La Conner Art Circle show at Beaver Tales Coffee

The enthusiasm of the Art Circle artists holding their first exhibit at Beaver Tales Coffee and Tea this June is fueled by more than an intimate showing space, good coffee, a great hostess in co-owner Michelle Calvin and support of Margaret Hillard, La Conner Senior Center coordinator and group champion in her own right.

The artists: Pam DeVries, Simme Bobrosky, Lisa VerSteegh, Annabelle Vergne, Roberta Gregory, Jan Vevoda-Aguero and Kaye Stephens, create in a variety of media, including acrylic, oil, watercolor and pen and ink.

DeVries willed the group into existence with a notice on Facebook last August. She wrote that Calvin opened "her heart and her shop to us, as she continues to make this place about community, not just coffee" in the artists statement.

Hillard saw the group's social media. She invited them to the Senior Center's Maple Hall space as the weather turned in the fall. "They have a room upstairs with a view of the channel," Hillard said, and others are invited to join.

DeVries' statement ends "I'm thankful for each and every person that decided to join me."

The show runs through June at the Morris and Sixth streets location.