Jeff Pender pottery.

The second-annual Lakeside Artists Studio Tour will take place this Friday from 5-9pm and Saturday from 9am-6pm. Twenty Lake Norman area artists will be displaying their work at eight locations on the Brawley Peninsula. Six of the locations are artists’ home studios, while the remaining two are open homes displayed by Allen Tate Realtors.

Visitors will have the chance to see works produced by some of the region’s finest artists, including paintings, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and woodworking, and to meet the artists themselves.

Admission is free. For more information, including an interactive map, visit the tour’s website. There will be drawings for a door prize, as well as the opportunity to purchase artwork directly from the artists.

Studio locations, all off of Brawley School Road, and participating artists are listed below:

143 Washam Road – Painter Sandie Bell, Wood Turner John Melius, Potter and Sculptor Jeff Pender

388 Stonemarker Rd – Painter Lori Neill, Fine Furniture Maker Brian Neill, Potters Barbara and David Ballesty

111 South Longfellow Lane – Painter Angela Van Every Johnston, Wood Turner Donald Olsen, Jeweler Tamara Dossin

117 Deacon’s Pond Ct – Potter Suzie Council, Pastel Painter Nancy Marshburn

144 Union Chapel Rd – Painter and Pastelist Eric Soller, Potter and Sculptor Penny Overcash

114 Peregrin Court – Potters Lee Ann Harrison and Shari Crouse

124 Larkhaven Lane – Potters Theresa Leatherwood and Angela Wose

126 Harborcrest Lane – Painter Cheri Simmons, Jeweler Bonnie Boardman

ART LEAGUE TAKE-IN

SUNDAY, OCT. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Carolina Art Garden, 19725 Oak St., in the Oak Street Mill, Cornelius – Artists may drop off entries for the Lake Norman Art League’s 2010 Fall Exhibit. Exhibit runs Oct. 22-Jan. 2. Artists may enter up to two works. For more information or entry forms, visit LKNArt.org