NOVEMBER 1, 2018 // 17
Leap into the holiday
season with ‘Nutcracker’
ASTORIA — The Little Ballet Theatre’s “Nutcracker”
will be staged at the Astoria High School Auditorium
with two performances on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m., and one performance on Sunday, Dec. 2,
at 2 p.m.
A cast of 80 dancers, a 55-piece orchestra conducted
by Cory Pedersen and a 12-voice choir fuel this com-
munity treasure that starts the holiday season.
The production has soldiers battling with the King
Mouse and his army of mice, a Kingdom of Snow, a
fairy tale castle, where many performers charm young
Clara as she visits the Kingdom of Sweets, topped by
a grande pas de deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her
Cavalier.
Tickets are available online through the Liberty
Theatre website and at the Liberty Box Office in Asto-
ria. General admission tickets are available at Maddox
Dance Studio in Warrenton, and at the Astoria High
School Auditorium one hour before each performance.
Call the Little Ballet Theatre at 503-861-1971 for
more information.
ASTORIA — A contra dance
will be held at the Astoria
Arts and Movement Center
the evening of Friday, Nov.
2.
The event starts at 7 p.m.
with a beginner’s lesson
taught by Dave Ambrose.
Admission is $5 to $10; chil-
dren under 12 are admitted
free.
You’ll be dancing to live
music played by the Clatsop
County Stringband. Contra
dancing is for people with
no experience and those
who win dance competi-
tions.
The dance style dates
back to the 1600s in England
and Scotland, becoming pop-
ular in France in the 1700s
ASTORIA — Clatsop Com-
munity College Foundation
presents “Her, Her, and
Him” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 4, at the Liberty Theatre
in Astoria.
This afternoon of opera,
art songs and musical
theater by Fellini, Debussy,
Rachmaninoff, Richard
Strauss and more will feature
performances by Deac Guidi
and Dr. Claire Hudkins
‘Nutcracker’ by Noel Thomas.
The nature photo-show
will be accompanied by 70
minutes of solo piano music
written by Italian composer
Ludovico Einaudi and per-
formed by jazz pianist David
Robinson, lead pastor at the
church.
with accompanist Dr. Susan
Buehler.
This performance is free
and open to the public. Stu-
dents of all ages are encour-
aged to attend. Donations
to the Clatsop Community
College Foundation are
welcome.
Guidi is a teacher and
performer who lives on the
North Coast.
Hudkins, soprano, is an
enthusiastic teacher of voice
and piano and performs
regularly as a soloist in the
Pacific Northwest.
Buehler, a Cannon Beach
resident, is a professor emer-
itus from Baker University
in Baldwin City, Kansas,
where she was a member
of the voice faculty for 25
years.
For more information,
call 503-338-2306.
Celebration of
Life Service for
THOMAS ROBINSON PHOTO
Robert
Thomas Robinson took this
photo along the Tour of Mont
Blanc, the alpine hiking trail
circumnavigating this tallest
mountain in Europe.
“Jake”
Jacob
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before spreading to America.
It’s popular today in New
England and the Northwest.
Bringing a partner is
not required. Everyone is
encouraged to dance with
as many people as they feel
comfortable with.
The Arts and Movement
Center is at Commercial and
10th streets.
Go for a song at the Liberty Theatre
Music and a photo
show? See you in church!
CANNON BEACH — The sec-
ond annual Steinway Piano
Concert Series at Cannon
Beach Community Church
continues with “White
Clouds,” a collaborative
piano and photography con-
cert, 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov.
3, during Cannon Beach’s
Stormy Weather Arts Fes-
tival.
This event, held at
Cannon Beach Community
Church, 132 E. Washington
St., is open to the public.
Tickets are $10 at the
door the day of the show. All
proceeds benefit the Cannon
Beach Food Pantry.
Professional nature
photographer Thomas
Robinson, who grew up in
Cannon Beach, will present
70 minutes of nature photos
projected on a big screen.
Robinson captured the im-
ages along the Tour of Mont
Blanc, the alpine hiking trail
circumnavigating this tallest
mountain in Europe.
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April 19, 1949 –
September 10, 2018
Astoria Armory
Community Center
Saturday, November 3
at 2 pm
The community is invited
to honor Jake’s many
accomplishments in Astoria.
Weekend Schedule of Events honoring Robert “Jake” Jacob
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Saturday, November 3
2 pm - Jake’s Celebration of Life Service, Astoria Armory Community Center
Doors open at 1:45 pm. Service begins 2 pm. Willis Van Dusen, MC
Saturday, November 3
11 am to 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm to 7 pm
Astoria Ferry at Pier 39 open for tours
Sunday, November 4
11 am to 1 pm - Mimosas and scones on the Astoria Ferry at Pier 39