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-
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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
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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.
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