Events for June 2016
Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber
May 13 - Jun 4    Allen and Mary Dee Dodge Exhibition
Celebrate community; celebrate the arts!  Join The Art Spirit Gallery on Friday, May 13 for ArtWalk and the Opening Reception for Coeur d’Alene residents Allen and Mary Dee Dodge. Meet the artists and view their new works of metal sculpture and vibrant enamels. Outside the gallery, watch spectacular performances by the young artists of Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities.  Enjoy a lively evening in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Everyone is welcome! The show will run from May 13 through June 4.
 
This show is sponsored by Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. We thank them for their fine theatrical productions and their continued support of art and community in our region.
 
Spring Hours Tues. - Sat. from 11-6. (Please note that our hours will change to 7 days a week again in June.)
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND THIS EXHIBIT:
 
 
For over four decades, Coeur d’Alene artists Allen and Mary Dee Dodge have taken an active role in the region’s thriving art culture. The couple’s artistic contributions, inspired in part by collaborations with Spokane’s icon Harold Balazs, populate private residences and local public areas.  Large-scale metal sculpture, colorful enamels, elaborately painted rooms, and creatively designed bike racks are seen throughout the community, including the North Idaho College campus, the Coeur d’Alene Wastewater Treatment Facility, the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, the Hayden Lake Library, Midtown Coeur d’Alene, and the Spokane Service Center. The couple specifically designs and crafts each piece to fit the venue.  At the Coeur d’Alene Wastewater Treatment Facility, for example, 10 feet tall metal sculptures depict organisms commonly found in wastewater.
 
In the upcoming May show at The Art Spirit Gallery, over forty new pieces will be showcased.  Mary Dee’s thought-provoking enamel collages, Allen’s playful outdoor welded steel sculptures, and the couple’s intriguing collaborative work will fill the gallery.
 
Allen and Mary Dee met while attending the Kansas City Art Institute.  Mary Dee graduated with a background in ceramics and Allen with a background in painting and sculpture.  The couple finds joy and inspiration working collaboratively.  The Art Spirit Gallery has proudly shown their work since 2010.
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During this month’s ArtWalk, The Art Spirit Gallery celebrates the tenth year it has teamed with Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities.   Once again the school’s talented young artists will perform outside the gallery with marimbas, juggling, visual arts, theater, singing and more. Please join us as we celebrate the arts throughout our community.
 
 
UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY:
 
June 10 – July 2
Victoria Brace and Robert Grimes –Oil painting and oil on wood constructions
-Opening Reception: Friday, June 10 from 5-8
-Informal Artist's Talk & Demonstration at the Gallery: Saturday, June 11 beginning at 1 pm
 
July 8 – August 6
Catherine Earle & Cary Weigand –Acrylic painting and figurative clay sculpture
-Opening Reception: Friday, July 8 from 5-8
-Informal Artist's Talk & Demonstration at the Gallery: Saturday, July 9 beginning at 1 pm
 
August 12 – September 3
Michael R. Lee & Carla O’Connor –trompe l’oeil clay sculpture & masterful paintings
-Opening Reception: Friday, August 12 from 5-8
-Informal Artists’ Talk and Demonstration at the Gallery:  Saturday, August 13 beginning at 1pm
 
 
Date: May 13, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Website: http://www.theartspiritgallery.com
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery
Contact: Kasey Davis
EMail: steve@theartspiritgallery.com
Date/Time Details: May 13-June 4
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 1    Education Committee
The mission of the Coeur d'Alene Area Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee is to serve as a link between the education community and businesses to actively support quality education and to provide a well-trained workforce in the Coeur d'Alene area.

 2011 GOALS  
In pursuit of this mission, the Committee will identify educational issues that would benefit from understanding by or support from the business community.  The Committee will then create forums, surveys, ad hoc groups, etc to bring those issues to the business community and to mobilize the business community in support of those specifics. 
 
More specifically, it will: 
  1. Create opportunities within the business community for the discussion of timely education issues.      
    2.   
  2. Communicate information about education issues to the Public Policy Committee and provide position statements for key issues.
    3.  
     
  3. Recognize and promote excellence in education, in part through:

               Partnership Recognition (A+ Education Award)
               Scholarship Awards, Scholars Breakfast 
               New Educator Reception
                Senior Projects

     

       D.    Identify the training and education needs of the business
                 community and work to ensure that those needs are met.

