BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130223T023000Z DTEND:20130223T050000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Art of The Americas a Stunning Showcase of Historic & Contemporary American Indian Art DESCRIPTION:29TH MARIN SHOW: ART OF THE AMERICAS\n\nA stunning showcase of historic & contemporary American Indian art at Marin Center (San Rafael\, CA) Exhibit Hall February 22 24\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nWhen: February 22 24\n\n Friday\, February 22nd from 6:30-9:00 pm\n\n Saturday\, February 23rd from 10am-6pm Sunday\, February 24th from 11am-5pm\n\n\n\nWhere: Marin Center Exhibit Hall 10 Avenue of the Flags\, San Rafael\, CA 94903\n\n Embassy Suites 101 McInnis Pkwy\, San Rafael\, CA 94903\n\n \n\nWhat: Long considered the nation's most significant and extensive showcase of American Indian art and art from across North\, Central and South America\, the Marin Show: Art of the Americas celebrates its 29th year at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael\, CA. This spectacular showcase focuses on a combination of antique American Indian\, Pre-Columbian\, Spanish Colonial and contemporary American Indian art\, attracting top dealers\, passionate collectors\, artists\, and the culture-curious from across the world.Offering something for everyone\, the show's main floor focuses on antique material\, with the adjacent hotel ballroom showcasing contemporary Native and Latin American art and artists. Exhibited art includes jewelry\, textiles\, baskets\, pottery\, sculpture\, beadwork\, paintings\, books and photography for sale\, ranging in price from low 100s to 100s of thousands of dollars\, offering quality authentic material for both the first time buyers and seasoned collectors alike. \n\n \n\nPublic Information: Tickets are $15 which includes admission to lecture (Sunday at 10am.) Discount coupon ($5) available at http://marinshow.com/discountcoupon2.html An Opening Night Preview on Friday\, FEBRUARY 22nd at 6:30-9:00 pm\, will benefit Homeward Bound of Marin County. Homeward Bound provides shelter and residential services for homeless families and individuals. Tickets are $25.00\, advance purchase suggested www.marinshow.com \n\n \n\nMedia Contact:\n\nHamilton Ink PR (415) 381-8198\n\nsteph@hamiltoninkpr.com\; clara@hamiltoninkpr.com\n\n \n\n# # # # # \n\n \n\n \n\nSan Rafael\, CA (November 19\, 2012) -- Long considered the nation's most significant and extensive showcase of American Indian art and art from across North\, Central and South America\, the Marin Show: Art of the Americas celebrates its 29th year at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael\, CA. This spectacular showcase focuses on a combination of antique American Indian\, Pre-Columbian\, Spanish Colonial and contemporary American Indian art\, attracting top dealers\, passionate collectors\, artists\, and the culture-curious from across the world. THE MARIN SHOW: ART OF THE AMERICASTAKES PLACE AT MARIN CENTER EXHIBIT HALL (10 Avenue of the Flags\, San Rafael) and EMBASSY SUITES (101 McInnis Pkwy\, San Rafael)\, SATURDAY (10am-6pm) AND SUNDAY (11am-5pm) FEBRUARY 23-24th. Tickets are $15which includes admission to lecture. Discount coupon ($5) available at http://marinshow.com/discountcoupon2.html \n\n \n\nAn Opening Night Preview on Friday\, FEBRUARY 22nd at 6:30-9:00 pm\,will benefit Homeward Bound of Marin County. Homeward Bound provides shelter and residential services for homeless families and individuals. Tickets are $25.00\, advance purchase suggested www.marinshow.com.\n\n \n\nOffering something for everyone\, the show's main floor focuses on antique material\, with the adjacent hotel ballroom showcasing contemporary Native and Latin American art and artists. Exhibited art includes jewelry\, textiles\, baskets\, pottery\, sculpture\, beadwork\, paintings\, books and photography for sale\, ranging in price from low 100s to 100s of thousands of dollars\, offering quality authentic material for both the first time buyers and seasoned collectors alike. \n\n \n\n"It's been very interesting to see how over the years the demographics for this show have shifted\," said Kim Martindale of KR Martindale Show Management. "We're noticing a whole new wave of young collectors at the Marin Show who are serious about American Indian art and have an appreciation for the quality and variety on display at this show."\n\n \n\nA sample of the variety of items from past years on display at the Marin Show includes:\n\n\n \n Weavings & Textiles Navajo blankets & rugs\, Transitional weavings\, Chilkat blankets\, New Mexican textiles\, and Mexican textiles.\n \n Beadwork by Plains Indians\, Plateau Indians\, Prairie Indians\, Woodlands Indians.