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Friday, February 06, 2009

Local art galleries offer first Friday evening receptions Feb. 6

CALUMET, HANCOCK -- Art galleries in Calumet and Hancock will offer opening receptions and art activity tonight, Friday, Feb. 6.

The Vertin Gallery in Calumet will hold an opening reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Joyce Koskenmaki's "Animals and Hiding Places," which will be on exhibit through March 4, 2009.

"These are oil paintings I have been working on for the past year and a half," Koskenmaki says. "I hope you will all come to see all of these shows."

At Calumet's Omphale Gallery, a reception for the February exhibit will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Tom Rudd, Sculpture and Prints, and Margo McCafferty, Drawings.

Just around the corner from the Vertin and down 5th Street from the Omphale is Ed Gray's Miskwabik Gallery, where the First Friday show is "This Place Called Keweenaw," an all-media, open, juried show, opening Feb. 6. The reception will be from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. For more info call 906-337-5970.

For those who want to practice some art, the the Copper Country Associated Artists Gallery at 112 Fifth Street in historic downtown Calumet will offer a basket-weaving demonstration led by Dolly Luoma from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 6. Dolly will have all the reed you’ll need to weave your own small basket. It’s a great introduction to weaving and fun for the novice or experienced weaver.

Finally, back in Hancock, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Copper Country Community Arts Center will hold a reception and gallery talk for Yvonne LeMire, Sculpture, and Jon Anthony, Paintings. This show runs through Feb. 28. Call 482-2333 for information.

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