ASTORIA —
Known as one half of
the HiiH Lights, crafts-
man and artist Lâm
Quãng steps into a new
territory of storytelling.
On Thursday, 7 p.m. at
KALA, 1017 Marine
Drive, Lâm Quãng
presents “Stand Up
Tragedy,” retelling the
stories of leaving a war
torn country and living
the “American Dream.”
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $8 at the
door. Beer and wine is
available.
Quãng was born in
a small village outside
of Pleiku and later then
lived in Saigon, the cap-
ital of South Vietnam,
the three to four years
prior to leaving. It was
1975 and the last day of
the war. Quãng was 15.
“ I left with my mother
and 2 younger broth-
ers on the last plane to
leave the airport before
the chaos ensued,” he
said. “We left 4 other
Lâm Quãng will perform at KALA in Astoria on Thursday
siblings behind to
evening.
endure the aftermath
of the Communist take
over.”
The impetus for his story refl ects the present refugees fl eeing their country looking
for safety and security and a better life.
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From page to performance
ASTORIA — The Writer’s Guild of
Astoria presents “The eye, the ear, the
page, the mic,” a writing workshop hap-
pening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at
the Astoria Studio Collective, 372 10th St.
The cost is $35 per class, with discounts
for members and scholarships available.
In this informative interactive work-
shop on all things poetic, Florence Sage
will present “Writing Poems for Read-
ing Aloud,” focusing on lyric narrative,
rhythm and sound with very brief writing,
reading and tips for using the mic.
Robert Michael Pyle will discuss Pars-
ing the Particular: How to fi nd, keep, and
use specifi c details of the physical earth
for poetry and prose with brief writing.
The workshop will conclude with practice
at the mic.
Pyle writes fi ction, poetry and essays
from a Swedish homestead in Washington.
His 24 books include the award-winning
Wintergreen, Sky Time in Gray’s River,
and Where Bigfoot Walks and more.
Sage has been an Astoria poet and an
organizer of local poetry events since
Learn to present your work Saturday in
Astoria.
1998, for several years poetry editor for
Hipfi sh and for 22 events on the pro-
duction crew of the annual FisherPo-
ets Gathering. She is a retired college
psychology, addictions and philosophy
teacher. Her 2014 collection is “Neverthe-
less: Poems from the Gray Area, Hipfi sh
Publications.”
To register, go to thewritersguild.org.
For more information, call or text Mari-
anne Monson at 503-709-5740 or mari-
anne.monson@gmail.com.
Support student arts
SEASIDE — The 6th Annual Tillamook
Head Gathering for the benefi t of the arts at
Seaside High School will be held Sunday
at the Seaside Convention Center, 415 First
Avenue. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for
browsing the silent auction and the program
will begin at 5 p.m.
This year’s entertainment will feature
The Orbitonz band plus performances by
the Seaside High School A Capella Choir
and Jazz Band. Advance tickets will be
available for $10 at Seaside Coffee House,
Beach Books, Cannon Beach Book Com-
pany and the high school’s business offi ce.
Tickets will be available at the door for
$15.
The Tillamook Head Gathering was cre-
ated to encourage the exposure and inspi-
ration of arts beyond the walls of Seaside
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
A STORYTELLER LOOKS BACK
Live
High School. In the past 5 years, the gath-
ering has raised nearly $30,000 and has
supported projects such as literary fi eld
trips, SHS Arts Day, the choir performance
at Disneyland, creative workshops, vis-
iting speakers, art supplies and musical
instruments.
For more information call 503-468-9919.
The Lonely:
Roy Orbison Memories
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Presents
Thursday, January 30
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9:0
PM
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7:0
A sensitive and dynamic
Tickets are $20
tribute to the one and only Roy
in advance
Sponsored by:
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Orbison. This show is a Specia
Cecelia Seaman
$25 on
Farms
Performance.
performance day Taylor and Shellfish
Ekone Oyster
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