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hosts singer-songwriters
ILWACO, Wash. — What have
you lost in life? What does
it mean to be lost? What
do you hope to fi nd? What
found you when you least
expected it?
Explore these questions
and more in a writing and
creative thinking workshop,
“Lost and Found,” taught by
Astoria author and publisher
Matt Love, on March 18 in
Ilwaco, Washington.
“I’ve lost and found a lot
in my personal and profes-
sional life lately,” said Love,
“and I think this class will
help others who’ve experi-
enced similar upheavals and
discoveries.”
Based in part on Rebecca
Solnit’s book “A Field Guide
to Getting Lost,” where she
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In this writing and creative thinking workshop, participants
will consider the lost and found in their lives.
writes, “Never to get lost is
not to live…,” the workshop
hopes to recruit an eclectic
group of people wanting to
learn from one another.
“I think this workshop
would be of keen interest not
only to writers, but also ed-
ucators, artists, counselors,
therapists and those of us
who have lost something im-
portant and seek, unwitting-
ly or not, to fi nd something
new along the way. Isn’t that
about everyone?” said Love.
In the workshop, Love
will present a series of short
readings, thinking exercises,
props (including a recently
found message in a bottle),
songs and writing prompts
that encourage participants
to consider the lost and
found in their lives.
The intent is for attendees
to record, share and discuss
their responses and conclude
by each fi nishing a poem or
piece of prose connected to
the “lost and found” theme.
Or it could be a piece of
art, musical composition or
knitting outcome.
Love is the publisher of
Nestucca Spit Press. He’s
the author/editor of 17
books about Oregon. He’s
taught writing workshops
at Portland State Universi-
ty, University of Oregon,
Hoffman Center for the Arts,
Willamette University, Pa-
cifi c University, Clackamas
Community College, and
the Sitka Center for Art and
Ecology. In 2009, Love won
the Oregon Literary Arts’
Stewart H. Holbrook Literary
Legacy Award for his con-
tributions to Oregon history
and literature. His website is
www.nestuccaspitpress.com
The workshop runs from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Ilwaco
in a private home. The class
costs $60 and will cap at 12
participants. Participants
will pay at the beginning of
the workshop. Scholarships
are also available. To reg-
ister, email Love at nestuc-
caspitpress@gmail.com or
call 503-812-1524.
LONG BEACH, Wash. — When
artists Beth Whitney and
Bradford Loomis began
writing together they had no
idea their casual co-writing
experiment would blossom
into the award-winning,
critically acclaimed album
“The Banner Days.” That
fi rst night, they wrote “My
Beloved” in two hours.
The Peninsula Arts Cen-
ter welcomes singer-song-
writers Beth Whitney and
Bradford Loomis on stage
at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 4.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
From the fi rst time Whit-
ney and Bradford played to-
gether, along with Whitney’s
husband and collaborator
Aaron Fishburn, the chem-
istry has been powerful.
The combination of Whit-
ney’s delicate, melodious
voice and Loomis’ soulful,
growling tone makes for a
heart-wrenching blend.
Their dramatic cre-
scendos and minimalistic
intensity through intricate
harmonies have elicited
comparisons to The Civil
Wars, the Swell Season,
Robert Plant and Alison
Krauss’ “Raising Sand.”
Open 7am
Daily!
SERVING BREAKFAST,
LUNCH & SUPPER
European Style Coffeehouse by day,
intimate bistro offering neo-regional
cuisine by night.
Regional selection of beers, wines and
vintage cocktails available.
We cater your event!
Presented through special arrangement with music theatre international (MTI). All
authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com
Weekly Specials: 5-8 PM
Sushi & Martinis Mondays
Taco & Margarita
Thursdays (3 Buck Tacos)
243 11th Street, Astoria, OR 97103
503-325-1787
www.AstoriaCoffeeHouse.com
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Bradford Loomis and Beth
Whitney will perform Satur-
day, March 4 in Long Beach.
With equal parts sweetly
anthemic pop-tinged folk
the duo’s gritty, passionate
Americana roots sound,
“The Banner Days” is an
intrepid step for both artists
that has garnered them
awards.
The Peninsula Arts
Center is located at 504
N. Pacifi c Ave. Admission
is $15 at the door, online
through Brown Paper Tick-
ets, or call Bill at 360-901-
0962. Wine, beer and other
refreshments are available
for purchase.
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