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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.