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Spend the day
honoring MLK
NEHALEM — Join the Or-
egon Coast Love Coalition
as they host the second
annual Martin Luther King
weekend celebration with
three special events.
The first event takes
place 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
13, at Nehalem Bay United
Methodist Church (36050
10th St.). The Coalition
will have a viewing of
“No Joke!,” which is
about how, when people
like each other, the rules
change. Afterwards we
will share a meal together
in World Cafe to discuss
the film.
Second, the Coalition
will host a production of
“Unsung Heroes” 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 14, at the
Hoffman Center for the
The
Illahee
Apartments
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1046 Grand Avenue
Astoria, OR 97103
503-325-2280
Arts (594 Laneda Ave.).
Monologues will be given
to share the story of those
who worked with Dr. King
and in the civil rights
movement from 1954 to
1968. Important music
from this period, and im-
portant parts of our history,
will be shared as well.
Finally, the Coalition
is excited to partner with
Habitat for Humanities for
a Day of Service beginning
8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15.
They will be hosting teams
of five to seven people
to go to different hous-
es and help those in our
community who may need
assistance within either the
Ramps & Rails or Brush
with Kindness programs.
If you’re ready to get a bit
COURTESY OREGON COAST
LOVE COALITION
Martin Luther King Jr.
dirty, we’ll have four hours
of community service you
can partake in with your
neighbors.
We are in need of team
captains. After we work,
we’ll enjoy a lunch pre-
pared by Jake Burden from
Offshore Grill.
Interested in volunteer-
ing as a team captain or
team member for the Day
of Service? Email coastal-
soulnw@gmail.com.
VIRGINIE TRUBIANO PHOTOS
Inside the Gothic Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
Grace Episcopal presents
‘Paris: Glory to God!’
ASTORIA — Astoria’s Grace
Episcopal Church will host
a photography show by Bel-
gian artist Virginie Trubiano
titled “Paris: Glory to God!
An Expression of Christiani-
ty through the Centuries” for
the benefit of the Regional
Food Bank.
This photography show
is all about Paris, the city
of light — “La ville des lu-
mières” — with a focus on
its masterpieces of religious
works.
Meet and greet the artist
during a reception 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14.
Coffee and pastries will be
served.
Viewers can enjoy Trubia-
no’s artwork in the church’s
art gallery 8:30 a.m. to noon
Monday through Thursday,
and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
Sunday through the month of
January and the first part of
February.
Trubiano is studying
photography as an interna-
tional student at Portland’s
Marylhurst University, a lib-
A photo taken at the Ci-
metière du Père Lachaise, the
largest cemetery in Paris
eral arts Catholic school. She
has had numerous photogra-
phy shows in Portland, Lon-
don, Charleroi in Belgium,
and has an upcoming show in
Hillsboro.
“Oh, Paris … As an artist,
I liked the mystery hidden
within the shapes and lines
of this revered old city,
reminiscent of its glorious
past, mixed with the daily
life of a vibrant present,” she
said. “I found myself trying
to capture its architecture:
the unusual, the unexpected,
its spirit … whether through
a different angle, different
lighting, different composi-
tion…
“My goal is to invite and
challenge the viewers to
look deeper into my photos
and find an underlining
significance to some familiar
places — some of the most
photographed and well-
known religious edifices
of the world … To evoke
viewers’ curiosity and enter-
tain them visually, despite
photographing normal and
everyday buildings, objects
and people.”
The artwork is for sale.
All proceeds will be donated
by Grace Episcopal to the
local Food Bank. A local
business, Franklin Vista
Properties, will match 20
percent of the proceeds.
So come, have a hot cup
of coffee with a young artist,
take a photographic detour
through Paris and help feed
people. Donations will be
accepted.