Highlighting Riverside’s local artists, The Artist Tree integrates cannabis and art for a unique community experience.

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, August 6, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Artist Tree Weed Dispensary in Riverside is redefining the cannabis retail experience by seamlessly blending the world of art with the finest cannabis products. Located in the heart of Riverside, The Artist Tree not only offers premium cannabis but also serves as a dynamic space showcasing the works of local artists, creating a unique and welcoming environment for the community.

The Artist Tree Weed Dispensary Riverside, known for its innovative approach, integrates a diverse selection of cannabis products with a carefully curated art gallery. This unique combination offers a distinctive shopping experience, where customers can explore a variety of high-quality cannabis brands while appreciating local artistic talent. The dispensary is committed to providing an inviting atmosphere that fosters both creativity and relaxation.

This weed dispensary in Riverside features renowned cannabis brands such as 710 Labs, Wyld, Kurvana, Yada Yada, and Papa & Barkley. Each brand is selected for its exceptional quality and consistency, ensuring customers receive only the best products.

710 Labs is known for its award-winning cannabis products, bringing a craft cannabis approach to every product. They are celebrated for their meticulous processes and dedication to purity and potency, making them a favorite among cannabis connoisseurs.

Wyld offers a range of cannabis-infused edibles, particularly their fruit gummies which have become a staple for those seeking a flavorful and consistent experience. Their commitment to using real fruit and high-quality ingredients sets them apart in the market.

Kurvana provides premium cannabis products, renowned for their purity, potency, and full-spectrum extraction methods. Their products are designed to deliver a smooth and potent experience, catering to both novice and experienced users.

Yada Yada brings a playful and approachable line of cannabis products, making it easier for new users to navigate the world of cannabis. Their products are crafted with care, ensuring a reliable and enjoyable experience every time.

Papa & Barkley focuses on wellness-oriented cannabis products, including topicals, tinctures, and capsules. Their products are made using whole plant infusion processes, ensuring the retention of beneficial cannabinoids and terpenes, aimed at providing relief and enhancing well-being.

In addition to its impressive product lineup, The Artist Tree offers convenient in-store pickup and in-store shopping options. Customers can browse the extensive selection online and pick up their orders at the dispensary or explore the products in person with the assistance of knowledgeable staff. The dispensary is designed to be more than just a retail space; it is an experience that merges the sensory joys of art and cannabis.

The dispensary’s art gallery features a rotating selection of works from Riverside’s local artists. This initiative not only supports the local art community but also provides customers with an enriched cultural experience. The Artist Tree believes that art and cannabis together can enhance the quality of life and bring people together in a shared appreciation of creativity and wellness.

The Artist Tree Weed Dispensary is Riverside’s only cannabis dispensary and art gallery, offering a unique blend of premium cannabis products and local artwork. The dispensary is dedicated to creating a welcoming and thoughtful experience for all visitors, integrating the joys of art and cannabis into one seamless adventure. The Artist Tree carefully curates the cannabis it offers and the team it hires to ensure the most inviting environment possible. For more information about The Artist Tree Weed Dispensary and its offerings, visit www.theartisttree.com.

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The Arc of Washington County is providing a chance for artists of all abilities to put their talents on display.

Connecting Through Inspiration, the organization’s first art festival, is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 17 in the Jefferson Avenue parking lot next to the organization’s 111 W. Pike St. location in Canonsburg.

“It’s really just an opportunity to bring the community together to celebrate inclusion, diversity and the arts,” said Darrilyn McCrerey, advocacy director. “We support people of all abilities.”

The Arc of Washington County provides support and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as autism and mental health diagnosis.

“We offer a variety of services and support to get people involved in the community, find employment, and support and guide them in everyday life,” McCrerey said. “We also provide advocacy efforts. We work directly with families and people with disabilities to ensure that they’re receiving the services they’re entitled to and encouraging and empowering people with disabilities to use their voice.”

McCrerey said about 25 art vendors will display and sell their work at the festival, plus the Connecting Through Inspiration Art Gallery inside the building will be accessible. A new show was recently placed in the gallery that festival goers will be able to view.

