Coming soon..."Art from a Northwest Life"

Redmen Hall will be starting our summer season with an exhibit of work by four members of the Lower Columbian Artists' Association. The exhibit of paintings by these four is titled 'Art from a Northwest Life' featuring these artists' visions of our beautiful Pacific Northwest. They are Mitzi Christensen, Alan Brunk, Nancy Knowles, and Ramona Lauzon - all well known artists in this area. They are a lovely introduction to the season when we all start to look anew at the beauty around us and we are proud to have such excellent guides to our summer awakening. The exhibit runs from July 7th through
August 12 and there will be a reception for the artists on Sunday, July 8 from 1-3 p.m.
    Redmen Hall is located in beautiful downtown Skamokawa and you will all be pleased to see the renovation of much of this historic town. Our address is 1394 SR4 and the telephone # is (360) 795-3007 and the hours are Thursday - Sunday 12noon to 4 p.m..

New Exhibit opens Saturday, April 14th

The Friends of Skamokawa will open its new exhibit, Legacy of the Columbia River Fishery, Saturday April 14 at 1 p.m. at the River Life Interpretive Center, Redmen Hall, 1394 State Route 4, Skamokawa, WA. 98647. Funded by the Wahkiakum Marine Resources Committee, the exhibit examines the traditions of the Columbia River commercial fishery and Native American fisheries through photographs, salmon labels and text. Boatbuilding, traditional tools, fish processing, and ethnic traditions are all featured on colorful panels containing original art by Keith Hoofnagle and text by author Irene Martin.

“This exhibit was such a pleasure to work on,” stated Martin. “The vast archives of illustrative material contained in private collections and in museums such as the Columbia River Maritime Museum provided an incredible resource. We are also very grateful for the photographs of upriver treaty tribal fisheries that expanded the scope of the exhibit and demonstrated the rich cultural heritage of the fishing peoples of the Columbia River .”

"Since I only recently moved to Skamokawa," Keith Hoofnagle said, "working on this exhibit has been a superb introduction to the story of the vast fishery that has been central to the human history of the area. The vintage photos and other graphics that Irene Martin has assembled, many never published before, are gems that augment the text, and make this a dream project for any exhibit-designer." Hoofnagle worked on numerous exhibits during his career with the National Park Service. He is a well-known cartoonist and artist.

The exhibit will run through May 6 at Redmen Hall and will then travel to various other venues.

The Hall opens for 2012 with new show

Redmen Hall will be opening on February 4th with an exhibit by Wahkiakum County's talented craftspeople. A Kaleidoscope of Wahkiakum Crafts will cover the range from well known to new, from fabric arts to woodcarvings to tiles to ceramics and more. It will be a celebration of Wahkiakum talent and an opportunity to see some of what this tiny county has to show for itself. The Hall opens at 12 noon and visitors will have a chance to meet these 'crafters' on Saturday, February 4th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Redmen Hall has been restocked with new books and gifts and spruced up historical exhibits. Cookies and hot cider will be served.

Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Awards Grant to Friends of Skamokawa

Through the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, the program assists preservation projects where they really happen – at the local level.

Recipients of the 2012 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund grant awards were announced at the Washington Trust Holiday Party. The Washington Trust was pleased to announce an award to the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation, among others.

The F.O.S. Foundation received $1,000 to rehabilitate the bell on the 1894 Redmen Hall, formerly the Central Skamokawa School. Part of the Skamokawa National Register Historic District, this building has been a community preservation effort since the Friends purchased it in 1985.

Book Signings Nov 20th and 27th

The Friends of Skamokawa will host two book signings with local authors Bryan Penttila, Karen Bertroch and Irene Martin at Redmen Hall during November.

Penttila and Bertroch will sign copies of the new Appelo Archives book, "When Logging Was Logging: 100 Years of Big Timber in SW Washington," from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov 20. This photo-filled historical volume has chapters covering log camps and logging from Deep River to Cathlamet, the Crown and Weyerhaeuser companies and many local families. Other contributing authors include Jim LeMonds, Donna Gatens-Klint and Myron Metcalf.

Irene Martin has written a definitive book about the Columbia River Packers Association, whose Bumble Bee brand of canned salmon is familiar to all of us, especially in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Full of historical photographs, this book follows the burgeoning 19th-century salmon industry to the declining years over the course of the 20th century, and now into the 21st century with its global market. Martin will sign "Flight of Bumble Bee" between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, during the festive Holiday Open House at historic Redmen Hall.

The annual Holiday Open House at Redmen Hall will be held over several weekends at the end of November and into December. This year's theme is "Come Home For The Holiday" and will feature seasonal music by local artists, book signings and delicious homemade goodies as well as lovely handmade gifts. There will be something for everyone on your list, from artwork to glasswork, jams to goat milk lotions. Even hand-knitted socks to warm your feet will be available, as well as fragrant wreaths for your door.

Redmen Hall will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, and noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 27 and Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. The hall is located at 1394 Washington State Route 4.

For information, contact Diane Stockhouse at (360) 849-4145.

You are invited to the annual Holiday Open House at Historic Redmen Hall, the Jewel of Skamokawa. This year's theme is 'Come Home For The Holiday' and will feature seasonal music by local artists, book signings and delicious homemade goodies as well as lovely handmade gifts. There will be something for everyone on your list, from artwork to glasswork, jams to goat milk lotions. Even hand knitted socks to warm your feet and fragrant wreaths for your door.

Special hours for Redmen Hall's open house: Friday November 25 and Saturday the 26th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular hours resume on Sunday November 27th: noon until 4pm. The open house continues December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18, from noon to 4 p.m. 1394 SR 4, Skamokawa, WA.

New artisans are always welcome! For information, contact Diane Stockhouse at 849-4145.

Mike Cullom, Photographer

Redmen Hall has the

pleasure of introducing an artist new to this area . Mike

Cullom has retired to Puget Island after working in Tacoma and

Longview. He is a photographer and woodcarver whose exhibit

titled "Revisions - a Second Look" has digitally enhanced views

of our world around us, showing an unusual view of our

surroundings. He exhibited at the International Photography

Exhibit at the Western Washington State Fair and in Tacoma,

Astoria, and Longview and had his photographs and woodcarvings

at the Vista Park anniversary celebration this summer. The

woodcarvings show villages and individual buildings reminiscent

of Victorian times and give the exhibit a start into the

Holiday season. There will be a reception on Saturday

afternoon, October 29th from 2-4 p.m. to meet Mike Cullom and

to enjoy an afternoon at Redmen Hall with a cookie social. Come

and see Mike's work and our newly restocked gift shop

and book store. Redmen Hall is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4pm.