June 2016 • vol 17 • issue 209 HIPFiSH HIPFiSH MONTHLYalternative press serving the lower columbia pacific region Annual 14th Festival — ASTORIA PRIDE — Astoria Music a new city-wide festival June 17 to July 3 is a celebration for all!
A Celebration of - From BEETHOVEN to
The Harbor Compassion Plus a 5 Year Plan
Have You Hugged a Troll Today? HorseFest 49th Scandinavian Equine Excellence at Midsummer Festival June 17-20 CC Fairgrounds June 25 Changing your Limiting Beliefs Basic PSYCH-K Workshop Rita Soman, MA, CADC III (Recommended by Dr. Bruce Lipton, PhD) Saturday & Sunday June 25 & 26 (10am – 6pm) CEUs included Hampton Inn in Astoria 201 39th St. Astoria, OR EMPOWER YOURSELF Call to register: 503.667.2023 Imogen More info: www.ritasoman.com Gallery contemporary works Angela Sidlo 240 11th street, astoria, or • 5 0 3 . 4 6 8 . 0 6 2 0 mon – sat 11 to 5:30, sun 11 to 4 • www.imogengallery.com Health Coach Certified Reflexologist Holistic Aromatherapist Integrative Nutrition follow us on facebook in Astoria finn 503.338.9921 ware call for an appt.
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66th Annual Register Astoria’s Inaugural Pride MADDOX DANCE STUDIO Now Dance Recitals SUMMER DANCE! A new city-wide festival is a celebration for all on-stage at the Astoria High School Begins June 28 - July 15 Auditorium. Saturday, June18, 6pm ON JUNE 9, 2016, Astoria’s inaugural PRIDE FEST Classes for all ages kicks off. As you stroll or cruise down Commercial, Sunday June 19, 3pm & 6pm Ballet • Tap • Jazz • Acrobatics you see PRIDE Flags interspersed between Astoria 389 S. Main Ave. Warrenton Music Festival flags, and various businesses dressing Teachers from New York 503-861-1971 maddoxdancers.com window storefronts in rainbow colors, as is the spirit Las Vegas and Hollywood. of tradition for city festivals in Astoria. FLOW 40 Intermediate thru Things change, morph, grow, transform. Ain’t it advanced groupings beautiful! In the mid 90’s the LGBT community on July 20 - 23 AGES 8 & UP the coast was active on many levels. Potlucks, mixers, shared space with the Clatsop County Aids Coalition at the No. 10 6th St. building (destroyed by fire) on the Astoria waterfront, a “gay films galore” movie night . . . one activity comes to mind—getting to- gether with folks to get the postage on the newslet- AMERICANAMERICAN HEROESHEROES ter, or mailers for various events, a social function of the past for certain. We can accomplished on state and national levels for equal- Marko Liias, openly look back ity and human rights legislation – a chain reaction gay senator from North Coast at that time, of consciousness raising and a great awareness of the mid 90s, all-inclusiveness, and how much better it works for Washington, Symphonic Band when we humanity. with Finnish- were OUT on Today, the new Lower Columbia Q Center, (soon Astoria roots, joins 7:30pm Sunday, July 3rd the COAST to establish 501c3 status) reaches way “out.” The with fond LCQC is positioned to assist the coastal community local organzers,Tessa Liberty Theater memories; at a new paradigm of understanding, healing and James Scheller and 7pm Pre-show: North Coast Jazz Ensemble our courage, exploration. We are after all, an evolving species. care and joy And, it has become apparent that people of all walks Dinah Urell as parade Soloists: Andy & Rachel Becker in building of life have discovered that celebrating who we are, marshalls. Doors open 6:45pm 1203 Commercial, Astoria FREE! donations encouraged community, rather than who we shouldn’t be, is just really a whole and gaining lot more fun. visibility. So it is with greatest joy, A HAPPY HAPPY What’s dif- INAUGURAL ASTORIA PRIDE TO ALL! ferent now? - Dinah Urell, a proud-to-be OUT on the COAST Newsletter 1999. The strides PRIDE Parade Grand Marshall.
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IN CONJUNCTION with Inaugu- ral ASTORIA PRIDE WEEKEND, KALA proudly presents the “The Curator Mark Woolley Coast is Queer” with special Saturday The guest curator, noted Portland June 25 Gallerist Mark Woolley. The exhibit presents queer- MADNESS 9:00 AM identified artists, a celebration of LADY to of diverse art being produced in BRIGHT Oregon by queer artists. The art- 4:30 PM ists selected are and but not all necessarily exploring queerness in their art--they are just produc- ing interesting, well crafted Marco Davis Clatsop County Fairgrounds Nancy Montgomery and highly original works that Astoria, Oregon reflect their inner vision.” Artists Directed by Daric Moore FREE Admission include; Paul Soriano, Dorothy Sen Goode, Wesley Youni, Chuck E. INcavo Lower-Columbia-HorseFest Bloom, Tabor Porter and Greg Carrigan, Marne Lucas, and Sid • Vet Talk Deluca. • Nutrition Specialists Complimentary apps, and Don’t Miss This Historic No-Host Cocktail Bar continues • Multi-discipline demos through the eve and celebratory The Coast is QUEER @ KALA piece of Gay Theater, • Fun for the entire family! weekend, light dancing follows. Thursday, KALA is located at 1017 FEATURING: Marine Drive in Astoria. The Art Exhibit June 9 Mitch & JoLinn Hoover of COAST IS QUEER, open Sunday @ KALA. MJ Rising H Ranch, top NW June 12, Noon to 4pm. Sat/Sun Opens June 11 clinicians in Mountain Trail thru June Noon to 4pm. 8pm. $10 and Western Disciplines. Assistance from Shepard Road Mountain Trail. 3 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com KALA
“Every day, every night,it’s BOOK LAUNCH @ KALA the fabulous blues brothers June and sisters at the new Mom’s Cab. 17 better than ever. Call us folks. Robert Michael Pyle
Give us a test ride. You’ll feel Chinook & Chanterelle regal. We’ll get you there “ on time, in style. KALA welcomes naturalist writer Robert Michael Pyle, Friday June nary even as they 17, in a celebration book launch of his second full-length book of find the extraor- poetry, Chinook & Chanterelle, published by LOST HORSE PRESS. dinary in physical Doors open at 7pm, reading to begin at 7:30pm, and a compli- details that we mentary light salmon buffet follows, plus book sales and signings. too often look Admission is $8. right through. MoM’s Cab, LLC As we near the summer solstice, an evening with author Pyle Pyle is Ameri- is a perfect companion to call in the season that allows us more ca’s best-known 503.325.8210 503.325.8715 time spent with nature and lepidopterist, au- in a time of year we may thoring entomo- like to get closer to our logical texts, such own nature. American as The Audubon author Floyd Skloot says of Society Field Chinook & Chanterelle, “At Guide to North the heart of this marvelous American But- book is the saving grace of terflies, Watching close observation, the life- Washington Butterflies, and of his nine books of prose, butterfly affirming depth of feeling takes precedent—one road trip, ‘an 88,000-mile sprint to every and engagement and under- corner of America’ produced Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly standing of birds, butterflies, Big Year, ‘part road-trip tale, part travelogue, and part memoir of fish, crit¬ters, the rich flora people and species Pyle encountered along the way.’ all around us. Pyle savors LOST HORSE PRESS, independent and non-profit, based in and praises, seeing what Sandpoint, Idaho, has produced a handsome book; a ribbed joins us to our environment natural fiber cover produces an art print quality of Thea Pyle’s wood and what it can show us of cuts, the inside front and back, flanked by a luminescent gold pa- ourselves, lift¬ing his and per—this a delight that digital books cannot compete with. our spirits.” Rich in natural images, Please Join KALA Friday, June 17, 7:30pm, (doors open 7pm) stories, and indelible epi- $8, includes complimentary salmon buffet. To read Robert sodes from the whole world Michael Pyle is spirit-awakening, for his exuberance towards na- around us, Pyle’s poems also ture, his honesty and lively wit shine on, and then to hear Pyle track the territory of loss and read Pyle is just a dandy pleasure. grief—for his late wife Thea—as it rises onto the higher ground of KALA, 1017 Marine Drive in Astoria. 503.38.4878 rediscovery, redemption, and re-enchantment. They exalt the ordi-
ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE writes essay, poetry, and fiction from an old Swedish farmstead along a tributary of LIGHT, SWEET, CRUDE the Lower Columbia River in southwestern Washington. His twenty books By Robert Michael Pyle include Wintergreen and The Tangled Bank. A Guggenheim Fellow, he has S “The price of light, sweet, crude is up received the John Burroughs Medal ten dollars a barrel,” said the radio and several other writing awards. Pyle’s poems have appeared in magazines this morning. Oil that is. 10am including the North American Review, U and in a chapbook, Letting the Flies Out. “Light, sweet, crude”— is this the only Evolution of the Genus IRIS was his first to entity whose name is made full-length book of poems; Chinook & N entirely of adjectives? Chanterelle is his second collection from 3pm Lost Horse Press. D “Great Spangled Fritillary” comes on to mind, and “Big Brown Bat”—but they’re tied down by nouns in the end. Ric’s Poetry Mic A New Venue 12th Vaguely salacious, “light, sweet, crude” Might limn relationship these days, how some New Night Y folks like to keep romance. FORMERLY “The Last Tuesday Poetry Open Mic” has a new name, a new place to meet and a new Neither hog bellies nor sugar beets, date. In honor of the founder Ric Vrana, the event S Grain futures or carbon credits— will be called Ric’s Poetry Mic and will be held at Surely no other commodity name WineKraft, 80 10th Street (on the west end of the Pier 11 Building) in Astoria. The event moves to the May 8 oils imagination, greases desire, lubricates first Tuesday of every month, resuming on Tuesday, lust as this one does. For don’t we all, July 5. Readings are from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with be honest now, like things a little bit sign up to read at 6:45 p.m. All poetry friends are that way? welcome to come to read and listen. ?’s-Contact: - Oct 16 Mary Lou McAuley
5 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com Na Rosai It’s obvious to young people, if not to Clinton won the New York primary due to Today Jill Stein and those who customarily vote for the “lesser massive suppression of would-be Sanders the Green Party platform of evils,” that the Democratic Party is wholly voters, it may be that the fix is now in. In could eventually gain corrupted. For several decades they have that case, even if Sanders wins big enough in enough support from dis- utilized party insiders, called superdelegates, remaining contests to come to the conven- affected Democrats and tion burgeoning Independents ahead, to pressure the corrupted system toward the su- reform. While Stein stresses combatting Why the Green Party Deserves Serious Consideration by Stephen Berk perdel- inequality and addressing climate change as egates does Sanders, she goes further than the Ver- could mont senator on most issues, and she fron- Celtic Concert not voted for in primaries, as some thirty per keep him from the nomination. Should tally attacks the warfare state, which Sanders cent of the total. These political profession- Clinton, with the aid of party insiders, defeat has tacitly supported. Stein realizes we will cbhistory.org als are pledged to squelch any populistic Sanders progressives, it may well be time not be able to relieve student debt and June 17 @ 7 p.m. 503-436-9301 insurgency and see to it that the establish- for them to consider voting for a third party reintroduce free public college education, Tickets are $12 Cannon Beach History Center & Museum ment’s candidate, in this nor green the infrastructure to combat case Hillary Clinton, gains climate change without abolishing our the nomination. During the massive imperial overstretch. Thus primaries, Clinton has relied she would close more than 700 US on hundreds of millions she military bases around the world while has raked in from big finan- cutting the bloated “defense” budget cial institutions like Goldman by over 50 percent (still leaving it by Sachs, as well as a fossil fuel far the highest in the world). And she industry that resists effec- would end arms shipments to coun- tive action against climate tries, including Israel, which violate change, and gargantuan human rights. In an interview with agribusiness, personified by Todd Chretien of Socialist Worker, she companies like Monsanto, decries the $6 trillion spent on “wars which have done so much to for oil or wars on terror, whatever obliterate small independent you call them” since 9/11/01. The farmers, especially in the devastation in Iraq, with over a million poor countries of the Global South. Bernie that could eventually drive the Democrats Iraqis killed, she states, laid the groundwork Sanders’ insurgent campaign, which has leftward. for the Islamic State, as al-Qaeda grew out stressed ending massive wealth inequalities Dr. Jill Stein, now running for the second of our actions in Afghanistan. Locating the and building green infrastructure to combat time on the Green ticket, states that third “origins of Jihadist terrorism” in “the CIA climate change, has gamely competed with parties have played influential roles in US and the Saudi monarchy, which created this the behemoth Clinton machine by raising history. The Liberty Party of the 1840s religious, extremist force…to fight the USSR small contributions from millions of people. influenced the coalition that would form the in Afghanistan,” she states we created a But Sanders draws his support in good part new Republican Party, as the Whigs, one of “Frankenstein monster. And it unleashed from Independents, now more populous the two major parties, disintegrated in the the Saudis…enabled by us as a terrorist than registered Democrats or Republicans. following decade. Their influence drove the monarchy in their own right.” And he has beaten Clinton by the largest Republicans in an antislavery direction. In While Sanders’s youthful, progressive KAREN KAUFMAN margins in states that have open primaries, the 1890s, faced with plutocratic domination constituency pressures him away from end- L.Ac. • Ph.D. allowing Independents to vote. This could and inequalities not unlike those of today, less wars, he has consistently avoided such occur in California, by far the biggest state the People’s Party arose and ultimately fused condemnation of empire. Clinton embraces Acupuncture and one with open primaries. with a newly reformist Democratic Party and seeks to expand imperialism, aiming The reason that Independents now under Congressman William Jennings Bryan. at dangerous and foolhardy confrontation & Traditional comprise close to forty percent of the Though Bryan would lose three Democratic with great powers, Russia and China, and electorate is because ever larger numbers presidential campaigns, much of the pro- Sanders has stated he would support her if of Americans realize that the two parties, labor, egalitarian reformism he inherited Chinese Medicine she is nominated. Hence the only way for bought by wealthy special interests, have from the Populists became law during the progressives to stand against imperial wars, 503.298.8815 sent their jobs overseas, created a low wage Progressive era (1900-17). Later, FDR’s New [email protected] economy at home, make only token efforts Deal enacted reforms like Social Security take on the climate crisis and the full run of against climate change, and support endless and stronger pro-labor legislation largely domestic need may well be to support Jill at Astoria Chiropractic Stein and the Greens should Bernie fail to be 2935 Marine Dr., Suite B wars fought for oil and other resources and because of pressure from small parties and to enrich the corporate war machine. Since movements on the left. nominated.
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thrives in moist riparian areas such as the floodplain at Circle Creek, where volunteers will be working. Dense patches of policeman’s helmet choke out other plant species and reduce native plant and animal diversity while increasing the risk of stream bank erosion. When touched, the plant’s mature seedpods split and MPATIENS GLANDULIFERA—an invasive plant eject seeds up to 20 feet. A single Ibetter known as policeman’s helmet—is becoming a plant can produce up to 800 seeds, which remain scourge in the Necanicum River watershed. Help ar- viable for 18 months or more and can even germinate rest this public enemy at Circle Creek Habitat Reserve under water. We’ve timed this stewardship day—a at a volunteer stewardship day on Saturday, June 11, partnership with Necanicum Watershed Council—to from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. pull up plants before they have a chance to set seeds. Native to Asia, policeman’s helmet is named for the If you’d like to help, contact NCLC Stewardship plant’s white, pink or purple flowers, whose shape re- Director Melissa Reich at 503-738-9126, melissar@ THE LOWER COLUMBIA ESTUARY Partner- action now to be sure that the actions we sembles an old-fashioned British policeman’s helmet. nclctrust.org, for details and directions. Visit NCLC- ship invites all people interested in climate make today are strategic, are based on the It was first sighted in the Necanicum River watershed trust.org for more information about this stewardship change and the Columbia River to join the best science, and meet our changed climate. about 3 years ago and has since spread widely. It day and a link to a fact sheet about this weed. 10th annual Science to Policy Summit. The We will have to shift our approach and make Summit takes place Friday, June 17, from decision not only on impacts of past actions 9:00am - 3:00pm at the Hilton Vancouver, but on projected impacts,” Debrah Marriott, West Coast Leaders Sign Comprehensive Agreements Washington. This year, the Summit will Executive Director, Lower Columbia Estuary examine emerging climate change research Partnership. and its implications for the lower river and at Global Clean Energy Ministerial Registration is required, and people can estuary. pre-register online at www.estuarypartner- (San Francisco, CA) — On behalf of a region of 53 unique role to play in executing the wide-ranging The event will open with remarks from ship.com/StoP2016. million people, three U.S. governors and British Co- solutions advanced in the agreement. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1). lumbia’s environment minister joined the mayors of six Key provisions of the agreement include: 1) Expert panelists then will present changes About the Lower Columbia major West Coast cities today to announce the Pacific implementing energy data reporting and benchmark- in regional climate, sea level rise, ocean Estuary Partnership: North America Climate Leadership Agreement at the ing for at least 75 percent of eligible large building acidification and hypoxia, cold water refugia The Estuary Partnership was established in Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7). square footage; 2) expanding consumer, municipal, for migrating fish, as well as climate change’s 1995 by the Governors of Washington and Leaders from the Pacific Coast Collaborative utility, and private sector adoption of zero-emission impacts on Native American culture. Pre- Oregon and the US EPA to provide regional (PCC) — a partnership between California, Oregon, vehicles and development of a Pacific Coast electric senters represent the Northwest Association coordination, to advance science, and to get Washington, and British Columbia — teamed up with vehicle charging network from Southern California to of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, on-the-ground results in the lower Columbia mayors from Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, British Columbia; 3) accelerating the deployment of University of Washington, Northwest Power River and estuary. It is a collaborative pro- Seattle, Oakland, Calif., and Vancouver to approve a distributed, community-scale renewable energy, which and Conservation Council, Confederated gram of the states of Oregon and Washing- pact to move the region’s clean energy economy for- is integrated into the grid to help lower the carbon Tribes of Grand Ronde, and the Lower Co- ton, federal agencies, tribal governments, ward. With a combined GDP of USD $2.8 trillion, the intensity of heating fuels in commercial and residen- lumbia Estuary Partnership. non-profit organizations, businesses and Pacific North America region represents the world’s tial buildings; and 4) reducing carbon emissions from In the afternoon, attendees will discuss economic interests, and citizens. The Estuary fifth largest economy. the food waste stream by preventing and recovering and help define how these climate changes Partnership restores and protects habitat, im- West Coast leaders, including Oregon Governor organic waste and promoting composting. impact the lower Columbia River’s manage- proves water quality and reduces pollution, Kate Brown, inked the agreement with regional states Also during CEM7, PCC leaders will meet to sign ment plan and how targets should shift to and provides information about the river to and cities as a part of the subnational portion of the the Pacific Coast Climate Leadership Action Plan, an address the threats and vulnerabilities of a range of audiences. The lower Columbia Ministerial. Today and tomorrow, energy ministers, update to the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate climate change. River and estuary is an “Estuary of National elected officials, business leaders, and other high- and Energy, which the leaders signed in 2013. The Ac- “Climate change in the Columbia Basin Significance,” one of only 28 National Estu- level delegates from 23 countries and the European tion Plan of 2016 has a stronger emphasis than in the is here. Warmer temperatures, more intense ary Programs in the nation. The US EPA Commission will work to fulfill the pledges made last past. The Action Plan also promotes more resilient storms, increased drought, and more rain administers the National Estuary Program, December at the COP21 global climate change talks communities in the face of a changing climate, with with less snow are affecting all aspects of our created in the 1987 amendments to the in Paris with clean energy policy commitments. a focus on historically underserved communities that lives - from the foods we grow, to the fish in Clean Water Act. The Estuary Partnership is The Pacific Coast Collaborative cities agreement bear the brunt of climate change impacts. our rivers, to the amount of toxic runoff. We a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. For more outlines areas of cooperation to slash greenhouse Oregon Governor Kate Brown stated “Oregon took have the opportunity and challenge to take information, visit www.estuarypartnership.org. gas emissions and advance a clean energy economy. action this year to create a vision of a future free of The agreement includes a specific focus on energy coal-powered electricity, a testament to our commit- systems, buildings, transportation, and waste man- ment to reduce global carbon emissions. The Pacific What: Science to Policy Summit: Climate Change agement in cities. As climate change requires decisive Coast region is leading the fight against climate action at the subnational level to realize the promise change, and our partnership demonstrates that we’re Where: Hilton Vancouver Washington of the Paris accord, cities, states, and provinces are even more powerful when we collaborate.” When: Friday, June 17, 2016, 9am – 3pm acting with a growing recognition that they have a
7 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com LGBTQ news and culture for the lower columbia pacific f PSYCH – K Workshop to be offered in Astoria OREGON-BASED Alcohol & Drug counselor Rita Soman is committed to helping addicted individuals achieve long-term recovery. Soman is the Founder of Addictions & Family Counseling, an Oregon Folk state-certified outpatient A & D program. For much of the time while Q working there, she used traditional talk therapy with her clients, but was Late Skate and Party not satisfied with its outcome. “Talk therapy is good for insights,” Soman says, “but in my 28 years of experience I have found that very few people Get your gay skate on! really have the capacity for that. It takes a lot of work and a lot of time to Astoria Armory- 1636 Exchange Street do insight-oriented psychotherapy and really get people to look at their Saturday June 18 9pm-11pm root issues and achieve the kind of light-bulb-going-off, ah-ha moment that The Lower Columbia Q Center and Astoria Armory present: signals deep insight. I know talk therapy has done some people good, but Late Skate and Party in the Mezzanine on February 27 from 8-11. many remain in therapy for years without ever getting any better. Come join your friends and family as we take to the skate floor We put people on a behavior therapy program and yet Dr. Daniel A. and work it out! Not a fan of skating, no problem! We have the Amen, a prominent psychiatrist, states that behavior is not the problem. It is party in the mezzanine for the 21+ crowd; a bar, tables to sit and the expression of the problem. Dr. Amen further states that we are heading visit, a birds eye view of all the action below and plenty of room towards a disaster with the hundreds of thousands of people whose prob- to dance, dance, dance!!! lems are getting worse as a result of undiagnosed and untreated underlying In the spirit of Fisher Poets, our theme for this skate party is: causes. Soman has been incorporating the PSYCH-K® process in her private Fishermen, interpret as you want! practice since 2006. Developed by a psychotherapist, Robert M. Williams, $3 at the door and $3 skate rental. PSYCH-K is a simple, direct, and verifiable process. It utilizes the mind/body interface of muscle testing (kinesiology) to access the self-limiting “files” of Lower Columbia Q Center the subconscious mind, to change self-definitions from negative to positive, and to re-frame the perceptions of childhood trauma. Meeting Soman says, “With PSYCH-K process, we are not engaging in symptom Astoria Armory - 1636 Exchange Street Astoria, substitution, which often occurs in traditional psychotherapy, where one Wednesday, March 16th 6pm-8pm self-destructive habit is replaced with another. ”“The ‘secret to life’ is BELIEF. Rather than genes, it is our beliefs that Attention all LGBTIQ community members and allies! We will control our lives. PSYCH-K is a set of simple, self-empowering techniques be meeting at the Astoria Armory to discuss the great strides to change your beliefs and perceptions that impact your life at a cellular we have made in our efforts to build awareness, community, level.” educational opportunities and pride, as well as future endeav- —Bruce Lipton, PhD, Cellular Biologist, author of “The Biology Of ors to increase safety, visibility and support services in Clatsop Belief.” County and beyond. Something often said in the LGBTIQ community is that “we get to choose our family”. We want to Rita Soman, MA, CADC III is an Addiction Treatment Specialist, and Inter- extend a welcome to the people of the Lower Columbia Region nationally Certified PSYCH-K® Instructor. She offers ACCBO-approved 14 to join our family. Please attend this meeting to see how you CEUs to counselors for her Basic PSYCH-K workshop. She is a co-author of two books, “The Thought That Changed My Life Forever” and “Thank God can help. I Am An Empowered Woman.” For more info visit: www.ritasoman.com. Mission: The Lower Columbia Q Center is a safe and welcoming resource and peer support service for the LGBTIQ community, PSYCH-K Workshop facilitated by Rita Soman: Saturday & Sunday, June friends, family, and allies of the Lower Columbia Region. 25-26, (10am–6pm) CEUs included. At the Hampton Inn in Astoria 201 39th St. Call to register: 503.667.2023 More info: www.ritasoman.com
