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4A • November 6, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com An artistic salute to the belittled umbrella C ANNON S HOTS I t was pouring rain and our friend Joe and his basset hound Columbo were stranded at our house in the storm. I offered them a ride home, but Joe politely de- clined. , ZDV EDIÀHG E\ KLV FRPSOHWH willingness to get soaked. “Do you have an umbrella, perchance?” Joe asked. Umbrella? Oregonians hate umbrellas, so I’d heard. Joe was unabashed, so I poked around the trunk of the car and pulled out a collapsible blue um- brella, a remnant from our 3,000- mile cross-county journey last spring. The magical whoosh of the umbrella as it opened — Mission accomplished. Dog and owner were walkin’ in the rain in style. Turning function into form On Manhattan streets, alas, umbrellas priced high and low are more often than not used to spear a pedestrian’s way through a storm, and metal sticks and shreds of umbrellas of all price points are routinely found poking out of trash bins upside down. At Grand Central Station, peo- ple huddle under the awning when the rain starts to fall. Miraculous- ly, on the corners, men of inter- national descent magically appear selling $6 umbrellas. Those will get you from 42nd to 44th Street but then not much further. At Brooks Brothers on Mad- ison Avenue, you can like the “window-paned checked auto- matic” umbrella, priced at a rea- sonable $60. Nordstrom’s can supply you with an Italian-made Alexander McQueen bone handle umbrella for slightly more, $635, rain not included. In China, the umbrella even became the inspiration for a po- At the Library By R.J. MARX Umbrellas, like kites, are magical museum creations — form and function majestically married to art and nature. True Oregonians don’t use umbrellas, he averred, preferring to mummify themselves in rub- EHU RU ODWH[ RU MXVW ÀDWRXW JHW drenched. Maybe that’s why his Van’s sneakers were squeaking all the time. We get it. While it’s been rel- atively dry since our arrival in May, even in the rain we haven’t had occasion to grab the umbrella. Standing on a look-out over Hug Point a couple of weeks ago in a windstorm was enough to set me straight. Gusts that can blow a car door off its hinges would churn an umbrella into bobby pins and shredded nylon with merely a breath. What’s under your umbrella? At the Stormy Weather Arts Festival this weekend, Cannon Beach once again jumps on — to mix a metaphor — the umbrella bandwagon. litical movement, inspiring de- Five artists will present four mocracy protesters in 2014. The one-of-a-kind painted umbrellas umbrella not only protected pro- to be auctioned off Friday, Nov. testers from the rain and sun, but 6, but held in reserve until Satur- VHUYHGWRGHÀHFWSHSSHUVSUD\DQG day when they will be used in the tear gas. Stormy Weather runway show, My favorite umbrella movie is “Dancin’ in the Rain.” “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg,” Designing artists are Bonny marked by the lilting and memo- Gorsuch, represented by the Can- rable Michel Legrand score. The non Beach Gallery; Dragon Fire’s melody “I Will Wait for You” plays Nancy Norman; Marianne Post, throughout the movie as a young representing Primary Elements Catherine Deneuve makes young Gallery; Krista Guenther from men swoon, all to the pitter-patter the Coaster Theatre; and students of raindrops and the subtext of the from Seaside High School’s art French/Algerian war. class. Chicago’s Morton Salt girl, The brilliant 28th Annual Story whose iconic umbrella is placed Weather poster artwork was cre- prominently along the Kennedy Ex- ated by Ken Grant and presented pressway, is more than a century old. by White Bird Gallery. Our son, who learned about The event will help provide rain at the University of Ore- establish scholarships to local gon, introduced us to Oregon’s arts’ camps in Cannon Beach. the anti-umbrella tone. There are no Cannon Beach Arts Association charming Morton Salt girls here, art camp for Kids, Coaster The- no umbrella democracy. atre Theater Camp for kids, and SUBMITTED PHOTOS/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE LEFT: Nancy Norman’s umbrella, presented by DragonFire Gallery. RIGHT: Umbrella designed by Marianne Post and presented by Primary Elements Gallery for the Stormy Weather Arts Festival. “”My inspira- tion for this comes from my work with a tropical landscape designer on the Big Island of Hawaii,” Post said “I call it my Hibiscus umbrella and dreaming of the islands gets me cheerfully through wet and stormy days.” Sea Ranch RV Resort and Music Camp for Kids. The show is free and begins