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Mountain Home, ID — The Mountain Home Arts Council is proud to present clarinet and guitar duo Jâca on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Mountain Home Church of the Nazarene. Jâca combines classical and world music to bring an adventurous, passionate, and completely original musical style to the stage. Jâca’s music reflects the versatility of their instruments, using Western Classical training as a base to combine with their diverse musical and cultural heritage. From Flamenco to Fado, Appalachia to Argentina, and guitar slides to clarinet smears, Jâca’s music is truly a unique fusion that fits into no single genre. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the program begins at 7 pm. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $8.00 Seniors/Military and $5.00 for Students, available in advance at Lucky Perk or at the door.
Based in Fort Collins, CO, Canadian clarinetist Wesley Ferreira is an acclaimed soloist and orchestral musician. He always brings his infectious positivity, big smile, and way too many reeds to every rehearsal. His Portuguese heritage and interest in Fado music has sparked Portuguese-inspired arrangements and commissions of new music for the duo. In addition to being an award-winning Classical guitarist, Los Angeles-based Jaxon Williams is an active performer of Spanish Flamenco guitar, which he learned on a Fulbright in Spain, where he continues to live for part of the year. He also knows more about fingernail care than a certified beautician and can slap on a fake nail in 5 minutes or less.
Having achieved the highest degrees in the music field, Dr. Ferreira and Dr. Williams are also well-known in their sectors as sought-after educators and presenters (just don’t expect their help when a doctor’s needed on a plane). In addition to their outreach programs in communities where they perform as a duo, Wesley is an Associate Professor of Clarinet at Colorado State University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and Jaxon is director of an educational nonprofit that implements guitar programs in underfunded schools. Jâca is passionate about adding meaning to their music, founding the Jâca Cultural Exchange Program (JCEP) in 2019 to support underserved musical communities worldwide. They also host the prestigious Emerging Composers Competition to create new music for clarinet and guitar. In an effort to promote positivity around multiculturalism in America, they launched Imaginary Boundaries in 2020. The project involves ongoing commissions of compositions from accomplished composers of various cultural backgrounds.
Jâca will also be performing a student engagement program earlier in the day at Mountain Home High SchoolAlso upcoming for the Mountain Home Arts Council is the Fall Coffee House / The Whistle Pig Vol. 14 journal release on October 14 at the Mountain Home Public Library (7 pm) and the visual art show Art at the Inn November 19 at the Hampton Inn (12 to 7 pm).Mountain Home Arts Council community events and educational outreach programs are supported in part by grants from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, Western States Arts Federation, the Idaho Humanities Council, a state-based partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Whittenberger Foundation, the Mountain Home Air Force Base Officers’ Spouses’ Club, St. Luke’s Foundation, and First Interstate Bank, as well as the generous support of the City of Mountain Home, Hampton Inn/Johnson Brothers Hospitality, Idaho Power, Mountain Home News, El-Wyhee Hi-Lites, Winger’s, and other local business and individual patrons.
Local Journal Seeks Original Writing, Visual Art
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The Whistle Pig, a Southwestern Idaho literary journal published annually by the Mountain Home Arts Council, is now accepting writing and art submissions for its fourteenth volume, which will be published in Fall 2022. The journal seeks original short stories, poems, memoir, personal musings, drama, song lyrics, and other short literary pieces; it also features a variety of visual art such as drawings, paintings, and photography.
SPECIAL THEME: Living in the Modern Rural West. *Borrowed from the Let’s Talk About It Series hosted by the Mountain Home Public Library. The special theme is meant for inspiration purposes, and while we are particularly interested with Idaho settings, Idaho characters, and Idaho authors, we consider every piece submitted on any theme.
DEADLINE: All entries must be submitted by Monday, May 2, 2022. Those selected for publication will receive one complimentary copy.
Community Canvas
Community Canvas of MoHo, a public art campaign of the Mountain Home Arts Council created by Brenda Raub, Amber Cobos, and Eric Tautfest, is an outdoor gallery giving visual artists an opportunity to be seen by the public and the public the opportunity to view and admire the talents of our local community. We currently have 160 beautiful murals, spanning 8 blocks of downtown Mountain Home. We start painting the second week of June and have a reveal on the 4th of July.For more information please visit the Community Canvas of MoHo Facebook page or email communitycanvasmoho@gmail.com
The Visual Arts Guild provides display venues for area
visual artists and assists with their identified needs.
In addition to Community Canvas, these events
feature the work of our local artists!
Meetings: Second Monday , 7:00 pm @ the MH Public Library
Art at the Inn
A social evening at the Hampton Inn. Mingle with local artists.
Art will be exhibited by the Visual Arts Guild and will be
available for purchase. Out of the Box items support the
scholarship program for graduating seniors.
Catered by Smoky Mountain. TBD
Spring Art Show
One of the artists’ favorite shows—The Visual Arts Guild
artists display and sell their art for under $100. This event is
held at the MH Public Library in conjunction with the
Friends of the Library book sale. MAY 6 & 7, 2022
For more information, visit The Guild’s Facebook page:
