Ricardo de la Vega and Felipe Packard. Strolling in the Park. Mixed media, 2007. Image courtesy Morean Arts Center.

Thursday

5-7 p.m. – Opening reception for Green: the Primary Color, featuring environmentally-themed art by Florida artists, at Art Center Sarasota.

5:30-7:30 p.m. – One Wild Night networking event, in conjunction with Wild Spirits exhibition at the Morean Arts Center. $10 admission includes interactive activities with the artists, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. RSVP to Lara Shelton at 727-822-7872 x15 or e-mail lara[at]moreanartscenter.org.

Friday

5-8 p.m. – Meet the artist and trunk show with jewelry maker Anna Balkan at Craftsman House. (Earrings by Anna Balkan pictured left.)

5:30-8:30 p.m. - S’REAL Friday Happy Hour with Hot Sun Quartet at the Salvador Dali Museum.

6-9 p.m. - Summer Jazz Series with Stolen Idols at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Saturday

6:43 a.m.-1 p.m. – Outdoor Artists’ Trunk Sale at Florida Craftsmen in conjunction with 36th Annual Sunrise Sale hosted by the St. Petersburg Downtown Business Association. From the invite: Wear your pajamas and/or bring a new pair of children’s pajamas for the foster children’s program and receive 10% off already reduced items in the retail gallery, or take 10% off any regular priced item with a value of $25 or more. Free Limo service will be provided by the DBA to all visitors who come downtown to shop in their pajamas!

10 a.m.-5 p.m. – 21st Annual Cool Art Show, a juried fine art and craft show hosted by PAVA, the Professional Association of Visual Artists, at the Coliseum.

5-9 p.m. – Two-year Anniversary Art Mixer at Tampa Artist Emporium.

Sunday

10 a.m.-5 p.m. – 21st Annual Cool Art Show, a juried fine art and craft show hosted by PAVA, the Professional Association of Visual Artists, at the Coliseum.