Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:00 am
Event benefits Habitat for Humanity
Art in the Park, featuring the work of artists from the Willamette Valley and Northwest, will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 22 in Ralston Park. Art in the Park is a benefit for Lebanon Area Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that helps low-income people build homes.
As in the past, the event will include entertainment and vendors. New this year are a historic walk, a labyrinth and a walk of historic places.
The walk, which is about 1.5 miles long, involves following a map to some of the historic places that have been featured in “Historic Lebanon," an insert in the Lebanon Express. Participants will start and finish at Ralston Park. The walk is sponsored by Lebanon First Christian Church.
Also new this year will be a labyrinth that will be set up in the park.
Several bands, including Christian and swing/jazz bands, will play in the gazebo at the park. Dancers from several troupes will also entertain.
The event is sponsored by Linn County Cultural Coalition, the City of Lebanon and the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce.
Entertainment will begin at 10 a.m. with Jordan's Promise, a Christian band. They will be followed by Cascade Performing Arts at 11:15 a.m. At noon, the Rhythm Rockers, members of Cherry City Cloggers, will grace the stage with their foot stomping performances. Gypsy Circle, the belly dancing troupe making itself known around the Willamette Valley area, dances at 1 p.m.
Don Sansone and Tim, with their electric guitars and classic Rock and Roll, will entertain from 1:30 to 3:45 p.m.
Steve Martin will sing Buzz Martin logger songs at 3:45 p.m.
At 4:15 a local Christian acoustical group will play.
The finale, scheduled for 5 p.m., will be the Barry Bilderback Trio, featuring Sapphire. The bands plays swing and “society style" jazz.
Several artists from Lebanon and the mid-valley will be displaying their wares.
Carol Beck and Barbi Thomson of Lebanon will bring their wearable art from their joint venture, Bead Buds. Beck restrings vintage and antique beads with semi-precious stones and pearls. Thompson uses Delica seed beads from Japan, which are very small and uniform, to design bead bags, necklaces and other jewelry. The two team up during venues such as Art in the Park, offering more variety.
Ed and Gisela Conner of Lebanon will be back with their Gourd Art. Still in retirement, the couple continues to grow, dry and decorate gourds, with speciality gourds made into clocks.
Kathy Jobes of Lebanon recycles glass jars and uses them in her creations, painting on the jars to make collectible art.
Kate Brenneman and Lewis Forquer, both of Lebanon, will be there. Brenneman makes handmade jewelry and Forquer will bring his paintings. Tricia Evans, also of Lebanon, will offer the wares of Rosemary & Thyme, including hand-crafted lavender potpourri, sachets and gifts.
The art of making rustic furniture will be on display as Kit Thompson brings his furniture made of a variety of woods, including willow. Thompson's pieces are created using mortise and tenon construction.
Beverly Bridgman of JK Lapidary will showcase jewelry made of cabachons, shells and fossils wrapped with 14-carat gold filled and/or sterling silver wire.
Watercolor cat paintings by Lisa Chase of Holley will be available. Susan Henry of Corvallis will show her Zannedelions, a wearable art form. Karyl Luman will bring room balancers from her business, Luka. Maggie Beaudreau, of Uniquely Maggie, will sell wind chimes, key chains, earrings and spoon hooks, all made out of silver plate silver ware.
For more information about Art in the Park or Habitat for Humanity, call event organizer Sally Skaggs at 258-5337.