NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Art Walk will be held on historic Flagler Avenue from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 24. Attendees can take an enjoyable stroll along the avenue while enjoying the wide variety of art works featured inside galleries, as well as by several visiting artists under canopies, and also participate in a "wine tasting."
The wine tasting portion of Art Walk runs from 1 to 6 p.m. and offers a progressive wine tasting along the avenue where participants can taste their choice from more than 40 showcased wines. Wine tasting passports can be purchased for $20 at the tent at the northeast corner of Flagler Avenue and Cooper Street.
The passport will include 20 tasting tickets and a keepsake glass allowing attendees to select the wines they would like to sample in exchange for their tickets. Some locations feature
both one-ticket and multi-ticket wines to sample. A "Wine Tasting" flyer will list host locations in geographic order between the river to the ocean and what wines they are featuring. For those who want to share their 20 tasting tickets with a friend, an additional wine glass will be available for $5. Ta Da Gallery, one of the wine tasting sites, will be offering cheese and crackers along with Gulluh Gourmet shrimp dip and crab dip in the afternoon.
Art Walk features painting, jewelry, ceramics, glass blowing, sculpture, fabric arts and more. There will be entertainment and a special "punch card" prize drawing presented by the Gallery Group of Flagler Avenue. Ta
Da Gallery, 113 Flagler is donating this month's prize. The other sponsoring art galleries are: Palms Up Pottery, 413 Flagler Ave.; Jewelry of Joy, 301 Flagler, and Galleria de Vetro Studio and Glass Gallery, 310 Flagler Ave.
Live glass and flame-working demonstrations will be presented Kyle Carni and Jason Lott at Galleria di Vetro. Visit Palms Up Pottery for a look at a working pottery studio that offers workshops and classes. When visiting Jewelry of Joy, you might see the Joy and Greg Badders creating pieces for their "beachcomber" collection right in the store.
Rounding out the Art Walk attractions and fun are the many quaint shops, as well as a variety of dining options, for every taste and budget.
Come with your friends, browse the wonderful galleries, enjoy sampling some outstanding wines, and stay for a beautiful beachside sunset.
For more information about Art Walk, call 386-428-1770 or visit www.flaglergallerygroup.com.