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NOVEMBER 2, 2017 // 11 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, NOV. 3 • 7:30 to 10 p.m. Stormy Weather Arts Benefit Cocktail & Dessert Party Interact with professional jewelry artists who discuss their techniques while their works are being modeled. Sample a custom cocktail, created specifically for the event by Cannon Beach Distillery, and a local craft beer also made espe- cially for the event, alongside sparkling wine and a dessert buffet that features sweets from local bakeries and choco- latiers. The celebration will also include live music and a raffle and silent auction with vacation packages. Cost: $35. Location: Cannon Beach Community Hall COURTESY CANNON BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE they would say ‘huh?’” said Hull, who is known for his sea and landscape paintings. “It’s definitely grown as an event. In the first five years, people didn’t really know about it. Clearly, it has resonated.” ‘An adventure’ Amber doesn’t remember much about the first year of the festival, other than getting a knock on the door from a Chamber of Commerce employee asking if she’d be interested in participating in a brand new art festival. “It started as an itty bitty thing,” Amber said. “I didn’t know if it was going to get off the ground. I thought it would be too late in the season. Turns out it was successful because it is late in the season.” Amber is among the professional jewel- ers who will be featured at Friday’s Stormy Weather Arts Benefit Cocktail & Dessert Party. She’s been a jeweler for 44 years, 30 of them in Cannon Beach. While the ocean often serves as a design inspiration, this year visitors can expect to see jewelry reflecting the nearby woods. “It’s easy to go about your day and to not see the beauty that surrounds you, especially here,” Amber said. The natural world is integral to why art- ists feel inspired to work in Cannon Beach. And, as any person who lives on the coast knows, in the winter, mother nature isn’t always friendly. But for Jane Brumfield, the festival com- mittee chair and owner of Imprint Gallery, the blustering winds and intense rainfall is ERICK BENGEL PHOTO Pam Wachtler-Fermanis (left), an oil painter from Bainbridge Island, Wash., discusses over- tones and undertones with Trieste Andrews, from Oregon City, during the 2014 Stormy Weather Arts Festival. ‘IT STARTED AS AN ITTY BITTY THING.’ SHARON AMBER part of what makes this event so special. “During my first year at Cannon Beach Arts Association, I remember it was sideways raining, and everyone came in dripping wet. But they would just bundle up and get blown over to the next gallery,” Brumfield said. “It becomes an adventure almost. It’s a shared experience.” Timeless art Jim Paino, interim director of the Cham- ber of Commerce and festival committee member, said the festival has evolved from a small community event into a tour- ism-based one. “We want to make it bigger and better. It’s always a lot of work, but we’ve built it, and we want to keep it going for many years to come,” Paino said. The number of galleries has grown. Recent additions, like musicians and the fashion show, continue to diversify and ex- pand. But one aspect of the festival seems to remain constant: the visitors. “I have about 15 people who have been coming for years,” Hull said. “They are clients, but really they are friends. I know about their kids and their dogs.” Lincoln, owner of Northwest By North- west Gallery, has had a similar experience. Over the past 30 years, the group of vis- itors and locals who return each year has become a kind of arts community family, she said. There are lots of beautiful places to ex- perience art in the Pacific Northwest. But, Lincoln said, Cannon Beach’s reputation as an art town isn’t determined by the number of galleries or artists, but by the type of art and the culture of the people who make and sell it. “(Cannon Beach) is a place to connect with artists, gallery owners, friends. It’s an authentic experience,” Lincoln said. “Trends are trends,” but the art that people buy in Cannon Beach is often time- less, she added. “It’s not something you’re going to get tired of.” CW SATURDAY, NOV. 4 • 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Music Around Town Enjoy live performances by regional musicians at five different locations. Cost: free/donations Locations: The Landing, Sandpiper Square, Coaster Theatre Courtyard, Ecola Square, Haystack Square • 10 a.m. (doors open at 9:40 a.m.) Dancing in the Rain Fashion Show Pick out a new outfit at this runway show featuring apparel and accesso- ries from local and national designers available in Cannon Beach shops. Cost: Free, or $5 guaranteed seating donation. Location: Coaster Theatre Playhouse • 8 to 10 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.) Spotlight Concert: Heels to the Hard- wood The Seattle Americana band brings their foot-stomping sound to Cannon Beach. Cost: $30. Location: Coaster Theatre Playhouse SUNDAY, NOV. 5 • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brews, Blues & Barbecues Sample local craft brews, including one created especially for the festi- val, enjoy live Delta Blues from Steve Cheseborough and savor a delicious barbecue lunch from a local chef. Cost: $25. Location: Cannon Beach Community Hall
