On June 11 Rie Munoz made an artist appearance at Seaport Gallery in Petersburg, Alaska. This small community of 3,000 is about 300 miles south from Juneau on Mitkof Island. Show posters appeared all over town. Additional promotion included a newspaper article and radio interview. Seaport Gallery owner Fran Jones had the event catered. One of the many attendees was the skipper of the boat Middleton, a subject of one of Rie's well-known images.

Munoz took advantage of the harbor setting and sketched the active Petersburg waterfront. Petersburg has a large working commercial fishing fleet, and has been the subject of several paintings. It was hard for mom to get much sketching done, as everyone in Petersburg knew that Rie Muoz was coming to town. It didnt help that she wore a long flamboyant red coat, which waved like a flag on the docks.

Rie signed books, posters and prints throughout the evening. She ended the night by signing the bar stool she borrowed from the local tavern. Im sure that seat will be reserved for only the best customers!