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the city’s Tourism and Arts Fund.
“I think Billy and Mike were
hands-on kind of guys, and I think
Get Lit is a hands-on kind of an event
where people get to shrink that dis-
tance between them and tremendous
authors,” Tonry said. “They get to
spend a little more time with them.”
“And to hear their story — how
they started and how they advanced,”
added Tracy Abel, board member
and organizer of Get Lit. “When they
give their presentations, it’s not just a
reading, it’s often telling their story,
how they started, why they started,
where they are today.”
MORE TO COME
Inspiration continues to thrive
among board members and teachers
alike, promising an art-fi lled future.
More classes are on the horizon, in-
cluding possible workshops on sand-
castle construction and on performing
arts through the Coaster Theatre.
It only takes a few people to start
a class, noted Childress. “What Billy
and Michael were saying was, ‘It’s
quality, not quantity. It’s magic in the
few.’ Not to say it can’t be many, but
it’s a different emphasis.”
Board member and Whitebird
Gallery owner Allyn Cantor hopes to
see more intermingling of residents
and artists.
“I honestly have a vision of open
studio nights — to be able to offer a
drop-in space for artists to get togeth-
er,” she said. “It doesn’t even have to
be a class but a gathering for people
to come together.
“People think of the galleries here,
not the artists so much anymore,”
Cantor added. “And I think that’s
what the Tolovana Arts Colony is
trying to drive home — there are still
real artists here, and there are real
opportunities to learn art.”
A decade to celebrate
CANNON BEACH — Ten years ago,
the Tolovana Arts Colony began its quest
to support local arts in Cannon Beach.
Now it’s time to celebrate the past
decade.
An open house and anniversary party
are planned from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May
20, in Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hemlock
St. The hall is across the parking lot from
the former Cannon Beach Children’s
Center.
The celebration — free and open to all
— is a combination retrospective, open
house and membership drive, said An-
drew Tonry, the organization’s program
director.
Music once performed by the colony’s
co-founder, Billy Hults, will be played;
memories will be shared by those who
knew Hults and Michael Burgess; and art
created by artists who have been featured
in past art shows will be displayed.
Past directors, including Valerie Vines
Magee, Maggie Kitson and Lisa Kerr, as
well as former board members and former
board Chairman Jeff Womack, who was
on the board for eight years and continues
as a volunteer, also will be acknowledged.
The program also calls for perfor-
mances by some students, as well as a
brief tour of Tolovana Hall, including the
newly upgraded kitchen.
A membership drive also will be
launched, Tonry said.
“We’re energized and moving,” he
added. “Come join us.”
PHOTO BY ANDREW TONRY
Terry Brooks at Get Lit
PHOTO BY ANDREW TONRY
Puttin’ on the Puttz
PHOTO BY ANDREW TONRY
Tolovana Hall
COLLAGE BY ANDREW TONRY
Founders’ Party.