THE COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS Lower Columbia Gender CLATSOP COUNTY DEMOCRATS MEET fourth Monday of each month at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm, at the Astoria Yacht Club, Alliance/Trans Support located on the second floor of the building immediately to the east of the former Astoria Riverwalk Inn and above Tiki Tours. Access is by the exter- Let’s Murder The Lower Columbia Gender Alliance holds peer support group to nal staircase on the north/beautiful Columbia River side of the building 9 5 meetings on the third Thursday of each month. Meetings are overlooking the West Mooring Basin. www.ClatsopDemocrats.org The Musical Marsha open to transgender, gender queer, questioning and family members or partners. Meetings will be at 6:30 pm at the Q PACIFIC COUNTY DEMOCRATS The good center. For Information call Jeralyn O’Brien @ 503-341-3777 Monday, May 9, June 13, 7pm, No Meeting July/Aug 2016 North County Annex ole boys A comedic romp 1216 Robert Bush Drive, South Bend, WA meet about murder, Monthly LGBTQ Events their match. double crosses and birthday in Lincoln County surprises. - 1st Wed of ea. month, 7pm is Trans Parents Coffee Hour CREATE at the Chalet in Newport. Columbia River Estuary Action Team - 2nd Tues. ea month, 4pm is LGBT+ & Allies Happy Hour Save the date: Thursday, June 16 at 3 Cups Coffee House in at Georgie’s in Newport. SHOWS RUN IN REPERTORY Astoria, at 6:30 pm: The first meeting for CREATE! - 2nd Wed. ea month - 6pm to 7:30pm PFLAG Group at CREATE is the Columbia River Estuary Action Team, working on JUNE 17 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 St. Stephen’s at 9th and Hurbert in Newport. All performances begin at 7:30pm - 4th Sun of ea month, 11am is OUT OR Coast Women’s forests, salmon, ports and plants, and an exciting array of other Sponsored by The Ocean Lodge, Inn at Cannon Beach, Coffee at Cafe Mundo in Newport. issues we estuary-ites care about. CREATE is the group emerg- Lodges at Cannon Beach, Probuild/Milgard, Leland E.G. February 1, 2pm - 4pm, Love is Love Party, OCCC Com- Larson, U.S. Bank, Candi & Jon Holzgrafe and Dennis’ 7 Dees ing from Columbia Pacific Common Sense. CREATE’s coordina- mons. tors, are Kathleen Zunkel, of Warrenton, and Roger Rocka, of Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com To connect with Oregon Central Coast Chapter of PFLAG, call (541)265-7194, email: [email protected] Astoria. All interested welcome. 108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR
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Human Rights Activists Unite against TPP 1st Annual Manzanita Music Festival “Your Liberation is Bound to Mine” event brings together. immigrant, indigenous and July 23-24 LGBTQ voices around free trade and YOU MAY HAVE HEARD the exciting news District (NCRD) and Lostrom & Company the Trans-Pacific Partnership. about the 1st annual Manzanita Music Real Estate, The festival is pleased to present Music Lineup Festival to be held Saturday and Sunday, July some of the finest talent on 2 stages, Oregon -KATE and the CROCODILES 23 and 24 in beautiful downtown Manzanita. has to offer; Jazz, Americana, Reggae, But did you know how the festival was born? Country, Bluegrass and Folk. It will kick off -the JUNEBUGS Three talented women, whose love of music 1-9pm on Saturday, after the 26th Annual and Manzanita compelled them to create Manzanita Walk and Run, and 1-5pm on -MAGGIE and the KATZ the Festival. The organizers of the event are Sunday. Musical artists set to perform at the -WOOD KNOT three moms from Manzanita. festival include Kate and the Crocodiles, The “Our kids are all grown so we are creating Junebugs, Sol Seed, Kelsey Mousley, Blue -KELSEY MOUSLEY something for the community.” Co-producer, Jug, Boomer & the Millenials, Woodknot, Marcie Russo is in the wine and hospitality Hearts of Oak, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs, Ju- -JULIE AMICI business. She created and ran a restaurant lie Amici, The Sextones, Mystery Ride, Jaime -JENNY DON’T and the SPURS everyone knows, The Wave, in Manzanita. Leopold and the Short Stories, Maggie and Marcie later created the Garlic Company and the Katz, as well as others-tba. -BLUE JUG put together awesome regional live music Admission is $10 per day OR $15 for the -SOL SEED for her guests. Co-producer, Dawn Lind, has weekend. Craft beer, wine and food will be lived in Manzanita for over 10 years, teaches available at the festival. Donations of canned -MYSTERY RIDE yoga at NCRD and yoga roots. Her back- foods for the North Country Food Bank will ground is in real estate and dance. Dawn has kindly be accepted at the gate. -THE SEXTONES The panel also served as the last stop on the Lakbay Lumad USA tour, a musical family; sons Skylar and Daegon Festival producers will continue to accept -SHAMELESS a journey of indigenous filipino Lumad people across the United States. both play guitar. Beth Carter-Boyer, Festival sponsorships through June 10th to help Director, has lived in Manzanita for 2 years, them pull off the multi-genre event. Pro- -JAIME LEOPOLD but her family has been here for the last 30. ceeds from which will fund music outreach Portland, OR--On Saturday May 14th, activists and organizers from El Beth was fortunate to bring her kids here programs in local schools and various area & THE SHORT STORIES Salvador to the Philippines gathered to share their stories of struggle and since they were born and they spent many nonprofit groups. For more information and/ resistance against human rights violations fueled by free trade agree- summers here. Beth has produced events in or how you could help make this festival ments. the past, involving music and art in Seattle. happen by being a sponsor, please contact “We must stop free trade because it is destroying our people and our “We are all HUGE music fans. It’s healing, Beth Carter-Boyer, Festival Director at (425) land,” said speaker Francisco Aguirre, a labor activist who immigrated fun, and it connects us all.” (Mission State- 394-3828 or manzanitamusicfestival@gmail. to the United States in 1995. “The U.S. empowers corporations like ment and Press Release attached) com. Monsanto to take over agriculture and land, causing violence. When we Partnering with The Hoffman Center for migrate seeking safety, the U.S then calls us illegal human beings.” Agu- the Arts (HCFA), North Country Recreation irre, whose son was killed this last year in El Salvador, was one of several speakers who spoke about corporations thwarting indigenous ways of life and wreaking violence at home. Julio Bautista, an educator working with underserved students in Tigard/Tualatin school district concluded, “Free trade agreements are very successful at displacing people.” Astoria’s First Licensed Dispensary The event, entitled, “Your Liberation is Bound to Mine” featured im- migrant, indigenous and LGBTQ voices around free trade and specifically Friendly Helpful Staff the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the newest and largest trade deal involving 40% of the world’s economy comprised of 12 countries: the U.S., Mexico, Chile, Peru, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Austra- • ¼ oz. Quality Trim for only $15 lia and New Zealand. Because the Trans-Pacific partnership is signed but not yet ratified, activists were eager to put a stop to the enormous trade • Discounts for: deal. President Obama has stated that with the TPP, the U.S., rather than the China, will set the rules of the world economy. The trade deal is set to become even larger as countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Colombia - Military Vets 10% are seeking to join the agreement. The panel also served as the last stop on the Lakbay Lumad USA tour, - Senior Citizens 10% a journey of indigenous filipino Lumad people across the United States. The Lumad have been outspoken against the U.S. in its ruling of the • Medical Card Holders are V.I.P.!!! world economy and its complicity in the displacement of indigenous and Filipino people. Lumad singer and songwriter Kerlan Fenagel said, “Our farms and our schools, our livelihoods were burned and destroyed to Pure. Professional. MEDICAL Buds make way for big mining.” Nicole Ramirez, a Filipina organizer in Seattle Open 7 Days a Week stated, “The TPP will only intensify U.S. power and militarization in the Concentrates Philippines. 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9 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com The Harbor: Where Violence Ends and Hope Begins by Erin Hofseth A Five Year Vision Melissa Van Horn is the new Executive Director at The Harbor
Each of us has lived through some devastation; some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm. When we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike. –Maya Angelou
resource center for any survivor of domestic work that needs to be done. There is an eleva- violence or sexual assault, this includes all tor that is from the 40’s or 50’s that needs to be genders. re-certified and brought up to code.” When Van Horn moved back to the area Van Horn’s five year vision for the agency is in October of 2015, she joined the agency’s stability, structure and growth. “I think the first board of directors. At this same time she was two years are going to be about getting stable working as a case manager for Clatsop Com- again. By the end of December in this first year munity Action. After Soderberg resigned from I’m hoping the Safe House will be finished. By her position as executive director, another the end of next year I’d like to have Van Dusen board member suggested that Van Horn ap- either finished or sold, and just have that project ply for the position. She took that advice and completed.” She is also working on creating has been working to stabilize the agency ever consistency within the agency, “I want systems since. in place so that when we go to work with other Stability is the key word for this first year. agencies, like DHS, or the police department, The agency has two building projects that people know exactly what to expect,” she have been underway for quite some time. explains. “Going forward I would like to have OPE does begin at The Harbor (formerly “I started out thinking that I would work in Funding is the major obstacle in completing some very culturally specific services provided,” known as the Women’s Resource Center), family services, so I did an internship at Quinault both of them. The first, and most important, she says. “I would like to provide Spanish and it begins upon first entrance into Indian Nation, in Family Services. I was offered project is the Safe House/Shelter. The Harbor’s speaking services because it such a huge need H previous Safe House was too well known to be in our community.” the agency. There’s a palpable sense of peace a position at the end of that internship, but I’d there; essential for a person experiencing crisis. realized that family services were not for me.” In a safe place for victims to flee, and there were Growth and expansion within the agency is The Harbor is Clatsop County’s non-profit re- realizing this, Van Horn decided to dip into the many structural issues with the building itself. dependent upon funding. As a non-profit orga- source center for survivors of domestic violence local non-profit sector. She and some friends That building was sold and they are now work- nization, The Harbor’s existence rides completely and sexual assault. Each of the agency’s four started a grassroots organization in Ocean ing towards getting another of their proper- upon grant funding and donations. Their annual advocates has extensive training and experience Shores Washington called Operation Fairy ties remodeled and up to code. According to fundraiser, Soup Bowl, will be taking place on in client advocacy, trauma, and empowering Godmother. The mission of the organization Van Horn, the funding for this project could June 4th at the Masonic Lodge, beginning at survivors of abuse. was to send teenagers with economic difficulties potentially be covered through a grant from the 5:30pm. Chris Wright, The Harbor’s Volunteer/ The Harbor’s executive director, Melissa Van to prom. “It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but Department of Justice,” We have applied for Training Coordinator, organized the event Horn, came on board in February of this year it really is. When you’re a kid, it’s a rite of pas- guarantee funding from the DOJ (Department of themed,” 40 for 40.” “In honor of our 40th and has hit the ground running. Working long sage,” she explains. “The first year that we did Justice). It is contingent on the fact that we are birthday, we are trying to raise 40,000 this year,” weekday hours, plus weekends, she has been it, we sent 11 girls to prom.” Their organization’s able to get three bids, which believe it or not has says Van Horn. The Harbor has teamed up with busy playing catch-up, “I took over an agency services included bringing formal invitations been really difficult to nail down.” Van Horn has art professor, Richard Roland, and artists from that, over the last 2 years, has lost revenue.” to school, hiring a seamstress to alter dresses, high hopes though, “If we can get these bids in, Clatsop Community College to provide beauti- This is the result of both neglected grant renew- paying for prom tickets and dinner, and even we could potentially have the money from the ful, handmade, ceramic bowls for the event. als, as well as donor withdrawals. setting up a “shopping mall” at the community DOJ at the beginning of summer and be done Tickets are $40 and include the bowl as well as Van Horn explains, “Our operating budget center with gowns and jewelry. They generated with the shelter at the end of summer.” the meal. All bowls have been wood fired in wasn’t huge to begin with. It was about 675,000 funding for their organization through fundrais- The other construction project, the Van Dusen Roland’s Astoria Dragon Kiln; an Anagoma kiln dollars a year. We’re down to about 500,000 ers and donations. At this same time Van Horn building, is currently frozen due to lack of fund- that produces an earthy, rustic glaze. “This is a dollars a year and our personnel incomes in at also served on an oversight committee for her ing. This building was gifted to the agency 3 unique opportunity to really bring the commu- about 489,000 dollars. We’re operating at a local food bank. years ago, and it has needed a lot of construc- nity in to what we do, and to have buy-in,” says deficit right now at about 80,000 dollars a year Van Horn came to The Harbor in February of tion work in an effort to create a usable space. Van Horn. “I really feel like art, and healing and upside down.” 2014 as a volunteer advocate. Six months later The previous director’s goal was to get it remod- community are interconnected.” This explains why the new director is spend- she moved out of the area, but continued to do eled so that the agency could use it as their The Harbor is a beautiful resource for our ing so much of her time writing grants. In fact, consulting work for the director at the time, Julie office and advocacy headquarters. According to community and an essential service for survivors she has put her own studies, a Master’s Degree Soderberg. She consulted on policies, proce- Van Horn: of abuse. Please help to keep this agency alive in Feminist Literature, on hold and is currently dures, and developing systems for advocates. It “Julie’s focus was on getting into the new through financial support, attending Soup Bowl, taking an online grant writing class. Van Horn was around this same time that the agency went building, and she did a lot of grassroots fundrais- or shopping at, or donating to, the agency’s holds a BA in Social Sciences with a formal minor from “The Women’s Resource Center” to “The ing. She raised about 45,000 dollars from the fabulous thrift store, Déjà vu, in which all sales in Psychology, “I studied family systems, abuse Harbor.” For 38 years the agency was known community. We have essentially put 216,000 go to support The Harbor. theory, oppressionist theory and gender stud- as the Women’s Resource Center. This title dollars into the Van Dusen building and we have For more information on how you can get ies.” She has since dedicated her life to social was changed by Soderberg in order to pres- another 150,000 dollars to go. This is just to involved please call: 503-325-3426 or visit their services and non-profit work. ent a more inclusive approach. The Harbor is a bring it up to code. There is a lot of electrical website: www.harbornw.org June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 10 Q & A: Advocate Sharon Moore of The Harbor
Sharon Moore is a standout. And the Oregon Coalition against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault recently bestowed Sharon the “Passion Award” for her 22 years of dedicated service as an advocate— the longest standing advocate in Oregon history (the average length of duty of a sexual assualt is 2 – 5 years). Sharon Moore talks to hipfish about compassion, understandng and standing strong.
energy that we all have right after because you’re just like a little happy butterfly all the time.” I guess something like this has happened. I’ve always possessed that. I don’t know that I’ve always recog- So it’s very important, again, that nized it in myself, but other people have told me that. you have somebody there that So would you say that this is your calling? can navigate the systems with you This is definitely my calling. I tell a lot of my co-workers that and provide you with information when people first come to us, it feels like they crawl in. By the and referrals on who to call to get time they’re done working with us and they have found their own the information that you need. It strength again, they walk out; eyes forward, chest puffed up, feel- also builds a bond between that client and the agency and staff. I How long have you been at the Harbor? ing good and confident about themselves again. I’ve been with the agency for 22 years. The first year and a have clients that still come in to see me after 20 years. They come half I was a volunteer for Déjà Vu thrift store and during that time in every week just to do a check-in because there’s a bond there, Would you say that being an advocate has helped you come full they took me along to all the trainings. One of the advocates was and it’s helped to alter their lives, and now their children’s lives, and circle with your own trauma? getting ready to retire so they began to train me to take over her their grandchildren’s lives. So, yes, I think it’s very, very important Yes. It’s helped me with my own healing, and it has also helped position. I’ve been with the Harbor on payroll for over 20 years. that there’s a place where we can go when we are in need a helping the people that I work with to find healing. Yep; full circle. What drives your passion for advocacy? Why are you here? hand. The reason I’m here is because I am a survivor. I remember as I You’ve been here for 22 was going through my own experience that I didn’t have a voice. years. Do you feel burnt I didn’t know how to navigate the systems. I don’t want another out? survivor to have to go through that. I have a passion for being that No. Hats off to the direc- voice. tors, but had I taken the How have you changed personally since you became an advo- position to be a director, I cate? would definitely be burnt out Well, obviously I’ve grown up since I was in my 30’s when I came because that’s not my forte. here. I can tell you 30 years ago I was a dancer at a bar and I’m the My forte is not bookwork, my complete opposite now. Now I’m a sexual assault advocate for The forte is with the clients, and I Harbor. Complete opposite paths. absolutely do not have burn- out at this point. Do you feel like your experience as a survivor helps you as an advocate? Tell my about the award that If you go to any of the colleges and try to take a class on you just won? how to be a domestic violence or sexual assault advocate, there I won what’s called the are no such classes. So, what makes the best advocates, in my “passion award.” I won that experience, is if you’ve walked it, talked it, and know it. It’s not from the state of Oregon for something that you can teach someone out of book, but if you’ve being the longest standing been there, then you remember the emotions, you remember the advocate in the state. feelings, and you remember the ups and downs. That makes you a better advocate for your clients who are going to experience those What do you do for self- same emotions and feelings. care? You do most of the training for new advocates at The Harbor. I have a great therapist, I Do you like that role? eat a lot of chocolate, and I love it. Chris does the 40-hour volunteer training, and then I live on the coast. I have once they decide that they definitely want to be on board, then I’m the most beautiful view; and the “come-to” girl, and yes, I love it. In fact I tell them all the time, again, I believe in the healing when they apologize for asking 100 questions a day, I remind them power of chocolate. that it’s when you stop asking questions that my hairs stand up, be- You’re a lover of people. cause I still ask questions after 22 years. I’m still learning stuff. So I Have you always been that like that they come to me and pick my brain every chance they get. way? In your opinion, what is the value of having a resource center in Yes. My nickname when I our county? How important is it? first started this job was “Feliz It’s very important. I’m a firm believer that each county needs Mariposa.” I didn’t know what an agency like this because when you’re going through domestic that meant, and I had a Latina or sexual violence, most of the time, you don’t want to bother woman tell me that it means, anybody. You don’t know the resources, but you don’t know who “Happy Butterfly.” She said, to call to find them; and then when you do find someone, you’re “You can tell that you love thinking, “Well, I don’t want to bother you.” I find that this is an people and that you care
11 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com Politics in My Town By Wayne Downing
Return with me now . . . This other in a headlock. They’re like could happen to you. carnie workers, one of them’s TENSEI Pictures of candidates are tied to got a bunch of plastic donkeys, Float. Relax. Return. little parachutes and falling from the the other’s carrying around stuffed sky. Some guy’s going down the elephants. A lady in sequins out by 818 Commercial Street, Suite 102 in Downtown Astoria street riding an elephant with a the fence is blowing on a kazoo and Hours: Tues-Sat: 5:30 - 10pm Sun-Mon: 8am - 6:30pm • 971.606.0010 great big speaker dangling from his smashing cymbals together. Some trunk. Three beauty queens are girl in silver leotards is standing on her riding donkeys and singing theme hands on the roof of my pickup; she songs. lights a baton on fire and sticks it in her Maybe this is the kind of mouth. small town madness you see “Get outta here!” I’m getting bold, in those sci-fi movies at two these guys are running down my property o’clock in the morning. values. I have to do something. I “Me! Me! Vote for me!” There’s a guy Enjoy the serenity of our pick up the phone and dial jumping up and down on my garbage can. gardens, wooded paths, sauna, yurt and bhuddas . . . 911. “Help me, please!” The lid shatters, he’s standing waist deep in . . . in Nahcotta, Washington broken bags of funky cat litter. Some other guy on Sandridge Road, I cry (I think I got the just south of Bay Avenue receiver wet, I’m a very knocks him over and rolls my garbage can into a overlooking willapa bay nervous guy.) “Politicians ditch. He’s screaming at him. “Why you, you . . . “women have been central to the environ- have swarmed right outside my window Independent!” mental movement and our understanding of ecology since its earliest stirrings and fragile . . .” I’m breaking down, my voice barely above a I bolted past them and ran for my car. Out on beginnings in the 19th century” Excerpted from “Rachel Carson and whisper. “I’m all alone,” I whimper. “I’m afraid.” the road I saw rows of dancing girls with big leg Her Sisters” by Robert K. Musil This kind of thing has been going on for three days now. kicks, grizzly bears spinning saucers, clowns with guns that Since then I’ve seen gangs of candidates with bow ties and big shot confetti. (I swear I saw the ghost of Lawrence Welk on my grinning smiles pushing against my bedroom window. They’re all neighbor’s roof, but I’m not sure, I was sick, after all.) hollering at me, but I can only hear a few of them. “More, more Bands of roving candidates were running up and down the for us!” . . . (Damn Republicans) . . . “Less, less for them!” . . . street like trick-or-treaters at Halloween. I rolled down my (Damn Democrats). window for air. A lady candidate dressed up like Uncle Sam was There’s a candidate on the roof, peering down over the side. walking on stilts that lit up with flashing stars whenever they His face is all dirty. “Your chimney’s clean as a whistle,” he says touched the ground. “Hungry,” she mutters. “So hungry.” She cheerily. He’s holding a couple of dead crows by their feet. “I did wraps her arms around her stomach. “Must . . . have . . . votes.” that . . . Vote for me.” She stopped on the shoulder of the road and falls over, flat on I’m out of my head, I stumble to the window and open it; a her face. It looks like she can’t move. (She finally gets picked up dozen guys fall backward into a big pile. “I got a fever,” I said. “I by a cowboy band playing Merle Haggard songs on the back of need popsicles – who’s got popsicles?” a flatbed truck.) Right away they shout out toward the driveway. A dozen It was all very exciting, in a weird sort of way. But what would www.mobydickhotel.com 360-665-4543 or 1-800-673-6145 young men in black suits and dark sunglasses run forward with happen when the election was over? Where would all these popsicles. candidates go? “Root beer,” I command. “Root beer and banana.” I could only imagine the worst: Candidates standing forlornly The Harbor Volunteer One candidate pushes through. “Root beer,” he says, trium- at freeway off ramps, looking for a quarter and a crust of bread; phantly. Candidate soup kitchens (“a couple of votes for a tuna fish Training Program “No banana?” I ask. sandwich, huh mister?”); Candidates huddled around campfires, LEARN ABOUT OPPRESSION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, I grab the root beer popsicles and close the window. The along the beach, deep in the woods; Candidate hitchhikers; SEXUAL ASSAULT, ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND MORE. popsicle guy slinks back into the crowd. He trips over a troop of Candidate old folks homes … marching Cub Scouts. My friend Doris told me one night she caught a candidate with Interested applicants call: The Harbor Chris Wright (503) 325-3426 1361 Duane St. in Astoria I close the curtain and change out of my cowboy pajamas. In wild, crazy eyes in her headlights, biting into a seagull. www.harbornw.org the kitchen there’s a guy running for governor, a guy you’ve seen (She has since proposed setting up candidate feeding sta- maybe a hundred times on the TV, and he’s scrubbing out my tions.) sink with his hairpiece. We need to create a host of imaginary government jobs, to Can you believe it? get these candidates off the streets. We have to be on the look- I need to get somewhere, anywhere. But they’re fighting on out for signs of candidate addiction in our children. my porch, two guys dressed like Lewis and Clark have each It’s election time again. Be vigilant.
