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Knappa High hosts Enjoy music in Clatskanie City Park on Labor Day
Back to School Day
Clubs and sports
fundraiser is set for
Saturday, Sept. 10
KNAPPA — Knappa High
School’s Associated Student
Body will host a Back To
School Day on Sept. 10 on
the high school’s practice
ield, located at 41535 Old
Highway 30.
The event will kick off
at 8 a.m. with a 10K fun
run sponsored by the high
school track team.
There will be a variety of
fun activities offered, includ-
ing a mushball tournament,
a bean bag toss competition,
and game booths with games
like darts, ishing and more.
There will also be a
rafle, face painting, food
booths and many other
vendors.
The evening will end
with a free movie showing
on the green.
The event is a fundraiser
for clubs and sports teams at
Knappa High School.
If you want to be a
vendor, participate in a
competition, be a sponsor
or just need more informa-
tion, contact event organizer
Cathi Thompson at
thompsonc@knappak12.org
or call 503-468-7018.
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Wednesdays * 6-11 pm
Free
Open Mic &
Jam Session
sept. 25 * 8-11 pm
Joshua Cook &
the Key of Now
Hosted by Richard T.
Port of Call Bistro & Bar
SEPT. 25 * 5 pm
Free Tickets @
Pacifi c Northwest
Professional Wrestling Pacifi c
brownpaperbag.com
(Last Sunday of Every Month)
&
Astoria Event Center
Doors Open at 4:30PM
$10
Port of Call Bistro & Bar
September 17 * 7 pm
Bruce Thomas Smith
Free
and Friends
CLATSKANIE — The Clats-
kanie Arts Commission will
present a free Big Band in
the Park concert from 2 to
4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5 in
Clatskanie City Park.
Music will be provided
by the North Coast Big
Band thanks to the support
of Donna and Larry Garlock.
Food will be available for
purchase at 1 p.m., includ-
ing hamburgers, hot dogs,
corn, ice cream and bever-
ages. Bleacher seating will
be available, but audience
members are encouraged
to bring their own chairs.
Free cake and coffee will be
provided at intermission.
Owners of older vehi-
cles are encouraged to park
them on the grass behind the
ASTORIA — Conducted by
Dave Becker of Manzanita,
the North Coast Symphonic
Band will return for its 37th
season with a series of four
concerts starting Oct. 30 at
the Liberty Theater.
The irst concert is
themed “All Treats — No
Tricks.” The guest soloist
will be percussionist Mark
Goodenberger of Ellensburg,
Washington, who will return
to his hometown to dedicate
a marimba he is donating
to the band in memory of
his mother, Peggy Good-
enberger, former long-time
Astorian. Goodenberger and
his wife, Denise Dillenbeck,
who plays violin, will pro-
Southwest meets Northwest:
Texas native Bruce Thomas Smith
plays Original “Texas Roadhouse Rock”.
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and a story teller in the back,
top down, cruisin’ just below the speed-limit,
open highway, and tons of fresh scenery...
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bleachers for all to enjoy.
This annual event is a
kick-off to the Clatskanie
Arts Commission’s 28th
Performing Arts Series. The
2016-17 series will feature
North Coast Symphonic Band readies for 37th season
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Port of Call Bistro & Bar
894 Commercial Street
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The North Coast Big Band will perform Sept. 5 in Clatskanie.
six other concerts: Tayla
Lynn and Eric Tingstad on
Sept. 24; Grupe Condor on
Oct. 14; Oregon Symphonic
Band on Nov. 6; a Missoula
Children’s Theatre produc-
tion of “Aladdin” on Jan. 20
and 21; University of Ore-
gon male acappella group
On the Rocks on Feb. 10;
and the Jefferson Dancers
on April 14. Tickets for the
concerts are on sale.
Clatskanie Arts Commis-
sion provides a variety of
entertaining programs and
events that enrich the lives
of the people who live on
the lower Columbia River.
For more information,
contact Elsa Wooley at
503-728-3403 or visit clats-
kaniearts.org
$2.00 lb.
113th & Sandridge
N. Long Beach, WA
vide preshow music before
the October concert.
Other concerts in the
symphonic band’s season
include the annual holiday
show with Liberty Presents
on Dec. 17, a spring concert
April 8, and the popular
patriotic community birth-
day for America on July 3.
Guest conductor for the July
concert will be the band’s
former conductor, Larry
Johnson, who will return so
Becker can lead 400 music
students from Oregon on
a concert tour in Europe
during July.
The symphonic band
offers local musicians of all
ages the chance to network
and maintain their skill level
in a supportive environment.
Members come from the
greater North Coast region,
including Paciic County in
Washington and as far south
as Manzanita.
Currently there are
openings in most sections,
but there is a special need
for clarinet, trumpet, horn
and trombone. The band
rehearses Monday evenings
in Astoria, and musicians
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North Coast Symphonic Band, conducted by Dave Becker, will
start rehearsals Sept. 12 in Astoria.
interested in joining should
e-mail personnel director
Lee Stromquist at encore1@
charter.net or call 503-861-
1328 to discuss openings.
Potential new members
should be able to read music,
own their own instruments,
and have advanced high
school-level performance
skills or higher. They should
commit to regular rehearsal
attendance and participa-
tion in concerts. There are
no dues or fees. The irst
rehearsal of the new season
will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sept. 12 at the Clatsop Com-
munity College’s Performing
Arts Center, 588 16th St.
For more information on
the symphonic band, visit
northcoastsymphonicband.
org, e-mail ncband@charter.
net, or call 503-325-2431.
Ticket prices for the
2016-17 season remain the
same at $15 for adults and
$8 for students. For ticket
purchase, visit the Liberty
Theater box ofice or call
503-325-5922, ext. 55.