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NCLC seeks volunteers for trail clean up at Circle Creek Photo by Joshua Bessex Tapiola Park in Astoria holds four baseball/softball fields, a basketball court, two sets of public restrooms, a skate park, a picnic area and a large playground. Help clean up Tapiola Park ASTORIA — Set an example as an environmental steward this Earth Day at Astoria Parks & Recreation’s next Citizens Helping Improve Parks event. CHIP-in with SOLVE from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at Tapiola Park, and help beautify this well-loved public space. Volunteers will pick up trash, pull weeds and spread mulch. CHIP-in will provide T-shirts, snacks and the tools necessary to clean up the park. Volunteers can show up and CHIP-in for any amount of time. Tapiola Park is locat- ed at 900 W. Marine Drive. For more information, call 503-741-5965 or email CHIP- in@astoria.or.us SEASIDE — The North Coast Land Conservancy has a grow- ing trail system at its Circle Creek Habitat Reserve, at the south end of Seaside. The con- servancy is seeking volunteers from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Satur- day, April 23 to help get those trails ready for the spring and summer hiking season. In addition to the short Leg- acy Loop nature trail, NCLC is developing a longer Circle Creek and Wetlands Walk that includes a stretch of boardwalk. Volunteers will brush out and mulch the nature trail and portions of the wetlands walk and repair or replace foot- bridges and anything else dis- WXUEHGE\ZLQWHUÀRRGLQJ Volunteers from North- west Coast Trails Coalition are partnering with NCLC on the trails clean-up day. To register, contact Stew- ardship Director Melissa Re- ich at melissar@nclctrust.org in advance; she will provide directions to the property. Bring a lunch and water. There are no toilets or potable water on site. Dogs are not allowed on NCLC habitat reserves. Art Cards, Artisan Crafts, Gallery & Working Studio 1133 1 Commercial St. Astoria 503.468.0308 “At th e PAC - Fo r th e PAC” Legen ds of the Celtic H arp presen t, 24 SU N D AY “Th e Do o r B etw een W o rld s” A P R IL Pa rtn ers fo r th e PAC presen ts... A ben efit fo r th e CCC Perfo rm in g Arts Cen ter A dram atic Journey of m usic & story into the realm s of the Celtic “Otherw orld” Featuring: Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter 4 :00PM Tickets: $15 The acclaim ed en sem ble, Legen ds of the Celtic H arp, open s the door into this m ystical w orld w ith m usic played on Celtic harps. Irish bouzouki, cittern , an d Sw edish nyckelharpa an d tells the tales of that legen dary lan d... from w hich n o on e return s un chan ged. CCC Perform in g Arts Center; Corn er of 16th & Fran klin , Astoria • 503.338.2369 M o re in fo rm a tio n a t w w w .su ppo rtth epa c.o rg 2 | April 21, 2016 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo Help clean up trails at Circle Creek with NCLC. Submitted photo by Kenneth Kearney Bellingham, Washington-based five-piece band Polecat is, from left, Aaron Guest, Richard Reeves, Cayley Schmid, Karl Olson and Jeremy Elliott. Polecat brings blend of rock, bluegrass, Celtic to the Fort ASTORIA — Fort George %UHZHU\ZHOFRPHV¿YHSLHFH band Polecat to perform at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 24. The show is open to all ages, and there is no cover charge. Based in Bellingham, Washington, Polecat com- bines bluegrass, Celtic, rock and reggae sounds. The band’s instrumentation en- ables members to seamless- ly blend genres. The general appeal of Polecat comes from the band’s take on roots mu- sic and its interactive and high-energy shows. The band is led by Aaron Guest on vocals, 12-string gui- tar and occasional keyboard. Jeremy Elliott’s fast but smart guitar playing adds a spark to the band. Growing up in Georgia surrounded by some of the best roots players in the country, Elliott easily melds rock rhythms, bluesy bends and bluegrass lines. His vocal harmonies add another layer to the Polecat sound. Immersed in Celtic mu- sic, dance and culture for the better part of her life, Cay- OH\ 6FKPLG¶V ¿GGOH SOD\LQJ brings a stompin’ sound to Polecat’s Americana feel. Richard Reeves on double bass keeps the groove thump- ing along with his love for Af- rican music and polyrhythmic sounds. An avid student of percus- sion for many years, Karl Ol- son is a well-rounded rhythm man, with studies and proj- ects based on orchestral, jazz, funk, reggae and tabla drum- ming. The members of Polecat DUULYHGDWWKHLU¿UVWUHKHDUVDO from different musical back- grounds. “Some of us shook KDQGV IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKDW day,” says Guest of the initial meeting in early 2010. Incorporating multiple genres into a cohesive sound might have been impossible if each member hadn’t learned the rules before breaking them. The group is well-seasoned, performing nearly 100 shows per year since its inception. ,Q WKH ¿YH \HDUV WKDW IRO- lowed, Polecat released two full-length albums and has seen consistent growth in the Northwest as each member’s musical diversity allowed them to chameleon through a variety of gigs and audiences. The band released its lat- est album “Into The Wind” on March 11, an adventurous outing for the band, incor- poration vocals from Elliott and Schmid, horn solos, key- boards and even a few big rock ‘n’ roll twists and turns. Polecat hit the road for two weeks as direct support with Yonder Mountain String Band in March before embarking on a headlining tour in April.
