The town of Dunsmuir, along the Upper Sacramento River, is hosting a gallery walk this weekend – but it’s not what it may sound like. Rather than walking from gallery to gallery, the Dunsmuir Storefront Gallery tour of the town is past empty storefront windows that have been cleaned up and dressed up with art by local artists. The opening reception is Saturday, March 26th from 1-6pm. For more detials, visit the Dunsmuir Storefront Gallery Facebook page. It’s a fun way to see local art and a fun way to bring a sense of vibrancy to a town that’s looking for a new way to deal with tough economic times. As you walk through the town looking for Storefront Galleries you’ll also walk past the shops and restaurants that form the heart and soul of this old railroad town.
Browsing the Dunsmuir Storefront Galleries
So as your checking the art, be sure to check out the open businesses as well. Dunsmuir is known for its excellent selection of dinner restaurants, and Cornerstore Bakery is the favorite for breakfast. There are several galleries downtown, like the Brown Trout, Janye Bruck-Fryer’s Ruddle Cottage. The recently opened Dunsmuir Brewery Works is a big hit for local brews, pub food and live music. Just a few ideas to get you started exploring Dunsmuir. Have fun!
We’ve got a handful of art shows opening this weekend, so get out there and get “kultcha’d“.
• In Yreka you’ll find Little Altars Everywhere at the Liberty Arts Gallery (108 W Miner St), where you’re encouraged to wear a Halloween costume to the opening, set for Friday night from 5-8pm. The show features cultural traditions from around the world expressed through images, alters and artifacts that guide the spirit and honor the dead. Open Oct 28th-Nov 29th.
• In Dunsmuir, the Rostel Gallery (5743 Sacramento Ave) is opening Introduccion, a collaboration of international artists with by Black Boots Ink, on Saturday, Nov 1st from 7-9 pm. The photography exhibit features a mix of Californian and Mexican photographers working in the environs of Guadalajara in August, 2008, including local photographers Rika Noda, John Rickard, and James Gilmore.
• In Mt. Shasta, the Tim Corcoran Gallery (105 East Lake St) is hosting Chris Schneider’s Earth Angel Series. The opening is from 4-8pm on Saturday, Nov 1st. The collective show includes photography by Tim Corcoran, Schneider’s multi-media artwork and Julie Boettler’s sculpture and first bronze piece.
Tags: art, Dunsmuir, gallery, Halloween, Liberty Arts Gallery, Mt. Shasta, Rostel Gallery, Tim Corcoran Gallery, Yreka
Arts & Entertainment, Townie Activities | Visit Siskiyou October 30, 2008 | 
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Locals came out this weekend to celebrate McCloud’s lumber town heritage at the 61st Annual McCloud Lumberjack Fiesta. It was one of those events with a strong local showing – softball teams, horseshoe throwing partners, little kids to skilled veterans participating in the logging show. Kids were playing on the giant slide and small water slides, adults were sitting in the shade chatting it up. On the two softball fields, teams were playing hard in the Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament. You could stuff yourself in the morning at the American Legion pancake breakfast or watch the kids stuff themselves later at the watermelon eating contest. It was one of those small, local events that is all about community. Sometimes that’s hard for visitors to tap into, but if nothing else, the logging competition was mesmerizing.
The adult logging competition on Sunday featured axe throwing, with a beer can stuffed in a hole at the center of bull’s eye painted on the large round folks were throwing at. The crowd called out for a “splash” as each contestant tried to nail the beer can, thus spraying suds everywhere. Several were repeatedly successful and six-packs of Keystone were strewn about the base of the target. It was fun to watch.
Below, the axe throw champ, who had 3 splashed in 4 throws in the final round, takes aim and then nails the Keystone.
The ladies got into it as well, with little girls to grandma’s chucking an axe at the target.
Elsewhere in McCloud, people were shopping and dining at the Mercantile, and wandering into the Brown Dog Gallery. Below, the brown dog for which the Gallery was namd stays cool on a side porch. At the Gallery I marveled at the remarkable selection of hand-made rugs by Burney weaver Lana Magnuson. Brown Dog owner Claudia Ellis says she sells those rugs like hotcakes – they’re quite beautiful, incredibly durable and reasonably price.
Next up for McCloud is Heritage Days on August 15th, 16th, and 17th. This time ’round they’ll have antique logging equipment on display, excursion train rides on the historical McCloud River Railroad, wood carving, and a performance of the original McCloud melodrama. There will be a street fair, classic car show and home and business tours so you can get a peak into some of the buildings that were constructed back in the days of Mother McCloud. The Shasta Sunset Dinner Train will run Friday and Saturday evenings, so you can book a tasty dinner on the train as you ride to Mt. Shasta and back. For more info visit the McCloud Chamber website or call 530.964.3113.
