BATTER'S UP CLOSES FEB. 27 >>>

Cool your cookies, Betty. Your batter bowls will be available after Feb. 27, the day The Art Stop's ceramic bowl show Batter's Up closes. I've seen the red dots next to the bowls signifying they've been sold. And while the bowls are works of art by local talent, I imagine a few of you will skip the mantle for the cupboard. You have pancakes on the brain. Your new bowl is scheduled for breakfast batter. Betty Crocker's message was keep the home comfortable. Your message is to mix Gold Medal-branded bleached flour in style.

By the way, congratulations to Tacoma artists Mark Hudak and Ken Turner for nabbing honors at the Batter's Up show. Over the Moon Café owner/chef Deanna Bender gave the two artists "Chef's Choice" at the beginning of the exhibit's run. Turner's White Batter Bowl grabbed Bender's Most Functional award. Hudak took Most Aesthetic for his creation. Bender stepped in after Primo Grill/Crown Bar co-owner Jacqueline Plattner called in with back issues.

[The Art Stop/LeRoy Jewelers, through Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 940 Broadway, Tacoma, 253.272.3377]

LINK: The Art Stop co-owner Phyllis Harrison discusses Batter's Up