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The Columbia River Symphony will perform Dec. 10 with Warrenton student choirs.
Columbia River Symphony to perform
ASTORIA — The Columbia
River Symphony will pres-
ent the family-friendly con-
cert “Holiday Harmonies” at
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at
the Liberty Theater.
The symphony will
perform with the Warren-
ton High/Middle school
choirs. All three ensembles
will celebrate the holidays
with symphonic and choral
music and a surprise visit
from Santa. This will mark a
return to holiday music from
CRS for the first time in over
four years, as well as the first
collaboration between the
symphony and any choir.
This concert is free, but
donations are welcome. Re-
freshments will be provided
during intermission. Bring
your camera; photo oppor-
tunities with Santa will be
available in the lobby during
intermission and after the
program. Free candy canes
will also be handed out.
Musical selections will
include: Leroy Anderson’s
“A Christmas Festival,” a
10-minute spectacular on
themes from the movie “Fro-
zen,” variations on “Auld
Lang Syne” titled “Sayo-
nara,” and “The Little Drum-
mer Boy,” “Jingle Bells”
and “The Polar Express” all
performed with the choirs.
Choir pieces include:
“The Holly and the Ivy,”
“Tell It On the Mountain,”
“You’re a Mean One Mr.
Grinch,” and a solo piece
with piano titled “Flying
in the Air” based on the
holiday cartoon classic “The
Snowman.” Many more mu-
sical surprises await, as well
as a finale sing-along.
Led by conductor Cory
Pederson, Columbia River
Symphony is an all-volun-
teer, nonprofit performing
arts group. Its mission is
to provide quality musical
entertainment, to increase
visibility of performers’
talents, and to serve a lead-
ership role while promoting
cultural enrichment.
For those interested in
performing, assisting with
projects or becoming a
member of the CRS board,
visit www.columbiariv-
ersymphony.org or email
crsmusicians@gmail.com
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ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold
Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Satur-
day, Dec. 10. Meet artists and mingle with art lovers while
enjoying refreshments and new exhibits. Some locations are
open earlier or later.
ART BUSINESSES
1. Imogen Gallery
240 11th St.
Imogen hosts a diverse invi-
tational exhibition exploring fiber
arts. Color, texture and composition
form the backbone of this collection,
including a selection of hand-hooked
rugs by Roxy Applegate, wall-hung
and free-standing paper art by Lâm
Quãng and Kestrel Gates of HiiH
Lights, nuno felted scarves and wraps
by Julie Kern Smith, felted wool
sculpture by Kristy Kun, and hand-
bound book art by Christine Trexel.
2. RiverSea Gallery
1160 Commercial St.
RiverSea Gallery hosts the
solo show “Looking Both Ways” by
Astoria artist Roger McKay. The show
combines a select retrospective of his
work over several decades along with
new pieces, including work in water-
color, oil painting, wood carving and
mixed-media dioramas.
Showing in the Alcove is “Astoria
Mystery Tour,” a two-person show
featuring charismatic aspects of
Astoria through the lens of photog-
raphers Jody Miller and Donna Lee
Rollins. Miller’s atmospheric color
photographs portray both well-
known sights and unusual views.
Rollins presents a series of photos
taken with a pin-hole camera.
3. Old Town Framing Co.
1287 Commercial St.
Come to a fundraiser for the As-
toria Ferry, Tourist No. 2. Stop by for
snacks and a silent auction of ferry
imagery as well as Astoria Ferry swag
including hats and T-shirts. Dulcye
Taylor, Cindy Price and Andrea Larson
Perez along with others from the
ferry’s board will be ashore to share
about the ferry and how you can help
reach the goal of having the ferry on
the mighty Columbia next year.
4. Tempo Gallery
1271 Commercial St.
Tempo Gallery will feature a
2017 calendar of artwork by its six
artist members: Phyllis Taylor, Carol
Smith, Thron Riggs, Edward Peterson,
Alexander Myers and Vicki Baker.
The original artwork on the calendar
cover is in the gallery’s front window.
Refreshments will be served. Birds of
a Feather will perform live music.
5. Sea Gypsy Gifts
1001 Commercial
Stop by for holiday gift ideas and
good cheer.
6. Astoria Art Loft
106 Third St.
North Coast artist Susan Bish
will be featured from 3 to 6 p.m. Bish
paints in nearly all media including
oil, watercolor, acrylic and collage.
Her work is marked by vibrant colors,
appealing designs, humor and com-
passion. While she paints all subject
matter in her studio, she especially
enjoys plein air painting. “Art comes
from within. If you channel your
innermost emotions and feelings
into your art, your painting will be
successful and memorable,” she
says. Her exhibit will remain on view
21. KALA
1017 Marine Drive
KALA presents a collaborative
series between printmaker Stirling
Gorsuch and collage artist Sid Deluca.
An ongoing process, this first series
of work was created during an artist
residency at the Sou’Wester Lodge
in Seaview, Washington. This remote
locale gave the artists ample space
to carefully piece work together.
Gorsuch created several monotype
flats as starting points, and Deluca
brought an array of vintage collage
media. The separate forms of media
engaged in a dance of abstract
textures, color fields and represen-
tational forms. Through give and
take, the images became records of
two artistic intents compressed into
snap-shots of people and places that
never were.
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ORIGINAL ART
7. Luminari Arts
1133 Commercial St.
Luminari Arts celebrates the
season of light with artwork
from four local artists. Long time
Astorian Judith Niland shares her
upcycled windchimes. Working with
hand-colored plastic and branches
from her yard, Niland creates fan-
tastical pieces reminiscent of Chihuli
but with her own take on color and
dimension. Sage McClellan, from
Washington, debuts her hand-
worked hangings, which feature
found seaglass, shells, antlers
and beads. Seaside favorite Patty
Thurlby delights with her upcycled
lamps, incorporating glass, drift-
wood, wire and beads. J. Griffin, of
Astoria, presents handmade crystal
ornaments, rain chains and a new
collection of sterling silver chain
mail jewelry. Enjoy live music.
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