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Your guide to tonight’s First Friday Art Walk: Two debut stops (and a beer garden!)

ffaw Your guide to tonights First Friday Art Walk: Two debut stops (and a beer garden!) Did somebody say beer garden? Two words: Hell yes. Your new first stop of First Friday Art Walk starts at 5:30 p.m. (the official start of FFAW is still 6 p.m.). The garden is hosted by Queen City Sertoma with beer, brats, and a hot dog wagon. Proceeds benefit Boys and Girls Club. It’s a busy night with two new spots joining the walk.

Galleries

* Canvas (315 South Ave) – Inaugural FFAW show presents Open for Business by various local artists with music by Postmodern Minute.

* Red Door Studios (313 Park Central East, Suite 201) – Another debut, Red Door is comprised of three photography companies in a combined studio. Live entertainment paired with food and wine sounds like a winner.

* Abundant Life Covenant Church (157 Park Central Square) – Four exhibits continue including Chris Wood’s series For Everything There is a Season.

* Farmers Gastropub (431 S. Jefferson, Suite 160) – The bistro is converted into a replica of Place du Tertre (Montmartre, Paris), with artists working live at their easels accompanied by French music and food.

Artists/Exhibits

* Art Factory 417′s Art-a-thon at LemonDrop (416 W Commercial St) – Chad Thomas, Justin Gault and H.E. Croan worked overnight on July 17-18, with the public stopping in to check it out. Head to LemonDrop to see the final products.

* Virginia Trammell at Good Girl Art (325 E. Walnut, Suite 101) – Trammell works in ceramics and her On the Inside collection demonstrates a microscopic look at the body and cells.

Other notes

* College galleries closed: Drury Pool Art Center Gallery, MSU Brick City Gallery, MSU International Center, MSU Student Exhibition Center and OTC Fine Art Gallery will reopen for the September Art Walk.

* In case you forgot, tonight Sertoma has a …

Beer Garden!

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