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

Published 12:01 am Friday, October 2, 2015

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.