Inventive blue theme, new venues on Sept. 7 Art Walk

First Friday Art Walk Sequim

When: 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7

Where: Various venues in Sequim

On the web: sequimartwalk.com, www.facebook.com/sequimartwalk

The Sept. 7 First Friday Art Walk color theme is blue, which relates to imagination, creativity, thoughtful research, inventive inspiration and reliable community-minded achievement. You will find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of blue or representations of lofty and loyal aspirations as they enjoy an evening on the town with friends and family.

There are three new venues for the First Friday Art Walk Sequim starting in September which include Sequim Community Makerspace Inventing Studio, Tracy Wealth Management and Evil Roy’s Elixirs Distillery!

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun, free, self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the first Friday of every month from 5-8p.m. Visit online at SequimArt Walk.com as a resource to download a map, find special events, links and how to be part of art.

Initiated in 2006, this encouraging and educational arts event is sponsored and produced by unique as you/Renne Emiko Brock. Our mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.

Special events

New to the Art Walk is Sequim Community Makerspace Inventing Studio, at 311 W. Turnhere Road. Brad Griffith, a wood-bending designer and creator of Sequim Community Makerspace, opens his inventing studio to the public for hands-on activities and tours. (Note: The studio/home was Sequim’s first creamery, the Dungeness-Sequim Cooperative Creamery, built in 1914 — which also can be accessed via West Hendrickson Road across from the Sequim Middle School.) Youths of all ages are welcome to explore and learn how to bend craft sticks, safely without steam of boiling. These are all family-friendly activities. Find art, toys, crafts, gifts, furniture and the new woodshop of the future.

New to the Art Walk as well is Tracy Wealth Management, at 149 W. Washington St. The venue features Michelle Fast’s Horse Beads. Michelle was born and raised in Montana on the Northern Cheyenne reservation. She is a Native American/European who loves to read and laugh. Her parents inspired her in the importance of heritage in the artistry of bead work and those rich traditions come alive with her brightly-colored art. Artist Amy Watts, who works at Tracy Wealth Management, will also have her mixed media artwork on display.

Evil Roy’s Elixirs Distillery at 209 S. Sequim Ave. is new to the Art Walk. Evil Roy’s produces distinct, craft liquors using mostly Washington grown raw ingredients. Learn all about the process with educational liquor tasting and mini-cocktails.

The Sequim Museum & Arts presents “Simply Black and White,” with photographs by Witta Priester and ceramics by Linda Collins Chapman at 175 W. Cedar St.

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W. Washington St. presents “Autumn Bloom” with artists of the month of September: gourd artist Debbie Cain and painter Sally Cays. Debbie and Sally, award-winning veteran artists and teachers, will showcase the gallery’s windows with unique pieces.

Rainshadow Café, 157 W. Cedar St., has live music with singer-songwriter Eileen Meyer, along with locally-roasted coffee, Northwest craft beer, wine, and cheese platter’s and charcuterie plates. Eileen is all about healing, transformation and sharing inspiration and wisdom in word and song, and while she has studied and graduated from a variety of energetic healing approaches, today she would say that she simply intuits her way through her own life and in working with others.

Find bold blues and other colors by local artists with handcrafted works and artful up-cycled items at The Bag Ladies of Sequim at 161 W. Washington St.

Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., is showcasing Sufi Poetry and Whirling Dervish during the Art Walk, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Dr. Ferhan Kayihan shares poetic selections from two of the great Sufi mystics, Yunus Emre and Omar Khayyam, in both Turkish and his own translations. As part of a cultural experience that reflects the journey of the soul for these masters, enjoy classical Sufi music in the background and witness a brief film of the Whirling Dervish Sema Ceremony. To deepen the experience, a practicing Northwest dervish has been invited to join us to offer the centuries old spiritual tradition of whirling, a repetition of turning around the heart mirroring the movements of the celestial spheres. Ferhan is a two-year resident of Sequim and volunteers at the theater; the study and translation of historic Sufi and Turkish poetry are among his recent passions. This live event is free to the public, and the snack and beverage bar will be open.

Enjoy local flavors and colors with the Sequim Farmers Market Vendors as part of the First Friday Art Walk located at Centennial Place on the northeast corner of Sequim Avenue and Washington Street.

Art Walk inclusion

To participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim map, listing and website, contact Renne Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com. Artists of any media are encouraged to get information to Emiko Brock 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.

Join the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sequimartwalk for more information.

“Two Maltese” by Sally Cays, one of the Blue Whole Gallery’s Artists of the Month for September.

Inventive blue theme, new venues on Sept. 7 Art Walk

“Two Maltese” by Sally Cays, one of the Blue Whole Gallery’s Artists of the Month for September.

“Portal” by Linda Collins Chapman, who along with photographer Witta Priester is featured at Sequim Museum & Arts during First Friday Art Walk on Sept. 7. Submitted photo

“Hallway in 4 Parts” by Witta Priester, who along with ceramics artist Linda Collins Chapman is featured at Sequim Museum & Arts during First Friday Art Walk on Sept. 7. Submitted photo

Olympic Theatre Arts is showcasing Sufi Poetry and Whirling Dervish during the First Friday Art Walk on Sept. 7. Submitted photo

Michelle Fast’s Horse Beads are on display at Tracy Wealth Management during the First Friday Art Walk. Submitted photo

Artist Amy Watts will have her mixed media artwork on display at Tracy Wealth Management, one of three new First Friday Art Walk venues. Submitted art