Sweeping views of Siletz Bay. Wide decks to soak in the sun (sometimes). A beautiful, open dining hall with a seafood market and crab boil, and a merch area complete with a second bar.

Much like the previous three, Pelican Brewing has nailed its fourth location. I’m not going to say it surpasses the original spot in Pacific City, a place that, for me and years of wedding anniversary memories, is held aloft with its sand-adjacent patio, view of Haystack Rock and the towering sand dune to the north that my wife makes me climb every year (somehow inexplicably this does not diminish my memories). But you may disagree with me, because Pelican’s Siletz Bay brewpub, at the southern end of Lincoln City, is truly a “wow” kind of place.

I made my first trip out there earlier this month for a long weekend with my wife. The place had its official opening in the fall after a very soft partial opening last June, but the crew is now ramping up for a first full summer of service, so I wanted to write about it before the sun arrives (will it ever, I ask ya). Our reaction to Pelican Siletz Bay is summed up by this: We fully intended to eat at three different places on our three nights at the coast, but after our first visit to Pelican on Saturday, we found ourselves back there Sunday night (on night one, smoked tri-tip flatbread for her and 14-hour slow smoked tri-tip for me, and two brewpub cheeseburgers on the return trip).

The new kitchen is big, and from the dining room you can watch the efficient production and flow of a menu that features familiar staples from Pelican’s other locations (Cannon Beach and Tillamook are spots two and three) but also some new offerings that include locally sourced seafood and produce. An annex called Phil’s Nest (Phil, I learned, is the name of the pelican in the brewery’s logo) is open and gearing up for summer, with separate seating, a fireplace and bar, offering guests a seafood market and crab boil — perfect for taking out onto the wooden decks that front Siletz Bay. When the weather allows, those are lined with Adirondack chairs and tables, an unrivaled way to wait for a table with a beer or languish away an afternoon or evening.

Inside, the elegantly appointed restaurant is topped by a mezzanine dining area and private spaces that can be rented for parties or company gatherings. All take in the views of the bay offered by windows stretching from floor to a wood ceiling high above. A large central bar serves Pelican’s familiar and new styles, from flagship Kiwanda Cream Ale to one of my favorite of their newer beers, Hoppa Don’t Preach, a danky Northwest IPA. Speaking of beer, Pelican has moved its original 15-barrel brewery from Pacific City to Siletz Bay, with the glistening tanks one of the first things you see when you pull into the parking lot, and it’s cranking out the beers you’ll find on tap there (the larger production brewery for distribution beer remains in Tillamook). Brand manager Alexandra Pallas walked me through the place and through one of Pelican’s newest endeavors — hop water, a great alternative for drivers and those abstaining from alcohol. The line is called Sparkle Hops, and they’re tasty, refreshing and subtle, with Strata + Acai and Citra + Lemon the first available.

I could go on and on about the place, but go see it for yourself. Make the call on whether your introverted self prefers sitting inside and watching rain spritz the windows (go now), or your extrovert craves the warm hustle and bustle of crowds sipping suds on a sunny deck (go this summer). See you there.

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Takeoff approaching for Crux Portland Pub

The previous tenant moves out recently at the future home of Crux Portland Pub.

The plane has left the hangar at Crux Fermentation Project’s upcoming Southeast Portland location. Formerly home to Vagabond Brewing’s Portland location, Crux took over the space after Salem-based Vagabond shut down all of its operations during the pandemic. Bend-based Crux is busy getting its second location ready for us, and part of the operation is getting rid of the Cessna plane Vagabond had perched up near the ceiling. “The plane is awesome and was a great part of the Vagabond plan … but it was their thing and not ours, so it’ll be coming out,” Crux marketing director Jason Randles told me a while back. He says they are still shooting for a June opening for the Crux Portland Pub, which will be in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood at 2715 S.E. Eighth Ave., Suite 172, formerly part of the Darigold dairy complex. Randles says lots of work is going on behind the walls, and Crux has started an Instagram page where you can track progress.

2022 was stable, Brewers Association says

The Brewers Association, the national group that represents small and independent craft breweries and homebrewers, this week released production figures that showed 2022 remained relatively unchanged from 2021. Small and independent brewers produced 24.3 million barrels of beer, on par with 2021′s numbers, and craft’s overall beer market share by volume grew to 13.2%, up from 13.1% in 2021. Overall, the beer market shrank 3% by volume in 2022.

The estimated retail dollar value was $28 billion, representing a 24.6% market share and 6% growth over 2021. The association said sales growth was stronger than volume because of pricing and a shift to smaller brewers — who are more likely to sell onsite and through distributed draft — as well as the continued shift back to on-premise sales, which has a higher retail value. Craft brewers provided 189,413 direct jobs, a 9% increase from 2021, driven both by growth in the number of breweries and a continued shift to hospitality-focused business models.

Bart Watson, the Brewers Association’s chief economist, said that “2022 presented small brewers with a number of challenges, including rising operating and material costs and increasing competition, particularly in distribution. In this maturing and competitive market, collective growth for the category is hard to come by.”

The report was numbers heavy, so here’s a look at the highlights:

• 9,552: craft breweries (an all-time high)
• 2,035: microbreweries
• 3,418: brewpubs
• 3,838: taproom breweries
• 261: regional craft breweries
• 9,709: total breweries
• 549: new breweries
• 319: closed breweries

See the association’s news release here.

