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JULY 7, 2016 // 9 July 9 ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9. Meet artists and mingle with art lovers while enjoying refreshments and new exhibits. ART BUSINESSES 1. Imogen Gallery 240 11th St. Helga Winter returns with her third solo show, “A Passion for Change.” Known for her wood turnings, Winter pushes boundaries to keep her work fresh. This series in- cludes a new medium: vessels made from tea papers. She will also include more traditional madrone turned vessels and wall-hung pieces created from repurposed pages of books. originals from local event posters. 4. Tempo Gallery 1271 Commercial St. See new acrylic paintings by Vicki Baker, who recently returned to Astoria from the gulf coast of Florida. She brought along a lock of colorful and imaginative “Uncommon Bird” paintings. Baker and other artists will be present. Denise Reed will perform vocal and keyboard music. Refreshments will be served. 2. RiverSea Gallery 1160 Commercial St. Environmental landscape paintings by southwest Washington artist Jennifer Williams are featured in her solo exhibition “Take Refuge.” The work explores the intricate and often fragile connections between civilization and wilderness and is a tribute to the grandeur and mystery of the waterways and rugged wild spaces that deine the Northwest. In the Alcove space, Astoria artist Rick Crawford ofers a series of sculpture and jewelry created from reclaimed wood, forged and salvaged metal, and other materials. His work is driven by surface texture as well as composition, with disparate elements blending into elegant forms. Known for his carving, he often begins a piece on the lathe but spends the most time working with hand tools. The resulting work appears to have been carved by the natural forces of wind, sand and sea. 5. KALA 1017 Marine Drive KALA continues the exhibition “The Coast is Queer” by guest curator and Portland gallerist Mark Woolley. The exhibit celebrates the diverse art being produced in Ore- gon by queer-identified artists. Not all the artists explore queerness in their art; they are just producing interesting, works that reflect their inner vision. Artists include Paul Soriano, Dorothy Goode, Wesley Youni, Chuck E. Bloom, Tabor Porter and Greg Carrigan, Marne Lucas and Sid Deluca. 3. Old Town Framing 1287 Commercial St. Why did Don Nisbett cross the river? To come to art walk! Old Town Framing will host artist Don Nisbett from Ilwaco, Washington, and display his work through Aug. 11. Nisbett will show his watercolors depicting the Astoria-Megler Bridge as well as other local scenes, and he will release 7. Sea Gypsy Gallery and Gifts 1001 Commercial St. Sea Gypsy will showcase two art- ists. Lawrence Eichman from Portland makes colorful blown glass igures and home decor: slugs, salmon, dolphins, mermaids, trees and mush- rooms. Gearhart artist Hayley Esplund creates functional nautical pottery in shades of teal and coral. 6. Ratz & Co. 260 10th St. Entering its third year in Astoria, Ratz & Co. features the illustrations, album covers and paintings of Dave McMacken. The studio/gallery also shows the work of Portland artist Jackie Avery and Frank Zappa’s life- long art director Cal Schenkel. Holly McHone Jewelers will feature the debut of the Asto- ria Bridge Pendant, which in- cludes an Oregon sunstone. “Sight of Day” by Jennifer Wil- liams at RiverSea Gallery. “Movement Within Stillness,” a wood turned vessel made of madrone, dye and pigmented bees wax by Helga Winter at Imogen Gallery. A drawing by Ben Soeby at Luminari Arts. 8. Astoria Art Loft 106 Third St. From 3 to 6 p.m., view photos from around the world by Terry Shumaker and Art and Kay Limbird. All three photographers have adven- tures to relate. As a soil geologist, Art Limbird’s work took him and his wife around the world, allowing the couple to photograph diferent cultures and remote areas. In the U.S., their interest in things geologic led to photos of twisted canyons in the Southwest, driftwood on the North Coast and more. Shumaker’s profession as a cartographer and graphic artist led him into working as a photographer and wildlife biologist. He ilmed the world from Alaska to Antarctica. Shumaker is in the process of scanning his estimated 20,000 ilm photos into a digital format. ALSO FEATURING ORIGINAL ART 9. Luminari Arts 1133 Commercial St. Hailing from Lincoln City, outsider artist Ben Soeby brings his eccentric and witty art to Luminari. Soeby works on reclaimed and scrap wood using ine pen and ink to convey his perspective of the coast, Oregon, wildlife and logging, bringing an ironic native eye to create humor- ous, poignant portraits of animals, humans and life in general. Meet the artist, have some wine, and listen to live music by Richard T. 10. Forsythea 1124 Commercial St. 11. Adagio 1174 Commercial St. On display are antique African masks and Japanese woodblock prints from the Shin-Hanga and Sosaku-Hanga periods. The collection of “wearable art” includes vintage Japanese silk haori, creations in Tencel by Barbara Hall; painted silks by Kavita; and handmade lora-dyed silk scarves by Brianna Lichnovsky. SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS 12. In the Boudoir 1004 Commercial St. Envelop your senses with ine linens, lotions, soaps and home decor. “Love Birds” by Vicki Baker at Tempo Gallery. 13. Cargo 240 11th St. Patty is back from India, and she brought handmade blouses and dresses from around the globe. 14. Holly McHone Jewelers 1150 Commercial St. Holly McHone Jewelers has inished a signiicant remodel to its retail store. To celebrate, art walk will feature the debut of the Astoria Bridge Pendant. Designed by McHone, the pendant commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. The pendant comes with an Oregon sunstone to “Shell Fragment Series #2,” made of repurposed ma- ple and poplar, turned and carved by Rick Crawford at RiverSea Gallery. represent the area’s sunsets. Ten percent of bridge pendant sales for 2016 will go to the Astoria Regatta Scholarship Fund. Refreshments will be served. 15. Maiden Astoria 255 14th St. Stop by for refreshments, and check out local and regional goods. 16. WineKraft 80 10th St. WineKraft features art by six local artists. Hear live bluegrass music by Ted Brainard at 7 p.m. SUBMITTED PHOTOS ART WALK MAP