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coast February 12, 2015 weekend arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE V-Day cheat sheet Haven’t made plans for Valentine’s Day? Check out this local run-down THE ARTS Share your inner Beat Tolovana Arts Colony hosts a Beat poetry workshop this weekend FEATURE A flood of stout Fort George Brewery campus hosts its third annual Festival of Dark Arts DINING Try fondue This easy Valentine’s Day dessert will definitely impress your sweetie STEPPING OUT........ .............................................................. 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 18, 19 GRAB BAG ....... .......................................................................... 23 Find it all online and more! COASTWEEKEND.COM www.coastweekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword searches and easy sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. coastweekend.com | facebook.com/coastweekend | twitter.com/coastweekend on the cover Fort George Brewery co-owner Jack Harris holds a snifter glass full of stout beer in honor of the brew- ery’s Festival of Dark Arts, a celebration of stout. Photo by Andrew Tonry COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: ANDREW TONRY RYAN HUME ERICK BENGEL To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND Peninsula Arts Center hosts Elizabeth Nicholson, Bob Soper LONG BEACH, Wash. — The Peninsula Arts Center will host Elizabeth Nicholson and Bob Soper for a special Val- entine’s Day concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Nicholson, a harpist and singer, is at the vanguard of a new generation of Celtic mu- sicians. Considered among the top American interpreters of traditional Irish music for harp, she has stretched the traditional boundaries of the instrument into rock music and country blues. Her stud- ies have also included classi- cal, Paraguayan and medieval harp. Her most recent CD of traditional and original mu- sic, “Sink or Swim” (Water- bug Records) was released to widespread critical praise and international airplay, including a spot on Fiona Richie’s “This- tlepod,” which highlights out- standing new Celtic releases. Soper is counted among Portland’s versatile multi-in- strumentalists. A rock and jazz drummer from a young age who also studied classical Indian music at the Ali Akbar College in California, he went RQ WR OHDUQ WKH ,ULVK ¿GGOH ultimately becoming one the Northwest’s most sought-after players. Also an accomplished banjo, guitar and bouzouki Submitted photo Elizabeth Nicholson and Bob Soper will play a special Valentine’s Day concert at the Pen- insula Arts Center. player — and a singer of both Irish and American traditional styles — he’s been a member of some of the region’s most beloved and successful ensem- bles, including the Irish bands Cul an Ti and Grafton Street, as well as the old-time/coun- try-blues group The Pagan Jug Band. The Peninsula Arts Center LV ORFDWHG DW 3DFL¿F$YH N. Wine, beer, and other re- freshments are available for purchase. Tickets are $12 at the door. &RQFHUWV EHQH¿W WKH /RQJ Beach Peninsula Acoustic Music Association, a 501(c)3 QRQSUR¿W FKDULWDEOH RUJDQL]D- tion. Celtic harp and fiddle concert 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 Peninsula Arts Center 504 Pacific Ave. N., Long Beach, Wash. $12 Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submit- ted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak See story on Page 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK Enjoy Celtic harp, fiddle for Valentine’s Day Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced with- out consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. February 12, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3