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16. Luminari Arts
1133 Commercial St.
Celebrating with a holiday open
house and special musical guests
Peter “Spud” Siegal and Michael
“Scheckie” Metzner. New works by
Handcrafted, specializing in steam
punk metal sculptures; jewelry by
Luscious of Portland, and new screen
print t-shirts by Salty Raven.
17. Holly McHone
Jewelers
1150 Commercial St.
Enjoy the exotic Pearls from Koji, our
pearl guru! He will have Japanese
Akoya, Tahitian pearls in black, gray,
pistachio and peacock colors. South
Sea golden pearls and Australian
white pearls!
18. RiverSea Gallery
1160 Commercial St.
“Chasing the Muse” by Brian Cam-
eron. As a lifelong Seaside resident,
the artist captures life at the beach in
all its permutations. In the Alcove is
“Ephemera: Imagined Memorabilia
of Astoria.” A group show of regional
artists who created small works based
Shop local.
Eat local.
Be local.
Thank you for shopping
locally this holiday season.
Your dollar stays here to
strengthen our economy
AND it feels great to find
unique gifts for your
friends and family while
supporting your neighbors.
COURTESY LUMINARI ARTS
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Handcrafted, which spe-
cializes in steampunk met-
al sculptures, has work on
view at Luminari Arts.
COURTESY ASTORIA VISUAL ARTS
‘Irving Street Afternoon,’ by
John Willis, on view at Astoria
Visual Arts.
on imagined memorabilia of a past,
present or future Astoria. With live
music by Maggie and the Katz.
19. Kit’s Apothecary
1168 Commercial St., Suite 207
(upstairs)
Featuring Erika Hawkins art this
month. Come celebrate our one-year
anniversary from 5 to 8 p.m., with a
private reception from 4 to 5 p.m.
20. The Art Stall
1268 Commercial St.
Find the perfect piece of art or gift for
someone on your list. We have many
trinket boxes and small collectibles
$20 and under. Consider a few Moon-
struck chocolate bars for stocking
stuffers.
21. Tempo Gallery
1271 Commercial St.
A collective of seven local artists:
Carol Smith, Phyllis Taylor, Ed
Peterson, Janet and Mark Hutchings,
Thron Riggs and Vicki Baker. These
artists will be showing works in
a variety of mediums. Meet
us during Art Walk. A very
engaging musical duo, Birds of a
Feather, will perform vocal and
guitar duets.
22. Old Town
Framing Company
1287 Commercial St.
Join us for holiday cheer with
some holly jolly ho ho ho.
23. Creations
Studio & Gallery
1396 Duane St. (Duane and
14th streets)
Come check out the work of 13
local artists and find something
beautiful for everyone on your list
– including yourself!
Gallery celebrates creativity
of LightBox members
ASTORIA — LightBox Pho-
tographic Gallery hosts the
opening and artists’ reception
of the members group exhibit
5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8, during the
Second Saturday Art Walk.
The show will be on view
through Sunday, Jan. 6.
LightBox members are
a community of photogra-
phers and patrons from the
North Coast and beyond who
support the mission of the
gallery to promote and edu-
cate in the photographic arts
through exhibits, education,
events and gatherings.
The annual members ex-
hibit celebrates their creativ-
ity; this year more than 40
members are featured in an
open call. All photographers
are listed and images can be
seen on the exhibit show-
page: http://lightbox-photo-
graphic.com/shows/mem-
COURTESY LIGHTBOX PHOTGRAPHIC GALLERY
‘Fish Dinner,’ by John Ritchie.
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The gallery, 1045 Marine
Drive, is open 11 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday.
For more information,
contact LightBox at 503-468-
0238, info@lightboxpho-
tographic.com and light-
box-photographic.com.
24. Bridge and
Tunnel Bottleshop
and Taproom
Food art show benefits Filling Empty Bellies
1390 Duane St.
“Being raised by black and gray
spotted leopards, I’ve learned the
skill of inter-dimensional hunting.
I have brought these trophies
back to the earth dimension for
the human pleasure.” —Andee
Gowing, artist.
ASTORIA — The Art of Food
Benefit Show takes place 5
to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at
Smoked Bones BBQ.
Phil Spencer, co-owner of
Smoked Bones, is known for
his recent culinary philan-
thropy this Thanksgiving
when he cooked for the
community at the Astoria
Armory. “Smoked Bones
believes that art and food
both nourish the soul. We’re
pleased to offer a venue,” he
said.
Spencer will be selling $2
pulled pork sliders, with 50
percent of the sales donated
to Filling Empty Bellies.
Featured art includes
painting, collage, mixed
media and photography by
local artists, including Sandy
Rea, J. Wesley Willis, Blaine
Verley, Michael Datoli, Linda
Fenton-Mendenhall, Bill
Atwood, Joi Smith, Amy
Danger, Quinn Crain, Sid
Deluca and others.
Each artist will donate
between 30 and 100 percent
of proceeds.
Smoked Bones is inside
Pier 11. During construction,
enter from 12th Street by foot
or 10th Street by foot or car.
Our member businesses
in Astoria and Warrenton
have what you are seeking.
Browse the directory of
members by category at
www.OldOregon.com.
Astoria-Warrenton Area
Chamber of Commerce
1133 Commercial St., Astoria • 503-468-0308