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4 // COASTWEEKEND.COM 18 Dec. 8 21 ASTORIA — It’s getting a bit nippy outside. Why don’t you warm yourself in local galleries while chatting with artists and partaking of refreshments? Astoria’s next Second Saturday Art Walk takes place 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8. (Some locations open and close earlier and later.) 1. The Art Loft 6. WineKraft 80 10th St. (Pier 11) Join us on Pier 11. Featuring work from six local artists and live music starting at 7 p.m. Sip wine, eat and enjoy the arts. We are the perfect location for you to wrap up your art walking! 3. Sea Gypsy Gifts 7. Smoked Bones BBQ 1001 Commercial St. Come meet Shirley Girl. See her new jewelry line and learn how to pair the perfect holiday jewelry piece with the perfect holiday fingernails. Pier 11 (accessible via 10th St) The Art of Food: A benefit show for Filling Empty Bellies. Featuring art and photography by local artists. Enter from 10th Street pier or, follow the blue arrows. 4. McVarish Gallery 160 10th St. Miniatures Multiplied continues our miniature theme with seven new art- ists presenting paintings and sculpture under 10 by 10 inches. Included will V t 20 Commercial Street Exchange Street 13th St. Alley 14 13 21 22 rive 18 24 23 13th Street Duane Street ne D Commercial Street 16 3 2 Mari Duane Street 15th Street 15 17 18 19 14th Stree 11 10 12 COURTESY RIVERSEA GALLERY COURTESY IMOGEN GALLERY ‘Hug Point, South’ by Brian Cameron, 46 inches by 23 inches, on view at RiverSea Gallery. A piece by fabric artist Gabriella Lundy depicting the Seattle skyline, on view at Imogen Gallery. Lucca Etienne created charcoal renderings in juxtaposition to her masks. Next door, Melanie Steffl explores climate at the mouth of the Columbia River in her represen- tational landscapes. Both artists received free studios for four- month residencies as part of AVA’s artist-in-residence program. 9. Astoria Vintage Hardware 9 12th Street 5-8 pm 80 11th St. (Pier 11) For her last show, Honor Dance, 8 11th Street 8 th 7 10th Street December 8. AVA Artist-in-Residence Columbia River 6 5 Marin e Drive 4 11 100 10th St. New Astoria oil paintings will be on the new wall. Also showing a series of water-based Europe and Northwest paintings that I haven’t shown yet. The larger “Strata” paintings will remain. 1010 Duane St. A new art studio space, the collective houses 19 art studios on three floors, with a common space on the second floor that serves as a gallery for art walks. The artist mediums range from ceramics, painting, sculptures and jewelry to digital design, mixed media and makers. This is our first Art Walk — come visit us! N COURTESY MCVARISH GALLERY ‘Swine Dining’ by Marga Stan- ley, 10 inches by 10 inches, at McVarish Gallery. 5. Paul Polson Gallery 2. Astoria Studio Collective 1 COURTESY TEMPO GALLERY Robert and Shawna Boyd are Birds of a Feather. They will perform at Tempo Gallery during Astoria’s Second Sat- urday Art Walk. be works by Scott Leahing, Marga Stanley, Alisa Vernon, Dineen Serpa, John Smith, Annie Selland and Kimi Boylan. The second show will be in the Secret Gallery Exhibit Hall: A collection of large-scale Christmas-themed inflatable sculptures by Paul Polson. 106 Third St. Featuring artwork of Wahkiakum High School, Cathlamet, Wash., art department students. Instructor Sue Garn had her 26 students artistically interpret a historical figure from the archives of the historical society of Wahkiakum County. 4 1162 Marine Drive “Chick’s Amano,” this month’s Pop-Up Show, began when owner Valarie Bit- tner started creating design elements for her own home. Inspired by items that no longer have original function, she creates new pieces that are unique for one’s home or business. 10. Astoria Underground Tours 1125 Marine Drive Astoria Underground Tours at 5, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased up to an hour before the tour at oldastoria.com. Walk-ups are welcome. Arrive 10 minutes before the tour time. Plan to go beneath the streets of Astoria in a 45-minute tour with stories of history, intrigue and almost a treasure hunt as you explore and see where Astoria was built 100 years ago. Meet Guide Chad at The Pit, across the street from Sears on Marine Drive. 11. Imogen Gallery 240 11th St. Celebrate the holidays with a rich and diverse invitational exhibition exploring fiber. Included are works by Roxy Applegate, Lâm Quãng and Kestrel Gates of HiiH Lights, Julie Kern Smith, Amelia Santiago, Iris Sullivan, Gabriella Lundy, Susan Circone, Crystal and Ben Sloane of Vintage by Crystal, and Debra Carnes. 12. Cargo 240 11th St. Gifts from around the world: orna- ments, collectibles, colorful and exotic. 13. Oscar d’Masai Studio & Gallery 395 11th St. Stop by and visit with the artist in his studio. Landscapes, portraits and abstracts for purchase. 14. AVA Gallery 375 11th St. John Willis’ landscape and cityscape oil paintings capture a creative perspec- tive of familiar Astoria views and some unique and original views. 15. Forsythea 1124 Commercial St. New works in clay by artist Sonja Korpela. We are also excited to have Lynette McAdams and Sally Lackaff signing copies of their book “A Coastal Christmas,” a charming adaptation of “The Night Before Christmas” set in the Columbia-Pacific Region. Continued on Page 14
