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HIPFiSHmonthly • October 2013InflectionistPoetry:a PortlandMovement& MagazineReadings & Talk by:John Sibley Williams& A. MolotkovCo-founders& editors ofInflectionistRevieweverything everything everythinga love triangle, a buddy comedy, a road movieMulti-media performance, EVERYTHINGEVERYTHING EVERYTHING comes to the KALAstage this November. After a successful workshopperformance during the Heineken City Arts Fest2012 (under the working title Storytelling in the FurnitureStore) its creators are taking their show on theroad. The project combines spoken word, music, andvisual art in the form of a vintage Kodak slideshow tocreate an immersive audience experience like noneother.It’s the story of two roommates, Wesley K. Andrewsand ilvs strauss (pronounced “Elvis”), whoseshared passion for the same seductress threatens toruin their friendship and both their lives. And that’s allwe’re saying!Seattle-based artists Andrews and Strauss share adiverse background in performance. Strauss is queer,Sunday, November 3 @ KALAmixed-racewriter, performer, mixed media artist,and lighting designer. Her work has been shown atOdyssey Idea Gallery, On the Boards, Northwest FilmForum, Century Ballroom, Seattle Repertory’s Leo KTheater, and Bumbershoot Music Festival. As a LightingDesigner and Technical Director, she has workedfor Salt Horse, the Cherdonna and Lou Show, the PatGraney Company, and LINGO dancetheater.Andrews is a writer and performer. His storytellingwork has appeared in the City Arts Festival, theSolo Performance Festival, 12 Minutes Max at On theBoards, and the “Radio Heads” Festival in Edison, NJ.He is the Producer of Verbalists, a storytelling companyin Seattle, and recorded his first album-lengthspoken word show at Empty Sea Studio in 2012.Strauss and Andrews, in addition to writing andperforming also offer workshops in collaborativemulti-disciplinary story telling, teaching theatricaltechnique to students, using memory as the jumpingoff point, to create creative non-fiction.KALA welcomes audience to experience innovativetheater from our north I5 urban neighbors. Comeenjoy an herbal cocktail by Love Warrior Medicine anda one-hour story-telling trip, with music and pictures!Sunday, November 3. Doors Open 7pm.Performance at 7:30.Tickets are $12 in advance, available atImogen and RiverSea Gallery,$15 at the door.Listen to ilvs and Andrew on KMUN Radio’sFriday Magazine, November 1.Opener with localpoets:Nancy CookJim DottAnne Splane PhillipsFlorence Sage, MCFriday, Nov 8Doors at 7 p.m.Opener 7:30 p.m.Inflectionism8:45 p.m.$8@ KALAInflectionism is an artisticmovement that was started in2010 by three Portland poetswho sought a more organicapproach that respected bothpoet and reader, both words andinterpretation. As a creativephilosophy, Inflectionism seeksto build upon what has comebefore and gently bend it toreflect what has and has notchanged about the world andour methods of expressing it.The Inflectionist Review is asmall press publishing stark anddistinctive contemporary poetrythat fosters dialog betweenthe reader and writer, betweenwords and their meanings,between ambiguity and concept.Each issue gathers establishedand emerging voices togethertoward the shared aim of uniqueexpression that resonates beyondthe author’s world, beyondthe page, and speaks to theuniversality of human languageand experience.3 oct13 hipfishmonthly.com

y Stephen BerkGaming the System for Fun and ProfitThe US power structure has now createddisadvantaged Americans getting a lega corporate feudal state. We have up in a Job Corps program.a Supreme Court whose reactionary It’s getting harder for the inner citymajority leads the way by knocking out and rural poor even to vote in Republicanthe underpinnings of representative democracy.controlled states. These “red”In 2010, by disallowing limits states, many in the South, now ensureon campaign spending, five unelected minority Republican power by passingoligarchs saw to itvoter suppressionthat the wealthiestlaws, cutting votingand most elitehours, early voting,entities, nationaland poll locationsand foreign, couldas well as requiringgain control of ourexpensive, difficultelections. This year,to obtain specialthe same judicialI.D. cards in order toautocrats saw fitvote. North Carolinato gut the federalpassed the mostprotections the 1965restrictive version ofVoting Rights Actvoter suppressionguaranteed historicallylaws shortly afterdisfranchisedthe Supreme Courtcitizens, namely Africanabolished federalAmericans in theguarantee of voterSouth. The justicesprotection. This givesclaimed that thethe lie to the Court’sact was no longerassumption that suchnecessary and wasprotections for Africana species of “racialAmericans andentitlement.” For theother disadvantagedminority of wealthy whites they spoke minorities are no longer necessary.for, this is a politically loaded phrase. Today’s Republican Party differsFor the far right today, especially the from its historic predecessor in whollyTea Party wing of the Republican Party, rejecting the notion that governmentthe term “entitlement” means allotmentshas any obligation to protect the mostto people who don’t quite “de-vulnerable members of Americanserve” such benefits. This might mean society. Hence they ignore the Constitution’sthe average senior depending on Socialmission stated in its preambleSecurity, those living on disability or collecting“to promote the general welfare.” Anunemployment insurance. Or it ideologically pure and thoroughly elitistmight mean the working poor supplementingRepublican Party now openly supportstheir meager incomes with food a government that bestows lavish favorsstamps. Or it might mean a poor mother on the richest among us, while castinggetting federally funded nutrition foraside the ever growing ranks of theher baby under the Women, Infants and needy.Children allotment. Or it might mean As champions of the most privileged,the inner city poor getting early schoolingtoday’s Republicans, along with awith supplemental nutrition for their growing number of allied conservativechildren in Head Start. Or it might mean Democrats funded by Wall Street, representonly a minority of Americans. Sincelaissez faire capitalism returned in theeighties, we have become a society ofvast inequalities. If all people of votingage had ready access to the polls andwere not subject to round the clock corporatemedia distortions of public issuespaid for by wealthy special interests, wewould have governments at the federaland state levels that represent the interestsof the American people as a wholerather than those of economic elites.As the current Congress completesits term, we hear Republican and mediatalk of “entitlement reform,” meaningcuts. For Republicans and their allies“entitlement” only refers to governmentaid to the increasing numbers ofdisadvantaged populations. It neverrefers to entitlements lavished on corporateand financial institutions. Oil andagribusiness remain entitled to hugesubsidies. Megabanks, corporations andbillionaires are entitled to offshore theirincomes to escape taxation. And transnationalcorporations retain an absoluteright to outsource their labor to thelowest wage countries, thus eliminatinga once prosperous, unionized Americanmanufacturing class. Those are the realentitlements that ought to be reformed,not Social Security, Medicare and foodstamps. But congressional Republicansnow threaten to obstruct budgetarylegislation, in effect shutting down thefederal government, should they not gettheir version of entitlement reform. Andwhile they enjoy the best health careprogram in the US, they are determinedto block the duly passed AffordableCare Act. “Obamacare”, while farinferior to most countries’ nationalizedmedicine, will provide health services tosome thirty million Americans formerlyexcluded because of prohibitive costs.But in Orwellian America, the rich andwell connected must remain more“equal” than others.L E T T E R SDear Stephen BerkI read your editorial “America’s Other”. I agree with you; however, there isone thing that you need to fix. George Zimmerman is not a white man. He isLatino.We cannot, I repeat cannot see everyone as either white or black. Latinopeople, Asian people, and Native American people are not white. I amwhite, of European ancestry, three generations from Ireland, the rest of myethnicity comes from Scotland and England. Latino Americanos, Latinos,for short are not white. I know this first hand as my son’s father is Peruvian.My son has earwax that is not found in European ears. It is found in NativeAmerican ears. He has Inca ancestry. He is Latino.George Zimmerman is Latino not white.- Kathleen Adams, Columbia Pacific RegionBerk RepliesI had never seen anywhere that Zimmerman was Latino. Zimmerman is aGerman name. I know that some Latinos are of German ancestry. But if weare referring to race, not nationality, and if Zimmerman indeed has Germanancestry, as his name suggests, then he is at least white or partially white onhis father’s side. Also, race is a very slippery term today that does not havethe “clear” delineations it did in the days of pseudo-scientific eugenics, inthe early 20th century. Latino, in my book, is not a race. It is a form of ethnicity,and a multi-ethnicity at that. Many, I think perhaps even most Latinos,have a mixture of white in them. There are few indigenous Latinos, due tothe fact that most were killed by European diseases and arms. Still there areproud indigenous people’s throughout Latin America. I would concede thatindigenous Latin Americans (First Nations), are not white. But Latino is nota race. That is because of its very mixed blood nature. It is a group of ethnicitiesthat include Spanish and other European and even some SephardicJews and Arabs, as well as Asians.Latinos are, like their counterparts in the US, descendants of people of avery diverse group of nations, many being European and Caucasian. MiddleEastern peoples are also generally thought of as Caucasian. If you read thefamous book by Rigoberta Menchu, the indigenous Guatemalan freedomfighter, “I. Rigoberta Menchu,” she writes of her enemies, the brutal,genocidal oppressors of the indigenous people in Guatemala as “Ladinos.”[her spelling]. So even though I might concede to the email writer on mylast article that Latino may imply partly non-white, Zimmerman, as his nameimplies, was no indigenous Latin American. Hence he is at least part white.And he certainly identifies with the white American conservative establishment,as Clarence Thomas does. What my statement here boils down to isthat “Latino” is not a race. It is a group of related ethnicities, which containsindigenous but also European (white) elements. Not quite so simple.LETTERS: want to respond to articles and issues presented in HIPFiSH?Email (300 words max) to hipfish@charter.net, Subject: LETTERS. let usknow if you would like it published in a following issue.Why Suffer?call us today!• Auto Accidents• Work Related Injuries• Nutritional Evaluations• Second Opinionscovered by most insuranceoct13Ann isBack!hipfishmonthly.comASTORIA CHIROPRACTICDr. Ann Goldeen, D.C.503-325-33112935 Marine Drive • AstoriaAlternative Natural Health Care Since 19916@ adrift hotel360.642.2344[pickled fish]locally inspired menu, classic craft cocktailslive musicweeklyThe Adrift Hotel Music Calendar October 201310/1: Emma Hill (folk)10/3, 10/4: The Horde and the Harem (indie-pop)10/5, 10/6: Anne-Marie Sanderson (dreamy indie-folk)10/7: Pat Hull (indie folk)10/10, 10/11: Will West (Americana)10/12, 10/13: Ben Fisher (singer/songwriter)10/17: Naomi Hooley & Rob Stroup (Americana/pop)10/18; Sara Jackson-Holman (indie R&B)10/19, 10/20: The Don of Division Street (Psychedelic Americana)10/24, 10/25: Pretend Sweethearts (indie-folk)10/26, 10/27: GreenhornBluehorn (indie pop/folk)10/29: The Defibulators (indie Americana)10/30: Grandma Kelsey, Lionsweb (moody indie folk)10/31: The Defibulators (indie Americana)Show times are 9pm to 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays,8pm to 10pm on weeknights (including Sundays). 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jjGames and Puzzlesfor kids of all ages!j503.368.4873457 Laneda AveManzanita, OrThe Coaster Theatre Playhouse PresentsGramercyGhostBy John Cecil HolmSeptember 13 - October 12, 2013Tickets $20 or $15Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.All Sunday shows begin at 3:00 p.m.Talkback — Thursday, Oct 3 rdSponsored by Keith C. SchnipTickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, ORSAVE THE DATE!North Coast Unites • Freedom To MarryOpen House Petition Signing • Nov 3The public is invited to a local Open House tosupport the efforts of Oregon United for Marriage.Over the weekend of November 3, 2013,house parties all over Oregon will be occurringto support the freedom to marry for all lovingand committed Oregon couples.With 13 states allowing same-sex marriage,it’s time to bring the issue of marriage back toOregon voters. Oregon United for Marriage isworking to qualify the issue for the November2014 ballot and do the work necessary to win.This campaign will achieve an historic victory formarriage freedom.Come and Sign the Petition. No RSVP needed,bring a friend. Refreshments will be provided.This is also an opportunity to contributeto the Oregon United For Marriage Campaign.NORTH COAST UNITES: OPEN HOUSEPlace: 1711 Grand Avenue, Astoria Oregon, thehistoric Sanborn houseDate: Sunday, November 3rd 3:00 pm until7:00 pmHosts: Bill Bender and Jack OsterbergSenator Betsy Johnson Receives Hatfield AwardThe League of Oregon Cities’ (LOC)prestigious Mark O. Hatfield StatesmanshipAward was presented to SenatorBetsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) during theLeague’s 88th Annual Conference, heldSeptember 26-28 at the Red Lion on theRiver.Over her dedicated career in publicservice, Senator Johnson has cast manycourageous votes that have prioritized thedelivery of vital public services. She hasbeen a long-time champion and advocatefor the Oregon Solutions program, leadingthe effort to secure the initial funding fromthe governor’s office to address repeatedflooding in Tillamook County. In 2007,when the city of Vernonia suffered majorflooding, Senator Johnson was responsiblefor raising millions of dollars to replacedestroyed school buildings, senior centerand other facilities. She also worked withthe city of Astoria and the Northwest AreaCommission on Transportation to securea $3.8 million grant to rebuild the failing17th Street Pier, next to the ColumbiaMaritime Museum and home to the CoastGuard ships.Senator Johnson’s current serviceon boards and commission in Oregonincludes: the Board of Visitors for theNorthwestern School of Law at Lewis &Clark College; the Columbia River MaritimeMuseum; the Institute for MetropolitanStudies at Portland State University;and as president of the Samuel S. JohnsonFoundation, founded in 1949, which hasbeen a benefactor to many organizationsin Oregon, including those impacting localcommunities.This year, the Hatfield award waspresented for just the sixth time since itscreation in 1996. Previous winners include:Congressman Greg Walden (2011); RayNaff, Intergovernmental Relations Directorfor former Governor Ted Kulongoski(2010); former Oregon Senator BradyAdams (2007); former Oregon Senator CliffTrow (2001), former Oregon Governor NeilGoldschmidt (1997) and former Oregonand U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield (1996).NEW GED TESTS - CCCClatsop Community College continuesto urge those interested in earning a GEDcredential to complete the testing processbefore the end of 2013. An entirely newtest and process will be implemented inJanuary 2014 and any passing scores fromthe prior version of the GED test will thenbecome null and void. Students will needto start the test process over.The current GED testing process consistsof a battery of five tests covering languagearts writing, reading, social studies,science and math. Successful completionserves as the equivalent of a high schooldiploma. Orientations for GED preparationclasses for the current GED test are scheduledfor September 23 and November 1.Pre-registration for preparation classesis required by calling 503-338-2347 orstopping by Columbia Hall Room 114,1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria. GEDpreparation classes are conducted in Astoria,Clatskanie and Seaside. Those alreadyprepared and ready to test, can scheduletesting at 503-338-2347.For more information about the GEDtest process and testing schedule visitwww.clatsopcc.edu.Please direct inquiries to: GeorgeHeiner, 503-338-2347; gheiner@clatsopcc.edu.Astoria LGBT MeetingsPFLAG NORTHCOAST meets the3rd Thursday of the month. Thursday,Aug 15, 6:30pm to 8pm at the FirstLutheran Church, 725 33rd St., Astoria,OR. FMI: drewherzig@yahoo.comTRANS FAMILIES SUPPORTGROUP meets the last Mondayof each month. For TBA locationcontact drewherzig@yahoo.com. Fortransgender individuals and familymembers only.Lincoln City LGBTMonthlyGatheringsWednesday, Oct. 9. 6 pm - PFLAGat St. Stephen’s in Newport--ComingOut Stories. NOTICE NEW TIME--We’re starting at 6 pm!!!Saturday, Oct. 12 . 9-1 pm -PFLAG at Saturday Market---Comesay hello at our last Market for theseason!Saturday, Oct. 26 . 6pm - Party& Freedom to Marry Fundraiser atIneka’sSunday, Oct. 27. 11am - Womens’Out on the Oregon Coast Coffee atCafe Mundooct13hipfishmonthly.com8

