Sawdust Studio Art Classes Kicks Off “Girls’ Nite Out” and September Glassblowing Classes

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July 20, 2011
For Immediate Release

Sawdust Studio Art Classes Kicks Off
“Girls’ Nite Out” and September Glassblowing Classes
(“Girls’ Nite Out” Sawdust Studio Art Classes are offered Monday evenings from 6-8 pm)
(September Glassblowing Classes are offered daily beginning September 6 at 10 am and 2 pm)

Laguna Beach, CA – Sawdust Studio Art Classes announces “Girls’ Nite Out” – a series of Monday evening art classes offered from 6-8 pm during the remainder of the summer festival. Classes are two hours in length and taught by professional instructors, many of which are artists exhibiting in the 45th Annual Sawdust Art Festival.

Students can spend a convivial evening with gal pals and make a unique art piece to wear or to share.  To further enhance the experience afterward, students can enjoy live entertainment, good food, or just shop for collectible art pieces on the festival grounds.

Cost for the evening of fun is $95, which includes admission to the Sawdust Art Festival and a complimentary beverage at the Sawdust Saloon.  To sign up for Sawdust Studio Art Classes “Girls’ Nite Out,” navigate to www.SawdustStudioArtClasses.com or call Cherril Doty, Sawdust Studio Art Classes Manager, at 714-745-9973. “Girls deserve a creative night out with friends. The Sawdust Art Festival is offering just this during its summer run with seven balmy Monday nights, seven professional artist/instructors, and seven varied jewelry, ceramics, and glass classes. Gals, don’t miss this opportunity! There are five ‘Girls’ Nite Out’ classes left!” concluded Doty.

“Girls’ Nite Out” Sawdust Studio Art Classes are offered Monday evenings from 6-8 pm throughout the remainder of the festival season, scheduled as follows:

Monday, July 25, 6-8 pm—Tidepool Bracelet with Linda Ames
Monday, August 1, 6-8 pm—Pendant Making with David Farris
Monday, August 8, 6-8 pm—Chain Making with Annette Doreng-Stearns
Monday, August 15, 6-8 pm—Knit-crochet Beaded Flowers with Helen McNamara
Monday, August 22, 6-8 pm—Fused Glass Origami Bowl with Maggie Spencer

Also new this year are the September Glassblowing Classes. As part of the Sawdust Studio Art Classes program, students can take two-hour glassblowing classes offered everyday at 10 am and 2 pm from September 6th through the end of the month. Students will experience a taste of what it is like to create a mini glass masterpiece using hot malleable glass straight from the kiln. Beginners are welcome.

The $250 class fee, for up to two students, includes all materials and instruction needed. Sawdust artists and glassblowing instructors include: Bruce Freund, Gavin Heath, Christopher Jeffries, Jason and Nicole McQuaid, Mike Panetta and Marcus Thesing.

“We are excited about the chance to be teaching glassblowing in September,” said Gavin Heath, Sawdust Board Member and glassblower. “There are many glass enthusiasts that come to our grounds during the festival and now they have the opportunity to take a class while we still have the furnace on immediately following the show,” he concluded.

To check out more details about the Sawdust Art Festival’s 45th annual summer season and calendar of events, please visit www.sawdustartfestival.org or call 949-494-3030. The Sawdust Art Festival is open 10-10 daily June 24 through August 28, and is located at 935 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach with free City trolley service to and from the Act V parking lot. Admission prices are: Adults $7.75, Seniors (65+) $6.25, Children (6-12) $3.25, Children (5 & under) Free; Summer Season Pass $15; Annual Pass $20.

The Sawdust Art Festival is a non-profit art organization dedicated to educating the public and promoting the art created in Laguna Beach.

The Sawdust Art Festival thanks its 2011 sponsors Honda, 104.3 MYfm, Hoegaarden and Kendall-Jackson.

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