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Ken Grant opens new show at White Bird Gallery Holly McHone Jewelers hosts estate jewelry event SUNDA Y AFTERNOON CANNON BEACH — White Bird Gallery has opened a new ex- hibition of paintings by Or- egon artist Ken Grant. The show opened Sept. 5 and runs to Oct. 18. Grant’s paintings cap- ture unique moments in time, whether it is the reality of changing light through a win- dow, shadows cast from lone objects in otherwise emp- ty rooms, or surreal scenes contrived with wit and fan- tasy. Grant paints interiors of rooms, chairs, still life, and ¿gurative works rendered in a re¿ned style that resembles photo-realism. His pieces are created from a number of model and still life studies that are composed into imaginary scenes, evok- ing both illusions and reality. For his new exhibition, Grant also revisits his on- going interest in ¿gurative painting and surrealism. Ear- ly in his career Grant taught _|äx Submitted photo “La Mere” by Ken Grant. Submitted photo life-drawing, and accuracy in rendering the human form continues to be of strength in his paintings. His newest painting, “They Call Me Stormy,” is an imagi- native rendering of a mermaid that was chosen to represent the upcoming Stormy Weath- er Arts Festival as the festival poster. The original painting & L ad ies M u sical C lu b of Seattle Presents Fran ces W alto n C o m p etitio n To u r 2015 A program of classical music featuring Equ u s S axophon e Q u artet Sunday, September 13th at 2 pm in the H ISTORIC R AYMOND Soren H am m , sopran o sax; M att Birm in gham , alto sax; T HEATRE David H oogkam er, ten or sax; David Decker, bariton e sax FREE Call 36 0-875-5123 o r em ail m ailto :sal@ reacho n e.co m The 12th Annual Cannon Beach Cottage Tour T W O - D A Y E V E N T B E R 12 & S E P T E M 13 Satu rd ay, Septem ber 12th: P R E -T O U R L U N C H E O N & L E C T U R E w ith a R O U N D T A B L E D ISC U SSIO N M O D E R A T E D by C B H C M B oard P resid en t, K im berley Speer-M iller N oon at T olovan a In n , cost $25 H O M E & G AR D EN TO U R F R O M 1- 5 P M • $30 F ollow ed by a w in e reception an d con cert from 6 - 8:00 p.m . w ith live m usic, d oor prizes, an d raffle of a han gin g quilt Su n d ay, Septem ber 13th E N G L ISH ST Y L E G A R D E N T E A at 11 am Tolovan a In n w ith G ard en P resen tation by D ebbie Teashon T ickets m ust be purchased by Sept 8th O fferin g Tour Packages too! PL AT IN U M S PO N S O R S : Tolovan a In n , C oaster C on stru ction , E scape L od gin g (T he O cean L od ge, T om ’s F ish an d C hips, D riftw ood In n ) , K im berley Speer-M iller an d C ity of C an n on B each L u n cheon & L ectu re T ick ets $25 • G ard en Tea T ick ets $20 H om e & G ard en Tou rs T ick ets $30 (in cludes Saturday post-tour reception ) F OR TICKETS CALL 503-436-9301 OR VISIT WWW . CBHISTORY . ORG 16 | September 10, 2015 | coastweekend.com will be included in this exhi- bition. A full-time painter for over 30 years, Grant has had numer- ous solo exhibitions during his long art career on the Oregon Coast and in Portland. With regular annual exhibitions at White Bird Gallery, Grant’s work has been highly collect- ed in the region and has be- “They Call Me Stormy” by Ken Grant was chosen as the poster painting for this No- vember’s Stormy Weather Arts Festival in Cannon Beach. come nationally recognized and collected by visitors to the Paci¿c Northwest. White Bird Gallery is lo- cated at 251 N. Hemlock St. For more information, call 503-436-2681. ASTORIA — Holly McHone Jewelers will host an estate jew- elry event showcasing an exclu- sive collection of jewelry pieces from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. For over 15 years, The Singer Collection has been one of the largest estate event companies in the country. Singer’s multi-mil- lion dollar collection consists of rings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches and more, and are fash- ioned in gold and platinum, spar- kling with precious gemstones. The estate jewelry collection is crafted by artisans of the Victo- rian, Edwardian, Art Deco, Ret- ro, Cocktail and other illustrious bygone eras. These will be com- plemented with a few outstand- ing handpicked contemporary pieces, some that belonged to celebrities such as John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor and Cher. The Singer Collection is comprised of rare items from Submitted photo The estate jewelry collection is crafted by artisans of the Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco, Retro and Cocktail eras. ¿ve continents including de- signer pieces such as Cartier, Tiffany, Van Cleef and Arpel, and Bulgari. There will be hun- dreds of superbly crafted, one- of-a-kind pieces selected from private collections, banks and auctions. Holly McHone Jewelers is located at 1150 Commercial St. You can call 503-325-8029 to make a reservation to view this impressive collection. North Coast Symphonic Band announces 36th season ASTORIA — Rehearsals for the 36th season of the North Coast Symphonic Band begin this month. Dave Becker returns as conductor and musical director, and the group will present ¿ve concerts at the Liberty Theater in 2015-16. The season opener concert will take place at 2 p.m. Oct. 25. The show is titled “Rain, Rivers, and the Sea” and will present water-themed music. Soloist on guitar will be David Drury per- forming “Here’s that Rainy Day” arranged by Dave Robertson of Rockaway. Drury will also per- form a pre-show at 1:30 p.m. The second regular season concert is at 2 p.m. Feb. 21 and is titled “Opporknockity Tunes: Humor and Whimsy for Band.” The afternoon will be full of light-hearted and fun entertain- ment and include vocalist Chris- Lynn Taylor of the Astor Street Opry Company’s “Shanghaied in Astoria.” The third regular season con- cert is 2 p.m. April 17 and will Submitted photo The North Coast Symphonic Band, conducted by Dave Becker, will perform its 36th season concerts at the Liberty Theater. feature a guest conductor. As part of the Liberty Pres- ents series, Becker will coor- dinate a holiday musical treat Dec. 19. The evening is billed as “Home for Christmas,” and band will be joined by soloists and other musical groups from the community and beyond for a home-grown public Christmas celebration. The 36th season of the NCSB concludes with the annual free concert of patriotic music July 3 at the Liberty. The 2016 cele- bration of America’s birthday is called “American Heroes” and will feature vocalists Andy and Rachel Becker returning for their second appearance with the band. For more information, visit www.northcoastsymphonic- band.org, e-mail ncband@char- ter.net, or call 503-325-2431. Ticket prices for adults remain at $15 and student tickets cost $8. For ticket purchase, visit the Lib- erty Theater box of¿ce. The North Coast Symphonic Band offers local musicians of all ages the chance to network, learn from each other, and main- tain their skill level in a positive and supportive environment. Most sections of the band are full with waiting lists, but there are openings for oboe, clarinet, trumpet and percussion. The band rehearses Monday eve- nings, and musicians interested in joining should e-mail Person- nel Director Lee Stromquist at encore1@charter.net or call 503- 861-1328. Potential new members should read music, own their own instruments, and have ad- vanced high school-level perfor- mance skills or higher. The ¿rst rehearsal of the season will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center.