OCTOBER NO LNG EVENTSWednesday, October 9Clatsop County Public Hearing and possible voteabout the proposed Oregon LNG pipeline2:30 Rally outside - - wear red, bring your NO LNG signs3:30 Public hearing and possible voteJudge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial, on the corner of9th, AstoriaBackground: An LNG import terminal was first proposed for theWarrenton site in 2004. In 2011, the Board of Commissioners decidedto reconsider the Oregon LNG Pipeline and made preliminaryfindings to deny the project because it conflicts with countyland use laws. Since March 2011, Oregon LNG has repeatedly,and unsuccessfully challenged the authority of the Clatsop CountyBoard of Commissioners to make a finaldecision on the Oregon LNG Pipeline. Theupcoming October 9th hearing by the CountyCommissioners restarts this process, whichcould lead in an affirmation of the 2011 voteand a rejection of Oregon LNG Pipeline bythe Clatsop County Board of Commissioners.Wednesday, October 16Comments due to Oregon Water ResourcesDepartment, which is currently receiving commentsabout a request by Oregon LNG fortwo separate water rights to use millions of gallons of water eachday for its LNG terminal. Mail to:Oregon Water Resources Department725 Summer Street NE, Ste. ASalem, OR 97301Thursday, October 17Columbia Pacific Common SenseNO LNG Meeting6pm: Social & snacks6:30 - 8pm: MeetingThree Cups Coffee House - 279 West Marine Drive, AstoriaNews and Q&A with Dan Serres, Conservation Director of ColumbiaRiverkeeper.Complimentary coffee provided by Three Cups and ColumbiaRiver Coffee Roasters. If you’d like, bring a snack to share, meetingtakes place after open hours.GASLAND IISunday, October 20Follow-up toGaslandthe major film aboutfracking. 2pmColumbian Theater,1102 Commercial, Astoria.The public is invited to this free screening. Film and discussionpresented by Columbia Riverkeeper, Columbia Paicifc CommonSense, and Food and Water Watch. Oregon LNG’s proposedexport terminal is based on having frackednatural gas to export, and the fracking industryneeds more export terminals so they canprofit from fracking.Refreshments available for purchaseEnjoy the theater’s new digital projector.GASLAND PART II: In this explosive followupto his Oscar®-nominated film GASLAND,filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark darkhumor to take a deeper, broader look atthe dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversialmethod of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on aglobal level (in 32 countries worldwide).Premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, Gasland II shows howthe stakes have been raised on all sides in one of the most importantenvironmental issues facing our nation today. The film arguesthat the gas industry’s portrayal of natural gas as a clean andsafe alternative to oil is a myth and that fracked wells inevitablyleak over time, contaminating water and air, hurting families, andendangering the earth’s climate with the potent greenhouse gas,methane. In addition the film looks at how the powerful oil andgas industries are in Fox’s words “contaminating our democracy”.Wednesday, October 23IF NEEDED, second part of Clatsop County Public Hearing aboutthe proposed OLNG pipeline. 6pm - Judge Guy Boyington Building,857 Commercial, on the corner of 9th, Astoria.Astoria Real EstateYour Locally Owned Real Estate Office for all Your Real Estate needs!Buying • Selling • Investingwww.astoriarealestate.netPeter and Janet WeidmanOwner-Brokers336 Industry StreetAstoria, OR 97103503-325-3304Say NO to coal on the Columbia!Federal and state agencies are taking comments about theproposed coal export terminal in Longview to determine what topicsneed to be covered in their reviews and in the Environmental ImpactStatement. At September’s public hearing in Longview, the hearingclosest to us in Clatsop County, there were not many commentsfrom the public about the Lower Columbia.They need to hear from us! It is vitally important that regulatorshear about the impacts of coal, coal dust, coal trains, coal ships,and such on our air, water, health; on our fisheries, properties, localeconomies, farms, etc.Please take a moment to comment. Coal information and talkingpoints are at www.sierraclub.com, www.powerpastcoal.org, www.columbiariverkeeper.org. Comments are due November 18.You can submit your comments several ways:• Via the official EIS website established by the three agenciesfor the EIS process: www.millenniumbulkeiswa.gov• By email: comments@millenniumbulkeiswa.gov• By U.S. mail: Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview EIS, c/oICF International, 701 Second Avenue, Suite 550, Seattle, WA98104• Submit a form or personalized comments at Riverkeeper’s website:columibariverkeeper.orgInto the Wind: Windmill WeekendWorkshop and RetreatOctober 12th and 13th, 2013The Ingenuity Innovation Center at 32180 Pittsburg Rd., St Helens, OR.This two day workshop and retreat introduces what windmilltechnology is, how to integrate it into your life, and will feature ahands-on windmill building and installation time. There is spaceavailable for tent camping, healthy meals provided, nature walks,morning yoga, child care, and art workshops are included in this twoday event.Learn about windmills and how they work • Learn how to loweryour energy costs • Discover how wind can do work and createenergy • Determine if windmill solutions are right for you • Buildand install a windmillIn addition to learning about windmills, you will also have achance to see and experience other sustainable solutions in action.Ingenuity is community-based innovation center where all peopleof all backgrounds and generations come together to create, buildand share sustainable solutions. The retreat fee will include Wholesomemeals, nature walks, child care, art workshops. Individual$130, Coupke $225, Family of 4 $300, ($20 ea add. Child). Call503.866.7081. To sign up: Please visit https://windmillretreat.eventbrite.com11 oct13 hipfishmonthly.com

7th Annual Astoria International Film FestivalA Reel Experience on the Oregon Coast: 11 Films over One Weekendof the North Carolina Dance Theatre, a world-class repertory dance ensemble,and centers on three ballerinas in various stages of their careers. Itexplores how they navigate through the growing pains of their careers, lifechoices, and their struggles.EVERYTHING WENT DOWN (2013) 12:30 – 2pmSecond Showing @ Liberty TheaterDirected by Dustin Morrow and Kacey Morrow - 85 min. USA, U.S. Dramatic/Musical1st AND 2nd PLACE WINNERS OF THE 2013 FILM TRIATHLON ASTO-RIA 2pm – 2:30pm 5-10 min. USA, Shorts CompetitionFirst place. The Siren Song. 8 minutes, 33 secondsSecond place. A Starless Night. 9 minutes, 19 secondsThis year’s The Film Triathlon (TFT) competition was held in Astoria,Oregon, starting on September 7th, and running through the 13th. Competingteams had approximately 5 days, 18 hours and 53 minutes to write,shoot, and edit a short film, including writing and recording original musicfor said film.The grand prize? $5,000 in cash and a chance to have their filmscreened at the 2013 Astoria International Film Festival. The Film Triathlonbills their competition as “500,000 seconds of filmmaking endurance.”Film clip from PINA – documentary on choreographer Pina Bauschn its 7th season, The Astoria International Film FestivalIshowcases the work of independent film and video artists andwriters. “Ultimately, we seek to present a collection of films,frequently recent world premieres and award winners, that sometimespush you out of your cerebral comfort zone and inspirea dialogue on the issues broached with your closest friends,new acquaintances, or within your own mind, “ says ExecutiveDirector and Founder Ron Craig. Plus . AIFF provides uniqueopportunities to interact with the directors of select films, and toconverse and socialize with other festival attendees, with featuredmeet & greets at local restaurants and galleries.All screenings $5. LIBERTY THEATRE • ASTORIATHE ROMANCE OF FILM EDITINGThis year, something new and exciting, the festival presents a filmworkshop for everyone!A Workshop by Dustin Morrow, will be held on Saturday, October19, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria, OR.The workshop is open to everyone – from aspiring filmmakersto film buffs. There is no charge. To reserve your place, pleasecall the Cannery Pier Hotel at 503.325.4996.Professor Morrow, an Emmy-winning filmmaker, is the Directorof Everything Went Down, which will be screened at the Astoria InternationalFilm Festival on Saturday, October 19 at 12:30 to 2:00 pm atthe Liberty Theater in historic downtown Astoria.Film editing is the shaping and structuring moving images andsound so as to invest them with intention and meaning. A successfuleditor named Ralph Rosenblum (The Producers, Annie Hall) oncesaid: “The best compliment one can pay an editor is to tell him hisediting is invisible; an editing job is consideredsuccessful when it goes unnoticed on the screen. Ironically, an editorinvests weeks or months of intensive work to achieve the impressionthat he has done nothing at all.”In this workshop, Emmy-winning filmmaker, professional film editorand professor Dustin Morrow takes this invisible art and makes it visible.Prof. Morrow explores the history and the psychology of editing,and seeks to answer such questions as: How does the brain processan edit? What makes a cut work? How does an effective edit engagea viewer’s imagination?He will also discuss the relationship between time and editing, andthe inherent romance and beauty of this mysterious art form.Friday, October 18PINA (2011) 5pm – 6:40pmDirected by Wim Wenders - 103 min. Germany, World DocumentaryBest Documentary, European Film FestivalAcclaimed director Wim Wender’s (Wings of Desire, Buena Vista SocialClub) breathtaking tribute to the legendary modern dance choreographer,Philippine (Pina) Bausch.THE STORY OF LUKE (2013) 7pm – 8:30pmDirected by Alonso Mayo - 85 min. USA, U.S. Comedy/DramaticAudience Award, San Francisco Independent Film FestivalLuke, 25, is autistic and lives a sheltered life with his grandparents. But hisworld is suddenly turned upside down when his grandmother dies and he isforced to live with his dysfunctional relatives who have no patience for him orhis senile grandfather, who they quickly force into a nursing home. Luke is leftwith his grandfather’s final semi-coherent words: “Get a job. Find a girl. Liveyour own life. Be a man!” For the first time in his life, Luke has a mission. He isabout to embark on a quest.7PM – 8PM RECEPTION AT LIGHTBOX GALLERY. Wine and Light appetizers.All attendees welcome.EVERYTHING WENT DOWN (2013) 8pm - 9:30pmSCREENING BY ADVANCE RESERVATION (limited to 20)Directed by Dustin Morrow and Kacey Morrow - 85 min. USA, U.S. Dramatic/Musical $5 each - Please call Lightbox at (503) 468-0238 to reserve yourseat. Oregon Filmmaker/Prof. Film Portland StateSet in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Everything Went Down is a contemporarymusical that tells the story of a young college professor who hasbecome a shell of a person following the death two years earlier of his wife.Crippled by a numbing grief, he’s succeeded at shutting himself off from theworld. At the same time, a young singer-songwriter has begun to lose faithin te struggle to make a name for herself as a musician. Bogged down bythe pressures of turning her art into commerce, she has lost sight of why shewanted to make music in the first place.The film chronicles the budding friendship between the professor and the singer,as the energy and beauty of her music begins to bring him back to life, and thevalue of her songs to this man reawakens her to the merits of making music.ALIEN BOY: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JAMES CHASSELiberty Theater 9pm – 10:30pm, Directed by Brian Lindstrom - 90 min. USA,U.S. Documentary Oregon FilmmakerChronicles one man’s struggle with schizophrenia and examines the actionsof the police officers responsible for his death, exposing a city grappling withaccountability in the death of an innocent, unarmed man. Documents the incidentsleading up to James Chase’s arrest and death, in Portland Or, Sept 2006.Saturday, October 19STRENGTH AND BEAUTY (2013) 10:30am - NoonDirected by Chelsea Wayant - 93 min. USA, U.S. DocumentaryARTINFO UK’s Top 5 Films to Watch at Portobello (London, UK) Film FestivalThree ballerinas. Three voices. This documentary goes behind the scenesSEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN (2012) 2:45 – 4:15pmDirected by Malik Bendjelloul 85 min. Sweden, World DocumentaryAcademy Award Winner, Best DocumentaryTells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ‘70s rock iconwho never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late ‘60s by two celebratedproducers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, theyrecorded an album, which they believed would secure his reputation as thegreatest recording artist of his generation.In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity.But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, overthe next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the storyof two South African fans who set out to find out what really happenedto their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinarythan any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez.WORKSHOP/Film Editing 3pm – 4:30pm at the Cannery Pier HotelREDWOOD HIGHWAY 4:30 – 6pmDirected by Gary Lundgren 95 min. USA, U.S. DramaticOregon FilmmakerRedwood Highway is visually stunning, a beautiful ode to the PacificNorthwest.A major coup for the 2013 AIFF, this film is only being screened at ahandful of festivals this Fall and is scheduled for a small theatrical releaseSpring 2014.“It took Marie 45 years to walk 80 miles.”Living in a comfortable retirement community in Southern Oregon,estranged from her family, unsatisfied with her surroundings, and generallynot happy about life, seventy-six-year-old Marie (Shirley Knight) decides tojourney 80 miles by foot along the fabled Redwood Highway to the coast ofOregon to see the ocean for the first time in 45 years. Her sudden disappearancecauses her family and authorities to fear the worst, but Marie is off on agrand adventure where she meets an extraordinary cast of characters.THE MOO MAN (2013) 7pm – 8:45pmDirected by Andy Heathcote and Heike Bachelier - 98 min. United Kingdom,World DocumentaryOfficial Selection, Sundance Film Festival, International Film Festival,BerlinA major coup for the 2013 AIFF, this film has only been screened to date atseveral U.S. film festivals, and has not yet been scheduled for U.S. cinemas. Theremarkable story of a maverick farmer and his unruly cows, filmed over four yearson the marshes of the Pevensey Levels in the English countryside (UK).7pm – 9pm Meet & Greet at the Baked Alsaka. No Host Bar and aps.BUOY (2013) 9pm – 10:30pmDirected by Steven Doughton 76 min. USA, U.S. DramaticOregon FilmmakerAudience Favorite Winner, Northwest Filmmakers’ FestivalA married mother of two, unexpectedly pregnant with her third child,answers the phone to hear a voice from her distant past. Against the backdropof various subjects - his narrow escape from a sinking fishing vessel,her deep loneliness as a parent, their shared and complicated history - the80-minute conversation reveals the deeper stories of their selves.CLOSING - After Theater Cocktails and Jazz at the Bridgewater BistroFul Schedule (including Film Shorts series) www.goaif.comoct13hipfishmonthly.com12