                   K Tec
                   Work on a soft skills program

 
 
  
Date: June 1, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Chamber- Coeur Conference Room    
Contact: Ginger Dalvini
EMail: ginger@cdachamber.com
Date/Time Details: 1st Wednesday of every month from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Jun 2    Well~Read Evening Book Club
The Well~Read Evening Book Club meets on the 1st Thursday of every month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at The Well Read Moose.  New members are always welcome!  Please go to our website to see our selection for each month.

www.wellreadmoose.com 
Date: June 2, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: The Well Read Moose 2048 N. Main Street Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Contact: Melanie Chun
EMail: melliethemom@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: 1st Thursday of every Month from 6:00pm-7:30pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 2    Got Talent: North Idaho Search for a Star

Register to Compete to be a star: Winner will receive all travel expenses paid to get to the Fall 2016 try-outs for America’s Got Talent
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-contestants
AUDITIONS
First Three THURSDAYs in June at Garden Plaza 545 N. garden Plaza Court, Post Falls, Idaho 83854
June 2th 6pm: Ages 18 and under: 5 winners determined
June 9pm 6pm: Ages 19-54: 5 winners determined
June 16th 6pm: Ages 55+: 5 winners determined
 
Be an Audience Member:
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-audience
Free at Garden Plaza First three Thursdays
 
Attend the Finale: 15 Semi-finalists compete!!
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-finale
Saturday, June 18th 4pm-9pm at Greyhound Park…Buy your ticket today!
$5/ticket
 
JUDGES

Keith Boe, Kootenai County Event promoter, good at getting details organized and promoting and getting contestants
Misty Shock Ciriello,-Owner of Cameo Bridal and Events, Event producer Entrepreneur
Mayor Ron Jacobsen-Mayor of Post Falls
Charity: Wounded Warrior Project
 
Date: June 2, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct.
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Thursdays in June
Jun 3    Kootenai County Democratic Club
Kootenai Democratic Club meets each Friday at the Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. Guest speakers share valuable community information regarding CDA city, county, state, & business issues. These mini-lectures are valuable not only to the KCDC members but to newcomers interested in learning about Coeur d"Alene as a whole. Your can order lunch or not. All are welcome!. 
 
Date: June 3, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://kootenaidemocrats.org
Location: Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. 407 E Sherman, downtown Coeur d'Alene, ID
Contact: Patty Beyer, Secretary
EMail: pattybeyer1020@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday at noon.
Fees/Admission: Free!
Jun 4    Boulder Beach Opens Daily
Come celebrate the opening of Boulder Beach! On June 4 Boulder Beach will offically be open daily for the season and it will introduce it's new Riptide Racer. Come be one of the first to conqure the 60 feet tall new mat racing slide. This slide will feature 6 side by side racing lanes for you and your friends.

Boulder Beach also has two expansive wave pools, numerous water slides, play areas for the kids and VIP cabanas. Come join the fun this summer at Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Water Park!
Date: June 4, 2016
Location: Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Water Park
EMail: info@silverwoodthemepark.com
Date/Time Details: June 4
Jun 4    Community Service After Hours Shop Night

Join Costco & Idaho Central Credit Union for an after hours Shop Night!!  Our Coeur d'Alene community service members and their family & friends are invited to attend... SO, if you serve our community in any way, we want the THANK YOU!!  Light Refreshments will be served and ICCU's money machine will be on site for the kids!! Exclusive offers available for new memberships with Costco and Idaho Central Credit Union.
Date: June 4, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: 355 East Neider Ave
Contact: Joe Hurlocker 208-640-683
EMail: w773mk05@costco.com
Date/Time Details: June 4th, pm
Fees/Admission: Complimenatary
Jun 5    The Roots Pursuit
Event Name: The Roots Pursuit
Date: Sunday, June 5 2016
Address: 1004 E Foster Ave. Coeur d'Alene ID 83814
Event Pricing: $15 per person (2-3 person team event)
Website to Register (Also provides more details)
https://kealliance.givezooks.com/events/roots-pursuit-16
Phone: (208) 667-9093
 
Date: June 5, 2016
Jun 5    Farmers Market at the Garden
Garden Plaza and the Bridge of Post Falls are starting a Farmers Market.
Registration Form needed to secure a spot!
Only Farmers Market in Post Falls!
Date: June 5, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: The Bridge and Garden Plaza of Post Falls
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Fees/Admission: $50.00 Booth Price
Jun 5    Farmers Market
Farmers Market

 

Come shop the only market on Sunday and the only market in Post Falls, Idaho.

 

Enjoy LIVE music

Enjoy LOCAL talent, produce , art and more.

 

Sundays in June , July, August 1-3 at Garden Plaza

 

Still Accepting vendors, email  achoward@centurypa.com to register.
Date: June 5, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct. Post Falls, Idaho 83854
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Jun 8    Well~Read Morning Book Club
Join us for  The Well~Read Morning Book Club every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:00am to 11:30am.  See our website for upcoming book selections.
 
