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coast March 3, 2016 weekend arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE The rock at Silver Point The only constant in life is change, and we must embrace it THE ARTS Music + jewelry New Manzanita resident Lucy Barna took a leap of faith FEATURE Three plays, one night Coaster Theatre’s new musical ‘The Apple Tree’ hits the stage DINING Mouth of the Columbia A Mighty Thai brings new regional lavors to the North Coast STEPPING OUT ..................................................................... 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD ..............................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE .............................................................. 18, 19 GRAB BAG ................................................................................. 22 Find it all online and more! COASTWEEKEND.COM www.coastweekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword searches and easy sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. coastweekend.com | facebook.com/coastweekend | twitter.com/coastweekend on the cover From left, Aaron Harris is Capt. Sanjar, Lisa Fergus is Princess Barbara, and Timothy Garvin is King Arik in “The Lady or the Tiger,” the act two mini-musical in the Coaster Theatre’s production of “The Apple Tree.” Submitted photo by George Vetter/Cannon-Beach.net See story on Page 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: NANCY MCCARTHY ANDREW TONRY DAN HAAG RYAN To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2016 COAST WEEKEND Create for enjoyment with Shirley Dahlsten Astoria artist to teach 10-week painting class in Gearhart GEARHART — A new painting class with the theme of Creat- ing for Enjoyment, a part of local artist Shirley Dahlsten’s Classical and Futuristic Paint- ing series, is beginning on Thursday, March 17 and run- ning for 10 weeks. The class will take place at from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Trail’s End Art Center at 656 A St. Creating for Enjoyment will include a variety of paint- ing activities featuring demon- strations, models, drawing, still life set up, non-objective and abstract painting, cri- tiques, art history, studio work time and self-discovery as- signments. Previous painting and sculpture classes have includ- ed self-discovery assignments with these themes in mind: journeys from chaos to order (knowledge); attempting to À\ OLNH DQ HDJOH DWWLWXGH DQG enthusiasm); learning to think like a mountain and move like the wind (focus and energy); time (present, past, future); who am I? (know yourself); and revelations (understand- ing subject). Dahlsten, originally from Kansas and now living in Astoria, has been teaching, working and exhibiting as an award-winning artist since 1975. She has taught classes and workshops in painting, drawing, sculpture and cre- ating; worked in building art communities; developed and owned galleries; and promot- ed economic development through the arts. A graduate of Portland State Universi- ty, Dahlsten has had her art featured in various publica- tions, in numerous one-person shows, and exhibited national- ly and internationally. A variety of mediums are permissible in this Creating for Enjoyment class, includ- ing watercolors, oil painting, acrylics, pastel, collage and found objects. All levels of skill or experi- ence are welcome. The fee for the class is $65 with one-third of the fee donated to the Trail’s End Art Center Building & Repair Fund. The fee does not include materials, but a limited num- ber of scholarships are avail- able based on need. No preregistration is re- quired for this class. For more information, email Dahlsten at jandsdahl- sten@gmail.com or call 503- 325-1514. Submitted photo A painting by Shirley Dahlsten. Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submit- ted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced with- out consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. March 3, 2016 | coastweekend.com | 3