Staff reports

Arts council to hold annual Main Avenue Chalk Walk

Magic Valley Arts Council invites the public to decorate the sidewalks of Main Avenue in Twin Falls for the sixth annual Main Avenue Chalk Walk.

Artists may begin their projects at 9 a.m. Oct. 2 and must complete them by 6 p.m. Judging will start at 6 p.m.

The chalk walk is free, and prizes will be awarded in several categories. Individuals, families, groups, amateurs and professional artists are welcome. Chalk will be provided first-come, first-served.

Awards will be presented at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at a Full Moon Gallery opening at 132 Main Ave. S.

The event is sponsored by Babbel's Cleaners with sidewalk chalk provided by Target.

Preregistration is required: 734-2787 or Magicvalleyarts council.org.

Magic Valley Hypnosis presents 'What About Me' film screening

Curtis Johnson of Magic Valley Hypnosis will present a screening of the One Giant Leap film "What About Me" at 7 p.m. Oct. 1-3 at College of Southern Idaho's Fine Arts Center recital hall.

"What About Me?" is the culmination of four years' work by Duncan Bridgeman and Jamie Catto. Following the success of their first double Grammy-nominated film and album, they visited 50 global locations collecting wisdom and musical jewels.

Bridgeman and Catto sought out the wisdom of world thinkers, writers and entertainers, and also met many people just getting on with their lives - gravediggers, taxi drivers, brain surgeons and street kids. These conversations reveal how we are connected not only through our creativity and beliefs, but most of all through our madness, the film's promoters say.

The backbone of the project is the music, starting with pre-composed backing tracks in a laptop studio. The music grows as each layer is added, mixing international stars with Bedouin musicians, Chinese rappers, Egyptian folk musicians and Japanese taiko drummers.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for CSI students; $1 of each ticket sold will be donated to the Magic Valley Arts Council. Information: 736-1882 or Mvhypnosis. com/calendar.html or Whataboutme.tv.

Muzzie Braun will perform at Rudy's

A Live at Rudy's concert, featuring Muzzie Braun and guest artists Kenny Saunders and Joel Kaserman, will be held 6-9 p.m. Sept. 27 at Rudy's - A Cook's Paradise.

Braun, a Twin Falls native, is possibly Idaho's most famous country western and folk music performer. The acoustic folk and country performance will feature original tunes with an occasional country classic.

Kaserman is one of the Northwest's premier flat-picking guitarists and has performed at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Saunders is a dobro player, songwriter and crooner.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase by the glass.

Tickets, $25 per person, are available at 733-5477 (limited seating). Rudy's is at 147 Main Ave. W. in Twin Falls.

T.F. Music Club's membership tea features pianist Nyle Matsuoka

Twin Falls Music Club will hold its Fall Membership Tea at 4 p.m. Saturday at College of Southern Idaho's Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.

A short business meeting will precede a musical program by guest artist Nyle T. Matsuoka. A tea and artist's reception will follow.

Matsuoka, a Twin Falls native, is a recent magna cum laude graduate of Utah State University.

He has won awards at Albertson College Inter-national Festival and the Musicians' West competition. He has appeared as soloist with Magic Valley Symphony and Utah State University Symphony, performing works of Prokofiev.

As a collaborative pianist, he has worked with the Fry Street Quartet, cellist Anne Francis, violinist Rebecca McFaul, violinist Yi Ching Fedkenheuer, soprano Cynthia Dewey and soprano Leslie Heal-Ray.

Matsuoka was one of the founding members of Trio Takeo and toured Idaho and Utah this summer. He is a collaborator for the string and voice students at USU, and is the accompanist for the USU Chamber Singers. He resides in Logan, Utah, and is preparing for graduate school auditions.

Teacher packets for the Twin Falls Junior Music Festival to be held March 14 will be available 3-3:45 p.m. before the program Saturday at CSI. Music teachers are invited to enter their students in the festival. Information: Marjory Coleman, festival chairman at 733-3842.

Free admission and open to the public.

Burley pirate festival cancelled

The Land Locked Pirate Festival, originally planned for Friday and Saturday at Snake River Plaza in Burley, has been cancelled.

Organizers cite poor interest and support from sponsors and a public reluctance to pay admission, evidenced by low pre-sales of key passes. Also, Steven Thompson, aka Cap'n Silverbeard, injured his leg, preventing him from performing and carrying out his piratical duties.

Anyone who pre-purchased a treasure chest key may return it for a refund.

Information:Thompson at 679-3143 or Gary Bench at 678-1711.

New summer camp mixes art, science in Sun Valley

The Environmental Resource Center has partnered with the Sun Valley Center for the Arts to launch a new overnight camp for Wood River Valley children next summer. The seven-day camp, which will be open to rising seventh through ninth graders, will focus on the intersection between science and art.

The ERC is seeking to raise an additional $4,000 from within the community to fully support this camp for next year.

For camp details or to help support this initiative, contact Lisa Huttinger at 208-726-4333 or lisa@ercsv.org or visit www.ercsv.org. To offer artistic talents, contact Britt Udesen of SVCA at 726-9491 or budesen@sunvalleycenter.org.

Parkinson to play at CSI music department

The College of Southern Idaho Music Department presents pianist Del Parkinson at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the CSI Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $5 for adults or $3 for students.

The recital will feature "Prelude in C-sharp Minor" and "Nocturne in D-flat Major" by Alexander Scriabin, "Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58" by Frederic Chopin, and "An American in Paris" by George Gershwin.

Parkinson holds a doctorate of music from Indiana University and a postgraduate diploma from The Juilliard School. He was the recipient of a Fulbright-Hays grant for graduate study in London. He was coordinator of piano instruction at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he taught for eight years, and is now professor of piano at Boise State University, where he joined the faculty in 1985.

He is the recipient of the BSU foundation scholar award for creative activity, the Boise mayor's award for artistic excellence, the Morrison Center honor medallion, the Idaho Commission on the Arts career fellowship award, and the Idaho governor's award for excellence in the arts.

Video workshop offered for teens

A two-day intensive workshop for teens will cover the basic aspects of video production including the importance of visual storytelling as well as editing and sound design. Participants will develop small script ideas and move into the basics of shooting. They will learn the correct way to care for and use cameras and come together as a team to conceptualize and produce a film.

The Video Production Workshop for Teens will be held at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Hailey on Sept. 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Cost is $15. Scholarships and work study opportunities are available for all Sun Valley Center for the Arts classes.

Space is limited and advance registration is required: call 726-9491, ext. 10, or stop by The Center in Ketchum.