ALWAYS Mendocino Coast's FREE Lighthouse May 2021 Peddler The Best Original Writing, plus the Guide to Art, Music, Events, Theater, Film, Books, Poetry and Life on the Coast New Art and New Music From Duo'Xplore! on the Radio and at Dolphin Gallery Mendonoma musicians Harrison Goldberg and Tim Mueller of duo’Xplore are releasing their pio- neer album titled "dream smuggler" in May and the public is invited to hear and see more. To celebrate this creative accomplishment, KTDE 100.5FM/ !e Tide Community Radio’s Erin and John will premiere the band’s recording Saturday, May 29, at 5:00pm on their popular “Celtic Coasting” radio program. (!ere will be an encore presentation of the album on the following Wednesday at 6:00pm on KTDE’s "Mendonoma Music" program.) !en on Sunday, May 30, the Dolphin Gal- lery and Gi" Shop in Cypress Village, Gualala will host a live duo’Xplore 'Meet the Artists' and autograph signing event from 12:00noon to 2:00pm. !e beautiful six-panel audio CD package is paired with a unique and equally beautiful 8 x 8 inch hardcover Artbook featuring sixteen prints of Goldberg’s small abstract works in color. Each painting is a natural companion . cont'd on page 9 "Translucence and Imagery, Jewelry and Photography" Photography by David Brix and Jewelry by Deborah !relkel • Opening at Coast Highway Art Collective, May 1 !e members of the Coast Highway Art Initially, Brix struck out on his own, crea- com for more information about Brix and !relkel says. “When assembling my de- Collective are excited to invite the commu- ting a business in digital imaging (digital his work. signs, I use di%erent combinations of shells, nity to an opening reception on Saturday, and graphic illustration, retouching, and !relkel had been making jewelry for 20 coral, drilled beach glass, luminous pearls May 1 from noon to 5:00pm. !e exhibit pre-press.) In 2006, desiring a more stable years before moving to Guala- and high-quality gemstone features the works of guest artists David and lucrative career, he decided to pur- la 10 years ago. She was so in- beads. I wire wrap each piece Brix, photographer and Deborah !relkel, spired by the area, she wanting of jewelry creating a chain out Abalone Queen Jewelry. to create a connection to the of a single piece of wire using Brix began taking photographs when he beauty of the natural world either sterling silver, gold or was in college, using a Nikon FM "lm SLR, she found here. Abalone gold "ll wire. As much as I love taking photos for class assignments of par- Queen Jewelry was concep- the act of creating my art with ties and college life. He soon discovered the tualized, honoring the tradi- Abalone Queen Jewelry, it is landscapes of Ansel tion and beauty of the abalone through one-on-one transac- Adams and Edward shell found along the California Coast. !e tions, of bringing joy, connecting and buil- Weston, inspiring a intricate and creative earrings and necklaces ding relationships that I feel truly grateful to new direction in his sue another kind of imaging as a Diagnostic cra&ed by !relkel are well-known for their be doing what I do.” art. Brix has seen Medical Sonographer. While not as expres- delicate appearance, which is as unique and !e show runs from May 1 - 30. !e a lot of changes in sive, it allowed him to help others, as well as beautiful as it is strong and durable. Coast Highway Art Collective is regular- photography de- to a%ord his creative passions. Every piece has its own inspiration and ly open !ursday through Sunday from velopment over the Brix says “!ese days, I am blessed and story from within her experiences and each 11:00am to 2:00pm. !e gallery is located years, moving from thrilled to be able to explore even more of result is a one-of-a-kind creation. “With the at 284 Main Street, Point Arena, next door developing prints in the beauty that our natural environment earth and oceans always changing, I can to the Redwood Credit Union. More infor- his bathroom late at night to working on di- has to o%er. I have rekindled my love for see as I gather and collect that there is no mation is available at www.coast-highway- gital editing. “What has not changed for me shooting landscapes, nightscapes, and tra- longer the abundance of material that used artists.com. along the way is the pleasure I get in making vel images, as well as more abstract images. to be found as I beach comb. Many of the a photograph and bringing it to life, and the I hope that you enjoy my photographs as shells and their inhabitants are gone, some Far le#: "Crater