Idaho Fall Arts Council Announces Upcoming Events Through March

The Idaho Falls Arts Council has announced its upcoming events through March. They include Tom Rigney and Flambeau, the California Guitar Trio, Leahy, and Martin Weinstein's exhibit at the Carr Gallery.

Tom Rigney & Flambeau
Tom Rigney and his 4 piece band Flambeau, specialize in fiery Cajun and zydeco two-steps, low-down blues, funky grooves, swing, a hint of Irish roots, rock-n-roll, and heartbreakingly beautiful ballads and waltzes. It's a musical gumbo that generates enough heat and energy to ignite any crowd. The concert will be held Saturday, February 20th at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $28 and can be purchased by calling the Colonial Theater at 522-0471.

California Guitar Trio
A whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, progressive, as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music. CGT's stunning virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them an enthusiastic following and wide notoriety, with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music scenes. The concert will be held Saturday, March 6th a 8:00 pm. Tickets are $29 and can be purchased by calling the Colonial Theater at 522-0471.

Leahy
Leahy is a Canadian powerhouse of eight musical Brothers and Sisters who have been playing together their entire lives. Featuring Cape Breton-style fiddling that never stops and a beat that will keep your toe tapping long after the show ends, this musical family's ferocious fiddling expresses a genuine love of a diverse range of music that fuels their own uncompromising creativity.  The concert will be held Friday, March 12th a 8:00 pm. Tickets are $29 and can be purchased by calling the Colonial Theater at 522-0471.

Martin Weinstein
Mr. Weinstein's paintings employ a layered construction of paint on subsequent sheets of plexiglass. These intermittently transparent and opaque passages not only add interest but help create an intimate viewing experience. Exhibition organized through Katharine T. Carter & Associates. The exhibit will be open until March 6th, 2010 at the Willard Arts Center's Carr Gallery.

For more information on these and more events, visit http://www.idahofallsarts.org/.

The IFAC is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1990. Our mission is to present quality visual and performing arts, offer arts education and promote arts organizations and events in our region. We own and operate the Willard Arts Center which includes the Colonial Theater. A seventeen member Board of Directors representing a cross section of the community governs the organization. The Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization supported by donations, grants,  and ticket income.

The Arts Council owns and operates the Willard Arts Center which houses two art galleries, three classrooms, a conference room and the 988 seat Colonial Theater. The Willard Arts Center's "Carr Gallery" is reserved mainly for touring art exhibits with the Blake and Laurel Hall Young Artists gallery focuses on children. Exhibits have included the artwork of Wayne Thiebaud, Julius Seyler, J.R. Eason's bronze sculptures, Michael Shannon's Junkyard Art, pop artists Andy Warhol, Peter Max and David Hockney ceramics, textiles, glass, photography and much more. Exhibits rotate every two to three months.

The Arts Council presents approximately 18-20 shows at the Colonial Theater from early October to early June. Headliners include performances by Kris Kristofferson; and the late Ray Charles; theatricals such as "Cabaret" and "Singin' in the Rain," as well as Celtic, jazz, dance and children's shows. In addition, local nonprofit groups rent the Colonial Theater to perform an additional 75-90 shows per year. Among local nonprofit groups who use the Colonial are the Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre, Snake River Chamber Orchestra, IF Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Idaho Ballet Theater, local ski patrols, high schools, Idaho Falls Opera Theatre, Choralaires and others.

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