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ART ON Painter Marc Boone HorseFestJune 25 2016 Pacific Portals, Arcane Image at IMOGEN Gallery June 11 - July 5 HE CLATSOP COUNTY FAIR AND IMOGEN GALLERY presents a solo formation is perfectly suited to the artist’s EXPO facility will come alive with equine exhibition for reputable artist Marc gift for distilling a composition down to T Boone. Boone who has enjoyed a career its powerful, primordial bones. Through enthusiasm Saturday, June 25th from 9am to that has spanned both the Atlantic and this portal, this literal and metaphoric 4pm. HorseFest 2016 promises to be a full day of Pacific coasts, now calls Ocean Park, of peephole, viewers may gaze outward into education and fun for anyone who loves equines. southwest Washington home. It is here the firmament or inward into their own Members of the North Coast Oregon Equestrian that he’s found his newest muse, the consciousness or pivot between the two.” Trails (OET) have been busy preparing for this event grand Pacific As an artist which will be an opportunity to learn more about how Ocean. For and educa- to care for, train and safely ride or show equines in his exhibition tor, Boone many disciplines. Venders will be offering an assort- Pacific Por- has enjoyed ment of wares related to, but not exclusive to horse- tals: Arcane a diverse and keeping. HorseFest 2016 will feature pet supplies, Image he rewarding artwork, western wear and décor, specialty feeds, farm brings a se- career that equipment and vehicles, horse care supplies, eques- ries of oil and has spanned watercolor from the trian services and more. Mitch and JoLynn Hoover will demonstrate how to Live exhibitions will begin at 10am in the indoor negotiate trail obstacles. paintings Atlantic to the arena with MITCH AND JOLYNN HOOVER demon- exploring Pacific sea- strating how to negotiate trail obstacles. The Hoovers the thin line boards. After are well-known in the equine community for their where earth earning his ability to compete and teach trail obstacles. They’ll meets sky. Bachelor of also be teaching on bits and proper bitting. LOCAL The exhibi- Fine Arts from VETERINARIAN DR. RUSSELL HUNTER will offer a vet tion opens the Pacific talk on equine care, DR. KELSEY JOHNSON NOELLA June 11th Northwest of Horse Guard will teach on the subject of selenium during Asto- College of requirements of equines in the Northwest. ria’s Second Art, formerly Also offering live demos are locals KELLY RANKIN Saturday the Museum OF LITTLE BEAR CREEK RANCH doing Cowboy Dres- Artwalk, with Art School sage. MICHAEL SHAND will be providing a live roping a reception in Portland, demo and a held from 5 – he went on farrier demo. 8 pm. Meet to receive JESSAMYN Marc Boone, a Master of WEST will enjoy light Fine Arts from bites and Maryland be explain- away from purchase mistakes will be time well-spent at beverages Institute Col- ing equine this free event. A trailer loading class for anyone who provided by lege of Art message hauls will address what to do when an animal refuses the Asto- Pacific Portal 1, 40 x 30 in Baltimore. while one to load. Bend OET member KIM MCCARREL will be ria Coffee He has exhib- very lucky on-hand with her fabulous photo documentary of great House and Bistro. Pacific Portals, Arcane ited his work at the Portland Art Museum, equine will be places to hike or ride in our beautiful state. Topping Image will remain on display through July the Seattle Art Museum, Spenser Mu- enjoying her off the day will be a raffle for great door prizes that the 5th. seum, Lawrence, Kansas, and the Boise magic hands local business community has provided for the event. Boone, who grew up on a farm in Art Museum. He has also exhibited as a demo NORTH COAST CHAPTER OF OREGON EQUES- the vast expanse of the Palouse coun- his work extensively in galleries in New horse! Local TRIAN TRAILS began in 1994. Since then, they have try (located in Eastern Washington and York, Washington DC, Baltimore, Idaho, high school adopted the trails and horse sites at Northrup Creek Jessamyn West Equine Massage Practioner Idaho) identified early on with a long and Montana, and Seattle where he was (OHSET) rid- Horse Camp in Jewell and the equestrian trails at panoramic view. And now, from his new represented by Polly Friedlander, a great ers will show off their skills in the indoor arena at 12:30. Fort Stevens State Park. Trail work to keep the brush home he still finds himself studying the champion to the Northwest contemporary For attendees considering a horse purchase or a cleared, clean of garbage or hazards and camp main- far off horizon line, this time considering art movement and founder of the former used horse trailer purchase, classes to help steer you tenance on corrals and campsites keep the organiza- the connection between “thin places”, a Espy Foundation that offered residencies tion busy year round. In addition to teaching Celtic term referring to where earth meets to artists in idyllic and historic Oysterville, sound horse keeping practices and trail eti- sky. Looking through nature’s portals, Washington. His work can be found in quette, OET strives to work with local entities basalt edges that frame horizon, Boone private and public collections, including to assure the future generations of trail riders depicts the doorways to the mysteri- the permanent collections of the Boise will have open spaces to enjoy. ous oceanic and atmospheric place that Art Museum, the Tucson Art Museum and divides sky from sea. This series is for the Baltimore Museum of Art. He most Boone a result of a search for the magic recently was included in the exhibition HORSE FEST of nature. The poetic, arcane image Into the Night a group exhibition curated found through observations, including by Julie Sasse, Chief Curator of Modern Saturday, June 25, the act of painting itself. Art critic/writer, and Contemporary Art for the Tucson Art 10am – 4pm at the Richard Speer recently visited with Boone Museum. at his studio and wrote an essay about Imogen Gallery is located at 240 11th Clatsop County the series. 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13 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 14th Annual Astoria Music Festival 14th Annual June 18 - July3 Astoria Music Festival By Dinah Urell MEADE MANY may find themselves in agreement with Astoria Music chamber quartet featuring the Festival’s new managing director, when she proclaims, “It resounding RICHARD ZELLER in a Bach Cantata. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 4pm in the Liberty Theater shouldn’t exist!” Yes, BERENIECE JONES-CENTENO is Board of Directors Dwight Caswell states that ”We’re excited to CELEBRITY SOLOISTS OPENING MATINEE referring to Astoria’s summer celebration featuring Metro- present one of the biggest and most challenging festivals in our short Pianist, Director of Chamber Music, and CARY LEWIS joins popu- fourteen-year history, Artistic Director Keith Clark has assembled a politan Opera stars, Gold Medalists from Russia’s Chopin and lar festival artists for a program of classics, including Dvorak’s remarkable roster of international artists and varied repertoire.” Tchaikovsky Competitions—all part of 3 weeks of classical beloved “Dumky” Piano Trio, named for its ballads,laments, and Bereniece Jones-Centeno was first introduced to AMF as as- cheerful Slavonic dances. repertoire, staged in this small coastal town and now in its sistant to co-founder and vocal academy director Ruth Dobson in 14th year. 2009. Jones-Centeno’s passion for the power of the voice began Felix Mendelssohn VIOLIN SONATA IN F MAJOR, OP. 4 “You have an incredible range of people, real folk from all walks of in early childhood when a Edvard Grieg CELLO SONATA IN A MINOR, OP. 36 life, and with a wide love of music,” says Jones Centeno, “It shouldn’t music teacher took her class Antonín Dvořák PIANO TRIO NO. 4 IN E MINOR, OP. 90 “THE exist, but it does.” to an opera rehearsal and the DUMKY” students were taken on to the In February of this year, a new festival board announced the ap- Featuring: stage. “Everything went into pointment of the new managing director, Jones-Centeno, following Elizabeth Pitcairn, Violin slow motion, the singing, the an extensive search. Jones-Centeno comes with a rich arts and Sergey Antonov, Cello costumes—because we were administrative background in the field of music, particularly opera. Cary Lewis, Piano She is currently in the midst of a PhD in musicology at the University up close and personal, feeling the power of this instrument, of Oregon and holds both a bachelors and masters in vocal perfor- SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 7:30pm in the Liberty the human voice – it was so mance. Considering that AMF began as a vocal academy festival, and TheaterSymphonic Saturday: huge for me.” its focus continues to strongly support vocal music, this makes a lot of FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA GALA OPENING “It’s that up close and per- musical sense! The Festival blasts off with explosive works by America’s two sonal that makes this festival so This season, AMF welcomes back the stunning vocal artistry of most popular composers and Tchaikovsky Competition Gold amazing,” says Jones-Cente- ANGELA MEADE whose recent performances in Verdi’s IL TROVA- Medalist SERGEY ANTONOV scales the heights of a towering no, “You’re at the PAC, you’re TORE were Standing Room Only at the Met. She reprises that role in romantic concerto. Based on David Bowie’s hit album “Heroes,” at Grace Episcopal, instead of a concert staging on Sunday, June 26, and in addition, bringing more Philip Glass’s 4th symphony melds Pop and Contemporary Classi- being in the nose bleed sec- Met singers making their AMF stage debuts are Tenor - CAMERON cal languages in an unforgettable way. SCHULTZA;, Mezzo - MARYANN MCCORMICK, and bass – DEAN- tion, and with ticket prices that DRE SIMMONS. you couldn’t even hope to pay Aaron Copland: FANFARE FOR MODERN MAN An inaugural for the festival this year is the inclusion of composer to hear this caliber of artist.” Philip Glass SYMPHONY NO. 4 “HEROES” after David Bowie PHILLIP GLASS. Glass appeals to lovers of contemporary music, al- Co-founder of Genesis Op- Edward Elgar CELLO CONCERTO IN E MINOR, Op. 85 era in Chicago and Cascadia beit “pop” is not the operative word, nor is much of DAVID BOWIE’S Featuring: Concert Opera in Eugene, Jones-Centenos’ mission is: to break down Heroes album – as it progresses to a more symphonic rock genre. Sergey Antonov, Cello barriers for singers and audiences. Her passion to infect people with You’ll hear direct Bowie themes in the expansive Glass “Heroes” Astoria Festival Orchestra that same power-of-the-voice experience led her to create opera Symphony No. 4 offering a new listening pallet to AMF audiences. Keith Clark, Conductor This year’s candlelight performance in the historic, and richly ensembles accessible outside of traditional venues; shorter operas, in English, portable stages—basically taking opera to the people. “Be- acoustic GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH turns to BACH, featuring SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 4:00pm in the Liberty Theater ing able to afford it, and connect to the story, the more people get JULIA BROWN, Organist, on Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, Suites SYMPHONIC SUNDAY MATINEE for unaccompanied cello performed by SERGEY ANTONOV, and access to opera, the more interested they become.” Another passion of Jones-Centeno, is Astoria. She and her with THE RED VIOLIN husband, a music theorist, pianist and conductor have uprooted American Violinist ELIZABETH PITCAIRN performs on the legend- from Eugene, to make Astoria their home. “We’re in it to win it, ary “Red Violin” says Jones-Centeno. I’ve lived durations in New York, L.A., Europe, Stradivarius that inspired the novel and film The Red Violin, and Grand Rapids, its wonderful for me to get to be here, in this town, the Festival Orchestra it’s completely unlike any place I have ever lived,. Will I one day be continues this summer’s heroic theme with Beethoven’s depic- overwhelmed because of the smallness of it – I’m too social a person tion of Goethe’s hero and a for that to be a problem.” powerful symphonic masterpiece that changed music history. When the 14th AMF season concludes says Jones-Centano, “I Ludwig van Beethoven EGMONT OVERTURE, Op 84 know that we [board members] are all looking forward to seeing the Felix Mendelssohn VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, Op. 64 results of this year’s festival. Ludwig van Beethoven SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, “Many of us are new, we learn from each other, we don’t have to “HEROIC,” Op. 55 reinvent the wheel, being new means we have the potential of look- ing at it in different way. I do know that people are happy the festival Featuring: is happening, because it matters to people here.” Elizabeth Pitcairn, Violin To conclude this conversation, Bereniece was asked, “If you could Astoria Festival Orchestra only go to one concert in this season, what would it be?” After a Keith Clark, Conductor grimace, we then expanded to a theoretical 3 and she played. 1-Il Trovatore, its my training and opera is all about the forces; the TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 7:30pm in Grace Episcopal Church (1886) singers, the instrumental, you have a story that is being told. • BACH BY CANDLELIGHT 2-Symphonic Saturday with Ilya Kazantsev playing the Chopin An intimate evening of Bach in the lovely historic setting of Piano Concerto, as well as Marianne McCormick is singing Mahler Astoria’s oldest church, second oldest in the Pacific Northwest. & 3- The Festival opener, because I absolutely love contemporary Featuring two suites for solo cello and Cantata 82, the most New AMF Managing Director Bereniece Jones-Centeno pieces. performed and recorded of all Bach cantatas. 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June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 14 MEADE • GLASS • BEETHOVEN • BACH • 3 LEG TORSO • SERGEY • PITCAIRN Charles Knox 2002: SEMORDNILAP NO. 2 Antonín Dvořák PIANO QUARTET NO. 2 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP 87 Ernő Dohnányi SEXTET IN C MAJOR, OP. 37 for Winds, Strings and Piano Featuring: Cary Lewis, Piano and Host Jeffrey Thayer, Violin, Concertmaster: San Diego Symphony James Van Valkenburg, Associate Principal Viola, Detroit Symphony Rowena Hammill, Associate Principal Cello, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra Susan Welty, Associate Principal Horn, Atlanta Symphony New Singers: DeAndre Simmons•MaryAnne McCormick•Cameron-Schutza Additional Artists to be announced Keith Clark, Conductor SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 4:00pm in the Liberty Theater Concert performance, sung in Italian with English Supertitles HAPPY HOUR with SERGEY AND FRIENDS Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal CELLIST SERGEY ANTONOV in an YOUNG ARTISTS WEEK informal matinee of Chamber Music and Chat. Presented by the Astoria Music Festival Apprentice Artists Program WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 at 7:30 PM. SATURDAY, JUNE 25 at 7:30pm Astoria Masonic Lodge in the Liberty Theater 1572 Franklin Avenue Symphonic Saturday: SYMPHONIC SHOWCASE ASTORIA FESTIVAL FELLOWSHIP CHAMBER ORCHES- Russian pianist ILYA KAZANTSEV demonstrates TRA why he won the Gold Medal in the Violinist-Conductor OLIVIA TSUI, Music Director of Cali- International Chopin Competition. San Diego fornia’s Silicon Beach Symphony and the Los Angeles seating is limited for this concert. Ilya Symphony Concertmaster JEFFREY THAYER and Virtuosi, leads an ensemble of young virtuosi selected J.S. Bach PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN A MINOR BWV 543 Detroit Symphony Associate Principal Violist from around the country. Program to be announced. Julia Brown, Organ JAMES VAN VALKENBURG join for Mozart’s duo TWO SUITES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO concerto. Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano FRIDAY, JULY 1 at 7:30pm Suite No 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 MARYANN McCORMICK sings Mahler, and the SATURDAY, JULY 2 AT 2:00pm Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 Festival Orchestra romps through Stravinsky’s Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center Sergey Antonov, Cello ballet score. VOCAL APPRENTICE ARTISTS: LITTLE WOMEN CANTATA NO. 82, “ICH HABE GENUG” (1731 ver- Igor Stravinsky PULCINELLA Mark Adamo’s “magically transporting” and “stunning sion) BALLET SUITE adaptation” of the beloved American novel, Little Wom- For Bass Solo, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo Frédéric Chopin PIANO en is presented in an evening of “intimate staging and Richard Zeller, Baritone, Metropolitan Opera CONCERTO NO 2 IN F MINOR, masterful vocal prowess” by Eugene Opera in collabora- OP. 21 tion with the Astoria Festival. Mezzo-soprano Hannah WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 7:30pm Gustav Mahler THREE SONGS Penn heads a cast of today’s finest young singers from in the Liberty Theater TO TEXTS BY FRIEDRICH Pitcairn the Pacific Northwest. Fully staged by Mark Beudert, 3 LEG TORSO RÜCKERT General Director of Eugene Opera. Mezzo-soprano Hannah Penn will Oregon’s genre-defying band brings its eclectic W.A. Mozart SINFONIA CONCERTANTE IN E-FLAT head a cast of today’s finest young singers from the Pacific Northwest. mash up of Chamber Music, Tango, Klezmer, MAJOR Latin, and Roma (Gypsy) music. Internation- For Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K 364 ally acclaimed for recordings, and film scores, SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS Featuring this wonderfully weird band rocked the Liberty Free Community Event Ilya Kazantsev, Piano Theater in its Festival debut a few years ago. One SUNDAY, JUNE 19 at NOON MaryAnn McCormick, Metropolitan Opera Mezzo reviewer said it best: “…if you ever get an oppor- in the First Presbyterian Church (1903) Soprano tunity to see them in concert, it will be the best YOUNG ARTISTS COFFEE CONCERT Jeffrey Thayer, Violin Concertmaster: San Diego $15 bucks you ever spent...truly enjoyable, down A recital featuring members of the Apprentice Vocal Artist Program and Symphony to earth, fun guys.” a post-concert social hour with coffee and goodies. James Van Valkenburg, Viola Associate Principal, With special guest artist, Astoria’s own 10 year- Detroit Symphony old singing sensation Minntah Haefker, Free Family Concert and Broadcast Astoria Music Festival Orchestra Family Prices. Children under 16: $5 at the box office SATURDAY, JUNE 25 at 11:00 AM in the Ft. George Brewery Keith Clark, Conductor and night of concert. Sergey 1483 Duane Street KMUN TROLL RADIO REVIEW SUNDAY, JUNE 26 at 4:00pm THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 7:30pm in the Liberty Theater Astoria Festival Young Artists join in a variety show broadcast live, in the Liberty Theater VERDI’S IL TROVATORE CITY GIRL: CLASSIC SILENT FILM WITH LIVE MUSIC featuring the Troll Soprano ANGELA MEADE’S recent performances in Verdi’s IL TROVATORE Back by popular demand, the Liberty Theater returns to its roots as a Radio Theater Troupe. Hosted by Astoria’s popular radio personality were Standing Room Only at the Metropolitan Opera. She returns to As- silent movie palace. DEBBIE TWOMBLY. Bring the kids and be part of the live audience, toria to reprise that role in a concert featuring a sensational cast of MET Sophisticated city girl Kate falls in love with farmer Lem. Can he keep upstairs at Astoria’s Fort George Brewery. soloists. Tenor CAMERON SCHUTZA scales the High C’s as the Trouba- her down on the farm? Find out in F.W. Murnau’s 1930 classic that made dour; Mezzo Soprano MARYANN McCORMICK is the vengeful Gypsy. history as the first Hollywood film shot in Oregon. A Star Spangled Celebration With a score composed and conducted by celebrated OREGON Featuring: SUNDAY, JULY 3 at 7:30pm in the Liberty Theater COMPOSER JOHN PAUL, whose works range from classical symphonic Azucena; and Baritone RICHARD ZELLER is the jealous Count. NORTH COAST SYMPHONIC BAND “AMERICAN HEROES” to ground breaking scores for Atari videogames and Magnum Force, Leonora Angela Meade Conductor DAVID BECKER leads the Symphonic Band in its celebration Pit-Fighter and Wayne Gretzky’s 3-D Hockey. Meet the composer after Manrico Cameron Schutza of American Heroes the eve of Independence Day, featuring popular the show! Azucena MaryAnn McCormick vocalists ANDY AND RACHEL BECKER. Program includes audience Count di Luna Richard Zeller favorites and new arrangements for Astoria’s community-based wind FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 7:30pm in the Liberty Theater Ferrando DeAndre Simmons ensemble, comprised of local amateurs, students and professionals CHAMBER MUSIC with CARY LEWIS AND THE FESTIVAL ALL-STARS Astoria Music Festival Vocal Apprentice Artists sharing their passion for music. Presented as a special community Pianist and Director of Chamber Music CARY LEWIS joined by Principal North Coast Chorale, Denise Reed, Director event. Tickets are available directly from the Liberty Theater box office. Players of four American Orchestras. Astoria Festival Orchestra and Chorus
15 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 49th Annual where else can you hug a troll? 49th Annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Clatsop County Fairgrounds 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria dinavians only, locals and to local craft brews, Astoria Brewing Company will also 2- 11 PM, Friday, June 17 visitors come from near and serve a light menu and snacks in the beer garden. far to burn hexes (and bad 7 AM- 11PM, Saturday, June 18 luck) at the Friday night bon- Fun 7 AM-4 PM, Sunday, June 19 fire, pull up the Midsummer Rain or shine, the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival of- Pole at noon on Saturday and fers three days of activities and entertainment. While a www.astoriascanfest.com dance around it, visit with few activities such as the Bonfire, Troll Run, Midsummer the Troll and stroll through a Pole, and Viking Encampment take place outside, the rest for a full schedule Viking camp. of the events are scheduled indoors on several stages.
Family Feature entertainers for 2016 are three instrumental trios The Midsummer Festival at- from Denmark, Finland and Sweden. These award-win- tracts all ages and has activi- ning musicians from Scandinavia will entertain audiences ties for everyone. Children all three days of the festival and present their contempo- enjoy the Barnefest area with rary take on authentic traditional music. games and a puppet theater Featured Music as well as dancing to the THE TRIO OF LYDOM, BUGGE AND HØIRUP COMES authentic live music. Healthy FROM DENMARK and consists of some of Denmark’s from the old country bodied festival attendees can most well known and multi-awarded musicians. Between help raise the Midsummer the three of them, they’ve received no less than eighteen • Karuna from Finland Pole, dance a polka or schot- Danish Music Awards (the equivalent of a Grammy). ERITAGE, TRADITION, FAMILY, FOOD AND • Lydom, Bugge and tische, and try their hand at Kubb (a Scandinavian lawn KARUNA FROM FINLAND combines the sounds of the FUN” are the words frequently used to describe game, no experience necessary). Handicapped parking Swedish national instrument nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle) Høirup from Denmark the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival that takes H and chairs with backs are provided for the infirm. There and accordion with the rich harmonies of piano and reed place the third weekend in June every year in Astoria, • Septentrio from Sweden are opportunities galore to socialize with family mem- organ. ACCORDIONIST TEIJA NIKU has performed in Oregon. This year’s festival will take place Friday, June bers of all ages on the festival grounds and to meet new Astoria previously as a member of the Polka Chicks and 17, through Sunday, June 19, at the Clatsop County in Rosburg (WA) with Allotar. SEPTENTRIO Fairgrounds, 92937 Wal- FROM SWEDEN performs charming luski Loop, four miles and elegant Nordic folk tunes in a southeast of Astoria on style described as “chamber folk mu- Highway 202. sic.” The trio has a rare combination
of 5-row free bass accordion, violin Heritage and 5-string cello which makes them Scandinavians moved unique in the world. to Astoria and the
North Coast by the Dance groups from Astoria and thousands in the late Portland will perform all three days 19th century continu- in authentic costume. THE ASTOR ing into the 20th cen- STREET OPRY CO will present olio tury with 35% of the acts from “Shanghaied in Astoria” population identifying in the beer garden on Saturday. as Scandinavian in the Scandinavian Country will play live 1910 census. These music for the Friday evening dance hardy immigrants and SKOLKIS FROM SEATTLE, the were attracted by the band that appeared on Garrison river, sea and forests Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion in familiar to them in their 2016 Scandinavian Court. 2015, will provide music, dance les- homelands and many sons and a mixer or two at Saturday who came worked as Coronation, Bonfire and Ball begins at 7pm Friday June 17 evening’s dance. fishermen and loggers.
