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8 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Artists invited to focus on the landscape CANNON BEACH — In Looking at Landscape, the Cannon Beach Arts Asso- ciation is putting together a weekend of activities June 18 and 19 based around con- temporary landscape art. The weekend will include an artists’ discussion on contemporary landscape painting, two plein air oil painting classes, and a coun- try cookout set in a beautiful forested garden. The artists’ discussion will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon June 18. Artists Jef Gunn, Joan Stuart Ross and Michael Southern will meet in the Cannon Beach Gallery to engage in conver- sation about their work and contemporary landscape. The discussion is free; no booking is required. The three artists will have work in the gallery’s “Landscape as Perception” exhibition, on display June 11 to July 10. Then, from 1 to 4 p.m., Joanne Radmilovich Koll- man will teach a coastal plein air oil painting class. Meeting at the gallery for preparation, the class will then move to a scenic lo- cation to paint. The class is open to artists at any level of experience. We advise you to bring you own materials, but suficient materials will be made available to par- ticipate at a beginner level. Participants should dress for painting, sand and change- able weather. The next day, June 19, Kollman will teach a land- scape plein air oil painting class from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The location for this class is at Cannon Beach Arts’ Program Director’s home with panoramic views of forest land above Astoria. Transport will be provided from Cannon Beach, leaving Cannon Beach Gallery at 9:30 a.m., or you can make you own way and meet the group there; the location will be provided on booking. To make the most of what promises to be a lovely day of painting and as a fund- raiser for Cannon Beach Art Association, following Kollman’s class, there will be a cookout at 2 p.m. Artists are then invited to stay and paint as long as the light is good. Friends and family may buy tickets for this event and join their artist for lunch in this lovely location. Anyone wanting to support CBAA can buy tickets for this event. Artists can bring their sketchbooks or just relax. The menu will be based around a southern shrimp boil, and buffet. Soft drinks will be provided. The weekend can be booked as individual classes and events or as a full week- end package. Weekend package tickets cost $100; there is a 10 percent discount for CBAA members. The package includes the artists’ talk, the two classes, transportation if required, and the cookout meal. Participants will also be given the option of exhib- iting selected works created during this weekend in the CBAA’s mobile gallery during the Pein Air Festival, taking place June 24, 25 and 26. The artists’ talk is free; single tickets for the two classes are $50 each; single tickets for the country cook- out are $20 each. To book tickets, email cannonbeacharts@gmail. com; organizers will send you a registration form and reserve you a place. Places in the two painting classes are limited to eight partici- pants. Camp, park and ish for free this weekend HAMMOND — It’s a great time to get outside, ex- plore and play this week- end in Oregon. Saturday, June 4 is Oregon State Parks Day. Camping is free Saturday night, and there are no day-use or parking fees June 4 and 5. “State Parks Day is our way of thanking Orego- nians for their commit- ment to our state parks,” said Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Di- rector Lisa Sumption. “We invite Oregonians to come out and explore a new park or visit an old favorite.” Saturday and Sunday are also Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend, put on by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. No license is required to fish, crab or clam. It’s a great opportunity to introduce a friend, child, co-worker or SUBMITTED PHOTO June 4 and 5 are Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend, where it’s free to ish, crab or clam without a license. Fort Stevens State Park will hold a kids ishing derby Saturday at Cofenbury Lake. family member to fishing. For Free Fishing Weekend, Fort Stevens State Park, ODFW and the Rainland Flycasters will host free fishing activities at Coffenbury Lake from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. A kids fishing derby will be held with prizes and a biggest fish compe- tition. A limited number of poles, tackle and bait will be provided for partici- pants. There will be fly casting demos put on by the Rainland Flycasters. A barbecue lunch will be served, and prizes will be awarded for the biggest fish. For more information, contact Fort Stevens State Park Ranger Dane Osis by calling 503-861-3170. ODFW puts on Ore- gon’s Free Fishing Week- end the first full weekend in June each year. The Oregon State Leg- islature established Oregon State Parks Day in 1997 to focus public attention on Oregon’s state park system. The event is always the first Saturday in June. Campsite reservations may be made by calling 800-452-5687 before 5 p.m. Friday, June 3. Or you can reserve online at www.oregonstateparks. org. While the campsite rental is free, an $8 non- refundable reservation fee still applies. SUBMITTED PHOTO BY DEAN DAVIS Too Slim & The Taildraggers will perform June 5 at The Birk. Hear the blues at The Birk BIRKENFELD — The Birk will host Too Slim & The Taildraggers for a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 5. Advanced tickets are $15 and available online at http:// tinyurl.com/tooslimtickets. Tickets at the door will be $20. The venue is located at 11139 Oregon Highway 202, about 40 miles east of Astoria and 18 miles south of Clatskanie. Creating an eclectic style of blues and rock that has become a genre all its own, Tim “Too Slim” Langford’s ever-evolving musical direc- tion cannot easily be classi- ied. Too Slim & The Tail- draggers effortlessly cross genres. Flavoring blues with rock and Americana, the band appeals to audiences of varying musical tastes. Langford has won multiple individual awards for best guitarist, best slide guitarist and best songwriter, and the band is in the Hall of Fame in three Northwest blues societies. The band’s 2013 release “Blue Heart” reached as high as No. 3 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart, and “Shiver,” the band’s previous release, was a 2012 Blues Music Award nominee for blues rock recording of the year. Too Slim & The Taildrag- gers’ current rhythm section consists of Nashville bassist Eric “Stretch” Hanson and drummer Jeff “Shakey” Fowlkes. Test your trivia skills Seaside library hosts Night of All Knowledge Trivia Tournament SEASIDE — At 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, the Seaside Public Library will host its monthly Team Trivia Tournament. Teams can con- sist of one person or have as many as six people. Trivia nights are infor- mal, fun competitions where teams battle to see who has the greatest knowledge of all matters trivial. General questions will be asked by the trivia host, and the winners are the team that, at the end of the night, has correctly answered the most questions. Prizes will be awarded, but the main prize is knowing you have the smartest trivia team in Clatsop County. Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Broadway. For more information, call 503-738-6742 or visit www. seasidelibrary.org