An artists’ reception will open the third-annual Port-Orford-cedar Expo from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 23, at the Port Orford Arts Council office in Seaside Plaza, 1320 Oregon St. It will honor artists participating in the Fine Arts Contest, the centerpiece of the Expo. Artists’ work must use Port-Orford-cedar as subject or as medium. The contest/show continues until 3 p.m. Sunday, May 25.

Other events on Saturday, May 24, include an Art Walk to seven local galleries between 2 and 5 p.m.Admission is free to all festival events except the Jacobs-Strain concert.

Flamenco guitarist Grant Ruiz of Ashland will be joined by guitarists Les Stansell of Pistol River and Cliff Stansell in performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at Theatre 101 in Seaside Plaza. At 3 p.m., winners of the Fine Arts Show will be announced.

Disease-resistant Port-Orford-cedar trees will be available for sale during the entire festival. Sponsors of the Expo include the Port Orford Arts Council, the City of Port Orford, Johnson Gallery, Chetco Federal Credit Union, Theater 101, Chris and Julie Hawthorne, Brian Tooley and Crazy Norwegians Restaurant.  For more information, those interested can call Port Orford Arts Council at (541) 332-0487  or visit http://www.portorfordart.org.