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4 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Visual arts, literature, theater, music & more The Dukes of Swing SUBMITTED PHOTO MUSIC WITH SAX APPEAL SWINGS INTO CHINOOK PAPA invites community to enjoy 1940s music, help veterans ‘IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL WE CAN DO TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUR VETERANS.’ — CINDY FLOOD, PAPA PRESIDENT DESCRIBING SWING MUSIC EVENT By PATRICK WEBB FOR COAST WEEKEND ‘It makes no difference If it’s sweet or hot. Just give that rhythm Everything you’ve got.” — from “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing) N ame a musical instrument with nine letters that makes a sound like no other. If you answered “saxophone,” that was the correct answer. Richard Babikoff loves saxophones, so he is especially pleased that the Dukes of Swing will be bringing theirs to the Fort Columbia Theater in Chi- nook, Washington. Babikoff, who lives in Ocean Park, Washington, is a longtime board member of the Peninsula Association of Performing Artists. The group has invited the musicians to perform Satur- day, Oct. 7. The event is being hosted at the the- ater where the association produced a summer run of the musical “She Loves Me,” featuring Babikoff as the crusty perfume-store owner. As well as acting, music has been a huge part of his life. “I watched ‘The Glenn Miller Story’ movie and wanted to play the sax,” he said, recalling his early school days in Oregon City. “Instead, they gave me a clarinet. When I moved to Hood River for high school, I was able to learn the sax. I fell in love with it.” Decades later, he still plays both instruments, but there is no question the sax is his favorite. “It is just beautiful,” he said, recall- ing The Dukes of Swing performing Miller’s signature tune on two prior Continued on Page 15 THE DUKES OF SWING A Salute to Veterans Concert featuring the stage band of Elks Lodge No. 593 of Aberdeen, Washington, at the Fort Columbia Theater, Chinook, Washington. Dancing optional. Saturday: 5 to 8 p.m. $10 donation, at the door. Hors d’oeuvres provided by local restaurants. The concert is staged by the Peninsula Association of Perform- ing Artists and benefi ts the Long Beach Peninsula’s Don R. Grable American Legion Post 48. No Discover Pass is needed for park entry.
