Justin-Siena presents Treasure Island , Youth Symphony returns to Jarvis, Saint Helena Community Band performs free concert, and more in this week s Napa Valley Art Notes.
St. Helena High School graduates Prisila Ramirez and Mabel Weems are the recipients of this year s scholarships awarded by the St. Helena Chamber of Commerce.
British artist Simon Bull s new art exhibit, "The Tulip: The Triumph of Beauty," runs May 8 through June 22 at the Meuse Gallery, 1331 Main St. in St. Helena.
SASHA PAULSEN
Cherry blossoms, hopeful symbols of springâs return, will fill the Meuse Gallery in St. Helena with the opening of âSimon Bull: Sakura: The Cherry Blossom Tree,â on March 20.
The show will be at the gallery through April 25. An opening reception, on Saturday, March 20, is from 4 to 7 p.m. with an artistâs talk at 5 p.m. COVID-19 safety precautions will be observed.
Hanami, cherry blossom viewing, has been a Japanese tradition since the eighth century, and other countries have adopted celebrations of cherry trees in bloom, optimistic symbols of a new beginning.
In the U.S., the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. commemorates Japanâs March 27, 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees to Americans.