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CHIP-in, improve Cathedral Tree Trail
Find blues music at The Birk
ASTORIA — Astoria Parks
& Recreation’s Citizens
Helping Improve Parks
(CHIP-in) program is set to
clean and improve the Rich-
ard Fencsak Cathedral Tree
Trail on Saturday, June 18.
Interested volunteers are
invited to attend the CHIP-in
event at Cathedral Tree Trail
BIRKENFELD — The Birk
will host two blues bands this
weekend: Orphan Jon & The
Abandoned and the Bruce
Katz Band.
Central California coast
band Orphan Jon & The
Abandoned will perform at
7 p.m. Saturday, June 18.
Admission is $10 at the door.
Orphan Jon & The
Abandoned is an American
roots and blues band formed
in the winter of 2014. The
group will not only perform a
wide variety of blues stylings
but also take listeners on a
journey through the ups and
downs of love and everyday
living. The group tries to
capture the essence of what
the blues is all about: hard
work, rough life, grinding
days, moving souls, touching
hearts and heartfelt love.
Frontman Jon English,
aka Orphan Jon, can be
moving, emotional, heartfelt
and intense at one point and
then soothing, soulful and
desiring at another point in
his body language, lyrics and
vocals. Adding to Orphan
Jon’s performance are the
journeymen experiences of
Bruce Krupnik’s lowing and
harmonious guitar playing,
Will Anderson’s steady and
driving bass, and Tanner
Byrom’s energetic, captivat-
ing drums.
The Bruce Katz Band
from 1 to 4 p.m. The trail
runs from the 2800 block of
Irving Avenue through urban
forest to the Astoria Column.
Volunteers will work with
Lewis and Clark National
Historic Park to cut brush,
repair tread and enhance the
trail. All tools will be pro-
vided. Dress for the weather
and the outdoor work.
Meet at the trailhead on
Irving Avenue. Park along
the road; carpooling is en-
couraged.
If you are interested
in volunteering, contact
grounds coordinator Randy
Bohrer by calling 971-704-
4812.
Murder, mayhem, birthday surprises
take over the Coaster Theatre stage
CANNON BEACH — The
Coaster Theatre kicks off its
summer season with “9 to 5:
The Musical” Friday, June 17.
Based on the 1980 hit
move, “9 to 5: The Musi-
cal” is set in the late 1970s
and is the hilarious story of
friendship and revenge in the
Rolodex era. Pushed to the
boiling point, three co-work-
ers concoct a plan to get even
with the sexist, egotistical,
lying bigot they call their
boss. Violet, Judy and Doralee
live out their wildest fantasy:
giving their boss the boot!
On June 24, the second
summer show “Let’s Murder
Marsha” opens. It’s a comedic
romp about murder, double
crosses and birthday surprises.
Marsha is addicted to reading
murder mysteries and over-
hears her husband discussing
her upcoming birthday sur-
prise with an interior decora-
tor. To her ears it sounds like
they are planning to murder
her! When her mother shows
up for her birthday a day ear-
ly, Marsha thinks she is in on
the scheme. Just when you’d
think it would all clear up,
they discover what Marsha
has supposed and decide to
teach her a lesson.
At the helm of the summer
season are directors Lisa Fer-
gus (“9 to 5: The Musical”)
and Ryan Hull (“Let’s Murder
Marsha”). Fergus has partic-
ipated at the Coaster Theatre
as a performer, choreographer
and director having previous-
ly directed and choreographed
the 2014 production of Dis-
ney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”
Hull is also a regular director
and performer at the theater.
He previously directed the
2015 summer play “It Could
Be Any One Of Us.”
The cast of “9 to 5: The
Musical” is Jean White as
Violet Newstead, Cindy Karr
as Doralee Rhodes, Allison
Johnson as Judy Bernly,
Aaron Harris as Franklyn
Hart Jr., Katherine Lacaze
as Roz Keith with ensemble
members Ben Faubion and
Carolyn Anderson.
The cast of “Let’s Murder
Marsha” is comprised of
veteran actors Frank Jagod-
nik, Ellen Jensen, Richard
Bowman, Sue Meyers, Ann
Bronson, David Sweeney and
newcomer Gigi Chadwick.
Performances are June 17
to Sept.4. Tickets for “9 to 5:
The Musical” are $18 or $23;
tickets for “Let’s Murder Mar-
sha” are $15 or $20.
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Orphan Jon and The Abandoned will bring American roots and
blues to The Birk on June 18.
will bring original instru-
mental and vocal music on
the Hammond B3 organ and
piano at 3 p.m. Sunday, June
19. Admission is $20 at the
door.
Bruce Katz was an as-
sociate professor at Berklee
College of Music in Boston
for 14 years, teaching har-
mony, Hammond organ labs,
private instruction and blues
history. While blues is an
important part of his music,
Katz’s sound has more angles
and inluences, occupying a
space where blues, soul-jazz,
jam-band rock and Ameri-
cana collide.
Besides leading the Bruce
Katz Band, Katz performs
regularly with the Delbert
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and other artists. He was a
member of the Gregg Allman
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Katz’s 2008 CD, “Live! At
the Firely,” was received
with critical acclaim. The CD
rose to No. 11 on the Nation-
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