All the Raj, a fundraiser for the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation, will immerse you in that exotic era. It will include a spectacular feast, dancing to live band music, a silent auction and more.

“All The Raj is a re-creation of our traditional fall formal and promises to be one of our most exciting events to date,” says Alison Jones-Pomatto, SNMH Foundation board member and All the Raj event chair.

The event is on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Grass Valley Veterans Hall. Come in your traditional formalwear, or have fun with the theme, and come in a sari or wrap a brightly colored scarf around your black dress. Men are encouraged to wear traditional British, Irish or Scottish formal attire.

All the Raj will include cocktails, gourmet dinner, dancing, silent auction and entertainment. Award-winning caterer/chef Antonio Ayestaran’s feast will include some traditional Indian dishes, as well as American cuisine with an ethnic flair.

Dance to music from the 1920s to more contemporary jazz with the George Souza Band. Bid on a trip to the French Quarter in New Orleans, spend the weekend in San Francisco, and find elegant jewelry and more during the silent auction.

Event proceeds help SNMH Foundation fund new equipment and advances in health care technology, says Executive Director Kimberly Parker.

Reservations are $150 per person ($75 tax deductible) and need to be ordered in advance, no later than November 4. For more information, or to place a reservation, call Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation at 530-477-9700 or go to SupportSierraNevada.org.

Photo at The Magic Carpet in Nevada City, by Lisa Redfern

Employing the distinctive techniques she’s christened as “transformative art,” her imaginative visual renderings on behalf of businesses has resulted in netting her another new credit: having her artwork of Nevada City’s Chamber of Commerce selected by SureWest Communications to be featured on the cover of one of their regional editions, shipping to homes and businesses this week.

Similarly, Redfern’s dreamy style was recognized by the publisher who took over Sierra Food Wine Art in 2009 which highlights entertainment offerings regionally in Sacramento, the Sierra foothills, Lake Tahoe, and Reno.

As the featured cover artist for the magazine under the leadership of publisher Jeff Pelline, Redfern’s “transformative art” showcases a regional business each issue, often leveraging the prevalence of lovely old historic buildings in the Sierra.

A veteran journalist of 30 years previously with the San Francisco Chronicle and a founding editor of CNET, Pelline recalled, “As soon as I saw one of Lisa’s paintings at a local restaurant, I immediately knew her style was ‘the look’ we’d been seeking to give our magazine distinctive cachet as well as a competitive branding edge.”

Redfern has been the featured cover artist on four quarterly issues to date for the magazine.

As the process of stylizing continues, she shapes, molds and tailors the subject matter to achieve her desired vision, often implementing so many layers of subtle effects that it would actually be impossible to replicate the finished piece, even for the artist herself.

Redfern Photography is a longstanding portrait studio located in Grass Valley.

Known throughout the community for her creative portraits of graduating high school students, Lisa is expanding the studio’s repertoire to meet a growing demand for her transformative artwork,
usually inspired by her love of nature.

Lisa also enjoys accepting commissioned work including architectural photographs, which can also be transformed via her well-honed talents.
Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree from CSU, Sacramento, with a major in Business Administration and a concentration in Marketing.

During her career, she’s lectured and taught, and has written and edited books, grant proposals and magazine and newspaper articles. Lisa also has designed marketing materials and websites.

She has also produced and appeared on TV and radio programs in Northern California.

In her private life, she is the doting mother of a young son, who has inspired her tender photographs and transformative art featuring wide-eyed children.

A native of Northern California, Lisa has made her home in Grass Valley since 1995. You can contact Lisa at her studio at 530-272-3656 or visit her website at redfern.biz.