MAY 5, 2016 // 9
Astoria Sunday Market
kicks of its 2016 season
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY KATHY PATENAUDE
Lauren Jacobsen’s Shady Grove booth ofers hand knit and
felted wool and alpaca hats, gloves, puppets, scarves, bags,
decorations and more.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX
The Astoria Sunday Market is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday from May 8 to Oct. 16.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
“Joy of Snow” by Bill Dodge.
many joys that a turn-of-the-
century community enjoys
after a heavy snow. All three
originals, plus copies of the
new artwork, will be avail-
able for purchase.
Dodge will be at the
Astoria Sunday Market the
irst Sundays of each month
after the market’s launch,
thanks to a partnership with
Columbia River Maritime
Museum. All proceeds of the
sales go directly to museum
programming.
Other familiar vendors
joining the market again
include soap maker Rick
Smith, artist Ronni Harris,
Oregon’s popular Packer’s
Orchard and Bakery, coastal
farmer Kingisher, and cedar
woodcarver Zola Bokor,
along with many others.
The Color of Fresh is
this year’s theme, captured
Live
SUNDA Y AFTERNOON
ASTORIA — The Astoria
Sunday Market will once
again open on Mother’s Day,
May 8. To help celebrate, the
Brownsmead Flats are back
opening day as the featured
band. The Northwest Lion &
Dragon Dancers also return
from Portland, bringing their
colorful and lively dancers
to parade through the market
starting at 10 a.m.
This year, Astoria Sunday
Market is extending its
season an additional week
so that the closing market
takes place the same day as
the Great Columbia Cross-
ing on Oct. 16. “We feel it is
important to have the market
in place for the runners and
walkers,” explained market
director Cyndi Mudge.
Astoria Sunday Market
runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
every Sunday from May 8
through Oct. 16 in down-
town Astoria on 12th Street.
New vendors this season
include Bliss Nut Butters
selling their line of peanut
and hazelnut butter prod-
ucts; Pilot House Distillery
is sampling and selling
their spirits; the popular Sea
Star Gelato from Seaside is
bringing their own crafted
gelatos to the market; and
several new confection
makers will be serving up
trufles, toffee and a variety
of peanut brittles.
Returning vendors in-
clude artist Bill W. Dodge,
who will unveil three new
original paintings at the
opening market. “Wonder-
ment” is a small piece in
his ongoing cat series, and
“Surprise! It’s Halloween”
is a slightly larger folk art
piece depicting the holi-
day on a dark and stormy
night. “The Joy of Snow” is
described by Dodge as one
of his “major” works, with
a canvas size of 22-by-28
inches, and is a fanciful
winter scene showing the
by artist James Dunbar
who created the market art
for 2016. Dunbar is from
Portland and will be at the
market opening day.
Astoria Sunday Market
was founded in 2000 as
a nonprofit organization
dedicated to revitalizing
historic downtown Asto-
ria and supporting artists,
farmers and other small
producers and businesses.
Another important piece
of its mission is to create a
vibrant community gather-
ing place.
Astoria Sunday Mar-
ket has donated nearly
$170,000 to a variety of
downtown projects and
events over the years
including Liberty Theater
restoration, the Garden
of Surging Waves, con-
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struction of the public
restrooms, downtown
beautification projects and
Astoria Downtown His-
toric District Association.
The most recent grant was
$2,000 in October 2013 for
the Friends of the Armory.
Astoria Sunday Market
operates a Young Entrepre-
neur’s Club in partnership
with Clatsop County 4-H
offering kids an opportu-
nity to vend at the market
starting in June of each
year. Astoria Sunday Mar-
ket also organizes vendors
for the cruise ship market
located at the Port of Asto-
ria for each visiting ship.
For more information
about the market and its
music schedule, visit www.
AstoriaSundayMarket.com
Open 7am
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