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Beach Books hosts June author events In this whodunit, ‘It Could Be Anyone of Us’ SEASIDE — In the spirit of summer, Beach Books will be changing its hours starting June 22. The bookstore will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The shop will hold many events this summer, including a special Father’s Day week- end and a Where’s Waldo scavenger hunt throughout the month of July. Coaster Theatre opens summer British murder mystery play Family of authors Poet from Israel Beach Books will host poet Rachel Heimowitz at 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 15. Hei- PRZLW] ¿UVW FDPH WR 6HDVLGH DVDVWXGHQWDW3DFL¿F8QLYHU- sity’s MFA Winter Residency, and Beach Books is fortunate to have her return. Her collection of poems, “What the Light Reveals,” is a remarkable debut. This bril- Submitted photo liant, sobering, often harrow- Poet Rachel Heimowitz will speak at Beach ing — yet lyrical — account Books on Monday, June 15. notforsale of life in Israel is also a medi- tation on faith and family, both immediate family and the larg- er human family as well. Heimowitz has been nom- inated for The Pushcart Prize. She is currently the editor of DUF WKH OLWHUDU\ MRXUQDO of The Israel Association of Writers in English. She lives Photo by Matt Love in Efrat, Israel. The Macalino family of au- thors returns to Beach Books from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13. “We are a family that eats, sleeps, reads and writes togeth- er,” the family of four self-de- scribes. Youngest of the Macalino four, second grader Helena published KHU¿UVWERRNLQ-XO\MRLQLQJKHU fourth-grade brother Damien and Lunch in the Loft parents Tonya and Raymond to be )RU WKH ¿UVW WLPH %HDFK included on the shelves of book- Books will hold a Lunch in the stores in the Northwest. Loft on the weekend. In honor of Father’s Day, the bookstore will offer dads a catered lunch and the chance to hear au- thor Timothy Lane discuss his book, “Rules for Becoming a Legend,” which appeals to both men and women. The monthly lunches take place in the store’s loft — generally held mid- week. Lane’s appearance will take place at noon Saturday, June 20. Lane’s career has taken him from Astoria to sports reporting to the New York world of pub- lishing and now to Portland. His debut novel “Rules for Be- coming a Legend” is the story of a young basketball prod- Timothy Lane, a 2002 Astoria High School graduate, wrote his first novel, “Rules for Becoming a Legend.” igy who struggles under the crushing weight of his small town’s high expectations, and the ways in which families can fall apart — and then come to- gether. Lots of places in Lane’s book are familiar, including the Brick House, Astoria’s well- known gym. It’s about basket- ball and so much more: fathers and sons, expectations and dis- appointments. The cost for the lunch is $30 and includes a signed copy of the book. Reserve a second lunch for $5. Call 503-738- 3500 for reservations and addi- tional information. Beach Books is located at 616 Broadway. T he Illah ee A partm ents W ouldn’t You R ather Be D ow ntow n? 1046 Grand Avenue Astoria, OR 97103 503-325-2280 22 | June 11, 2015 | coastweekend.com 2 0 LANDSCAPE $ BARK (U-HAUL) per yard WARRENTON FIBER 8am-5pm 861-3305 Mon-Fri, 389 NW 13th St., Warrenton CANNON BEACH — The Coast- er Theatre opens a British ca- per play Friday, June 12 for a summer run through Sept. 5. “It Could Be Any One Of 8V´ LV D SOD\ E\ $ODQ $\FN- bourn. In a windswept coun- try house, a family of artistic failures wrangles over a will: a detective who has never solved a case; a writer whose works have never been pub- lished, an artist who’s never shown a painting and a com- poser whose compositions have never been performed, and a dysfunctional teenager. Here are the prime ingredi- ents for a murder mystery, but the victim is not who it should be; the murder’s identity changes overnight. Throw in some tongue-in-cheek humor for some comedic thrills. Stewart Martin plays the character Mortimer Chalke. Being an older brother and a musical fellow, Martin appre- ciates