\n \n Jewelry antique & contemporary Native American\, Mexican\, and Latin American\n \n Pottery Native American Pueblo\, Mexican & Guatemalan\, East Coast Cherokee & Iroquois\n \n Baskets Native antique from Northwest coast\, California\, Arizona and the east.\n \n Kachinas created by Hopi and Zuni Indians\n \n Northwest coast wood carvings\, totem poles plus more\n \n Stone work arrowheads\, axe heads\, pestles & mortars \n \n Pre-Columbian pottery\, stone & jade\n \n Masks Guatemalan\, Mexican\, Native American\, Pre-Columbian\n \n Fine Art paintings\, prints and sculpture\n \n Devotional figures\, crosses\, altars\, retablos\, etc. \n \n Spanish Colonial furniture\, paintings\, figures\, masks\n \n Furniture tables\, armoires\, chairs\, Escaparates\n \n Folk Art Mexico and Latin America\n\n \n\nThe following lecture will be held during the show.\n\n \n\nSun.\, Feb. 24 10am The Friends of Ethnic Arts presents"Mississippian Effigy Pipes: Provenance\, Style\, and Iconography." By speaker\; Professor of Anthropology\, Director of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology\, and Chair of the Curriculum in Archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, Vin Steponaitis.\n\n \n\nOther educational elements include an extensive display by the Marin Museum of the American Indian honoring their rich history in the area.\n\n \n\nPresented by veteran show producer KR Martindale Show Management\, the Marin Show: Art of the Americas works in association with the Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association\, The Marin Museum of the American Indian\, The Miwok Archaeological Preserve of Marin\, and with media partners American Indian Art Magazine\, andWestern Art Collector Magazine. \n\n \n\nAbout KR Martindale Show Management\n\nFor over three decades\, Kim Martindale has produced many of the country's most prestigious and successful historic art shows. In addition\, since 1994\, he's brought the same professionalism and enthusiasm to a series of contemporary fine art shows most notably\, The Los Angeles Art Show.\n\n \n\nAbout Homeward Bound of Marin\n\nHomeward Bound of Marin's mission of "opening doors to safety\, dignity\, hope and independence" is coupled with a vision that "everyone deserves a place to call home." Homeward Bound is Marin County's chief provider of shelter and residential services for homeless families and individuals\, serving approximately 1\,400 people annually in 14 inter-related residential programs. In 2008-2009\, 95% of families served and 84% of adults completing these programs moved to stable housing. Homeward Bound of Marin made philanthropic history when it launched the nation's first non-profit IPO\, an "Immediate Public Opportunity...to end homelessness" by selling fundraising "shares" to close financing for The Next Key Center. (www.hbofm.org) \n\n \n\n# # # # # X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:29TH MARIN SHOW: ART OF THE AMERICAS
\nA stunning showcase of historic &\; contemporary American Indian art at Marin Center (San Rafael\, CA) Exhibit Hall February 22 &ndash\; 24
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\nWhen: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; February 22 &ndash\; 24
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Friday\, February 22nd from 6:30-9:00 pm
\n \; \;  \;  \; \; \; \; Saturday\, February 23rd from 10am-6pm  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Sunday\, February 24th from 11am-5pm
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\nWhere: Marin Center Exhibit Hall &ndash\; 10 Avenue of the Flags\, San Rafael\, CA 94903
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\nWhat: Long considered the nation&rsquo\;s most significant and extensive showcase of American Indian art and art from across North\, Central and South America\, the Marin Show: Art of the Americas celebrates its 29th year at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael\, CA. \; This spectacular showcase focuses on a combination of antique American Indian\, Pre-Columbian\, Spanish Colonial and contemporary American Indian art\, attracting top dealers\, passionate collectors\, artists\, and the culture-curious from across the world.Offering something for everyone\, the show'\;s main floor focuses on antique material\, with the adjacent hotel ballroom showcasing contemporary Native and Latin American art and artists. \; Exhibited art includes jewelry\, textiles\, baskets\, pottery\, sculpture\, beadwork\, paintings\, books and photography for sale\, ranging in price from low 100s to 100s of thousands of dollars\, offering quality authentic material for both the first time buyers and seasoned collectors alike.
