Upcoming Rob events!
At 11 a.m. Saturday I'll be on KMEC being interviewed on Jin Gwang's show "The Compassion Network." According to the Web site for the show, its focus is on: "speakers who commit acts of kindness locally and globally." I'm not sure I'm exactly qualified for this, but I'll do the best I can. I did open the door for someone while I was shopping the other day and once I gave some change to a homeless man while I was student teaching in England, so I guess both those combined would equal global and local acts of kindness.
To tune in, turn your dial to 105.1 FM (in the Ukiah area) or you can listen in on-line during the show by clicking on: http://www.kmecradio.org:8200/live.m3u
Incidentally, from 9 p.m. to question mark on Thursdays on KMEC you can hear my coworker Zack Sampsel tear it up as co-hosts "Surprise Valley," a program dedicated solely to the band Widespread Panic. You can hear it live during the show by clicking on the link above, or you can listen to archives here:
http://www.kmecradio.org/p/surprisevalley/
Also, the following will be featured on page five of Thursday's paper. I hope you can make it at some point next month to check it out:
For the entire month of June, the main dining room of Schat’s Courhouse Bakery and Cafe in downtown Ukiah will play host to a seven-piece art collection entitled “N. California” by photo artist Rob Burgess.
The collection will specifically focus on landmarks and distinctive locales throughout Northern California including, among others, the Ukiah Theatre sign on State Street, Fort Bragg’s Pudding Creek Trestle and the wood animal carvings which guard the entrance to the Discovery Inn.
Using only a six mega-pixel digital camera and an outdated version of the Adobe Photoshop, Burgess used the computer program to manipulate and enhance his photographs to create his own distinctive style.
Many of the pictures used for the show were taken with the help of he and his girlfriend Ash’s long-haired dauchund Spikington Fool-for-Love Cartwright during their daily walks around town.
Each of the 24-inch by 36-inch pieces hanging on the walls will be framed, signed and numbered. Only 200 of each will be produced in their original form.
Meanwhile, smaller, signed, un-numbered reproductions of the pieces will also be available from the artist upon request.
Schat’s Courhouse Bakery and Cafe is located at 113 West Perkins Street in Ukiah and is open Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For a preview of pieces available at the show and more, Burgess can be found on the web at www.flickr.com/robburgess.
For more information on the event, Burgess can be reached by e-mail at robertandertonburgess@hotmail.com.