Date: June 8, 2016
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: 2048 N. Main Street Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: 2nd Wednesday of each month
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 9    Got Talent: North Idaho Search for a Star

Register to Compete to be a star: Winner will receive all travel expenses paid to get to the Fall 2016 try-outs for America’s Got Talent
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-contestants
AUDITIONS
First Three THURSDAYs in June at Garden Plaza 545 N. garden Plaza Court, Post Falls, Idaho 83854
June 2th 6pm: Ages 18 and under: 5 winners determined
June 9pm 6pm: Ages 19-54: 5 winners determined
June 16th 6pm: Ages 55+: 5 winners determined
 
Be an Audience Member:
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-audience
Free at Garden Plaza First three Thursdays
 
Attend the Finale: 15 Semi-finalists compete!!
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-finale
Saturday, June 18th 4pm-9pm at Greyhound Park…Buy your ticket today!
$5/ticket
 
JUDGES

Keith Boe, Kootenai County Event promoter, good at getting details organized and promoting and getting contestants
Misty Shock Ciriello,-Owner of Cameo Bridal and Events, Event producer Entrepreneur
Mayor Ron Jacobsen-Mayor of Post Falls
Charity: Wounded Warrior Project
 
Date: June 9, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct.
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Thursdays in June
Jun 9    Peter Cetera Live at Coeur d'Alene Casino
Former Chicago front man and ’80s movie soundtrack king, Peter Cetera, will perform at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel on Thursday, June 9. Cetera was the singer, songwriter, and bass player for the legendary rock group Chicago. In his time with the group, they recorded 18 of the most memorable albums of a generation, including such hits as “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,”  “Baby What a Big Surprise” and “Along Comes a Woman.” Tickets are on sale now starting at $55 for general seating and $65 for reserved. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Coeur d’Alene Casino box office or TicketsWest.com. 
Date: June 9, 2016
Time: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel
EMail: info@cdacasino.com
Date/Time Details: June 9 at 7 p.m.
Fees/Admission: $55 General Seating $65 Reserved Seating
Jun 10    Women's Conference 2016


 
 
A full day conference that is both educational and motivating to today's business women. Held at the Best Western Cd'A Inn, this event has been a sell-out for the past three years. Registration is $59 for members and $79 for non-members.Includes beverage service, lunch and light snack.
 
Chamber Members may register online above
or members and non-members may
CLICK HERE for FILLABLE PDF REGISTRATION FORM.
 
Email your registration to:
Marilee@CdAChamber.com





 
Date: June 10, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Jun 10    Kootenai County Democratic Club
Kootenai Democratic Club meets each Friday at the Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. Guest speakers share valuable community information regarding CDA city, county, state, & business issues. These mini-lectures are valuable not only to the KCDC members but to newcomers interested in learning about Coeur d"Alene as a whole. Your can order lunch or not. All are welcome!. 
 
Date: June 10, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://kootenaidemocrats.org
Location: Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. 407 E Sherman, downtown Coeur d'Alene, ID
Contact: Patty Beyer, Secretary
EMail: pattybeyer1020@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday at noon.
Fees/Admission: Free!
Jun 10    Victoria Brace & Robert Grimes opening reception... with Harold Balazs
Join The Art Spirit Gallery on Friday, June 10 for ArtWalk and the Opening Reception for Spokane artists Victoria Brace & Robert Grimes. Meet the artists and view their latest works. Also as part of this show, over forty works by Harold Balazs will be showcased in the mezzanine of the gallery.  Enjoy a lively evening of fine art, fine dining and good friends in Downtown Coeur d’Alene. Everyone is welcome!
 
The show runs from June 10 through July 2 and is sponsored by The Bluebird – A Midtown Eatery.  We thank owners Viljo and Autumn Basso for their fine restaurants and continued support of the arts.
 
Victoria and Robert will give an informal demonstration and discussion of their work starting at 1:00 on Saturday, June 11.
 
Summer Hours begin on June 10: Open every day from 11-6.
 
 
Victoria Brace
 
Raised and educated in Russia, Victoria Brace relocated to Spokane in the 1990s and has been sharing her craft with audiences in this region since. She is well-known for her hauntingly beautiful local landscapes and cityscapes, figurative and still life works.  Brace’s figurative pieces are drawn from an internal point of reference, rather than directly from a model. She studies the faces of people she meets and then recaptures their essence from memory. Her formal education at the Moscow College of Art gives her a strong foundation from which to begin her improvisational process.
 
”I start a painting with a visual story in mind - it's mostly the mood, the movement, the play of colors and shapes that I want to capture on canvas, usually no narrative at this point. It's rarely a straightforward process, most of my paintings are layers of images, where things get added or painted out, some many times over, until I hit just the right ‘note’ - it can be a certain color combination, a silhouette, even just a brush stroke, but when it happens, it feels true and it acts as a tuning fork for the rest of the painting. In short, I make things up, and then I paint them so they'd feel real. Memories, observations, thoughts and experiences combine in my mind, and the images form.”
 
