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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Enjoy outdoor live music at Waikiki Beach SUBMITTED PHOTO BY MARC HOFFMAN/SONGBIRDPHOTO.COM Larry Murante will perform June 11 at the Peninsula Arts Center. Guitarist Larry Murante to play in Long Beach LONG BEACH, Wash. — Award-winning singer-song- writer Larry Murante will return to the Peninsula Arts Center for a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11. Murante’s beautifully wo- ven stories about everyday folks set to song combine compassionate, socially conscious lyrics and an up- beat, joyful folk/rock style. Jackson Brown, Lyle Lovett, Hal Ketchum and Michael McDonald are all relect- ed in his music. Murante is known for his soaring, melliluous tenor, a strong rhythmic guitar style and an engaging stage presence. With his third CD release, “Point Of Entry,” Murante has racked up a fresh string of accolades, the most notable being the grand prize winner in the folk category of the international John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Murante was also a inal- ist in the prestigious Ker- rville Grassyhill Newfolk Song Competition in Kerr- ville, Texas, a inalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards, and a recent winner of the West Coast Songwrit- ers International Song- writing Contest. He was also selected as a Premier Showcase Artist at the Far West Folk Alliance Confer- ence in 2010 and 2011 and as an oficial showcase artist at the 2010 North American Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis. The Peninsula Arts Cen- ter is located at 504 Paciic Ave. N. Admission is $12 at the door or online through Brown Paper Tickets, or call Bill at 360-901-0962. Wine, beer, and other refreshments are available for purchase. Concerts beneit the Long Beach Peninsula Acous- tic Music Association, a 501(c)3 nonproit charitable organization. ILWACO, Wash. — The Waiki- ki Beach Concert Series kicks off June 11 for its 11th year of offering outdoor live music performances in Cape Disappointment State Park. Concert performances start at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays in June, July and August at the Conluence Project amphi- theater at Cape Disappoint- ment State Park’s Waikiki Beach, located at 244 Robert Gray Drive. Visitors of all ages may take along a chair or blanket and listen to mu- sic ranging from alt-country and folk to juke joint swing with the Paciic Ocean as a backdrop. A Discover Pass is required to park. The concert lineup is: • June 11: FisherPoets Gathering founders Jon Broderick, of Cannon Beach, and Jay Speakman, of Gearhart, will offer up original songs and poetry that celebrate the commer- cial ishing industry. Since June 11 is National Get Outdoors Day, admission is free to all Washington State Parks; a Discover Pass is not required for this concert. • June 25: Tara Stoneci- pher & The Tall Grass will perform alt-country and new-folk with vocal harmo- nies and melodic instrumen- tals. • July 9: Amanda Rich- ards & The Good Long Whiles are an evolution of folk, ghost Western and 1970s rock ’n’ roll. • July 23: Champagne Sunday performs gypsy punk rock with intimate tearjerkers and anthemic foot-stompers. • Aug. 13: Naselle, Wash- ington, singer-songwriter Lulu LaFever has been com- pared to Ella Fitzgerald and Cindy Lauper. Her soulful roadhouse songwriting has the sizzle of pop jazz and the fun of juke-joint swing. • Aug. 27: Ben Hunt- er and Joe Seamons will perform pre-blues and early jazz acappella ield hollers with iddle and banjo. Sponsors for the concert series include Friends of the Columbia River Gateway, Washington State Parks and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, call 360-642-3029. SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO BY KATHY METCALF Amanda Richards & The Good Long Whiles perform July 9. Lulu LaFever will perform soulful songs Aug. 13. PHOTO BY ALEX PAJUNAS Fisherpoets Jon Broderick, left, and Jay Speakman will perform songs about commercial ishing.
