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Karl Sternath’s ‘Contemporary Epoxy Art’ is on at Baracuda Grill during the Art in the Dark festival.

Restaurateurs and bar owners have teamed up with the City of Hamilton for an art festival with a twist.Called Art in the Dark, tomorrow’s nighttime festival offers a walking tour of restaurants, bars, art galleries and parks in the city where works by local artists will be on display.The three-hour event starts at 5pm.City of Hamilton events project manager Danilee Trott and Susan Pearson of Select Palatte Art came up with the idea.“We are trying to put on promotions that we think will assist the businesses in the city,” Ms Trott said.“So for Art in the Dark we are encouraging people to do what they [would] normally do on a Friday do Happy Hour, mingle and meet friends, look at and purchase art, and stay for dinner and partronise the restaurants.”See the list below to find out where your favourite artist’s work will be showcased:Opus, Bermudiana Road: Nick MinughMuse, Front Street: Vernon ClarkeLemon Tree, Queen Street: Calix Smith and Zaurie SmithThe April Branco Gallery, Church Street: Various artists and jewellery by Alexandra Mosher.Bermuda National Gallery: William Collieson: A Retrospective, History of Art in Bermuda, and The Art of Elisee MarcletBermuda Society of Arts: Heritage Through the Eyes of the Artist, Sketching History Preliminary Studies, Graham Foster’s Hall of History Mural, Russian Landscapes by Anatoley Solyutin and Melangeria by Nahid EidThe Plaza Café, Walker Arcade, Reid Street: Kelly Hunt’s large-scale floral digital photos on canvasThe Island Gallery, Old Cellar Lane: Barbara Finsness’ Bermuda-inspired whimsical watercoloursThe Little Gallery, Old Cellar Lane: Diana Higginbotham and Graham FosterBarracuda Grill, Burnaby Street: Karl Sternath’s Contemporary Epoxy ArtPort O’ Call, Front Street: Antoine Hunt and Jamie Macmillian’s photo montages of representations of Front Street and map of BermudaFresco’s Wine Bar, Chancery Lane: Kendra L Earls’ contemporary mosaic and acrylic paintings on woodCommon Ground Cafe, Chancery Lane: Ami Zanders, Lynn Morrell, Kathy Harriott, Milton Hill and Shelley and Susan PearsonThe Tribe Road Kitchen, corner of King and Reid Streets: Manuel Palacio’s mixed media Breakers Series and Caroline Troncossi’s large contemporary oil paintings.City Hall, Church Street: Public art by Desmond FountainThe Cabinet Office, Front Street: Public art in the Cabinet grounds by Carlos DowlingChancery Lane: Three Musicians, a mural by mother and daughter Susan and Shelley PearsonAS Cooper & Sons, Front Street: A mosaic by Dana CooperGosling’s, Front Street: A mosaic by Vivian GardenerHSBC Bank Bermuda, Front Street: Against da Tide, a sculpture by Bill MingBarr’s Bay Park: We Arrive, a sculpture by Chesley TrottPitt’s Bay Road: Bermuda My Home, a mural created by middle school studentsThe Waterfront, Pitts Bay Road: The ‘Waterfront Fountain’ and ‘The Blue Marlin’ were cast by Gill Parker.XL House, Pitts Bay Road: The Whale’s Tails, a sculpture by Ron Cowle sits in the company’s groundsPar-la-Ville Park: Works by a variety of artists sit in the Sculpture GardenThe Sterling Building, Wesley Street: Public art by Will ColliesonAnd lastly ‘When Voices Rise’ by Chesley Trott is on the corner of Wesley and Church Streets.Many of the participating bars are offering happy hour rates during tomorrow night’s festival. Plaza Café, Muse, Maria’s Ristorante at Frescos, Barracuda Grill and Port O’ Call are offering ten percent off to patrons with a coupon from the Art in the Dark booklet.For more information visit:http://www.cityhall.bm/events/four-season-city-arts-festival or telephone 505-4290.Most of the exhibits will remain up for the rest of the month.

Salsa Madness is one of Vernon’s Clarke’s paintings on display at Muse during the Art in the Dark Festival.