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Liz Maxwell, participating in ProArts Open Studios, welcomes visitors to her studio to view paintings prints and monotypes: Sat. and Sun., June 11-12, 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road (not wheelchair accessible). Light refreshments. More info: 654-5741 o...

By Theresa Nelson

Liz Maxwell’s work to be shown at her studio at 5805 Chabot Road, just across Claremont Avenue, includes re- cently completed sculptures and paint- ings, both figurative and abstract in form. She also has a selection of small prints and watercolors, p...

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Enjoy Liz Maxwell’s paintings, pastels and watercolors while depositing your millions at First Federal Savings and Loan on College. Ms. Maxwell, a Rockridgean, has had her works shown around town, including local locations such as the Edible Complex. Retire...

Jim Clarke and Liz Maxwell, Coley Florance, Meredith Kaplan, Kristin Wilson and Jo and Ken Ellis. We so • 20G: From Pedestrian Way down even numbers on Claremont up Forest to Miles both sides, then down Claremont to Freeway. This is a once-a-month responsibil- ity d...

Rockridge painter Liz Maxwell, born in West Point, New York, has alternated her art with employment as a mathemati- cian and statistician for several years. Now “semi-retired” from statistics, she teaches math part-time so she can paint more.

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information, call Pro Arts at 763-7880. —Suggested by Liz Maxwell

 



  Liz Maxwell Painting, prints 5808 Chabot Adria Peterson Prints, drawings 5253 A College Leslies Reagan Watercolors 5807 Lawton Biliana Stremska Watercolor, painting 6397 Dana Joanne Yeaton Painting, prints 2733 Alcatraz EBOS

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y y Liz Maxwell: paintings prints and monotypes: 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road (not wheelchair accessible). Light refreshments. More info: 654-5741 or lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours: Temescal Farmers’...

...g techniques and taste samples of desserts baked with various flours. Alternative flours available for sale. Sat, May 9, 2- 4pm. Rockridge Market Hall, 5655 College Ave. 250-6001 or www.rockridgemarkethall.com. Rockridge Artist Open Studio Liz Maxwell, participating in ProArts Open Studios, welcomes visitors to her studio to view her paintings prints and drawings: Sat. and Sun., June 6-7 and June 13-14, 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road (not wheelchair accessible). Simple refreshments. More...

...22, 7pm. Local writer Nina LaCour: new young adult novel, Everything Leads to You. DIESEL, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave. More info (other events and discussion groups): 653-9965 or events@ dieselbookstore.com. Rockridge Artist Open Studio Liz Maxwell, participating in ProArts Open Studios, welcomes visitors to her studio to view her paintings prints and drawings: Sat. and Sun., June 7-8 and June 14-15, 11 am to 6 pm. 5808 Chabot Road (not wheelchair accessible). Simple refreshments. Mo...

...double-spaced, MS margins) of any prose for on-site reading/discussion (also welcome to come empty-handed). Third Saturday each month; 1 to 5pm. Sponsored by the California Writers Club, Berkeley branch. Info: 420-8775 or Writefox@aol.com. Liz Maxwell, participating in ProArts Open Studios, welcomes visitors to her studio to view her paintings prints and drawings: Sat. and Sun., June 1 and 2 and June 8 and 9, 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road. lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. Information about other...

...ethall.com. Rockridge Artist Open Studio 5366 College Avenue, 597-5017 FOR CHILDREN ■ ■Randy Rutherford, folksinger and storyteller reads from new work in progress. Tues., 6/7, 6pm, upstairs. ■ ■Toddler Story Time: Every Saturday, 10:30am. Liz Maxwell: paintings, prints and drawings. Sat. and Sun., 6/11, 6/12 from 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road. lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. More about ProArts Open Studios 2011 events, see The Muse, page 9, or www. proartsgallery.org. Wisteria Ways House Conce...

...thony and Pete Nelson with beer tastings featuring the Lagunitas Brewing Co. DIESEL, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave. More info (and other events and discussion groups): 653-9965 or events@dieselbookstore.com. Rockridge Artist’s Open Studios Liz Maxwell: paintings, prints and drawings. Sat. and Sun., 6/4, 6/5 and 6/11, 6/12 from 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road. lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. Ann Daniels: Cool Jools jewelry. Sat and Sun, 6/4 and 6/5 from 11am to 5pm. 5599 Lawton Ave. 290-2866 or ww...

