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AUGUST 4, 2016 // 7 Electric Fences music festival is set Spot North Coast birds with NEHALEM — The second annual Electric Fences mu- sic festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 13 from noon to midnight at Lunasea Gar- dens in Nehalem. Featuring performers from Oregon, Washington, California, Texas and New Orleans, the festival is open to all ages. Advance tickets are $20 and are available through the festival website. Day of festival tickets will be sold for $25 at the entrance. Overnight camping passes are also available for purchase. For tickets, full line up, and all festival information, visit www.electricfencesfest. com Performers will include: • James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Play- boys, from Pendleton. This alt-country rock band plays off the blues Americana and Western country swing of Eastern Oregon, mixing in some folk rock, indie pop and psychedelic sounds at the same time. • Punk soda-pop bub- ble-grunge rock band Horri- ble Adorable from Oakland, California. • American roots musi- cian Sam Doores. A found- ing member of the New Or- leans quintet The Deslondes, and former percussionist of Hooray For The Riff Raff, Doores has crafted a sound that stands out above the ubiquitous landscape of modern folk. • Portland psychedelic indie pop band The Laven- der Flu. After moving back to Portland in 2010 from San Franscico, Chris Gunn set- tled into a recording space at Old Standard Sound. Over a two-year period, with the help of former members of The Hunches, The Hospi- tals, and Eat Skull, Gunn recorded hundreds of tracks. From that extensive archive came The Lavender Flu’s debut “Heavy Air,” an epic 30-song double-LP. upcoming August activities SUBMITTED PHOTO David Longoria, an Austin, Texas-based singer, songwriter and poet, performs under the name Longriver. SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys, from Pendleton, will perform. Horrible Adorable will bring its bubble-grunge sound from Oakland, California. • Longriver, a sing- er-songwriter and poet from Austin, Texas. After a decade on the road with different bands, David Longoria set out on a path of artistic re-invention under the name Longriver. With a inger-picking style and a voice like a sharp and low- ing water, Longriver turns the mirror back on the world with earnest and captivating tone. • Country music group The Pine Hearts. Fronted by Joe Capoccia, The Pine Hearts engineer a cap- tivating bridge between indie-folk and traditional country Western. • Dusty Santamaria: In the recent article from Willamette Week “Portland Is Losing Dusty Santam- aria, the Greatest Enigma It Never Knew It Had,” music writer Cris Lanke- nau describes the music of Dusty Santamaria as “a Southern-Creole-voodoo hybrid. Melodic lines follow well-tread territory from the bourbon-and Beaujo- lais-splattered American Songbook.” Having tempo- rarily re-located to Temecu- la, California, Santamaria’s occasional visitations to the Paciic Northwest are always met with a palpable anticipation for the dose of dream-like song and dance they promise to deliver. WARRENTON — Fort Ste- vens State Park rangers will putt on birding activities this month. It’s a great way to discover the amazing variety of birds on the North Coast. No birding experience is required, and experts are welcome to come share their knowledge. Binoculars are recommended, and there are a few binoculars that irst-timers may borrow. Each activity this month is slightly different. For questions, contact Park Ranger Dane Osis by calling 503-861-3170, ext. 41 or email dane.osis@oregon.gov A Fort to Sea Trail Bird Hike will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5. This hike will be approximately 2 miles along the Fort to Sea Trail to look for summer residents including various SUBMITTED PHOTO Look for local birds on guided activities this month. warblers, lycatchers and bluebirds. Meet at the Fort to Sea Trailhead at Sunset Beach State Recreation Area. An Early Morning Bird Walk will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. The walk will take visitors through mature Sitka spruce forest and wetlands to look for a variety of bird life. Meet at Battery Russell in Fort Stevens State Park. A Coffenbury Lake Bird Walk will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 17. This guided walk will follow the edge of Coffenbury Lake, and partic- ipants will look for resident water and forest birds. Meet at the North Coffenbury Lake Parking Lot in Fort Stevens State Park. The Fort Stevens Monthly Bird Survey will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 25. This event allows participants to help with a citizen science project to monitor six distinct habitats in the park for bird life. The sites will be accessed by walking and driving. Meet at Battery Russell in Fort Stevens State Park. ORIGINAL FINE ART on the waterfront port of ilwaco, wa marie-powell.com 360-244-0800 ”roses”, monotype by marie powell