Frank Horiel and Crown Creations Cabinetmakers–one of the Designers/Artisans listed in our arts links in the left sidebar–has a re-designed Web site with an enhanced portfolio of his fine furniture, kitchen and bath, cabinetry, built-ins, door, and architectural work. Check it out at CrownCreations.com.

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The Danforth Gallery opens the fair weather art season with “Flourish”, an exhibition organized by Traci Isaly and Janie Camp. “Florish” features the work of Pete Stecher, Heather Bentz, Caleb Taylor, Storrs Bishop, Crystal Whitmore, Jill Judd, Mary Bartlo, Paul Heaston, Eli Isaly and Mike Devine. The show opens May 23rd with an artist’s reception open to PCFA members at 5 PM and the general public from 5:30 – 8:00 PM.

“The majority of the artists are new to us this year. We have three MSU grad students as well as new work from local artists”, said Janie Camp. “We thought “Flourish” applied to the actual time of year, the gallery opening for our summer season and the excitement we all feel during spring. It’s a time of new creation all around us, and you’ll certainly see that with these talented painters, sculptors, jewelers and photographers.”

Traci Isaly adds, “We’re very excited about seeing this group of work in one place. Storrs Bishop takes his photography to another level of creative expression. His clever way of creating a picture with several photos multi-layered into a 3-D image, is fun and fanciful.”

Other artists and their media: Pete Stecher – floral sculptures made from recycled hot water heaters accented with hand picked native rocks. His work will be seen both inside and out of the gallery. Heather Bentz, Crystal Whitmore, Mike Devine and Paul Heaston – featured painters. Jill Judd – jewelry made with cast pewter beads from the Greek Isle of Mykonos, accented with leather cording, natural gemstones, Swarovski crystals, freshwater coin pearls, or rhinestone rondells. Mary Bartlo – hand-woven and hand-dyed silk scarves, with patterns and colors inspired by Yellowstone National Park. Caleb Taylor – ceramics with meticulously applied glazes of earthen colors. Eli Isaly – handmade drums (these sold out on opening night of the 2007 season).
“Flourish” at the Danforth will hang from May 23rd until June 24th. New gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11–5 beginning May 23rd. For more information, call (406) 222-6510 or check www.pcfadanforth.org.

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Volunteers will be working over the next few days sorting hundreds of books for the semi-annual Library Book Sale. There is always a great selection and the prices are terrific.

The Book Sale starts Wednesday, May 14 at 5:00 PM for Friends of the Library (you can join at the door). The Sale continues through Saturday during these hours:

Thursday from 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday from 10 AM to 8 PM – Everything is 1/2 price after 6 P.M.
Saturday from 10 AM to 2:00 PM - 1/2 price from 10 until noon; “Bag Sale” (books by the bag) from 12:30 to 2:00 P.M.

The Library is on the corner of Callender and 3rd Streets.

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I created a little video of still photos from the Blokes’ Highway 89 Road Tour, with music by Keith Lawrie and Bingo Mielke, and the video is now available on YouTube. If you’d like a higher resolution version, leave a comment to let me know and I’ll point you to a download page.

You can also view a page of outtakes, or photos that didn’t make it into the video. These are mostly mood pics of the road, the gear, and the towns where the tour played, plus some photographs that I simply liked.

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Join Audrey Hall, Chase Reynolds Ewald, Amy Jo Sheppard and designer Adrienne Pollard at the Pine Creek Cafe outside of Livingston for a spring book signing of the just-released New West Cuisine on Friday, May 30 at 6:00 P.M. at the Pine Creek Lodge and Cafe on East River Road. Dinner reservations are strongly recommended if you would like to feast on fish tacos, indulge in Ned’s Mom’s famous cheesecake, and listen to live music. New West Cuisine contains these and other recipes from the Pine Creek Cafe. For more details and to RSVP, visit the book’s info and reservation page on facebook.com.

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