Maria Sanchez

Don't miss this solo show & upcoming exhibit by: Sally Ann Rodriguez 'Ain't out of the Woods Yet' Tales from life on the tracks An exhibit of paintings, gunny sacks, papier mache, and prose. November 15 - December 31, 2010 Elihu M. Harris State Office Building - Atrium, 1515 Clay Street Oakland, California 94612 Gallery Hours: 10am - 5pm Mon - Fri Opening Art Reception for Sally Ann Rodriguez this Thursday, November 18, 2010 Plus live blues by 'Big Cat Tolefree and The Hipnotics' Free to the Public...BART, AC Transit, & Wheelchair Accessible

Yesterday I got an email from a person I’ve never met in person the beautiful Darlene Tenes of CasaQ.com. She forwarded a request from Catholic Charities of San Jose asking for artwork for their newly renovated space that provides meals to thousands of low-income seniors in East San Jose. The only thing is they needed the artwork in less than 24hours for the grand reopening of the center. I’m thinking to myself I have paintings that I could share. But to drive to San Jose before work… that could be ugly and I’ll be late for work. I think about it some more and say to myself… “ you have all of this work collecting dust all over the house, you need to get up, get it all together and drive your butt down there tomorrow”. So, I emailed the lady at Catholic Charities and told her I’d be there (after dropping my kid off to school) with a few pieces, copied a few friends to see if maybe I could find other artists interested in displaying art too. So this morning, I say goodbye to Tim, he’s o