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Marcia Bonafede and Shannon Bogue of
Famous Pie in a Jar won 1st place in the Sweet Tooth Contest on Friday
evening, February 6, 2014. The award winning entry was their Chocolate
Turtle Cream Pie and is just the thing for chocolate and pie lovers. The
chocolate cream pie is like the classic candy with chocolate, pecans and
caramel, but in a pie. A thick layer of silky chocolate cream over a
chocolate fudge covered cookie crust layered with caramel sauce and
pecans topped with whipped cream. Pie in a Jar is located in Glendale at
17433 N. 63rd Avenue.
2014 SWEET TOOTH CONTEST WINNERS
1st Place Chocolate Turtle Cream
Pie/Famous Pie in a Jar
2nd Place Bananas Foster/ Xocolatl
3rd Place Deep Fried Chocolate
Oreos/Beer Batter Delights
Saturday, February 8, 2014
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"Fluttering Hearts" an art
installation by Saskia Jordá and is part of the City of Glendale Public
Art Program. The red felt hears encircled several of the trees in Murphy
Park. Hearts are known to flutter when falling in love.
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"Fluttering Hearts" an art
installation by Saskia Jordá and is part of the City of Glendale Public
Art Program. The red felt hears encircled several of the trees in Murphy
Park. Hearts are known to flutter when falling in love.
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Artist Saskia Jordá works on her
instillation piece, "Fluttering Hearts" on Friday evening,
February 7, 2014. The red felt heart shaped butterflies remind us that the
human heart flutters when it is in love or is falling in love. Visitors to
the Glendale Chocolate Affaire could choose to tie a butterfly-heart
around their wrist or add their "heart" to one of several trees
in Murphy Park; and letting the butterfly-heart flutter when and where it
may. This special art installation is part of the City of Glendale Public
Art Program.
Saskia Jordá lives and works in
Arizona and New York City and is a graduate of Arizona State University.
From the artist’s résumé
"In a world where a
six-hour airplane fight can transplant a person into a completely
alien work, cultural identity is retained through rituals surrounding
clothing, language, and food. Having relocated from my native
Venezuela to the United States as a teenager, I became aware of the
layers of ‘skin’ that define and separate cultures – one’s own
skin, the second skin of clothing, the shell of one’s dwelling place
– all these protecting the vital space of one’s hidden
identity."
Saskia states, "As an
interdisciplinary artist, my site-specific installations and performances
map the tension between retaining one’s identity and assimilating a
foreign persona, while referencing obscure anatomy and the body as an
alternate artifact."
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Two
very popular guys from Sub Zero Ice Cream, Leon Markley and Darryl Parks
use liquid nitrogen science to make the very popular and tasty chocolate
cookie and mint chocolate mint ice cream samples on Saturday. The
demonstration was thanks to Sub Zero Ice Cream and Yogurt at the Science
of Chocolate booth at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire.
The ice cream was made fresh and right before our eyes.
The liquid nitrogen container stands in between the two men.
Romance Authors and
Workshops
All three days of the Chocolate Affaire
included romance writer’s workshops, autographs, and buying and talking
about reading and writing them. For one new author, Marion Ekholm this
event was a special one and was the very public announcement that her new
title, "Just like Em" was published! The process took five
years, but she did it. Marion Ekholm is from Glendale. Her first title was
released on February 1, 2014.
From: http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=50351&cid=3302
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no. 4540.
Author Victor Merkel talks to an
interested reader at the Romance Writers booth at the 2014 Chocolate
Affaire. Not all romance writers are women. His book, "Tailgunner:
War Defines Us… If We Let it" is co-authored by Ann Frommer.
From: http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2013/11/chatham_author_to_discuss_her.html
The Plein Air Painting
Event and Competition
The Plein Air Painting (open air
painting) event began at 8:00 a. m. on Saturday, February 8 and finished
up around 5:00 p.m. that day. Painters could paint anywhere within
Glendale city limits. Artists must have their canvases/paper stamped prior
to painting at the time of registration. No more than two paintings
however can be submitted for the competition. Mediums that were accepted
were oils, watercolor, acrylics and pastels. Size was not to exceed
18" x 24". And, Framing is an integral part of a finished
painting. Paintings Entered in the competition needed to be appropriately
framed, mounted and have a secure wire for hanging.
The event is hosted by the City of
Glendale Public Art Program in conjunction with Special events and the
Annual Glendale Chocolate Affaire.
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Artist Cynthia Rosen works on her
entry, "Street Fair" on the southeast corner of Glenn and 58th
Avenue on Saturday, February 8, 2014.
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Artist Peggy Wrobleski uses water
soluble oil paints for her painting of the gazebo on 58th Drive.
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Ann Osgood participated in the 2014
Plein Air competition event on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Participants
could paint anyplace within the Glendale City limits, but the painters
must paint outside wand within the time limit.
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Glendale Mayor Weiers has just placed
the Council Choice ribbon on the work, "Parmeline" by Mauriel
Morejon. The artist was one of the 2013 Plein Art Competition.
Councilmembers Hugh and
Sherwood
with Mayor Weiers, selected the Council Choice painting.
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Glendale Mayor Weiers has just placed
the Council Choice ribbon on the work, "Parmeline" by Mauriel
Morejon. The artist was one of the 2013 Plein Art Competition.
Councilmembers Hugh and Sherwood with Mayor
Weiers, selected the Council Choice painting.
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Alex Pekala stands by his watercolor
that placed third in the 2014 Plein Air competition.
This is the second year that Mr. Pekala
has won.
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Matt Sterbenz placed the 2nd Place
ribbon on his work. He actually painted two works on Saturday. The one
above is of a door that is in the garden area of Papa Ed’s Ice Cream on
58th Avenue. Matt stated early on Saturday, a little after 8:00 a.m. and
credits his success to a root beer float he had earlier in the day. Matt
Sterbenz is from Chandler, Arizona. This is the artist's very first event.
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"Street Fair" by Cynthia
Rosen was awarded Best of Show. Bernadette Mills, Executive Director West
Valley Arts Council (left) has just made the announcement. "I am in
shock and shaking", said Rosen. The crowds on the busy corner where
she painted (58th Avenue and Glenn) did not bother her. She comes from a
large family and was a teacher. She enjoys the kids coming up to her and
watching her paintings.
The 2014 Plein Air Contest winners are…
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2nd Place
Artist: Matt Sterbenz
Awarded: $50
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Best of Show, "Street Fair"
Artist: Cynthia Rosen
Awarded: $1,000
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Council Choice Award
Artist: Mauriel Morejon
Awarded: $1,000
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3rd Place
Artist: Alex Pekala
Awarded: $250
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Pictured are Glendale Councilmember Ian
Hugh, Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers, Artists Mauriel Morejon, Councilmembers
Yvonne Knaack and Gary Sherwood. The Council Choice Award was awarded to
Mr. Morjon and will receive a $1,000 prize.
