SCRATCHPAD Share your arts and craft s By ALYSSA EVANS COAST WEEKEND EDITOR Alyssa Evans A cross stitch project I designed and created earlier this year. It’s no secret that the North Coast and the Long Beach Peninsula are full of tal- ented artists of all mediums, ranging from textile arts to poetry. No matter the medium, each local artist uniquely crafts their pieces with an art that is true to themselves and their passions. Local crafters are no exception, whether they’ve been crafting for decades or weeks. While several crafters are often featured in local galleries or at local crafting classes, there are plenty of lesser-known crafters, too. your piece if it has one. Readers’ submissions will be featured in a future edition of Coast Weekend. If you know of a local artist (or are one yourself) who hasn’t yet been fea- tured in a Coast Weekend article and would like to be, please send a few sen- tences about the artist, plus contact information to the email above or the submission form. Including photos of the artist’s work is recommended but not required. RS STAFF AND CONTRIBUTO ON THE COVER COAST WEEKEND EDITOR ALYSSA EVANS THURSDAY JUNE 10 Tessa Scheller drives through the 2020 Astoria Pride parade. Coast Weekend wants to celebrate crafting with you, regardless of how long you’ve been creating art. If you have a craft or an art piece that you made sometime since the coronavirus pandemic began and would like to see it featured in Coast Weekend, send an email to aevans@dailyastorian.com or visit the “send us your news” feature at coastweekend.com. In your submission, include a photo of your artwork, your name, town of residence and the name of 2021 SHOW YOU R PRIDE ASTORIA PRIDE RETURNS PAGE 8 PHOTO BY HAILEY HOFFMAN /THE ASTORIAN DISCOV DOWNTOW ER ART IN N ASTORIA PAGE 4 EXPLOR MARITIME E NEW MU EXHIBITS SEUM CALENDAR COORDINATOR SARAH SMITH CONTRIBUTORS RAY GARCIA ISA KAUFMAN-GEBALLE BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL BRIAN MEDFORD PAGE 6 LEARN UT THE ‘NEW SO ABO URDOUGH ’ 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, JUNE 10, 2021 // 3