NOVEMBER 16, 2017 // 7
Master musician,
soul singer play
the peninsula
LONG BEACH, WASH. — Tom
Grant, a master musician,
and Shelly Rudolph, a
singer of soul, will perform
at the Peninsula Arts Center
(504 Pacific Ave., Long
Beach, Washington) 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m.
Grant, a natural en-
tertainer, walks the line
between jazz tradition and
modern pop. This soft-spo-
ken Oregon native’s song-
writing produces propulsive
R&B grooves, infectious
melodic hooks and stylish
ballads with equal ease.
He plays jazz piano with
the harmonic sophistication
and deep sense of swing
that only comes from more
than four decades on the
bandstand. As one of the
Pacific Northwest’s most
renowned musical artists,
Grant’s career achievements
reflect his unique ability to
embrace the full spectrum of
contemporary music.
During the 1970s, Grant
played with jazz luminar-
ies like trumpeter Woody
Shaw, saxophonists Joe
Henderson and Charles
Lloyd. His most life-chang-
ing gig was with drummer
Tony Williams, who him-
COURTESY PENINSULA ARTS CENTER
Tom Grant (foreground) and
Shelly Rudolph will perform
at the Peninsula Arts Center
self transformed the 1960s
Miles Davis Band both
musically and commercial-
ly into a worldwide jazz
phenomenon.
Rudolph, a sultry singer
and songwriter, has a
sense of adventure and a
desire for discovering and
conveying emotional truth.
She has dazzled audience
around the globe, including
in New York, L.A., Japan,
Korea, the West Indies and
Portland, which she now
calls home. Rudolph’s most
recent album, “Water in My
Hand,” has earned praise
from regional and national
publications.
Tickets are $20 and
available on Brown Paper
Tickets, by emailing
events@peninsulaartscen-
ter.org, or by calling 360-
901-0962.
Symphonic Band nabs grant,
may perform with 3 Leg Torso
ASTORIA — The North
Coast Symphonic Band has
received a $2,500 grant from
the Fred W. Fields fund of
the Oregon Community
Foundation for general sup-
port. The band anticipates
using the funds for a special
joint concert with guest art-
ists 3 Leg Torso in October
2018.
The Symphonic Band’s
mission is to provide a quali-
ty wind band experience for
musicians and audiences of
all ages and backgrounds.
The mission of the Ore-
gon Community Foundation
is to improve life in Ore-
gon and promote effective
philanthropy. The founda-
tion works with individuals,
families, businesses and
organizations to create
charitable funds to support
the community causes they
care about. It awards more
than $60 million annually in
grants and scholarships.
The foundation makes
grants through an applica-
tion process that involves
local citizens in the review
are admitted free.
Dave Ambrose will
call the dance and teach a
beginners’ lesson at 7 p.m.
The dancing will start at
7:30 p.m. and end around
10 p.m.
Look for the “Dance”
sign at the center’s en-
trance on 10th Street.
and evaluation of requests
for funds. Application
materials are available
through the foundation’s
Portland office. Individuals
or businesses interested in
establishing a fund may
visit oregoncf.org.
More information about
the North Coast Symphonic
Band is available at north-
coastsymphonicband.org.
Loves, sorrows of Spanish women sung at Liberty
Contra-dance to
live music Nov. 17
ASTORIA — The next
regular third Friday con-
tra-dance is Nov. 17.
Dance to live music
at the Astoria Arts and
Movement Center (342
10th St.). No experience is
necessary and all ages are
welcome. Admission is $5
to $10; dancers under 12
COURTESY NORTH COAST SYMPHONIC BAND
Dave Becker conducts the North Coast Symphonic Band at the Liberty Theatre in October 2017.
COURTESY LIBERTY THEATRE
ASTORIA — Tacoma Opera
will present Spanish folk
songs by Joaquin Rodrigo
and selections from Georg-
es Bizet’s masterpiece
“Carmen” 7 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 17, at the Liberty The-
atre (1203 Commercial St.).
General admission tickets
are $25.
The story of “Carmen”
is among the most famous
of all Spanish stories. It is
tragic in nature, which is
central to the Spanish psy-
che, especially for everyday
women.
Life for women in 19th
century Spain was hard.
Their men were tough,
often brutal. Maintaining
their homes and families
was exhausting work, and
yet their longing for love
was strong. The music of
Rodrigo and Bizet perfectly
captures the trials and trib-
ulations of these women,
who are trying to find love
in difficult circumstances.
We experience the women’s
heartfelt hopes, their sad
longings and their fears.
For centuries, opera
has been associated with
grandiose, large-scale and
expensive productions that
focus on spectacle, but the
art form has, unfortunately,
become financially inacces-
sible to the general popula-
tion as presented in Ameri-
ca’s larger opera houses.
Tacoma Opera is intent
on redefining opera in this
country as an intimate and
accessible art that allows
audiences to experience
opera in a uniquely personal
way, touching the heart and
stimulating the mind.