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Oregon Shadow Theatre presents ‘Thumbelina’
Go birding at Fort Stevens
HAMMOND — Fort Stevens
State Park will hold two
upcoming Let’s Go Birding
activities.
Join a park ranger on a
guided walk to look for and
identify birds. No birding
experience is required, and
experts are welcome to
come share their knowledge.
Binoculars are recommend-
ed, and there will be a few
binoculars to use.
An Old Fort Stevens Bird
Walk will be held from 9 to
10:30 a.m. Saturday, March
18. Meet at the Fort Stevens
Museum. There is a $5 day-
use fee for parking in that
area of the park.
An Early Spring Bird
Walk is scheduled to be held
from 9 to 10:30 a.m. March
25. Attendees should meet at
Battery Russell.
For more information
contact Park Ranger Dane
Osis by calling 503-861-
3170, ext. 41, or email Osis
at dane.osis@oregon.gov
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Look for birds at Fort Stevens like this Wilson’s Snipe shorebird.
CANNON BEACH — Mixing
storytelling, live music and
of course shadow puppets,
Oregon Shadow Theatre
presents “Thumbelina” at 3
p.m. Saturday, March 18 at
Tolovana Hall. Admission
is free.
Based on Hans Christian
Andersen’s classic fairy tale,
the show is designed for kids
ages 5 and up — but as with
any worthwhile children’s
entertainment, the adaptation
is full of winks, nods and
references that only adults
will appreciate.
“It’s full of little jokes,”
says Oregon Shadow The-
atre’s Mick Doherty, “which
the kids think make total
sense.”
In this telling, Thumbeli-
na is literally a flower child,
and her journey views na-
ture’s minuscule inner-work-
ings up close. Along the way
Thumbelina meets frogs,
swallows, mice, flying bee-
tles and, well, Beatles.
“While the plot of the
play follows Andersen’s sto-
ry,” Doherty says, “the script
supports a comedic subtext
linking music of the 1960s
and ’70s.”
“Hans Christian Anders-
en never had it so groovy,”
wrote the Seattle Times in a
review of the show. “Thum-
belina meets a mouse, Mrs.
Strawberry Fields. The
mouse’s best friend is the
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A message of unity,
wisdom, respect
and joy.
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Deb Chase, left, and Mick Doherty of Oregon Shadow Theatre
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Oregon Shadow Theatre will present “Thumbelina” at 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 18 at Tolovana Hall in Cannon Beach.
mole Mr. Darkness (‘Hello,
Darkness, my old friend...’).
And there’s a fine talent
show, with a cheesy six-
legged host (‘Good evening,
ladybugs and gentlebeetles’)
who does a pretty good imi-
tation of Roy Orbison.”
Sponsored by:
• L.V. & Stella Raymond Foundation
• Security State Bank
• Ina Bale
• Sherry Aust
• Les & Vivian Edersheim
• Janet Furfi ord
(in memory of Don Furfi ord)
Sunday
March 19 th
2 pm
In the
HISTORIC
RAYMOND THEATRE
Buy advance tickets at: www.sundayafternoonlive.org
or phone (360) 875-5207
240 11 TH STREET
ASTORIA, OR 97103
Surrounded by musical
instruments — including
guitar, hammer dulcimer
and an array of sound-effect
devices — Doherty serves
as storyteller and musician.
Deb Chase works behind
the screen, manipulating Art
Nouveau-styled puppets of
her own design.
It will be Oregon Shadow
Theatre’s first performance
in Cannon Beach in nearly
two decades. The duo were
once regular performers at
Cannon Beach Elementary,
which has since shuttered.
Working together since
the 1980s, Chase and
Doherty have performed
all over the U.S. and the
world, including shows at
the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C. and The
Atlanta Center for Puppetry
Arts.
After the 45-minute per-
formance, Oregon Shadow
Theatre will offer a short
show and tell, sharing the
inner workings of the pro-
duction.
The free event is pro-
duced by Tolovana Arts
Colony and made possible
by a community grant.
Tolovana Hall is located
at 3779 S. Hemlock St.
For more information visit
tolovanaartscolony.org,
email tolovanaartscolony@
gmail.com, or call 541-
215-4445.