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JULY 20, 2017 // 17 Tsunami, earthquake documentary ‘Unprepared’ screens at Fort George SUBMITTED PHOTO Elizabeth Nicholson and Bob Soper WHAT DO WE WANT? CELTIC PROTEST SONGS! LONG BEACH, WASH. — “If there’s one thing the Irish and Scots understand, it’s protest songs,” the Peninsula Arts Center in Long Beach, Wash., wrote in a release. And the center’s next concert, “Songs of Protest and Rebellion Through the Ages,” will feature two of the best Celtic artists in the Northwest. The show will be held 7 p.m. Saturday, July 22. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Harpist and singer Eliz- abeth Nicholson is “at the vanguard of a new genera- tion of Celtic musicians,” according to press materials. Considered among the top American interpreters of Irish traditional music for harp, her studies have also included classical, Paraguay- an and mediaeval harp. She has “stretched the traditional boundaries of the instrument into rock music and country blues,” organizers said. Her most recent album of traditional and original mu- sic, “Sink or Swim” (Water- bug Records) was released to widespread critical praise and international airplay. Bob Soper is counted among Portland’s most ver- satile multi-instrumentalists. A rock and jazz drummer who also studied classical Indian music at the Ali Akbar College in California, he went on to learn the Irish fiddle, “ultimately becom- ing one the Northwest’s most sought after players,” organizers wrote. Also an accomplished banjo, guitar, & bouzouki player (and a singer of both Irish and American traditional styles), he’s been a member of some of the region’s most beloved and successful ensembles. Tickets are $15 and avail- able on Brown Paper Tick- ets, by emailing events@ peninsulaartscenter.org, or by calling 360-901-0962. for purchase. All events benefit the Long Beach Peninsula Acoustic Music Foundation, a nonprofit charitable orga- nization. The Peninsula Arts Cen- ter is located at 504 Pacific Ave. N. Long Beach. ASTORIA — Are you pre- pared for the “Big One”? The Oregon Field Guide documentary “Unprepared,” produced by Oregon Public Broad- casting, will be screened at Fort George Brewery (1483 Duane St.) the evening of Thursday, July 20, as part of a commu- nity awareness event to highlight seismic risks and vulnerabilities in Oregon. The full event takes place 6 to 9 p.m. The Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers will be hosting the screening, in partnership with the brew- ery, the City of Astoria and Clatsop County for the event. A panel of local engineers and emergen- cy managers, as well as Allison Pyrch, a geotech- nical engineer featured in the documentary, will be available for questions following the film. The panel will answer OPB.ORG questions about the Casca- dia Subduction Zone event and other local seismic risks, and how Astoria and Oregon are preparing. The event is free and open to all ages. Door prizes will be awarded at the end of the event. The award-winning “Unprepared” highlights seismic risks in Oregon and the potential for major disruption after the expected 9.0 Cascadia earthquake and tsunami. “It also starts the conversation about what we as Oregonians can do to be more prepared, both individually and as a community,” the Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers said in a release. The trailer for the documentary can be found online. THE COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS Open Mic The center holds an open mic the Friday night before each concert. Sign-ups begin at about 6:30 p.m.; the music begins at 7 p.m. Singers, instrumentalists, poets, spoken-word artists, stand-up comedians and dramatists are all welcome. Wine, beer, and other refreshments are available JUNE 16 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 JUNE 23 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 ALL PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M. TICKETS: $20 OR $25 ALL PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M. TICKETS: $20 OR $25 Sponsored by The Ocean Lodge, Inn at Cannon Beach, Lodges at Cannon Beach and Candi & Jon Holzgrafe Sponsored by The Ocean Lodge, Inn at Cannon Beach, Lodges at Cannon Beach, Probuild/Milgard and Leland E.G. Larson 108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com
