8A • January 12, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com
Blue Bond brings art classes to new Seaside studio, gallery
Artist opens studio on
North Holladay Drive
By Eve Marx
For Cannon Beach Gazette
COURTESY DENISE FAIRWEATHER
A colorful bird at Blue Bond Gallery.
Blue Bond, or Blue as he likes to be
called, was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
He says he was educated in Tacoma, Wash-
ington, but you may detect a bit of South-
ern charm in his accent. He’s been a profes-
sional full-time painter since 1967.
“I’ve been painting for four decades,”
Bond said. “I love painting and I love
showing my work, but what I really love
is teaching. I like passing on all the knowl-
Coast Happenings Calendar
edge of painting that was
Adult three-hour group class-
es are available; family mem-
given to me.”
bers who take a class together
Blue Bond Studio and
get a discount. Two-hour pri-
Gallery opened just about a
vate classes are also available
month ago in Seaside after a
with all basic materials pro-
year in Cannon Beach.
vided. Art groups of up to six
“I specialize in private oil
friends are encouraged.
painting classes for begin-
For more information
ners to professionals,” Bond
said. He works in oil himself, EVE MARX/FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE about the gallery and painting
but his classes are in oil and Karen and Blue Bond at classes, email Bond at bond-
acrylic. Students provide their new Seaside studio. studio@gmail.com. Call him
at 503-739-0660 or log on to
their own supplies, including
paints, brushes, thinner, palette paper and his Facebook page. The studio and gallery
canvas, which must be had by the second are located at 417 S. Holladay Dr., Seaside.
He also teaches in Cannon Beach by ap-
class. Students provide their own subject
matter in the form of two photographs. pointment.
YOUR GUIDE TO MUSIC, ART, COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL EVENTS ON THE NORTH COAST
Film Screening
Friday, Jan. 12
6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1539, www.cafesweet-
basils.com, no cover, 21+. Mag-
gie & the Katz play New Orleans
gumbo blues, soul and rhythm-
n-blues.
4 p.m., Nehalem Bay United
Methodist, 36050 10th St., Ne-
halem, 503-368-5612. As part of
the Power of Love MLK week-
end celebration, United Meth-
odist offers a free showing of the
documentary “No Joke: When
People Like Each Other the
Rules Change.”
Thistle & Rose
Artist Reception
Maggie & the Katz
6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1159. Thistle and Rose play
folk, blues and original tunes.
Wes Wahrmund
6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661. Wes Wahrmund’s classical
guitar skills amaze with light
jazz and original tunes.
Dave Stamey
7 p.m., private home, Arch Cape,
503-717-2997 or 503-436-1718,
$20. Cape House concert series
features cowboy entertainer and
songwriter Dave Stamey playing
country, western and Americana
music; location given at time of
ticket purchase.
“Edge of Darkness”
7 p.m., Barn Community Play-
house, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook,
503-842-6305, www.tillamook-
theater.com, $10 to $15. Direct-
ed by Steele Fleisher, “The Edge
of Darkness” is a dark and sinis-
ter thriller set in the early 1900s.
Texas Hold’em
7 p.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-2973, 21+. Cannon
Beach American Legion offers
a Friday night Texas Hold’em
poker tournament, doors open
at 3 p.m.
Kate & the Crocodiles
7:30 p.m., NCRD Theater,
36155 9th St., Nehalem, 503-
368-7008, $23. The eclectic trio
of Kate & the Crocodiles play
original songs, obscure old jazz
tunes and pop music from Judy
Garland, Pat Benetar and Bob
Dylan.
Reading Series
7:30 p.m., Best Western Ocean
View Resort, 414 Promenade,
Seaside. Pacific University
Master of Fine Arts in Writing
residency program offers free
readings by featured authors
Sanjiv Bhattacharya and Laura
Hendrie.
6 p.m., Cannon Beach Gallery,
1064 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-0744, www.
cannonbeacharts.org.
