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Shanghaied Roller Dolls battle the Jefferson State Roller Girls ASTORIA — Don’t miss the roller derby bout between the Shanghaied Roller Dolls and the Jefferson State Roller Girls at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the Astoria Armory. The Dolls will compete with the Girls of Mount Shasta, California, in a EHQH¿WIRUWKH6KULQHUV+RVSL- tals for Children. Admission is $10; all ages are welcome. 6KULQHUV +RVSLWDOV IRU Children provides the highest quality care to children with neuromusculoskeletal condi- tions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs with- out regard to race, color, creed, sex or sect, disability, national origin or ability of a patient or family to pay. For more in- formation, visit www.shriner- shospitalsforchildren.org Roller derby is one of the fastest growing amateur sports in the world with over 1,100 leagues in over 40 countries. Evolved from 1930s marathon speed skating, roller derby is a competitive, full-contact sport that requires speed, strategy and athleticism. The Armory is located at 1636 Exchange St. Doors open at 5 p.m. Advance tick- ets can be purchased at www. brownpapertickets.com, the Astoria Armory, Coldwater Surf & Skate, Gimre’s Shoes or Tsunami Sandwich. Limit- ed tickets will be available at the door. Submitted photo by Justin Grafton The Shanghaied Roller Dolls will compete against the Jefferson State Roller Girls on April 18. notforsale Manzanita Writers’ Series celebrates Hear chamber jazz at KALA fourth edition of Squid literary magazine Primal Mates play vibes and cello MANZANITA — The Manzanita Writers’ Series will celebrate the launch of the fourth edition of the North Coast Squid at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18. The event ZLOO EH KHOG DW WKH +RIIPDQ Center, located at 594 Laneda Ave. Admission is free. The fourth North Coast Squid literary magazine show- cases work of writers and artists who live on the North Coast or have a strong con- nection to the area. Sixty-six writers submitted 140 pieces. 7KLUW\¿YH ZHUH FKRVHQ E\ RXWVLGH MXGJHV /LQGVD\ +LOO judged poetry, Deborah Reed MXGJHG¿FWLRQDQG/DXUHQ.HV- VOHUMXGJHGQRQ¿FWLRQ This year’s new category for young writers was judged by the editors of Tattoo Magazine, a national award-winning high school literary and art publica- tion based in Shoreline, Wash- ington, and advised by Andy Barker, a member of the North Coast Squid editorial team. The Squid also includes 19 pieces of art and photography from local artists — 24 artists submitted 74 pieces. This edition was partial- ASTORIA — KALA presents chamber jazz artists Primal Mates in concert Friday, April 17. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; music will start at 8 p.m. There 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18 is a $10 cover, and the event is 21 and over only. KALA is Hoffman Center located at 1017 Marine Drive. 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita For over 30 years, Chris Free Lee and Colleen O’Brien have been performing as the some of the photography and eclectic chamber jazz duo Pri- art published in the magazine. mal Mates. They combine the There will be refreshments, in- attention to composition and cluding cake. form of chamber music and The North Coast Squid will art songs with the freedom and be available for purchase at the improvisational interplay of event, as well as at every Man- jazz. zanita Writers’ Series event Growing up about a mile throughout 2015. The magazine from each other in Portland, will also be available at a num- the duo met in 1980 when ber of retail outlets along the O’Brien asked Lee to play coast. Proceeds of the $5 cover drums in a quartet she was price will go to the production forming. The meeting of kin- of future editions. dred musical spirits is a for- 7KH +RIIPDQ &HQWHU ZLOO tunate encounter, and the two announce another project for lo- soon realized they had even cal writers and artists during the more in common as “anam evening’s activities. cara” as the Irish say, or soul The Manzanita Writer’s Se- mates. ULHVLVDSURJUDPRIWKH+RIIPDQ In 1989, they formed the Center. Information on all its eclectic chamber jazz trio programs can be found at www. Primal Mates in which they hoffmanblog.org joined forces with guitarist North Coast Squid Release Event Submitted photo Celebrate the launch of the fourth issue of the North Coast Squid literary journal Saturday, April 18. ly funded by a crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo. The rest of the expenses were cov- ered through in-kind donations of design time and with Squid sales. The campaign-funding goal was $3,000, and with support from local fans as well as friends and family of Squid volunteers, submitters raised $3,600. The release event will fea- ture selected author readings from the North Coast Squid, as well as a gallery showing of 10 | April 16, 2015 | coastweekend.com Lande and Paul McCandless of the group Oregon; per- IRUPHGDWWKH0W+RRG MD]] festival, Festival Internacional de Jazz in San Miguel, Mexico Khabu Doug Young. This be- as well as being featured on JDQ WKHLU ¿YH\HDU MRXUQH\ DV the Denver PBS series “Artist a trio. They toured nationally 3UR¿OH´ Look for this performance and produced two recordings. Along the way they formed to feature from their “mu- the Chris Lee / Colleen sic in poetry” repertoire: the O’Brien Group; raised a son; collaboration of Paul Bowles spent a year in Alaska where and Tennesee Williams, zen/ the vibe, cello and voice duo beat poet Gary Snyder, and was born; continued to tour American poet Robert Creely and perform as a duo; record- whose poems have been set ed projects of original music to music by jazz artist Steve for quintet that featured Art Swallow. Submitted photo Chris Lee and Colleen O’Brien will perform as Primal Mates on April 17 at KALA.