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Blackberry Bushes bring Americana tunes
Soulful stringband to perform on both sides of the river
ASTORIA, RAYMOND and SEAVIEW,
Wash. — The high-energy band
The Blackberry Bushes will per-
form on both sides of the river
this weekend.
The Blackberry Bushes, a
soulful string band playing mod-
ern bluegrass and Americana
will perform at 9 p.m. Friday,
March 6 at Pitchwood Inn &
Alehouse, located at 425 3rd St.
in Raymond, Washington. There
is a $5 cover charge and 21 and
older are welcome.
The band will travel next to
Seaview for their next perfor-
mance at 8 p.m. Saturday, March
7 at North Jetty Brewing & Tap
Room. There is no cover charge.
Ages 12 and older are welcome
for this event; however, minors
must be seated at a table and
accompanied by a parent or le-
gal-aged guardian. North Jetty
Brewery is located at 4200 Pacif-
ic Way in Seaview, Washington.
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will bring their traditional Ameri-
can music to Fort George Brewery
at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 8. There
is no cover, all ages are welcome
and the brewery is located at 1483
Bushes draw from the deep roots
of American traditional music
to create a playful and resonant
sound with both twang and so-
phistication. They are an emerg-
ing band of artists whose music
is honest and generous, with an
obvious love of performing, spot-
on chemistry and a live show that
truly aims to stir the spirit.
Raymond’s songs connect
the day-to-day with the muses of
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wonder, folk wisdom, earthiness
The Blackberry Bushes bring their Appalacian and impermanence. Backed by
stringband sound to Seaview, Washington, two-, three- and four-part harmo-
and Astoria this Saturday and Sunday.
nies, she sings with joy and a de-
sire for every person in the house
Duane St. in Astoria.
to feel that she is singing to them.
The Appalachian Mountains
Breitbach’s virtuosic fiddle im-
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and the banjo, and musical culture immersion in bluegrass create a po-
permeates the entire length of the tent onstage correspondence.
Mississippi River. Jes Raymond
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and Jakob Breitbach may have ing interlocks these soundscapes
started their musical journey in while the band simultaneously
the rainy bottom of the Puget honors the genius of tradition
Sound, but their work is infused and innovation. Elements of jazz,
with the essence of the region classical, pop and gospel saturate
they wandered west from. Joined this modern string band’s sound
by Daniel Ullom on the man- that is buoyant, bold and like
dolin and Forrest Marowitz on their thorny namesake, rooted
the upright bass, the Blackberry and growing.
Group show ‘Substrates’ opens
at the Cannon Beach Gallery
CANNON BEACH — The Cannon
Beach Gallery presents “Sub-
strates,” a group show where
the artists each use a variety of
media to explore their own im-
pressions and expressions of
substrates. The exhibit will run
from March 5 to 29 at the Can-
non Beach Gallery. An artist’s
reception will take place from 5
to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7.
“Substrates” will feature artists
from Portland and Manzanita. Art-
ists from Portland include Marilyn
Joyce, Mary Ann Puls and Shawn
Demarest. From Manzanita, artists
are Liza Jones, Susan C. Walsh
and Kathleen Ryan.
“Since my work is inspired
by what is experienced on my
walks over a variety of terrain,
the substrate literally becomes
the land that I walk on, and the
layers beneath,” writes Joyce
about her work on view at the
gallery. “In further exploring the
concept of substrate, I was drawn
to a fundamental place within
my art practice of drawing on
paper. The paper is the founda-
tion upon which the marks, thick
and thin layers of material, form
information based on the graph-
ite and charcoal — a back-and-
forth dance that creates a tactile
quality. In these drawings, the
material itself took precedence
over the image, with one draw-
ing informing the next.”
Puls creates non-represen-
tational art using a combination
of re-purposed materials and
substrates including pencil, paint
and collage elements. Each piece
records spontaneous impulses
and thoughtful arrangements.
“Everyday visual stimuli,
words and an arm-chair interest
Learn how to weave
Weavers, spinners guild holds workshop
ASTORIA — The Clatsop
Weavers and Spinners Guild,
in partnership with Astoria
Visual Art’s Astoria Fiber
Arts Academy, is presenting
a two-day workshop titled
Welcome to the World of
Weaving: Learn to Weave.”
The workshop takes place
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday, May 2 and
3.
There is space for 30
participants ages 14 and up.
Because this workshop is
funded by a grant from the
Association of Northwest
Weavers’ Guilds, the cost is
only $25 for both registration
and materials.
The Clatsop Weavers
and Spinners Guild has the
distinction of spanning two
states: Oregon and Wash-
ington. The Guild’s logo is
a rendering of the Astoria
Bridge, the bridge bringing
weavers and spinners togeth-
er in an environment that
allows members to perfect
their skills, learn new ones,
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arts.
The workshop will take
place at the Astoria Fiber Arts
Academy, located at 1296
Duane Ave. Sign-up closes
April 1, so interested parties
can contact Margaret Thier-
ry at 503-325-9285 or Julie
Wittrock at 360-485-2497
for more information, or mail
a check for $25 made out to
CW and S Guild mailed to
P.O. Box 1004, Astoria, OR
97103. You can also sign up
at from noon to 4 p.m. Satur-
day or Sundays at the Asto-
ria Fiber Arts Academy; only
cash or checks are accepted.
Learn how to weave at a May workshop
presented by the Clatsop Weavers and
Spinners Guild.
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“Green Painting,” a mixed-media piece by
MaryAnn Puls.
in natural science create constant
fodder and themes in my work,”
Puls explains of her process.
To see the artists’ works, visit
the Cannon Beach Gallery, locat-
ed at 1064 S. Hemlock St., or the
gallery’s website at www.cannon-
beacharts.org. For more informa-
tion, call 503-436-0744. Winter
gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday.
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There are 30 spots in the workshop, and
cost is only $25 for this hands-on learning
experience.
Teachers will instruct students how to
weave at the Astoria Fiber Arts Academy.
THE COASTER THEATRE
PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS
MARCH 13 - APRIL 18
Tickets $20 or $15
Shows begin at 7:30 pm
Sunday shows at 3:00 pm
Talkback Thurs. March 26 th
Sponsored by
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Tickets: 503-436-1242
or
coastertheatre.com
108 N Hemlock Street
Cannon Beach, OR
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