“A Concert of Color” is the theme of the seventh annual Markleeville autumn open studio tour. Seventeen artists will participate in the tour. Artwork on display will include the watercolors of Peter Chope and Sandy Baenan, the creative confectionary of Debra Esteban, the oil paintings of Charles Muench, the topiary work of Jeff Brees (who was commissioned by the Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek to cre­ate a sculpture for its gardens,) and many others.

The tour is free.

Maps with directions to the Markleeville­ vicinity homes and studios will be available  at the Alpine County Chamber of Commerce or go to  www.MarkleevilleArtists.com for more information.