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Join Oregon State Parks and go birding Cannon Beach Chorus starts fall rehearsals CANNON BEACH — The Can- non Beach Chorus, under the direction of John Buehler, will begin the fall 2015 per- formance season from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Cannon Beach Community Church, located at 132 E. Washington St. Entering its 27th year, the chorus will begin rehears- ing choral literature that represents music from the 1800s to the present and in- cludes Mass in G by Franz Schubert with organ and string quartet; a collection of carols by British com- poser John Rutter that will include “Mary’s Lullaby,” “The Holly and the Ivy,” “What Sweeter Music?”; and a collection of seasonal favorites, all of which will be presented at the Decem- ber concerts. The 55-voice Cannon Beach Chorus is open to singers age 16 and older and includes members from the coastal communities of Ocean Park, Washing- ton, Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler. As advocates of choral music education, the cho- rus supports area-wide high school choral music pro- grams and has shared con- certs with choral ensembles from Astoria High School, Warrenton High School and Seaside High School. The chorus is planning a 2016 spring concert with Warrenton High School singers under the direction of Michael McClure. Additionally, the Can- non Beach Chorus awards the Carol Homme Memorial Scholarship to a graduating senior vocalist who plans to continue singing at the collegiate level. The 2015 recipients of that award are Alyssa Hanson, of Warren- ton, who plans to attend the Weekly bird surveys will be held at Sunset Beach University of Oregon, and Ellie Whitlock, of Cannon Beach, who will major in music at Pacific Universi- ty this fall. Proceeds from the summer Cabaret perfor- mances are dedicated to the scholarship fund. The leadership of the Can- non Beach Chorus is com- prised of board members: president Terri Michelsen, of Wheeler; vice-president Sara Drage, of Astoria; sec- retary Sherrie Chojnacki, of Gearhart; treasurer Ron Crandall, of Seaside; music librarian Anne Coopersmith, of Nehalem; members-at- large Denny Hennessy, of Manzanita; Margaret Page, of Nehalem; and Judy Holmes, of Manzanita. The chorus is led by music di- rector and conductor John Buehler and pianist/organist Susan Buehler. For more information about the Cannon Beach Chorus, visit www.cannon- beachchorus.org or call 503- 436-0378. WARRENTON — Do you have an appreciation for birds and want some expe- rience on how best to see them? Or are you an ex- perienced birder wanting to help with bird surveys? Here’s your chance to join Oregon State Parks’ Let’s Go Birding program. Birding activities are free, and birders 8 years old and older are welcome; children are 8 to 14 must be accompa- nied by a parent or guardian. Loaner binoculars are available for up to 10 birders. If available, bring your own binoculars. This year, Sunset Beach State Recreation Site and the Fort to Sea Trail are the sites of weekly bird surveys. The surveys monitor the bird spe- cies that use the area from sea- son to season. Each survey will take around two hours and will cover several diverse habitats along the trail. For questions, contact Park Ranger Dane Submitted photo Survey birds at Sunset Beach State Recreation Site every week in September. notforsale Osis 503-861-3170 x 41 or at dane.osis@oregon.gov Sunset Beach surveys will meet at the Fort to Sea Trail- head at Sunset Beach State Recreation Area. The dates are: • 8 to 10 a.m., Tuesday Sept. 1; • 8 to 10 a.m., Monday Sept. 7; Hoffman show combines words, images Join u s a t th e Sea sid e C onvention C enter W edn esda y Septem b er 2n d for ou r A n n ua l D in n er & A uc tio n D o o rs o pen a t 5:30 P M $35 per pers o n ( $19 ta x d ed uctible) I nclud es A ppetizers , I ta lia n D inner, A uctio ns & L O TS O F FU N ! BID O N THES E G R EAT ITEM S : • All yo u ca n ea t CAN DY : 30 m in u tes in Bru ce’s Ca n d y Kitchen fo r 4 • V a ca tio n Pa cka ges • Atten d a firefighters tra in in g w ith the Chief o n the fire en gin e • Bla zers & M a rin er Tickets • Ho t Air Ba llo o n R id e • Light the Do w n to w n Christm a s Tree a t the Ho lid a y Pa ra d e • G ift Certifica tes P lea se r eser ve yo ur spo t b y c a llin g SD D A a t 5 03-717-1914 R eser va tio n s h elp us pla n fo r din n er . a n d M UCH M O R E! TH A N K YO U ! “ A ctive Y o uth To d a y... A ctive L ea d ers To m o rro w !” Event benefits Sea s id e K id s I nc a nd SD D A SP O N SO R ED B Y : 30 writers and artists respond to each other’s work MANZANITA — The Hoff- man Center for the Arts will XQYHLO LWV ¿UVW ³:RUG ,P- age” project — a collabora- tion of writers and artists — at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. The event will be open to the public. The show will remain on display from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. ³:RUG ,PDJH´ FKDO- lenged artists and writers to create original pieces, each in response to the other’s work. It was conceived by local writer Emily Ransdell and local artist Deborah De- Wit to answer the question, “Can artists and writers see through each other’s eyes?” The 30 participants, rang- 2 0 LANDSCAPE $ BARK (U-HAUL) per yard WARRENTON FIBER 8am-5pm 861-3305 Mon-Fri, 389 NW 13th St., Warrenton 22 | August 27, 2015 | coastweekend.com ing in age from 15 to mid- 80s, each submitted three original pieces. They were then randomly paired and tasked to each pick one of the other’s works and write or create something entirely new from it. The resulting combined works will be printed as a frame-able art piece and of- fered for sale. Ransdell is a poet with an Master of Fine Arts in creative writing, and she is currently a member of The Poet’s Studio at The Attic Institute in Portland. DeWit is a full-time painter and photographer whose work is included in many collections WKURXJKRXWWKH3DFL¿F1RUWK- west. “Writers have been writ- ing in response to art for cen- turies,” said Ransdell. “We • 8 to 10 a.m., Sunday Sept. 13; • 8 to 10 a.m., Saturday Sept. 26; • 8 to 10 a.m., Tuesday Sept. 29. Fort Stevens State Park also holds a monthly survey, which will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21. Meet at Battery Russell in the park for the survey. thought it would be interest- ing to try a modern take on the tradition by letting artists have their turn as well.” ³µ:RUG ,PDJH¶ LV D spin-off of the Hoffman Center’s weekly Writing Lounge,” she added. “Where local writers create short pieces in response to various prompts, often resulting in works that surprise the au- thors themselves.” The writer/artist pair- ings are Aina Tonjes/Cathi Howell, Bob Balmer/Peg- gy Biskar, Dave Dillon/ Scott Wilson, Debra Sim- mons/Karen Gale, Elizabeth Johnson/Steve Jones, Gail Balden/Renee Delight, Joan Masat/Lynn Thomas, Kay Stoltz/Lori Dillon, Laurie Hoff Schaad/Ryan Pederson, Lynnette Scribner/Glenna Gray, Phyllis Mannan/Vera Wildauer, Sher Ireland/Gary Seelig, Tela Skinner/Doreen Linstedt, and Tricia Gates Brown/Juleen Johnson.
