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FEBRUARY 16, 2017 // 3 Celebrate swing music at a free concert in Ilwaco ILWACO, Wash. — DoGood- nics, a peninsula nonprofit agency, invites the public to a free concert at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, located at 115 S.E. Lake St. In a celebration of swing music, the duo Red and Ruby will perform luscious ballads and finger-snapping tunes from the 1930s and ’40s. Vince Brown (Red) and Lavon Hardison (Ruby) have performed together for 10 years. They delight- ed an audience last Oct. 19 at the Timberland Regional Library in Ocean Park, Washington. Assisted by museum staff, Robert and Gwen Brake are providing the free concert as part of their ongoing “Music and Mem- ory” program, dedicated to helping memory-impaired residents enjoy music from the past. DoGoodnics invites the public to this fam- ily-friendly event and provides the program as a way of saying thank you to peninsula residents and vis- itors who value the role of music in enhancing quality of life. Brown has performed and taught acoustic music on guitar, tenor and five- string banjo, old-timey coast INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend claw hammer banjo, and uke in a variety of styles for over 30 years. He has played at venues and festi- vals, in pit orchestras and recording studios around the world. A member of Olympia groups like Tune Stranglers, Deaf Lester, and the gypsy swing band Hot Club Sandwich, Brown is highly-regarded as a so- loist, sideman and teacher. Hardiman sings jazz standards, originals and her own eclectic arrangements of popular songs. she uses her background in musical theater, opera and jazz as a foundation for her joyful, engaging musical explora- tions. COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER arts & entertainment ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS MARILYN GILBAUGH LYNETTE RAE MCADAMS JON BRODERICK RYAN HUME This hooded oriole showed up at a lo- cal backyard hummingbird feeder in the spring of 2016 and stayed around for over a month. NEAL MAINE/PACIFICLIGHT IMAGES See story on Page 8 4 7 8 12 COASTAL LIFE Connect to the Columbia To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2017 COAST WEEKEND Hear from native leaders at Confl uence Story Gathering THE ARTS Bringing it back home Ilwaco museum shines under director’s guidance FEATURE TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Birding bliss The Columbia-Pacifi c region is a birding bounty DINING Mouth of the Columbia Warrenton restaurant off ers mid-tier menu FURTHER ENJOYMENT MUSIC CALENDAR .....................5 CROSSWORD................................6 SEE + DO...............................10, 11 CW MARKETPLACE..................15 GRAB BAG...................................19 Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consider- ation must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. Hardiman was a fea- tured performer at the 2009 Festival of World Sacred Music in New Delhi, India, and has performed on stages in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington. She also hosted a week- ly radio show, “The Jazz Experience,” on KAOS 89.3 FM. Attendees can enjoy the exhibits at the museum while listening to songs like “I Got Rhythm,” “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” “Digga digga do” and “It don’t mean a thing.” Seating is limited. For more information, call 360- 665-2784 or visit oobear@ centurytel.net SUBMITTED PHOTO Vince Brown (Red), right, and Lavon Hardison (Ruby) have per- formed together for 10 years.
