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We’re reaching out in hopes you’ll join us for a citizen-led candidate forum on Thursday, October 13th at 6:30PM at the Coaster Theatre. There, we’ll better get to know candidates running for city council/mayor and explore the issues that affect us all.

This event will be put on by Vote Smart Cannon Beach, an ad hoc committee of concerned citizens. It will be non-partisan.

To be clear: our goal is not to push any particular issue, agenda or candidate, nor to comment on any individual candidate’s position—simply to better and more deeply inform the full spectrum of Cannon Beach voters.

This won’t be our first time hosting such a forum—we first convened during the 2016 election. We’re proud of our thorough and clear production of that event.

This year, with eight combined candidates running for council and mayor, order, efficiency and clarity will be paramount to the forum’s success–both in terms of covering a wide range of topics and allowing each candidate fair and equal opportunities to share.

Our intent–and we’re already hard at work–is to develop a set of questions drafted by a committee of informed and engaged citizens from disparate viewpoints, professional backgrounds, economic and social interests. The Vote Smart committee include members of the hospitality industry, artists, business owners, employees, homeowners, renters, entrepreneurs, environmentalists and more.

We aspire to build, as the saying goes, a “team of rivals”—one capable of distilling the various viewpoints of our citizens and encompassing the myriad challenges of our city politics.

We will also solicit topics of discussion and questions for the candidates from all residents of Cannon Beach. If you have a question for the candidates share it with a member of the committee or email it to us at: votesmartcannonbeach@gmail.com.

We hope–in order to keep eyes from glazing over–to conclude the event in the neighborhood of 90 minutes.

Questions asked of the candidates will be broad and wide-ranging–launch-pads from which to examine how candidates see tentpole issues facing Cannon Beach.

But, at the core, as much as we want to explore *what* the candidates think, it’s our goal to better understand *how* they think. The challenges of tomorrow may not be perceptible to us today. Like the pandemic, challenges may surprise us.

Finally, and although you hear it ad nauseum, we believe this election truly is important. A voting majority of Cannon Beach’s council (including the mayorship) is on the ballot. And with so many candidates, councilors have the potential to be elected with as little as something like 17% of the plurality.

So, with all this in mind, we hope you’ll join us in getting to better know the vision of those seeking to serve Cannon Beach in a fair, open, and unbiased way on Thursday, October 13th, beginning at 6:30PM at the Coaster Theatre.

If you have any questions about the workings of the forum, or would like to submit a query to the candidates, please email votesmartcannonbeach@gmail.com.

Thank you,
Vote Smart Cannon Beach

All Rockaway Beach citizens are invited to attend. Each candidate will be provided an opportunity to introduce themselves. Written questions from the audience will be collected and the moderator will present the questions to the candidates. Each candidate will have an allotted time to respond to the questions. They will then have a short opportunity to present a closing statement. This will provide members of the public a good opportunity to learn about the candidates on their local ballot. All candidates have agreed to participate.

For members of the public who would prefer to attend virtually, the forum can be accessed on-line at the following site:
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The ReHomed Art Show & Sale is happening this weekend!! Attached to post is a SMALL sampling of the over 250 pieces donated by our loving community in support of the Pine Grove Community House. Lots of artwork and assorted mediums starting at just $15 with exceptional pieces upwards of $1000. Something for everyone and all budgets.

Please join us for opening night celebration Friday night, October 14, 5-8pm at the Pine Grove, 225 Laneda, Manzanita. Light snacks and drinks will be served for attendees to enjoy while perusing the show. $10 suggested donation at the door.

Show and sale run Saturday, October 15, 10am-4pm and again on Sunday, October 16, 10am-1pm.

Email questions to: ReHomedArtShow@gmail.com

Join Ben Rosenberg as he introduces the principles and practices of creating monoprints and monotypes. Monotype is a distinctive print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked surface. When creating a monotype, it cannot be replicated again. It is a highly individual creation, much like painting, as it allows for spontaneity, “happy accidents,” and working along a plate surface to bring a wide range of marks that can be obtained through the creation of an image.

Topics include basic theory and use of color and composition in working with water-based, mixed media, and a variety of surfaces. This workshop will involve both conceptual approaches and direct observations using still life, the figure, abstract composition, and a variety of student investigative resources.

You will explore various monotype styles, techniques, and media used with rollers, stencils, textured surfaces, brushes, and various inventive wiping tools to create unusual one-of-a-kind prints.

Through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and printing time, participants will develop a command of the technical aspects of monotypes and monoprints (color mixing, paint application, materials), and the properties of creating an image (line and shape, color concept, composition, abstraction) and an understanding of how formal choices create meaning.

Each day will begin with a lecture and discussion, followed by an afternoon for studio time. This class is a place where you can engage your own artistic interest and explore your personal voice.

Bring your ideas and be willing to take them further. It is a time and place to soak up everything you can and take risks.

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