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18 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Professor Gall brings ‘steampunk’ style to Merry Time Bar Sunday ASTORIA — Billed as “a tincture of junkyard folk and steampunk jazz, Portland’s Professor Gall and his band take over the Merry Time Bar and Grill, 995 Marine Drive, at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 9. This 21 and older show has no cover charge. The band starts with Drew Norman on vocals, guitar, percussion stomp box and banjo, who brings his theatrical experience to the musical stage and is respon- sible for the initial musical and lyrical embellishments. Scott Johnston heads up the first chair position for the horn section, arrang- ing charts and providing his saxophone alchemy. Rounding out the ensemble is Monte Skillings on trom- bone, John Stewart, Sean Professor Gall and his band visit Merry Time Bar April 9. Hudson on stand-up bass, Don Henson and Andrew Alikhanov (Chervona) on clarinet. The Lasses and Kathryn Latin-influenced music Claire sing on the coast presented at the Liberty The trio of The Lasses and Kathryn Claire are singing at the Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave. N. in Long Beach at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 8. The next evening, they head to the Hoffman Center for the Arts for a 7 p.m. show in Manzanita. Kathryn Claire, of Port- land, met Margot Merah and Sophie Janna (Amsterdam based folk-duo, The Lasses) at a singing session in Amster- dam in 2013. Sharing a love for harmony singing and sto- rytelling through music, they soon realized that together they could deliver both heart- felt ballads and foot-stomping songs with equal measures of joy and musicality. The trio decided to finish their 2016 European tour with a live album recording in the Netherlands. The result is a deeply personal and heartfelt album featur- ing original and traditional songs. The album highlights each woman’s unique style of songwriting and singing while weaving in the trio’s The Lasses and Kathryn Claire highly acclaimed three part harmonies and engaging per- formances on guitar, fiddle and bohdran. Tickets for the Long Beach show are $15 at the door or online through Brown Paper Tickets or at (360) 901-0962. Wine, beer, and other refreshments are available for purchase. The concert benefit the Long Beach Peninsula Acoustic Music Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charita- ble organization. Tickets for the Manzanita show are $12. Expect an evening of stories, songs and harmonies straight from the heart. Astor Street Opry Company presents The REAL Lewis and Clark Story or.... 5:00 pm Downtown Astoria How the Finns Discovered Astoria Every month, year ‘round! Written by: Judith P. Niland (T HROUGH A PRIL 29 TH ) Apr 8 th . Visit Downtown Astoria on the 2nd Saturday of every month for art, music, and general merriment! Presented by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association astoriadowntown.com facebook/astoriadowntown.com F RIDAYS 7 PM A PRIL 7 TH A PRIL 14 TH A PRIL 21 ST A PRIL 28 TH S ATURDAYS 7 PM A PRIL 8 TH A PRIL 15 TH A PRIL 22 ND A PRIL 29 TH S UNDAYS 2 PM A PRIL 9 TH A PRIL 23 TH Tickets on Sale ONE HOUR before all shows ***Reservations Recommended*** ASOC Playhouse 129 West Bond Street | Astoria 503.325.6104 www.AstorStreetOpryCompany.com ASTORIA — Enjoy an after- noon of festive music from sunny parts of the world with the North Coast Symphonic Band at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at the Liberty Theater in Astoria. The concert band repertoire includes many Lat- in-influenced selections that have become classics and will be featured on this program. The event is titled “Muy Calliente: Latin Influences form Sunny Climes.” The Sedona Fire Band of Nehalem starts the after- noon with a preshow of with aneclectic mix of folk, jazz and Latin tunes. Featured soloists include tango dancers Estelle Olivares and J.L. Gilliken. Musical Director Dave Becker has selected pieces that feature the rhythmic drive and elegant melodies associated with Latin music. Trumpeter Bob LaTorre of Manzanita is featured in the Sedona Fire Band and on solos. He is assisted by Terry Dahlgren, band director at Seaside High School. Tickets are available at the Liberty Theater Box Office, 1203 Commercial, in Astoria, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Wednes- day through Saturday and two hours before the performance. Admission is $15. Student tickets for 18 and under are $7. For more information, visit www.liberty-theater.org. For more information on the North Coast Symphonic Band visit www.northcoast- symphonicband.org. 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