On Friday, Nov. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m., visit historic Owego for the 1st Friday Art Walk. The Art Walk Passport may be hibernating while the snow flies, but you’ll still find plenty of live music, art and antique treasures, great people, and good food.
Carol’s Coffee & Art Bar will feature a performance by guitarist Gregg Neff, with paintings on display by Lexi and Ellie Lavin and Carol Livermore.
The Black Cat Gallery will feature works by four new artist members, plus the wonderful music of Rob Seigers and Company.
Ashley Vanfossen creates beautiful works of nature in oils and mixed medium, combining birch and pine trees with geometric shapes that balance one another.
Amy Miles draws charming animals that will capture your heart. These little mice and mushroom drawings reflect a story and are perfect for a children’s room.
Aaron Bennett works with pen and ink; influenced by nature, he illustrates whimsical and pensive animal drawings.
Connie Kovac details her work in pen and ink, amazingly precise, strong and expressive, in a mode of expressing what is often silenced.
Katie’s Kreations is featuring the work of Lisa Harvey Orend, photographs “From near and far”, uncovering the beauty of the forgotten and the faded. Katie’s Kreations will also have a demonstration of glass Christmas ornaments that will be painted with a new technique that Timothy Jackson, a.k.a. Tim’s Junk Art, has been working on.
Learn how to transform ordinary books into whimsical holiday-inspired sculptures as Riverow Bookshop installs their popular annual book display.
Featuring artwork by over 25 artists, Gallery 41 will be kicking off the season with Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine in their Exhibition Room. Harpist Melissa Collins will be performing.
Don’t miss Ladies Choice at Owego Original’s Bar and Lounge. Sip a handcrafted cocktail and enjoy live music, followed by an all-female open mic. Photographs by Los Angeles-based artist Kristen Merola are also on display.
The Artisans’ Townhouse will display a large selection of works by popular Johnson City artist Georg Gyuri Schwartz. Georg’s colorful paintings are strong and bold, created in the styles of astracts, cubism, expressionism and landscapes.
The Tioga Arts Council will feature the works by Elmira based artist, Rod Reynolds, entitled “Nature Views”. Rod paints a variety of subjects, but is best known for his animal portraits crafted in his distinct, painterly style.
Las Chica’s Taqueria will host live music, and there are always good eats at Owego’s Parkview Restaurant, The Cellar, Tioga Trails, the Calaboose Grille and Owego Original’s Bar and Lounge.
The Left Bank, Quilters’ Haven, Sincerely Yours, Lily’s Style Loft and the Early Owego Antique Center will also be open late Friday evening.
The festivities continue in downtown Owego all season long. Stop back to take in the fun at Holiday Showcase on Nov. 14, and Lights on the River on Dec. 4.
