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MARCH 16, 2017 // 21 Songstress Storm Large to perform in Cannon Beach Watch this Portland musician on stage at the Coaster Theatre CANNON BEACH — Singular vocalist Storm Large will come to the Coaster Theatre this March for two perfor- mances, and tickets are on sale now. The first show is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18. Tickets for this show are already sold out. A second, intimate show is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19, an afternoon that will include complimentary champagne and hors d’oeu- vres. Only 100 seats are available, and tickets are $125 each. Performances contain adult themes and is rec- ommended for audiences 18 and up. For details and questions, contact the the- ater box office at 503-436- 1242. Large is a musician, actor, playwright and author who shot to national prom- inence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show “Rock Star: Supernova,” where despite having been elimi- nated in the week before the finale, Large built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. After spending the ’90s singing in clubs through- out San Francisco, Large moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef, but a last-minute cancellation in 2002 at the Portland club “Dante’s” turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Large and her new band, The Balls. It wasn’t long before Large had a cult-like fol- lowing in Portland and a renewed singing career that was about to be launched SUBMITTED PHOTO BY LAURA DOMELA Portland musician Storm Large will perform March 18 and 19 at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. STORM LARGE 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19 Coaster Theatre 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach 503-436-1242 Only 100 tickets sold $125 onto the international stage. In 2007 she starred in Portland Center Stage’s smash-hit production of “Cabaret” with Wade McCollum, and her next endeavor, the autobiograph- ical musical memoir “Crazy Enough,” played to packed houses in 2009. “Crazy Enough” was released by Simon and Schuster in 2012, named Oprah’s Book of the Week, and awarded the 2013 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. She debuted with the Oregon Symphony in 2010, and has returned for sold out performances each year. Large made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in April 2011. She continues to per- form with the band, touring nationally and international- ly, and she was featured on their album “Get Happy.” She has also sung with Grammy winner k.d. lang, pianist Kirill Gerstein, punk rocker John Doe, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton. In the fall of 2014, Large and her band Le Bonheur released a record designed to capture their sublime and subversive interpretations of the American songbook. En- titled simply “Le Bonheur” and released on Pink Mar- tini’s Heinz Records, the recording is a collection of tortured and titillating love songs. Cole Porter’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and Richard Rodgers’ “The Lady is a Tramp” shimmy up next to Black Sabbath’s “N.I.B.” and Lou Reed’s “Satellite of Love,” each reimagined in sparkling arrangements. Large shifts seamlessly between French and English during Jacques Brel’s famous heartbreaker “Ne me quitte pas” and adds honeyed harmonies while digging into the emotional core of “Unchained Mel- ody,” then unleashes a brassy rendition of Porter’s “It’s All Right With Me.” Two original tunes penned by Large — “A Woman’s Heart” and “Stand up for Me” — suspend her smoky tones in expansive gospel choruses. Highlights of Large’s 2016-17 season include her debuts with the Atlanta, Bal- timore and BBC Symphony Orchestras, and the Los An- geles Chamber Orchestra, as well as return engagements with the National Sympho- ny Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park kicks off trail series March 25 Shake off winter, run or walk Fort Clatsop’s trails ASTORIA — Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will host the first of a trail run series on Saturday, March 25, to “bid adieu” to winter at Fort Clatsop and greet the arrival of spring. The Lewis & Clark Trail Series includes several different exhilarating events along trails through forest landscapes, complete with a welcoming and friendly race atmosphere. All three events are open to walkers and runners of all ages and provide the opportunity to experience the northwest coast the way people have for thousands of years — on footpaths. This first event in the Lewis & Clark Trail Series is March 25. Come for either an approximately 5K or a 10K course that features the Kwis Kwis Trail. The 10K run will include some long steep sections. The start/finish line will be at the Fort to Sea Trail trail- head off Fort Clatsop Road. Allow time to park at one of the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center parking lots, register at the visitor center, and then enjoy a 1/2 mile warm-up hike on the Fort to Sea Trail to the start line prior to the 10 a.m. start. Register that morning from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center. The cost to participate is the purchase of a $20 Annual Park Pass that grants entry into all of the 2017 Lewis & Clark Trail Series Events. Registration is free with any pass that allows entry into all of our nation’s National Parks. Participants younger than 18 also need their parent or guardian to SUBMITTED PHOTO Enjoy a shotgun start to the 5K or 10K course. SUBMITTED PHOTO The Lewis and Clark Trail Run Series features three events open to walkers and runners of all ages. sign the registration. The Lewis & Clark Trail Series is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association, which supports park education and interpretative activities. Other events in the trail run series in the park are sched- uled for July 1 and Sept. 30. The park is open dai- ly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Admission is $5 per adult and free for youth 15 years old and younger. Passes to National Park Service sites are accepted. For more information, call the park at 503-861- 2471 or visit the park’s web site at www.nps.gov/lewi or find the park on Facebook at LewisandClarkNationalHis- toricalPark.