...ng support for its revised project design, which now includes 103 residential Rockridge Artists Wanted Local artists planning to participate in “Open Studios” in December, and who want to join a group to publicize the event, please contact Liz Maxwell (by October 13) at 654-5741 or lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. Land Use Update, page 5 ¤ ¤ $5 FREE DRYCLEANING with garment orders over $28 or $3 OFF orders over $15 Dry Cleaning only  Present with incoming order Garden Cleaners 5808 College Aven...

...scipline is necessary as you fill your calendar: Note: If you would like to join the ever- growing singing community in the Bay Area, you will find a complete chorus directory listed on www.choralarchive.org. by Ortrun Niesar Art and Craft Liz Maxwell is organizing the North Oakland December Open Studios again this year. To participate, contact her right away: there is little time left. lizmaxwell@prodigy.net or 510/654-5741. The event is a Rockridge institution, offering us all a chanc...

...tive We clean homes, apartments, offices, and help you clean up for moves, in and out. Careful professional attention to detail and reasonable rates. Ask for our excellent references. Please call: 510/499-5836. Rockridge Open Studio Artist Liz Maxwell (www.lizmaxwell.com) will hold her Holiday Open Studio, December 8 and 9, noon to 5 pm at 5808 Chabot Road. Paintings, prints, and drawings. Call 654-5741 for updates about other Rockridge artists. Low Stress Carmel Getaway Comfortable, ch...

women and children served at their Colby Street transitional house. Selling artwork by more than 30 donors including Rockridge artists Liz Maxwell, Sylvia Sussman, Carol Aust, www.lizmaxwell.com Joanne Yeaton, 2733 Alcatraz Free Art Event For information on how to donate clothing, money, and food or to volunteer at EHouse, visit www.oakehouse.org or call 658-1380. Pro Arts, an East B...

...am. y y Thurs, 7/9, 6:30pm. Linda Lambert: A Rapture of Ravens: Awakening in Taos. DIESEL, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave. More info (other events and discussion groups): 653-9965 or events@ dieselbookstore.com. Rockridge Artist Open Studio Liz Maxwell, participating in ProArts Open Studios, welcomes visitors to her studio to view her paintings prints and drawings: Sat. and Sun., June 6-7 and June 13-14, 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road (not wheelchair

...Lemon, 5524 Vicente Way, Carol Brighton, Kit Skeoch, Latisha Baker, Lisa Klein and Kathleen Garcia, EHouse also received great community support from local congregations St. Augustine’s, St. Theresa’s and Corpus Christi. www.lindalemon.com Liz Maxwell, 5808 Chabot Road, Rockridge non profit Oakland Elizabeth House held its third annual Art Auction and Dessert Reception to benefit the low-income

...astmasters Every Tuesday, 7pm: Veterans Building, 200 Grand Ave., Oakland. Improve your public speaking skills in a friendly and supportive environment. For more information call Craig at 597-0951 or e-mail www.rockridgetoastmast ers.org — Liz Maxwell 5/7 Charles Fitch slides of Europe • Field Trips: 5/10 Stinson Beach.

Committee members Mary Biagini, Teddy Elston, Annette Floystrup, Andrea Gabriel, Don Kinkead, Liz Maxwell, Diane Ravnik, Ethel Ruymaker, Meg Trahey, and Mike Wilson met regularly to plan schedules, select events, contact merchants, and collect and clean garage sale merchandise. Many others helped along the way and at the event including Barbar...

By Ortrun Niesar

...’ reception at Pro Arts Gallery in City Center, 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza. It was a great way introduce the East Bay Open Studios weekends coming June 2-3 and 9-10. Several Rockridge artists, including Marsha Balian, Linda Lemon, Alec MacLeod, Liz Maxwell and Dodie Shoemaker, will be participating again this year. Visit www. porartsgallery.org or call 510/763-4361. At the web site you will find the online gallery featuring the work of nearly 1,000 member artists. Music Bookending the month,...

DIESEL, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave. More info about these authors/ books (and other events and discussion groups): 653-9965 or events@dieselbookstore.com. Liz Maxwell, Rockridge Artist ■ ■Holiday Gala: Fri., Dec 3, 2pm to 6pm. Tickets: $10. More info: 597- 5085. Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30am to 4pm (closed: Nov 11, 12, 25, 26, and 29). 5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. Subscribe to “The North Oakland Senio...

...t predominantly in studio clusters, making it easier for visitors to reach many more exhibitors. It makes so much sense when there are over 460 participating artists. Even some of our Rockridge artists are showing their work elsewhere. Not Liz Maxwell, though. Be sure to visit her on Chabot Road as always. The Beat Goes On Since man or woman cannot live by art alone, a bevy of restaurants, cafes and music venues will be participating as well. That’s on top of all the receptions and afte...

