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Get your ticket for Lady Liberty Luncheon Bay Avenue Gallery hosts metal artist demo ASTORIA — The Liberty Theater announces the annual Lady Liberty Awards Lun- cheon will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. April 9. The Lady Liberty Award recognizes and honors people of achievement and distinction ZKR OLYH RU ZRUN LQ WKH &R- OXPELD3DFL¿FUHJLRQ Honorees have been select- ed on the basis of exemplary volunteerism, professional excellence and contributions to the community as a whole. The honorees are each indi- vidually diverse in their ac- complishments and represent a wide range of interests and ¿HOGVRIHQGHDYRU This year’s honorees are Jeanne Maddox Peterson and Judith Maddox Bigby. The two women will be celebrated them as inspirations and ded- icated community volunteers. Jeanne Maddox Peter- son’s contributions include OCEAN PARK, Wash. — Metal art- ist Don Perry will create art at Bay Avenue Gallery from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Per- ry, who splits his time between Parkdale, Oregon, and Surfside, Washington, creates art with metal, a plasma cutter and elec- trically heated air. Sue Raymond of Bay Avenue Gallery admits this is something new for Perry. He often partici- pates in studio tours and art sales, EXW WKLV LV WKH ¿UVW WLPH KH KDV invited the public to watch him work. The demonstration will be outdoors with room to sit and watch the action. When Perry’s job ended at a local mill, he began to repur- pose some of the discarded saw blades, turning them into art. He noticed that heating the high car- bon steel of the saw blades turned them from gray steel to beautiful blues. Today, Perry adds other metals to his art including cop- per, stainless steel and titanium. Over the years, Perry has de- veloped garden designs, sculptures Award salutes community members of distinction Submitted photo This year’s Lady Liberty Award nominees are Judith Maddox Bigby and Jeanne Mad- dox Peterson. an exceptionally high quality of dance and choreography classes and her graceful way of mentoring to generations of local students. She is being honored as an inspiration and an example of professional ex- cellence. Judith Maddox Bigby’s contributions include ser- YLFH RQ WKH 2UHJRQ &RPPX- nity Foundation Leadership &RXQFLO SULQFLSDO RI $VWRU Elementary School, oversight RI &LQGHUHOOD¶V &ORVHW ZLWK $VVLVWDQFH /HDJXH RI WKH &R- OXPELD 3DFL¿F DQG VHUYLFH RQ the Liberty Theater Board, to name a few. She is being hon- ored for her contributions to the community as a whole. Tickets are on sale through WKH /LEHUW\7KHDWHU ER[ RI¿FH call 503-325-5922, ext. 55. The ER[RI¿FHLVRSHQIURPWR p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Lady Liberty Awards Luncheon Noon to 1:30 p.m. April 9 Liberty Theater 1203 Commercial St., Astoria 503-325-5922, ext. 55 Liberty Theater Presents ART CARDS ARTISAN CRAFTS GALLERY WORKING STUDIO LADY LIBERTY LUNCHEON April 9th 12-1:30 pm Honoring Jeanne Maddox-Peterson and Judy Maddox Bigby 1133 COMMERCIAL ST. ASTORIA 503.468.0308 LEGENDARY Submitted photo See work and an artist demo by metal artist Don Perry at Bay Avenue Gallery in Ocean Park, Washington, Saturday, March 28. and outdoor signs. Most of all, he LV NQRZQ IRU KLV ¿VK DQG 1DWLYH American pieces that capture the ÀDYRUDQGVSLULWRIWKH&ROXPELD River Gorge where he lives. The artist discusses his work with enthusiasm, “The process of my work starts from taking a de- sign and drawing it on a piece of metal, then cutting it out with the plasma cutter. The piece is then put on the table to be ground. Af- ter the piece is ground, if color is desired, it is put in a vice to be heated. This part of the process gives each piece of art depth and dimension; it gives the metal ei- ther a harder or softer look. The piece is then welded and ground again. THIRD THURSDAY COMEDY SERIES FINALE E T S : L ’E cole (W a lla W a lla ) April 16th 7 pm Liberty Theater • 1203 Commercial, Astoria Box Office 503.325.5922 X55 or ticketswest.com 2 | March 26, 2015 | coastweekend.com N M arch 28th , 1-4 p.m . A pril 4th , 1-4 p.m . Ventriloquist Lynn Trefzger Dance Theater of Harlem is m aking their first ever appearance at the LIberty Theater, in a RARE W est Coast tour V E O regon P in ot N oir’s P a rt 1 Boldly Contemporary April 25 7:30 pm “I try to do natural processes and not use chemicals. The piec- es that are a rusty patina are all left at the coast to rust to a natural ¿QHSDWLQDWKDWRQO\FRPHVIURP salt air. The blues in high carbon steel and the gold in the stainless steel all come from heating the metal with a torch.” Stop by the gallery and enjoy watching this artist’s technique. Bay Avenue Gallery is located at 1406 Bay Ave. The gallery also offers art classes for chil- dren ages 5 to 14, workshops and open studio gatherings for all ages. For more information, call 360-665-5200, visit www. bayavenuegallery.com or follow on Facebook. O regon P in ot N oir P a rt 2 A pril 11th , 1-4 p.m . Rein in ger (W alla W alla) A pril 18th , 1-4 p.m . V oted #1 W IN E SH O P Reader’s C h oice N ow C a rryin g : N ew Source W ood Edition ( Black/W ood) T ext “the cellar” to 24587 1004 M a rin e D rive, for a virtual Astoria , O regon tour of 325.6600 the shop 503. Tu esd a y-Sa tu rd a y 10a m - 5:30pm w w w .thecella ron 10th.com