NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 4.
SEQUIM — Barbershop singing, the Blue Whole Gallery and many kinds of blue add up to the First Friday Art Walk, the stroll around downtown Sequim tonight from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free to the various venues while, as always, organizer Renne Brock-Richmond has bestowed a color theme on the event.
Blue, representing the shift from summer to fall — much like the shift from daylight to dusk — is the September art walk hue, so participants are invited to dress or accessorize in turquoise, cobalt, navy or any blue they like. For those who like to know themes ahead of time, the First Friday walk on Oct. 2 will have orange as its color; Nov. 6’s will be brown and Dec. 4 will have a gold theme.
Here are a few of tonight’s highlights.
■ The Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., presents a show called “Autumn Light,” starring Ryoko Toyama’s watercolors and Debbie Cain’s painted and stone-studded gourds.
■ Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., hosts singer-guitarist Jake Reichner from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the trio Bread & Gravy from about 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
■ Hart’s Fine Books, 161 W. Washington St., displays photographs and cards by Jan Kepley while Trent LaCour plays live on the baby grand piano.
■ The Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., hosts a concert by No Batteries Required, the local barbershop quartet. While bass Jim Muldowney, lead Rich Johnston, tenor Rich Wyatt and baritone Bud Davies fill the place with a cappella harmonies, visitors can see the library’s new show by colored pencil artist Vana Arnold.
■ R & T Crystals, 158 E. Bell St., has jewelry demonstrations with Paulette Hill and Gail McLain.
■ The Museum & Arts Center, 175 W. Cedar St., has “One Hundred Years and Counting,” an exhibit marking Sequim Masonic Lodge No. 213’s first century; during the art walk John Majors will sign copies of his new book, Freemasons in the Sequim-Dungeness Area 1915-2015.
■ Rainshadow Coffee Roasting Co., 157 W. Cedar St., features locally roasted joe and art by Rich Taylor.
For information and a map of tonight’s circuit, see SequimArtWalk.com. To find out about joining as a venue, contact Brock-Richmond at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com.