Earth Day Salmon-Safe IPA Fest at Hopworks

Hopworks Brewing is hosting its Salmon-Safe IPA Fest on Earth Day, featuring 20 beers — most but not all of which are IPAs — made with Salmon-Safe hops and malts, which are those certified by the Oregon-based environmental organization Salmon-Safe. A few of the beers from the fest, which includes brewers in five states, include:

• Dam Hippie! Italian Pilsner, a collaboration between Boise’s Lost Coast Brewing and Bellingham’s Aslan Brewing.
• Expression Session Cold IPA from Ventura, California’s Topa Brewing in collaboration with Cervecería Wendlandt out of Ensenada, Baja California.
• Dam Free Imperial Hazy IPA from Falling Sky Brewing of Eugene.
• Riffle Runner Hazy Pale Ale from Bale Breaker Brewing in Yakima, Washington.
• Salmon Is My Safe Word Juicy IPA from Deschutes Brewing Public House in Portland.
• Farm Team: Volume 2 Hazy Pale Ale from Reubens Brews in Seattle.

The festival is a benefit for Oregon Wild in support of the Brewshed Alliance, which works to keep the region’s water clean and clear — which by the way makes beer better, among other things. Noon-9 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 21 and older only after 4 p.m., panel discussion 4-5 p.m. featuring Salmon-Safe growers and brewers. 2944 S.E. Powell Blvd. Presale tickets.

Help the Earth Part 2: Drink Ferment beer

Earth Day, Hood River and Ferment Brewing? I’m all in.

Ferment, which you’ll find along the Columbia River waterfront of Hood River, is celebrating Earth Day with a special event and fundraiser. Earth Day is on Saturday, April 22, but the brewery will take 10% of all food and drink sales on Friday, April 21, and send the proceeds to the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts. Known as COLT, the group works to serve and strengthen the land trust community in Oregon by advancing policies and supporting conservation organizations that help protect water, wildlife and open space for all people.

Ferment will have a number of limited releases on draft, including the latest White River Saison, El Lager Dorado, House Party Pale Ale and Lost in Fragaria Strawberry Sour Ale. Plus COLT’s staff will be at the tasting room from 5 to 8 p.m. to raise their glasses to environmental stewardship.

Loyal Legion tells us plan for PDX

A view from the tarmac shows construction continuing on Portland International Airport’s redesigned main terminal area. A new Loyal Legion location will be located behind the blue tarp seen on the third floor, to the right of the temporary metal staircase visible in the center of the photo.

Last week my colleague, The Oregonian/OregonLive restaurant critic Michael Russell, broke the news that Portland International Airport in 2024 will have 20 new shops and restaurants in the redesigned main terminal concourse debuting next year. Those will include the fourth location of Loyal Legion Beer Hall, so I followed up and spoke with Kurt Huffman, whose ChefStable restaurant group operates Loyal Legion. He gave me the skinny on the new place, and you can read all about it in my article from last Friday.

John’s Marketplace opens Beaverton location

John’s Marketplace this week opened a third location, this time in Beaverton. The taproom and bottle shop took over the former home of Chelsea Audio, at 3700 S.W. Hall Blvd., next to DeCarli restaurant.

The new location, a short walk from the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, offers thousands of cans and bottles of beer, a curated wine section, cider, non-alcoholic beverages, snacks, and more. The 16-tap bar is serving draft beers and wines by the glass, and the location also includes a full kitchen, with a menu of smash burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads. Hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

John’s original location is in Southwest Portland’s Multnomah Village, 3535 S.W. Multnomah Blvd., and its second is at 3560 S.E. Powell Blvd.

Second Profession oyster pop-up and new beers

Second Profession Brewing has taken over the former home of Labrewatory in North Portland.

Second Profession Brewing may be a bit hard to find, but it’s a hidden gem, having taken over the former home of Labrewatory in North Portland. There, founder, owner and brewer Charlie Goman operates out of an exquisitely appointed taproom and brewery, offering a range of creative and classic styles as well as a continuing series of fun events for the community. The next is tonight’s second of his monthly Oyster Bar Pop Ups. Second Profession has partnered with Pop Oysters PDX to do the shucking, sourcing the oysters from Hama Hama Oyster Farms in Washington. Goman tells me the quantity is limited, so get there early. It’s $20 per dozen of your choice of Blue Pool Oysters or Hama Hama Oysters, plus beer, wine and cocktails. 5-9 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 668 N. Russell St.

Try these new releases when you’re there:

• Citra Saison (6% ABV; 35 IBU) The brewery took a classic style and “gave it the PNW IPA treatment,” Goman said. This unfiltered Belgian-Style saison is single hopped with Citra. Brewery notes: “A melon, citrus and stone fruit aroma and flavor profile that works perfectly with this ester rich Belgian-Style ale.”
• Gone Walkabout Tropical Lager (5% ABV; 30 IBU). A crisp, dry lager using the new BSG hop Zamba. Brewery notes: “Lemon, lime, citrus and stone fruit.”

Beer of the Week

West Coast Pilsner

West Coast Pilsner, Steeplejack Brewing (5.2% ABV). This new beer is a part of Steeplejack’s Founders Series, and six-packs will be going into distribution this week and available at retail outlets next week. West Coast Pilsner features LINC malt, Michigan Chinook and Mosaic hops. Brewery notes: “All the hoppy love of an IPA in a crisp lager package. The main tasting notes you’ll pick up are pineapple, dank and strawberry.”