The gallery was opened in February 2022 to display artwork of artists of all abilities. Since the venue opened, more than 75 artists have had their artwork on display and more than 115 pieces of art have been sold. A number of classes also are offered in the gallery space.

A portion of the proceeds from sales of that artwork goes to the Arc of Washington County for its advocacy program.

Much like the gallery, the festival will feature the art of a wide variety of artists of all abilities.

“We offer the opportunity for all artists,” McCrerey said. “It’s some people that we support and some are other local artists that have submitted their work or are setting up a vendor space. Giving the opportunity for artists of all abilities to be able to show the community their talents, I feel is a great way to get the awareness out there.”

The festival also will feature live entertainment, an outdoor Kids Creation Station hosted by the Frank Sarris Public Library, a hands-on community art project, caricatures, face painting and other activities.

“We’re going to have lots of fun and exciting things for the whole family,” McCrerey said.

The winners of the 47th Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards were announced during a ceremony held Saturday at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.

Maui musicians won multiple awards and were showcased throughout the event, which took time to recognize the ongoing recovery taking place following the August 2023 wildfires.

Maui’s Kalaʻe Camarillo took home three Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards for Music Video of the Year, Song of the Year and Single of the Year, bringing to six his overall Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards over his career. In accepting the award for “Sands of Old Lahaina” he said, “I’m born and raised on Maui… so this song, this video is special for us—to be able to do that for our family and the people of Lahaina.” Camarillo wrote the mele two days after the wildfires and dedicated the award to the people of Maui and Lahaina.

“This was probably the fastest song I ever wrote and because of that, I know God put the words on my heart to this song,” said Camarillo in acceptance of the award.

He thanked fellow musician Tarvin Makia as someone who inspired him, as well as his dad Rama Camarillo. “To me, this is such a meaningful award because as songwriters, I know we have the power to shine light on people in dark places, and that’s what I intended to do with this song,” said Camarillo.

Among the big winners this year was Raiatea Helm, who received multiple awards, including Album of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year for her album “A Legacy of Hawaiian Song and String Volume One.” This year’s recognition brings to 10 the total number of Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards for Raiatea Helm, and the fourth she has received in the Female Vocalist of the Year category. She is also a two time Grammy nominee. Helm is originally from the island of Molokaʻi in Maui County and is also the first Hawaiian musical artist fellow of the Native Arts and Cultural Foundation.

Maui’s Shane Kahalehau earned the award for Most Promising Artist of the Year. Kahalehau was recognized for his work on Kaonohiokalā, an album produced by fellow Maui musicians Kason Gomes and Kalani Miles of Mea Nui Records. More on his journey is posted here.

Maui musicians Kealiʻi Reichel and Cody Pueo Pata won the Hawaiian Music Video of the Year for “He Hoʻoheno No ʻEʻeka.” The video was directed by Ruben Carillo, with music produced by Kealiʻi Reichel and Shawn Pimental. This was the second Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for Pata who was watching the broadcast from Japan, and the 39th award for Reichel, who was watching form his home in Kahikinui. The client for the video was Hawaiian Airlines.

Maui’s Ekolu won two Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards on Saturday for Longevity (Waiehu Records): one for Group of the Year and the other for Reggae Album of the Year. It marked their 11th and 12th Hōkū awards to date. The group is composed of Lukela Keala, bass player and vocalist Makapu Ho’opii, and Kalehua Kahele. Lead singer, Luekela Keala also has two awards from his solo release.

The Hawaiian Slack Key Album of the Year award went to Jeff Peterson for “Paniolo Sun.” In a text message the was read during the pre-show awards ceremony to accept the honor, Peterson said: “It’s a very meaningful album for me and is a tribute to my father who was a paniolo on the Haleakalā Ranch for many years. I’m so blessed to be able to share the music that I love and feel that my father is still with me wherever I am playing Kī Hō ʻalu.” The cover art for the album features a painting of Peterson’s father in Kaupō, Maui by artist Jan Kasprzycki.

