Author Bill Hall imagines utopia, revises
history in ‘McCallandia’ at Seaside library
SEASIDE — The Friends of
the Seaside Library welcome
Bill Hall author of “McCal-
landia” at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 5. The event will take
place in the Community
Room, and there will be book
sales and signings afterwards.
“McCallandia: A Utopian
Novel,” imagines the iconic
Oregon Gov. Tom McCall be-
coming president of the Unit-
ed States and the nation taking
a different, better path.
McCall, who served as Or-
egon’s governor from 1967 to
1975, is best remembered for
his quip, encouraging outsid-
ers to “visit, but don’t stay.”
But his administration saw an
unmatched record of accom-
plishment, especially in the
environmental arena — the
Bottle Bill, Beach Bill, state-
wide land-use planning and
the cleanup of the Willamette
River. He also sanctioned the
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A partm ents
Author
appearance
7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5
Seaside Public Library
1131 Broadway, Seaside
503-738-6742
Free
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“McCallandia” by Bill Hall imagines what
would happen if Oregon Gov. Tom McCall
became president of the United States.
¿rst and only state-sponsored
rock festival, Vortex I.
In “McCallandia,” the gov-
ernor has the chance to take
those ideas to the national
stage when he becomes Rich-
ard Nixon’s choice to replace
Spiro Agnew after a scandal
forced the vice president’s
resignation in 1973. When
the Watergate scandal brings
down Nixon the following
year, it is McCall, not Gerald
Ford, who steps into the pres-
idency.
Published by Nestucca Spit
Press, “McCallandia” has a
structure all its own, combin-
ing conventional narrative
with imaginary magazine and
newspaper articles, diary ex-
cerpts, interviews and oral
history transcripts. For fans of
Tom McCall, and anyone with
an appreciation for Oregon’s
proud history of looking at
things a little differently, this
utopian novel imagines what
could have been.
Bill Hall is a Lincoln Coun-
ty commissioner who grew up
during McCall’s governorship
and was inspired by his exam-
ple to pursue careers in jour-
nalism and politics.
The Seaside Public Library
is located at 1131 Broadway.
For more information call
503-738-6742 or visit www.
seasidelibrary.org
Northwest Artist Guild opens new show
LONG BEACH, Wash. — The
Northwest Artist Guild will
show its newest art at the Cove
Restaurant at the Peninsula
Golf Course for the month of
November. The show will start
with an artist reception from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 3. Artists will be on hand
to greet visitors and answer
questions about their work.
The Cove will provide appe-
tizers, and a no-host bar will
be available.
Art to be shown will in-
clude work by Stan Riedesel,
who has just returned from a
painting jaunt to Portugal with
peninsula watercolorist Eric
Wiegardt. His paintings of the
trip are colorful and energetic.
Wes Moenhke has just ¿n-
ished a painting of a derelict
truck that shows his skill in
perspective and detail. Jean
Nitzel will be showing a bird
and some seashore watercolor
paintings, and Annie Unwin’s
watercolors show a love of
color and detail.
Martha Lee has always been
popular for her abstract paint-
ings depicting the ocean and
European destinations. Kent
Toepfer will be present with his
fantasy collage work utilizing
photography and acrylics to
create scenes reminiscent of
bygone eras. Judy Leonard’s
acrylic compositions of the old
west are always popular. Mi-
chele Taylor, the guild’s new-
est member, has paintings in
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“Portugal Cathedral,” a plein air watercolor by Stan Riesedel. notforsale
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“Beach Fesco #10” by Martha Lee.
collections all over the world.
She recently switched from oils
to watercolor and lives on the
peninsula to enjoy the slower
pace of life.
The Northwest Artist Guild
has been in existence since 2013
and is accepting applications
from new artists who would
like the feeling of belonging to
a group that is interested in their
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