What to do, what to do?

Lupulin Ecstasy Festival: Tickets went on sale at 4:20 p.m. Thursday for the Saturday, May 20, festival that features more than 40 IPAs at Fort George Brewery in Astoria. Live music all day, amusements and activities, food, idyllic gardens, giant inflatable animals, three historic museums and the first ever taste of this years’ 3-Way IPA. The Astoria brewery’s annual summer seasonal collaboration this year features Anchorage Brewing of Anchorage and Cellarmaker Brewing of San Francisco. Get tickets here.

Block 15 Brewing has announced part of its vintage beer list and details for its distribution tour for its “15th Anniversary Fest: The Past, Present, and Future,” to be held Saturday, April 22, at the Corvallis brewery. The festivities begin today, when Block 15 holds a 2008 Throwback Party from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Original Block 15 Brewing and Restaurant, 300 S.W. Jefferson Ave., Corvallis. Offered will be throwback food specials such as the Brewben and the 185 Mile Salad, throwback beer prices, and a special brew of the original Sticky Hands recipe (while supplies last). At Saturday’s anniversary party, specialty bottles of the original recipe Sticky Hands: the Past, Present, and Future will be available in 750ml bottles, and Revolve will be available for purchase in limited supply on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the day. Tickets available here. Also, see the website for a partial list of bottles that will be available in limited supply and for details about a distribution tour at these locations, which will be the first to receive the collaboration beers: Wildwood Taphouse, Hillsboro; PublicHouse, Springfield; Bridge & Tunnel, Astoria; Common Fields, Corvallis; and Mayfly Taproom & Bottle Shop, North Portland.

Chetco Brewing’s 10 years on the coast: The Brookings brewery is throwing a 10th anniversary bash this month at its brewpub, 830 Railroad St., Brookings. Anniversary events include live music by Second Bridge on Friday night, April 21; cornhole tournament on Saturday, April 22; live Music by Vince Bigos & Giveaways on Sunday, April 23.

Von Ebert Brewing anniversary: The Portland brewery is turning five and is celebrating this week through Sunday, April 23. Von Ebert is offering food specials that include house smoked ribs at pubs and Mercury pizza week pie special at taprooms; drink specials that include $5 Volatile Substance draft and $12 four-packs and a new cocktail menu at Pearl District; beer releases that include Alma 2023 and Lavender Latte Ale “Romance Isn’t Dead”; and upgraded Stein Society loyalty program, with 50% off Stein Society memberships all week. Stop by one of the locations to partake and get more details on the society membership.

Great Notion Brewing’s Get on the Bus Week: Brewery co-founders Paul Reiter, James Dugan and Andy Miller are wrapping up the brewery’s second annual Get on the Bus Week, dubbed GOTBW, that started Wednesday, April 19, or “Bicycle Day,” the first recorded LSD “trip” by the inventor of the drug, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, in 1943. The week will include new beers and merchandise at Great Notion’s locations.

Saisons on the Lawn fest, Crux Fermentation Project: The Bend brewery, to “celebrate the pastoral nuance of this spring style of beer,” has invited some of its brewery friends to share their saisons. Nine saisons will be poured, including from Crux, Alesong Brewing & Blending, Wolf Tree Brewery, Ferment Brewing, Monkless Belgian Ales, Ale Apothecary, Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery, Little Beast Brewing and Deschutes Brewery. Entry is free. Taster package is $20 and includes a 9-ounce Belgian-style glass and five tokens. Additional tokens can be purchased for $2. Each token gets you a 4-ounce sample, or fill the glass for two tokens. All proceeds benefit the Oregon Brewers Guild. Crux will also kick off its weekend brunch menu the same day — the return of its brunch since it was stopped during the pandemic. Get more details here. Noon-8 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 50 S.W. Division St., Bend.

Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest: Returning for the eighth year on Saturday, April 29, Cider Fest offers a chance to sample cider from Columbia River Gorge hard cidermakers plus other noteworthy Northwest cideries. With nearly 30 cideries and more than 50 ciders on tap, Cider Fest will be held at the Port of Hood River Event Site, along the Columbia River waterfront with views of the Columbia River Gorge. The daylong event also features music and a play area for kids, guaranteeing a great time for the whole family. Find tickets and package details here. Those younger than 21 are free.

“Bottle Conditioned” screening at Wildwood: The Hillsboro taphouse on Sunday, May 21, will be an official screening partner for the Lambic documentary “Bottle Conditioned,” in which Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jerry Franck explores the small Belgian community of lambic beer, looking at how brewers and blenders of different generations wrestle with tradition and the increased demand for their rare beers. Wildwood is holding screenings at 3 and 6 p.m., with presale tickets being sold at the taphouse’s April 15 Funks Not Dead event, with online tickets available. The April 15 Funks Not Dead event has kegs tapping at 11 a.m., with a party at 5 p.m. including brewery representation from The Ale Apothecary, de Garde and Funky Fauna, plus some special bottle pours available. 9345 N.E. Windsor St., Hillsboro.

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On Tuesday, #23 Stanford baseball defeated San Francisco 6-5 in a home game at Sunken Diamond. Stanford sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Bruno (2-0) picked up the win while San Francisco senior left-handed pitcher Weston Lombard (2-3) was awarded the loss. Stanford improves to 18-10 overall (9-6 Pac-12) while San Francisco falls to 17-18 overall (6-6 WCC).

