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‘World War II on the Oregon Coast’ exhibit opens Presentations Cannon Beach History Center hosts historians, authors, documentarians CANNON BEACH — On Dec. 7, 1941, citizens across the nation heard the shocking news: Pearl Harbor had been attacked by Japan. World War II had be- gun. No matter how small the town, the repercussions of war echoed across the nation. Can- non Beach and other coastal towns were no exception. The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum will open its latest exhibit, “World War II on the Oregon Coast,” Fri- day and Saturday, May 22 and 23 with two presentations by local historians, authors and documentarians. 7KH ¿UVW SUHVHQWDWLRQ ZLOO take place at 7 p.m. Friday, May 22 by Alisha Hamel, who will talk about Oregon’s role during World War II. Hamel is a member of the Oregon National Guard’s historic out- reach program and is active- ly involved with the Oregon Military Museum. She is well known for her acclaimed docu- mentary “The Jungleers” about the 41st Infantry division’s role during World War II. Saturday’s presentation will be at 7 p.m. by Profes- sor Ellen Eisenberg who will present her latest book, “The First to Cry Down Injustice? Western Jews and Japanese Removal During WWII.” Eisenberg has taught in history since 1990 and holds the Dwight and Margaret Lear Chair in American History at Willamette University. She teaches courses on American history: the Civil War, Amer- ican social history, American Jewish history, American im- migration history, the 1960s, Reconstruction, the Holocaust and a research seminar called “History in the Archives.” The Cannon Beach Histo- ry Center & Museum and the Oregon Historical Society will offer the next presentation at 7 p.m. Friday, June 12. This will be a panel discussion with care- fully prepared presentations, leaving time for audience ques- tions and discussions. Laura Jane Gifford is a historian of modern American politics with a special interest in the dynamics of Oregon’s political landscape. Steve Mc- Quiddy is the author of “Here on the Edge,” the story of how a small group of World War II conscientious objectors plowed the ground for the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s. He writes and lectures on the eccentric margins of 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW KLVWRU\ 'D- vid G. Lewis is an independent educator, author and anthro- pology researcher who lives marie POWELL shoalwater cove gallery in Salem, the homeland of his people, the Santiam Kalapuya. The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum’s “World War II on the Oregon Coast” exhibit will share a collection of stories and memories from the Oregon Coast of those who lived and served during the war. The goal of the exhibit is to shed light on events that oc- curred on the coast, while ex- ploring how the war impacted the state and its coastal com- munities. The exhibit will be on display through February 2016 and is sponsored by the city of Cannon Beach and the Oregon Humanities Commu- nity Project. This program is made pos- sible in part by a grant from Oregon’s role with Alisha Hamel 7 p.m. Friday, May 22 Cannon Beach History Center 1387 S. Spruce St., Cannon Beach 503-436-9301 Western Jews and Japanese Removal with Ellen Eisenberg 7 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Cannon Beach History Center Panel discussion 7 p.m. Friday, June 12 Cannon Beach History Center Oregon Humanities, a state- ZLGH QRQSUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQ DQGDQLQGHSHQGHQWDI¿OLDWHRI the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum is located at 1387 S. Spruce St. across from the Cannon Beach Fire Station. The history center is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. For more information, call 503-436-9301 or visit www. FEKLVWRU\RUJRU¿QGWKHFHQWHU on Facebook. Jackalope Saints bring folk energy to the Fort ASTORIA — The Jackalope Saints will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 24 at the Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St. All ages are welcome, and there is no cover charge. Duplicitous, the wilder- ness speaks half-truths; it calls and goes silent. The Jackalope Saints’ stories are similarly mysterious. From the experience of singer-songwriter Clinton Herrick, the Saints’ music preaches the folklore of wild America. Herrick’s imagery is elemental — wind and stone, bone and dust — but the lyrical detail guards more than it reveals. Sun-bleached teeth and a shadowed gun- Jackalope Saints 8 p.m. Sunday, May 24 Fort George Brewery 1483 Duane St., Astoria All ages No cover shot grow large in the listen- er’s mind. The imagery, however, only distracts from questions of substance: who, when and where? But these are tall tales, ghost stories, the true expe- rience of which cannot be found in fact. Herrick has been drawn to this folkloric imagery since his youth. “My grandmother gave me a jackalope postcard when I was 10,” he says. “It’s still in my guitar case.” Traditionally associat- ed with the American West, the mythical jackalope can mimic any sound. Cow- boys around their camp- ¿UHV HFKRHV ZRXOG FODLP to hear the creatures singing songs back to them in the cowboys’ own voices. It is these uniquely American leg- ends that continue to fasci- nate Herrick and inspire the Saints’ music. ORIGINAL FINE ART on the waterfront l port of ilwaco marie-powell.com l 360.244.0800 Submitted photo The Jackalope Saints will play at the Fort George Brewery May 24. 8 | May 21, 2015 | coastweekend.com