Wake Forest’s historic district along South White Street will be humming Friday night, July 10, for the monthly art walk, Art After Hours. It lasts from 5 to 9 p.m. with free horse and carriage rides available at the Depot Parking Lot and usually lots of music on and near the street.
Owner Beth Massey will welcome four local artists to Wake Forest Art & Frame – herself, Jamie Miller, Rose Welty and Bonnie J. Becker – for an exhibit illustrating how various artists reflect on nature with approaches from abstract to realism, watercolor to mixed media. The reception with refreshments will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Massey is also announcing new store hours, opening at10 a.m. Monday through Saturday and closing at 6 p.m. except for Friday, when closing will be at 7 p.m., and Saturday when closing will be at 5 p.m.
Renee St. Hilaire will be featured at The Cotton Company with an exhibit entitled “At Home In North Carolina,” featuring all the features of the state from the mountains through the rolling hills in the Piedmont, the lakes and the seashore that make our state special. The reception will be from 6 to 9 p.m.
Upstairs over the Wake Forest Coffee Company, The Artist Loft & Gallery will welcome Tammy Kaufman, a retired competitive cyclist, who paints in soft and oil pastel. She will show paintings that feature local landmarks such as Carroll Joyner Park and Horseshoe Farm Park as well as several she began while kayaking on the Neuse River. You can see her art at http://www.tammykaufman.com.
Pam Jay at Next Consignment Boutique features a different musician each month and in July her guest is Joan Burroughs with her hammered dulcimer and mountain sounds. “Music was once something that you participated in with all your kinfolk and neighbors, not just listened to. It was a part of one’s soul and the very breath of your being. Come visit, bring the kids and sit a spell while we share music and stories and relive the past. Let your spirit be strengthened with hymns of old and your imagination soar with music of days gone by. Refreshments will be served,” Jay said, inviting everyone.
Linda James will show her impressionistic works of Italian and American landscapes at the Sunflower Studio & Gallery, which is next to White Street just a few steps down Jones Avenue. James’ art is in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and Italy. The work of the seven resident artists will also be on display and available for purchase. There will be refreshments.