Artists
Jani Hoberg, Lisa Wiser and Jan
Rimerman will be represented
in the new show “3 Squared:
Line, Light, Layers.”
Bar-K Buckaroos
6 p.m., Public Coast Brewing
Co., 264 Third St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-0285, www.pub-
liccoastbrewing.com, no cover.
Bar-K Buckaroos play tradition-
al Western swing dance music
along with bluegrass, country,
jazz, blues and reggae.
Bobcat Rice
6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1159. Bobcat Rice weaves
his lead guitar around a mix of
blues and classic tunes.
Wes Wahrmund
6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
TH Gathering
6:30 p.m., Seaside Convention
Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside,
$10 to $15. The annual Tilla-
mook Head Gathering, a benefit
for arts enrichment programs,
features live music with Jim
Stewart, John Mersereau, and
Brian Bovenizer & the New Old
Stock, a silent auction and re-
freshments.
“Dare to Tell”
7 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594
Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-
368-3846, www.hoffmanblog.
org, $10. Gideon For-mukwai
presents a dramatic one-man
show “Dare to Tell: Crossing the
Columbia with York,” Capt. Wil-
liam Clark’s childhood compan-
ion and slave.
“Edge of Darkness”
7 p.m., Barn Community Play-
house, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook,
503-842-6305, $10 to $15.
Sunday, Jan. 14
Saturday, Jan. 13
Meditation Class
PBL Tournaments
8 a.m., Seaside, Warrenton, As-
toria, 503-717-4308, $2 to $7. It’s
that time for the annual Pacific
Basketball League tournaments,
held at schools in Seaside, War-
renton and Astoria.
11 a.m., Tolovana Hall, 3779
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
720-301-3993, $5. Facilitated by
Linda Lawson, the class includes
relaxation exercises, guided
meditation and silent practice.
“Edge of Darkness”
Art Workshop
11 a.m., Cannon Beach His-
tory Center, 1387 Spruce St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-0744,
www.cannonbeacharts.org, $90
to $100. Explore the use of pa-
per, charcoal, plexiglass, etching
ink, pencils and acrylic paint in
“Layers, Line & Light” workshop
with Jan Rimerman, Lisa Wiser
and Jani Hoberg; register online.
Author Reading
1 p.m., Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-
738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.
org. Linda Eddleston, author of
“My Three Friends” will be fea-
tured, followed by Q&A, book
sales and signings.
2 p.m., Barn Community Play-
house, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook,
503-842-6305, $10 to $15.
NAMI Meeting
2 p.m., Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-
738-6165, www.nami.org. The
National Alliance on Mental Ill-
ness welcomes individuals and
caregivers of anyone who suffers
from mental illness.
Cannon Beach Reads
selects 2018 book list
Cannon Beach Gazette
At their November
meeting, participants pre-
pared for the 12th consecu-
tive year of Cannon Beach
Reads. From 57 fiction and
nonfiction titles suggested
by members, participants
chose 12 books to read
during 2018. These will
be available for loan at the
Cannon Beach Library, for
purchase at Cannon Beach
Book Company or through
online book dealers.
Titles for 2018 include:
“Life on the Mississippi”
by Mark Twain (Jan. 17);
“It Can’t Happen Here,”
by Sinclair Lewis (Feb.
21); “The Lone Ranger and
Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,”
by Sherman Alexie (March
21); “For Whom the Bell
Tolls,” by Ernest Heming-
way (April 18), “Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland
and “Through the Looking
Glass by Lewis Carroll
(May 16), “Only a Theory:
Evolution and the Battle
for America’s Soul,” by
Kenneth Miller (June 20);
Candide: “Zadig and Se-
lected Stories,” by Voltaire
(July 18), “The Glass Cas-
tle: A Memoir by Jeannette
Walls (Aug. 15), “Mink
LEARN BRIDGE
6 p.m., Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-
738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.
org. This group is designed for
writers to meet and share ideas
with local authors.
