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The sound of success at Liberty
ASTORIA — The Liberty
Theatre has been awarded
two large grants to purchase
and install a permanent
sound system in the theater.
The theater will receive
$22,000 by the James F and
Marion L Miller Foundation
and $15,000 from the Oregon
Community Foundation. The
Liberty is awaiting decisions
from other grantors to fulfill
the remaining need of $5,000.
The Liberty Theatre cur-
rently pays between $1,000
and $1,500 per event to rent
an adequate sound system
for performances it presents.
Those systems often add
hours of setup and tear-down
time before and after each
event, stressing the theater’s
small staff. Outside promot-
ers have to rent or bring their
own sound system for their
shows.
This not only greatly
Channel your inner
Lewis and Clark
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The Liberty Theatre
impacts the Liberty’s budget,
it often results in patron and
artist complaints concerning
the inconsistency of sound
from event to event.
“Having our own sound
system designed to meet the
unique design of the Liberty
means we can control sound
quality, train engineers in-
house and provide consistent,
optimum experiences for our
patrons,” the theater wrote in
a release.
Engineers have been
brought in to model and
study the acoustics of the the-
ater and provide assistance in
the purchase and installation
of the system.
Find history within the built environment’s bones
ILWACO, WASH. — Join Jim
Sayce, historian and exec-
utive director of the Pacific
County Economic Develop-
ment Council, for a SALTY
Talks presentation, “Reading
the Land: Forensic Ecol-
ogy,” 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 21, at Ilwaco’s Salt
Hotel & Pub (147 Howerton
Ave).
The talk, organized by
the Columbia Pacific Heri-
tage Museum, will explore
the changes in the local
landscape over time. Sayce
will show how to recognize
the subtle clues that can help
find the original or historic
landscape of a site within the
bones of the built environ-
ment.
Sayce grew up on the
Long Beach Peninsula. After
receiving his master’s degree
in biological science with
an emphasis on ecology and
Evolutionary Biology from
University of California
Irvine, he returned to the area
and has played a large role
FORT CLATSOP — Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park, Fort
Clatsop, is pleased to announce
the next In Their Footsteps free
speaker series event.
“Channeling Your Inner Lewis
& Clark: a Conversation for the
Explorer in Each of Us,” by Rich-
ard Brenne, will be held 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 17.
Have you ever thought or said,
“This is kind of like Lewis and
Clark,” while hiking, canoing or
camping? Brenne shares many of
his odd adventures that chan-
nel the tiniest bit of Lewis and
Clark, such as exploring Russia
(like John Ledyard, Jefferson’s
first candidate to lead the expe-
dition), and Turkey (where the
Ionian Greeks began the kind of
enlightenment that Jefferson and
his personal secretary, Lewis,
embodied), and the American
West, including many backpack-
ing adventures. Once Brenne gets
this conversation going, he’ll be
asking audience members to share
how they’ve “channeled their
inner Lewis and Clark.”
Brenne is a mountain climber,
world traveler, tour guide, free-
lance writer and award-winning
screenwriter whose works have
been produced by the Discovery
Channel, HBO and Warner Broth-
ers. He also produces and moder-
ates panel discussions and town
meetings about human impacts on
the earth.
In Their Footsteps is a monthly
Sunday forum sponsored by the
park and Lewis & Clark National
Park Association. These free pro-
grams are held in the Netul River
Room of Fort Clatsop’s visitor
center.
For more information, call the
park at 503-861-2471, or check
out nps.gov/lewi, or Lewis and
Clark National Historical Park on
Facebook.
COURTESY SALLY FREEMAN
COURTESY COLUMBIA PACIFIC HERITAGE MUSEUM
Jim Sayce, historian
in the development of the
region’s infrastructure, from
the Discovery Trail to Middle
Village Station Camp. Sayce
has a unique understanding
of the local landscape, and
his insights into the histor-
ical landscape are not to be
missed.
Salty Talk presentations
are located upstairs in the
Salt Hotel & Pub, on the
Ilwaco waterfront. The event
is free to the public. Those
wanting to grab dinner or a
beverage are invited to come
early or stay late. Seating
is limited; there will be no
reservations.
Salty Talks occur in part-
nership with the Salt Hotel
& Pub, Heritage Museum
and Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission,
with support from Friends of
Columbia River Gateway.