Ialways like to highlight new things to do in the Wilmington area in the Port City Life newsletter, and I've got a brand-new one this week.

You may have heard about Wilmington artist Jonathan Summit's Soda Pop Gallery on Princess Street , or even visited there during the Fourth Friday Gallery Night crawl of downtown galleries and art spaces.

At the Fourth Friday gathering on Aug. 22, Summit — who's known for his fever-dream-like paintings of beachy houses and more — will not only have a new show, "Roundabout," but the Soda Pop Gallery will host its first Fourth Friday After Party from 9-10:30 p.m.

There will be refreshments and live music by Jonathan Grogan, as the gallery hopes to attract some Fourth Friday art walkers who want to keep the party going.

Now let's see what else is goi

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