Brace’s cityscapes of Spokane are treated like portraits. She believes cities have personalities, distinctive moods, structure, and rhythm. “After a long period of time, a place develops its own character; there are enough layers of history, events, different aesthetics accumulated, so a city becomes similar to a living organism,” she says.
 
This year’s exhibit includes some pieces with the theme of “bizarre carnival and masquerade characters,” as the artist puts it, which grows naturally from her painting process. This theme has occurred many times over the years, but for this show, she embraced it; it allowed her the freedom to tell a visual story without the confinements of realism. Her most recent body of work will include upwards of 20 new pieces with a variety of subject matter.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has proudly shown Brace’s work since 2008.
 
 
Robert Grimes
 
Robert Grimes’ fifty years of exploration in the studio has produced a lifetime’s body of work that is at once finely crafted and conceptually driven. His journey began in 1981 after picking up a sketchbook in order to “re-learn how to draw,” and he has since developed a unique and disciplined practice. Beginning each time with what he calls “automatic drawings,” Grimes begins to explore the sub-conscious, tapping into inspiration from Freud and Jung. He avoids literal depictions as long as he can, but eventually, “things come out.” He feels that a piece has been successful when the viewer is unable to articulate the aesthetic experience in words.
 
Born and raised in Colorado, Grimes graduated from the University of Denver with a BFA in painting and from Indiana University with an MFA in sculpture. Since retiring from a career in jewelry design 1998, he has been able to devote his full attention to an already thriving practice. He has had 11 solo exhibitions and has participated in 25 group shows at The Art Spirit Gallery in the last nineteen years. 
 
Grimes is adept in the use of a wide variety of media that allows him to experiment, almost scientifically, in a search for the materials and processes that will best communicate to the viewer. “My goal is simple – make an original expressive experience without describing one. I like to give clues to unexplainable mysteries within my work and make imagery believable enough to draw one into what is not believable.”
 
Like his work, Grimes’ artistic style is free from boundaries. Formal education, cultural influences, and the long-standing practice of Automatic Drawing are consistent elements of Grimes’ work as an artist. His choice of medium and the shape of his characteristically sculpted canvases are proof of his endless innovation. His goal has been to discover a sculpting medium and method that can be worked as intuitively as his drawings. 
 
The Art Spirit Gallery celebrates its extensive partnership with this talented artist.
 
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CURRENT AND UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
July 8 - Aug. 6
Catherine Earle & Cary Weigand -acrylic painting and figurative clay sculpture
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, July 8 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, July 9 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Aug. 12 - Sept. 3
Michael R. Lee & Carla O’Connor -trompe l’oeil clay sculpture & masterful paintings
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, August 12 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, August 13 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Sept. 9 - Oct. 8
Mel McCuddin -unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, September 9 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, September 10 starting at 1:00 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Anthony’s Restaurant
 
Oct. 14 - Nov. 5
Michael Horswill & Allie Vogt -favorite local artists & educators from NIC
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, October 14 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, October 15 starting at 1:00 pm
-Show Sponsor:  FIRE-Artisan Pizza
 
Nov. 11 – 26
To be determined
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, November 11 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Le Danse, Presenter of Eugene Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”
 
Dec. 2 - Jan. 7, 2017
18th Annual Small Artworks Invitational -smaller than 12” by 36 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 2 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 9 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: June 10, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.theartspiritgallery.com
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery    
Contact: Kasey Davis
EMail: steve@theartspiritgallery.com
Date/Time Details: June 10 5pm-8pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 10    Local Author Night - Jan Boal and Ward Buckingham

Come meet two local authors who will share their fascinating memoirs.  Jan Boal will share "Safari for the Soul", her spiritual and environmental journey studying endangered animals.  Ward Buckingham will share "Triumph Born of Ashes", his inspirational story of life after his brother's patrol car crash.
Date: June 10, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: 2048 N. Main Street
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Contact: 208-215-2265
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Friday, June 10, 2016  6:00pm to 7:3- pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 11    Chili Cook Off
Only $5 to sample all the chilis created my North Idaho Foodies, Chefs and Restaurants.

 

All tickets can be purchased at the door.

All proceeds go to the Idaho Food Bank.

 

To participate in the chili competition, there is no fee. Please email achoward@centurypa.com to be apart of this fun event!
Date: June 11, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct. Post Falls, Idaho 83854
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Saturday, June 11th
Jun 11    Victoria Brace & Robert Grimes demo and talk

Victoria and Robert will give an informal demonstration and discussion of their work starting at 1:00 on Saturday, June 11.
 
