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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 // 7 History & Hops starts fall series of lectures Coaster Theatre to hold art class, show this fall Discover the cultural history of Seaside Sept. 29 Theater calls for student art submissions SEASIDE —The Seaside Museum is starting its new season History & Hops, a free series of local history lectures, at Seaside Brewing Co. The irst lecture will take place 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the brewery, located at 851 Broadway. Attendees will travel back 100 years ago, circa the early 1900s, as they skim the headlines from bygone days in Seaside to peek at the cul- tural history of the town and library from the early days of the 20th century. Seaside Public Library Director and History & Hops presenter Esther Moberg will tell the saga of Seaside, from its humble beginnings as east and west Seaside, through anecdotal history and headlines from the Seaside Signal and Sea- side Historical Society. One hundred years ago, the talk of the town ran the gamut from bear hunting and trash dumping to ladies’ sociable and genteel entertainment. The event will pull back the curtain on a Seaside that was a humming center of activity for the North Coast that included the library as a community hub. Moberg grew up in Astoria and has a master’s degree in library science SUBMITTED PHOTO Miss Clara Gilman as librarian (behind the desk), circa 1919 in the old soldiers and sailors club reading room in Seaside. and a bachelor’s degree in organization administration. She has accumulated more than 16 years of experience through her work in six public, school and academic libraries. Moberg is the cur- rent vice chair of the Oregon Digital Library Consortium, which runs the library2go e-books and audiobooks for over 100 libraries in the state of Oregon. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Clatsop Community College. She has participated in 11 half marathons and has volun- teered in the past with the Extension Services Master Gardeners program in Ore- gon and Minnesota. Wildlife Center of the North Coast seeks volunteers ASTORIA — Fall is consid- ered the busy season for the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. Starving seabirds all along the coast wash up on shore as warmer ocean temperatures deplete their food sources. The wildlife center is seeking volunteers to help with bird patient care. The center also seeks volunteers to join the animal transport network set up along the coastline from Newport to Long Beach, Washington. Anyone interested in lending a helping hand can email volunteer@coastwild- life.org for more information on how to sign up. The North Coast non- proit was founded in 1997 by Sharnelle Fee in a small mobile home trailer in Ol- ney. It has grown into a fully functional wildlife hospital facility, with 19 outdoor enclosures and a variety of pre-release pools, that handles over 2,000 animals a year, providing care for SUBMITTED PHOTO The wildlife center ofers safe harbor and critical nourishment to seabirds, like these common murres, as they wash up on- shore in need. many injured or rehabili- tating seabirds. The center aims to rehabilitate injured, sick, orphaned and displaced native wildlife with the goal of releasing healthy, viable wildlife back into the appro- priate habitat. Fee died in 2015, and long-time assistant director and licensed wildlife reha- bilitator Joshua Saranpaa succeeded her as director. The Wildlife Center of the North Coast continues Fee’s mission of honoring the dignity of their patients, respecting their wildness, and returning them to their natural home as quickly as they can. “We’re working to improve our current rehabil- itation techniques by being more science-based and da- ta-driven in the decisions we make, and want to expand our ability to rehab more patients by ixing currently unusable spaces and have plans for new, state-of-the- art enclosures,” Saranpaa says. “We’ll also need to get some new equipment and add medications in order to be more self-suficient in- house, but it’s all a work in progress. “Our goal is to be open to the public with an education center onsite in ive years’ time,” he says. “Educa- tion was very important to Sharnelle, and we would love to honor her legacy by expanding our education programs and developing a stronger community-nature partnership. A bold plan, but very exciting, too.” The center depends on donations, fundraisers and volunteers. Learn more about the Wildlife Center of the North Coast at coast- wildlife.org CANNON BEACH — The Coaster Theatre Playhouse is offering an art class and student art show this fall. “Exploring the Artist” is an eight-session class meet- ing Saturdays, Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 at the theater, located at 108 N. Hemlock St. The class is for ages 8 and up. Each week, the class will explore a differ- ent historic artist and their techniques. Using varied mediums, students will de- sign and create works based on the styles of each artist. Class meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. with an optional lab until 3 p.m. The class is limited to 12 students. Registration is free. To reserve your spot, call 503-436-0609 or email executivedirector@coaster- theatre.com To wrap up the class, the Coaster Theatre will hold an art show reception 3 p.m. Nov. 20. The event will show work by “Exploring the Artist” students as well as submitted art by North Coast students. The theater welcomes artwork for the student vi- sual art show from students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students should interpret the theme “Water, Wander and Wonder.” All mediums are wel- come. Drawings and paint- ings cannot exceed 20-by-20 inches. Artwork should be matted but not framed. Free-standing sculpture or 3D work should not exceed a 12-inch cube. Deliver artwork to the theater Nov. 9 to 11. Art- work will be part of the Nov. 20 art show in conjunction with the end of the “Explor- ing the Artist” class. All submitted artwork will become part of a travel- ing art show. For more information, contact the theater at 503- 426-0609. The Coaster Theatre Playhouse Presents Sept. 23 - Oct. 22, 2016 Tickets $20 or $15 Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday shows at 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by Jan Martin Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com 108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR
