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14. RiverSea Gallery, 1160 Commer- cial St. Presenting “A Night at the Natural History Museum” featuring artists Dave Benz and Jill McVarish whose lat- est work alludes to historical themes with a playful, uncanny twist. “Toys Take Me Back” features portraits of vintage toys by Rebecca Sentgeorge, and “The Fine Line Between Dreams and Reality” features a collection of jewelry and small art objects by Tabor Porter celebrating the upcoming Day of the Dead. Come meet the artists and enjoy refreshments and live music by Kit Garoutte and Ann Fleming. 15. Table 360 Bakery, 1184 Commer- cial St. Meet and greet local artist, Reba Owen, as she shares her exhibit of Halloween themed watercolor paintings. All proceeds will benefi t the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. 16. The Art Stall, 1268 Commercial St. See the work of several local artists and newly added artist Wenda Vorce. Her assemblage work is made from recycled and found objects, several with a nauti- cal theme. Her acrylic paintings of trees are colorful and whimsical. 17. TEMPO Gallery, 1271 Commer- cial St. “Women in Hats” is the theme of Vicki Baker’s show this month. She has created a series of small 6”x6” paintings. Each painting depicts women drawn from her imagination in all styles of hats. Enjoy keyboard and vio- See. Go. Do. The Arts • Music • Museums • Classes • Film News • Blogs • Dining • & More Morrison Pierce’s ‘Gasmask Lovers France.’ Pierce is one of Astoria Visual Arts fall artists in the artist-in-residence program. lin duos by Denise Reed and Sabine Muth. 18. Old Town Framing Company, 1287 Commercial St. We welcome our framer Corrie, doing her amazing henna tattoos. Cost is free but tips appreciated. Also fea- turing musical guest, Casual Cowboy. American gothic folk, sultry sounds to calm the ego, a dreamlike trance, a fl oating waltz. Don’t miss this. 19. Coastal Oregon Artist Residency exhibit, 1312 Commercial St. (Anita Building) Regional artists, Drea Rose Frost and Jeremy Furnish present work created during their Coastal Oregon Art- ist Residency, an annual collaboration between Recol- ogy Western Oregon and Astoria Visual Arts. Frost’s work revolves around repeat patterns in nature. Fur- nish’s work encourages awareness of consumerism and our planet. 20. Penpoint Gallery inside WORLD, 1310 Duane St. Penpoint art of Pat Kankkonen is on display. Remarkable ability to see and draw amazing detail led Kankkonen to create stunning refl ections of nature’s purity as well as blends with mankind’s additions — farms and fences, grand architecture, ships and trains. 21. Reach Break Brewing, 1343 Duane St. Reach Break is presenting two artists this month. Zachary Caswell specializes in abstract art, largely uti- lizing recycled materials in supporting the green move- ment. Melissa LaBounty specializes in realistic art, with an inspiration of mid-century pop icons. 22. Munk Tiki, 1241 Duane St. Presenting tiki artists from around the country with paintings and sculpture from over 20 artists. Throw on your Hawaiian shirt and join us. 23. Oscar d’Masi Studio & Gallery, 395 11th St. d’Masi has new work to enjoy and will be here to chat about his paintings. We off er multiple print sizes, exclusive art mugs and tiles. 24. AVA Artist-in-Residence, 372 10th St. (Upstairs) Soulful playfulness is what Oscar Nelson wants to convey with his latest work as he takes a light-hearted approach in combining abstraction, street art infl uences and asemic writing. Next door, Morrison Pierce’s newest mixed media paintings feature portraits of locals that “Hydrangeas in Garden” by Marie Powell Continued from Page 4 are behind some of the great art happenings in Asto- ria. AVA’s a-i-r program provides free studio space for 4 months to artists to promote their artistic pursuits. 25. AVA Center for the Arts, 1000 Duane St. Astoria Visual Arts welcomes past and present art- ists-in-residence both from the AVA a-i-r program and those that have been awarded the Coastal Oregon Art- ist Residency, a partnership between Western Recol- ogy Oregon and AVA. Since 2015, 31 artists have been awarded residencies. This show highlights these artists in a group exhibit titled “Emerging.” 26. Astoria Studio Collective, 1010 Duane St. (Upstairs) The collective houses 19 art studios on three fl oors, with a common space gallery on the second fl oor. The artists mediums range from ceramics, painting, sculp- tures, jewelry, digital design, mixed media and makers. 27. Sea Gypsy Gifts,1001 Commer- cial St. Join us to celebrate our fi ve year anniversary this month. We started with fi ve local artists and are up to 40 wonderful, amazing, artistic people who work hard creating this gallery. And don’t forget to vote for the Odd Fellows Building. Help us and our neighbors at Pier Pressure to restore this lovely building. 28. Reclamation Marketplace, 936 Commercial St. Reclamation is pleased to announce that we will be displaying the talented Angela Myers’ vintage beaded embroidery and other original artwork through October. We will also be featuring the psychedelic techno trance music of DJ MK-VZ. •Art Cards •Stationary •Jewelry •Ceramics 1133 Commercial Street Astoria, OR 97103 503.468.0308 ORIGINAL FINE ART “Lilies and Cupcake”, mixed media on the waterfront port of ilwaco, wa marie-powell.com 360-244-0800 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 // 5
