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NW Author Series hosts Matt Love Astoria author to speak at Cannon Beach Library Jan. 9 CANNON BEACH — Matt Love will be the speaker at the Cannon Beach Library’s next Northwest Author Se- ries event at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. This event will be a double-header; love will fo- cus on his new book “A Nice Piece of Astoria: A Narrative Guide” as well as on his latest book, a parody of a detective novel, “The Great Birthright.” Love moved to Astoria in 2013 and his book about the city is a work of creative non-¿ction that examines and updates the new and classic stories about America’s oldest city west of the Rockies. The book blends an eclectic vari- ety of literary genres, includ- ing memoir, history, essay, vignette, guide, criticism, sat- ire, stream of consciousness, meditation, review, commen- tary and polemic. In the book, Love tours you through Astoria’s bars and taverns, The Goonies, Lewis and Clark, sea lions, rain, salmon, coffee, Vi- kings, the Astoria Column, the Clatsop County Fair, the Columbia River, “The Ship Report,” his ¿rst year in town and much more. The book in- cludes a preface by Meriweth- er Lewis. This narrative guide has all the wit, humor, insight, rain worship and beach adora- tion that one expects from this writer. In his newest book, “The Great Birthright,” Love par- odies the detective novel, working the premise that a slick and tanned L.A. devel- oper colludes with U.S. Su- preme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to have Oregon’s fa- mous 1967 Beach Bill de- clared unconstitutional. The book has been described as “one man’s vision, indeed a manifesto about how, when and why Matt plans to cele- brate the 50th anniversary of the Beach Bill come July 7th, 2017.” Love himself says, “:hen someone ¿nishes this novel, I hope the reader is ART CARDS, ARTISAN CRAFTS, GALLERY & WORKING STUDIO ready to go to war to protect our beaches.” Love grew up in Ore- gon City, attended Portland Sate University and earned his masters in teaching at Lewis and Clark College. He has taught in six Oregon schools, at a high school in Istanbul, Turkey, at PSU, has coordinated the Lincoln County District Ocean Edu- cation Initiative, and served 10 years as caretaker of the Nestucca Bay National Wild- life Refuge. After 18 years of living on the coast, he moved to Astoria, where in addi- tion to writing and running the Nestucca Spit Press, he teaches locally and freelanc- es for various media. The au- thor/editor of 14 books about Oregon, Love received the prestigious Oregon Literary Arts’ Stewart H. Holbrook Photo by Erick Bengel Matt Love will speak at the next Northwest Author Series Jan. 9. Legacy Award for his contri- bution to Oregon history and literature. The January talk at the Cannon Beach Library is free and the public is welcomed. The library is located at 131 N. Hemlock St. A Cappella SE ASID E 1133 COMMERCIAL ST. ASTORIA 503.468.0308 Festival 6:00 PM FRIDAY, JAN UARY 15 SE ASID E CO NVE NTIO N CE NTE R Open 7am Daily! Spon sored by the Q ua rtet Cha m pion s of the Evergreen D istrict (Q CED ) w w w .sea sid ea ca p p ella festiva l.co m GEN ERAL RULES AN D IN FO RM ATIO N Com petin g a ca ppella grou ps m u st con sist of a t lea st 3 m em bers; a ll fem a le, a ll m a le, or m ixed grou ps w elcom ed . There a re tw o com petition a ge bra ck ets, w ith sepa ra te prizes for ea ch a n n ua l Show Q CE D S E R V I N G B R E A K FA S T, LUNCH & SUPPER European Style Coffeehouse by day, intimate bistro offering neo-regional cuisine by night. Regional selection of beers, wines and vintage cocktails available. 7:30 PM SATU RDAY, JAN UARY 16 243 11th Street, Astoria, OR 97103 503-325-1787 www.AstoriaCoffeeHouse.com We cater your event! Weekly Specials: 5-8 PM Sushi & Martinis Mondays Taco & Margarita Thursdays (3 Buck Tacos) Follow & “Like” us on Facebook SE ASID E CO NVE NTIO N CE NTE R G rou ps perform in g a re: W in n ers fro m Frid a y n ig ht’s A Ca p p ella Festiva l Pa st Q ua rtet Cha m pions tha t w ill be perform ing a re: 4.0 Q u a rtet • Q u a d ra phon ics The N ew O rigin a ls • F a st Tra ck F lipsid e • O ver Tim e You can get tickets at: sea sid ea ca p p ella festiva l.co m o r a t the d o o r, o r b y ca llin g (503) 836-3489 2 | January 7, 2016 | coastweekend.com
