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Get Lit at the Beach tickets on sale now Hear neo-classical pop, Literary gathering will host prominent authors April 8 to 10 cosmic rock at KALA CANNON BEACH — Best-sell- ing and award-winning authors will gather in Can- non Beach April 8 to 10 for Tolovana Arts Colony’s an- nual literary event Get Lit at the Beach. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet prominent authors, as well as attend presentations, signings and a keynote dinner presen- tation. Authors scheduled for the 2016 event include: Jess Walter: New York Times best-selling author, ¿QDOLVW IRU WKH 1DWLRQ- al Book Award and the PEN Center USA Literary prize in ERWK ¿FWLRQ DQG QRQ¿FWLRQ and winner of the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award, Walter will be the keynote speaker on Saturday evening. Elizabeth Engstrom: Engstrom is a sought-after teacher, keynote speaker and author of 14 books and over 250 short stories, articles and essays. Her novel “Can- dyland” has been made into the movie “Candiland” fea- turing Gary Busey, to be re- leased in 2016. Jonathan Evison: Evi- son’s book “West of Here” ZRQ WKH 3DFL¿F 1RUWK- west Booksellers Association award and was named Book of the Year by Hudson Book- Submitted photo Submitted photo by Mary Bartnikowski Author Jess Walter will be the keynote speaker Saturday evening. Elizabeth Engstrom is author of 14 books. Submitted photo Submitted phoo Jonathan Evison will be a featured author at Get Lit this April. Author Terry Brooks will appear at Get Lit. sellers. His widely acclaimed “Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving” is also heading to the big screen this year in a movie that will star Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez and Craig Roberts. Terry Brooks: Brooks is an acclaimed author with 35 books in print, most of which have appeared on The New York Times bestseller list. He is best known for his 25- book Shannara series that is now an MTV television se- ries and was personally asked by George Lucas to write the novelization of “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.” The festivities begin with an authors’ reception at 5 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Cannon Beach Community Hall, providing attendees a chance to meet and chat with the authors. On Saturday at the Surfsand Ballroom, the authors will present talks throughout the day about their lives and craft, answer questions and sign books. The keynote speaker dinner fea- turing Walter will cap off Sat- urday’s schedule. The event will wrap up with a panel dis- cussion open to all and free of charge on Sunday morning at the Coaster Theatre. Full pass tickets are $85, Friday evening reception is $30 and Saturday night din- ner and keynote speaker pre- sentation is $65. Online fees apply. For more information and tickets, call 206-914- 1255 or visit www.getlitatthe- beach.eventbrite.com Stunning Rayguns, Robin Bacior to play ASTORIA — The beau- tiful, manic, psychedelic soundtracks of the Stunning Rayguns returns to KALA at 8 p.m. Friday, March 4. A $7 cover will be charged at the door, and a full bar will be available. Created with electric gui- tars, drums and computer noises that collide and ca- reen, Stunning Rayguns’ mu- sic forms sonic tapestries in a constant quest for new musical exploration. Band members Raymond Martin and Collin Colebank give listeners sol- id rock grooves to hold onto while the drums and guitar consciously expand into what can be described, for lack of a better term, as cosmic rock or experimental spy rock. Portland-based sing- er-songwriter Robin Bacior will open the evening with a new ensemble backing her mellow, neo-classical arrange- ments. Bacior plays acous- tic piano, electric piano and guitar along with cellist Dan Bindschedler. The two start- ed mending in more textured instrumentation, layering dy- namic sounds into simple folk structures, which now includes drums and NORD keyboard, to retain the lush but unusual harmonic progressions created by her former duo. Bacior’s songs have re- ceived praise from NPR’s “All Songs Considered,” VH1, Submitted photo Portland singer-songwriter Robin Bacior will open the show. Submitted photo Psychedelic band Stunning Rayguns will perform March 4 at KALA. MTV, NYLON, L Magazine, CBS, Stereomood, Sound- cloud, along with various blogs and college radio sta- tions. KALA is located at1017 Marine Drive. For informa- tion, call 503-338-4878. ART CARDS, ARTISAN CRAFTS, GALLERY & WORKING STUDIO 1133 COMMERCIAL ST. ASTORIA 503.468.0308 2 | March 3, 2016 | coastweekend.com
