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Redmen Hall to host Early Summer Concert Series
Six concerts
featuring local
performers are
planned for June
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Catch crab, win prizes at
Nehalem Bay Crab Derby
ROCKAWAY BEACH — Come
crabbing at Jetty Fishery
Marina & RV Park for the
2016 Nehalem Bay Crab
Derby on Saturday, June 4.
Since it’s Oregon’s Free
Fishing Weekend, no shell-
ish license is required.
For the crab derby, Jetty
Fishery will tag 26 commer-
cial-sized live Dungeness
crabs with letters from A
to Z and release them into
the bay Saturday morning
at 9 a.m. You pay $10 for a
ticket to participate and start
crabbing on the bay. While
you’re crabbing, if you catch
one of the tagged crabs, you
win a prize correlated with
the letter on the crab.
Prizes in the past have in-
cluded a crabbing weekend,
nights in a cabin, $1,000
cash and more.
The event is a beneit for
the Wildlife Center of the
North Coast and the Rocka-
way Beach Lions Club.
The event is fun for the
whole family, including
games and activities for
kids.
Jetty Fishery Marina &
RV Park is located on the
south side of Nehalem Bay
at 27550 U.S. Highway 101
N. For more information,
call 800-821-7697 or visit
jettyishery.com
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SKAMOKAWA, Wash. — Friends
of Skamokawa will present
experiment this June: Instead
of an art or archival exhibit,
they have decided to showcase
some of the music and poetry
that makes Wahkiakum Coun-
ty such a special place.
The six performances in
this Early Summer Concert
Series will take place at the
River Life Interpretive Center
on the second loor of Redmen
Hall, 1394 Washington State
Route 4.
The concerts will all be $5
at the door with children under
18 free. Each concert will last
two hours, with an intermis-
sion, during which coffee
will be served. Proceeds will
go toward a fund to repaint
Redmen Hall.
For more information,
visit www.redmen.blog-
spot.com or call 360-795-
3007 from noon to 4 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday.
The concerts are:
• 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5:
Singer-songwriter Kerrie Mc-
Nally will perform with guitar-
ist Layton Elliott. McNally has
been part of the music scene
in the local area for several
years, singing with the group
Willapa Hills and on her own.
She will perform alternative
folk, country and blues ranging
from serious ballads to rocking
sing-a-longs.
• 7 p.m. Saturday, June
11: In an evening of music
and poetry, duo The Cliffs of
Cathlamet will perform, weav-
ing their music around Grays
River author Robert Michael
Pyle’s poetry, presenting a rare
view of the beauty in both of
their chosen creative expres-
sions. The duo features Jillian
Raye on banjo and vocals and
Erik Friend on mandolin and
vocals. The Cliffs of Cathlamet
play an eclectic selection of
originals, Americana, tradition-
al, indie, soul, current hits and
more. Pyle will read from his
new book of poems “Chinook
and Chanterelle.” Rich in
natural images, stories and ep-
isodes from the world around
us, Pyle’s poems also track the
territory of loss and grief as it
rises into the higher ground of
rediscovery, redemption and
re-enchantment.
• 2 p.m. Sunday, June
12: Beth Semar Sheets will
perform on guitar and vocals
with Pete Davis on mandolin,
violin, guitar and vocals. These
performers offer a range of
folk, blues and soft rock. They
are each masters of several
instruments and sing with a
sense of joy. They will have
several of their CDs for sale.
• 7 p.m. Saturday, June
18: Local folk singer David
McKenzie will share a wide
range of his latest songs,
accompanying himself with
various instruments as he sings
of history, nature and friend-
ship. He has been part of the
music events in this county for
several years and Friends of
Skamokawa is grateful for his
participation in the Summer
Concert Series. McKenzie
plays blues, rock, folk, origi-
nals and a nice variety of cover
songs by many different artists.
• 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25:
Jerry Ledtke & Friends will
release their new country and
folk CD “It’s My Country” at
this concert. Jerry and Becky
Ledtke and friends have been
a major part of the music scene
in Wahkiakum County for
many years. Their easygo-
ing country style has been
enjoyed by audiences at fairs,
hootenannies and musical
gatherings. They have a strong
sense of connection to this part
of the world from their years
of ranching, involvement in
schools, and the music com-
munity.
• Sunday, June 26: For
the inal concert of the series,
singer-songwriter and guitarist
Layton Elliott will perform,
accompanied by his wife,
Pam Elliott, who will be
playing percussion. The duo
will perform Layton’s songs
as heard on their weekly
internet program, along with
classic country and rock in an
eclectic show. They have been
playing at many local venues,
including Redmen Hall. They
will be coming out with a new
CD that might be ready for this
performance.
3 Leg Torso to perform at the Coaster Theatre
CANNON BEACH — The
Coaster Theatre will present
the inal concert in its Spring
Fling event series on Friday,
June 10. Eclectic ensemble
3 Leg Torso will perform at
7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35 or $40.
Purchase tickets online at
coastertheatre.com or by
calling 503-436-1242. The
Coaster Theatre is located at
108 N. Hemlock St.
3 Leg Torso formed in
1996 as a violin, cello and
accordion trio with the
mission of creating original
modern chamber music for
their unique instrumentation.
Over the following years,
the ensemble has expanded
both its musical mission and
its size to become a quintet
that now performs original
compositions based on an
eclectic synthesis of chamber
music, tango, klezmer, Latin,
and Roma (Gypsy) music.
As principal composers,
founding members Béla R.
Balogh (violin and trumpet)
and Courtney Von Drehle
(accordion) provide the core
of 3 Leg Torso’s sound. They
are joined by percussionist/
mallet player Gary Irvine,
the consummate mallets/
percussion of T.J. Arko, and
the gentleman of the acoustic
bass, Mike Murphy.
The ensemble’s history
began with street perfor-
mances, which they titled
“Meestering,” and has led
to their releasing three
award-winning instrumental
albums (“3 Leg Torso,” “As-
tor in Paris” and “Animals
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The Coaster Theatre will welcome eclectic quintet 3 Leg Torso
for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 10.
& Cannibals”), East Coast
and West Coast tours, per-
formances with symphony
orchestras and a proile on
National Public Radio’s “All
Things Considered.”