Great art....great films!!!

Lots of wonderful art happenings in Gig Harbor this coming week.....

October 1 is First Saturday Art Walk in Downtown Gig Harbor....

and a gorgeous day to be out walking and visiting local galleries!
Come On Down !!

October 6 - December 2 at Gig Harbor Civic Center

The Peninsula Art League presents their annual Juried Arts Exhibit at the Gig Harbor Civic Center,
3510 Grandview Street
from October 6- December 2nd
with a public reception October 6th from 6-8pm.
Wonderful art from Canada and the US. Come and check it out!!

Gig Harbor Yacht Club Art 2011 "Sail"
Sat. Oct. 8 and Sunday Oct. 9th
Hand Crafted Art and Jewelry Items For "Sail"
...the holidays are coming fast!!
Gig Harbor Yacht Club...8209 Stinson Ave, GH

Kathy Thurston creates beautiful and special art cards. If you haven't been to the Harbor History Museum lately...head on over to find this one....
If you miss Kathy's work at the History Museum, then find it at Ebb Tide Gallery, along Pioneer.


"The mission of the Gig Harbor Film Festival is to feature independent films that draw on the unifying power of cinema to promote understanding, tolerance and global awareness!"
Yes, the GH Film Festival Julie Andrews event is sold out...head on down to mostly books to pick up Julies' Biography and her children's books.

Oh, yes. Be on the look out for this special piece of art and the very special voucher on the back...good luck!!! As you are enjoying all the benefits of a 3 Day Pass Holder, during the October 14,15,16 Film Festival, you'll be very very glad you found this piece..

.This hand created card is by Dori Wheeler. "Thinking of you" features cut and folded paper.
Stop in at Kit Kuhn's Jeweler for You and find out what he is creating...just for you!!!
Then head round the corner to Ebb Tide for more of Dori's beautiful art.



"Hot Flash Havoc".....Here's the poster. This is one of the films being presented at the Gig Harbor Film Festival, Oct. 14,15.16. Ladies, you need to see this film and bring the men in your life!!!

Lots of great films this year at the film festival. Click on the GHFF link and check out the on line program with list of films and times....See you there!





"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do."


As a community event, the GH Film Festival is bringing the documentary "Finding Kind" to the Harbor on October 12, at 6pm, at the Galaxy theatre.
This is an important film on the current problem of bullying.
Hosted by the GH Film Festival and sponsored by Fuller Theological Seminary and Windrider Film Fourm, this important film is brought to you

FREE of charge.
First come, first served on seating.

Click on the Finding Kind link to view a trailer about this film.
Stop in McBecklands Ladies Boutique for some cute clothes and,
a great little piece of FREE art.

Where ever your footsteps take you this week,
go with great joy and great kindness to one another.

Open Studio and Julie Andrews

The Gig Harbor Film Festival has announced the recipient of it's

2011 Lifetime Achievement Award

Blake Edwards

Julie Andrews will posthumously accept this award for her late husband.

Tickets available NOW! 253-851-3456 or online
An Evening With Julie Andrews
Read all about it...Gateway and Gig Harbor Film Festival
UNTIL THEN
Yep, you got it right.
This Saturday and Sunday is the Greater Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour.
Juried, Gig Harbor-Key Peninsulaa-Fox Island artists are opening their studios to the public. Give a little click to the above link for locations and directions.
Get out, go see some demonstrations, enjoy the art process...have lots of fun!!
There's a bunch FREE art out there...go find it!!

This is a great week to go out to dinner
...in downtown Gig Harbor....
lots of choices....
even FREE art for you!
BUT
YOU have to find it this time.

"To send light into the darkness of men's hearts...such is the duty of the artist!"

"Art is your emotions flowing in a river of imagination!"

"Art is the wine of life!"

"What art offers is space...a certain breathing room for the spirit!"

"Every action in our lives touches on the same cloud that will vibrate in eternity."

Where ever your footsteps take you this week,
go with great joy and kindness to one another!!