...ge Thursday, 10:00 am and Saturday, 9:00 am. BKU Methodist Church, 303 Hudson (Col- lege/Manila). Check our Schedule online for holiday break. www.harmonytaiji.com or e-mail gail@harmonytaiji.com Rockridge Artist Holiday Open Studio Artist Liz Maxwell will host an open studio at 5808 Chabot Road, December 12-13, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. As at her last open studio, free art can be won by doing a puzzle.

...anized? Want to de- clutter your home or office? Let me redesign your environment in your style, create space and harmony. Free Consultation: Laura Panica, Organizational Consultant 510 658-6582. Rockridge Artist Holiday Open Studio Artist Liz Maxwell will host open studio at 5808 Chabot Road, December 12-13, 11 am to 5 pm.. As at her last open studio, free art can be won by doing a puzzle. Home Repair Expert Carpentry, remodeling. Doors and windows, glass and locks, small electrical, p...

**( December 13 & 14) Miriam Abramowitsch 5568 Kales Avenue Felted Scarves Ann Daniels 5599 Lawton Avenue Wirework Jewelry George Ehrenhaft** 5489 Taft Avenue Watercolor Landscapes Diane Jacobson 5568 Kales Avenue Art glass, Jewelry Liz Maxwell 5808 Chabot Road Paintings, Work on Paper

...gletown or Art Murmur, put it on your list for a refreshing change of pace. Check the catalog for details. Among the artists showing work in Rockridge and environs are Marsha Balian (sculpture) Andy Black (painting), Ann Daniels (jewelry), Liz Maxwell (painting and print making), Sara HaBa (painting), Whitney Giehl (painting and drawing), Linda Lemon (handmade paper), and Jeffrey Obser (painting and drawing). Joanne Yeaton (prints and paintings) and Jeannine Chappell (painting) are on A...

...e showing their work on Saturday and Sunday, December 8 and 9. Warren Brown is showing paintings at 6156 Rockridge Boulevard S. Diane Jacobson, art glass and jewelry, and Heli Perrett, wood jewelry are welcoming you together at 5568 Kales. Liz Maxwell is offering paintings and prints at her home at 5808 Chabot Road. And Wendy Yoshimura is offering her magnificent watercolors, prints and cards at 474 43rd Street (above Telegraph). All events are open 12-5 p.m. Holiday Music

...ou might want to venture further afield to visit arts and crafts fairs as well as more open studios. Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios will be open the first three weekends of December, from 11-6 p.m. u Steps Oil on canvas 48" x 19" – Liz Maxwell A Reminder: The final performance of Puccini’s Messa di Gloria by the Berkeley Community Chorus is Sunday, December 16, 4:30 p.m, at St. Joseph The Worker Church, 1640 Addison Street, Berkeley. Admission is free; donations are

Participating artists include: DECEMBER 2-3 Ann Daniels, 5599 Lawton Linda Lemon, 5524 Vicente Way Liz Maxwell, 5808 Chabot Heli Perrett, 6501 Margarido DECEMBER 9-10 Chris Barett, 6525 Chabot Gayle Roberts, 6525 Chabot Joan Tanzer, 6525 Chabot Janet Welch, 6525 Chabot Tudi Wherman, 6525 Chabot Diane Jacobson, 5368 Kales Musical Offerings Among the...

...ate TBA. “Music that Cooks” Organizers at College Avenue Presbyterian Church are hoping to raise needed funds to feed the hungry on Friday nights by putting on concerts entitled “Music that Cooks.” The next Music at Cal turns 100 T Notes  Liz Maxwell is requesting that all he UC Berkeley Department of Music is announcing its 100th anniversary! There will be celebrations going on all

The table above lists 14 Rockridge and Rockrige-area artists whose studios will be open June 4 -5 and 11-12 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Maps will be available in local cafes, book stores and the Rockridge library. Table compiled by Liz Maxwell and Ortrun Niesar.

