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Shifty Sailors sing sea shanties
ASTORIA — The Shifty Sailors,
of Whidbey Island, will per-
form at the Clatsop Community
College’s Performing Arts Center
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Admission is $15.
The show is a fundraiser for
the PAC.
Then, at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 19, the singers will perform
at the Columbia River Maritime
Museum. This show is included
with paid admission; museum
members get in free.
The Shifty Sailors are cele-
brating Thomas Jefferson’s vision
of exploring the Oregon Territory
— including what is now Oregon
and Washington — at the north-
western edge of the Louisiana
Purchase. They are also honoring
those who discovered this area by
sea and the many who have la-
bored here as sailors and fishers.
Ambassadors of goodwill, the
Shifty Sailors have worked for 25
years to preserve the heritage of
sailing ships, folklore and songs
of the sea. They have followed
many Tall Ship Festivals state-
side and throughout Europe.
For more information, visit
supportthepac.org.
COURTESY CAROL SMITH
The Shifty Sailors, of Whidbey Island.
Hear soul legend Ural Thomas & The Pain
CANNON BEACH — Ural
Thomas & The Pain bring
their scorching big-band
soul to Cannon Beach for
a free concert in the city
park, 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
16.
The Willamette Week
named the group Portland’s
“Best New Band” of 2014
and called Thomas a “local
living legend” and “a pow-
erhouse performer.” OPB
dubbed him “Portland’s
No. 1 Soul Singer.”
Thomas began making
music on a north Port-
land street corner in the
1950s before following his
dreams of R&B stardom to
Los Angeles, where he per-
formed with Mick Jagger,
and to the Apollo Theater
in Harlem, where he joined
the Otis Redding Review.
Though Thomas never
made that final step into
fame and fortune, he kept
his conscience and musical
joie de vivre. He returned
to Portland and led a
humble life, playing all the
while.
In 2013, a younger
generation of record col-
lectors discovered Thomas’
standout single “Pain is the
Name of Your Game,” and
put a band together behind
him.
Since then, the 74-year-
old Thomas has returned
to his rightful place among
Oregon’s musical icons.
Bre Gregg + Redbird plays
KALA, Peninsula Arts Center
Portland group Bre
Gregg + Redbird is put-
ting on two shows in the
Columbia-Pacific region
this weekend.
At 8 p.m. Friday, Sept.
14, they play KALA in
Astoria. Doors open at
7:30 p.m. Advance tickets
are $15 and available on-
line at libertyastoria.org.
Will call pick-up is at the
venue. KALA is located
at 1017 Marine Drive.
There will be a full bar
and Cabaret-style seating.
Then, at 7 p.m. Satur-
day, Sept. 15, they per-
form at the Peninsula Art
Center in Long Beach,
Wash. Wine, beer and
other refreshments are
available for purchase.
The arts center is at
504 Pacific Ave. N. Tick-
ets are $15 and available
on Brown Paper Tickets,
by emailing events@pen-
insulaartscenter.org, or by
calling Bill Svendsen at
360-901-0962.
Bre Gregg is wildly
soulful. When she opens
her mouth, you hear a
rich musical history of
back-alley clubs filled
with smoky jazz, viscer-
al blues and authentic
swamp soul.
Born into a family of
musicians, Bre was sing-
ing before she could talk.
After earning a degree in
music, followed by study
and performance in Italy,
New York and California,
she moved to Portland
and spent the next few
years entering the music
scene and releasing her
first CD, “On the Wind.”
Bre Gregg + Redbird
features Bre’s original
music and her power-
house vocals combined
with the mind-bending
lead guitar of Northwest
treasure Dan Gildea.
COURTESY TOLOVANA ARTS COLONY
Ural Thomas & The Pain.
His performances are
noted as much for Thom-
as’ charm as the band’s
snapping, dance-friendly
grooves. The group’s debut
album, “The Right Time,”
will be released later this
month.
Concert attendees are
encouraged to bring blan-
kets, low-backed chairs
and fully stocked picnic
baskets. Dogs, Frisbees,
soccer balls and the like are
welcome, too.
The park is located in
downtown Cannon Beach,
northeast of the Chamber
of Commerce at Second
and Spruce streets.
The concert is produced
by the Tolovana Arts Colo-
ny and made possible by a
Community Grant from the
City of Cannon Beach.
For more information,
visit tolovanaartscolony.
org, email tolovanaarts-
colony@gmail.com or call
541-215-4445.
COURTESY KALA
Bre Gregg, right, and Jeff Langston.