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Printmaker Stirling Gorsuch chosen for AVA artist residency

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Artist Stirling Gorsuch at work

ASTORIA — Astoria Visual Arts is delighted to welcome artist Stirling Gorsuch to work in its studio (80 11th St.) in Astoria, rent-free, as part of the AVA artist-in-residence (“AVA a-i-r”) program. The residency runs Jan. 1 through April 30. Gorsuch, whose work is widely known regionally, has worked almost exclusively in the realm of printmaking the last six years, including mixed media, combining prints with drawings, paintings and collage. He plans to use the AVA a-i-r studio to work on larger-scale paintings. The planned pieces will be done on rag paper and panel using oil paint. The format size will be 18 inches by 24 inches and larger. Gorsuch will be working across media as well (monotype and painting, linocut and watercolor, for example). Gorsuch’s work is driven by a curiosity about how the natural

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“Summer Ends” (2017), a 13-inch by 19-inch linocut/monoprint by Stirling Gorsuch

world develops. From memories and drawings, he depicts places he has visited as starting points to build on. He focuses on these particular locales, contemplating their history, while rediscovering them

through the creative process. “As I spend more time revisiting these places, I become more enamored with their complex natural history, and the rich visual experience accompanying them,” he said. “In consideration for new images, I’m searching for a story in the landscape that I can accentuate through visual means. Signs of geological activity, or indications of how weather has shaped the land are examples of what fascinate me as an observer.” During Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk in February, Gorsuch will showcase completed works and works in progress. AVA a-i-r is designed to encourage the creative, intellectual and professional growth of local artists. The program is supported by members of Astoria Visual Arts and the generosity of Astoria Coffee House & Bistro and Merry Time Bar and Grill.

Artist Wendy Harmon holds her first Astoria show ASTORIA — Wendy Harmon, a local al Artist Award, as well as a Governor’s Citation. She went on to do a visual artist originally from New yearlong residency at a Zen Buddhist York City, will have her first show monastery, where she studied brush in Astoria at The Wake Gallery (160 work with Kazuaki Tanahashi, author 10th St.) in January 2018. The opening reception will be held during Asof “Brush Mind.” toria’s Second Saturday In 2001, Wendy entered the MFA program Art Walk on Jan. 13. at Johnson State College Harmon spent much with the VT Studio Cenof her childhood at The ter. There she received a Metropolitan Museum Partnership Award from of Art and, later, at The MICA and Pilchuck, NJ Center for Visual Art where she studied every day after school. glassblowing with Sonja Summers were spent at Wendy Harmon Blumdahl, who nomiart programs at Skidmore and Carnegie Mellon. nated her for a Corning Award. She received her BFA from MaryHarmon has exhibited all over the land Institute College of Art in 1995, U.S. and is in various collections, and in 1996 had four solo shows in including that of Patrick MacDonnell, one month, was awarded an Individu- author of the comic strip “Mutts.”

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A piece by Wendy Harmon

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OUTDOORS

‘50 Hikes’ gets an upgrade

Sierra Club book urges exploration of state forests

THE ARTS

Local entertainment in 2018 A writer resolves to see more regional shows

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Sierra Club’s ‘50 Hikes’ gets an upgrade Book urges exploration of Clatsop, Tillamook forests

forests, use the hikes in this book to remind yourself of Oregon’s innate majesty, to discover new favorite trails, and, most importantly, to find the inspiration it takes to preserve a forest ecosystem as threatened and fragile as the Clatsop and Tillamook woods.”

By EDWARD STRATTON FOR COAST WEEKEND

etween the North Coast and Portland metro area are more than 500,000 lush, rugged acres of the 44-year-old Clatsop and Tillamook state forests, nearly two-thirds of the forestland managed by the state. The Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club is urging public exploration and protection of the forests in “50 Hikes in the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests,” coming out early next year online and in local bookstores. The book is largely an update of the Sierra Club’s 2001 publication “50 Hikes in the Tillamook State Forest.” “We want future generations to be able to stand in awe of the towering trees,” the book’s introduc-

Hiking the rivers

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The Sierra Club’s new hiking and forest guide, “50 Hikes in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests,” is slated to hit bookstores and online March 1.

tion says. “Hence this second edition of 50 Hikes, which now includes the beautiful, yet heavily logged, Clatsop State Forest. If you love your local

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The Sierra Club takes readers through the geological and cultural history of the region, formed by subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate under North America, inhabited for about 10,000 years by Native Americans and first explored by Europeans starting in the 16th century, before launching into a series of hikes based around river drainages emptying into Tillamook, Nehalem and Youngs bays. The guide starts along the Wilson River, running through 355,000 rugged acres burned in a series of massive forest fires between 1933 and 1951, and Continued on Page 15

A new hiking guide by the Oregon chapter of the Sierra Club features hikes along the Nehalem River in southern Clatsop County.

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IN THE COLUMBIA-PACIFIC REGION Thursday, Dec. 28 Sugar Thistles 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Sugar Thistles plays Americana and original tunes. Maggie & the Katz 6 p.m., Public Coast Brewing Co., 264 Third St., Cannon Beach, 503-4360285, no cover. Maggie & the Katz play indie blues and alternative soul. Basin Street NW 6:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Dave Drury on guitar, Todd Pederson on bass and friends perform mainstream jazz classics. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. The Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country.

Friday, Dec. 29 Sundae + Mr. Goessl 1 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542, no cover. Songwriting duo Kate Voss and Jason Goessl of Sundae + Mr. Goessl play vintage jazz and Western swing. Geezer Creak 6 p.m., Urban Café, 1119 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-338-5133, no cover. Geezer Creak plays originals and a mix of acoustic music with Dale Clark on guitar and Bob Lennon on mandolin. Maggie & the Katz 6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, no cover, 21+. Maggie & the Katz play New Orleans gumbo blues, soul and rhythm-n-blues. Thistle & Rose 6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1159. Thistle and Rose play folk, Americana and bluegrass music from the 70s and 80s, and original tunes.

Wes Wahrmund 6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund’s classical guitar skills amaze with light jazz and original tunes.

Sundae + Mr. Goessl 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Songwriting duo Kate Voss and Jason Goessl of Sundae + Mr. Goessl play vintage jazz and Western swing.

Andrew Cramer 6:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Andrew Cramer plays standards and favorites on piano. Coyote Willow 7 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, no cover. Coyote Willow’s music style ranges from folk, blues, rock, gypsy jazz and rockabilly to complex instrumentals. John Orr Jazz Trio 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover, 21+. This mellow trio features the voice and electric guitar of John Orr with Tom Peak (drums) and Joe Church (bass). Snowblind Traveler 8 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542, no cover. Snowblind Traveler plays Americana, folk, folk rock and blues inspired music.

Saturday, Dec. 30 Troll Radio Revue 11 a.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-0010, $2. KMUN 91.9 FM and KTCB 89.5 FM offer a live variety show with the Troll Radio Theater Troupe and guests. Amigos Nobles 6 p.m., Fulio’s Pastaria, 1149 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-9001. Amigos Nobles plays world beat fusion music with Latin, jazz and salsa. Geezer Creak 6 p.m., Urban Café, 1119 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-338-5133, no cover. Geezer Creak plays originals and a mix of acoustic music with Dale Clark on guitar and Bob Lennon on mandolin.

