JULY 7, 2016 // 5
First Sunset Series concert
to hit Liberty Theater stage
Horse Feathers and
Mandolin Orange
perform July 13,
Blind Pilot plays
two August shows
ASTORIA — The Liberty
Theater’s genre-spanning
folk music Sunset Series will
kick off with a Wednesday,
July 13 preview show fea-
turing a dual bill of North-
west meets Appalachian
music. Portland’s Horse
Feathers will join North Car-
olina’s Mandolin Orange for
an intimate night of music at
the Liberty Theater, offering
a glimpse of what’s to come
for the series.
Home-town heroes Blind
Pilot will kick off the oficial
Sunset Series on Aug. 19
and 20 with two CD release
concerts, debuting songs
from the band’s Aug. 12
major-label debut “And
Then Like Lions.” Tickets
are available through Tickets
West.
The Sunset Series will
run once a month for a
six-part program. Devel-
oped in part by Liberty
Theater Board members
Israel Nebeker and Darren
Orange, the shows aim to
bring a younger generation
of concert go-ers together
through a loose theme of
independent folk-pop-rock
music.
Beverages will be made
available from local brewer-
ies and wineries. The Sunset
Series has been made possi-
ble by donations as well as
an impending grant from the
Promote Astoria Fund. To
keep up on upcoming per-
formances, see astoriasun-
setseries.com
Mandolin Orange, a duo
made up by Emily Frantz
and Andrew Marlin, is
touring North America in
support of its new record
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Mandolin Orange, a duo consisting of Emily Frantz and An-
drew Marlin, is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Portland band Horse Feathers plays indie folk music.
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Blind Pilot will play two concerts at the Liberty Theater to kick
of the Sunset Series on Aug. 19 (sold-out) and Aug. 20. Tickets
are on sale now through Tickets West.
“Such Jubilee,” which
dropped May 5. NPR named
the 2013 release of the duo’s
album “This Side of Jordan”
one of the year’s best folk/
Americana releases.
With members scattered
from Astoria, Portland
and North Carolina, Horse
Feathers is making a return
to its Northwest stomp-
ing grounds for a one-off
performance. After a run of
shows opening up for Joe
Pug, Horse Feathers is on
the brink of new material,
the first since the group’s
2014 release, “So it is with
Us.”
Along with longtime
bandmates Nathan Crock-
ett (strings/mandolin) and
Dustin Dybvig (percusion/
drums/keys), band-lead-
er Justin Ringle brought
Justin Power (bass/vocals)
into the mix to have, “an
honest-to-god rhythm sec-
tion for the first time. With
Lauren Vidal on cello and
Brad Parsons singing har-
monies, we played an im-
promptu show at Sasquatch
and people liked it. We
liked it, and the unusual
feeling that I had after that
show — which I think is
referred to as ‘joy’ — be-
came something I wanted
to experience again.”
Blind Pilot’s new album
“And Then like Lions,” out
Aug. 12, is its first album
since 2011. The six-mem-
ber band will make 25-plus
stops on tour this summer
and fall, including the
Music Hall of Williams-
burg in New York, shows
with Brandi Carlile and an
Oct. 20 return to Portland’s
Crystal Ballroom.
Written and composed
by Blind Pilot’s Israel
Nebeker over the course
of three years, the record
is a transcendent, cathartic
response to the loss of his
father and the end of a 13-
year relationship.
Blind Pilot has per-
formed on “Ellen” and
“The Late Show with
David Letterman,” at the
Newport Folk Festival,
Bonnaroo and Lollapaloo-
za. The group has shared
stages with The Shins,
Andrew Bird, Calexico and
more. The project began
in 2007 when Nebeker and
co-founding member Ryan
Dobrowski went on a West
Coast tour via bicycle.
Still room in summer youth
camps at Fort Clatsop
ASTORIA — Outdoor
adventure awaits for young
people in Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park.
Several spots are still open
in the park’s two camps:
Nature Adventure Camp and
Nature Survival Camp.
Both are led by experi-
enced educators, including
bilingual, Spanish-speaking
counselors and leaders. The
camps offer fun day activ-
ities and feature overnight
opportunities, perfect for
campers looking to experi-
ence a irst-time campout.
Nature Adventure Camp,
held July 11 to 15, offers
a week’s worth of adven-
tures at the park, as well as
an overnight stay in Fort
Clatsop.It’s open to students
entering fourth through
sixth grades. The cost is
$140. Hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through
Wednesday. For the Thurs-
day overnight, drop off is at
9 a.m. and pickup is 11 a.m.
Friday.
Nature Survival Camp,
held July 18 to 22, takes
older campers on the water
and to the woods, deep into
the park and other sites, as
they explore and practice
nature skills, including a
two-night camping trip at
the beach. This camp is open
to students entering seventh,
eighth and ninth grades.
The cost is $150, and tents
are provided. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday, with a 9 a.m. drop-
off on Wednesday and 11
a.m. pick up on Friday for
the two-day camping trip at
the beach.
For more information,
call 503-861-4422, visit nps.
gov/lewi, or follow the park
on Facebook.
Summe r
Re ading
Books-Prizes-Performers
June 18-August 31
• Astoria Public Library
• Hilda Lahti Elementary
School Library
• Jewell School Library
• Seaside Public Library
• Warrenton Community Library
Ask about free
library cards for kids!