Summer Hours begin on June 10: Open every day from 11-6.
 
 
Victoria Brace
 
Raised and educated in Russia, Victoria Brace relocated to Spokane in the 1990s and has been sharing her craft with audiences in this region since. She is well-known for her hauntingly beautiful local landscapes and cityscapes, figurative and still life works.  Brace’s figurative pieces are drawn from an internal point of reference, rather than directly from a model. She studies the faces of people she meets and then recaptures their essence from memory. Her formal education at the Moscow College of Art gives her a strong foundation from which to begin her improvisational process.
 
”I start a painting with a visual story in mind - it's mostly the mood, the movement, the play of colors and shapes that I want to capture on canvas, usually no narrative at this point. It's rarely a straightforward process, most of my paintings are layers of images, where things get added or painted out, some many times over, until I hit just the right ‘note’ - it can be a certain color combination, a silhouette, even just a brush stroke, but when it happens, it feels true and it acts as a tuning fork for the rest of the painting. In short, I make things up, and then I paint them so they'd feel real. Memories, observations, thoughts and experiences combine in my mind, and the images form.”
 
Brace’s cityscapes of Spokane are treated like portraits. She believes cities have personalities, distinctive moods, structure, and rhythm. “After a long period of time, a place develops its own character; there are enough layers of history, events, different aesthetics accumulated, so a city becomes similar to a living organism,” she says.
 
This year’s exhibit includes some pieces with the theme of “bizarre carnival and masquerade characters,” as the artist puts it, which grows naturally from her painting process. This theme has occurred many times over the years, but for this show, she embraced it; it allowed her the freedom to tell a visual story without the confinements of realism. Her most recent body of work will include upwards of 20 new pieces with a variety of subject matter.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has proudly shown Brace’s work since 2008.
 
 
Robert Grimes
 
Robert Grimes’ fifty years of exploration in the studio has produced a lifetime’s body of work that is at once finely crafted and conceptually driven. His journey began in 1981 after picking up a sketchbook in order to “re-learn how to draw,” and he has since developed a unique and disciplined practice. Beginning each time with what he calls “automatic drawings,” Grimes begins to explore the sub-conscious, tapping into inspiration from Freud and Jung. He avoids literal depictions as long as he can, but eventually, “things come out.” He feels that a piece has been successful when the viewer is unable to articulate the aesthetic experience in words.
 
Born and raised in Colorado, Grimes graduated from the University of Denver with a BFA in painting and from Indiana University with an MFA in sculpture. Since retiring from a career in jewelry design 1998, he has been able to devote his full attention to an already thriving practice. He has had 11 solo exhibitions and has participated in 25 group shows at The Art Spirit Gallery in the last nineteen years. 
 
Grimes is adept in the use of a wide variety of media that allows him to experiment, almost scientifically, in a search for the materials and processes that will best communicate to the viewer. “My goal is simple – make an original expressive experience without describing one. I like to give clues to unexplainable mysteries within my work and make imagery believable enough to draw one into what is not believable.”
 
Like his work, Grimes’ artistic style is free from boundaries. Formal education, cultural influences, and the long-standing practice of Automatic Drawing are consistent elements of Grimes’ work as an artist. His choice of medium and the shape of his characteristically sculpted canvases are proof of his endless innovation. His goal has been to discover a sculpting medium and method that can be worked as intuitively as his drawings. 
 
The Art Spirit Gallery celebrates its extensive partnership with this talented artist.
 
…………………………………………………………………
 
CURRENT AND UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
July 8 - Aug. 6
Catherine Earle & Cary Weigand -acrylic painting and figurative clay sculpture
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, July 8 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, July 9 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Aug. 12 - Sept. 3
Michael R. Lee & Carla O’Connor -trompe l’oeil clay sculpture & masterful paintings
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, August 12 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, August 13 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Sept. 9 - Oct. 8
Mel McCuddin -unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, September 9 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, September 10 starting at 1:00 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Anthony’s Restaurant
 
Oct. 14 - Nov. 5
Michael Horswill & Allie Vogt -favorite local artists & educators from NIC
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, October 14 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, October 15 starting at 1:00 pm
-Show Sponsor:  FIRE-Artisan Pizza
 
Nov. 11 – 26
To be determined
-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday, November 11 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Le Danse, Presenter of Eugene Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”
 
Dec. 2 - Jan. 7, 2017
18th Annual Small Artworks Invitational -smaller than 12” by 36 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 2 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 9 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: June 11, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Website: http://www.theartspiritgallery.com
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery    
Contact: Kasey Davis
EMail: steve@theartspiritgallery.com
Date/Time Details: June 11, 1-4pm    
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 11    Music, Micros & BBQ
Music, Micros & BBQ a summer food and drink series presented by Coeur d’Alene Casino, kicks off this month with brews from northern Idaho’s top breweries, spirits courtesy of New Amsterdam Vodka, live music from Current Flow, and an $18 all-you-can-eat BBQ on Saturday, June 11 in Red Tail Bar & Grill.  The event begins with food and drinks from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and music from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Date: June 11, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Red Tail Bar & Grill at the COuer d'Alene Casino
EMail: info@cdacasino.com
Date/Time Details: June 11, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fees/Admission: Free to attend, $18 for all-you-can-eat BBQ
Jun 12    Farmers Market
Farmers Market

 

Come shop the only market on Sunday and the only market in Post Falls, Idaho.

