Watercolors, Sculpture, Lindstedt, LaPointe - Oh MY!

 Mark your calendars!  Don't miss this reception....

June 7th from 2-4 PM to meet all 4 artists, and 

see this one of a kind show!  

Light refreshments will be served.

May 2 Artist's Reception-Morris Grover and Mark Cheney - Free admission for this show through May

Ever seen the work of a photographer who sees with a painter's eyes?  What you get is far more than a photo.  Morris Grover is that kind of photographer and you will be missing out if you don't stop in to see this lovely and fascinating show.

  Morris Grover greets visitors at the reception.

Entranced viewer......

Mark Cheney has created driftwood fish with personality!  The photos below are simply teasers, because you need to see these guys in person to enjoy them properly.

 I seeeeeee you!

Fishianado Mark Cheney

 The one that got away..

Grrrrrrr........

Historic Vessel to visit Garibaldi

UPCOMING PORTS OF CALL

Crescent City, Coos Bay, Newport, Ore., Garibaldi!!

Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain have just two stops left on their 2013-2014 tour of California ports: Eureka (where they are today) and Crescent City. They sail for Coos Bay on April 29 and start an 11-day visit on May 1. The boats split up on May 12, with Lady Washington heading to Newport, Ore., and Hawaiian Chieftain visiting Garibaldi for five days May 14-18. She'll join Lady Washington in Newport on May 19. The Newport visit will include the Memorial Day weekend. The following day, the boats sail for Astoria. From there, Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain head home to Grays Harbor, stopping at Westport before arriving at their home port of Seaport Landing in Aberdeen on June 5.

May Artist's Reception for Morris Grover and Mark Cheney

Won't you join us on Saturday May 3rd from 2-4?  Light refreshments will be served and you can pry into the mind of a couple of 'creatives'!

We're Open for the Season!

So stop in and take a look at what's changed!  We've installed some new exhibits, and done some rearranging to make viewing easier.

Sign up to have notifications of monthly events at the museum sent right to your e mail so you won't miss something wonderful~

Fred Meyer is offering a very generous program for local non-profits!

You can help the Garibaldi Maritime Museum

 earn donations just by shopping with your

Fred Meyer Rewards Card!

Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. Here’s how the program works:

·   Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Garibaldi Maritime Museum at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number 81466

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·   You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today.

·   If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store.

· For more information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

Call for Artists of the Northern Oregon Coast

Would you like to show with us in April or October?  Our Community Room is a large room 18' x 30' - with a lot of wall space.  We would love to balance our season with more sculptors, or artists who create in 3 dimensions, but anyone who creates locally is welcome. 

This is our current line up for 2014:

April - ??

May -    Mark Cheney, driftwood and found object sculpture and Morris Grover, Photography

June -    Doreen Lindstedt, Watercolor, Cecile LaPointe, watercolor and Steve Lindstedt, metal sculpture 

July -    Mike Loney, oils and watercolors, Rose Perez, oils, and Donna Ludwig Peterson, oils

August - Anna Gitchel, acrylics and Dorothy Oberholtzer, oil and acrylics

September - Dana Hulburt - Taladamera Fusion

October - ??

If you, or yourself and an artist friend would like to show together in April or November, please e mail Lauren at:   l.sus.n@charter.net 

We're on Winter Hiatus Dec 1st - April 1st

Have a wonderful Holiday Season and please come see us when we open again on April 1, 2014.  While we're closed, we'll be attending to all the tasks a museum director is responsible for, but can't get to when the museum is open.  Any needed repairs, new displays, inventory logging, etc.  

We're also just a phone call or e mail away if you need a spot for up to 60 people and would like to rent our community room.  The details are here: http://garibaldimuseum.org/meeting-social-room-rent

Annual Holiday Open House, Quilt Raffle, and a big sale in our Gift Shop!

The "Old Bat" invites you to the annual Halloween Party!!

