Juried 2-D show, ‘Whodunnit?’ highlights January’s First Friday Art Walk

First Friday Art Walk Sequim

When: 5-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4

Where: Various venues in Sequim

‘Whodunnit Downtown?’

The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber Merchant Group presents the annual “Whodunnit Downtown? — The Case of the Mistaken Tin Foil Hat” Mystery Game, a fun-filled evening where visitors engage with suspects and collect the clues about them at various venues to solve the crime for a chance to win a prize.

The story is set in 1967. The Apollo Space Program and Star Trek has launched interest in extraterrestrial life beyond Earth. This galactic curiosity apparently inspired the famous fashion designer, Specular Specular, who launched her haute couture spring line with glowing reviews and petty theft. As camera flashbulbs blast during the fashion show finale, her silver showstopper topper, the 1950s-inspired satellite dish tin foil hat, was stolen right off the model! Flashing lights, futuristic ideals and unfamiliar faces have descended and something strange is happening in Sequim involving optics, fields and fashion! Can you solve the mystery of “The Case of the Mistaken Tin Foil Hat”? Find clues about suspects at the Whodunnit Downtown locations starting at 5 p.m.

Solve this crime that will inspire communication and inclusion by finding clues at these local businesses: Bag Ladies of Sequim, 161 W Washington St.; Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W Washington St.; Cedarbrook Lavender, 134 1/2 W Washington St.; Sequim Civic Center, 152 W Cedar St.; Evil Roy’s Elixirs Distillery, 209 S. Sequim Ave.; Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures, 121 W. Washington St., Peninsula Taproom, 210 W. Washington St.; Rainshadow Café, 157 W Cedar St.; Sequim Habitat Boutique Store, 213 E. Washington St.; Sequim Spice and Tea, 139 W. Washington St.; Sunshine Café, 145 W. Washington St.; That Takes the Cake, 171 W. Washington St., and Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St.

Pick up your game card at any of the participating venues. Fill out a game card, enter it at Sunshine Café, 145 W. Washington St., and be part of the prize drawing for the correct answer at 7:30 p.m.; no purchase necessary. Players must be 21 or older to win, but need not be present to win.

The winner is drawn by random and prizes donated by local Sequim businesses. The first game card drawn with the correct answer wins the big prize of gifts from Sequim friends and businesses including a stay at the Seaview Vacation Rental at Cedarbrook Lavender and Herb Farm.

Visitors and sleuths to the “Whodunnit Downtown?” and Sequim Art Walk are encouraged to dress in our themed colors of silver, black, and white, as well as, in 1960s era and Star Trek-motivated attire. It is not required, but dressing up makes the evening more fun and festive.

Details for the Whodunnit Downtown, including a map for the First Friday Art Walk Sequim, are at SequimArtWalk.com and www.f acebook.com/sequimartwalk.

The Jan. 4 First Friday Art Walk color theme is silver — with hints of black and white — to celebrate the New Year filled with goals for the future, hope and reflection.

To create inclusion between venues, artists, and audience, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly color themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it. You can also solve the “The Case of the Mistaken Tin Foil Hat” at the sixth-annual Whodunnit Downtown? Mystery Game during Sequim art walk for a prize!

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun, free, self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the first Friday of each month from 5-8 p.m. Go online at SequimArtWalk.com to download and print a map, find special events and links, and how to be part of art.

Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event that is sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock. The mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.

Special events

The Sequim-Dungness Valley Chamber Merchant Group presents “Whodunnit Downtown? — The Case of the Mistaken Tin Foil Hat” Mystery Game (see side).

To welcome the New Year, 2019, the Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W. Washington St. presents the gallery’s first juried show. Fifty-nine local artists responded the call for 2-D artists. From 149 total artworks, 61 pieces were selected for the exhibit in the month of January. The jurors, Lynne Armstrong, Jeannine Chappell, Carol Janda and Karen Rozbicki Stringer, said they are extremely pleased with the overall quality of the submitted works. Joyce Volmut, president of the gallery and the coordinator of the juried show, expressed her gratitude to the local artists for their enthusiastic participation.

The artists successfully juried in are Allyne Lawson, Anne Milligan, Betsy Robins, Beverly Beighle, Carol Patrick, Chawn Vance, Claude Manning, Colleen Bittner, Dana Burback, David Chastain, David Willis, Deb Sterk, Debbie Harding, Ed Stetson, Ernst Shaker, Gail Larson, Howard Chadwick, Jackie Hardin, Jerry Moore, Jim Gift, Jinx Bryant, Judy Larimore, Kathy Buchanan, Lisa Martin, Marilyn Sandau, Mary Marsh, Marti Mathis, Melissa Doyel, Pat Lazzarotto, Patrick Clark, Phillip Zonner, R. Evan Miller, Ray Shook, Rose Guastella, Ross Brown, Sandy Jacobsen, Sharmon Owings, Sherry Smith, Sherry Scharchmidt, Shirley Rudolf, Susan McDougall, Susan Noyes Mangold, Susan Shaw, Tami Wall, Terry Buchanan, Tina Weitz, Virginia Jefferson and Wanda Sims.

The City Arts Advisory Commission hosts the opening of the “Go Figure” exhibit and artist reception from 5-8 p.m. at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St. (see story, B-4).

Find handmade gifts and 1960s-inspired gear at Cedarbrook Lavender at 134 1/2 W. Washington St.

Rainshadow Café at 157 W. Cedar St. presents “Mixed Company” — a local husband and wife team with friends who enjoy making music together and know how to get toes tapping. The music they play is a mix of old-time favorite bluegrass, Irish tunes, a few Texas two-step favorites, a sprinkling of vintage soft rock/folk with a “Mixed Company” twist, as well as some spicy Cajun samplings. David Herrera plays mandolin, Bob Warner plays guitar, Jon Faverty is on fiddle and Jon’s wife, Karen Faverty, rounds out the sound with a bass line played on a Kala U-bass.

A new venue to the Art Walk, Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E. Washington St. features local artist Craig Robinson with acrylic on canvas and some painted furniture.

Artist Tami Wall is on exhibit at That Takes the Cake at 171 W. Washington St.

Wind Rose Cellars, at 143 W. Washington St., hosts Crushwater. Hailing from Port Angeles, Crushwater was formed in 2016 when singer-violinist Chandra Johnson joined forces with frontman guitarist Scott Sullivan and drummer Casey Northern. Partnered with this live music, enjoy award winning artfully crafted wines and appetizing tidbits.

Meet and greet local artists at The Bag Ladies of Sequim at 161 W. Washington St., a business filled with handcrafted works and artful up-cycled items.

At 5:30 p.m., in the Olympic Theatre Arts Gathering Hall at 414 N. Sequim Ave. has a “Best of the their Newest Repertoire” performance by Just in Tyme songstresses Olga Palenga and Debra Davis, accompanied by Richard Crowell on guitar and brought together by leader Sandi Lockwood on synthesizer. First Friday at OTA is always free to the public, where the snack and beverage bar will be open.

About Art Walk

To create inclusion between venues, artists, and audience, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it. January is silver, February is red, March is green, April is pink, May is aqua, June is white, July is purple, August is yellow, September is blue, October is orange, November is brown and December is gold.

To participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim map, listing and website, contact Renne Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com. Artists of any media on the Art Walk are asked to get information to Emiko Brock for publicity and opportunities.

See the Art Walk facebook page at www.facebook.com/sequimartwalk.