Bart Budwig, Matt Zeltzer play the Fort Ales & Ideas examines allure of travel, art Americana folk songs on tap Sunday from two songwriters CCC Art Instructor Kristin Shauck talks ‘Paris, Florence, Rome’ ASTORIA — Americana song- writers Bart Budwig and Matt Zeltzer will bring their folk tunes to the upstairs stage at the Fort George Brewery at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 26. The brewery is located at 1483 Duane St. All ages are wel- come. Budwig grew up on the Idaho Palouse, with a pawn shop trumpet and a heart as big as a skyscraper — if skyscrap- ers knew how to be humble. He learned melody from clas- sic jazz charts and learned that fault-lines in big hearts create drifting continents, cut new oceans and forge new moun- tains. Everyone close to him disappeared, whether to death or Texas, and from Texas he got a letter from Waylon Jen- nings entreating him to pick up a guitar and a pen. Budwig doesn’t write the big songs. He writes the songs about the places between the hills, in the draws and hidden canyons, where truth is a lit- tle more in focus, stories can take their time gettin’ told, heartbreak is a place of deep UHÀHFWLRQDQGPHORGLHVGRQ¶W have to wear rhinestone suits or drive new, shiny cars to be beautiful. He’s also not afraid of working out of the spotlight. Budwig engineered not only his own full-length “Whiskey Girl” (2012), but also albums The ASTORIA — Clatsop Com- munity College and the Fort George Brewery announce the April program of the 2014-15 Ales & Ideas education series, which will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23 in the Fort 8 p.m. Sunday, April 25 George Lovell Showroom. Fort George Brewery For this month’s presenta- tion, join Kristin Shauck of the 1483 Duane St., Astoria CCC Art Department faculty All ages in an engaging discussion of No cover WKH OLIHORQJ EHQH¿WV RI LQWHU- national travel experiences. In June of 2014, Kristin led a group of students and commu- away in the studio producing nity members on an extraor- his friends’ records. dinary 11-day tour of Rome, California songwriter Matt Florence and Paris in order to Zeltzer paints a desolate, yet experience some of the most love-torn America, just as LQÀXHQWLDO DQG LQVSLULQJ DUW PXFK LQÀXHQFHG E\ &RUPDF ever produced in the Western McCarthy and John Steinbeck world. In addition to sharing as by Neil Young. Mediating slides from this fascinating a soul torn between fatal- artistic journey, Shauck will ism and romance, he weaves present her ongoing effort to folk, blues and soul idioms, integrate further travel oppor- acknowledging his predeces- tunities into the CCC Art De- sors, while staring blindly into partment curriculum, includ- the future of American music. ing a 2016 trip to London, =HOW]HU UDUHO\ ¿QGV URRP IRU Paris and Rome. the ornate in his writing, nor in She will be joined by Kris- his music, known for its sim- ten Geleynse, one of the CCC ple, organic production, pre- Art Center Gallery assistants, ferring to leave the cracks and who will introduce the new inequalities exposed. Led by Adventure Club on campus his torn, soulful voice, it is the and also serve as one of the intense energy, vibrancy and group leaders on the 2016 tour. unusual honesty that transform Shauck holds a Bachelor Zeltzer’s music into profound of Fine Arts degree in paint- and compelling art. ing and drawing from Baylor Bart Budwig & Matt Zeltzer Submitted photo Matthew Zeltzer, left, and Bart Budwig will play Americana tunes at the Fort George Brewery on Sunday, April 26. and tours with Radiation City, Holiday Friends, Girlfriends, Misé, John Craigie, Edmund Wayne, and Mama Doll. He also made the rare (for song- writers these days) move of covering both a Waylon tune and a friend’s (An American Forrest) tune on “Whiskey Girl.” His second full-length album, “The Moon & Oth- er Things,” is due out in late 2015. In the meantime he’s busy regularly updating “Ja- lapeno Business,” a covers and duets record available for free on Soundcloud, featuring Joseph, Craigie, Forrest, Luke Ydtsie (of Blind Pilot), Janis Carper, and a whole slew of other Northwest musicians. Budwig will be touring the Northwest from his home of Enterprise when not locked Bring your friends P ortway and join the fun! an Astoria tradition since 1923 Sta rt you r Cra b Fest fu n w ith us! OPEN DAILY 11AM until 1:30PM Just up from the last west-bound trolley stop 422 W. MARINE DR. ASTORIA • (503) 325-2651 26 | April 23, 2015 | coastweekend.com FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Member FINRA/SIPC • ST O C K S/B O N D S • M U T U AL FU N D S • F D IC -IN SU R E D C D ’S • IR A A C C O U N T S 503.325.0677 #1 12TH ST., SUITE 7 ASTORIA, OR Mark Hedeen Financial Advisor Submitted photo Kristen Geleynse, left, gallery assistant, will speak about the new CCC Advenure Club, and Kristin Shauck, right, CCC art faculty, will speak about art and travel at the next Ales & Ideas talk. University in Waco, Texas and a Masters of Fine Arts de- gree in painting and drawing from Texas A&M Commerce. Prior to relocating to the Northwest, she taught art at the college level in both Tex- as and South Dakota for over a decade, and she is current- ly in her 11th academic year teaching painting, drawing and design at Clatsop Com- munity College. Shauck also serves as founding director of “Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century,” an annu- al international competition RI ¿JXUDWLYH DUW 6KH KDV H[- hibited her own artwork in various regional and national exhibitions as well as inter- nationally in England, Japan and India. Doors open at 6 p.m.; seating is limited.The Fort George Lovell Showroom is located at 14th and Duane streets. Minors are welcome. Crossword Answer & ( ' ( + $ , * ( 7 5 ( 8 6 $ * ( 5 2 7 2 5 6 / $ 5 ' $ / 2 ( , 0 3 2 5 7 4 8 2 7 $ 0 6 5 3 , 7 2 5 . $ < 2 $ 6 7 5 $ 3 0 $ / 2