3 Kitties Have a New Home!

27 people attended the adoption event held in our Community Room on Oct. 5th,  and 3 of the cats looking for love - had their wish come true!  This was our second Adoptathon, and we will very likely make it an annual, if not semi-annual, event.  In the meantime, don't hesitate to contact United Paws if you're looking for a dog or cat to adopt, and you can visit their blog here: http://unitedpaws.wordpress.com/  to see where their next adoption event will be held.

You know you want a kitty...

Come find your feline friend among those lounging in our community room next Saturday, hoping to charm your socks off and hitch a ride home!  

Capt Robert Gray Gets a New Sign!

A new sign to commemorate the Tillamook Passage of Capt Robert Gray was dedicated on Sept. 12, 2013. It's been updated to correctly reflect information about his accomplishment and those of his crew members. The dedication was attended by some of our Board members and two ladies representing the Oregon Black Pioneers organization.  Marcus Lopez was a member of the crew on the Lady Washington, and is thought to be the first black person to set foot in Oregon. Theirs is a fascinating website: http://oregonblackpioneers.org/

The new sign is in the wayside right next to Pirate's Cove just a short way north of Garibaldi.  Stop by and take a look to honor this national hero, and inspiration for our own maritime museum. 

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Donna Ludwig is showing for the month of September

Friends, admirers and other artists gathered to see what

 Donna has been working on of late. You should stop by too!

This show will be up through the end of September.

There were Ooohs!

And aaaahs!

Some art talk, weather talk.....  

The artist, Donna Ludwig

 Small framed prints for sale, and matted prints ready to frame.....as well as the larger paintings, 

Like this undersea painting to make you wish you were an angelfish.

Margie Loney and Donna share a special moment.

September Artist - Donna Ludwig Peterson

Showing through the month of September is Donna Ludwig Peterson.  Her reception is Saturday Sept 7th from 1 to 3 PM.  Come meet the artist and mingle with other art lovers!

Tour Your Local Museums!

Our local museums have gotten together to sponsor a tour so you can see what's available for the citizens of and visitors to Tillamook County.  And they've thrown in a train ride! Our museums regularly draw tourists  which benefits many of the businesses in the area.  If you've been meaning to see what's there, but never made the time, this might be just the opportunity you're looking for!

Rose Perez Reception had a great turnout!

Good food, the gracious presence of the artist and a short talk by the author of 'Nestucca River Country', Sally Rissel, made this reception a highly enjoyable event.

 Rose (in the pink blouse) chats with a visitor.

 Can you say 'Yum!'

 Author Sally Rissel gives a brief talk about how the book came to be. Rose also spoke about her early life and venture into painting.  Rose provided the cover illustration painting for this lovely book - which we carry in our gift shop.  

 One of Rose's signature oil seascapes. 

Another of Rose's colorful romantic landscapes.

Discover Tillamook County History

Garibaldi Days and way on back....

We just discovered there's a Facebook page devoted to the history of Garibaldi and surrounding towns; Bay City, Rockaway, Wheeler, and Nehalem.  There are good quality historical photos of the area.  It's definitely worth a visit:   Garibaldi Oregon Memories.  Thanks to Bill Hayden for letting us know this terrific page is out there!

The Grub Club Does the Garibaldi Museum

On Monday, the Garibaldi Grub Club was invited to the Garibaldi Museum for a free museum day. Fourteen children of all ages (2 1/2 to 17) strolled, rode bikes, and scooters to the museum after indulging in a hearty lunch. It was a perfect sunny day for the after lunch exercise. Many had not been to the museum before. It was a terrific opportunity for them to learn some of their local history, and appreciate the maritime history of the Pacific Northwest. 

They built buckets, assembled boats, dressed up in colonial costumes, as well as taking turns ringing our notably loud  - CLAAAANNGGGG!!! ) )  )  )  )   )   )  bell in the Garibaldi Room.   

S'okay...that's what it's there for!