A rare opportunity to hear Alpert discuss his
visual art, the program will be moderated by renowned art critic Peter Frank,
who has written extensively on Alpert's work .

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Rather than being a quick mindless
Valentine's Day pickup, a piece from Jewelry by Behnaz demonstrates a real
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In talking about his creative process, Herb Alpert describes the
connection he feels between music and visual art.

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One week before the show closes, PMCA will host an intimate talk with Herb
Alpert on Monday, March 27.

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The
finished bronzes -- each weighing approximately 1,000 pounds -- resonate with
subtle color as a result of acid washes and oxide patinas.

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This
collection features photographs and fabric incorporated into the jewelry with
metal and semi-precious stones.
Jewelry by Behnaz was founded in 2001 and is a member of the Portland
Fashion Incubator.behnaz.
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The pieces are hugely adaptable and go
particularly well with understated eveningwear.

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Art Critic Peter Frank to Moderate a Talk With Alpert at PMCA on Mar.

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They retail both on the Internet, at http://www.ereleases.3665. PMCA is located
at 490 E.

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The size and
edginess of her pieces, however, mean they're appealing to men as well.
The Searching for Medici collection continues her fascination with the
Medieval period and for removing the boundaries between fashion and art. It's clear that there is love, thought, and unashamed romanticism
in every piece Beaumont produces. For more information on this
special event, please contact PMCA directly at 626. Also coming down in April are
additional installations of Alpert's bronzes that have been on display at
other area locations including Paseo Colorado and the Pasadena Civic
Auditorium Plaza. Spirit Totems made their world premiere last fall in a
six-week public exhibition at New York City's Bryant Park.

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New Collection of Gothic-Medieval Jewelry Proves a Hit for Seattle Jeweler

SEATTLE , A runway show in Portland in December
has brought jeweler Behnaz Beaumont attention she knows exactly what to do
with. Union Street, Pasadena, CA 91101. "The tribes of
Indians who lived in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska created a new language
of art that I related to," he said. Alpert's discovery and development process for Spirit Totems involved
the creation of hand-formed wax maquettes and smaller clay prototypes.

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Every piece
is completely unique and has tapped into a real desire for individualism and
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The Exhibition 'Spirit Totems: Herb Alpert Sculpture 1995-2005' to Close Its Run at the Pasadena Museum of California Art on April 2

His most recent body of work, Spirit Totems, is inspired by the
totem poles of the Tlingit tribe in the Pacific Northwest .
A legendary trumpeter, Herb Alpert is celebrated worldwide for his
extraordinary music career -- with the Tijuana Brass, as a solo jazz and pop
artist and as co-founder, with Jerry Moss, of A +M Records -- Alpert and Moss
were just recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award induction into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame. I like to journey into the world where words don't exist," he says . look for shapes and motion. Freedom that connects to my
sense of jazz.

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Contact:

Behnaz Beaumont
Jewelry by Behnaz
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The creative force behind Jewelry by Behnaz is
already concentrating on her new venture, however: setting up a workshop in
Bucharest , Romania, where she will work on her next collection.

, Spotlighting the monumental
cast bronze sculptures of music icon and visual artist Herb Alpert, the
exhibition "Spirit Totems: Herb Alpert Sculpture 1995-2005" at the Pasadena
Museum of California Art (PMCA) will end its run on Sunday , April 2, 2006. Alpert, who is of Russian-Romanian
decent, grew up embracing Los Angeles' multicultural influences, and in his
art and his music, has always fused diverse cultural streams into fresh new
forms. Alpert's career as a visual artist has paralleled his
life in music for almost four decades ..

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The show, featuring her latest collection Searching for Medici , will
broadcast on CNN this month, introducing a whole new audience to her
distinctly different designs. He began working as a painter in the
mid-1960s after exploring art museums worldwide during his international
touring with the Brass, and he started to make sculpture a few years later. "It 's like jazz.
"When I sculpt, I .

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Alpert's works have been dramatically displayed on PMCA's open-air
sculpture terrace since mid-December, 2005.

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Distinctive Jewelry Designer Featured on CNN - Next Stop: Romania

Beaumont has already established a reputation for producing highly unusual
and spirited jewelry which is evocative of an older, simpler time.
The move to Romania reflects the whole philosophy of Jewelry by Behnaz. For more information,
visit http://www. 1935) has worked as a painter and sculptor for more than
30 years..

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The fact that the jewelry can
be effectively displayed in a runway show like the one featuring on CNN shows
just how eye-catching the pieces are .
It's a rich exoticism, combined with the appeal of something that actually
looks handmade, rather than designed by computer and churned out in thousands
in Taiwan.

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and in a number of boutiques on the West Coast, including David Lawrence. My Spirit Totems represent
a walk into an unknown world of total freedom .."

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