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See musical tribute to Carter family music CHIP-in to clean Tapiola Park John Carter Cash, John McEuen bring concert to Longview LONGVIEW, Wash. —The Co- lumbia Theatre will play host to a royal tribute when Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder John McEuen and John Carter Cash (son of Johnny Cash and June Carter) bring their multi-me- dia “Will the Circle Be Unbro- ken,” a tribute to the music of the Carter family. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18. Ticket prices range from $25 to $35. Call 360-575-8499 for tick- ets from 11:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or or- der online at columbiatheatre. com. In August 1971, McEuen and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band traveled to Nashville from southern California to com- plete a circle tying their new generation of musicians to a previous generation of classic American vountry stars of the ’30s and ’40s. For seven days this gathering of the genera- tions recorded the music of the landmark “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” album instigat- ed by McEuen — a recording that has since been inducted into the U.S. Library of Con- gress as well as the Grammy Hall of Fame. This evening tells the sto- ry of those recording sessions and how Carter family music became a classic American music form through mother Maybelle Carter. The historic sessions included recordings with Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Vassar Clements, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Bash- ful Brother Oswald, Merle Travis and Jimmy Martin — and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. John Carter Cash will take the helm to relate the Car- ter family story and heritage with narrative and historic photographs from his person- al archives. With music from the early Carter family days by the ensemble, Cash relates what it was like growing up with “Grandma Maybelle Car- WHU´DQGKRZ$3&DUWHULQÀX- enced his and his father’s lifes’ path. The full cast will then performs songs from the “Circle” album against the larger-than-life photo-mon- tage backdrop from the ses- sions. Special to this eve- ning, another original Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member, Les Thompson (1966-1976), will be part of this ensemble, along with Laura McGhee from Scotland, Matt Cartso- nis and Dave Daeger. With bluegrass, country, gospel, and the roots of Amer- ica’s acoustic music, the audi- ence is invited to join the per- formers in singing the songs. It promises to be an exciting, unforgettable experience. Astoria Parks and Rec honors Earth Day About the Columbia Theatre ASTORIA — In recognition of Earth Day, Astoria Parks and On Saturday, June 30 1979, Recreation announces that Cit- The Daily News premature- izens Helping Improve Parks ly announced the closure (CHIP-in) will host a family and imminent demolition of park clean-up day Sunday, the Columbia Theatre with a April 19. photo spread and the caption: Citizens and children alike “Goodbye Columbia.” It was are invited to attend the CHIP- WKH ¿QDO ORRN LQVLGH WKH ROG in at Tapiola Park, located at theater. A few more months 900 W. Marine Drive, from of wrangling and its fate was 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers will sealed. The Columbia would help pick up trash, place bark be demolished and a new mul- chips and sand inside the play tiplex cinema would be erect- structure, powerwash the play ed in its place. structure and more. In May 1980, crews and Earth Day was founded in equipment were moved into 1969 by Sen. Gaylord Nelson an adjacent parking lot to pre- pare the four story building for GHPROLWLRQ 6LJQL¿FDQW SUHS work was to begin Monday May 19. The eruption of Mt. Saint Helens on May 18 halt- ed demolition plans, as equip- ASTORIA — The Astoria ment was diverted to assist in Public Library presents Cha- the recovery effort. In 2009, the theater un- yag Andean Folk Music and derwent an $11-million ren- Dance from 2 to 4 p.m. Sat- ovation/restoration and now urday, April 18. The program stands as a newly restored, includes a dance workshop state-of-the-art facility and presentation followed by ready to serve the commu- Caminos del Ande (Andean nity of southwest Washing- Trails), a performance of An- ton for generations to come. dean folk music and dance. Of the countless stories of Admission is free; all ages are last-minute reprieves from welcome. Chayag has been sharing demolition, the Columbia Theatre’s reprieve was spec- and preserving the ancestral tacular — saved by a volca- music, dance and culture of the indigenous people of the no! 102.3 fm the Classic Rock Station Quarterflash Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., Liberty Theater Concert tickets $25 at Liberty Box Office or at TicketsWest.com A presentation of Coast Community Radio 8 | April 16, 2015 | coastweekend.com Tapiola Park 900 W. Marine Drive, Astoria 503-741-5965 of Wisconsin in response to a massive oil spill in Santa Bar- bara, California. Over the past 40 years, the Earth Day move- ment has led a global environ- All ages invited to attend this free workshop, performance will place the body into Chayag Andean cises WKH VSHFL¿F SRVWXUHV UHTXLUHG and accustom the ear to the Folk Music beat. Steps will be learned in- dividually to later be adapted and Dance to couple and group combina- & The real-life great grandchildren of the Captain & Maria 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 19 Astoria library hosts Andean folk music, dance Present The von Trapps CHIP-in mental movement to mobilize key constituencies on progres- sive environmental policies and actions. CHIP-in was created by the Astoria City Council in 2014 to encourage citizen participa- tion and environmental stew- ardship. Last year, CHIP-in grew to over 200 volunteers who cleaned eight local parks and raised $7,500 to support the program. CHIP-in is spon- sored by Arbor Care Tree Spe- cialists, Inc., Recology West- ern Oregon and Fort George Brewery. If you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring a clean up day, contact Janice O’Malley Galizio, volunteer coordinator at chip-in@asto- ria.or.us or 503-741-5965. Friday, May 22 nd tic ke ts at the Liberty Theater t.com at Astoria sw es th e bo x of f ic e an d t ke Tic 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18 Astoria Public Library 450 10th St., Astoria 503-325-7323 Free Andes for more than 20 years. The group was founded in Quito, Ecuador, and has trav- eled extensively worldwide, participating in many festivals celebrating multiculturalism. In 2001, Chayag member Alex Llumiquinga settled in the United States where he began performing in schools, public libraries and music festivals. Chayag’s current musicians and dancers come from Ecua- dor, Bolivia, Mexico and the U.S. During the workshop, Cha- yag will combine a lecture focusing on the ethnic diver- sity of Peruvian culture with a panoramic illustration of the different musical and dance styles; followed by tradition- al dance from Cuzco, Peru, called Valicha. Warm-up exer- tions. Improvisation is encour- aged. A performance following the workshop will feature the Caminos del Ande, a beautiful representation of the Andean world from the pre-Columbian times to colonial era, featur- ing music and dances inspired by the Quechua culture of the ancient Inca Empire, oral traditions and folkloric repre- sentations of the Inca empire. In the performance, Chayag uses a wide variety of authen- tic instruments, including the Charango (10-string lute), El Bombo (Andean drum), Que- na and Zamponas (Native 6RXWK$PHULFDQÀXWHVJXLWDU and others. The performance is bound to envelop the listeners and take them on a memorable journey to the Andean Moun- tains and Latin America. The Astoria Public Library is located at 450 10th St. For more information, call 503- 325-7323, email comments@ astorialibrary, or visit www. astorialibrary.org