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RIE
MUNOZ CELEBRATES
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Munoz celebrated her 76 birthday August 17 in Tenakee Springs. With what
has become a tradition, Rie and a group of twenty or thirty of her friends
headed out to Tenakee. The weather was great, the crab plentiful and the
blueberries and huckleberries plump and sweet.
Rie stayed in
her own cabin with Margaret Symons, a good friend from Seattle. Other
guests stayed in cabins nearby and would get together for lunch and dinner.
For breakfast they were on their own. This wasn't a problem since Tenakee
now has a bakery that serves delicious and fattening treats. There are
chairs and tables outside the bakery so that one can read the paper (delivered
from Juneau a day late). It's an ideal location to watch the busy town
of Tenakee, population 100, go by. This scene was too good to pass up
and Rie did a painting showing a couple of locals enjoying their morning
coffee and newspaper.
RIE
MUNOZ ART SHOW IN OLYMPIA
 Rie
Munoz will be appearing at "Eastside Gala~Rie" in Olympia, Washington
on Monday, September 22. The art show is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Rie
will be present to sign her books, prints and posters. You can enjoy the
large display of framed Munoz prints and ask Rie any questions you may
have about her art. "Eastside
Gala~Rie"
recently became the only gallery that focuses exclusively on the art of
Rie Munoz. Bill and Mary Lindsay, owners of "Eastside Gala~Rie"
say that business has been even better than expected. The are very excited
about their decision to focus exclusively on Rie's art. Tell your friends
about this upcoming event in Olympia, Washington.
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RIE
MUNOZ ART NEWS
AUGUST, ‘97
The "Book
Adventure Group" from Yellow Springs, Ohio visited the Rie Munoz
Gallery last week in Juneau, Alaska. The tour, "Alaskan Adventure:
A Storytour of Children's and Young Adult Literature in Alaska,"
is a 15-day excursion offered as a study tour. Most of the 30 people attending
are retired teachers and librarians from all over the United States.
Children's book
author, Jean Rogers, and artist illustrator, Rie Munoz, were on hand to
give an hour talk and answer questions. The discussion focused on writing
children's books and how to get your work accepted by a publisher.
"King Island
Christmas" was one of the featured topics. Jean Rogers told the making
of this book and showed pictures of the real "Father Carroll."
Rie showed pictures of her stay on King Island including the 1954 National
Geographic magazine article, "Cliff Dwellers of the Bering Sea."
In case you've never seen this article it was written by Rie's
former husband, Juan Munoz, Sr. And showed the Eskimo way of life.
After an hour
and a half, the group bought books, had them signed by the artist and
author and scurried off to their next adventure, which was a visit to
the Mendenhall Glacier.
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