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September 2013
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Volunteers Needed Coastal Cleanup

 

Umpqua Bank Exhibit

 

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Delta Blues Festival                                           
September 21, 2013
noon - 7:30 PM
Waldie Plaza, Antioch
Free festival down by the river in downtown Antioch. Please bring lawn chairs. Free Parking in nearby lots. All ages welcomed, Alcohol Free, food & refreshments, art & craft booths, no pets please. 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Antioch Coastal Cleanup
September 21st, 9 AM - Noon Coastal Cleanup 2012 volunteers
The 29th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, the state's largest volunteer event, will take place on Saturday, September 21st, 2013. The event is expected to draw more than 70,000 volunteers who will combat marine debris at over 800 locations throughout the state by removing the trash that has accumulated on California's beaches and inland shorelines over the past year. Get out there, join the effort in Antioch, CA.  There are three locations to choose from: Antioch Marina, Prewett Park & Fulton Shipyard. Click here to signup.
Community Event

Remember 9/11 Memorial Concert Jessica Calyn
East County Resource Center
1023 West 2nd & L Street 

Honoring our first responders and remembering the lives lost -- we must never forget. Event begins at 5:30 PM, September 11th, with light food & refreshments. The Jessica Cayln Concert begins at 6:30 PM, followed by a candle light memorial at 8:00 PM. Click here for more information.  

Umpqua Bank Exhibit
Umpqua Bank Artist Exhibit 
3700 Lone Tree Way, Antioch Umpqua2013Aug-Sept
Continues through September 24th
The Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch is partnering with Antioch Umpqua Bank on a bi-monthly art exhibit providing local artists a venue to share their work. Hours are Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM. Featured artists for this exhibit are: Jeanette Ahern, Rosalinda Grejsen, Diane Klein Gwynne, Kay Kirby and John Nicolini.
Call For Artists
Nature's Canvas GloriaCannon2012
Lynn House Gallery Exhibit

October 5th to October 26th      
Artists living in and around the Delta, with the many hills and valleys, along with East Bay Regional Park properties, have an abundance of opportunities to capture nature and all its wonders in many art forms. The Nature's Canvas Exhibit, will feature nature, in all mediums.  The exhibit is open all artists on a first come basis, up to a total of 35 artists. The work must focus on nature. There is no entry fee and each artist may enter two pieces of work. The exhibit runs from October 5th - 26th, with the free on Artist Reception Saturday, October 5th, 2-4 PM. Click here for details.
Artist Newsmakers
110Sept2013
Two Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch Photographers recently took top prizes in the 110 Delta Visions Photography Competition.
  
Congratulations go to Jeannie Williams Wallen for Best In Show and Beverly Knight for 2nd Place.  Click here for article.
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Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch
PO Box 613, Antioch, CA 94509
Diane Gibson-Gray, Executive Director
(925) 325-9897 | Diane@Art4Antioch.org