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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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