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FRIDAYEXTRA ! The Daily Astorian Friday, June 19, 2015 Weekend Edition Photos by JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Cary Lewis, director of chamber music at the Astoria Music Festival, performs alongside violinist Sarah Kwak (not pictured) and cellist Sergey Antonov (not pictured) during a recording of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “State of Wonder” at the Liberty Theater Monday. Backstage at ‘State of Wonder’ 23%¶VSRSXODUFXOWXUHDQGDUWVUDGLRVKRZVWRSSHGLQ$VWRULD ‘O K. Let’s make a show,” April Baer says, her fa- PLOLDU YRLFH ¿OOLQJ WKH Liberty Theater. 7KH KRVW RI 2UHJRQ 3XEOLF %URDGFDVWLQJ¶V ³6WDWHRI:RQGHU´ZDVLQ$VWRULD0RQGD\DIWHU- QRRQIRUDOLYHUHFRUGLQJRIWKHZHHNO\FXOWXUHDQG DUWVUDGLRSURJUDP 7KHVXEMHFWRIWKHSRSXODUVKRZ¶VODWHVWURDG WULSPLJKWKDYHVHHPHGLPSUREDEOHQRWWRRORQJ DJR$VWRULD¶VFXOWXUDOUHELUWK 7KHJULWW\OLWWOH¿VKLQJDQGORJJLQJWRZQRQWKH &ROXPELD5LYHUQRZKDVDUHSXWDWLRQIRUPXVLF DUWIRRGDQGFUDIWEHHU²ORWVRIFUDIWEHHU6R PXFK VR WKHUH LV DQ XQGHUFXUUHQW RI UHVHQWPHQW IURPVRPHORFDOO\WKDWWRXULVPDQGJHQWUL¿FDWLRQ PLJKWVSRLOVRPHWKLQJVSHFLDO 5HFRUGLQJEHIRUHDOLYHDXGLHQFHSURGXFHG DPRUHUHOD[HGORRVHUYHUVLRQRIWKHSURJUDP 7KHJXHVWVGUDZQIURP$VWRULD¶VFXOWXUDOOLIH ZHUHOHVVUHVWUDLQHGWKDQWKH\PLJKWKDYHEHHQ LQDVWXGLRDQG²WKLVEHLQJDSRUWFLW\²D SLQFKVDOWLHU 6RPHPHPRUDEOHPRPHQWV 0DWW/RYHDZULWHUDQG$VWRULD+LJK6FKRRO WHDFKHUZKRVHODWHVWERRNLV³$1LFH3LHFHRI$V- WRULD$1DUUDWLYH*XLGH´VDLGWKH³SUHVHQFHRIWKH XPEUHOODLQ$VWRULDLVYHU\GLVFRQFHUWLQJ´DVXEWOH KLQWRIJHQWUL¿FDWLRQ ³,ORYHWKHGLUW\KHDUWRI$VWRULD´KHVDLG STATE OF WONDER Graham Nystrom adjusts his headphones while controlling the soundboard. .HLWK&ODUNWKHDUWLVWLFGLUHFWRURIWKH$VWRULD 0XVLF)HVWLYDOVDLG³VFUXII\LVDYHU\JHQHURXVGH- VFULSWLRQ´RIWKHROG/LEHUW\7KHDWHU ³,WORRNHGEDG,WVPHOOHGEDG7KHURRIOHDNHG EXW´KHSDXVHG³WKHDFRXVWLFVZHUHXQEHOLHYDEO\ EHDXWLIXO´ &DU\/HZLVDSLDQLVWZKRLVWKHGLUHFWRURI FKDPEHU PXVLF IRU WKH IHVWLYDO UHFDOOHG WKDW -R- KDQQHV %UDKPV WKH *HUPDQ FRPSRVHU RQFH HDUQHGPRQH\SOD\LQJSLDQRLQEURWKHOVLQDSRUW FLW\WKDWZDVODUJHUEXWVLPLODUWRWKHEDZG\$V- toria of the past. ³,W¶VMXVWVRUWRILQWHUHVWLQJKRZWKLQJVJHQWUL- I\´KHFUDFNHG 