Liberty Theater celebrates 90 years
Enjoy free open house, dinner and concert at birthday party
ASTORIA — 2015 marks the
Liberty Theater’s 90th birth-
day and the 10th anniversary
of the theater’s Grand Re-
opening.
The Liberty Theater is
kicking off a year-long cel-
ebration Saturday, Jan. 24.
This fun-filled day begins
with a free open house from
1 to 3 p.m. with birthday
cake, tours and some sur-
prises.
At 5:15 p.m. a celebration
dinner will be served in the
McTavish Room. Seating is
limited to 150; table seating
for groups is available.
The dinner ticket also in-
cludes a concert of storytell-
ing, classical and contempo-
rary music.
The 7 p.m. performance
is “The Road to Carnegie
Hall,” featuring acclaimed
tenor Ken Lavigne.
Lavigne has, for the past
nine years, performed on
many world stages, includ-
Submitted photo
Tenor Ken Lavigne will perform at the Lib-
erty Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 as
part of the kick-off celebration of the the-
ater’s 90th birthday.
Submitted photo
The Liberty Theater in Astoria re-opened in 2002 after a community restoration proj-
ect that began in 1998.
ing New York’s Carnegie
Hall. He has worked with
producer David Foster, per-
formed for Prince Charles
and has released his fifth
solo CD, entitled “Show-
time.” He recently returned
from an extensive spring
tour that had him performing
in San Francisco and Seoul,
South Korea. Visit kenlavi-
gne.com to hear Lavigne
sing.
“This is a tenor whose
time has come. A tenor who
has all that is needed to soar
to the top of his field. A tenor
to be internationally recog-
nized as one of the best. The
timbre of his high notes. The
strength and mellowness of
his low tones. His controlled
vibrato and crystal clear fal-
New venue, guest auctioneer and heirloom pies are the
perfect ingredients for seventh annual Pie Day Auction
NEHALEM — Is there any-
thing better than an event
starring pie? Hosted by Food
Roots and the White Clover
Grange, the seventh annual
Pie Day Auction/Feast will
take place at 2:30 p.m. Sat-
urday, Jan. 24 at the grange,
located at 36585 Highway 53.
An $8 suggested donation
at the door includes an excit-
ing, action-packed pie auc-
tion and an all-you-can-eat
pie feast. Yes — all-you-can-
eat pie! This family-friendly
event, an annual fundraiser for
the two organizations, is de-
signed to bring the communi-
ty together for pie buying, pie
eating and honoring pie as a
slice of the American Dream.
Along with Nehalem Val-
ley’s own Megan “Liz” Cole
reciting the “Ode To Pie” —
an tradition at the event — this
year’s guest auctioneer Susan
Pie Day
2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24
White Clover Grange
36585 Highway 53, Nehalem
503-705-7100
$8 suggested donation
Tone is prepared to bring her
brand of wit and fun to the
auction block.
Tone explained her deci-
sion to accept the position of
auctioneer this way: “Support-
ing local food and local struc-
tures is important work for all
of us locals. So when Food
Roots and the White Clover
Grange decided to raise funds
for their work with a pie auc-
tion, I just had to have a slice
of that. I’m all about pie. I live,
eat, sleep and dream pie. Pie
needs a new roof over its head.
Submitted photos by Lorraine Ortiz
Megan “Liz” Cole will give the traditional
rendition of “Ode To Pie” at the seventh
annual Pie Day Auction and Feast.
Guest auctioneer Susan Tone is guaran-
teed to put smiles on faces as she brings
her special brand of wit and humor to the
stage Jan. 24 at the White Clover Grange.
her family’s venison mince-
Pie needs fresh ingredients meat pie as part of the auction
grown right here. Pie needs line-up this year. Along with
your support. Pie is delicious! these heirloom-style pies, the
Come buy a pie for the cause.” auction will feature both sweet
This year’s Pie Day focus, and savory pies made by some
Nehalem Valley heritage, is of the best pie bakers in the
sure to include some pies that Nehalem Valley and surround-
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local Marie Scovel promises tastes will be up for bid, in-
setto. What a voice! What a
performer!” said Talk Enter-
tainment New York.
Tickets to the combined
dinner and concert are $90
and are being sold only
through the Liberty box of-
fice. Tickets to the concert
only are $25 and also are
available at the Liberty box
office. Call 503-325-5922,
ext. 55 or visit or call Tick-
etswest at 1-800-992-8499.
For more information, visit
www.liberty-theater.org
90th Birthday
Kick-Off
Celebration
Saturday, Jan. 24
1 to 3 p.m. – Free open house
5:15 p.m. – McTavish Room dinner
7 p.m. – Concert
503-325-5922, ext. 55
$90 dinner and concert
$25 concert only
cluding gluten-free and vegan
options.
Those successful in pro-
curing a pie from the auction
can safely tuck it away to take
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slice of fun, the pie feast. Pies
of all kinds and ice cream will
be on the feast table for Pie
Day revelers to enjoy.
The doors open at 2 p.m.
for the auction, so bring your
pie -loving friends, get a good
seat and prepare for an after-
noon of delicious winter fun.
Proceeds from this event will
further the work of the two
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is a community food organiza-
tion supporting local food and
farm awareness, production
and access on the North Coast;
for more information, visit
www.foodrootsnw.org. White
Clover Grange will use pro-
ceeds in its “replace the roof”
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www.whiteclovergrange.com
White Clover Grange is
located on Oregon Highway
53, two miles east of U.S.
Garden
club to
meet Jan.
28 in
Seaside
SEASIDE — The Sou’West-
er Garden Club will meet at
10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28
at the Bob Chisholm Com-
munity Center, located at
1225 Ave. A.
“What’s New for the Gar-
den” will be presented by
Linda Brim of Brim’s Farm
and Garden Nursery.
The public is invited to
attend, and membership to
the club is open. Annual
dues are $15.
Also be sure to mark your
calendar for the club’s An-
nual Plant Sale on May 30 at
the Seaside Civic and Con-
vention Center. Proceeds
benefit the club’s scholar-
ship program.
Pie Day Auction attendees study the pies
up for auction. The seventh annual Pie Day
Auction and all-you-can-eat pie Feast will
take place on Jan. 24 at the White Clover
Grange in Nehalem.
Highway 101 about a mile
past the Mohler grocery store
and Nehalem Bay Winery.
Pie Day is a Zero Waste event
with assistance of CARTM in
Manzanita.
For more information
about the Pie Day Auction and
All-You-Can-Eat Pie Feast,
call 503-705-7100 or 503-812-
2800.
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