A few weeks away from their fifth anniversary, the Genuine Imitation art gallery is reopening this Saturday, Nov 17, at their new home in St. Johns. A longtime staple of the Everett Station Lofts, Genuine Imitation has given solo shows to illustration-leaning, commercial gig-taking local heavyweights such as Trish Grantham, Bwana Spoons, Mo, and Martin Ontiveros. In a press release, gallerist Vincent Clervi writes, “While the Everett Station has served me well, it’s a place for people to start their endeavors. It’s time to grow and give someone else to shine.”

The new gallery, located at 8926 N Lombard (on the corner of Lombard & Chicago), is roughly 1,000 square feet, and opens with a group show that demonstrates “what the residents of St. Johns can expect to see in the years to come.” (It’s the usual GI crew, with all the aforementioned artists included—minus Ontiveros‚and a dozen or so others. ) St. Johns hasn’t been an art destination for years, since the shuttering of the moneyed and excellent Haze Gallery in 2004. Make the drive, ingest a few Cha Cha Cha burritos, spy on the wrestling school/flea market, and say hello to Genuine Imitation’s new digs this Saturday from 5-9 pm.