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Two bands play Fort George Joseph, Bird Courage bring folk sounds ASTORIA — A cannot-miss night of some of the best in up- in-coming folk music is com- ing to the Fort George Brew- ery’s Sunday night concert series Jan. 8. Bird Courage, on a Northwest Tour all the way from Brooklyn, New York, will be joining Portland’s Jo- seph, who surprised listeners in an amazing way when the band opened for Marshall Mc- Lean in 2014. Bird Courage is made up of Erik Meier and Samuel Saffery, who began playing together after a succession of encounters in unconvention- al rehearsal and performance spaces. They make gently ro- music with a minimalist, am- bient sensibility and an acous- tic levity. The duo’s debut EP “A Promising Flee” was re- leased in 2012 and followed by LP “Maia Manu” in 2013. The band has planted seeds in New York to grow a fan base that has spread through- out the North East, East Coast, South and Northwestern coast- al parts. They recently debuted at this year’s End of the Road Festival, including features with The Line of Best Fit and venues such as Rise Music in Bristol, Fringe 2014 in Edin- burgh, and sold-out shows at 12 Bar Club and Rough Trade West. Joseph consists of sisters Natalie, Allison and Meegan, who named the band after their grandfather, the Eastern Oregon town, and the biblical “Native Dreamer Kin,” came out in March 2014. Joseph and Bird Courage 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18 Fort George Brewery 1483 Duane St., Astoria Free Tickets on sale for Get Lit at the Beach Gathering of readers to host prominent authors this April CANNON BEACH — Best-selling and award-winning authors will gather in Cannon Beach April 10 to 12 for the annual Get Lit at the Beach event. Attendees will have the op- portunity to meet prominent au- thors and attend presentations, book signings and a keynote din- ner presentation by best-selling author and literary critic Nancy Pearl. This year’s guest authors will include Karen Joy Fowler, best known for her novel “The Jane Austen Book Club”; best-selling author Gail Tsukyama; and Jim Lynch, whose third novel, “Truth Like the Sun,” was picked by New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin as one of her 10 favorite books of 2012. Weekend activities begin with an authors’ reception Fri- day evening. Saturday includes authors’ presentations, book signings and the keynote din- ner presentation at the Surfsand Resort. Sunday morning there will be a question-and-answer session moderated by New York Keep Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream alive Diversity project hosts speaker Friday, MLK walk Monday ASTORIA — The Lower Co- lumbia Diversity Project offers a presentation on “Don’t Let Go! – Keeping the Dream Alive” with Kathleen Saadat from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, located at 857 Commercial St. The presenta- tion is free and open to the public. Saadat was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in a family committed to justice and educa- tion. She graduated from Reed College in 1974, earning a Bach- elor of Arts degree in psychology. In 2012, Saadat retired as - mative action for the city of Port- land. She has continued to work as a private consultant and train- er in the areas of human diversi- ty, organizational development and as a motivational speaker. Saadat has received lifetime achievement awards from Port- land PFLAG Black Chapter and Portland’s Equity Foundation, a Civil Liberties Award from the Oregon Chapter of the ACLU, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Arts Foundation in recognition of her contributions and efforts to “keep living the dream” of Mar- tin Luther King Jr. Saadat’s interest remains in the concern for social and eco- nomic justice, issues about what happens to our children, and is- sues of peace. This presentation is made possible in part by a grant from the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation. On Monday, Jan. 19, the Low- er Columbia Diversity Project in- vites the community to meet at the corner of 12th and Commer- cial streets at 5:30 p.m. and join in a candlelight walk honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The walk will take partic- ipants through downtown Astoria ending at Peace Lutheran Church where there will be a free soup dinner and a short program in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, call 503-325-1895 or email lcdiver- sityproject@gmail.com Submitted photo Kathleen Saadat, former manager of diver- sity and affirmative action for the Ccty of Portland, will speak Friday, Jan. 16 in Astoria. Times best-selling author Terry Brooks, who will be in atten- dance at events and book sign- ings throughout the weekend. This event is presented by the Tolovana Arts Colony. For more information and tickets, call 206- 914-1255 or visit www.getlitat- thebeach2015.eventbrite.com About the authors Terry Brooks co-found- ed Get Lit at the Beach with is wife, Judine, and serves as the event’s master of ceremonies. He has written over 25 science Karen Joy Fowler is best known for her novel “The Jane Austen Book Club.” is a New York Times best-sell- ing author. His international best-selling fantasy novel se- ries, “Shannara,” is currently being adapted as a TV series for MTV. Literary critic Nancy Pearl’s “Book Lust” was a 2003 best seller. She has been recognized for many awards throughout her career as an author and li- brarian, most recently awarded the PNBA Lifetime Achieve- ment Award in 2011. Karen Joy Fowler is best known for her novel “The Jane Austen Book Club” and her most current novel, “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves,” won the Pen/Faulkner award for 2014 and was nominated for the 2014 Nebula Award and 2014 Man Booker Prize. Best-selling author Gail Tsukyama has produced six novels, including “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms,” “Women of the Silk” and “The Submitted photo Submitted photo Best-selling author and event co-found- er Terry Brooks will moderate a ques- tion-and-answer session April 12 at Get Lit at the Beach. Samurai’s Garden.” She is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. “Truth like the Sun,” Jim Lynch’s third novel set in the by New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin as one of her 10 favorite books of 2012. He has also received awards for his prior two novels, “The Highest Tide” and “Border Songs.” Karen Haas combines history, storytelling Enjoy living history workshop, talk on Civil War women ASTORIA — Museums and histor- ic sites have stories to tell and the challenge of bringing them to life. To tell these stories and engage the audience, the Lewis and Clark Na- tional Historical Park will host two events this weekend with living his- tory performer Karen Haas. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, join Haas for “hiSTORY – Engaging with Liv- ing History,” a free, living histo- ry and storytelling workshop. Haas, a storyteller, teacher and former museum education curator will facilitate the inter- active workshop full of ideas for interpretation. Adding storytell- ing and using living history can be an elaborate extravaganza or a simple one-on-one demonstra- tion. Whether participants have experience as a teacher, docent, tour guide, ranger, or are just cu- rious and enjoy sharing history, this no-cost opportunity is for you. Bring a lunch and be ready for a day of exchanging ideas. The second event is the next In Their Footsteps speaker series with Haas, who will give a talk on “I Am Always on the Wom- en’s Side: Vignettes of the Civil War” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. For this program, Haas re- searched diaries, letters and songs written by women im- pacted by the American Civil War. Her engaging presentation introduces six historic women from all walks of life during that challenging time. The audience will meet these women striving to survive in a time of violence, turmoil and societal change. The Lewis and Clark National Park Association and the Nation- al Park Service are sponsors of the living history workshop and the third Sunday forum In Their Footsteps. These free programs are held in the Netul River Room at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center. Fort Clatsop Visitor Center is located at 92343 Fort Clatsop Road. For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471 or 503-861-4424, visit the website at www.nps.gov/lewi, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook. com/LewisandClarkNational- HistoricalPark Submitted photo Living historian Karen Haas will host a work- shop at Fort Clatsop Jan. 17 and present the next In Their Footsteps lecture Jan. 18. 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