Others were business- friends in the beer garden. Sunday morning activities men, farmers, domestics and cannery workers. The early include a non-denominational church service with Scan- Scandinavians in Astoria formed lodges and clubs and dinavian special music. some still survive until today providing the leaders and
volunteers who put on the annual Midsummer Festival. Food Princesses from the 2016 Scandinavian Court will speak Admission to the three day event is $8 Lefse, krumkake, frikadeller, rødkål, aebleskiver, joulu- on what their heritage means to them at the Queen’s for adults, $3 for children 6 to 12, and torttu, riisipuuro, ärtsouppa, pannukakku! Do any of Coronation at 7 P.M. on Friday evening, June 17. those sound familiar? Norwegian flat bread, crumb cake, free for children 5 and under. Park-
meatballs, red cabbage, Danish donuts, prune tarts, rice ing is $2 per day or $5 for a weekend Tradition pudding with fruit soup, Swedish yellow pea soup, and pass. More information and a complete The idea for the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival held Finnish pancakes for those of you who need a translation. schedule and list of events and enter- in Astoria came from a festival held in March 1936. The Many festival attendees wait all year for these favorite present day Scandinavian Midsummer Festival was Scandinavian specialties to appear and converts of all na- tainers for the 2016 Scandinavian Mid- reformed from this early idea and held for the first time tionalities have come to expect these delicacies for a few summer Festival is available online at in 1967. Today it has become a major activity for local days in June. There are also complete meals served by the www.astoriascanfest.com. Scandinavian lodges and descendants and in 2017 will Olney Grange, the Scandinavian Cafe from Vancouver,
celebrate its 50th anniversary. No longer limited to Scan- Washington, and the Rotary Club of Astoria. In addition
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at the Coaster 6/10 6/11 Theatre featur- ing 3 Leg Torso, an award- winning quintet specializing in an eclectic synthesis of chamber music, 6 tango, klezmer, 18-19 latin and Gypsy music. Addi- CELEBRATE the passion for this exalted bulb with the tional weekend faithful throngs who make their annual pilgrimage to events include the NW Garlic Festival which is held each June in the a parade, beach seaside community of Ocean Park, Washington, located bonfire and 5K on the Long Beach Peninsula. This GARLIC Olympics of fun run and Gastronomy is not held for the region’s GARLIC grow- CANNON BEACH will host its 52nd walk. Judging ing ability. This Festival was born out of love of great, RIVERFOLK BENEFIT CONCERT will be held at the CCC Perform- annual Sandcastle Contest, the oldest of the sandcastles will be at 1:30pm this GARLIC laden cuisine! ing Arts Center at 7:00pm on Friday, June 10. This will be a fundraiser competition of its kind in the Pacific year, making 11:30am-2pm the best time Specialty food and craft vendors will offer up this for the fledgling Riverfolk Homeless Coalition, a project seeking to Northwest and the most popular event for viewing the completed sculptures. supernatural powered herb, prepared and put to use in provide resources and bridge gaps between existing organizations in in this Oregon Coast town. Dozens of The tide will determine how long the every imaginable way including some ways that go be- Astoria that are addressing the growing issue of homelessness in our teams of professional sand sculpture sculptures last. yond. Where else could indulgence be so healthy? Don’t community. artists, amateur groups and families will The Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest miss the succulent GARLIC food or GARLIC ice cream The event will feature fabulous music from around the Pacific construct remarkable creations in the was recognized as an Oregon Heri- and many other ways to use GARLIC. Northwest, including Larry Murante, Jill Trenholm with Virgil Venditto, sand during the event. The Masters divi- tage Tradition by the Oregon Parks & GARLIC decor is the hottest fashion trend for home Richard Colombo with Laurie Linn, Jean Mann, Terry Holder with sion teams compete for cash prizes and Recreation Department, making it one of and garden, find it here first! GARLIC bird houses and Jerry Holder, and headlined by an all-star band, led by Scott Docherty, construct large, elaborate creations often just 11 events statewide to achieve such wind chimes, GARLIC pottery and art. Personal items featuring former touring members of The Nazz, Lifehouse, 10,000 utilizing construction forms similar to a designation. Make lodging reservations such as hand made soaps of GARLIC and rosemary are Maniacs, Rita Coolidge, and more. Great sound will be provided by those used for pouring concrete in order early for this popular weekend as hotels particularly popular. Jewelry, hats and clothing laden with one of the best sound companies in Portland, DWM. to accomplish their monumental size. typically sell out all rooms in advance. GARLIC abound. There will also be a raffle, giving away a solid mahogany Kala Although the sand sculpture contest June 18 -19, Sat: 10-5pm, Sun: 10-4pm Ukulele and a collectible set of Japanese import Beatles CDs and on Saturday is the highlight of the For more information on the Can- memorabilia. weekend, visitors will find plenty of other non Beach Sandcastle Contest or 35th Annual Tickets for the event are $15.00, and available online at activities to keep them busy. Weekend on how to participate, contact the riverfolk.brownpapertickets.com activities include a Friday night concert Northwest Garlic Festival
CINEMA Crooked. No cover, 9pm at the Seafood Comedy on the Coast. $15, 8pm at Chinook Full Circle. 8pm at Kitty’s Food & Spirits in Monday 6 Wednesday 8 Big Fat Gay Movie Night. Movie TBA. Grill Lounge in Lincoln City. Winds in Lincoln City. Tillamook. MUSIC MUSIC Admission by suggested donation. 10pm Jenny Don’t & The Spurs. No cover, 9pm at OUTSIDE Crooked. No cover, 9pm at the Seafood Von Stomper. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift MacMinn. No cover, 7pm at the Adrift at the Columbian Theater in Astoria. the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. Open Spaces Bird Walk. Easy walk through Grill Lounge in Lincoln City. Hotel in Long Beach. Hotel in Long Beach. HAPPENING ART forest and wetlands along D River and Flextones. 9pm at the Rusty Truck Brewery Robert Michael Pyle and The Cliffs of HAPPENING Astoria’s Inaugural Pride Celebration. Opening Reception. For the Our Oregon Devils Lake. 9 – 11am at Devils Lake State in Lincoln City. Cathlamet. An Evening of Music and Poetry. Tall Ships at the Port of Ilwaco. historical- Events will take place in several locations in exhibit. 5 – 7pm at the Chessman Gallery in Park, Lincoln City. 541-992-9720 Jenny Don’t and the Spurs. $5 cover, 9pm 7pm at Redmen Hall in Skamokawa. seaport.org/ Astoria. lcqcastoria.org the Lincoln City Cultural Center. THEATER at the San Dune Pub in Manzanita. Goonies Day Celebration. Events in and HAPPENING THEATER HAPPENING Junior Shanghaied in Astoria. $5, 7pm at The Hugs. No cover, 9pm at the Adrift Hotel Night of All Knowledge Trivia Tournament. around the city of Astoria. Shot in Astoria. A The Madness of Lady Bright. $10, 8:30pm at Astoria’s Inaugural Pride Celebration. the ASOC Playhouse in Astoria. in Long Beach. A free and fun team trivia event. 6pm at the celebration of films made in Astoria. Enjoy KALA in Astoria. Events will take place in several locations Purple Cats. 9pm at Snug Harbor Bar & Grill Seaside Library. a variety of events held in and around Asto- in Astoria. Gala Celebration. Comedy, drag Saturday 11 in Lincoln City. performances, live music, and dance party. ria. thegoondocks.org/2016.html LECTURE Friday 10 MUSIC ART $10 - $20per person. 7pm at the Astoria Bridge Talks. Bridge Conversations from MUSIC Tico Marimba. 9am – 2pm at the Tillamook Astoria Artwalk. Free, 5 – 8pm at galleries Builders ad Others. Free, 7pm at the Fort Armory. lcqcastoria.org Tuesday 7 Tom Trudell. 6 – 9pm at the Shelburne Inn Farmer’s Market. and other businesses in downtown Astoria. George Lovell Showroom in Astoria. Riverfolk. A Benefit for Assisting Astoria’s MUSIC Restaurant in Seaview. David Douglas. 4 – 6pm at Stimulus Opening Reception. For the Coast is Queer Homeless and the Astoria Warming Center. Luca Ciarla: Il Violino. $15, 7pm at the Pete Olson. 7pm at the Lincoln City Cultural Espresso Café in Pacific City. exhibit. 5 – 8pm at KALA in Astoria. Thursday 9 $15, 6:30pm at the PAC in Astoria. Lincoln City Cultural Center. Center. Larry Murante. $12, 7pm at the Peninsula FOOD & DRINK MUSIC Hip Hop Dance Workshop and Perfor- Wine Tasting. Summertime Rose. 1 – 4pm Von Stomper. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift Three Leg Torso. $35 - $40, 7:30pm at the Arts Center in Long Beach. Jenny Don’t & The Spurs. No cover, 8pm at mance. Workshop at 5pm, tumbling at the Cellar on 10th in Astoria. Coaster Theater in Cannon Beach. Hotel in Long Beach. the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. performance at 6:30pm, Solo performers at Waikiki Beach Concert Series. Band TBA. HAPPENING Alena Sheldon. 8pm at Kitty’s Food & Spirits 7pm. Free, all ages welcome, At the Seaside 7pm at Waikiki Beach at Cape Disappoint- HAPPENING ART Astoria’s Inaugural Pride Celebration. in Tillamook. Convention Center. ment State Park, Ilwaco. Trivia Tuesday. Teams compete for prizes Mingle and Muse. With sculptor and Print- Events will take place in several locations and glory. Fun for adults and teens. Free, maker R Keaney Rathburn. 4:30pm at the Blue Evolution. 9pm at the Rusty Truck Sandcastle Parade. Starting at 5:30pm in Barna Howard. No cover, 8pm at the in Astoria. . Riverwalk Foot & Bike Parade. 5:30pm at the Astoria Public Library. Sitka Center, Otis. Brewery in Lincoln City. downtown Cannon Beach. Sou’wester Lodge in Seaview. Beginning at 11am. From the foot of Bay cont. p21
17 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com theater & performance ASOC Presents A full Summer of Theatrics Jr. Shanghaied • June 10 - 19 Coaster Summer Rep THE COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE kicks production of The Apple Tree. Ryan is also a off its 2016 Summer Repertory with 9 to 5: The regular director and performer at the Coaster Musical on Friday, June 17th. Based on the Theatre. He previously directed the 2015 sum- seminal 1980 hit move 9 to 5: The Musical is mer play It Could Be Any One Of Us, the 2014 set in the late 1970’s and is the hilarious story summer musical Into The Woods and the 2013 of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. spring play Around the World in 80 Days. He Pushed to the boiling point, three co-workers was last seen on stage as Gaston in the 2014 concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, holiday production of Disney’s Beauty and the egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call Beast. their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Rounding out the cast of 9 to 5: The Musical Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy are Jean White as Violet Newstead (last seen – giving their boss the boot! as part of the ensemble in the 2016 produc- The following weekend of June 24th, brings tion of The Apple Tree), Cindy Karr as Doralee the opening of the second summer show – Rhodes (last seen on stage as Crystal in Little Let’s Murder Marsha – a comedic romp about Shop of Horrors), Allison Johnson as Judy murder, double crosses and birthday surprises. Bernly (returning after a few years off from the Marsha is hopelessly addicted to reading theatre), Aaron Harris as Franklyn Hart Jr. (last murder mysteries and overhears her loving seen as Captain Sanjar/Flip in The Apple Tree) husband discussing her upcoming birthday and Katherine Lacaze as Roz Keith (last seen as HAT’S RIGHT! The Semi-Annual JUNIOR SHANG- The 2016 cast includes: Nicole Ramsdell, Alisa- surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, part of the ensemble in the 2016 production of THAIED 2016, sponsored by Wauna Federal Credit beth Clark, Lexi Reibold, Lily Reed, Kylie Blackburn, though, it sounds like they are planning to mur- The Apple Tree). Union and performed by the younger Theatre B’Elanna Diamond, Charlotte Mendenhall, Nich der her! With the assistance of her next door The cast of Let’s Murder Marsha is com- Thespians, is back and runs for two weekends only, Reibold, Kendra Littell, Elektra Diamond, Vanessa neighbor she tries to turn the tables on them prised of veteran Coaster Theatre actors Frank Blackburn, Megan Griffin, Malachi Keefe, Blake June 10th to 19th on Friday Evening at 7:00pm, with a poisoned potion. When her own mother Jagodnik (last seen in 2015’s It Could Be Any with doors opening @ 6:30pm and on Saturday and Leitch, Emily Elena, Nick Sturdivant, Riley Mitchell, shows up for her birthday a day early, Marsha One Of Us), Ellen Jensen (last seen as part of Sundays at 2:00pm with doors opening @ 1:30pm Theresa Blackburn, Torin Keefe, Landon Reed, Wil- thinks she is in on the diabolical scheme. Just the ensemble in the 2016 production of The at the ASOC Playhouse 129 West Bond Street in liam Miller, Jonah Griffin and Emily Bergerson Uniontown Astoria. Tickets are only $10.00 for Adults and $5.00 for when you would think all this would be cleared Apple Tree), Richard Bowman (last seen in Junior Shanghaied is an ASOC original musical kids (no other discounting). And don’t forget all up, Marsha’s intended victims discover what 2015’s Once Upon A Mattress), Sue Meyers Friday performances are just $5.00! melodrama adapted for talented youth to perform, she has supposed, and decide to teach her a (last seen in 2014’s Disney’s Beauty and the Tickets can be purchased online @ www. from the traditional ASOC legend SHANGHAIED IN lesson. Beast), Ann Bronson (last seen in 2015’s Once astorstreetoprycompany.com or by calling our ASTORIA now entering its 32nd season. It’s just as At the helm of the 2016 Summer Repertory Upon A Mattress), David Sweeney (last seen in Shanghaied Ticket Hotline @ 503-325-6104 or at fun and memorable with many ASOC Playhouse the door beginning one hour before show time, but are directors Lisa Fergus (9 to 5: The Musi- 2015’s Once Upon A Mattress) and newcomer traditions like Raffles and POPCORN, so it is perfect reservations are recommended. For more informa- cal) and Ryan Hull (Let’s Murder Marsha). Lisa to the Coaster Theatre stage Gigi Chadwick. for the whole family no matter what their age! tion, about the Astor Street Opry Company please has participated at the Coaster Theatre as a Performance Dates: Directed by Bill Carr, with Music Direction by email [email protected] performer, choreographer and director having June 17 – September 4, 2016. Ticket Prices Dena Tuveng and ChrisLynn Taylor and on piano Lo- Now that you have heard all about it, do not previously directed and choreographed the – 9 to 5: The Musical - $18 or $23. Let’s Murder rain Trzyna, Junior Shanghaied also features original miss the North Coast Region’s Own…Youth Theatre 2014 holiday production of Disney’s Beauty Marsha - $15 or $20. Box Office – 503-436- Shanghaied Choreography by Carleta Lewis Allen presentation of “Junior” SHANGHAIED IN ASTORIA! and the Beast and was last seen on stage as 1242 or online at coastertheatre.com led by Stephanie Osborn. Come be a part of the MAGIC! Eve/Barbara/Ella/Passionella in the 2016 spring
HE FIERY AND TVIRTUOSIC bohemian world music ensemble 3 Leg Torso are performing at the 3 Leg Torso Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach, and they are not to be June 10 missed. Featured and often heard on National Public Radio, at- tending one of their concerts is the most affordable ticket for anyone wanting to travel the world in the time of a couple of hours. 3 Leg Torso’s modern-gypsy-chamber-pop music is infused with the authenticity of folk music, the passion and allure of world music, the precision of cham- Martini, and Valerie Day of Nu Schooz, continues a ber music, and the energy of rock & roll. track record of winning accolades and awards. Utne Three time winner of the Portland Music Award Reader describes them as “passionately sophisticated for “Outstanding Achievement in World Music,” two music,” and Lee Zimmerman, of Blurt, states “3 Leg of their CDs, Astor in Paris and Animals and Can- Torso clearly doesn’t need any extra appendage when nibals, have both won “Album of the Year” from The it comes to kicking out the jams.” Oregonian newspaper and Portland Music Awards respectively, and their latest CD, And To All A Good 3 LEG TORSO in CONCERTT at The Coater Theater in CannonBeach, Night, featuring guest vocalists Storm Large of Pink Friday, June 10, 7pm. TICKETS: $35-$40
June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 18 see more art haps on page 23 art happens. Siblings at Play at Luminari Arts Rene’ Rowe Bamboo Sculpture at RiverSea Gallery product CitraSolv, which with its degreasing proper- at the ties derived from Valencia Art Loft oranges, also breaks down magazine pages if applied by an enthusiastic art maker. RT IS MY HEART says The narrative begins with Apainter Rene’ Rowe. the created papers then A relative newcomer to with applied layer upon Astoria, Rowe brings an layer of “magic stuff,” the impressive professional depth evolves and images background. Her pedigree are brought into play to includes a degree from produce a new story, left Rutgers in art and sociol- Rene’ Rowe, Here I Go for the observer to openly ogy, study at The New York interpret. Art Students’ League, the New School, and studio work with Ceramicist Richard Kue- Roy Lichenstein. The Art Loft in Astoria will feature Rowe for nsting presents two distinct the 2nd Saturday Art Walk, June 11. processes; one of coil built Rowe also pursued a successful career in IT, working with forms, allowing for visible IBM and other Fortune 500 companies for many years. Finally, Charissa Brock, Okeanos joining marks and fired by the siren song of art lured her from IT into painting and gallery RIVERSEA GALLERY presents Aqueous, a solo exhibition of bamboo Raku and cone ten process, management. sculpture by nationally recognized Oregon artist, Charissa Brock, who is The other, using soft clay, For a decade, Rowe managed galleries in Denver, CO in- lauded for her creative use of bamboo in all of its many forms. This body and a slow turning wheel cluding the ABEND Gallery, the Belleli Gallery, and the Merrill of work features the artist’s kiln-formed glass in masterful combination with and shaping forms in the Johnson Gallery. A savvy director, she built a list of collectors bamboo and other organic materials. The show opens on Saturday, June techniques of a hand built around the country enabling galleries to be highly profitable. 11 with a reception from 5:00 to 8:00 pm during Astoria’s Second Saturday pinched form, the inten- According to Rowe, it is the customer list that is a gallery’s Artwalk. All are invited to meet the artist, enjoy live music by David Crab- tion to move away from most valuable asset. She represented Daniel Sprick, Johanna tree, and complimentary small bites and beverages. The work will remain traditional refined surfaces, Harmon, Burton Silverman, and others. Later, she moved to on view through July 5, 2016. and working for a more Pueblo, CO and started a cooperative gallery called Art Off Brock’s elegant sculpture conveys a sense of strength, rhythm and LUMINARI ARTS presents a spontaneous reaction. This South Main which still operates today as Steel City Art. grace, much like the forms from nature it alludes to. Though determinedly duo show by siblings Mary new body of work has been Tiring of the gallery life, Rowe went to Europe where she abstract, the work in this show is loosely based on a maritime theme, with Gaffney and Richard Kuenst- wood fired with minimal studied art, especially in Spain and Portugal. She also trav- forms that suggest waves, shells and vessels. Pattern and narrative are ing for 2nd Saturday Art glaze application. eled and painted in South America. created through various techniques of using bamboo to create structure. Walk in Astoria, June 11. Together bro & sis create Today, a small home with a beautiful garden in Astoria Split stalks are precisely arranged into serried stacks to build solid forms Gaffney self-describes Rock, Paper, Scisscors, a and a convenient studio in the Astoria Art Loft allow Rowe to that sometimes cradle stones, while soaring arcs sketch delicate shapes as a “closet collage artist” surprise collaboration. pursue her passion for painting. Rowe says, “The pleasure is that seem ready to move with the wind. Woven strips and basketry stitches who unleashed her creative Luminaria Arts is open dai- in the process, and the results are often surprising. If what I provide pattern, binding and tension, while rattan and cast paper are used energies four years ago, ly at 1113 Commercial St. paint also pleases others, it is an added gift. I love a quote in supporting roles. The artist’s own kiln-formed glass punctuates each with the natural cleaning in Astoria. 503.468.0308. attributed to Danny Kaye, ‘Life is a great big canvass. Throw piece with glimmer and color. all the paint you can on it.’ For me, celebrating art and life are The artist has worked with bamboo as her chosen medium since 1999, inseparable.” and has demonstrated an unflagging desire to explore new permutations The Art Loft is located at 106 3rd St., in Astoria, atop Dot’s Patricia Clark Finley at Fariweather of using the plant in her artwork. Since 1995, Brock has been exhibiting and Doodles Art Store. FAIRWEATHER HOUSE AND GALLERY presents an exhibition of regularly in gallery and museum shows throughout the U.S. and her work works on paper by Patricia Clark-Finley through the month of June. is held in corporate and museum collections. She has been featured in The exhibition consists of works on graphite and sennelier ink on nationally published fine art magazines and many other periodicals for the yupo and depicts the subjects for which the artist is well known: past sixteen years. She has sea life and shore life. Clark Finley’s work is known for it’s remark- taught and lectured about able subtlety, spontaneity, and tonal beauty. “All of the artist’s working with bamboo and kiln- work is infused with vitality, freshness, and uncommon luminosity,” writes Denise Fairweather, gallery owner. formed glass in many venues; A native of Washington State, Clark Finley lived in the San as near as the Sitka Center Francisco Bay area for many years, where she developed her for Art and Ecology on the art and exhibition history. Her work was influenced by Bay Area Oregon coast, and as far away Figuration, activities around the Bay Area arts community and the as Zurich, Switzerland. San Francisco Art Institute. Continuing education has included the IN THE ALCOVE: Beyond San Francisco Center for the Book, Carl Jung the Surface, is a solo show of Institute, and Crown encaustic paintings by Portland Point Press. Clark-Finley artist, Karen Story. This series now resides in Whatcom Don Nisbit at Old Town Framing is inspired both by her lifelong County and has studio Known for his animated watercolors depicting sea life and connections to water and space by the beach in living at the sea, Don Nisbit will be featuring his originals her love of the figure in art. Ocean Park, Washing- depicting the Astoria Meglar Bridge as well as other local Whether depicting figures ton. Many pieces from scenes and themes. Nisbett will also be releasing several and relationships, landscapes the Clark-Finley portfolio Karen Story, Seated Girl in Conversation originals from local event posters of years past including the suffused in water, or abstracted are found on labels currents, the paintings in this show offer a soft romanticism and a spirited and graphics for Mount Great Columbia Crossing and the Astoria Wine and Seafood use of color. Story exhibits regularly in Portland, her work is owned by the Baker Vineyards. Festival. Prints, tiles, cards and magnets are also available. Portland Art Museum and by many private collectors, and she has been a Fairweather House Artist will be present at both receptions for autographs and and Gallery is located at represented artist at RiverSea Gallery since 2014. 612 Broadway, Seaside, maybe even a special picture! Oregon www.fairweath- Wear your Astoria Pride T-shirt and buy one card, get one RiverSea Gallery, open daily at 1160 Commercial Street in Astoria. 503- erhouseandgallery.com free, June 11, @nd Saturday Art Walk. 325-1270, or visit the website at riverseagallery.com.
