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SUMMARY:October 2026 Gathering - Mixed Media Montage
DESCRIPTION:Registration is required and closes October 3rd @ 11:59pm. We suggest a donation of $10 or more to help cover materials\, which you can add at registration or by check made out to Coast Range Association\, our fiscal sponsor. No one is turned away. \n\n\n\n\nOctober is the season for remembering\, and this month Liz Fox shows us how to hold onto a little of it. We are making mixed media montages\, small assembled keepsakes built from old photographs\, found objects\, and bits of ephemera that mean something to you. \n\n\n\nThink of it as a little shrine you can hold in your hand. A vintage matchbox becomes a frame. A tin holds a face. A line of typewritten text names the person\, the place\, or the year. You layer photos\, paper\, and small objects\, along with whatever you carried in with you\, until the piece says what you wanted it to say. \n\n\n\nThese montages look lovely on a shelf\, a windowsill\, or a mantel\, and they make a heartfelt gift. Honor someone you want to remember\, or make one just for the pleasure of the making. \n\n\n\nWe will be at it from 5 to 8 pm. A good montage takes a little time to assemble\, so give yourself the evening and settle in. \n\n\n\nWhat to bring\n\n\n\n\nPhotos\, or copies of photos\, that you want to cut up. Copies of old family pictures work beautifully\, so print a few extras and bring more than you think you need.\n\n\n\nMemorabilia of the person you are remembering\, or small pieces that remind you of them. A ticket stub\, a pressed flower\, a scrap of a letter\, a button\, a bead\, a little keepsake.\n\n\n\nA base\, if you already have one in mind. A special frame\, a pet collar\, a small wooden box\, an old tin. Bring it and we will build around it.\n\n\n\n\nWhat we provide\n\n\n\nCollage materials\, tools\, and a selection of matchboxes\, tins\, and other small items to embellish with. We will also have a typewriter out for adding text to your piece\, so you can title it\, date it\, or set down a few words that belong with it. \n\n\n		\n							\n					\n				\n			\n			\n				Liz Fox\n\n									\nMy desire to connect and communicate drives my art and the concern I feel for our planet draws me to be part of the Emerald Curtain Collective. I enjoy sculpting masks of key species that help educate others about our unique ecosystems. \n\n\n\nI’ve lived on the Oregon coast for most of my life and navigated a sea of careers since graduating with a Soil Science degree from OSU in 1980. Retiring as a high school librarian in 2020\, I’ve been a full-time artist ever since\, diving into the riptide I’ve waded in for over 40 years. My marine biologist husband\, Dave and I have 2 amazing children\, 3 unruly dogs\, and live on a swamp between Newport and Toledo. \n\n				\n									\n													\n								ECC Blog Posts
URL:https://emeraldcurtain.org/event/october-2026-gathering-mixed-media-montage/
LOCATION:South Beach Community Center\, 3024 SE Ferry Slip Rd\, Newport\, Oregon\, 97365\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Screening: Free to Grow
DESCRIPTION:Emerald Curtain Collective is co-hosting a free screening of Free to Grow\, a new Pacific Northwest film about herbicide use in Oregon forests and three families fighting for health and justice. Join us on Sunday\, October 11\, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in the Bromley Room at the Siuslaw Public Library in Florence. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nThis is a community event with partners\, not an ECC gathering. ECC founder Willow Kasner will host and serve as MC. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the film\n\n\n\nFree to Grow is a 30-minute documentary by Emmy-winning filmmaker Jesse Andrew Clark of Old Grove Films\, following three families fighting pesticide exposure from aerial herbicide spraying by the forestry industry. Rural Oregon families have fought aerial herbicide spraying by the forestry industry for more than 50 years\, and the film asks whether public safety around these substances has improved since. It weaves historic archival footage with modern-day stories of families dealing with herbicide exposure in their own backyards. The trailer above is a short look at it. The Forest Climate Alliance has more about the film from an earlier screening\, including how to track pesticide spraying near you. \n\n\n\nPanel discussion and Q&A\n\n\n\nAfter the film\, stay for a panel discussion and audience Q&A with people who have lived this. Members of Community Rights Lane County and Lincoln County Community Rights will be there\, along with people who have been directly affected by the sprays and people involved in initiatives to stop them. \n\n\n\nAdmission\n\n\n\nAdmission is free. There are no tickets and no RSVP\, so you can simply come. The Facebook event\, hosted by the Oregon Community Rights Network\, has more information. \n\n\n\nSponsored by Protect Lane County Watersheds\, with Lincoln County Community Rights\, Community Rights Lane County\, the Oregon Community Rights Network\, and Emerald Curtain Collective.
URL:https://emeraldcurtain.org/event/free-to-grow-screening-florence/
LOCATION:Siuslaw Public Library\, Bromley Room\, 1460 9th St\, Florence\, OR\, 97439\, United States
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