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8 // COASTWEEKEND.COM PHOTOGRAPHERS CAPTURE STUFF OF ‘DREAMS’ AT LIGHTBOX SUBMITTED PHOTO “Limit,” by Jeff Brownell ASTORIA — LightBox Photographic Gallery host the opening and artists’ reception of “The Stuff Dreams are Made of…,” a group exhibit featuring the work of The Portland Photographers Forum, during the Second Saturday Art Walk, 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 9. The Forum educates on the subject of photography as a fi ne art through meetings, seminars, workshops, outings and photography exhibitions. Members include profession- al photographers, working artists, teachers and photog- raphy enthusiasts. They work in a variety of mediums with a desire to improve their work and to share the love of pho- tography with the public. The LightBox exhibit will showcase the work of 21 members of the group. Susan Bein, a juror for its annual juried show, took classes from Ansel Adams, Minor White, Aaron Sis- kind, Nathan Lyons and Paul Caponigro, using black-and- white fi lm and large-format cameras. After majoring in photography in college and teaching it, she eventually be- came a graphic designer. Her work has been included in many juried group shows, and featured in four solo gallery SUBMITTED PHOTO “Portrait in Steel #1,” Scott Hoyle exhibitions, and is part of several private collections. She teaches popular class- es in iPhone photography and Photoshop in Portland. “The Stuff Dreams are Made of…” will show in the gallery Tuesday, Oct. 10. LightBox offers memberships to be part of the community that helps further the mission of the gallery. The gallery (1045 Marine Drive) is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or at info@lightbox-photo- graphic.com. Visit lightbox-pho- tographic.com for more info on this exhibit, and to enjoy past, current and upcoming exhibits. Roger Hayes gets AVA artist residency ASTORIA — Astoria Visual tion of censored art at the Arts is delighted to wel- Performance Network in come multimedia artist Ann Arbor. His contribu- Roger Hayes to work in tions gained him national the organization’s studio notoriety via Newsweek at 80 11th St. in Astoria, magazine, mentioned as he rent-free, as part of the was within the context of AVA artist-in-residence the controversial work of (“AVA a-i-r”) program. Robert Mapplethorpe. The residency runs through Hayes participated in a variety of Portland-based ex- Dec. 31. hibits in alternative During Sep- space galleries tember’s Second between 1989 and Saturday Art 1995. Returning Walk, Hayes will from Europe with showcase both a collection of completed works fi gurative works, and works-in- he collaborated on progress. a series of shows A longtime with Astoria/ member of Berlin artist Nick Astoria’s arts Knapton. community, Roger Roger Hayes Hayes has Hayes attended shown throughout the Center for the Pacifi c Northwest, in Creative Studies in De- solo and group shows. troit, Michigan, from 1978 AVA a-i-r, a nonprofi t to 1981, with a focus on founded in 1989, is designed printmaking. His work was to encourage the creative, exhibited in major cities intellectual and professional throughout the Midwest growth of local artists. The from 1982 to 1986. program is supported by Hayes later met the French-Armenian art dealer members of Astoria Visual Arts and the generosity of Jacques Karamanoukian the Astoria Coffee House & and was introduced to cur- Bistro and the Merry Time rent European trends of Art Bar and Grill. Brut and Outsider Art, and For more information began showing regularly about AVA, or to learn at Galerie Jacques in Ann more about the AVA a-i-r Arbor, Michigan. program, visit http://www. In 1988, Hayes partic- astoriavisualarts.org/. ipated in a large exhibi- Take a hike in September 25515 Sandridge Road, Ocean Park, WA 98640 (Beach Baron’s Field) Tickets available at: brownpapertickets.com $15 Friday & $18 Saturday + small service fee SEPTEMBER 15-16 2017, PENINSULABLUESFEST.COM This advertisement co-sponsored by Port of Ilwaco The Angora Hiking Club’s scheduled walks and hikes in September will be held: • 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9: Circle Creek Walk, an easy hike led by Roger Wester- man • 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16: Angora Peak, a medium to diffi cult hike led by John Markham • 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23: Dismal Nitch/Megler Mountain, a hike of medium diffi culty (the guide will be announced) • 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30: Tillamook Head, a me- dium to diffi cult hike led by Kathleen Adams Participants meet at the north end of Sixth Street in Astoria.