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Raymond Theatre marks ‘musical month of May’ with live events every weekend RAYMOND, Wash. — A collab- oration among several local organizations has resulted in ¿YHZHHNHQGVRIOLYHPXVLFDW the Raymond Theatre in May. Sunday Afternoon Live is sponsoring three events including one fundraiser for the theater. The local Willapa +DUERU &KRUDOH¶V VSULQJ FRQ- cert takes place one weekend. The third weekend features Battle of the Bands winners in an event sponsored by Pitch- wood Alehouse on Saturday, followed on Sunday by an organ recital on the old Wur- litzer and a silent movie. And the popular Red, White and Blue military concert ends the month’s events. The wide range of enter- tainment promises something for everyone, and theater sup- SRUWHUVKRSHWKHVHDWVDUH¿OOHG for each performance. May’s line-up is as follows: • Saturday, May 2 — Pearl Django, 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 with all ticket revenue going to the theater, thanks to sponsors who are covering the cost of the band plus other expenses. For tickets, go to Sagen’s in Raymond, South Bend Phar- macy or the Raymond The- atre; call 360-942-4127; or go to www.sundayafternoonlive. org and buy through PayPal. • Sunday, May 10 — Jack Quinby Orchestra, 2 p.m. This Mother’s Day performance ends Sunday Afternoon Live’s 12th season. SAL season tick- Submitted photo Pearl Django will perform May 2. ets will be accepted; advance tickets are $12 at Sagen’s, South Bend Pharmacy and the Raymond Theatre; or www. sundayafternoonlive.org. Tickets are $15 at the door. • Sunday, May 17 — Willa- SD+DUERU&KRUDOH6SULQJ&RQ- cert, 7 p.m. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. Submitted photo Jack Quinby will perform a Mother’s Day concert May 10. • Saturday, May 23 — Proj- ect Lionheart, doors open at 6 Oregon Arts Commission hosts talk on creative economies ASTORIA — The current con- ditions, needs and aspirations of artists, patrons and the cre- T he Illah ee A partm ents ative economies of Clatsop County will be the focus of an in-depth community conversa- tion hosted by the Oregon Arts Commission from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at Clatsop Community College. +HOG LQ FROODERUDWLRQ ZLWK the Ford Family Foundation, the Arts Council of Clatsop County and Astoria Visual Arts’ Mechanisms to Support Visual Artists will identify resources, activities and local commitment required to bet- ter support artists within the county, and articulate how to engage the private, govern- PHQW DQG QRQSUR¿W VHFWRUV WR provide resources to individu- al artists. Doors open at 5 p.m. The event will take place in Room RI &ROXPELD +DOO DW WKH CCC Astoria Campus. Artists, supporters and those interest- ed in the creative economy of Clatsop County are invited to attend. Space is limited. Organiz- ers ask that attendees RSVP to oregon.artscomm@oregon. gov In partnership with the Ford Family Foundation, the Oregon Arts Commission is working to document Ore- gon’s visual arts ecology in an accessible, permanent, vir- tual collection. The collection will gather historic and con- temporary content, creating a clearinghouse of history, in- spiration and aspiration. This work begins with a series of active conversations hosted by partners across the state that will help elucidate vital issues to the allied professions that make up our ecology. Each conversation will have p.m. This event, sponsored by Pitchwood Alehouse, features the 2014 Willapa Festival Bat- tle of the Bands winners. Pre- sale tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students age 13 to 18. At the door, $12 for adults; $6 for students; kids 12 and under are free with a paying adult. Tickets are available online at www.brownpaper- tickets.com. Drawings will be held for band merchan- dise, and beer and wine will be available for those 21 and older. • Sunday, May 24 — Silent Movie Wurlitzer Organ Con- cert, 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for this theater fundraiser fea- turing Anacortes organist Fred Beeks followed by the 1926 Buster Keaton classic silent movie “The General.” • Sunday, May 31 — Navy Band Northwest, 2 p.m. SAL season tickets will be accept- ed for this annual Red, White and Blue concert sponsored by Sunday Afternoon Live; all others must have a com- plimentary ticket available at Sagen’s, South Bend Pharma- cy, the Raymond Theatre or by calling 360-942-3749. All events will be held at the historic Raymond Theatre located at 323 Third St. Built in 1928, this historic structure attracts performers, who ap- preciate the great acoustics in the theater, as well as tourists who appreciate the architec- ture from another era. a targeted topic of discussion, some of which may be repeat- ed in multiple locations in Or- egon. To date, conversations have been held in Bend, New- port and Portland. They will continue in Eugene, Ashland and Pendleton. This is a conversation where all are encouraged to engage. Lead participants will help seed the discussion, in- cluding Mary Bess Gloria of the Cannon Beach Arts As- sociation; Charlene Larsen, co-chairwoman of Clatsop County Cultural Coalition; Kevin Leahy of Clatsop Eco- nomic Development Resourc- es and CCC Small Business Development Center, and Dar- ren Orange, artist and chair- man of A.I.R. Program: Asto- ria Visual Arts. Mechanisms to Support Visual Artists 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Doors open at 5 p.m. Columbia Hall, Room 219 Clatsop Community College 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria Master gardeners hold edible gardening workshop Bring questions to plant clinic, pick up peonies at plant sale Saturday Sim plify Your L ife! 1046 Grand Avenue Astoria, OR 97103 503-325-2280 ILWACO, Wash. — The Wash- ington State University 0DVWHU *DUGHQHUV RI 3DFL¿F County, in partnership with WKH&ROXPELD3DFL¿F+HULWDJH Museum, is sponsoring their second gardening workshop this year on Saturday, May 2, titled “Edible Gardening: Growing Vegetables in a Vari- ety of Spaces” at the museum. The intent of this joint venture is to create a Pacif- 22 | April 30, 2015 | coastweekend.com ic County Master Gardener demonstration garden. The museum’s Discovery Garden is located behind the muse- um’s parking lot at 115 S.E. Lake St. The workshop lecture be- gins at 10 a.m. WSU Mas- ter Gardeners will speak on varieties to plant in the local short growing season, ground and container gar- dening, intensive gardening, and common problems. After the workshop, there will be a work party to spruce up the Discovery Garden for the summer. Stop by the mu- seum garden to see a third self-watering container plant- er. If you have plant ques- tions or problems, come ask a master gardener. Stop by the museum anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with your plant questions. If possible, bring samples of your plant problem. The workshop and plant clinic are free and open to the public. Master gardeners will also EH VHOOLQJ ¿UVW VHDVRQ SHRQ\ plants. There will be single and double bloom herbaceous peonies as well as an intersec- tional peony (cross between an herbaceous and tree peo- Submitted photo Master gardeners will hold a peony plant sale on May 2. ny) for sale at this workshop. Contact Bev Arnoldy at bevarnoldy@gmail.com for more information.
