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The following is the official list of Final Friday art walk events for March 25, 2011. There are several new venues and a couple of special events planned for this Friday, notably, the addition of two extraordinary musical performances at The Eldridge Hotel and the Hobbs Taylor Lofts. We are in Lawrence, a sports town as well as an arts town-you would be hard pressed to find an artist or gallerist not also planning for the tournament game on Friday-so many venues are adjusting their schedules to be open early, or adding spots to watch the game amidst the art walk. Get downtown early to view the work of over 250 artists, and grab some food and drinks to cheer on the Jayhawks!

Strecker Nelson gallery has begun furnishing shows at Pachamama's Restaurant, and will host a closing party for works by Jane Booth. Pachamama's is a new venue for Final Fridays.

The Eldridge has changed the time of the Genaro Mendez and Charles Badami Crystal Ballroom performance to 5 p.m., ending at 6:30. They will be showing the game in the Jayhawker Bar after the performance.

The Lawrence Arts Center has added a blues band performance, and a showing of prints by Patrick Giroux in the Hallmark Print Gallery downstairs.

The Lawrence Percolator will be a very kid-friendly and hands-on art show in which artist and engineer, Eric Farnsworth, will begin construction of a cardboard creature. Visitors are encouraged to participate in the project that will culminate in a parade of the sculpture on April 1st.

Almost all venues will be open at 5 p.m. Many FF art venues will be showing the game including Teller's Bar, The Eldridge (Jayhawker), Pachamama's and Henry's on 8th.

-- Molly Murphy

Final Fridays Coordinator molly@lawrenceartscenter.org

1.Lawrence Arts Center 940 New Hampshire 785-8432787 www.lawrenceartscenter.org

31st Annual Lawrence Art Auction: featured artist Roger Shimomura and over 150 other artists

Final Friday: preview and silent auction

April 9: doors open at 5:30 live auction begins at 7:30 This exhibition will feature original art from approximately 150 artists. Artwork generously donated by artists represents a diverse spectrum of forms and mediums, including paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry and prints. The art auction committee is working hard at ensuring this event is teeming with quality art and that the event is truly a great experience for all involved. You can expect fresh changes to many aspects of this event. Ben Ahlvers, Exhibitions Director along with the Art Auction Committee are enthusiastic to bring this annual event to the community. The Lawrence Arts Center is a non-profit arts agency that has served the Lawrence community for 35 years. The Exhibitions Program strives to provide the highest quality in local, national, regional, national and international visual art. Between the two gallery spaces, the program hosts 15-18 exhibits per year. This annual event serves as the gallery programs primary source of funding. Now, more than ever the arts need you to become an active participant.

2.The Lawrence Percolator (look for the green awnings between the Lawrence Art Center and Ninth Street)

www.lawrence-percolator.blogspot.com

Build This Cardboard Thing: An Eric Farnsworth Production featuring artwork by Juniper (TJ) Tangpuz

open Final Friday

Cardboard Construction Workshops March 26 & 27 1 -5 pm

Parade and Opening Reception Friday, April 1st 6 - ? pm Eric Farnsworth brings his unique engineering-cum-art-cum-parade aesthetic to this participatory exhibition. Visitors to the Percolator on Final Friday, or during one of the two construction workshops, can be part of this project by building one section of a parade “creature” designed by Farnsworth. At the end of “Build This Cardboard Thing,” each section will be linked together and paraded around downtown by its builders. Large works by Juniper (TJ) Tangpuz will be showing in the Percolator gallery.

3.Wonder Fair Gallery / Shoppe / Studio 803 1/2 Massachusetts Street 785.856.3247

' Eyeteeth Summertees ' Wonder Fair makes your very first summertime tee! Friday March 25th, 7 - 10 pm. Continuing: Higher, recent drawings by Michael Krueger Just in time for the coming summer, Wonder Fair presents 'Eyeteeth Summertees' -- a live interactive print event by the Wonder Fair Family! Gallery goers will create one - of - a - kind tshirts by choosing the placement of eyes and teeth designed by Wonder Fair Family Members Kelly John Clark and Jason Barr on tees hand dyed by Eric Dobbins. Come join in the fun, grab a tee, and help support Wonder Fair Gallery! Higher, recent drawings by Michael Krueger:The artworks for this exhibition explore a collective need to get higher, get lost, reach a higher place, and be transformed. The imagery in these drawings brings together a collection of utopian fetishes; objects and figures perched, often precariously, atop high places and craggy peaks. Through tiny glimpses of early American history and the so-called Age of Aquarius, the drawings also create warm but cautious vignettes of utopianism and escapism. Feelings of isolation, loneliness and abandonment permeate the drawings, contrasted by colorful elation and a sense of purpose through elevation.