Cannon Beach Elementary Academyby Bob GoldbergIn 1912 Ecola (as CannonBeach was then known) hadenough children to establisha school, and the first classeswere held in the Hotel Bill(now the Cannon BeachConference Center). In 1917,the school moved to a rentedhouse, and, in 1921, a oneroomschool was built in thelocation of the present school.In 1964 a tsunami left its markon a swing set still used bychildren today (from the CannonBeach History WalkingTour website).Last May, the Seaside School District announcedthat Cannon Beach Elementary was closing itsdoors after the school year finished. The announcementcame as a surprise to members of the taskforce charged with finding a new location for theschool after a study in 2011 concluded that it couldnot withstand a major earthquake and tsunami, andposed a danger to its students and staff. The taskforce met from February 2012 until the announcementin May. They identified a property east ofHighway 101 that the City of Cannon Beach wasinterested in purchasing from the Campbell Groupto act as a campus for essential city services, includingeducation.A tuition-free public charter schoolIn the meantime, Seaside School District (SSD)had decided to go ahead with a bond measurefor a new central campus, above Seaside HeightsElementary, to house all its programs. This measurewill be on the ballot in all the towns coveredin the Seaside School District, including Gearhart,Seaside, Cannon Beach, Arch Cape and Hamlet,in November, and ballots should arrive in the mailthis month. If passed, Gearhart Elementary wouldjoin the current Seaside elementary, middle andhigh school classes on the new campus. Giventhe current SSD budget, there was not enoughmoney to support the separate elementaryschool in Cannon Beach this school year, andthese students moved to Seaside Heights at thebeginning of September. For more informationon the ballot measure, see the SSD web site(www.seaside.k12.or.us) or contact Mary Blake at503-717-3810.For many former Cannon Beach Elementary(CBE) students and their parents, the transitionhas been hard. Here’s the story of Kimm Mount(CBA board member) and her daughter Alyx, whowas supposed to be going to kindergarten atCBE this year:I moved to Cannon Beach when I was 5, withmy parents. I have many memories that I cherishand many experiences that helped shape myvalues; the annual lamplighting ceremony, actingin plays at the Coaster with my sisters andmy grandma, the community Christmas party,helping at the Fire Department’s Annual HamDinner – events that make Cannon Beach and livinghere so special. A large part of these eventsare children, and my memoriescome from my childhood. As anadult with a child of my own now, Irealize I did not fully appreciate allof these experiences until I movedaway from Cannon Beach.My husband and I had plannedall along to move back to CannonBeach to raise our daughter,however right after she wasborn the economy began to godownhill. Originally we were goingto move back when she wasschool-aged; however, with thestate of the economy we decidedto put our house on the marketright away so that we could getout before it went really bad. Wemade the preparations and wereso excited. Everything has gonereally well. We both found jobs inCannon Beach and we managed toget a loan to purchase a home inHaystack Heights. Our daughter’sbirthday is in September; thereforeshe missed the cutoff to startkindergarten when she was 5.Spring came, and Alyx was all excited forkindergarten round-up... until we learned thatCannon Beach Elementary School was closing.This threw a giant kink in our entire plan and vision.Alyx was so upset because we had to breakArtist’s concept of what an elementary school could look likeon the 55 acres of land southeast of downtown CB.the news to her that she would not be going toschool; that we would be homeschooling nextyear. This was a hard decision to make, and wemade it because it just doesn’t make sense forus to send our young daughter to a town 8 milesaway for 2 hours of school when we wanted allalong for her to go to school in the same townthat we live and work in.I am working hard to make thischarter school happen because it’sso important to my husband and Ito have our young daughter closeto us, in the town we work andlive in. We struggle every monthwith a budget like most familiesthat live here do. We are notwealthy. We live in Cannon Beachbecause this small town, for us,works. It’s where we want to be.Sometimes I feel like the choiceto live here is held against me...‘oh, you live in Cannon Beachhuh? why not Seaside?’ I like smalltown. I did big town and big city.It’s not for me. Without a schoolhere families will stop movinghere. We have already lost familiesto other towns because of theclosure of the school. Children in acommunity provide such diversity.How many other families willmiss out on their dream to livein a small town? How many awesome peopleand kids will we not get to meet because theychoose somewhere else to go since we don’thave a school? I know of one family who alreadyoct13hipfishmonthly.com14

The 29th Annual Water Music FestivalCelebrating American Composers • Oct 11 - 12Just as North Coast residents settle downfor the long rainy season, Water Music Festivalcomes along with its annual presentationof music guaranteed to chase away thewinter blues. The Festival will be held October11-12 on the Long Beach Peninsula.FRIDAY OCT 11 - In celebration ofAmerican composers, the weekend kicksoff, at the INN AT THE HARBOR VILLAGE inIlwaco, with the GRETE MATASSA Quartetin performance. An opening appearanceby the North Coast Chorale sets the scenewith Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellingtontunes. Matassa, named Northwest Vocalistof the Year in 2012, is called “...one ofAmerica’s finest singers...among the best”by Jazz Review. Her most recent CD, ‘IWanna Be Loved’ has spent three monthson national charts. Matassa cut her musicalchops in a variety of mediums, including asreplacement for Ernestine Anderson withPacific NW Ballet.toes tapping andlaughter in the air.At the charmingOysterville Churchin Oysterville, 6pm,Tickets $20.TANGLETOWNTRIO can boastaward winners aswell, with Sara Mattoxhaving been 1stPrize Winner of theBelle Voce’ NationalVoice Competition.Mattox hasplayed CarnegieHall four times.Pianist Judith Cohenis the winnerof several nationaland internationalcompetitions, whileJo Nardolillo wasfeatured soloist forthe World Premiereof Pasatieri’s voilaconcerto in April.The Trio will playCole Porter, Gershwinand otherAmerican composersat LeadbetterFarms Lighthouseto which theSteinway GrandPiano from HilltopAuditorium will bemoved for the occasion.Appetizersand a no-host barwill be available from 6pm until the concertbegins at 7:30; this will allow concert goersto stroll the unique Leadbetter property andwatch the sunset prior to concert seating.At the Leadbetter Farms Lighthouse,6pm, Tickets $30Pacific Northwest jazz great, Greta MatassaAll proceeds from the concerts will bedonated to the local school music program.Online Tickets end Tuesday, Oct 8. Ticketswill be available at the door (check websitefor availability).For more information and ticket purchases,visit www.watermusicfestival.comAcústica World MusicCD Release Concert and Party • Oct 13Bandleader/vocalist Delores Villareal-Levine is the drivingforce behind the North Coast world music quartet Acústica.The current line-up of musicians, Dave Ambrose on stand-upbass, Matthew Crichton on percussion and John Orr on guitar,just finished an album of recordings at local Bentrabbit Studios.As of this writing no CD in hand, but it will be a nice surprise asDelores and the band are sure to have laid down some sweetsamba, bossa novas, tangos and cha-chas.Gaining recognition as one of the regions most musically colorfulbands, Acústica have also become a staple at any variety ofevents, from high profile to outdoor, providing a desired niche;infectious, sexy Latin rhythms in a repertoire of what the banddescribes as a vintage global sound, Delores Levine’s multi-lingualvocals roll off her tongue in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,Cape Verde Creole, and even some Finnish too, to suit ethnicAstorian roots.They’re also really great at promotional photos – creating animage of allure, mystic, a certain savor faire – proving that theNorth Coast can and should enjoy some color, elegance and styleagainst the backdrop of the ever-drab and grey. To walk throughthe door at an event or party and hear Delore’s vocal with “justthe right amount of gravel” pulsing a jazzy Jobim tune mkaes anevening. Acústica celebrates their first CD Release, “Cuotro Vidas”on Sunday, October 13 at the ASOC Playhouse. Doors open6:30pm with a pre-concert opener by Flamenco guitarist, DavidVillareal, brother to Delores. $10 at the door.Timberbound Project • Oct 26The rich history of folk music in Vernonia, ORThis evening’s music will pay tribute toBillie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and other jazzcomposers. Appetizers and no-host bar willbe available at 7PM with the concert startingat 7:30. Tickets $25SATURDAY OCT 12 - Saturday’s concertscover additional musical genres, with thenoon concert featuring Social Insecurity, aninternationally-loved barbershop quartet,followed by the evening’s 6pm performanceby TangleTown Trio, a chamber ensemble.SOCIAL SECURITY is distinctive amongbarbershop quartets because of theirdedication to bringing humor into theirmusic. In fact, two of its members sang foryears with the comedy quartet McKenzieTouring Company. Winners of several majorcompetitions, this group promises to keepoct13hipfishmonthly.comTangletown Trio16Barbershop Bravado, Social SecurityJoe Seamons, Kate Sandgren and Gavin Duffy are driving aunique project. On Saturday, October 26, a concert and squaredance will be held at the Vernonia Scout Cabin to celebrate therich history of folk music in Vernonia, OR. The TimberboundProject--who interpret the music of John and Kim Cunnick, HobeKytr, and Dave Berge--will perform a concert of these artists’music, and then provide music for the ensuing square dance. Thesongs will celebrate the spirit and culture of the region, and themusicians hope to spread awareness of this music to yet anothergeneration.Therefore, the event is free to people under 19 years of age.All others will be asked to contribute as able, $5 - $10 at the door.Concert starts at 7:00 sharp, the square dance will go from 8:30until late at night.

GoingsOn: October ‘13in the columbia pacific2013 Halloween Helloriumat the Fort George Brewery + Public HouseGET your Spook Scene On!Yogoman Burning Band • Psycho AdorableOctober 31st, at 7pm.No finer dance band you’llfind than Ska/Soul Brass Bandphenom Yogaman BurningBand, that hail from themore northern, equally darkfeelin’ regions of Bellingham,where bandleader/drummerJordan Rain, decided to fire-upthis oft subdued corner of theUSA.Raised in the Jet City, Raincame up through Seattle’sunderground all-ages musicscene in the 90’s which heparticipated in as a musicianand booked house concerts.Being a generally intimateclimate for experiencing musicand culture, the Do It Yourself/all-ages music scene tendsto instill a value of removingbarriers between audience,entertainers and the industry,making it a community process,which Rain has taken withhim to Yogoman Burning Band.YBB invites their audiences/fans/friends to engage withtheir music through dance andpersonal connection.Irish singer Colleen Raneywill be on stage at the HoffmanCenter in Manzanita, Sunday,YBB has touredwith Iron andWine, collaborated/improvisedlive with PatoBanton, JuniorReid, Geologic ofthe Blue Scholars,Winstrong, andmany independentM.C.’s and instrumentalists,whilesharing the stagewith Jamaica’s legendarySkatalites,Clinton Fearon(of the Gladiators),Camper VanBeethoven, RJD2,the Cave Singers,Helio Sequence,Dengue Feverand Orgone. YBBhas built a strongname for themselvesdown the West CoastUSA, and becoming internationallyrecognized for theirunique musical experience.Costume Contest!Costumes encouraged,almost required...Colleen Raney • CD ReleaseOctober 13, at 3pm tocelebrate her new CD,“Here This is Home.” Comingup this weekend, 3:00PM October 13th - Irishsinger Colleen Raney willbe on stage at the HoffmanCenter in Manzanitacelebrating her CD release,“Here This is Home”. JoiningColleen are Johnny B.Connolly and Sean Earnestadding button accordionand bouzouki/guitar to herbeautiful Celtic voice.In the summer of2013 Colleen traveled toDublin, Ireland and spentfive weeks collecting andrecording songs with some ofIreland’s finest musicians.“Here This is Home” is asmuch about the time in IrelandPsycho Adoable, a multidimensionalcollaborationof artists known as Lionsweb(Bronwyn Leslie), and GrandmaKelsey (Kelsey Swope) openthe eve.as it is about time on the road.More importantly, though, itis about the integral part thatthis music has played in herlife. Rather than a location, thesense of home comes from thesongs and stories of the peopleof Ireland - and of the peoplewho left Ireland, as her familydid several generations before.“I can be anywhere, in any caron any long highway, and stillget a sense of home from thesesongs and tunes. They are ourliving legacy. And they are verymuch alive.”Doors open at 2:30. Ticketsare only $10 at the door. Cash/checks/MC/Visa accepted. Atthe Hoffman Center on LanedaStreet in Manzanita. Refreshmentsserved during intermission.as seen in...hitting all the right notesListen Live! CoastRadio.org/KCPBKCPB90.9 FMfor the CoastStay tuned as301983 - 2013KMUN 91.9FMturns1983 - 2013// Coast Community Radio // coastradio.orgASOC FALLMURDER MYSTERYMurderatCheckmate ManorBy David McGillivrayand Walter Zerlin Jr.a zany tribute toamateur theatreOctober 11 – 26Fri & Sat 7pmSun Matinee, Oct 20, 2pm(door 1/2 hr before show)Tickets: $15 to $8All tickets on Fridays$5 Bucks!Sponsored by HIPFiSHand “Q” 94.9 FMACúSTICAWorld MusicCD Release ConcertSunday, October 13$10, doors open 7:30pmTEEN THEATERThe Astor Street Opry Companyannounces their new uniquetheater club for teens ages 14 to17 at the ASOC Playhouse. Tuesdaysafternoons staring October8th 4-6pm to explore the craft oftheater. The cost per student is only$10 per month. For more informationplease call Mary at503-791-7127 or our box officeat 503-325-6104.ASOC Playhouse129 West Bond Streetin Uniontown Astoriatickets online @astorstreetoprycompany.comticket info callASOC Box Offce: 503-325-610417 oct13 hipfishmonthly.com