Independent artist Kaʻimi Hananoʻeau, who is originally from the island of Maui, won Instrumental Album of the Year for “He Aha Kaia” (Loihi Inc.). Over the years, he has been nominated 15 times but this was his first Nā Hōkū award.

In the Liner Notes of the Year category, Maui Attorney, Lance D. Collins won the award for “Kāwili 2 Various Artists” (Hawaiʻi Institute for Philippine Studies). In accepting the award, Collins said, “Musicians can’t be replaced by machines. It’s one of the few things we can’t replace with technology. So music needs to be funded and children need to be given the time and space to know music and to be able to play music.”

General Categories

Album of the Year (Producer’s & Artist’s Award)

• A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One – Raiatea Helm – (Raiatea Helm Records)

EP (Extended Play”) of the Year

• In Your Hawaiian Way by Bruddah Waltah (Bless Up Hawaii): He earned this award posthumously. This was his second Nā Hōkū Hanohano award. The first he won in 1991 for the release Hawaiian Reggae.

Hawaiian EP (“Extended Play”) of the Year

• Piano Kauaheahe – Kenneth Makuakäne (Makuakane Music)

Single of the Year

• Sands of Old Lahaina – Kala’e Camarillo (Kala’e Camarillo)

Hawaiian Single of the Year

• I Leo Kakou by Kalenaku (Kalaʻe Parish Music). Earlier in the evening, Kalenaku was honored for the Christmas Single of the Year along with her husband Kalaʻe. This is her first solo award. Kalenaku Parish is a five time winner as the longtime keyboard and vocalist for the group Kapena. She is the daughter of musician Kelly Boy De Lima. To be eligible for this award, the track needed to be at least 75% in the Hawaiian language.

Christmas Album of the Year

• Hanau ‘ia – Zeo Worship (Zeo Music)

Christmas Single of the Year

• Mele Kalikimaka lã ‘Oe by Kala’e + Kalena (Kala’e Parish Music)

Music Video of the Year

• Sands of Old Lahaina – Kalaʻe Camarillo – Director: Nikki Miyamoto – Music Producer: Imua Garza.

Hawaiian Music Video of the Year

• He Hoʻoheno No ʻEʻeka – Kealiʻi Reichel and Cody Pueo Pata – Director: Ruben Carillo – Music Producers: Kealiʻi Reichel and Shawn Pimental.

Instrumental Composition of the Year (Composer’s Award)

• Heartbeat Melody – Brittni Paiva & Chardonnay Pao, Composers – from Heartbeat Melody – Brittni Paiva Music

Song of the Year (Composer’s Award)

• Sands of Old Lahaina by Kala’e Camarillo (Kala’e Camarillo)

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Raiatea Helm for A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One (Raiatea Helm Records)

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Sean Na’auao for e Kahiau (Maliona Records): Na’auao has won nine awards as a solo artist, but this was his first time being recognized as the Male Vocalist of the Year.

Group of the Year

• Ekolu for Longevity (Waiehu Records)

Most Promising Artist(s) of the Year

• Shane Kaonohiokala Kahalehau for Kaonohiokalā (Mea Nui Records LLC)

Genre Categories

Alternative Album of the Year:

• Peachy Keen – Eyes of Red (Tin Idol Productions)

Anthology of the Year (Producucers Award)

• Maui On My Mind – Mango, Pandanus Club & Kenneth Makuakāne (Makuakāne Music)

Compilation Album of the Year (Producer’s Award)

• Kalama O Kauaʻi: The Songs of Nathan Kalama, Volume One – Hōkū Zuttermeister, Mark Yamanaka, Kūpaoa & Poʻokela Wood; Kellen Paik, Producer (Hulu Kupuna Productions)

Contemporary Album of the Year

• A Tribute To Linda Ronstadt – Sandemonium (Tin Idol Productions) – This multi-genre band features band members from the island of Maui and Oʻahu. This is their first Nā Hōkū nomination and award.

