Richard Jesse Watson's “Children of the Wolrd” await visitors to the Blue Whole Gallery in Sequim

Richard Jesse Watson's “Children of the Wolrd” await visitors to the Blue Whole Gallery in Sequim

WEEKEND: Blue Whole Gallery, Olympic Theatre Arts among players in Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 2.

SEQUIM — Tonight’s First Friday Art Walk is an especially vivid one with the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, a harp performance and an orange color theme all part of the proceedings.

Art lovers are invited to dress in any shade of orange for the walk, which runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this evening all over downtown Sequim.

Here’s a cross-section of shows:

■ “Fostered Fiber” is the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival exhibition of quilts, weaving, sculpture and more at the Museum & Arts Center, 175 W. Cedar St.

■ Marina Shipova and Noel Price share music and their illustrated books of Russian folk tales at Hart’s Fine Books, 161 W. Washington St.

■ Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., presents an “Off Stage” show starring jazz harpist Laraine Claire in performance at 6 p.m.; in addition, radio personalities from KSQM-FM will give short talks on their radio shows.

OTA’s doors open at 5 p.m. with free admission, though wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks are available for purchase.

■ The Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., features the work of guest artist Richard Jesse Watson at an opening reception this evening.

Watson will also give a free talk titled “Mining Realism, Fracking Abstraction: Digging Deep with Art” at the Blue Whole at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14.

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