theater & performance.ASOC Fall Murder MysteryMurder at Checkmate ManorThe Farndale Housing EstateTownswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society(And the Astor Street Opry Company)present their latest murder mysterypresentation, “Murder at CheckmateManor. ” written by David McGillivrayand Walter Zerlin Jr.and produced withpermission by Samuel French Ltd. atthe ASOC Playhouse 129 West BondStreet Astoria, opening October 11th2013 and running through the 26th.Directed by Edward James, this hilarious,zany tribute to amateur theatreeverywhere is a “play-within-a-play”as we meet the ladies who performbefore the play itself begins and seetheir rivalries. Upon opening night,almost everything that could go wrongdoes, with collapsing scenery, missedcues, forgotten lines and quick costumechanges a’misfire, the ladies try to presenttheir cunning whodunit, “Murder AtCheckmate Manor.”A Reader’s Theater event starring localactors Mick & Rhonda Alderman, BillHonl and Sofie Kline will take you on aromp through the art world of an artistwhose work has become so famous it’spurchased “Sight Unseen.”The New York Times said, “ . . . youcan tell when a play has gripped itsaudience, for no one seems to breathe,let alone shift in his seat. A smart andsad comedy.”Jonathan Waxman is the artist assuperstar, plunged into the exorbitanthype of the American art world wherea publicist is as necessary as a brushand canvas. Just before his works arecelebrated at an exhibition in London,Jonathan journeys to the village whereFeaturing Guild members:Mrs.. Reece (ChrisLynn Taylor)performing as Lady Bishop,Violet Bishop, Joan Bishopand Audrey, (Amber Mossman)performing as Clarissa,Letitia, Patricia, Mr.. Goodbodyand Regine, Thelma(AlyHanson) as Daphne and RoseBishop, Felicity (Carly Keone)as the Pawn,Mrs. Castle andColonel King and Gordon(Justin Germond) as InspectorO’Reilly.Sponsored by HIPFISH andthe “Q” 94.9FM the showruns Fridays and Saturday eveningsat (Please note the NEW SHOW TIMECHANGE!) 7:00pm (doors open at6:30pm) October 11th to 26th withone Sunday Matinee on the 20th at2:00pm (doors open at 1:30pm). Ticketsare only $15.00 to 8.00. All proceedsLIZ COLE: Storytime for GrownupsHoffman Center • Nov 7Liz Cole performs readings at theHoffman Center on Thursday, November7 at 7p.m. Titled Storytime forGrownups, Liz will read “great, funny,and moving pieces that I feel passionateabout.”Liz Cole has had a long acting careeron the professional stage, and has alsomade TV guest-star appearances onSeinfeld, ER, Star Trek, The Practice,Judging Amy, Las Vegas, and manyothers.She originated the leading role inMargaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winningdrama Wit in 1995, for which shereceived the L.A. Drama Critics’ CircleAward for Outstanding Performance.She also tours with “The Wisdom ofWit,” her solo version of the play.Liz has performed locally forvarious benefit events (Lower NehalemLand Trust, Rinehart Clinic, NehalemValley Historical Society). Mostrecently she appeared in the originalsolo play Lost Pioneer, which shedeveloped with Mark Beach and Portlandplaywright Ellen West. The play,presented seven times in this area, isbased on the lives of three women whohomesteaded in Tillamook County inthe 1890s, and blends biographicaldata with historical imagination.Liz last performed a staged readingat the Hoffman Center in May, 2010.She directed and acted in the title roleof Bryan Harnetiaux’s play, Vesta, an intimatedrama that examines an ordinaryfamily’s struggle with end-of-life issues..To find out more about Liz Cole’s careerand watch a demo reel of selectedTV appearances go to megancole.net.There is a suggested donation of$5 and all proceeds will go to supportthe Hoffman Center’s programs. DoorsReader’s Theatre in the McTavish RoomSIGHT UNSEENOct 23-24his former lover, Patricia, lives with herBritish husband, Nick. Archaeologistsworking on a dig, their sparse existenceis spent sifting through a Romanrubbish heap to discover the past. Intheir cold, remote house, Jonathandiscovers an early painting of Patriciahe’d done when they were young lovers.The subsequent struggle for thepainting embodies the unreconciledpassions of the past. Patricia has neverforgiven Jonathan for leaving her, Nickdespises Jonathan and the kind of arthe produces, and Jonathan has neverbeen able to recapture the inspirationand purity he felt when he painted Patricia.In taut scenes that dart from pastto present and back, the characters arePhoto: Heidi Aphrodite Photographygo towards helping ASOC ProductionCommittee to fund new productionsand activities! And don’t forget! Alltickets are only $5.00 on Friday nights!For more info or to purchase ticketscall 503-325-6104 or online @ www.astorstreetoprycompany.com.open at 6:30 p.m. Come early, seatingis limited. Refreshments will be served.At the Hoffman Center in Manzanita,594 Laneda Avenue.forced to deal with the unanswerablequestion of anti-Semitism, the legacy ofthe Holocaust and assimilation, the sadnessof lost love, the role of the artist,and the location of the human soul atthe end of a ragged century.The New York Times said, “ . . . youcan tell when a play has gripped itsaudience, for no one seems to breathe,let alone shift in his seat. A smart andsad comedy.”Thursday & Friday, Oct 23-24,7pm. Tickets are $15 available atthe Box Office 503-325-5922 ext.E55. At the Liberty Theater McTavishRoom.MOVE!Astoria Arts andMovement CenterHalloween Dance Oct 25The Astoria Arts and Movement Center hasa full schedule of dance opportunity this fallseason. From Irish to Belly Dance, Zumba andJazz, in addition, Tuesday Oct 8 kicks-offan ecstatic dance night. Hosted by EugeneHedlund and Kimberly Hazel. Eugene Hedlundis a certified 5 Rhythms teacher and thefounder of the SheddingSkins path of personaltransformation. He teaches both 5 Rhythmsand SheddingSkins workshops throughout theUS and in Europe.5 Rhythms is a movement meditationpractice created by Gabrielle Roth. It drawsfrom shamanic, ecstatic, mystical and easternphilosophy, as well as transpersonal psychology.The core premise to the practice is thateverything is energy and moves in waves andpatterns. Roth describes the practice as a journeyto soul and believes that moving the body,releasing the heart and freeing the mind areavenues to connecting with our soul essence.8pm Sharp. Cost $10. FMI contact Kim atkimhazel@charter.net 503-791-6087. Look fora continued bi-monthly ecstatic dance nightTBA this fall.• AAMC hosts a Halloween Dance Party onFriday, Oct. 25. $5 or $3 with costume. DJDecel spins. Beverages served.AAMC WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF CLASSESLocated at 342 10th St. in Astoria. Forinfo about a specific class please contact theinstructor directly through www.astoriaartsandmovement.comClasses subject to change.MONDAY5:00-6:00pm Irish Dance with Gina MarieNewkirkTUESDAY9:00-10:00am Zumba Fitness with NayelliDalida5:30-6:30pm Ballet (all ages and levels) withLyndsay Harris6:30-7:30pm Jazz with Marco DavisWEDNESDAY6:00-7:00pm Tap with Marco Davis7:00-8:15pm Belly Dance with JessamynGraceTHURSDAY9:00-10:00am Zumba Toning with NayelliDalida6:00-7:00pm Ballet Stretch (all ages andlevels) with Lyndsay Harris7:00-9:00pm Dream Workshop with KimHazel - PRE REGISTRATION REQUIREDFRIDAY3:00-4:00PM Irish Dance for Kids (ages 12and under) with Gina Marie Newkirk5:30-6:45pm Kenpo Karate with Jon Belcher7:00-8:00pm Partner Dance with MarcoDavisSATURDAY10:00-11:00am Parent & Child Class withMarco DavisSUNDAY5:30pm-6:30pm Zumba Fitness with JoySiglerASOC AUDITIONS:Scrooged in AstoriaAngels, Elves and Villians! Oh My!The Astor Street Opry Company is onceagain seeking performers of all agesand experience for the 7th Annual HolidayMusical Melodrama SCROOGEDIN ASTORIA! Audition Dates: SaturdayOctober 12, noon to 2pm, and Monday,October 14, 6pm to 8pm.Directed and written by Judith P. Nilandwith original music by Phil Morrill,Musical Direction by Chris Lynn Taylorand Co-Direction by Nate Bucholz, thisfun and colorful show is a great way tolearn the ropes of community theatrecombining the traditional holidaystory “Scrooge” with the melodramacharacters from SHANGHAIED INASTORIA.No previous theatre or music experiencenecessary.“Scrooged In Astoria” performs December6 – 22, at the ASOC Playhouse129 West Bond Street UniontownAstoria. Light Rehearsal starts TuesdayOctober 15,7-9pm, and then graduallybuild up to all weekend nights with theweek of Thanksgiving off. Backstagehelp is also needed. FMI: jniland@pacifier.com. For more updates checkour website at www.astorstreetoprycompany.comThe Coaster TheatrePlayhouse PresentsGramercy GhostThe Coaster Theatre Playhousepresents John Cecil Holm’sGramercy Ghost - opening September13th and running throughOctober 12th. Shows run Friday’sand Saturday’s through October12th at 7:30 p.m. There is oneSunday matinee on September15th at 3pm and a Talk-backThursday on October 3rd at 7:30pm.This charming play opened onBroadway in 1951. After the deathof her landlady, Amelia Bullock,Nancy Willard discovers thatAmelia left Nancy her wonderfulold house and everything in it…including a ghost. Nancy discoversher otherworldly inheritanceis a young Revolutionary soldiernamed Nathaniel Coombes whohad been ambushed and killed in1776 and is doomed to an earthboundexistence as a ghost inNancy’s neighborhood. He is unableto get into heaven becausehe failed to deliver a messageto George Washington. Unfortunately,Nancy is the only personwho can see Nathaniel. Nancy’slife is complicated even furtherwhen a newspaperman, CharlieStewart, comes seeking informationon the late Miss Bullock andis torn between 3 men, Nathaniel,Charlie and her fiancé, Parker Burnett.Ultimately, Nathaniel helpsNancy choose the right husbandand gains admittance into heavenat last.oct13hipfishmonthly.com18

43rd Annual Fall PeninsulaArt Association ShowOctober 11 - 14The Peninsula Art Association’s oldest, continued art eventreceives an addition this year…The Fall Small Wall! More informationon this is coming, but it is guaranteed to be brilliant. Anotherchange is the venue…the show moves to the Old Depot Buildingat 3rd and Pacific in Long Beach. This historic building, with naturallight and high ceilings, will house the art show and the PAA office,just steps away, will host Inspired Creations and artist demonstrations.50 artists are expected to exhibit in a grouping of five categories.People’s Choice Ribbon has the honor of being top prizein the show, with visitors being handed a ballot to choose theirfavorite work. The winner of this public vote will be announced atthe Artists’ Reception…public invited!Inspired Creations Shopping Experience, featuring art and artinspired work for same-day purchase, allows even more art fromthe exhibiting artists to be on view. An art raffle, of member andpublic donated work, benefits the PAA High School GraduateScholarship Fund and the Art Enrichment Program. Free admission~ street parking is available! Visit the PAA new home, the art andthe fabulous Old Depot Building!October 11 – 14, 10 to 5 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 10 to2 pm Monday. New Location The Old Depot Building & PAA Office,3rd and Pacific Hwy (north of Dennis Co), Long Beach, WAShadows and LightCannon Beach GalleryJean Erhardt, Armando,24 x 24, oil on woodThe Cannon Beach Gallerywill host an invitational groupshow, Shadow and Light fromOctober 5-28, 2013 with an Artist’sReception on Saturday, October5 from 5-7pm. Shadow and Lightwas curated by Susan C. Walsh,a Manzanita based artist who sitson the CBAA’s Gallery Committee.Walsh invited ten regional artiststo explore the subject of shadowand light in both two and threedimensional work.“The hope isthat you will walk away from thisshow with a feeling of the amazingpower of art to transform an abstract concept into work thatprovokes thought and compassion for the human experience,”Walsh explained about the show.The artists in the show are CarolFerris, Claudia Johnson, Susan Walsh, Jean Erhardt, Linda Cook,Mike Cook, William Walsh, Andrea Mace, Liza Jones, Paul Millerand Shirley Kishiyama.Mike’s Bike ShopEst. 1974ELECTRA Townie 7 DWomen’s 6 color choicesRelaxed “flat foot technology”#1 Comfort Bike in the USACannon Beach(503) 436-1266mikesbike.com••• music • visual arts • literarylecture • outdoor • theater•••Thursday 17MUSICNaomi Hooley & Rob Stroup. No cover,8pm at the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach.FOOD & DRINKFundraising Dinner. $7 for adults and $5for children includes. 5 - 6:30pm at thePeninsula Senior Activity Center in KlipsanBeach.HAPPENINGFall Into Art. Includes wine and hors deourvres, buffet supper, live music, dancing,silent auction and art sale. $50, 5:30– 10:30pm at the Lincoln City CulturalCenter. 503-812-7813WBCA Pool Tournament. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City. 888-CHINOOKLECTUREListening to the Land. Hug Point is Reallythe Mouth of the Columbia River (AndThere’s Nothing You Can Do About It!) WithGeologist Tom Horning. Free, 6 – 8pm atthe seaside Public Library.LITERARYDark & Stormy Nights Series. With bestsellingmystery author Phil Margolin. Free,4:30pm at the Driftwood Public Libraryin Lincoln City.THEATERGhost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Friday 18MUSICDaric Moore. Local singer/songwriter DaricMoore introduces new songs. Doors open8pm. $5. Cocktails. KALA, 1017 MarineDrive in Astoria.Super Water Sympathy. No cover, 7pmat the Sand Trap pub in Gearhart.Sara Jackson-Holman. No cover, 9pm atthe Adrift Hotel in Long Beach.CINEMAAstoria International Film Festival. $5per film, $44 for All Event Pass. At variouslocations in Astoria. Schedule at libertytheater.org/events.phpHAPPENINGRoller Derby. Roller Horror Picture Show:Shanghaied Roller Dolls vs. Willamette KidneyThieves. Spectators are encouraged towear costumes and ticket holders dressedin costume will receive a commemorativeShanghaied Roller Dolls button at the door.Tickets available online at brownpapertickets.comor at the door. 8pm at theClatsop County Fairgrounds near Astoria.WBCA Pool Tournament. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City. 888-CHINOOKOUTSIDETeam Pride Golf Tourney. FootballJerseys, Hockey Sweaters, Baseball Shirts,and the one day we’ll allow Basketball TankTops. $55/player, cart rental $15/player.1pm shotgun start at the Gearhart Hotel.THEATERMurder at Checkmate Manor. A murdermystery comedy. $5, 7pm at the ASOCPlayhouse in Astoria.Ghost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Saturday 19MUSICAcustica. World Music. 7 – 9pm at theCove @Night in Long Beach.Eliza Rickman & Richie Young. No cover,8pm at the Sou’wester Lodge in Seaview.The Don of Division Street. AmericanasoakedPop. No cover, 9pm at the AdriftHotel in Long Beach.Jacob Merlin Band. No cover, 9pm atRoadhouse 101 in Lincoln City.Third Seven & Ol Mountain Due. Nocover, 9pm at the Voodoo Room in Astoria.Thunder Road. 9pm at the Snug HarborBar & Grill in Lincoln City.CINEMAFinnish Film Series. Two documentarieswill be shown. “Solveig – The Life andArtwork of Solveig Arneng Johnson” and“Andrea Hansen – Strings Across the Sky.”Free , 11am at the Appelo Archives Centerin Naselle.Astoria International Film Festival. $5per film, $44 for All Event Pass. At variouslocations in Astoria. Schedule at libertytheater.org/events.phpFOOD & DRINKWine Tasting. Longshadows. 1 – 4pm atthe Cellar on 10th in AstoriaWinemaker’s Dinner. Longshadows. 6pm,reservations required. At the Cellar on 10thin Astoria. 503-325-6600HAPPENINGOktoberfest – Chinook Style. A fundraiserdinner & silent auction. At ChinookSchool in Chinook. FMI, go to friendsofchinookschool.orgGame Day at the Library. Relax and havefun with family and friends at the library’sfree monthly Game Day. Choose from awide variety of board games, card games,and LEGO® bricks for all ages. 2 – 4pm atthe Astoria Public Library.Law Enforcement of the Year Awards.2pm at the Warrenton Community Center.Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad PumpkinTrains. Trains will be running from Garibaldiat 11:00 am, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Thisis a 1 hour round trip. For tickets and moreinformation please call 503-842-7972Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad’s FallSplendor. Departs from Wheeler. Fortickets and more information please call503-842-7972United Paws Monthly Adoption Day. Thisis a great time to stop in and see all thekittens, cats and dogs that need new foreverhomes. Noon – 3pm at the TillamookCounty Fairgrounds.WBCA Pool Tournament. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City. 888-CHINOOKLITERARYPoetry Appreciation. Poetry, Poems, andPoets will be discussed during this hourlong group meeting. 2 – 3pm at NecanicumVillage assisted Living and MemoryCare in Seaside.Manzanita Writers’ Series. Author WhitneyOtto will read from “Eight Girls TakingPictures” + Open Mic session. $7, 7pm atthe Hoffman Center in Manzanita.Writers on the Edge. Poets Toni Hanner& Allan Peterson will read from their work.Open Mic session follows. $6, 7pm at theNewport Visual Arts Center.THEATERMurder at Checkmate Manor. A murdermystery comedy. $6 - $15, 7pm at theASOC Playhouse in Astoria.Ghost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Sunday 20MUSICBob Brook. Jazz. 2 – 5pm at the NehalemBeehive.North Oregon Coast Symphony. $12adults, 12 and under free with adult. 3pmat the PAC in Astoria.The Don of Division Street. AmericanasoakedPop. No cover, 8pm at the AdriftHotel in Long Beach.Misner and Smith. No cover. 8pm at FortGeorge Brewery & Public House in Astoria.CINEMAAstoria International Film Festival. $5per film, $44 for All Event Pass. At variouslocations in Astoria. Schedule at libertytheater.org/events.phpGasland 2. Film and discussion presentedby presented by Columbia Riverkeeper andColumbia Pacific Common Sense. Free,2pm at the Columbian Theater in Astoria.FOOD & DRINKPancake Breakfast. All-you-can-eatfor $5, 8am – noon at the Bay City ArtsCenter.Cannon Beach American Legion Breakfast.$7 adults, $3 children under 6. 9– 11:30am at the American Legion Hall inCannon Beach.HAPPENINGWBCA Pool Tournament. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City. 888-CHINOOKLECTUREIn Their Footsteps Lecture Series.Meriwether Lewis’s Traveling Library.With Junius Rochester. 1pm at the NetulRoom at the Visitor Center at Fort Clatsop,Warrenton.THEATERMurder at Checkmate Manor. A murdermystery comedy. $6 -$15, 2pm at theASOC Playhouse in Astoria.Monday 21FOOD & DRINKIce Cream Social. The public is invited forcake & ice cream + birthday celebration.$1 suggested donation, free if it’s yourbirthday month. 2pm at the PeninsulaSenior Activity Center in Klipsan Beach.Tuesday 22CINEMAComing to Light: Edward S Curtis andthe North American Plains Indians. Free,6pm at the Naselle Timberland Library.FOOD & DRINKTaste of Home Cooking School. $10,doors open at 5pm at Chinook Winds inLincoln City.Wednesday 23FOOD & DRINKSpice 101: Cooking with Spices. Free,6pm at Pat’s Pantry in Astoria.HAPPENINGDragon Daze. For children & families. Enterthe world of dragons and knights, royalsand wizards. Enjoy exciting stories, gamesand activities. Discover your royal name,jump the moat monster, pin the flame onthe dragon, and more. Free, 3:30pm at theNaselle Timberland Library.THEATERSight Unseen. Comedy. Reader’s Theater.$15 7pm at the McTavish Room at theLiberty Theater in Astoria.Thursday 24MUSICPretend Sweethearts. No cover, 8pm atthe Adrift Hotel in Long Beach.FOOD & DRINKWild Mushroom Culinary Exploration.This demonstration-based workshop featuresChefs Sharon Wiest, Rob Pounding,and Justin Wills. $100, 3 – 7pm at theSitka Center for Arts and Ecology north ofLincoln City. 541-994-5485LECTUREAles and Ideas. LibraryMeme: Transmittingthe Power of Libraries through Story.Candice Watkins, CCC Library Director,discusses how libraries and librarians areessential to the heart of a modern, globalcommunity. Free, 7pm at the Fort GeorgeLovell Showroom in Astoria.LITERARYDark & Stormy Nights Series. With mysteryauthor Chelsea Cain. Free, 4:30pm atthe Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City.THEATERSight Unseen. Comedy. Reader’s Theater.$15, 7pm at the McTavish Room at theLiberty Theater in Astoria.Ghost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Friday 25MUSICCountry Music Jam. Free, 7 – 9pm at theWickiup Senior Center in Svensen.Steelhead. No cover, 7pm at the SandTrap Pub in Gearhart.Styx. Classic Rock. $40 - $55, 8pm atChinook Winds in Lincoln City.Pretend Sweethearts. No cover, 9pm atthe Adrift Hotel in Long Beach.FOOD & DRINKWild Mushroom Celebration. Wild Mushroom& Pike Brewing Company Dinner.At the Shelburne Restaurant in Seaview.Reservations at 360-642-2442.HAPPENINGHalloween Dance Party. With DJ Decel.Ages 21 and over, no host bar. $5 cover,$3 in costume. 9pm at the Astoria Arts andMovement Center, Ball Room. 342 10thSt, 2nd Flr, Astoria.Free North Coast Legal Clinic. Free adviceon civil matters available at this WalkinClinic at Community Action in Tillamook.Appointments can be made from 1-4 PMby contacting 887-296-4076THEATERMurder at Checkmate Manor. A murdermystery comedy. $5, 7pm at the ASOCPlayhouse in Astoria.Ghost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Saturday 26MUSICGreenhornBluehorn. No cover, 9pm atthe Adrift Hotel in Long Beach.Troll Radio Revue. Americana. $2 foradults, free for children. 11am – noon atthe PAC in Astoria.The Highwaymen. Country. $15 - $307:30pm at the Liberty Theater in Astoria.Styx. Classic Rock. $40 - $55, 8pm atChinook Winds in Lincoln City.Blues Evolution. 9pm at the Snug HarborBar & Grill in Lincoln City.The Tommy Hogan Band. No cover, 9pmat Roadhouse 101 in Lincoln City.CINEMA180 Degrees South. $7, 7:30pm at theHoffman Center in Manzanita.FOOD & DRINKWine Tasting. Big Reds. 1 – 4pm at theCellar on 10th in AstoriaHAPPENINGHaunted Library. What lurks in the AstoriaPublic Library after dark? Find out if youdare! Cost of admission is $1 for teenprogramming or a can of food for the foodbank. Children 10 and under must beaccompanied by an adult. 6 – pm at theAstoria Public Library.21 oct13 hipfishmonthly.com

