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Hrs: Tue - Sat 11am - 6pm •traditional toys closed sun - mon For private lessons, performances: astoriaartsandmovement.com 1139 Commercial St. 1124 Commercial St • Astoria, OR Open Mon - Sat 11 - 5:30, Sun 12 - 4 503.791.5657 Astoria, OR 97103 Aug 16 hipfishmonthly.com 2 MUSIC@ KALA EST. 1980 Faun Fables SURF SHOP Mystical Psych Folk Aug 16 @ KALA OURING this summer with a new release, and family in tow, TDawn McCarthy and Nils Frykdhal, illustrious and bewitching troubadours known as Faun Fables, return to KALA this summer, Tuesday Aug 16, at 8:30pm. Faun Fables new album, “Born of the Sun” features the full- bodied beauty of Dawn McCarthy’s voice and the rich instrumen- tation of Faun Fables sound, weaving flutes, chimes, guitars and percussion. A new video for the track off the album “YDUN” “ shown through the lens of a Super 8, captures the disarming THE NORTHWEST’S beauty of the California countryside where the couple resides with ORIGINAL SURF SHOP there three daughters. Living off-the-grid, Dawn and Nils seek na- ture and the Earth’s allure to inspire their musical narrative. Dawn • Oregon’s Largest Selection of McCarthy crafts songs that relate to the spiritual nature of commu- Surfboards & Wetsuits nal living; and a life lived in the knowing intuition with nature. • Quality Apparel, Footwear & Eyewear A musical and life partnership since 1998, Fawn Fables have • Kite, Kayak, Skim, Skate & SUP released 6 albums prior, and Dawn McCarthy has also recorded 2 albums with experimental folk icon Bonnie Prince Billy. Dawn • Rentals, Lessons, Repairs & More! McCarthy is a unique performer today who forges rock bands of her youth, a love of theater and ethnomusicology into stage SEASIDE 60 N Roosevelt Dr (Hwy 101) performance that breaks through the typical songster with guitar 503-738-7888 performance persona. Born and raised into a musical family in CANNON BEACH 171 Sunset Blvd Spokane, WA, she eventually spent time in NYC cutting her teeth 503-436-9726 with various bands but most notably as a yodeler with the Bindles- tiff Family Cirkus. FAUN FABLES are known for exquisite, visceral adventures in song Cleanlinesurf.com Her performance history took a pivotal turn in 1997 with a solo & theater and riveting live performances to eclectic and devoted quest through the UK and Ireland and its bardic traditions; her audiences in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, album following ‘Mother Twilight,’ was acknowledged by Scottish Iceland, Israel. author R.J. Stewart as a work containing true underworld tradition content. Tuesday, August 16. Doors open at 8pm. $10 @ the door. Full Frykdahl is a member collaborator of numerous projects, as a Bar. 1017 Marine Drive in Astoria. Minors age 16 and up are multi-instrumentalist,and was founding member of the infamous welcome. experimental rock band Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Bulgaria to the Bayou: A Singing Workshop with Eastern European Chanteuses TRUE LIFE TRIO TRUE LIFE TRIO specializes in the riveting vocal harmonies from has enchanted audiences from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Eastern Europe, the Americas, and beyond, and features vet- Pacific Northwest. Astoria’s ONLY dedicated vape shop eran vocalists from legendary Bay Area groups Kitka and Brass True Life Trio comes to Astoria to perform at KALA this coming Menažeri. This innovative trio explores the creative possibilities September 18 at 7:30pm. In the afternoon from 1:30pm to 3:30pm of cross-fertilization of different traditions with unlikely timbres they’ll be offering a vocal workshop open to anyone who lives to connecting Bulgaria to the Bayou. Since its inception in 2010, TLT sing. 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True Life Trio Concert ticket: Astoria, Or $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Workshop and Concert Ticket 503-741-3008 package: $38. Tickets and Workshop available in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com You can also reserve a workshop spot by calling KALA at 503.338.4878 (Mention this ad for 10% off Closed Sundays any purchase over $25). 3 Aug 16 hipfishmonthly.com KALA LIVE RADIO @ KALA Aug THEATER 19/20 • SALES BBC RADIO • SERVICE The Goon Show • SHIPPING NBC RADIO • SAFETY TIPS Fibber McGee & Molly Authorized DETROIT BIKES • RALEIGH • TREK • FELT & SUN Dealer th THE WEEKEND of Aug 19 – 20, STATION KBS, “780 on your dial,” 11 and Marine Drive in Astoria presents LIVE RADIO THEATER at KALA performance space. If the 503.325.2961 • OPEN DAILY • www.bikesandbeyond.com station doesn’t ring a bell, for longtime coastal resident theater goers, the names Ken Chapman and Kay Bredleau will – therein lies the key, and an acronym for the station representing a long friendship, great theater, and a dream of starting an on-stage radio program, focusing on the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s era. In 1979 the two local actors portrayed the Odd Couple in a the- ater space in Astoria (now Fulio’s Restaurant), and remained inspired friends. Chapman was the longtime theater instructor at Astoria The Cast of Fibber McGee & Molly High. Bring in Arnie Hummasti, one-time Knappa High drama teacher and professional actor, and friend Ardi Urell, a dancer/cho- reographer, (married to Chapman), and years later, the concept of bringing old time radio back to life, has now manifested, with Ardi Urell-Chapman bringing actors together. To kick-off the project, Arnie Hummasti directs the iconic Fibber McGee & Molly, in “The Piano Lesson.” For decades (1935-1959), millions tuned their radios every Tuesday night to NBC’s Fibber McGee and Molly to chuckle over the adventures of radio’s most beloved couple. It became the coun- try’s top-rated show, beating out the likes of Bob Hope and Jack Benny. The cast includes, Walt Trumbull, Dinah Urell, Sofie Kline, Slab Slabin- ski, Jane Hill and Dexter Gregory – The Goon Show with Peter Sellers replete with sound FX! Longtime coastal director Sheila Schaffer directs the early 50’s North Coast Chorale British radio THE COAST IS QUEER Curator Mark Woolley Fibber McGee & Molly comedy In conjunction with the Inaugural Astoria their art--they are just producing interest- Dr. Denise Reed, Music Director PRIDE, KALA continues a collaborative ing, well crafted and highly original works The Goon Show, “The Affair of the Loan show with guest curator, noted Portland that reflect their inner vision.” Banana.” Considered a radio precursor gallerist Mark Woolley.