“Yeah, the message is take any win you can get, right?” Stanford assistant coach Andre Mercurio said after the game. “I mean, they’re not all going to be pretty and we know with our defense and our pitching is going to keep us in games, so we just kind of had the idea of any win, we’ll take it, especially on Tuesdays. Sometimes it can be tough, but we believe in our pitching, our defense can keep us in any game. So we’ll take the win, prepare for this weekend, and tip your cap to USF. They played well, played tough, and they got some good players over there.”

Freshman right-hander Braden Montgomery was on the mound to start for Stanford also batting at the designated hitter spot. As for San Francisco, sophomore right-handed pitcher Kaleb Woltz was on the mound to start for them. The game got off to a rather hot start as both teams scored in the opening inning.

In the top of the 1st inning, San Francisco short stop Luke Keaschall got hit by a pitch, putting him on first base. After right fielder Harris Williams III struck out, 1st baseman Gabe Giosso hit a double down the left field line which brought Keaschall home. 3rd baseman Mario Demera would ground out to second base, advancing Giosso to third base. In the next at-bat with designated hitter Jordan Vujovich at the plate, Montgomery would throw a wild pitch resulting in Giosso scoring. Vujovich would foul out to third base to end the top of the inning. 2-0 San Francisco lead.

“We believe Braden is one of the most talented players in the country,” Mercurio said of starting Montgomery. “And we just need to get him as many innings as possible. So we felt like this was a good opportunity to kinda get him out there and just continue to get those reps. Him and Coach Eager had some really good work yesterday in the bullpen and the catch play and we felt like he was ready for this and we feel like he’s getting better every day on the mound. So we have a ton of confidence on Braden. Whether we throw him in on a Friday night game, Saturday, Tuesday, whatever it is. So, we just need to continue to get him those reps so he can get comfortable on the mound.”

In the bottom of the 1st inning, Stanford did a great job responding. Center fielder Brock Jones got walked to lead things off and then proceeded to steal second base during the at-bat of 1st baseman Carter Graham. All the steal did in the end was just pad the stats for Jones as Graham hit a two-run home run to left field to bring Jones home. Just like that, it was a 2-2 game. In the next at-bat, Montgomery would hit a double down the right field line and advance to third base on a throwing error. Catcher Kody Huff would then hit a single through the left side to bring Montgomery home. 3-2 Stanford lead. 3rd baseman Drew Bowser and sophomore left fielder Eddie Park both struck out to end the inning.

“Yeah, Carter’s unbelievable,” Mercurio said of Graham. “He’s tough as they come, we have a lot of leaders on this team, but he’s definitely one of the leaders and kinda one of the heart beats on this team and he just has such a consistent approach day in, day out. He doesn’t really ever get outside of himself no matter if he’s facing a little leaguer, if he’s facing Clayton Kershaw, we feel like he’d have the same focus in his at-bats and he’s been huge for us. He’s been huge. I mean when he gets up there, it’s like do we try to move a runner? It’s like hey we have the utmost trust in Carter to hit the ball hard and he’s been unbelievable for us. Just as a player, but almost more impactful as a leader for this team and has just tough, just a really really good example for the rest of the guys.”

“Yeah, so wasn’t seeing the ball great today, actually surprisingly,” Graham said of his home run. “But coach talks about competing even when you’re not seeing it. Baseball doesn’t care. So, that first at-bat, fouled off a ton of fast balls and then worked a long count, eventually threw a slider over the plate and I was able to get my barrel to it.”

After Montgomery was able to strike out three batters in the top of the 2nd inning, Stanford went back to the work in the bottom of the 2nd, hoping to add even more to their lead. Things got off to a good start for the Cardinal as short stop Adam Crampton got hit by a pitch, advancing him to first base. Jones would then get walked, advancing Crampton to second base. It was at this point that San Francisco made a pitching change, bringing in lefty Lance Santerre for Woltz, hoping to calm things down. During Graham’s at-bat, Jones would get caught stealing while Crampton advanced to third base. With Crampton just one base away from home, Graham was able to fly out to left center, bringing home Crampton to make it a 4-2 Stanford lead.

In the following at-bat, 2nd baseman Brett Barrera doubled to left center to get in scoring position. Then, Montgomery hit a double of his own bringing Barrera home. It was now a 5-2 Stanford lead. Vincent Martinez, who was playing in right field, grounded out to short stop to end the inning. Stanford was in a good spot.

Montgomery would pitch the 3rd inning for Stanford without giving up a run though things got a little bit adventurous. Keaschall got hit by a pitch before getting caught stealing second base. Williams III would then strike out swinging before Giosso got hit by a pitch as well. Fortunately for Montgomery, he was able to force Demera into a ground out to end the top half of the inning. In the bottom of the 3rd, Santerre made quick work of the Stanford line up as Huff flied out to right center while Bowser and Park both struck out.

In the top of the 4th inning, Stanford decided to take Montgomery off the mound and have him stay in the designated hitter spot the rest of the night. It was the seldom-seen Nathan Fleischli who came in for relief, hoping to keep the Dons’ batters at bay. Fleischli ultimately failed to accomplish this task despite striking out the first two batters. The third batter Fleischli faced was center fielder Nick Yovetich, who hit a single through the right side. After that single, catcher Lane Oliphant got hit by a pitch, moving Yovetich to second base. Left fielder Darius Foster then singled to short stop to load up the bases.

