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North
Coast
Chorale
sings of
the stars
ASTORIA — The North
Coast Chorale’s winter
concert, under the direction
of Denise Reed, will be
held 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8,
and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
10. The Chorale will fill
the Performing Arts Center
(588 16th St.) with songs all
relating to “Mysteries of the
Stars”: what they are, where
they come from and how we
use them.
In addition to enchant-
ing the audience with songs
such as “Twinkle, Twin-
kle Little Star,” “Catch a
Falling Star” and “Rise Up
Shepherds and Follow,”
Karin Temple, a renown
poet, will recite poems
about the stars. Original
watercolors by Jo Pome-
roy-Crockett, featuring
nebulae and the mysteries
and magic of space, will be
displayed in the lobby.
Attendees can also
enjoy homemade holiday
treats prepared by Emily
Honl in an effort to raise
money for Astoria Middle
School’s eight-grade year-
end trip.
Tickets are $10 at the
door. Children under 12 are
admitted free when accom-
panied by an adult.
To wrap up the 2017
season, the Chorale will
also deliver a guest per-
formance with the North
Coast Symphonic Band
on Sunday, Dec. 17, and at
the Grotto in Portland on
Thursday, Dec. 28.
Anyone wishing to join
the North Coast Chorale is
welcome. The new season
begins Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Contact Reed at 503-338-
8403.
Swing into the Holidays with Jazzatti-tude!
MANZANITA — Jazzatti-tude, a
quartet of local talent, will perform
at the Hoffman Center for the Arts
(594 Laneda Ave,) 7 to 9 p.m. Sat-
urday, Dec. 9. There is a $10 cover
for the all-ages show.
The band, founded in 2012,
consists of Doug Proctor on key-
boards, Robert Brook on guitar,
Leo Lawyer on percussion and
vocalist Sydney Elliott. The group
performs mainly on the Oregon
Coast, from Tillamook to Astoria.
Join us for an evening of
lounge, swing, samba and holiday
tunes. Snacks and beverages will
be provided.
For more information or to book
an event, message Jazzatti-tude on
Facebook or call 503-347-2860.
The members of
Jazzatti-tude (from
left): percussionist
Leo Lawyer, vocalist
Sydney Elliott, gui-
tarist Robert Brook
and keyboardist
Doug Proctor
COURTESY
GARY SEELIG
DJ spins vintage vinyl at KALA For Dec. 7 concert, local
brewer returns to music
ASTORIA — KALA wel-
comes veteran L.A. music
producer and DJ Joey Altru-
da, Saturday, Dec. 9.
The venue opens from 7
to 8 p.m. for Astoria’s Sec-
ond Saturday Art Walk and
viewing of current artists.
At 8 p.m. Altruda spins
vintage vinyl with the
emphasis on funk, soul, 60s
go-go and the occasional
tropical groove. This dance
night, billed as “The Later
Show,” will be an after party
following the Art Walk. The
cover is $5.
Altruda has been going
strong for the past four
decades in esoteric genres as
diverse as rockabilly/Amer-
icana, jazz/swing, Afro-Cu-
ban, Jamaican ska/Reggae,
Brazilian, funk, soul and
music for films. His lifelong
record collecting is a direct
reflection of his musical
capabilities as a performer,
bandleader and multi-instru-
mentalist.
Art Walk artists: Paul
Soriano, Rene Rowe, Pooka
Rice, Anne Eskelin, Bill
Atwood, Joi Smith and Sid
Deluca.
COURTESY KALA
Joey Altruda, a DJ and L.A. music producer
LONG BEACH, WASH. — The
my playing and voice were
Peninsula Arts Center is
important to her,” he re-
membered. “It was
starting a monthly
also refreshing to
concert series with
me because music,
local musicians,
from that point on,
and the first — 7
was mine. It wasn’t
p.m. Thursday, Dec.
tied to a church or
7 — features Kirk
a job. It was simply
Anthony Hurd.
an expression.”
Most days,
Kirk Hurd
Hurd’s musical
Hurd can be found
influences range
manning the brew
deck at North Jetty Brewing from Eddie Vedder to Log-
gins and Messina.
where he is the lead brewer,
“Music for me has to tell
but he spent many years
some kind of story; it has to
behind a guitar and micro-
phone.
resonate on a deeper level,”
Hurd’s original dream
he said. “I’m all for snap-
ping my fingers and dancing
was to be an actor. He at-
tended the American Acad-
along, but as a singer I need
emy of Dramatic Arts and
a story to tell, so most of the
songs I do come from that
toured as a professional for
several years, after which he place — the story.”
The Peninsula Arts Center
found himself working for a
(peninsulaartscenter.org) is
church in Southern Califor-
nia. Eventually that program located at 504 Pacific Ave.
N., Long Beach, Washington.
ended, and years later Hurd
There is a $5 mini-
sold his guitar and packed
mum cover for admission.
away the microphone.
Reservations are available
Later, his wife bought
by emailing events@
him a new guitar for his
peninsulaartscenter.org, or
birthday and requested that
by calling Bill Svendsen at
he start playing again.
360-901-0962.
“It was humbling that