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Sacred Mountain The Spirit of Neahkahnie word. Ruth Wariner: the Sound of Gravel Nye Beach Writer Series coming-of-age in a polygamist family The 20 year presenting Seaside Library organization, comes to THE FRIENDS of the Seaside Library host Ruth Wariner, author of “The Sound of Gravel”, the true story of one girl’s coming-of-age in a an end on a high note. polygamist family, June 16,7pm. The event will take place in the Community Room and there Celebrate June 18 will be book sales and signings presented by THE NYE BEACH WRITERS’ SERIES is coming to Beach Books. an end on June 18. The grand finale, which begins Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of at 7 p.m. at the Newport Visual Arts Center, will her father’s forty-two children. Growing up include a performance of the writings of local au- on a farm in rural Mexico, where authori- thor Johnny Bargain, plus an open mic, food, wine, ties turn a blind eye to the practices of her giveaways and more. community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle house After 20 years of featuring authors from near and without indoor plumbing or electricity. At far, the board of Writers on the Edge has decided church, preachers teach that God will punish it’s time to move on. When it started, the Nye the wicked by destroying the world and that Beach Writers’ Series was the only author series in women can only ascend to Heaven by enter- the area, but now there are many other places for ing into polygamous marriages and giving people to enjoy writers and writing, including Wil- Nye Beach Writers’ Series Founder Carla Perry birth to as many children as possible. After lamette Writers’ coast branch, literary programs at dinary efforts with the Nye Beach Writers’ Series. Ruth’s father—the man who had been the the local libraries, and the wonderful shows at the Perry, busy with her Dancing Moon Press publish- founding prophet of the colony—is murdered Newport Performing Arts Center. ing company, has stepped down as executive direc- by his brother in a bid for church power, her In 1996, Carla Perry, with the sponsorship of tor, but other volunteers have kept the organization mother remarries, becoming the second wife Friends of the Yachats Commons, obtained a grant going. of another faithful congregant. to pay featured authors $25 each, with lodging The Nye Beach Writers’ Series has become a In need of government assistance, Ruth peace and love. This is an intimate, gripping and meals provided in her home. During that first respected literary program, offering presentations and her siblings are carted back and forth be- tale of triumph, courage and resilience. year and a half, fifty-one authors read their work in all genres by a mix of writers, from those begin- tween Mexico and the U.S., where her mother Ruth Wariner lives in Portland, Oregon. to room-capacity audiences. In 1999, the series ning their literary careers to authors of national collects welfare and her stepfather works a At the age of fifteen, Ruth left Colonia LeBar- moved thirty miles north to Newport in 1999 in renown. Among our past presenters have been variety of odd jobs. Ruth comes to love the on, the polygamist Mormon colony in Mexico, response to an offer by the Oregon Coast Council Chuck Palahniuk, Brian Doyle, and Cheryl Strayed, time she spends in the states, and begins to where she grew up, and moved to California. for the Arts to hold events at the Performing Arts who have gone on to become best-selling authors. doubt her family’s beliefs and her mother’s After earning her GED, she put herself through Center. In honor of that site’s historic bohemian lo- Ken Kesey and Peter Coyote were among guest choices. She struggles to balance her fierce college, eventually becoming a high school cation, Perry renamed the program the Nye Beach authors. love for her siblings with the determination to Spanish teacher. She remains close to her Writers’ Series. Since then, the series met in several As of 2016, the Nye Beach Writers’ Series has forge a better life for herself. siblings and is happily married different locations, finally settling at the Newport hosted more than 400 authors at its monthly Recounted from the innocent and hopeful Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Visual Arts Center. events, their presentations always followed by open perspective of a child, “The Sound of Gravel” Broadway. (503)738-6742 or visit www. By 2002, it was necessary to create a separate mics open to anyone willing to share five minutes nonprofit organization so the program could apply is the remarkable memoir of one girls fight for seasidelibrary.org of original work. for grants and expand programming to include Although the series is ending, Writers on the in-school and after-school youth workshops, adult Edge will remain intact as an organization. We are Writing and Creative Thinking Workshop: New Ways of workshops, and special events. Thus Writers on looking for new ways to bring writers together. We the Edge was born. That year, Carla Perry received are thinking about open mics, write-ins, workshops, Exploring and Honoring Nature w/Matt Love • June 25 the Stewart Holbrook Special Award at the Oregon critique groups and other possibilities. Suggestions IS THERE ANY RATIONAL DOUBT that the Inspired by David Orr’s Earth in Mind, Book Awards for her outstanding commitment to are welcomed. Visit Writers on the Edge Facebook natural world is imperiled? Climate change. his classic study of the American education Oregon’s literary community. In 2003, she received page or writersontheedge.org., to see what hap- Overfishing. Deforestation. Pollution. Loss of system’s failure to educate students about the the Oregon Governor’s Art Award for her extraor- pens next. biodiversity. The list is endless and document- importance of protecting nature, the work- ed in the media every day. shop will take participants through a series of What is the role and responsibility of writers writing and discussion exercises intended to AHS Literary Review The Local Lie and artists in raising awareness about these inspire fresh approaches to presenting nature THE LOCAL LIE, Astoria High’s School’s literary CoCommercial. worsening threats to nature that also threaten in writers and artists’ work. review, is out and ready for readers to delve into The library human survivability? The sheer wonder of The workshop is also ideal for teachers of the truths from the minds of Astoria’s young creative has a copy to nature inspires many words, photographs, mu- all grade levels who want to invigorate their writers. check out as sical compositions, paintings and sculptures. nonfiction writing instruction and make the The 250-page review consists of memoirs, well. The review For many creative types, it provides their sole study of nature more exciting and relevant vignettes, essays, poems, short stories, rants, medi- is also avail- motivation. The ongoing desecration of the to students. It might also appeal to environ- tations and streams of consciousnesses. Many of the able through natural world also instigates many writers and mental scientists and conservation activists pieces were inspired by field trips to local places the Nestucca artists to take action through their work. who possess the desire to instill new creative such as the Megler Bridge and Tapiola Park. The Spit Press web But how else can creative types address energy into their endeavors. book also features an 8-page color art insert. site at nestuc- pressing environmental issues in their work? The workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m. A host of partners came forward to fund the caspitpress.com Perhaps the answer lies in something Jean- to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, in Astoria review. CommuniCare, Clatsop County Cultural Co- (the support Paul Sartre wrote, “New problems demand at the Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Show- alition and the Astoria Schools Foundation awarded AHS literary new writing styles.” room. The cost is $85 and participants will pay the project grant funds. Over 30 local people and review tab). All Join author and educator Matt Love for a by cash or check prior to the workshop. The several businesses donated monies and in-kind proceeds from unique writing and creative thinking work- class will be capped at 15 students. support. The students themselves raised a couple book sales will shop on Saturday, June 25 in Astoria that asks To register for the class, email Love at hundred bucks by filling several flower vases with go toward fund- participants to reflect upon their relationship [email protected] or call 503- spare change and bills. ing next year’s to nature and seek new ways of raising aware- 812-1524. The Local Lie is available at multiple retail outlets review. around Astoria, including Godfather’s Books and ness to protect and honor the natural world.
June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 20 ••• music • visual arts • literarylecture • outdoor • theater•••
Street to the foot of 11th. Aids Memo- Birding Field Trip. Meet at 9am at Devil’s LITERARY OUTSIDE rial Quilt Viewing, 9 – 11am at the Astoria Lake State Park, Lincoln City for this easy Robert Michael Pyle. Join the celebrated Beach to Chowder 5K/10K. On hard-packed Friday Tuesday Armory. Q Bar @ KALA, cocktail specials and Audubon-led walk. 541-996-1224. nature author in a book release event. Pyle beach with a bowl of chowder waiting for MUSIC MUSIC light dancing. From the end of Artwalk to Maggie & The Cats w/ The Tolovana Brass. A Richard T. Blues. No cover, 6 – 8:30pm at T THEATER reads from his new book Chinook and you at the end. $20 - $35. Races start at 9am New Orleans Gumbo of eclectic covers, soul, Paul’s Supper Club in Astoria. 11pm. Pride Dance Party. No cover, 9pm at Chantrelles. The event includes a salmon on the Long Beach Peninsula. Register at blues, r&b, and a Lagniappe of originals. No the AAMC. lcqcastoria.org Junior Shanghaied in Astoria. $10, 2pm at Brian O’Connor. Jazz guitar. No cover, 6pm at buffet following the reading, book signing & databarevents.com/events/view/50 cover, 6:30 – 9:30 at the Wine Bar at Sweet the ASOC Playhouse in Astoria. the Shelburne Inn in Seaview, WA Relay for Life Car Show. 11am – 2pm in the sales and no-host bar. $8 Cover. Doors open Basil’s in Cannon Beach. Open Spaces Bird Walk. Easy walk through Salty Dogs. Folk/Blues/Classic Rock. No cover, Tom Trudell. Jazz piano. No cover, 6– 9pm at parking lot of the old Warren Football Field Monday 13 7pm. At KALA in Astoria. forest and wetlands, cedar, hemlock and a 6:30pm at the U Street Pub in Seaside. the Shelburne Restaurant & Pub in Seaview, in Astoria. Open Jam. Hosted by One Way Out. 8:30pm MUSIC THEATER pond. . 9 – 11am at Spring Lake Trail, Lincoln WA. Encore Dance Studio 20th Anniversary at the Snug Harbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City. Jack Martin. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift Junior Shanghaied in Astoria. $5, 7pm at the City. 541-992-9720 Asleep at the Switch. Blues, Country, 40’s, & Recitals. The evening will feature dance rou- HAPPENING Hotel in Long Beach. ASOC Playhouse in Astoria. THEATER 50’s. Free (donations accepted), 6 – 8pm at tines of all ages, genres, and levels, includ- the City Hall in Garibaldi. Teen Tuesdays. Free special events just for 9 to 5: The Musical. $18 - $20, 7:30pm at the Junior Shanghaied in Astoria. $10, 2pm at teens in 6th through 12th grades. Activities ing ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, and lyrical. $12, Jackson Andrews & Dave Quinton. Blues/ Tuesday 14 Coaster Theater in Cannon Beach. the ASOC Playhouse in Astoria. include movie making, video game nights, 7pm at the Seaside Convention Center. Folk/Rock. No cover, 6pm at Sweet Basil’s Café crafts, and movie nights. 3:30 – 4:30pm at the MUSIC Missoula Children’s Theater. 3pm and 7pm in Cannon Beach. Seaside Library. FMI visit seasidelibrary.org Touch a Truck. In addition to big rigs of all Saturday 18 Classical Music. 7pm at First Christian Open Mic. Musicians, singers and comedians at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. THEATER shapes, sizes and descriptions, there will MUSIC are all welcome. Each performer will receive Church in Tillamook. Teen Theater Club. Classes will present acting be free games, food and opportunities for 9 to 5: The Musical. $18 - $20, 7:30pm at the $1 off pints of beer or cider. Perform or just Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 skill development and a monthly focus on Jack Martin. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift enjoy the show. 7:30 – 9:30pm at Hondo’s prizes. Free, Noon – 2pm at the Lincoln City Coaster Theater in Cannon Beach. a specific area of theater, including stage – 16. Brew & Cork in Astoria, Community Center. Hotel in Long Beach. make-up, set design and lighting, script David McKenzie. $5, 7pm at Redmen Hall in Sunday 19 HAPPENING writing, budgeting and stage management. Storytelling with the Mountain Man. Free, Wednesday 15 For ages 14 to 17. $10/ month. At the ASOC Skamokawa. MUSIC Friday Night Mixer. Enjoy a social hour at 2pm at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. the gallery, with art and conversation, plus Playhouse in Astoria. Nye Beach Writers’ Series Founder Carla Perry MUSIC The Dead Tide Country Band. Vintage wail- Na Rosai. 10am – 3pm at the Astoria Sunday Comedy on the Coast. $15, 8pm at Chinook beverages provided by Astoria Coffeehouse. The Horsenecks. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift ing country at the Big O, Olney Saloon Market. 5 – 7pm at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Wednesday Winds in Lincoln City. Hotel in Long Beach. The Buffalo Kitty Band. 8pm at Kitty’s Food Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Trivia Night. Find out how much useless (or MUSIC OUTSIDE even useful) stuff you know at the weekly George Coleman. Pop/Jazz/Folk/Rock. 5:30 & Spirits in Tillamook. – 16. Invasive Weed Stewardship Day. Help re- Thursday 16 Trivia Night. 7pm at Baked Alaska in Astoria. – 9pm at Shelburne Restaurant and Pub in move invasive plants from the Circle Creek MUSIC Vince Gill. $70 - $85, 8pm at Chinook Winds Audio Tattoo. 10am – 2pm at the Pacific City Family Skate Night. The Shanghaied Roller Seaview. Habitat Reserve near Seaside. 10am – 1pm. in Lincoln City. Farmers Market. Dolls host a family friendly Open Skate Night. The Coconuts. Swing/Jazz/Country/Blue- Jon Koonce. No cover, 7pm at the Sand Trap There’s also Shanghaied Roller Doll merchan- FMI: NCLCtrust.org or 503-738-9126 grass/Folk. 6pm at the Wine Bar at Sweet Pub in Gearhart. Briana Renea. No cover, 9pm at the Seafood The Baron Ward. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift dise available to purchase and concessions Basil’s Café in Cannon Beach. if you need a snack during all the fun! Come Sandcastle Contest. On the beach at Can- Grill Lounge at Chinook Winds in Lincoln Hotel in Long Beach. Jam Session. No cover, 7pm-ish – 10pm at the Lincoln Pops Big Band. $6, 7:30pm at the on Friday and see if your favorite Doll is there. non Beach. cannonbeach.org/events/Main- City. Moose Lodge in Astoria. Gleneden Beach Community Club. Na Rosai. No cover. 8pm at Fort George $2 at the door and $3 for skate rentals. 5 - Events/Sandcastle-Contest-2016 Hank Shreve. 9pm at Rusty Truck Brewery in Brewery & Public House in Astoria. 9:00pm at the Astoria Armory. Jam Session. Hosted by Richard Thomasian. The Horsenecks. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift No cover, 7 – 10pm at the Port of Call in Open Spaces Bird Walk at the Salmon River Lincoln City. Spirit Dance 2. A free-form dance celebration. Hotel in Long Beach. Leon Forrest. 8:30pm at Snug Harbor Bar & Astoria. Estuary. With the Lincoln City Audubon Music by DJ Pranawave. 6pm warm-up & Johnny Wheels. 9pm at Snug Harbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City. stretch. 6:15 circle opens and dance begins. Dan Golden. World Music. 7:30 – 10:30pm at Society. Walk the trails of this wonderful res- LITERARY Grill in Lincoln City. 8pm finish. Suggested donation $10, free McKeown’s Restaurant & Bar in Seaside. toration project looking for birds. 9 - 11am. Author Appearance. Ruth Wariner, author FOOD & DRINK for kids. At Pine Grove Community House in LITERARY of “The Sound of Gravel” will read from her Condition White. No cover, 9pm at the Pancake Breakfast. All-you-can-eat for $5, 541-992-9702. Manzanita. Weekly Writing Lounge. A weekly drop-in Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. THEATER work. Free, 7pm at the Seaside Library. 8am – noon at the Bay City Arts Center. writing environment with resources. $3/ ses- Saturday sion. 10am – 12:30pm at the Hoffman Center FOOD & DRINK Cannon Beach American Legion Breakfast. Junior Shanghaied in Astoria. $10, 2pm at Friday 17 in Manzanita. the ASOC Playhouse in Astoria. Wine Tasting. Worldwide Sauvignon Blancs. $7 adults, $3 children under 6. 9 – 11:30am MUSIC Musician’s Jam. Free, 2 – 4pm at the Tillamook SPIRITUAL MUSIC 1 – 4pm at the Cellar on 10th in Astoria. at the American Legion Hall in Cannon Library. Ocean Within Awareness Group. Mission: to Sunday 12 Beach. Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 HAPPENING Open Mic. 3 – 6pm at the Beehive in actively move toward our true nature and MUSIC – 16. NW Garlic Festival. 10am – 5pm at Wilson HAPPENING Nehalem. become one with the Ocean Within. Meet- Brian Nichols. 10am – 2pm at the Pacific City ings will have two short meditation sessions, Tom Trudell. No cover, 6 – 9pm at the Shel- Field in Ocean Park. Nwgarlicfestival.org NW Garlic Festival. 10am – 4pm at Wilson George Coleman. Pop/Jazz/Folk/Rock guitar. group discussions, and a focus practice for Farmers Market. No cover, 6pm at the Shelburne Restaurant burne Inn Restaurant in Seaview. Scandinavian Midsummer Festival. Live Field in Ocean Park. Nwgarlicfestival.org the week. All faiths/paths welcome. 6:30 – in Seaview, WA 7:30pm at the Astoria Indoor Garden Supply. Double J & The Boys. 10am – 3pm at the music, food, vendors, special events, beer Na Rosai. $12, 7pm at the Cannon Beach Scandinavian Midsummer Festival. Live The Honky Tonk Cowboys. Country. No cover, FMI 503-741- 7626 Astoria Sunday Market. History Center and Museum. garden, and much more. $8 for entry music, food, vendors, special events, beer 7 – 10p at the Astoria Moose Lodge. Full Circle. Noon at Kitty’s Food & Spirits in button, parking $2 per day. 7am – 11pm at garden, and much more. $8 for entry Saturday Night Dance Party. With DJ Nacho Thursday The Jim Farr Band. 8pm at Kitty’s Food & Tillamook. the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Astoria. button, parking $2 per day. 7am – 5pm at Bizznez mixing the latest dance music with MUSIC Spirits in Tillamook. old favorites. No cover, 1pm at Twisted Fish Hank & Lloyd. With Pete Davis and Beth astoriascanfest.com the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Astoria. Alex Puzauskas. Jazz. 6pm at the Shelburne Vince Gill. $70 - $85, 8pm at Chinook Winds in Seaside. Inn in Seaview. Sheets. $5, 2pm at Redmen Hall in Ska- Seaside Muscle and Chrome Car Show. 7am astoriascanfest.com FOOD & DRINK Dallas Williams. Folk/Americana. No cover, mokawa. in Lincoln City. – 9pm in downtown Seaside. THEATER Wine Tasting Special. $9 for 4, 2-oz pours + 6:30pm at the Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Café Briana Renea. No cover, 9pm at the Seafood The Hugs. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift Hotel United Paws Monthly Adoption Day. This Junior Shanghaied in Astoria. $10, 2pm at complimentary appetizers. 4 – 6pm at the in Cannon Beach. Grill Lounge at Chinook Winds in Lincoln Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Café in Cannon in Long Beach. is a great time to stop in and see all the the ASOC Playhouse in Astoria. Live Music. No cover, 6pm at U Street Pub City. Beach. in Seaside. Oddjob Ensemble. No cover. 8pm at Fort kittens, cats and dogs that need new for- Live Music. Thursday Night Gigs, 6pm at the Condition White. No cover, 9pm at the Monday 20 Sunday George Brewery & Public House in Astoria. ever homes. Noon – 3pm at the Tillamook Cannon Beach Gallery. Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. Richard Silen & Deane Bristow. 8:30pm at County Fairgrounds. MUSIC MUSIC Richard T. Blues. No cover, 6 – 8:30pm at T Snug Harbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City. Triple Edge. 9pm at Rusty Truck Brewery in Festival of Gardens. There will be a peony Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 All That Jazz. Jazz. No cover (donations ac- Paul’s Supper Club in Astoria. – 16. cepted). 2pm at the Wet Dog Café in Astoria. HAPPENING Lincoln City. talk, garden tours, a summer plant sale, gar- Two Crows Joy. 6 – 8pm at the Sand Dollar North Coast Country Band. No cover, 3 – 6pm Restaurant & Lounge in Rockaway Beach. Encore Dance Studio 20th Anniversary HAPPENING den arts & crafts and local Plein Air painters The Baron Ward. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift at the Astoria Moose Lodge. throughout the garden. $15, starting at 9am Hotel in Long Beach. Basin Street NW. Jazz. No cover, 6:30pm at Recitals. Dance routines and a musical Scandinavian Midsummer Festival. Live Steve Sloan. 8:30pm at the Snug Harbor Bar & the Bridgewater Bistro in Astoria. theater showcase of Peter Pan. $12, 2pm at at the Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy. Grill in Lincoln City. music, food, vendors, special events, beer Ice Cream Social. The public is invited for Music Jam. All are welcome. 6:30 – 8:30pm the Seaside Convention Center. garden, and much more. $8 for entry LITERARY cake & ice cream + birthday celebration. $1 Monday at the Astoria Senior Center. OUTSIDE button, parking $2 per day. 2 – 11pm at Nye Beach Writers’ Series. Author Johnny suggested donation, free if it’s your birthday Jim Wilkins. 7pm at the Voodoo Room in Sandcastle 5K Fun Run/Walk. Starts at 9am the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Astoria. Bargain will read from his work. 7pm at the month. 2pm at the Peninsula Senior Activity HAPPENING Astoria. Burgers & Jam Session. 6 – 9pm at the Ameri- on the Beach at 2nd St in Cannon Beach. astoriascanfest.com Newport Visual Arts Center. Center in Klipsan Beach. cont. p22 can Legion Hall in Cannon Beach.
