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Jazz guitarist closes
museum’s acoustic series
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“In Between” by Lilyan Aloma
LightBox hosts reception,
marks 8th anniversary
ASTORIA — During Asto-
ria’s Second Saturday Art
Walk on June 10, LightBox
Seaside’s
Gallery
AFTER
HOURS
Every Saturday
through summer
from 5-7pm
Gilbert District Gallery
Beach Books Ballery
Seaside Coffee House
Moxie Fair Trade
Sun Rose Gallery
Photographic Gallery (1045
Marine Dr.) will hold an
opening and artists’ recep-
tion for the “Plastic Fantas-
tic Show VIII,” 6 to 9 p.m.
The show is also cele-
brating Light Box’s eighth
anniversary. Chelsea and
Michael Granger established
the venue, which opened
June 13, 2009, to educate
people about the photo-
graphic arts.
“Plastic Fantastic Show
VIII,” an annual group
exhibit that runs through
Wednesday, July 5, began
with LightBox’s love of
images made with plastic
“toy” fi lm cameras as a way
to celebrate the gallery’s
anniversary each year.
“The images achieved
from this photographic
method using cameras with
less-than-perfect optics and
control lead to unpredictable
and sometimes extraordi-
narily beautiful results,” the
museum said in a release. “A
CANNON BEACH — John
Stowell, a internationally
renowned jazz musician,
will give the fi nale perfor-
mance of the Cannon Beach
History Center & Museum’s
2017 acoustic series, 7 p.m.
Friday, June 9. Doors open
at 6:30 p.m.
Seating is limited. For
adults, tickets are $15 —
which include treats and
libations — and $2 for chil-
dren. Proceeds benefi t the
museum’s seasonal exhibits
and free lecture series. The
museum is located at 1387
South Spruce St.
Stowell has become a
local favorite, the museum
said in a release.
“He isn’t an old hat,
though,” organizers wrote.
“He brings new music, new
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John Stowell
vibes and a new feel at each
performance.”
Stowell, who has played
and taught jazz the world
over, has been an art-
ist-in-residence at schools in
Germany, Indonesia, Argen-
tina, the U.S. and Canada.
He served as assistant direc-
tor and performer at Oregon
Public Broadcasting’s
PDX Jazz Summit in 1991,
and since 1995 has been a
contributing columnist for
several music magazines.
“He was the fi rst Ameri-
can jazz performer to appear
in Russia after the fall of the
Iron Curtain,” the museum
said, “and he continued to
sell out performances there
for two decades after.”
The Los Angeles Ex-
aminer named Stowell’s
“Through the Listening
Glass,” a 1978 album he
recoded with David Friesen,
one of the 10 best jazz
albums of its decade.
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“Bruce Cow Spaceship Mexi-
co” by Bob Gervais
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large number of photogra-
phers from around the world
shoot images with these ba-
sic cameras, creating unique
photos that are captured on
fi lm.”
Susan Burnstine, a prom-
inent fi ne art photographer
from Los Angeles, juried the
exhibit once again.
For more information,
contact LightBox at info@
lightbox-photographic.com
or 503-468-0238, or visit
lightbox-photographic.com.
The Clatsop County Stringband: (from left) Larry Moore on mandolin; Knox Swanson on guitar;
Gina Kytr on fi ddle; and Hobe Kytr on banjo.
Final country dance held Friday
ASTORIA — The Columbia
Country Dance Communi-
ty’s fi nal dance of the season
will take place 7 p.m. to
10 p.m. Friday, June 9, at
the Astoria Arts and Move-
ment Center, located on
the second fl oor of the Odd
Fellows Building at 10th and
Commercial streets.
Dave Ambrose, the dance
instructor, will call the
dances while the Clatsop
County Stringband provides
live music.
Ambrose will teach a begin-
ner’s lesson at 7 p.m.; the dance
will start at 7:30 p.m. The event
is for all ages and skill levels.
The entrance fee is on a sliding
scale of $5 to $10. Children
under 12 are admitted free.
“Contra dancing is easy
to learn and provides an
opportunity for the whole
family to have fun together,”
organizers said.