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8 // COASTWEEKEND.COM lifelong art director Cal Schenkel. 6. Sea Gypsy Gallery and Gifts 1001 Commercial St. Aug. 13 ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Satur- day, Aug. 13. Meet artists and mingle with art lovers while enjoying refreshments and new exhibits. Some locations are open early or later. SUBMITTED PHOTO “Tanz” is both the German word for “dance” and a duo featur- ing Charlie Watkins on accordion and Judy Eron on oboe. Dance to a tango with peninsula duo Tanz LONG BEACH, Wash. — You usually see this duo as part of a country band, so you may wonder where the cowboy hats and boots are. However, one and a half minutes into the music, you’ll forget about cowboys and be hankering instead for a rose between your teeth. “Tanz” is the German word for dance — it’s also the name of this musical duo Charlie Watkins on accordi- on and Judy Eron on oboe. Tanz will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 at The Cove Restaurant at the Peninsula Golf Course, located at 9604 Paciic Ave. Watkins and Eron will play passionate music for the listening enjoyment of diners as well as those who must dance when they hear a tango or a waltz. The tangos were written in Argentina as well as in Finland. The waltzes come from Nor- way, Venezuela, Italy and Mexico. Watkins and Eron live on the Long Beach Peninsula and perform each Saturday at the market at the Port of Il- waco as part of Double J and the Boys, their longstanding trio with Janet Clark. ART BUSINESSES 1. Imogen Gallery 240 11th St. Renowned Portland artist Tom Cramer brings bold, complex, color-saturated paintings along with carved wood relief wall pieces. He has been at the epicenter of the Portland art scene for decades as an exhibiting artist as well as creating public art, including the iconic mural in NE Portland, “Machine,” and designing the set and costumes for James Canield’s dance “Jungle” at Oregon Ballet Theatre in 1995. His work will also be featured on the cover of the 2016-17 publication Artslandia, out in early September. This series, “New Work,” will be a fresh and bold new style for Cramer, with the goal to attract and encour- age new collectors. 2. RiverSea Gallery 1160 Commercial St. Portland artists Jon and Karen Wippich team up to present “NW Alchemy.” Both artists ofer their interpretations of the human igure inluenced by the dynamic sur- roundings of Northwest landscape and culture. Karen’s mixed-media paintings incorporate collage elements into layers of images to narrate stories rich in history with U-Pic k NEWS TALK FOR THE COAST Pro viding live a nd lo ca l new s co vera ge every da y Y ou could see it ton igh t, rea d a bout it tom orrow or h ea r it live N O W ! 100% Natural Blueberrie s Open Daily ‘til 6 pm $2.00 lb. 113th & Sandridge N. Long Beach, WA lively settings placed irmly in the Northwest. Jon’s acrylic paintings reference place in a less literal way, using color and movement of paint to suggest mood. In the Alcove, “50 Years to No- where” is a group show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Asto- ria-Megler Bridge, originally referred to as “the bridge to nowhere.” Regional artists present paintings that depict the bridge, now seen as a treasured and iconic lower Columbia landmark. 3. Tempo Gallery 1271 Commercial St. Tempo Gallery will feature “The Unfolding Journey,” a collection of bold and colorful paintings by artist Edward Peterson, who will be pres- ent to talk to patrons. Peter Unander will perform keyboard jazz music. Refreshments will be served. 4. KALA 1017 Marine Drive KALA continues the exhibition “The Coast is Queer” by guest curator Mark Woolley. The exhibit celebrates the diverse art being produced in Oregon by queer-identiied artists. Not all the artists explore queerness in their art; they are just producing interesting works that relect their inner vision. Artists include Paul Soriano, Dorothy Goode, Wesley Youni, Chuck E. Bloom, Tabor Porter and Greg Carrigan, Marne Lucas and Sid Deluca. 5. Ratz & Co. 260 10th St. Entering its third year in Astoria, Ratz & Co. features the illustrations, album covers and paintings of Dave McMacken. The studio/gallery also shows the work of Portland artist Jackie Avery and Frank Zappa’s 7. Astoria Art Loft 106 Third St. ALSO FEATURING ORIGINAL ART 8. Luminari Arts 1133 Commercial St. See side bar. 9. Forsythea 1124 Commercial St. Forsythea will feature new pottery by Sonja Korpela, new handmade paper boxes by Christine Trexel, and a selection of much-cov- eted alder boxes by Michael Parker. 10. Adagio 1174 Commercial St. On display are antique African masks and Japanese woodblock prints from the Shin-Hanga and So- saku-Hanga periods. The collection of “wearable art” includes vintage Japanese silk haori, creations in Tencel by Barbara Hall; painted silks by Kavita; and handmade lora-dyed silk scarves by Brianna Lichnovsky. 11. What-Nots & Whimsy 1292 Commerical St. See work by artist Jim Cox, who irst discovered his interest in art at age 14. At 41, the world discovered his talent while he was serving as staf artist to anthropologist George Agogino at Eastern New Mexico University. Cox’s illustrations for Agogino’s articles included the likes of Geronimo and Billy the Kid. Now residing in the Northwest, Cox is best known as a painter of Native Americans and Western notables. In tribute to his Astoria art show, he has just completed his irst seascape. 12. The Astor Lobby 1423 Commercial St. In partnership with Paul Caruana and the Astor Hotel, Disjecta will host a Portland2016 Biennial recep- tion for artist Avantika Bawa from 7 to 9 p.m. Beverages will be provided by Deschutes Brewery. Bawa, along with Disjecta Director Bryan Suereth and board members, will be present to discuss her artwork. 13. Astoria Armory Skatepark 1636 Exchange St. “From The Recliner: Between my feet and my heart, portraits of people taken by a sad person with his furry best friend on his mind” is a multimedia installation by Astoria artist Shane Bugbee that includes photos, audio, video, a sofa, and a recliner. The exhibition deals with a two-year period of depression following the death of the artist’s dog, Cheyenne. From his recliner, Bugbee pointed his camera at the corner once occupied by his dog, recording a stream of humanity, all seated on an old blue and green sofa in the artist’s living room. Visitors from as far as Texas, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, as well as a number of local residents and Astorians, are photographed with and without their knowledge, framed between the feet of the artist. The images and the story of the installation will be available in a zine/show catalog for sale during the opening. 14. Royal Nebeker Art Gallery 1799 Lexington Ave. One of the multiple venues for the Portland2016 Biennial of Contemporary Art, the Clatsop Community College Royal Nebeker Art Gallery will host a reception for painter Jack Featherly and video artist Julia Oldham from 5 to 7 p.m. Continued ong Pg. 9 ART WALK MAP