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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Arts Center welcomes virtuoso mandolinist LONG BEACH, WASH. — Mando- lin virtuoso Zak Borden brings choro, bluegrass and more to the Peninsula Arts Center 7 p.m. Saturday, March 3. Borden grew up in an extend- ed family of full-time artists, musicians and writers. He has put down roots in many musical disciplines. In his late teens, he fell in love with bluegrass. As it does for so many, that fertile American hybrid introduced him to a world of other styles: from the country soul of The Band to the lilting traditions of Ireland; from modern string-band takes on Thelonious Monk to the syn- copated rhythms of Brazil. However, as a performer and educator, he came to find that it was really just passionate, well- played and interesting music that he loves. Borden’s shows employ nimble picking on guitar or mandolin and a deep baritone voice that leaps easily into a high, clear tenor. The Peninsula Arts Center is located at 504 Pacific Ave. N., Long Beach, Washington. Admission is $15 at the door or online through Brown Paper Tickets, or call Bill Svendsen at 360-901-0962. Wine, beer and other refresh- ments are available for purchase. Concerts benefit the Long Beach Peninsula Acoustic Music Foundation, a nonprofit charita- ble organization. COURTESY PENINSULA ARTS CENTER Zak Borden, a mandolin virtuoso Master guitarists play the Hoffman Center MANZANITA — Eric Skye and Mark Goldenberg, two acoustic guitar masters, will play one of their rare duet performances at the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita 7 p.m. Saturday, March 3. Admis- sion is $20. Though often billed as an acoustic jazz guitarist, Portland-based Eric Skye occupies a unique niche be- tween jazz, Americana and blues. Skye’s most recent solo release, “A Differ- ent Kind Of Blue,” a solo guitar re-imagining of Miles Davis’ “Kind Of Blue,” was listed in the top 10 acoustic albums of 2012 by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Los Angeles-based Mark Goldenberg is the consum- mate A-list session player and sideman. Goldenberg played lead guitar for Jack- son Browne for 16 years. He has played on records for and toured with artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Eels, Chris Isaak, Willie Nelson and Peter Frampton. Goldenberg recently finished a two-year world tour with acclaimed pianist and actor Hugh Lau- rie. He is also a songwriter whose works have been re- corded by Linda Rondstadt, Chicago, Pointer Sisters, Natalie Imbruglia, Eels and Chris Botti. The Hoffman Center is located at 594 Laneda Ave. COURTESY HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Acoustic guitarists Mark Goldenberg, left, and Eric Skye ‘Peter Pan’ flies away after this weekend ASTORIA — This weekend is your last chance to see Astor Street Opry Compa- ny’s presentation of “Peter Pan: A Musical Adven- ture” for youths. Show dates are 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4. The house opens 30 minutes before each performance. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. You can get tickets by calling the box office at 503-325- 6104. Soar away to Neverland in this magical adaptation drawn from the beloved novel with fresh, original music. The Darling children love to hear of Peter Pan’s adventures during his visits through the open window of the nursery. Then, one night after Nana has taken his shadow and Wendy has sewn it back on, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell whisk the children off to Neverland to be part of the adven- tures. All your favorite char- acters are there, including Captain Hook and his pirate crew, Princess Tiger Lily and her tribe, and, of course, the Lost Boys and Girls. A rousing and love- ly musical score by the award-winning team of Rockwell and Bogart includes “The Boy Who Never Grew Up,” “Fly Me to Neverland,” “Follow the Leader” and “Home Sweet Home.” You won’t have any trouble thinking happy thoughts after watching this wonderful production directed by Katherine La- caze, with assistance from Ellen Jensen and musical direction by Dena Tuveng.