With the bases loaded Fleischli committed the cardinal sin of walking a batter (Keaschall), resulting in Yovetich coming home to score. 5-3 Stanford lead. It was at this point that Stanford pulled Fleischli and brought in Brandt Pancer, who secured the final out by forcing Williams to fly out to right field. Pancer came in during a high pressure situation and did a great job getting out of a jam. He saved the game and also helped save Fleischli’s ERA from skyrocketing higher than Hoover Tower.

In the bottom of the 4th inning, San Francisco made a pitching change of their own as Sam Beck came in for Santerre. Crampton would get to first base via throwing error to lead things off and eventually steal second base, but that would be all the action Stanford would have as nobody else was able to get on base.

In the top of the 5th inning, Stanford made a defensive change as Austin Kretzschmar came off the bench for Bowser, moving to 2nd base while Barrera moved to 3rd base. With Pancer still on the mound, San Francisco went right back to work as Giosso doubled down the left field line before advancing to third base on a wild pitch. After Demera stuck out looking, Vujovich would reach on an error resulting in Giosso coming home. That would be the only run the Dons would score in the inning, but it was now a 5-4 game.

After Stanford was unable to get anyone on base in the bottom of the 5th inning, San Francisco entered the top of the 6th inning, hoping to tie up the game. In the top of the 6th, Stanford made another pitching change, this time Joey Dixon coming in for Pancer. Initially things got off to a good start for Dixon as Oliphant grounded out and Foster struck out. However, Keaschall would single to short stop and then advance to second base on a balk.

With Keaschall in scoring position, Williams III tripled to right center to bring Keaschall home. It was now a 5-5 game. After Williams’ at-bat, Giosso would get hit by a pitch to advance to first base. Now things were getting hairy for Stanford. To Dixon’s credit, he got the out he needed to keep the game tied as Demera struck out looking.

In the bottom of the 6th inning, Stanford was hoping to re-take the lead, but they were not able to do so. Kretzschmar flied out to right center and then Park lined out to short stop for two quick outs. Crampton would get walked and steal second base, but Jones struck out looking to end the inning. After Crampton got walked, San Francisco made a pitching change as Weston Lombard came in to relieve Beck.

In the 7th inning, neither team scored as Dixon got three quick outs in the top of the inning while Lombard got three outs in four batters in the bottom of the inning. Aside from Barrera doubling to right center, nobody else was able to get on base for the Cardinal in the bottom of the 7th.

In the top of the 8th inning, Stanford made another pitching change as Ryan Bruno came in for Dixon. Bruno would walk Michael Campagna in the opening at-bat, who was pinch hitting for Oliphant. Foster would then pop up on a bunt, killing some of San Francisco’s mojo. Keaschall would then get hit by a pitch, creating a little more drama. Williams III hit an infield fly while Giosso flied out to center field to end the top of the inning.

“Yeah, RB was awesome,” Mercurio said of Bruno. “RB was awesome. Similar, he has his stuff, he has big league stuff. So him just kinda getting out there and giving him a little bit of a comfortability. Sometimes he has such good stuff and we just need to get him to understand how good it is. Sometimes I don’t know if he knows how good it is.

“So, he was unbelievable tonight. Walked a guy or two, but like we talked about, our defense is so solid and he was able to kinda refocus and show a ton of maturity there and just fill up the zone and trust his defense and their offense scrapped away. So yeah, RB was unbelievable tonight and really really gonna be good in the back end for us. Especially this weekend.”

The bottom of the 8th was very similar to the bottom of the 7th. Stanford got a double, this time from Park, but aside from that, nobody could get on base. Stanford’s bats were cold.

The game entered the 9th inning tied 5-5, looking like it could go into extra innings. In the top of the 9th, San Francisco was able to get a runner in scoring position as Vujovich got walked after which Ryan Martinez came into pinch run for him before stealing second base. Unfortunately for the Dons, nobody was able to advance Martinez and Stanford entered the bottom of the 9th with the game tied, hoping to finish off the game in regulation.

Things got off to a good start for Stanford in the top of the 9th as Jones got walked to lead things off. It was at this point that San Francisco pulled Lombard and brought in freshman righty Adam Shew. Shew got off to a good start as Graham struck out swinging and Barrera flied out to center field for two quick outs. In the next at bat, Montgomery hit a clutch single through the right side, advancing Jones to third base.

“Braden poking that knock, finding a hole on a little run and hit was huge,” Graham said. “Brock getting to third and then with a runner on third, two outs. In that type of game a pitcher’s gotta be thinking in the back of his mind can’t spike a ball.”

Now at bat for Stanford was Joe Lomuscio. During Lomuscio’s at-bat, Shew would throw a wild pitch and Jones took off for home plate, where he was called safe before the Dons could tag him out. It was a 6-5 walk-off win for the Cardinal as Jones tamed Shew.

“With two outs we’re gonna be a little bit more aggressive,” Mercurio said. “With zero outs or one out, maybe we won’t be as aggressive, but with a guy with the speed like Brock has, two outs, ball in dirt, I mean we’re gonna be green green. We’re gonna be aggressive there, take a chance, make that other team play catch. So, Brock did a good job. It was kind of a tough read, because he was on the other side of the catcher, but with Brock’s speed and his ability to read the baseball and get a good jump, we at that point saw it skirt away and it was over. So, aggressiveness for sure in that situation.”

