8A • October 6, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com
Jessica Wicker, part of
‘Stackstock’s security
team, watches Cardioid
play on stage from near
the VIP section.
Big-city talent at inaugural music festival
’STACKSTOCK SOUNDS OFF
By Erick Bengel
EO Media Group
Facing a rapt audience at
his feet and a bright crescent
moon over the Pacifi c, Colin
Meloy, the frontman of The
Decemberists, took the stage at
the fi rst-ever ’Stackstock Mu-
sic Fest , offering up a solo set
tailored to the coast.
At the Sept. 23 show, held
at Martin North’s Haystack
Gardens in Cannon Beach, the
songwriter of the Portland in-
die folk-rock band performed
classics such as “Oceanside”
and “Down By The Water,”
plus songs from an upcoming
album.
And, since this was Meloy
— a musician who knows what
he is known for — his bitter-
sweet ballads, though playing
to the coastal experience, “also
pours water on that, sort of like
a miserable coastal experi-
ence,” he said.
“But that’s sort of what
you get when you invite me to
play your festival on the idyllic
coast of Oregon,” he reminded
the crowd.
Meloy — the kind of
high-level big-city talent the
North Coast rarely books
— closed out an eight-hour
concert featuring prominent
ERICK BENGEL/EO MEDIA GROUP
Colin Meloy, frontman of Th e Decemberists, plays solo at
the fi rst ‘Stackstock Music Fest.
Portland bands: Wonderly, the
Edna Vazquez Acoustic Trio,
Cardioid, the OK Chorale
PDX, Ages and Ages and Pure
Bathing Culture.
Organized by Ryan Snyder,
president of Martin North hos-
pitality company, ’Stackstock
drew roughly 600 people total
— some locals, many Portland-
ers — who fl owed in an out of
the outdoor venue throughout
the day, Snyder estimated.
Attendees consumed food
and drinks — some in VIP
quarters — brought lawn chairs
and reveled in a music event
they described as “relaxed,”
“intimate,” “breezy and amica-
ble.” There was space enough
on the synthetic lawn to dance,
mingle and share an aesthetic
experience with plenty of el-
bow room.
A new energy
Some band members joined
the audience after their sets .
Hanging out with her fa-
ther and step mother, Adrien
Young, who plays bass in Car-
dioid, said the band agreed to
perform at ’Stackstock “be-
cause the lineup was already so
good.”
Ages and Ages’ Sarah Rid-
dle, a vocalist who also plays
percussion and keyboard, was
Coast Happenings Calendar
Friday, Oct. 6
Artist Reception
3 p.m., Hoff man Center, 594 La-
neda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-
3846, www.hoff manblog.org.
Lara Blair is the featured artist
in the October exhibit “Earth.
Water. Sky” showing her work
in encaustic.
Art Reception
6 p.m., Cannon Beach His-
tory Center, 1387 Spruce St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-9301,
www.cbhistory.org. Th e fall ex-
hibit features the work of Scott
Johnson and Debra Carnes with
a memorial to Steve McLeod,
refreshments and live music.
Thistle & Rose
6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1159. Th istle and Rose play
folk, Americana and bluegrass
music from the 70s and 80s, and
original tunes.
Wes Wahrmund
6 p.m., Th e Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661. Wes Wahrmund’s classical
guitar skills amaze with light
jazz and original tunes.
Maggie & the Kats
6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1539, www.cafesweet-
basils.com, no cover, 21+. Mag-
gie & the Kats play world-class
blues music, Creole, jazz, funk,
rhythm-n-blues and soul.
RJ Marx Quartet
7 p.m., WineKraft , 80 10th St.,
Astoria, 503-468-0206, www.
winekraft pnw.com, no cov-
er, 21+. Saxophonist RJ Marx
leads the quartet in a repertoire
of jazz music with John Orr
(guitar), Joe Church (bass) and
Dave Gager (drums).
Texas Hold’em
7 p.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-2973, 21+. Cannon
Beach American Legion off ers
a Friday night Texas Hold’em
poker tournament, doors open
at 3 p.m.
“Blithe Spirit”
7:30 p.m., Coaster Th eatre, 108
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1242, www.coasterthe-
atre.com, $20 to $25, rated PG.
Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” is
a supernatural comedy to die
for.
Saturday, Oct. 7
Weaving Class
“Mount St. Helens: A Volcanic
Journey through 40 Years of
Change” will be featured.
Oyster Feed
5 p.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-2973, $20. Th e Amer-
ican Legion off ers an Oyster
Feed and Fish dinner on the fi rst
Saturday of the month, sides
and salad bar available.
Saturday Art Walk
5 p.m., enjoy original artwork,
live music and refreshments
during Seaside’s monthly First
Saturday Art Walk, includes art-
ists receptions and demonstra-
tions; look for art walk signs at
participating merchants.
Exhibit Reception
6 p.m., Cannon Beach Gallery,
1064 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-0744. A re-
ception for a new exhibit fea-
tures basket works by Donna
Sakamoto Crispin and Debra
Carnes.
A special moment
After the show, Snyder
said he “could not be any
Adams & Costello
7:30 p.m., Seaside Brewing Co.,
851 Broadway, Seaside, 503-
738-7065. Julie Adams and
Michael Costello play a viscer-
al blend of original music and
soulful covers.
Monday, Oct. 9
Burgers & Jam
6:30 p.m., American Legion,
1216 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-2973. Th e Le-
gion off ers burgers and music
on Monday nights.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Intro to Excel
8:30 a.m., CCC Seaside Cam-
pus, 1455 Roosevelt, Seaside,
503-338-2402, $20. Students
with a basic foundation of Excel
will continue to learn skills used
in a work environment; regis-
tration required.
Friday, Oct. 13
Thistle & Rose
6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1159.
Wes Wahrmund
6 p.m., Th e Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
Maggie & the Kats
6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1539, no cover, 21+.
Texas Hold’em
7 p.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-2973, 21+.
“Blithe Spirit”
7:30 p.m., Coaster Th eatre, 108
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1242, $20 to $25, rated
PG.
Art of Aging
ble performs an eclectic reper-
toire of chamber, tango, klezmer,
Latin and Roma music on violin,
cello, accordion, percussions and
bass.
“Blithe Spirit”
7:30 p.m., Coaster Th eatre, 108
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1242, $20 to $25, rated
PG.
9 a.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
$4 to $8. Proceeds help support
local veterans, families, commu-
nity organizations and the high
school scholarship fund; open to
the public.
3 p.m., Coaster Th eatre, 108
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1242, $20 to $25, rated
PG.
Trashion Show
City Council
Watercolor Class
7 p.m., NCRD Th eater, 36155
9th St., Nehalem, 503-368-
7764, $30 to $35. Get ready for
CARTM’s annual trashy little
fashion show fundraiser, featur-
ing original and recycled cos-
tumes, followed by an upcycled
party with live music.
5:30 p.m., Cannon Beach City
Hall, 163 Gower St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-1581, www.
ci.cannon-beach.or.us. Th is is a
work session.
Monday, Oct. 16
Thistle & Rose
Book Reading
“Blithe Spirit”
5 p.m., Th e Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661. Th istle and Rose perform
original tunes, folk and Ameri-
cana from the 70s and 80s.
3 p.m., Tolovana Hall, 3779
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
www.tolovanaartscolony.org.
Th is is a free public reading and
reception for the 48th edition of
Rain magazine.
7:30 p.m., Coaster Th eatre, 108
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1242, $20 to $25, rated PG.
Sunday, Oct. 8
Writing Lab
10 a.m., Hoff man Center, 594
Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-
368-3846,
northcoastsquid@
gmail.com, $10. Writers who
want to submit work for the
2018 North Coast Squid are
invited to attend a workshop to
get feedback from fellow writers
and to better polish submis-
sions, sign up requested.
NAMI Meeting
2 p.m., Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-
738-6165, www.nami.org. Th e
National Alliance on Mental Ill-
ness welcomes individuals and
caregivers of anyone who suff ers
from mental illness.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Thursday, Oct. 12
LNWC Speaker Series
Benefi t Dinner
7:20 p.m., Pine Grove Commu-
nity Center, 225 Laneda Ave.,
Manzanita. Join Katie Voelke
of North Coast Land Conser-
vancy for a presentation on
ongoing efforts to conserve the
wild.
