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Folk rock singer John
Batdorf plays the Peninsula
LONG BEACH, WASH. — John
newly released CD, “Next
Batdorf, a singer-songwriter Stop, Willoughby,” is a col-
lection of ten new songs per-
solo artist, is performing at
the Peninsula Arts Center in formed, arranged, produced
and mixed by Batdorf.
Long Beach, Washington,
Tickets are $15 and avail-
7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.
able on Brown Paper Tick-
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
In his five-decade career, ets, by emailing events@
peninsulaartscenter.
he’s worked with
org, or by calling
such icons as Rod
Bill Svensen at 360-
Stewart, Dave
901-0962.
Mason and Donna
Wine, beer and
Summer. He is half
other refreshments
of Las Vegas Rock
are available for
and Roll Hall-of-
Famers folk-rock
SUBMITTED purchase.
All events bene-
duo Batdorf &
PHOTO
Rodney.
John Batdorf fit the Long Beach
Peninsula Acous-
In film and TV
tic Music Foundation, a
music, he’s lent his voice
501(c)3 nonprofit charitable
and compositional skills
organization.
to beloved shows such as
“Tom and Jerry Kids,”
“Garfield and Friends,”
Open mic
“Touched By An Angel”
The arts center holds an
and “Promised Land.” Most open mic the Friday night
recently “Wham Bam,” a
before each concert. Singers,
hit by Batdorf’s band Silver
instrumentalists, poets, spo-
in 1976 is now part of the
ken-word artists, stand-up
soundtrack to “Guardians of comedians and dramatists
the Galaxy Vol. 2.”
are all welcome.
Registration begins at
Since 2004, he’s released
6:30 p.m. The open mic
six solo albums on his own
begins at 7 p.m.
imprint, Batmac Music. His
Coaster Theatre Playhouse
Sept. 22 - Oct. 28, 2017
Tickets $20 or $25
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday shows start at 3:00p.m.
Sponsored by Becker Capital Management
Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com
108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR
Audition for The Nutcracker Ballet
WARRENTON — Curtain up!
Light the lights! This is the com-
munity’s invitation to be part of
a holiday family favorite.
For the past 43 years, Little
Ballet Theatre has been produc-
ing the full-length traditional
ballet The Nutcracker, with full
symphony orchestra (conducted
by Cory Pederson), 75 dancers
and choir.
Open auditions will be held
Saturday, Sept. 30, at Maddox
Dance Studio (389 S. Main
Ave.).
Children age 7 by Oct. 1,
with at least one year of ballet
experience, may audition for
the parts of Mice and Candy
Ribbons. Older children and teen
dancers may audition for Sol-
diers, Angels and Snow Flurries.
There is no audition fee.
Dancers auditioning for Soldiers
and Angels should report by 1
p.m. for check-in, accompanied
by an adult. Dancers auditioning
for Baby Mice, Bon Bons and
Candy Ribbons should report
at 2 p.m. for check-in, accom-
panied by an adult. Dress code
for all auditions: black leotards,
pink tights and ballet shoes for
girls; white t-shirts, black pants
or shorts for boys.
In 2013, Maia
Mahoney
played the
role of Clara
in The Little
Ballet Theatre’s
annual pro-
duction of “The
Nutcracker”
ballet.
PHOTO BY
ALEX PAJUNAS
The Columbia Theater welcomes
songwriter/activist Holcombe Waller
ASTORIA — “Notes from
the Riverkeepers,” new
music by songwriter and
activist Holcombe Waller,
is making its world pre-
miere with a Pacific North-
west tour that includes a
stop at Astoria’s Columbia
Theater (102 Marine Drive)
7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; a
Q-and-A begins 8:15 p.m.
There will be a post-per-
formance conversation
with Journalist Carol New-
man of KMUN Radio, and
Columbia River Estuary
Action Team (CREATe).
“Notes,” written in
response to Waller’s three-
month artist residency with
Columbia Riverkeeper,
features composed and ex-
temporaneous storytelling,
song, sermon and ceremo-
ny, incorporating Waller’s
original folk, blues and
soul-inspired music. The
show focuses on the issues
facing Riverkeeper as
stewards of the river.
Waller’s musical hom-
ily provides a history of
crude oil-by-rail trans-
portation in the Columbia
River Gorge, culminating
in the nearly catastrophic
Union Pacific oil train
derailment, spill and fire
in Mosier, Oregon, in June
2016.
“Performance-based
work around local envi-
ronmental issues ... tells
the story with names and
faces and objects and
dates through music and
spoken word in a way that
the mainstream handling
of the topic fails to do,”
Waller said.
Following each perfor-
mance, Stand Up to Oil
coalition partners will lead
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Holcombe Waller
a conversation around oil-
by-rail and what you can
do to get involved.
Tickets for the Asto-
ria show are $8 to $22
and can be purchased at
brownpapertickets.com/
event/3081997