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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Hear acoustic bluegrass Blues and R&B revue set for Astoria Event Center ASTORIA — A night of at Fort George Brewery non-stop music, dancing ASTORIA — Fort George Brewery continues its Sun- day night music offerings on Sunday, Oct. 2 with Port- land-area-based band The Columbians. The band will perform starting at 8 p.m. upstairs on the stage at the brewery. The show is free and open to all ages. Fort George Brewery is located at 1483 Duane St. The Columbians fea- tures Peter “Spud” Siegel on mandolin and vocals, Joel Marshall on guitar and vocals, Bill Uhlig on upright bass, and Peter Schwimmer on banjo. The band plays a mixture of acoustic bluegrass and eclectic Americana. The group also adapts music from other genres — in- cluding reggae, blues, folk, country and rock — to the acoustic instruments played by band members. Siegel has played in many bluegrass bands and band of other genres, in- cluding the Muddy Bottom Boys, the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, and both he and Marshall have played with Cannon Beach-based band The Floating Glass Balls. s t n e E v OCT. 1 * 7 pm Doors Open @ 6:00pm Buffet @ 6:15pm Blues and R&B Review Oct. 8 * 9 pm Bruce Thomas Smith and Friends Port of Call Bistro & Bar Produced by Jimmy James O RIGINAL T EXAS R OADHOUSE R OCK Tickets @ brownpapertickets.com $ 15 Presale 20 At the door $ 12 Buffet ticket $ Enter the silent auction for this 33-year old drawing! $ 1 per ticket goes to Filling Empty Bellies Astoria Event Center and a buffet dinner await Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Asto- ria Event Center, located at 255 Ninth St. Doors open at 6 p.m., and there will be door prizes and giveaways. The buffet dinner starts at 6:15 p.m., complete with salad and appetizer bars. Then, the concert starts at 7 p.m., featuring music by some of the North Coast’s inest musicians. The musical revue will be emceed by congenial host Tory Hunt of Troy & Company. Once the show starts, there will be non-stop music with no big breaks between sets. Groove along to the tunes of concert music director and guitar slinger Richard Thomasian, who has been playing music up and down the West Coast for over 40 years. He has focused on jazz but also enjoys blues, rock, funk, country, folk and reggae, and he’s played in and led bands in many of these genres. Maggie Kitson of Maggie and Kats will also perform. Kitson started singing the blues in New Orleans and hasn’t stopped since. She’s performed in the Bond Street Blues Band SUBMITTED PHOTO BY BLUESJOHN PHOTOGRAPHY North Coast favorite Maggie Kitson will perform the blues. SUBMITTED PHOTO Troy Hunt will act as emcee for the event. CONCERT Richard Thomasian, of War- renton, performs in many genres. but now heads her own group, performing blues, funk and rhythm-n-blues in the local area. Barney Perrine and Tim Kelly will round out the show. Perrine has a soul- J ESSE L EE F ALLS B AND ful, smooth quality to his voice, and he performs the melodic blues. Resident blues rocker Kelly focuses on chunky rhythms with a lair for blazing hot melodic leads. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 in advance at brownpapertickets.com. Add $12 per ticket for the full buffet. Five percent of door sales will go to Filling Empty Bellies, a local charity that feeds the homeless popula- tion in Astoria. Coffee, Pets & Politics Local Country Music with october 14 * 8 pm Resident blues rocker Tim Kelly will perform. 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 Astoria Event Center 255 Ninth St., Astoria brownpapertickets. com $20 at the door $15 in advance Add $12 for bufet SUBMITTED PHOTO PHOTO BY ERICK BENGEL September 29 * 8 pm Rusty Spurs SUBMITTED PHOTO Barney Perrine will perform at the concert. Free @ State Rep. Deborah Boone is hosting a beneit fund-raiser for Clatsop Animal Assistance and you’Re inviteD! P ORT OF B ISTRO & C ALL B AR october 15 * 8 pm K LEVERKILL When: Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Where: 3 Cups Cofee House Free (279 W. Marine Drive, Astoria). @ ALL OF C R P ORT TRO & B A B IS Port of Call Bistro & Bar 894 Commercial Street 503*325*4356 Pla ying to da y’s hit co untry Alycia Baird Photography Deborah Boone & Tyner Clatsop Animal Assistance, Inc. (CAA) is a non-proit all volunteer organization dedicated to promoting and providing for the needs of the Clatsop County Animal Shelter’s homeless pets. Cofee & Refreshments provided. Here’s your opportunity to meet your State Representative and help local animals in need. Plus, Rep. Boone will match donations made to CAA up to $50. Paid for by: Boone for State Representative P.O. Box 637, Cannon Beach, OR 97110
