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							Click Here! Figure Draw & Paint
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Education Room / SDWS  
							
														Date: 04/02/2025							 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM   
							
						
							4/2/2025 
  
 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM on available Wednesdays 
  
Figure Draw & or Paint  from the live model
  $10 weekly participant's fee for both members and non-members, until further notice. 
  
  
						 				
																									
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							Click Here. Thursday informal plein air paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Presidio Park - The Arbor 
							
														Date: 04/03/2025							 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM   
							
						
							Thursday, April 3, 2025
 
  
Presidio Park - up top, by the arbor 
Consoy way, 92103 
  
https://maps.app.goo.gl/swyYPWA9kfi7BxFe7 
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							FREE First Friday Reception
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Gallery 
							
														Date: 04/04/2025							 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM   
							
						
							FREE  First Friday reception  at SDWS Gallery
  Friday, April 4, 2025 5-8pm
 
  SDWS CASH award Member Exhibition
  April 2025 Beauty & Beyond Sean Barrett, juror 
  
Artists, family and friends and the art loving public are all welcome. 'a free date-night! 
  IF you received an acceptance email, please consider participating in the suggested snack rotation.
 
  
Enjoy. 
						 				
																									
																																																
							Sit n Paint Session
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Education Center 
							
														Date: 04/04/2025							 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Beginner Workshop #5 - Jami Wright
							
				
				
				
											Date: 04/05/2025							 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Click Here! Figure Draw & Paint
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Education Room / SDWS 
							
														Date: 04/09/2025							 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM   
							
						
							4/9/2025 
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM on available Wednesdays 
Figure Draw & or Paint  from the live model
  $10 weekly participant's fee for both members and non-members, until further notice.
  
						 				
																									
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							Click Here! Thursday informal plein air paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Botanical Building, Balboa Park 
							
														Date: 04/10/2025							 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM   
							
						
							
Botanical Building, Balboa Park 
1550 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 
  TH 4/10/2025 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JAqhc5ZfFMaDMBGR7?g_st=ic 
  Restoration of this historic building  has been ongoing.
  (the Arboretum inside opens 10am)  Plan to view and paint  from the grassy surroundings. 
 
- Please do NOT block sidewalks and due to 'vendor' concerns,  
do not attempt to sell paintings in the park.
  This is a re-do visit since recent wet weather discouraged many.
 
 
  
Bonus: a grant has been renewed at  San Diego Museum of Art  allowing FREE admission to ALL  on the Second Thursday  of each month in 2025! --- 
 
						 				
																									
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							Special Event
							
				
				
				
											Date: 04/12/2025							 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM   
							
						
							Details coming soon 
						 				
																									
																																																
							Click Here! Second Saturday Plein Air Demo & Paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Singing Hills Memorial Park 
							
														Date: 04/12/2025							 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM   
							
						
							-- Second Saturday  Plein Air Demo-Paintout
  Saturday, April 12, 2025
  
 9-10am  
demo by Gabriel Stockton
  10am - 12:15pm 
paint your own
  12:30-1pm show & tell round-up
 
  Location: 
Singing Hills Memorial Park 
						 				
																									
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							Click here / ZOOM General Meeting
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Zoom/code on website/Events 
							
														Date: 04/13/2025							 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM   
							
						
							Second Sunday (typically)
  1-1:30pm social time
  1:30 - 2pm SDWS news delivery
  2-3pm  FREE demo 
						 				
																									
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							Click Here! Thursday informal plein air paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Cabrillo National Monument / Lighthouse 
							
														Date: 04/17/2025							 09:00 AM - 11:45 AM   
							
						
							Cabrillo National Monument 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
  https://maps.app.goo.gl/J8sQ9Kcxzr8ksP7h6
  TH 4/17/2025
  Consider painting up around The Lighthouse. Please do not block footpaths.
  Panoramic views, big sky, pine trees, a picket fence.  There is even a small Kitchen Garden (for plein air of an edible subjects theme upcoming at Bonita Museum).
  There are two handicap parking spaces available at the lighthouse.  Otherwise, prepare to walk uphill from the public parking lots.
  9am entrance opens *This location is a National Park & requires an entrance fee  OR car-pool in with someone who has a National Parks Pass. 
  https://www.nps.gov/cabr/index.htm 
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							Mike Kowalski Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 04/23/2025							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Mike Kowalski Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 04/23/2025							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
																																																
							Click Here! Thursday informal plein air paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: America’s Cup Harbor patio by Jimmy’s Famous American Tave 
							
														Date: 04/24/2025							 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM   
							
						
							America’s Cup Harbor patio space by Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern
  Thursday 4/24/2025
  Busy visuals:  boats, docks and pedestrian walkway,  birds passing through, a few kitchen garden boxes, too (for plein air of edible subjects theme upcoming  at Bonita Museum)
  parking is metered.  OR,  park and walk in from further out.
  Restroom building is at north-east shore  or at restaurants.
  https://maps.app.goo.gl/LPiUZ6Ldyvn28r3z5
 
  
						 				
																									
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							Mike Kowalski Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 04/23/2025							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Entry Day in Gallery for May 2025
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Gallery Education Room 
							
														Date: 04/26/2025							 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Daniel Smith Presentation - AM Session
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Ed Room 
							
														Date: 04/27/2025							 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM   
							
						
							The presentation will start off with the history of DANIEL SMITH Manufacturing and the many aspects of developing DANIEL SMITH products. You will see firsthand lab paint outs, see and touch the minerals used to manufacture the colors in the PrimaTek line and more. We’ll also dive into our exciting NEW Daniel Smith Extra-Fine Gouache. The finale...the exciting opportunity to sample a selection of our colors and put paint to paper! $2 fee to attend. Light refreshments provided. 
						 				
																									
																																																
							Daniel Smith Presentation - PM Session
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Ed Room 
							
														Date: 04/27/2025							 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM   
							
						
							The presentation will start off with the history of DANIEL SMITH Manufacturing and the many aspects of developing DANIEL SMITH products. You will see firsthand lab paint outs, see and touch the minerals used to manufacture the colors in the PrimaTek line and more. We’ll also dive into our exciting NEW Daniel Smith Extra-Fine Gouache. The finale...the exciting opportunity to sample a selection of our colors and put paint to paper! $2 fee to attend. Light refreshments provided. 
						 				
																									
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							Click Here! Figure Draw & Paint
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Education Room / SDWS 
							
														Date: 04/30/2025							 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM   
							
						
							4/30/2025 
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM on available Wednesdays 
Figure Draw & or Paint  from the live model
  $10 weekly participant's fee for both members and non-members, until further notice. 
						 				
																									
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