Pacifica Riptide

Help Save Biff's: A Space-Age Architectural Gem

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Riptide correspondent Mark Stechbart says the building is completely boarded up. It's at the corner of Broadway & 27th Street in Oakland, an Audi used-car lot. See the Google street view. Preservationists hope to save and restore Biff's to its former glory; vote early and often for Biff's online at the link below:

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Support the Arts When You Fill Out Your Tax Forms

Thousands of Californians like the arts, even when they're doing their taxes. At least that's the indication from the more than 10,000 taxpayers who donated over $160,000 to the Arts Council Fund on their tax returns in 2011 to support arts for California's children and communities. The "Tax Checkoff for the Arts" program continues in 2012, and the California Arts Council has set a goal of at least $250,000 in donations.
 
"The Tax Checkoff for the Arts program gives most Californians an easy and very direct way to improve arts and cultural programs in the state," says Craig Watson, director of the California Arts Council. "Even small donations add up in ways that help keep the arts alive in our schools and local communities."
 
The 2011 tax return form (to complete in 2012) from the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) will allow California taxpayers to contribute to the "Arts Council Fund" in the "Voluntary Contribution" portion of the form. The Arts Council Fund was included after the passage of SB 1076 by Senator Curren Price in 2009, citing the importance of the arts for California and the anticipated desire by Californians to directly contribute to the arts.
 
Individuals may make tax-deductible contributions in amounts of $1 or more. Arts supporters who use accounting services should tell their tax preparers about contributing to the California Arts Council, and encourage others to pursue this opportunity to support California arts.
 
Individuals interested in detailed information on the Franchise Tax Board's voluntary contribution should contact Marilyn Nielsen, deputy director, at 916-322-6404 or mnielsen@cac.ca.gov. For more information on the California Arts Council, please go to www.arts.ca.gov.
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The mission of the California Arts Council, a state agency, is to advance California through the Arts and Creativity. Members of the California Arts Council include: Chair Malissa Feruzzi Shriver, Vice Chair William Turner, Wylie Aitken, Michael Alexander, Andrew Green, Adam Hubbard, Charmaine Jefferson, Terry Lenihan, Susan Steinhauser, and Rosalind Wyman.

2012 Left Coast Annual: Call for Entries

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Call for Entries: 2012 Left Coast Annual (formerly Arts on Fire), Sanchez Art Center, April 13 to May 20. Juried by Michael Schwager, Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, and Director of the University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University. Juror Awards: Two artists receive $250 plus an exhibition in 2013; two artists receive $250. Open to all California artists. All fine arts visual media. No theme; unlimited number of entries. Entries must received by 5 p.m., Tuesday, February 14, or postmarked by February 14.

Pacifica Artist Scott Anthony

Most of you know me from the traditional jazz world, but many of you do not know about my other "career" as an artist. I recently joined ArtsyHome.com. an outlet for all kinds of home decor-related objects and artwork, and I just received word that I was the "Featured Artisan" recently at:

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I hope you will take a look my work on this site and also click on the links below to see other paintings and silkscreens that I have available directly.
 
"Sonoma Coast" 2011
Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"
Other acrylic and watercolor paintings available
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"Beach" 1985
Hand-printed silkscreen print, 36 colors
Other silkscreen prints available
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SCOTT ANTHONY, NWS

Pacifica Filmmaker-Artist-Bail Bondsman Jerry Barrish in the News

Sculptor Jerry Barrish's once-a-year party at his Dogpatch studio gives pals a chance to admire his figurative junk sculptures while chowing down on hot dogs from a Let's Be Frank cart. Barrish is a filmmaker-artist-bail bondsman, not an everyday combination. The art lovers at his party included at least one writer who said he'd used Barrish's bail services, too, but the polite host couldn't recall, saying only, "I don't invite my clients." Film connoisseurs Janis Plotkin and William Farley are making a documentary about Barrish. (item in Leah Garchik's column, San Francisco Chronicle, November 10, 2011)

Pacifica Peace Pumpkin

Jeff Bagshaw 2010

Golden State Glow: Arts, Culture and Californians

Arts, Culture and Californians, a report published by the Irvine Foundation, takes a look at California’s “arts ecology.” The foundation says: “This new research illustrates that arts and culture plays a significant role in the daily lives of Californians. The state is noteworthy for the avid participation of its people, the diversity and abundance of its arts organizations and the varied regional characteristics of its arts sector. California’s regions reflect distinctive populations, participation rates, numbers and types of arts and culture organizations, and levels of arts funding.”
 
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Roadside Memorial @ North Palmetto

I found this roadside memorial on Palmetto just past the Dollar Radio house.

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West Sharp Park Cottage Thrives Amid Drek

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Rust Never Sleeps

"This is a shot of the metal cladding (I think) on the south side of the pier foundation, taken during a nice sunset. It's a bit abstract."

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