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Journalist Bonnie Henderson talks Peninsula Arts Center celebrates blues with guitar legend Terry Robb ‘6,000 Years on the Oregon Coast Trail’ month Bassist Albert Reda to also perform at Feb. 20 concert ASTORIA — The North Coast Watershed Association and Lewis and Clark National His- torical Park invite the public to attend this month’s Nature Matters talk, “6,000 Years on the Oregon Coast Trail” with Bonnie Henderson, at 7 p.m. Thursday Feb. 18 at the Fort George Lovell Showroom. Nature Matters is a free event and open to the public. Henderson will give a pre- sentation on the history and prehistory of the Oregon Coast Trail, which she recently back- packed on a solo trip. The Oregon Coast Trail is unique in the nation. A bor- der-to-border shoreline trail incorporating more than 200 miles of sandy beach linked by footpaths over headlands and boat shuttles across bay mouths. It has an interesting history conceived by a geog- raphy professor in the 1950s, 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 Submitted photo Bonnie Henderson will give a presentation on the history of the Oregon Coast Trail at the next Nature Matters talk on Feb. 18. and it owes its existence to key decisions made in the previous half-century about who should own Oregon’s beaches and scenic bluffs. But humans have been walking on the Oregon Coast Trail — or something like it — much longer than that. How long? It turns out that scientif- ic consensus on that question has changed radically in just the past few years, thanks to ground-breaking research in archaeology and paleogeolo- gy. Henderson’s new edition of her guidebook “Day Hik- ing: Oregon Coast” includes a complete guide to a long-dis- tance trek on this world-class trail. She is the author of four books, including “The Next Tsunami: Living on a Restless Coast,” “Strand: An Odyssey RI 3DFL¿F 2FHDQ 'HEULV´ DQG “Best Hikes with Kids: Ore- gon,” now in its third edition. Her varied journalism career has included newspaper and magazine writing and editing. Today she is primarily focused on exploring the intersection of the natural world and the human experience close to home. She lives in Eugene. Nature Matters is a lively conversation about the inter- section of nature and culture and takes place on the third 10 | February 18, 2016 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo Bonnie Henderson is the author of “Day Hiking: Oregon Coast,” a guidebook to hik- ing the Oregon Coast Trail. Nature Matters 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 Fort George Lovell Showroom 426 14th St., Astoria Free Thursday of each month, Oc- tober through May. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, the North Coast Wa- tershed Association and Fort George are the hosts for the lecture series. Fort George Lovell Show- room is located at 426 14th St. For more information, call 503-468-0408, or visit www. clatsopwatersheds.org LONG BEACH, Wash. — The Peninsula Arts Center wel- comes blues guitarist Terry Robb and blues bassist and vocalist Albert Reda at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Robb has long been con- sidered one of the top acoustic blues guitarists. His dynamic ¿QJHU SLFNLQJ VW\OH DQG DELO- ity to sound like a hard, yet sophisticated band all with- in a solo performance have amazed audiences worldwide. From ragtime and country to swing and free jazz, Robb’s foundation is the blues, but KLV LQÀXHQFHV DQG PXVLF DQG LQFOXGHV HOHPHQWV RI ¿QJHU style, rock, bluegrass, Latin, hymns and spirituals. A member of the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and Cas- cade Blues Association Hall of Fame, Robb is an icon of WKH 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW PXVLF scene. In 2011, having won the Muddy Award for best acous- tic guitar an unprecedented 19 consecutive years, the Cascade Blues Association honored Robb with a namesake award: the Terry Robb Acoustic Gui- tar Muddy Award, bestowed on a nominated guitarist from WKH 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW UHJLRQ annually. In June of last year, Guitar World magazine named Robb one of eight acoustic blues masters, along with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Block, Tommy Emmanuel, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. Albert Reda has frequent- ly been named “Best Bassist” by the Cascade Blues Asso- ciation, and is an outstanding vocalist as well. In the ’70s and early ’80s, Reda performed in the San Francisco Bay area in the punk band Mutants, oldies act Crui- sin’, and R&B band MVP. In 1988, he moved to Portland, and for the past 25 years Reda has played with Northwest blues artists such as Lloyd Jones, Submitted photo Albert Reda will perform with Terry Robb at the Peninsula Arts Center on Feb. 20. Submitted photo Terry Robb will perform at the Peninsula Arts Center Saturday, Feb. 20. Duffy Bishop, Robbie Laws and many others. He has received 11 Muddy Awards from the Cascade Blues Association and has been inducted into its hall of fame. In 2002, Reda released his own album, “Complicated Life,” to great reviews in The Oregonian and the CBA Blues Notes. He’ll be releasing a new CD of original songs in 2016. Today, he splits his creative efforts between performing, re- cording and teaching. The Peninsula Arts Center LV ORFDWHG DW 1 3DFL¿F Ave. Admission is $12 at the door, online through Brown Paper Tickets; or call 360-901- 0962. &RQFHUWV EHQH¿W WKH /RQJ Beach Peninsula Acoustic Mu- sic Foundation, a 501(c)3 non- SUR¿WFKDULWDEOHRUJDQL]DWLRQ
