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,…
Category: Arts
“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…
North Coast Symphonic Band Celebrates Independence Day with FREE concert “From Sea to Shining Sea” on Sunday July 3rd at Liberty Theater in Astoria
The North Coast Symphonic Band concludes its 42nd season with a concert titled “From Sea to Shining Sea” at 7 PM on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at the Liberty Theater in Astoria….
Hoffman Center for the Arts: Manzanita Poetry Walk and Fundraiser – July 1-30; Readings, Raffle and More
Poetry Walk July 1—30 | 8am-8pm Hoffman Wonder Garden 595 Division Street | Manzanita | Oregon From July 1-30, the Hoffman Center for the Arts will delight the community with a Poetry…
BOOK REVIEW: What Unites Us – Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather
By Jim Heffernan I found this book of essays very enjoyable. There are 16 essays, each extolling a particular aspect of a broad topic and each aspect seems to be somehow diminished…
BOOK REVIEW: THEM – Why we hate each other – and how to heal by Ben Sasse
By Jim Heffernan I am amazed at how much I liked a book written by the conservative* Republican Senator from Nebraska. He and I differ on a lot of policies, but I…
Enjoy a Creative & Musical Summer with the Bay City Arts Center: Eric Sappington Concert June 25th, Art Reception July 1st, Workshops, and More!
The Bay City Arts Center has a full line up of music, arts, workshops, kids summer camps and more! See details and flyers below for more information. Youth Summer Camps 2022 –…