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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
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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
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F RIDAYS
7 PM
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7 PM
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2 PM
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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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