The First Friday Art Walk in Old Forge on July 4 will feature eight venues for art lovers to shop, eat, listen to music, meet artists and view demonstrations from 5 to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walks run through October and include a raffle for a unique item each month. To enter, a participant can pick up a card at any First Friday location and have it stamped. The card can be dropped off or carried to other First Friday locations for stamping. The venues are: Gallery 3040, Dragonfly Cottage & Patti’s Paper Crafts, Goodsell Museum, The Starving Artist Gallery, 5 Corners Café, Blue Building on the Deck, and Sisters Bistro. Gallery 3040 will host a wine reception for artist Jeanne Dupre who works with watercolors and oils in creating Adirondack scenes. Live music will be provided by Jim and Bonnie Tracy. Mixed media artist Patti Delano will be at Dragonfly Cottage giving demonstrations on painting and distressing furniture and comparing properties of latex, chalk and milk paints Stop by 5 Corners Café to view the artwork of Bradley Butler, gallery director of Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs. Jason Baradi will be playing live music on the grounds of Sisters Bistro. And at the Goodsell Museum, local painter Barb Baumann will be displaying her artwork. Regular artwalk participant VIEW, the arts center in Old Forge, will not be taking part on July 4, however all are welcome to the Saturday, July 5 opening reception for the 10th Annual National Pastel Exhibit that will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Also, local author Anne Phinney will be signing copies of her book, Finding My Way to Moose River Farm, at Ozzie’s Coffee Bar.