Shop ’Til You Drop: September Second Saturday in LowerTown!

Saturday, September 12, marks LowerTown’s Second Saturday — the Saturday each month when all the great shops, studios and galleries host extended hours, 12-8 p.m., and feature their latest work!

Go ahead! Shop ’til you drop! Our list includes neighborhood cafés and B&Bs — so you can stay as long as you’d like!

Here are a few of our favorite spots:

Artist In Residence (A.I.R.) Studios and Guest Space
621-29 Madison St.
Located next to the historic Texaco Station, this studio often hosts art shows, and the live/work space is perfect for guests who like to be a little creative while in town. Owner/artist Alonzo Davis renovated the building with visual artists in mind. There’s a studio with an outdoor deck, skylights and utility sink, along with a cozy sleeping area, bath, kitchen and washer/dryer. It even comes with a computer and wireless Internet access.

Aphrodite Gallery
503 North 7th St.
444.6871
Julie Shaw’s exquisite jewelry features sterling silver accented with 14k, 18k and 22k gold. Her creations are magically transformed by a patina that enhances unique agates, jaspers, opals and other precious stones. Look for her new pieces, especially her rings made with precious and semi precious stones!

 

 

Aspire Arts
611 North 6th St.
575.3349
Janet and Jay O’Rourke are featuring New Works in Wood, made from wood they collected after the ice storm. Bluebird of Happiness is one of many colorful pieces. Aspire Arts features American crafts, fine art and great jewelry and accessories from some of the nation’s best artists, too!

 

 

 

 

BrokenStone Press and Gallery
612 North 6th St.
443.6844
Michael Crouse specializes in the printmaking processes of lithography and screen-printing and provides facilities for intaglio, relief and monotype processes. He also offers a variety of printmaking classes and workshops. Open by appointment only.

Canvas Room Fine Art Supplies
719 Madison St.
443.1249
Canvas Room offers all sorts of great paper, canvases, claybord, aquabord, acrylics, glazes and more!

Cowango Studios
517 North 8th St.
908.0755
Bringing their interest in world culture to LowerTown, artists Stefanie Graves (known for her vibrant watercolors) and David Lucht (known for his finely crafted batiks) of Cowango Studios explore images that bridge the personal and universal, familiar and exotic. The artists of Cowango focus on realism in a contemporary setting, offering the surprise of connection. What is cowango? It’s the art of encounter. The art of connection. It’s art with impact. Visit Cowango Studios and see for yourself!

Dixie Leather Works
306 North 7th St.
442.1058
Stop by this working cottage industry and studio and see one-of-a-kind original designs and 19th century museum reproductions. Artist Phil Phillips has a great collection of items, and he makes movie props, home décor pieces, leather handbags, business accessories, guitar straps and other pieces.

Etcetera Coffeehouse and Student Art Gallery
320 North 6th St.
443.7760
Young and old alike gather in the heart of LowerTown for organic and fair-trade coffees and organic teas and to view art from local students. The coffeehouse features Kirchhoff’s Bakery bagels, homemade cookies and snacks, specialty gourmet coffee drinks and bubble teas. Free wireless Internet access, newspapers and a shelf full of games keep everyone entertained, as do the local musicians and writers who regularly perform.

Gallery 1025
1025 Jefferson St.
210.1924
Gallery 1025 is one of the most important places to see contemporary art in Paducah. The gallery represents some of the best artists that Paducah has to offer, along with artists of national and international reputation. Located west of the historic LowerTown Arts District, the gallery is open free to the public on the second Saturday of every month or by appointment. And ask about gallery rentals!

Gallery 5
803 Madison St., enter on 8th St.
444.2020
Gallery 5 features William F. Renzulli’s bold, colorful, imaginative landscapes and precise, crisp architectural portraits in acrylics, pastel and watercolor working on canvas and paper. Today, Bill “paints the town.” See the first three paintings in his series of Downtown streetscapes, as well as works in progress showing the painstaking steps used in their creation.

HeART of Healing Gallery
233 North 7th St.
442.2324
Owned by Physician-Artist Dr. Christi Bonds, HeART of Healing Gallery™ is dedicated to bringing the worlds of healing and art together. Bonds, a family practitioner who is also licensed in acupuncture, Chinese medicine and homeopathy, offers her patients an array of healing gifts in a non-traditional setting. They include hand-painted ceramic tiles, antique bone carvings of Kwan Yin (a goddess of compassion) from China, books and tapes on healing, Biblical themed fiber art by the Kuna Indians of Panama, antique silk kimonos and more.

 

Imagine That
601 North 7th St.
415.3473
Bettie Griffin is a painter whose “canvas” can be anything. She builds her paintings with patterns and the whimsical, colorful, figurative people she meets in her head. See her work by appointment.

 

 

Judeen’s Art Studio & Gallery
720 Harrison St.
444.9525
Judeen Theis displays her gorgeous artwork including paintings based on the rapidly deteriorating ancient Indian cave paintings along the Rio Grande River in west Texas. She also creates gorgeous fiber arts including quilts, batiks, knitted hats and scarves, along with stained glass and ceramics. And she has equine photography by The Equestrian Vagabond Merri Melde.

