The Arts Council of the Valley is pleased to announce the fall 2009 Museum and Gallery Walk, a biannual event that brings downtown Harrisonburg to life with art, music, dance, and more! This event begins the First Fridays Downtown season in April and concludes the season in October. The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, and everyone is invited.
The Museum and Gallery Walk will provide the community with a number of opportunities to experience the arts downtown such as:
Arts Council of the Valley, Smith House, 311 S. Main St.
Robert Strini, Mixed Media and Sculpture
Sukjin Choi, Installation in the Smith House Sculpture Court.
Roving performance of the Shenandoah Valley Pipe Band
Court Square Theater, 61 Graham St.
Presenting the Latino Film Festival, October 2, 7 p.m.
Film: Gigante (Uruguay) [NR]
Festival continues through Oct. 4!
The Virginia Quilt Museum, 301 S. Main St.
Material Images from Southwest Virginia Quilt Artists
The Hardesty-Higgins House, 212 S. Main St.
Members of the Textile Guild, Fiber Arts
Historic Walking Tours by the Historical Society, $5
Departs from the Hardesty-Higgins House, 6 p.m.
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St.
Judy Burkholder Espinosa, Paintings
Harrisonburg League of Therapists, 312 S. Main St.
A Mixed-Media Group Exhibition by Staff Therapists
Drumming Circle, Rhythm Playground, 5:30-7 p.m.
The Yellow Button, 191 S. Main St.
Brandy Sumers, Mixed-Media Paintings
Danny Dolinger, Guitar
Massanutten Regional Library, 174 S. Main St.
POEtry Night, Public Readings Celebrating the Poetry of Edgar Allen Poe
Dancing with Karen (Massanutten Regional Library Courtyard), Swing and Tango
Linda S. Hoover, CFP, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial, 165 S. Main St., # E (exhibitions in Denton Park)
Barbara Polin, Solace Studios: Fine Handcrafts, Marbled Artwear, and Unique Gifts
Kyle Anne Burton, Photography
Contemporary folk music by Bill and Lorain Harouff
You Made It Pottery, 163 S. Main St.
Larry Gill, Glass Works
ACV’s Satellite Gallery Initiative, 108 S. Main St.
A Storefront Mixed-Media Installation by Cyndi Gusler and EMU art students
OASIS Gallery, 103 S. Main St.
Fred Katz, Digital Photography
The Big Draw, A Community Work of Art
The Gaines Group, PLC, architecture + design, 107 S. Main St., Ste 2
Architectural Drawings and Paintings by Charles Hendricks, Andrew Stronge, and Bob Anderson
150 Franklin Street Gallery
June Jordan, Paintings
Clementine Café, 153 S. Main St.
A Mixed-Media Exhibition by Members of Kappa Pi (JMU Honors Art Fraternity),
Featured Artists: Jennifer Harris, Jeremy Cohen, Kaitlin Mannarino, Karla Stiebel, Kathleen McConnell, Kristi Clemons, Lindsey Perrault, Stephen Long, Victoria Adams-Kotsch, Wendy Granger, Julie King, Paula D.
Madison Interiors, 181 S. Main St.
Unique Interior Ideas and Exhibitions
Laughing Dog, 82 S. Main St.
Nick Townsend of OreJen Design, Hand-Forged Copper and Mixed Metal Jewelry
Old Dominion Coffee, 2 N. Main St.
Mona Gil, Photography; Jenny Swab, Paintings
Live Jazz, 8 p.m.
Block Party in the Burg, Court Square
Battle of the Bands
Artful Dodger, 47 Court Square
Skatan Worshippers: The Aesthetics of Skateboard Culture
Elwood Madison, Mixed Media
Downtown Wine and Gourmet, 41 Court Square, Suite C
Wine Tastings
Cally’s Restaurant and Brewery, 41 Court Square, Suite A
Oktober Fest, German Beer Tastings
August Enterprise/T.J.’s Demagraphics, 91 N. Main
Greg Ballou and James August Warsing, Jr., Paintings and Sculpture
Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine, 181 N. Main St.
Andy Connor, Drawings, Prints, and Paintings
Zion Gate Center for Positive Living, 16 Newman Ave.
Recording Studio for Music in the Burg