Contemporary Acoustic Album of the Year

• Kona Grown – Kenny Tagavilla (Kenny T. Music). Kenny T is a Big Island musician from Hōnaunau has been nominated five times. This was his first Nā Hōkū Hanohano award.

Hawaiian Music Album of the Year

• A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One – Raiatea Helm – (Raiatea Helm Records)

Hawaiian Slack Key Album of the Year

• Paniolo Sun – Jeff Peterson (Peterson Productions)

Kī Hō ʻalu Foundation “Slack Key Legacy”

Mo Keale “Aloha Is Award”

Hip Hop Album of the Year

• Kūʻokoʻa – Sudden Rush (Sudden Rush Nation). This is the first Nā Hōkū award for the group from Hilo, Hawaiʻi. The award recognizes their blend of English and Hawaiian lyrics with hip hop beats.

Instrumental Album of the Year

• He Aha Kaia – Kaʻimi Hananoʻeau (Loihi Inc.)

Island Music Album of the Year

• Uluwehi – Waipuna (Poki Records): Kale Hannahs, Matthew Kawiaola Sproat and David Kamakahi celebrate their 17th year as a group. This was their ninth Nā Hōkū Hanohano award.

Jazz Album of the Year

• My Story In Song – Maggie Herron (Herron Song Records)

Metal Album of the Year

• Samurai – Storm (Tin Idol Productions)

R&B Album of the Year

• Moon of Manakoora – Stacie Kuʻulei (Tin Idol Productions)

Reggae Album of the Year

• Longevity – Ekolu (Waiehu Records)

Religious Album of the Year

• Death, Love And The Second Coming – Tiffa Garza (Zeo Music)

Rock Album of the Year

• Jesus Christ Supernova: “The Remake” – Tin Idols (Tin Idol Productions)

Favorite Entertainer of the Year

• Kenneth Makuakāne. He produced over 150 albums, has received over 150 nominations for these awards, and this is his 28th Nā Hōkū Hanohano award.

Adjudicated Categories

General Engineering of the Year

• Imua Garza for Pearls – Aolani (Aloha Aolani)

Hawaiian Engineering of the Year

• Dave Tucciarone – A Legacy of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One – Raiatea Helm (Raiatea Helm Records)

Graphics of the Year

• Kanaiʻa Nakamura for Uluwehi – Waipuna (Poki Records)

Haku Mele of the Year

• Kainani Kahaunaele, Composers for Keao’õpuaikamakaokanalu from A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One – Raiatea Helm – (Raiatea Helm Records). Kaunahele is a Kauaʻi girl that lives on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. This is Kaunahele’s 13 Nā Hōkū Hanohano award of her career and her third in the Haku Mele category for composition.

Hawaiian Language Performance of the Year

• A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One – Raiatea Helm – (Raiatea Helm Records)

International Album of the Year – Special Recognition Award

• Lei O Nani ʻAilana – Kaulana (Kaulana Entertainment)

Liner Notes of the Year

• Lance D. Collins – Kāwili 2 Various Artists (Hawaiʻi Institute for Philippine Studies)

Hawaiian Liner Notes of the Year

• Noah Haʻalilio Solomon – A Legacy of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One – Raiatea Helm (Raiatea Helm Records)

Lifetime Achievement Award honorees for 2024 included the work and accomplishments of Milan Betosa, Keith and Carmen Haugen, Gaylord Holomālia, Samuel Kekulanui Kapū Jr., Janet Maduli and Rev. Joseph Recca. Additionally, this year’s 2024 Lifetime Legacy Recognition honorees include: Rev. Samuel Kauakahi Kapū and Samuel Kekulanui Kapū Sr.

The Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, held annually, are synonymous with excellence and recognition of the highest caliber in the recording arts. The awards highlight the diversity and brilliance of the music across the Hawaiian islands, honoring both established legends and emerging talents in various categories.

The Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards not only celebrate the achievements of the winners but also serve as a platform to inspire future generations and preserve the essence of Hawaiʻi’s music and culture, according to HARA.

ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) public art program, Artbound, announces a call for artist qualifications to create a design for a crosswalk mural at Kensington Station.

