SCRATCHPAD Contributing to Coast Weekend By ALYSSA EVANS COAST WEEKEND EDITOR This weekend features a variety of local events and regional updates, many of which are featured throughout this week’s print edi- tion and online at coastweekend.com. Starting Thursday and running through Sunday will be the Spring Unveiling Arts Festival in Cannon Beach. Regional artists’ newest works will be displayed at local gal- leries. Plus, live demonstrations will be pep- pered throughout the event. On Saturday, The Harbor’s annual Soup Bowl will begin. Event tickets will support The Harbor plus local restaurants, which are providing bowls of soup throughout May to ticket-buyers. In the afternoon and evening, the Gearhart and Seaside art walks will hap- pen, where attendees can view new art exhib- its and connect with artists and gallery own- ers. Later in the evening, the Sou’wester will host its fi rst in-person concert of the year. Other events and programs are available to read about online and in this week’s print edition. If you have a story idea or press release, please send your information to aevans@ dailyastorian.com. Submissions can also be uploaded under the “Send Us Your News” section on coastweekend.com. COAST WEEKEND EDITOR ALYSSA EVANS THURSDAY APRIL 29 2021 CALENDAR COORDINATOR SARAH SMITH CONTRIBUTORS ISA KAUFMAN-GEBALLE KATHERINE LACAZE BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL. AR T, UNCOVERED SPRING UN uploaded to coastweekend.com. Events are viewable through Coast Weekend’s online event calendar, which is updated daily. If an event’s information changes, please let us know as soon as possible. And as always, let me know if you have any questions or ideas at aevans@dailyasto- rian.com or 971-704-1721. RS STAFF AND CONTRIBUTO ON THE COVER New art will be unveiled throughout Cannon Beach this weekend for the Spring Unveiling Arts Festival. Coast Weekend accepts story ideas and press releases until Tuesday the week before publication. Information that comes in after Tuesday will not be published in print but might go online. Press releases are not printed verbatim and instead are rewritten as short news briefs. Readers are also encouraged to send in calendar listings. These should also be emailed to aevans@dailyastorian.com or VEILING ART S FESTIVAL RETURNS PAGE 8 YOUR GUIDE TO THE GEA RHART, SEASIDE ART WALKS PAGES 4 AND 5 ART EXHIBIT RAISES FUNDS FOR CHARITY PAGE 6 NEW ART GA LLERY OPENS IN CANNON BEACH 235554-1; 04. 29 Front Cov er- ; SHOALW or; 4 x 1.5; XPo ATER BAY s: 0 YPos: 0, Width: 756 x CASINO; Col- 108 PAGE 10 To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2021 COAST WEEKEND Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Astorian and the Chinook Observer. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: editor@coastweekend.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. YOUR #1 PREMIER CANNABIS RETAILER LARGEST SELECTION FRIENDLY & KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF ELITE PRODUCTS –– For Washington Residents –– Ilwaco Cathlamet (8am - 10pm) 360-261-7200 133 Howerton Ave (8am - 10pm) 360-849-4504 327 WA-4 Kelso Longview (8am - 12am) (8am - 12am) 360-636-0420 360-703-3229 820A West Side Hwy 971 14th Ave WARNING: This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. There may be health risks associated with the consumption of this product. For use only by adults 21 and over. Keep out of reach of children. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 // 3