21 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com MORE MUSIC Tuesday 21 Troll Radio Revue. 11am at Fort George in The Scott White Band. Noon at Kitty’s Food Thursday 30 Astoria. & Spirits in Tillamook. MUSIC MUSIC Jerry Ledtke and Friends in Concert. 2pm at Layton and Pam Elliot in Concert. 2pm at Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Redmen Hall in Skamokawa. Redmen Hall in Skamokawa. – 16. – 16. Waikiki Beach Concert Series. Band TBA. Coffee Concert. Admission by donation. Joshua Rivera. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. 7pm at Waikiki Beach at Cape Disappoint- 4pm at the Lincoln City Cultural center. Hotel in Long Beach. siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- ment State Park, Ilwaco. The Moonshine. No cover, 9pm at the Adrift loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf The Scott White Band. 8pm at Kitty’s Food & Hotel in Long Beach. Wednesday 22 Billy D and The Hoodoos. No cover, 7pm at Spirits in Tillamook. MUSIC Mise/Brass Bed. No cover. 8pm at Fort the Sand Trap Pub in Gearhart. Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Let it Roll. 9pm at Snug Harbor Bar & Grill in George Brewery & Public House in Astoria. Pretty Gritty. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift – 16. Lincoln City. Hannah & Fred. 8:30pm at Snug Harbor Bar Hotel in Long Beach. Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. The Local Strangers. No cover, 9pm at the & Grill in Lincoln City. Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. Friday 1 siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- ART loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf Prollyotta. $5 cover, 9pm at the San Dune Plein Air and More Art Festival. At various MUSIC Oddjob Ensemble Ben Larsen. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift Pub in Manzanita. locations in Cannon Beach. Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 A consortium of multi-instrumental- is a showcase of stunning musician- Hotel in Long Beach. Sonny Hess & Vicki Stevens. 9pm at Rusty – 16. ists and specialists, based in the San ship, exotic tonalities and of course Sketch Crawl Downtown Tillamook. With Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. Francisco Bay Area. With powerful shenanigans. Truck Brewery in Lincoln City. Dorota Haber-Lehigh. Dress for any kind of siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- ancient melodies and sounds that Thursday 23 ART weather and bring your favorite sketching twist the ear into a delicious musical Sunday, June 12 at Fort George in MUSIC loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf Astoria, 8pm, No Cover. Plein Air and More Art Festival. At various medias and a folding chair. There are rose pretzel. Largely instrumental, an Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 evening with the Oddjob Ensemble locations in Cannon Beach. cbgallerygroup. gardens, the pioneer museum and the Tom Trudell. 6pm at the Shelburne Inn – 16. com/events/ streets and cafes of downtown Tillamook to Restaurant in Seaview. Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. FOOD & DRINK draw. 3:15 end up back at the museum for The Good Time Travelers. No cover, 9pm at siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- Wine Tasting. Oregon Pinot Gris. 1 – 4pm at a glass of sparkling juice and a short show the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf the Cellar on 10th in Astoria. and tell. Noon – 4pm. Meet at the Tillamook HAPPENING Butterfly Breakdown. No cover, 7pm at the HAPPENING County Pioneer Museum. First Friday Nights. A mix of live music, Sand Trap Pub in Gearhart. HorseFest. Vendors, live demonstrations, OUTSIDE games, film screenings, skills demonstra- Ben Larsen. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift classes, lectures. 9am – 4pm at the Clatsop Summer Kite Festival. Professional kite tions, and hands-on activities. A cash bar Hotel in Long Beach. County Fairgrounds in Astoria. flyers will demonstrate their routines at this and inspired snacks will be available. Free admittance, 7 – 9pm at the Barbey Maritime Pirate Festival. At Ocean’s Edge Wayside in family-friendly event. 10am – 4pm on the Friday 24 Center in Astoria. Rockaway Beach. beach at the D River Wayside in Lincoln City. MUSIC THEATER Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 June Dairy Festival & Parade. Tillamook Monday 27 9 to 5: The Musical. $18 - $20, 7:30pm at the – 16. YMCA Milk run will begin at 8am with the MUSIC Coaster Theater in Cannon Beach. June Dairy Parade to follow beginning at Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 11am. After the parade stick around and The Dead Tide siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- – 16. Saturday 2 enjoy a Pirate show performed by the The Dead Tide Country Band plays a fine night’s worth of two steps and loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf MUSIC songs that, according to one small waltzes for dancers’ (and drinkers’) PDXYAR Pirates from Portland along with Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 town bar patron, “were even old pleasure. So hold your partner close Tom Trudell. 6pm at the Shelburne Inn more exciting events. The Tillamook County siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- – 16. when I was a kid!” The six member and sway to these tales of the good Restaurant in Seaview. Rodeo will begin at 6pm on Saturday and loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf Thurston County group features ev- times gone bad! Alena Sheldon. 8pm at Kitty’s Food & Spirits then again at 1pm on Sunday. In Downtown Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. erything you’d expect from a honky The Moonshine. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift in Tillamook. siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- tonk dance band: sweet harmonies, Saturday, June 18 at the Big O, Tillamook. Hotel in Long Beach. Olney Saloon on Hwy 202, 8pm, loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf wailing fiddle, backstabbing and Dance Hall Days. 9pm at Rusty Truck Brew- OUTSIDE TUESDAY 28 heartache. The band has compiled No Cover, 21+ please. ery in Lincoln City. Summer Kite Festival. Professional kite MUSIC Karaoke From Hell. $5 cover, 9pm at the San Dune Pub in Manzanita. The Local Strangers. No cover, 9pm at the flyers will demonstrate their routines at this Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. family-friendly event. 10am – 4pm on the – 16. The Good Time Travelers. No cover, 9pm at beach at the D River Wayside in Lincoln City. the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach. ART Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. Open Spaces Bird Walk. A longer hike Plein Air and More Art Festival. At various siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- FOOD & DRINK with some steep uphill/downhill through locations in Cannon Beach. http://cbgal- loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf Wine Tasting. Wines for July 4th Holiday lerygroup.com/events/ second growth forest and upland meadow. BBQs. 1 – 4pm at the Cellar on 10th in Pretty Gritty. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift CINEMA 9 – 11am at the Knoll, Lincoln City. 541- Astoria. Hotel in Long Beach. Manzanita Film Series. $5, 7:30pm at the 992-9720 HAPPENING OUTSIDE Hoffman Center in Manzanita. THEATER Fireworks at the Port. At dusk over the Port Birding Field Trip. This is a longer hike with HAPPENING Let’s Murder Marsha. Comedy. $15 - $20. of Ilwaco. 7:30pm at the Coaster Theater in Cannon some steep hills. Meet at 9am at the Knoll, Pirate Festival. At Ocean’s Edge Wayside in Game Day at the Library. Relax and have fun Beach. Lincoln City. Rockaway Beach. with family and friends at the library’s free THEATER Sunday 26 Wednesday 29 monthly Game Day. Choose from a wide Let’s Murder Marsha. Comedy. $15 - $20. variety of board games, card games, and MUSIC MUSIC 7:30pm at the Coaster Theater in Cannon LEGO® bricks for all ages. 2 – 4pm at the Greg Parke. 10am – 3pm at the Astoria Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Beach. Astoria Public Library. Sunday Market. – 16. Butterfly Breakdown Freedom Festival. Enjoy a variety of arts, Nominated for “Best Female ity of old school blues, and Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. Indie Rock Artists of 2015” & the drive of classic and alt Saturday 25 crafts, food, beer garden and live entertain- – 16. siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- topping Portland’s ReverbNa- rock, the trio is an exciting full MUSIC ment. 10am – 2pm at the Blue Heron French loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf tion charts at #1 for 3 years in sound with percussion, piano, Astoria Music Festival. See schedule p15 Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. Cheese Company in Tillamook. a row, Butterfly Breakdown is guitar and vocal harmonies. – 16. siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- Pretty Gritty. No cover, 8pm at the Adrift quickly becoming a force to Saturday Pile-Up. Bring your own car for the Hotel in Long Beach. be reckoned with. An eclectic Thursday, June 23, 7pm – Siletz Bay Music Festival. Lincoln City. loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf Car Show, Bench Racing, Tailgate Party and fusion of Blues, Rock, and 10pm, Sandtrap in Gearhart. siletzbaymusic.org/wp-content/up- Joe Wrabek & The Gospel Trio. 10am – 2pm No cover, 7pm at the Adrift Hotel in Long Jam Session. 11am at Lincoln Auto Supply Soul—emotional authentic- No Cover, All Ages loads/2016/03/SBMFProgram2016-1.pdf at the Pacific City Farmers Market. Beach. in Lincoln City. June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 22 art happens PLASTIC FANTASTIC SHOW VII Trail’s End Art nationally and internationally clearly inspires her students. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Guests to the Trail’s End gallery on June 4 will also be treated to tasty snacks at LightBox Association and beverages. The work of other North Coast artists will be on display to add SHIRLEY DAHLSTEN to the variety of the Featured Art. Come meet the artists and participate in a Student Show celebration of outstanding local art. Trail’s End is located at 656 A St. in Gearhart, OR. 503.717.9458 Open Don’t miss the color and excite- 11am – 3pm, Wed – Sun. ment of this unique art show. Trail’s End Art Association is pleased to continue a trend that highlights CALL FOR ENTRIES: special groups of artists in addition to the usual individuals. For June, 66th Annual Trail’s End Art Exhibition artists who have been studying It is a sure sign of summer when the call goes out to artists up and down the with Shirley Dahlsten in the ten- coast and throughout our region to enter the Trail’s End Judged Exhibition. For week class, “Creating for Enjoy- the 66th consecutive year, this show will feature the work of talented Northwest LIGHTBOX PHOTOGRAPHIC ment,” are featured. The public is artists representing many modes of expression. The exhibition is open to all GALLERY celebrates its 7th an- invited to the show opening and artists, including children and youth. niversary with the opening and reception on Saturday, June 4, Interested artists will bring their work to Trail’s End Art Gallery at 656 A Street artists’ reception of the Plastic from 2:00-5:00 at 656 A Street in in Gearhart on June 25 and 26. The Call for Entries form is available at www. Fantastic Show VII on Saturday, June 11, from 6-9pm. Gearhart. The event is part of the trailsendart.org and in many area art stores and galleries. Hours for submission This annual group exhibit popular Gearhart Art Walk. on those days will be 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Categories for judging include originated with LightBox’s love Dahlsten brings to life her acrylic, oil, watercolor, ink, pastel, charcoal, colored pencil, mixed media, pho- for images made with basic, Diane Peterson, On the Hill students’ understanding and ap- tography, and three-dimensional work such as wood turning and jewelry. plastic “toy” film cameras and as applaud everyone who submitted. preciation of the ways in which art The Gala Opening Reception is open to the public on July 2 from 2:00 to a way to celebrate the gallery’s an- The Award selections were incred- has evolved over time. In this class and several that preceded it, she involved 5:00 p.m. The award ceremony will be at 3:00 p.m. Requests for more informa- niversary each year. A large num- ibly difficult and I salute every one artists in using a variety of media to experience demonstrations, still life set-up, tion can be directed to [email protected] or Trail’s End Art Center at ber of photographers from around of you for having the courage to abstract painting, and self-discovery assignments. Comments from class mem- 503-717-9458. Plan now to be a part of this inspiring celebration of outstand- the world shoot images with these create such beauty with limited bers are testimony to the impact of the class: ing local art by entering artwork or coming to meet area artists while enjoying basic cameras, creating unique tools such as these.” Shirley Dahlsten’s background as an award-winning artists who has exhibited tasty snacks. Attend on July 2! photos that are captured on film. ~ Susan Burnstine. This photographic method has This year Diane Peterson of Portland Or. received the juror’s Landscape As Perception: Challenging Audiences top award for the image, “On the And Their Concept Of Landscape Painting. Hill”, Lisa Lindamood of Knoxville, Tn. the second juror’s award for Cannon Beach Gallery “Kiss by a Ghost on New Years LANDSCAPE AS PERCEPTION, a new exhibition, opening on June 11th, at the Eve”, Daniel Grant from San Cannon Beach Gallery will examine the way that artists and viewers of art perceive Francisco, Ca. received the third landscape. Landscapes, real or imagined are always changing whether it be by award for “Polka Dots” and Carole Glauber of Portland, Or. received nature, the artist’s perception, or the lens that we examine them through - they are the Honorable Mention. liquid in nature. The exhibit is curated by contemporary landscape and figure artist LightBox opened in Astoria Janet Bland, and features the work of prominent northwest artists Jef Gunn, Joan on June 13, 2009. Chelsea and Stewart Ross, and Michael Southern. The works demonstrate a range of media, each Michael Granger established the addressing the central aim of challenging the common perception of landscape as venue to educate in the pho- traditional or ‘old school’. tographic arts. In seven years The changing nature of landscape, how we perceive landscape, and how our and with over 90 exhibits since memories recall the experience of being in particular landscapes, color our apprecia- JIm Rowan, Man of The Sea opening, LightBox has become tion of landscape paintings. Painting is able to express more than the representation gained popularity because of the important regionally as a North- of a scene. images achieved using cameras west photographic resource, host- Opening Reception at the Cannon Beach Gallery on Saturday, June 11, 6pm with less than perfect optics and ing national and regional artists’ to 8pm. Artists’ discussion the following weekend, on Saturday June 18, control lead to unpredictable and with exhibits of fine photography, 10:30am to 12pm. FMI: at cannonbeacharts.org or by calling Jane Brumfield at sometimes extraordinarily beautiful conducting artists’ presentations 503.436.0744. results. Internationally renowned and workshops, all as part of the fine art photographer Susan goal to provide a center for the Burnstine of Los Angeles once promotion of creative and alterna- 8th Annual Plein Air & More Arts Festival in Cannon Beach again juried the exhibit. Susan uses tive photography on the North Artists Working Throughout the Town and on the Beach June 24 - 26 homemade cameras consisting of Coast of Oregon. plastic lenses and vintage camera The Plastic Fantastic Show VII CANNON BEACH has been named “One of the Most Beautiful Washington St. at Ocean andHarrison Street at Ocean. They and household parts. She has runs from June 11th until July Places in the World” by National Geographic and “One of the will also all come together for an “Artists’ Swarm” from 2-4 p.m. become a highly acclaimed pho- 100 Best Art Towns in America.”* So, it’s not a surprise that this on Saturday in the Coaster Theatre Courtyard. This will be a 6th. LightBox offers member- tographic artist shooting with film spectacular natural beauty has beckoned artists from around great opportunity for everyone to see them all at work. Leading ships as a way of becoming part and using rudimentary cameras of the world to capture it “en plein air” or “in the open air.” To up to this event will be a 2-hour courtyard concert by the Boca of the community of supporters celebrate this challenging artistic style, the Cannon Beach Gallery Marimba Band, sponsored by the new Pelican Pub and Brewery her own design. that help to further the mission Group is presenting their 8th Annual Plein Air & More ArtsFesti- and Hallmark Inns. “It is once again a great honor of the gallery. LightBox provides val. Scheduled for June 24-26, the event will feature more than Also, new this year is a Creative Play Space for children, to act as juror for Plastic Fantastic fine art reproduction, restorations, 30 artists represented by Cannon Beach’s art galleries. encouraging them to explore their own budding talents, located VII. I’m continuously surprised and photographic printing, and other Many will be painting. But, as you wanderthrough town and in the US Bank Parking lot. inspired by the remarkable quality photographic services. along the beach you’ll also find sculptors working in stone, or And back by popular demand is the Saturday evening raku of work that is submitted to this LightBox is located at 1045 creating the clay forms that will eventually be cast in bronze, jew- firing on the beach at Whale Park with Dave and Boni Deal. This one-of-a-kind show which is the Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are elers, ceramic artists (complete with a kiln on the beach) basket year it will also include s’mores and live music. last to solely honor the magic of Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 5:30. 503- weavers and metal workers. Brochures will be available at all Cannon Beach Gallery Group plastic, pinhole and homemade 468-0238 or at info@lightbox-pho- The artists can be found near their representing galleries or locations and the Chamber of Commerce, and will be distrib- cameras shot exclusively with tographic.com, and visit lightbox- in one of five locations: Whale Park, the courtyard between uted during the day by Portland stilt walker Melissa Rae. Visitors film. I congratulate everyone who photographic.com. Spruce and Hemlock Streets, the Coaster Theatre Courtyard, are encouraged to ask questions of the artists while they work. was selected for this exhibit and
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Writing and Creative Thinking Workshop: New Ways of Exploring and Honoring Nature film. MOVIES & MUSINGS FLASH CUTS by Les Kanekuni
family. Finding Dory might include the first depiction of a lesbian couple in a Pixar film.
FREE STATE OF JONES (JUNE 24) Matthew McCo- naughey stars in the true life story of New- ton Knight, a Confed- erate soldier who later led an armed rebellion FINDING DORY might against the Confed- include the first depiction eracy, married a black of a lesbian couple in a woman and after Pixar film. the war fought for the rights and saft of locals are killed, Adams is injured and finds shelter on a tiny point African-Americans. Knight leaves of rock two hundred yards from shore. But with the tide coming the army and returns home to his in, Adams’ island is eroding by the second, leaving her closer and farm in Mississippi only to find that closer to being alone in the water with the still-circling shark. poor, white non-slave owners like McConaughy portrays a true-life confederate himself were fighting the war for THE BFG (JULY 1) Steven Spielberg directs a live action ver- rich land owners interests. “We’re sion of Road Dahl’s 1982 children’s novel. Synopsis: Ten-year-old THE CONJURING 2 (JUNE 10) The Conjuring was a surprise out there dying so they can stay Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big hit three years ago – a low budget, throwback ‘70s-type horror rich,” Knight says. After the Confederacy confiscates food and tex- Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). Naturally scared at first, the young that followed a real case from the files of paranormal investigators tiles from his family, leaving them with nearly nothing, Knight forms girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle Ed and Lorraine Warren as they attempted to help a family whose a ragtag group of poor white and blacks that fight a guerilla war and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie’s presence at- house is haunted by malevolent spirits. Stars Patrick Wilson (Ed) against the Confederates from the swamps. Despite the best ef- tracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and and Vera Farmiga (Lorraine) return, as well as director James Wan forts of the army to track and kill Knight’s Company, eventually they other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must (Saw). Synopsis: Lorraine and Ed Warren, in one of their most ter- gain control of the surrounding area, secede from the Confederacy convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants rifying cases, travel to north London to help a single mother raising and declare it the Free State of Jones. once and for all. four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (JUNE 24) Twenty years THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (JULY 1) Alexander Skarsgard stars PIXAR’S FINDING DORY (JUNE 17) Pixar’s followup to huge ago Will Smith was mostly known for being the Fresh Prince on as Tarzan in Warners reboot of perhaps the longest-running movie 2003 hit Finding Nemo, follows everyone’s favorite forgetful blue TV. One ensemble part later in the earth-get-destroyed-by-aliens franchise ever. Dozens of movies have been made featuring the tang Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef with Independence Day and a new star and short-lived new genre were jungle hero with the iconic yell who likes to run with apes (and his Nemo (Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (Albert Brooks). Synopsis: born. The earth-destroyed-by-X genre spawned Armageddon and squeeze Jane) ever since the character first appeared in Edgar Rice When Dory remembers that she has a family who may be looking a few others, but soon went dormant. Smith became for a while Burroughs’ 1912 novel. With Margot Robbie as Jane, Samuel L. for her, the trio take off on a life-changing adventure to California’s the most bankable star in the world until movies like Hancock and Jackson, Christoph Waltz and Djimon Hounsou. Synopsis: It has prestigious Marine Life Institute. In an effort to find her mom (Di- After Earth severely damaged his movie star cred. After one failed been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgard) left ane Keaton) and dad (Eugene Levy), Dory enlist the help of three attempt writer/producer/director team Dean Devlin and Roland the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, of the MLI’s most intriguing residents: Hank (Ed O’Neil), a cantan- Emmerich have returned with sequel and two of the original stars Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife Jane (Robbie), at his side. kerous octopus who frequently gives employees the slip; Bailey (Ty in Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman. Smith will not be returning Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade Burrell), a beluga whale who is convinced his echolocation skills are because, as Emmerich stated in the New York Daily News, “he’s emissary of Parliament, unaware that his is a pawn in a deadly on the fritz; and Destiny (Kaitlin Olson) a nearsighted whale shark. too expensive.” Synopsis: Twenty years after their first attack, convergence of greed and revenge masterminded by the Belgian, Deftly navigating the complex innerworkings of the MLI, Dory and aliens return with a larger, more powerful battle fleet after receiving Captain Rom (Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have her friends discover the magic within their flaws, friendships and a distress signal from the survivors of their first attack. no idea what they are about to unleash. David Yates (Harry Potter) directs.
THE SHALLOWS (JUNE 29) Blake Lively stars as Nancy Adams, a professional surfer who has found her way to an isolated surf spot in an unnamed Latin American country. Alone on the beach except for two locals, Adams is enjoying the waves until the locals and she are attacked by a giant great white shark. The Spielberg directs THE BFG “Shark . . .!”
