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Enjoy the musical revue ‘Lulu’s Back in Town’
TILLAMOOK — A musical
revue that pays tribute to
those crazy ladies we all
love — the “Lulus” — is
coming to the Barn Com-
munity Playhouse stage.
“Lulu’s Back in Town”
is a collection of songs and
entertainment that honors
women who have inspired
song after song since the
1920s: Miss Otis of Miss
Otis Regrets, Delta Dawn,
and Edie Bouvier Beale
from “Grey Gardens” are
just a few.
Jazz classics “Twisted”
and “Doodlin’” are also on
the evening’s menu.
The musical revue also
features songs that have
been reinterpreted to take
on a new, hysterical mean-
ing. Did you ever think that
the Partridge Family’s “I
Think I Love You” would
be interpreted from the
perspective of a stalker?
Get ready for more of these
kinds of questions and
premises.
Kathy Gervasi is accom-
panying the revue on the
piano, and Tillamook As-
sociation for the Perform-
ing Arts veterans Brenna
Sage, Margaret Page, Julie
Bucknam, Steele Fleisher
and Carina Grossman will
be featured in this hilarious
revue.
The show runs Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 7, 8, 14,
and15 at the Barn Commu-
nity Playhouse, located on
12th and Ivy streets in Til-
lamook. Doors open at 6:30
p.m., and the show begins
at 7 p.m.
Opening night Oct. 7 is a
gala night where attendees
will receive one free bev-
erage and complimentary
hors d’oeuvres with ticket
purchase.
Tickets are $15 for
adults, $10 for children
12 years old and under,
and $40 for a family of
four. Tickets are on sale at
Diamond Art Jewelers in
Tillamook by calling 503-
842-7940 and can also be
purchased at the door.
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From left, the cast includes, bottom, Carina Grossman; seat-
ed, Julie Bucknam, Margaret Page; and standing, Brenna Sage,
Steele Fleisher, and accompanist Kathy Gervasi.
Dukes of Swing to perform
big band tunes for veterans
CHINOOK, Wash. — Put on
your dancing shoes or just
come watch and listen as
you join the Peninsula Asso-
ciation of Performing Artists
at the historic Fort Colum-
bia Theater as the group
presents a concert with the
Dukes of Swing.
This third annual concert
takes place from 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8. The theater
is located in Fort Columbia
State Park off U.S. Highway
101. All ages are welcome.
A Discover Pass is not re-
quired to park for this event.
The 18-piece Dukes of
Swing band will perform au-
thentic recreations of swing
music from great big band
leaders. The band specializ-
es in Latin, fox trots, jazz,
waltzes, swing and ballads.
The oficial stage band of
Elks Lodge No. 593 in Aber-
deen, Washington, the Dukes
of Swing has been playing
dance music since 1948.
During the last few years,
the band has been asked to
open for some big-name
groups, such as Manhattan
Transfer and Big Bad Voo-
doo Daddy. In early January,
the band will perform at the
Governor’s Inaugural Ball in
Olympia, Washington.
Hors d’oeuvres and
non-alcoholic refresh-
ments will be available
during the event for a
small donation. There will
be a suggested minimum
donation of $10 per person
for admission with all do-
nations directly benefiting
the local American Legion
chapter.
The Peninsula Associa-
tion of Performing Artists
brings music and theater
to locals and visitors on
the Long Beach Peninsula.
Choosing to do this concert
at the Fort Columbia The-
ater has a special signii-
cance. Built from 1896 to
1904 as a harbor defense
of the Columbia River, the
fort was constructed on the
Chinook Point promontory
because of the unobstruct-
ed view of the river. For
the duration of three wars,
Fort Columbia was a fully
manned and operational
coastal defense site.
Declared a surplus at the
end of World War II, the fort
transferred to the custody
of the state of Washing-
ton in 1950 and was then
designated as a state park.
Fort Columbia has the most
intact collection of historic
buildings of all Washington
state parks, with 12 historic
wood-frame buildings and
four coastal defense batteries
still standing on the prem-
ises.
For more information,
call Cindy Flood at 360-271-
2879.
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Aberdeen, Washington-based band the Dukes of Swing will
perform at the Fort Columbia State Park theater Oct. 8.