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It’s here…Autumn.  Last night grew chilly, and we cuddled under heavy quilts.  Cool air filled our home, and out in the poor bedraggled garden, the once tall brilliant sunflowers now droop, dried up heads turned toward the ground.  Little finches hop from brittle leaf to thick brown stalk to pick and scratch.  In a  few weeks the giant mulberry tree will be covered with bright yellow leaves, which will soon blanket the ground.  

Our 2008 Foothill Farmlands ARTS Festival was a wonderful party!  We had a fantastic response throughout the week with over 3500 visitors attending our six events.  That is almost double the attendance of last year!  I hope that all our 130+ volunteers are proud of the hard work and dedication that they brought to this program.  During the week we got the chance to feature over 200 local artists and musicians–as performers, art vendors, guest artists, and exhibiting artists.  It was a rich delight for the whole community.  I’ll always remember our Historic Downtown Sonora Art & Music Stroll–watching hundreds of people walking up and down the streets, having a great time.  Shops and restaurants were filled with folks viewing art and listening to great music.  And there was a touch of something for everyone from classical guitar to singer/songwriter tunes to raucous R&B.

The festival art show will stay up until the end of September. All of the work is for sale, except for one adorable piece by Diana Boyd, “Spitfire.” The artwork is on display in Backspace, Banny’s Cafe, The Diamondback Grill and Stage 3 Theatre.  So, come this way soon and take a look.  You can take a painting, photograph or sculpture with you to liven up your own home!  Our award-winning artists include Kathleen and Richard Imlach, Randy Selander, Diana Boyd, Geoff Wynne, Don Hukari, Alex R. Coard, Barbara Beaudreau, Beth Little and Constance Walsh.  But all the 60+ artists are winners in my book as they are helping us to build out this exciting new festival–helping us to move and shake, add form to the Sierra Foothills art scene.