Lake Milky Way" by David Brix. Cen- satisfaction I get in capturing the awe and much as I have enjoyed creating them!” facing extinction, making each piece of je- ter: "Cathedral Cove" by David Brix. Above: "Abalone Pearls" by Deborah !relkel beauty I "nd in the world,” says Brix. Visit Brix's website, ww.brix-photography. welry that much rarer and more precious,” D. L. Lang Headlines !ird !ursday Poetry " Virtual Evening of Poetry Set For May 20 Point Arena !ird !ursday Poetry pres- ets Laureate in Los Angeles. editor of the 2019 anthology Verses, Voices ents a virtual !ird !ursday Zoom Poetry She served as a judge for the Solano County & Visions of Vallejo. She has won 36 ribbons reading at 7:00pm on !ursday, May 20, Fair Talent Competition, for the Joel Fal- and rose$es for her poetry at the Alameda, 2021. !is month features Vallejo poet D.L. lon Poetry Scholarship, for Solano County Marin, San Mateo, and Solano County Fairs. Lang, with open mic to follow. Library’s Teen Writing Con- D.L. Lang previously D.L. Lang recently served as the 2017- test, and for Solano County worked at television stations 2019 Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California, Poetry Out Loud. She has KXOK and TV4OU, and performing at numerous shows across the regularly performed at Poetry volunteered at PEGASYS, San Francisco Bay Area. Highlights of her by the Bay since 2015, lead where she was awarded Best tenure include giving the invocation for the Poetry in Notion poetry Editor in 2002, and Producer the 2019 Vallejo Women’s March, the Poets circle, and reads live on the air of the Year in both 2003 and Laureate on Social Justice tour, and a$end- on OZCAT radio. 2004. She is also known for ing the Historic Gathering of California Po- Kirkus Reviews stated that her work on the "lms Liquid her poems “embrace spoken- Wind and the Hebrew Proj- word rhythms and hippie ect. Lang also designed sev- principles” and that they “leap o% the page eral album covers and created music videos and demand to be read aloud to release their for the psychedelic rock artist, Grey. crackling energy.” Her writings are a blend D.L. Lang has been writing poetry for over of memory, history, imagination, politics, 25 years, since she "rst got a taste of it in el- and spirituality. Her poems have been trans- ementary school. Her early years were spent formed into songs, Jewish liturgy, and used in Germany, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklaho- as a means to advocate for peace and justice ma. Lang holds a B.A. in Film & Video Stud- at area demonstrations. ies with a minor in Judaic Studies from the D.L. Lang is the author of twelve poetry University of Oklahoma and an A.S. in Gen- books, most recently Midnight Strike, and eral Studies from Northern Oklahoma Col- one spoken word album, Happy Accidents. lege. She se$led down in California in 2005, Her work has appeared in the Benicia Her- and has resided in Vallejo, California with ald, Poets Are Heroes Magazine, ReformJu- her husband, Tim, since 2014. Her website daism.org, and the Jewish Journal of Los An- is: www.poetryebook.com. geles, and has been anthologized in Marin !ird !ursday Poetry & Jazz is supported by !e !ird Poetry Center Anthology, Vol. 21, A Poet’s !ursday Poetry Group, many anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received "om Siddur, and Light & Shadow. She was the !e James Irvine Foundation. Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk • Anchor Bay Store 12 • KZYX 8 • !is month it's new music from duo'Xplore. Explore. Really.(Cover). • Arena Frame 4 • Li#le Green Bean 10 • !e Coast Highway Art Collective builds a new exhibit with Brix and !relkel. (Page 2). • Ar! Feed and Pet 15 • "e Lo$ 13 • It's Poetry. And we can all use some. Be a part of this online. (Page 2). • B Bryan Preserve 7 • MTA 15 • Speaking of poetry, "nd this month's haiku. (Page 2). • Banana Belt Properties Back Cover • O%ce Source 4 • He's Baaaack! Our man in Florida, Tony tells us about some of his "neighbors". (Page 4). • Denise Green 9 • Oceanic Land O%ce 8 • Take a drive to Elk this month. Sophia's art is featured at the Artists' Collective. (Page 4). • Dream Catcher Interiors 14 • Phillips Insurance 7 • A mildly mysterious column about a June event. Or is it? (Page 4). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 10 • Point Arena Light Station 12 • "Seasons". A #ashback courtesy Bernie & Reginald. Happy Birthday D. (Page 4). • Franny's Cup & Saucer 2 • Red Stella 4 • Arena !eater brings three terri"c screening options.