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Jazz Festival: Dancing
and playing all day long
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“Dave Bennett is just
an awesome young man,”
Johnson said. “I’ve seen
him playing in jazz bands
since he was about 13 years
old. He played the clarinet.”
“But he not only plays
the clarinet,” added John-
son. “He reinvented him-
self as an old-time fan of
Jerry Lee Lewis. So when
he’s playing with the Mem-
phis Speed Kings, they do
Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny
Cash, Elvis Presley. And
he plays the piano like Jer-
ry Lee Lewis. It’s rock and
roll!”
Bennett and the Mem-
phis Speed Kings kick off
the weekend with a special
event Thursday evening at
the Elks Lodge.
The festival begins in
earnest Friday, with con-
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said Johnson. “We don’t
ask people to dance on con-
crete all weekend.”
“There are young peo-
ple, and they just dance all
day long,” added Shook.
“Some of them have a fa-
vorite band they follow
from place to place.”
Aside from bands sim-
ply performing their regular
material, a few special sets
are planned.
“Saturday, we have three
bass saxes playing at the
same time,” said Johnson.
“That is an awesome sound.
If you know what a bass sax
looks like or sounds like,
you really should show up
for that set. That’s my fa-
vorite set.”
NANCY MCCARTHY PHOTO
The Memphis Boys, of the band Dave Bennett and the Mem-
phis Boys, brought the crowd to its feet last year with their
rock ‘n roll and rockabilly music. Now called Dave Bennett
and the Memphis Speed Kings, the band will kick off the
festival at a special event at the Elks Lodge Feb. 19.
NANCY MCCARTHY PHOTO
Wooden dance floors are brought in to the Seaside Civic and Convention center so jazz festi-
val participants don’t have to dance on concrete floors.
NANCY MCCARTHY
Sitting down just wasn’t an
option for many who attend-
ed the Seaside Jazz Festival
in 2014. Four of the five
venues this year will have
dance floors.
Uptown Lowdown will
be playing, she added.
“They have two band mem-
bers who play the bass sax,
and Peter Meyers will join
them; he’s the reed player
for High Sierra.”
Saturday is the big day,
packed across the board,
with 45 shows spread
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The festival’s closing
show, at 3 p.m. Sunday,
will present a smorgasbord
of short performances.
“We will bring a band on
that will play two or three
songs, and then they’ll ro-
tate off and another band
rotates on,” said Johnson.
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bands through just as a way
of saying ‘goodbye and see
you next year!’”
The Seaside High School
jazz band will also play in
the “closing” this year.
“It gives them an op-
portunity to play in the big
room at the convention
center,” said Johnson. “So
that’ll be kind of fun.”
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joy spotlighting Seaside,
whether it be by hosting
old friends, welcoming the
high school band or boost-
ing tourism during the wet
If you go:
WHAT: Seaside Jazz Fes-
tival
WHEN: Feb. 19 through 22
WHERE: Seaside Civic and
Convention Center,
Shilo Inn Oceanfront,
Elks Lodge (shuttle bus
provided)
COST: $10 to $95
NANCY MCCARTHY PHOTO
The Climax Jazz Band, of Toronto, Canada, will return this
year.
FOR INFORMATION: 1-866-345-
6257; www.jazzseaside.
com
winter months.
“The reason why I do
this is because I think it’s
a great event for Seaside,”
Johnson said. “I just like to
see people having a good
time. And when I go to
other jazz festivals and I
say that I’m from Seaside
it’s just nice to hear, ‘Sea-
side! That’s our favorite
festival!’ That’s why I keep
doing it. I like to see people
having a good time, and I
like to make people happy.”
NANCY MCCARTHY PHOTO
Dave Bennett, of Dave Bennett and the Memphis Boys,
played a rollicking piano during the Seaside Jazz Festival
in 2014. He will be back again at this year’s festival Feb. 19
through 22.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Deadline for Community Calendar is noon Wednesday two weeks before our publish date. Items can be emailed to nmccarthy@seasidesignal.com,
faxed to 503-738-9285 or mailed to P.O. Box 848, Seaside, OR 97138. Events are in Seaside unless otherwise noted.
Friday, Feb. 6
Low Impact Walking
9:30 a.m. This low-impact walking group meets
every Friday at different locations. Sponsored by
the Seaside Branch of American Association of
University Women. For details, call 503-738-7751.
on Mental Illness welcomes anyone who has
a friend or family member that suffers from a
mental illness. For information, call Myra Kero at
503-738-6165.