This call seeks artist qualifications, with a shortlist of 3 artists each compensated $500 to create and provide design proposals. The selected artist will receive a $5,000 fee for the final design.

The mural will be painted on the crosswalk by a third party hired by MARTA. The project aims to serve as a safe wayfinding solution for children traveling from the Kensington Station to the StationSoccer fields.

One percent of MARTA’s annual budget is allocated for its Artbound program which was developed to enhance the ridership experience through visual and performing arts.

WHAT:          CALL FOR ARTISTS: Crosswalk Mural Design

WHO:             All artists and designers who show artistic merit demonstrated in a strong    

portfolio of past work are encouraged to apply 

WHERE:        Kensington Station  

WHEN:          Applications due Friday, Aug. 16 

HOW:            Visit this link for application instructions or @marta_artbound on Instagram

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No one does transcendental art performances quite like Now or Never. Better yet, a lot of the arts events are free to attend. Read on to find out more about some of the other-worldly performances that are taking over this city in August.

Now or Never’s 2024 festival

Constellations

• Thursday 22 August to Saturday 24 August, 6pm to 11pm
• Sunday 25 August, 6pm to 10pm
• Thursday 29 August to Saturday 31 August, 6pm to 11pm
• Southbank Promenade
• More info here

A very special takeover of the Yarra River/Birrrarung, Constellations promises the spectacular. Free to attend, this celestial formation by Studio Lemercier is an audiovisual installation that will see the surface of the river come alive after dark as it envisages the ever-expanding supernatural scope of the universe, right here in Naarm.

DESASTRES

• Friday 30 August to Saturday 31 August, 4pm to 10pm
• NantStudios, Docklands
• Tickets here

After premiering at the 2022 Venice Biennale, DESATRES is making its hotly anticipated Australian debut as part of Now or Never’s Melbourne program. A visceral noise-guitar work of experimentation, Marco Fusinato’s performance will consist of an improvised electronic guitar piece that brings alive imagery spanning across the world’s biggest LED volume screen.

kajoo yannaga

• Thursday 22 August to Sunday 25 August, 10am to 9pm
• Monday 26 August to Saturday 31 August, 10am to 5pm
• ACMI, Swinburne Studio
• More info here

kajoo yannaga, or come on let’s walk together, by Wiradjuri-Scottish artist April Phillips, is a visceral reimagination of a virtual walk on Country, led by the Companion Sky Spirit. A technological feat that combines First Nations knowledges with real-time motion tracking that maps body movement, this free immersive two-channel projection is an innovative and thoughtful digital exploration of our place on Country.

Plagiary

• Wednesday 28 August to Friday 30 August, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
• Saturday 31 August, 2pm to 3pm, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
• Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
• Tickets here

AI is the director and you are its willing audience in this innovative experimental dance performance by dance technologist and choreographer Alisdair Macindoe. Choregraphed by artificial intelligence, Plagiary is an algorithmically directed dance piece that explores questions surrounding AI’s role in artistic creation.

Present Shock II

• Thursday 22 August to Sunday 1 September
• Melbourne Town Hall, Forecourt
• More info here

Created by United Visual Artists in collaboration with Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja, Present Shock II is the kind of art piece that once you see it, you’ll want to visit it again, and again and again. Consisting of a wall of statistical clocks and live news feeds in a glass box outside the Town Hall, this installation is both free and open all day, every day over the course of the festival. 

Silent Symphony

• Thursday 22 August, 7pm to 10pm
• Friday 23 August to Saturday 24 August, 12pm to 10pm
• Sunday 25 August, 12pm to 8pm
• Melbourne Town Hall, Main Hall
• More info here

A sonic exploration of the universe and its musical capabilities, Silent Symphony is a free art installation by United Visual Artists that experiments with the idea of musica universalis – that the universe produces an inaudible type of music. The eight sculptural pieces rotate in formations that never repeat, meaning that your experience of the work will be different every time. 

