Just say ‘boo!’ Oregon Ghost Conference is in town
SEASIDE — The Oregon
Ghost Conference claims to be
the northwest’s largest para-
normal convention.
The conference descends
on Seaside, Friday, April 1,
and concludes Sunday, April
3.
It features paranormal in-
vestigators from across the
West Coast. Special events in-
clude ghost tours, main stage
entertainment,
paranormal
investigations, classes, live ra-
dio shows, social events, and
more.
Always been curious, but
a little afraid? General ad-
mission is only $5 and grants
access to the vendor area, all
the conference speakers and
panel presentations all week-
end long.
The vendor area has more
than 40 booths including para-
normal investigation groups
from across the Northwest.
Conference
speakers
range in topic from the sci-
enti¿ c study of paranormal
phenomenon, past lives,
living in a haunted house
and more. Notable speakers
include Jay Verburg from
the hit SyFy show “Ghost
Mine,” animal communica-
tor Karen Anderson, Aaron
Collins from the show “Para-
normal Crossings,” Nicole
Strickland from the San Di-
ego Paranormal Research
Society and many more.
April Ghouls Bash
Friday evening, attend the
April Ghouls Bash at 7:30.
Partiers are celebrating
the conference’s fifth anni-
versary and kick-off the new
Blues and Boos Tour with
Rae Gordon and Ben Rice.
Since blues & gospel
singer Gordon could re-
member, she has been able
to sense things not every-
one can, which has led to
some interesting moments in
venues after last call. Even
with those extra sensory mo-
ments, she still fancied her-
self somewhat of a skeptic,
until one
night in
a haunt-
ed
tav-
ern when
she heard
a
spirit
talking to
her on a re-
cording.
The Rae
Gordon Band
brings together award-winning
and -nominated musicians and
is fronted by the 2014 Muddy
Award Winner for Best Fe-
male Vocalist from the Cas-
cade Blues Association.
Oregon native Rice has
been leaving huge impressions
on audiences around the North-
west and winning awards for
his vocals and guitar playing
for the last seven years.
Ben Rice
submitted photos
Ankhasha Amenti
In 2014 at the Internation-
al Blues Challenge in Mem-
phis, Tennessee he delivered
and emotional version of
“Key to the Highway.”
On his second consecu-
tive trip to the International
Blues Challenge finals in
2015, he delivered a per-
formance that highlighted
his voice, writing and guitar
playing. Afterward, he was
given the St. Blues Gui-
tarist Award for best guitar-
ist in the solo/duo competi-
tion.
Blues and Boos
Join Gordon in kicking
off the first Blues & Boos
tour with the Ben Rice
Band and other special mu-
sical guests, as they meet
Lady Liberty
Award
Luncheon
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music lovers, dead and
alive along the historic Or-
egon Trail. Meet the Blues
& Boos Crew at the April
Ghouls Bash at the Oregon
Ghost Conference.
Communicating
with the dead
On Saturday, April 2,
spend an evening with psy-
chic medium Ankhasha
Ament, starting at 5:30.
Are you curious how psy-
chic mediums connect with
“the other side?” Do you
want an opportunity to com-
municate with your loved
ones who have passed into
the spirit world?
Amentiwill give a unique
view into how mediumship
works and will offer read-
ings to members of the au-
dience.
Ghost Experts: A Para-
normal Quiz presented by
Geeks Who Drink
Do you and your friends
or your paranormal team
think you are ghost experts?
Rae Gordon
Now is your chance to
prove it at GhostExperts:
Paranormal Quiz hosted by
Geeks Who Drink.
Geeks Who Drink is a
homegrown pub trivia quiz
modeled after those in Ire-
land and the United King-
dom.
Teams play in groups of
five to eight, but you can
play on your own, or single
players can join an existing
team or create a new one.
