawnee Hills Antique Barn
290 Water Valley Rd.  Cobden, IL  62920
618-893-2211
Email: rheacalabrese @yahoo.com
website: www.shawneehillbb.com

Oct. 12 hours:  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

In the historic 1860s Shawnee Hills Barn, owners Tony and Rhea Calabrese have recreated blacksmithing, woodworking and stained glass art shops as they existed in the 1890s, the 1920s and the 1940s, showing the different technologies that were used during each era.

Rainmaker Art Studio

Makanda Boardwalk
618-457-6282

Website: davedardisrainmaker.com
email: davemakanda@aol.com

Oct. 12 hours:  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Dave Dardis, owner of Rainmaker Art Studio creates his original copper and bronze sculpture, fountains and jewelry in his studio on the Makanda Boardwalk.  Many of his most unique items are on display in his Magic Garden behind his studio.

StarView Vineyards5100 Wing Hill Rd.  Cobden, Ill 62920
618-893-9463
email: SVV_info@starviewvineyards.com
website:  http://www.starviewvineyards.com/

Art work on display by local artists Janet Althoff & Jurhee Veach

Live Music:

Sat., Oct. 12 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Bone Dry River Band

Sun., Oct. 13 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Shawn Harmon

Enjoy a complimentary food & wine pairing of Starview’s 2008 Norton & meatballs.

The SouthEnd Stump Jumpers
present their 16th Annual Variety Show
Anna-Jonesboro High School auditorium
608 S. Main St.  Anna, Ill 62906

Musical entertainment by fabulous local talentThis year’s theme:  MASH – Hotlips and her Army Cohorts

Saturday, Oct. 12  7 p.m.
Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children
Available at the door or at the Anna Arts Center

Frack-Free Fest at Trails End Lodge1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden, Ill 62920

Oct. 12 – 7:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Learn what can be done to help save southern Illinois and the Shawnee National Forest at a free concert with performances by the Woodbox Gang, Hobo Knife and the County Graves.  Proceeds from live and silent auctions will benefit SAFE.

Pumpkin Townon the grounds of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center
1000 N. Main St. Anna, Il  62906

Pumpkin Town is an annual display of vignettes created by the area’s businesses and residents using pumpkins, bales of hay, mums and a wide variety of other materials.  Driving through Pumpkin Town is one of Colorfest’s most popular activities.