Slow Walker

• Thursday 22 August to Saturday 31 August
• Melbourne Museum, Plaza
• More info here

A collision of art, performance, music and AI, Slow Walker is the experimental brainchild of writer and director Peder Bjurman. Accompanied by a soundtrack designed by Abdul Mogard and with AI-generated narration underscoring the imagery, Slow Walker reimagines the microscopic organisms tardigrades, as colossal beasts that float over our city.

SOFT CENTRE / SUPERMODEL

• Saturday 31 August, 10pm until late
• State Library Victoria
• Tickets here

Eora-based art collective SOFT CENTRE is bringing the heat to Naarm with a three-day debut at Now or Never that covers everything from late night music to workshops to deep-dive discourses. For a very special night at the State Library, they’ll be taking over the reading rooms and bookshelves for a late night extravaganza of performances and live art pieces.

Check out the full Now or Never program here.

Beat is an official media partner of Now or Never.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It takes a village to raise a child. Or help the cancer-stricken survive.

Such has been the story of 48-year-old Jeanelyn Jarder, who after being diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, received an outpouring of support from friends and strangers alike to help her get through her darkest hour.

“I am lucky to be a product of our Bayanihan spirit, where our friends helped us. People from different communities came together to ensure that I finish my six chemotherapy sessions. Our peers did not abandon us. Good karma, I must say,” said Jarder, who holds a degree in interior designing from La Consolacion College – Bacolod, and is a celebrated visual artist here.

Support came in various ways – from random acts, to offers of footing the bill on some of the expenses. Hot meal that Jarder prepared and sold to help raise money, spread around, bought by her friends and then her friends’ friends and finally, by strangers. 

Jarder recalled a moment when she was selling some of her house plants, and people of different nationalities showed up to buy, including a lady from India, who offered to pay for a session of her radiotherapy.

“She said, ‘Go and have one more session. The next days, God will provide,’” Jarder shared. She said she was actually planning to stop going for treatment back then to avoid incurring more debts.

These days, Jarder is into a start-up food business with support from friends who helped do the paperwork and secure permits. She said she keeps herself busy, even when undergoing treatment, as long as her body would allow her.

“I easily get tired sometimes, especially during the treatment stages. There were times I couldn’t do anything because I was not feeling well. There were instances too, when I didn’t have an appetite to eat. But I always try to eat well, else I’d lose strength. I also always make sure to set my mind in the highest spirit every day,” Jarder said.

Treatments, therapies

In all, Jarder has gone through six chemotherapy sessions done every three weeks, followed by 33 sessions of radiotherapy and two surgeries, the second done after doctors learned that the cancer started growing again. This month, Jarder will  undergo a PET scan to determine if she still has cancer.

According to Jarder, the chemo sessions and tests, including biopsy, cost approximately AED70,000. The 33 radiotherapy treatments cost more than AED92,000 shouldered in part by Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), a civic group. Jarder and her husband still owe Advance Care Oncology Center, from where she had the treatments, AED25,000.

To help raise money, Jarder said plans are afoot to hold a fundraiser and sell her artworks. “Hopefully, by the end of the year,” she said.

Tough ride

Looking back, Jarder said it has been a tough ride with no end in sight as of yet. Her ordeal began in August of 2022, when she noticed a mass on the left side of her breast and mistook it for muscle sprain. A month later, she noticed that the mass has grown bigger. The cancer was confirmed in October, following medical tests. 

“It was only then that things slowly sank in – I have it,” Jarder said.

She said she didn’t bother asking what stage of cancer it was. “It’s much easier to handle that I know I have (cancer) no matter what stage. But I learned I have a grade 3 tumor ductal carcinoma,” Jarder said. 

A  grade 3 tumor ductal carcinoma is the most aggressive type and more likely to spread and grow faster, according to oncologists.   

Dr. Mohanad Diab, renowned consultant in the field of oncology to whom Jarder was referred, recommended that she commence chemotherapy.

“The doctors who were with me in this journey were very kind,” said Jarder. 

