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Sandy Robinson paints out of doors in the 2011 North Bend Block Party. She returns this weekend with other Valley creators to the Artists
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Sandy Robinson paints out of doors in the 2011 North Bend Block Party. She returns this weekend with other Valley creators to the Artists' Alley.

July 11, 2012 · 9:08 AM

Local arts organizations bring a cornucopia of artists and their creations to the North Bend Block Party, Saturday afternoon, July 14.

Live demonstrations and exhibits include:

• Pottery by Jeff Griswold

• Pleine aire painting by Sandy Robinson

• Drawing and painting by Sally Rackets

• Weaving by Hilde Gettinger

• The Mt Si Artists Guild Artists and painters

The exhibit will feature prominent Valley photographers, artists and crafters including photographer Mary Miller and quilter Sue Van Gerpen.

On stage, Woodinville band Double Pisces performs from 3 to 5 p.m.

Double Pisces is a creative duo seeking groove and emotion through original music and improvisation. Danick Jawyer and Abe Spiegelman take listeners, according to their Facebook page, into a "liquid universe of intense poetic harmonies and high into their crafted interplay of guitars, fiery world rhythms and juicy energy."

 

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