••• music • visual arts • literarylecture • outdoor • theater•••FridayMUSICBill Hayes. Rock/Folk/Bluegrass. No cover, 5 – 8pm at the Cannon Beach Cookie Company.Mix & Mingle Jazz Night. With jazz guitarist Wes Wahrmund & friends. Refreshments will be served.Free, 6 – 8:30pm at the Cannon Beach Gallery.Tom Trudell. Jazz piano. No cover, 6– 9pm at the Shelburne Restaurant & Pub in Seaview, WA.Asleep at the Switch. Blues, Country, 40’s, & 50’s. Free (donations accepted), 6 – 8pm at the CityHall in Garibaldi.Thomasian Trio & Maggie Kitson. Blues/Classic Rock. No cover, 7-11pm at Sweet Basil’s Café inCannon Beach.Open Mic. Musicians, singers and comedians are all welcome. Each performer will receive $1 offpints of beer or cider. Perform or just enjoy the show. 7:30 – 9:30pm at Hondo’s Brew & Cork inAstoria,HAPPENINGFriday Night Mixer. Enjoy a social hour at the gallery, with art and conversation, plus beveragesprovided by Astoria Coffeehouse. 5 – 7pm at Imogen Gallery in Astoria.SaturdayMUSICMusician’s Jam. Free, 2 – 4pm at the Tillamook Library.Jennifer Goodenberger. Classical/Improvisational/Contemporary piano music. No cover, 6pm at theShelburne Restaurant in Seaview, WAThe Honky Tonk Cowboys. Country. No cover, 7 – 10p at the Astoria Moose Lodge.FOOD & DRINKWine Tasting Special. $9 for 4 2-oz pours + complimentary appetizers. 4 – 6pm at the Wine Bar atSweet Basil’s Café in Cannon Beach.SundayMUSICAll That Jazz. Jazz. No cover (donations accepted). 2pm at the Wet Dog Café in Astoria.North Coast Country Band. No cover, 3 – 6pm at the Astoria Moose Lodge.Brian Johnstone, Flamenco/Jazz/Blues. 5 – 7pm at the Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Café in CannonBeach.The Thomasian Trio with Maggie Kitson. Jazz/Blues/Classic Rock. 7pm at Moody’s Supper Housein Seaside.Steve Sloan. 8:30pm at the Snug Harbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City.HAPPENINGIndoor Winter Farmers Market. 4 – 5 farmers will vend every week. 2 – 5pm at the NehalemBeehive.MondayHAPPENINGBurgers & Jam Session. 6 – 9pm at the American Legion Hall in Cannon Beach.TuesdayMUSICRichard T. Blues. No cover, 5:30 – 8:30pm at T Paul’s Supper Club in Astoria.Brian O’Connor. Jazz guitar. No cover, 6pm at the Shelburne Inn in Seaview, WASalty Dogs. Folk/Blues/Classic Rock. No cover, 6:30pm at the U Street Pub in Seaside.Bruce Thomas Smith. Acoustic. 7:30pm at Moody’s Supper House in Seaside.Open Jam. Hosted by One Way Out. 8:30pm at the Snug Harbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City.HAPPENINGTeen Tuesdays. Free special events just for teens in 6th through 12th grades. Activities include moviemaking, video game nights, crafts, and movie nights. 3:30 – 4:30pm at the Seaside Library. FMI visitseasidelibrary.orgWednesdayMUSICGeorge Coleman. Pop/Jazz/Folk/Rock. 5:30 – 9pm at Shelburne Restaurant and Pub in Seaview.The Coconuts. Swing/Jazz/Country/Bluegrass/Folk. 6pm at the Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Café inCannon Beach.Salty Dogs. Folk/Blues/Classic Rock. No cover, 6pm at the Rio Café in Astoria,Jam Session. No cover, 7pm-ish – 10pm at the Moose Lodge in Astoria.Moody’s Music Jam. Bruce Thomas Smith will host a music jam every Wednesday. Everyone iswelcome. 7 – 9pm at Moody’s Supper House in Seaside.Dan Golden. World Music. 7:30 – 10:30pm at McKeown’s Restaurant & Bar in Seaside.HAPPENINGEcstatic Dance. Spirit-filled, freestyle, yogic trance dance. $5 - $7, 6:30 – 7:45pm, at Pine GroveCommunity House in ManzanitaSPIRITUALOcean Within Awareness Group. Mission: to actively move toward our true nature and become onewith the Ocean Within. Meetings will have two short meditation sessions, group discussions, and afocus practice for the week. All faiths/paths welcome. 6:30 – 7:30pm at the Astoria Indoor GardenSupply. FMI 503-741- 7626ThursdayMUSICBrian O’Connor. Jazz. 6pm at the Shelburne Inn in Seaview.Live Music. No cover, 6pm at U Street Pub in Seaside.Paul Dueber. Folk music from the 70s and 80s. No cover, 6 – 8pm at the Cannon Beach Hardware& Pub.The Thomasian Trio. Jazz/Blues/Classic Rock. No cover, 6pm at Twisted Fish Steakhouse in Seaside.Basin Street NW. Jazz. No cover, 6:30pm at the Bridgewater Bistro in Astoria.Steamin’ Stan Ruffo. Blues/Jazz/Soul/Rock. No cover, 7 – 10pm at Moody’s Supper House inSeaside.Jim Wilkins. 7pm at the Voodoo Room in Astoria.Salty Dogs. Folk/Blues/Classic Rock. No cover, 9pm at Sam’s Seaside Café in Seaside.ARTKnitting/Spinning Group. 3 – 5pm at the Astoria Fiber Arts Academy.HAPPENINGTrivia Night. Bring a team or just bring yourself and test your knowledge of useless (or possibly useful)facts. 6pm at the Ship Inn in Astoria.Poet & Songwriters Circle. If you are interested in writing poetry/songs, please drop in and join thegroup. 7pm at the Bay City Arts Center.oct13hipfishmonthly.com22Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad’s FallSplendor. Departs from Wheeler. Fortickets and more information please call503-842-7972Creatures of the Night. Featuring ahaunted maze, spooky creatures andscares aplenty. Admission: 2 cans offood, 6:30 – 8:30pm at the Oregon CoastAquarium in Newport.THEATERMurder at Checkmate Manor. A murdermystery comedy. $6 -15, 7pm at the ASOCPlayhouse in Astoria.Ghost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Sunday 27MUSICNorth Coast Symphonic Band. Classics &Curiosities directed by David Becker. 2pmat the PAC in Astoria.The Highwaymen. Country. 2 – 4pm atthe Tillamook High School Auditorium.503-842-2078GreenhornBluehorn. No cover, 8pm atthe Adrift Hotel in Long Beach.Polecat. No cover. 8pm at Fort GeorgeBrewery & Public House in Astoria.Hannah & Fred. 8:30pm at the SnugHarbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City.What was your first memoryof a librarian? What does alibrary mean to you? What kindsof transformative experienceshave you had in your life becauseof libraries?We need your story! TheOregon Library Associationalong with Candice Watkins,the Library Directorat Clatsop CommunityCollege,and KMUN CoastCommunity Radioinvites people fromall walks of life tocontribute theirvoices to an audioproject in ClatsopCounty. Basically,we need interestingstories; storiesabout your life andhow a library, reading,or a person in the libraryhas impacted you. The storymay be funny, sad, empowering,or…the sky’s the limit. It’sreally up to you!The project focuses onlibraries and the important rolethat they play in our lives. Theformat will be based on NPR’s“This I Believe” series, which recordspeople’s personal beliefsand showcases them on publicradio. Similar to that series,contributors are asked to writea brief essay based on theirpersonal beliefs and/or experienceswith libraries. The goalis to highlight the importanceHAPPENINGOregon Coast Poker Championships:DeepStacks Poker Tour. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City.Monday 28HAPPENINGOregon Coast Poker Championships:DeepStacks Poker Tour. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City.Tuesday 29MUSICThe Defibulators. No cover, 8pm at theAdrift Hotel in Long Beach.Wednesday 30MUSICGrandma Kelsey & Lionsweb. No cover,8pm at the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach.HAPPENINGHess Mansion Tours. Hear locals tell truestories of poltergeists, dementia, exorcismsand demons; sharing what has gone onin this old house over the last 100 years.Tickets are $5, available at GannawayJewelers. 6 – 9:30pm at 92388 WirelessRoad, Astoria.Oregon Coast Poker Championships:DeepStacks Poker Tour. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City.of libraries to individuals andcommunities.Keep your story at 500 wordsor less. Also, when you tell yourstory, keep in mind the followingguidelines. This is NPR’sPrompt for the This I Believeseries, http://thisibelieve.org/guidelines/:In Libraries I Believe!It’s story-time but this timeYOU tell the story!CCC Library Story ProjectTell a story: Be specific. Takeyour belief out of the ether andground it in the events of yourlife. Think of your own experience,work, and family, and tellof the things you know thatno one else does. Your storyneed not be heart-warming orgut-wrenching—it can even befunny—but it should be real.Be brief: Your statementshould be between 350 and500 words. That’s about threeminutes when read aloud atyour natural pace.Be positive: Please avoidpreaching or editorializing. TellThursday 31MUSICThe Defibulators. No cover, 8pm at theAdrift Hotel in Long Beach.HAPPENINGHalloween Hellorium. Fort George BreweryHalloween Bash.Neewollah Daze. A costume and postercontest for children of all ages. 4pm at theBank of the Pacific in Cathlamet.Hess Mansion Tours. Hear locals tell truestories of poltergeists, dementia, exorcismsand demons; sharing what has gone onin this old house over the last 100 years.Tickets are $5, available at GannawayJewelers. 6 – 9:30pm at 92388 WirelessRoad, Astoria.Sunset Thriller & Fall Fun Fest. Ahaunted house for ages 6 years &older and a carnival for ages 12 years andyounger. This event is free for pass holders,all others $2 at the door. (under 3 is free)or 2 cans of food for the South CountyFood Bank. This event includes a cakewalk,carnival games, cookies and punch, musicand hair-raising haunting you’ll never forget!5 – 8pm at Sunset Pool in Seaside.Trick-or-Treat Tanger Style. For childrenunder the age of 12. 5 – 7pm or until thecandy runs out. At the Tanger Outlet Centerin Lincoln City.Oregon Coast Poker Championships:DeepStacks Poker Tour. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City.us what you do believe, notwhat you don’t believe. Avoidspeaking in the editorial “we.”Make your essay about you;speak in the first person.Be personal: Write in wordsand phrases that are comfortablefor you to speak. Werecommend youread your essayaloud to yourselfseveral times, andeach time edit itand simplify it untilyou find the words,tone, and storythat truly echo yourbelief and the wayyou speak.The deadline forsubmitting essaysis Friday, December1, 2013. Theauthors of the selected essayswill be invited to narrate theiressays for recording. The recordingsmay air individually orbe compiled into a single radioshow or podcast. The interviewswill air on KMUN and will alsobe available online throughthe Oregon Library Associationwebsite. Please submit youressays to cwatkins@clatsopcc.edu or mail directly to CandiceWatkins, Clatsop CommunityCollege Library, 1680 Lexington,Astoria, OR 97013. ContactCandice with questions at (503)338-2460.Halloween Party. Prizes, fun, games andSkareoke with Mike. 9pm at the SnugHarbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City.LITERARYDark & Stormy Nights Series. With truecrime author Ann Rule. Free, 4:30pm atthe Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City.THEATERGhost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Friday 1MUSICThe Resolectrics. Rock/R&B/Soul. Nocover, 9pm at the Adrift Hotel in LongBeach.HAPPENINGBusiness Hazardous Waste CollectionDay. By appointment only at the TillamookTransfer Station. 503-815-3975Comedy on the Coast. $15, 8pm atChinook Winds in Lincoln City.Oregon Coast Poker Championships:DeepStacks Poker Tour. At ChinookWinds in Lincoln City.THEATERGhost of a Chance. Comedy. 8pm atTheater West in Lincoln City.Seascape PoetryFestival and ContestSeascape Poetry Festival will beheld October 12 in Lincoln City. Itwill feature readings, workshops anddiscussion by four well-known Oregonwriters and publishers, A. Molotkov,Duane Poncy, Patricia McLean andGer Killeen. It will include an openmic for public participants.The general theme will be poemsof peace and/or justice.A morning workshop 9am to Noonwill be conducted by A. Molotkov.Prior submission of work and preregistrationare suggested.The Poetry Contest submissiondeadlines past. Winners will be announcedduring the festival at theCongregational Church in LincolnCity, 1760 NW 25th Street.Duane Poncy and Patricia J.McLean will present a program onthe “State of Poetry, Publication andActivism” at the Seascape PoetryFestival in Lincoln City at 1:30pm.The couple, founders of Elohi GadugiJournal and The Habit of RainyNights Press in Portland, are activistsfor peace and justice and the editorsof Raising Our Voices: An Anthologyof Oregon Poets Against the War,honored as one of the 150 most importantbooks of poetry in Oregon.Poncy is a life-long activist, writer,and advocacy journalist, with numerouspeace, justice, environmental,union, and feminist publications.FMI: Opening Door at 541-921-1395 or 503-392-3717 oremail Lincoln City CongregationalChurch openingdoor.lc@gmail.com orkenmcc@centurylink.net.