“As soon as I got on base, I told everybody when they called the timeout, I went over here and I was like I’m gonna score right here and I’m gonna run away from you guys when I do,” Jones added. “So it was kinda funny right there at the end. But, just kinda knew how important it was just to get into scoring position and then obviously get to third base and I kinda was feeling a passed ball there just because he’s a big off-speed guy, so I knew there was gonna be something in the dirt and just kinda read it and went.

“I think it kinda depends on the game a little bit. Just in that specific moment, two outs there, as soon as you see down angle from the pitch, you gotta be aggressive and be ready to go. I mean there’s obviously gonna be slight hesitation to see if he blocks it or keeps it close or not, but I trust my speed there to kinda just be aggressive whether it’s pretty far away from him or pretty close to kinda get in there and score the run.”

For Stanford, this win is huge. After having a disappointing outing in their previous Tuesday outing against St. Mary’s, to win this one feels really good. Especially to do it in the way that they did. They could have given up and said here we go again, but they dug deep and found a way to pull it out without having to go to extra innings. The night was cold, the environment wasn’t most conducive to offense, but that didn’t stop Stanford from getting a much-needed win.

“It’s definitely huge,” Jones said of the victory. “We’ve kinda struggled on some mid-week games and it was good for us. We knew it wasn’t going to come easy, we knew we weren’t just gonna come out here and blow’em out even though we kinda started hot. We knew it was gonna be a dog fight and it’s definitely good to get that momentum going into this next weekend.

“It’s definitely a big confidence booster and definitely makes going into travel days like tomorrow a lot more fun and we can relax a little bit and like I said just have that confidence factor going into this week and dog fights are fun. We love dog fights and that was kinda the reputation we built last year was just always find a way to win. So whenever we can, just do that.”

“Obviously the cold, it changes the whole game,” Graham said of the atmosphere. “I mean, you can’t really hit balls in the air anymore once the sun goes down. Actually, like I think the hardest ball hit of the entire night today I thought was gonna be a homer to right, but just got eaten up by the force field cold air. Sucks it down, so you kinda gotta adjust your approach to the plate, try to hit the ball a little harder, a little lower. And then defense for sure, just knowing that it’s not gonna carry, trust in your outfielders and then just try to play as good of infield as you can.”

Up next for Stanford is a road trip to Los Angles to play UCLA in a three-game series that will be played Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Thursday’s game will begin at 7:00 PM PT on Pac-12 Networks.

“It’s gonna be tough,” Mercurio said of the upcoming matchup with UCLA. “UCLA’s playing well, obviously coached by one of the best coaches in the country, John Savage. One of our assistants Steve [Rodriguez] has a lot of familiarity with that field and he was just telling us, it’s gonna be a force field at night. So we need to work on keeping the ball low and hard, making them play defense, and again, we know our pitching and defense gonna keep us in the game.

“So if we could find a way to scrap some runs, keep the ball low and hard and really just be ourselves like we were this weekend and tonight, we feel like we’ll have a good chance. But yeah, we’ll have our work cut out for us for sure with a good team, but we’ll take our chances with this group.”

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“I love her. How can you not love her?”

Like a hummingbird that flits from photo to photo while she drives me with her enthusiasm, Jane Corkin leads me personally through an exhibition by Irving Penn, right in her gallery of the same name.

Her bespectacled brio is always in place, even over the years (it’s been nearly four decades since Macleans Magazine named her the “First Lady of Photography”). Also the pluck of the Mary Richards vintage or possibly the “wonderful Mrs. Maisel”. Corkin is a one-woman advertisement for this saying: Do something you love and you will not work a day in your life.

A hero of the art world in Toronto and beyond – one of the few people on the continent who really promoted photography as a medium long before anyone else got on that artistic train – Corkin seems like a charm for the fourth time. At least when it comes to the legendary Lensman Penn. “I had previously done three exhibitions of his work,” she says and actually knew him personally from her visits to his Manhattan studio. This latest retrospective? The first since his death in 2009. It was time.

These lines. These silhouettes. That studied rigor.

The rugged beauty of the work is welcome at this cruel time of the year – his work as a portraitist is so synonymous with Vogue that the magazine’s legendary editor Anna Wintour dedicated the entire July 2007 issue to him on the occasion of his 90th birthday (Riffing about his 66 years with the magazine and its unprecedented 165 covers!). Later Penn’s last assignment in his pages? A famous dark-spotted banana still life for a story about the signs of aging.

“As a little girl, I always looked at his photos. I would rip them out of the magazine. I didn’t know the name Penn, but I knew the job, “Corkin began to say, remembering her young self who had grown up in Boston (many years before she began a love affair with Canada after attending Queen’s University, and spruced up her photography when she got a job at the David Mirvish Gallery in Toronto in the 1970s).

Did young Jane hang these cut-ups on her bedroom walls? I ask.

“I put them in files,” laughs the Gallerista. “I was very organized.”

In particular, she remembers the last six pages of Vogue that were once the exclusive province of Penn – a kind of charter – when he was first wooed to join the magazine by the legendary Condé Nast-Honcho Alexander Liberman. These pages were a lively mix that had nothing to do with his commercial commitments and often featured his so-called “Small Trades” photos – an oeuvre dedicated to workers, street vendors and artisans. Many of them are now being incorporated into the Toronto exhibition.