Aside from Dr. Diab, two other specialists helped Jarder – Dr. Riyad Bendardaf, professor and senior consultant of medical oncology at University Hospital Sharjah (UHS); and Dr. TareK  Ibrahim Mahdi, surgeon, also at UHS. 

Worst time

Jarder said it was the worst time for her to be diagnosed with breast cancer. 

“It was a very challenging moment for us since we were in a deep financial (bind). My insurance has expired and we could not afford to renew it due to its premium. 

“Bills were piling up. We were paying upfront for all the laboratory tests. We realized we were slowly getting drained. I started applying for charities, trying to seek help and find directions,” Jarder said.

Jarder has stopped working for the past nine years prior to the diagnosis, tending to her visual artworks, her passion, while spending time on community activities and with charitable groups.
 
Her husband has resigned in the same year she was diagnosed and started a small business instead. 

“We were forced to (leave) our house (and move elsewhere) so we could work on a certain budget. We lost our car. We gave away our stuff. We moved from one place to another,” Jarder said. The couple settled in Sharjah, where rents were relatively cheaper.

“I kept telling herself, ‘It’s not the end of the world.’”

Jarder said relatives in Philippines know about her medical condition, “but I don’t bother them because everyone already has their own responsibilities.”

Not yet cancer-free

Jarder said that while she is still not cancer-free yet, her journey has taught her to “accept things wholeheartedly and embrace the changes happening to my body.”  

“Cancer is not killing me after all,” she said. On the contrary, she added, “it is helping me become a better person.”  

Jarder started advocating breast cancer awareness last year. “I am always happy to give back to the community,” she said. —KBK, GMA Integrated News

The City of Kalamunda is delighted to announce that we are open for exhibition proposals for those who wish to be part of the Zig Zag Gallery 2025 program!

The Zig Zag Gallery seeks to encourage creative exploration, support connections to local cultural activities, and host meaningful and innovative creative experiences that provoke deeper connections to community and creative work. We invite applications from artists, art groups, and curators of any age who are at any stage of their career, whether established, mid-career and/or emerging. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

If you have any questions or require help applying, please contact the Zig Zag Art Gallery Curator at zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au

Boosie BadAzz gives his opinion on why people shouldn’t blame Gucci Mane for the tragedies that befall Guwop’s past and present label artists.

Boosie Defends Gucci Mane

On Sunday (Aug. 4), VladTV uploaded a new segment of their latest multi-part interview with Boosie where the Louisiana rapper was asked to address Gucci Mane receiving backlash following the death of his former artist Enchanting, which added to the list of artists that have suffered tragic fates while on or after they were a part of Gucci’s 1017 label. Boosie explained it’s not the rapper/CEO’s fault.

“That ni**a giving muthaf**kas a chance,” Boosie said in the video below. “What a n*gga go do on they own, that’s what they do on they own. We grown. Don’t put it on that man like that’s his fault.”

“Come on, man. That ni**a giving you a chance,” Boosie continued. “You probably wouldn’t know [the artist] to be a celebrity if he didn’t give him a chance.”

Boosie went on to mention his own struggles with his former artist Yung Bleu.

“This sh*t make you don’t ever sign a muthaf**ka again, dawg,” he added.

Read More: Boosie BadAzz Gets Federal Gun Charge Dismissed

Gucci Mane Catches Heat for His Artist’s Actions

Tragedies and legal issues have befallen several artists who have been signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 label in the last few years. In January of 2022, Hotboy Wes was arrested on a robbery charge in Texas. He has since been sentenced to 15 years in prison. In April of 2022, Pooh Shiesty was sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to a firearm conspiracy charge. The following month, Foogiano was sentenced to five years in prison after removing his ankle monitor and going on the run when he was on bond for a firearm possession charge.

Big Scarr died from an accidental prescription drug overdose in December of 2022. In January of 2023, Mac Critter was arrested and charged with murder. This past February, FTO Sett was arrested after his bond was revoked on weapons and drug charges.

Following the death of Enchanting in June, Gucci Mane’s wife Keyshia Ka’oir defended him after people came for Guwop on an Instagram post about the passing.