Flash CutsMovies & Musingsfilm.by Les KanekuniGravity (Oct. 4) Children of Men director Alfonso Cuaron returns withhis first film in seven years with the space thriller Gravity. Essentially a twohander,Sandra Bullock stars as Dr. Ryan Stone, a medical engineer on her firstspace mission. George Clooney plays Matt Kowalsky, a space vet on his lastmission. Stone, Kowalsky and a third member of the team have left the spaceshuttle to fix the Hubble telescope. The mood is jovial, at least for Kowalskyas jets around in his propelled suit. “Houston, I have a bad feeling about thismission,” he jokes. Stone is far less jovial as she tries to get used to the effectsof zero gravity while tethered to the Hubble. Kowalsky’s joke turns deadlyserious when Mission Control (Ed Harris, channeling his role in Apollo 13)informs them that a nearby Russian satellite has blown up and the resultantdebris field is moving toward them. Before the astronauts can react, they’repelted with shrapnel, killing the third member. Stone’s tether is severed,sending her spinning helplessly into space. Kowalsky, with his propelled suit,is the only one who can save Stone, but even after reaching her, their troubleshave just begun. With their shuttle damaged beyond repair, the two go on aharrowing journey to return to Earth alive, with air dwindling and abandonedspace stations their only hope for survival. Cuaron spent four years makingthe short 90 min. film with groundbreaking special effects of the vistas ofspace in long, unbroken takes which were very hard on the actors.Captain Phillips (Oct. 11) Tom Hanks stars as Captain Richard Phillips inthe true life drama of a ship captain struggling to protect his ship and crewfrom Somali pirates. In March 2009, New Englander Phillips leaves his wife(Catherine Keener) behind to pilot a giant cargo ship down the coast of Omanpast Somalia to Kenya. The ship Maersk Alabama and crew are Americanand the no-nonsense Phillips is acutely aware that their journey takes themthrough pirate-infested waters. Meanwhile on the beaches of Eyl, Somalia,young men with guns are being recruited to hijack the container ships formoney and hostages which they intend to ransom. Two skiffs set out toboard Phillips’s ship. With no arms on board, all Phillips can do is slowlymaneuver his ship and set off his fire hoses. One skiff is drive off, but theother boards and takes possession of the ship, but can find no trace of thecrew, only Phillips. Unbeknownst to them, Phillips has secreted his men inthe locked engine room. Thus begins a hostage crisis where the pirates ledby Muse (Barkhad Abdi), turn the ship upside down while Phillips tries to stallfor time, knowing help is on the way. But whenever Phillips makes excuses,the pirates, particularly hot-tempered Najee threaten to kill him. Even whenPhillips attempts to buy the pirates off with $30,000, the pirates refuse, knowingthe ship and crew are insured for a million. With the situation growingdesperate and a U.S. Navy ship bearing down on them, the pirates takesPhillips hostage in a small lifeboat. Anyone following the news lately knowsoct13hipfishmonthly.com24how the story ends, but director Paul Greengrass (United 93) is so skilled atcreating a sense of realism in his movies that it doesn’t matter.12 Years A Slave (Oct. 18 limited release) As awards season getsunderway, perhaps no other film has jumped to the Oscar contender shortlistfaster after rave festival reviews. British director Steve McQueen tells the truelife story of Simon Northrup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from NewYork who was kidnapped and forced into slavery from 1841 to 1853. If lastyear’s Django Unchained looked at slavery through the lens of exploitationmovies, 12 Years is a far more straightforward (to the point of extremediscomfort a times). Living a well-to-do life in Saratoga, New York, the violinplayingNorthrup is duped by two would-be entertainers to join them in a jobin Washington D.C. Once there, Northrup is drugged and wakes up in chains.When he tries to proclaim his free man status, he’s beaten savagely. A fellowslave advises Northrup that to survive he must say as little as possible andconceal his literacy. “I don’t want to survive, I want to live!” exclaims NorthrupSoon he’s on a boat to Louisiana in the custody of slave trader (Paul Giamatti)who renames him Platt Hamilton and, after a degrading auction, sells himto plantation owner Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch). A religious man, Ford isdecent as times permit, even admiring and encouraging Northrup’s fiddleplaying. But this provokes Northrup’s work boss Tibeats (Paul Dano), whogoads Northrup until he snaps and beatsTibeats. To protect Northrup from Tibeats’revenge, Ford sells him to his worst owneryet, Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbinder),a man who believes he can break anyslave. Epps is a drunk who also favors thecharms of beautiful slave Patsey (LupitaNyong’o), to the dismay of his wife (SarahPaulson) who takes out her jealousy onPatsey. When any hope for Northrupescaping and rejoining his family seemslost, it is rekindled with the appearanceof Canadian carpenter Samuel Bass (BradPitt) who with Northup’s help, constructsa building on Epps’ property. Bass is anabolitionist and is not afraid to speak hismind on the subject. But Northrup, whohas been betrayed by many white men,is reluctant at first to put his fate in thehands of another one.All is Lost (Oct. 18 limited release) The terrestrial counterpoint toGravity is writer/director J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost. Chandor, who made animpressive debut with his financial crisis drama Margin Call, returns with awith a man-against-the-sea survival tale with Robert Redford taking the lead(and only) role. While Margin Call took place in one location and was nearly100% dialogue-driven, All Is Lost is nearly dialogue free and is basically aone-hander. While on a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean a man (Redford)wakes up in his 39-foot yacht the Virginia Jean, to find a shipping containerhas smashed a hole in his hull. He manages to pump out the boat, butseawater has ruined his electronics. He patches the hull, but with his navigationequipment destroyed, sails into the path of a vicious storm which hebarely survives. With the hull leaking again, he abandons ship for a rubberlife raft. Using only a sextant and maps he navigates into a shipping lane,hoping for rescue from a passing ship. From there on out the narrative shiftsinto the minutiae of survival – ever-present sharks, gathering water, endlesssun. Reviews of the 71-year-old Redford’s nearly wordless performance havecalled it Oscar-worthy.The Counselor (Oct. 25) One of the most anticipated films of the fall isthis one written by Cormac McCarthy, a film noir without heroes, where morallydubious characters do illegal things and usually pay the price. AlthoughAcademy Award winning films have been made of McCarthy’s novels with theCoen Brothers No Country For Old Men, this is the first original story writtenby the author for the screen. The Counselor (Michael Fassbinder) is a lawyerwhose love is Laura (Penelope Cruz). The Counselor wants nothing betterthan to spend the rest of his life with Laura. Toward that end he intends toget rich quick. Which in his border area means a drug deal. He meets withthe fabulously wealthy Reiner (Javier Bardem), who keeps house with beautiful,sexy and intelligent Malvina (Cameron Diaz). They concoct a plan to enterthe drug business without attracting the (deadly) attention of the cartels.Hatching a plan to move 625 kilos of cocaine across the Mexican borderFINNISH FILMS •NaselleSeries Kick-offThe film series featuring Finnish productions will beginagain on the third Saturday of each month starting October19th at the Appelo Archives Center, 1056 SR 4, Naselle, WA.On that day two 38 minute documentaries will be shown;Solvieg, The Life and Art Work of Solveig Arneng Johnson,and Andrea Hansen, Strings Across the Sky.Kiersten Dunbar Chase produced, directed, and editedSolveig - The Life and Artwork of Solveig Arneng Johnson.Ms. Johnson was born in Kirkenes, Norway, in 1925. In thedocumentary she talks about her life during World War II, herindigenous Sami Identity, her art studies, her immigration toAmerica in 1949, and about the love of her life. She states,“As a small child in Norway, I wanted to draw all the time.In the Arctic north, drawing was a natural pastime for all thechildren.” Reflecting on her childhood in northern Norway, shetalks of the clarity of the air and the unique quality of the light.Pirkko Karvonen produced Andrea Hansen - Strings Acrossthe Sky. Ms. Hansen was born to Finnish parents in Kenora,Ontario, and became a child prodigy at the age of three.In 1988 she began teaching fiddling in isolated villages inCanada while being a full time violinist with the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra. At that time she co-founded a non-profit forthe purpose of empowering high-arctic youth through musicand the art of fiddling, a tradition which had died out in thisarea. She has been labeled “Canada’s National Treasure” anda “magical educator” who touches others profoundly and irrevocably.She retired from the orchestra in 1999 but continuedwork with the non-profit, Strings Across the Sky. Some ofher first students have now returned to carry on the work shestarted. Not only has she rekindled a music tradition in thesevillages, she has revitalized the villages themselves.This free showing of the two inspirational films will begin at11:00 am.means a $20M payday. Guards are paid off and a septic truck filled withthe cocaine is to cross and then be met by a drug runner on a motorcylewho will drive the load to Chicago. Meanwhile, the innocent Laura andnot-so-innocent Malvina strike up a friendship of sorts. As is usual in thepitch black McCarthy universe, although the Counselor is warned of themoral and personal consequences of his actions, he goes ahead with thedeal. It all goes horribly wrong, of course, in an extremely complicatedplot that ends in a kind of bitter poetic justice for the survivors. RidleyScotts directs. Diaz’s performance is already being touted as an Oscarcontender.