Monday, Feb. 9
Quilt Run 101
Knochlers Pinochle
9:30 a.m., Astoria, Cannon Beach, Wheeler, info@
quiltrun101.com, www.quiltrun101.com. Quilt
Run 101 is the annual shop hop from Astoria to
Brookings. There will be prizes. Visit the website
for details.
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside, all ages, $1 per session per
person. Knochlers host regular play in the card
game of pinochle every Monday. Prizes awarded.
Lions Club
“’night, Mother”
7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre Playhouse, 108 N.
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.
coastertheatre.com, $15 to $20. Marsha Norman’s
“’night, Mother” explores the final hour in the life
of a young woman. Also plays Feb. 7; 8 (3 p.m.);
13; 15 (3 p.m.); 20.
Karaoke
9 p.m., American Legion Post 99, 1315 Broadway,
Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, 21 and older.
Here’s a chance to go on stage for some live
karaoke singing. Kids, too, can join the fun from
5:30 to 8 p.m.
5 p.m., West Lake Restaurant & Lounge, 1480 S.
Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-738-7693. Open to
the public.
Tuesday, Feb. 10
TOPS Meeting
8 a.m. weigh-in, North Coast Family Fellowship
Church, 2245 N. Wahanna Road, Seaside, 503-
861-2904. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets
every Tuesday and focuses on making lifestyle
changes that provide lasting weight loss and
better health.
Beach Clean Up
9 a.m., Seaside Beach, meet at Seashore Inn on
the Beach, 60 N. Promenade, Seaside, all ages.
Join volunteers in “Treasure the Beach Community
Beach Clean Up” every first Saturday of the
month.
Saturday Art Walk
5 p.m., enjoy original artwork, live music and
refreshments during Seaside’s monthly First Sat-
urday Art Walk at participating businesses and art
galleries in Seaside. Look for the art walk signs at
participating merchants.
Sunday, Feb. 8
A Sweet Affaire
2 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415
First Ave., Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunse-
tempire.com, $35. Wines from the Northwest,
appetizers from local restaurants and desserts.
There will be music and auctions. This event is a
fundraiser for scholarships and Seaside Rotary
Foundation projects within the community.
9:30 a.m., Port of Astoria Office Building, Room
209, 10 Pier 1, Astoria, 503-738-0782, $5. This
is a beginner/brush-up bridge course where all
levels are welcome. The first class is free and
past students are admitted for free. Walk-ins are
welcome. The class is every Tuesday to March 31.
2 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway,
Seaside, www.nami.org. The National Alliance
Community Clinic
8 a.m., Finn’s Fish House, 227 Broadway, Seaside,
503-738-9692. Ham radio operators meet every
Thursday. Venues change on the first Thursday of
the month; call for information.
2 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway,
Seaside, 503-738-5859, free. Kathleen Flewelling,
naturopathic physician, provides this service.
Kiwanis Club Meeting
6 p.m., Seaside Public Library, Community Room,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742, www.
seasidelibrary.org, free, all ages. Trivia nights are
1:30 p.m., NWSDS Office, 2002 S.E. Chokeberry
Ave., Warrenton. This group explores ways to cope
with the demands and stresses of caring for a
loved one and provides information and resources
in a confidential setting. For information, call
Grace at 503-738-6412.
6 p.m., 4-H Club House, on Walluski Loop across
from Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Astoria, 503-
325-1010. This workshop will be about salesman-
ship. Learn how to work with customers and close
that sale. Showcase product prototype.
Noon, Pig ‘N’ Pancake, 323 Broadway, Seaside,
open to the public. Features announcements and
guest speakers each week. For information, visit
the club’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
pages/Kiwanis-Club-of-Seaside-Ore.
Oregon’s Railroads
Dinner & Dance
Stroke Support
7 p.m., Cannon Beach History Center & Museum,
1387 S. Spruce St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-9301,
www.cbhistory.org, $10 adults, $2 children, all
ages. Oregon author Ed Kamholz will talk about
Oregon’s railroad history.
5 p.m., Seaside American Legion Post 99, 1315
Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, $30 to $50.
The American Legion will host a special Valen-
tine’s Day dinner dance with music at 7:30 p.m. by
Theory of Relativity.
4:30 p.m., Providence Seaside Hospital Education
Center, 725 S. Wahanna Road, Seaside, 503-717-
7781. Stroke survivors and their caregivers are
welcome. The group is affiliated with the Ameri-
can Stroke Association. Call for information.
