Rising Sun Community Center Tapas
With Chef David Cook of Daveed’s Restaurant
Tuesday Nov 30, 2010-Begins 5:30pm
10 courses with 2 glasses of wine $45*
10 courses w/o wine $30

1st Wave of Food
Olives
Assorted Salamis
Medjool dates stuffed w/Cabrales blue cheese

2nd Wave of food
Seared Scallops over heirloom tomatoes and truffle vinaigrette
Hanky Panks

3rd Wave of Food
Crabcakes w/lemon garlic aioli sauce
Broccolini, crushed red chilis, garlic,XVOO, parmigiano reggiano

4th Wave of Food
Braised Pork Shoulder
Truffle Mac n Cheese

Desserts:
Homemade Brownies w/white chocolate icing

Includes a Free Gift of Fatty & Skinny Bar-B-Que Sauce with recipe and coupon for ordering online www.fattyskinnybrand.com
Chef Talent Fee $300
Cook $100
Server $100
30 guests @ $30 (no wine) = $900
Grant Total Due (estimated with guest count) $1400
*tickets will be given to those purchasing wine for the evening

Download the registration form

Week one runs July 6,7,8,9.  Children ages 6 – 9 will learn the art of print making and paint a class mural.  Children ages 9 – 12 will experience the art of quilt making.  Students  will create an 18 inch square quilt by weaving together colorful strips of fabric.  They can also choose to let their imaginations flow and embelish their quilt with beads, feathers, and buttons.  Your child will learn basic color, design, hand sewing, and pressing techniques.

Week two runs July 12,13,14,15.  Children ages 6 -9 will be working with clay to create fun stuff.  Children ages 9 – 12 will create an 18 inch quilt by sewing colorful squares together.  Students will be working with sewing machines along with learning design principles and pressing techniques.  It’s sew easy.

Classes for ages 6 – 9 are held from 9:00 – 9:45 and taught by Andrea Grimsley and Molly Beyer.

Classes for ages 9 – 12 are held from 10:00 – 11:00 and taught by local quilting artist Susan Bengston.

Tuition for classes are $25/week or $40/both weeks.  Please make checks payable to the Arts Council/City of Rising Sun.  Registration forms are available to you in the main gallery.

Students work will be on display at the Pendleton Art Center July 22 – 30.

Tuition Fee is $85 and the deadline to register is August 7.   Make checks payable to Rising Sun Tourism.  Registration forms are located in the main gallery for your convenience.  If you have any questions, please contact Vera Curnow at 812-438-4300.

More than 60 artists from around the country will be in Rising Sun, Indiana, September 18 and 19, for the annual Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts. This juried festival of exceptional fine art and fine crafts, jewelry, pottery, handcrafted furniture, and musical instruments will be held in Rising Sun’s historic Main Street District along the Ohio River.

The Festival is planned for 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18, and Sunday, September 19. There is no admission fee and parking will be free on the streets, and in businesses and lots throughout the city.

Rising Sun is one of Indiana’s most beautiful riverfront towns. Art Calendar magazine includes it as one of the ten best towns in America for working artists and Rising Sun Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Festival visitors are invited to experience the unique ambiance and hospitality of Rising Sun enjoying the art and meeting the artists while taking a leisurely stroll through the town’s flowered Main Street and scenic riverfront park.

For more information on the festival visit www.risingsunartfestival.org or call 888-776-4786.
Directions to Rising Sun are on the Web site.

The first of its kind in the tri-state, Dagaz Acres’ state-of-the-art zip-line and challenge course offers an eco-adventure along with an adrenaline rush for both novice and master “zippers” alike.

A zip-line consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. They are designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to traverse from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable, usually made of stainless steel, by holding on or attaching to the freely moving pulley. At Dagaz Acres, the zip-lines traverse from trees to platforms to other trees, zipping through the air at up to 35 miles an hour on the area’s first enviro-thrill ride.

The adventure at Dagaz Acres begins with a climb to the treetops of Southeastern Indiana and continues over scenic valleys and ravines in a way you’ve never experienced before. Strapped safely in a secure body harness, you’ll soar high above the forest floor. The adventure course* includes:

• Five dual zip-lines covering ½ mile on 23 acres
• Two canopy zip-lines and a Burma Bridge
• Multi-element high ropes challenge course
• Comfortable and secure ½ body swing harness
*The Zip-line Adventure Course is for adventurers 60 to 250 pounds. Participants must weigh a minimum of 60 pounds and be 10 years old for zip-lines.

