MINERAL POINT — Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts is celebrating community with a gala auction featuring art and experiences on Saturday, June 28, from 4-6 p.m. at 18 Shake Rag Street.
Attendees will gather on the Green for a live and silent auction with pieces by local artists and the Shake Rag Alley community, including Beth Bird, Kate Church, Max Fernekes, Helen Shafer Garcia, Nathan Gieseke, Caitlin Leline Hatch, Beth Hobby, Bruce Howdle, Todd Kingery, Christie McNab, Bob Potter, Randall Henry Reimer, Roland Sardeson, Alfred Stark, and Janet Vetter. Additional work will include etchings by Salvador Dalí, Albrecht Dürer, Kenneth Reeve, Susan Hunt-Wulkowicz, lithography by Pedro Puerta, a Graciela Rodo Boulanger print, and objects including unique metalwork, a Victorian crazy quilt, and Bohemian garnet jewelry.
For unique experiences, there’ll be a master pie-making with Mike Christensen, a custom pet portrait from artist Bonnie Myhre, a private knife skills class with Nicole Bujewski, and an aesthetic space refresh with Jonna Wensel. Live music will be provided by Driftless Standard Time, with food and drink from Café 43.
The auction furthers Shake Rag Alley’s mission to provide educational experiences in visual, performing, and literary arts for adults and children; cultivate the creativity that thrives in our rural community; and rehabilitate and preserve our historic buildings and rustic campus. Support for the Gala is provided by sponsors Cummins Emission Solutions and Wisconsin Electrical Service LLC, and an unnamed donor.
Tickets are $25, and available to purchase at ShakeRagAlley.org, or by calling the office at 608-987-3292. All proceeds will benefit Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts.
Upcoming Events & Workshops at Shake Rag Alley
Makers & Shakers Art Party: Embroidered Clothing Embellishment | June 18
Use a water erasable pen to draw a design of your choice on your clothing piece. After being embroidered, this “pattern” will be rinsed off to reveal the maker’s work. You will have a stitch diagram to take home and use for reference. You might not finish your work during class but will go home with all the embroidery floss needed to complete the design. Zann will provide needles, embroidery floss, pattern ideas, and stitch diagrams. Project Fee: $5 (Waived for middle & high school students)
Roland Sardeson Day | June 20
Join us at the Sardeson Studio (223 Commerce St.) 4-6 p.m. to celebrate this Mineral Point holiday with pie, music, and community! In addition to the musical stylings of Alyssa Zasada and Bruce Schmidt, we’ll screen the documentary Roland Sardeson Escaped at 5 p.m. The many magical lives Roland Sardeson lived come to life in a humorous, informative, intimate and poignant documentary depicting the memorable roles he played in our lives and in our community. Free & open to the public — everyone welcome!
Woodlanders Gathering | July 10-13
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced craftsperson, you are in for an incredibly fun and creative time with more than 30 nature-based workshops to choose from, and nearly that many talented instructors. Create rustic furniture, fiber art, pottery, or garden projects; try your hand at blacksmithing, woodcarving, leatherwork, felting, and more. Share your voice at a community sing and get whimsical with twigs & milkweed pods. Registration deadline: July 7.
Music at Alley Stage: Stay Tuned | July 12 6 p.m.
The energetic music band, “Stay Tuned,” delivers a varied repertoire of classic country and western swing tunes, featuring interpretations of well-known (and some less familiar) songs from Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and other greats. With skillful guitarists Paul Biere and Yvonne McIntyre picking and strumming, versatile fiddler Meghan Dudle contributing ornamentation, and Carole Spelić driving the rhythm on double bass, you’ll hear powerful vocals supplying layered lyrics on the quintessential themes of infatuation, heartbreak, and drinking. Tickets ($13) available online or at the door.
Art Adventure | August 21-24
Treat yourself to four days of fun & exploration with assemblage, fiber, encaustic, collage, costume, found objects, painting & paper, and eco-pigments! From half-day to multi-day workshops, make a weekend with everything from wind chimes to violins, and new techniques with materials you think you know well. 14 workshops with 12 talented instructors from across the country and across the street!
For more information and updates throughout the year, see www.ShakeRagAlley.org, call (608) 987-3292, subscribe to twice-monthly e-newsletters and follow Shake Rag Alley on Facebook and Instagram.
