Sculpture on Main opens Dec. 2
Glynis Crawford Smith/The Highlander
Admiring a new addition to the 11th Annual Sculpture on Main Exhibit on Marble Falls Main Street Tuesday, Nov. 22, are Susan Edelmann of Horshoe Bay, left, and her friend Jill Coza, visiting from Chicago. The massive 500-pound, 10-foot high creation is 'Cache del Mar' by Marshall Cunningham. The show opens Dec. 2 with activities all day and tickets are on sale for the evening's Meet the Artist event.
By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Highlander
Eleven sculptures will be featured in the 11th Annual Sculpture on Main event in Marble Falls, opening with fun from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Highland Lakes Creative Arts, the new non-profit organization coordinating the event will add an indoor small works exhibit and sale all day at Lakeside Pavilion, 307 Buena Vista Drive. Visitors will be able to purchase table-top pieces, meet artists and watch live sculpture demonstrations.
From 6:30-9 p.m., Sculpture on Main will honor all the artists in the new year-long exhibit. Meet the Artist is a ticketed reception and awards ceremony with three live music performances, gourmet food and wine. Surrounded by the glow of the Walkway of Lights, guests will meet all the artists and peruse table-size sculptures and watch a culinary show.
Accompanied by the strains of classical guitar, Rafael Garcia, a local LeCordon Blue-trained chef, will prepare paella in a custom traditional pan over coals on the pavilion deck.
His creation of “Perfect Paella,” in authentic Spanish tradition, includes seafood, chicken, sausage and vegetables over a layer of toasted rice, called socarrat.
Following dinner, guests can visit the gourmet coffee bar and taste Mexican Cafe de Olla (a decaf coffee version) with cinnamon, chocolate and flavored cream.
Creating a fabulous dessert, will be Marble Falls own Steve and Michelle Parsons of Choccollate sweets shop. In the offering will be their famous pecan toffee, handmade truffles, cookies, cakes and gelato, dark chocolate bites with a hint of chipotle pepper and drizzled with ganache and “The Arts!” signature sugar cookies.
Purchase tickets at the Highland Lakes Creative Arts website www.hlcarts.com.
