First Friday sparkles in silver

Published 12:38 pm Monday, December 29, 2014

The Jan. 2 Art Walk color theme is silver to celebrate the New Year filled with hope, reflection and idealistic goals for the future.

The sparkly color of silver represents untarnished resilience, imaginative aspirations, revolutionary receptiveness, honorable dedication, shimmering mindfulness and skyward modernism. To create inclusion between venues, artists and audience, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly color themes as a fun community activity.

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun and free self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m.

Visit online at www.sequimartwalk.com as your resource to download and print your own map, find out what special events are happening, links, and how you can be part of art. Its mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.

Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event that is sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond/unique as you.

To participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim map, listing and website, contact Brock-Richmond at 460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com. If you are an artist of any media, get your information to her for publicity and opportunities.

To create inclusion between venues, artists, and audience, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it. January is silver, February is red, March is green, April is pink, May is aqua, June is white, July is purple, August is yellow, September is blue, October is orange, November is brown and December is gold.

Special events for Jan. 2

• The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber Merchants Group presents the Third Annual “Whodunnit Downtown” with “The Curious Case of the Kidnapped Cat” from 5-7:30 p.m. where you can find clues at many venues with the opportunity to win a big prize. Martini, the famous diamond-collared silver tabby kitty cat has been catnapped! Can you solve the mystery? Get a game card, find clues, make a guess and drop your card in the prize entry box at The Sunshine Café at 145 W. Washington St. by 7:30 p.m. for a chance to win. No purchase necessary. Must be 21 and older to win. Need not be present to win. Winner drawn by random and prizes donated by local Sequim merchants.

Everyone is encouraged to participate with the suspects, find clues at special venues and enjoy this crime-solving mystery! If you want to, dress the part with our Silver and 1930s Noir theme. Discover clues at A Dropped Stitch at 136 S. Second Ave., Hart’s Fine Books at 161 W. Washington St., Sunshine Café at 145 W. Washington St., Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W. Washington St., Colors of Sequim at 139 W. Washington St., Solar City’s Tesa Boutique & Tanning Retreat at 135 W. Washington St., Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W. Washington St., Purple Haze Lavender at 127 W. Washington St., and Sequim Tea and Spice at 121 W. Washington St.

For more details about the “Whodunnit Downtown?” visit SequimChamber.com and at    SequimArtWalk.com.

Sequim venues

• Colors of Sequim, 139 W. Washington St. “Tai Chi Easy as Meditation in Motion” with Catherine Villara Giumini M.S. Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader, featured Artist Erica McClain, and music by Victor Reventlow.

• R&T Crystals and Beads, 158 E. Bell St. Jewelry demonstrations from Paulette Hill and Gail McLain.

• A Dropped Stitch is now at 136 S. Second Ave. and full of amazing fiber, yarn with classes for a lifetime of creative enjoyment.

• The Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St. Group show “Clean Sweep” through January. Show and sale of reasonably priced original art as unframed drawings, paintings, photo-arts, ceramics and wood arts.

• Pacific Pantry, 229 S. Sequim Ave. Natalie Andrzejeski’s artwork is on display.

• Bank of America, 114 S. Sequim Ave. Eric Neurath’s photography from 5-6 p.m. First Friday and through January.

• Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., features local artist Henning Erben’s vivid acrylic landscape paintings. Also, music by Mogis, local Port Angeles band comprising members from “Joy in Mudville” and “Deadwood Revival,” from 7-9 p.m.

Port Angeles venue

The Landing Artists Studio, 115 E. Railroad Ave. Pen and ink art is being featured during January. Come and see the beautiful pieces that she does and meet the other artists and see all that the Studio has to offer from 4-7 p.m. Second Friday, Jan. 9, and Second Saturday, Jan. 10.