By Andrew Jenck A common challenge with biopics is condensing the public figure’s entire life in two hours. Although cut short, Elvis Presley’s life was complicated and messy, so a film adaption…
Category: Arts
Nestucca Valley Artisans Festival Returns to Pacific City Aug. 20-21
The 28th Annual Nestucca Valley Artisans Festival returns to beautiful Pacific City Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 10-5 each day. The show will take place at the Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape…
BOOK REVIEW: A Politics of LOVE
By Jim Heffernan This book just kind of caught my eye somehow like a bright, shiny object. I’m glad I knew nothing of the author. I’m afraid that my biases might have…
Drew’s Reviews: Jurassic World Dominion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Movies are back in theaters, and Drew’s back, too – with reviews of some summer “blockbusters.” By Andrew Jenck There’s a scene in the first Jurassic World where Bryce Dallas…
Hoffman Gallery Show August 2022: Featuring the works of ALXSw, George Wilson, and Kopali Serna
August 4-28 | 1:00-5:00pm Thursdays through Sundays Opening Reception August 6 | 3:00-5:00pm Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita ALXSw – “Studying martial arts introduced me to Shodo and…
POETRY: Hymn For The Hurting by Amanda Gorman
Everything hurts, Our hearts shadowed and strange, Minds made muddied and mute. We carry tragedy, terrifying and true. And yet none of it is new; We knew it as home, As horror,…
“3 LEG TORSO” RETURNS TO NCRD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE
3 Leg Torso formed in 1996 as a violin, cello and accordion trio with the mission of creating original modern chamber music for their unique instrumentation. Over the following years, the ensemble…
Author Kizzie Jones Races Dachshund Nikki at 15th Annual Firecracker Wiener Nationals
By Robin Swain Kizzie Jones, author of the Tall Tale series of children’s books, arrived in Rockaway Beach 4th of July weekend to promote her new book, A Tall Tale About Dachshunds…
BAY CITY ARTS CENTER: Upcoming Workshops, Concerts, and a Musical!
This weekend on July 9 & 10, 9am-4pm, Charlie Wooldridge will be hosting Discovery in Stone. This is a stone carving workshop aimed to help its participants uncover the emerging form of…
“Thrifty Comfort Cooking for Challenging Times” – Cookbook Provides Easy, Affordable Recipes for All Cooks; Proceeds of Cookbook Sales to Benefit Local Food Banks
By Laura Swanson This is one of the good things that has come from the pandemic – Judith Yamada’s cookbook “Thrifty Comfort Cooking for Challenging Times.” Seeing a need to help all…
