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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM DANNY MILLER PHOTO The RJ Marx Quartet: (from left) John Orr, R.J. Marx, Dave Gager and Joe Church Astor Street Opry presents one- night-only auction, gala Nov. 18 ASTORIA — The Astor Street Opry Company’s annual Auction and Gala will be held the evening of Satur- day, Nov. 18, at the company playhouse (129 West Bond St.). Doors open at 5 p.m. This one-night-only event will feature the RJ Marx Jazz Quartet and other live perfor- mances with the Company’s most favored and talented people. In addition, we will have a silent and live auction with lots of items you’ll want to buy to complete your holiday shopping. And the food … well, we are having the best, of course! The ticket price is $20 per person or $35 per couple. Find tickets at brownpaper- tickets.com. Unable to attend this event, but still want to support the organization? If you wish to make a tax-de- ductible donation, send a check to our mailing address (129 West Bond St., Astoria, OR 97103), or, if you have a donation for the auction, contact the executive director at info@astorstreetoprycom- pany.com. Brownsmead Flats play ‘crabgrass’ at Heritage Museum ILWACO, WASH. — The Co- lumbia Pacific Heritage Mu- seum will present a “coffee- house-style” concert with the acoustic group Brownsmead Flats 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, to accompany the exhibition “Flashback: Re- membering the ’60s.” Doors open at 5 p.m. Brownsmead Flats is primarily a string band consisting of guitars, bass, banjo, mandolin, harmon- ica, fiddle and hammered dulcimer. The band plays what they call “crabgrass,” a folk/bluegrass style with a maritime flavor. This group of five are steeped in the folk tradition. Their original songs are rele- COURTESY COLUMBIA PACIFIC HERITAGE MUSEUM Brownsmead Flats vant to today’s issues, much like their musical heroes of 50 years ago. Brownsmead Flats — composed of band members John Fenton, Ned Heavenrich, Ray Raiha- la, Larry Moore and Dan Sutherland — likes to play traditional, popular and origi- nal songs. The group started playing together when the musicians all converged on Browns- mead in the 1970s as what Raihala called “young mar- rieds” who wanted to try out the rural Oregon experience. They came from Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan and Cali- fornia, built their own houses and started families. The community had, and still has, frequent potlucks, and music is a big part of them. The concert is free, but space is limited. For reser- vations, call 360-642-3446. This program is made possi- ble by a grant from Human- ities Washington. The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum is located at 115 S.E. Lake St. For more information, call 360-642- 3446 or visit columbiapaci- ficheriatgemuseum.org. FILE PHOTO Adams & Costello Adams & Costello meet musicophiles at KALA ASTORIA — KALA welcomes coastal indie rock duo Julie Adams and Michael Costello in con- cert 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. A full bar will be available. The duo will be joined by veteran roots rock drummer Lawrence Alred and recent Juilliard grad- uate and Cannon Beach native Lake Jiroudek on bass. The Cannon Beach- based synergistic guitar and vocal duo have been performing and recording together for five years. Sharing a love of roots music, they initially met at a Lucinda Williams concert in Boston. Their recent- ly released album, “You Better Believe It,” is a stripped-down, bare bones, intimate experience done with two acoustic guitars, live, with one- to two-take sessions. In addition, their video “Invincible” celebrates the journey and struggle to care for Adams’ dad in the last years of his life, while capturing the rugged beau- ty of Cannon Beach. The duo will be per- forming new material at the KALA performance. The venue is located at 1017 Marine Drive. Check out the musical couple at adamsandcostel- lo.com.