By Theresa Nelson

.... Jarvis Architects Sydney Johnson and Kyle Verrips Meredith McGovney Kaplan The Lee Family Linda Lemon and Michael Chervenak Sandra Lessenden and Jeffrey Ghent Madeline Lilley and Eric Faurot The Liu/Young Family Mary MacDonald John Maier Liz Maxwell and Jim Clarke Roger Mendelson David & Nora Mitchell Steve Mitchell and Kate Runyan Susan Montauk Theresa Nelson, Barney Smits & Madeleine Nelson Helen Francis Neville and John R. Neville Sarah Rainey Michael Reardon Clifford L. Rechtschaf...

and mixed media Liz Maxwell 5808 Chabot Rd Painting, prints December 4, 5 Gayle Roberts 6525 Chabot Rd Functional pottery December 4, 5 Joan Tanzer 6525 Chabot Rd Polaroid manipulated December 4, 5

...nth of November. Maps and postcards will be available there to help you plan your own studio tour. Take a couple of friends with you and walk or bicycle if you can. Cheers! December 6 and 7! Ann Daniels is inviting you to her house. So are Liz Maxwell, and Darrill Tighe, and Nagisa Yamamoto and many more artists living in Rockridge. It’s Holiday Open Studios, a great time to pay a visit to the many artists living among us, creating images and objects of

...is Barrett 6525 Chabot Road — Painted glass/hand built ceramics Ann Daniels 5599 Lawton Avenue — Unique wirework jewelry Karen LeGault 5233 Locksley — East/West fusion watercolors Linda Lemon 5524 Vicente Way — Mixed media, collages, cards Liz Maxwell 5808 Chabot Road — Paintings, prints, sculpture Githinji Mibire 5327 Dover @54th quartzes, pearls and semi-precious stones that she has gathered from all over the world. Her fingers are callused like a guitar player’s from bending semi-har...

Karen LeGault (Dec. 1,2,3 only), Watercolors; Carol Aust, Painting; Lisa Dahms, Prints; Linda Lemon, Mixed Media, Note Cards; Liz Maxwell, Painting; Martha Palos, Sculpture, Mosaics; Amy Rosenfeld, Painted Wood Furniture; Maura Singer, Prayer Fountains; Joanne Yeaton, Paintings, Handmade Books; Nora Barrows-Friedman, Photographs, Note Cards; Greg McKay, Paintings; Tudy Wehrm...

Carol Aust, Karen Carbone & Amy Rosenthal, Lise Dahms & Kirsten Stolle, Margaret Dorfman, Gerta Farber, Anne Gomes, Howard Hopkirk, John Jacobsen, Linda Lemon, Karen LeGault, Liz Maxwell, Maura Singer, and Joanne Yeaton.

By Theresa Nelson

Clockwise from top: works by Gerta Farber, Randy Rutherford, Lynne Prather, Liz Maxwell, Pauline Hart, Karen LeGault, and center, Darril Tighe.

Just across the street at 5808 Chabot Road (at Claremont) is the studio of Liz Maxwell, a painter whose current series depicts jazz musicians in a loose expres- sionistic style. She will have a variety of small prints available both weekends.

Whether you're attending one of the many scintillating authors’ talks at Diesel, A Bookstore (5433 College Av- enue) or just browsing, cast your eyes upwards to en- joy the work of local artist Ty Liz Maxwell. vweha Most of the works are oil on canvas plus a few linoleum block prints, with subjects { that range from jazz musicians to dream-like landscapes.

including Andy Kahn Annette Floystrup Ben Hong Allison Anderson Tony Diaz Jim Clarke Liz Maxwell Shelley Poticha Julie Dewey Shelley's friend Nancy Dutcher Kathy Walsh Beth Allen Barney Smits Theresa Nelson Trish West Annalee Allen Linda Sensabaugh Don Kinkead Ray Perman Brooke Levin Steve Parmeice Glen Jarvis Lisa Curet

accessible). Simple refreshments. More info: 654-5741 or lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. Information about other local artists and ProArts East Bay Open Studios 2015 at www.proartsgallery.org. Wisteria Ways House Concert Gary Muszynski and Friends (Moses Seder and David Worm). Into the Mystery: an afternoon of glob...

...7) or visit www. redcrossblood.org to find a location near you. Open Studio, Dec 4 and 5 from noon to 5pm. Paintings, prints and mixed media in wide range of sizes. Also, a chance to earn free artwork doing logic-puzzles. 5808 Chabot Road. lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. Holiday Boutique & Tea Sat. Nov. 13, 10am to 4 pm. Handmade holiday items: scarves, aprons, home-baked goods, jams

...ts are open to musicians living in our community. (UC affiliation of some sort is required.) Call the Department of Music for rules Rockridge area artists interested in doing Holiday Open Studios in December contact her now at 654- 5741 or lizmaxwell@prodigy.net for group marketing purposes.  The Christmas Revels Tickets are # ( 2 ) 3 4 % . 3 % . ( % , , % 2 ' ! , , % 2 9 $UW)LQH-HZHOU\&UDIWV   going on sale October 15! Go to