network.Call 503-812-3522 for more information.Tuesdays, 7-9, Dinner at 6 by donation.Community ListingsWORKSHOPS/CLASSESDOES FOOD RUN YOUR LIFE? Come toOvereaters Anonymous every Wednesdayfrom 7-8pm in the Seaside Public Library,Board Room B. No dues, fees or weigh-ins.Everyone welcome! (if you have questions call503-505-1721).HAM RADIO CLASS. Once again, youhave an opportunity to become anamateur ham radio operator by takinga day and ½ class and then the FCC licensetest for about $15.00. The greatinstructors in Seaside offer the classthrough Clatsop County CommunityCollege. The dates are Nov 15 (Fri eve)and 16 (most of the day on Sat) andthe test same day. They have a greatpass rate! Then you can join the localHamster radio club for further training,drills and more. Be part of the solutionfor area disasters! (No Morse coderequired any longer!). Read about theclass at www.clatsopcc.edu. For moreinformation about Hamsters or go towww.http//evcnb.org or call Ann Morgan503-368-6595, club president.French Conversation Group Re-Start. Thegroup is devoted to speaking French only.It is NOT a class, so please do not show upexpecting to learn French from scratch. Onceyou step through the door of the RiverbendRoom, it is French only. It will be on Saturdays,from 1-3pm at NCRD in the RiverbendRoom. There is a nominal charge of $1/person/time. For more information email Janeor call her 503-368-3901 or, call Paul Millerat 503-368-5715.Computer Basics. Third Saturday of eachmonth 9:00am-10:00am. If you’re new toPC computers or just needing to updatebasic skills, this class is for you. Each classis tailored to meet the needs of participants.Free, at the Astoria Public Library.ALCOHOL SERVING TRAINING OFFERED. Ifyou mix, sell or serve alcohol for on-propertyconsumption or if you manage employeeswith these responsibilities, you are requiredto have an Alcohol Service permit. Registerfor a one-afternoon class taught by ActionServer Training, a certified OLCC Provider, tocomplete the required training. This requiredtraining is scheduled for Friday, October 18,1-4pm, at the Clatsop Community CollegeSouth County Center, 1455 N. Roosevelt,Seaside. The course fee is $35 and studentsmust pre-register at least two days prior tothe class. To register, call 503-338-2408or visit www.clatsopcc.edu/register. Pleasedirect inquiries to: Mary Kemhus-Fryling,503-338-2408; mfryling@clatsopcc.edu.The Lower Columbia Classics Car Club.Invitation to all who are interested in CollectorCars to attend one of our monthly meetings.The meetings are held at Steve Jordan’sShop Building, located at 35232 HelligsoLane in rural Astoria - meet on the 3rd Thursdayof each month. If you are interested andneed the directions to get there, you may callSteve Jordan at 503-325-1807Toddler Arts Group. Every Wednesday 10 to11am –Get your toddler started in the arts!Activities are geared towards ages 1–3, butage birth–5 are welcome. All children mustbe accompanied by a caregiver. Bay City ArtsCenter, Bay City. tCELEBRATE RECOVERY • NazareneChurch, 2611 3rd St, Tillamook. Adult &teen 12 step program. Child care provided.Natural Childbirth Classes. Do you wanta better birth? Starting on Sunday eveningSeptember 1st, Homebirth midwife KristenDowner, will be offering a natural childbirtheducation series with 4 parts. It’s fun, interactive,and a chance to meet other expectingmothers and couples. You will learn advancedcoping skills and pain management, youwill be able to write an informed birth planfor hospital or home birth, you will have abetter understanding of stages of labor andwhat to expect at the birth, and some helpfulinformation for breastfeeding and newborncare. All taught by Kristen Downer, homebirthmidwife! It’s $95 for the 4 week series, preregistrationis helpful. For more details checkout www.astoriamidwife.com and click on theChildbirth Education page. Happy Birthing!”BODY WORK•YOGA•FITNESSYOGA • NCRD. Celebrating 20 years of communityyoga, and offering ongoing year-roundclaases as follows: Monday, Yoga of theHeart, 8:15 - 9:45 am, instructors: LorraineOrtiz and Lucy Brook (no drop ins); Monday,Vinyasa, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, instructor CharleneGernert; Tuesday, Mixed Levels, 4:00 - 5:30pm, instructor Monica Isbell; Wednesday,Yoga Stretch, 8:00 - 9:30 am, instructorLucy Brook; Wednesday, Restorative Yoga,2:00 - 3:30 pm, instructor Charlene Gernert;Thursday,Yoga of the Heart, 8:15 - 9:45 am,instructors: Lorraine Ortiz and Lucy Brook (nodrop ins); Thursday, Level I, 5:45 - 7:15 pm,instructor Monica Isbell; Friday, Very GentleYoga, 8:00 - 9:30 am, instructor Lucy Brook;Saturday, Mixed Levels, 8:00 - 9:30 am,instructor Lorraine Ortiz. All classes meet atNCRD, 36155 9th Street in Nehalem, Room5. For more information call 503-368-7160.LOTUS YOGA. 1230 Marine Drive, DowntownAstoria. Ongoing classes on a month tomonth basis. Call (503)298-3874, Checkweb for class schedule updates. Emaillotusyoga@live.com, website www.lotusyogaonline.comYoga/Private Instruction.Gentle Stretching Classes (M/W/F 9-10AM & M/W 5:30-6:30 PM classes available)at Waves of Change WellnessCenter, 1 12th Street suite #8 AstoriaQigongClasses offered TU/TH mornings8:30-9:30 AMECSTATIC DANCE. Ecstatic, trance, yogic,spirit filled), playful, improvisational, freestyle- We’re Dancing! Wed. at 6:30 at Pine GroveCommunity House, 225 Laneda Ave. inManzanita. No experience necessary. You arewelcome to bring Instruments of any sort toplay along with what we’ve got going. Costis a sliding scale from $5 - $7, or free if youreally need to just be there.“LEARN SELF DEFENSE IN ASTORIA.Kenpo Karate for Adults, WEEKLY KENPOKARATE CLASS every Friday, 5:15pm till6:30pm, 342-10th Street, 2nd floor,Astoria, OR 97103.Class tuition is $40.00/mo. Instructor is a Black Belt in Ed Parker’sAmerican Kenpo Karate. Visitors are welcometo drop in and see the class or inquire forfree introductory lesson.Sign-up by e-mail at:jbgroove2@crescomm.net or by phone at:360-665-0860”.YOGA • MANZANITA. Silver Services Yogawith Holly Smith. Meeting each Thursdayfrom 10 to 11:30ambeginning March 14,2013. Cost: $40 for five classes. (Sorry, nodrop-ins)To Register: Call Holly at 503-368-4883. There is a richness which comes fromlessons learned in the later stages of life.Silver Services Yoga provides instruction insimple yoga postures with props, breath andenergy work, meditation and relaxation.ZUMBA CLASSES/NEHALEM. At theLighthouse located at 36480 Hwy 101 inNehalem. Mon and Wed. 5pm – 6pm. Beginnerspace for all ages, 12 and over. 5.00 perclass. First class FREE.YOGA • Bay City Arts Center. Classed withMichelle Lawhorn - Mon & Thurs 6pm. $5per class.YOGA • Manzanita. The Center for theContemplative Arts, Manzanita: Tuesdayevenings 5 - 5:45pm. $35 for 5 classes. Call368-6227 for more info.Yoga in Gearhart. Gearhart Workout. Formore information log on to www.gearhartworkout.com3470 Hwy. 101 N. Suite 104in GearhartYOGA • Nehalem. Ongoing yoga classes atNCRD are as follows: Monday, Level II, 5:15-6:45 pm, Nicole Hamic; Wednesday, MorningYoga Stretch, 8-9:30 am, Lucy Brook;Thursday, Yoga for Parents & Kids, 3:45-4:45pm, Charlene Gernert; Thursday, Level I, 5:45- 7:15 pm, Charlene Gernet; Friday, VeryGentle Yoga, 8-9:30 am, Lucy Brook.QI GONG CLASSES/ASTORIA. Taught byLinda Williamson at Wave of Change inAstoria. #1 12th St. Tuesday and Thursday8:30am to 9:30am. Qigong is an ancientChinese system of exercise and meditation.503.861.2063T’AI CHI. The Center for the ContemplativeArts, Manzanita: Wednesday Mornings10-11:30. $30/month. Call 368-6227 formore info.TAI CHI AND STRETCHING. New Tai ChiClasses forming the first week of each month(am and pm times available) At WavesOfChange 1002 Marine Drive in Astoria. Alsogentle stretching classes and light resistancetraining. Sat May 19 - Reiki Level 1 class 9am - 3 pm, Sat June 2nd Aromatherapy SpaParty 2 pm, Sat June 23 Intro to Aromatherapy(Level 1) 9 am - 4 pmCall for details503.338.9921Adult Beginning Tennis is held on Mondaysand Wednesdays, June 24 throughJuly 17, from 6:00-6:50 pm. Learn the basicsof tennis with the fundamentals of forehand,backhand, the serve and volley. Pleasebring your own racquet and a can of balls.The class is taught by Donna Geertz who hasa Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education.Cost for this class is $50. Class registrationis open now at www.clatsopcc.edu/register orcall 503.338.2402 or 503.338.2408.Waves of Change Class Schedule. M-W-F9-10 AM—Adv. Stretching Class with Lightresistance training. M-W-F 10-11 AM—Beginning Gentle Stretching. M-W 530-630PM- Beginning Gentle Stretching with AngelaSidlo. TU/TH 830-930 AM - Qigong withLinda Williamson. TU/TH 10-11 AM—Tai ChiFan 36 Form with Angela Sidlo. TU/TH 530-630 PM—Tai Chi with Angela Sidlo. Saturday9-10 AM - Stretching class with Angela.Private lessons available $25/hr. Drop In ratefor stretching classes $10HIKE THE NORTH OREGON COAST WITHANGORA HIKING CLUB. This year the AngoraHiking Club will be leading 8 hikes that willcover the 64.4 miles of the north portion ofthe Oregon Coast Trail. These hikes are opento the community, and we encourage you tojoin us for one or all of the walks. If you havequestions about this program, contact ArlineLaMear, 503-338-6883. Car shuttles will beginat the Basin St. parking lot across BasinSt. from Astoria KFC. Walkers should gatherthere by 9 a.m. for the March, April, Mayand June hikes. The remaining hikes, July,August, September, and October will beginat 8 a.m. to allow extra time for the longerdrives to the walk start points. A record bookis available for $2 in which to record the eightlegs of the North Oregon Coast Trail. Uponcompletion of all eight hikes, participants willreceive a certificate. If you are interested inreceiving one of the record books, please call503-338-6883 so we will know how many tohave on hand.SPIRITUALITYFULL MOON LEMURIAN CONNECTIONS. Join thefun as we explore ways to help keep our oceanand beaches healthy and retain the magicalspirit of honoring the element of water. TheLemurians are ancient earth healers and havemuch to share with us if we are ready to listento them. Sept 19th, 2013 Place: Gearhart, OregonTime: 7 pm. Celebrating the full moon andthe Lemurian connections. $35. Contact: CindyMcGonagle Phone: 503 531 2758website: cindymcgonagle.comemail:gardennotes@msn.comCOLUMBIA RIVER MEDITATION GROUP.Sponsored by Great Vow Monastery. Meetsever Wednesday in the FLag Room of thePublic LIbrary. Time: 5:45 - 6:55. All arewelcome to practice - quiet setting and slowwalking meditation. Local contact: Ron Maxted- 503.338.9153. email: ronmaxted@wwestsky.netA SILENT MEDITATION • with Lola Sacks.St. Catherine’s Center for the ContemplativeArts, Manzanita: Monday Nights 5 - 5:45 Call368-6227 for more info.LECTIO DIVINA • Meditation with HolyScripture. The Center for the ContemplativeArts, Manzanita: Tuesday Mornings 10-11:30. Call 368-6227 for more info.LABYRINTH WALK • Grace EpiscopalChurch, 1545 Franklin St, Astoria, 3-6.Every 1st Sunday.VOLUNTEERWeekly Habitat Restoration/StewardshipWork Parties. 10 am - noon. Meet at AlderCreek Farm, at the end of Underhill Lanebetween Nehalem and Manzanita. Dress forthe weather and prepare to get outside withgreat people on beautiful properties doing avariety of habitat restoration activities. Formore information contact Lower NehalemCommunity Trust, 503-368-3203, lnct@nehalemtel.net.VISITOR CENTER SEEKS VOLUNTEERS.The Astoria Warrenton Chamber of Commerceoperates the Visitor Center located at111 West Marine Drive in Astoria. The Centeris open year-round with visitor informationabout the local area, the state of Oregon andbeyond. The Chamber is looking to bolstertheir crew of volunteers for the upcomingbusy season and you may be just the personfor the job. “All that is needed is a welcomingsmile and a desire to assist our visitors,” saysSuzanne Cannon, Visitor Services Manager.“We’ll teach you the rest.”Volunteers typicallywork a three-hour shift, once a week. Theyprimarily greet visitors in person and byD. I. Y.Clatsop Community College offers do-it-yourself skill building in twoupcoming weekend workshops covering diverse subjects. Explore optionsand learn new skills:•How to Self-Publish is offered Saturdays, October 12 and October 19, 8:30-11:30am, at the CCC South County Center, 1455 N Roosevelt, in Seaside.Fee for this two-day workshop is $39. You will learn the pros and cons of selfpublishing,how to market your completed work and how to keep efficientfinancial records. Discuss selecting a publisher and get tips on how to gete-published from two local authors with self-publishing experience.• In Home Repairs and Maintenance you will learn basic hand and power toolsafety and how to complete basic tasks such as fixing a leaky faucet, repairingdrywall holes and painting a popcorn ceiling. This two-day workshop, taughtby a home-repair specialist, is offered Saturdays, October 12 and October 19,9am-12pm, at the CCC South County Center in Seaside. Course fee is $35.Register now at www.clatsopcc.edu/schedule or call 503-338-2408.phone, and may also help with answeringmail requests and other tasks as needed.For more details, contact Suzanne at 503-325-6311 or stop by to pick up a volunteerapplication.MEETINGS AND MEET-UPS!The Astoria Chess Club will be holding itsinaugural meeting at Three Cups CoffeeHouse in Astoria (279 W. Marine) at 11:30AM on Saturday, October 26. All ages andskill levels are welcome. For more information,contact astoriachessclub@gmail.com.ENCORE Lunch Bunch. Will be held onTuesday, August 6, 2013, 12:30 PM atArnie’s Café, 1609 S Main St, WarrentonOR. National Tell a Joke Day, August 16thand Book Lovers’ Day, August 9 will be themonthly topics. One is frivolous and one is(or can be) serious. Tell about your favoriteauthor or book or share your favorite joke.We’re all curious..... Members are remindedto please wear your nametags! ENCORE isa membership organization offering life-longlearning opportunities. It is sponsored byClatsop Community College but is run entirelyby its members who decide what they want tolearn and how they want to learn it. Classesare conducted by the members but speakersare often invited; current issues and booksand plays are read and discussed – keepingtheir minds alive. For more information checkout the ENCORE website: www.encorelearn.org or call the Community Education Coordinatorat 503-338-2408.BREASTFEEDING INFORMATION & SUP-PORT. La Leche League’s monthly supportgroup meetings provide an opportunityfor both new and experienced mothers toshare their questions or concerns, and totalk with each other about the special joysand challenges of parenting. We especiallyencourage expectant and new mothers to joinus. Healthy babies and toddlers are alwayswelcome at La Leche League meetings. Welook forward to seeing you soon. SecondMonday of the month at 10am- Astoria FORFURTHER INFO, PLEASE CONTACT JANETWEIDMAN @ 503-325-1306 OR LIZ PIETILA@ 503-861-2050.EVENTSThe Women’s Club of Manzanita-NorthTillamook County will hold its annual fall“Gifts and Goodies” sale event from 10a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday November 9 at PineGrove Community House.Individual sellers/vendors and local community service clubsare invited to participate in this early holidayseason sale by reserving a table by October26. For additional details and to reserve a6-ft. table for $20 call 503-368-4677.TRIVIA AT THE LIGHTHOUSE. The Lighthousehas Trivia every Sunday at 5:00 pm.The competition is keen, the questions sometimeschallenging and always FUN. Teamsof up to 4 people compete. The members ofthe winning team each receive a $5.00 pokerchip good at the LighthouseThere’s alwaysFREE Pool every Sunday at Ron’s Lighthouse,and a “3-Ball” competition at 1:00PANCAKE BREAKFAST. All-you-can-eat,at the Bay City Arts Center. Every Sunday.8am to noon. $5/adults, $4 members. Kids1/2 price. Sausage, beans , slasa, fruit andyogurt, juice and tea.oct13hipfishmonthly.com26

MessagesSonja Gracemystic healerTrust in ChangeWe are all invested in our dailyroutines from a morning cup ofcoffee to working every day. Ourschedules can have us desensitizedfrom the energetic connectionto the Earth. We gatherinformation from the news, socialmedia and television but rarelydo we take the time to receive amessage from the Goddess. Thatis the real source of informationwe all have access to. Changehappens daily on this planet. Theseasons and cycle of life remindus that we too are changing.Every day we experience smallshifts in our schedule to hugeRight About Now....Right about now, I can feel myself almostdreading the upcoming holiday season. Yes,I am one of those. I have a hard time withholidays, and I bet a lot of people do. Let meclarify: I know a lot of people do.I don’t like it, this feeling. I want to get backto where I anticipate, look forward, to specialevents. Fun! Good Cheer! Hope! I want to jointhe human race.It started yesterday. I received the HumaneSociety’s selection of cards. Boy, were theycute! Dogs and kitties on a sleeping Santa lap.Dogs gazing up at Santa’s sleigh in the nightsky. Stuff like that. Innocent wonderment. RealizingI had none.I need some innocent wonderment. I needto Believe. I need... to do something.Doing the same thing over and over again,if it doesn’t work, is a sign of craziness. So righthere and now, I am going to change my ways,change my thoughts. That’s the way it works.It’s the basis of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Iknow this. Now let’s see if I can follow my ownplan.Let’s see... Innocent wonderment. What is itabout Santa’s sleigh in the sky that triggers mymemories? Because until Santa came along,reindeers and sleighs didn’t fly. Big guys in redsuits, coming down chimneys, leaving gifts....almost unbelievable! But I remember thinking,as a child of 6, wasn’t it nice we had a chimneyand such a big one?? I anticipated that Santawould deliver the goods, so to speak. AND- hedid!!! Every Christmas...until....The year after my father died. My motherfilled her days with drinking quite a bit. And foryears after that. Christmas evolved into a misery.My only hope was that something wouldbe under the lopsided under-decorated tree forme. Something. Many times I’d postpone waking,emerging from my room, to give “Santa”global events that impact us onmany levels. These changes areworking in concert with the Universe.What you experience froma small detour on the highway tothe loss of a job are the ripplesof energy that connect us like atapestry across the globe. Werespond to the vibration with avariety of emotions sending outmore ripples of energy that area vibrational match for what hastaken place. The lens we viewfrom is the duality and all ofthis energy rippling through thecosmos is working in concert witha much bigger orchestra. The Universestretches and moves dailyto create balance. Right down tothe micro movement within yourbody there is a balancing act thatkeeps you upright and centered.Our bodies reflect the wondersof the Universe and show usthe complexity of each systemkeeping balance with the entirephysical form.When our elders tell storiesabout the past and recount livingthrough wars and hardship weshould listen. People experienceda loss of freedom in ways that wecan’t even fathom, unless they arecurrently living in Syria and othercountries that have genocideprevailing. We are blessed tohave the change in weather andchannels as we watch television.We must not forget the storiesthat are shared within a family,culture or tribe for everyone tolearn from. Visit your grandparentsand the elderly. Listen to thestories of the past and how theyendured change. Most of themcannot recall an event withouttalking about how they gotthrough such a horrific time withthe help of people they didn’teven know, an aunt in Chicagoand faith in a higher power. Wetime to show up. Occasionally Santa washalf-drunk, asleep, in the armchair, but I couldsee that some effort had been made. Thenone year, my mother decided it was too muchtrouble to un-decorate the fake tree. So shehauled the whole thing, decorated and all, upthe stairs into the attic, crashing and smashingalong the way. So much for Christmas cheer.I married a family-kind of guy, and for years,18 to be exact, Christmas was “as it shouldbe.” Especially when our two kids were little.We’d spend hours in the spare room wrappingand laughing and trying to be quiet so the kidsdidn’t hear us. (They reassure me now that theydid. They loved it.)Divorce came along. Kids and I tryinghard to make new Christmas memories. Wemade a big to-do about getting the real tree,although we three were conscious that it hadto be smaller and fit mommy’s budget. It hadto be something my kids and I could physicallyhandle between the three of us. Tying it on theroof of the car, the drama of getting that treehome, safely and set up. We congratulated ourselveswhen we managed to get that tree setup and decorated. We even had a few cookieexchanges at the house when we first moved.Kids invited new school friends.I invited peopleI hardly knew.I remember then though, that there was asense of innocence lost. My kids knew I couldnot give them everything on their lists. Theywere great. They got into the spirit of decoratingthe house and baking cookies withoutme. A gift to me, I suppose, since I was busyand tired. An underlying sadness pervadedeverything.. It was like we were... trying. Maybetrying too hard. The rain and storms and thedecorated tree and the few gifts and the prettyquiet day of Christmas... contrasted with thelarge family life I and the kids had when I wasare all hard wired with an innercompass; our intuition is ourdirect line to Creator and helps usnavigate through our lives and allthings changing. When we trustour connection to the Divine, weare filled with a sense of peace.Peace within quiets the mind andcreates balance. Our job here onEarth is to maintain an inner stateof balance, creating very fewripples in the energy field of thisplanet. Change is always present,may we all return to a deeperstate of peace.For over thirty years, authorand Mystic Healer, Sonja Gracehas been offering her clients,both in the United States andabroad, immediate stability, clarity,and guidance. Through herhealing, counseling and spiritualprocessing, Sonja has a widevariety of talent to choose fromin which she accesses her abilityto channel and communicate withthe divine. Two time author of Angelsin the 21st Century and herlatest book, Earth Ways HealingMedicine for the Soul, providesa pathway to the four seasonsthrough prayer and ceremonyand is a companion to the filmpresentation Earth Ways Series.www.sonjagrace.comword and wisdomBy Tobi Nasonmarried. I often felt like apologizing to them.I’m sorry, I wanted to say. “I’m sorry. It shouldnot be this way.”The kids are grown now. As I read the above,I know exactly why Christmas is hard for me. Itwas a time of loss and sadness. I saw the loss ofinnocence in my children. A repeat of my ownloss of innocence. Wonderment was gone. Itbroke my heart.Here I am, a grownup. Now what? I knowhow the holidays make me feel. I also know thatChristmas and the holidays are not about thewrappings and the gifts and the food. It’s aboutpeople. Hope. Wonderment.My guess also is that there are a number ofmiddle-aged people out there, struggling to assemblesome sort of family life. Kids may live faraway. Family is gone, in one sense or another.Loneliness sets in. The Ghost of Christmas Pastcomes visiting....This is a tough area to conquer. Since I knowpretty much what to expect and how this worldworks, and I know that my past attempts tomake the best of things did not succeed, I amgoing to spend the next week writing downalternative plans. I might bake cookies andbring them to the Care Center. I may save a fewdollars and go with a friend to see a movie orthe Nutcracker. Decorating- I may discard thatstep altogether. The time frame really is not abig one. It’s just getting through it that may betough. Creating new memories will take effort,but what doesn’t these days? What have I gotto lose.My gift to myself.... Doing something that involvesothers. Creating a new set of memories.Remembering that wisdom sometimes has toreplace wonderment. And being okay with that.Tobi Nason lives in Manzanita. She can bereached at tobio@nehalemtel.comVOLUNTEERS NEEDEDTo help Shelter animalsCan you donate a few hours a weekto help the dogs and cats currentlyat the Clatsop County AnimalShelter? Volunteers are badlyneeded. The work’s not hard but it’swonderfully rewarding.The Lower Columbia ClinicThomas S. Duncan, M.D. • Susan L Skinner, CNM, CFNP595 18th, Astoria • 503-325-9131TRANSLATION:Share the love. Adopt a dog orcat from the Animal ShelterWhat’s this invisibledog nonsense?27 oct13 hipfishmonthly.com