4:30 p.m., Cannon Beach Con-
ference Center, 289 Spruce St.,
Cannon Beach, $15. Th e com-
munity is invited to the 70th an-
nual volunteer fi refi ghters bene-
fi t dinner where proceeds go to
Cannon Beach Volunteer Fire
Department.
Floating Glass Balls
Wes Wahrmund
8 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-2202, www.billstavernand-
brewhouse.com, no cover. Th e
Floating Glass Balls plays blue-
grass, Caribbean, folk, swing,
contemporary and country mu-
sic.
6 p.m., Th e Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
3 Leg Torso
7:30 p.m., NCRD Performing
Arts Center, 36155 9th St., Ne-
halem, 971-308-0309, www.
ncrd.org, $18 to $23. Th e ensem-
2 p.m., celebrate creative art
forms during the monthly Gear-
hart ArtWalk at businesses and
galleries in Gearhart; look for
“Welcome to the Shore” fl ags at
participating merchants.
We have a fabulous patio
where you can enjoy the
weather and your meal.
“TO-GO”
Orders Welcome
156 N. Hemlock • Cannon Beach
503.436.9551
Owned and Operated by the Cleary Family
6 p.m., Sunset Pool, 1140 Broad-
way, Seaside, 503-738-3311,
www.sunsetempire.com, $2 to
$3. Bring your pooch for a fi nal
swim in the pool before the year-
ly maintenance cleaning; must
be current on shots.
Evensong
7 p.m., Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-
738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.
org. Christopher Sandford, au-
thor of “Union Jack” will be
featured, followed by book sales
and signings.
Floating Glass Balls
8 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-2202, no cover.
Friday, Oct. 20
Thistle & Rose
Burgers & Jam
6:30 p.m., American Legion,
1216 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-2973.
6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1159.
Wes Wahrmund
6 p.m., Th e Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Paint Party
6:30 p.m., Crabby Oyster, 150
Broadway, Seaside, www.proof-
inpainting.com, $35. Create an
original piece of art in a relaxed
setting with food and drink, all
levels welcome, art instruction
provided.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Garden Club
Maggie & the Kats
6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1539, no cover, 21+.
Texas Hold’em
7 p.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-2973, 21+.
Noon, Tolovana Hall, 3779
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
www.tolovanaartscolony.org.
Attendees should bring lunch,
coff ee, tea and dessert provided;
annual dues are $5, new mem-
bers welcome.
“Blithe Spirit”
Thistle & Rose
7:30 p.m., Hoff man Center, 594
Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-
368-3846, www.hoff manblog.
org, $5. Wandering Reel is a trav-
eling short fi lm festival featuring
“Th e Tables,” “Big City,” “Into the
Blue,” “Anna” and “Zela Trovke;”
followed by a Q&A discussion
with Michael Harrington.
5 p.m., Th e Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
Bunco!
6:30 p.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach. Th e
Cannon Beach Women’s Auxilia-
7:30 p.m., Coaster Th eatre, 108
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1242, $20 to $25, rated
PG.
Film Festival
Cannon Beach’s Best Selection
of Oregon and Washington Wine!
Experience Family Dining in
a Relaxed & Friendly
Environment
Serving Seafood, Pizza,
Sandwiches, Espressos, Beer,
Wine, Ice Cream and our
Homemade Desserts
7 p.m., Cannon Beach Library,
131 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1391,
www.cannon-
beachlibrary.org. Th is month’s
selection is “Let Th ere Be Water”
by Seth Siegel.
Author Reading
“Blithe Spirit”
6 p.m., Th e Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661. Wes Wahrmund’s classical
guitar skills amaze with light
jazz and original tunes.
11 a.m., Cannon Beach History
Center, 1387 Spruce St., Can-
non Beach, 503-436-4426, www.
cannonbeacharts.org. Learn dif-
ferent formulations using water-
colors with Drenda Duff ; register
online.
Cannon Beach Reads
Doggie Swim
Legion Breakfast
6 p.m., Cannon Beach Commu-
nity Church, 132 Washington St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-1222.