4.The Invisible Hand Gallery 801 1/2 Massachusetts Suite D Lawrence,ks 66044

785-813-1803 www.invisiblehandgallery.com

Dave Loewenstein: THEM Opens Final Friday March 25th 6-9pm Runs through Saturday April 23rd From the artist:

statement - An installation of cut-paper tableaus that follow Drones, Nimbys, and Frame-up Specialists as they try to rid their back yards, business districts, and border towns of Them.

bio - Dave Loewenstein is a muralist, writer, and printmaker based in Lawrence, Kansas. In addition to his more than twenty public works in Kansas, examples of his dynamic community-based murals can be found across the United States in Missouri, Arizona, Mississippi, Iowa, Illinois, Oklahoma, New Orleans, New York City and in Northern Ireland. Dave's stencil prints, which focus on current social and political issues are exhibited nationally and are in the permanent collections of the New York Public Library and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles. He is the co-author of “Kansas Murals,” a 2007 Kansas Notable Book Award Winner, published by the University Press of Kansas; and the co-director of the documentary film “Creating Counterparts” which won Best Documentary at the 2003 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee. Dave is one of the founders of the Lawrence Percolator community art space; and currently teaches the course "Roots and Practice: Community-Based Public Art" at Washburn University in Topeka.

5.Van Go Mobile Arts 715 New Jersey www.van-go.org

6.The Eldridge Hotel 701 Massachusetts www.eldridgehotel.com The Eldridge hotel is proud to be participating in Final Fridays from 5-6:30 pm in the Crystal Ballroom on March 25th in Downtown Lawrence.

Mexican-American lyric tenor Genaro Mendez and American Pianist Charles Badami will be performing throughout the evening at the hotel during the artists walk. Mendez has had a versatile and wide-ranging career as a leading operatic tenor, chamber and solo recitalist, conductor and University of Kansas voice professor. Mendez is also the director of FINEL American International Music Festival based in Lawrence. Badami is an Instructor and collaborative pianist at Northwest Missouri State and recently complete a Doctorate of Music in Piano performance and Collaborative Arts at Northwestern University. They will b e singing a potpourri of musical selections that will be “art for the ears.” “The combination of Dr. Mendez’ incredibly beautiful voice with Mr. Badami’s accompaniment will be a delight to hear coming from our historic Crystal Ballroom. You won’t want to miss this,” says Patti McCormick, Director of Special Events for The Eldridge.

7.The Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont Street www.lawrencepubliclibrary.org Lawrence Public Library Gallery, 5-7 p.m.: "Native Son, Local Threads: Quilts Inspired by Richard Wright": A Central Junior High School Project with Artist Marla Jackson

Lawrence Public Library East Entrance and Media Room, 5-7 p.m.: "Pastel Landscapes and Pencil Portraits" by Peggy Shopen

Lawrence Public Library Lower Level, 5-7 p.m.: "Encaustic Paintings" by Malissa Martin-Wilke, of Martin House Studio*

"Native Son, Local Threads: Quilts Inspired by Richard Wright": A Central Junior High School Project with Artist Marla Jackson This spring, quilt artist Marla Jackson worked with Michel Loomis's ninth-grade English students at Lawrence's Central Junior High School to create textiles based on the haiku poems that author Richard Wright wrote late in life. Wright was an African American, and his powerful, sometimes controversial books included Native Son and Uncle Tom's Children. Much of his literature concerned racial themes, and his work arguably helped redefine discussions of race relations in America in the mid-20th century. Truth be told, many of Central Junior High's ninth-grade student/artists would have said school was OK, but not their favorite activity. But all that changed after Marla arrived. Marla labels what she does "visual literacy" and she somehow transformed and transfixed Central students, producing a terrific and unforgettable experience. The quilts on display here are the results of their work, and depict prominent cultural icons including Martin Luther King Jr., Richard Wright, President Obama, and Tupac.

"Pastel Landscapes and Pencil Portraits" by Peggy Shopen Peggy Shopen studied fine arts at KU in the 1970s. She's always loved to draw, paint and color, and has always been happiest when outside exploring or riding her bicycle. It was in the Integrated Humanities Program semester in Ireland that she discovered the most profound wild beauty of the ocean, the water, the mountains, the roses. When she came back to Kansas, Peggy was compelled to search here for what she really did know was here, but had to seek again: a beauty as profound. It was in Sudlow's landscape painting class where she discovered she was compelled to be outside in the fields, rediscovering the wildness and the beauty that was here. What you'll see in the exhibit is simply a reflection of the beauty she's been most grateful to discover and behold.

Lawrence Public Library Lower Level, 5-7 p.m.: "Encaustic Paintings" by Malissa Martin-Wilke, of Martin House Studio Malissa Martin-Wilke moved to Lawrence from Huston in late 2005. She paints primarily in encaustic, making her own encaustic paints and using a variety of tools to apply and manipulate the medium. Encaustic is composed of beeswax, resin, and pure pigments, and is the oldest painting medium still in use by modern artists. Dating back thousands of years, encaustic artwork from the ancient Egyptians still exists today. With "Malissa" meaning "honeybee" in Greek, Malissa feels that it is an especially fitting medium for her!