June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 24 The Pedaling Adventures of Madame Velo (a.k.a. The Bike Madame) by Les Kanekuni Bike Madame FREE WILL ASTROLOGY© Copyright 2016 Rob Brezsny JUNE By Margaret Hammitt-McDonald ARIES (March 21-April 19): The voices in our heads are our LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “My mother gave birth to me once, yeah constant companions. They fill our inner sanctuary with streams yeah yeah,” writes author Sara Levine. “But I’ve redone myself of manic commentary. Often we’re not fully cognizant of the bed- a million times.” I’m sure she is not demeaning her mom’s hard Adventures with Bikes on lam, since the outer world dominates our focus. But as soon as we work, but rather celebrating her own. When’s the last time you close our eyes and turn our attention inward, we’re immersed in gave birth to a fresh version of yourself? From where I stand, it Public Transit the jabbering babble. That’s the bad news, Aries. Now here’s the looks like the next 12 to 15 months will be one of those fertile S THE SUNSET EMPIRE bus cause few bridges between boroughs good news. In the coming weeks you will have far more power phases of reinvention. And right now is an excellent time to get a passes me up Three-Mile Hill, have bike lanes, if you need to go to lightning-flash glimpse of what the New You might look like. A than usual to ignore, dodge, or even tamp down the jabbering I notice a bike hooked to the bike Manhattan from (say) the Bronx, you babble. As a result, you may get a chance to spend unprecedent- SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author Rebecca Solnit offers some rack in front and realize its owner is will either need to chain your bike ed amounts of quality time with the still, small voice at your core tough advice that I think you could use. “Pain serves a purpose,” -- the wise guide that is often drowned out by all the noise. inside, thinking either “There but for up near the most convenient bus or she says. “Without it you are in danger. What you cannot feel you the grace of God go I” or “Better you subway stop or brave those vehicles cannot take care of.” With that in mind, Scorpio, I urge you to take TAURUS (April 20-May 20): We are inclined to believe that the best than me!” While my trips are short with your bike in tow. way to see the whole picture or the complete story is from above. full advantage of the suffering you’re experiencing. Treat it as a enough that I don’t need that tempt- New York City buses don’t feature The eagle that soars overhead can survey a vast terrain in one gift that will motivate you to transform the situation that’s caus- long gaze. The mountaintop perspective affords a sweeping look ing you to hurt. Honor it as a blessing you can use to rise above ing bus, I’m thrilled that public transit bike racks, and the only bikes you’re at a vast landscape. But sometimes this perspective isn’t perfectly the mediocre or abusive circumstances you have been tolerating. exists in our area (even if service is allowed to lug on board are the fold- infrequent) and that it is so accom- ing variety. Even with your folding useful. What we most need to see may be right next to us, or SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Aphorist James Guida contem- nearby, and it’s only visible if our vision is narrowly focused. Here’s plates the good results that can come from not imposing expec- modating to bike squeezed how poet Charles Bernstein expresses it: “What’s missing from the tations on the raw reality that’s on its way. “Not to count chickens cyclists. Alas, into its least bird’s eye view is plain to see on the ground.” Use this clue in the before they’re hatched,” he muses, “or eggs before they’re laid, such enlight- space-hogging coming weeks. chickens who might possibly lay eggs, birds who from afar might ened prac- configuration, GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I foresee fertile chaos in your immedi- be confused with chickens.” I recommend this strategy for you tices aren’t the buses don’t ate future, Gemini. I predict lucky accidents and smoldering in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Experiment with the pleasure universal. A have capacious lucidity and disciplined spontaneity. Do you catch the spirit of of being wide open to surprises. Cultivate a mood of welcoming comparison enough stand- what I’m suggesting? Your experiences will not be describable one-of-a-kind people, things, and events. Be so empty you have between ing areas to Tubes Be Proud!!!!! Inner Rubber, Outer Pleasure. by tidy theories. Your intentions will not fit into neat categories. ample room to accommodate an influx of new dispensations. As Portland keep it out from James Guida concludes: “Not to count or think of chickens.” You will be a vivid embodiment of sweet paradoxes and crazy and New under people’s wisdom and confusing clarity. Simple souls may try to tone you CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “No gift is ever exactly right for York City will feet. You can’t down, but I hope you will evade their pressure as you explore the me,” mourns Capricorn poet James Richardson. Don’t you dare elegant contradictions you encounter. Love your life exactly as it demonstrate stuff one onto be like him in the coming days. Do whatever you must to ensure the good, a seat or under is! Methodical improvisations will be your specialty. Giving gifts that you receive at least one gift that’s exactly right for you. Two the bad, and it either, and that are both selfish and unselfish will be one of your best tricks. gifts would be better; three sublime. Here’s another thought from “Healing extremes” will be your code phrase of power. Richardson: “Success repeats itself until it is a failure.” Don’t you the awkward as it juts into when public the aisle, you’ll CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to many sources on the dare illustrate that theory. Either instigate changes in the way Internet, “werifesteria” is an obscure word from Old English. But you’ve been achieving success, or else initiate an entirely new transit and feel the burn my research suggests it was in fact dreamed up within the last way. Here’s one more tip from Richardson: “Those who demand bikes mix. of other pas- few years by a playful hoaxster. Regardless of its origins, I think it’s consideration for their sacrifices were making investments, not Portland sengers glaring an apt prescription to fix what’s bugging you. Here’s the defini- sacrifices.” Don’t you dare be guilty of that sin. Make sacrifices, not has a superb at you. The tion: “to wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery investments. If you do, your sacrifices will ultimately turn out to public trans- subway doesn’t and adventure.” If you are not currently seeking out at least a be good investments. portation have bike metaphorical version of that state, I think you should be. Now is AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Life will invite you to explore the system, including for cyclists. Like the hooks, and although you can usually an excellent time to reap the catalytic benefits of being willingly archetype of the Ethical Interloper in the coming days. The North Coast, the Portland bus system hide in a corner with your bike, the lost in a wild, idyllic, relaxing setting. archetype of the Helpful Transgressor may tempt you, as well, comes equipped with front-of-the- rush-hour crowds can pack the train LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I’m debating about which of your astrologi- and even the Congenial Meddler or the Compassionate Trickster bus racks for up to two bikes. During cars sardine-can tight. If you have to might look appealing. I urge you to consider experimenting with cal houses will be your featured hotspot in the coming days. I’m off times, if the racks are full, you can take your bike, it’s best to ride during guessing it will come down to two options: your House of Valid all of these. It will probably be both fun and productive to break taboos in friendly ways. You could reconnoiter forbidden areas usually wrestle your bike onto the non-rush-hour or to leave it fastened Greed and your House of Obligatory Sharing. The House of Valid bus. If you ride the MAX light rail or securely to a bike rack before board- Greed has a good chance to predominate, with its lush feasts and without freaking anyone out or causing a troublesome ruckus. If the Portland Streetcar, you can hang ing the train or bus unencumbered. its expansive moods. But the House of Obligatory Sharing has you’re sufficiently polite and kind in expressing your subversive an austere beauty that makes it a strong possibility, as well. Now intentions, you might leave a trail of good deeds in your wake. your bike by the wheel on a bike (Be sure to use multiple beefy bike here’s the trick ending, Leo: I’d like to see if you can emphasize PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your theme comes from the title of a hook or you can stand with it near the locks and cables so you don’t lose both houses equally; I hope you’ll try to inhabit them both at poem by Fortesa Latifi: “I Am Still Learning How to Do the Easy door (the latter is only for off times, your friend, or its wheels or seat, to a the same time. Together they will grant you a power that neither Things.” During the next phase of your astrological cycle, I invite when the doorway isn’t stuffed with thief!) could bestow alone. you to specialize in this study. You may imagine that you are people). Alas, bike hooks and bus I don’t have experience with tak- VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Between now and July 25, there’s a already a master of the simple, obvious arts of life, but here’s the racks aren’t made to accommodate ing longer trips on Amtrak trains or chance you will reach the peak of a seemingly unclimbable news: Few of us are. And the coming weeks will be a favorable odd-shaped bikes or trikes. It’s hard Greyhound buses, but if you choose mountain. You could win a privilege that neither you nor anyone time for you to refine your practice. Here’s a good place to start: to get my folding bicycle onto a hook to travel the country this way, you may else ever dreamed was within your reach. It’s possible you’ll Eat when you’re hungry, sleep when you’re tired, and give love because the tires and wheel rims are have to take your bike apart and pack when you’re lonely. achieve a milestone you’ve been secretly preparing for since thicker, and the wheels are smaller, it in a near-flat box. A less cumber- childhood. Think I’m exaggerating, Virgo? I’m not. You could break than the standard road-bike size. some alternative would be to rent a a record for the biggest or best or fastest, or you might finally Homework: Psychologists say that a good way to eliminate a New York City, infamous for its bike at your destination. Just don’t sneak past an obstacle that has cast a shadow over your self- bad habit is to replace it with a good one. How will you do that? combative drivers, has been attempt- forget to send a postcard to tell your image for years. And even if none of these exact events comes Freewillastrology.com ing to upgrade its reputation with faithful friend how much you miss it, to pass, the odds are excellent that you will accomplish another unlikely or monumental feat. Congratulations in advance! cyclists by creating more bike lanes or you may discover a mysterious flat and other infrastructure. However, be- tire when you return. 25 June 16 hipfishmonthly.com COMMUNITY LISTINGS network. contact Lower Nehalem Community Trust, WORKSHOPS/CLASSES 503-368-3203, [email protected] turn left uphill). Call 503-368-7160 for more ferent styles practiced, discussion of common Weekly Habitat Restoration/Stewardship Work LEATHERCRAFT FOR BEGINNERS. June 11. information. problems encountered during meditation, Parties. 10 am - noon. Meet at Alder Creek With Geoffrey Franklin. Workshop participants focus on deveoping a regualr practice. All YOGA –Bay City Arts Center. Classed with Farm, at the end of Underhill Lane between will learn the basic skills of leathercrafting by welcome. Michelle Lawhorn - Mon & Thurs 6pm. $5 Nehalem and Manzanita. Dress for the making a unique project, a walnut-handled per class. Great Vow Zen Monastery. Beginner’s Mind weather and prepare to get outside with great imperial pint glass for take home. Franklin will Weekend Retreat. Fri June 10 -SunJune people on beautiful properties doing a variety introduce and explain the different types of YOGA—Manzanita, Center for Contempla- 12.Zen Buddhism offers tools to harmonize the of habitat restoration activities. For more infor- leather, and teach students how to cut, edge, tive Arts, Manzanita Ave., Tuesday 5-6:30pm. body and mind, allowing us to appreciate the mation contact Lower Nehalem Community dye, punch, skive, and gloss vegetable-tanned $10 drop-in fee. Call 503-368-3733 for more freedom and spaciousness of life in the pres- Trust, 503-368-3203, [email protected] information. leather as they make their own handle. $30 ent moment.$150 ($120 for ZCO members) plus $35 for materials. 2 – 4pm at the Hoffman YOGA IN GEARHART. Gearhart Workout. For includes dormitory accommodations and deli- Center in Manzanita. 503-447-6889 more information log on to www.gearhart- cious vegetarian/vegan meals. A $50 deposit workout.com 3470 Hwy. 101 N. Suite 104 in holds your space - balance is due on arrival. WHEEL THROWING WORKSHOP. June 17. Summer Art Camp for Adults and Kids. Gearhart GREAT VOW.Transforming the Inner Critic— With JS Hauer. This workshop will cover basic Weekend workshop. Fri June 17 – Sun June Writing & Zinecraft Workshops June 21-23 clay art and throwing principles and an intro- THAI CHI /QIGONG. ASTORIA. Angela Sidlo teaches Tai Chi at Astoria Arts & Movement 19. During this workshop we will use Buddhist Writing & Zinecraft Workshops with Melissa Favara & AM O’Malley. duction to the studio’s throwing equipment. Center! Mon 10-11, Wed 10 - 11, Thur 5:30 - and psychological teachings to see this voice There will also be time for plenty of hands-on Each day of this three-day series, team-taught by Melissa Favara 6:30. QiGong, Tue, 12:10 - 12:50 , Thur 12:10 more clearly. There will be guided meditations, MEETINGS/MEET-UPS practice time. The cost is $35 which includes - 12:50. Starts in Sept. Call Angela to register group discussions and interactive exercises. and A.M. O’Malley, will provide participants with the opportunity to three pounds of clay, use of all tools needed, 503-338-9921 We will learn tools to help transform our GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. ASTORIA/SEASIDE. experiment with writing several short works of fiction, creative nonfic- glazes, and kiln firing of the work. 10am – 1pm relationship to the Inner Critic, bringing it back Lower Columbia Hosice is currently offering at the Hoffman Center Clay Studio. Register T’AI CHI. The Center for the Contemplative into balance without losing its discriminat- free bereavement and grief support group tion, or poetry. Participants will be provided with writing prompts and at http://hoffmanblog.org/ongoing-classes/ Arts, Manzanita: Wednesday Mornings 10- ing wisdom.$150 ($120 for ZCO members) meetings twice per month: 1st Thurs. 2-4pm@ their own vintage manual typewriter to use for the writing process, 11:30. $30/month. Call 368-6227 for more info. includes dormitory accommodations and deli- register-for-workshops Bob Chisholm Comm.Center, Meeting Rm. cious vegetarian/vegan meals.A $50 deposit feedback sessions, and materials and guidance for creating one-of- LEARN SELF DEFENSE. American Kenpo 1, 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. 3rd Tues. 4:30-6pm, holds your space - balance is due on arrival. a-kind artifacts (zines) of their favorite creative writing pieces. $75 for BEGINNING CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP. Karate (Ocean Park, Wa) Private & Semi-Private Columbia Memorial Hospital, Columbia 79640 Quincy-Mayger Road (mail to P.O. Box June 25. With Rebecca Read. This two-hour Lessons (Adults Only, $10.00 Per Lesson. Center, Chinok Rm, 2021 Exchange St., Astoria. all three days or $30 each day. At the Sou’wester Lodge in Seaview. 188). Clatskanie, Oregon 97216. 503-728-0654 workshop will provide an introduction to Currently Teaching Wednesdays And Satur- Qeustions call: 503-338-6230. RSVP at 360-642-2542 souwesterlodge.com. the practical applications of calligraphy, and days). For Free Introductory Lesson Contact ART & MINDFULNESS. With Amy Selena KNITTING CLUB. Weekly on Tuesdays 5:30- hands-on instruction of beginning Italic letter- Instructor Jon Belcher At:Phone: 360-665-0860 Reynolds. Once a month , 2nd Saturdays, 1-4 6:30. Location: Coffee Girl, Pier 39 Astoria. ing. All materials will be provided. Free, 1-3pm E-Mail:[email protected] pm. Deepen your connection with your heart, Community members of any skill level can mind, and spirit, play with creativity, find out at the Seaside Library. Register by calling ZUMBA. Low Impact Fitness for many ages. meet to knit at Coffee Girl. We teach begin- Dance Your Joy at AAMC where art and meditation begin. No previous ners and encourage everyone to bring their 503-738-6742. Licensed instruction. Tolovana Community art or meditation experience is necessary. own supplies. If knitting isn’t your thing, we Hall 3779 S. Hemlock, Cannon Beach, Call Joy: The AAMC is a coopera- GYOTAKU PRINTMAKING. July 9. With Bruce Bring a journal and your favorite pen. All other welcome other crafts as well. 503.738.6560 Koike. Also known as fish rubbing, this form supplies will be provided. Class fee:$30 (Note: tive of passionate pro- LA LECHE LEAGUE OF ASTORIA. 2015 Fall Se- of art uses the actual fish to create a unique ZUMBA. Come join the Zumba party at No one will be turned away for lack of funds. ries Meeting Notice Breastfeeding Information fessionals who want to North County Recreation District in Nehalem, Please contact Amy if you have a financial image. $120, all supplies included. 9am – and Support. If you are interested in breast- Oregon. Tue-Thur 6:30 to 7:30pm/Fri 9-10am. hardship but want to take a class.) Call Amy share the love of dance, 1:30pm at Tillamook Bay Community College feeding your baby, consider attending a La 5:30 - 6:30pm: Pilates with FAll term thru Dec. Attire: Loose gym clothing, at 503-421-7412 or email amyselena888@ in Tillamook. 503-842 822. Ext. 1310 Leche League meeting. You will meet other fitness & performance gmail.com Jude MatulichHall non-gripping sneakers, a water bottle & lots of mothers who have breastfed their babies CANNING FRUITS, PIE FILLINGS, JAMS & energy! Rosa Erlebach – instructor. Ncrd. 36155 art with you. Located at 7:00-8:15pm: Belly Dance with A SILENT MEDITATION • with Lola Sacks. St. and mothers with babies around the same JELLIES. June 18 or 20. . Each class will focus 9th Street Nehalem, Or 97131(503) 368-4595 342 10th St. in Astoria. Jessamyn Grace Catherine’s Center for the Contemplative Arts, age as your own. Group meetings provide an 8:30 - 9:30pm: Argentine on the latest USDA recommendations, equip- [email protected] opportunity for both new and experienced astoriaartsandmovement.com Manzanita: Monday Nights 5 - 5:45 Call 368- Tango Practica with JL Gillikin ment and supplies. Sign up for one or more 6227 for more info. mothers to connect and share their questions • MONDAY classes and take home a jar of home-canned and concerns with each other. Babies and • THURSDAY SPIRITUALITY LECTIO DIVINA • Meditation with Holy Scrip- 10:00 -11am: Tai Chi with goodies from each class. $15, 1- 4:30pm on the toddlers are always welcome. Meetings are 9:00-10:00am: Zumba Toning 18th or 6 – 9pm on the 20th at the OSU Exten- A COURSE IN MIRACLES . The Astoria ACIM ture. The Center for the Contemplative Arts, held on the Third Thursday of each month Angela Sidlo Manzanita: Tuesday Mornings 10-11:30. Call from from 11:00 – 12:30 at 320 South Street, with Nayelli Dalida sion Service in Tillamook. Call 503-842-3433 study group meets weekly on Tuesdays 5:30 - 6:15pm: SloFlow Vin- 4:00 - 5:00pm: Slomo with from3:00-4:00pm at the Masonic Lodge, 1572 368-6227 for more info. Astoria. Come join us! • November 19 What to to register. yasa Yoga with Jude Matuli- Kestrel Gates Franklin Ave. Bring your book with you. For Expect: The Normal Course of Breastfeeding- LABYRINTH WALK • Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 December 17 New Beginnings: Baby’s First chHall 6:00 - 7:30pm: Tri-Dosha Yoga informationcall 916-307-9790 or send email to 6:30 - 7:15pm: Relax & Re- BODY WORK•YOGA•FITNESS [email protected]. Franklin St, Astoria, 3-6. Every 1st Sunday. Foods. La Leche League Leaders are available with Melissa Henige to answer breastfeeding questions and store Yoga with Jude Matulich . • FRIDAY AUTHENTIC SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS. MEDITATION/PAINTING FOR WOMEN. March 4, concerns. For more information on meet- Hall 9:30 - 10:40am: Gentle Yoga CLASSICAL BELLY DANCE. Classes held Sun- Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday in Astoria, OR, 11, 18. With Mindi Bender. A series of three quiet ings or questions, please call/text Megan 7:30 - 8:30pm: Tap with Marco Oien @ 503.440.4942 or Janet Weidman @ with Terrie Powers days 3-4:30 @ Tolovana Community Hall 3778 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM in the Masonic Lodge at mornings of meditation, reflection and silent paint- Davis 16th & Franklin. Are you looking for a spiritual 503.741-0345 11:30am-12:30pm: Yogilates s. Hemlock Cannon Beach. Drop in $10. Every- ing. The paintings will be your private response to community of like-minded people but don’t with Jude MatulichHall one welcome. Info call Sarah 971-601-0127. the reading and meditation. Neither experience TILLAMOOK PILOTS ASSOCIATION. Meets • TUESDAY seem to fit in anywhere? Do you long for the with meditation nor painting is necessary. All 1st Sat ea. month at the Airbase Cafe (Til- 9-10am: Zumba Fitness with 6:30-8:30pm: Sacred Wom- kind of connection where you can explore YOGA NAMASTE. Level 1&2 90 minutes Yoga supplies will be furnished. $15/ 3 week session. lamook Air Museum) at 9am for their regular Joy Sigler en’s Gathering with Melissa what feels spiritually real and alive in you? Do classes. Monday 8a.m., Wednesday 6:30p.m., Register by calling 734-476-6941 business meeting and to promote general Henige(3rd Fri. of ea. month) you want to be able to explore your spiritual 6:15 – 7:15pm: Zumba Fitness Friday 6:30a.m. and 8:30a.m. $16 walk-in. Com- aviation. Interested in learning to fly? Or with Joyce Senior questions, doubts, practices, and deepest simply interested in general aviation, come munity yoga Wednesday 5:15p.m. $12 walk-in. longings in a space where everyone’s needs 7:30 – 8:30pm: Hip Hop com- • SATURDAY 342 10th street, Astoria. Check website for VOLUNTEER to the meeting and meet similar-minded 6:00-7:00pm: Argentine are respectfully held? Are you tired of being folks? The TPA owns a Cessna 172 available for ing soon! Check web site for weekend workshops. www.yoganam.com. 530 Tango Fundamentals with “nice,” tired of keeping silent and playing it CLATSOP COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY is members to rent for instruction or forgeneral details. 440 9761. safe, in order to fit into group norms that embarking on county-wide cemeteryidentifi- use for licensed pilots who are members of Estelle & Celeste Olivares tell you what you should believe? Join in a cation and cataloging project. Cemeteries are 6:30-7:30pm: Intermediate TPA. tillamookpilots.org. • WEDNESDAY RIVERSZEN YOGA and Ki-Hara Resistance conversation where your uniqueness can be among the mostvaluable of historic resources. Argentine Tango Concepts Stretching Studio. Located at 399 31st Str. nurtured and you can feel safe to express your They are reminders of our settlementpatterns TIDEPOOL CLINIC. March 13 and 18. Explore 8:30-9:40am: Gentle Yoga with 7:30-8:30pm: Argentine Astoria. 503-440-3554. Over 30 classes, for authentic truth. All faiths, including “spiritual and can reveal information about our historic the beach and learn about the colorful crea- Terrie Powers Tango Mini-Practica with Es- Strength, Stamina or Yoga Flow,Levels 1, 2 & 3 but not religious,” agnostic, and atheist are events, ethnicity,religion, lifestyles and geneal- tures that inhabit rocky intertidal pools from 10:00 - 11:00am: Tai Chi with telle & Celeste Olivares offered from early morning to evening, 7 days welcome. For more information contact info@ ogy. The society is seeking volunteers tojoin a local expert. The clinics are free and open to Angela Sidlo a week. 1/2price for new students first month cgifellowship.org or call 916-307-9790. members in identifying and visiting cem- the public. 10am on the 13th and 4:30pm at the 15th St Beach Access in Lincoln City. and locals residents first day free.Free parking eteries to catalog theinformation for future THE LOWER COLUMBIA CLASSICS CAR BREASTFEEDING INFORMATION & SUP- CONVERSATIONS WITH MOTHER MARY. generations. The society would also be grateful CLUB. Invitation to all who are interested in and a handicapped ramp is available. http:// Come and experience the Love and Wisdom PORT. La Leche League’s monthly support forany information from the public regarding Collector Cars to attend one of our monthly riverszen.com orFacebook.com/RiversZen. of Mother Mary through her channel Barbara ENCORE. Join us for the ENCORE Lunch Bunch group meetings provide an opportunity old cemeteries and burial sitesthat may not meetings. The meetings are held at Steve Beach. Every Second Sunday, 10:30 to 12:30ish. the first Tuesday of the month. Questions for both new and experienced mothers YOGA—North County Recreation District— be commonly known. If you are interested, Jordan’s Shop Building, located at 35232 to share their questions or concerns, and In Seaside, Oregon. Call or email for directions: about Lunch Bunch? Call Reta Leithner contact thesociety at www.clatsopcounty- Helligso Lane in rural Astoria - meet on the to talk with each other about the special Nehalem. Monday 5:45-7:15pm Level 1 Yoga. 503-717-4302 [email protected]. 503-717-2297. ENCORE is a membership orga- [email protected] or call 503-325-1963 or joys and challenges of parenting. We Tuesday 4-5:30pm Yin Flows into Restorative. Suggested donation $15.00. Bring finger food nization for people age 50 and older who are 3rd Thursday of each month. If you are inter- 503-298-8917. especially encourage expectant and new Wed 8-9:30am Mid-Life Yoga, leading into your if you feel so inclined. The gathering will in- interested in life-long learning opportunities. ested and need the directions to get there, mothers to join us. Healthy babies and 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and beyond! Wed 5:45-7:15pm clude a healing circle, channeled conversation Weekly Habitat Restoration/Stewardship Work ENCORE is sponsored by Clatsop Community you may call Steve Jordan at 503-325-1807 toddlers are always welcome at La Leche Restorative Yoga. Thurs 8-9:30am Chair Yoga. with Mother Mary, snacks and sharing. Parties. 10 am - noon. Meet at Alder Creek College, and offers classes in a variety of sub- THE ASTORIA CHESS CLUB. meets Saturday League meetings. Meetings are held on Farm, at the end of Underhill Lane between jects, social events, and occasional educational Thurs 5:45-7:15pm Vinyasa Light Yoga. Fri mornings at 11:30 AM at Three Cups Coffee the Third Thursday of each month from COLUMBIA RIVER MEDITATION GROUP. Nehalem and Manzanita. Dress for the weather trips. For more information, please refer to our 8-9:30am Very Gentle Yoga. Fri 11:30am-1pm Meets Thurs, 6-7:30pm, Towler Hall rm 306 at House and Thursday evenings at 5:30 PM at 11:00 – 12:30 at 320 South Street, Astoria. website: www.encorelearn.org or contact Mary Fun Flow Fridays Saturday 8-9:30am Mixed- CCC. Meditation can reduce stress, increase and Manzanita. Dress for the weather and the Hotel Elliott’s wine bar. Players of all ages La Leche League Leaders are available Kemhus-Fryling, Clatsop Community College Levels Yoga. 4 different instructors, $8 drop-in health, creativity and efficiency, and lead to a prepare to get outside with great people on and skill levels are welcome to attend. For to answer breastfeeding questions and Community Education Coordinator, 503-338- more information, contact us at astoriachess- fee each class. 36155 9th St. in Nehalem, more deeply satisfying and richerl ife. Led by beautiful properties doing a variety of habitat concerns. Megan [email protected] or 2408, or toll free at 1-855-252-8767. [email protected] or visit our Facebook page.” Room 5 (going south, just past Wanda’s Café, ordained Zen priest/non-religious. Many dif- restoration activities. For more information Janet [email protected]
