Astoria Art Loft
holds card exhibit
ASTORIA — Where did the custom of
sending greeting cards begin? The ancient
Chinese sent New Year’s greetings to one
another and the early Egyptians sent good
wishes on papyrus scrolls. In medieval
Europe, people sang or said their Valen-
tine’s greetings and by the early 1400’s,
paper greeting cards became popular. In
the early 1800’s, Valentine’s Day cards
became works of beauty with lace and
ribbon while others were black and white.
The fi rst Christmas cards were pub-
lished in London in 1845 by Henry Cole
who hired artist John Hersley to cre-
ate the cards. In 1849, Esther Howland
published elaborately decorated Valen-
tine’s Day cards. Louis Prang revolu-
tionized the card industry by introducing
the lithographic process to produce ele-
gant Christmas cards in 1856. In the years
since, many different kinds of cards have
been created for nearly every occasion or
occurrence.
Recently, the card industry has been
changed by the development of e-cards.
However, the latest trend is a return to
hand-crafted cards as well as the mass
produced cards.
The artists at the Astoria Art Loft have
created/painted cards for all occasions. A
special exhibit of the cards will be held
on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Most of the cards are one-of-a-kind.
For more information, call 503-325-4442
or e-mail astoriaartloft@gmail.com. The
Loft is located at 106 Third Street in
Astoria.
Guitar and ScrapHunger event
cello house helps those in need
concert set
ASTORIA — International
touring guitarist Aaron Larget-Ca-
plan returns to Astoria for a house
concert of solo and chamber
music celebrating Spain.
The intimate concert is Sat-
urday, Oct. 19 at 7 pm at 1179
Jerome, in Astoria. Because of
space limitations, reservations
and/or tickets are required. Tick-
ets are $20.
He is joined by celebrated
Portland-based cellist Jerry Bobbe
for music by Isaac Albeniz,
Enrique Granados, Manuel De
Falla, Joaquin Rodrigo, Francisco
Tarrega, and Esteban Sanlucar.
Purchase tickets for the house
concert at aaronastoria.brownpap-
ertickets.com or by calling Brown
Paper Tickets: 1-800-838-3006
event #4397784. For more infor-
mation about the house concert,
contact lcaplan2010@gmail.com.
WARRENTON — The 14th annual Scra-
pHunger event — a scrapbooking, crafting and
card-making fundraiser to help feed those in need
— takes place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday
at the Warrenton Grade School, 820 S.W. Cedar
Ave.
All are welcome to join in a day fi lled with
prize drawings, games, demonstrations, make-
and-takes and fun. Those attending can also make
cards in support of Ronald McDonald House, and
support Life Story Albums through donations of
craft and scrapbook materials, along with left-
overs, for the foster program at the local Depart-
ment of Human Services offi ce.
For entry, and to receive two raffl e tickets for a
chance to win one of the prizes donated by local
businesses, bring eight nonperishable food items,
craft projects and a soft pillow for seating. For
every three additional food items brought, there is
another chance to win.
In addition, each toy given in support of Toys
for Tots is worth two raffl e tickets for a special
drawing.
Lunch is provided by Subway, snacks and din-
ner by the McKune family.
For information, contact Brenda McKune at
503-861-8126 or brendamckune@live.com
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