NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 11.
PORT ANGELES — A couple of parties, with distinct personalities, will start off Port Angeles’ Second Weekend art festivities tonight, so take your pick — or try them both.
Then check out the other galleries participating in this monthly showcase of visual art and music around downtown.
Here’s a sampling.
■ Second Friday Art Rock, aka 2FAR, stars local artist Brenna Bolton creating a piece on site tonight while the band Joy in Mudville plays at Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St.
“I had the great pleasure of exploring art through the Running Start program at Peninsula College,” said Bolton, a Port Angeles native.
She adds that she recently found her voice in the pen-and-ink medium, and tonight plans to explore figure drawing and geometric overlays.
“I can’t wait to see what comes out,” she said.
The music-art convergence starts at 8 p.m., and the $3 cover charge supports the band and artist.
■ The Heatherton Gallery, on the ground floor of The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave., celebrates its member artists with a free reception tonight from 5:30 to 7:30.
A potluck buffet, a visit from Santa Claus and smooth jazz by the BlueSkyz band are part of the event.
■ The Landing Artists’ Studio, also at The Landing mall, has its gingerbread village all set up just inside the mall’s front door.
Visitors are invited to guess the population of gingerbread men for a small prize and check out the Christmas tree bedecked with handmade ornaments.
■ The Landing mall atrium, meantime, is a showcase for more than 200 works of art by Roosevelt Elementary School students.
The public is invited to see the youngsters’ takes on Van Gogh, O’Keeffe and other masters.
■ Studio Bob, 118 1/2 E. Front St., presents the original art of Stan Hammer with a free opening party from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; then at 8 p.m., the Doug Parent Project arrives with live music.
A no-host bar and refreshments await in The Loom, the lounge adjacent to the Studio Bob gallery, which will reopen for another free art reception from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
■ Harbor Art, 110 E. Railroad Ave., shows off the work of 15 local artists — photographers, painters, sculptors, woodworkers, ceramists and jewelry makers — in a free reception from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
