Invigorating green theme for March First Friday Art Walk

First Friday Art Walk Sequim

When: 5-8 p.m. March 1

Location: Various venues near downtown Sequim

Revel in an invigorating evening filled with green apparel and hints of promising starts, spring sprouting, motivated anticipation and revitalized good fortune on March 1.

March’s First Friday Art Walk Sequim reveals green as the theme color that represents fresh ideas, learning something new, youthful pursuits, nurturing natures, eternal good spirits, wellness and generous assurance. Discover newfangled art and imaginative folks supporting the option to decorate and dress in all shades of green while you stroll on the town with friends.

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

Special events

A new venue on the Art Walk, please visit The Tangled Gourd at 861 East Alder St., and find creative gourds and polymer clay art. Chawn Vance uses Zentangle to create a unique art form used to create beautiful images from repetitive patterns (See thetangledgourd.com).

Tracy Wealth Management, at 149 West Washington St., presents Shirley Rudolf and her art students displaying artwork in acrylics, watercolors and oils. Participating with Rudolf are Jerri Moore, Susan Zoya, Eva Hildago and Barb Diekfuss.

Wind Rose Cellars, at 143 W. Washington St., hosts artist Carolyn Votaw and live music with Hot Llamas. “Far Shores: New works by Carolyn Votaw” is an exhibition of monotype impressions of natural treasures collected from the far shores of the Olympic Peninsula and also features a selection of miniature linocut prints inspired by the Pacific Northwest. Hot Llamas’ is a local bluegrass/newgrass band from a mixture of musicians from Sequim and Port Angeles.

Meet “green” minded and local artists with innovative ideas at The Bag Ladies of Sequim at 161 W Washington St. filled with handcrafted works and artful, up-cycled items.

Buttercup Lane returns to the Gathering Hall at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., at 5:30 p.m. The group covers a variety of music from classic rock and roll, country, R&B, rockabilly, pop, jazz, ‘30’s and ‘40’s swing, as well as one and a half original tunes. Buttercup Lane members are Mike and Diane Johnson, Rodger Bigelow and Dave Keyte.

Sequim Museum & Arts, at 175 W Cedar St., features the work of local photographer, Phil Tauran, with the “The Reflections Series” a collection of images of places and portraits photographed in the South of France and on the Olympic Peninsula. The series “Reflections” is an open book on his travels through Olympic Peninsula and France.

The “Barn Sisters” — after an ongoing run at Rock Hollow Farm, the “Barn Sisterhood,” the “Fabulous Five” and now ARTJAM — are “hangin’ out around town” for Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk. Lynne Armstrong will open at Pacific Pantry at 229 S. Sequim Ave., celebrating the respect and joy she finds in the faces of strangers and the power and beauty of the everyday. Mary Franchini is a featured artist at The Blue Whole Gallery, presenting a continuing exploration into new light. Susan Gansert Shaw shows a mélange of work from stems and stacks to pears and pleasure at Alder Wood Bistro, 139 W. Alder St.

The Blue Whole Gallery, at 129 W Washington St., features Franchini and Terry Grasteit, with their “Old Things New Again” exhibit. The pair are known for their continuous exploration of new while applying their expertise for renewal of the art in a new light.

The City Arts Advisory Commission presents “Jam Session – Get Your Mind Off Wintertime” at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., from 5-7:30 p.m. Not an open mic event, this is a true jam — meaning participants will all be playing the same song as a group. The first jam features folk music and early rock with many songs played in G, so all levels of musicians can join in the fun. Music with lyrics and chords will be provided. Any acoustical instruments are welcome; if nothing else, bring a voice and a tambourine. The civic center also features the “Go Figure” including artists Ron Reynolds, Priscilla Patterson, Randy Radock, Marilynn Evans, Stacey Marin-Lopez, Gary Bullock, Gail McLain, Mark Kennedy, Ross Brown, Sharman Owings, June Echternkamp, Eileen Gieser, Mary Marsh, Mary Franchini, Lynne Armstrong, Pamela Dick, Curposney Gdane, Jeannine Chappell, Susan Martin Spar, David Johannessohn and Steve Jones.

Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures at 121 W. Washington St. invites the community to spend an evening with Jan and Kay Kepley of Resonance Cards and Natural Light Photography. Jan has photographed the beauty of nature and flora as we move into spring. View his work and notecards for those soft natural textures of nature.

Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E. Washington St. has featured artist Natalie Martin who does PourSipPaint events.

Brad Griffith of Sequim Community Makerspace, 311 W. Turnhere Road, invites Art Walk-goers to enjoy space for creating, discovery and inventing. “After the winter dig out we have surfaced to continue sharing my 12 years of wood bending skills with the peninsula,” Griffith says. “I make and share the skills to make art, crafts, tools, gifts and small scale engineering projects for education.”

Cedarbrook Lavender, at 134 1/2 W. Washington St., showcases the theme of “All Things Spring” of handmade gifts and lavender.

Olympic Theater Arts, at 414 N. Sequim Ave., presents Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” directed by Merv Wingard, at 7:30 p.m. Discover how Willy Loman’s quest for the “American Dream” kept him blind to the people who truly loved him.

About Art Walk

Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock. The mission is “to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.”

To create inclusion between venues, artists, and audience, all are 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.

To participate as a venue or artist on the official First Friday Art Walk Sequim map, listing and website, contact Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com. Artists of any media are asked to get information to her for publicity and opportunities. See www.facebook.com/sequimartwalk.