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Page 27 March 2012 Watercolor by Jean Harney. Shemer hosts 47th annual Garden Artist Group show By Caroline Hester The Garden Artist Group is holding it’s 47 th annual Fine Art in the Garden exhibition and sale at the Shemer Art Center March 17 and will feature fi ve new artists. “It’s your average outdoor art show,” Jean Harney said. Harney has shown her work at the event since 1985 and has been in charge of putting on the show for the last 12 years. The Garden Artist Group is an exclusive board of 20 local artists who are invited to show their art at the yearly event. There will be a variety of painters, sculptors, quilters, jewelers, potters and other artists of different mediums displaying their creations. “People want to show there,” Joan Waters said. “It’s got a long history of being a reputable show to display your work.” Waters is one of the fi ve new artists to join the group. The fi rst year the new additions are considered “guests” of the show and after will become members of the group. The event is free to the public and takes Continued on page 28 Watercolor by Sue Hunter. Metal sculpture by Joan Waters. Landscaping extends your world outdoors. Invest in your lifestyle. S U CC E S S F U L LY T R A N S F O R M I N G A N D TA K I N G C A R E O F A R I ZO N A P R O P E R T I E S F O R 1 8 YE A R S 602 200 1749 www.treelinedesigngroup.com ROC License NO 158731 6423 E. Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 www.luckypawsaz.org 480-941-4135 VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.LUCKYPAWSAZ.ORG FOR PHOTOS AND INFO ABOUT ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Come to our Fundraiser at Lucky Lous 3245 W. Ray Rd., Chandler 85226 March 7th 5:30-7:30 pm Meet Bryce. He’s Meet Bryce. He’s a two-year-old a two-year-old Queensland Heeler Queensland Heeler who loves children, who loves children, other dogs and would other dogs and would make an excellent make an excellent jogging buddy! jogging buddy! THRIFT STORE DONATION DROP-OFF, 10AM-5PM DAILY ADOPTIONS SAT 11AM-2PM, M-F BY APPOINTMENT PROOF OF DISTRIBUTION PROOF OF DISTRIBUTION Arcadia News urges all “print advertisers” to verify claims of circulation/ distribution numbers by asking for copies of print and/or postage receipts from the publication printing your ad. Arcadia News promptly provides print, mail handling and postage receipts, and references from each vendor for confirmation of our declared distribution. We print 20,000 copies each month and 13,000 of those are direct-mailed to homes in the Arcadia / Biltmore / Paradise Valley / Scottsdale area; 7,000 are distributed in 70+ racks in our community and surrounding area. Vigilance is important: you should get what you pay for. We will quickly provide this info for any month of any year you have advertised with us. Honesty and integrity have been cornerstones of our business since we started in 1993. Thank you for your support!