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-
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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