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Soul Pimps 9 p.m., Pitchwood Inn, 425 Third St., Raymond, Wash., 360-942-5313, $15, 21+. Get ready for a night of rock ’n’ funkin’ roll with the Super Sonic Soul Pimps playing a little bit of rock, a little bit of soul and a lot of whacky funkadelic in between. AUSTIN WHITE PHOTO

Astoria-based alternative rock band Holiday Friends

Sunday, Dec. 31 Holiday Friends 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, no cover. Holiday Friends plays rock, indie pop rock and progressive rock music.

George Coleman 6 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360642-4150, no cover. George Coleman offers a repertoire mix of old familiar favorites and classical selections on his 12-string guitar. Maggie & the Katz 6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, no cover, 21+. Maggie & the Katz play New Orleans gumbo blues, soul and rhythm-n-blues. Smoked Salmon 6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1159. Smoked Salmon features Bobcat Bob and Will Gunn playing blues and jazz music. Wes Wahrmund 6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund’s classical guitar skills amaze with light jazz and original tunes. David Drury 6:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover.

Thunder Road 9 p.m., Manzanita Lighthouse Pub, 36480 Hwy. 101, Nehalem, 503-3684990, no cover. Thunder Road plays country, classic rock and blues covers.

Sunday, Dec. 31

Guitarist David Drury plays contemporary, classic and traditional jazz standards.

Howly Slim 11:30 a.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Songwriter Howly Slim sings bluesy folk music on acoustic guitar.

Simon Levene 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover. Simon Levene plays a mix of upbeat and melodic garage, folk, rock and cover songs on guitar and ukulele.

Richard Kelly 6 p.m., North Beach Tavern, 102 Pioneer Road, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2302. Richard Kelly plays many genres on piano including jazz, blues, rock and sing-a-longs.

Giants in the Trees 7:30 p.m., Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922. Giants in the Trees play pop, rock and anthem style music.

Amigos Nobles 6:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Amigos Nobles plays world beat fusion music with Latin, jazz and salsa.

Magical Strings 7:30 p.m., NCRD Theater, 36155 9th St., Nehalem, 503-368-7008, $23. Magical Strings adds their own engaging compositions to Celtic roots music with classical and world influences on an array of instruments.

Bob Nelson Band 7 p.m., Birkenfeld Theatre, 75 Nehalem St., Clatskanie, 503-728-3403, $50. The Bob Nelson Band plays swing, Latin, jazz, rock and standards; includes dinner and dance.

Lorain 8 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542, no cover. Lorain plays woozy American lyric and groove music.

All Stars 7:30 p.m., White Clover Grange, 36585 Hwy. 53, Nehalem, 503-368-5674, no cover. Spend New Year’s Eve at the Grange with music by Nehalem Valley

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Live local performances impress and refresh Writer invites readers to make just one New Year resolution By PATRICK WEBB FOR COAST WEEKEND

ith Christmas literally under our belts, and the New Year approaching, I suspect many Coast Weekend readers are making resolutions. I gave up tying those anchors around my neck in the mid-1980s while living in Washougal, Washington. I had pledged to run around my neighborhood every morning. All was going well until the 11th day, when it rained. While I have learned my lesson about setting unattainable goals, I do believe this time of year is appropriate for reflections and looking ahead. The year 2016 was ghastly in the number of musical stars who died. I was not a particular fan of David Bowie, Merle Haggard or Prince, but when their obituaries were published during the first few months I decided to take action. For me, 2016 became the year to see the giants — just in case it was the last time. I embarked on a seven-stop Portland-Seattle concert tour that embraced Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Arlo Guthrie, Paul McCartney, The Who, Bob Dylan (with wonderful Mavis Staples) and Dead & Company. I had seen The Who and Dylan multiple times over the past four decades, but the others had always been elusive. Growing up in England, I was too young to attend any Beatles concerts, but had caught up with Ringo while living in Indiana, my last home before moving to the North Coast 20 years ago. Having exhausted my bank account, 2017 became the stay-at-home-and-buythe-cheap-used-CD year. That was OK, I heard the music, but it lacked the live concert flavor. To this day, I am somewhat doubtful whether it is possible to properly embrace the music of the Grateful Dead without consuming mood-altering substances (which I abhor). But the heightened experience of Mickey Hart and Bob Weir grooving 50 feet away from my seat in the Moda Center was considerably more spellbinding than putting one of 36 “Dick’s Picks” on the home CD player and relaxing with a teacup of PG Tips. Two live shows toward the end of this year — much closer to home than Portland’s Rose District, Seattle’s Moore The-

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The Liberty Theatre

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If you discover longtime professionals Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel playing a concert nearby anytime soon, the writer advises North Coast people to get tickets right away. The duo delighted an audience of 150 in Ilwaco, Washington, earlier this month with their instrumental skills and charming presentation. Their “Acoustic Garden” won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2003.

ater or the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, Washington — reminded me of the joys of live entertainment. And I hereby resolve to enjoy more in 2018. The crowds at those two experiences couldn’t be more different. One was a performance of “Carmen” shared with an audience of just 125 at Astoria’s Liberty Theatre. The other was a terrific low-key seasonal concert by instrumentalists Tingstad and Rumbel at the Inn at the Harbour in Ilwaco, Washington. Organizer Diane Marshall of the Water Music Festival told me attendance was close to 150. The auditorium was packed, with a spillover crowd in armchairs in the festively decorated lobby; still others were turned away. Tacoma Opera brought a truncated version of Bizet’s opera to the Liberty, a building that can seat 700. With just five actors and a pianist, it was skillfully trimmed to raw basics; the two divas sang each aria as if their lives depended on it. Longtime professionals Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel played pipes, fingerstyle guitar and double-reed woodwinds,

demonstrating admirable charm in their introductions to cleverly arranged Christmas favorites, plus original works that evoked the scenery of our beloved Northwest. I left enthralled, impressed, satisfied and refreshed. Now I am marking my calendar for 2018.

Entertainment in the new year

Those enthusiastic musicians from Brownsmead Flats will be taking the Performing Arts Center in Astoria by storm Sunday, Jan. 7. The Liberty Theatre has a Classical Series that features six shows between now and Friday, May 25. The next is Thursday, Jan. 4, when Project Trip will perform works by Brahms, Bach and Charlie Parker, as well as “Peter and the Wolf,” Prokofiev’s delightful work that introduced me to the orchestra during my grade-school years. The Liberty’s schedule brims with promise. Receiving my strong recommendation are cellist Sergey Antonov and pianist Ilya Kazantsev, popular from the Astoria Music Festival, performing a “Russian Old New

Year’s Eve” concert Saturday, Jan. 13. Two Portland talents, brilliant violinist Sara Kwak and pianist Cary Lewis, the true unsung hero of the annual Astoria Music Festival, will follow Saturday, Jan. 20. For those who like amateur theater, the Astor Street Opry Co. — which delights us every year with “Shanghaied,” “Lewis & Clark” and “Scrooged” — plans to stage “Peter Pan.” Kids will audition next week, and the show will open Saturday, Feb. 17. Multi-talented Mick Alderman (remember his brilliant Macbeth some years ago?) is gearing up to direct the comedy “Noises Off” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. It opens Friday, March 16. Edward James, one of Astoria’s most experienced theater directors, is readying the ever-so-amusing “See How They Run” for Friday, March 30 at the Astoria Opry. All this is right here at our doorstep. The ushers at the Liberty Theatre are among my favorite people. After “Carmen” last month, while the exhausted/elated singers graciously posed for iPhone photos in the lobby, we all expressed disappointment that so few had shared the rich experience. In contrast, I was delighted that so many had wedged into the hard pews of the former Presbyterian church in Ilwaco on a Sunday afternoon to savor Tingstad and Rumbel’s delightful and skilled instrumental offerings. So as the New Year beckons, let’s all raise a glass to toast the live musicians and actors who will entertain us in 2018. We just need to get out of our armchairs and go out to see them! I fully suspect — indeed, I almost guarantee — that we will not be disappointed. North Coast writer Patrick Webb is a retired editor who has written arts criticism for seven newspapers in his native England and around the U.S. CW

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On New Year’s, free hikes at Oswald West, Sunset Beach

Yoga teachings: thought-provoking by any stretch

For the seventh year in a row, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with America’s State Parks to offer free guided “First Day Hikes” in state parks across Oregon on New Year’s Day. Information about special hikes hosted at Oswald West State Park and Sunset Beach State Recreation Site is below. Hikers can register for the hikes at the Oregon State Parks Store. Online registration is new this year, though not required, and will help park staff plan and provide them with participant contact information should details change. Participants should dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes and bring water as well as a camera or binoculars for wildlife viewing. Share photos of First Day Hikes via Twitter and Instagram by using the hashtag #ORfirstdayhikes or tagging “Oregon State Parks” on Facebook.

ASTORIA — Clatsop Community College and Fort George Brewery are pleased to announce the January event in the 201718 first Thursday Ales & Ideas community lectures. On Jan. 4, Instructor Ute Swerdloff presents “Yoga: More Than a Stretch! Looking to the Ancient Texts.” Doors open with food and beverage service at 6 p.m. Seasonal beers will be on tap, and food and additional beverages will be available for purchase (but no purchase is required). The Fort George Lovell Showroom is located at 14th and Duane streets. in Astoria. Minors are welcome. Come explore the transformative power of yoga as experienced by the ancients in ways that still have relevance today. With the arrival of the New Year, many people are looking for ways to improve their lives. Enhancing physical health and mental well-being tops the list for many. Yoga and meditation are practices that serve that need. Yoga, at least the physical aspect, has enjoyed great popularity in recent years. Millions of Americans participate in the practice of some form of yoga. For most people, yoga has become synonymous with physical flexibility and stretching — a means to address their aches and pains, or to reduce stress, or to improve their waistlines. However, this physical aspect is only one limb of the discipline of yoga. Swerdloff will describe how yoga includes social and individual ethical

permitted on a 6-foot leash. Hike up to the Kramer Memorial overlooking Short Sand Beach. Learn about Matt Kramer, a reporter for the Associated Press who used his talent to help win the day for Oregonians. For more information, call 503-368-5943.

Sunset Beach

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Short Sand Beach in Oswald West State Park

Oswald West

The Oswald West hike starts at 10 a.m. at Oswald West Shop. The 1-mile hike is con-

sidered a relatively easy one. We recommend the hike for children at least 8 years old. The terrain is not suitable for child strollers. Dogs are

The Sunset Beach hike starts at 10 a.m. in the Sunset Beach parking lot. The easy 6-mile hike takes place along the Fort to Sea trail. We recommend this hike for children at least 12 years old. Dogs are permitted on a 6-foot leash, but not child strollers (the trail is narrow and unimproved). Our trek will include areas of reforested shore dunes, dune lakes, open meadows and areas of maturing pine and spruce forest. We may see elk, blacktail deer, winter bird species and the occasional cow. For more information, call 503-861-3170.

A very Dragalution New Year’s Eve ASTORIA — Come join your Dragalution family and friends as we put on a show to ring out the old and usher in the new at the Columbian Theater in Astoria 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $15 cash at the door. Only people 21 and older may attend. The party will be hosted by Daylight Cums and Dida DeAngelis, with musical numbers by the Cums Family, the belly dancers of the Astoria Arts & Movement Center;

solos by Teri Yuki, Ginger Vitus, Annie DePressant, Arty Choke; songs sung by Dinah Urell, Walter Trumbull, Martin Buel, Daric Moore, Richard Bowman, Kevin Violette, Deac Guidi and Dida DeAngelis; and musical beats by DJ imcodefour. We have a fun night planned and can’t wait to celebrate with you. So get ready to dress to express, and share in an evening of love and celebration as we step into the new year!

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The stars of Dragalution

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Instructor Ute Swerdloff

principles, along with the physical practice and breath control to make the practitioner more fit to become spiritually aware. Her presentation seeks to paint a more complete picture of yoga, its paths and goals as disclosed in the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s yoga sutras. Looking to the ancient texts offers thought-provoking treasures that point in the direction of practice, self-inquiry and surrender to a higher reality. Swerdloff will help audience members conceive of yoga in a whole new way, perhaps as a full-spectrum health agent with potential for a transformative experience involving the entire being: body, mind and spirit. Swerdloff is a longtime yoga practitioner and teacher. Her apprenticeship to become a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher has ignited her passion for the history and philosophy of yoga. She teaches yoga at Clatsop Community College. She also presents “Stand Up & Stretch” on Coast Community Radio.

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Artists wanted for inaugural urban art show ASTORIA — Astoria Visual Arts (AVA) and Obtainium Studio are pleased to announce a call for artists for the first annual iLLUMiNART/Astoria Exhibition, which aims to spur and support a form of urban art that fuses design, lighting and technology. The submission deadline is Sunday, Jan. 14. Each selected artist will receive a $200 stipend and food/drink vouchers from several of Astoria’s finest eating establishments. Nonresident artists will be provided with overnight accommodations during the set-up and exhibition dates. Aimed at providing a creative platform to regional artists and attracting a discerning and enthusiastic audience, iLLUMiNART/ Astoria will showcase unique projects by artists, creators, graphic designers, cinematographers and others. A projection in downtown Astoria Blank walls at five locations in Astoria’s historic downtown will spring to life, becoming a must-see exhibition that celebrates creativity, inspiration and shared experience through works that surprise, impress and entertain.

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Eligibility

iLLUMiNART/Astoria is open to all career-level artists living in Oregon and Washington state who are working in any style or medium. However, their submissions to the exhibition must be “projectable” (this includes still images). Though the artists will exercise complete control over their creative process, and all ideas and expressions will originate from the artists, AVA reserves the right to reject artwork that is offensive or unacceptable for display.

Application process

Applicants are asked to submit the following materials: 1. Contact information: Name, address, telephone number, email address. 2. Website address, if available. 3. Resume or C.V. 4. An essay (no more than 500 words) that addresses the following: • Artist’s Statement. An overview/introduction to your body

of work, including the medium in which you generally work. • Statement of Purpose. A detailed description of your planned work for this exhibition. Note that your final, stand-alone work should be no more than 15 minutes long. It will then be looped to run throughout the evening. 5. Four work samples that reflect the type of project you’re planning to pursue and/or represent recent finished works. Photos of these will suffice and images should be reasonable in file size for online transfer. 6. Contact information (phone number and email address) for a reference willing to speak to your artistic practice. All application materials must be submitted electronically

through astoriavisualarts@gmail. com, with the subject heading “Illuminart/Astoria Application.” (Large files may be sent via Google docs. Links to works online are also acceptable.) Paper applications are not accepted. Nota bene: Artists interested in collaborating on a project must submit individual applications and appropriate work samples, along with a joint description of the work they intend to do. An example of a previous collaborative work (either completed or in progress) may also be submitted. Admission status is determined by averaging the individual application scores of all collaborators.

Selection of artists

Our selection committee, com-

posed of arts professionals and patrons, will review applications Saturday, Jan. 20, with five finalists and two alternates ultimately selected. The committee may contact artists in advance of, or during, the Jan. 20 meeting to address any questions or need for clarification. The committee will evaluate submissions based on the originality of each artist’s articulated ideas/work proposals, the quality of previous work and the artist’s reference.

Notification

Artists will be notified by email by the end of the day Wednesday, Jan. 24, if they are among the artists selected.

Important dates

• Submission deadline: Sunday, Jan. 14 • Notification of acceptance: Wednesday, Jan. 24 • Exhibition set-up: Saturday, April 7, through Thursday, April 12 • Exhibition dates: Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14 Questions? Contact us at astoriavisualarts@gmail.com or 503-741-9694.

Audition for ‘Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure’ ASTORIA — The Astor Street Opry Company is proud to present “Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure” for youths, with special permission from Pioneer Drama Service. Soar away to Neverland in this magical adaptation drawn from the beloved novel with fresh, original music. The Darling children love to hear of Peter Pan’s adventures during his visits through the open window of their nursery. Then, one night after Nana has taken his shadow and Wendy has sewn it back on, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell whisk the children off to Neverland to be part of the adventures. All of your favorite characters are there, including Captain Hook and his pirate crew, Princess Tiger Lily and her tribe, and of course, the Lost Boys and Girls. A rousing and lovely musical score by the award-winning team of Rockwell and Bogart includes “The Boy Who Never Grew Up,” “Fly Me to Neverland,” “Follow the Leader” and “Home Sweet Home.” You won’t have any trouble thinking happy thoughts after watching this wonderful production! Ages 7 and up may audition 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, and possible call backs 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan 7. Directed by Kate Lacaze, assisted by Ellen Jensen, with musical direction by Dena Tuveng, this show is sure to delight and inspire kids looking for a creative outlet. No experience is necessary. There is a fee for each performer of $50, up to $100 per family. Please contact Lacaze for further information at 503-7415668 or katherine.lacaze@yahoo. com. Show dates are 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Feb. 17 and 18, 24 and 25, and March 3 and 4. The house opens 30 minutes before each performance.

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A TRUE ‘BLUE’ ARTIST IN SEASIDE Blue Bond opens studio on North Holladay Drive By EVE MARX

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lue Bond, or Blue as he likes to be called, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He says he was educated in Tacoma, Washington, but you may detect a bit of Southern charm in his accent. He’s been a professional full-time painter since 1967. “I’ve been painting for four decades,” Bond said. “I love painting and I love showing my work, but what I really love is teaching. I like passing on all the knowledge of painting that was given to me.” Blue Bond Studio and Gallery opened recently in Seaside after a year in Cannon Beach. “I specialize in private oil painting classes for beginners to professionals,” Bond said. He works in oil himself, but his classes are in oil and acrylic. Students provide their own supplies, including paints, brushes, thinner, palette paper and canvas, which must be had by the second class. They also provide their own subject matter in the form of two photographs. Adult three-hour group classes are available; family members who take a class together get a discount. Two-hour private classes are also available with all basic materials provided. Art groups of up to six friends are encouraged. “I teach the basics,” Bond said, noting that students are amazed at how quickly their creations materialize. He’s taught hundreds of people in Vancouver, Washington, who produced thousands of paintings, some winning awards in art competitions.

‘Fantastic realism’

Blue Bond Studio and Gallery is an enchanted space. Step inside and it’s immediately clear you’re in a working art studio. Bond paints right in the gallery. He and his wife, Karen, and their two brindle boxer brothers, Bo and Diesel, reside in the living quarters. Blue and Karen met 23 years ago when she worked in banking. She’s retired from that now. These days, she’s is in charge of the business end of the gallery. “Karen runs the show,” Bond said. There are lots of paintings on the walls. It’s a bit mesmerizing. His work is representational. A critic at a show he did in

A self-portrait by Blue Bond

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A colorful bird at Blue Bond Studio and Gallery

Taos, New Mexico, called his distinctive style “fantastic realism.” Another critic called it “intense expressionism.” Bond’s work is included in many private and corporate collections. In 2005 he was commissioned to do an oil painting commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. The anniversary event, “America Celebrates Freedom,” took place in Vancouver, Washington, and was the largest such event in the U.S. sponsored by the Department of Defense. That painting is now on display at the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust. Bond enjoys painting people. He loves doing portraits. He’s often asked to paint someone’s likeness on commission. He showed a reporter a painting of a man soon to leave the planet. He paints nudes. He paints animals. Some of his most remarkable work is of equines. Many people think the eyes are the hardest thing to paint of a horse or a mule or a donkey. Bond nails it.

Mural money

In 1961 Bond was a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. A newspaper clipping on the wall from the time shows Blue Bond with his instructor, Professor Shapiro,

and a judge of the student show his work appeared in. That judge is none other than the esteemed painter Elaine de Kooning, an abstract expressionist and figurative expressionist artist. “I was 19 years old at the time,” he said. After graduating art school, Bond hit the road, traveling the southwest and painting all the while. Throughout his 20s, he said, he primarily stayed in Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1977 Bond was supposed to start a job working for a sign company in Vancouver, British Columbia. “I never made it to the job because I took on a job painting a giant outdoor mural in Vancouver, Washington. I knew it would take months to paint,” he said. “The man who owned the building and who commissioned the mural gave me $5,000 to get started. We talked for a little while, and then he went into a back room and came out with that amount in cash. Can you believe it? He’d never laid eyes on me before that day.”

‘We jumped on it’

Bond said he and his wife enjoyed coming to the coast. For a year, he had a studio

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Karen and Blue Bond at their new Seaside studio

and gallery next to Jeffrey Hull Gallery in Cannon Beach, but he and his wife were still living and commuting from Vancouver. “It was just too much driving,” he said. “So when this space in Seaside that could also be living quarters became available, we just jumped on it.” For more information about the gallery and painting classes, email Bond at bondstudio@gmail.com. Call him at 503739-0660 or log on to his Facebook page. The studio and gallery are located at 417 S. Holladay Drive, Seaside. Bond also teaches in Cannon Beach by appointment. CW

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NEW YEAR’S PEOPLE LOCALS REFLECT ON THEIR LIFE STORIES — AND HOW THEY HOPE TO SHAPE THEM IN 2018

By DWIGHT CASWELL

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s 2018 draws near, some of our region’s residents spoke with Coast Weekend about where they came from, and what they plan to do in the year ahead. BOB T McEWAN

JOANNE T RIDEOUT

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Bob McEwan with his donkey, Poncho

Bob McEwan celebrated his 95th birthday at Gearhart’s Sweet Shop, and it seemed as if half the town showed up for the affair. McEwan, with his cart and donkey, Pancho, have been a Sunday afternoon fixture in Gearhart for years. McEwan arrived at the Gearhart train station in 1929 and followed the boardwalk to the house his mother had bought sight unseen, and where he still lives. He worked COURTESY BOB MCEWAN as a milkman, then for the county, and then in 1956 foundA young Bob McEwan ed Bob McEwan Construction, in which he was active until the turn of the century. Recent surgery has slowed McEwan down a bit, and for the future, he said, “I want to get back on my feet and be a little more useful, and I’m really looking forward to going back to Pioneer Church.” He’s been a member there since the 1950s.

Joanne Rideout

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A young Joanne Rideout

When Joanne Rideout moved to Brownsmead, a neighbor told her she should volunteer at the community radio station. She had no radio experience, but “before I knew it I was on the radio, reading ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ on ‘Bedtime Stories.’” Rideout has worked at KMUN ever since, and many will not start the day without her “Ship Report” program. For the past seven years Rideout has been station manager, but she recently decided to leave that position, feeling it was “time for new ideas and younger management.” Rideout hasn’t left the station, of course; she’s now the news director. “I want to have fun,” she said, “to do creative work that makes me happy, more writing and radio production.” She’s also building a boat with her father, and “we’re hoping to get the boat project in the water this spring.”

DECEMBER 28, 2017 // 11

DOUG T RICH

BERENIECE T JONES-CENTENO

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JESSAMYN T GRACE

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Doug Rich, keeping active

Bereniece Jones-Centeno

Jessamyn Grace

Doug Rich was an athlete through college, then a campus minister and, later, a college professor. In midlife he answered another call, to the ministry. He became pastor of a church in New Mexico, where he visited the cowboys and coal miners in his congregation with his “motorcycle ministry.” Rich and his wife, Jeanne, later moved to a church in Warrenton. Finally retired at 79, he rides his Honda 800, but finds few companions his age to share his riding, backpacking and fly fishing. That he remains active is “a wonderful gift,” he said, “and I’m very grateful.” He likes to get outdoors as much as possible, “but now it takes discipline. You have to push yourself.” He says this standing in a garage filled with barbells, boats and bicycles, waiting for a change in the weather. So if you see a large man of a certain age on a motorcycle, fishing rod strapped to his back, odds are that’s Doug Rich, heading for the nearest trout stream.

Bereniece Jones-Centeno’s father and brothers were a gospel group, but little sister wasn’t included. “Adult rebellion” was what she laughingly calls her decision to make a career of music. “I love the art form,” she said, “the power of the human voice, and the power of communication when somebody sings.” She had her first opera role at 19, and after singing professionally for 20 years Jones-Centeno found herself with the Eugene Opera Company, and a performing fellow at the university. A position as managing director of the Astoria Music Festival brought her to Clatsop County, where she later became creative director at the Liberty Theatre. Somehow Jones-Centeno also managed to co-found the Cascadia Concert Opera Company, which has moved to Astoria. In 2018 she looks forward to a successful and innovative Liberty season, and to “bringing Cascadia to fruition in 2018,” when they will perform their first commissioned work.

Jessamyn Grace is both executive director and belly dance instructor at the nonprofit Astoria Arts & Movement Center, located in Astoria’s Odd Fellows building. The year 2017 was, she said, “one of the most challenging years of my life.” It was feared that the building would be purchased and altered by new owners, and Grace describes 2017 as a “year of focus without distraction, of community voice and action, of fighting for something I care about in the best way I knew how, the AAMC.” With 2018, Grace said, she has been “given the opportunity to look ahead with hope and excitement at the ways I wish to strengthen the nonprofit organization through more classes and additional community involvement.” Grace looks back on a challenging year and said, “I collect, with reverence, what I’ve learned and hold it close in order to step into the New Year with courage and grace.” CW

COURTESY DOUG RICH

A young Doug Rich

COURTESY BERENIECE JONES-CENTENO

COURTESY JESSAMYN GRACE

A young Bereniece Jones-Centeno

A young Jessamyn Grace at a luau

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COA S T W E E K E N D C A L E N DA R Saturday, Dec. 30

Friday, Dec. 29 Holiday Happenings 9:30 a.m., Fort Clatsop, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-4414. Fort Clatsop will host winter activities including flintlock muzzle-loading programs, hands-on activities, ranger-guided walks and movies; event times vary.

Thursday, Dec. 28

Around the World 10 a.m., participating restaurants in Cannon Beach, 503-436-2623. Participating Cannon Beach restaurants offer unique food and beverages highlighting traditions from different countries and cultures during the Holiday Foods Around the World event. Whale Watching Week 10 a.m., along the Oregon Coast, Clatsop County, 541-765-3304. This week is Oregon State Parks’ annual whale watching program with interpreters stationed along the coast to help visitors spot gray whales on their winter migration. Open House 1 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542. Celebrating 125 years, Sou’Wester Lodge invites the public to an open house, tour the lodge and see vintage trailers with refreshments and music.

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Wit & Wisdom 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-325-7468. Join Philosofarian for a discussion on “Is There an Absolute Limit to Human Knowledge.”

History & Hops 6 p.m., Seaside Brewing Co., 851 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-7065. Nancy Anderson of Knappton Cove Heritage Center will give a talk on “The Real Story of Jane Barnes” at the next History & Hops speaker series.

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Plum pudding at the Flavel House is served with lemon sauce, whipped cream and garnished with a cherry and a sprig of holly. Pudding & Tea 1 p.m., Flavel House Museum, 441 8th St., Astoria, 503-325-2203, $8 to $12. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with a traditional Victorian holiday treat of plum pudding, tea and a self-guided tour of the museum.

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Monday, Jan. 1

Sunday, Dec. 31

Holiday Happenings 9:30 a.m., Fort Clatsop, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503861-4414. Fort Clatsop offers winter activities including flintlock muzzle-loading programs, hands-on activities, ranger-guided walks and movies; event times vary.

Whale Watching Week 10 a.m., along the Oregon Coast, Clatsop County, 541-765-3304. This week is Oregon State Parks’ annual whale watching program with interpreters stationed along the coast to help visitors spot gray whales on their winter migration. Pudding & Tea 1 p.m., Flavel House Museum, 441 8th St., Astoria, 503-325-2203, $8 to $12. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with a traditional Victorian holiday treat of plum pudding, tea and a self-guided tour of the museum. Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication.

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Reenactors fire flintlocks Holiday Happenings 9:30 a.m., Fort Clatsop, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503861-4414. Fort Clatsop offers winter activities including flintlock muzzle-loading programs, hands-on activities, ranger-guided walks and movies; event times vary. First Day Hike 10 a.m., Clatsop and Pacific counties, 503678-1251. Take a re-

freshing hike through area state parks during the First Day Hike at Oswald West State Park, Sunset Beach State Recreation and Cape Disappointment; sponsored by the National Park System; dress appropriately and register online. Polar Plunge 10:30 a.m., Neahkahnie Beach, north of downtown Manzanita, 503-368-4777.

Regardless of weather, 50 brave participants will run into the frigid waves of the Pacific Ocean for the annual Manzanita Polar Plunge fun-raiser. NY Day Fun Run 11 a.m., Maritime Memorial Park, 10 Bay St., Astoria, 503-325-7275, $15. Join in for the annual 5k fun run/walk along the Columbia River; prizes for first place finishers.

Tuesday, Jan. 2 Ric’s Poetry Mic 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206. Sign up at 6:45 to read poetry or a short story at this monthly poetry open mic.

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NYE Party 5:30 p.m., Birkenfeld Theatre, 75 Nehalem St., Clatskanie, 503728-3403, $50. Clatskanie Cultural Center will host its annual New Year’s Eve party with a buffet dinner, live music and live broadcast of the NYE countdown from Times Square.

NYE Fireworks Midnight, Bolstad beach approach, Long Beach, Wash., 360642-2400. Celebrate the New Year at the annual Fireworks at Midnight show over the ocean.

Thursday, Jan. 4 Ales & Ideas 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, free. Ute Swerdloff will give a presentation on “Yoga: More Than a Stretch! Looking to the Ancient Texts;” food and beverage service available at 6 p.m.

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BIGFOOT’S STEAKHOUSE

Bigfoot’s prices conjure up myth of top-tier cuisine

Rating:  2427 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, Ore. 97138 503-738-7009 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Saturday Price: $$ – top-tier values are out of whack Service: Friendly, familiar with the locals Vegetarian / Vegan Options: It’s a steakhouse Drinks: Full bar

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he rustic, cabin-like, Wild West interior of Bigfoot’s Steakhouse is paired with myth: a breezy fascination with the namesake manimal. The menu is presented as a four-page newspaper in which dishes are interspersed with tales of legend. Included, of course, is the iconic, blurry photo of a hairy beast walking upright in the woods. Regardless of what is or isn’t tromping around out there, much of Bigfoot’s fare represents — or covets — the frontiersman’s diet: meat and potatoes. Or, rather: meat, meat, potatoes and potatoes. Portions are piled up, sized for the working man and priced to match. Indeed, the bill at Bigfoot’s can be as intimidating as the Sasquatch herself. And herein lies an impasse with the Seaside restaurant I just can’t see my way around: The prices can be as high as anywhere in the region, but the food is resolutely average, both in its ingredients and execution. Bigfoot’s top tier is a tough sell. The flagship steaks come from the Midwest and boast of being grain-fed. The prime rib, depending on size, hovers from the mid-to-high twenties. A bacon-wrapped filet mignon tops out the menu at $31.75. Of the steaks, a server guided me to the Big River New York Strip ($28.25). Ordered medium-rare, the not-quite-bootheel-sized strip arrived closer to medium. It was plenty juicy,

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buttery, plainly seasoned, with a river of fatty tissue running along one edge. It was red meat, plain and simple, not quite overwhelming and not quite extraordinary. While serviceable, it came up short for what I was paying. At $20, I might feel differently. The strip came with bread, choice of potato (baked, mashed, fries or rice pilaf) and veggies. All together, the entrées can add up to a substantial amount of food, but the accoutrements, by and large, felt more like afterthoughts. The salads weren’t much different than the premixed type you get in a bag: iceberg lettuce with a few carrot shavings, plus out-of-season tomato, a slice or two of cucumber and croutons (aka the vapid, outmoded “chef’s salad”). And since we’re using the word “chef,” let’s talk about it: Bigfoot’s doesn’t feel like it’s shepherded by one. There’s no nuance or developed flavor to speak of. Rather, it’s design by committee, purveyors and a bottom line. The Prawns & Halibut Dijon ($29.75) tip-toed a similar line. The fish was flaky and clean but short of astonishing. The sizable

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Big River New York Strip with steamed broccoli and rice pilaf

slab was covered in a creamy, tangy, white wine Dijon sauce and topped with mushrooms, tomatoes and three prawns. Thanks mostly to richness of the sauce, it was more decadent than the steak. The mashed potatoes were regular ol’ mashed potatoes. On a bed of mushy, overly-sweetened spaghetti squash the veggies — a melange of cauliflower, baby carrots, onions and zucchini — were an ice cream scoop short of dessert, way too sugary. The alternative to the squash medley,

steamed broccoli, was under-seasoned, sapped of any flavor. Bigfoot’s menu unfurls in anodyne sprawl. There’s fish and chips, pasta, chowder, sandwiches, wings and more. There are burgers, of course, one of which is questionably presented. The weight of the “32oz. Yeti Special Burger” seems to correspond not to the (16-ounce) patty but the whole burger, which stacks ham, bacon, egg, cheese and veg. As one patron at the bar mentioned, “Everything is so big.” Alas, it’s often as much filler as

killer. Searching for portions and prices that were more manageable, I dipped into the happy hour menu, available everyday from 4 to 6 p.m. in the bar. Here, too, the value was broken: The two salty, French dip sliders were puny, near the size of pocket watches, but cost $4.50. They should’ve been half that. The Pair of Snowshoes ($4.50) — potato skins with taco-seasoned ground beef, cheese, tomatoes, salsa and sour cream — were less egregious but hardly a happy hour deal where you can’t believe your luck. (A drink purchase is required for happy hour food.) Oddly enough, the drinks at Bigfoot’s are priced reasonably. As such, the bar area can be bubbling with locals, sharing Seaside’s news and gossip or watching a game. But considering the oft-lackluster ingredients and shallow preparations, the food prices at Bigfoot’s — especially on the big-ticket items — are at odds with reality. CW

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in the American West. In May, the Oregon State Land Board voted to retain public ownership of the Elliott after proposing several months earlier to sell the forest. The decision came after a cascade of support for keeping the lands public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Elliott is not alone in facing the threat of privatization,â&#x20AC;? Chris Smith, a former conservation program coordinator with the Sierra Club, said in a message to readers in the book. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even before the nationwide fear of losing public lands heated up, the Tillamook and Clatsop quietly encountered this possibility.â&#x20AC;? Smith, the former coordinator of North Coast State Forest Coalition (now the Oregon Forest Conservation Coalition), details a proposal by a representative of a logging company in 2013 to sell the forests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea

was never seriously considered, but there is clearly an interest in seeing these forests logged at the highest possible rate,â&#x20AC;? he said. The Sierra Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is being published by Ooligan Press, a nonprofit staffed by graduate students at Portland State University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We publish a lot of books that have to do with the Pacific Northwest, specifically,â&#x20AC;? said T.J. Carter, an editor with Ooligan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided this would be a fun project. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a nonprofit, and Sierra is a nonprofit.â&#x20AC;? Carter said advanced copies of the book have been sent to local bookstores in Astoria and another in Cannon Beach. The book will be available at regional bookstores and online in an electronic format after March 1. It is also available for preorder online at Amazon. CW

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Close to Home: The glory of storms By DAVID CAMPICHE FOR COAST WEEKEND

he rain fell in torrents, slapping the bare skin on our faces. Cold, wet rivulets leaked through any opening in our rain coats, seeped down the neck and into our shoes until the souls squished. “This is fun,” said Gina, the partner in crime of my dear friend, Maurizio Paparo, chef extraordinaire from the Excelsior in Eugene. Fun, I thought, dropping my head as the next volley of wind raced across the top of the North Jetty at Cape Disappointment State Park. This is the mouth of the great Columbia River and a culmination of rip tides, angry dancing clouds and gray torrential water, both ocean and river, and what

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falls from the sky. Fun, as the wind screamed and wept and bullied. Fun, as the wind bludgeoned our bodies. Years ago, when my children were kids, I would wake them early on the morning of a sou’wester and drive them to the North Jetty, climb up on that rock edifice and marvel at the force of storm and hundredmile-per-hour winds. At first, they protested. I showed them how to lean into the wind. I showed them how those powerful gusts would literally hold them up, brace them against falling, even though they leaned into the storm at about a 30-degree angle. After a few trips, it was the kids who woke me up just after first light, and encouraged me to drive to the long, sturdy jetty. There was excitement in facing down a storm. Excitement in watching Mother Nature display all her might. To dance the devil’s dance.

The big one

In 2007, during our first major hurricane (perhaps the Columbus Day Storm qualified, too, but we weren’t yet familiar with that concept), I stood on the small dock at China Beach and watched wind gusts agitate the tidal waters of Baker’s Bay into a froth. The waves were cresting at nearly 30 feet. Balls of spume resembling gobs of mayonnaise rode the wave tops like rodeo riders on bucking broncos. It was then that the wind would grab the spume and hurl the drift for hundreds of yards. All that in seconds. Meanwhile, the wind was ripping the shingles and roof off the old sea house that we rent as a B&B. The word “frantic” comes to mind, but it was

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simply bigger and more menacing than that. To some degree, we live in secure castles. Much of the time, we insulate ourselves from the rain and wind. Our homes are heated, and electric lights allow us to move about without fear of bumping into furniture or falling over stools or other impediments. We can sit in a comfortable chair and read a novel. If we travel, our cars are insulated against raging weather, and an umbrella can keep our bodies relatively dry. (Yes, I know that umbrellas aren’t used with great frequency here on the North Coast, but you get the idea.)

Lessons from nature

So, Gina, Maurizio and I walked down onto Benson Beach, then headed north up the fragile sand spit until we were literally soaked to the skin. Let me tell you: It was a pleasure to turn back with the wind at our backs. Meanwhile, the drama unfolded — ocean and surf and raging skies — and I was so glad that Gina had insisted on our adventure. Here is a toast to strong women. Back in the cabin with heat churning from the fireplace, we toasted our trek with a good glass of brandy. We talked about our ancient ancestors living in caves or temporary shelters.

How they struggled to start fires and wrapped themselves in furs, and feared for their lives from the threat of large mastodons or sleek huge cats. Or from other bands of roving Homo sapiens. Of course, life is not always safe, not a hundred years ago or today. But we can press the 911 buttons on our cell phones and generally receive quick and efficient care. We have wonderful hospitals and schools and universities where hopefully, we can illuminate or heal our souls. Naturally, there are no guarantees. But most of us have freedom of choice, and perhaps that is our greatest gift, though

some decisions are fraught with fear and complications. Gina reminded me of a greater force than the cell phone. She reminded me that a good pelting of rain is better than six hours of mundane television. This was poetry. This was the indomitable spirit of nature. This was God raging, as God is wont to do, on certain dramatic occasions. Perhaps He (or She, or It) was declaring, “Look at me, you men and woman created in my image. Remember my force. Remember my joy. Remember that she who walks with her face confronting the gale, walks with me! Unabashedly. Boldly and without fear. CW

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All Stars playing a range of danceable rhythm music from ragtime to reggae. DJ Yerstruly 9 p.m., Manzanita Lighthouse Pub, 36480 Hwy. 101, Nehalem, 503-3684990. New Year’s Eve party with DJ Yerstruly.

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Maggie & the Katz play indie blues and alternative soul. Sonny Hess 9 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, no cover, 21+. Ring in New Year’s with Sonny Hess and her band, bringing blues and rhythm-n-blues music to northwest audiences.

Karaoke From Hell! 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-5080, 21+. Sing along karaoke with live music by the Karaoke From Hell! band.

Thunder Road 9 p.m., American Legion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, 21+. Thunder Road plays country, classic rock and blues covers; NYE dinner tickets are $25.

Maggie & the Katz 9 p.m., American Legion, 1216 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2973.

Dragulation NYE 10 p.m., Columbian Theater, 1114 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-2233,

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Libertine Belles 10 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311. Ring in 2018 with the swinging jazz trio The Libertine Belles, serenading with classic vintage tunes.

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Tuesday, Jan. 2 Brian O’Connor 5:30 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360642-4150, no cover. Acoustic guitarist Brian O’Connor’s repertoire includes nostalgic favorites, an eclectic mix of jazz standards as well as original compositions.

Wednesday, Jan. 3 Metzner & Patenaude 9 p.m., Voodoo Room, 1114 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-2233, no cover, 21+. Scheckie Metzner and Pee Wee Patenaude play blues, soul and Caribbean music with Josh Baer on bass.

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Thursday, Jan. 4 Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. The Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country. PROJECT Trio 7 p.m., Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, $25. PROJECT Trio is a passionate, high energy chamber ensemble blending their classical training with an eclectic taste in styles playing classical, jazz and instrumental music.

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ASTORIA — Giants In The Trees, along with Brian Bovenizer & The New Old Stock, will perform at Astoria’s historic Liberty Theatre 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30. Tickets for reserved seating are $20. “The members of Giants in the Trees, which formed a year ago after an open call for a local jam, all share a common appreciation of their natural Wahkiakum County surroundings. The band — composed of famed Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, operatic singer Jillian Raye, slinky guitarist Ray Prestegard, and groovy drummer Erik Friend — also has a great deal of musical chemistry. According to Novoselic in an interview with the

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Krist Novoselic plays bass and accordion in Giants In The Trees, along with vocalist Jillian Raye (left), Erik Friend and Ray Prestegard.

Seattle Stranger, “We were the only four who showed up (for the jam),’” he said, laughing. “But we wasted

no time. We started making songs. I laid down that riff for ‘Sasquatch,’ and we were off.”

Two packages are available for this show: • Giants in the Trees + Carruthers Restaurant Make a night of it! Enjoy a special prix fixe menu at Carruthers Restaurant (a generous Liberty sponsor) before you see Giants In The Trees at the Liberty Theatre. The $40 includes one ticket to the show and one meal. • Giants In The Trees + The Commodore Hotel in Astoria Get 15 percent off your tickets and 15 percent off your room at The Commodore Hotel. Call 503-325-4747 for room availability and booking information. The Liberty Theatre is located at 1203 Commercial St.

Genre-defying PROJECT Trio plays the Liberty ASTORIA — The Liberty Theatre Classical Series presents PROJECT Trio 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4. General admission is $25. The program includes Johannes Brahms (“Hungarian Dance No. 5”), Aequinha de Abreu (“Tico Tico”), Charlie Parker (“Yardbird Suite”), J.S. Bach/Jethro Tull (“Bourrée”), a retelling of Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, and lots of original music — from classical to jazz to hiphop to salsa and everything in between! PROJECT Trio will be holding a workshop for students at the theater prior to their performance. The students will then be able to attend the concert for free. Combining the virtuosity of world-class artists with the energy of rock stars, PROJECT Trio is breaking down traditional ideas of chamber music. The genre-defying Trio is acclaimed by the press as “packed with musician-

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ship, joy and surprise” and “exciting a new generation of listeners about the joys of classical and jazz music.” The Trio was forged out of a collective desire to draw new and diverse audiences by performing high-energy, top-quality music. Using social media to broaden their reach beyond the concert stage and classroom, the Trio has its own YouTube

channel, which has over 80 million views and 100,000 subscribers, making PROJECT Trio one of the most watched instrumental ensembles on the internet. The group was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and NPR Music’s series, Heavy Rotation, where hosts around the country share a favorite new song. They selected “Sweet Pea,” from

PROJECT’s 2012 Random Roads Collection album, as “one of the best new tunes out there.” The Trio is dedicated to arts education, teaching the art and joy of jamming on classical instruments and opening minds to what instruments can do. The Liberty Theatre is located at 1203 Commercial St.

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Astoria Library ‘Type-in’ gathers typewriter collectors ASTORIA — The Astoria Library invites typewriter enthusiasts — from avid collectors to the casually curious — to the Astoria “Type-in,” a free event featuring displays of machines and memorabilia, story-sharing and, of course, typing. The Type-in takes place noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the library (450 10th St.). Organizer Raymond Montgomery has been collecting typewriters for several years, and he regularly contributes to “The Typewriter Exchange,” a newsletter for typewriter collectors and fans. At the Type-in, he will display selections from his collection of 160 typewriters, which date from the early 1900s through the

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1970s. Montgomery will encourage people to try typing on “these mechanical beauties … to experience their unique tactile and aural qualities.” In addition, he hopes attendees will bring their favorite typewriter(s), and come prepared to exchange typewriter-related stories: “There will be a ‘show & tell’ aspect to the afternoon,” he promised. The Astoria Library is guided by the mission statement: “Explore ideas, engage minds, excite imagination.” For more information about library programs and services, contact library staff at 503-325-7323 or comments@astorialibrary, or visit astorialibrary.org.

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Chef Roy Choi fuses food and neighborhoods The holiday season typically involves food, feasting and calorie overload — so this is the perfect time to devote this column to a Bellevue, Washington, publisher that focuses on promoting “food literacy from the ground up.” Readers to Eaters was founded in 2009 by husband-and-wife team Philip Lee and June Jo Lee. Philip, born in Hong Kong and educated at UC Berkeley, had a background in New York’s magazine publishing industry before he co-founded Lee & Low Books in 1991, which has gone on to become the nation’s largest publisher of multicultural children’s books. Philip’s work on children’s issues led him to recognize that hunger, food security, food deserts and youth obesity were all major

“Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix” By Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee Readers to Eaters 32 pp $18.95 obstacles to a healthy childhood for way too many kids. June, born in Korea and educated at Harvard, is a food ethnographer interested in building community and relationships through food, while also looking at “decommoditizing” what we eat and how we eat it. Together with author Jacqueline Briggs Martin, who initiated the “Food Heroes” series for Readers to Eaters with her previous books “Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table” and “Alice Waters and the Trip

to Delicious,” the Lees have now produced “Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix.” Although this book is aimed at readers ages 6 through 10, all ages can enjoy this upbeat biography. Born in Korea in 1970, Roy Choi was just a toddler when his family came to the U.S. He grew up in his family’s restaurant business, where they cooked with sohn-maash — a Korean term that translates as “the flavors in our fingertips” — to convey the love and skill that go into handmade foods. Eventually Roy became a top-flight chef himself, working in fancy restaurants in Los Angeles, cooking “for rock stars and royalty.” But as this story shows, Roy really yearned for a more direct connection between what he cooked and the people he cooked for. With a friend, he started a food truck business that featured the Korean cooking he loved from his childhood —

served up on a tortilla! Kogi Tacos — Choi’s mash-up of Korean and Mexican street food — became a big hit all over L.A. The next step was to create fast-food spots “in hungry neighborhoods.” Roy wanted to provide places that served healthy and flavorful food, as well as good jobs for local folks. Again, Roy was not only bringing together new combinations of traditional foods, he was bringing all sorts of people together, “Koreans with Latinos, kids with elders, taggers with geeks.” Zippy illustrations by graffiti artist Man One echo the energy and vibrancy of Roy’s approach to food, and this book’s inclusion of “recipes” are really more like invitations to experiment and create concoctions that are uniquely your own. “Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix” encourages folks of all ages and stripes to come together

and connect over meals that are healthy, adventurous and delicious, thanks to a big dollop of that essential ingredient, sohn-maash. The Bookmonger is Bar-

bara Lloyd McMichael, who writes this weekly column focusing on the books, authors and publishers of the Pacific Northwest. Contact her at bkmonger@nwlink.com.

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estled in the shallow waters of every sea across the globe, bathed in the brine of the revolving tides, oysters have been filtering and feasting from Earth’s oceans for at least 250 million years. Belonging to a unique family of bivalves — Ostreidae — this curious group of mollusks, comprising about 16 different species, all employ fine hairs, called cilia, to draw water across their gills, trapping sediment, plankton and particles of algae in a kind of aqueous, round-theclock buffet that benefits the entire ecosystem. Individually, one oyster can cleanse 30 to 50 gallons of water per day, but clustered together, in their natural reefs and “beds,” the oysters’ abilities increase exponentially, with one acre of habitat capable of filtering up to 24 million gallons in the same amount of time. As much as they contribute to the health of our oceans and brackish waterways, oysters are far better

known for their culinary assets, about which there is little ambivalence. Considered definitively succulent or, to the contrary, simply slimy, people seem to love them or loathe them in equal measure. For those who find them favorable, there is no end to the choices of preparation — from different cooking methods to varieties of seasonings — but real purists understand: The best way to eat an oyster is raw and alive, with a splash of fine vinegar and a chaser of chilled champagne. Much like wine and coffee, oysters develop a specific flavor profile based on the adjacent lands and waters in which they’re grown, and all five of the edible oyster species cultivated in the U.S. taste uniquely different. Locally, the gleaming waters of Washington’s Willapa Bay, still the most productive oystering estuary on the continent, yields mostly Pacific oysters, which replaced the native Olympia oyster after

decades of exploitation during the last half of the 19th century. Lightly salty, with a delicate finish of clean cucumber, they are considered among the best the world has to offer. Loaded with calcium, iron and protein, oysters offer many health benefits, but, sadly, none that measure up to lore. Though lovers through the ages have touted the bivalve as a potent aphrodisiac, with no less a personality than Casanova himself purportedly indulging in 50 or more each morning at breakfast, most scientific testing doesn’t support the hype. That said, recent studies have shown that zinc, found in high concentrations throughout the oyster’s flesh, is one of the first minerals utilized by the human body in the production of testosterone, so there is a chance — though a slim one, for sure — that this famous delicacy, so perfect an accompaniment to the holiday bubbly, might also add a little vigor to your midnight New Year’s kiss. CW

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Ghadar Party: An early twentieth-century movement of Punjabi East Asian immigrants, who — facing plague, famine and British imperialism — shot out by the millions from the Raj (what the Indian subcontinent was referred to under British rule) to different parts of the world to find work and decent living conditions. In North America, these immigrants first established themselves on the East Coast of the U.S. as merchants, public servants, military and laborers before moving west. Many Punjabi, whether Hindu, Muslim or Sikh, established themselves along the Columbia River, from The Dalles to Astoria. In May 1913, many Punjabi from as far away as British Columbia and California assembled at the Finnish Socialist Hall in Astoria to hear a speaker, Har Dyal, a Stanford professor. Dyal’s speech would come to be known as the founding moment of the Ghadar Party, a revolutionary

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In 2013, Pishora Singh Dillon (center) and then-Mayor Willis Van Dusen, along with about a hundred onlookers, celebrate the unveiling of the Ghadar Centennial Plaque at Maritime Memorial Park in Astoria. The plaque was discovered missing earlier this year, and local politicians and business owners have donated money to replace the historical marker.

nationalist movement aiming to take back control of India from British colonialists at any cost. While the original Ghadar Mutiny of 1915 was unsuccessful, leading to many arrests and executions under British rule, the larger effort of the Ghadar Party is seen as a precursor to the later nonviolent Indian independence movement led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

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Sometimes spelled as gadar or ghadr, ghadar is an Urdu word by way of Arabic, meaning “revolt” or “rebellion.” One of the founders of the party, Kartar Singh Sarabha, wrote in the first issue of the weekly paper The Ghadar, which would become the publication the party rallied around: “Today there begins ‘Ghadar’ in foreign lands, but in our country’s tongue, a war against the British Raj. What is our name? Ghadar. What is our work? Ghadar. Where will be the Revolution? In India. The time will soon come when rifles and blood will take the place of pens and ink.” “About a year ago a good many of the Hindu employees at Astoria and vicinity

left here for California where it was said they were endeavoring to go back to India. It seems they were unable to get transportation as they were all bent on Anarchy against the British Government in India and were afraid to trust themselves on British vessels. Within the last few days quite a number of them have returned to Astoria including their leader Munshi Ram whom I saw yesterday for the first time for a long time.” —E. E. Cherry, “British Foreign Office Record,” Astoria, Oregon, Dec. 11, 1915 “The weighty bronze metal sign attached to a metal pole at Maritime Memorial Park, which recognizes the Ghadar Party, went missing in October and has yet to be found. State Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, former Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen, Lovekesh Kumar — owner of Super Mart in Warrenton — and Bahadur Singh — Kumar’s brother — have donated $1,670 to cover the cost of its replacement.” —“Donors pitch in to replace missing Ghadar Party sign at Maritime Memorial Park,” The Daily Astorian, Dec. 13, 2017 CW

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