ASTORIA FIBER ARTS ACADEMY

The Astoria Fiber Arts Academy will showcase the works of Academy students during Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk, which takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. See the results of the weaving, knitting, sewing, spinning and crocheting classes since the opening of the Academy last year.

The spring class term will be starting soon and you may sign up for classes at the Academy, as well as through the Academy website. The retail store will be open during the Art Walk if you wish to purchase handmade and dyed fibers to knit, crochet or weave on your own.

Astoria Fiber Arts Academy is located at 1296 Duane St. For more information, call (503) 325-5598 or visit www.astoriafiberarts.com

AMAZING STORIES

NW Limited, History In Vogue is now exclusive to Amazing Stories. See Bill Brooks’ limited editions during Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at this new location. While there, browse for collectibles, comics, games, Goonies gear and Asian snacks. The shop also features hard-to-find DVDs for rent and sale.

Amazing Stories is located at 1405 Commercial St. For more information, call (503) 325-5518.

FERNHILL GLASS STUDIO

Fernhill Glass Studio will hold a grand opening at its new location, 1450 Exchange St., Saturday, Feb. 12, and will participate in Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. that evening. Regular hours on Saturdays are 11 a.m. to 6-ish p.m.

Glass artists Claude Kurtz, Chris Hucke, Treasure Collupy and Bob Maury will be giving glass demonstrations throughout the day and cake, finger food and drinks will be served. Plus, visitors to Sahara Pizza at 818 Commercial St. can get a flyer with a pizza order good for a discount off glass sales at Fernhill.

For more information, call (503) 325-3448 or visit www.fernhillglass.com

FORT GEORGE BREWERY AND PUBLIC HOUSE

With the opening of Fort George Brewery’s new tasting room in the adjoining Lovell Auto Building, the brewery will be participating in Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk with an art event by local artist Darren Orange.

Orange has graced the hand-painted menu boards at Fort George many times, and is reported to have outdone himself again with some special works for the annual Stout Month celebration that Fort George puts on every February. For the Art Walk, Fort George is showing off some more of Orange’s work and will be featuring various pieces in the new Fort George tasting room. Guests can view the works while tasting exclusive craft beer in the new brewery space, which has been recently refurbished and brought to a new artistic life. Stout Month also got the help of local artist Max Brown, for the Stout Month logo which appears on T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts for sale at Fort George.

Fort George Brewery and Public House is located at 1483 Duane St. For more information, call (503) 325-7468 or log on to www.fortgeorgebrewery.com

STUDIO 11

For artists, studying the human form is an ongoing process. Many times a group of artists will get together and share the expense of a modeling session and Studio 11 has often hosted some of these open modeling sessions. During Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk and for the month of February, Studio 11 will be presenting the works by artists who have participated in these drawing sessions, including Roger Dorband, Ann Marie, Brandon Hoffman, Laura Brooks, Kerry Hawley and Jamie Boyd. An artist reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Studio 11, located at 453A 11th St.