Page A7 August 19, 2009 Graffiti Inspired Artists An exhibit o f graffiti-inspired artw ork is on d isp la y at W a sh in g to n S tate U n iv e rsity Vancouver though Sept. lO.The artw ork can be seen in the A dm inistration building gal­ lery and in the second-floor gallery space of the E ngineering Life Sciences building. Art collector Nancy M acklin organized the exhibit from artists w orking in a variety of m edium s: traditional spray paint, fused glass, m ixed m edia, and pen and ink. Som e o f the artists used the graffiti tradi­ tion o f painting w ords in bold colors and styl­ ized letters. O thers used a street-art sensibil- ity in less traditional ways. The artists include D enario Jenkins, Jer­ em y Nichols and Josue Rodriguez, w ho show in Portland-area galleries. Richard Jule, Andre Sim ard and Stacy Sm ith collaborated on a glass piece and are associated with Bullseye G allery. Paul E strada and Jordan G uy are em erging artists from G rant High School. WSU Vancouver art galleries are open from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. M onday through Thursday and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday. A dm ission is free. Parking is available at parking m eters or in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3. The m u lticultural m u sic a l c r o s s o v e r b a n d War will bring its rock, funk, ja zz , Latin m u sic, R&B a n d reg g a e to th is w e e k e n d 's V anco u ver W ine a n d J a zz Festival. Vancouver Set for Wine and Jazz Weekend festival has diverse lineup G raffiti-inspired art b y J o s u é R odriguez. Auto Theft Caught on Video T he V ancouver P olice D e­ partm ent, in cooperation with C rim e Stoppers, is asking for your help in identifying a theft suspect caught on surveillance video. O ver the past few weeks, the V ancouver Police Departm ent has ta k en several rep o rts o f a u to p ro w ls in th e a re a o f V ancouver Lake. On Tuesday, July 7 at approxim ately 1 p.m., som eone broke into a parked vehicle at Vancouver Lake and stole a purse. A short tim e later a lone m ale used the victim ’s debit card to m ake $1,190 in A th e ft s u s p e c t is c a p tu re d o n su rv eilla n ce video. H ot ja z z , fa b u lo u s w in es, fine art and d elicio u s cu isin e w ill all be in on e p la ce th is w eek en d as th e 12th annual V ancouver W ine and Jazz. F es­ tival tak es place Friday, A ug. 21 through Sunday, A ug. 23 at E sth er S h o rt P ark in d o w n ­ to w n V ancouver. purchases at a local retailer. T he suspect is a w hite male with brow n hair and eyes and is o f m edium build. He was wearing a long sleeved white button up shirt and blue jeans. C rim e S toppers is offering a c a s h r e w a r d o f u p to $ 1 ,0 0 0 fo r in fo rm atio n , re ­ p o rte d to C rim e S to p p ers, th at lead s to an arrest in this c a s e , o r a n y u n s o lv e d f e lo n y , a n d y o u r e m a in a n o n y m o u s . C a ll C rim e S toppers at 503-823-4357 or le a v e a tip o n lin e a t www.treixiiiipper^'toregmciHn. Explore Architectural Treasures Y ou’re in v ite d to e x p lo re some architectural treasures in a series o f walking tours spon­ sored by the Clark County H is­ torical M useum. W orks o f architect D onald Stewart (1895-1996), known for his art m odem style will be the destination o f a noon tour on Thursday, A ug.20. Stewart de­ signed local churches, small busi­ n ess b u ild in g s, sc h o o ls and government housing. O n Saturday, Aug. 22, at 10 a.m., you can explore the works o f architect Day H ilbom who designed the K iggins Theater in V a n c o u v e r, alo n g w ith schools, churches, co m m er­ cial buildings and homes. For m ore inform ation, con­ tact the Clark County H istori­ cal M useum at 360-993-5679 or visit cchm useum .org. Diversity Works at ( )rciîon's Oldest M ulticultural Publication The community newspaper informs our changing community P u blish er C harles W ashington (right) a n d th e s ta f f o f th e Portland O b server thank th e com m u n ity for th eir su pport. I G ram m y-aw ard w inning sin g e r R ita C oolidge will ta k e th e V ancouver W ine a n d J a zz F estival s ta g e . T h is y e a r ’s event features a di- verse lineup o f vo­ cal jazz, N ew O r­ lean s ja z z , L atin, fusion and pop and cro sso v er artists. T he slate o f m a­ jo r bands includes G ram m y-w inning artists— as w ell as som e o f the music ic o n s o f the past 4 0 y e a rs: W A R , th e D irty D o ze n B rass B and, Judy C o llin s , S p y ro G y ra , R ita C o o lid g e , A lle n T oussaint, and 4- tim e G ra m m y ­ w in n in g tru m p e t v ir tu o s o A rtu ro Sandoval. L o c a l a n d r e ­ Singer, p ia n ist, songw riter, arranger g io n a l j a z z e n ­ a n d p ro d u c er Allen T o u ssa in t. sem bles w ill also M ich ael K issin g er, artistic be perform ing. In a d d itio n to th e g r e a t director. “O u r g o al is to c re­ m u sic, the fe stiv a l fe a tu re s ate a rich a rtistic e n v iro n ­ o v e r 2 0 0 w in es fro m aro u n d m en t, a p alate from w hich th e w o rld . A tte n d e e s c a n people can sam ple and hear sa m p le w in e s, o r p u rc h a se g re a t m u sic , d rin k a n ic e a g la ss to sip w ith fo o d fro m N o rth w est w ine, purchase a 9 r e s t a u r a n t s . C u i s i n e p ie c e o f a rt, a n d ju s t im ­ r a n g e s f r o m N o r t h w e s t m erse th em selv es in an arts- sh rim p an d c ra b to g o u rm et rich w eek en d .” G eneral ad m issio n tickets p iz z a to T ex -M ex . A rt lovers can sh o p the 50 are $20 for F rid a y ’s lineup fine artists w ho w ill be rep re­ an d $25 fo r S a tu rd a y an d sented from C alifornia, Idaho, S u n d ay . T h ey ca n be p u r­ ch ased o n lin e at W ashington and O regon. “T h e F estiv al is alm o st a tick etsw est.co m o r by ca ll­ se n so ry o v e rlo a d o f m u sic, ing 5 0 3 -2 2 4 -8 4 9 9 o r 1-800- art, w ine and fo o d ” says Dr. 9 9 2 -8 4 9 9 .