“Leave my husband alone!” Keyshia responded. “He signs these artist to help them & give them a better life! I wish it wasn’t like this ! Chant we love you baby girl ! RIH.”

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Holly Gordon likes to say that she was born with a camera and canvases in hand. 

The Bay Shore artist and former art teacher first picked up a camera when she was 5 years old and she hasn’t put it down since.

The inventor of an art style she calls “photo-liminalism” — a photographic art style focused on states of transition — Gordon is known for her nature photography, and for digitally altering her photos to look like abstractions and Impressionist paintings. Some of that work will be featured in an exhibit at Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River starting in late August.  

“The viewfinder is my canvas. And when people are so involved in shooting crisply, I am looking out through my viewfinder, I’m seeing art elements, shapes, colors, rhythm, pattern, movement,” said Gordon, 81. “I want my colors to blend together.”

The exhibition of Gordon’s work will be displayed in four sections at the Bayard Manor, a focal point on the historic 691-acre property that once belonged to William Bayard Cutting, an attorney and businessman involved in the railroad industry, land development in New York City and the founding of the U.S. sugar beet industry, according to the arboretum website.

His wife, Olivia Murray Bayard Cutting, and their daughter, Olivia Bayard James, gifted the estate to the state in 1936 as a family-trust endowed memorial to William Bayard Cutting.

“At the arboretum, we always want to have something that is connected to nature,” said Mireille Belajonas, a curator at the estate, because “the arboretum itself, the outside, is considered to be a museum for trees.”

“What we try to do inside, in the annex of the manor house, is bring nature inside,” she said, adding that displaying nature-themed exhibits from local artists has been a tradition for at least 10 years.

In a recent interview, Gordon said the arboretum has been a source of inspiration for years.

“As the Bayard Cutting Arboretum has developed and matured and evolved, so has my creativity,” she said.

As an example of creativity originating from the estate, she described a film photo of a magnolia taken more than 30 years ago that, to her mind, resembles stained glass.

“Every year after I photographed this, I would go back, I would make my pilgrimage to the arboretum to see if I could do it better and it never happened,” she said.

Gordon has made a name for herself on the local art scene, especially through her role as a board member for the Islip Arts Council, a nonprofit that develops artistic programs across disciplines. She has curated multiple exhibits for the organization, including a 2019 show focused on artists over 50.

“Holly is a very vocal and vibrant 80-plus-year-old,” said Lynda Moran, executive director at the Islip Arts Council. “She’s this tiny little bundle of fire and has been really a great person on our board.”

Gordon describes her style as painting with her camera. Her photos of subjects from around the world — including Cuba, Antarctica and China — emphasizes movement and colors.

Among her recent works is a contemporary art book, “Parallel Perspectives: The Brush/Lens Collaboration,” co-authored with Northport watercolorist Ward Hooper.

“We discovered that we both had an affinity for color and light. And then along the way of our collaboration, I discovered that we were following in the footsteps of Arthur Dove and Helen Torr, the early 20th century abstract artists,” Gordon said of the book.

Gordon’s art style has qualified her to join the Techspressionism movement, a modern art movement that highlights the use of technology to express emotions.

“It’s always been my aim to humanize technology for people to understand that it is a series of tools that we can use to create our vision, not that it tells us what to do and how to do it,” said Gordon, describing her work in the movement.

Gordon’s upcoming exhibit at the manor, however, will focus on her nature photography, including works of the estate itself and other photos of the Long Island environment.

Her exhibit, showcasing art from throughout her photography career, will also display altered photos of breaking waves and the garden of Impressionist painter Claude Monet in France.

Gordon’s exhibit was curated by Denise Bilbro, who said she wanted to “connect Holly with the arboretum because she has quite a bit of history” photographing the area. 

“We wanted to curate images that reflected the influence that arboretum has on her natural work,” Bilbro said. “We wanted to also convey that she’s not just a nature photographer, but her work goes beyond that.”

Her work will be displayed at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum from Aug. 22 through Sept. 15, open for visitors Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.