Halloween is next week — and that means that the holidays are here. (They’ve actually been here for a few weeks if a recent shopping trip to Kohl’s is any indication, since the store was already decked out for Christmas.)

Loading Dock Gallery artists are ready for the season of giving with “Giving Peace,” Oct. 30-Nov. 24, a show of fine art and craft, with a wide range of unique gifts for everyone on your list.

Come and celebrate with friends and family. It will inspire you as you enter the holiday season. For that generous host, consider candles, hand-thrown pottery, or a whimsical lamp. Scarves, hand dyed and hand-made, offer a colorful embrace. “Giving Peace” also includes a selection of fine art for the wall and here is where you’ll find gifts for hosts, friends, and relatives. Pick something for yourself, too.

The annual show, “Giving Peace,” is at the Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell

It is open noon-5:30 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday, and until 4 p.m. Sunday. Reception is 3-5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Visit www.theloadingdockgallery.com for more info

Gallery notes

LOWELL ARTISTS SHOWCASED IN ROCKPORT: Lowell-based artists are featured in the upcoming 2024 Rockport Art Association and Museum National Juried Show, opening on Friday, Nov. 22, 6-8 p.m., with a gala reception and awards ceremony. Featured local artists include painter Mary Rose O’Connell, a Western Avenue Studios artist and member of many art associations including Lowell Art Association. Also, sculptor Heidi Jackson, and painters Robin Davis, Todd Casey, Monique Sakellarios, and Michele O’Neil. Visit www.rockportartassn.org for info and tickets to the gala.

SAVE THE DATE: The Chelmsford Center for the Arts, 1A North Road, invites all to a dance party “fun”-raiser, DJ’d by DJ Joey B-BOP & Son. Jam out to tunes from the 1950’s to today, and while you dance, feel free to get a drink at our cash bar. It’s on Saturday Nov. 16, 7-10 p.m. Cost is $15. Visit https://checkout.square.site/buy/KMHBWO3D3K37EAFENYQ25GUI for tickets.

ON VIEW AT CURATION 250: “Solysium,” artwork by Daniel Kern, is on view during October at Curation 250 Gallery, 5th floor of Mill No. 5, 250 Jackson Street, Lowell.

Nancye Tuttle’s email address is nancyedt@verizon.net