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Artists, students showcase work on Long Beach Peninsula
LONG BEACH, WASHINGTON
— Spring has arrived and
that means it is time for
the annual Peninsula Arts
Association Spring Art
Show, being held 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Friday, April 7,
through Sunday, April 9.
The art show, which is free
and open to the public, will
be held at the old Long
Beach Train Depot located
at 102 Third Street N.W.
and Pacific Highway and
the PAA office building
next door.
Thirty artists will be
showing their works of art
in various mediums includ-
ing watercolor, oil, acrylic,
photography, assemblage,
wood, mixed media, clay
and glass. Art show visi-
tors are encouraged to vote
for their favorite art piece
in the show to determine
the top five winners of the
People’s Choice Awards.
Several artists that are
exhibiting in the show will
have additional items for
sale during the show hours
Sockeye on a Mission by Nan-
cy Beliveau.
in the PAA office. Stained
glass, photography, jew-
elry, framed art, and artist
Rose Power’s warm and
wooly yarn creations.
Majira Binti Summer Daugh-
ter by Michael Cox.
For the first time, stu-
dents from Naselle Grays
River Valley High School
will be exhibiting 17 pieces
of art at the spring show, in
several different mediums.
Instructor Marina Smith,
who teaches first grade
and high school, uses art
to teach STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering
and Math) using applica-
tions for art projects like
symmetry, Kandinsky’s
circles or learning about
monochromatic art. Her
students have incorporat-
ed art supplies donated to
the school by Peninsula
Arts Association into their
work.
The public is invited to an
artists reception on from 3
p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, light
refreshments will be served.
At that time, the raffle
winner will be chosen to
receive a framed giclee
print donated by Eric
Wiegardt, renowned local
and international artist. All
proceeds from the raffle
benefit the PAA Scholar-
ship and Youth Art Enrich-
ment program. The Peo-
ple’s Choice awards will
also be announced during
the reception.
For more information
visit PAA’s Facebook
page www.facebook.com/
paabeachartist or visit
www.beachartist.org or
email penart321@gmail.
com.
Become a volunteer for
Haystack Rock awareness
CANNON BEACH — Join the
Haystack Rock Awareness
Program for training to be
a volunteer environmental
interpreter for its beach
programs from 9:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at
the Cannon Beach City Hall
,163 E. Gower St.
This event is free and
open to interested parties
wanting to actively par-
ticipate with the program.
Pastries, refreshments and
lunch will be provided.
On the agenda, HRAP
oceanographer Cindy
Bryden will discuss her
favorite topic, tides. Dawn
Harris from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
will present: Protection of
Haystack Rock and Oregon
Islands National Wildlife Ref-
uges with an emphasis on Sea
Birds. Tiffany Boothe from
the Seaside Aquarium will
provide intertidal animals that
can be found in the tide pools.
An optional evening program
at Public Coast Brewing with
Chrissy Smith, Friends of
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
Coordinator speaking about
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Haystack Rock Awareness Program at the rock.
our newest marine reserve.
This training is valuable to
both new recruits and sea-
soned volunteers.
The Haystack Rock
Awareness Program is
entering its 32nd season on
the beach. Having educated
over 1 million visitors and
thousands of students over
those years, the programs
mission is to protect,
through education, the inter-
tidal and bird ecology of the
Marine Garden and National
Wildlife Refuge at Haystack
Rock. There is a diverse mix
of volunteers
This will be the only
training event for this year.
If unable to attend, you may
still sign up as a volunteer
at any time with individual
training available throughout
the beach season.
If you have questions
or comments or to RSVP,
contact Lisa Habecker,
Haystack Rock Awareness
Program education and
volunteer coordinator at
503-436-8064 or email:
visithrap@ci.cannon-beach.
or.us