at 10:30 a.m., with clothing from Dena’s Shop on the Corner, La Luna Loca, Maggie & Henry’s, )UXIÀHV DQG 'UDJRQ )LUH *DO lery. Refreshments are provided by Sleepy Monk Coffee and Sea Level Bakery. “We wanted to make sure we had a really strong connection with the arts community with this,” Court Carrier of the Cham- ber of Commerce said. We are delighted to see um- EUHOODV ¿QDOO\ JHWWLQJ WKHLU GXH Their struggles against the ele- ments in Cannon Beach are as iconic as the Rock. Cannon Beach Photo has a website with 546 umbrella pho- tos. Pelican Bay Brewing Co. brews an “Umbrella IPA.” Um- brellas. like kites, are magical museum creations — form and function majestically married to art and nature. Just got word that my friend Joe just returned the little blue folding $6 umbrella. Use it in the rain? Fuggetaboutit. It’s a collec- tor’s item! If you must use your umbrella, super-size it Should you use an umbrella in Cannon Beach? The bigger the better, said Ann-Marie Radich of the gallery Found. “For the most part day to day, wind and rain, umbrellas don’t do any good because they blow inside out,” Radich said last Sun- day on the porch of Sleepy Monk. “We went to a Seaside Seagulls football last week. We thought we were prepared with stadium blankets — water repellent on the outside, fuzzy on the inside — rain gear, big-hooded Carhart rain coats, when it started to rain like nobody’s business. Somebody in front of us had a huge stadium umbrella my mom got to use. If you’re sitting still at a game where you can keep — I never would have thought — my mom had suggested we bring an umbrella — that would have been inside out before we were in our seats. But in that case, very smart.” CARLA O’REILLY Library introduces readers to the ABC’s of eBooks As we move into the time of year with shorter periods of daylight and stormier weather, our thoughts turn to snuggling up with a great read. Card-holders at the Cannon Beach Library now have the additional option of “borrowing” books from our newly-installed eBook program. Containing thou- sands of reading options, both regular and audio, the program is easy to access, and interested patrons may pick up a sheet of instruc- tions at the check-out desk. /LEUDU\ 2I¿FH 0DQDJHU Buddie Anderson states: “Anyone needing extra help accessing eBooks is very welcome to ask for my help. I’d be happy to walk people through the process.” Bud- GLHLVLQKHURI¿FHDWWKHOL brary from 8:30 on, Monday through Friday. Reading purists may in- sist on actually experienc- ing a book made of paper — but an exciting option is being able to “check out” a book from anyplace without having to get in the car, es- pecially if a storm is raging outdoors! Our younger generation is very accustomed to digi- tal learning, so the Cannon Beach Library is prepared to make this form of read- ing available to them, and what a great extra option for participating in the summer Boac’s Bird Notes Bottom line is that this is not an either/or issue. Read- ing an occasional eBook is not an act of disloyalty to our trusty and beloved library books, but an exciting addi- tional way to experience the joy of reading. November events at the library CARLA O’REILLY reading contest in 2016. Those of us who are “a lit- tle older” are told the way to keep our minds fresh and alert is to try something new — so why not try out digital reading just for the experi- ence! In November we welcome another season of “The World of Haystack Rock” lecture series, co-sponsored by The Friends of Haystack Rock DQGWKH/LEUDU\7KH¿UVWOHF ture will be Wednesday, No- vember 11 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., when Bill Peterson of NOAA will speak on “Effects of Variable Ocean Conditions and Climate Change on Ma- rine Food Chains, Salmon, and Other Fishes”. On Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. the Northwest Author Series will continue as au- thor Urban Waite talks about “Sometimes the Wolf.” The ERRN LV VHW LQ WKH 3DFL¿F Northwest and is a spellbind- ing story of family ties, vio- lence, and unintended conse- quences. Cannon Beach reads will meet Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The book they have been reading this month is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kes- ey. New members are wel- come to join the group any time. And looking ahead to December — which ap- parently is just around the corner! — we will have our annual holiday tea at the Library Dec. