Multiple art receptions will take place in downtown Mt. Shasta
Friday May 25, between 4 and 8pm.

The Art Walk takes place monthly and year round on each fourth Friday.

Participating Galleries
Alpine Originals, Atelier Balos Gallery, Blue Star Child Gallery, Britton Stained Glass Studio, The Gallery In Mount Shasta (Black Bear Building), Kevin Lahey Gallery, Red Door Gallery, Seed of Life Cafe, Siskiyou Arts Council Gallery & Cultural Center, Shasta Spiritual Journeys and Tim Corcoran Gallery. The receptions will feature original art and prints by a variety of local artists, and will offer light food and refreshment to visitors.

Alpine Originals is pleased to stay open till 8pm for the 4th Friday Art Walk. Alpine originals is located 304 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Atelier Balos Gallery  Atelier Gallery will feature 7 local artists, all painters from Aleksander Balos Atelier in Mt. Shasta. The show is titled “Phase 4″ and will feature paintings in acrylic and oil, realism to abstract. The reception will take place 4-8pm at 406 S Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Blue Star Child Gallery hosts an art exhibit themed “Galactic Art”. BlueStarChild Studio/Gallery will present Galactic Arts and Soul Activation Art inspired by Higher Dimensions. The reception will take place 4-8pm at 204 W. Lake Street, 2nd Floor – Suite F (above Century 21).

Britton Stained Glass Studio New water colors to express the joy of spring after out wet wet winter, also a fascinating glass piece that combines blown glass with poured glass. This glass piece must be seen to appreciate the colors as they overlap to color mix as well as boldly stand alone.  The name of this piece is POWER POINT. The reception will take place 4- 8pm at 211 East Alma Street.

The Gallery in Mount Shasta (Black Bear Building)  features FRED GORDON and his amazing ceramic fish.  Join us to meet Fred and see some of his newest creations!  Also, see culinary art in action with Caroline White-Brask… she’ll show you how to turn vegetables into flowers!  Refreshments will be served. Located 201 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Kevin Lahey Gallery will present photography by Kevin Lahey. The gallery is located 304 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Red Door Gallery presents recent sculpture, paintings and prints by artist Finley Fryer and fine art prints by photographer Heinz Danzberger. Red Door Gallery/Studio Liink is located at 326 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Seed of Life café will present original paintings by Ron Cooper, the artist will be present at the reception. Seed of Life is located at 414 North Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Siskiyou Arts Council Gallery & Cultural Center will host Pan Brian Paine’s newest work with computer graphics and will welcome visitors during the opening reception May 25, 5-8pm. The gallery is located 418 A North Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Shasta Spiritual Journeys will feature artworks by an artist Sheranda Ann Kumara. Sheranda paints images of goddesses and angels to facilitate healing and spiritual growth. During the opening hours Sarah Wellborn will give intuitive spiritual readings. Shasta Spiritual Journeys is located at  608 South Mt Shasta Blvd.

Tim Corcoran Gallery will display Tim Corcoran Nature Photography and Fine Art Gallery will feature Tim’s brilliant, slide film photography images, Julie Boettler’s nature and earth inspired sculptures, Nadine Aiello’s beautiful jewelry and Chris Schneider’s mixed media art work. Refreshments will be served. The gallery is located at 105 E. Lake Street.

All receptions will run simultaneously on Friday, May 25th, and are free and open to the public.

The eclipse begins at approximately 5:10pm, reaches maximum at about 6:27pm, and ends at 7:35pm.

Make sure to observe safely

Never look directly at the Sun! Never look at the Sun through binoculars or a telescope unless you have approved solar filters! Sunglasses are NOT adequate! We caution everyone to be very careful. Do not try to view the sun directly with the naked eye or through any optical equipment such as a camera, binoculars or telescope. The sunlight will be bright enough to permanently damage your eyes, even causing complete blindness. Sun glasses, even a stack of sun glasses, and polarizing filters are not safe. These glasses pass harmful ultraviolet rays that can cause irreversible damage. The eye does not feel pain from exposure to intense light. The damage is almost instantaneous and irreversible.

