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see artists look into summer,
Gearhart-tyle. Come by from 2
to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and
celebrate art walk merchants
who provide all the fun imagi-
nation and talent that decorating
for summer needs. Look for the
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indicating participating mer-
chants.
A Great Gallery
576 Pacific Way
Come and celebrate the gallery’s second
anniversary. Time flies when you’re having
fun; it’s hard to believe that A Great Gallery has
been a part of the Gearhart community for
two years. As a thank you to all, gallery owner
and artist Susan Thomas will offer discounts
throughout the store and extra special treats,
which, of course, include chocolate.
By The Way
564 Pacific Way
Coming up on its first anniversary, By
The Way is proud to host exciting new de-
signs by jewelry designer Cindy Bricca. See
new items in the shop, including pillow and
rugs for summer. Enjoy a glass of wine; the
deck is open for summer.
Cougar Ridge Knife Company
3348 U.S. Highway 101 N.
Cougar Ridge is taking its wine offerings
a new direction. The shop is going to focus
on vineyard-direct wines from smaller win-
eries in the Northwest. Visit to see the shop’s
exceptional knife selection as well.
Gearhart Ironwerks
1368 Pacific Way
Natural Nook
738 Pacific Way
Native Oregonian, fine artist and Oregon
coast surfer Kristine Gottsch will be the fea-
tured artist at The Natural Nook floral shop for
May’s art walk. Gottsch paints endless scenes
of ocean waves, beach balls, boats and surfer
girls. She refers herself as “local” after owning
a home in Gearhart for many years and grow-
ing up with a family beach home in Nehalem.
“I am honored to be a guest artist at The Natu-
ral Nook and to share my art at the very place
Pacific Crest Cottage
726 Pacific Way
Pacific Crest Cottage will host local res-
ident and jewelry designer Lisa Kerr. Using
silver, copper and semi-precious stones
such as peridot, carnelian and citrine, Kerr
creates dazzling embellishments worthy of
any mermaids on land or sea. Preview her
creations at seafeverdesigns.com. Jewelry
will be on display and available for purchase
from 2 to 4 p.m. Artful celebrations will con-
tinue from 5 to 8 p.m. in the new addition
of The Chalice Room, a textile accessory bou-
tique within Pacific Crest Cottage. Customer
appreciation discounts will apply through-
out the entire shop, one evening only.
Romancing the Home
3350 U.S. Highway 101 N.
Popular local watercolor artist
Experience intimate jazz in the McTavish Room
Jazz impresario Ben Hunt brings singer Nancy King to Astoria on May 3
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reception room for the Liberty
Theater, the McTavish also has
been a concert venue. During
concerts by the Portland string
quartet, Arnica, audiences found
the room has a rich and resonant
sound.
Now an Astoria jazz enthusi-
ast is breaking ground by launch-
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— at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3 —
spotlights Portland singer Nancy
King, with Steve Christofferson
on the piano.
Ben Hunt — the jazz impre-
sario who is producing four con-
certs over 12 months — wants
to bring performers whom he’s
seen in Portland and Seattle to
the Astoria audience.
“I wanted it to be in a
Photo by Joshua Bessex
Ben Hunt during his jazz show at KMUN, which airs at 6 p.m. Thursdays.
smaller space so it could be a
more intimate experience for
the listeners,” said Hunt. “The
McTavish Room has the appeal
of being a fairly long narrow
space with a natural sound well
at one end so the sound can be
heard quite well throughout
the room. By limiting the seats
to 100, it allows everyone to
be close enough to complete-
ly have the live experience of
hearing and seeing the artists
perform.”
Nancy King is one of Hunt’s
favorite singers. Willamette
Week wrote that King is “Gifted
with the emotional depth of Car-
men McRae.”
Katie Malloch, host of Jazz
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Nancy and Steve together, I
felt as though electricity had
gone through me. The interplay
of Nancy’s warm and know-
ing voice and Steve’s perfectly
placed chords is, to me, the epit-
ome of that most intimate of
jazz settings: the singer and the
accompanist.”
Next up will be Hunt’s sum-
mer concert — the Michelle
Medler Quartet, on Saturday,
Aug. 1, at 7 p.m.
The fall concert is Sunday,
Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. with Michael
Winkle with George Mitchell.
The winter concert on Sunday
Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. will feature the
Gordon Lee Trio.
Ben Hunt’s weekly jazz show
on KMUN airs at 6 p.m. on
Thursdays.
Tickets for the event ($25 and
$20) are available at the Liberty
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Reba Owen will show her new collec-
tion “Spring Birds of Oregon” at Ro-
mancing the Home, where they will
remain on display for the month of
May. The proceeds from Owen’s sales
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will be donated to the Wildlife Center Find paintings by Kristine Gottsch at The
Natural Nook.
of the North Coast.
Trail’s End Art Association
656 A St.
Gheri Fours is the featured artist
for May at Trail’s End Art Gallery. The
show, titled “Coastal Art for All Seasons”
will include her works in watercolor,
mixed-media, and collage. Along with
other members’ work, the show will be
open through the month of May. The
public is welcome to browse the gal-
lery and gift shop featuring an all-new
monthly exhibit of oil paintings, water-
colors, acrylics, photography, collage,
cards and gifts.
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anniversary during this month’s art walk
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