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. Cookies and other treats will be served. Save the date and come enjoy our KRVSLWDOLW\ DQG ZDUP ¿UH place, followed by the lamp lighting ceremony in town. We also will be having our quilt drawing at the tea, so this is a good time to drop into the library and purchase VRPH UDIÀH WLFNHWV EHIRUH it’s too late! The library will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. We at the library wish all of you a blessed Thanksgiving! SUSAN BOAC Catching up with an old friend on the birding trail Look who I met up with in Grants Pass last month! Many of you will recog- nize Nala Cardillo, former Cannon Beach resident and director of Haystack Rock Awareness Program. I was fortunate to catch Nala on a free day while Scott and I were in his home town vis- iting friends and family. We enjoyed catching up on each others live’s and of course all the latest happenings in Cannon Beach. It was destine to be a beautiful day, starting a bit chilly in the morning but sunny and the promise of comfortable temperatures. (It actually got so hot that day, that I became weary by midday) The birding was fabulous and so fun with WZRVHWVRIH\HV¿QGLQJDQG calling out over 40 different VSHFLHVLQ¿YHKRXUVRIELUG ing! We went to a couple of my favorite spots just out- side Grants Pass. White- horse County Park, which runs along the infamous Rogue River, considered one of the birding hot spots in Josephine County, and 3DFL¿FD $ *DUGHQ LQ WKH Siskiyous. This beautiful piece of land is open to the public, offering trails and many different settings for a great variety of birds.. Catching the waves R.J. MARX PHOTO/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE View from Ecola State Park. SUSAN BOAC I delight in watching the gregarious acorn wood- peckers found in southern Oregon. They are generally found in busy, loud groups. Their clown-like faces make me smile. Nala and I came upon a tree where they had done some seri- ous work. They chip out rows and rows of holes and then stuff them with —you guessed it — acorns! What a sight to see! Other noteables for the day were many blue-throated gray war- blers, red-breasted sap- suckers, oak titmouse, wrentit, mourning dove and western bluebird. Of course many of these birds are seen in Clatsop Coun- ty as well, but I seem to KDYH WURXEOH ¿QGLQJ WKHP as regualar readers (thanks Mom and John) of this col- umn well know. cide where the best birding is and bird until about 11:00. Bring binoculars and wear appropriate clothing. Every- one is welcome! Upcoming dates are Dec. 6 and Jan. 3. Susan has spent her life en- joying the great outdoors from the lakes and woods of North- Nature selfi e as Nala and ern Minnesota, Mount Adams Susan enjoy birding in in Washington and now the southern Oregon. Oregon beach environs. After spending many pleasurable I hope some of you will hours driving her avid birder join a group of people for our parents around, she has taken own birding adventures in up birding as a passion, to the the Cannon Beach area. We mixed emotions of her hus- PHHWWKH¿UVW6XQGD\RIWKH band Scott. The Boacs reside month at the Lagoon Trail on the Neawanna Creek in parking lot on Second Street Seaside where their backyard at 9 a.m. As a group, we de- is a birder’s paradise. Holiday treasures at Cannon Beach PEO event Cannon Beach PEO will help fund scholarships Thursday, Nov. 19, from DPWRSPDW%XWWHU¿HOG&RWWDJH 570 Necanicum Dr. in Seaside, next to the Seaside Museum. The event is pre- sented by Cannon Beach PEO, Chapter FB, and features handcrafted needle- work, kitchen delights, holiday décor, DQG JLIW LWHPV 6DOH SURFHHGV EHQH¿W scholarships for women either continu- ing their education after high school graduation or returning to school after a break in their educational pursuits. Members have been working on beautiful items not found locally, as well as gifts for children and adults. Autographed copies of Nancy Berry’s book “A Gift of Poems for Christ- mas” illustrated by Sally Steidel will be available. A limited number of Bill Steidel’s new children’s book will also be for sale. Nancy Anderson will have her pop- ular doll kits. A supply of magnolia leaves will be available for creative holiday décor. Contemporary needle- work by Jan Lambert is ready for pur- chase, in addition to other members’ wide array of Thanksgiving and Christ- mas hand-crafted decorations, gifts and specialty food items to jump start the holidays. The Cannon Beach Chapter current- ly sponsors three local women with scholarships: Alanna Kieffer and Rose- mary Kinch of Seaside, and Amelia SUBMITTED PHOTO/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Fitch of Astoria. %XWWHU¿HOG&RWWDJHLVORFDWHGQH[WWR Examples of holiday treasures avail- the Seaside Museum at 570 Necanicum able for sale Th ursday, Nov. 19, at Sea- side’s Historic Butterfi eld Cottage. Drive.