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JANUARY 5�12, 2022
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New art shows at the First Friday art walk
Go! staff
B
AKER CITY — Here’s a
look at what you can fi nd
during the First Friday art walk
on Friday, Jan. 7, in downtown
Baker City.
CROSSROADS CARNEGIE
ART CENTER
Royal Artisan/Contributed image
Royal Artisan will feature work by San Francisco artist Laura La Foret Lengyel,
beginning with an opening reception on Friday, Jan. 7.
2020 Auburn Ave.
The annual Student Art Show
will be held in the upstairs gal-
lery at Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center, beginning with a recep-
tion during First Friday, 5:30-
8 p.m. The show runs through
Jan. 28 and features work by
Baker High School art students.
Alyson Spiering, commu-
nity art director, said the work
includes “a unique take on the
concept of a self-portrait, paired
with a linguistic explanation of
their personal interpretation, 3D
ceramic pieces that will include
a ‘hybrid species’ project, water-
color work and even jewelry.”
Crossroads is open Monday
through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
To learn more, visit www.cross-
roads-arts.org or the center’s
page on Facebook.
ROYAL ARTISAN
1912 Main St.
Royal Artisan will be showing
a retrospective of paintings and
sculptures by San Francisco artist
Laura La Foret Lengyel. Collector
Jim Bay will be available First Fri-
day 5-8 p.m. to answer questions
about the artist and her work.
SUNN JUICE + DECOR
1917 Main St.
Sunn will stay open late for
First Friday and feature works by
painter Mary Davies Kerns.
SWEET WIFE BAKING
2028 Main St.
The Two Drink Minimum Art
Gallery inside Sweet Wife Baking
will present “The Magnifi cent
Frigate Bird,” a show by Dale
Beatty. Featuring his tropical
soulmate in two dimensions,
this show is a departure from his
three-dimensional folk art.
These paintings are heav-
ily inspired by his life in, around
First Friday at Crossroads
Annual Student
Art Show
2020 Auburn Avenue
Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
Exhibition on display Friday, January 7 through Friday, January 28
Crossroads is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm
and under the coastal waters
of Florida, Maine and Mexico.
He now lives in Halfway. Visitors
can meet the artist 5-8 p.m. on
First Friday. Sweets, savories
and handcrafted cocktails will be
available for purchase.
ANDERS GALLERY
1802 Main St.
Enjoy art and live music on
First Friday at Anders Gallery with
D’Club L’Eveque starting at 6 p.m.
The music style is Americana with
songs and entertainment featur-
ing duets with Debbie Friedman
and John Woodard.
BAKER HERITAGE
MUSEUM
Every month, the Baker Heri-
tage Museum is having a pop-up
exhibit at a downtown location.
January’s display of typewriters
will be at Betty’s Books, 1813
Main St., during the art walk.
OTHER LOCATIONS
Other businesses in downtown
Baker City often stay open late on
First Friday, so be sure to explore.