Aaron Larget-Caplan
Listening to the Land
7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coasterthe-
atre.com, $15 to $20, all ages. Guitarist Aaron
Larget-Caplan’s performances combine the
traditional expressiveness with contemporary
passion.
6 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway,
Seaside, 503-738-9126, www.nclctrust.org, free.
Roberta and Richard Basch will give a presenta-
tion on “Our North Coast Through Indian Eyes” and
share stories about geography, culture and caring
for the land.
Sunday, Feb. 15
Thursday, Feb. 19
ASOC Auditions
Dave Bennett
Noon, Astor Street Opry Company, 129 W. Bond
St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, www.astorstreeto-
prycompany.com. Auditions for ASOC’s musical
melodrama “The Real Lewis & Clark Story or How
the Finns Discovered Astoria” will be held at noon
and at 6 p.m. There are 20 parts for men and
women (17 and older) available.
7 p.m., Elks Lodge #1748, 324 Avenue A, Seaside,
866-345-6257, www.jazzseaside.com, $10. Dave
Bennett and the Memphis Speed Kings will be the
warm-up party, prefestival event performers at
this year’s weekend-long Seaside Jazz Festival.
Friday, Feb. 13
9 a.m., Clatsop Community College Seaside Cam-
pus, 1455 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-338-
2408 to register, $15 to $20. Full day attendance
is required to receive a certificate of completion.
Ron Bline will teach this class. Seating is limited,
and preregistration is required. For questions, call
John Benson at 503-738-5925.
6 p.m., Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hemlock St.,
Cannon Beach, tolovanaartscolony@gmail.com,
www.tolovanaartscolony.org, $35 both classes.
Tolovana Arts Colony presents The Beat Poets, a
two-day workshop with Mark Mizell to celebrate
and renew the language of American culture.
Continues at noon Saturday. The Beachnik Café is
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Cannon Beach Gallery, 1064 S.
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-0744, www.
cannonbeacharts.org, free, donations accepted.
2 p.m., NWSDS Office, 2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave.,
Warrenton, free. Adult cancer patients, their
support team and family members are welcome
to attend group meetings held the second
Wednesday of the month to share stories, receive
encouragement, information and resources. Led
by Allison Whisenhunt 503-717-7439, and Brigid
Koeppen, 503-338-4085.
Caregiver Support
2 p.m., Cannon Beach Library, 131 N. Hemlock St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-1391, www.cannon-
beachlibrary.org, free. Manzanita author Holly
Lorincz will share her novel, Smart Mouth,
a story of a young teacher who delves into the
world of adolescent youth.
2 p.m., NWSDS Office, 2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave.,
Warrenton. Support groups provide loved ones an
opportunity to share with others, receive support
and learn about Alzheimer’s disease. For informa-
tion, call Grace Bruseth at 503-738-6412.
Cancer Support Group
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Biz Kid Workshop
Northwest Author Series
Beat Poets Workshop
Wednesday, Feb. 11
415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-440-9357, free.
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Seaside, the fifth
annual Community Indoor Yard Sale includes 61
booths filled with inviting items to purchase.
Ham Radio Breakfast
Alzheimer’s Support
Team Trivia Tournament
NAMI Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 12
AARP Smart Driver
Learn Bridge
Saturday, Feb. 7
informal competitions that test teams’ knowledge
of all matters trivial. Prizes are awarded.
Dive-in Movie
6:15 p.m., Sunset Pool, 1140 Broadway, Seaside,
503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, $2 to
$3, all ages. The Dive-in Movie Double Header
features “Mr. Peabody and Sherman” followed by
“Maleficent” at 7:50 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14
Indoor Yard Sale
9 a.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center,
Depression Support
4 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway,
Seaside. The Depression & Bipolar Support Alli-
ance is a confidential support group meeting. The
group is open to anyone who has been diagnosed
with a mood disorder or has a family member or
friend, who has been diagnosed. For information,
call Patricia at 503-325-8930.
Monday, Feb. 16
Knochlers Pinochle Group
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside, all ages, $1 per session per
person.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Talkback Thursday
7:30 p.m., “’night, Mother,” Coaster Theatre
Playhouse, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $15
to $20.
Friday, Feb. 20
Seaside Jazz Festival
3 p.m., Seaside Civic & Convention Center, 415
First Ave.; Elks Lodge #1748, 324 Avenue A; Shilo
Oceanfront Hotel, 30 N. Promenade, Seaside, 866-
345-6257, www.jazzseaside.com, $10 to $95, all
ages. The annual Seaside Jazz Festival features
top performers of traditional and contemporary
jazz throughout the country.