The Yaquina River Museum of Art, Toledo, opens the winter art season with a traveling museum exhibit Estuaries & Quiet Places by Michael Gibbons on December 12, 2009, 10:00 am-5:00pm, part of Toledo's Home Town Holiday, at the School House, 151 NE Alder Street.

A champagne reception to meet the artist begins at 12:noon and the public is cordially invited to attend. Original silk scarves by Paulette Hanson and handcrafted jewelry by the late Sondra Humphrey will also be shown. Raffles for a hand made quilt and an original silk top by Hanson will benefit the museum's program for art programs for children and adults in Lincoln County.