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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Operetta Hook & Anchor, Golden Promise play Fort George Brewery Feb. 11 performed at the Bridgewater ASTORIA — The Asto- ria Music Festival, in an exclusive winter produc- tion, presents the Operetta at the Bistro, an intimate recital and Viennese re- ception at the Bridgewater Bistro 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. The show celebrates acclaimed American soprano Charlotte Pistor’s return to Astoria from her hometown of Salzburg, Austria. Pistor, who is enjoying an extraordinary European career, has sung with the Astoria Music Festival two summers. Pistor will be joined by Astoria’s own bass-bari- tone Deac Guidi, who has sung with the Astoria Music Festival since its origin in 2003. Pistor and Guidi will perform Mozart and Viennese Operetta in an intimate-style concert. Operetta is a genre of light opera — light both in mu- sic and subject matter. The Operetta will be Astoria Music Festival’s first-ever event at the Bridgewater Bistro. “I love the idea of com- plementing our primary venue, Liberty Theatre, with more intimate venues around the city,” Guidi said. “Many European music festivals, which I admire, cherish the oppor- tunity to perform through- out their communities, in the city’s main theater, as well as more intimate venues.” Tickets purchased for $20 includes a compli- mentary glass of Cham- pagne, and the $40 ticket price includes Viennese sweet and savory pastries, PHOTOS COURTESY ASTORIA MUSIC FESTIVAL Charlotte Pistor, a soprano from Salzburg, Austria, and an Astoria Music Festival artist ASTORIA — Hook & Anchor play Fort George Brewery 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, with special guest Golden Promise from Portland. There is no cover charge for the all-ages show. Hook & Anchor is a story of lost songs find- ing a home. After a busy five years of touring with Portland-based band Blind Pilot, Kati Claborn was sit- ting on a steadily growing pile of tunes. As chance would have it, longtime friend and collaborator Erik Clampitt was looking for material and musicians to play a handful of gigs culminat- ing in a show at the San Francisco Old-Time and Bluegrass Festival. Songs were dusted off, friends were gathered, and the music that emerged had a voice and cohesion that immediately resonated with audiences and demanded to be more than a one-off. The project quickly PHOTOS COURTESY BRIAN BOVENIZER Hook & Anchor became a vessel for other members’ back-pocket tunes, giving the music breadth and variety. The band consists of Claborn (banjo, guitar), Clampitt (electric guitar, pedal steel), old-time music veteran Gabrielle Macrae (fiddle, banjo, guitar) and fellow Blind Pilot-ers Luke Ydstie (bass, piano) and Ryan Dobrowski (drums). Golden Promise Blues-rock blasted at Hoffman Center Deac Guidi, Astoria’s own bass-baritone Champagne and coffee mit schlag. Seating is extremely limited. Tickets are available at the Liberty Theatre box office (1203 Commercial St.), online (libertyastoria. org) and by phone at 503- 325-5922, ext. 55. Will- call tickets are available for pickup at Bridgewater Bistro (20 Basin St.) when doors open for the event. COURTESY HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS David Wiegan MANZANITA — David Wiegan will perform at the Hoffman Center for the Arts (594 Lane- da Ave.) 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. Admission is $10. Wiegan’s live performanc- es are best described as edgy acoustic and electric blues- rock, with some original mu- sic thrown in. Cover material features Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, blues classics and a few Beatles and reggae tunes. He uses prerecorded “loops” to create a full band sound when performing solo, including three- and four-part harmo- nies. Wiegan has played in a variety of bands and has recorded for Mercury Records and Harbinger Northwest Records. In 2004 he released a solo CD, now available on CD Baby and iTunes. In 2015 he released a solo acoustic CD, also available at CD Baby. He has also appeared on TV shows and performed in clubs, festivals, fairs and outdoor concerts, including Northwind outdoor concerts on the North Coast and out- door concerts in Lincoln City for the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts.
