The Gathering: A Celebration of Native American Heritage Month Returns: November 8-10
The Gathering, a celebration of Native American Heritage Month, returns to Cannon Beach for a weekend of art, music, poetry, presentations and more, November 8th-10th.
The weekend begins on Friday, November 8th with a free concert from the stirring Los Angeles based folk singer Raye Zaragoza. The concert begins at 7PM at the Coaster Theatre. More information on the concert is available here.
Full schedule below.
All programs are being offered free of charge (donations are encouraged).
The event is produced by Cannon Beach community nonprofits, including: The Tolovana Arts Colony, Cannon Beach History Center & Museum, The Cannon Beach Arts Association, The Coaster Theatre Playhouse and the Cannon Beach Library and the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce.
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We gratefully acknowledge the Clatsop and Nehalem/Tillamook Peoples on whose ancestral homelands we gather
RAYE ZARAGOZA PERFORMS FREE CONCERT IN CANNON BEACH ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
With galvanizing, original folk songs, Raye Zaragoza kicks of the second-annual Gathering with a free concert at the Coaster Theatre on Friday, November 8th.
Based in Los Angeles, Zaragoza’s indigenous roots inform her artistry.
“The Native community in LA has been a huge part of my life since I moved here at 14,” she Zaragoza says. “Indigenous artists aren’t played on the radio or given space in mainstream publications enough, so I do what I can to be as proud as I can and pave the way for other artists too.”
Zaragoza first drew national attention in 2016 with the song “In The River,” written in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Her 2020 album “Woman of Color” was recognized in NPR’s “Best Protest Music” of 2020.
In introducing her Tiny Desk concert, NPR wrote: “Zaragoza is a natural performer, able to go big … or pare it all back.”
A feminist undercurrent courses throughout “Hold That Spirit,” Zaragoza’s most recent album. The meditative folk ballad “Strong Woman,” celebrates a world led and built by women.
The concert, produced by the Tolovana Arts Colony, is offered free of charge. Donations are encouraged.
The show begins at 7:00PM. Doors open at 6:30PM. And opening act is to be announced.
The Coaster Theatre is located at 108 N Hemlock St in Cannon Beach.
Schedule
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8
7:00pm - Coaster Theatre Playhouse
Concert featuring: Raye Zaragoza
Doors open at 6:30PM
Support to be announced.
FREE - Donations encouraged.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9
10:30am - Cannon Beach Library
“Natives Work: Cultural Fire and Indigenous Naming on Pacific Coast”
Rachel Cushman, Doctoral Candidate (Secretary/Treasurer of Chinook Indian Nation)
Dr. Drew Viles (Siletz)
2 pm - Cannon Beach Library
Readings by Poet and Author Cliff Taylor (Ponca)
4:30 pm - Cannon Beach History Center
“Swimming Toward the Source of Indigenous Identity”
Zoe Swain (Anishinaabe, Tarahumara)
Pete Patton (Inuit)
Cliff Taylor (Ponca)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10
12:00 noon - Cannon Beach Chamber Community Hall
“Tribal Lifeways: Cultural Arts and First Foods Exhibit and Demonstration
Greg Archuleta (Grand Ronde)
Ceara Lewis (Aleut)
SPONSORS
All Gathering events are presented free of charge. We couldn’t do it without the support of our sponsors: