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TOP LEFT: The North Coast Symphonic Band prepares for a “fun in the sun” concert, with conductor Dave Becker seated, left.

DID THE HOLIDAYS LEAVE YOU A MESS?

BOTTOM LEFT: The OSU Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Robert Brudvig (center on hand drum), will perform with the NCSB.

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BELOW: Matt Crichton, returned Peace Corps volunteer and NCSB percussionist, will exhibit photos and artifacts from his stay in Western Samoa at the NCSB concert.

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North Coast Symphonic Band Celebrate winter weather with some fun in the sun ASTORIA — The North Coast Symphonic Band will offer North Coast residents a musical respite from the winter blues with its “Winter Break Fun in the Sun” concert Sunday, Jan. 22, at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue. The program features such sunny numbers as Gottshalk’s “Souvenir de Porto Rico,” Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” with its signature tune “Summertime,” and Joplin’s “Sunflower Slow Drag.” To remind the audience of North Coast weather realities, Loesser’s “Baby, it’s Cold Outside” will also be performed. The afternoon will begin at 1:30 p.m. with pre-concert music from the Oregon State University Steel Drum Ensemble. Led by professor of percussion Robert Brudvig, the ensemble will perform tropical tunes from Trinidad and beyond. The North Coast Symphonic Band will take the stage to perform its sunny pro-

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gram at 2 p.m. University North Coast Symphonic Band Retired “Winter Break Fun in the Sun” professors Lewis and John and Clark College S u s a n 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 Director of Buehler of Clatsop Community College Bands David Cannon Becker returns Beach will Performing Arts Center to conduct the 16th Street and Franklin Avenue, join the band second concert on vocals for Astoria of the 2011-12 two selec(503) 325-2431 season. Becker tions that developed the w e r e climate-conTickets $10 general admission, arranged estrolled theme $8 students, free for children 12 pecially for and song selecthem by and younger with an adult tion, explainNCSB resiing, “January can be kind of grim dent arranger Dave Robertson of at the coast. (This program) will Rockaway Beach. John Buehler, brighten up our musicians and au- who currently conducts the Candience for an afternoon in the non Beach Chorus, will also narmidst of what can often be some rate a special band arrangement of dark and dreary weather.” Becker the well-known poem “Casey at is quite familiar with sunny music the Bat.” The OSU Percussion Enfrom warmer climates, having just semble will return to the stage returned from one of his many after intermission to perform a trips to Hawaii. solo piece, and Brudvig will solo Becker has invited several alongside the band in an arrangesoloists to share their talents with ment of “The Golden Age of the the local audience. Retired Baker Xylophone” that features early

20th-century popular music. During intermission, NCSB percussionist and former Peace Corps volunteer Matt Crichton will be available in the lobby to chat about his installation of photos and artifacts from his two-year stay in Western Samoa. Thundermuck Coffee from Columbia River Coffee Roasters and other refreshments will be on sale in the lobby before the concert and during intermission. Tickets for the concert are $10 for regular admission and $8 for students with I.D. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free with an adult. Advance tickets are available at Thiel’s Music in downtown Astoria. Day-of-show tickets will be available at the box office, which will open at 1 p.m. The auditorium doors will open at 1:15 p.m. For more information about the North Coast Symphonic Band or its concerts, email ncsband@charter.net or call (503) 325-2431.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

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e finally got our winter, no doubt about it. pretty well in the snow.” The seasons all seemed to be running late in Not 10 seconds later, the back end of the car started overtaking the 2011. I was still wearing a coat to work in July, and front, and we found ourselves spinning and sliding closer and closer to December’s holiday spirit seemed oddly forced, com- the dropoff on our right. Fortunately, we were on an uphill rise, and peting with rainless days that were practically balmy. our momentum slowed until we stopped facing exactly 90 degrees But then winter dropped upon us from where we started, staring at the snowy hillside. like a cornice worth of snow plopping onto an un- Don’t drive if you don’t have to. The uphill incline that saved our spin now became wary victim in an “America’s Funniest Home Video” our enemy, as we re-engaged and tried to gain traction clip. And all of Clatsop County’s schoolkids learned the meaning of to get going again. We made progress, perhaps at about 5 to 10 miles “ironic” as they romped and sledded in the white stuff ... on a Monday per hour, all the while drifting at a slight angle as the wheels spun in when no school was scheduled anyway. the slick powder. But at last we crested the hill, regained control, and I was across the Coast Range in the Willamette Valley when the continued cautiously on our way. first wave of snow fell on Saturday. Our travel plans had us heading Enjoy the winter wonderland while we have it – but if you’re not over the summit on U.S. Highway 26 around 6 p.m. – in our tiny experienced behind the wheel, don’t drive if you don’t have to. Mazda Miata, no less. Darkness had fallen, and the flakes were blowing against our windshield so thick we were driving in a whiteout. No highway stripes were visible beneath the smooth blanket of snow, and only the reflective markers every couple hundred feet showed us where the pavement ended and the ditch (gulp!) began. I have the utmost confidence in my husband’s driving ability, especially in snow and ice. Though we occasionally felt the vehicle slide a bit to one side or the other, the Miata was handling the slippery roads. Then Tom spoke the fateful words, “This little car really does Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submitted by noon Wednesday, one week before publication.

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Astoria Public Library Public invited to discuss digital books, future of reading ASTORIA — The works of James Joyce are the same whether published in print or pixels. But the question remains: does the Joyce devotee read the same way on page as on screen? Cultural critic Neil Postman said, “Technology always has unforeseen consequences and it is not always clear, at the beginning, who or what will win, “From Print to Pixels: and who or what will The Act of Reading in the lose.” In what ways do e-books serve or Digital Age” change the act of reading? As reading 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 becomes a predominantly digital experience, what effects Astoria Public Library might this have on 450 10th St., Astoria writing and on our interactions with inforFree admission mation overall? This is the focus of “From Print to Pixels: The Act of Reading in the Digital Age,” a free conversation with author Mark Cunningham at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St. The program is hosted by the Astor Library Friends Association and sponsored by Oregon Humanities. Cunningham is the author of two historical novels: “The Green Age of Asher Witherow,” which was a No. 1 Book Sense Pick from the American Booksellers Association, and “Lost Son,” based on the life and work of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. He writes occasional book reviews and cultural commentary for the Oregonian, and his work has appeared in the

Historical novelist and columnist Mark Cunningham will speak about e-books Jan. 21 at Astoria Public Library.

Fort George Brewery and Public House Kenyon Review, Tin House, The New York Times and numerous other publications. Through the Conversation Project, Oregon Humanities offers free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state’s future. For more information about this free community discussion, contact Ami Kreider at (503) 325-7323 or akreider@astoria.or.us Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas to change lives and transform communities. More information about Oregon Humanities’ programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Happy Camp, Public Program Grants, Responsive Program Grants and Oregon Humanities magazine, can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.

Fundraising concert to feature Smith and Koonce duo Jon Koonce and Bruce Smith 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 Coaster Theatre 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach (503) 436-1242 Tickets $10 ing solo acoustic, he has been on recent bills with Nanci Griffith, Joe Ely, Tracy Grammer, Craig

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Coaster Theatre CANNON BEACH — Singer/songwriters Jon Koonce and Bruce Smith perform original music in a fundraiser concert for the Coaster Theatre at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Both musicians have performed for more than 20 years, playing original music. When asked to describe their music, Smith said “think James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen.” In the past few years, Koonce has performed extensively in Oregon, Washington, Tennessee and Texas. Perform-

Artist Colleen Flanigan helps construct artificial reefs from her metal sculptures, which are then polarized to form calcium carbonate substrate.

Carothers and Johnny A. During that same time period, Smith performed at the West Coast Songwriters Convention in Portland, was a featured/spotlight performer at the Stormy Weather Arts Festival, a featured artist at the Oregon/Washington Fairs and Festivals Convention and played in Texas and Florida. Tickets are $10 for festival seating and are on sale at the Coaster Theatre box office at 108 N. Hemlock St., (503) 4361242, or online at www.coastertheatre.com

Nature Matters series: where nature and culture intersect ASTORIA — How do Mexican coral reefs and North Coast mussels relate? Find out when coral reef restoration expert and environmental artist Colleen Flanigan kicks off the new Nature Matters series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Fort George Brewery and Public House. The discussion is free and open to the public. Nature Matters, a monthly conversation about the intersection of nature and culture, takes place the third Thursday of the month through spring. A collaborative series hosted by Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, North Coast Land Conservancy and the North Coast Watershed Association in partnership with the Fort George, Nature Matters debuted in October with the popular “Foraging at the George” program, a lively exploration of North Coast wild and foraged foods. In this Nature Matters, Flanigan leads us on an underwater adventure as she describes the challenges facing coral reefs from pollution, warming waters and physical destruction. Her creative solutions have contributed to a new way for scientists and artists to work together to save corals. Flanigan makes underwater sculptures that employ Biorock® mineral accretion, a technology for coral reef restoration. By charging a metal sculpture with low voltage direct current, the pH of seawater can be raised to attract

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Through performance art and in the person of Amphitrite, Greek goddess of the sea, Colleen Flanigan provokes dialogue about the state of the ocean and its creatures. She will speak at Fort George Jan. 19 as part of the Nature Matters series.

limestone minerals to adhere to the frame. Since corals need calcium carbonate to build their exoskeletons, this process gives them an extra boost, a life-supporting substrate to better withstand environmental stresses. In the increasingly warming and acidifying ocean, Biorock sculptures supply corals with a localized alkaline environment. Soon fish and other creatures move into the new artsy neighborhoods. In addition to talking about her work with coral reefs, Flanigan will also bring the conversation home to the North Coast by looking at how local mussel populations can benefit from similar habitat restoration with accretion. Currently living in Portland, Flanigan is also in the first class

of TED Senior Fellows. The nonprofit TED is devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading” and started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds – technology, entertainment and design. Flanigan was invited to Astoria by Jesse Jones, coordinator of the North Coast Watershed Association, who first met Flanigan when she responded to an advertisement for a grant writer for projects that combined restoration, the ocean, art and dancing. Upcoming Nature Matters topics include surviving and thriving in nature, and the plight of the pollinators. “We really wanted to move beyond the usual lecture series and do something that would not only inform people about how nature works, but inspire them to take what they learn and translate that into action,” explained Carla Cole, natural resource manager for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. The series will delve into the many ways that human beings look to the natural world for inspiration, sustenance and survival – the intersection of nature and culture. The Nature Matters talks take place in Fort George’s Lovell Building at the corner of 14th and Duane streets, next to the tap room at 1483 Duane St. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for those wanting to purchase refreshments at the tap room before the program begins.

Stepping Out Theater Friday, Jan. 20

“The Mousetrap” Opening 7 p.m., The Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, (503) 842-3999, info@tillamooktheater.com, www.tillamooktheater.com, $15 adults, $10 students/seniors, advance tickets through Diamond Art Jewelers at (503) 842-7940. This is a classic Agatha Christie whodunit, with various guests and visitors at a bed and breakfast, including a murderer. The play has a twist ending, which the audience is usually asked not to reveal. There will be an opening night champagne gala celebration tonight and a ticket includes one beverage.

Saturday, Jan. 21

“The Mousetrap” 7 p.m., The Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, (503) 842-3999, info@tillamooktheater.com, www.tillamooktheater.com, $15 adults, $10 students/seniors, advance tickets through Diamond Art Jewelers at (503) 842-7940.

Sunday, Jan. 22

“Sound of Music” Sing-Along 2 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, (503) 325-5922, www.libertytheater.org, $5. Sing along with Julie Andrews and the cast of the beloved musical. Dress as a preferred character too, if it’s one of your favorite things.

Auditions Saturday, Jan. 21

“The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad” Noon, Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria, (503) 325-6104, www.astorstreetoprycompany.com. The musical is based on Kenneth Grahame’s “Wind in the Willows.”There are parts for up to 40 children ages 8 to 13. No experience is necessary. Rehearsals will start Monday, Jan. 23, and will be mostly in the late afternoon on weekdays. Performances will be the first three weeks in March. A fee of $25 per child and parental participation are required to help mount the show. Participating children must provide some of their own make-up and performance shoes.

Music Thursday, Jan. 19

Steak and Songs Night 5:30 p.m. to closing, T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St., Astoria, (503) 325-2545, no cover. Different musicians play live music. Basin Street NW 6 to 8 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, (503) 325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. Dave Drury, Chuck Wilder and Todd Pederson play mainstream jazz classics. Every third Thursday enjoy Q-Nite starting at 8 p.m., with sultry songs and an open mic. Brian O’Conner 6 to 9 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., (360) 6424150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Acoustic jazz guitarist Brian O’Conner plays an eclectic mix of jazz standards and original compositions. Randy Weese 6 to 9 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, (503) 4361539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, ages 21 and older. Randy Weese plays bluegrass and country. Jam Session 7 p.m., Triangle Tavern, 222 W. Marine Drive, Astoria. All are welcome to play, sing or just listen.

Friday, Jan. 20

Barbershop Cabaret 6 to 7 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, (503) 738-6391, $15 reserved seating. It’s the finest barbershop quartet show on the coast, featuring past and present Evergreen District Champion quartets. Dinner show may be sold out; call for ticket availability. Jason Lambert 6 to 8 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St., Astoria, (503) 325-6975, no cover. Jason Lambert plays acoustic alt-rock with heartfelt vocal stylings. Thomasian Trio 6 to 9 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, (503) 4361539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, ages 21 and older. The Thomasian Trio plays jazz, blues and classic rock. Tom Trudell 6 to 9 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., (360) 6424150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Tom Trudell plays piano. Someone and the Whoevers 7 p.m., Astoria High School Auditorium, 1001 W. Marine Drive, Astoria, chan.krause12@gmail.com, $5 advance, $8 at the door. A new band of young musicians (Chantelle Krause, Anderue Buckingham Leon Matlock, Jon Sprouse and Nicholas McPhatter) will play, with guest artists, to benefit the Sexual Minorities Youth Resource Center. Portland Cello Project with Israel Nebeker 7:30 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, (503) 325-5922, www.liberty-theater.org, $15 to $25. The Portland Cello Project plays all kinds of music, on cello. The group will be joined by indie folk band Blind Pilot lead singer Israel Nebeker.

Saturday, Jan. 21

Bill Hayes 6 to 8 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St., Astoria, (503) 325-6975, no cover. Bill Hayes plays acoustic rock, folk and bluegrass. George Coleman 6 to 9 p.m., McKeown’s Restaurant and Bar, No. 1 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, (503) 738-5232, www.mckeownsrestaurant.com, no cover. George Coleman plays popular songs on classic guitar.

Profane Sass 10 p.m., Hazel’s Tavern, 1313 Marine Drive, Astoria, (503) 325-6200, no cover. Americana quartet Profane Sass plays folk and mountain music with a punk edge, in English and Spanish.

Sunday, Jan. 22

Dan Golden 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., McKeown’s Restaurant and Bar, No. 1 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, (503) 7385232, no cover. Dan Golden plays world music on classical guitar. North Coast Symphonic Band 2 p.m., Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., at Franklin Avenue, Astoria, (503) 325-2431, ncsband@charter.net, $10 adults, $8 students with I.D., free for ages 12 and younger with an adult. The OSU Percussion Ensemble will lead off with steel drum music at 1:30 p.m., then the North Coast Symphonic Band will perform a “Winter Break Fun in the Sun” concert of sunny delights. Also, percussionist Matt Crichton will show photos and artifacts from his time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Western Samoa. Sunday Afternoon Live 2 p.m., Raymond Theatre, 323 Third St., Raymond, Wash., (360) 875-5831, $10 advance, $12 at the door. Violinist Valeri Glava offers a variety of music, from classical to bluegrass to showtunes, with accompanist Lee Tomboulian. All That Jazz 2 to 4 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St., Astoria, (503) 325-6975. Donations will benefit the band’s Astoria High School music scholarship. Brian Johnstone 6 to 8 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, (503) 4361539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, ages 21 and older. Brian Johnstone plays flamenco guitar, as well as jazz, blues and originals. Perfect Weather 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery and Public House, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, (503) 325-7468, www.fortgeorgebrewery.com, no cover. Seattle’s Perfect Weather plays rock music.

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Burger and Blues Night 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St., Astoria, (503) 325-2545, no cover. Richard T. plays the blues.

Jennifer Goodenberger 6 to 9 p.m., Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., (360) 6422442, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Jennifer Goodenberger plays classical, improvisational, contemporary and contemplative originals on piano.

Brian O’Conner 6 to 9 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., (360) 6424150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Acoustic jazz guitarist Brian O’Conner plays an eclectic mix of jazz standards and original compositions.

Barbershop Cabaret 6:30 p.m. doors open, Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, (503) 7386391, $17 or $20, reserved seating; 7 to 9 p.m. long table seating, concert style setting; show starts at 7:30 p.m. Featuring past champion quartets, the new Evergreen Champion Quartet and the All-Champion QCED Chorus. Afterglow follows, at Dooger’s Restaurant, 505 Broadway, with tag singing and entertainment by the quartets.

Wednesday, Jan. 25

Greg Parke 6:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, (503) 738-5111, no cover. Greg Parke plays acoustic folk music.

Steak and Songs Night 5:30 p.m. to closing, T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St., Astoria, (503) 325-2545, no cover. Different musicians play live music.

Jon Koonce and Bruce Smith 7 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, (503) 436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $10. Jon Koonce and Bruce Smith play originals in folk, country, blues, Texas rock and more. Proceeds will benefit the Coaster Theatre.

Basin Street NW 6 to 8 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, (503) 325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover.

Birthday Party 9 p.m., Oney’s Roadhouse, 43125 U.S. Highway 26, Seaside, (503) 755-2555, www.oneysblog.com, no cover charge. DJ Mikey B will lead the entertainment, and will raffle off two tickets to a Three 6 Mafia concert in Portland.

Dan Golden 6 to 9 p.m., McKeown’s Restaurant and Bar, No. 1 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, (503) 738-5232, no cover. Dan Golden plays world music on classical guitar.

Thursday, Jan 26

Brian O’Conner 6 to 9 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., (360) 6424150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover.

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Stepping Out Randy Weese 6 to 9 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, (503) 4361539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, ages 21 and older.

United Paws Adoptathon Noon to 3 p.m., 4-H Dorm, Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 Third St., Tillamook, (503) 842-5663, unitedpaws.wordpress.com. Start the new year off right, with unconditional love from a furry friend. Adoption fee includes neuter/spay or certificate for neuter/spay. Animals are current with inoculations. Adopters will be screened for animals’ safety. Dogs are microchipped.

Jam Session 7 p.m., Triangle Tavern, 222 W. Marine Drive, Astoria. All are welcome to play, sing or just listen.

“From Print to Pixels” 2 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St., Astoria, (503) 325-7323, free. Author Mark Cunningham will lead a discussion of the ways e-books serve or change the act of reading.

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Events Thursday, Jan. 19

Trivia Night 6 p.m., The Ship Inn Lounge, No. 1 Second St., Astoria, (503) 325-0033, ages 21 and older. Bring a team or just bring yourself and test your knowledge of useless facts. Nature Matters 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Building, 14th and Duane streets, Astoria, (503) 325-7468, www.fortgeorgebrewery.com, free. Coral reef restoration expert and environmental artist Colleen Flanigan will discuss fabricating artificial reefs and how it relates to North Coast mussel populations. PageTurners Book Discussion 6 to 7 p.m., Ilwaco Timberland Library, 158 First Ave. N., Ilwaco, Wash., (360) 642-3908, www.TRL.org, free, for adults. Join in a discussion of “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” by Jamie Ford. Jon Bell Author Appearance 7 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, (503) 738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.org, free. Jon Bell will speak about his new book, “On Mount Hood: A Biography of Oregon’s Perilous Peak.” Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Friday, Jan. 20

Beach Cleanup Potluck 5 p.m., Peninsula Baptist Church, 23802 Pacific Way, Ocean Park, Wash. Speaker is geologist/engineer Clay Nichols, who will present “Cascadia’s Beaches: Coming and Going.” Family Game Night 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Port of Play, 785 Alameda Ave., Astoria, (503) 325-8669, free. Bring your family and friends for a night of friendly competition, with Board games, card games, video games and more. Snacks available, and prizes for top winners. Trivia Night 7 p.m., Baked Alaska, No. 1 12th St., Astoria, (503) 325-7414, $2 per person per game.

Saturday, Jan. 21

Beach Cleanup 9:30 a.m., all major beach approaches on the Long Beach (Wash.) Peninsula, Shelly@OurBeach.org, www.ourbeach.org. Head out to the beach approaches to pick up bags and get instructions, then “treasure the beach” by cleaning it up. Protective gloves are highly recommended and be sure to dress for the weather.

Calligraphy Performance 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Great Vow Zen Monastery, 79640 Quincy-Mayger Road, Clatskanie, www.zendust.org, free. Calligraphy master Kazuaki Tanahashi will give a demonstration of Japanese calligraphy. An artist and peace and environmental activist, Tanahashi is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and a translator of Buddhist texts.

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Coastal Writers’ Critique 10 a.m., PUD No. 2 Building, 9610 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, Wash., (360) 642-4932. Join in the discussion and critique of writing works in progress for encouragement, support and inspiration. Call Jan Bono at number listed for information. New PageTurners Book Discussion Organizational Meeting 6 to 7 p.m., Naselle Timberland Library, 4 Parpala Road, Naselle, Wash., (360) 484-3877, www.TRL.org, for adults and teens. Are you one who reads late into the night, unable to put down your book? Do you take book suggestions from strangers in the grocery store? Help launch a new PageTurners book discussion group. Join library staff in an organizational meeting and choose titles, days, and meeting times. “Pilgrimage” Discussion Group 7 p.m., Cannon Beach Library, 131 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, (503) 436-1391, free, no library card required. Pastor David Robinson will lead a six-week discussion group based on the book “Pilgrimage,” by Ian Bradley, which is available at Cannon Beach Book Company, 130 N. Hemlock St., Suite 2. This session will discuss chapters 3 through 5.

Wednesday, Jan. 25

Authors’ Showcase 6 p.m. sign-up starts, 6:30 p.m. readings start, Olde Towne Trading Post, 122 Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash., (360) 642-4932. Local authors sign up to read from recent publications or works in progress. Everyone is welcome to read or listen. Coffee and refreshments available at 6 p.m., before the readings. Call Jan Bono at number listed for information. Seismic Activity and Risk Reduction 7 p.m., Room 310, Towler Hall, Clatsop Community College, 1653 Jerome Ave., Astoria, (503) 325-0209, www.lcpsweb.org. Geologist Tom Horning and architect Jay Raskin will speak about the risks of local earthquakes and how people can adapt buildings to meet those risks. Open Mic Night 7 to 9 p.m., Lush Wine Bar, 1235 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, (503) 436-8500. Read poetry, tell stories, play instruments, sing or whatever else will entertain the audience.

Thursday, Jan. 26

Trivia Night 6 p.m., The Ship Inn Lounge, No. 1 Second St., Astoria, (503) 325-0033, ages 21 and older. Bring a team or just bring yourself and test your knowledge of useless facts. Brian Ratty Author Appearance 7 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, (503) 738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.org, free. Brian Ratty will speak about his historical novel, “Tillamook Passage.” Refreshments will be served.

Youth Events Saturday, Jan. 21

Chinese New Year Celebration 1 to 2 p.m, Ilwaco Timberland Library, 158 First Ave. N., Ilwaco, Wash., (360) 642-3908, www.TRL.org, free, for all ages. Celebrate Chinese New Year and the upcoming Year of the Dragon with dancing dragons, firecrackers and good luck wishes. Check out your own Chinese zodiac symbol, make a firecracker, decorate a lantern and create a banner to symbolize good luck year-round. Snacks will be provided. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Ilwaco and Ocean Park Timberland Libraries.

Classes Thursday, Jan. 19

Make Parenting a Pleasure 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays for nine weeks, Seaside Head Start, 1225 Second St., Seaside, (503) 325-8673, Ext. 4, $25, scholarships available, dinner and childcare provided. Appropriate for parents with children between the ages of 0 and 8. Topics covered include child development, communication, stress management and discipline techniques. Call to register.

Saturday, Jan. 21

Jumpstart Your Writing Life 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Center for Contemplative Arts, Manzanita Avenue and Division Street, Manzanita, (503) 368-7807, gail@creativejourneys.net, www.creativejourneys.net, $45 (introductory rate). The workshop will focus on gathering creative ideas, getting inspired, tackling obstacles and developing strategies to make this the year to bring your stories to the page. Open to all levels of writers. Class size limited. Call to register. Artisan Bread Baking 11 a.m., The Inn at Crippen Creek Farm, 15 Oatfield Road, Skamokawa, Wash., (360) 7950585, $55 plus tax, includes pizza luncheon. This is a hands-on class in which you will learn how to make focaccia, French, ciabatta and pizza. More than just learning a formula, learn about fermentation, kneading and shaping. Class size limited to six.

Thursday, Jan. 26

Adventures in Art 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trail’s End Art Association Art Center, 656 A St., Gearhart, free, donation to TEAA suggested. Shirley Dahlsten will teach a course including drawing, painting, design, wearable art and design performance. All skill levels. To enroll, show up at first class with pencil and drawing paper. Course will run for 10 weeks.

William Stafford Birthday Celebration 3:30 to 5 p.m. writers’ workshop with Kim Stafford; 5 to 5:30 p.m. “Every War has Two Losers” screening, MAN 119, Lower Columbia College, 1600 Maple St.; 7 to 8:15 p.m. birthday celebration, featuring Kim Stafford and area poets, Longview Public Library, 1600 Louisiana St., all in Longview, Wash., lowercolumbia.edu/northwestvoices, free.

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Lower Columbia College Kim Stafford featured at William Stafford events LONGVIEW, Wash. — Northwest Voices and Lower Columbia College (LCC) will celebrate poet William Stafford’s birthday with a free afternoon writers’ workshop and evening reading and birthday celebration Thursday, Jan. 26, featuring his son, Kim Stafford. A well-known poet in his own right, Kim Stafford is the founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis and Clark College, and the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, including “The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other

Pleasures of the Writer’s Craft” and “Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford.” He serves as the literary executor for the estate of William Stafford and teaches frequently at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology and the Fishtrap Gathering. The free writers’ workshop, “Daily Writing in the Spirit of William Stafford,” will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in MAN 119, on the LCC campus at 1600 Maple St. William Stafford was appointed the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1970 and was Oregon’s Poet Laureate from 1975

until 1989. He died in 1993. The workshop will be followed from 5 until 5:30 p.m. by a showing of the film “Every War Has Two Losers.” A lifelong pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II, William Stafford wrote a book with this title. The film, based on his daily journals, also features other writers, reading from their own works on the subject of war. Stafford will read from his work that evening, headlining Longview’s William Stafford birthday celebration from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Longview Public

Library, 1600 Louisiana St. Also at the evening event, Joe Green will show his and Marquita Green’s prize-winning 2010 broadside of “Meditation,” by William Stafford, and discuss broadsides in general. During a short open mike, community members may read poems by William Stafford, other authors or themselves. The evening will conclude with birthday cake. More information about LCC Northwest Voices events is online at lowercolumbia.edu/northwestvoices

Astor Street Opry Company Theater calls for directors and script proposals ASTORIA — The Astor Street Opry Company (ASOC) seeks interested parties to serve as directors for the fourth annual “Junior Shanghaied” (for ages 8 to 14), with auditions to be held in April and performances in June. Directors are also needed for the 28th season of “Shanghaied In Astoria” (for ages 17 and up), with auditions to be held in May and performances starting in July. Both positions are stipend and directors work closely with the ASOC Production Committee to build a production crew. All costs budgeted for producing the show are provided by the ASOC. The deadline for applying is Monday, Feb. 6, and details and applications can be found online at www.astprstreetoprycompany.com Also due Feb. 6 are proposals – along with script ideas – for the 2012 fall production. Casting auditions are scheduled for late August, with performances to be held in October. For the fall production, script proposals can be a comedy or dramatic production, should be suitable for the whole family and in coordination with a seasonal Halloween theme. A fun murder mystery, a classic chilling play, or anything spooky, thought-provoking or with fantasy elements is preferred. The ASOC Production Committee will support the director, help build a production team and cover all costs for producing the show. ASOC has previously worked with publishing firms Samuel French and Dramatist Play Services as a manuscript source. The proposed show must fall within the ASOC production guidelines and must fit the preset budget. For more information or to submit ideas, call the box office at (503) 325-6104 or go online at www.astorstreetoprycompany.com

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Astor Street Opry Company Auditions announced for toadily fun children’s musical ASTORIA — Astor Street Opry Company will hold auditions for its fourth annual Winter Children’s Theatre production at noon Saturday, Jan. 21, at the ASOC Playhouse at 129 W. Bond St. This year’s feature is the fun and magical musical, “The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad.” Based on Kenneth Grahame’s “Wind in the Willows” and adapted by Vera Morris with music and lyrics by Scott Deturk, this is an upbeat version of the ever-popular children’s classic. No experience is necessary and there are parts for up to 40 children ages 8 to 13. The show will be directed by Michael Wangen, with music direction by ChrisLynn Taylor. Rehearsals will start Monday, Jan. 23, and will be mostly in the late afternoon on weekdays. Performances will be the first three weeks in March. Come join Mr. Toad on his

musical mad adventures – it’s a smashing hit in more ways than one. A fee of $25 per child and parental participation are required to help mount the show. Participating children must provide some of their own make-up and performance shoes. In this version of the childhood favorite, the eccentric but likeable Toad of Toad Hall, given to “crazes,” has a problem: he is obsessed with motorcars and ends up crashing them everywhere he goes. Despite the sincere efforts of his dear friends Badger, Rat and Mole, Toad’s madness gets the best of him and he ends up in prison for his reckless driving after a hysterical episode with the judge. Toad’s enemies, the weasels, couldn’t be happier to have him behind bars as they plot to overtake Toad’s estate. You’ll be thoroughly entertained when the weasels sing their

wickedly deviant song, “The Good Life” as they plan to take over Toad Hall. Meanwhile, the jailer’s daughter, Polly, helps Toad escape prison dressed as a washerwoman. Yet another madcap scene ensues when Toad finally meets up with his friends again, and they devise a clever scheme to recapture Toad Hall from the weasels. With an exciting and humorous musical score featuring songs such as “A Danger to Society,” “Down with Toad” and “A Quiet Drive in the Country,” this charming musical adaptation has been written specifically for simple production, with a flexible cast and many great, small roles. Let the music and magic of Mr. Toad take you on a wild ride. Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse is located at 129 W. Bond St., and can be reached at (503) 325-6104. For more information, log on to www.astorstreetoprycompany.com

Sunday Afternoon Live Renowned violinist makes a stop in Raymond RAYMOND, Wash. — Sunday Afternoon Live will feature violinist Valeri Glava at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at the historic Raymond Theatre at 323 Third St. Glava’s “Musical Journey” offers a smorgasbord of delicious music from classical to bluegrass, from Broadway to the theaters of Europe, performing with accompanist Lee Tomboulian. Now a U.S. citizen, Glava is considered a national treasure in his home country, the Republic of Moldavia. He has traveled the world performing for presidents and numerous dignitaries. Although classically trained, he has a repertoire of world music that is incomparable, and an unequaled style. Fluent in Russian, French, Romanian and English in speaking, reading and writing, Glava also has experience in keyboarding, guitar and composing. Since 2009,

Violinist Valeri Glava 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 Raymond Theatre 323 Third St., Raymond, Wash. (360) 875-5831 Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door he has performed in the Venetian Trio at San Marcos Square at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In 2007-08, he performed in New York and completed a recording project with Stevie Wonder. Pianist, composer and educator Tomboulian teaches jazz improvisation at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. He earned his B.A. in composition with a minor in Theater Arts from

the University of Arkansas, his M.M. in piano performance at the University of North Texas, and studied privately with Art Lande and Giorgio Della Torza at the Naropa Institute. With an ability to play any genre of music, the multitalented Tomboulian also plays the accordion, sings and can dance the polka. Tickets for “A Musical Journey” are $10 at South Bend Pharmacy, Sagen’s Pharmacy and at the theater, or by sending a check or money order with a SASE to SAL, P.O. Box 221, South Bend, WA 98586, or by calling (360) 875-5831. Day of performance tickets are $12 at the box office. Visit Glava’s website and listen to his music at www.valeriglava.net or see him on YouTube. Ann Mergens contributed to this story for Sunday Afternoon Live.

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SEASIDE — The new owners of Oney’s Roadhouse announce various kinds of entertainment in addition to their fresh, familyfriendly menu. Sports aficionados can enjoy free pool night every Wednesday at 6 p.m. If you wish to put together a tournament, email nateeadamson@gmail.com A birthday party starts at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, with DJ Mikey B. There is no cover charge and Mikey will be raffling off two tickets to a Three 6 Mafia concert in Portland. Those with January birthdays are welcome. For song lovers, there will be karaoke at 8 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 3 and 17, and continuing the first and third Fridays of each month. For more about these and upcoming events, check out www.oneysblog.com or look for Oney’s on Facebook. Oney’s Roadhouse is located at 43125 U.S. Highway 26, and can be reached at (503) 755-2555.

Lower Columbia Preservation Society Talk addresses seismic activity and risk reduction ASTORIA — What are the seismic risks of living in the Lower Columbia region and what can residents do to reduce those risks? Geologist Tom Horning and architect Jay Raskin will provide answers to both questions in a joint lecture hosted by the Lower Columbia Preservation Society. Horning, of Horning Geosciences in Seaside, will discuss where the faults are located and what types of earthquakes may occur. Raskin, of Ecola Architects in Cannon Beach, will describe how people can adapt buildings to meet current codes, preserving both human life and buildings. Both men acknowledge what many scientists are predicting: “the big one” will likely happen in our lifetime. Horning and Raskin have become local experts on the topic and have participated in forums around the Northwest with other scholars. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Room 310 of Towler Hall, on the Clatsop Community College campus at 16th Street and Jerome Avenue. The free lecture is open to the public and will serve as the first of a two-part series about seismic related topics. A workshop will be held during the summer about the installation of tie-downs on residential foundations. For more information, call John Goodenberger at (503) 325-0209 or log on to www.lcpsweb.org

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Take passage to Seaside for ‘Tillamook Passage’ SEASIDE — The Friends of the Seaside Library will host Brian Ratty, author of the historical novel “Tillamook Passage,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Ratty will speak in the Community Room and there will be book sales, signings and refreshments.

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7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 Seaside Library 1131 Broadway, Seaside (503) 738-6742 www.seasidelibrary.org Free admission “Tillamook Passage” begins in 1787 as two American ships laden with supplies set sail from Boston for the trip around Cape Horn to the Northwest coast. Upon their arrival the traders encounter native villages on a large bay, which Captain Robert Gray names Tillamook. The Indians are initially friendly but eventually attack and the sloop Lady Washington is sunk. When two members of the crew escape, they are marooned in this remote and primitive land. Their struggle is an epic tale of clashing cultures, trust, love and conflict. Ratty is a retired media executive and a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography. He is an award-

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“Tillamook Passage,” by Brian Ratty. The author will speak about his historical novel Jan. 26, at Seaside Public Library.

winning historical fiction novelist and has written numerous articles about the Pacific Northwest. Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Broadway, across from the Sunset Empire Parks and Recreation District Youth Center and swimming pool. For more information, call (503) 738-6742 or visit seasidelibrary.org or facebook.com/seasidepubliclibrary

Where did the mystery woman go? At the end of Chapter 7, Julie and Matt thought they were finally going to get some answers from the woman in the pink scarf – only to lose her again. Is she really framing Julie for two murders? What secrets is Matt keeping about the case? Are Julie’s feelings for Matt clouding the truth? Read the full story online at coastweekend.com/lovemurder and watch for Chapter 8, written by a reader, in the Jan. 26 Coast Weekend.

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The 1965 classic musical, “The Sound of Music,” takes on a new interactive format as an audienceparticipation singalong. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Open your Von Trapp and sing “The Sound of Music Sing-Along” comes to Astoria

aven’t you ever secretly wished you could sing in a major motion picture musical? At 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, you’ll have your chance. Wear your peasant blouse and lace-up vest, WWII German Army uniform, wool cape or lederhosen and sing your heart out at “The Sound of Music Sing-Along,” presented by the Astoria International Film Festival and the Liberty Theater. The singalong celebrates the 45th anniversary of the 1965 movie musical that won five Academy Awards, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein have become international classics, including “Edelweiss,” “Sixteen Going On Seventeen,” “Doe a Deer” and “Climb Every Mountain.” Audiences around the world have discovered the fun of singing their hearts out along with Maria, the Captain, the nuns and the Von Trapp children. Don’t know all the words? Don’t worry - you’ll be able to read the lyrics as subtitles throughout the show. And it’s not just dressing like the characters that makes “The Sound of Music SingAlong” so irresistible. Be creative! Bring props such as jam and bread. Make a costume that will have your fellow audience members guessing – a brown paper package tied up with string, perhaps? Get ready to scream as your

rowboat tips over and boo and hiss at the haughty Baroness. “The Sound of Music” won five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, Best Score and Best Film Editing.

costs and low returns for “Cleopatra” (made in 1963) nearly bankrupted the studio. Fox sold tickets in advance for a higher price than normal. This system worked to their advantage, creating excitement for the film's general re-

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• The house that was used as the Von Trapp home was actually owned by actress Hedy Lamarr. • The film is one of only four productions to win

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Tony (1960) and the Best Picture Oscar (1965). The

It also received two Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture, musical or comedy, and Best Actress in a musical or comedy. The film became the first feature to surpass 1939’s “Gone with the Wind” as the biggest moneymaker in movie history. According to www.the-soundof-music-guide.com, the movie is credited as being the film that saved 20th Century Fox, after high production

lease. “The Sound of Music” movie became the longest-running and top grossing film in many theaters. “The Sound of Music Sing-Along” is the perfect interactive theater choice for all ages. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Liberty Theater Box Office, 1203 Commercial St., from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and two hours prior to curtain.

The sing-along celebrates the 45th anniversary of the 1965 movie musical that won five Academy Awards.

other three are “My Fair Lady” (1957/1964), “A Man For All Seasons” (1962/1966) and “Amadeus” (1981/1984). • The song "Edelweiss" was written for the musical and is little known in Austria. It was the last song Oscar Hammerstein II wrote before his death in 1960.

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Less is more Welcome to 2012. In with the new. Out with the old. Take a good look around your home, your work space and your head. It’s a perfect time to say goodbye to clutter and welcome a leaner, cleaner start to a New Year.

f old habits die hard, why are new ones so hard to implement? Why are we human beings so addicted to our “stuff”? In the Jan. 1 issue of Parade magazine, Gayle King (Oprah Winfrey’s longtime best friend) lists her number one 2012 goal as “to get better organized. That always seems to elude me.” She’s not alone. Clutter can take over your life, or in the extreme, cause your demise. Most famous for a fatal case of clutter are the Collyer brothers, Homer and Langley, who became known for their compulsive hoarding. In 1947, they were both eventually discovered dead in the New York City brownstone they inhabited, surrounded by more than 140 tons of collected items that they had amassed over several decades. But what about us, the day-to-day mess-makers who seek order and escape from our chaos? Our clutter has become big business. Professional organizers make house calls to our homes and our businesses; there are monthly magazines, a slew of how-to books and online coaches. According to the U.S. Census, 40 mil-

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lion Americans move each year. The Self Stor- three to four sessions is the norm. Work In boxes a day. That should take us a year or more age Association estimates that throughout the Progress has a user-friendly website, to finish! Thank goodness for storage facilities,” U.S., there are more than 50,000 mini-storage www.workinprogressorganizing.com, and a said Cindy, who is captivated by the practice of facilities. Seventy percent free monthly newsletter full Feng Shui, the Chinese art of arranging things in of the units are filled by of a variety of topics, sug- order to achieve energy, harmony and balance. households, providing the gestions and pertinent orKate and Bill Lamb, who weekend in lion’s share of the more ganizing information. Gearhart, just completed a full home remodel, than $20 billion in revTwo Clatsop County which they occupied during construction. “We — Tracy Rempel families, one recently expe- moved everything in the house into an upstairs enues. And according to Randy Curs, who co-owns Work In Progress Organizing riencing a move and the storage area. We didn’t see any of it for the betGearhart’s 135-unit Pacific other a large remodel, had a ter part of a year. You know what? We didn’t Mini Storage, some of their few thoughts about their ac- miss it, and now that we’re done, we still don’t. renters have had spaces for 10 years or more. cumulations. Most of it is still there and it feels so much betOne person rents three units, and has for years, Seaside residents Jeff and Cindy Daly re- ter without it. Get your stuff in order and your never missing a monthly payment – and to cently sold a house, combining the contents of mind will be in order. Sentimentality is imporCurs’ knowledge, never goes near the place. two homes into one. “On our move, I would tant to me, but photos are great – I’ll carry the Tracy Rempel, owner of Beaverton-based have gotten rid of half the stuff – and our goal rest in my heart,” said the happily resettled and Work In Progress Organizing, honed her orga- now is to unpack and/or get rid of at least two reorganized Kate. nizational skills in Clatsop County. From 2002 to 2005, she was the Astoria School District band director. Since 2006, Rempel has been busy promoting good riddance of excess and Tips from organizeclutter.net: implementing systems to free up both time and space. Her criteria for identifying excess is a good one: “If its not beautiful or useful, it’s Golden Rule No. 1: If you don’t use or love it, it’s either trash or a doclutter! And clutter crowds our lives, our minds nation. Donations are things someone else could use. Trash is someand our homes.” Using a nonjudgmental apthing no one can use. proach, Rempel helps her clients ultimately decide what they want to eliminate or revamp. Reorganizing in small doses, room by room or Golden Rule No. 2: If you have to move more than one thing to get desk drawer by drawer, creates a lifelong posito the thing you need, you have stuff in the way of your stuff. tive experience. Rempel says, “My clients are all happier when they declutter. Less stuff leads to an easier life.” Her onsite single sessions last three to four hours, and depending on the client,

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User comments on organizing at online how-to website wikihow.com: “Organized doesn’t just mean tidy. The purpose of organization is to be able to find, exchange and evaluate items quickly. But organization can also help keep things tidy by providing a quick, logical system for adding and removing things from easy-to-use, somewhat uniform-appearing groups and by preventing unnecessary purchases due to misplaced items.”

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Coast Weekend Editorial Assistant Linda Lebrun shows that even quiltaholics can enjoy an organized, clutterfree sewing room.

“You can only accurately know what space you have when you’ve cleaned up. If you don’t really take a hard look at what you’re stuffing in your spaces, you’ll waste time and money organizing stuff you don’t need. Group like items; declutter regularly.” “Know what ‘organized’ looks and feels like. Organized spaces are simple to use. They have enough room for the items. Organized space feels calm, open and welcoming.” “If you use something, put it back.”

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Bonnie Cozby, president of the Peninsula Arts Association, remodeled a small, narrow bedroom into a home office, with space for two computers, a gun safe, home storage and a TV and recliner. “Once we realized we were stackers rather than filers, filling the space with deep dresser drawers was the perfect answer to keeping things in order,” says Cozby. “The room is less than 9 feet wide and about 11.5 feet long. The dressers hold photo paper and printer paper of all weights and styles, basic office supplies,camera equipment and accessories, some finished photography prints, laptop and Peninsula Arts Association ‘stuff.’ There are drawers dedicated to table linens, a gift drawer and one for cards and stationery. We even have a couple empty for the moment.”

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y now, many regular readers will see troducing five people to their first taste of cacSalmon a la Diabla ($13.95) came blanthe heading above and wonder why tus, and had a few things new even to me. keted with a spicy, orange-hued sauce, perhaps I bother reviewing Tex-Mex restauWe started off with a Mexican pizza inspired by salmon’s own natural flesh pigment. rants at all. Just three weeks ago in ($7.95), which I didn’t expect to actually be the The fish was delicious and satisfying, but I’d my year-end review, I referred to size of a pizza. A thick flour tortilla tries, in like to have seen it sided by something different the stuff as “boring, over-cheesed, vain, to support beans, ground beef, cheese and from the beans and Spanish rice that accomover-sauced, predictable crapola.” Before The tomatoes. With Tex-Mex, more is more, so pany everything else. Mouth is forced to eat his words, let him back- while the edges were crispy and reasonable to Beef ribs ($13.25) seemed intriguing. I track a bit. work with, the middle was a muddle of grease, wondered what I’d get from this type of cuisine, First of all, while that but my server was either unstatement is a broad generalable to understand my quesization that does reflect many tion, or unable to articulate his of my past reviews, it was also answer in my mother tongue. put there specifically to highLuckily, I like surprises. light the difference between Thinly cut short ribs were Tex-Mex and more authentic well seasoned and, though not Mexican cuisine, which I was falling-off-the-bone tender, writing about. But to answer weren’t tough either. Again, my question, I bother to keep the beans and rice didn’t rereviewing Tex-Mex because I ally go along. I asked for a occasionally find a place spicier sauce and was brought worth recommending. a bright green hell-hot paste In the year-end piece, I that, with a fresh lime COAST WEEKEND’S LOCAL RESTAURANT REVIEW follow the “crapola” statement squeeze, both made my rice mouth@coastweekend.com with “once in a while, that’s more interesting and sold anwhat I’m looking for.” In this case, it was my melted cheese and the liquid that seeped out of other beer. The ribs also come with a whole out-of-town guests who were looking for Tex- the tomatoes. But it tasted good enough, and I marinated and grilled cactus pad, which is Mex, but on the drive to Gearhart to try one of was content letting the rest of them fill up on it. sliced and beautifully fanned out on the plate. the few such places that I’d not been, I admit I Tortilla soup ($6.95) was introduced to a couple Gran Jefe ($17.25) is a more high-end started to warm to the idea. of my guests. El Mariachi Loco’s recipe is less combo platter. It features a prawn kebab with Though housed in a strip mall (usually not spicy than I prefer, but perfect for first-timers. darkly roasted peppers and onions, a seasoned a good sign), El Mariachi Loco has a grilled pork chop, beef carnitas that would pleasant atmosphere within. High-backed be at home in an authentic Mexican taco, booths, ample lighting and colorful decor and a side dish of scallops a la crema – are among the dining room’s amenities. small but surprisingly tender scallops in a Subdued lighting, spacious tables and a slightly thickened cream sauce. In addimore intimate setting await in the cantina. tion to the beans and rice, it’s served with I found both to have their own advantages either corn or flour tortillas in a steamer in different situations. tray. Like most restaurants of its ilk, El Para El Patron ($17.95) is basically Mariachi Loco is quick on the draw with the Tender shredded chicken is topped with the rich the protein sampler. This dish contains a seacomplimentary chips and salsa. The chips are chicken broth and pureed beans, while a raft of soned and grilled chicken breast, a pork chop, warm and fresh, and the salsa, though loose and crunchy long tortilla strips keep afloat a trinity carne asada (a 1/4-inch thick grilled steak) and runny, is bright and flavorful; not too spicy, save of sour cream, pico de gallo and freshly-diced camarones Monterey (bacon-wrapped prawns for that of the fresh onion. avocado. The amazing thing about this soup topped with melted Jack cheese), with a whole Out-of-town guests or not, this is the point was its uncanny resemblance to the photo in the fried jalapeno, grilled whole scallions and fresh of the meal where my expertise is forced on the menu. I held it up next to our bowl and it was an guacamole atop the beans and rice. table. I make strong suggestions about what almost reflective representation. Those looking for familiar Tex-Mex combo should be ordered, and launch into tirades about I’ve had enough Tex-Mex combo plates to meals and those interested in a different take on new and exotic flavors and experiences pre- know what to expect, and the burritos, enchi- familiar ingredients will both do well at El vailing over tired familiarity and banality. But I ladas, tacos and chile rellenos were the same Mariachi Loco. was shut down right away. It became obvious here as elsewhere – I won’t describe them. BeI did feel slight regret that a traditionally that if I wanted to experience the octopus cock- tween the out-of-town guests I hold more sway overdressed, guitar-wielding madman did not tail, I’d have to order it myself. However, it over, and subsequent visits with those who do froth with insanity at our table for tips, but I’ve wasn’t a total loss. Though burritos, enchiladas what they’re told, I managed to branch out to been told on occasion that I take restaurant and tacquitos were ordered, I did succeed in in- more remote sections of the massive menu. names too literally.

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Strips of carne asada, pollo asada and cactus line the molcajete, a basalt bowl filled with sizzling shrimp, onion, fried beans, chorizo and bacon at El Mariachi Loco in Gearhart.

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Though burritos, enchiladas and tacquitos were ordered, I did succeed in introducing five people to their first taste of cactus, and had a few things new even to me.

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Someone and the Whoevers include (left to right) Jon Sprouse, Chantelle Krause, Anderue Buckingham and Leon Matlock. Nicholas McPhatter is not pictured.

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Astoria High School Musical students band together for a cause ASTORIA — New local band Someone and the Whoevers will provide music and entertainment at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at Astoria High School, to benefit the Sexual Minorities Youth Resource Center. SMYRC offers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Questioning (LGBTQ) youth the opportunity to explore their lives and be themselves in a safe, accepting environment. The concert features rock and roll from the ‘60s through the present. Songs by bands such as The Beatles, Heart, Muse and Paramore are among the eclectic musical choices. It is the brainchild of Astoria High School senior Chantelle Krause, who has put the benefit together as her senior project. “I was looking for a good cause to raise money for as my senior project,” said Krause. “When I heard about SMYRC, and then visited their Portland loca-

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Someone and the Whoevers 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 Astoria High School 1001 W. Marine Drive, Astoria Tickets $5 in advance, $8 at the door, cash only tion, I knew that was the group to benefit. SMYRC saves lives, period. So I decided to throw this concert together. Because I’m just crazy like that.” Someone and the Whoevers is a young band that includes Krause on lead vocals,

piano, keyboards, trumpet, French horn and occasional backing vocals; Jon Sprouse on lead guitar and trombone; Anderue Buckingham on rhythm guitar and backing vocals; Leon Matlock on bass guitar and backing vocals; and Nicholas McPhatter on drums. Throughout the show, guest musicians will come onstage to add their individual talents. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Astoria High School auditorium, 1001 W. Marine Drive. Refreshments will be available, and Freedom Shirts of Seaside will provide T-shirts for preorder ($30). Admission is $5 in advance and $8 at the door and will be on a cash-only basis. For ticketing information, contact chan.krause12@gmail.com For more about SMYRC, visit www.smyrc.org

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Long Beach Peninsula Treasure the beach and keep it clean LONG BEACH PENINSULA, Wash. — In the midst of all the North Coast beauty, does the litter on the beach ever bother you? Do you ever wonder what you could do about it? Come out to any Peninsula beach approach at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, for the GrassRoots Garbage Gang’s Beach Cleanup or join an AdoptA-Beach group at their assigned section (the GRGG can help connect you), and you can help make a huge difference. There will be a potluck with a speaker at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Peninsula Baptist Church, 23802 Pacific Way in Ocean Park, Wash. Clay Nichols, a semi-retired geologist and engineer, will talk about “Cascadia’s Beaches: Coming and Going.” His topic will include some recent research results on probable global sea level changes and how they will affect the area. Cleanup materials will be distributed to Adopt-A-Beach groups at that time. Help is still needed managing a few areas, including Westgate RV Park (208th) south to the Pedestrian sign at 199th; 177th to 170th (satellite

tower); 120th south to 105th; 144th to Cranberry Approach; 30th Street slough down to Trails End/NACO RV Park and Beards Hollow slough down to Beards Hollow. Plus, every January there is an additional six miles of beach to clean – Oysterville going north as far as can safely be driven. If you have a group – maybe your family, friends or co-workers – who would like to adopt a beach, contact Shelly@OurBeach.org This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Peninsula’s organized beach cleanups, and the first one of the year marks the 30th cleanup. Over the past years, with the help of thousands of volunteers, more than 100 tons of debris have been removed. The GrassRoots Garbage Gang is an all-volunteer Washington state not-for-profit group that cleans up the Peninsula beaches in Southwest Washington. Each January, April and July hundreds of volunteers clean the Peninsula’s 25-mile beach. Support comes from volunteers, local businesses, the city of Long Beach, Marine Resource Committee, Washington State Parks and many others. For more information, visit www.ourbeach.org

Writers On The Edge Author Peter Rock to speak and read NEWPORT — Meet author Peter Rock at Writers On The Edge, part of the Nye Beach Writers’ Series, Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Newport Visual Arts Center. Rock is an associate professor of creative writing at Reed College in Portland, where he has taught since 2001. He was born and raised in Salt Lake City, and is the author of novels “My Abandonment,” “The Unsettling,” “The Bewildered,” “The Ambidextrist,” “This Is the Place” and “Carnival Wolves.” In an interview with James Warner for the literary website identitytheory.com, Rock talked about his penchant for writing in the voices of young teens. "I'm stuck back there when a girl skateboarding is the most beautiful thing in the world and any blowing piece of magazine could be a 1976 Playboy," he said. Many of his books center around themes of “normal” society at odds with the will to live an “untamed” life. Rock attended Deep Springs College, received a bachelor of arts in English from Yale University and held a Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University. He has taught fiction at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Deep Springs College and in the MFA program at San Francisco State University. His stories and freelance writings have appeared widely, and he is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.

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The show begins at 7 p.m. in the second floor meeting room of the Newport Visual Arts Center, located at 777 N.W. Beach Drive (across from the Nye Beach Turnaround). General admission is $6 at the door, and students are always admitted free. Light refreshments will be available. The Writers’ Series open mic will take place following intermission. Audience members are encouraged to read, sing or recite original work for up to five minutes. Open mic slots are available to the first 10 writers who sign up. No preregistration is required. Upcoming author appearances in the Nye Beach Writers’ Series include: Feb. 18 – Ingrid Wendt and Don Colburn March 17 – Lidia Yuknavitch April 14 – Scot Siegel and Bette Husted May 19 – Elizabeth Eslami June 21 – Molly Gloss July 21 – Sid Miller Writers On The Edge is supported by admission dollars, individual donations and a grant from the Lincoln County Cultural Trust. Books by featured authors are provided for autographing and sales by Nye Beach Books. All donations to Writers On The Edge are fully tax-deductible. For more information, visit www.writersontheedge.org

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Peter Rock, Reed College professor of creative writing, talks about his novels at the Nye Beach Writers’ Series “Writers On The Edge” event Saturday, Jan. 21, in Newport.

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“The American Quilt Trail 2012” wall calendar is available at locations including the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum.

Tillamook County Quilt Trail Local block featured in national quilt trail calendar TILLAMOOK COUNTY — The Tillamook County Quilt Trail is represented in the month of February in a calendar titled “The American Quilt Trail 2012.” The photos are compiled by Suzi Parron, the author of “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement.” Dean and Patti Tohl’s dairy barn is featured, showing the quilt block titled Mt. Hood, with a view of the Coast Range in the background. Calendars are available at the Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce, Second Street Public Market, Latimer Quilt and Textile Center and the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. The quilt trail will be featured in two books this year as well, along with quilt trails across the nation. The TCQT is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. Proceeds from the sale of the calendar will go toward sustaining and expanding the quilt trail.

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Booklet explains grafting and budding techniques to propagate plants CORVALLIS — Most plants multiply from seeds following germination and seedling development. Others reproduce when their parts – stems, roots or leaves – are combined with another plant to encourage growth as a unified plant. The process is called grafting and budding. The resulting plants from these vegetative (asexual) combinations are called clones and are identical to the parent plant. An updated publication available through the Extension offices of Oregon State University, Washington State University and University of Idaho describes in an 18-page illustrated book why gardeners and growers graft and bud, and how to do it. “Propagation of Plants by Grafting and Budding, PNW 496” is available online free of charge at http://bit.ly/vvm5sH In grafting, a piece of stem containing three to four vegetative buds is inserted into the stem of the plant that will be the root system for the unified plant. For budding, or bud grafting, a single vegetative bud on a stem is excised and attached to the stem of the rootstock. It is called a budded plant and is preferred when plant material is in limited supply. “The major objective of grafting or budding is to multiply plants identical (true to type) to the parent plant,” said G.N.M. Kumar, an associate professor department of horticulture and landscape architecture at WSU. “Although other methods of propagation are simpler, grafting and budding in plants such as fruit trees are used commonly to repair damaged plants or derive certain benefits from root stocks,” he said. In certain cases, grafting and budding can allow cultivation of fruit varieties when climate or soil in the area to be planted are not favorable to start new trees, Kumar said. “Grafting and budding can allow us to change the out-dated variety of a well-established orchard. This will be more economical than establishing a new orchard.” The booklet describes factors that affect success of grafting or budding and provides information on grafting and budding methods, best season to propagate and tools and materials required to achieve success in grafting and budding. The OSU Extension Service is the statewide educational outreach arm of the university; it helps Oregonians find solutions to priority economic, social and environmental issues and delivers research-based educational programs in agriculture, forestry, family and community development, marine and fresh water issues and 4-H youth development.

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This is Profane Sass: (left to right) Ben, Kiwi (seated on fence) Tomas and Nico. The band will play at Hazel’s Tavern Jan. 21.

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Americana group kicks off new tour in Astoria ASTORIA — Americana quartet Profane Sass consists of Kiwi (Reno, Nev.) on banjo, Tomas (Ames, Iowa) on mandolin, Nico (Manzanita) on acoustic bass, and Ben (Toronto, Ontario) on fiddle. Their music captures the essential elements of folk and mountain music with a punk edge supported upon a foundation of traditional undertones. The arrangement of voices and instrumentation keeps the audience on its toes by changing dynamic tempos, complex vocal harmonies, constant high energy, virtuoso instrumental solos and the shifting of tongues from contemplative English to romantic Spanish. Having played in various bands in a number of cities, states and countries throughout the

Profane Sass 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 Hazel’s Tavern 1313 Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 325-6200 No cover years, the group coalesced in the winter of 2010 in New Orleans, reportedly during a Friday night moonshine-fueled raging bonfire. After completing two full U.S. tours in a Subaru that finally gave up the ghost, the band went back to their hobo roots for a rambling Canadian tour playing streets, houses, bars and the places in be-

tween, their only transportation the Canadian rail system and hitchhiking. They even showed up on CBC. Taking full advantage of a lull in the tour, they recorded a new album at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall in Montreal. They went on hiatus for a few months to recharge and refocus and with a new van being converted to run on vegetable oil, a new record ready to be released and a looming tour of North, Central and South America, Profane Sass is ready to kick it off in Oregon. They will perform at Hazel’s Tavern, 1313 Marine Drive, at 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. There is no cover charge. For more information, call Hazel’s Tavern at (503) 3256200.

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Trail’s End Art Center New art class offers something different GEARHART — A new and unusual art class called “Adventures in Art” will be offered by Shirley Dahlsten at the Trail’s End Art Center. The class will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 26 and running for 10 weeks. The class will include basic drawing, painting and design, but will also include the “fantastic” in wearable art and a “Design Performance Show” in March. Any skill level is welcome, but an ability to work independently is required. There is no fee for the class, but a donation to the Trail’s End Art Association is suggested. To enroll, attend the Jan. 26 class with pencil and drawing paper in hand. Trail’s End Art Association Art Center is located at 656 A St., across from the fire station, and can be reached at (503) 717-9458 or through the website at www.trailsendart.org

“Adventures in Art” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 26 Trail’s End Art Center 656 A St., Gearhart (503) 717-9458 www.trailsendart.org Donations welcome

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NEWPORT — The last year was a memorable one for the Oregon Coast Aquarium, according to aquarium staff, and they applaud the community and some of the area’s nonprofit organizations with whom it collaborated in 2011. “The aquarium is a nonprofit facility itself, and relies on visitor-related revenues, grants and donations to finance our annual operations,” said Carrie Lewis, aquarium president and CEO. “We understand the challenges of raising funds to accomplish a mission, so we want to thank the community and acknowledge some of the organizations we worked with in 2011.” Oregon Coast Aquarium collaborations in 2011 included: • South Beach Cleanup Aquarium staff teamed up with SOLV, The Surfrider Foundation and Thompson’s Sanitary for the annual beach cleanup at South Beach. • Fisheries Day - The Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Newport Fisherman’s Wives and Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission teamed up to offer Fisheries Day Dec. 28. A day of activities at the aquarium celebrating the sustainable Oregon Dungeness crab fishery included samples of fresh Dungeness crab, information tables, hands-on activities for children and information about sea safety. • The 2011 Oyster Cloyster The annual event at the aquarium raised funds for the Oregon Coast Community College (OCCC) Aquarium Science Program. An evening of indulgence in exotic oyster appetizers and other dishes creatively prepared by professional chefs helped fund OCCC Aquarium Science program and materials. • The 2011 Chocolate Classic - In a Roaring ’20s setting, the aquarium hosted Lincoln

County’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) annual fundraiser Jan. 29. The event, blending art, creativity and chocolate flavors into a fun event where chocolatiers, chefs, bakers and chocolate artisans competed, benefited programs for seniors provided by RSVP. • Educational Outreach – Oregon Coast Aquarium educators embarked on a new season of outreach, bringing marine science programs to schools in counties all over Oregon and southwest Washington. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade learned about fascinating topics from whales and invertebrates to sharks and marine mammals. • Ocean Literacy Symposium - In a collaborative effort with the Lincoln County School District, Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center and Oregon Sea Grant, the aquarium held Lincoln County’s first ever K-12 Ocean Literacy Symposium Aug. 30. The partnership is working to improve Lincoln County students’ ocean literacy by providing better access to the vast knowledge of local marine and coastal agencies to teachers and students. Since the partnership has formed, it has been recognized for excellence in its Ocean Literacy Program, including the Coastal America Partnership Award, Confederation of Oregon School Administrator’s (COSA) Excellence in Curriculum Achievement Award and will be featured as a case study for the West Coast Governor’s Agreement on Ocean Health. The Oregon Coast Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational attraction dedicated to the highest quality aquatic and marine science programs for recreation and education so the public better understands, cherishes, and conserves the world’s natural marine and coastal resources.

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