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& Out about weekend coast May 14, 2015 arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE Miss Clatsop County 2015 Alexis Mather talks her second win and future plans THE ARTS ‘Mixed Emotions’ Romantic comedy play to seduce Coaster Theatre audiences FEATURE Community goes full circle The Harbor’s 12th annual Soup Bowl nourishes the community DINING Mouth of the Columbia Drina Daisy’s traditional Bosnian cooking could stand better service STEPPING OUT........ .............................................................. 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 18, 19 GRAB BAG ....... .......................................................................... 23 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 Julie Soderberg, executive director of The Harbor, stands in a space in the Van Dusen building, the new location for The Harbor. Photo by Joshua Bessex COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: MARILYN GILBAUGH DWIGHT CASWELL ERICK BENGEL RYAN HUME To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND Spring Unveiling delights in Cannon Beach Rebecca Sedlak COAST WEEKEND EDITOR rsedlak@dailyastorian.com evening, paintings offered an inviting glimpse into country living. A cat padded softly outside a cottage in a misty early morning scene. Books, cozy armchairs, and kitchen tables beckoned with rustic charm. 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 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK cial dish based on a piece of art at one of the galleries. At 2 p.m., I joined a crowd- ed room upstairs at Sandpiper Square to watch a master at work. Jeffrey Hull was giving a watercolor demonstration. NOTES FROM THE EDITOR He had started a sunset scene Friday and continued Sun- day in front of an interested Two weeks ago Cannon Next to a vibrant met- and eager audience. Dark wet Beach held its 15th annual al photo print of Tad Hetu’s VDQGDQGUHÀHFWLYHWLGHSRROV Spring Unveiling Arts Festi- “Sunrise over Bryce Canyon” lay below a low horizon line. val. was a sign inviting viewers Above, orange and magenta I made it down for the last to experience a food version clouds faded up into a dusky day. Though I’d been coming of the piece of art; The Lazy gray-blue evening sky. to Cannon Beach weekly for Susan was offering a “Canyon The wide painting was Monday evening choir prac- View Omelette” with ham, set on a low table, the better tice, it had been awhile since broccoli and smoked gouda for the audience to see. Hull I’d strolled around town in the cheese, served with fruit or was gracious in explaining daylight. I’d also never been potatoes and a toasted English his thought process and tech- down to Spring Unveiling PXI¿Q 7KH VLJQ ZDV D JRRG niques. during the day, opting in the visual reminder about anoth- At White Bird Gallery, past to check out the Saturday er aspect to Spring Unveiling: I admired atmospheric oil night all-gallery receptions. Art From the Chef’s Table, paintings by Deborah DeWit. Sunday turned out to be a where local chefs create a spe- Whether set in the morning or good pick: Galleries offered brunch receptions and live demos, and the weather co- operated to create a relaxing, HQMR\DEOHDUW¿OOHGGD\ At DragonFire Gallery, my friend and I munched on tasty appetizers by chef Jon- athan Hoffman, who owns Chef’s Table. On stage, James “Bucky” Pottschmidt and Jim Steele played handmade Chickiboom cigar box gui- tars. Pottschmidt and Steele demonstrated the different sounds of the three- and four- stringed instruments, which can be played through an amp or acoustically. We heard light and airy ukulele notes as well as the deep whine of the blues. 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. May 14, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3