 

Enjoy LIVE music

Enjoy LOCAL talent, produce , art and more.

 

Sundays in June , July, August 1-3 at Garden Plaza

 

Still Accepting vendors, email  achoward@centurypa.com to register.
Date: June 12, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct. Post Falls, Idaho 83854
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Jun 12    Farmers Market at the Garden
Garden Plaza and the Bridge of Post Falls are starting a Farmers Market.
Registration Form needed to secure a spot!
Only Farmers Market in Post Falls!
Date: June 12, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: The Bridge and Garden Plaza of Post Falls
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Fees/Admission: $50.00 Booth Price
Jun 12    Jess Walter at the CDA Library

Jess Walter -  First Author for New Library Foundation Reading, Discussion Series

For the first of this series, Walter will discuss his book “We Live in Water” on Sunday, June 12, at 6 p.m. in the library Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave. The doors will open at 5 p.m. and the evening will include wine and appetizers.
Tickets for the evening are $30 per person and are available online at: brownpapertickets.com/event/2540084. Individuals and book clubs can purchase “We Live in Water” at the Well Read Moose to receive 20 percent off the purchase price.

 
 
Date: June 12, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: Coeur d'Alene Public Library
702 E Front Avenue
CDA, Idaho 83814
 
Contact: 208-215-2265
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Sunday, June 12, 2016 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Fees/Admission: Tickets for the evening are $30.00 and are available online at: brownpapertickets.com/event/2540084
Jun 15    Plastic Surgery Educational Seminar

Join us for a free, fun and informative evening with Benjamin Mandel, M.D. from Kootenai Clinic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Each month, Dr. Mandel will host a short presentation and question and answer session on some of the most common plastic and reconstructive procedures. These hour-long events are a great opportunity for potential patients to learn if a certain procedure is right for them, meet our staff and tour our facilities. Spots for each seminar are limited, please register by calling (208) 625-4333.

Dr. Mandel is board certified in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery and graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Future Seminar topics include:

  • May 18: Breast Augmentation
  • June 15: Eyelid Lift
  • July 20: Breast Reconstruction
  • August 18: Liposuction

The event includes light refreshments. Events are 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 980 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 01 (drive to back of building).

If you have questions, or to schedule a free consultation, call (208) 625-4333.
Date: June 15, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Website: http://kh.org/plasticsurgery
Location: Kootenai Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 980 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 01, Coeur d Alene
Contact: Sally Hoefer
EMail: SHoefer@kh.org
Date/Time Details: June 15, 2016 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Fees/Admission: None
Jun 16    Got Talent: North Idaho Search for a Star

Register to Compete to be a star: Winner will receive all travel expenses paid to get to the Fall 2016 try-outs for America’s Got Talent
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-contestants
AUDITIONS
First Three THURSDAYs in June at Garden Plaza 545 N. garden Plaza Court, Post Falls, Idaho 83854
June 2th 6pm: Ages 18 and under: 5 winners determined
June 9pm 6pm: Ages 19-54: 5 winners determined
June 16th 6pm: Ages 55+: 5 winners determined
 
Be an Audience Member:
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-audience
Free at Garden Plaza First three Thursdays
 
Attend the Finale: 15 Semi-finalists compete!!
garden-plaza.ticketleap.com/got-talent-finale
Saturday, June 18th 4pm-9pm at Greyhound Park…Buy your ticket today!
$5/ticket
 
JUDGES

Keith Boe, Kootenai County Event promoter, good at getting details organized and promoting and getting contestants
Misty Shock Ciriello,-Owner of Cameo Bridal and Events, Event producer Entrepreneur
Mayor Ron Jacobsen-Mayor of Post Falls
Charity: Wounded Warrior Project
 
