Whether you’re looking for quality local art and art demos, fun live entertainment, or a great night out with friends, Art Walk LA has you covered this Friday, August 26. Dozens of artists and a batch of new activities highlight this month’s event. Rent a bike from Rainbow Bicycle so you can easily enjoy exhibits and events on both sides of the river!
Watercolor painter Kenneth Harvey demonstrates his craft with a live plein air demo on Auburn’s Main Street at the July 29 Art Walk Lewiston Auburn.
Essential Info
- When: Friday, August 26, 5:00-8:00 PM
- Where: Downtown Lewiston (Lisbon Street, Canal Street, Middle Street, Main Street) and Auburn (Court Street, Main Street, Spring Street)
- Online Event Map: click here to view (includes venues, live entertainment locations, parking, and a bike route)
August Art Walk Highlights
Featured Artist
Laurie Sproul
Medium: Wood
Art Walk Venue: Argo (64 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
Live Entertainment
The Veayo Twins
Pop, rock, gutty R&B, and country
5:30 PM
Festival Plaza (Main Street, Auburn)
New England Jazz Band
Preserving and promoting big band sound and the Great American Songbook
6:30 PM
Dufresne Plaza (72 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
Artist & Author Talks
Claire Guyton
Reading and Q&A from freelance writer, editor, and former Maine Arts Commission Literary Fellow
6:00 PM
LA Arts (221 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
Artist Talk: Amy Stacey Curtis
Discussion of her 18-year interactive installation art series that began in Lewiston in 2000, with additional installations in eight other mill towns. The final installation opens next month in Lewiston’s Bates Mill.
7:00 PM
Lewiston Public Library (200 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
Community Picnic
Red Table Picnic
Public potluck to coincide with Art Walk and the Veayo Twins
BRING: Your own chairs / blanket, food, plate, and utensils – try to keep within the theme of red
5:30-8:00 PM
Festival Plaza (Main Street, Auburn)
Book Sale
Auburn Library Book Sale
5:00 PM
Auburn Public (Library 49 Spring Street, Auburn)
Additional Live Entertainment
Chris Robley & the Fear of Heights
Orchestral indie-pop and hyperfolk
6:00 PM
Avant-Garde Maine (182 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
Juke Joint Devils
Energetic, swinging blues
8:00 PM
She Doesn’t Like Guthries (115 Middle Street, Lewiston)
The Goods
Rock, acoustic, Americana
8:00 PM
Gritty McDuff’s (68 Main Street, Lewiston)
August Participating Venues and Artists
- 84 Court Restaurant (84 Court Street, Auburn): Nicholas Pinkham
- Argo (64 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Featured Artist Laurie Sproul, Alexandra Hood, Donald J. Bernard, Helen Warren
- Auburn City (Hall 60 Court Street, Auburn): Teresa Cavendish Barbosa *with live art demo*
- Auburn Public Library (49 Spring Street, Auburn): Susan Geismar
- Avant-Garde Maine (182 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Anna O’Sullivan and Doug von Werssowetz
- Bear Bones Beer (43 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Stan Hollenbeck
- Café LA (49 Spring Street, Auburn): Carol Boldt, Heather Gagne, Julie Breau, Karl Maren
- Canna Care Docs of Maine (79 Main Street, Auburn): Jim Ferrari and Julie Breau
- Cell53 (347 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Brandon Goding
- Chill Yoga (178 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Ron Bosse
- Designs By Skip (144 Main Street, Auburn): Karl Lalemand
- Downtown Handmade Vintage: Now part of The Hive Artist Collective (178 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Dube’s Flower Shop (195 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Aurora Deveau, Annette Merrill’s Day Care
- Dufresne Plaza (72 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Mike Thurlow *with live art demo*
- Forage Market (180 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Kate Cargile
- Fuel Lewiston / Sidecar (49 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Richard Field
- Gil Poliquin Hearing & Optical (Window) (50 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Kenneth Harvey *with live art demo*
- Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub (68 Main Street, Auburn): Grayling Cunningham
- Hardy, Wolf & Downing (186 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): C E Morse
- Heritage Collectibles (189 Main Street, Lewiston): Peter Moran
- J. Dostie Jewelers (4 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Debra Trafton
- Kait Lavin Photography (154 Court Street, Auburn): Closed for the rest of the 2016 season
- Kimball Street Studios (191 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): William Cox
- LA Arts (221 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Chip Ross, Daniel Ramos, George Ramos, Papi Musese
- Lamey Wellehan (108 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Outright L-A, Tri-County Mental Health Services: Social Learning Center
- Lamey Wellehan – Grants Gallery (109 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Closed for August’s event
- Lewiston Public Library (200 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Jennifer Locke and Artist Talk with Amy Stacey Curtis
- Maine Dems Office (124 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Delian Valeriani, Denny Burgoin, Kevin Lyons, Lexx Ducharme, and Youth Artist: Emma Oinonen
- Maine Gourmet Chocolates (170 Main Street, Auburn): Corrie Bernatachez
- Paul’s Clothing & Shoe Store (281 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Closed for the rest of the 2016 season
- Poise Yoga Studio (351 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Graham Gallert, Heidi Sawyer, Mike Breau
- Quiet City (277 Lisbon Street, 2nd Floor, Lewiston): Courtney Schlachter, Tyler Freeman
- Roger’s Haircutters (Window) (94 Main Street, Auburn): Nel Bernard
- She Doesn’t Like Guthries (115 Middle Street, Lewiston): Jennifer Gammon
- Sun Journal (104 Park Street, Lewiston): SJ Photojournalists
- The Cupcakery (97 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Lisa Marshall and Peter Bucklin
- The Hive Artist Collective (178 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): The Hive Resident Artists
- The Studio (291 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Bridget McAlonan, Gary Stallsworth, and Zoe Mullen
- The Vault (84 Lisbon Street, Lewiston): Dan Marquis
- Top It Frozen Yogurt Bar (168 Main Street, Auburn): Kelly Chase
- Wicked Illustrations (140 Canal Street, Lewiston): Cindy Harnden