Chair Affair

On January 12, Saturday, 2008 Scott Sanders and I participated in a feature on KHQ Channel in Spokane on the "Chair Affair" at Talk-n-Coffee. Scott is the owner of Talk-n-Coffee, and big supporter of Colville Arts Foundation. Thank you Scotty! We had a lot of fun and met Ana Cabrera and Sean Ownsley, two news anchors on duty that cold wet Saturday morning in Spokane. Many thanks to everyone who made it happen! Thanks to Ana, Sean and Beverley! Also thanks to Shelly Graham, for coming up with such a great idea!

Chair Affair will happen on May 9, Friday from 6 pm - 9 pm. There will be an auction and lots of goodies to eat, and coffee by Scott Sanders, of course! Gina Greenwood of Greenwood Institute d'Art will hold a "adult" session of the tried-and-true children's party game, MUSICAL CHAIRS! There will also be a cake walk, and it will be lots of fun. Make plans now to be there.

Please plan on attending, and save the date, April 25, Friday, 2008. AT: Talk-n-Coffee, 119 East Astor, Colville, WA

Call Scott for more details at the coffee shop or to schedule a chair to paint 509-684-2373.

Camera man at KHQ setting up the interview. Control Room in the background. They are casual there, no shoes required!

Scott and Emily at the brightly colored walls in front of the blown-up famous peacock NBC logo. Jan. 12, 2008 at KHQ studios, Spokane, WA

Gloria at the KHQ offices, with camera man to the right, and Sean Ownsley and Ana Cabrera in the background doing the Saturday news!

Scott with Tracey Delyea's "Flower" Chair.

Left to right: Amoeba Chair by Gloria de los Santos, Peace Chair by Maggie deLaunay, "Bloom-in-Time" chair by Tracey Delyea, and Apple Chair by Tina Matney, Not pictured is the Leaves and Vines Chair by Sandy Bakken. At KHQ TV studio, Spokane, WA , Jan. 12, 2008.

Left: Gloria mugging for the camera at the TV station with the news anchors, Ana Cabrera and Scott Ownsley doing their news segment in the background.

While we had only 3 minutes of air time, (I guess we have 12 more minutes of fame left!!!) we mentioned Shop the Frontier and Colville Arts Foundation--these links will be placed on the KHQ website. Ana Cabrera the TV news anchor, who interviewed Scott and I will arrange to have the links on the KHQ website. Four of the five chairs completed thus far were brought to the KHQ studio in Spokane and featured LIVE on TV!!!

What is "Chair Affair"? It is a program scheduled for FRIDAY May 9, 2008 in Colville at 119 West Astore Street. Local artists take one vintage coffee shop chair and RECYCLE IT and paint it whichever way they like or re-upholster it. Then the chairs will be auctioned off on FRIDAY May 9, 2008 at the COFFEE SHOP at 119 East Astor, Colville WA 99114.
The artist will receive 40% of the proceeds from the chair sold at auction, with 5% going to Colville Arts Foundation, and 55% going to Talk-n-Coffee.
If you are an artist who would like to take part, please call Scott at the Coffee Shop at 509-684-2373 to schedule taking a chair, bringing it home and painting it. Michael Frazier is the next artist who is scheduled. Rachel Hill, formerly of Kettle Falls, is also scheduled to paint a chair.

Thanks to all the artists who participated in the CHAIR AFFAIR thus far:

Gloria de los Santos
Maggie deLaunay
Shelly Graham
Sandy Bakkan
Tracey Delyea
Ursula Atkinson
Tina Matney
John Sanna
Chris Schott

Contact: colvillearts at hughes dot net

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