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A ‘Sad’
Photographer reveals
night at
‘The Art of Seeing’ at ArtPort
Sou’wester
SEAVIEW — From 8
to 10 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 14, the Sou’wester
Lodge will present “Sad
Night Live III,” a night
of readings, music and
discussions relating to,
or inspired by, sorrow
and miserableness.
The evening will
feature Patrick DeWitt,
Michael Hurley, Shel-
ley Short, Dragging
an Ox Through Water,
and a brief history of
the saddest songs of all
time, presented by the
Portland Museum of
Modern Art with MC
Libby Werbel.
This event is free and
open to the public.
PHOTO BY BRUCE PETERSON
Benicassim, Spain
ILWACO, WASH. — Bruce Peterson, photographer
extraordinaire, will be ArtPort Gallery’s guest
artist for October starting 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 14.
Peterson has been traveling the world and sen-
sitively photographing local villages, landscapes
and people with a remarkable and quirky eye.
Peterson will hold a lecture on “The Art of
Seeing” 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. This rare
collection of 10 mini photography books will be
available to special order at ArtPort Gallery for
the month of October on Saturdays from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Peterson has a long history of photographic
excellence working for prominent corporations.
He left the high-stress world and moved to
Seaview, Washington, in 2002 from Phoenix,
Arizona, with his wife, Wendi, a graphic de-
signer. Together they spearheaded the Port of
llwaco Market, helped form the original Ilwaco
Art Walk and, until recently, owned the Wade
Gallery.
They continue to offer outstanding graphic
and web design and help support the art commu-
nity in llwaco with their leadership.
ASTOR STREET OPRY COMPANY
presents
THE BIRDS
with special permission from Dramatist Play Service
5:00 pm
Downtown Astoria
Every month, year ‘round!
Oct
July
14
8 th th
Visit Downtown Astoria on the
2nd Saturday of every month for
art, music, and general merriment!
Presented by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association
astoriadowntown.com
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DIRECTED BY
SHEILA SHAFFER
WRITTEN BY
Conor McPherson
“A gripping, unsettling,
and moving look at human
relationships in the face of
societal collapse”
-Dramatist Play Service
FROM A STORY BY
DAPHNE DU MAURIER
Show Dates :
October 6, 7, 13, 14,15, 20 & 21
Sunday Matinee
:
th
October 15
SUBMITTED PHOTO
A piece by Sharon Caulkins
Floating art featured
at Art Loft in October
ASTORIA — What do you
do with old fl oats? Some
people hang them from
trees, others throw them
around the yard, and others
let them lie where they fall.
Artists, including one from
the North Coast, makes good
use of them.
Sharon Caulkins will
exhibit her unique art at the
Astoria Art Loft in October.
She uses fl oats as a
support for acrylic paintings
of the ocean, rivers, sea
animals and other coastal
scenes. Unafraid to tackle
unusual surfaces, Caulkings
also paints on rocks.
Caulkins is a self-taught
artist. Eager to learn as much
as possible, she learned to
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at 2 p.m.
House opens at 6:30 pm, with show beginning at 7 pm
SHOW RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 21
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Tickets on Sale ONE HOUR before all shows
***Reservations Recommended***
For tickets, visit our website
www.astorstreetoprycompany.com
or call 503-325-6104
129 West Bond Street | Uniontown | Astoria
www.facebook.com/AstorStreetOpryCompany
paint with watercolor, acryl-
ic, oil, mixed-media, and to
become profi cient with tole
painting, china painting and
murals.
Caulkins says she will
paint on anything that
will hold still and that is
true. She paints murals on
wooden panels (kitchen
cupboards, kitchen islands
and other surfaces), on large
brass screens, helmets, shov-
els, crosscut saws, trucks,
motorcycles and carousel
horses. Her work has been
featured in several art mag-
azines.
For more information,
call 530-325-4442 or stop
by the Astoria Art Loft (106
Third St.).
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