Meet our Artist - Hale Bill and the Bopps

Hale Bill and the Bopps will be performing April 27th at 7pm in the Civic Atrium.

Hale Bill & the Bopps, a group that hales from and bops around the Puget Sound region, plays traditional Scandinavian dance music in mostly traditional ways, and includes some original tunes in every set. Anticipate a variety of sounds coming from fiddles (including the Norwegian hardingfele and the Swedish nyckelharpa), keyboards and voices.

Playing this night are: Leslie Foley, Irene Myers, Bill Boyd, Gina Boyd, and Mary Nelson.

Meet our Artist - Jim Sheasley

Jim Sheasley will be showing his work May 18th 7pm in the Civic Atrium.

Jim started his serious art career in the fall of 1997 when he began studying with Eric Wiegardt, a signature member of National Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society. Jim has also studied with Tony Couch and well as Frank Webb; both of who are former students of Edgar Whitney, another nationally known watercolor artist.

Jim has previously shown his works at the Roche Gallery in Port Townsend, and Gallery 607 in Tacoma. He has been a featured artist at the Hank Taylor Gallery in Montesano and the Steilacoom Community Center.

He is a member of the American Society of Marine Artists and the Northwest Watercolor Society. His paintings have been juried into the Puyallup Fair Art Show, Ocean Shores Art Show, Edmonds Art show, Coos Bay, Oregon Art Museum and Ventura County, California Art Museum.

Jim is considered as a contemporary realist. His venue includes such subjects as ships, lighthouses, seascapes, landscapes, architecture, flowers and portraits.

Meet our Artist - Peggy and Karla

Peggy Thorndill and Karla Epperson will be performing cello and piano music 7pm May 18th in the Civic Atrium.

Margaret (Peggy) Thorndill, cello, received her Bachelor of Music degree from Washington State University and completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in cello at California Institute of the Arts. She free-lanced in the Los Angeles area for four years prior to becoming a member of Singapore Symphony Orchestra for three years. She plays in Tacoma Symphony, is a member of Seattle String Quartet, and South Sound Trio.

Karla Epperson, piano, received her Bachelor's of Music degree from University of Puget Sound and spent her career teaching in the Olympia public schools before beginning the string program for the Bethel School District in 1994.

Karla is an accomplished vocalist and pianist as well as a cellist. She played with Tacoma Symphony Orchestra for many years. She conducts Tacoma String Symphony and String Philharmonia groups for Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, and since 2001, she has conducted the Debut and Encore orchestras for Peninsula Youth Orchestra.

Meet our Artist - Alexis St. John

Alexis St. John will be showing her work 7 pm April 27th in the Civic Atrium.

Hello. I'm Alexis. I create whimsical paintings and drawings using my
own unique characters. My intention is to drop the viewer into the
middle of a story. The art can spark imagination (especially in young
viewers) and stories emerge. Recently, I've been motivated to create
my own stories about the characters. With the book publishing industry
faltering, it seemed that high tech was the way to go. I am currently
working on several ipad games and books that feature my work.

Visit her website: www.alexisstjohn.com

Meet our Artist - Susan Massey

Susan Massey will be showing her work 7 pm March 30th in the Civic Atrium.

In 2005, Susan Massey received a Certificate in Drawing from the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle. Massey continued her studies from 2006-07 in the Drawing & Painting Atelier at Gage. Massey is an artist who works exclusively on paper, either in graphite or carbon dust. Her detailed drawings depict a deep interest in the surface and textures of objects found in nature. Massey's work possesses a stillness or quietness that is passed on to the viewer. She teaches drawing and has exhibited throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Her work can be viewed on her website: susanmasseyart.com