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coast weekend 4 8 10 12 January 8, 2014 arts & entertainment COASTAL LIFE An active life Former game warden has many stories to tell THE ARTS Music in the Astoria Column Flutist Larkin Stentz releases CD recorded in the Column FEATURE Rain Vacation Rain is the means to grow. Turn gray into gold this winter. DINING A light entrée for the new year Properly prepared tofu is a great sponge for flavor STEPPING OUT........ .................................................................. 5, 6 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................14 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 15, 16 GRAB BAG ....... ..........................................................................19 Jorjett Strumme shares about life in Hollywood Seaside Public Library hosts local costume designer, artist SEASIDE — The Friends of the Seaside Library will host Jorjett Strumme, who will give a talk on “My Life in Hol- lywood,” beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 15. The event will take place in the Commu- nity Room. It’s rare that a person with Strumme’s experiences and credentials comes to a small coastal community like Sea- side to live. Her lifelong dream of designing glamorous fashion for the legends of Hol- lywood came true when she moved from Seaside to Los Angeles. In the right place at the right time, Strumme, with guts and determination, was able to work her way into a job with two-time Oscar win- ner Helen Rose, as well as Emmy Award-winning design- er Nolan Miller. This allowed Strumme the opportunity to work on several television se- ries such as “Dynasty,” “Ho- tel” and “Love Boat,” as well as 15 movies. Strumme was the in-house model for many of Joan Collins’ “Dynasty” costumes, and she hand paint- ed June Allison’s shoes and made a tiara for Esther Wil- liams. Other well-known mov- ie stars Strumme worked with included actresses Barbara Stanwyck, Lana Turner, Bette Davis and Ginger Rogers. What happened next was another dream come true. An offer to organize Elizabeth Taylor’s closet led to Strumme becoming Taylor’s full-time assistant in 1985. “For 10 years, I traveled the world with Elizabeth Taylor as her personal assistant and stylist,” she says. Strumme’s career also in- cludes a successful line of loungewear and caftans. She was a featured designer in the book “California Design.” Several of her creations were even worn by Taylor in per- fume and bath product ads. After living in Hollywood and London for more than 20 years, Strumme has moved back to Seaside where she cre- ates her one-of-a-kind masks, headpieces, hats and apparel line. Submitted photo Seaside resident Jorjett Strumme, left, worked as Elizabeth Taylor’s personal as- sistant in Hollywood. Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Broadway. For information, call 503-738- 6742 or visit www.seasideli- brary.org Find it all online and more! COASTWEEKEND.COM www.coastweekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword searches and easy sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. coastweekend.com | facebook.com/coastweekend | twitter.com/coastweekend on the cover Astoria High School student Kaylee Cobb embraces the beauty of rain and captures raindrops on a spider- web in this photo. Photo by Kaylee Cobb CONTRIBUTORS: MATT LOVE COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX DWIGHT CASWELL ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH RYAN HUME CATE GABLE To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submit- ted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak See story on Page 10 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK Photo by Katherine Lacaze Jorjett Strumme works on her elaborate masks. Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced with- out consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. January 8, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3