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in concert Season’s greetings with ‘Sugar & Spice’ Some of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved musical artists will take to the stage in Nehalem this Saturday, Dec. 21, for “Sugar & Spice: A Holiday Treat!” The festive show features the award-winning vocalist LaRhonda Steele accompanied by her husband, Mark Steele, on piano; Oregon Music Hall of Fame drummer Carlton Jackson; multi-award-winner Dean Mueller on bass; and the one and only Julie Amici on vocals. Together they will be showcasing various styles of jazz, blues, R&B and soul, all in the spirit of the holidays. The fifth annual showcase has performed to sold-out audiences in the Portland area, and is now on the road. The show is a benefit for the Musical Enrichment Program for the Neah-Kah-Nie School District, a new project within the Mudd-Nick Foundation. The show will start at 7 pm at the NCRD Performing Arts Center, 36155 9th Street, Nehalem. Tickets, $20 in advance, are available at www.tickettomato.com or on the door. The gift of music Musicians from Taft High School will demonstrate their talents and spread holiday cheer with a pair of performances at Salishan Resort this Saturday, Dec. 21. At 3 pm, the Taft High School Choir will be at the Salishan Marketplace, delighting last-minute shoppers with a slate of carols and other holiday fare. At 4 pm, the choir will join up with the Taft High School Jazz Band for a performance at the Salishan Long House. The performances, presented by Music is Instrumental and Salishan Resort, aim to raise funds for good causes this holiday season. Donations of canned or boxed food will help stock shelves at the Lincoln City Food Pantry, while cash donations will benefit Feed the Flames, which helps keep homes in the community heated during winter. For more information on Music Is Instrumental, go to musicisinstrumental.net. A really festive Eve-nt The auditorium of the Lincoln City Cultural Center will be filled with warmth and welcome this Tuesday, Dec. 24, as singers and musicians join together for “Winter Glow: a Christmas Eve Celebration in Song.” Led by artistic director Valerie Kendall, the players will transport audience members out of the cold winter into the cherished warmth of friendship and community. The concert will feature music from Cross Generations with Kendall on lead vocals, lead guitar and bass; Judy Allen on vocals; Amanda Cherryholmes on vocals, rhythm guitar, bass and cajón; Charlie Cherryholmes on drums; Jane Ott on vocals and keyboard; Shannon Zantello on vocals, xylophone, cajón and bodhrán; and Diego and Josue Gomez-Sanchez on vocals. Kendall will also perform as one half of Strawberry Charlotte, a singer-songwriter duo that also features her daughter Haley Dean, lead vocalist and songwriter for the band Shores of Astor. Afton Dean and Joshua Morgan, who work side by side as baristas, will add a popular sound to the mix with their own solos. And the audience will get to hear the Beard Family Bells, featuring Barbara and Paula on bells, accompanied by Paul on piano. Audience members will be encouraged to sing their hearts out to the songs they know, helping create a little Winter Glow all of their own. The concert, presented by the First Baptist Church of Lincoln City, will start at 6:30 pm in the auditorium of the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy 101. Admission, wassail and baked goods are all free. Donations will be accepted for the 14 • oregoncoastTODAY.com • facebook.com/oregoncoasttoday • December 20, 2019 Cross Generations cultural center auditorium development, and guests are asked to bring a canned food donation for the Lincoln City Warming Shelter.
