Kim Angelis, Josef Gault
romance the PAC Feb. 13
Gearhart author offers stories
to sample, savor and share
WARRENTON — There’s no set
recipe for minestrone, a thick
Italian soup usually made
with whatever vegetables are
in season. Minestrone can be
made vegetarian or include
meat and is made with vegeta-
bles, pasta or rice.
“Mom’s Minestrone” is
the title of local author Anita
Schacher’s newest book, ex-
plaining, “it best depicted the
contents.”
She describes featured sto-
ries of personal spiritual expe-
riences as the “soup’s protein,”
a section of penned prayers
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broth,” and entertaining and
informative family stories as
the “soup’s vegetables.” The
humor and inspiration sprin-
kled throughout the book adds
some spice to the “soup.”
A book signing for “Mom’s
Minestrone” will be held from
Enjoy Partners for the PAC benefit concert
Book signing
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13
Submitted photo
Uptown Cafe
1639 S.E. Ensign Lane,
No. 101, Warrenton
Anita Schacher is the author of three
books.
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“Mom’s Minestrone” by Anita Schacher.
Contents include stories of
Schacher’s childhood years
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 7 spent in the company town of
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at Valsetz, her time as a psychi-
the Uptown Café, located at atric aide at Fairview Hospital
1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, No. and Training Center in Salem,
and narratives of hope, en-
101.
Written as a gift to her chil- couragement and inspiration.
Schacher is a resident of
dren and grandchildren, this
book has universal appeal with Gearhart and is mother to four
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to those in “Chicken Soup For seven. She retired from Clat-
sop Care Center Health Dis-
the Soul” and “Guideposts.”
trict in 2013, after a career in
long-term care that spanned
nearly 50 years.
Her previously published
books include The History of
Clatsop Care Center Health
District” and “You Forgot to
Shut the Gate,” a book of en-
tertaining and inspiring stories
and lessons garnered from
Schacher’s many years work-
ing in the nursing home envi-
ronment; “You Forgot to Shut
the Gate” is now in its second
printing.
All three books will be
available to purchase at the
book signing.
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ASTORIA — If you’d like to
put some gypsy romance and
passion in your life this Valen-
tine’s Day weekend and help
keep the Clatsop Communi-
ty College Performing Arts
Center alive and well, then
this concert is just the ticket.
Violin virtuoso and compos-
er Kim Angelis will perform
in “Romancing the PAC,” a
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Saturday, Feb. 13 at the PAC,
located at 588 16th St. Tickets
are $15 at the door.
Accompanying
Angelis
will be her husband, Josef
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co-inspired guitar, as well as
dancers Varyin Parham and
her son, Laven Parham, and
pianist Janice Wall.
A resident of Astoria, An-
gelis is a world-class musician
who has transcended artistic
boundaries — a “Gypsy Pri-
mas” blazing a melodic trail
through the territories of world
and classical music. From
Alaska to Chile and Africa to
Asia, Angelis has enthralled
international concert audienc-
es. Her music was highlight-
ed on NBC’s coverage of the
2000 Olympics in Sydney,
Australia, and continues to
accompany and inspire elite
gymnasts and dancers on a
global scale. In July 2007, her
song, “Zingaro!” won Global
Rhythm Magazine’s interna-
tional song contest. Angelis
was the recipient of two AS-
CAP Plus Awards for her con-
tributions to American music.
In 2014, she was a featured
performer at Beijing World
Music Week and one of the
headline acts at the Beishan
World Music Festival in Zhu-
hai, China.
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many performers, where it’s
polished and shiny (not that
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soul, and it was quite stun-
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Josef and Kim Angelis will perform a
benefit concert for the PAC on Feb. 13.
‘Romancing
the PAC’
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13
CCC Performing Arts Center
588 16th St., Astoria
$15
ning,” said Bob Slater, direc-
tor of the San Juan Capistra-
no Multicultural Arts Series.
“The audience, our audience,
literally leapt to their feet and
cheered and applauded and
praised this woman. And it
went on and on and on ... quite
possibly the longest applause
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ly the longest on record for
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wondered if they’d let her
play anything else! Eventu-
ally, of course, they did. Kim
is a soulful, spirited performer
who deserves all the applause
she gets, whether it be here ...
or in the gigantic state concert
halls of Taiwan, where Kim is
an icon.”
Presented by Partners for
the PAC, this concert is a ben-
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Arts Center. For more infor-
mation, go to www.support-
thepac.com