Holidays come to the Coast Highway Art Collective

Holidays come to Coast Highway Art Collective By Rozann Grunig

Holiday shopping can seem overwhelming, but if you’re looking for a one-of-kind, hand crafted and locally made gift, forget online shopping and head to Point Arena when the Point Arena Merchant’s Association (PAMA) hosts Hometown Holidays. This special evening is when many of the businesses stay open late and create a magical holiday event.

The Coast Highway Art Collective has participated in Hometown Holidays for many years, transforming its gallery space into a holiday wonderland, filled with gifts for everyone on your list. The collective members are excited to host an opening reception for their Winter Magic Holiday Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., featuring live music, meet the artists and all that art. Everyone in the community is invited.

Guest artists for the month of December include Mayrse Frivold, pearl jewelry; Bill and Sue Halderman, wooden birdhouses and ornaments; Debbe Hull, handmade glass jewelry; Carol Williams, jewelry Semi-precious stones; Lyra Peters, crochet hats and more, Jewelry; Nara Pilgrim, Wood, watercolor painting; Cindy Morey, Xmas Trees “Catch my Drift”; and Shawn Quinlan, Misfit stockings and Pillows,

The members of the collective have been creating very special items for this event, including many handcrafted ornaments for the holidays. Collective artists bringing in special items are Sarah Alice Britton, jewelry; Elizabeth Beronich Solomon, sculptural books, toys and wearable art; Chris Grassano, painting; Rozann Grunig, photography; Jacqueline Mooney, Wildfire Fusion fused glass; Scott Sewell, photography; Deborah Threlkel, Abalone Queen; Perry Hoffman, ceramics, photography, painting and more; Ling Yen Jones, finely crafted jewelry; Linda Green, ceramics; Geraldine Liabraaten, photography; and Brenda Phillips ceramics;

Music for the opening reception will be provided by Bards of a Feather from 2 to 4 p.m., the musical duo of Sharon and Jim Lieberman. They play acoustic guitar, mandolin, tambourine and fiddle and specialize in old blues tunes from the 1920s to folk tunes from the 60’s and 70’s. Their repertoire includes music they learned on the streets of Mexico when they lived there in the 1970s, as well as works from some French songwriters the couple fell in love with.

The show runs from December 2 through January 4.

The Coast Highway Art Collective is located at 284 Main St., Point Arena, the little red building with the big yellow sun, located next to the Redwood Coast Credit Union.

Regular hours in December are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the website at www.coast-highway-artists.com for information about the collective’s artists, upcoming events and how to join.