Fiber artist Donna Crispin to teach weaving workshop
The Sou’Wester Lodge to host one-day workshop this April
Photo by Alex Pajunas
The Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Broadway Park
will be held Saturday, March 26.
Search for Easter eggs at
Seaside community event
SEASIDE — The Sunset Empire
Park and Recreation District will
put on its free annual Communi-
ty Easter Egg Hunt and Aquat-
ic Treasure Dive on Saturday,
March 26.
The youngest age group will
start promptly at 10:30 a.m. From
there, each next oldest age group
will go when everyone is in place
and prepared to start. The egg
hunt will proceed rain or shine.
This event boasts over 6,000
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eggs scattered throughout Broad-
way Field and Broadway Park.
One egg in each age group
will contain a golden ticket for
the collector to receive a special
Easter basket prize.
The age categories are:
0-2 years old, parent help
and baskets allowed;
3-4 years old, no parent help
and no baskets allowed;
5-6 years old, no parent help
and no baskets allowed;
7-8 years old, no parent help
and no baskets allowed;
9-10 years old, no parent
help and no baskets allowed.
Following the egg hunt, there
will be an Aquatic Treasure Dive
at Sunset Pool, located at 1140
Broadway, which begins at 1
p.m. The treasure dive is open to
ages 7 to 17, and the cost is $2.
For more information, con-
tact Sunset Empire Parks & Rec-
reation by calling 503-738-3311.
SEAVIEW, Wash. —
The
Sou’Wester Lodge will host a
Weaving Workshop led by in-
structor Donna Crispin on Satur-
day, April 23.
The day will begin at 11 a.m.
with a brief nature walk along
the beach to gather natural items
such as shells and rocks for
weaving projects.
After returning to the
Sou’Wester Lodge, participants
will learn about handspun Jap-
anese paper cords, koyori, and
then coil twine and loop cords
around stones and beads to cre-
ate a small shallow bowl or wall
piece. Participants will also learn
Japanese knots and basketry em-
bellishments to decorate smooth
water worn rocks.
The workshop is set for 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. All art supplies will
be provided. Participants should
bring a sack lunch or snack; hot
tea and coffee will be provided.
Suggested donation for this
workshop is $30 to $40 and in-
cludes materials.
The workshop is for ages 16
and older, geared for beginners
and beyond, and will be capped
with a number of 12 maximum
participants.
RSVP by emailing souwest-
erlodge@gmail.com, or call
360-642-2542.
Crispin has been weaving
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almost 30 years, incorporating
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techniques, Japanese aesthetics,
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Donna Crispin will teach a weaving work-
shop April 23 at the Sou’Wester Lodge
after spending a week as the lodge’s artist
in residence.
basketry experiences to as many
people as possible and inspire
others to pursue a craft or artistic
form of expression to enrich their
lives.
Saturday concert benefits Goodding family
Eight bands to perform at Seaside Civic and Convention Center
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will feature music as well as
food, beverages and a full
bar. Doors open at 1 p.m., and
eight bands will play back to
back from 2 to 10 p.m.
Performers include: Fabulous
Garage Band, Thunder Road
Band, Acustica World Music,
Bruce Thomas Smith, Rusty
Spurs Band, Alena and Buffalo
Kitty Band, Maggie & the Cats,
and Theory of Relativity.
SEASIDE — The Seaside
American Legion will host a
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family of Sgt. Jason Goodding
at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26
at the Seaside Civic and Con-
vention Center.
Sgt. Goodding, a 39-year-
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killed in the line of duty Feb. 5
during a warrant arrest. He is
survived by his wife and two
school-age daughters.
Tickets are a suggested
donation of $20. Tickets are
available in advance at the
Seaside American Legion, the
Seaside branch of U.S. Bank,
and at the door on the day of
the event. For more informa-
tion, call 503-338-8019.
All proceeds will go to ben-
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Oregon Fallen Badge Founda- The event will benefit the family of Sea-
tion will also be present to as- side Police Sgt. Jason Goodding, who was
shot in the line of duty in February.
sist with donation collection.
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and materials and inspiration
from the natural world.
She has taught at Tillamook
Bay Community College, the
University of Oregon, the Sitka
Center for the Arts and Ecology,
Lane Community College, the
High Desert Museum in Bend,
the Newport Paper Arts Festival,
the Tolovana Arts Colony and
more. She has had basketry and
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ington, California and Colorado,
and has been a featured artist at
the Cannon Beach Arts Associ-
ation gallery. She is a member
of the National Basketry Orga-
nization, the Columbia Basin
Basketry Guild and the Natural
Fiber Arts Group.
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Put in orders for spring
plant sale in Seaside
SEASIDE — The Seaside
P.E.O. (Philanthropic Edu-
cation Organization) branch,
Chapter CR, will host a spring
plant sale — its biggest fund-
raiser of the year.
Plant orders must be re-
ceived by April 1.
The plants will be avail-
able April 30, a week before
Mother’s Day. A diverse
selection of beautiful and
healthy annuals, perennials,
herbs, vegetables, planters
and hanging baskets will be
offered. New Leaf Green-
house in Cornelius will sup-
ply the plants.
All plant orders are pre-
sold. Order forms can be ob-
tained from any Chapter CR
member or by calling Khris
Frank at 503-810-5196.
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help fund scholarships and
loan programs that help wom-
en achieve their goals of high-
er education.
