JANUARY 18, 2018 // 21
Drawing, kayak-building, wood-carving classes on deck
ASTORIA — The Columbia
River Maritime Museum
has announced its February
classes, held in the Barbey
Maritime Center.
Natural science
illustration
A class on natural
science illustration, with
Instructor Dorota Haber-Le-
high, will be held 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. Thursdays (Feb.
1, 8, 15 and 22).
Explore techniques in
drawing natural objects
related to rivers and oceans.
Practice how to render
form, use line, value, shape,
texture, color, proportion
and perspective. Combine
scientific inquiry with artis-
tic vision. Practice drawing
from observation: seashells,
crab shells, sea urchin
shells, driftwood, animal
bones and skulls, preserved
birds and other objects.
Please bring a seashell or
two to the first class. Also
bring graphite pencils (H
or F), a small sketchbook
(toned gray or tan paper is
best) and kneaded eraser.
Other materials will be
Pygmy kayaks
Barbey Maritime Center
provided.
The cost is $50 for
museum members, $75 for
nonmembers.
Pygmy kayak
building
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Seashell drawings
A class on building a
pygmy kayak, with Instruc-
tor Chuck Bollong, will
take place daily 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5,
through Sunday, Feb. 11.
Build an elegant stitch
and glue kayak. These are
seven-day classes offered
in conjunction with Pygmy
Boats company. Partici-
pants leave the class with
their kayak approximately
60-percent completed and
with all the skills necessary
to finish their boat at home.
No previous building
experience is necessary. A
short list of readily avail-
able hand tools will be
provided.
The cost is $800, plus
the kit price from Pygmy.
Wood carving
An introduction to wood
carving with Instructor Jim
Bergeron will be held 7 to 9
p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, and 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. 17 and 18.
Ever wanted to learn
how to carve? This class
will cover basic skills for
novice carvers. Participants
will be furnished with carv-
ing tools and wood plaques
and will be shown basic
carving techniques. Learn
how to handle tools safely,
how to lay out basic designs
and how to carve desired
shapes.
The cost is $40 for
members, $65 for nonmem-
bers.
‘Astoria: Part Two’ takes Center Stage
PORTLAND — The play
“Astoria: Part Two” opens
Saturday, Jan. 20, at
Portland Center Stage at
The Armory (128 NW 11th
Ave.), and runs through
Sunday, Feb. 18.
The show, written by
Chris Coleman, is based
on the book “Astoria: John
Jacob Astor and Thomas
Jefferson’s Lost Pacific
Empire, A Story of Wealth,
Ambition, and Survival” by
Peter Stark.
Continuing the ambi-
tious adventure of Part
One, which told the stories
of the Astor expeditions by
land and sea to establish
COURTESY COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM
trade routes to the Pacific
Northwest, Part Two is
about the extraordinary
endeavors that led to the
establishment of Astoria,
the first permanent U.S.
settlement on the West
Coast.
For tickets, visit pcs.org
or call 503-445-3700.
Support the Columbia
River Maritime Museum
and save $5 on adult tickets
to “Astoria: Part Two” with
the promo code “CRMM.”
A portion of the “CRMM”
promo code ticket sales
will go to the Columbia
River Maritime Museum.
(The discount is not
valid for Area 4 seating,
student tickets or with any
other offers, and is subject
to availability.)