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from Mountain Democrat, Friday, September 3, 2021

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IN THE KNOW

Event changes

Breakfast with the Vets

scheduled for Sept. 5 & 12 has been canceled. Cal Fire and the USFS have commandeered the parking lot for the Incident Command Post for the Caldor Fire. Fleet Reserved Association Branch 275 and VFW Post 10165 will resume the breakfasts on Oct. 3 & 10.

The Hangtown Evening

Car Show in downtown Placerville has been rescheduled for Oct. 7 on Main Street.

The third annual Fair Play Zin Fest has been postponed to Oct. 9, 10 & 11. It will be an event for the senses, an epic wine and food adventure celebrating award-winning premium zinfandels and other fantastic wines produced out of Fair Play. Discover four unique wineries with the stunning vineyard views and incredible estate wines that set Fair Play apart from any other region in California. Enjoy scrumptious food pairings and great times at Bumgarner Winery, Mediterranean Vineyards, Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards and Toogood Winery. For more information visit fairplayzinfest.com.

Now

Apple Hill Growers will be opening their farm stands and bake shops this holiday weekend. None of the growers sustained any damage due to the Caldor Fire as fi re crews were able to hold the fi re line well to the south of Apple Hill. All Apple Hill Grower farms are outside of the evacuation zones and remain open. In the collaborative spirit of the El Dorado County wine community, winemakers from Holly’s Hill Vineyards, C.G. Di Arie Vineyard and Winery and Madroña Vineyards are donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of a rare bottling they shared in making to the Caldor Fire Fund at the El Dorado Community Foundation. The wine, under the Collaboration label, is a 2018 vintage made from the region’s highly touted Rhône varietals, and is a blend of 34% mourvedre, 33% grenache and 33% syrah. To purchase this rare bottling and to support the fund go to hollyshill.orderport.net/ product-details/0314/2018Collaboration.

Because of potential hardships caused by the Caldor Fire, Arts and Culture El Dorado has extended the deadline for entry submissions for the fall exhibit to Tuesday, Sep. 7. A Room of Their

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“Tall Cascade Bonsai” by Sofya Kobayashi “If Ghosts Could Talk” by Michael Maloney

Gallery welcomes talented artists

Photographer Maloney’s work evokes emotions

D. Lee Reyes Gold Country Artists Gallery

Gold Country Artists Gallery, an award-winning gallery in Placerville, presents its newest artist — photographer Michael Maloney.

“I invite you to see nature through my eyes,” said Maloney. “To experience the beauty I see in this wonderful, but fragile world we live in. I hope my images draw you in emotionally and move you in some way.”

Maloney’s career as a photographer has spanned several decades, from his days of fi lm and darkrooms to the present use of digital cameras and photo processing. Landscape photography was his fi rst passion.

“I relied on intuition and sensitivity and staying in the moment — my eyes and heart wide open to all possibilities,”

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“Coyote Eyes” by Michael Maloney

Artist Kobayashi blends art, science

D. Lee Reyes Gold Country Artists Gallery

Gold Country Artists Gallery, an award-winning gallery in Placerville, announces its newest artist — French beader and wire sculptor Sofya Kobayashi.

Raised by an artist but trained as a mathematician and paleontologist, Kobayashi came from a family that “marched to the beat of their own drums.” She continued family tradition by creating her own path, blending her love of science, math, nature and art. Kobayashi explained the theme of her work as art from nature, drawing her inspiration from the “Glass Flowers” collection and the Victorian botanical illustrations she discovered during her explorations through the Harvard Museum of Natural History. It was her love for the natural world that led to, but didn’t end with, a Ph.D. in earth and planetary sciences from Harvard University.

Kobayashi’s curriculum vitae include studies of mathematics with a progression toward teaching math at high school and college levels. As a teacher, Kobayashi sought novel ways to prepare students for college, including co-founding Hip Hop

■ See KOBAYASHI, page B5