Sail away in Cascadia Chamber Opera, North
Coast Chorale’s production of ‘HMS Pinafore’
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ROOTS BAND COMES
TO FORT GEORGE
ASTORIA — Roots band The Desert Kind comes to the Fort George
Brewery and Public House at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. There is no cover.
The Portland-based band is the brainchild of songwriter Chris Bigley.
The band began as a mostly unplugged Americana outfi t. Bigley shifted
gears in 2015, stripping the live presentation to a duo — himself and bassist
J Elwood Johncox. He emboldening their material with pulsing kick drums
and crackling electric guitars.
Anchored by Bigley’s writing, the band marches onward, creating a rol-
licking, poetry-fueled roots-minimalism ala Shovels and Rope, Possessed by
Paul James and Shakey Graves.
ASTORIA— Cascadia Chamber Opera
and the North Coast Chorale present Gil-
bert and Sullivan’s operetta “HMS Pin-
afore” at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and at
4 p.m. Sunday, Sept 29, at the Clatsop
Community College Performing Arts Cen-
ter. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased
in advance at bit.ly/cascadiahmspinafore.
The opera, also known as “The Lass
That Loved A Sailor,” will be sung
English with English supertitles. The
opera tells the tale of love between mem-
bers of different social classes. Josephine,
a middle-class naval captain’s daughter
(betrothed to the upper-class government
offi cial Admiral Joseph, in charge of the
Royal Navy) is really in love with a low-
er-class common sailor, Ralph Rackstraw.
See how Little Buttercup’s secret will
affect this love triangle and who will end
up tying the knot. Sail away with the good
right Captain Corcoran at the helm and his
gallant crew of sailors along with a bunch
of sisters, cousins, aunts and crusty old
Dick Deadeye.
The concerts feature ChrisLynn Taylor,
Deac Guidi, Will Caplinger, Bob Gold-
berg, members of the North Coast Cho-
rale, Tim and Victoria McCoy, Sandy
Naishtat, Bernie Robe, Jocelyn Claire
Thomas, Zachary Lenox with Nathalie
Fortin at the piano.
The performing arts center is located at
588 16th St.
Led Zeppelin tribute band takes the stage at Labor Temple
ASTORIA — Valhalla, a Led Zeppelin
Tribute Band, plays at 9:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 5, at the Labor Temple Bar and Café.
There is $8 cover.
The band presents an authentic live
experience of the greatest, most majestic
vision in rock history: “A celebration of
Led Zeppelin.”
Band members include Larry Smith
on vocals, who has been singing in origi-
nal bands for over 30 years. Richie Roth is
on drums. He also co-founded Portland’s
famous Pink Martini ensemble. He has
also played with Al Green, Elton John and
Ringo Starr. Allen Stores is on bass and
keyboard and is in other tribute band. Aus-
tin, Texas native Jay Haywood plays mul-
tiple instruments including guitar, violin
bow and the theremin.
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Cascadia Chamber Opera and the North
Coast Chorale perform Gilbert and
Sullivan’s ‘HMS Pinafore’ Sept. 27 and 29 at
the Clatsop Community College Performing
Arts Center.
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