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Buddy Walk at the Beach registration and contest opens SEASIDE — While most peo- ple are excited when they ap- proached high school graduation and look toward the future as full of possibility, young people with disabilities “age out of the V\VWHP´DQGVXGGHQO\¿QGWKHP- selves without the support, pro- gramming and services they re- ceived during their school years. The Buddy Walk at the Beach is a Down syndrome and special needs awareness walk representing Tillamook and Clat- sop counties. This year’s 11th annual walk is set for Sept. 19 at Quatat Park. Buddy walkers will be dressed in bright colors, pro- moting community awareness and will introduce an additional vision: To create a living, work- ing, respite community for peo- ple with special needs and those who share their journey, a place where everyone can learn, grow and thrive on the North Coast. Sammy’s Place, an Oregon FQRQSUR¿WKDVDJUHHGWR sponsor this year’s Buddy Walk at Submitted photo The Buddy Walk, set for Sept. 19, will promote awareness about developmental disabili- ties and the vision Sammy’s Place has for those with special needs. the Beach. Sammy’s Place values the uniqueness of each individual and will strive to create opportu- nities for everyone to discover and realize their full potential. The current Sammy’s Place board of directors have been diligent over the last 18 months, completing the work involved to broaden its mission from respite ART CARDS, ARTISAN CRAFTS, GALLERY & WORKING STUDIO to include living and work re- sources. Other immediate tasks for the board members will be strategic planning, including the JRDORIUHDFKLQJORQJWHUP¿QDQ- cial sustainability. This group envisions to ob- tain North Coast acreage and to eventually build facilities where everyone is invited to contrib- ute, regardless of their abilities. Sammy’s Place imagines oppor- tunities that lead to community integration through ideas, such as organic farming, farmers mar- ket vending, animal husbandry, farmstead cheese production and artisan crafts. The goal for this year’s Bud- dy Walk at the Beach is to raise $30,000 to support Sammy’s Place’s vision of establishing a living and working community for adults with special needs on the North Coast. Walkers can build teams to collect donations for the Buddy Walk and strive for big prizes. If you cannot make the Buddy Walk at the Beach, organizers encourage you to enter the con- test by becoming a fundraiser; ask friends to donate to your page for Sammy’s Place and TXDOLI\ WR ZLQ RQH RI ¿YH SUL]- es. First Place includes a $1,000 Visa gift card. To register or be- come a fundraiser for prizes, vis- it www.sammysplace.info. For more information, contact Julie Chick at chickj@charter.net, or call 503-368-5193. The majority of the donations will go toward building capacity in order to obtain the goal of a down payment for land and facil- ities for Sammy’s Place, and sev- en percent will go to the National Down Syndrome Society for its continuous efforts in promoting national awareness and research. 1133 COMMERCIAL ST. ASTORIA 503.468.0308 " ! ! !" # 2 | July 9, 2015 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo “X” by Roger Hayes at KALA. Examine the line between advertising, erotica at KALA Roger Hayes opens ‘Art as Pornography’ ASTORIA — KALA presents “Art as Pornography,” a body of work culminating from over a two-year period by Astoria artist Roger Hayes. Through paintings and collage Hayes explores pornographic imag- ery, traveling the borders be- tween pop art and erotica. The themes are glamor, gender and the lines between advertising and pornography. The glamor captures the sex appeal and allure of the want- ed and plays with its various levels of salience. In the artist’s mind this ties together threads of similarity between fashion, horror, porn, GH¿QLWLRQVRIJHQGHUDQGGH¿- nitions of dominance and pas- sivity, that glamor alludes to. Astoria multi-media art- ist Jessica Schleif created the window treatment. A selection of images was also contributed by Stephen Stefanov. Some strong imagery will be included in the opening reception, set from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 10 at KALA, 1017 Marine Drive. The re- ception will include a no-host bar, complimentary appetizers and live performance. The show is for a mature audience of 21 and over.For more information, call 503- 338-4878. Artist Reception 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 10 KALA 1017 Marine Drive, Astoria 503-338-4878 21 and over