Evensong features performers
Jennifer Goodenberger and Wes
Wahrmund, meditative songs
and quiet refl ection.
Fall Festival
ry off ers monthly Bunco games
every third Wednesday.
Thursday, Oct. 19
Sunday, Oct. 15
9 a.m., United Methodist
Church, 241 Holladay Drive,
Seaside. Bring family and friends
to a pre-Halloween fall festival
and craft fair serving hot chili
and cornbread.
Wes Wahrmund
more elated about today.” But
he doesn’t yet know if there
will be a ’Stackstock II.
“Do I do it again? Maybe,
maybe not. I’m not sure,” he
said. He has tried not to think
beyond the inaugural show
“because this moment is so
special to me.”
The music festival is part
of an ongoing transformation
of Martin North — formerly
Martin Hospitality — which
opened Public Coast Brewing
Co. last year and, last month,
threw the Hayday! craft brew
fest at Haystack Gardens.
Snyder said he’s had many
sleepless nights in recent
weeks. “It’s been very intense
because of my desire not to
disappoint,” he said.
Snyder,
who
once
co-founded an independent
record label, said he can’t
name anyone more fortunate
than himself these days; he’s
been able to concentrate on
his passions: food, beverages,
hospitality — and now music.
The company’s goal, he
said, is to create experiences
that will make people want
to return to town, that will
make them tell their friends:
“You’re not going to believe
what we just did in Cannon
Beach.”
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Saturday, Oct. 14
Gearhart ArtWalk
2 p.m., Cannon Beach Library,
131 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-1391, www.
cannonbeachlibrary.org, free.
Christine Colasurdo, author of
Portland Radio Project who
has interviewed Cardioid’s
lead singer, Lizzy Ellison,
came to support her.
Sean Edgar, a Portland
journalist, came to cover it for
Paste Magazine.
“Portland’s been through a
lot recently, I think, with the
fi res,” he said, “and I think
having this nice little seaside
gathering with a bunch of Port-
land bands took some of the
pressure off.”
Though Meloy has been
featured on the cover of Paste,
Edgar had never seen him play
live. The idea of seeing the
man who composed “The Mar-
iner’s Revenge Song” perform
in a maritime setting was “too
much for me not to do.”
Mark Evans, of 94.9 The
Bridge morning show, said he
and his wife, Mickie, came to
see Ages and Ages — a band
the Seaside-based station plays
often — as well as Meloy.
Not ing that “it’s great to
have the indie acts perform
here locally,” he added: “It’s
just a start; it’s the very fi rst
one, so I think there’s more to
come after this.”
3 p.m., Hoff man Center, 594 La-
neda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-
3846, www.hoff manblog.org,
$5. Tela Skinner will present a
program on “Priorities: Getting
Clearer About What You Want
for the Rest of Your Life” at the
next Art of Aging/Art of Dying
series.
11 a.m., Cannon Beach History
Center, 1387 Spruce St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-4426, www.
cannonbeacharts.org.
Learn
how to weave baskets using sea
grass with Donna Crispin; reg-
ister online.
NW Author Series
there — on her birthday —
with her favorite people: her
boyfriend, stepmother and
bandmates. Riddle said the
’Stackstock organizers “made
a smart move keeping it small
the fi rst time around. Intimate
is always good for your fi rst
run.”
Jim Kingwell, co-owner of
Icefi re Glassworks across the
street from Haystack Gardens,
said, “I’m loving this. It’s a
kind of energy we haven’t felt
here.”
Calling the festival “low-
key posh,” Kingwell said
’Stackstock “doesn’t have the
affectations of more sophisti-
cated venues,” he said. “You
can be comfortable and abso-
lutely yourself in this scale of
an event.”
Next to Kingwell sat Marty
Giguiere, co-owner of Cannon
Beach’s RE/MAX Coastal Ad-
vantage, who likened ’Stack-
stock to a small-scale rendition
of Jacksonville’s Britt Festival.
“The energy that the Britt
Fest creates — this is Cannon
Beach’s version of it, nailed,”
Giguiere said.
Music lovers in media
’Stackstock attracted peo-
ple plugged into the Pacifi c
Northwest’s music scene.
Jen Emerson, a DJ with the
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