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Trail’s End reopens with ‘Think Red’ show GEARHART — After a long winter of remodeling, Trail’s End Art Association has re- opened and invites visitors to see its new show “Think Red” with numerous entries ad- dressing the theme. A wine and cheese open house will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7. The show runs through March 29. The public is welcome to browse the Trail’s End gallery and gift shop, which high- lights new items of handmade jewelry, glass objects, small paintings, coloring books and paper art. The shop also features art prints and photos, greeting cards of members’ artwork and handmade cards for all oc- casions. Trail’s End Art Association is located at 656 A St. For more information about the organization and its gallery hours in March, call 503-717-9458, or visit www. WUDLOVHQGDUWRUJ WR ¿QG RXW about the events planned for the coming year. In April, the association will begin its Featured Art- ist of the Month series. New members are welcome. Ales & Ideas explores the power of song Deac Guidi and Nancy Cook delve into music storytelling ASTORIA — Clatsop Commu- nity College and the Fort George Brewery announce the February program of the 2014-15 Ales & Ideas education series, which will take place at 7 p.m. Thurs- day, Feb. 26 in the Fort George Lovell Showroom. Door opens with musical entertainment at 6 p.m. Seating is limited; arrive early to assure a place. For this month’s presentation, CCC Speech Instructor and pro- fessional opera singer Deac Guidi MRLQV$VWRULD ¿VKHUSRHW DPDWHXU songwriter, and CCC English Instructor Nancy Cook for a dy- namic exploration into music’s role in movements for social change, mental health treatment, VWRU\WHOOLQJRQVWDJHDQGLQ¿OP and even in advertising. Audience members will be entertained by a slideshow, lec- ture, performance, and audience participation as this dynamic duo shares the highlights from a CCC humanities special topics class devoted to academic exploration of the power of song. Guidi began teaching at CCC after he received his master’s de- gree in rhetoric from Idaho State University in 2000. He teach- es all speech communication courses with special emphasis on argumentation, critical theory, and gender and communication. Guidi is also a professional sing- er applauded by the Oregonian as “a great voice, smartly de- ployed” who performs regularly in local and regional venues, in- cluding the Astoria Music Festi- val, Portland Opera, North Coast Chorale, Oregon Lyric Opera, 2SHUD 3DFL¿FD DQG WKH 3XJHW Sound Concert Opera. Cook has taught writing and literature at CCC since 2004. A former park ranger, backpack- LQJ JXLGH DQG ¿VKHULHV ELROR- gist, she earned her Master of )LQH$UWV LQ FUHDWLYH QRQ¿FWLRQ from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and a Bachelor of Science in environmental writ- ing from the Evergreen State College. Her poems and prose appear in the Riverteeth Journal RI 1RQ¿FWLRQ 1DUUDWLYH 0RXQ- tain Gazette, RAIN Magazine, HIPFiSHmonthly, Xtra Tuff, and the Seal Press anthology “Going Alone: Women’s Adventures in the Wild” and other places. She also performs each year at the Astoria FisherPoets Gathering. The mother of one daughter, she continues to spend summers at her cabin in McCarthy, Alaska, where she directs the annual Wrangell Mountains Writing Workshop. Zip line for a good cause High Life Adventures helps charities WARRENTON — On Sat- urday, Feb. 28, High Life Adventures is offering its eight-line zip line tour at a discounted price of $49 per person, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the participant’s charity of choice: the Clatsop Commu- nity Action Regional Food Bank, the Wildlife Center of the North Coast, or Clat- sop CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). High Life Adventures’ ex- hilarating zip line tour covers a mile of zipping in a beau- tiful setting in Warrenton. Participants are accompanied by two tour guides on a se- ries of eight zip lines around and over a seven-acre lake. The tour takes approximately two hours to complete, and all equipment is provided; no experience is required. Tours will be offered on the hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. High Life Adventures is located at 92111 High Life Road. Space is limited and res- ervations are required in advance. Participants can reserve their zip line tour online at www.highlife-ad- ventures.com/booking or call 503-861-9875 for more information. Zip line for charity 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 Photo by Alex Pajunas High Life Adventures will donate 100 percent of proceeds from zip line tours Saturday, Feb. 28 to the local charity of your choice. High Life Adventures 92111 High Life Road, Warrenton 503-861-9875 $49 1 4 1 6 1 8 Exchan g e St., A sto ria 6:30 Opens March 6th 7th sea son A SO C W in ter Children ’s Thea tre 2015 The real story of Gaming Starts 7:00 PM 7:00, 8:00 AND 9:00 Little Red Riding Hood Photo by Amelie Welden Submitted photo by David Lee Myers Astoria’s Deac Guidi is pictured here sing- ing at the Astoria Music Festival. Nancy Cook, a local artist, poet and teach- er at Clatsop Community College, will present with opera singer and CCC Speech Instructor Deac Guidi about the power of song at the next Ales & Ideas. 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