AUGUST 2, 2018 // 7
A large, supercharged
Artists and makers:
Join studio collective music fest in Nehalem
ASTORIA — Local startup
Astoria Makers is seeking
creative individuals, makers
and small-business entrepre-
neurs to join the upcoming
studio collective located in
the Van Dusen building on
Duane and 10th streets.
The collective will now
focus entirely on artist-run
spaces, some to include
open-studio hours and edu-
cational classes.
There are a variety of
spaces available for rent, in-
cluding small, medium and
large-size private studios, a
1,000-square-foot suite of
small studios/rooms and a
650-square-foot retail-ready
space with a private bath-
room.
While all spaces will
be individually leased and
operated, Astoria Makers
hopes to foster the spirit of
artist collaboration, part-
nerships, tool-sharing and
cross-programming among
the tenants. Members of the
collective will have access to
a communal kitchen, lounge
area, bathrooms and a com-
munity room to be used for
additional teaching space, Art
Walk events and artist-run
events and openings.
In addition, collective
artists will be featured on
the Astoria Makers web
page with a link to their
own business site if desired.
Astoria Makers antici-
pates the next set of rentals
coming online Saturday,
Sept. 1, through Satur-
day, Sept. 15, with more
spaces ready through the
fall. Interested parties can
contact Steff Eiter at steff@
astoriamakers.com for rent-
al information.
To learn more, visit
astoriamakers.com, Insta-
gram@astoriamakers, or
“like” facebook.com/astori-
amakers.
PHOTOS COURTESY ASTORIA MAKERS
Hannah Phelps-Goodman works hard on restoring the space
for welcoming tenants.
NEHALEM — The fourth
annual Electric Fences music
festival takes place noon to
midnight Saturday, Aug. 4, at
Lunasea Gardens in Nehalem.
Held at a 12-acre, par-
tially forested farm on the
North Fork of the Nehalem
River, the event will feature
performers from Oregon,
Washington, Tennessee and
Texas.
A dozen acts are set to take
the hillside stage. The afternoon
includes Pacific Northwest
honky-tonkers Countryside
Ride and the garage punk
quartet Bad Shadows, featuring
members of Fences’ alumni
Roselit Bone.
A Lone Star lineup starts
off the evening with cosmic
country outfit The Lonesome
Heroes, followed by the
atmospheric folk of Little
Mazarn. This year’s featured
headliners are Calvin John-
son as the pseudonymous
Selector Dub Narcotic, and
underground country-scene
cornerstone Leo Rondeau,
closing out Electric Fences
with an intimate acoustic set.
Other acts: Thee Last Go
’Round, Mouth Painter, Hey
Lover and Book of Colors,
all from Portland; Dowsing,
of Port Townsend, Wash.;
and Jean Wranglers, of Aus-
tin, Texas.
Electric Fences is open
Hey Lover
to all ages. Tickets are $20
for general admission, $30
for general admission with
overnight camping passes,
and can be purchased at the
festival or in advance on the
Electric Fences website.
The music festival was
founded in 2015 as an auton-
omous DIY event, rejecting
the necessity of sponsorships
and operating under the idea
that a smaller, less restric-
tive model of the traditional
music festival would create a
more memorable and endur-
ing experience for audiences
and performers.
Visit electricfencesfest.
com for more information.
Countryside Ride
RSVP for Hoffman Garden Party by Aug. 4
A sample studio space.
MANZANITA — Time is
running out to RSVP for
the Hoffman Garden Party,
an upcoming benefit for the
Hoffman Center for the Arts
taking place mid-August.
The deadline to sign
up for the gathering that
celebrates art, creativity and
community is Aug. 4. The
Garden Party takes place 5
to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.
Festivities begin with
sparkling beverages, hors
d’oeuvres and music. Enjoy
Italian wines and a light
summer dinner created by
Julie Barker of Buttercup.
Participate in live bidding
on five exceptional art-filled
experiences from Italy to
Hawaii to Neahkahnie.
Auctioneer Susan Tone will
preside.
Tickets are $100. Order
online at hoffmanarts.org,
or call 503-368-3846. Wear
garden party attire with
gravel-friendly footwear.
Can’t attend? Consider
making a gift in lieu of your
attendance at hoffmanarts.
org.