Page 32 - the NOISE February 2013

ABOVE: Hot Honey at the Raven February 16 (courtesy photo) TOP CENTER: Dutch Holly at the Drunken Lass
February 22 (photo by Tres Ikner).
BOTTOM CENTER: Barry Goldwater’s photography at the Smoki Museum (courtesy photo); ABOVE: Bruce Roscoe’s photography at Arts Prescott Gallery (courtesy photo).
Baby, it’s cold outside. Fortunately there are plenty of indoor events to warm the cockles of the art lover’s heart while making sure the tootsies don’t freeze, too. February is the shortest and often most brutally cold month of the year, but it’s host to Valentine’s Day. Come to think of it, Valentine’s Day can be awesome or brutal, too. But whether you have a sweetie to share the holiday with or not, February is a great month to get out of the house and enjoy some arts and culture goodness.
If you’re looking for something on February 14th that is romantic but doesn’t necessarily in- volve the traditional dinner, flower, chocolate, etc. — although really, every day is a good day to celebrate chocolate — then John Cari- ani’s Almost, Maine might be up your alley. Di- rected by Bruce Lanning, this romantic com- edy revolves around a one night epidemic of
I-love-you /I-love-you not in a fictional small town in Maine. Actors in the show will take on multiple roles, so it should keep it inter- esting. Almost, Maine opens on Valentine’s Day (go figure) and runs through February 23. For more show times and ticket info, visit the Prescott Center for the Arts at pfaa.net.
Speaking of chocolate, The Hotel Ven- dome is kicking off its Second Annual Wine and Chocolate Pairing at the hotel’s Fre- mont Bar on Valentine’s Day. The historic bed-and-breakfast is famous for allegedly be- ing haunted, but more recently they’ve got- ten into the gourmand event game.
It’s truly a gorgeous setting for some foodie hedonism. The folks at the Vendome are keep- ing it simple, with a pairing of four wines and four gourmet choccies. The event runs from 5pm ‘til 7pm on February 14, 15 or 16. Shoot, if you really love wine and chocolate, you can hit ‘em up on multiple days. Tickets are $20 for singles or $30 for couples. Call (928) 776-0900 for more info or to make reservations.
On an entirely non-romantic, yet vaguely nostalgic note, the Smoki Museum has a
show of Barry
Goldwater’s
photography up through the end of April. Evi- dently, Goldwater had quite the passion for photography and several photos of the peo- ple and places of Arizona during his lifetime. Goldwater also had the odd honor of being named the only Honorary Chief of the Smoki (Chief Soaring Eagle) back when they were still doing that sort of thing.
He made significant contributions to the museum, ranging from numerous pieces of Indian art, a complete set of the Bureau of Ethnology books and 49 Edward S. Curtis photogravures. So while you’re checking out Goldwater’s photography, poke around and take a look at some of the art he gifted the museum. Museum admission is $7 and more info on museum hours can be found at their website, smokimuseum.org.
On the fine art photography front, Bruce Roscoe will be showing his work at Arts Prescott Gallery through February 20. Ros- coe is perhaps best known for his images of Monument Valley, and rightly so. He has a great eye for color and composition that makes his quintessentially Southwestern photos worth a closer look. For gallery hours and more info on Roscoe’s show, hit up the gallery website at artsprescott.com or stop by
134 S. Montezuma.
The ‘Tis also has a photo show up this
month. Photographers George Lewis and Carolyn Dunn’s “An Exploration of Photo- graphic Techniques” will be hanging in the Mezzanine Gallery starting February 16. On the slightly more funky front, “2013 Piece and a Poem Art Show” will go up February 21 in the main gallery space. As suggested by the title, this show will focus on the writ- ten word. For more info on both shows, visit tisartgallery.com or drop by the gallery at 105 S. Cortez.
On the strictly informational front, GMO Free Prescott is hosting a free lecture with
internationally
known author and speaker, Jeffrey M. Smith on February 23 at Prescott College. For those of you who have been living under a rock, GMO (Genetically
Modified Organisms) foods have been get- ting a lot of press lately.
It seems that an awful lot of GMOs are al- ready in common foods made from genetical- ly engineered corn, wheat, soy, etc., and not everyone is sure GMOs are all that dang safe. Tickets to the lecture are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Check out gmofreeprescot- taz.org for more info on GMOs and this event.
Long time fans of Hot Honey, get out your calendars and red markers right now. This Prescott fave is playing a reunion gig at Raven Café on Saturday, February 16. The band hasn’t played out regularly for ages and it sounds like guitarist Ryan Blundell is plan- ning on moving out of state. But dry your eyes and put on your dancing shoes for one last musical blow-out.
The full Hot Honey line-up will include Kate McEwan, Laura Prosseda, Ryan, Drew Althoff, Jed Gantert and Matt Moss. Oh yes, and expect a mystery guest drummer to round out the band. Want more? Well, let’s not forget DJ Angelo, another Prescott fa- vorite who is back in town. He’ll be spinning some Dark Puma tuneage the same night as Hot Honey’s gig. This is one night of serious musical madness y’all don’t want to miss.
A reminder for fans of Prescott’s arts and culture scene, the Buckey Awards for Excel- lence in the Arts nomination window will be closing February 10. The nomination criteria is pretty simple. Just nominate your favorites in each category, the only restriction being that the individual/group/organization be liv- ing/based in Yavapai County and have been working/showing/add the slash mark of your choice in the Prescott area during 2012. To fill out a nomination ballot, hit up the Buckey Awards at buckeyawards.blogspot.com and
get to it.
And that brings us to this month’s top
Don’t-even-think-about-missing-this event, the Dutch Holly show at The Drunken Lass on February 22. Before I dig in too deep, I must confess that I am utterly biased. I adore Dutch Holly’s eclectic sound and entirely danceable tuneage. Plus, they happen to be playing a rare Prescott show on my birthday. So yeah, I’m not even pretending to be objec- tive here.
Having said that, Dutch Holly, is one of Prescott’s musical gems by any standard. Don’t believe me? Well, the band was the 2010 winner of the Buckey Award for Out- standing Musical Act, on both the strength of their live performances and their indepen- dent EP, “What Rhymes with You.”
Dutch Holly’s core consists of Tres Ikner (piano/guitar/vocals) and Jen Juniper (gui- tar/vocals), a husband and wife music team. The songwriting duo has collaborated with a mix of super talented local musicians, in- cluding fab violinist, Inesis Vitols (Twang Ma- chine), and Jennifer James (Gurley Girls).
Although they played a fair bit down in Tucson last year, the band hasn’t had many lo- cal performances. They have, however, been hard at work on a new album, Tanglewood that is due to be released this spring. So let’s hope that when they hit the stage on the 22nd they will debut some new tunes for their fans.
Regardless, Jen Juniper as vowed to “rock out with my glock(enspiel) out” and it should be a night to remember. Fingers crossed that the gig at The Drunken Lass is only the first of several Prescott outings for Dutch Holly in 2013.
| Angie Johnson Schmit is grate- ful for the depth of arts and di-
versity found in this weird little town. slackerwriter@gmail.com
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