Mt. Shasta Eclipse Concert a celebration of life, love, music and Mt. Shasta

Sunday May 20, 2012 12 noon-8 PM • www.EclipseConcert.com

Marc Cooper & CoopDeVille; Paula Reynolds & the Groove Perpetrators; Dr Scott Durbin & Densa w/Connie Croad; DoubleChief; Ryan Marchand; Anna Repetto & Blue Relish; Wild Blues Yonder; The Mountain Gypsies; Genny Axtman & 3 on a Match; “Queen of Harps” Patricia Hill; Jimmy Limo; Djin Aquarian.

Bring blankets & lawn chairs to Hoy Park at Lake Shastina in Weed California

Live Music • Free Admission

Special eclipse glasses available that will allow you to view the eclipse safely without damage to your eyes.

Mt. Shasta Star Gazers

The Mt. Shasta Star Gazers invite everyone to a viewing of the annular eclipse of the sun on Sunday May 20th. An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun. Hence, the Sun appears as a very bright ring surrounding the outline of the Moon. Mt. Shasta is in a nearly ideal location to observe this eclipse. Meeting on Spring Hill Road just north of Mt. Shasta City at the white cross about 1/2 mile south of Les Schwab Tires. We will have a special eclipse glasses available that will allow you to view the eclipse safely without damage to your eyes.

The eclipse will be followed the same evening by a star party at the same location, beginning at about 9 PM. Several telescopes will be available for public viewing of stars, star clusters, Mars, Saturn, and nebulas.  Please, no white lights in the viewing area after 9 PM. Park your car on the Spring Hill Dr. and do not pull into the viewing area.

Everyone is invited and the event is free. Please no dogs. Children must be carefully supervised by parents.

Siskiyou Media Council (SMC) executive director Deborra Brannon will discuss Siskiyou County’s unique communication challenges and the communication/information services the organization is implementing in order to meet those challenges. Miss Brannon will also present the specific opportunities SMC makes available to your business for increasing your name recognition and customer base county-wide.

A Total Solar Eclipse over Turkey; Credit & Copyright: Stefan Seip, astromeeting.de

The big news this month is an annular solar eclipse on May 20, and Mt. Shasta is prime eclipse-viewing territory! Contact the Chamber for information on eclipse happenings in the area, and make sure to observe safely.

Low in the west you’ll find brilliant Venus sandwiched between Betelgeuse to its lower left and Capella to its upper right. All three are slipping deeper into the twilight with each passing night.

Follow the imaginary line from the just-set Sun through Venus and sweep up to the left until you run into bright, ruddy Mars. Not far away is the bright star Regulus.

Keep following that line eastward until you run into Saturn over in the east. Just beneath it is the star Spica. Although nearly equal in brightness, Saturn is creamy colored while Spica is icy white.
— Sky and Telescope

The next Full Moon is on the 6th, and the next New Moon is on the 20th.

The International Space Station and various satellites can be tracked and viewed at Heavens-Above.com (link is set for Mt. Shasta’s location and elevation.)

For a full list of sky happenings this month, as well as a handy printable map, download The Evening Sky Map. (Translations to other languages are not currently supported, but they hope to have them back sometime in 2012.)

Greetings! I’m Danielle Signor, MSCoC’s webmaster. I witnessed two out of three of the last space shuttle launches in the program: Discovery in February 2011, as part of the STS-133 NASA Tweetup event; and Atlantis in July 2011 (STS-135). Get your space fix at my blog, Silver-Rockets.com, and follow me on Twitter at @silverrockets.

photo by Heinz Danzberger of a new sculpture by Finley Fryer titled “Sharky”,  dimensions 33″ x 31″ x 5/8″ / steel /2012

Multiple art receptions scheduled in downtown Mount Shasta on Friday April 27, 4pm–8pm.

Participating galleries are: Alpine Originals, Atelier Gallery, Britton Stained Glass Studio, The Gallery In Mount Shasta (Black Bear Building), Kevin Lahey Gallery, Red Door Gallery, Siskiyou Arts Council Gallery & Cultural Center and Tim Corcoran Gallery. The receptions will feature original art and prints by a variety of local artists, and will offer light food and refreshment to visitors.