Date: June 16, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct.
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Thursdays in June
Jun 16    CDA Art Assoc.Meeting & Palette Knife Demo
CDA Art Associatiion General Meeting, followed by a Palette Knife Demo by Inpressionist painter, Arlon Rosenoff, June 16 at 6 pm.  Arlon paints primarily with the palette knife because it gives him the opportunity to interact with paint in a very tactile, expressionistic way.  The surfaces of his paintings are very telling, sometimes resembling a mosaic of palette knife strokes. Free event, guests welcome. Info: 208-676-9132. 
Date: June 16, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.coeurdaleneartassoc.org
Location: This event is held at St. Luke's Episcopal, 501 Wallace at 5th St. in downtown Coeur d'Alene. 
Contact: Yvonne Benzinger
EMail: yrbenz@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Thursday, June 16 at 6 pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 16    Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter and the Starcatcher is the humorous and fantastical backstory of the beloved character Peter Pan and his arch-nemesis Captain Hook. Based off the book written by humorist Dave Barry and novelist Ridley Pearce, it was adapted for the stage by Rick Elice (co-writer, Jersey Boys).  In this 5-time Tony Award winning play, a dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination.  This swashbuckling grownup prequel to Peter Pan will have you hooked from the moment you let your imagination take flight!  June 16-July 3, 2016 at the Kroc Center Theater, Coeur d’Alene.  Adults $49, Senior (62+)/Military $42, Children (12 & Under) $27.  (208) 660-2958 or www.cdasummertheatre.com.
Thursday - Sunday performances 
 
Date: June 16, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Website: http://www.cdasummertheatre.com
Location: The Kroc Center Theater 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
Contact: Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre Box Office 4951 N. Building Center Dr., Ste. 105 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
EMail: info@cdasummertheatre.com
Date/Time Details: June 16 - July 3, 2016 Thurs-Sat 7:30pm Sunday 2pm
Fees/Admission: Adults $49 Seniors (62+)/Military $42 Children (12 & under) $27
Jun 17    Kootenai County Democratic Club
Kootenai Democratic Club meets each Friday at the Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. Guest speakers share valuable community information regarding CDA city, county, state, & business issues. These mini-lectures are valuable not only to the KCDC members but to newcomers interested in learning about Coeur d"Alene as a whole. Your can order lunch or not. All are welcome!. 
 
Date: June 17, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://kootenaidemocrats.org
Location: Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. 407 E Sherman, downtown Coeur d'Alene, ID
Contact: Patty Beyer, Secretary
EMail: pattybeyer1020@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday at noon.
Fees/Admission: Free!
Jun 18 - Jun 19    Father's Day Weekend at Silverwood Theme Park
There isn't a better way to celebrate Dad than at a theme park! When a child buys a ticket, Dad gets in FREE!
Date: June 18, 2016
Location: Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Water Park
EMail: info@silverwoodthemepark.com
Date/Time Details: June 18 & 19, 2016
Jun 18    Chinook Premium Pairings
Join Chinook Steak, Pasta & Spirits at the Coeur d’Alene Casino for Premium Pairings: Cigar Making and Alcohol Tasting on Saturday, June 18. From 2-7 p.m. visitors can enjoy cigar-rolling demonstrations from the most popular premium cigar brand, Juan Lopez, as well as samplings of other premium cigars paired with the perfect cognac, brandy or scotch. Premium Pairings is free to attend, for more information visit CDACasino.com.
Date: June 18, 2016
Time: 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Chinook Steak, Pasta & Spirits at Coeur d'Alene Casino
EMail: info@cdacasino.com
Date/Time Details: June 18, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 18    Author Night - Noah Kroese

Come hear Noah Kroese share his graphic novel "Saturday", he'll talk about the process of creating and designing his first graphic novel.

“Saturday” is about The McGreevys; an odd family stuck in a quagmire of a week. Sometimes it just takes a mechanic with a prosthetic leg, a traveling circus, and the world’s largest crocodile to put things back into perspective.
Date: June 18, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location:
2048 N Main Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Contact: 208-215-2265
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Saturday, June 18, 2016 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Jun 19    Farmers Market
Farmers Market

 

Come shop the only market on Sunday and the only market in Post Falls, Idaho.

 

Enjoy LIVE music

Enjoy LOCAL talent, produce , art and more.

 

Sundays in June , July, August 1-3 at Garden Plaza

 

