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Gold Palette ArtWalk celebrates spring T PROGRESS STAFF
he Scottsdale Gallery Association will hold its spring Gold Palette ArtWalk 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 14. The Spring into Art event — along Main Street from Scottsdale Road to Goldwater Boulevard and north of Indian School on Marshall Way to 5th Avenue – will feature an homage to the season as guests enjoy live music and refreshments. “Spring is an amazing time to explore the city of Scottsdale for both visitors and
residents,” said Scottsdale Gallery Association President French Thompson. “It’s the most beautiful time of year to get out, stroll the streets of Old Town and simply enjoy all the area has to offer. For art enthusiasts, we’re showcasing the incredible breadth of artists represented within the Scottsdale Arts District that celebrate spring through their various mediums.” Participating galleries include: Carstens Fine Art. A reception will include new paintings, live music by professional harpist Jocelyn Obermeyer and
refreshments. French Designer Jeweler. One of this gallery’s new artists, Elizabeth Garvin, will show her new collection, Stripe, which features a new approach to ornamentation, glowing 18k gold, deeply engraved with stripes and paired with a wide assortment of precious gems. Each pattern is drawn and engraved entirely by hand and each pattern is just a little different than the next. The Legacy Gallery. Paintings by Kathy Anderson and Daniel Keys will be fea-
tured along with stunning small floral paintings by Laura Robb. The Marshall Gallery. Frank Balaam’s colorful oil paintings will be highlighted during a reception. On the Edge Gallery. Guests can meet several artists, including abstract artist Lori Call, who uses inks, collage, spray paint, acrylic and oils to build the images of enchanted places and dream-like possibilities; Sandy Newell, who specializes in
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Award-winning folk singer debuts here BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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rammy Award winning singer/ songwriter Aoife O’Donovan is back on the road and slated to make her first appearance in Scottsdale on April 15 at the Center for the Performing Arts. Although she has already made her rounds throughout the nation touting her latest album, “Age of Apathy,” O’Donovan is excited about hitting the road again after a six-day break. “The tours have been going great,” she said. “It’s been great to play this new music and I’m really excited to be playing with this new band in support of ‘Age of Apathy.’” O’Donovan has 90 minutes to fill with all 11 songs off “Age of Apathy” and mixing in signature pieces from her two previous records. “We’ve worked up everything from ‘Fossils’ and ‘In The Magic Hour,’ so it really depends on night by night what we’re throwing into the equation,” she said.
Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Aoife O’Donovan will make her local debut on Friday, April 15, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. (Courtesy of Omar Cruz)
O’Donovan has had to work as a curator to find where certain songs fit in her setlist.
“I try to create a setlist that’s going to propel the night,” O’Donovan said. “There’s songs that really work as open-
ers, there’s songs that really work as closers and for the rest of the set I try to mix it up in a way where I can maintain work and flow.” But her experience has helped her in crafting the best possible setlist, she believes. “I’ve been on the road for a long time and making a setlist is something that you get better at the more you do it,” O’Donovan said. Although she finds ease in where to place songs into her setlist each night, O’Donovan still feels rewarded to have the ability to give the songs she wrote. “It’s been musically rewarding in the sense that I wrote these songs by myself but seeing where the song goes each night while performing with a live band that’s open to the room and the vibe of the audience has been really cool,” she said. She has also felt that the songs have sounded best with her live band. “Usually when you’re a solo artist with a new record, you put together a band
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