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OPB celebrates the art and Kathryn Claire to perform solo
Peninsula Arts
welcomes
history of Astoria Jan. 27 Center
singer-songwriter
ASTORIA — Dive into the
art and history of Astoria
with OPB. The community
is invited to attend a special
screening event at 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 27 at the Liberty
Theatre. Doors open at 6:30
p.m.
The program will include
a special advance screening
of Oregon Art Beat’s “Art
in Astoria” program. It goes
behind the scenes of the
development of Portland
Center Stage’s new the-
ater production “Astoria,”
which brings the city’s early
history to life. The Art Beat
team will then take you to
the studio of Jill McVarish,
an Astoria-based painter
known for her realistic
paintings of quirky, imag-
inary scenes. They’ll also
tour the Goonies jail cell at
the Oregon Film Museum.
The evening will also in-
clude a screening of OPB’s
half-hour 2015 Oregon
Experience documentary
“Astoria” about Astoria’s
multi-faceted history. The
documentary tracks the
city’s economic ups and
downs through the decades
and examines where those
two centuries of activity
have brought Astoria today.
OPB State of Wonder
host April Baer will con-
clude the evening with a
question-and-answer session
featuring show producers,
local artists and historians.
The event is free and
open to the public. All ages
are welcome. Tickets are
required. RSVP at www.opb.
org/astoriaRSVP
Oregon Art Beat’s “Art in
Astoria” premieres at 8 p.m.
Feb. 2 on OPB TV and will
be available to watch online
at watch.opb.org at the same
time.
The play “Astoria”
at Portland Center Stage
opened for previews Jan.
14,opens Jan. 20 and runs
through Feb. 12. It is based
on the book “ASTORIA:
John Jacob Astor and Thom-
as Jefferson’s Lost Pacific
Empire, A Story of Wealth,
Ambition, and Survival” by
Peter Stark and is adapted
and directed by Chris Cole-
man. For more information,
visit pcs.org
Hear guitarist John Stowell in concert
CANNON BEACH — For over
a decade the Cannon Beach
History Center & Museum
has welcomed renowned
musicians from all over the
United States. The museum’s
concert series kicks off each
January and continues through
May and sometimes even
June: from jazz to toe-tapping
Celtic music and everything in
between.
This year, the series begins
Friday, Jan. 20 with world-re-
nowned jazz guitarist John
Stowell.
This isn’t Stowell’s first
performance at the museum.
He has become a local favor-
ite. A constant traveler Stowell
was the first American Jazz
performer to appear in Russia
after the fall of the Iron Curtain
and he continued to sell out
performances there for two
decades after.
Stowell teaches inter-
nationally. He has been an
artist-in-residence at schools in
Germany, Indonesia, Argen-
tina, the United States and
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John Stowell will perform at
7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 at the
Cannon Beach History Center
Canada. He served as assistant
director and performer at
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s
PDX Jazz Summit in 1991,
and since 1995 he has been a
contributing columnist for a
number of magazines, includ-
ing Down Beat, Guitar Player,
Canadian Musician, Sound-
check (Germany), and Guitar
Club (Italy).
Stowell’s “Through the
Listening Glass” with David
Friesen was designated one
of the “Ten Best Jazz Al-
bums of the Decade” by the
Los Angeles Examiner, and
he was chosen as a “Talent
Deserving Wider Recognition”
by Downbeat’s International
Critic’s Poll in 1978 and 1979.
He has appeared on BET’s
“Jazz Discovery” and “Guitar
Series” television shows.
Seating for this concert is
limited. Tickets are $15 for
adults and $2 for children.
Proceeds will benefit the
museum’s seasonal exhibits
and free lecture series. Cost
includes tasty treats and
donated libations. Music starts
at 7 p.m., and the doors open at
6:30 p.m.
The Cannon Beach History
Center & Museum is a private
nonprofit museum featuring
seasonal historic, textile and
artistic exhibits. Get your
tickets at www.cbhistory.org
or by phone 503-436-9301.
The museum is located at
1387 S. Spruce St.
LONG BEACH, Wash. — The Pen-
insula Arts Center will host a
solo concert with singer-song-
writer Kathryn Claire at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21.
Claire, no stranger to
audiences in this area, exhibits
a charisma and grace on stage
that is matched only by her
voice and ability to move
seamlessly across genres. She
has spent years cultivating her
style and approach to music as
a violinist, guitar player, singer
and songwriter. Strong funda-
mentals from her classical and
traditional music background
combined with the ability to
improvise has made her a
favorite at festivals and insti-
tutions around the world. She
has toured and performed in
the U.S., Japan, India, Holland,
Belgium and France.
Beyond performing as
a solo act, Clarie also tours
the U.S. and Japan with
Big Bridges, a collaborative
project between Japanese rock
guitarist Takashi O’hashi and
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Hear Kathryn Claire at the Peninsula Arts Center on Jan. 21.
musicians in Portland. Their
new record “Will To Ascend”
features music composed by
O’hashi with lead vocals and
lyrics written by songwriters
Casey Neill and Claire.
Claire has just released a
new album, “Bones Will Last.”
It is an album both hopeful and
heartbreaking, with person-
al and universal themes of
loss, love and transformation
featuring performances by Zak
Borden, Allen Hunter, Ara Lee
and Don Henson. “Bones Will
Last” explores Claire’s voice
as a songwriter as well as in-
strumental composer blending
her love of classical, traditional
and original music.
The Peninsula Arts Center
is located at 504 Pacific Ave.
N. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $15 at the door
or online through Brown Paper
Tickets, or call Bill at 360-901-
0962. Wine, beer, and other
refreshments will be available
for purchase.
Concerts benefit the Long
Beach Peninsula Acoustic
Music Foundation, a 501(c)3
nonprofit charitable organiza-
tion.
Audition for ‘Barefoot in the Park’
CANNON BEACH — The
Coaster Theatre will hold
auditions at 6:30 p.m. Mon-
day and Tuesday, Jan. 30
and 31 for Neil Simon’s play
“Barefoot in the Park.”
“Barefoot in the Park”
is a romantic comedy that
follows newlyweds Corie
and Paul as they begin
married life in a tiny, fifth-
floor walk-up apartment in
a Manhattan brownstone.
He’s a straight-as-an-arrow
lawyer, and she has a far
more spontaneous, free
spirit. As the young cou-
ple contend with a lack of
heat, a skylight that leaks
snow, several long flights
of stairs, oddball neighbor
Victor Velasco, and Corie’s
well-meaning mother, they
must also reconcile their
own personal differences.
Paul just doesn’t understand
Corie; as she sees it he’s too
staid, too boring and she just
wants him to be a little more
spontaneous. Adjusting to
married life isn’t so easy!
The play has roles for
two women and three to four
men, ranging in age from
20s to 60s.
Arrive on time to fill
out an audition form and
conflict calendar. Make sure
to bring your schedule to
accurately list any conflicts
including regular meetings,
work, school, travel, etc. that
will take place after 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday or
anytime on Saturdays and
Sundays. You can also down-
load the audition form to fill
out prior to the auditions.
All actors will read from
pre-selected sides at the
audition.
Rehearsals begin March
12 and will run through the
show’s opening on May 5.
Performances will run 7:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday,
May 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26
and 27, with two 3 p.m. Sun-
day matinees May 7 and 21,
and one 7:30 p.m. Sunday
evening show May 28.
Actors are welcome to
check out a copy of the play
to read prior to auditions at
the Coaster Theatre. There is
a $20 refundable deposit re-
quired to check out a script.
For more information,
visit coastertheatre.com