By Patric Hedlund

If you are seeking adventure this Labor Day Weekend, try the Pine Mountain Oktoberfest with its first annual Art Walk in Pine Mountain Village on Saturday, Sept. 4. The village merchants are sponsoring a miniature train ride through the village, shuttling between an exciting safari of creativity in the village and the musical fun at Lampkin Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"This will help visitors move to and from each event, as well as provide increased transportation and parking for the elderly and handicapped," Richard Hood of Robin Hood’s Jewelry said. Mike Cram, curator at the Work of Heart Gallery in Frazier Park, has worked with the Pine Mountain Village Merchant’s Association to create this first Art Walk event.

Chalk arrows will clearly mark the route from artist to artist. Artists will be there in person to greet everyone at 19 locations and to display their work.

The Oktoberfest celebration sponsored by Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association in Lampkin Park is entering its 35th year. Admission is free and the general public is invited.

It offers two days of music, vendors, drawings, food and fun from Saturday, Sept. 4 to Sunday, Sept. 5. There is entertainment for all ages, including the children. The vendor fair and children’s activities run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Music from noon to 11 p.m. spans Kings of Classic Rock to traditional Oktoberfest music.

Artists for Oktoberfest Art Walk 2010

Artist                                 Medium                            Merchant

Barry Ailetcher                   Photography                      Robin Hood’s
Sally Betters                       Jewelry, Dog Jackets         Village Yarn
Stephanie Darling                Painting, Drawing               All Seasons Realty
Matt Harrington                  Painting, Drawing               Pine Mtn Auto Ctr
Jody Valmassy                    Paintings                            Pine Mtn Realty
Scott Parsons                      Drawings                           Computers & Games
Justin Goudeau & Friends    Acoustic Music                  Computers & Games
Alan Salazar                        Storytelling                         Madd Bailey’s
Artists & Musicians              Rotating Variety                 Madd Bailey’s
David Biegle                         Paintings                            Leeway Studios
Peter Gullerud                      Painting, Drawing               Gullerud Gallery
Allen Thompson                   Photography                      Gullerud Gallery
Mike Cram                         Painting, Drawing,                Jennings (vacant office)
                                           Sculpture, Photo Books
Kate Donahue                     Glass Works                       Jennings (vacant office)
Tim Ellis                              Sculpture                             Jennings (vacant office)
Martha Dirker                     Photography                        Jennings (lower office)
Mark Phay                         Woodcraft, Paintings            Jennings (upper deck)
Beverly Frick                      Fired Clay                           Pine Mtn Realty
David Schindler                  Photography                        Pine Mt Realty

This is part of the September 03, 2010 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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