Salinas, MAY 1 - MAY 18, 2003: 7:30pm- 8pm Friday & Saturday, 5:30pm-6pm Sunday: Artistas Unidos - Artists United and the Paper Wing Theatre Company present:

ONE OF THREE: FORCES TO BE RECKONED WITH. ARTISTS' RECEPTION FRIDAY, MAY 9, 7pm - 8pm AT THE FOX CALIFORNIA THEATER, 243 MAIN STREET, OLDTOWN SALINAS. REFRESMENTS WILL BE SERVED. PUBLIC IS WELCOME. ADMISSION IS FREE. THIS THREE-WEEK SHOWING OF MIXED-MEDIA SCULPTURE AND PAINTINGS, IN THE LOBBY OF THE FOX THEATER, IS PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PAPER WING THEATRE COMPANY'S PRODUCTION OF THE PLAY STEEL MAGNOLIAS. INSPIRED BY THE THREE POWERFUL FORCES OF ANCIENT GREECE: THE SEA, FIRE AND WOMEN, ONE OF THREE SHOWCASES THE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS TEXAS MARTIN, CARA BYRD, GEORGIA SCHULTZ, LUCINDA TYLER, KATHLEEN BYRD, AND PATRICIA TRIUMPHO SULLIVAN.

ARTISTAS UNIDOS - ARTISTS UNITED AND THE PAPER WING THEATRE COMPANY ARE COOPERATING TO BRING THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TOGETHER IN OLDTOWN SALINAS. BY SPONSORING THE ART SHOW DURING THE RUN OF STEEL MAGNOLIAS, THE TWO GROUPS HOPE TO ENCOURAGE NIGHT LIFE IN OLDTOWN, AND PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE ARTS PLAY IN BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

THESE EVENTS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC FOX CALIFORNIA THEATER IN OLDTOWN SALINAS. "THE MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORICAL TREASURE WE HAVE HERE IN OLDTOWN, THE BETTER THE CHANCE OF PRESERVING THE FOX," STATES THEATER COMPANY DIRECTOR KOLY McBRIDE-MOORE. "BY COLLABORATING WITH THE PLAY AND THE ART, WE CAN SHARE THIS BEAUTIFUL THEATER WITH THE COMMUNTIY AND GIVE SALINAS RESIDENTS A CHANCE FOR A FUN EVENING OUT IN OLDTOWN," SHE ADDS.

PATRICIA SULLIVAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTISTAS UNIDOS BELIEVES, "ONE OFTEN-OVERLOOKED BENEFIT OF THE ARTS IS THE ECONOMIC BOOST CULTURAL OFFERINGS GIVE TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY. FOLKS GOING OUT FOR AN EVENING AT THE THEATER WILL LIKELY HAVE DINNER OUT TOO." "REVITALIZATION OF THE OLDTOWN AREA DEPENDS ON DEVELOPING A THRIVING NIGHT LIFE THROUGH ARTS EVENTS LIKE THESE," SHE CONTINUES.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS WILL BE PLAYING AT THE FOX THEATER IN OLDTOWN FOR THREE WEEKENDS FROM MAY 1 - MAY 18. THE ART EXHIBITION, ONE OF THREE MAY BE VIEWED IN THE LOBBY BEFORE THE PLAY BEGINS.

THE ARTISTS' RECEPTION WILL BE HELD FRIDAY MAY 9, FROM 7 PM - 8 PM. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. PUBLIC IS WELCOME. ADMISSION IS FREE. TICKETS TO THE PRODUCTION OF STEEL MAGNOLIAS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, OR BY CALLING 675-0521. THE INSTALLATION IS LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE FOX THEATER AT 243 MAIN STREET, OLDTOWN SALINAS. FOR ONE OF THREE ART SHOW INFORMATION, CALL 758-9126.