Mortimer’s responsibil- ities, dilemmas and proclivi- ties. While social constructs prevent most of us from really “acting out” in life, on stage, the sky can be the limit: A person can be syrupy sweet, a royal pain, intimidating, talented and threatening or boisterously brilliant. Martin has performed in shows at the Coaster Theatre such as “A Christmas Carol,” “She Loves Me,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Deathtrap,” “Scrooge” and “Arsenic and Old Lace.” He has tripped through several in Tillamook, many in Nehalem, and even traipsed out to Forest Grove for “Young Franken- stein the Musical.” Ann Bronson plays Jocelyn Polegate. Bronson’s Coaster Theatre career started with “The Music Man” in the sum- mer of 2000. Most recently, she was seen as the suicidal Jessie in “‘night Mother,” the Witch in last summer’s pro- duction of “Into the Woods,” and in the 2013 holiday musi- cal of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” She hasn’t been in a whodunit since appearing lio in “Twelfth Night,” Elyot Chase in “Private Lives,” Ebe- neezer Scrooge in “A Christ- mas Carol,” Sidney Bruhl in “Deathtrap” and Philip Lom- bard in “Ten Little Indians.” Ellen Jensen plays Wendy June 12 to Sept. 5 Windwood. This show marks Coaster Theatre Jensen’s 12th show at the Coaster Theatre.. She spends 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach her days with textbooks or 503-436-1242 espresso machines, and her $15 or $20 nights at the theater and/or with the amazing psychos she is blessed to call her friends. The show is directed by in “The Mousetrap in 2001, Ryan Hull, who previously but she is looking forward to directed “Around the World returning to the realm of mys- in 80 Days” and last summer’s “Into the Woods.” At Clacka- tery, murder and mayhem. Cedar Braasch performs mas College he directed “No as Brinton Chalke. Braasch Exit” and was involved in grew up on the Oregon Coast ZULWLQJ DQ RXWUHDFK SURMHFW and after high school attend- musical for Clackamas Coun- ed the College of Santa Fe in ty that performed in County New Mexico. He was invited schools. At Rollins College WR1HZ<RUNKLVMXQLRU\HDUWR in Winter Park, Florida, he audition and was cast for the wrote two plays: “Gyros, Gy- 50th anniversary of “West Side ros” and “Non-Stop,” which Story” at the Gerald W. Lynch he directed at the Fred Stone theater in association with the Theatre. Hull later completed New York Arts Program. The the actors training program at following year back in Santa the Circle in the Square The- Fe graduated with his Bache- atre on Broadway. During his lor of Fine Arts in theater and time at Circle in the Square he acting. He now resides in Port- GLUHFWHG ³7KH 8QVHHQ +DQG´ land and has appeared in nu- and assistant directed “The merous productions with the Cherry Orchard.” In New One Horn Goats and Imago York, he was also a found- Theater Co. He recently ap- ing member of Phenomenon peared on the Coaster Theatre Productions Theatre Compa- ny where he produced three stage in “Mixed Emotions.” Gretchen Hoekstre plays shows, “Zasstrozzi: The Mas- Amy Polegate. While Hoek- ter of Discipline,” “The Just stre’s acting resume is short, Assassin” and “Beyond.” she has participated in the The play is sponsored by Coaster Theatre Kidz summer The Ocean Lodge, Inn at Can- camps and was most recently non Beach, Lodges at Can- involved in the 2014 holiday non Beach, Probuild/Milgard, musical, Disney’s “Beauty and /HODQG (* /DUVRQ DQG 86 the Beast.“ Bank Frank Jagodnik plays Nor- The show runs June 12, 13, ris Honeywell. It’s no mys- 21, 27, July 2, 8, 10, 16, 19, tery that Jagodnik is excited 22, 24, 30, Aug. 1, 6, 8, 12, 14, WR MRLQ D IXQ DQG DQ\WKLQJ 16, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30 and Sept. but dysfunctional cast in his 3 and 5. 46th Coaster Theatre produc- Tickets cost $15 or $20. tion since 1997. He last ap- Purchase tickets by calling peared as Canon Pennefather 503-436-1242 or visit online in “Murder on the Nile” this at coastertheatre.com. The the- spring. Some of his favorite ater is located at 108 N. 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