Leaping Trout Studio
723 Madison St.
441.7050
Enjoy watercolors on paper and acrylics on canvas by Keyth Kahrs. Keyth is a realist, painting in the studio using his own photos as subject matter — for example, Woody the Watcher, acrylic on canvas, 22” x 28”. Also available: giclee prints, assorted photographs, blank note cards, fish mobiles and Leaping Trout Studio silk-screened T-shirts.

LowerTown Information Center
Old Texaco Station
Corner of 7th and Madison streets
Stop by for maps, brochures, restroom, wireless Internet access. Open noon-5 p.m.

 

 

 

Mentor House Gallery
332 North 6th St.
442.1635
No doubt about it: Mentor House Gallery is a must-see in LowerTown. Stop by and check it out!

 

 

 

Merry Gems Studio Gallery
303 North 5th St.
575.5447
Artist Marigem Emde works in abstract watercolor, mixed media, acrylic and she enjoys fun experiments. She also offers specialized face painting.

 

 

Nancy Calcutt Studio
521 Madison St.
415.9041
Nancy Calcutt’s lovely studio features wonderful portrait work including portraits of very recognizable Paducah residents!

 

 

Paducah Yoga Center
627 Broadway
575.0211
Nicole Brown and her colleagues invite everyone to experience the benefits of yoga. Classes are listed on her Web site.

 

Pinecone Art Gallery
421 North 7th St.
443.1433
Char Downs exhibits new artists every quarter. Her gallery/studio is available for meetings, parties and special occasions. Char and Jay’s book from Arcadia Publishing, Then & Now Lower Town, is on sale and signed by the authors.

 

Stornoway House Gallery
513 North 6th St.
444.9446
Wil and Carolyn MacKay offer hundreds of art glass ornaments, paperweights, perfume bottles, handmade jewelry boxes, artisan-made jewelry, harmonic wind chimes, pottery and Wil’s realist oil paintings of land and sea. All handmade in the U.S.A.!

Studio E
415 North 7th St.
443.3947
Emily Young of Studio e offers physical therapy, personal training and Pilates (mat and reformer) within the walls of a beautifully decorated studio in the heart of LowerTown. This welcoming, serene treatment center fosters a healing environment unique among the many clinics and gyms of mainstream America.

STUDIO mars
418 North 7th St.
442.1087
Paul Lorenz’s new work revolves around chemistry and time, gravity and viscosity…on paper, panel and canvas.

 

 

 

Studio Miska
627 Madison
442.5266
Studio Miska is showing new work by Freda Fairchild (etching on wood and canvas) and ceramics by Mitch Kimball.

 

 

Terra Cottage
514 North 7th St.
518.858.3605
Stop in and enjoy Michael Terra’s emotionally engaging ceramics — they’ll make you laugh and smile. The Kookie Bar serves cookies, ice cream sandwiches and tea slushies.

 

 

The Cartridge Shoppe
615 Monroe St.
349.3824
The Cartridge Shoppe collects, recycles, remanufactures and refills inkjet and toner printer cartridges at a discounted price. Check ‘em out and do something good for the environment!

The Egg & I, Fine Arts & Crafts Gallery
335 North 6th St.
443.6323
Carol Gabany, egg carving artist and off-loom bead weaver, demonstrates the process of bead weaving using tiny Delica glass beads, needle and thread. A new series of animal-motif carved Emu and Ostrich eggs will also be featured. The gallery carries the work of local and regional artists, as well.

 

The Egg & I Guest Suite
335 North 6th St.
443.6323
Steve and Carol Gabany offer a gorgeous guest suite on the second floor above The Egg & I, Fine Arts & Crafts Gallery. Theirs is the last two-story pre-Civil War house in Paducah. The newly renovated and decorated suite sleeps four with a queen-size bed and queen-size sofa bed, bathroom, front and back balconies, TV and cable. Includes voucher for a light breakfast across the street at Etcetera Coffeehouse.

The Guest House
331 Madison St.
444.8378
Owner Martha Kloss offers the perfect combination of B&B ambiance and the privacy of home. The upper level includes two bedrooms – one with a full-size bed, a twin bed and a working gas-coal fireplace; the other with a queen-size bed and half-bath. Both share a common full bath with a claw-foot tub/shower. Fully equipped kitchen, large dining room, common room with sleeper-sofa and front and back porches. First floor unit coming soon!

The Mary Jane Inn
502 North 6th St.
443.5316 or 443.7266
Built in 1873, The Mary Jane Inn is a rare example of Victorian Italianate architecture in Paducah. Occupying what once was the main parlor rooms, the private luxury suite includes a queen-size bed, living room, full bathroom with shower, kitchenette with dining area, 15-foot ceilings, a large sitting porch with side garden, private entrance and wireless Internet access. Owners Monica and Paul Bilak offer a small continental breakfast with gourmet coffee and tea! And ask the Bilaks about Project AIDS Orphan!

Working Artist Studio
303 North 8th St.
441.7844
Charlotte and Ira Erwin feature fine art, wearable art, fine bookbinding and custom framing. Today, they’re featuring Water Magic and Wine:
Make Your Own Original Work of Art on Thickened Water. Complimentary wine or sparkling grape juice. $10 adults; $5 children.

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