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Black Belt Eagle Scout sings of loss, dreams
SEAVIEW, WASH. — Katherine Paul,
aka Black Belt Eagle Scout, plays the
Sou’wester Lodge 8 p.m. Saturday,
June 16. Floating Room and Gillian
Frances will also perform. This show
is free and open to the public.
“Having this identity — radical
indigenous queer feminist — keeps
me going. My music and my identity
come from the same foundation of
being a Native woman,” Paul said.
Her latest album, “Mother Of My
Children,” traces the full spectrum
of confronting buried feelings and
the loss of what life was supposed to
look like.
Growing up on a small Indian res-
ervation, Paul’s family was focused
on native drumming, singing and
the arts. “Native American music is
the foundation for all of my music,”
Paul said.
The songs on “Mother of My
Children,” weave together to cap-
ture both the enduring and fleeting
experiences of loss, frustration and
dreaming. The structures are tradi-
tional, but the lyrics don’t adhere
Guitar virtuoso gives special
performance at San Dune Pub
MANZANITA — Manzanita Mu-
sic Festival and San Dune Pub
present a very special evening
of music from renowned guitar
virtuoso Fareed Haque, along
with his band the Funk Brothers,
7 p.m. Monday, June 18.
Steeped in classical and
jazz traditions, Haque’s unique
command of the guitar and dif-
ferent musical styles inspire his
musical ventures with tradition
and fearless innovation.
In 2009, Haque was voted
“Best World Guitarist” by Gui-
tar Player Magazine’s Read-
ers’ poll. His acclaimed 2009
release “Flat Planet” was twice
No. 1 on the World Jazz Radio
charts.
Since 2011, Haque has
returned to his first loves: jazz
guitar and classical guitar. He’s
been busy performing and
recording with his trio featuring
legendary B3 virtuoso Tony
Monaco, his own trio and jazz
quartet, as well as his larger
world music group the Flat
Earth Ensemble.
Haque continues to tour
and record extensively along
with documenting his unique
teaching methods in a series
of bestselling interactive video
courses through TrueFire.
This special performance in
Manzanita highlights Manzani-
ta Music Festival’s mission to
bring music and music educa-
COURTESY DAN HAAG
Guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque
tion to the local community, as
well as Haque’s own passion for
making diverse music education
available.
The 2018 Manzanita Music
Festival is creating a scholarship
fund for local school music pro-
grams that will provide instru-
ments to kids who cannot afford
them. The program will provide
an instrument for an entire year
for as many students as possible
in local middle and high schools.
A $15 donation is suggested
for the event. San Dune Pub is
located at 127 Laneda Ave. in
Manzanita.
To learn more about Haque,
visit fareed.com.
to any format other than what feels
right in the moment.
“I don’t play music to write
songs,” Paul said. “I play music to
process feelings, and sometimes
what comes out of that is a song.”
“Mother of My Children” is a life
chapter gently preserved, and the
access listeners have to such vul-
nerability is special and generous.
And Black Belt Eagle Scout is just
getting started.
The Sou’wester is located at 3728
J Place, Seaview, Wash.
Katherine Paul,
aka Black Belt
Eagle Scout
JEREMY HERNANDEZ
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Get tickets for Water Music Society’s 2018 season
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — Tickets
are now on sale for Water Music
Society’s 2018 season, which
includes Music in the Gardens on
July 21, Jazz & Oysters on Aug.
18, the Water Music Festival on
Oct. 12, 13 and 14, and the Christ-
mas Concert on Dec. 2.
Music in the Gardens will fea-
ture several beautiful gardens on
the Long Beach Peninsula, all with
live music and most with refresh-
ments.
Jazz & Oysters, now in its 33rd
year, will present the music of the
RJ Marx Quartet, Eugenie Jones
and the 45th Street Brass. It will
be held at the Port of Peninsula,
“Nahcotta Boat Basin,” with a
fabulous view of working oyster
boats.
The Water Music Festival, now
in its 34th year, will once again
bring outstanding musical offer-
ings to the Peninsula, including
world-renowned quartet Fandango,
classical guitarist Marc Teicholz
and classical pianist Alpin Hong,
whose artistry will be enjoyed in
the intimate setting of the Eagle’s
Nest in Ilwaco.
To end the 2018 season, the an-
nual Christmas concert will feature
outstanding jazz vocalist Rebecca
Kilgore and a quartet performing
holiday favorites in the elegant set-
ting of the Inn at Harbour Village.
The Water Music Society con-
tributes a portion of its proceeds
annually to educational oppor-
tunities for music students. This
year, the Society assisted local
The quartet Fandango
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Classical guitarist Marc Teicholz
high school bands and choirs in
attending workshops and adju-
dicated competitions at Disney
World. The Society also just
recently served more than 650
students at Naselle schools, Long
Beach Elementary and Ocean
Park Elementary with an exciting,
educational assembly and drum
workshop presented by the Obo
Addy Legacy Project.
All tickets are available online
at watermusicfestival.com.
Classical pianist Alpin Hong