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Indie Author & Book Fair features 24 regional authors Master gardeners to hold workshop ILWACO, Wash. — On Satur- day, April 9, master gardeners are sponsoring a gardening workshop on “Right Plant, Right Place” at the Columbia Paci¿c Heritage Museum, lo- cated at 115 E. Lake St. Learn how to choose plants that are well-suited for the lo- cal climate and the ideal set of conditions in which they will Àourish. The lecture begins at 10 a.m. Afterwards, join mas- ter gardeners for a work par- ty in the Museum Discovery Garden. Bring your favorite gardening tools. Bring samples of any plant problems and ask for help from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Master gardeners will also sell wooden plant containers and wooden trellises. The workshop and plant clinic are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Bev Arnoldy at bevar- noldy@gmail.com. Historical society hosts Roaring ’20s Casino Night ASTORIA — Get ready for a roaring good time at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9: The Clatsop County Historical Society’s annual Roaring ’20s Speak- easy Casino Night promises a fun time for all. There will be games of blackjack, roulette, craps, and T he Illah ee A partm ents A s G ood A s It G ets In D ow ntow n A storia! 1046 Grand Avenue Astoria, OR 97103 503-325-2280 (for an additional fee) Texas hold ‘em poker with prizes for top chip holders and best 1920s costume at the end of the night. Make your reservations today by calling 503-325- 2203 or by e-mailing cchs@ cumtux.org The event takes place at the Clatsop County Heritage Museum, located at 1618 Ex- change St. Entry is $15 for an individ- ual or $25 for a couple. Get in on the action at the Texas hold ’em tournament for an additional buy-in of $30, $40 or $50; call for additional details. This event has been spon- sored by Uptown Café, Arbor Care Tree Specialists, Astoria Sunday Market, Lektro, Ocean Crest, Old Town Framing, Warrenton Deep Sea Market, Windermere3aci¿c Land Company, and Whole Brain Creative. All proceeds from the ca- sino night event support the Clatsop County Historical Society, which is a 501(c)(3) nonpro¿t educational organi- zation dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Clatsop County and the sur- rounding area. The society operates the Flavel House Museum, the Heritage Muse- um, the Oregon Film Museum and the Uppertown Fire¿ght- ers Museum. 22 | April 7, 2016 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo Country folk singer Travis Champ will perform April 9 at the NCRD with guests. NCRD auditorium hosts Travis Champ, guests NEHALEM — In an unveil- ing of the recently renovated auditorium, the North County Recreation District welcomes Nehalem songwriter Travis Champ to its stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The performance is a send- off event for Champ’s upcom- ing European tour with folk singer Longriver. The four- week tour will cover six Euro- pean countries with shows in Paris, Zurich, Vienna, Berlin, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. At the NCRD, located at 36155 Ninth St., Champ will be joined by Portland song- writers Dusty Santamaria and Galen Ballinger as well as Royal Graves, founder of Whatbang Records and pro- ducer of last year’s full-length LP from The Cedars Shakes, “This Western Road.” Learn more at whatbangrecords.com CANNON BEACH — The second annual Cannon Beach Indie Author & Book Fair will take place 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10 in the courtyard be- hind Jupiter’s Books, 244 N. Spruce St. The event, orga- nized by Cannon Beach author Gregory E. Zschomler and Jupiter’s Books owner Watt Childress, follows on the heels of Get Lit at the Beach. Twenty-four independently published authors from Ore- gon and Washington will be featured with nearly 100 book titles. Authors will be on hand to sign their work, which spans a variety of genres. Musical en- tertainment will be presented. Authors include: Joe Ben- jamin (and his illustrator Matthew Boffemmyer), Paula Judith Johnson, Thomas Gon- dol¿, Lelia Rose Foreman, Ra- chel Robinson, Barry L. Beck- er, Jacob Wenzel, Phil Silver, Andy R. Bunch, Aletha Bakke, Rita Traut Kabeto, Windsor Submitted photo Last year’s big seller, author Thomas Gon- dolfi, returns for the 2016 event. Cole, Athena, Melissa Eskue Ousley, Joe R. Blakely, Donald McEwing, Gideon F. For-muk- wai, Leandra Martin, Adam Copeland, Pamela Cowen, April Aasheim and Zschomler. Cannon Beach authors David Robinson and Steve Hudik will be represented. Cannon Beach Library welcomes three authors in April, May Stephanie Kallos power of love and language, a book described as “tender, sad, happy, discouraging and hope- ful … at times painful to read, too close to home and wonder- fully inspiring.” Kallos was born in Idaho, raised in Nebraska and before embracing writing as a career, had a varied work history as a musician, an actress and teacher of voice, speech and dialects. Her ¿rst novel, “Bro- ken for You” received the Pa- ci¿c Northwest Book Award among other honors, and “Sing Them Home” was an award-winning book in 2009. At 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, author Stephanie Kallos will talk about her recent book “Language Arts.” In the book, Kallos tells the story of a dedicated teacher, his enigmatic and possibly autistic son, and a wartime survivor in a tale of love, loss and handwrit- ing. It is an engaging tale of the At 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, notable Arab author Abu- Jaber will talk about her books that are a mix of mystery, biography, her mixed Ar- ab-American background and family themes. Abu-Jaber is an American CANNON BEACH — Book lov- ers are in for a treat this April and May. The Cannon Beach Library and the Cannon Beach Book Company celebrate spring with three special au- thors: Stephanie Kallos, Diana Abu-Jaber and Lois Leveen. All three talks are sched- uled at the Cannon Beach Li- brary, located at 131 N. Hem- lock St. The Cannon Beach Book Company will have the author’s books for sale and signing. All library events are free of charge. Diana Abu-Jaber author and a professor at Port- land State University. Born in Syracuse, New York, to a Jor- danian father and an Irish-Ger- man-American mother, she has lived in Jordan, Miami and Portland. Her new culinary memoir “Life Without A Rec- ipe” has been described as “a book of love, death and cake.” Her most recent novel, “Birds of Paradise,” won the 2012 National Arab-Ameri- can Book Award. She often writes about issues of identity and culture, although her 2008 book “Origin” is a departure into mystery, alienation and unanswered questions. Abu-Jaber’s writings have been described as versatile, a startling literary prowess that is oftentimes unpredictable, tackling diverse themes of multi-racial experience, food as a conduit between family, tradition and cultural legacy, mystery and memoir. Lois Leveen At 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, Leveen, author of “The Secrets of Mary Bowser,” will talk about her latest book, “Ju- liet’s Nurse,” the world’s most famous love story told as it has never been before. An award-winning author, Leveen dwells in the spaces between literature and histo- ry. A con¿rmed book geek, Leveen earned degrees in his- tory and literature from Har- vard, University of Southern California and University of California-Los Angeles. She has taught on the faculty of UCLA and Reed College. In “Juliet’s Nurse,” a book which is, by turns, comic, sen- sual and tragic, Leveen gives voice to one of literature’s most unforgettable charac- ters, seen through the eyes of her long-time nurse, Angelica. The book is detailed, well re- searched and fast paced.