Dagaz Acres’ Zip-line Adventure Course was professionally designed and built by Cornerstone Designs, Inc. of Pineola, NC, a leader in building ropes courses and canopy tours. Both Cornerstone Designs and Dagaz Acres are members of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT – www.acctinfo.org).

According to Cornerstone Designs Owner Jim Wall, the Dagaz Acres Zipline Adventure Course is an eco-adventure unlike most others. “A lot of (courses) are not all in canopies (i.e.: trees). A lot are on fields or towers. The unique part of Dagaz Acres is they are using the beautiful terrain to develop a system among the trees where you are able to go from station to station underneath the canopy or see the wildlife underneath the canopy and be up close to the trees.”

While zip-line use by the general public is not new – civilian ropes courses have been in the U.S. since the 1970s and used by the military prior to that – the high thrill-to-skill ratio has created a modest global boom of zip-lines, said Steve Gustafson, president of the Professional Ropes Course Association (www.prcainfo.org) and owner of Experienced-Based Learning in Illinois (www.eblcanopytours.com).

“It’s less about physical ability and more about doing something fun for the first time in your life. It’s exhilarating,” he said.

Owners Patrick and Lori Noonan share their reason for building Dagaz Acres: “Our love for the outdoors and a strong background in educating and motivating people to action inspired our family to start a business that offers an exhilarating outdoor adventure – an adventure that allows our guests to let go of their daily stress and commune with nature. Whether alone or with a group of friends, you’ll return to the ‘real’ world with fresh perspectives and incentives.

Dagaz Acres staff is licensed and accredited with over 20 years experience in team building and personal development. Founder Patrick Noonan is a specialist in corporate training and carries that expertise and love for all things outdoors to the adventure course every day. The staff ensures each participant’s safety, excitement and personal growth!

Dagaz Acres Leadership Center and Zipline Adventure Course…Get Ready for Uncommon Ground!

Contact: Lori Noonan, V.P. Operations 859-835-3311, www.dagazacres.com

The coveted Best in Show Quilt was awarded to “Stellar Legacy” by Diane Livezey of Edgewood, Kentucky. In addition, Diane was the first place winner in the Mixed Techniques category with “Serendipitous” which was also the People’s Choice. A Special Judges Recognition was given to “Pheasant” by Suzanne Peters of Union, KY by NQA certified judge, Linda Luggen of Cincinnati, OH.

First Place prizes were awarded to: Lois Latscha of Rising Sun, IN for her appliqué entry “Wandering Leaf”; Julie Yeager Lambert of Erlanger, KY for her pieced quilt “Bodacious Feathered Star” and her machine quilted “Feathered Pineapple”; Linda Thomas and Sandy Broering for their “Bead-i-ful Brocades” novelty crazy quilt; Betty Ann Pavy, Rising Sun, IN for her hand quilted entry “Golden Rectangle”; Debbie Scudder of Dillsboro, IN won with her wearable art purse

Honorable Mentions were received by Robbie Porter of Batavia, Joan Morrison of Cincinnati, Betty Ann Pavy and Karen Gillard of Rising Sun, and Wanda Benzing of Patriot.

First place winner in the Art Quilt Contest was “Sea Glass Reflections” by Robbie Porter of Cincinnati, OH. Robbie was also the second place winner with “Perfect Symmetry

Martha Bladen from Vevay, Indian took first place in the art contest with her photography collage “Archiquilture”, second place art was a crazy quilt glass plate by Sherry Howard of Rising Sun and third place art was won by Jodie Cole-Mulle of Rising Sun with her painted fabric “Morning Whispers”.

The bear contest winner was a needle punched “Chipmunk” by Linda Berkemeier, Crittenden, KY and second place was taken by Rising Sun’s Lois Latscha’s with “Patches”. Pat Statzer, Cincinnati, OH placed first in the doll contest with “Sally”; Elizabeth Marten also of Cincinnati placed second with her doll “Glenda”. An honorable mention was received by Sonja Bryer of Bellbrook, OH.

Pamela Traynham of Chesapeake, VA won first place with her doll quilt “Shining Star” and Carolyn Tully of Osgood, IN took second place with her doll quilt “Gracie’s Flower Garden”. Honorable mentions in doll quilts were received by Nancy Bendickson, Tipp City and Marsha Schauer, Hamilton, OH.

Watch for information on the 2011 show online at www.risingsunquiltfest.com. Special thanks to our sponsors: Rising Sun Regional Foundation, City of Rising Sun, Rising Sun-Ohio County Tourism, Indiana Arts Council and private donors.