BRIEFS Church hosts hymn concert ahead of Easter holiday Trail’s End Art Association will host a watercolor painting workshop focused on seascapes. Trail’s End offers watercolor workshop featuring seascapes GEARHART — Artist Linda Geb- hart will lead “Painting a Watercolor Sea- scape,” a workshop focused on ocean land- scapes of the North Coast, at Trail’s End Art Association on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. All materials for the workshop will be provided by the gallery. Each participant will leave the workshop with a completed, matted seascape to display and treasure. Trail’s End Art Association is the old- est nonprofit group of its kind on the North Coast. The association’s Gearhart gal- lery hosts monthly shows in addition to its mainstay prints, cards, jewelry and pottery. Gebhart paints seascapes, architecture, and landscapes, often using recycled mate- rials for matting and framing her work. Participation in this workshop costs $30 for members of Trail’s End Art Association and $35 for non-members. To register, visit www.trailsendart.org or visit the gallery. Portland Audubon Society offers snowy plover patrol training sessions PORTLAND – The Portland Audubon Society will partner with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Institute for Natural Resources to offer a series of virtual sessions about Western snowy plo- vers on Saturday and Sunday. The virtual series aims to train volun- teers to participate in the Snowy Plover Patrol Program, an effort to collect data on the local, protected bird species over the course of spring and summer. Topics for these training sessions will include history, threats, legal status, management and data collection strategies. Madeline Kalbach Western snowy plovers are a protected species and are aided by habitat-conservation efforts on the north end of the Long Beach Peninsula. This event is free and open to all. For more information, visit www.audubonport- land.org. North Coast Chorale to perform in Astoria ASTORIA — The North Coast Chorale will perform a selection of Easter hymns, chorales, spirituals and gospel songs at the First Presby- terian Church in Astoria at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Founded to promote choral literature and music education, the North Coast Cho- rale has offered musical fellowship in a community setting for more than 30 years. With direction from Denise Reed and sup- port from the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust, the group follows an annual calendar of performances, including this much anticipated spring concert. Admission to the concert is free, while donations are appreciated. Masks and COVID vaccination are encouraged for all attendees. For more information, visit www. northcoastchorale.org. CANNON BEACH — John and Susan Buehler will perform hymns in celebra- tion of Holy Week and Easter at Cannon Beach Community Church on Sunday at 4 p.m. The concert is part of the church’s April music festival, a monthlong event series featuring performances on piano, violin, organ, cello, flute and more. This event is free and open to the pub- lic. For more information, visit www. beachcommunity.org. Coaster Theatre offers audition workshop CANNON BEACH — Coaster Theatre Playhouse will offer a workshop dedicated to building audition skills for theater roles on Saturday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The workshop is aimed at experienced performers and first time actors alike. Par- ticipants will cover the full audition pro- cess, including warm up, cold readings, prepared monologues and dance routines. The group will also discuss materials like headshots and resumes. This workshop is free and open to all participants ages 12 and over. Masks and proof of COVID vaccination are required for all participants. For more information and to register, visit www.coastertheatre. com. Tillamook merchants host ‘sip and shop’ event TILLAMOOK — Downtown Tilla- mook merchants will host “Sip and Shop,” an event offering selections of regional wine and beer alongside local goods on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Participating businesses will host a variety of sales and events. These include the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce, West Elliott Boutique, Recurrent, Riv- erside Floral, Find Roots, Likely Finds Antique Boutique, Madeline’s Vintage Marketplace and more. This event is free and open to all. For more information, visit www.til- lamookchamber.org. 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