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\nPublic Information: \;Tickets are $15 which includes admission to lecture (Sunday at 10am.) Discount coupon ($5) available at http://marinshow.com/discountcoupon2.html  \;An Opening Night Preview on Friday\, FEBRUARY 22nd at 6:30-9:00 pm\, will benefit Homeward Bound of Marin County. \; Homeward Bound provides shelter and residential services for homeless families and individuals. Tickets are $25.00\, advance purchase suggested www.marinshow.com
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\nMedia Contact:
\nHamilton Ink PR (415) 381-8198
\nsteph@hamiltoninkpr.com\; clara@hamiltoninkpr.com
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\nSan Rafael\, CA (November 19\, 2012) -- \; \; Long considered the nation&rsquo\;s most significant and extensive showcase of American Indian art and art from across North\, Central and South America\, the Marin Show: Art of the Americas celebrates its 29th year at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael\, CA. \; This spectacular showcase focuses on a combination of antique American Indian\, Pre-Columbian\, Spanish Colonial and contemporary American Indian art\, attracting top dealers\, passionate collectors\, artists\, and the culture-curious from across the world. \; \; THE MARIN SHOW: ART OF THE AMERICASTAKES PLACE AT MARIN CENTER EXHIBIT HALL (10 Avenue of the Flags\, San Rafael) and EMBASSY SUITES (101 McInnis Pkwy\, San Rafael)\, SATURDAY (10am-6pm) AND SUNDAY (11am-5pm) FEBRUARY 23-24th. Tickets are $15which includes admission to lecture. \; Discount coupon ($5) available at http://marinshow.com/discountcoupon2.html
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\nAn Opening Night Preview on Friday\, FEBRUARY 22nd at 6:30-9:00 pm\,will benefit Homeward Bound of Marin County. \; Homeward Bound provides shelter and residential services for homeless families and individuals. Tickets are $25.00\, advance purchase suggested www.marinshow.com.
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\nOffering something for everyone\, the show'\;s main floor focuses on antique material\, with the adjacent hotel ballroom showcasing contemporary Native and Latin American art and artists. \; Exhibited art includes jewelry\, textiles\, baskets\, pottery\, sculpture\, beadwork\, paintings\, books and photography for sale\, ranging in price from low 100s to 100s of thousands of dollars\, offering quality authentic material for both the first time buyers and seasoned collectors alike.
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\n&ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s been very interesting to see how over the years the demographics for this show have shifted\,&rdquo\; said Kim Martindale of KR Martindale Show Management. &ldquo\;We&rsquo\;re noticing a whole new wave of young collectors at the Marin Show who are serious about American Indian art and have an appreciation for the quality and variety on display at this show.&rdquo\;
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\nA sample of the variety of items from past years on display at the Marin Show includes:
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\nThe following lecture will be held during the show.
\n \;
\nSun.\, Feb. 24 \; 10am \; The Friends of Ethnic Arts presents"\;Mississippian Effigy Pipes: Provenance\, Style\, and Iconography."\; By speaker\; Professor of Anthropology\, Director of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology\, and Chair of the Curriculum in Archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, Vin Steponaitis.
\n \;
\nOther educational elements include an extensive display by the Marin Museum of the American Indian honoring their rich history in the area.
\n \;
\nPresented by veteran show producer KR Martindale Show Management\, the Marin Show: Art of the Americas works in association with \;the Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association\, The Marin Museum of \;the American Indian\, The Miwok Archaeological Preserve of Marin\, and with media partners American Indian Art Magazine\, andWestern Art Collector Magazine. \;
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\nAbout KR Martindale Show Management
\nFor over three decades\, Kim Martindale has produced many of the country'\;s most prestigious and successful historic art shows. In addition\, since 1994\, he'\;s brought the same professionalism and enthusiasm to a series of contemporary fine art shows most notably\, The Los Angeles Art Show.
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\nAbout Homeward Bound of Marin
\nHomeward Bound of Marin'\;s mission of "\;opening doors to safety\, dignity\, hope and independence"\; is coupled with a vision that "\;everyone deserves a place to call home."\; Homeward Bound is Marin County'\;s chief provider of shelter and residential services for homeless families and individuals\, serving approximately 1\,400 people annually in 14 inter-related residential programs. In 2008-2009\, 95% of families served and 84% of adults completing these programs moved to stable housing. \; Homeward Bound of Marin made philanthropic history when it launched the nation'\;s first non-profit IPO\, an "\;Immediate Public Opportunity...to end homelessness"\; by selling fundraising "\;shares"\; to close financing for The Next Key Center. (www.hbofm.org)
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