Bay Avenue Gallery hits a high five
She says that the gallery now
is so much more than when it
began.
The anniversary gives art-
ists and visitors a chance to
celebrate and have fun. In
the past, the gallery has cele-
brated its new location, new
studio, and now its growing
garden space. This year, Bay
Avenue Gallery added several
new mosaics that are now sur-
rounded by plants and grass.
Studio regulars have made ce-
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dark days. Garden décor is a
specialty this year. The studio
offers a do-it-your-self art ex-
perience. The studio is fully
equipped for ceramics but also
hosts painting, drawing and
mosaic classes.
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versary, Bay Avenue Gallery
presents an exhibition by Mar-
ilyn Casey. Casey was a long-
time resident of the peninsula
and beloved artist. At 91, she
now lives closer to family. The
gallery has collected many of
her artworks from past years
and will honor her contribu-
tion to the local art scene. Her
work will be on display April
3 to 17.
The public is invited to the
anniversary celebration and
the special recpetion from 5 to
8:30 p.m. Friday, April 3.
Two special guests will
join the celebration. During
the Friday reception, Taylor
Marye-Baker will be pres-
ent. As the creator of Art for
Kids ,she has been working
with children for over 28
years as an entertainer and
artist. Marye-Baker received
her Bachelor of Fine Arts in
commercial art from Ringling
School of Art and Design.
Taylor designed and creat-
ed hand-painted clothing,
costumes, jewelry, theatrical
backdrops and painted the
faces of thousands in Man-
hattan. She has been living in
Switzerland since 1991.
Betty Lu Krause will
demonstrate her art from 1
to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4.
Krause is a painter and story-
teller whose work as a natu-
ralist is a muse for her paint-
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bold use of color that evokes
feelings of mystery, depth and
freedom.
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the gallery at 360-665-5200.
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continued from page 9 Brooks. “She is, of course,
a very famous librarian who
and his novels are anchored has written four volumes of
in the Northwest. “There is a ‘Book Lust,’” a critical, cu-
little bit of magical realism rated reading list.
in some of his work,” says
“She’s our speaker on Sat-
%URRNV SRLQWLQJ VSHFL¿FDO- urday night,” Brooks adds,
ly to “The Highest Tide,” a “and she’ll offer an entirely
young boy’s coming-of-age different view about books and
tale.
writing than the writers will.”
Then there is Pearl, a Se-
A star in his own right,
attle librarian and the only Brooks has known Pearl since
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bunch. She is also, perhaps, time he moved to Cannon
the biggest star. “Nancy is Beach. He made many such
the only person I know in connections while touring to
promote his own books, as
well as working with the Maui
Writers’ Conference for over
a decade. That conference, as
well as growing his rolodex,
showed Brooks the limitations
of a festival whose attendees
numbered in the thousands.
The Maui Writers’ Conference
ended in 2009.
Around that time, Mike
Morgan, then mayor of Can-
non Beach, wondered why
his arts-centric city, while
so full of other festivals, had
none celebrating literature.
Morgan turned to the Brook-
ses and Valerie Ryan, who
owned Cannon Beach Book
Company.
Along with logistical sup-
port from the Tolovana Arts
Colony, Ryan and the Brookses
used their extensive contacts to
book authors for the inaugural
Get Lit in 2012. Ryan passed
away last May, but the event
still bears her imprint.
“Val Ryan always want-
ed us to ask Jim Lynch,
and I met him finally at a
speaking engagement at the
Washington Library Asso-
ciation,” says Brooks. “It
was sort of a small thing,
but something that we felt
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located at 1406 Bay Ave., will
celebrate this achievement
Friday and Saturday, April
3 and 4. There will be a new
exhibition of artwork, art-
ists’ demonstrations, a special
guest, Taylor Marye-Baker the
creator of Art for Kids, and a
reception.
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Avenue Gallery has worked to
support local art and artists.
Today the gallery represents
about 50 hand-picked local
artists and the studio is busy
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The gallery owner, Sue
Raymond, has been with the
gallery from the beginning.
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Mosacis like this one are featured in Bay Avenue Gallery’s new garden space.
Submitted photo
A painting by Betty Lu Krause, who will
demonstrate her art from 1 to 4 p.m. April
4 at Bay Avenue Gallery.
Bay Avenue Gallery celebrates its fifth year
of business this April.
that was kind of important
to give her some satisfac-
tion at the end, that she was
able to contribute one more
person to the cause.”
The next step for Get Lit,
Brooks says, is to become
more financially indepen-
dent by selling a few more
tickets — but only a few.
“We’ve had great writ-
ers,” says Brooks, proud-
ly. “We’ve had first-class,
best-selling writers, and
award-winning writers ev-
ery year. The opportunities
for people to come and meet
them have probably been
better than at any confer-
ence in the country because
we’re small — we’re not
big.”
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Tons of Family FUN!
Saturday & Sunday April 18 & 19, 2015
Prizes, Giveaways, Contests, Local Live Music,
Pirates, Mermaids, Clam Gear Vendors, Tasty Treats,
Local Retailer & Restaurant Specials, and Much More!
• C l a m D i g gingg L e s s o n s
• D i s p l a y V e n d o r s
• C l a m C l eaniin g D e m o
• C l a m m y E nterrt a inn m e n t
• A m a t e u r C h owderr C o m p e t i t ioon
• C l a m C h o w der T a s t e - O f f
• B e e r Gaa r d e n
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Best-selling author Gail Tsukyama has pro-
duced six novels, including “The Street of a
Thousand Blossoms.”
• L i v e M u s i c
• C l a m Conn t e s t s
• C l a m F r i t terr C o o k - O f f
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Submitted photo by Grace Lynch
“Truth like the Sun,” Jim Lynch’s third novel set in the Pacific Northwest, was picked by New
York Times reviewer Janet Maslin as one of her 10 favorite books of 2012.
New York Times bestselling author Terry
Brooks helps organize and host Get Lit at
the Beach.
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