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Feb.
11
ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold
Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Satur-
day, Feb. 11. Meet artists and mingle with art lovers while
enjoying refreshments and new exhibits. Some locations are
open earlier or later.
ART BUSINESSES
1. Astoria Art Loft
106 Third St.
Glass mosaic artist Kai Raden is
the featured artist for the month
of February at the Astoria Art Loft.
Come and meet Raden, see her
large and small mosaics, and learn
more about her process from 3 to
6 p.m.
3. KALA
1017 Marine Drive
KALA exhibits a group show for
February, featuring various medi-
ums by artists Sid Deluca, Stirling
Gorsuch, Brooklyn Andrews, Paul
Soriano, Sergei Kohploff, Zac Cas-
well, Cathy Nist and Roger Hayes.
7. AVA a-i-r Studio
80 11th St.
Terry Robinett will open her As-
toria Visual Arts artist-in-residence
studio to display expressive figura-
tive sculptures created in the wake
of the 2016 elections. The lifesize
pieces are largely paper-mache
and mixed-media including latex,
cardboard, stains, paint, Styrofoam
and steel wool. They are part of a
larger, ongoing work in progress
meant to facilitate reflection and
dialogue. In addition, Robinett will
show select recent riverscapes in oil
on found wood.
8. Imogen Gallery
240 11th St.
In honor of the upcoming
FisherPoets Gathering at the end
of the month, Imogen presents
the ethereal watercolors of George
Wilson, an artist who hails from
a generational fishing family
in Scotland. This new series of
small paintings are based on last
summer’s season in Uganik Bay on
Kodiak Island, Alaska. Light bites
and beverages will be provided by
Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro.
11. RiverSea Gallery
1160 Commercial St.
RiverSea Gallery turns an eye
to otherworldly antics with the
themed group show “Mayhem and
Magic: The Gods and Goddesses
Are Back.” Twelve regional artists
depict how ancient deities might
manifest in today’s world. View
painting, printmaking, mixed-me-
dia and sculpture by Roberta
Aylward, Benz & Chang, Alea Bone,
Tara Murino-Brault, Stephanie
Brockway, Michelle Gallagher, Jill
McVarish, Jesse Narens, Stacy Pol-
son, Meghann Sprague, Deborah
Unger and Samyak Yamauchi.
15. Tempo Gallery
1271 Commercial St.
The work of Tempo’s six local
artists will be on display during
art walk. Find a variety of painting
styles by artists Edward Peterson,
Phyllis Taylor, Thron Riggs and Vic-
ki Baker, as well as photography
by Carol Smith and quilted fabric
art wall hangings by Alexandra
Deb Vanasse is the author of
16 books; meet her at Blue
Scorcher.
Myers. Many of the artist will be
present. There will be live music
by the duo Birds of a Feather from
6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be
served.
16. Old Town Framing Co.
1287 Commercial St.
Stop by Old Town Framing Co.
for some conversation as you look
over original art, prints and more.
20. AVA a-i-r at the
Armory Skatepark
407 17th St.
Astoria Visual Arts art-
ist-in-residence Andie Sterling’s
work is visually inspired by shift-
ing landscapes, meandering rivers,
tidal action and erosion patterns
that mark the rhythms of time’s
passage on Earth. She creates
stop-motion animation projec-
tions by photo-documenting the
process of her line drawings and
collaborating with sound artists to
create site-specific installations.
Her newest installation, “Coaxal,”
is inspired by raindrop patterns,
canyon walls and Earth tides.
ART WALK
MAP
Author Melissa Eskue Ousley
will share her books at Blue
A print by Patricia Fagerland
at Forsythea.
de la salandra will be open
during art walk.
ALSO FEATURING
ORIGINAL ART
handmade clothing designer since
1984, during art walk, and view
one-of-a-kind garments in Europe-
an fabrics and workmanship. Also
find limited editions of mohair and
cashmere teddy bears and hares.
you to join her from 5 to 7 p.m.
to browse the racks and enjoy an
assortment of culinary delights.
2. WineKraft
80 10th St.
WineKraft features art by six
local artists. Enjoy live music at 7
p.m.
4. In the Boudoir
1004 Commercial St.
In honor of Clatsop Community
College’s “Au Naturel: The Nude in
the 21st Century” exhibit, In the
Boudoir will feature whimsical
nude paintings by Marga Stanley
and Phyllis Taylor guaranteed to
make you chuckle.
10. Forsythea
1124 Commercial St.
Forsythea will feature new and
renewed monotypes and linocuts
by artist and owner Patricia Fager-
land during art walk.
12. Luminari Arts
1133 Commercial St.
Luminari Arts will feature the
unveiling of collaborative instal-
lation piece by D. Jackson and C.
Bruhn. This giant altar is comprised
of hand-embellished furniture,
stacked and topped with an an-
tique pump organ shelf. Whimsical,
happy and meticulously detailed,
this magnificent piece greets peo-
ple as they enter the shop. The shop
will also feature new sculptures by
J. Gibson. These voluptuous pieces
are cast in cement and suitable for
indoor and outdoor hanging. Enjoy
music, beverages and snacks.
13. de la salandra
1145 Commercial St.
Join Mary de la Salandra,
14. Liberty Theatre
1203 Commercial St.
Astoria Arts & Movement Center
instructor and tango dancer Estelle
Olivares will host group classes and
special performances in the McTa-
vish Room of the theater during
art walk. Olivares will teach short
classes and perform tango demon-
strations throughout the evening.
Group dancing will show tango
social dances known as milongas.
Novices and seasoned dancers are
welcome. Donations for the dancers
are welcome.
18. EFA Architect
1413 Commercial St.
Find art and architecture at the
new office of EFA Architect. There
will be a grand opening celebration
of this new business, featuring a
show of photography by Don Frank
of Seaside. Frank calls this series
“The Trespassers” and refers to
them as colorful, weird and cool,
but you might see a bit of perfor-
mance art in them too. Images are
presented on metal and canvas.
SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS
5. The Fox and The Fawn
1008 Commercial St.
The Fox and the Fawn, an
upscale resale shop, features a
wide variety of reasonably priced
new and gently worn women’s and
men’s clothing. Ayla DeCoraggio,
the shop’s new owner, invites
6. Sea Gypsy Gallery and
Gifts
1001 Commercial St.
Sea Gypsy Gallery and Gifts will
host its second annual Black Light
Art Show. Brianna Horton will be
dazzling visitors again with over 25
paintings that completely trans-
form under black light. There will
be a free raffle for a $100 basket
of fun glow-in-the-dark products
made by local artists. The first 25
guests will receive a free in-dark-
glowing hair accessory. Enjoy tasty
snacks and beverages.
9. Cargo
240 11th St.
Cargo has lots of ideas for you
and your sweetheart for Valentine’s
Day.
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17. Reach Break Brewing
1343 Duane St.
Photography by Kim Rose
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