NOVEMBER 1, 2018 // 9
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COURTESY ASTORIA VISUAL ARTS
Artist Stirling Gorsuch at work
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Students from Cannon Beach Academy work on a mural made of marine plastics for Stormy Weather Arts Festival.
Li’l artists
This year will also feature work
from an entirely new group of art-
ists — about 33 to be exact, who
may or may not even realize they
are artists yet.
Cannon Beach Academy
students have made a collective
piece of artwork out of marine
debris to be shown at Sandpiper
Square. The project was facilitated
through the Haystack Rock Aware-
ness Program’s “Trash Talk” — a
program that turns microplastics
into jewelry and art as a fundraiser
for the environmental stewardship
program — and the Cannon Beach
Arts Association.
Participating in Stormy Weath-
er serves a dual purpose for the
academy Parent Teacher Organiza-
tion volunteer Shelley Parker said.
“It’s a traditional Cannon
Beach event. We wanted to do
something educational, showcase
what we’re doing with the kids
and show they are an important
part of the community as well,”
Parker said.
When Parker reached out to
the association’s Arts Education
Director Meagan Sokol about
expanding art opportunities within
the new charter school, Sokol
saw partnering with HRAP as a
cost-effective and educational way
to do so.
COURTESY STIRLING GORSUCH
‘Arcadian Rhythm,’ an oil painting
artist Stirling Gorsuch will feature at
Stormy Weather Arts Festival.
“It’s perfect for Stormy Weath-
er because this project has every-
thing to do with the beach,” HRAP
Outreach Coordinator Pooka Rice
said. “By doing this (the kids) are
capable of bringing these lessons
home to their families.”
But for some on the academy
board, representation at the long-
standing arts festival is one step
closer for the school to become
once again an essential part of the
community.
“At Cannon Beach Elementary
there was always a huge tradition
of bringing art into the school.
There was a whole week dedicated
to it,” board member Barb Knop
said. “All of this is bringing back
a community tradition we once
had.” CW
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ABOVE: Students from Cannon Beach Academy glue marine plastics to a mural of
a sea star for Stormy Weather Arts Festival. BELOW: A Cannon Beach Academy stu-
dent shows Haystack Rock Awareness Program Outreach Coordinator Pooka Rica
a piece of marine plastic as she works on a mural for Stormy Weather Arts Festival.
FRIDAY, NOV. 2
• 4 p.m. onward: Artist re-
ceptions at various galleries.
• 7:30 p.m.: Lloyd Jones
Struggle Concert (Doors 7
p.m.)
Based in Portland, Jones
has recorded six critical-
ly-acclaimed albums, whose
style has been described as
soulful, old-school rhythm
and blues.
Where: Coaster Theatre
Playhouse
Cost: $35
SATURDAY, NOV. 3
• All day: Artist receptions at
various galleries.
• 10 a.m.: Dancing in the
Rain Fashion Show (Doors
9:45 a.m.)
Find a new outfit from fash-
ions featured from local Can-
non Beach clothing shops.
Where: Coaster Theatre
Playhouse
Cost: Free, or $5 guaranteed
seating donation.
• 7:30 p.m.: Curtis Salgado
Spotlight Concert (Doors 7
p.m.)
With a career spanning 40
years, award-winning vo-
calist and songwriter Curtis
Salgado will bring soul, blues
and R&B to Cannon Beach.
Where: Coaster Theatre
Playhouse
Cost: $40
SUNDAY, NOV. 4
• 10 a.m. onward: Artist re-
ceptions at various galleries.
• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Brews,
Blues & Barbecues
Sample local craft beers
brewed specially for the
festival, eat a barbecue lunch
done by local chefs and en-
joy the music of Delta Blues
from Steve Cheseborough.
Where: Cannon Beach Com-
munity Hall
Cost: $25