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Olympia is gearing up for the 42nd Arts Walk this weekend. Regular readers of this column know that I do my best to avoid Arts Walk. I can't stand the crowds, and you're subjected to a dozen bad works of art for every good work of art. Still, for those who are willing to put up with that, there is some great art to see, and lots of fabulous free entertainment.

From the hundreds of Arts Walk shows to choose from, I decided to write about just one. It sounds fascinating and appropriate to Earth Day, which coincides with the opening day of Arts Walk. It's the globes project at Tom Anderson's studio at 117 Washington St. NE. Anderson has invited artists to make statements using recycled globes.

To read Clayton's full column, click here.

[Arts Walk, 5 - 10 p.m. April 22, noon - 8 p.m. April 23, downtown Olympia]