NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 12.
PORT ANGELES — Downtown Port Angeles’ Second Weekend art events, spread over two nights plus Sunday, promise art students’ work, a town in miniature and a St. Nick appearance — all free for the visiting.
Here’s a sampling of art to see and people to meet.
Tonight
■ The Landing Artists Studio on the ground floor of The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave., has built a gingerbread village complete with snowy mountains, a town-square Christmas tree, a sleigh, a train, various houses and little cookie people. Children who count the gingerbread men correctly will win free holiday pencils and candy canes.
Artists Janie Brackney, Jennifer Bright, Bill Crozer, Pam Dick, Linda Stadtmiller and DJ Walsh constructed the village, on display through Dec. 29.
■ Randolf Frederick Co., the gallery upstairs in suite 211 of The Landing mall, has Bill Dettmer of Hurricane Arts demonstrating his wire-wrapping technique this evening.
The gallery, which also features pine-needle baskets by local artist Larry Bennett and jewelry by Randolf Frederick, stays open till 7:30 tonight.
■ The Heatherton Gallery, on the ground floor of The Landing mall, has Santa Claus over for photos — adults, children and pets are welcome — plus refreshments and music from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight.
This is all part of the gallery’s Second Friday reception from 5 p.m. till 8 p.m., also highlighting artists LeRoy Beers, Michael McCarter, Ron Brown, Steve Edison and Barbara Henry.
Saturday
■ Art galleries will be open for receptions from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. — an hour earlier than before — so visitors can stroll downtown before going on to other Saturday night events.
Venues include Harbor Art, 110 E. Railroad Ave., where Jenna Muru’s jewelry is in the spotlight this month.
■ Randolf Frederick Co., on The Landing mall’s second floor, has Randy Frederick himself demonstrating with crystal during the Second Saturday reception from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
■ The Landing Artists Studio, along with its gingerbread village, will have materials and postage for children to make holiday cards for wounded service members who are spending Christmas in military hospitals.
The studio will be open from 10 a.m. till 7 p.m. Saturday with card-making supplies, free hot cider and gingerbread cookies.
■ Studio Bob, 1181/2 E. Front St., presents the Peninsula College Students’ End of Quarter Show, with paintings, drawings and metal sculpture by artists including Sarah Lindquist, Sarah Gates and Nik Radford.
An opening reception will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and continue from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
■ In addition, Cafe New Day, 102 W. Front St., displays Maryann Proctor’s whimsical chicken images — inspired by her own birds — through December. The cafe is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays.