Parking attendant. Train coach-waiters. Tender blast furnace. Sandblaster. Chimney sweeper. Window cleaner. Balloon seller. The titles attached to these particular images – all of calm dignity and glamorous in their own way – speak for themselves. They go very well with some of the more outwardly fashion-oriented photos that they hang next to in many cases here in the Corkin Gallery; also in dialogue with the hippie photos from San Francisco from the 1960s, which make up a third of this exhibition.

“He was absolutely an anthropologist,” says Corkin, straightening up in her indigo blue Fluevog booties.

Zicky, then jagged, we finally end up on a picture of Lisa Fonssagrives, the Swedish eye-catcher who is often referred to as the “first supermodel”. Penn got so obsessed after capturing her for a Vogue distribution in 1947 that he married the woman. They were together until their death in the 1990s. There is only one photo of her here (“Cocoa-colored Balenciaga dress” reads the caption) and it reminds of what I’ve read about her: how her knowledge of the camera and her training as a dancer her poses with A special grace ; how she saw herself as a moving sculpture; how much he influenced her and she influenced him. A creative partnership that has lasted for decades, if it ever existed.

Has Penn ever attended any of his previous exhibitions curated by Corkin? Back to her first groundbreaking exhibition in the 1980s, in her first art space in a former shoe factory on Front Street (the first gallery to open outside of Yorkville, here in town)? I wondered.

The answer: yes and no.

“He didn’t like openings. He was a quiet man dedicated to his craft, ”she says. But once, eons ago, the master slipped to Toronto without further ado, visited the exhibition and only later informed Corkin by handwritten note that he had been there at all and was grateful. elusive!

“I am amazed at how people continue to react to his work; People of all ages, from the 80s to the 20s and 30s, ”she adds, turning back to this current collective term. “The children of former customers are coming in now … and are interested in an acquisition. Penn is really timeless. It doesn’t get old. “

Irving Penn: Small Trades, 1960s San Francisco, Fashion runs at the Corkin Gallery in the Distillery District through December 19, closes over the holidays, and continues into the new year. See www.corkingallery.comShinan Govani is a Toronto-based freelance columnist covering culture and society. Follow him on Twitter: @shinangovani

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The celebrated fashion designer Patrick Kelly (1954–1990) was only 35 years old when he succumbed to AIDS, and yet his work today often appears as lively and boundless as it was when he was alive more than two decades ago. His enduring message of love – one that boldly reaffirmed the empowerment of blacks and fearlessly pushed the boundaries of fashion – is evident in the Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love exhibition, which runs from October 23, 2021 to 24 de Jung.

Lauren L. Camerlengo

“I want my clothes to make you smile,” said Kelly, who was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and despite the many challenges he faced as a black gay adolescent, most of all from his mother and father, after that of his father Grandmother was raised, an optimistic, creative vision developed. In 1969, Kelly died. Kelly briefly attended Jackson State University in Mississippi before moving to Atlanta and then New York. With an anonymous ticket in hand, he arrived in Paris at the age of 25.

He worked as a freelance designer in the City of Lights for several years before founding the company and the fashion line Patrick Kelly Paris in 1985 with his business and life partner Bjorn Guil Amelan. Together they conquer the world with clothing that not only became internationally known, but was also representative of his personal expression, which fearlessly dealt with blackness, systemic racism and the queer experience.

Members of our San Francisco Bay Times team have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Runway of Love, announced during the shutdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the museum is open and waiver is mandatory, the exhibition will bring Kelly’s captivating work to the West Coast public. It will highlight nearly 80 of its memorable designs.

“The de Young Museum has always been dedicated to showcasing the best fashion designers in the world, and we are delighted to present Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love to our audience,” said Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of Fine Arts Museums from San Francisco. “Kelly was a pioneering artist who created an extraordinary variety of designs in her lifetime. Everyone should know the name Patrick Kelly and we hope this exhibition does just that. “

Despite the fact that black fashion designers have continually crossed the barriers of the industry, Kelly was a true pioneer. His bold and luminous creations stood out on the streets, in nightclubs, and especially on the catwalk. This extraordinary vision led Kelly to be the first American and first black designer to be elected to the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, a renowned French association for clothing designers. Perhaps more notably, Kelly received such awards while being and remaining one of the few designers who directly addressed racial issues in his work.

The exhibition places Kelly and his designs in the broader context of art and fashion history by looking closely at his inspirations. Its influences are examined in seven different sections, including his black legacy, memories of his childhood in the south, experiences in the club and gay cultural scene in New York and Paris, and his muses from art, fashion and black history.

We recently learned more about Kelly and Runway of Love thanks to Laura L. Camerlengo, Associate Curator of Costume and Textile Arts at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Presenting Curator of the exhibition.

San Francisco Bay Times: It’s remarkable how Patrick Kelly was self-taught and had a vision of what he wanted to do so early on. Who were his main mentors during his childhood and formative years, and how did they influence him?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Patrick Kelly was born and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by strong women. His mother taught him to draw and an aunt taught him to sew. In several interviews he recognized his grandmother as the “backbone” of his aesthetic. Another source of inspiration were the styles worn by members of his parish; he often said, “The Black Baptist Church on Sundays, the ladies are just as wild as the ladies at Yves Saint Laurent’s haute couture shows.”

San Francisco Bay Times: Vintage clothing stores were particularly popular in the 1970s. Kelly showed great initiative when he opened his own store in Atlanta. Do you know how long he owned the shop and which vintage fashions appealed to him the most at the time?

