Eugene (Gene) Diodato Jr. at Paquette Gallery

Join us for the Creative Mixer on Thursday, March 9th, 5:00 - 6:30 PM at the SteamPlant Event Center. Featured in the Paquette Gallery is John Pyson's retrospective presentation of the work of artist Eugene (Gene) Diodato Jr. which focuses on the outdoors in the Upper Arkansas Valley near Salida.

Live music will be provided by Bruce Warren [ https://www.facebook.com/DulcimerStrings ]. Though he started on guitar, Bruce Warren is a past National Champion on the ancient Hammered Dulcimer, an instrument he started playing over 40 years ago in his native Ozarks of Arkansas.  In addition to his own compositions, he enjoys playing several styles of music ~ Celtic, Swedish, Bluegrass and Folk. Bruce performs for a variety of area events and gatherings and is a member of numerous duos and local bands, including Stuck in the Briar (Celtic). He is President of Mighty Squirrel Productions, a coalition of music-loving community members bringing a variety of quality accessible live music to listening venues in the upper Arkansas River Valley [ mightysquirrelproductions.com ].

Those with local creative endeavors are invited to step up on the "soapbox" and share their news. A cash bar is available.