Alpine Originals is pleased to feature Leona Nelson. Leona’s imaginative pine needle baskets incorporate many elements including gourds, wood bowls, antlers, feathers, beads, shells and native american carved fetishes.  Also, featured will be Ted and Susan Hougan of Diplicous offering tasting of their artisan dip mixes.  You may have had the pleasure of trying the Diplicous artisan dip mixes at some of the local farmer’s markets and faires.

Atelier Gallery will feature 10 local artists, all painters from Aleksander Balos Atelier in Mt. Shasta. The show is titled “Phase 3″ and will feature paintings in acrylic and oil, realism to abstract. The reception will take place 4-8pm at 406 S Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Britton Stained Glass Studio will display Inspirational works. Reception from 4pm to 8pm at 211 East Alma Street.

The Gallery in Mount Shasta (Black Bear Building) will present an exhibit titled “Calling All Angels” featuring paintings by Lesa Michel & Wisper Krimmer. Reception from 4pm to 7pm at 201 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Kevin Lahey Gallery will present photography by Kevin Lahey. The gallery is located 304 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Red Door Gallery will present recent sculpture, paintings and prints by artist Finley Fryer; fine art prints by photographer Heinz Danzberger; and fine art prints of Lewis Meyers’ furniture creations, in conjunction with Meyers’ final show at Turn of the Century Fine Art Gallery in Weed (which opens May 5th). Red Door Gallery/Studio Liink is located at 326 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Siskiyou Arts Council Gallery & Cultural Center invites the public to the upcoming eARTh Day Environmental Art show opening reception on April 27th, 5-8pm. This multi-media show celebrates recycling, reusing, nature and ecology in all forms and is currently running through May 7th.  Join SAC staff, volunteers, and members for refreshments and a chance to meet the artists and jurors, vote on Best of Show, and enter for a chance to win in the “Litter Lotto!”. Lotto winners will choose from beautifully wrapped prizes that will include (but are not limited to) environmental trinkets and baubles, as well as lovingly-wrapped litter items. The gallery is located 418 A North Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Tim Corcoran Gallery will display Tim Corcoran Nature Photography and Fine Art Gallery will feature Tim’s brilliant, slide film photography images, Julie Boettler’s nature and earth inspired sculptures, Nadine Aiello’s beautiful jewelry and Chris Schneider’s mixed media art work. Refreshments will be served. The gallery is located at 105 E. Lake Street.

All receptions will run simultaneously on Friday, April 27th, and are free and open to the public.

The Friday Art Walk is a monthly and year round event taking place on the 4^th Friday.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, noon at Lalo’s restaurant

Did you know?  Gift Certificates issued by the Chamber of Commerce are a great way to give and, when purchased by a business, they could also be tax deductible (see your tax preparer for more guidance). It’s a gift that is appreciated by everyone and it keeps the local economy rolling! Order on-line at www.mtshastachamber.com, by phone at 926-3696 ext 201 or in person.

Image Credit & Copyright: M. Taha Ghouchkanlu

There’s plenty of planets to see after sunset; this month, Saturn joins the party!

Venus and Jupiter are no longer as close as they were in early March, but seeing them both in the western sky after sunset is still a treat.

Meanwhile, the red planet Mars is unmistakably bright, high up in the southeast at nightfall. To its upper right are Regulus and the stars of Leo.

Even farther to the left, just above the eastern horizon, you’ll find two bright stars side by side. The slightly brighter one on the left is the planet Saturn. To its right is the star Spica. They are nearly equal in brightness, but Saturn is creamy colored while Spica is icy white.
— Sky and Telescope

The next Full Moon is on the 6th, and the next New Moon is on the 21st.

The International Space Station and various satellites can be tracked and viewed at Heavens-Above.com (link is set for Mt. Shasta’s location and elevation.)

For a full list of sky happenings this month, as well as a handy printable map, download The Evening Sky Map. (Translations to other languages are not currently supported, but they hope to have them back sometime in 2012.)

Hi! I’m Danielle Signor, MSCoC’s webmaster. I witnessed two out of three of the last space shuttle launches in the program: Discovery in February 2011, as part of the STS-133 NASA Tweetup event; and Atlantis in July 2011 (STS-135). Find me on Twitter at @silverrockets, and check out my blog at Silver-Rockets.com.