Laura L. Camerlengo: The curator of the exhibition, Dilys Blum, sheds light on Patrick Kelly’s time in Atlanta in her catalog essay. Kelly opened a small store called Moth Ball Matinee in 1974 shortly after moving to Atlanta. There he sold antique and used clothing as well as converted clothing and his own designs.

San Francisco Bay Times: Has he ever spoken or written about any problems he likely had while growing up as a gay, black teenager and young man in Mississippi? If so, are there specific stories you could share?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Yes, Patrick Kelly has experienced racism all his life and shared his experiences with racism. His former business and life partner Bjorn Amelan continued to tell these stories after Kelly’s death. Patrick Kelly’s children’s books, for example, were lore from white schools filled with racist notes for future readers. Kelly had to flip through pictures of Blackface to study – a painful memory that has stayed with him all his life.

San Francisco Bay Times: Has anyone ever found out who gave him (anonymously) his first one-way ticket to Paris in 1979?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Yes, it was the supermodel and superstar Pat Cleveland who bought him his one-way ticket to Paris in 1979. She met with Patrick Kelly in New York and saw that he was struggling to get there as a designer. In an interview that we shared in the exhibition catalog, she recalls: “People helped me, I thought – that’s why I gave him the ticket – so why not help each other to make our dreams come true? We only need one person to believe in us, and Patrick kept that dream alive for many more years. “

San Francisco Bay Times: Bjorn Amelan is a remarkable figure himself. How did he and Kelly meet?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Bjorn Amelan and Patrick Kelly met in 1982. At that time, Amelan was a photographer agent for luminaries such as Horst P. Horst and William Klein. They met in designer Willi Smith’s showroom in New York City. Kelly and Amelan got together again in Paris in 1983 and became business and life partners afterwards.

San Francisco Bay Times: How did Kelly first come into contact with Gloria Steinem? She seemed to play an important role in building his international career.

Laura L. Camerlengo: As Dilys Blum indicates in our catalog, Patrick Kelly was introduced to Gloria Steinem by New York television producer Carla Morgenstern. Kelly had a connection to Morgenstern through Ellie Wolfe, whom he met while residing in Atlanta from 1974 to 1978. Steinem also interviewed Patrick Kelly on the Today show.

Even more poignant, Gloria Steinem gave a beautiful eulogy in honor of Patrick Kelly during his funeral service at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in 1990. She said, “He was an outsider who brought the outside with him and then the outside eliminated outside / inside division for everyone. He united us with buttons and bows, tassels and fringes instead of dividing us with gold and jewels. In his presence the ‘not powerful enough’ felt hope and the ‘too powerful’ humanity. “

San Francisco Bay Times: What are some of your own favorite pieces in Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love? Please do let us know why you are getting these pieces or why they appear noteworthy in some other way.

Laura L. Camerlengo: It’s hard to pick a favorite design – a bit like asking me to pick a favorite kid! But my dear, late friend and colleague Monica Brown – who initiated this exhibition – was a huge fan of Patrick Kelly’s wool suits, which feel both professional and whimsical. In her honor I will name these as my “favorites”.

San Francisco Bay Times: How many pieces / ensembles are new to the exhibition that are from FAMSF? Have these items been exhibited before? And please describe some of these items of clothing.

Laura L. Camerlengo: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was honored to receive several designs by Patrick Kelly from two former Kelly colleagues: Elizabeth “Ms. Liz “Goodrum, Kelly’s longtime assistant; and Audrey Smaltz, a famous catwalk show producer who also coordinated Kelly’s spirited catwalk shows. Among the items of clothing that can be seen in our exhibition are a gray and black striped jailhouse skirt-themed knit dress donated by Goodrum and a chewing gum-pink quilted coat with small pictures of the American-born black entertainer and activist Josephine Baker is printed on. donated by Smaltz. Several pieces of jewelry donated by Goodrum will also highlight many of the ensembles that the Philadelphia Museum of Art has made available to us.

San Francisco Bay Times; What do you think is Kelly’s enduring legacy for the fashion and art world? Like Keith Haring, he seemed to be as much time man as he was, but also unique and timeless.

Laura L. Camerlengo: Patrick Kelly’s style signatures – like his use of tubular knit to create body-conscious styles – have become part of the fashion lexicon. Since his death, the designer himself has served as a symbol of hope and a rallying call for other black fashion professionals, as most recently with The Kelly Initiative. (https://thekellyinitiative.net/)

San Francisco Bay Times: It’s moving that the controversial Golliwog image he used in his work – taking control of this derogatory symbol – is on his tombstone along with an image of a heart. Was that his decision? Or maybe Amelans?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Yes, Bjorn Amelan was inspired by the signatures of Patrick Kelly Paris for the tombstone images, including the house’s Golliwog logo and the heart button. But it is the epitaph that perhaps best embodies the designer and his legacy: “Nothing Is Impossible”.

San Francisco Bay Times: Please mention anything else you would like to tell our readers.

Laura L. Camerlengo: The presentation of Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love in our museums marks the first time Patrick Kelly’s work has been presented by a West Coast museum. We were supported in this endeavor by many of Patrick Kelly’s friends, colleagues, and co-workers; aspiring scientists, such as our consulting scientist, Dr. Sequoia Barnes, and Established Academics; and various members of the Bay Area community. We are excited to share Patrick Kelly’s important contributions to fashion and his enduring legacy with our audience.

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