June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 26 from the past, Hugh being the and history in a new way. The most foreboding sitting there ghosts of this land are pres- brooding about his demise. ent and remind us of a time He told me he died an ag- that was turbulent, harsh and onizing death in the dungeon violent. I left the cliff at Hugh’s of Duntulm Castle where they Castle and walked through the force fed him salted beef and bog, breathing deep, relieved fish and walled him into the this time I was not running as I Messages dungeon. I know his ghost had hundreds of years ago. resides at Duntulm Castle but Sonja Grace the day I stood inside Caiseal mystic healer Uisdean I had the pleasure of meeting him. He went on about how his castle used to Time Traveler look and wanted me to help As I wandered through the ters, one to his uncle inviting him restore the ruin. I smiled highlands of Scotland, I felt him to his castle and the other and said his time had passed energy from long ago traveling to the assassin. The letters got and offered him help to the through my veins. The earth mixed up and his uncle Donald spirit realm but he declined say- was alive and wild as I stepped Gorm Mor learned of his plan. ing he had not forgiven Donald through time. I am a time trav- I arrived at the ruins of and had much to do. eler who experiences the an- Hugh’s Castle which stood next The wind blew around the ruin as I crawled back out of my cient past wherever I go. I was to a cliff with rocks and sea For over thirty years, author pleased I had waterproof boots below. I squeezed through the tiny entrance and stood on the and Mystic Healer, Sonja Grace on as I walked through a bog only opening, a small window cliff overlooking the sea. The has been offering her inter- national clientele, immediate and smiled at the sky matching at ground level and found castle wall was behind me with stability, clarity, and guidance. the rugged terrain. I arrived at myself standing inside a large only a foot of ground between Sonja is an energy surgeon who works with the physical, emo- a shell of a castle called Caiseal room. The flora and fauna that it and the cliff. tional, mental and spiritual bod- Uisdean, Hugh’s Castle built in carpeted the floor seemed to I knew I had been there ies. She helps clients process The Lower Columbia Clinic the 17th century. Hugh Mac- light up as I spilled out from before, braving the edge like emotional wounds, clear karma and gain inner peace. Her new Thomas S. Duncan, M.D. • Susan L Skinner, CNM, CFNP Donald was plotting to become the window into the ancient an internal dare, pondering the book ‘Spirit Traveler’ Findhorn a Clan Chief of the MacDonald castle. There was no roof only same thoughts then as now. I Press is now available for pre- 595 18th, Astoria • 503-325-9131 order at www.sonjagrace.com Clan. Hugh sent out two let- sky. I felt the presence of many have come to understand time By Tobi Nason word and wisdom Let’s Talk About .... Murder. HIS IS A NEW TOPIC FOR ME. I just person says, “I could have killed him/her?” social behavior. Violence is not condoned. Twatched a movie based on the Clara what do they really mean? Does a person Use your words, kids. Harris murder case. Remember her? She dare risk exposing homicidal tendencies?? Look at how you personally manage was a dentist and she ran over her dentist Imagine the following: those so-called intense emotional times. I husband three times.. That’s anger for you. “Hey, guess what just happened?” tend to use words. I write them. I verbal- Her husband had been unfaithful and that “I don’t know. What?” ize. I can be sarcastic and cutting. I can hurt was her temporary and immediate response “ I just had a truly murderous thought! people. I know this. On one hand, it is to to seeing him exiting an elevator at a hotel Boy, it was intense. But I got over it with no my benefit that I express myself. The other with the other woman. harm done....” hand reminds me that I can hurt people. I’m I watched the movie and found I under- Back to Clara..... it appeared as a momen- not running them over with cars, but I am stood her response. I then wondered, could tary type of insanity, a break from reality, a hurting them occasionally, and sometimes I, would I, run anyone over 3 times, albeit in sort of fugue state occurred. Guess what? more seriously than I imagine. Thank God anger? I would love to say, “Definitely not!” Anybody has the capacity to experience I will not go to jail for this form of harm. I I don’t know. I don’t think I would know un- those states. Anybody. Scarey thought, isn’t also know that letting off steam periodically less I had been in her spot and in her shoes. it? is part of mental health. Those that tow the In many ways, I once was. An unfaithful I always advocate people express their line too tightly for too long are more likely to husband, the disregard and humiliation.... I emotions somehow. Grief, love, like, fear... explode. Go postal. Long term stressors can found I wanted to hurt him, not necessarily When things get too intense, our bodies also wear down coping mechanisms, to the kill him. I used words. Lots of sarcasm and tend to take over. Anxiety attack, panic point where beliefs and value systems go out scorn. I tried to murder his ego. attack, disassociation. All are physical alter- the window. The balance between “I really But lapses in common sense and a tempo- natives to doing harm in the real world. Our care” and “I don’t care” is a balancing act. rary rise in irrational emotions.... most of us bodies try to keep us safe in strange ways. So... how do you hurt others? Why do you experience this combination at some time or Short and simple. hurt others? When do you hurt others? another. But murder? There’s also social mores and biblical con- Something to think about. Murder aside, since most of us have it tent that says we should not murder. ingrained in us that murder is not on our list Most of us have learned how to manage Tobi Nason is a counselor located in Warren- of options, what about those irrational emo- our emotions to a reasonable extent. It starts ton. She can be reached at (503) 440-0587. tions that seem to come close to murderous? in toddler stages and continues throughout Do we ever ever talk about that.? When a our childhood. Teachers monitor and direct
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• Auto Accidents Dr. Tracy Erfling is a • Work Related Injuries naturopath physician in the Lower Columbia Region. • Sports Injuries The Thyroid-A Little Gland Questions? • Second Opinions with A Lot of Power [email protected] covered by most insurance Dr. Barry Sears, D.C. HE THYROID GLAND lies across binds to a protein molecule TBG (thyroid many foods on this list and I do not have Tthe throat, below the Adam’s apple, binding globulin) to be transported else- room to list them all but here are some of measures 2 inches across, and releases where in the body where it is released and the more common ones (important to note ASTORIA CHIROPRACTIC hormones that control the speed of cellular converted to T3. The thyroid produces that once these foods are cooked they 503-325-3311 2935 Marine Drive • Astoria functions throughout the entire body i.e. about 20% T3 which is the active hormone loose their thyroid inhibiting properties): Safe Effective Alternative Care Since 1981. our metabolism. The thyroid is part of in the tissues. Most T4 to T3 conver- cabbage, peas, yams, peanuts, almonds, our elaborate endocrine system, and as sion happens in the liver where an iodine brussel sprouts, broccoli and soy. with all other endocrine glands, it does molecule is removed and recycled to the Dietary advice, however, is not the not act alone. Our environment, lifestyles thyroid. When gauging thyroid function norm. If you are diagnosed with low and diets can easily influence this gland, it is important to get a look at these two thyroid function you are most commonly and it seems an office visit rarely goes by hormones as well. prescribed thyroid replacement, which for without the thyroid being under suspicion. All the above hormones can be mea- many is necessary. The replacement of Hypothyroidism is a common condition in sured with a simple blood test. All too choice is Synthroid or levothyroxine, which which the thyroid is underactive producing often only the TSH is measured and as is the equivalent of T4. As we discussed obi ason too little thyroid hormone. This earlier T4 must be converted by the T N is not the only condition affect- liver into T3 in order to be active in Counseling and Mediation Services ing this gland, but will be our the tissues. I am often confronted with the complaint that even after In Astoria focus this month. Since thyroid Specializing in Life Changes hormones acts throughout the thyroid replacement people do call 503-440-0587 body, this condition can cause a not feel any better. And I am not M.A in Counseling wide range of symptoms. Most surprised that with all the work our often people complain about fa- livers are responsible for, this con- tigue, trouble loosing weight, low version is not happening at levels body temperatures, depression, necessary to invoke a response. coarse dry hair and skin, constipa- My choice, therefore, is to put my mentioned above this test alone cannot tion, trouble thinking and concentrating, hypothyroid patients on Armour thyroid; give a complete picture of thyroid function. headaches, etc. When the functioning this more ‘natural’ form of thyroid replace- Another test many alternative practitioners of this gland is significantly low one may ment is taken from pigs and contains both may suggest is basal body temperature. experience a puffy face, or have a goiter, T4 and T3. Conventional medical doctors As body temperature maintenance is one which is an enlargement of the gland caus- may not choose this option because the of the responsibilities of the thyroid it can racy rfling n d ing a noticeable lump at the base of the amount of hormone in each pill is not con- T E . . give insight into the functioning of this throat, hoarseness and trouble swallowing. sistent and lab values can become skewed. naturopathic physician gland. To perform this test one should So if any of the above symptoms have My experience is that people tend to feel take the first morning temperature in a been on-going for more than 3-6 months, much better on this medication however. consistent location (mouth or under arm). time to investigate thyroid function.As with Thyroid replacement is available by pre- If the temperature is consistently below the scription only so seek the attention of your primary care using many other endocrine glands, the thyroid average normal of 98.6°F then the thyroid is at the bottom of a long chain originat- local medical or naturopathic doctor to should be further evaluated. The causes assess your options. natural therapeutics ing within the brain at the hypothalamus. of hypothyroidism are broad, and as with The hypothalamus tells the pituitary to tell Other treatments that you may want many other conditions there are many fac- to consider include adrenal support as the thyroid to tell the body tissues what to tors which contribute to it’s function. For Call for an appointment! 503.440.6927 do. Each member of the chain releases a these stress managers are intimately tied example there are some common autoim- to thyroid function, and all too commonly 2935 Marine Dr. • Astoria hormone which feeds back to the previous mune conditions that trigger the immune deficient themselves. If you are not exer- email:email: [email protected] [email protected] chain member letting them know the job system to attack the thyroid causing low cising, it is certainly a thyroid support must. has been done. The most common thyroid function. Regardless of the dysfunction it As we all learned in health class exercise screening test is TSH (thyroid stimulating is essential to properly evaluate the thy- increases our metabolism as a result of in- hormone); this is the hormone produced roid…for that seek the attention of a health creased energy needed in muscles. Since by the pituitary telling the thyroid what to care professional. metabolism is precisely what the thyroid do. If the thyroid is not producing enough If thyroid function is low due to defi- is responsible for, it only makes sense that of its own hormone it will have inadequate ciency or dietary factors the treatment can the more work you do in the pool or on feedback, therefore forcing the pituitary take a drug-free route. Iodine is an addi- the treadmill, the less your thyroid is relied to increase the TSH to make the ‘Get To tive in table salt for just this reason. Origi- upon to do the work itself...so do your Work’ message stronger. Unfortunately nally designed for mid-westerners that do thyroid a favor and get moving. when this is the only hormone screened not have the iodine rich foods we have on Hope that you have some new found we get a rather limited picture of how the the coast. If you routinely consume sea- insight and respect for your metabolic thyroid is actually performin food (shellfish, fish, and sea vegetables), powerhouse, the thyroid. The two primary thyroid hormones are or standard table salt, you are likely not thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), suffering an overt iodine deficiency. But, if DO something you love, BE with which are made from amino acids and you feel you have low thyroid function you iodine. T4 which is approximately 80% may want to consult a professional on io- someone you love, EAT your vegetables, of what the thyroid produces, is relatively dine supplementation, as well as consider DRINK clean water, BREATHE deeply inactive in the body. After production, T4 avoiding goitrogenic foods. There are and MOVE your body EVERYDAY!! Cooking Classes at the North Coast Food Web June 16 hipfishmonthly.com 28 Astoria - CREPES SUZETTE Real Estate CHEWCHEW ON ON THIS! THIS! Your Locally Owned Real Estate Office SERVES 6 by Merianne Myers for all Your Real Estate Needs! Crepes: 2 cups flour Buying • Selling • Investing 4 eggs www.astoriarealestate.net 2 1/2 cups milk 1 Tablespoon sugar Peter & Janet Weidman 1 teaspoon salt Owner/Brokers 1 teaspoon vanilla 336 Industry Street HIS IS A TREATISE in de- work when anymore. Astoria, Oregon Tfense of flaming desserts. you are setting Although Bananas Mix flour, eggs, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar, salt By that, I do not mean des- things afire.) Foster is of-fered at a hand- and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add remain- serts that are so over-the-top Today we have to be care- ful of eateries in our world, ing milk, beating steadily. 503.325.3304 in presentation, so flamboy- ful of everything we do so they are not flamed at the Brush a non-stick sauté pan with a bit of ant in their creation that they that we don’t inconvenience table and suffer from that melted butter. Spoon just enough batter to might be considered flaming each other or put each other omission. Here’s to Cherries thinly cover the bottom of the pan. Swirl the as in “flaming idiot.” I mean in whatever the government Jubilee, Bananas Foster and, pan to help the batter to spread, coating the pan bottom. When the underside is golden, desserts that are actually set has identified at the mo- best of all, Crepes Suzette. turn the crepe and lightly brown the other afire to caramelize a sauce, ment as danger. We have Crepes Suzette, an elo- side. Remove the crepe and fold it in half Operated by artists and intensify flavors and amaze. to be careful of everything quent, sumptuous invention I was dining at a local eat- we say so that we don’t twice. You will end up with a triangle in the for artists and for all who of French-American cook shape of a lady’s folded handkerchief. Stack ery recently when love art. We offer artists’ Henri Charpen- the crepes with parchment or wax pa-per I saw flames leap tier. Henri was between them. studios, a gallery, 2 large from a sauté pan. only 14 years old classrooms, meeting As I was already when he acciden- space and lots of enjoying my Sauce: tally set fire to the fine arts and crafts. entree, I did not 1/2 cup butter think, “Oh boy, des-sert crepes 1/4 cup sugar AstoriaArtLoft.com that’s my scampi he was preparing 2 Tablespoons Curacao* or Triple Sec [email protected] for Albert, Prince 2 Tablespoons Cointreau or Grand Marnier in the works.” 106 Third Street, Astoria Or. 97103 What I thought of Wales. Over- 1/4 cup orange juice 503.325.4442 was this. “Crepes coming his panic, 1/4 cup brandy Suzette.” Henri tasted the a few drops of lemon juice When I was results and real- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind ized he had come a kid, in the Cream butter, sugar, orange juice, lemon up with his passport to fame. previous millennium, there accidentally test the sense juice and orange rind. Refrigerate until ready to was a whole lot more white of humor of someone who Albert changed the name use. When ready to serve, melt 1/2 the mixture linen and a whole lot less might be eavesdropping on from Crepes Princesse to in a chafing dish or sauté pan. When sauce bureaucracy in the restaurant the conversation. We have Crepes Suzette. I present bubbles, add 1/2 the Cointreau and Curacao industry. My first job was at to be ethically and politically for your re-consideration a and 1/2 the crepes or however many will fit a joint that featured numer- correct as defined by some- dessert containing all the comfortably in the pan. Turn the crepes in the ous flambé options. It fell one other than our-selves necessary food groups: sauce a couple of times to soak through. to the waitstaff to perform because we quite clearly are flavor, impact, presentation Add 1/2 the brandy and light. Swirl gently to extinguish flames. Serve at once. Take a bow the honors. The kitchen was not able to determine that and booze. and do it again. too busy and too smart to on our own or to be good Try this recipe given send a chef out to the dining people without the help of *Curacao is a liqueur flavored with the dried to me 35 years ago by a room to torch food every legislation and public pres- peel of the laraha citrus fruit, grown on the spectacular French woman few minutes. sure and...... island of Curaçao. Don’t be swayed by the who did not know Suzette, more ubiquitous Blue Curacao which gener-ally I loved flaming food! It ...If I do not return to the resides in tropical-ish drinks that rely heavily on required a certain flare for topic at hand, this column but knew her crepes like no kitschy containers, assorted flower embellish- the dramatic, provided an will become an example of one I’ve met since. Helene would be the first to agree ments and little plastic monkeys or umbrellas en-hanced experience for spontaneous human com- perched along the rim. They are also known for that you simply must light it the diner and resulted in real bustion which, regrettably, being astoundingly expensive and delivering big tips. That was the Year will not happen table-side. up in front of your guests to punishing hangovers. Blue booze will make of the Sporadic Eyebrow. Suffice it to say, we don’t be ethically and politically your crepes sad and your guests vaguely (Note: Do not lean into your see table-side rituals much correct. queasy. Use the clear stuff. northfork53.com
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Even if said scandal is actually an exhaust- By Aza Cody ing, nose-to-the-grindstone ordeal that distracts and inhibits ‘human food’ is those involved from doing what they do best--which, in Larry unsafe and un- and Christina Cary’s case, is running their award winning distilling business. necessary. Why After two prior legal disputes involving name trademarks, A Charming then are people diseases like Diabetes, Pancreatitis newly (and permanently) christened Pilot House Distilling and Cancer endemic in modern pet populations? is moving for- and Serene ward, and inviting Bed & Breakfast Commercial pet foods are not human grade products. That means 4D longtime fans and meat; dead, diseased, decayed or dying—not safe for human consump- the uninitiated alike SPIRITS in South Kihei, tion. With the number of recalls, and the thousands of cases of animals to savor what’s in Maui. sickened or killed by jerky treats & wheat germ from China, can we really store. Founded in feel confident these foods are always safe for our cats and dogs? 2013 and located in Kibble-only diets are especially harmful; the animal meat sources the heart of historic are dubious and grain is over used, especially wheat, rice and corn - all downtown Astoria, plants subject to heavy pesticides. The “grain free” products are packed with an additional with legumes like garbanzo beans and the poisonous cassava root to tasting room in make up for the grain. Peas, the only vegetable with lactic acid (milk Seaside, PHD has sugar), are pulverized into powder and labeled flour, meal or fiber. In one garnered bronze brand, peas are listed 3x as each of these products, amounting to 40% of and silver medals total ingredients per bag! for their Bar Pilot Dogs can tolerate some grain Cucumber Vodka and legume flour, but too much and Jalapeño Lime can bring on allergic symptoms Vodka at the 2014 like skin itch and yeast infection. www.sojournmaui.com Great American Cats are obligate carnivores and Distillers Festival Proprietors Lila & James 808-468-2416 need very little of anything but in Portland, as well meat. as a gold medal By Emmie Linstrom Leaving large amounts of for their Columbia photo: E. Linstrom dry kibble in ‘self serve’ plastic Absinthe the fol- containers is hazardous because lowing year. Other popular spirits include an American-style ASOC Presents of bacteria and mold growth. Painted Lady Gin, A-O Whisky, and Thundermuck Coffee Li- Plastic never really gets clean, it queur. The newest arrival, the two-year bourbon barrel aged erodes. Clean with 90% alcohol Barrelman Rum, will soon be joined by an Aquavit, done Jr. Shanghaied and water once a week. Let dry in conjunction with Baked Alaska Restaurant’s Chris Holen. thoroughly before re-filling. Put When asked what the most in-demand item has been of late, in just enough for 2 days at a Christina Cary says “Tequila is very sought after, and by fall time. we should have our NW agave spirit released. I’m excited to Most kibble is preserved educate the general public about it and its historical roots. photo: Aza Cody with synthetic Vitamin E which This is what I attempt to do with all our products.” degrades quickly. Keep bags tightly closed. Kibble using artificial preser- In addition to spirits, the collaborative Grumpy Dog Shrub vatives should not be used. These chemicals cause serious cancer in lab drinking vinegars offer a uniquely delicious compliment to animals. PHD’s wares, ideal for cocktails/mocktails, salad dressings, Feeding dry only food can case urinary problems especially in males. desserts and digestive sipping. “This has been a tremendous Adding water, broth or herb tea to kibble will make your pet feel fuller addition to our spirit lineup,” Cary says. “It’s great to see and help with digestion too. No need to soak it unless your pet con- people using these as mixers as well as cooking ingredi- sumes without chewing. ents.” (Tip: Grumpy Dog Tomatillo Jalapeño + Bar Pilot Recent studies prove the addition of living food like wheatgrass, Jalapeño Lime Vodka + Grumpy Dog “Bloody Knuckles” sprouts, spirulina, fresh herbs, eggs, cheese, real meat and fish can Bloody Mary Mix = Whole Lotta Yum.) change the life of your pet. Ultimately, Pilot House Distilling is dedicated to delivering Reducing dependence on commercial pet food and treats is healthy the best to Astoria, whether it’s relaxing over a flight in the and fun. tasting room or educating those interested in the distilling Share with your loving family. They deserve Real Food. process. On the latter note, guests are invited to partake in a Aza Cody is a licensed pet consultant and special diet cook with over 25 special distilling class July 16-17, which offers a basic hands- years experience. She’ll teach CANINE COOKING; THE WAY TO YOUR on introduction to the principles and practices of distilling, June 10 - 19 ASOC Playhouse DOGS HEART, an interactive class at the North Coast Food Web June with topics including equipment selection, mash process, 129 West Bond Street 25, 2016. www.northcoastfoodweb.org proofing and storage, as well as rum wash prepping and Fridays - 7pm in Uniontown Astoria final rum distillation. (Seats are limited, so visit http://www. Sat/Sun - 2pm tickets online @ astorstreetoprycompany.com pilothousedistilling.com to sign up.) There’s Popcorn!!!! Join Aza Cody for Animal Gab Radio; Talk with a Tail on KMUN ticket info call Cary praises Astoria as the ideal locale for Pilot House ASOC Box Offce: 503-325-6104 July 12, @ 9:30am, and every 2nd Tue of the month. podcast available on the coastradio.org site Distilling, commenting that “Astoria is unique in that it’s still Focusing on our 4 legged friends with fun facts, health tips and Real Food recipes. a real town with a community.” $10 Adults, $5 Kids, But Wait . . . all Friday performances $5 Bucks. Guest Interviews with Local & International Animal Lovers, Activists, • Located in Astoria, OR at 1270 Duane St, with addi- Are you pickin’ up what we’re puttin’ down! Artists, Writers, Businesses, Cooks, Charities, Shelters and Services. tional tasting room in Seaside, OR at 10B N. Holladay. 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Thursday June 9 THE MADNESS OF Friday June 10 LADY BRIGHT PRIDE Gala Celebration ONE ACT READERS THEATER at Astoria Armory, 1636 Exchange Noted playwright Lanford Wil- Doors open at 7pm son’s historic piece is among Appetizers & Drinks Social the earliest of the gay theatre • LEZ STAND UP Comedy opens the eve movement. It was first per- at 7:45pm - 8:30pm. formed at Joe Cino’s Caffe • MC Dida Deangelis Cino in May 1964. Directed Special Guest Performances: by Sen Incavo and featuring • Shitney Houston, Annie Depressant, Annya Allnight Marco Davis, Daric Moore and • Dragalution Nancy Montgomery. •Lower Columbia Q Choir •Dinah Urell Doors open 8pm. Show at Dance Party w/ Portlands’ Seven Cake 8:30pm. $10 at the door. Cock- Candy • Plus DJ tails! ADMISSION: $10 general seating in Mez- Q AT KALA, 1017 Marine Drive in zanine, $20 chair on main floor, Premium Astoria. Tables 160 for table for 8 (sold out) / $120 for other tables of 8. Purchase Tickets in Advance at the Q- BIG FAT GAY MOVIE NIGHT HUB in Astoria (located next to Colum- Columbian Theater, doors at 9:30, bian Cafe on 11th and Marine Drive). movie at 10 pm • PURPLE RAIN Open Sat/Sun 10am - 2pm up to PRIDE June 9 - 11 Weekend. Questions/info: see Lower Columbia Saturday June 11 Q Center website www.lcqcastoria.org
RIVER WALK FOOT AND BIKE PARADE Q BAR @ KALA. Cocktail Specials and 2pm light Dancing till 11pm following Art From the foot of Bay street (under the Show. No Cover. big Meglar Bridge) to the foot of 11th with rally. Grand Stand at Buoy Beer WORK DANCE COMPANY Co. with announcers Poison Waters and HIP HOP DANCE WORKSHOP Dida Deangelis. 6pm with performance at AAMC, AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT VIEWING 342 10th 2nd floor, Astoria 9am - 11am, Astoria Armory, 1636 Ex- change St., Astoria PRIDE DANCE PARTY with DJ Ali Aht @ AAMC THE COAST IS QUEER Art Exhibit 9pm, ALL AGES, No Cover. KALA performance space 1017 Marine Drive Curated by Portland Gallerist Mark Woolley Reception 5pm - 8pm HIPFiSH Complimentary Appetizers • No Host MONTHLY Bar Exhibit also open on Sunday, June 12, Noon to 4pm. Astoria Arts & Movement Center
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