August 21st and 22nd, 2010: Tom Stoppard's one act play—After Magritte
The Cannon Beach Gallery was transformed into a dynamic stage for multiple performances of Tom Stoppard's one act play, After Magritte. The comical farce is fast moving, a panoply of action and wit that keeps audience members guessing what exactly is happening, at least the first time around. That is why seeing the show twice is a recommended must!
Now, the troupe of five veteran actors (Paul Dueber, Brandy Hussa, Jason Hussa, Winston Laszlo, and Jack Shields) will return for a repeat performance of After Magritte. The evening event will begin with wine and appetizers, followed by a half an hour performance of After Magritte. After the play, there will be chance to engage in intelligent conversation with the cast and director while enjoying champagne and gourmet cupcakes.
Tickets are $25. ONLY 20 GUESTS per performance, with a total of four performances throughout the weekend at 5:30-7:30 PM and 8:00-9:30 PM on both Saturday and Sunday night. To make your reservation now: email director Andrea Mace at . Space is limited, large parties are encouraged to call soon to be guaranteed a seat.
The schedule is as follows: Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22
Show I
5:30 p.m. Guests arrive at Gallery for wine and appetizers
6:00-6:30 After Magritte
6:30-7:30 Actors mingle a bit and chat with guests about the show while enjoying wine and artful desserts.
Show II
8:00-8:30 p.m. Guests arrive for second show, have appetizers, wine.
8:30-9:00 After Magritte
9:00-9:30/9:45 Actors mingle a bit and chat with guests about the show and enjoy artful desserts.
After Magritte. Credit: Frank Lynch
Saturday, June 26 from 6-8PM--Dessert Walk and Raffle at the opening reception of Sea Creatures
"Culinary Arts floating the Visual Arts"
Eight local chefs will be donating their delicious, artful desserts for a lively fundraising event akin to musical chairs, an old fashioned Cake Walk!
Gourmet desserts are being donated by the Bistro,
Waves of Grain Bakery, the Lumberyard Rotisserie and Grill, the
Wayfarer Restaurant, the Stephanie Inn Dining Room, Lori McKean for
Glynis Art Ventures, Cannon Beach Bakery, Seasons, and Newman's at
988.
In addition, a beautifully presented basket will be raffled off that is full of local art, food and wine with a $300 value. The Jeffrey Hull Gallery donated a giclee print to the CBAA for our Art and Wine Basket raffle.
Other donations are from Josephson's Smoke House, Bruce's Candy Kitchen, Cannon Beach Gallery, Ter Har's and the Basket Case.
Tickets are on sale at the Cannon Beach Gallery for $2 each or 3 for $5. Cake Walk tickets will be on sale at the reception for $5 a walk.
June 26, 2010: Plein Air and More
On Saturday, June 26, more than fifteen artists will participate in a spectacular event called Plein Air and More, in which artists set up their easels (or other means of working) across town between 11 AM and 4 PM in such easily accessible places as Whale Park, Les Shirely Park and the Tolovana Wayside. This is the second Plein Air and More event to be sponsored by Cannon Beach's Gallery Group, a non-profit group working to promote Cannon Beach as, "Your Art Destination." The Gallery Group decided to add the words, "and more," to the Plein Air event in order to include sculptors and photographers.
After Magritte
The one act Tom Stoppard play, After Magritte, is an intellectual farce about art, Taylor thought that performing the piece in a gallery would be an interesting twist. The Cannon Beach Gallery is a fairly small space in contrast to a traditional theater, so the audience played a larger role in the production due to the close proximity of the actors moving about directly in front of them.
"The CB Gallery is such a lovely open space and it has a number of exit/entrance points so it seemed a perfect setting for a performance," said director Merril Lynn Taylor, during a recent interview.
Credit: Frank Lynch
Orange Cake was donated by the Wayfarer Restaurant for the 2009 Cake Walk.
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