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Seaside Artisan Fair seeking vendors
SEASIDE — Vendor applications are being accepted for
the 44th annual Seaside Artisan Fair taking place Friday
through Sunday, Nov. 24, 25 and 26 at the Seaside Civic &
Convention Center.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Vendor fees are $130 for corner booths, $105 for interi-
or booths, all 10-feet-by-10-feet spaces. There are a limited
number of lobby table-top spaces available for $85 each.
After Monday, Oct. 2, there is a $25 late fee for vendor
registrations.
Vendors are encouraged to create a festive theme for
their displays. For more information, visit SeasideCham-
ber.com, email events@seasidechamber.com or call 503-
738-6391.
The Seaside Artisan Fair — formerly known as the
Seaside Holiday Gift Fair — features up to 80 fine artists,
craftsmen, jewelers and other artisans showcasing a wide
variety of products, art and food.
The Artisan Fair takes place in the heart of downtown
Seaside at the Civic & Convention Center (415 First Ave.)
and is within easy walking distance of shops, restaurants
and cafes.
There are daily visits by Santa and a Home Depot Kids
Workshop. Admission is free.
The Seaside Artisan Fair is part of Yuletide in Seaside
activities, produced by the Seaside Chamber of Com-
merce, that include an annual Parade of Lights and Tree
Lighting with Santa on Friday evening.
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“Panorama,” by Robert Paulmenn (powdered charcoal and titanium white on paper)
Two exhibits open at RiverSea
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Clatsop Community College Presents Its
4 th Annual Conference
on
Extraordinary Living
for people 50+
Free Flu Shots
Lunch Provided
ASTORIA — RiverSea
Gallery presents two
solo shows that continue
through Tuesday,
Oct. 10.
Find paintings and
drawings by Robert Paul-
menn in the main exhi-
bition gallery and paint-
ings by Leslie Lee in the
Alcove.
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$10 Suggested Donation
Keynote address from Dr. Chris Breitmeyer, Clatsop Community College President
Register by Sept. 8:
Contact Evy at 503-338-2566 or
eberger@clatsopcc.edu or register online at
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Downtown Astoria’s
most Respected
Apartment complex
since 1969.
1046 Grand Avenue
Astoria, OR 97103
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‘Three Rivers’
“Three Rivers: Netul, Kil
how a nah kle, Yakaitl-wi-
makl” is a solo exhibition of
plein air landscape paintings
and drawings by Astoria
artist Robert Paulmenn, who
has spent the summer de-
picting the sweeping views
from the top of Coxcomb
Hill surrounding the Astor
Column. The exhibition cel-
ebrates the vast, ever-chang-
ing panorama that can be
experienced from the site.
Prominently featured in
this series are the three riv-
ers in the show’s title: Netul
(Lewis and Clark River),
Kil how a nah kle (Youngs
River) and Yakaitl-wi-
makl (Columbia River). A
significant work in the show
is a panorama 22 feet wide,
assembled from individual
charcoal drawings on paper.
Two years ago Paulmenn
had the opportunity to work
on the restoration of the
Astor Column, along with
sixteen other artists from
around the Northwest. Each
day they were treated to the
magnificent views that sur-
round the Astoria peninsula.
‘From That, This’
Exhibiting in the Alcove
space is Portland artist
Leslie Lee, whose show,
“From That, This,” features
paintings in her eloquent,
intuitive style, populated
with figurative elements that
develop into unexpected
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“Intelligentsia,” by Leslie Lee
(oil over acrylic)
FOR MORE INFO
RiverSea Gallery (1160
Commercial St.) is open
daily. For more infor-
mation, call the gallery
at 503-325-1270, or visit
riverseagallery.com.
narratives.
Lee rose to national
prominence for her figura-
tive ceramic sculpture in a
career that spanned 30 years.
More than a decade ago she
made a leap to painting.
Her latest work belongs
to yet another new direction
for the artist. Beginning
with a colorful, abstract
“smoosh,” she seeks hidden
figures in this background.
“The figurative artist in
me re-emerges to tease out
people and animals, bugs,
landscapes and odd shapes
which have nothing to do
with each other until… they
do,” Lee said.