Uptown/Downtown Snow Goose Wildlife Art Exhibition

The Uptown/Downtown Snow Goose Wildlife Art Exhibition opens January 22 and runs through February 7, 2010 as a key part of Chico’s annual Snow Goose Festival. Photographers, painters and sculptors will display expressive images of Pacific Flyway geese, herons, ducks, egrets, swans and other birds within alluring local habitats. Two galleries, Avenue 9 Gallery & Art Guild (Uptown) and The Artistry at All Fired Up! (Downtown) will host the exhibit. A free “Sneak Preview” takes place Saturday, January 23 from 5:30-8:30 pm. <br><br>On Friday January 29, 5:30-8:30pm the formal reception occurs, complete with wine and food (Bacio Catering) and live jazz (Shigemi Minetaka and Nathan Furgason at The Artistry; Barbara and Greg D’Augelli at Avenue 9). The Chico trolley transports participants between galleries. The formal reception cost is $10/adult, $5/youths.<center>Reservations can be made on line and a list of artists and a slide show is available at <a href=“http://SnowGooseFestival.org”>Snow Goose Festival</a></center>