8.Signs of Life 722 Massachusetts www.signsoflife.com

9.Diane's Artisan Gallery 4 E. 7th www.dianesartisangallery.com A Trunk Show of Beth Cosner's Jewelry opening Final Friday Beth is a KU Metalsmithing Graduate with a Graduate Jeweler Diploma from the Gemological Institute of America.Beth designs dynamic jewelry exploring color and texture through the use of precious gemstones, freshwater pearls, and lucite.

10.Teller's Restaurant 3rd Floor Gallery 746 Massachusetts www.tellerslawrence.com

March Mustache Madness opening reception: Tuesday, March 22nd 6-8 p.m open for viewing on Final Friday

Teller's presents a group show of mustache themed/inspired/reverent art. In the main dining room: works by Tim Forcade

11.Frame Woods Gallery 819 Massachusetts www.framewoodslawrence.com

12.Love Garden Sounds 822 Massachusetts www.lovegardensounds.com Tangent Arc performs with an exhibit by photographer Valerie Skubal.

13.The Bourgeois Pig 6 E. 9th Street 785-843-1001

Blues and Greys paintings by Dana Hangauer Colorfield paintings by Dana Hangauer in acrylic on canvas

14.Phoenix Gallery 919 Massachusetts www.phoenixgallery.biz

Demonstrating Artist: Jenny Brown Demonstrating artist: Jenny Brown

Jenny Brown will be at the Phoenix Gallery demonstrating her work. Jewelry designer Jenny Brown creates one-of-a-kind keepsakes that are unique and meaningful. Each piece is individually stamped by hand with special dates, inspirational phrases, or words. Beaded designs are also handmade in Jenny's studio and are crafted with the finest materials. Jenny is a graduate of Texas A&M University and lives in Lawrence.

Tellers will be providing food, so stop by to taste.

15.GO Driving School 932 Massachusetts, Ste. 308

KU Ceramics Club LHS student artwork KU ceramics club and LHS student artwork

16.BDC Tattoo 938 Massachusetts

17.Aimee's Cafe & Coffee Shop 1025 Massachusetts www.aimeescoffeehouse.com

18.1109 Gallery (Lawrence Art Guild) 1109 Massachusetts www.lawrenceartguild.org

Globally Green a juried exhibition featured artist: Nick Schmiedeler Join 1109 Gallery and a talented group of artists for "Globally Green" a juried exhibition. All artworks in this exhibit are created using 90% recycled materials - a truly amazing show! Our featured artist is Nick Schmiedeler, using 100% recycled materials to create amazing sculpture and wall art pieces. Many activities have been scheduled in honor of our event including Earth Day activities (Saturday, April 16th), a gallery talk by our featured artist, Final Friday Purchase Patrons Preview Show and Final Friday Art Walk, a reception for our artists, awards and more.

19.Q5 Gallery (at Henry's Coffeeshop)

Conversation Pieces works by members of Q5 Gallery

20.Elevate Mind Body Peace 1403 Massachusetts 785-274-9018 www.elevatemindbodypeace.com

GRAND OPENING PARTY featuring: "All Things Goddess" art show Awava products Massages!

21.THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY IN HOBBS TAYLOR LOFTS Flash Space from organizer Eric Kirkendall: The March 25 Lawrence Art Party is going international this month! We'll have Flamenco fusion guitar and dance, and dozens of amazing artists!

Music and dance will be by Ole Music and Dance of Spain. In addition to the flamenco dances such sevillana and bulerias, you will also hear Latin inspired rumba and tangos, as well as selections by guitarist Jarrod Stephenson in his own flamenco fusion style!!!!...!

KU GROUP SHOWS at The Lawrence Art Party:

Sculptor Matt Burke's students as many as 30, will be showing wood boxes and drawings.

Textile Design Students from KU - Six members of the KU Textile Club will show their work! The artists are Krista Mustain, Jennifer Hunt, Ren Doshier, Sarah Sullivan, Lauren Tweedie and Neil Goss.

INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS at The Lawrence Art Party include many of Lawrence's most renowned artists. Come find sculpture, photography, painting and design of all kinds!

Check out the two sets of photos from the February 25 party, by Kyle Rogers and Wes McCauley, at the Whirled Art Facebook site http://tinyurl.com/whirledart.

23.Pachamama's 800 New Hampshire (Art Shows Curated and Furnished by Strecker Nelson Gallery)

Closing Party for paintings by Jane Booth

Jane Booth – through April 3.

Jane Booth says about her paintings: ‘I want to paint like a bird dog runs, to bring the depth of senses to the canvas, to use the whole body, intuition engaged. Moments met with actions that meet moments. Painting to express the way moments sound ... the chaos or peace that is generated. “

Jane’s acrylic paintings on canvas are featured for the month of March at Pachamama’s, 800 New Hampshire, through April 3. http://www.lawrence.com/users/mollymu...