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OCTOBER 6, 2016 // 7 Songstress Storm Large Finnish Brotherhood ofers Laksloda Luncheon ASTORIA —It’s that time of Laksloda Luncheon, a tradi- Thursday, Oct. 13 at Suomi and butter, and apple or ber- to perform in Astoria year: The fall salmon run is tional Finnish meal, at Suomi Hall, 244 W. Marine Drive. ry crisp with whip cream. ASTORIA — On the tour de force program “Stormy Love,” classic songs get a twist of what The New York Times called the “person- ality plus” of irrepressible vocalist Storm Large, whose singular career has traversed the West Coast club scene, reality television, symphony engagements and interna- tional concert halls with beloved retro-chic band Pink Martini. Large comes to the Liberty Presents Concert Se- ries to dazzle audiences with her powerful, sultry voice at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Liberty Theater, located at 1203 Commercial St. Tickets are $25 to $45; visit ticketswest.com to purchase, or call 503-325-5922 for more information. On “Le Bonheur,” Large’s irst release on Pink Mar- tini’s label Heinz Records and named after her band, American songbook classics like Cole Porter’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and Richard Rodgers’ “The Lady is a Tramp” shimmy up next to Black Sabbath’s “N.I.B.” and Lou Reed’s “Satellite of Love,” each reimagined in sparkling arrangements. She over, and the cannery workers are ready for a lunch break — well, at least that’s the way it used to be. In the past, hundreds of Astoria cannery workers, ishermen, dock workers and the local Finns would line up for the annual F L I T S S A L S A B A R A R E A C O D E H U E Y L E W I S A N D T H E A R E S O N E R D I E R NEWS M Y S T D E L I S W I N S M A S T E I A L D O M O S A U D S B E R E E T E S R E D C O L A T A T O S E W T A H I S A N A I T P R I S T E N A C T N L A H D L E L L WORLD B F L A T P O T T Y SUBMITTED PHOTO BY LAURA DOMELA Storm Large will perform with her band Le Bonheur on Oct. 8 in Astoria. shifts seamlessly between French and English during Jacques Brel’s famous heart- breaker “Ne me quitte pas” and adds honeyed harmonies while digging into the emo- tional core of “Unchained Melody,” then unleashes a brassy rendition of Porter’s “It’s All Right With Me,” in which Weimar meets iddle funk. Two original tunes penned by Large — “A Woman’s Heart” and “Stand up for Me” — suspend her smoky tones in expansive gospel choruses. A C H E J U P S E T S F T O O R S T T A H R I E O N RECORD N T N O F I R M C G S K Y P A T I O The event will celebrate As- toria’s Finnish heritage, and the public is welcome. This years’ “all-you- can-eat” $12 meal includes: laksloda (scalloped potatoes and salmon), fresh green beans, pickled beets, bread There will also be a bake sale of homemade pulla (car- damon bread), bread, prune tarts, and korvapusti (cinna- mon rolls). The sale usually sells out, so arrive early. Proceeds will go to the restoration of Suomi Hall. Local author Tim Hurd releases book of short stories Crossword Answer B R A C E S Hall. With the work over, the meal was served at lunch time during the work week. The tradition continues with the United Finnish Kaleva Brothers & Sisters offering a Laksloda Lun- cheon 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. I C E D L A T T E D O R A L A P S E S D E PRESS D A U N E T I C A A T I N M A A P T A T E A S R O T P E B E H I N D T H E O L D S C O R E S TIMES O T R A C A N U C K S B A S L E D E A S T S I R O T R A D I S O R H E T P Y H A B E T I C O H O H O A M E T N A C I S K E T S I O S E S I D H O N D U T I T T H E V E E S A D MAIL Book reading to be held Oct. 8 at the Lovell Showroom ASTORIA — Fort George Brewery will hold a book release party for local author Tim Hurd and his book “Of Dust and the River” in the Fort George Lovell Show- room at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. The event is free and open to the public; compli- mentary coffee and snacks will be served. Adult re- freshment will be available. Other local artists will be present to add complexity to the readings. Jacob Hurd will perform on guitar. Actors Bob Slabinsky, Daric Moore and Sheila Shaffer will pres- ent one of Hurd’s stories in a reader’s theater format “Of Dust and the River” is Hurd’s irst book of short SUBMITTED PHOTO Tim Hurd will read from his new book Oct. 8 in Astoria. stories. The book includes 20 individual stories that play out on the local landscape. Hurd has been previous- ly published in Clatsop Community College’s RAIN Magazine and in interna- tional publication Glimmer Train Magazine. He is the playwright of “The Sweet SUBMITTED PHOTO “Of Dust and the River” is a collection of 20 short stories. Scent of Apples.” Hurd start- ed Uniontown’s Columbia River Coffee Roaster back in 1992 and was co-founder of The River Theater. Reviewers have spoken favorably of his work. “Hurd provides moments of pathos and snapshots of humanity reminiscent of Raymond Carver,” says profession- al writer Holly Lorincz. Another reviewer from the University of California, Davis sums up Hurd’s work in this way: “With the crisp and telling detail and met- aphor of writers like Annie Proulx and Pam Houston, Hurd holds us with his sharp revelations about the com- plex bonds that hold family, home, and place.” Hurd is a fourth genera- tion Clatsop County resident whose family still lives on the original family home- stead near Seaside. As stated on the back cover of Hurd’s book: Most know him as a coffee roaster who writes, but the truth is that it’s always been the other way around. H O E S W A N S O N G G O A L POST 5 $ NEWS TALK FOR THE COAST Pro viding live a nd lo ca l new s co vera ge every da y Y ou could see it ton igh t, rea d a bout it tom orrow or h ea r it live N O W ! GALLON AVAILABLE AT 3 LOCATIONS Freshly Harvested Cranberries THE FARM SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN & SANDRIDGE ROAD • LONG BEACH OCTOBER AND OPEN DAILY 113TH 49TH & PACIFIC HIGHWAY • SEAVIEW AT ‘THE FARM’ PACIFIC HIGHWAY • CHINOOK
