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Local coastal symphony
presents winter concerts
Hear music by
Handel, Vivaldi
NEHALEM, ASTORIA and CAN-
NON BEACH —The North Ore-
gon Coast Symphony, under
the direction of conductor
Cory Pederson, will present
its winter concert series,
“The North Oregon Coast
Symphony Goes Baroque”
this March.
Musical selections will be
performed by the sympho-
ny’s chamber string ensem-
ble, as well as members of
the symphony’s woodwind,
brass and percussion sec-
tions.
The first concert will
take place at 7 p.m. Fri-
day, March 10 at the North
County Recreational District
auditorium, located at 36155
Ninth St. in Nehalem. The
second concert will be held
at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12
at the Clatsop Community
College Performing Arts
Center, located at 588 16th
St. in Astoria. Admission for
these concerts will be $15
for adults, $10 for seniors
65 and older, and free for
children under 12 with adult
supervision.
There will also be an
open rehearsal held at 6:30
p.m. Tuesday, March 7at the
Cannon Beach Community
Church, located at 132 E.
Washington St. in Cannon
Beach. All concerts are fam-
ily friendly.
The programs will
include such selections as
George Frederic Handel’s
“Music for the Royal Fire-
works,” “Water Music,” and
“Lascia Ch’io Pianga” from
“Rinaldo,” featuring soprano
vocalist Janice Wall.
Vivaldi’s “Flute Concerto
No. 2 in G minor” will be
performed by the sympho-
ny’s string ensemble with
Shelly Loring as solo flau-
tist. The second movement
from Vivaldi’s “Winter”
Concerto No. 4 in F Minor
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The North Oregon Coast
Symphony is conducted by
Cory Pederson.
will feature concert master
Angela Calvin-Pederson on
violin.
The North Oregon Coast
Symphony also announces
openings for musicians and
board member positions.
There are ongoing opportu-
nities for community mem-
bers to become involved as
performing musicians or
support staff. The symphony
is open to all members of the
northwest Oregon and south-
west Washington community
who are interested in playing
or supporting classical
music, and all are encour-
aged to seek membership at
any time. This all-volunteer
symphony is committed to
growing into a sustainable
arts organization for the
benefit of the community,
offering concerts, trios and
quartets for events, musical
education and scholarships
for K-12 students.
The symphony is actively
seeking string players. If you
play violin, viola, cello or
string bass and are interested
in rehearsing and performing
in a local ensemble, contact
director Cory Pederson at
503-836-2198 or nocscory@
gmail.com
If you would like to
volunteer in any capacity or
are interested in serving on
the board of directors, call
Nancy Giasson at 630-525-
0566. For more information
about the North Oregon
Coast Symphony, visit www.
NorthOregonCoastSympho-
ny.org
Savor wine, food in Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Unique
wine experiences with a focus
on Northwest wines and
regional cuisine are planned
for the Savor Cannon Beach
Wine & Culinary Festival,
taking place March 9 to 12.
Highlighting Northwest
wines and regional cuisine,
the Savor Cannon Beach festi-
val offers a four-day lineup of
wine, culinary and arts events
in one of the Pacific North-
west’s most popular destina-
tions: Cannon Beach. A series
of festival events focus on
specific themes that showcase
the bounty of Northwest wine
and cuisine while the town’s
restaurants, galleries and
shops feature a weekend full
of tastings, special dinners
and cultural events.
Most of the wine tasting
events are intimate and are
limited to less than 150 par-
ticipants, though the largest
event of the festival, the
Saturday wine walk, accom-
modates several hundred
wine tasters who can visit
approximately 40 Northwest
wineries pouring tastings at
Cannon Beach art galleries,
restaurants and retail shops,
all within easy walking dis-
tance in this compact beach
community. Participating
wineries represent many of
the wine-growing regions in
Oregon and Washington.
Other festival wine-tasting
events showcase award-win-
ning or notable wines from
the Pacific Northwest and
cuisine prepared by talented
local chefs. The festival kicks
off on Thursday, March 9
with Best of the Northwest,
a wine-tasting “throwdown,”
where participants taste 12
selected wines represent-
ing different wine growing
regions of Oregon and
Washington, then vote on
their favorites to determine
the evening’s top wines. A
menu of light bites designed
to pair with the evening’s
featured wines will be served
by three-time Iron Chef Goes
Coastal champion Jonathan
Hoffman.
THURSDAY,
MARCH 9
Best of the Northwest
5 to 7 p.m. Taste 12
award-winning or nota-
ble wines representing
different wine-grow-
ing regions of Oregon
and Washington, and
vote for your favorites.
Includes a selection of
light bites. Location:
Tolovana Inn (3400 S.
Hemlock) Price: $40
FRIDAY,
MARCH 10
Winemaker’s
Premium Pours
1 to 4 p.m. Five North-
west wineries will share
three special wines.
Offerings will include
library wines, verticals,
horizontals or reserve
wines. This is a drop-in
wine tasting event. Loca-
tion: Tolovana Inn (3400
S. Hemlock) Price: $40
Wine & Gallery Walk
6 to 8 p.m. Visit partic-
ipating Cannon Beach
galleries, each hosting a
Northwest winery and
serving light appetizers.
Check-in begins at 5:30
p.m. at the Communi-
ty Hall (207 N. Spruce)
Price: $40
SATURDAY,
MARCH 11
Taste Like an Expert
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Learn to taste wine like a
expert in this education-
al program with wine
competition facilitators
Hank and Nancy Sauer.
Location: Tolovana Inn
(3400 S. Hemlock) Price:
$20
Savor Cannon Beach
Wine Walk
1 to 5 p.m. Taste wines
from approximately
40 Northwest wineries
pouring tastings as you
make the rounds of Can-
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Taste wines from about 40 different Northwest wineries during
the Savor Cannon Beach Wine Walk on March 11.
On Sunday, participants
can indulge in Gold Medal
Wines & The Battle of the
Bites, featuring 12 Gold Med-
al wines from the SavorNW
Wine Awards and appetizers
offered by area chefs and
restaurants. Participant votes
determine which bite wins the
battle.
non Beach art galleries,
shops, restaurants and
hotels. Proceeds benefit
Clatsop Animal Assis-
tance. Check-in begins
at 11 a.m. at Coaster
Theatre (108 N. Hem-
lock) Price: $40
SUNDAY,
MARCH 12
Gold Medal Wines &
The Battle of the Bites
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Taste 12 Gold Med-
al-winning wines from
the SavorNW Wine
Awards selected the
previous week by some
of the top wine judges
in the Northwest. This
event will also feature
the Battle of the Bites
prepared by area chefs
and restaurants; and
your vote will de-
termine the winner.
Location: Tolovana
Inn (3400 S. Hemlock)
Price: $40
Friday’s events include
Winemaker’s Premium Pours,
in which five Northwest win-
eries each pour three special
wines that may include library
wines, verticals, horizontals
or reserve selections. Friday
night’s Wine & Gallery Walk
will lead participants through
several popular Cannon
Beach galleries hosting win-
eries from both Oregon and
Washington.
Individual tickets to
festival events are $20 to
$40 each, and a full Festival
Pass good for admission to
all festival tasting events is
available for $195. Advance
purchase is recommended, as
events are limited in size and
have sold out in past years.
Tickets are available at www.
savorcannonbeach.com. For
additional information, call
503-717-1122.