DIXON – Downtown Dixon organizations will host the 3rd Second Saturdays Art Happenings.  Second Saturdays in April was even bigger than the first.  In April, Distinctive Gardens sponsored a community photography contest, “Second Saturdays Snap-a-Thon” in which people were invited to snap shots of April’s Second Saturdays festivities and upload their favorite to the Second Saturdays Facebook page.  The public voted for People’s Choice using Facebook’s “like” button.   April’s Second Saturdays “Snap-a-Thon” winner was Patricia Barrile of Dixon who won a gift certificate to Distinctive Gardens after she snapped a shot of John DeLong during a quick break from his painting demonstration.   

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May’s Second Saturdays Snap-a-Thon sponsor is JSalon.  Tuck your camera in your pocket, snap some event shots and you could win a gift certificate to JSalon.
 
For May, a total of twelve venues will feature art, openings, music, poetry, and painting demonstrations.  Select participating merchants offer Second Saturdays specials for the night.  The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe offers its “Artini” martini and Baker Street Café will host a special Second Saturday dinner featuring Pretzel Crusted Chicken and Bruschetta Pasta, reservations required for this special dinner.
 
Three new venues are on the line up: Green River Sports, Waterfront Gifts, and Hennepin 109 Building featuring music by Steve Catron, artist Betty Predmore, and more.  There are many new exciting happenings this month.  Highlights include: Trein’s Jewelry Happening, featuring Dixon Main Street sculpture project, the maquette by sculptor, Michael McNamara of founding father, John Dixon.  The maquette is the first stage in creating a life-size bronze sculpture of the founding father to be placed in Dixon.  The Crystal Cork Art Quarterly opens “Sojourn”, paintings by Jayne Rose, and Deb Cleary will give a painting demonstration at Tangibles.
 
“This is an evolving community event and we encourage artists, groups and venues with an event they want promoted to contact us through Second-Saturdays.com.  Don’t be shy.  If you don’t know where to start, but want to join in we can help with that too.  We want the community to make this their very own creation, unique to Dixon, IL”, states Lisa Higby LeFevre, area artist, business owner and Second Saturdays contact.
 
Below is the list of participating venues for May:
 
TANGIBLES
302 W. FIRST ST.  815.284.4438
Happening:  Painting demonstration by Deb Cleary
 
TREIN'S JEWELRY
201 W. FIRST ST.  815.284.6626
Happening:  Founding Father John Dixon Maquette by Michael McNamara, Dixon Main Street Sculpture Project
Ongoing:  Czech Art Glass
Ongoing:  Artforms wooden vessels by Andy DiPietro
 
GREEN RIVER SPORTS
148 S. PEORIA AVE.  815.288.1079
Happening:  Music by Steve Catron
 
CRYSTAL CORK WINE SHOPPE
219 W. FIRST ST.  815.285.3496
Happening:  Art Opening:   CCAQ No. 8 "Sojourn" paintings by Jayne Rose
Ongoing:  "Atmosphere" and "Time Passages" pastels by Lisa Higby LeFevre
Special:  “Artini” martini
 
ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
221 W. THIRD ST.  815.288.2151
Happening:  Art Opening:  paintings and photographs by Sydni Reubin
Ongoing:  Historic Church open to public
 
MINI MALL
105-113 E. FIRST ST.
Happening:  @ Crescendo- photographs by Donna Bauer
Ongoing:  Large scale pantographic prints of historic Dixon 1800’s - 1900’s
 
WATERFRONT GIFTS
1220 GALENA AVE.  815.288.4500
Happening:  Paintings by Betty Predmore
 
BOOKS ON FIRST
202 W. FIRST ST.  815.285.2665
Happening:  Jambeau (from Madison) 7-9pm
Ongoing:  Local artists on display
 
JSALON
208 W. FIRST ST.  815.284.4333
Happening:  Live painting demonstration by John DeLong
Ongoing:  Acrylic paintings by John DeLong
 
BAKER STREET CAFE
111 W. FIRST ST.  815.285.2253
Special:  Dinner Special: Pretzel Crusted Chicken and Bruschetta Pasta.  Seating limited.  Reservations required.
Ongoing:  Paintings by Jon Wildman
 
NEXT PICTURE SHOW
113 W. FIRST STREET, DIXON, IL 815.285.4924
Happening:  Don Karol Quintet (40’s era music) 7-9pm
Ongoing:  Illinois Watercolor Society Show
Happening:  Poetry reading by Stanley Wolzen 8pm
 
HENNEPIN 109 BUILDING
109 S. HENNEPIN AVE
Happening:  Various artists: paintings, sculptures and photography
 
 
Second Saturdays is a monthly cultural event in downtown Dixon organized by a core cooperative of local artists, Hope Greene, Rick Munson, John DeLong, Lisa Higby LeFevre, and local businesses, The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe, Trein’s Jewelry, JSalon, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Tangibles, and Distinctive Gardens.  Together we aim to enliven the downtown and get people out walking to see what’s going on in their cultural community. If all area arts groups pull together, both artists and community benefit. Those interested in participating in Second Saturdays should contact any of the core cooperative people through www.Second-Saturdays.com or Lisa Higby LeFevre at -  815.285.0014 or email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or Theresa Sholders at  815.285.3496 or email -  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Information online at:  www.Second-Saturdays.com