River,” by Brian Doyle
(Sept. 19), “The Hand-
maid’s Tale,” by Margaret
Atwood (Oct. 17), “Over-
booked: The Exploding
Business of Travel and
Tourism,” by Elizabeth
Becker (Nov. 21) and “Sa-
piens: A Brief History of
Humankind,” by Yuval
Noah Harari (Dec. 19).
Cannon Beach, Arch
Cape and Seaside residents
and visitors attend monthly
meetings of Cannon Beach
Reads for conversation,
coffee or tea and cookies.
New members are encour-
aged to participate.
For additional informa-
tion about Cannon Beach
Reads, contact Joe Bernt,
503-436-4186 or berntj@
ohio.edu.
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Garden Club
Noon, Tolovana Hall, 3779
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach.
Attendees should bring lunch,
beverages and dessert provided;
$5 annual dues, new members
welcome.
Thistle & Rose
5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
NCLC Talk
Monday, Jan. 15
Photo Project
5 p.m., Public Coast Brewing
Co., 264 Third St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-8060, www.ci.
cannon-beach.or.us. Join Hay-
stack Rock Awareness Program
to celebrate the 2017-18 King
Tide Photo Project, includes a
presentation by Dylan Ander-
son, food and prizes.
Burgers & Jam
6:30 p.m., American Legion,
1216 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-2973. The Le-
gion offers burgers and music
on Monday nights.
Eric John Kaiser
6 p.m., Public Coast Brewing
Co., 264 Third St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-0285, www.
publiccoastbrewing.com,
no
cover. Troubadour Eric John
Writers at Work
Unsung Heroes
7 p.m., Seaside, Warrenton, As-
toria, 503-717-4308, $2 to $7.
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Smart Basketball
5:30 p.m., Broadway Middle
School, 1120 Broadway, Seaside,
503-738-3311, www.sunsetem-
4 p.m., Cannon Beach History
Center, 1387 Spruce St., Can-
non Beach, 503-436-9301, www.
cbhistory.org. Oregon Human-
ities welcomes Jennifer Sasser
for a sponsored conversation on
“Talking about Dying.”
5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661. Sugar Thistles plays Amer-
icana and original tunes.
pire.com, $55 to $75. Start Smart
Basketball is a developmentally
appropriate introductory pro-
gram for ages 3 to 5; sign up re-
quired.
PBL Tournaments
Talk about Dying
Sugar Thistles
Kaiser crosses musical cultures
blending traditional French styl-
ings and American rhythm with
rock, hip-hop, roadhouse blues
and reggae.
6 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 La-
neda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-
3846. As part of the Power of
Love MLK weekend celebration,
members of the community will
provide insight into the lives of
others who made a substantial
impact to the civil rights move-
ment in “Unsung Heroes: Their
Lives, Their Stories.”
Shelter Course
Thursday, Jan. 18
6 p.m., Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-
738-9126, www.nclctrust.org.
Katie Voelke will discuss the
origins of Onion and Angora
peaks, Neahkahnie Mountain
and the abundance of unique
life forms found on and around
those peaks.
Bunco!
6:30 p.m., American Legion,
1216 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach. The Cannon Beach
Women’s
Auxiliary
offers
monthly Bunco games every
third Wednesday.
Cannon Beach Reads
7 p.m., Cannon Beach Library,
131 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-1391, www.
cannonbeachlibrary.org. This
month’s selection is “Life on the
Mississippi” by Mark Twain.
powered by
FOUR FREE LESSONS
Floating Glass Balls
7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-2202, www.billstavernand-
brewhouse.com, no cover. The
Floating Glass Balls plays blue-
grass, Caribbean, folk, swing,
contemporary and country mu-
sic.
Friday, Jan. 19
Lifeguard Training
4 p.m., Sunset Pool, 1140 Broad-
way, Seaside, 503-738-3311,
www.sunsetempire.com, $150.
This is a three-day lifeguard
training program based on the
American Red Cross lifeguard-
ing format.
Maggie & the Katz
6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1539, no cover, 21+.
