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
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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
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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
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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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