View the auction webpage, http://isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu/taxonomy/term/30 Absentee bidding or bids by telephone are available.

The Art Center itself should not be missed on any trip to the Big Island. Its permanent museum collection and the works offered for sale in the gallery section are of high quality, very pleasingly displayed and with very enthusiastic, helpful and knowledgeable people on hand. It was definitely one of the high points of our visit. The Art Center is easy to find on Kawaihae Road in Kamuela, in a historic schoolhouse built in 1915, and is open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Kudos to our neighboring gallery, West County Design in Valley Ford. For the second year in a row, they are entering the Wooden Boat Challenge taking place on Saturday, April 4th.

Last year, this exciting competition included 14 teams of four who would first build a boat, and then race the newly born craft in the waters of Bodega Bay around awaiting buoys. Each team has an identical list of materials, and can't touch them prior to the race. The teams then have three hours to assemble their boat. Forty-five minutes later, the race begins.

Last year, West County Design's team won and they're have their sights set on win number two. Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery wishes them well. Sharon Eager of West County Design says it is a riotous time, all for a good cause.

Beyond the Boat Challenge Race, there is an accompanying Golf Tournament, a Parade of Pets, Llamas on Parade, the Boat Parade, and the Blessing of the Fleet. Proceeds of the annual event go to the Bodega Bay Community Association, Bodega Bay Elementary School PTA, Bodega Bay Firefighters Association, Bodega Bay Grange, Rancho Bodega Historical Society, Fisherman’s Marketing Association, Tomales High School programs, Redwood Empire Foster Parents, Bodega Bay Union Church, Bodega Volunteer Fire Department.

Also available are a variety of arts and craft merchants, food and wine booths, and outdoor bayside music. Stop by and share in the fun.

Over time, his puppet world grew into a show business success and legend. A large list of his accomplishments includes the marvelously successful use of puppets on Sesame Street, including characters Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch. Then on to The Muppet Show with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, and the Swedish Chef. He met with success also on the big screen, creating a series of Muppet films, plus new ventures such as Labyrinth with Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam, one of film's most creative directors. And he left behind a legacy with the Creature Workshop, creating puppet and animatronic creatures and characters for a large number of films and television series.

And now, the Smithsonian Institution has created a traveling exhibit honoring Jim Henson and his art.

• Dolphin Gallery in Gualala, a division of Gualala Arts, features the pastels of Peggy Zink and the forged metal artworks of Jim Joyce starting April 4 (reception) through April 29.
  
• The new Map of fine arts and arts & crafts galleries in Sonoma County will be issued by the Sonoma County Gallery Group soon, and will be available at galleries, visitors centers, wineries on the Wine Road, and other locations. There are several new galleries of note, and this Map and the www.SCGG.org website is a good way to plan a tour and find out about current exhibits.
  
• Sales tax has gone up 1% April 1st. For shipments from our gallery within California, and purchases picked up at the gallery, this means 8.75%.
  
• Booklets of several of our exhibitions are available. Pick them up at the gallery or send us your mailing address.
  - Painters of the Desert; Regionalist Watercolors;
  - 19th Century Paintings of Northern California;
  - Painters of Carmel (plus other Master Painters of the Sea).
  - A booklet of our California Impressionists paintings is still in the works.
  
• The gallery offers access to a collection of reference material - even Sister Wendy, of course. There are many books including a huge volume about Edward Hopper. On hand for the Women Artists show is the "Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West." There are also various slide shows available, such as Milford Zornes, and DVDs about various art movements and artists (including 4 Men Paint 1 Tree, Disney's short film that includes Joshua Meador 1911-1965). On a rainy day or any other gallery day, please accept our invitation to sit down and browse for a while, or have a DVD shown for you. Please speak up and tell us in advance about what you may wish to view or look through.
  
• The gallery website has a number of audio and video features for educational purposes. See the video on our Alexander Dzigurski page entitled The Palette & Symphony. Review the informative interview with Robert Rishell on our page about him, as well as the Zornes interview described above.
  
• Although some have sold, we still have a good selection of small, affordable works by Alexander Dzigurski II.
  
• In addition to the desert paintings by Kathi Hilton (daughter of John W. Hilton) that we have showing, additional paintings are available that we can quickly obtain from the artist according to the preferences of interested persons. Please contact us for details.
  
• Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery is a member of the Sonoma County Gallery Group, which publishes a map of fine art galleries and has a website with information on a wide variety of current exhibitions. http://www.scgg.org . We are also members of the Petaluma Arts Council, which has a marvelous new exhibition space in the train depot visitor's center area off Washington Street at Lakeville Road in Petaluma. www.petalumaartscouncil.org.
  
• Our Archives page has links to our previous gallery exhibits and monthly newsletters.
  
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