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Portland poet reads at Astoria Library
ASTORIA — Judith Arcana, a
Portland poet, will read from
her new poetry collection,
“Announcements from the
Planetarium,” as well as ex-
cerpts from her earlier work, 6
p.m. Thursday, June 1, at the
Astoria Library (450 10th St.).
The free event — part of
the library’s Meet the Author
series — will be followed by
a Q-and-A with the audience
and a book signing.
Arcana, who hosts a
poetry program on KBOO
community radio and online,
has lived in the Pacific
Northwest since 1995 but
was born and raised in the
Great Lakes region.
“She writes poems,
stories, essays and books,
publishing online and on
paper; her work has been
fostered by residencies and
supported by grants, so she’s
permanently grateful,” the
library said in a release.
Arcana worked as a high
school English teacher in the
1960s but was “fired for her
innovative teaching meth-
ods, considered dangerously
radical by the local school
board,” according to press
materials. “She has taught
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Judith Arcana
in high schools, colleges, li-
braries, living rooms, a state
prison and a county jail.”
Her work demonstrates
a “commitment to repro-
ductive justice” that began
before the Roe v. Wade U.S.
Supreme Court ruling.
Published in April from
Flowstone Press, “An-
nouncements from the Plan-
etarium” contains poems
that “examine memory, con-
sider the nature of wisdom,
and reflect on the experience
of aging into new conscious-
ness,” organizers wrote.
For more information
about library programs and
services, contact library
staff at 503-325-7323 or
comments@astorialibrary,
or visit the Astoria Public
Library at astorialibrary.org.
North Coast Chorale
presents ‘Journey in Peace’
ASTORIA — The North
Coast Chorale, conducted
by Denise Reed, presents
“Journey in Peace,” a
concert taking place 7:30
p.m. Friday, June 2, at
the Clatsop Community
College Performing Arts
Center (588 16th St.).
The event is free and
donations are welcomed,
which will go toward the
group’s upcoming trip to
the World Symposium of
Choral Music in Barcelo-
na, Spain, in July
“Journey in Peace” is a
preview of the music the
chorale will perform at
“The Colours of Peace”
World Symposium.
Musical selections
include “Umoja” from
the “Nguzo Saba Suite,”
“Better is Peace” from
“The Armed Man: A Mass
for Peace,” “Dona Nobis
Pacem” by Wolfgang Ama-
deus Mozart, and “Till The
Wind Gets Right” by local
artist Barbara Poulshock.
The chorale receives
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“Journey in Peace” is dedicated to Ann Goldeen, a North Coast
Chorale singer, who passed away in 2016.
support from the Ore-
gon Arts Commission, a
state-funded agency.
“This concert is ded-
icated to Ann Goldeen,
a North Coast Chorale
singer who died in 2016,”
organizers wrote. “It was
her wish that the chorale
have a performance in her
honor that celebrated her
life of sharing through
community involvement.”
Goldeen, who sang with
the North Coast Chorale
for years, “delighted in
choral music.”
In addition to serving
on several boards and
being active in the com-
munity, Goldeen helped
form KMUN, the local
radio station, and creat-
ed, produced, engineered
and hosted two live radio
interview shows, “To Your
Health” and “Diggin’ the
Dirt.”
Hear updates on Salmonberry Trail
JUNE 16 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
JUNE 23 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
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TILLAMOOK — The Salmon-
berry Trail Intergovernmental
Agency will meet 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. Friday, June 2, at Of-
ficer’s Mess Hall at the Port
of Tillamook (6825 Officer’s
Row) to discuss issues related
to ownership and manage-
ment of the proposed 84-mile
Salmonberry Trail corridor
that will connect the cities of
Tillamook and Banks.
On the agenda: updates on
fundraising efforts, a market-
ing study and a benefit study;
the status of a proposed rail
banking agreement; and a
review of the upcoming trail
planning study for the eastern-
most 20 miles of the corridor
from Banks to Tillamook
State Forest Reehers Camp.