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AUGUST 10, 2017 // 9 Aug. 12 ASTORIA — Art lovers will take to the streets of downtown Astoria for the Second Saturday Art Walk 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 12. Galleries open their doors, artists chat with patrons, and refreshments get gobbled up. (As always, some locations open and close earlier or later.) SUBMITTED PHOTOS “Grandfather, Can You Hear Me?” by Garric Simonsen, at RiverSea Gallery N 1 2 11 10 Commercial Street 9 8 7 7 6 3 5 11 12 13 4 14 15 16 Duane Street 4. Astoria Vintage Hardware 1162 Marine Drive Painter and carver John Willis is the featured pop-up artist this month, offering oil painting of the Oregon Coast from Yachats to Asto- ria. Since childhood, he has studied the intersection of art and ecology. Willis is also a lamp designer, derived from the Inuit skin-on-frame boats. 5. Muse Beauty Bar 8. Forsythea Home & Garden Art 1124 Commercial St. Sharon Greenwood spent 15 years in advertising before realizing the pottery classes she had taken in college were calling to her. Her work is inspired by the tranquility of the Oregon Coast and the cheerfulness of her garden. 9. Cargo 240 11th St. Summer is here: lots of summer 15th Street 5-8 pm 4 3 14th Street 12 e Driv e 18 13th Street Aug Marin 12th Street 7. Good to Go 1132 Commercial St. In 2014, native Astorian and artist Erika Hawkins’ vision started to fail but her artistic vision wasn’t willing to give in. Her art is inter- pretive and her paintings contain a personal message. Her current focus is fluid painting and capturing light. 6 11th Street 3. KALA @ Hipfish 1017 Marine Drive KALA continues Summer Invita- tional with Sid Deluca, “Torn Apart.” The collage series represents the fractures between ourselves and our worlds, both external and internal, both present and in memory. Also on display: works from Kim Rose Adams, Annie Eskelin and Bill Atwood, Pooka Rice and Joi Smith, and Rene Rowe. Live music: Classic Surf Rock with Bikini Beach ($5 cover). 6. RiverSea Gallery 1160 Commercial St. In a solo show titled “114 Years,” Garric Simonsen honors his roots with works based on an inherited collection of photographs from his Swedish immigrant ancestors. His interdisciplinary approaches include dry-etching, encaustic, collage, hand-coloring and digital prints. Also, Noel Thomas, one of this region’s most distinguished artists, exhibits “Old Friends and Relative Strangers,” watercolors starring the North Coast. A painting by Cody Fox, on display at Old Town Framing 10th Street 2. WineKraft 80 10th St. (Pier 11) WineKraft features work from six local artists as well as live music with Swingcats of Astoria starting at 7 p.m. Sip wine, eat and enjoy the arts. 15 1168 Commercial St., Ste. 206 Join us in celebrating Muse Beauty Bar’s one-year anniversary with a night of magical photo art by Ashlee Unicorn, a pop-up shop with Unique Horn Bliss, drag makeup with Gingervitus and a Muse-Glam life photo booth. V 1. Astoria Art Loft 106 3rd St. The featured artist is Genie Carey, a well-known photographer who specializes in boats, ships, birds and other critters. She superimposes her images onto maps, special papers and various surfaces through a process called “sublimation.” Come to our early reception 2 to 5 p.m. and watch Carey use her special process. John Willis’ paintings and wood art-objects, including unique lamps like this one, will be displayed at Vintage Hard- ware’s pop-up gallery space. 17 Exchange Street clothing … fiction … kitchenware … beach blankets … and more … 10. The Fox and The Fawn 1008 Commercial St. This upscale resale boutique fea- tures a variety of reasonably priced new or gently worn women and men’s clothing. Ayla DeCoraggio, the shop’s owner, can provide you with style advice guaranteed to make you shine. Enjoy champagne, chocolate and festivities while you learn about our charity-of-the-month. 11. AVA Pop-Up Gallery 80 11th St., above Coldwater Skate and Surf Brenda Harper, multimedia artist, will show “Imaginary Archi- tecture,” an idea of places, buildings, land and space as blank slates or shells, rather than pieces of property with commercial value. Continued on Page 15 8 Introducing Sharon Green- wood Pottery at Forsythea Home & Garden Art