Q: What's white with marker all over it? A: The t-shirt you'll be wearing this Friday night (8/17), at the Human Canvas White Shirt and Fabric Marker Dance Party. The dance takes place from 8:00pm - 10:00pm at Matt Jones's studio at the Gasworks Gallery complex (enter at 3816 Latona Ave NE map). There is a $15 cover, and the dance party open to adults 21 and over. You can RSVP here. So now that I've given you the "what", "where" and "when", let…
Yet another reason to be out and about in the neighborhood tonight: Wallingford's Urban Mural Project kicks off at CUTZ Salon and Gallery (4515 Meridian Avenue N.) during the Art Walk, where artist Ricardo Rimerez will be doing some finishing touches tonight on the mural. CUTZ owner and Wallingford Chamber of Commerce President, Colleen Kurke adds: I have asked the Chamber to help sponsor this project, and I will co-chair it with Kathy Liao, a renowned artist. We hope that this mural will be one…
Tomorrow is the first of August (gaa-ack! already!) and Wallingford will be buzzing with all sortsa food, art, and entertainment. Here's the scoop: Backyard BBQ Keller Williams and Walgreen's are throwing a "Backyard BBQ" on the SE corner of Stone/45th, from 5:00-9:00pm. In addition to hamburgers, hot dogs, and root beer floats, they'll have desserts by Smokey Delights and musical entertainment by brass band Tubaluba (beginning at 6:30pm). Plus, they'll have a barrel on hand so you can donate school supplies and…
John Stanford International School Margie Butcher writes: My 2nd grade class at John Stanford Elementary School will be at Whole Foods on Roosevelt this Sunday from 10:00-2:00 selling canvas bags they decorated as a part of our Action Network project to benefit homeless animals. All proceeds will go to Old Dog Haven, who will have both human and canine volunteers at the event! The bags are made from cotton scraps and recycled pop bottles, and will be sold for $20. McDonald Elementary The…
Oasis Art Gallery (3644 Wallingford Avenue North) in lower Wallingford will close its doors in July. Owners Alex Strazzanti and Jeannie Trimarco-Strazzanti sent the following email to the gallery's newsletter subscribers: It's hard to find the right words ...but Jeannie and I had to make the difficult decision to close Oasis Art Gallery. The state of the economy over the last few years has significantly affected art sales and the last six months have been particular challenging. Although our dedication to promoting…
Our favorite neighborhood historian, Paul Dorpat, wrote to tell us that the "Now and Then" repeat photography exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) is winding down and will close when the museum closes its McCurdy Park location in Montlake in June. If you haven't gone to it yet, you've got an opportunity to see it for free on Tuesday evening (April 24) from 5:30PM to 8:30PM. The "Now and Then" exhibit features Paul's time lapse videos he took…
This Wednesday will once again test the wisdom of Wallingford's every-other-month Art Walk schedule. According the Wallingford Art Walk web site, there are 23 businesses participating from 6 - 9 pm, including Fuel Coffee, which will be featuring an artist reception for Kathy Liao (at right), Smash Wine Bar, which will be featuring the work of octogenarian Lorraine Fryett (below) and the Blue Star Cafe and Pub, which will be featuring the work of David Weiner as well as offering a food special…