Beginning at 7 PM, the forum will be recorded for periodic airing until Election Day, June 5th. Limited seating at the venue will be available by reservation. Call Marie at (530) 926-3696 extension 201 to reserve a seat.

“We look forward to once again producing a quality, informative event to educate voters in this important election with the Chamber as our partner,” says Siskiyou Media Council Executive Director, Deborra Brannon.  “Providing the technical support to help get the word out is our specialty”, she says.  Marie-Josée Wells, Executive Director of the Mt. Shasta Chamber says “We sponsor candidate forums to get more in depth information about candidates running for offices that affect the county wide business climate. Questions will be compiled from citizen input.”

If you have a question for the candidates, email it to marie@mtshastachamber.com by April 13^th with the subject matter “FORUM”.

Multiple art receptions will take place in downtown Mt. Shasta on Friday March 23, between 4 and 8pm.

This event is taking place monthly and year round on each 4^th Friday.

Participating galleries are: Alpine Originals, Blue Star Child Gallery, Britton Stained Glass Studio, The Gallery In Mount Shasta (Black Bear Building), Kevin Lahey Gallery, Red Door Gallery, Siskiyou Arts Council Gallery & Cultural Center and Tim Corcoran Gallery. The receptions will feature original art and prints by a variety of local artists, and will offer light food and refreshment to visitors.

Alpine Originals will be featuring wire sculptor George Popa.  George uses stainless steel wire to create 3-D sculptures of everything from birds to bicycles.  George will give a demonstration of his art in the store from 4-7pm at 304 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Blue Star Child Gallery will present “Ha-Ru-Ko’s new and playful silk paintings and nature photography.”  The reception will take place 4-8pm at 204 W. Lake Street, 2nd Floor – Suite F (above Century 21).

Britton Stained Glass Studio will be featuring new silver in glass jewelry. The reception will take place 4- 8pm at 211 East Alma Street.

The Gallery in Mount Shasta (Black Bear Building). will be featuring Ahnee. The reception which will take place 4-7pm at 201 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Kevin Lahey Gallery will present photography by Kevin Lahey. The gallery is located 304 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Red Door Gallery will present a group show that includes original paintings and limited- and open-edition archival prints by Aleksander Balos, Heinz Danzberger, Finley Fryer, Cynthia Henderson and Roman Loranc. Red Door Gallery/Studio Liink is located at 326 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Siskiyou Arts Council Gallery & Cultural Center is hosting the Mountain Runners July 4th Run/Walk 2012 T-Shirt Design Contest, open this year to Kindergarteners through 8th graders only.  Vote for your favorite design the night of the Art Walk. The gallery is located 418 A North Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Tim Corcoran Gallery will feature Tim’s stunning photography of the Mt. Shasta area, multi-media fine art such as paintings, jewelry and sculptures created by Julie Boettler, Nadine Aiello and Chris Schneider. Refreshments will be served. The gallery is located at 105 E. Lake Street.

All receptions will run simultaneously on Friday, March 23^rd, and are free and open to the public.

Thanks for your participation in the Mt. Shasta Chamber of Commerce’s Business Needs Analysis.

You can complete the short survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V6LRSC9

Every Mt Shasta business owner who completes this survey will receive a compilation of results as soon as they are tallied.  And for those of you who get your surveys in by March 29th, there will be a prize drawing for one (1) Gold Level Chamber membership (or an upgrade if you are already a member) and one (1) $100 Chamber Gift Certificate redeemable in any of the participating businesses.

Your answers will help the Chamber understand:

• what existing businesses need to thrive and grow and
• what kinds of information and assistance our local businesses need.

Answers to our survey, distributed community wide,  will:

• Inform your own business strategy
• Support your growth plans
• And help us find solutions to common problems.

Feel free to forward this link to Mt. Shasta business owners who may be less visible to us than you are.  We want as many participants as possible! And if you know someone who needs a hard copy of the survey, please call and leave a message for Marie at the Chamber with their name and address – 926-3696 extension 201.  Thanks!

We look forward to hearing back from you.