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18 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Joey Altruda pays tribute to Jamaica’s Skatalites ASTORIA — KALA pres- ents Veteran L.A. musician and bandleader Joey Altru- da and SKAstoria at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Altruda brings a sev- en-piece band to the stage for a special night that pays tribute to The Skatalites, the legendary Jamaican ska band born of the 1960s and the precursor to reggae. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at libertyastoria. showare.com. Altruda brings tradition- al ska sounds to Astoria for the first time, teaming up with members of Bud- dy Jay’s Jamaican Jazz ban, and drummer Oliver Charles of The Ben Harper Band. With horn section, piano and rhythm section (Altruda on stand-up bass), the audience will be treated COURTESY KALA Joey Altruda. to Skatalite tunes as well as Altruda originals. Dance space will be provided. KALA is at 1017 Marine Drive in Astoria. Manzanita Writers Series turns 10 MANZANITA — The Manzani- ta Writers’ Series celebrates 10 years of programming in 2018. At 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Hoffman Center for the Arts, we will host a special evening celebrating writers who have published something since the series started in 2008. That could be a short story or article in a literary magazine, a piece in the Word & Image book, or your own book, whether self-published or published by a small or large publishing house. We’ll have readings about favorite memories and the impact the Writers Series and spin-off writing opportunities have had. Writers are invited to sub- mit 900 words on the topic to vwildauer@gmail.com. Nine pieces will be selected for the evening’s reading and will be published on the Hoffman website. And there will be cake, A huge thank you to all Astorians, Astoria businesses and others who generously contributed time and resources to honor Robert “Jake” Jacob Celebration of Life Nov. 3 2018 Jake gave his best to our town, and made it better for all of us. Senator Betsy Johnson | Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear | Former Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen | Andy Carson | Astoria Armory Community Center | Astoria Coffee House & Bistro | Astoria Ferry Group | Baked Alaska | Becky Johnson | Briana Smith | Bridgewater Bistro | Buoy Beer | Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa | Captain Christian Lint | Chef Chris Holen Cheryl Jacob Arata | Columbia River Coffee Roasters | Columbia Riverkeeper | Dave Gager/ Bent Rabbit Productions | Donna Quinn | Fort George Brewery & Public House Frite & Scoop | Fulios | Greg Jacob | Home Bakery | Inferno | Jeff Daly | Josephsons Michelle Roberts | Peter Pan Market | Robyn Koustik | Sara Meyer | Sarah Goodnough Street 14 Café | Terry Rosenau | Three Cups Coffee | Workers Tavern | Van Dusen Beverages “When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams – this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness – and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!” Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra Don Quixote COURTESY HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Manzanita Writers Series logo. of course. Cloud & Leaf will be on hand to sell published books. Authors are welcome to sell their own books at the event (those they have published in the last 10 years), or to coordinate with Cloud & Leaf for sales. For questions, contact Kathie Hightower at kathie- jhightower@gmail.com. The Hoffman Center is at 594 Laneda Ave. Chamber orchestra opens concert season The North Coast Cham- ber Orchestra launches its 2018-19 concert season in November with two performances of classical favorites titled “Souvenirs of Summer.” Concerts will be held 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Clat- sop Community College’s Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St. in Astoria, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, 36335 U.S. High- way 101 in Nehalem. The orchestra, conducted by Cory Pederson, is an en- semble of musicians offering live classical music in an intimate concert setting. Admission for the con- certs is $10 for adults, $5 stu- dents, free for children under 12 (with adult supervision). The orchestra is seek- ing string players (violin, viola, cello and bass) as well as brass, woodwind and percussion players. Anyone interested in participating should contact Pederson at 503-836-2198 or nocsco- ry@gmail.com. North Coast Chamber Orchestra in Rockaway Beach, conducted by Cory Pederson.
