Held the 3rd Friday every month in downtown Wilkes-Barre and recently expanded to include a self-guided tour of Kingston venues too! This family event features galleries and cultural venues offering a variety of art exhibits, studio tours, spoken word, historical exhibits, entertainment, refreshments at most venues. Art Walk maps available at venues and on the trolley. For a list of this month’s W-B venues go to www.artsyouniverse.com and click on the 3rd Friday link or call 823-0518. For info on the Kingston venues go to www.wordpainting.com or call 328-8658.
Mixed media exhibit featuring local artists Richard Derby, LL Eveland and Jacqueline Havira at the Marquis Art & Frame Second Floor Gallery, 122 South Main St, downtown Wilkes-Barre from May 16 through June 28. Featuring fabric collage by Richard Derby, mixed media and acrylic on canvas by LL Eveland and handcrafted jewelry by Jacqueline Havira. An opening “Meet the Artists” reception will be held on May 16 from 5pm-8pm. Reception is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday 10am-5pm. Call 823-0518 for more info.
The Cultural Council of Luzerne County is sponsoring a bus trip to the Roberson Museum in Binghamton, NY, to visit a docent-directed tour of the the exhibit, ‘Visons of the Susquehanna’, 250 years of paintings by American Masters, on Friday, May 30, 2008, leaving at 10 AM. The cost is $50 per person, including lunch, transportation and admission. Call 408-4439 for information or reservations or contact www.cclcarts.org.
Earl Lehman joins William Chickillo and Zoja Forsberg at an exhibit entitled ‘Spring 2008′ at the Skylake Gallery in Fleetville. There is an opening Reception and Raffle on Friday, May 30, 6-9 PM. The exhibit continues until June 29. For further information call 945-7000 or www.skylakegallery.com.