Save the Date...for kindness

Save the date:

October 12; about 6pm; Galaxy Theatre
Admission is FREE with student ID
"Finding Kind"
According to some statistics, about 30 percent of teenagers in the U.S. have been involved in bullying, either as a bully or as a victim of teenage bullying.
"Finding Kind" is a documentary film about bullying; girls bullying girls.
Click on this link to watch a short trailer about the film, "Finding Kind"
In the coming weeks you'll be hearing lots more about this important film.
SAVE THE DATE
This documentary film is presented as a community service courtesy of the Gig Harbor Film Festival, Fuller Theological Seminary and Windrider Film Forum!
Let's Visit UPTOWN This Weekend....
to find FREE art!!!

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do."

Your favorite location for a fun cooking class, or perhaps some kitchen essentials!!

"20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do....sail away from the safe harbor!!!"

Fast becoming one of your favorite locations for great shoes, in more colors than blue.....get it...and you won't find any cherries there either!!

"Start with what is kind rather than what is right!"

Everyone goes here for great soup, sandwiches, breads......

"Strive to be first...first to nod; first to smile; first to compliment and first to forgive!"

How about a little pizza?

"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities, brilliantly disguised as impossible situations!"

So, where do you go when you need a little something really extra special?...or perhaps just to visit with Buttercup?

Where ever your footsteps take you this week,
go with great joy and kindness to one another!!

Art Walk in Gig Harbor

Hi Everyone;

Tomorrow is First Saturday Art Walk in beautiful Gig Harbor!
Beautiful, is what it is going to be, so get on your feet and
visit local galleries,

enjoy artists demonstrations.....

Lots of FREE art out tomorrow, Saturday!
Where will you find your art!!

"The warmth of a friend's presence brings joy to our hearts, sunlight to our souls and pleasure to all of life!"
Stop in the Wine Studio, especially, on Sept 6, for a special wine tasting and to participate in the Tree of Life, presented by Gig Harbor Quilt Festival, fighting breast cancer one quilt at a time.
Stop in the Wine Studio everyday for great wine!!!

How many pieces of information can you get into one photograph!? Let's start with the beautiful green ceramic vase. If you find it first, it is free to you!! And it is created by Craig Novinski. If you miss Craig's vase at For Art Sake, walk on over to Ebb Tide Gallery and see more of Craig's pottery and paintings. For Art Sake, yep that is where you will find this FREE art. Everyone knows Rebecca, owner of For Art Sake. Stop in on Saturday to watch her work on some new mixed media paintings. And, yes that is a brochure for Open Studio Tour...happening in Gig Harbor the weekend of Sept. 17. Click on the link for more Open Studio info!!

Something always new at Kit Kuhn, A Jeweler For You.
A happy place to be,
great folks, and
gorgeous hand made jewelry!!! Stop in, see what's new AND how about a little FREE art for you!!!
"Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it!!!"





Need a little something for your perfect dog. Meet Deloree. Find her at Sophie's Touch.....the perfect place in the harbor for all your doggy needs. Located on Harborview, just beside and behind El Pubelto. Many items are locally made just for your little 4 legged family members. Stop in for a visit!!
"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures, they give unconditional love...the role model for being alive"




Meet Scott Podruchny. Scott is one of the featured artist at Ebb Tide Gallery this month. Scott works in medium mild steel with natural metal coloring to get the images and coloring into the metal. It is then clear coated to hold the finish.


Also a featured artist at Ebb Tide this month is Judy Derbes. Yes, that is a hand created paper sphere. Down below is a little something special for your garden!!





"One of the most important trips you can make is to meet someone halfway!!"

The other important trip you can make is to where the Wild Birds are, everything for your garden and feathery friends!!

Getting ready for World Kindess Week....
November 13 - 20.

Two more Kindness cards distributed this week....did you find one?
What did you do to pass along a little kindness?

Where ever your footsteps take you this week...
go with great joy and kindness to one another!!