Mango Tango Gallery Opens Heather Hodgeman’s ‘Collective Path to Paradise’

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Mango Tango Gallery Opens Heather Hodgeman’s ‘Collective Path to Paradise’

Mango Tango Art Gallery will open a spirited new exhibition from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, July 30. Heather Hodgeman presents "Collective Path to Paradise," acrylic paintings which pay homage to the nature of the islands.

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