'DUUHQ2UDQJHDSDLQWHUVDLGKHZDVDWWUDFW- HGWR$VWRULD¶V³JULWW\SRHWLFIXQN´DODQGVFDSH WKDW³LQIXVHVLQWRWKHSV\FKH´ ³<RXFDQ¶WQRWSDLQWLW´KHVDLG ,VUDHO1HEHNHUDQG5\DQ'REURZVNLRI%OLQG 3LORW EDFNHG E\ FHOOLVW 6HUJH\$QWRQRY SOD\HG ³$QG7KHQ/LNH/LRQV´DQHZVRQJIURPDQXS- FRPLQJUHOHDVH7KH\DOVRSOD\HG³5RXQGVDQGD 6RXQG´IURPWKHGXR¶V¿UVWUHFRUG $DURQ6FRWWWKHVKRZ¶VSURGXFHUVDLGDIWHU- ZDUG WKDW VWXGLR YHUVLRQV RI ³6WDWH RI :RQGHU´ DUH QRW W\SLFDOO\ GRQH XQGHU WKH VDPH SUHVVXUH ³7KHUH¶VQRWE\DQ\PHDQVWKHSUHVVXUHWKDWWKHUH LVWRSXWRQDOLYHVKRZDQGPDNHLWERWKHQWHUWDLQ- LQJIRUWKHDXGLHQFHDVZHOODVNQRZLQJWKDWZH¶UH UHFRUGLQJLWDQGGRLQJLWLQVXFKDZD\WKDWZHFDQ Ryan Dobrowski, the drum- mer for Blind Pilot, performs a song Listen: The one-hour episode featuring the cultural life of Astoria airs at noon Saturday on KOAC FM 89.7. Guests: Matt Love, Oregon writer; Keith Clark, artistic director, Astoria Music Festival; Cary Lewis, director of chamber music, Astoria Music Festival; Sarah Kwak, violinist, Oregon Symphony; Sergey Antonov, cellist; Sarah Nebeker, Clat- sop County commissioner; Darren Orange, painter; Jack Harris, co-owner, Fort George Brewery and Public House; Israel Nebeker, singer and guitarist, Blind Pilot; and Ryan Dobrowski, drummer, Blind Pilot. Online: www.opb.org/radio/programs/sta- teofwonder/ HGLWLWWRJHWKHUDQGPDNHLWVRXQGUHDOO\JRRGIRU WKHUDGLR´KHVDLG %DHUZKRVSRNHZLWKPDQ\LQ$VWRULDZKLOH SUHSDULQJIRUWKHVKRZVDLG³LWLVKDUGWRLPDJLQHD KLJKHUSHUFDSLWDTXDQWLW\RIDZHVRPH´ ³7KHUH¶V VR PDQ\ SODFHV LQ 2UHJRQ ZKHUH FUHDWLYHOLIHLVYDOXHG%XWVRPHWKLQJUHDOO\WRRN RIIKHUHZKHQWKHUHVWRIWKHHFRQRP\ZDVWRWDO- O\WDQNLQJ´VKHVDLG³:HNQHZZHKDGWRJHWRXW here.” — Derrick DePledge Israel Nebeker, from Blind Pilot, walks onstage with his guitar. A storia ’s O nly Va pe Shop & Lou nge ~ Beginning to Advanced Vaping Devices & Supplies ~ Quality E-Liquids & Sample Bar ~ Comfortable & Friendly Social Lounge ~ Friendly & Knowledgeable Staff ~ Committed to Helping Tobacco Cessation or Reduction Lik e & Sha re U s a t- w w w.fa ceb ook .com /Colu m b iaVa pes 1268 Commercial Street, Astoria 503-741-3008 OPEN EVERYDAY AT 10 AM • PET FRIENDLY D ed ica ted Solely to Va pers & T he Va ping Com m u nity