January 18  //  Fausel House Gallery, Placerville

El Dorado Arts Council’s newest curated gallery show, The Games of Winter, features art, photographs, and memorabilia from the 1960 Winter Olympic games in Squaw Valley. At the opening reception, there were approximately 72 attendees, among them the collector of many of the items on display (Stan Batiste), the author of Snowball’s Chance: The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe (David C. Antonucci), and the official Olympic photographer whose works are also on display (Bill Briner). Mary Dedrick of Dedrick’s Cheese supplied fondue for all the visitors. 

1 Ian Becker, Kristin Tornincasa, and Pierre Rivas  2 David D. Antonucci, Bill Briner, and Stan Batiste  3 Mary Dedrick  4 Oran and Nick Miller

Photos courtesy of El Dorado Arts Council