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2 // COASTWEEKEND.COM May 13 ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold the Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 13. Meet artists and mingle with art lovers while enjoy- ing refreshments and new exhibitions. Some locations open earlier or later. 4. Bumble Art Studio 230 10th St. Bumble Art Studio will host a free children’s arts-and-crafts session. Stop by and see our new commu- nity-centered art studio. Stay and create a spring-themed craft, or paint while enjoying refreshments. “Mary Todd’s” by Mark O’Malley, on display at RiverSea Gallery. 8. CARGO 240 11th St. Is spring in the air? In case you didn’t know, Cargo has many unique artifacts from all around the globe. Just look upon the upper parts of our walls… 9. Forsythea Home & Garden Arts 1124 Commercial St. Annie Eskelin opens a new show 11. RiverSea Gallery 1160 Commercial St. Two shows are happening at RiverSea Gallery. Meet the artists at the reception from 5 to 8 p.m. In “Hope is the Thing with Feathers,” twenty members of Print Arts Northwest interpret the show’s theme. Birds, feathers and Brought to you by ADHDA – the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association N 1 2 May 13 5-8 pm Marin 6 e Dri ve 3 4 11 5 7 8 7 9 3 11 ART WALK MAP 12 15th Street 10. Luminari Arts 1133 Commercial St . Luminari Arts presents live acous- tic music by “Birds of a Feather,” a duo performing original and familiar tunes. The featured artist is George Carruth, presenting indoor-outdoor sculptural art. nests abound in a diverse array of artistic expression and printmaking techniques. Showing in the Alcove is Mark O’Malley, a self-taught painter from Washington whose charmingly simple paintings on wooden puzzles pay homage to the mix of upscale and down-at-heel in Astoria’s urban environs. “April Visitors” by Leslie Cheney-Parr, on display at RiverSea Gallery. t 14th Stree at Forsythea during the Art Walk. Her mixed-media work is inspired by intuitive mark making and coastal imagery. Corrie Pedersen wears a mer- maid hat she made. She and her work will be at Old Town Framing during the art walk. Commercial Street 10 13 14 Duane Street 13th Street 7. Imogen Gallery 240 11th St. Printmaker Gin Laughery, a longtime Astoria resident, returns for her second solo show at Imogen. Laughery, who recently relocated to Central Oregon, brings a rich collec- tion of monotype prints exploring imagery through abstraction and dramatic use of color. Annie Eskelin’s “High Water Mark,” on display at Forsythea Home & Garden Arts. 12th Street 6. AVA Artist-in-Residence 80 11th St. (above Edison Fish Market) Andie Sterling, an Astoria Visual Arts artist, will project her stop-mo- tion animation and present other projects in a studio at the foot of 11th Street near the waterfront. The studio is above the former fish market across the Astoria Riverfront Trolley tracks from the Wet Dog Cafe & Brewery. 11th Street 3. KALA @ Hipfish 1017 Marine Dr. AVA presents the Art of Resistance through Monday, June 5. View work that highlights issues of environment, social justice and politics. The exhi- bition features the current art of AVA Artist-In-Residence, Terry Robinett. Also on display: Annie Eskelin, Roger Hayes, Bill Atwood, Sid Deluca, Laurie Fleet, Linden, Mariah Manners, Cynthia Lahti, Sarah Lippold, Joi Smith, Pooka Rice, Valerie Whittlesey, Agnes Field, Cathy Nist, Nancy Cook, Anna Lee Larimore, Julie Roger, Charlotte Bruhn, John Wecker, Erika Hawkins, Judith Niland and KA Hughes. This photo of a doorway in El Salvador is part of Carol Smith’s exhibition at Tempo Gallery. 10th Street 2. WineKraft 80 10th St. (Pier 11) WineKraft is featuring work from six local artists, as well as live music with The Swing Cats of Astoria start- ing at 7 p.m. Sip wine, eat and enjoy the arts. WineKraft is the perfect location for you to wrap up your art walking. 5. The Fox and The Fawn 1008 Commercial St. The Fox and the Fawn, an upscale, resale boutique, features a variety of reasonably priced new and gently worn clothing. Ayla DeCoraggio, the shop’s owner, can offer style advice guaranteed to make you shine. Beautiful Turkish rugs adorn the walls as you ascend the staircase to find an assortment of jewelry, books and household items. V ART BUSINESSES 1. Astoria Art Loft 106 Third St. Celebrate the return of the sun with artists at the Astoria Art Loft. May features a variety of artwork by North Coast artists and includes realism, abstract and non-objective pieces in a variety of media. Gin Laughery’s “Daily Ritual,” on display at Imogen Gallery. 12. The Art Stall 1268 Commercial St. The Art Stall features local artists’ original works. We now are 21 artists with 270-plus pieces of work in a variety of mediums, from bronze to ink drawing, fused glass to mosaics. in El Salvador.” Her new work depicts scenes from her recent visit. Stop by and visit with Carol 5 to 8 p.m. Listen to Dave Drury on guitar 6 to 7 p.m. 13. TEMPO Gallery 1271 Commercial St. Tempo is showing new photo- graphs by Carol Smith in an exhibition titled “Puertas y Perros: Adventures 14. Old Town Framing Company 1287 Commercial St. We present “Gearhart Family Affair,” by Maggie Shumaker and Exchange Street Corrie Pedersen. Shumaker is best known for her ZenFish, brightly decorated wooden fish with new designs and a new painting tech- nique that is super-cool. Pedersen has all kinds of talents, including drawings, paintings and fantastic mermaid hats. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
