Saturday’s Art Hop Features Adoption Awareness

Just one look at their emotion-filled faces and you’ll be smitten. Their soulful eyes betray the smiles on their faces. These are the children of Shasta County who need forever families—who need to be adopted—and they’re all on display in…

Oh baby, let’s go to the hop
By Doni Greenberg

About a year ago, when Troy Hawkins and Adam Mankoski moved from Sacramento to Redding - Hawkin’s childhood hometown - they immediately acquainted themselves with the north state’s art scene. The partners, who own and operate HawkMan Studios in Redding, specialize in art and creativity classes, original art, artist representations and after-school art for kids.

Fortunately for Redding, these energetic, entrepreneurial-minded guys are optimistic idea machines.