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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Hispanic council hosts free festival Submitted photo In the Painting From the Inside Out workshop held at Tolovana Arts Colony this June, participants will focus on the process and experience of painting rather than technique. Learn to paint from the inside out at Tolovana Arts Colony CANNON BEACH — “Life is a creative process,” says Anne Pechovnik one of the facilita- tors of Painting From the In- side Out, an upcoming work- shop at Tolovana Arts Colony this June. By focusing on the experience of creating, rather than technique, in this work- shop artists and non-artists have the chance to explore what engages and what limits their creative energy. Painting From the Inside Out will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 5 and continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 6. “What one learns in the workshop applies not just to making art but to living as a whole,” Pechovnik says. “In fact, many participants may have no art experience or as- pirations and attend simply seeking growth and personal insight.” Using tempera paints and large sheets of paper, partic- ipants paint from their own inspiration and at their own pace. Discussions, both indi- vidual and group, focus on the experience of the painting, not the paintings themselves. In order to create a safe and re- spectful environment, partici- pants agree not to comment on one another’s work. Facilitator Aziza Balle says, “There’s nothing that you have to do correctly. You get to just paint. There is so much permission. It’s a very freeing experience.” Balle and Pechovnik,both based in Portland, are trained under Stewart Cubley, found- er of The Painting Experi- ence and coauthor of the book “Life, Paint and Passion.” Through her studio, Paint to Discover, Balle has been facilitating process painting for over six years in a number of settings including agencies, classrooms and adult care fa- cilities. She has experience with a range of populations including children and ado- lescents, the elderly, persons experiencing illnesses and de- mentia, and those in 12-step programs. 3HFKRYQLNRI3DWK¿VK6WX- dio, has been leading work- shops in her home studio since 2012. She is a nurse and a zen practitioner. “All of my ex- perience comes into play fa- cilitating painters,” she says. “Process painting is medita- tion on paper. It offers not just insight but opportunities to exercise new and underdevel- oped ways of moving toward what feels most alive.” To register, contact Lisa at Tolovana Arts Colony by call- ing 503-440-0684 by May 22. The $99 fee includes tuition and all materials. ASTORIA — Thanks to generous grants and spon- sorships from the North- west Health Foundation, the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council will host its second annual Cinco de Mayo Fies- ta & Festival. The event will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday May 2 at the Astoria Event Center, located at 255 Ninth St. The festival is an all-ag- es indoor/outdoor event with entertainment and activities for the whole family. Admis- sion is free. Ninth Street between Commercial and Marine Drive will be closed to traf- fic, and tents will be setup for food vendors. Monte Alban, the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council and var- ious other individuals will sell an assortment of Mex- ican foods. The Hispanic council will also sell mar- Cinco de Mayo Fiesta & Festival 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Astoria Event Center 255 Ninth St., Astoria Free Damian Mulinix/EO Media Young girls wait along the edge of the stage at the Astoria Events Center as mariachi Co- rona Continental prepare to play during the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Festival Saturday. garitas and beer. The event will feature live music by local DJ Soni- dos Eres, culture musical performances, and interac- tive Zumba dance lessons by Nayelli Dalida of the Astoria Arts and Movement Center. There will be a salsa rec- ipe contest in which partici- pants will bring their home- made salsa and a panel of Let’s Ea t judges will award one the best salsa in Astoria. The Astoria Art Loft will have a booth outside where they will provide compli- mentary kid’s face painting and other arts and craft ac- tivities. Although many people mistake Cinco de Mayo as being Mexico’s Indepen- dence Day, the holiday is actually a celebration of a victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Over the years, however, the holiday, which is arguably more popular in the U.S. than in Mexico, has evolved into less of a commemora- tion of that victory and more into a day of cultural cele- bration. That is the spirit in which this event is planned. N O RTH CO AS T & PEN IN S U L A D IN IN G ASTORIA LON G BEAC H PEN IN SU LA CINCO DE MAYO TUESDAY MAY 5TH Open 7am Daily! ENJOY SPECIALS FROM GUADALAJARA WITH A CORONA LET CHEF MICHAEL COOK MOTHER’S DAY DINNER SUNDAY, MAY 10TH BURGER NITES THRU WED JUNE 10TH 38th & L, on the Seaview Beach approach 360-642-7880 S E R V I N G B R E A K FA S T, LUNCH & SUPPER European Style Coffeehouse by day, intimate bistro offering neo-regional cuisine by night. 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