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John Stowell brings jazz to Cannon Beach Walk among the fairies in Cannon Beach Ring in the New Year with popular musician at museum Individual Artist Grant recipient unveils multimedia art show CANNON BEACH — World-re- nowned jazz guitarist John Stowell will ring in the New Year at the Cannon Beach His- tory Center & Museum at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2. Stowell began his career in the early 1970s with guitarist Linc Chamberland and pianist John Mehegan. He is an inter- nationally renowned perform- er who has been welcomed to Australia and all over Europe. performer to appear in Russia after the fall of the Iron Cur- tain. Stowell continues to tour, record and teach interna- tionally. He has been an art- ist-in-residence at schools in Germany, Indonesia, Argen- tina, the United States and Canada. He served as assis- tant director and performer at Oregon Public Broadcasting’s PDX Jazz Summit in 1991, and since 1995 he has been a contributing columnist for a number of magazines, includ- ing Down Beat, Guitar Player, Canadian Musician, Sound- check (Germany), and Guitar Club (Italy). Stowell’s “Through the Submitted photo The event space creates an in- timate setting that produces a sound warm enough to wrap up in. Seating for this concert is limited. Tickets are available through http://cbhistory.org, by calling 503-436-9301, or in person at the museum, located on the corner of Sunset and Spruce streets. Tickets are $12 for adults and $2 for children. Complimentary refresh- ments will be provided. All proceeds will help fund up- coming events at the museum, including future concerts, lec- John Stowell will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2 at the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum. Listening Glass” with David Friesen was designated one of the “10 Best Jazz Albums of the Decade” by the Los An- geles Examiner, and he was chosen as a “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition” by Down- beat’s International Critic’s Poll in 1978 and 1979. He has appeared on BET’s “Jazz Dis- covery” and “Guitar Series” television shows. Stowell is one of the muse- um’s most popular performers. January Jazz with John 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2 Cannon Beach History Center & Museum Corner of Sunset and Spruce streets http://cbhistory.org 503-436-9301 $10 adults $2 children Join the PARTY! January 24th, 2015 Open House 1:00-3:00 pm - FREE Meet & Greet Dinner 5:15 – $90 (includes concert, tables available) Concert “Road to Carnegie Hall” 7:00 pm – $25 (concert only) Call today, Liberty Box Office 503.325.5922 Ext. 55 For information & events for our year long celebration check our web site at... www.liberty-theater.org 2 | January 1, 2015 | coastweekend.com CANNON BEACH — The win- ner of the 2014 Cannon Beach Arts Association Individual Artist Grant, Peter Greaver, will present his year-long project in an exhibition. The exhibit opened at the Cannon Beach Gallery Dec. 21 and will run until Jan. 25. There will be an Artist’s Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 at the gallery, located at 1064 S. Hemlock St. Greaver spent the last year exploring the hidden world the mystical aspects of the natural world. He will show a collection of fairy hous- es, mixed-media work and two-dimensional work. “Raised in a family of art- ists, I have been drawing since I could hold a crayon. Many of my earliest drawings are images of elves and fairies,” Greaver explains about his early inspiration for the proj- ect. “These fairy houses are inspired by Victorian fairy painting and vintage children’s books, as well as older folk- lore. I am also inspired by old Chinese spirit houses: minia- ture houses where the spirit of ancestors were welcomed and remembered,” Greaver writes in his artist statement. Painter Carl Annala will be exhibiting a series of paintings of the forest to accompany Submitted photo “Path to the Cathedral Tree,” an oil painting by Carl Annala. Annala about his latest body of work. “In the forest I see echoes of the modern world; networks, collapse, growth, fruit and homes. I look with Submitted photo Cannon Beach Arts Association Executive Director Andrea K. Mace, center, is pre- sented with a check by the Cannon Beach branch manager of U.S. Bank, Elaine Norling, left, and assistant bank manager Jason Kunde, right. notforsale Greaver’s work. “The forest is a cathedral, and my heaven lies in the quiet wreckage of the forest,” writes powerful compositions to pho- tograph in the most chaotic ar- eas of the forest. “Being a student of both Lucinda Parker and Christie Wyckoff — I see their marks in me now — I stand one foot in a pile of minute twigs and the other in a heap of thick paint, pushing photography toward abstract expression- ism, pushing painting toward neo-post-impressionism.” The Cannon Beach Arts Association received a $500 donation from U.S. Bank’s charitable giving grant pro- Region to sponsor this show as an exhibit underwriter. The donation will go to support the Individual Artist Grant Exhi- bition featuring Greaver. Artist’s Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 Cannon Beach Gallery 1064 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach 503-436-0744