Art in the Valley back for the Fourth

Eleven artists will show their creative works at the Blackhawk Gallery-sponsored “Art in the Valley 2013” show this Fourth of July in Saratoga.

Gwen Gorton, organizer of the event, said this is the fourth year the Blackhawk Gallery, a Saratoga art gallery, presents its show on the Fourth of July.

“The town always had one on the Fourth of July, but once the arts council quit doing it, we started doing ours on the Fourth,” she said. “We used to do ours on Labor Day, but not on the Fourth, just so we didn’t step on their toes.”

Gorton said the art show will feature 11 artists from Colorado, Arizo...