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Quarterflash kicks off Historic Wurlitzer organ takes center stage for special concert summer in Astoria Jeff Fox to accompany silent film ‘The General’ May 24 at the Raymond Theatre RAYMOND, Wash. — The Ray- mond Theatre will host the tal- ents of one of the better-known Wurlitzer organ players in the Northwest in a special event at ASTORIA — 6HH 4XDUWHUÀDVK Ronstadt. The group crossed 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24. Jeff Fox in concert Memorial Day week- into soundtracks when it re- of Cathlamet, Washington, will end at 7 p.m. Friday, May 22 at corded the theme song for the DFFRPSDQ\WKHVLOHQW¿OP³7KH the historic Liberty Theater. PRYLH ³1LJKWVKLIW´ VWDUULQJ General,” a historical comedy Portland’s gold- and plati- Henry Winkler and Michael about the Civil War starring num-selling band will start off Keaton. Buster Keaton. the summer on the coast. Tickets are $22, $27 and ³:HDUHVRKRQRUHGWRKDYH 4XDUWHUÀDVK ZLOO SOD\ WKH $35. They can be purchased Jeff Fox play for us that day,” biggest songs from its four at Ticketswest.com and at the said Anne Steele, manager of the Geffen Records releases, in- /LEHUW\ 7KHDWHU ER[ RI¿FH 5D\PRQG 7KHDWUH ³+H LV MXVW FOXGLQJ ³+DUGHQ 0\ +HDUW´ 7KHER[RI¿FHLVRSHQIURP off tour, last playing at the Lin- ³)LQG $QRWKHU )RRO´ ³7DNH to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through coln Theater in Mount Vernon. 0H WR +HDUW´ DQG ³:LOOLDPV Saturday. He accompanied ‘The General’ The concert is presented there to an enthusiastic house of Avenue.” 4XDUWHUÀDVK WRXUHG WKH by KCRX 102.3 FM, Clammy more than 400. The audience at country in the 1980s playing 99.7 FM, Northwest Toyota the Lincoln was so responsive with Elton John and Linda Dealers and Lum’s Auto Center. and enthusiastic. The laughter was palpable, and he received a thunderous applause.” The organ will provide many VRXQG HIIHFWV IRU ³7KH *HQ- eral,” including horse hooves, ¿UH JRQJV VWHDPERDW ZKLVWOHV GUXPVF\PEDOVÀXWHWUXPSHWV and more. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Beer, wine and pop- corn will be available. ³:H DUH DOVR IRUWXQDWH WR have Mr. Fox at our theater as this will be his last perfor- mance in the state of Wash- ington,” Steele added. Fox is Submitted photo moving to South Dakota to be Portland band Quarterflash will perform May 22 at the Liberty Theater. closer to family. Portland rockers to perform at the historic Liberty Theater on May 22 ‘The General’ 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24 Raymond Theatre 323 Third St., Raymond, Washington 360-942-4127 $10 Fox’s skill culminates from 30 years of playing theater or- gans and as a regular church or- ganist. He comes by his love for historic theaters naturally; his uncle, Marvin, was theater man- ager for the Coliseum Theater in Seattle as well as the Music Hall, Orpheum, Embassy and Paramount. While the event is a swan song for Fox’s career in the Northwest, it’s an encore — once again — for the Raymond Theatre’s historic organ that dates back to 1928. The organ has recently un- dergone a massive tune-up, and it supports a new one-rank chest, which will be installed prior to the performance, Steele said. Last month, Fred Beeks and Dick Morrison, members of the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society, replaced a regulator top and drained about three gallons of water out of a PVC wind line. They returned after three days of work to set the pressures on the solo side. Submitted photo Jeff Fox of Cathlamet, Washington, will accompany the silent film “The General” on the Raymond Theatre’s historic Wurlitzer organ in concert May 24. ³6RPDQ\NXGRVJRWRWKHVH gentlemen for their love of the instrument and their help to re- store the Raymond Theatre’s precious gift,” Steele said. The 2/5 Wurlitzer Style 150 Special Opus 1934 was shipped from the factory on Aug. 17, 1928. It was used to SURYLGH PXVLF IRU VLOHQW ¿OPV at the theater until talkies were made. The organ fell silent un- til 1952 when it was removed by Alden Bice. After Bice’s death, the family donated the organ back to the city of Ray- mond, and it was reinstalled in the theater. At that time a weekend event was organized and members of the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society attended the grand reopening of the Wurlitzer, played by Andy Crow. The organ again became si- lent and fell into disrepair for many years. With the deterio- ration of the theater roof, wa- ter leaks caused damage to the organ, and once again PSTOS members jumped in to make re- pairs after the theater roof was replaced. ³0DQ\KRXUV²FDOOLWDODERU of love — have gone into getting our Wurlitzer noteworthy once PRUH´ 6WHHOH VDLG ³$FFRODGHV go to Fred and Dick.” Proceeds from book sale benefit the Manzanita library MANZANITA — Mark your cal- endars: The North Tillamook County Friends of the Manzani- ta Library will hold their annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23 at the Pine Grove Community House and the Hoffman Center. Members of the Friends are invited to a special presale from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 22. In- dividual memberships cost $10; family memberships cost $15. Memberships can be purchased at the door on the evening of the pre-sale. The books at the Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., are QRQ¿FWLRQ DQG LQFOXGH FRRN- books, biographies, humor, nature, gardening, history, religion, self-help, reference, general interest and coffee ta- ble books. <RX FDQ ¿QG ¿FWLRQ ERRNV at the Pine Grove Community House, located at 225 Laneda Ave. They include novels, mys- WHULHV VFLHQFH ¿FWLRQ SRHWU\ romances and children’s books. The book sale, held every year over the Memorial Day weekend, is the major fund- raiser for the North Tillamook County Friends to provide maintenance to the Manzanita library. The books have been donated by members of the community, and volunteers sort and price them year-round. Over 100 volunteers from Wheeler, Nehalem and Manza- nita volunteer to make the book sale a success. 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