Shelter Course
6 p.m., CCC Seaside campus,
1455 Roosevelt Drive, Seaside,
503-338-2402, www.clatsopcc.
edu/schedule. The American
Red Cross offers a free 20-hour,
two-weekend Comprehensive
Shelter Training course to learn
and update skills for helping
local shelters during a disaster;
registration required.
Wes Wahrmund
6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
“Edge of Darkness”
7 p.m., Barn Community Play-
house, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook,
503-842-6305, $10 to $15.
Texas Hold’em
7 p.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-2973, 21+.
Saturday, Jan. 20
PBL Tournaments
8 a.m., Seaside, Warrenton, As-
toria, 503-717-4308, $2 to $7.
9 a.m., CCC Seaside campus,
1455 Roosevelt Drive, Seaside,
503-338-2402.
Collage Workshop
Noon, Cannon Beach His-
tory Center, 1387 Spruce St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-0744,
w w w.cannonbeacharts.org,
$45 to $50. In “Mixed Media
Composition & Collage” intro-
duction workshop, learn about
found collage and the basics of
good composition through the
principles of design; register
online.
NW Author Series
2 p.m., Cannon Beach Library,
131 Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-1391, www.
cannonbeachlibrary.org. Rene
Denfeld, author of the newly
released “The Child Finder” will
be featured.
Wes Wahrmund
6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-
2661.
“Edge of Darkness”
7 p.m., Barn Community Play-
house, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook,
503-842-6305, $10 to $15.
Author Reading
7 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594
Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-
368-3846, www.hoffmanblog.
org, $7. The Manzanita Writers
Series presents a reading and
Q&A with Deborah Reed read-
ing from her book “The Days
When Birds Come Back;” open
mic to follow.
Grant & Rudolph
7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1242, www.coasterthe-
atre.com, $20 to $25. Rhythm-
n-blues and jazz singer Shelly
Rudolph joins jazz pianist Tom
Grant for an evening of smooth
contemporary jazz music.
Sunday, Jan. 21
Legion Breakfast
9 a.m., American Legion, 1216
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, $4
to $8. Proceeds help support lo-
cal veterans, families, commu-
nity organizations and the high
school scholarship fund; open
to the public.
“Edge of Darkness”
2 p.m., Barn Community Play-
house, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook,
503-842-6305, $10 to $15.
Music Concert
2:30 p.m., Cannon Beach Com-
munity Church, 132 Washing-
ton St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-0378, $10. “Music Lasts A
Lifetime” voice and piano stu-
dio features bass-baritone Deac
Guidi in recital.
Dining on the
North Coast
NORMA’S SEAFOOD & STEAK
20 N. Columbia, Seaside
503-738-4331
Since 1976 discriminating diners have
sought out this Seaside landmark. There’s a
chalkboard fresh catchlist, exclusively natural
Angus beef and a great regional wine list as
well as local microbrews. From Steak & Lobster to Fish &
Chips (and Chowder to die for) - this is worth the drive!
11am-10pm daily. Visit www.normasseaside.com
MONDAYS 10 AM -12 NOON
Starting Monday, January 22nd
Excellence in family dining found
from a family that has been serving
the North Coast for the past 52 years
OR
SUNDAYS 2-4 PM
EASY
FUN
FRIENDS
FOOD
FREE!
Starting Sunday, January 28th
(To be followed by ongoing Mini-Lessons
and Supervised Play sessions)
Great
Great
Great
Homemade
Breakfast, lunch and
pasta,
Clam
but that’s
dinner
steaks &
Chowder,
not all...
menu,too!
seafood!
Salads!
Come play in the delightful Mary Blake Playhouse
in the Seaside Library grounds; park at the Bob
Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Ave A, Seaside
Call - Sue Kroning: (503)738-7817 Cell: (503)739-0264
email:skroning@centurylink.net to register (or just come along)
music fi rst
Seaside • 323 Broadway • 738-7234 (Open 7 Days)
Cannon Beach • 223 S. Hemlock 436-2851 (7am-3pm Daily)
Astoria • 146 W. Bond • 325-3144