Jerome Art Walk continues its momentum on Sept. 2 with its First Saturday celebration of art as 25 galleries and studios will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. with art, music and refreshments.

This free event has become a Verde Valley favorite with a shuttle that will transport visitors from the artist-filled Old Jerome High School, up to the center of town with the Lincoln Gallery and Made in Jerome Pottery and everything in between.

The holiday weekend is the perfect time to enjoy late night dinner hours at Jerome’s restaurants, enjoy some live music and maybe spend the night. For more information on Jerome Art Walk, visit jeromeartwalk.com or call Donna Chesler at 301-3004.

It is going to be exciting at Made in Jerome Pottery with Don Lash demonstrating prehistoric-style pottery making to the music of Hall and the Howlers, a ukulele band. His hand-coiled pottery is created using symbols and designs borrowed from ancient pottery reflecting styles from across the Four Corners region over 1,000 years ago. Hanna Flagg will show her new work in paperclay and glass, and Jane Moore will have a fresh batch of her beautifully decorated cups, plates and bowls.

Patrick Lincoln moved to Jerome 20 years ago and started using a camera and a computer to paint. A member of the Jerome Artist’s Cooperative for eight years before opening the Lincoln Gallery 10 years ago, he is proud that in all his 10 years in the 30-plus artist co-op, not one assault charge was ever lodged against him.

The 69-year-old artist has been a soldier, a sailor in the Merchant Marine, a cowpuncher and horse breaker, a cabdriver, an ICU nurse, a member of Big Brothers of America and is a Vietnam veteran. He has written two chapbooks of poetry and read them in England, Ireland and the U.S.

His work can be seen at the Lincoln Gallery, located at 110 Main Street, Suite 3, in Jerome. Take the outside staircase at the New State Motor Building across the street from Grapes Restaurant. The Lincoln Gallery is usually open seven days a week from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Lincoln can usually be found there along with a mini-museum, glass sculptor Mark Lucas, Tommy Rocks’ music store, ceramic artist Janie Layers, intuitive consultant Renee Johanna, and the Tours of Jerome tour company.

Cody DeLong has been hard at work creating a new group of paintings called Ghost Town Impressions Series. This new body of Jerome paintings is more textural and has a gritty feeling that shows off the aging qualities of the town’s buildings. Stop by and see the new Ghost Town Impressions Series and enjoy live jazz by Duane Ewing.

The doors of Threads On Main — A Pura Vida Gallery will open as well. Located in the restored Sullivan Apartments building and home for many years to Designs On You, Threads On Main will continue the tradition of offering locals and tourists alike a variety of women’s fashions, accessories and home décor items. As with Pura Vida Gallery, owners Michael Gamble and Danny Burris are filling the new store with mainly American-made and American handcrafted items.

This soft opening on the evening of the Art Walk will give customers an idea of the quality of inventory that will continue to fill the store in the coming weeks. Join the Pura Vida gang in welcoming their newest retail destination in Jerome with a wine and cheese open house from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2. Threads on Main is located at 367 Main Street in Jerome and can be reached at 649-9052.

Zen Mountain Gallery is a collection of over 30 local artists including fine art, jewelry and pottery with a contemporary and contemplative emphasis. The gallery has new Chinese Ink paintings on rice paper from Muijoo Wee. She describes her work as a free and loose style which conveys movement and energy. Her cat paintings have consistently been a favorite in the gallery and prints of a new one are available.

Stop by Gallery 527 on Lower Main Street for an evening of beautiful art by 12 local artists. Sharron Vincent Porter continues her Sticks and Stones show. Porter’s acrylic textured landscapes, which she likes to call Landstracts, are inspired by her move to the Southwest.

Lorraine Fexas, Kathy Teal, Ardis Harsche, Ben Roti, Susan Pitcairn and Donna and Ken Chesler will all be on hand to discuss their art.

Art Walk is the first Saturday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m. Contact Chesler at 301-3004 for more information.