Astorian jazz vocalist returns
Breathe, ask, allow, listen, love at RiversZen Former
Kelley Shannon, pianist George Colligan to play at KALA
Becky Eshelman to lead personal growth workshop July 17
ASTORIA — RiversZen Yoga
and Resistance Stretching Studio
will offer a “BAALL” (Breathe,
Ask, Allow, Listen, Love) Pro-
cess Workshop from 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday, July 17. The workshop
costs $25.
The workshop will be led by
Becky Eshelman, who is an in-
tuitive, a person who works with
intuitive counseling, spiritual
guidance, relationship and fam-
ily healing, energy work, medi-
umship and mystical listening.
The BAALL method is a
physical, spiritual and personal
system of growth for those who
like to “play” their way out of the
frantic pace of life’s distractions.
During the course of the day it’s
easy not to hear our intuition,
our inner voice; that’s when we
get off our path. In this Playshop
and supportive environment, at-
tendees have the opportunity to
tune in to what is most important
by learning ways to gain clarity,
empower decision making and
BAALL Process
Workshop
7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 17
RiversZen Yoga Studio
399 31st St., Astoria
http://RiversZen.com
$25
discover their gifts.
The workshop aims to give
attendees insight into daily life
choices. Participants might be
asking these types of questions:
Who am I? What kind of per-
son do I want to be? What if my
life doesn’t look like I thought it
would? How do I bring more of
my gifts to the table? And how
can intuition play a part in the
process?
The BAALL process seeks to
nourish the creative spirit, gain
clarity on direction, dismantle
what holds you back, discover
and enhance your intuitive gifts,
strengthen your healing abilities
and connect you with dynamic
like-minded people. Read more
about the BAALL process at
www.baallprocess.com
On Saturday and Sunday,
July 18 and 19, Eshelman will
also offer private, by-appoint-
ment-only readings and sessions
at RiversZen. Ten-minute card
readings are available from 9 to
10 a.m. One-hour sessions are
available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and will include intuitive guid-
ance/coaching, card reading,
energy work/reiki and medical
intuitive reading. Single sessions
are $65, two sessions are $120.
For more information go
to www.illuminated-life.com.
To schedule your session, vis-
it http://RiversZen.com or call
RiversZen at 503-440-3554. The
RiversZen Yoga and Resistance
Studio is located at 399 31st St.
on the Astoria Riverwalk.
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ASTORIA — KALA presents
vocalist Kelley Shannon and
internationally acclaimed pi-
anist George Colligan for an
intimate evening of jazz at
8 p.m. Wednesday, July 22.
Shannon and Colligan per-
form standards and originals
by both artists. Doors open
at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $8.
Cocktails and light fare will be
available at the bar.
It’s a heck of a homecom-
ing for a globetrotting song-
bird who ¿rst spread her wings
in the company of Astoria’s
famous coterie of painters.
Shannon broke out her vo-
cal chops as a teen at former
Astoria art gallery in Astoria
The Paci¿c Rim. Owned by
her mother, Patricia Shannon,
the gallery hosted Friday night
jazz sessions.
Currently residing in Bal-
timore, Maryland, Shannon
spent numerous years on the
Portland jazz scene. It was
there a few years back that she
met George Colligan in a club.
She describes their music col-
laboration as “That immediate
kitten-and-a-string energy, real
happy. The fascination factor
was there right away. He’s just
an incredible player.”
Colligan boasts an in-
comparable resume as one of
America’s elite jazz pianists.
He has appeared on over 100
albums since 1992 as side-
man, composer or bandlead-
er, including appearances
with Cassandra Wilson, Don
Byron, Buster Williams and
Lonnie Plaxico, and served
on the faculty of The Julliard
School and Portland State
University.
At the upcoming KALA
show, “I don’t even know
what’s gonna happen but I
know it’s gonna be wonder-
ful. It’s a beautiful conver-
sation,” says Shannon. The
two enjoy an improvisation-
al chemistry and possess the
technical chops to bring their
bipartite vision to life.
KALA is located at 1017
Marine Drive. For more
information, call 503-338-
4878.
Submitted photo
Former Astorian and jazz vocalist Kelley Shannon will return to perform an intimate night
of jazz at KALA on July 22.
Submitted photo
Elite jazz pianist George Colligan will perform with Kelley Shannon at KALA on July 22.
Jazz night
8 p.m. Wednesday, July 22
KALA
1017 Marine Drive, Astoria
503-338-4878 • $8