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A historical ass-essement of Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Don’t
miss a rousing, funny, spir-
ited presentation on Oregon
Gov. Tom McCall by Doug
Kenck-Crispin, resident
historian of the podcast
“Kick Ass Oregon History,”
during a free meeting of
the Cannon Beach History
Center & Museum’s mem-
bership 5 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 18.
This event is free and
open to the public. And
there will be beer.
Kenck-Crispin will
discuss McCall to celebrate
this year’s 50th anniversary
of HB1601, the McCall
Beach Bill. McCall is
known by many as the man
who kept Oregon’s beaches
open to the public, but he
was so much more: He was
an environmental governor,
war hawk, Republican, doc-
umentarian and politician.
Kenck-Crispin, who is
originally from Spokane,
Washington, came with his
family in 1982 and settled in
North Portland.
After walking the Earth
like Caine for a decade and
a half, he earned his Bache-
lor of Arts degree in history
COURTESY CANNON BEACH HISTORY CENTER & MUSEUM
Doug Kenck-Crispin, resident historian for the podcast “Kick
Ass Oregon History”
from Portland State Univer-
sity with a minor in Judaic
Studies. Kenck-Crispin
then completed his master’s
degree in history at PSU.
His thesis is titled “Charles
A. Moose: Race, Communi-
ty Policing, and Portland’s
First African American
Police Chief.” He is the
recipient of the 2009-2010
Sara Glasgow Cogan Schol-
arship.
Kenck-Crispin has been
featured in Imbibe and Port-
land Monthly magazines,
OPB’s “Oregon Experi-
ence,” “Think Out Loud,”
“Weekend Edition” and
the season premiere of
Esquire TV’s “Best Bars in
America.” Oh — and the
PSU Vanguard, too! He
has written for Portland
Monthly, Street Roots and
the Willamette Week.
In addition, he hosts
various historical speaking
series, field trips and his-
torical tours across the state
that connect people with
Oregon. Still a North Port-
land resident, he enjoys piña
coladas, and loves getting
caught in the rain.
For more information,
call the museum (1387 S.
Spruce St.) at 503-436-
9301, visit cbhistory.org or
find it on Facebook.
So you think you can’t dance?
SEAVIEW, WASH. — Port-
land dance instructor Sarah
Riddle will teach salsa
dancing and partner dancing
workshops Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 18 and 19, at
the Sou’wester Lodge (3728
J Place, Seaview, Washing-
ton).
The first — a quick-start
workshop held 3 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18 — is
designed to get dancers
and non-dancers moving
to today’s most popular
Latin rhythm. The class will
cover salsa rhythm, body
movement, salsa timing,
three basic step variations,
three-turn patterns and
more.
Riddle’s second work-
shop, “Partner Dancing
101,” will be held 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19.
This workshop will focus
on lead-follow techniques
that are universal, and the
mechanics of traveling,
turning and moving as one.
Students will learn how to
find and keep a beat, how
to tailor each dance to the
particular style of song they
are dancing to, and how to
2017
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Astor Street Opry Company presents
Produced with special permission by:
JUDITH NILAND
December 1 st thru 23 rd
Fridays & Saturdays: 7 pm
Sundays: December 10 th & 17 th • 2 pm
TICKETS $ 15- $ 20
All Fridays are only $ 5 admission!
For tickets call:
503-325-6104
For more info, visit:
www.astorstreetoprycompany.com
Astor Street
Opry Company
129 W. Bond St.
Astoria
www.libertyastoria.org
7:30
Sponsored by:
LJ ALLEN CONSTRUCTION
JP PLUMBING
ASOC can host your Christmas party at a show.
Call Chrislynn to schedule or to inquire at 503-325-6104
COURTESY SOU’WESTER LODGE
Sarah Riddle will teach workshops on Salsa dancing and part-
ner dancing at the Sou’wester Lodge.
work with their own natural
dance skills. This class is
about learning how to dance
in any context with another
person.
Riddle has been dancing,
teaching and performing
Latin dances since 1997.
Her lifelong training in
ballet, contemporary, mod-
ern, cabaret and jazz have
deeply influenced her style
of Latin dance, teaching
and choreography. A former
member and co-director of
Portland’s first Salsa dance
company, Sabor Latino,
Riddle has taught all over
the world. She is a former
Portland Community Col-
lege faculty member in the
humanities department who
taught world dance.
Both workshops are for
students ages 14 to 99. They
are not required to bring
a partner. Wear layers and
comfortable or thin-soled
COURTESY SOU’WESTER LODGE
Sarah Riddle
shoes with little or no tread.
The cost is $40 each. RSVP
at souwesterfrontdesk@
gmail.com or 360-642-
2542.