FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK CONCERT SERIES CONCLUDES WITH

STRING QUARTET OCTOBER 5 AT THE VERVE COFFEE HOUSE

The First Friday Art Walk Concert Series presented by Walla Walla 2020 in cooperation with Tourism Walla Walla will finish its season on October 5, 2007 with a performance by a string quartet of Walla Walla Symphony members playing light classics. The event will take place from 5:00-6:00 p.m. at the Verve Coffee and Art House at the corner of Alder & Spokane streets in Downtown Walla Walla.

The quartet features violinists Trudy Ostby and Sharon Thompson, Lyn Ritz, violist, and Ed Dixon, cellist. Thompson is the Symphony’s general manager, Ostby is the office manager, and Lyn Ritz is concertmaster. Dixon plays principal cello with the Symphony, teaches cello at Whitman College and is the conductor of the Whitman Symphony.

The Art Walk Concerts are presented in cooperation with First Friday Art Walk sponsors.  The Art Walk series features 25 local art venues which stay open from 5-8 pm on the First Friday of each month from May through December.  For general Art Walk info, go to www.artwalkwallawalla.com, call Tourism Walla Walla at 509-525-8799, or email Amy Fisher at afish@bmi.net. For more information on the concert series, contact Dan Clark, 509-522-0399.