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Hoffman Center Gallery
features three artists
MANZANITA — Hoff-
man Gallery, 594 Laneda
Ave., features the work of
three artists for the month
of June: watercolors by
Carolyn Gates, fabric art by
Cathi Howell, and ceramic
sculpture by L. Lever-
ing Thomas. In addition,
the gallery will show Ike-
bana containers by various
artists.
The show opens Thurs-
day, May 30, and runs
through Sunday, June 30.
The gallery is open from
1-5 p.m. Thursdays through
Sundays. An artist reception
is 3-5 p.m. Saturday, June 1,
with an artist talk at 4 p.m.
The Hoffman Gallery is
free and open to the public.
A native of Southern Cal-
ifornia, Gates now lives in
Oregon. She studied studio
art at Mira Costa College
in Oceanside, California,
and with Satoko Motouji
at Lane Community Col-
lege in Eugene. Gates also
teaches watercolor work-
shops at the Hoffman Cen-
ter for the Arts. Watercolor
is Gates’ main medium. Her
works will feature the col-
ors and bounty of the sum-
mer season.
Howell has been
immersed in the arts for
many years as an arts edu-
cator, entrepreneur, studio
artist and designer. She has
had her work shown at the
Hoffman Gallery previously
“White Butterfly” by Carolyn Gates
“Reaching Together” by
L. Levering Thomas
and has long been involved
in the Manzanita arts com-
munity. Her current work
features all hand-designed
fine art textiles and painted
original cloth.
Levering Thomas moved
to the coast in 2008 and
began painting. Her paint-
ings have been shown in
art shows and stores in
Nehalem, Wheeler, Man-
zanita and Cannon Beach.
After experiencing clay,
she began sculpting, suc-
cessfully participated in
a Hoffman Gallery show
of her ceramic sculptures,
and was accepted into the
Hoffman Center’s Word &
Image Project. She will dis-
play several of her ceramic
sculptures of varying sizes.
The show also features
ikebana containers from
several artists, along with
fresh arrangements created
by volunteers. Ikebana is
the Japanese art of flower
arrangement. The tradition
dates back to the 7th cen-
tury when floral offerings
were made at altars. The
name comes from the Japa-
nese ike, meaning “alive” or
“arrange” and bana mean-
ing “flower.”
To learn more, visit hoff-
manarts.org.
Liberty Reader’s Theatre presents ‘Old Ringers’
ASTORIA — Come
enjoy “Old Ringers,” a
timely take on how five
down-on-their-luck seniors
try to cope with a shrinking
economy and their shrink-
ing pocketbooks by open-
ing up a home phone sex
service! Shows are 7 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, March
23-24; and Wednesday-Fri-
day, May 29-31, in the
McTavish Room of the Lib-
erty Theatre, 1203 Com-
mercial St. Tickets are $10.
Tickets avail-
able at www.libertyas-
toria.org or in its box
office, 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday.