JUNE 21, 2018 // 17
Jean Barney Memorial Exhibit now
on view at Grace Episcopal Church
ASTORIA — The 2018 Jean Barney
Memorial Exhibit is underway at Grace
Episcopal Church, 1545 Franklin St., in
honor of the well-known artist and
teacher.
The annual exhibit runs 8:30 a.m. to
noon, Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m.
to noon Sundays, through Thursday, July
12.
Barney taught oil painting for many
years at Clatsop Community College and
at her studio. She helped budding artists
develop their talent and encouraged many
to pursue careers in art. The exhibit began
in 2014 following Barney’s death earlier
that year. Her family sponsored the first
exhibit in her honor, and members of Grace
Episcopal Church have continued their
support.
The exhibit is open to any artist, child
or adult. Each artist may submit two
entries. The exhibit is judged by North
Coast artists. Award categories include
Best in Show, Best in Composition, Best
in Emotional Impact, Most Original, Best
of Theme, Judges’ Choice and People’s
Choice.
Judges of the 2018 Memorial Exhibit
were Brigitte Willse and Lynn Johnson.
Moody
Little
Sister
(Naomi
Hooley,
right,
and Rob
Stroup)
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Judith Fredrikson’s ‘Spirits of Smith Rock,’
which won Best in Show at the 2018 Jean
Barney Memorial Exhibit
Winners were: Judith Fredrikson, Best in
Show for “Spirits of Smith Rock”; Kim-
berly Hale, Best in Composition; Jeannette
Davis for Most Original; Judi McElroy for
Best in Emotional Impact; Janet Weidman
for Best of Theme; and James A. Tweedie
for Judges’ Choice.
Calling all poets: Big Wave Poetry returns to Florence
FLORENCE — The third
annual Big Wave Poetry
Slam is Saturday, June
30, at the Florence Event
Center.
Friends of poets and the
arts are invited to attend and
enjoy a great evening of po-
etry performed in the slam
style. This means the poems
or spoken word pieces are
performed dramatically,
making for some great
entertainment. Admission
is $5. Doors open to the
public at 6 p.m.
Starting at 6:30 p.m., up
to 30 poets will perform
three-minute original poems
or spoken word pieces
for audience and judges.
Registration for poets is $15.
Entrance for spectators is $5.
Judging for the contest
is done by five random
audience members, scoring
each participant from 0 to
10. The top and bottom
scores are then thrown out
and the three middle scores
are added together for the
poet’s final score.
First-place wins $500,
second place $250, third
place $100. Contestants are
judged on poem content and
presentation. The event is
sponsored by the Florence
Regional Arts Center.
The committee is also
looking for volunteers will-
ing to help organize and set
up for the Poetry Slam. To
volunteer, email bigwave-
poetry@gmail.com.
For more information or
to register for the contest,
visit fraaoregon.org and
click on “Poetry Fest.” Or
you can contact FRAA at
541-997-4435 or email
bigwavepoetry@gmail.
com. The Florence Event
Center is located at 715
Quince St., Florence.
LONG BEACH, WASH. — Moody
Little Sister (Naomi Hooley
and Rob Stroup) return to
the Peninsula Arts Center 7
p.m. Saturday, June 23. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m.
When Hooley moved
3,000 miles from a small
town in Alaska, the chances of
meeting Stroup, from a small
town in Oregon were pretty
slim. But it happened. And
from the moment they met, it
was clear they were destined
to combine their abundant
musical talents.
Stroup is the perfect pro-
ducer, co-writer and bandmate
for Hooley’s energetic and
thoughtful songs. A prolific
songwriter with a unique style
and vocal signature, Hooley’s
voice has been called “cool
and powerful” and her song-
writing “masterful.”
Hooley combines the
sensibilities of the great folk
writers of the 1970s like Jim
Croce, Gordon Lightfoot and
James Taylor with the vocal
abilities of Adele, Neko Case
or Annie Lennox.
Stroup’s musical back-
ground brings a whole other
set of sounds and influenc-
es. A founding member of
Portland’s beloved roots rock
combo The Baseboard Heat-
ers, he draws on 1960s rock
and classic country influences
and is also informed by the
“Oklahoma sound” of JJ Cale
and the bluesy sides of Bob
Dylan.
The Peninsula Arts Center
is located at 504 Pacific Ave.
N., Long Beach, Wash.
Admission is $15 at the
door or online through Brown
Paper Tickets, or call Bill
Svendsen at 360-901-0962.
Wine, beer and other
refreshments are available for
purchase.
Concerts benefit the Long
Beach Peninsula Acoustic
Music Foundation, a nonprofit
charitable organization.
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