And the Winner Is:

Alan Fishleder, of Woodland, CA, was first to email the correct location of Brian Rea’s weekend surf fest at Point Mugu. He wrote:

This is fun!

By the looks of things, Brian's on the pathway leading from Pt. Mugu at Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County.  It's about 15 miles south of Oxnard at the edge of the Santa Monica Mountains.

For this, Alan will receive a copy of AP27 designed by Antonio de Luca.

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest—it was fun to read the various descriptions of the mostly correct answers. Stay tuned for the next regular Book Prize Contest—this Friday—plus a few more “celebrity events” coming up this summer, all on or at the water, of course!

Tuesday, July 23

Correction this event has already taken place: Happy hour and opening reception, 6-9 pm: Henry Patrick Raleigh. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY.

In Beacon, NY

Food and Water Watch presents, 7 pm: Wenonah Hauter | Foodopoly. Presentation and discussion, with Glywood President Kathleen Frith. Fovea Editions, 143 Main Street, Beacon, NY. Tickets, $25 [includes a copy of the book].


Ron Church, Comradery, Windansea, Summer, 1961, from an exhibition continuing through August at Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco.

In Frankfurt am Main

Artist talk and reception, 11 am: Linda Troeller | Vintage Balck & White. Hotel an der Therme Bad Orb, Gröscher.Str. 11, 63619 Bad Orb, 99518 Bad Sulza, Germany. Information.

Wednesday, July 24

Hot Meet: Art Talk & BBQ, 6-8 pm: Amanda Valdez, Lauren Seiden, Michael Rudokas and Wayne Adams | Works Off Canvas. Denny Gallery, 261 Broome Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6:30-8 pm: Hugh Hayden | Hunt, Feather, Drumstick. Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street, NY, NY.

El Museo presents, Gallery Talk, 6:30 pm: Alejandro Guzman | 2013 La Bienal Artist, on pattern, texture, and performance in sculpture. Free. El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY.


David Butow's Seeing Buddha project is featured on today's New York Times LensBlog. Information.

Thursday, July 25

Opening reception, 7-9 pm: Emerging to Established | featuring works by Peter Feigenbaum, Aaron Thornton, Cope2, India, Matt Colagiuri, StephanZirwes, Eric van Straaten, Hanksy, Josef Marzi, Ian Sklarsky.  Krause Gallery, 149 Orchard Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Rommel Pecson | New York: A Pictorialist Journey. Impossible Project Space, 425 Broadway, 5^th Floor, NY, NY.

4^th Annual Chelsea Art Walk, 5-8 pm: Participating galleries will be open until 8pm hosting artist talks, receptions, and other special events. Information.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Rachel Hulin | Flying Henry. ClampArt, 521-531 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Kate Carr, Susie Rosmarin, Susan Schwalb, James Siena and Dan Walsh | Straight Lines in Five Directions. Garvey/Simon Art Access. 547 West 27^th Street, Suite 207, NY, NY.

Dare 2 Draw presents, 6-9:30 pm: Anatomy in Context with Costa Vavagiakis, with models, contests and prizes. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. $15 cover. RSVP.

Slideluck Pot Show, 7-11 p pm: Bushwick II, inaugural event at new Sandbox Studio, 154 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Information. Free.

In Los Angeles

Opening reception, 7-9 pm: Ver • nac • u • lar | The collection of Stephen Cohen. Cohen Gallery, 7354 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.

 
Vivian Maier, Coney Island, NY (Couple Kissing at the Beach), ca. 1951-1955.

In Toronto

Opening reception, 5-9 pm: Vivian Maier | Out of the Shadows (above). Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON. Information.

Friday, July 26

The French Embassy and Films on the Green present, 8:30 pm: U (Dir. Grégoire Solotareff & Serge Elissalde, 2006). Transmitter Park, Greenpoint, NY, Brooklyn. Free. Summer schedule and rain dates.

Saturday, July 27

Artists reception, noon-10 pm: The Very First Year | Workshops, discussions + potluck. Eyebeam Art + Technology Center, 540 West 21^st Street, NY, NY.RSVP on Facebook

Artists reception, 1:30pm: Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao | A Controlled Wild. 
Artist Talks, 1:30-3:30: Bronx Calling | The Second AIM Biennial. Artists will discuss the work that they have on view. Bronx Calling features work by New York area emerging artists who participated in The Bronx Museum of the Arts' Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program in the last two years. Organized by Gabriel de Guzman, Wave Hill Curator of Visual Arts; Elizabeth M. Grady, guest curator; and Lia Zaaloff, Bronx Museum Curator, the exhibition is presented concurrently at The Bronx Museum, Wave Hill, and 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery. Free with RSVP.
Wave Hill, 675 W 252 Street, Bronx, NY. Free. Directions. Information.

In Watermill, NY

The Watermill Center presents, 6 pm: The Devil’s Heaven | 20^th Annual Summer Benefit: Dieter Meier and the Yello Years, curated by Harald Falkenbergand Tony Guerrero. The evening will include cocktails, a silent auction, performances, art installations, dinner, dancing and a live auction hosted by auctioneerSimon de Pury. The Watermill Center is pleased to announce that Alan Cumming will be Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Auction Preview. Tickets. The exhibition will be on view through the end of August.

Photo Center NW presents, 6-9 pm: 5^th Annual Long Shot Benefit Photo Exhibition and Sale. Donate $25 to $250 and go home with photography. Thai food and ice cream trucks; drinks by Fremont Brewery & Dry Soda. 900 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA. Information.

Photographer unknown, Olympic Club Track & Field Meet, San Quentin Prison, 1920; from the exhibition Ver-nac-u-lar | The Collection of Stephen Cohen, opening Thursday at Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles.

In Portland, OR

Artist talk, 2 pm: Shawn Records, in conjunction with the exhibition, Flaming Energy Ball. Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR.

Sunday, July 28

In Rosendale, NY

Installation and performance, 3-4:30 pm: Mau Schoettle and Kate Hamilton |The Mine Project-Dada Spill. The Widow Jane Mine, Snyder Estate, Century House Historical Society, 668 Route 213, Rosendale, NY. Directions. $10/kids free.

Monday, July 29

Community Bookstore Park Slope presents presents, 7 pm: 100^th anniversary reading, Swann’s Way. Books Beneath the Bridge, Pier 1 Granite Prospect, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY. Information.

CORRECTION
The School of Visual Arts MFA Visual Narrative Open Studio takes place on Wednesday, July 24 [not June 24, as erroneously reported]. Information: The public is invited to meet the students, see their Narrative Object | Objective Narrative presentations, and tour the MFA Visual Narrative nerve center. The event is free but reservations are required. Find out more on the MFA Visual Narrative blog.