Still Accepting vendors, email  achoward@centurypa.com to register.
Date: June 19, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct. Post Falls, Idaho 83854
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Jun 19    Farmers Market at the Garden
Garden Plaza and the Bridge of Post Falls are starting a Farmers Market.
Registration Form needed to secure a spot!
Only Farmers Market in Post Falls!
Date: June 19, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: The Bridge and Garden Plaza of Post Falls
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Fees/Admission: $50.00 Booth Price
Jun 22    Travel Trends and Packing Workshop
Learn how to pack like a pro at this informative workshop with Kathleen Collum, AAA Travel Store Buyer and Packing Coach. She will share smart tips on how to make the most of your packing space and fill you in on the latest accessories, including gear to help you comply with new flying regulations. Space is limited, so reserve yours today!
Date: June 22, 2016
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: AAA Coeur d'Alene Store 296 W. Sunset Avenue, Suite 33
Contact: 208-666-5715
Date/Time Details: June 22 at 1:30pm
Fees/Admission: free
Jun 22    The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story comes to life in Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s staged reading of The Great Gatsby.  In this tale, all the wealth, glamor and corruption of the Roaring Twenties on Long Island is explored as we see the story of Gatsby, Daisy, Tom and Myrtle play out through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young visitor from the Midwest.  The Great Gatsby is a classic that has stood the test of time!  June 22, 2016 at the Kroc Center Theater, Coeur d’Alene.  (208) 660-2958 or www.cdasummertheatre.com.
 
Date: June 22, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Website: http://www.cdasummertheatre.com
Location: The Kroc Center Theater 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
Contact: Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre Box Office 4951 N. Building Center Dr., Ste. 105 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 208-660-2958
EMail: info@cdasummertheatre.com
Date/Time Details: June 22, 2016 7:30pm
Fees/Admission: $25
Jun 23    Business After Hours

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SpringHill Suites is passionate about art. We not only aim to inspire our guests with modern design and style, but 
also understand the importance of art education as a tool for character development and academic improvement in young students. For this reason, we are focusing on supporting art education in underserved public schools - a mission we are excited to share with Fresh Artists, our Community Service partner! 

Fresh Artists empowers young lives through art by providing an innovative concept of child-centric philanthropy. In a time of drastic budget cuts hitting art education in public schools, the nonprofit organization is dedicated to saving art making for all children. Fresh Artists supplies innovative art programs and art supplies to teachers in severely under-resourced public schools, and engages the children being served as full philanthropic partners in the􀀈giving process.
Business After Hours is held on the fourth Thursday of every month. This networking event provides an opportunity for members to show off their offices or facilities. Food and beverages are provided by the sponsor business. There are drawings for door prizes. This is a great way to meet other Chamber members in a more casual “after work” atmosphere.

For more information contact Brenda Young, Program and Events Manager at 208.415.0110 or Brenda@CdAChamber.com

 
Date: June 23, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
EMail: Brenda@CdAChamber.com
Jun 24    Kootenai County Democratic Club
Kootenai Democratic Club meets each Friday at the Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. Guest speakers share valuable community information regarding CDA city, county, state, & business issues. These mini-lectures are valuable not only to the KCDC members but to newcomers interested in learning about Coeur d"Alene as a whole. Your can order lunch or not. All are welcome!. 
 
Date: June 24, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://kootenaidemocrats.org
Location: Iron Horse Restaurant conference room. 407 E Sherman, downtown Coeur d'Alene, ID
Contact: Patty Beyer, Secretary
EMail: pattybeyer1020@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday at noon.
Fees/Admission: Free!
Jun 26    Ironman CDA 70.3
 


 
IRONMAN 70.3 racing comes to one of the most loved and beautiful IRONMAN towns.
Taking place in the pristine heart of one of Idaho's prettiest areas, this race takes place in the early summer, when the lush surrounding forest is starting to become very green. Coeur d’Alene is a classic resort and vacation destination that offers numerous recreational activities. The glacier-fed lake, surrounding forests and parks, the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes and the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course’s floating green are just a few examples.
This race follows the same course as IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene, with athletes simply completing one loop of each discipline instead of two. This makes IRONMAN 70.3 Coeur d’Alene accessible to a broader audience and allows athletes to prepare on the same course if they are racing IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene. 

Athletes begin their day with 1.2-mile swim in the clear waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The challenging 56-mile bike course boasts with turns. The run loops along the shores of the lake blending the energy of a small town resort atmosphere with a world-class course, loved for years as a full-distance favorite.  

The 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Coeur d'Alene offers 30 qualifying slots for the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
 
 
Date: June 26, 2016
Jun 26    Farmers Market
Farmers Market

 

Come shop the only market on Sunday and the only market in Post Falls, Idaho.

 

Enjoy LIVE music

Enjoy LOCAL talent, produce , art and more.

 

Sundays in June , July, August 1-3 at Garden Plaza

 

Still Accepting vendors, email  achoward@centurypa.com to register.
Date: June 26, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 545 N. Garden Plaza Ct. Post Falls, Idaho 83854
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Jun 26    Farmers Market at the Garden
Garden Plaza and the Bridge of Post Falls are starting a Farmers Market.
Registration Form needed to secure a spot!
Only Farmers Market in Post Falls!
Date: June 26, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: The Bridge and Garden Plaza of Post Falls
Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details: Sundays in June, July, August
Fees/Admission: $50.00 Booth Price