By Jim Heffernan I usually wait until I finish a book before I begin to write my review, but this one is different. I’ve read a lot of books about contempory politics and “The Politics Industry” is special. I’m very impressed how original and even-handed it is. Michael Porter is an economist born in 1947 who is known in academic…
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DUST OFF YOUR DANCING SHOES: Maria Muldaur brings Americana Music to the White Clover Grange Sunday March 26th to Benefit NKN Music Programs
Time for a Grange Hall dance party with Maria Muldaur, multi-Grammy award nominee and The Americana Music Association winner of “The Lifetime Achievement Americana Trailblazer Award” for her lifelong work of covering the depth and breadth of American Roots music and for being one of the pioneers who laid the groundwork for what we’ve come to call ‘Americana Music’. Maria…
Tides of Change Presents – Sexual Assault Awarness Art Event Saturday March 18th – Create Your Story at Bay City Arts Center
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and the first event for SAAM is this Saturday, March 18th, from 10 am until 2 pm, at Bay City Arts Center to Create your personal art story. (English and Spanish speakers welcome!) And it’s FREE! Flyers with registration QR codes are attached. This is an opportunity for survivors, supporters, and allies to…
RIVERBEND PLAYERS PRESENT: NEIL SIMON’S ‘BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS’ – OPENING NIGHT SATURDAY, 03/18/23 through APRIL 2nd at NCRD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Riverbend Players is pleased to presenet Brighton Beahc Memoirs at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center, starting Saturday March 18th with performances through April 2nd. Set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York in September 1937 during The Great Depression, this coming-of-age comedy focuses on Eugene Morris Jerome, a Polish-Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty, sexual…
DREW’S VIEWS: OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2023
To clarify, these are not who I want to win but who I think will win. I base this on the Academy’s trends, its susceptibility to borderline bribery, and the general voting system while keeping my personal preferences at bay. Some categories I skipped because I didn’t have time to see the nominees. The 95th Academy Awards will be presented…
North Oregon Coast Symphony presents Peter and the Wolf – Sat. March 11 in Nehalem; Sun. March 12 in Astoria
The North Oregon Coast Symphony continues its 2022-2023 season with two concerts in March. This orchestra, under the direction of conductor Cory Pederson, is an ensemble of North Coast musicians offering live classical music in local venues. Titled “Playful Inspirations”, the afternoon concerts will feature Serge Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf”. This classic children’s tale set to music is the…
BOOK REVIEW: “I Have the Right to Remain Silent—But I Lack the Ability” by Madelaine Brauner Landry
By Jim Heffernan I think perhaps I might have a “book guardian angel” who sits on my shoulder and prods me when she sees a book she thinks I “need” to read. I saw Landry’s book while browsing the library at Braver Angels* and my “book guardian angel” made me get it. It wasn’t easy, the publisher “Ally Gater Bites”…
BAY CITY ARTS CENTER: ARTISTS OF THE MONTH – Students from Tillamook School District’s East Elementary; Reception Friday March 3 from 5 to 7 pm
Friday, March 3 from 5-7pm, The Bay City Arts Center will hold a student art show and reception featuring artwork by students from TSD-9 East Elementary School. Join the celebration of our youth, and support their passion for the arts! This monthly event is free and open to the public. For more information about BCAC’s Artist of the Month, visit…
Hoffman Center for the Arts: March Gallery Exhibits – Featuring works by Christine Harrison, Jan Branham, and Shane Sjogren; Opening Reception March 4th
March Gallery Exhibition Exhibit-Thursdays–Sundays | March 2-25 | 12:00-5:00pm Opening Reception March 4 | 3:00-5:00pm Gallery is closed the last Sunday of every month Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita Free and open to the public Christine Harrison Tenalach is an Irish word for the relationship one has with the land, air and water. It is…
Sitka Center Online Resident Talk March 2, 2023 4pm via Zoom
(OTIS, OR – February 17, 2023) – Sitka Resident Talks are an opportunity for the community to learn about the artists and scientists working in residence at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology through brief 10-minute-long presentations. This event is free and open virtually to the public via Zoom. RSVP at www.sitkacenter.org/events to receive an event link. March 2nd…