odiesinbalanceBy Tracy Erfling, N.D.Nutrition in a BottleWhen beginning down the road of naturalhealthcare it is common to jump into supplementsblindly. The plethora of information and advertisingto sort through in order to make good choices foryou and your family is daunting. I thought for thismonth I would try to simplify some of the basics; sothat you the consumer have some confidence whenfacing your next supplement choice.First a simple note on “why supplements?” Sadlyour planet, the water, soil, and microflora necessaryto grow nutrient dense food, is becomingmore depleted. Therefore the foods we choose areless able to provide us the basic nutrients neededto optimize our health. Second we have come torely on foods that are less and less fresh. Third weare living longer and therefore experimenting withhow far these bodies can take us, a worthy experiment,but not an equal experience for all.Therefore the mighty supplement has been bornto attempt to replace all these deficiencies andshortcomings!?! Cynical as that may sound I findthat the right combination of nutrients has turnedaround the health of many of my patients.What would I choose for my family? There are abasic 5 that I would like to share with you...startingwith themultivitamin.This is aneasy way tocover yourbases. It isnot meant tobe therapeutic,meaningit alone is notdesigned tocure a deficiencybut itis assurancethat whatevermay havebeen missingin that meal of chicken nuggets and french friesis indeed being covered. And indeed even thoseof us with the cleanest of diets can benefit froma well balanced multivitamin. What I would lookfor would be something that is whole food based,meaning that beyond the list of all the vitamins andminerals, when you actually look at the ingredientsyou see food items that you recognize like carrot,buckwheat, kelp, alfalfa or rice for example. Thismeans that the B vitamins, vitamin C, D, E, mixedcarotenoids, major minerals like calcium, magnesium,potassium, zinc, or iron (if indicated) andtrace minerals like selenium, boron, manganese,etc. are comingfrom foodand not chemicals.You mayhave to takemore than onea day. Ideallythere are alsosome digestiveenzymes toassure goodassimilation ofthe nutrients.And incidentallyDr. Tracy Erfling is anaturopath physician in theLower Columbia Region.Questions?erflingnd@hotmail.comherbs can be a terrificsource of many of thesenutrients as well!Second on the listwould be a good qualityfish oil. Fish oils notonly add an importantcomponent to our cellwalls allowing for betterabsorption of the nutrientslisted above; theyare also a wonderful,natural source of antiinflammatories.Reducinginflammation is a key tosustaining good qualityhealth and longevity.When looking for a fish oil choose your fish sourcescarefully. As we know all too well here on theOregon coast our fish are in trouble, so choosingfish that are small and reproduce quickly (likemackerel and sardines) is a much better health andenvironmental choice. Also look for the key wordscoldpressed as this form of processing assures thequality of the oil stays intact.Third would be Vitamin D3. This nutrient isespecially important to us northwesterners as thesun from about this time of year through May is atan angle to the planet that is not able to deliverthe necessary rays which our skin converts to Vit.D. This vitaminworks verysimilarly to ahormone in thebody and touchesupon manysystems includingthe skin, immunesystem, bones,and endocrinesystem. For allthese reasons thisis a key nutrientas many of us have proven to be truly deficient!Ideally Vitamin D should be taken in an emulsifiedform since it is a fat soluble vitamin. But at the veryleast take this with some food that contains fat, likeeggs, salad dressing, butter, most dairy productsor nuts.Fourth would be probiotics. Our bodies aredependent on the presence of good gut flora. Notonly is it essential for digestion of many foods andabsorption of vitamins and minerals; it is also thefoundation of a good immune system. Over 60%of our immunity is housed in our intestines, and alarge part of that system is due to a health supplyof probiotics...so embrace the microflora! Whenlooking for a good probiotic choose somethingrefrigerated or enteric coated. This will ensure thatthere are plenty of viable organisms which willmake it past the high acidity in the stomach. Alsochoose a formula that has multiple organisms, likeacidophilus, lactobacillus and bifidus. Althoughthere can be conditions where one specific organismis key, often we are looking to replenish awhole microcosm...so the more the merrier.Last is somewhat of a toss up between a digestiveenzyme or adrenal support. Both digestivetroubles and adrenal insufficiency (i.e. fatigue, poorstress management) are so common I would justgo by what resonates between the two for you.An easy start digestive aid is papaya enzymes,they taste good and are very safe and helpful in avariety of digestive situations. Adrenal support istypically found in the way of an herbal formulation,which is more challenging to give advice on here.That being said there are many ginseng productsout there which could be a nice first go to forenergy production. There are of course many wonderfulnatural health practitioners which are versedin the nuances of adrenal health, so don’t hesitateto find some guidance if you need it.So where is the best place to shop for supplements?If there is a local naturopathic physicianin your area this would be the first go to as manyof the most reputable companies are availableto physicians only. Otherwise, in my area I guidepeople to the local health food stores, herb shops,or the natural food sections in the larger stores. Itry to steer away from large box store pharmacies,although some smaller pharmacies may have betteroptions. Of course online there are a gazillionoptions as well...a topic for another day.Hope this brief guide has been a useful simplificationto help you feel a bit more informed whenmaking your next supplement choice. As always ifyou have questions or topics you are interested inhearing more about please feel free to contact mevia email.DO something you love, BE with someone youlove, EAT your vegetables, DRINK clean water,BREATHE deeply and MOVE your body EVERY-DAY!!oct13Tracy Erfling n.d.naturopathic physicianprimary care usingnatural therapeuticshipfishmonthly.comCall for an appointment! 503.440.69272935 Marine Dr. • Astoriaemail: email: erflingnd@hotmail.comerfling@hotmail.com28hipFishHolistic1410 Marine Dr., Astoriaphone: 503-338-8106cell: 503-415-0534HealthHealingMOON LOTUSMASSAGEMarie Meiffren, LMTOr lic. #14319503-338-8106relax . . . .moonlotusmassage.comVickithe nurturing flow ofMcAfeeswedish massagewith a deep therapeutic touchClinical HerbalistCertified NutritionistA Gypsy’s Whimsy Herbal Apothecary1139 Commercial St. ~ Astoria“Our ancestors used theherbs that grew all aroundthem. Let me share withyou what they knew thatkept them in health.Today more thanever we need herbs andnutrition for obtainingand maintainingoptimum health.Allow me to guide you.”Available forprivate consultation503-338-4871

5038879180CHEW ON THIS!by Merianne MyersThe last big blow rendered every tree in the yard, save theRedwood, naked as a Jay Bird. No use pretending - summer’sa fond memory and any sunshine from here on is a windfall (stirmetaphors until thoroughly mixed). I tend to greet the onset ofany new season with enthusiasm which can only be dampenedby actual water. Lots of water, inches and inches of it over monthsand months. Washes the shine right off after a while.There’s really only one cure for this particular malaise. I haveto make a huge pot of soup and share it with someone. In truth,this is the cure for almost all of life’s tribulations. Homemade soupin the freezer is the best hedge against cold and flu. No bug canwithstand its restorative powers for long and there’s no laundrylist of side effects. It is a mighty weapon against the blues and theblahs. Combined with a nice glass of wine and a chunk of goodbread, homemade soup can instill peace and well-being.Soup simmering on the back burner is the ultimate housekeepingsecret, imbuing my home with a comforting, tantalizing aromaso alluring, so steamy, I fail to notice that the windows need washing.Soup is a palette inviting the artist to come forth. Soup is ascrumptious way to clean out the refrigerator, prevent waste, eatyour vegetables and cook a meal for umpteen in one pot.Soup is efficient, healthy, heartwarming and easy. It tamesthe winds of winter. It’s an easy manifestation of the perfectionall around us. Here’s one I found in a magazine at a laundromatsome 20 years ago while killing time between wash and dry.mstilesdesign@gmail.comOregon Costruction Contractors Board #98737Washington Registration of Architects #5524THE PERFECTION ALL AROUND US PUMPKIN PEAR SOUPThis makes a lot of soup, which you can freeze for later. Or youcan halve the recipe and eat the whole thing yourself.• 1 cup chopped onion• 4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger• 2 Tablespoons butter• 6 pears, peeled, cored and sliced• 2 15 oz. cans of pumpkin (not pie filling, just pumpkin)• 3 cups vegetable broth• 2 cups milk• Salt and PepperSauté onion and ginger in butter until softened. Add pears andsauté another minute or two. Add pumpkin and broth. Bring toa boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered until pears are tender -maybe 5 to 10 minutes. Blend or process in batches until smooth.Return to the pan, stir in milk and heat through. Season with saltand pepper to taste.This soup is delicious beyond imagining just as it is. However,these kinds of soups shine even brighter if you bejewel them witha tiny bit of fat. A pat of compound butter, a dollop of cremefraiche or even a dot of mascarpone would do it. Better yet:Lime Sour Cream• 1/2 cup sour cream• 1 teaspoon finely minced lime zest• 2 Tablespoons lime juiceMix everything together and let it sit in the fridge while youmake the soup. Downright tasty on tacos, chili, rice and beansand a whole bunch of other stuff, too.Community-Style AcupunctureNow Offered in AstoriaKaren Kaufman, Ph.D., L.Ac., is now offering low-cost, community-styleacupuncture two times per week at her Astoria clinic.This format enables several people to be treated, fully clothed,in a group, semi-private, or private setting.While community-style acupuncture is not as detailed or ascomprehensive as a traditional one-hour, one-on-one session,this method works well for the following issues: headache,nausea, joint pain, allergies, smoking cessation, stress, anxiety,sciatica, back and neck pain, wellness, and for general curiosityabout acupuncture.Fall hours will be Thursday evenings (beginning September19th) from 5:30 to 8:30 and Sunday afternoons (beginning September22nd) from 1:30-5:30. First come, first served, so appointmentsare recommended. Cost is $25. Located in AstoriaChiropractic, 2935 Marine Dr., Suite B., Astoria. For additionaldetails or to make an appointment, call Karen at 503-298-8815.Elders Journey RetreatSaturday Oct 26An exploratory adventure for men and women interested in thesecond half of life as a spiritual journey. A third year in a rowretreat sponsored by the North Coast Seeds of Change OpenMen’s Group. Each session builds on the next but it is not necessaryto have attended any previous retreats.Sharing stories, confronting mortality, passing on family history,being a source of blessing, and advocating for a healthy planet.Soup and Bread lunch and course materials provided. Coursefacilitators are local elders, Michael Hithe, LMT and Tela Skinner,MAIS in Gerentology.9pm – 5pm at the Pine Grove Community Center. Limit to 24people. $20 sugg. Donation to Tillamook County Women’sResource Center. To Register call: 206.818. 4833Writing WorkshopConnecting with Spiritthrough Creativity with Amy RydingSaturday October 26th 1-4 PM@ Waves of Change Wellness CenterNo. 1 12th Street suite #8 Astoria“Ever wondered what your spirit might tell you if you coulddive beneath all the surface chatter of your mind? Have someunanswered questions about life? Then this workshop might befor you.Using a combination of writing prompts, guided meditation,collage, and all five senses, we’ll delve deep into ourselves toget in touch with our creative spirits. Come join the fun andparticipate in this “play”shop!” Call 503-338-9921 to register.Aquanastics ClassAt KOA in WarrentonThese classes are being offered to adults, men and women, for thefirst time on Monday/Wednesday/Friday October 30 thru November15 from 9 to 9:50 AM and 10 to 10:50 AM at the KOA heated, indoorpool, at 1100 Ridge Road, across from Fort Stevens State Parkentrance. For directions call (503) 861 2606 or (800) 562 8506.Each session of lessons is $25; credit cards are accepted. Classesare offered thru Clatsop Community College’s “Education For Life”.WATER IS TERRIFIC! It’s stimulating, therapeutic, exhilarating,and equal- izing. It’s just plain fun! This class will be lead by KathleenHudson, a water exercise professional with certification from theAmerican Red Cross water safety program and the Arthritis AquaticTraining program.Kathleen has taught water exercise classes at Community Collegesand YMCA’s in St. Louis, MO. Her students have fun, get fit, and stayhealthy with water workouts. With dozens of exercises that use thenatural resistance of the water, you will improve your body’s compositionand tone, strengthen muscles, increase aerobic and muscularendurance, and improve flexibility, coordination, and agility - all withminimum stress on your body. Jump into Aquanastic water workoutsand discover your renewed physical self.29 oct13 hipfishmonthly.com

By Cathy NistCMH and the Astoria Co-op Join Up to Showcase Local Bountyat a Hugely Successful Farm to Fork Cooking Class and Dinner.On the evening of September 26, a Farm toFork Cooking Class and Dinner was held atColumbia Memorial Hospital’s Columbia CenterCoho Room. Chef Marco Davis presented thesold-out class to more than 50 people, backedup by Kurt Rummel, Executive Chef at ColumbiaMemorial Hospital, and assisted by a posse ofvolunteers. The demonstration-style cookingclass included presentations by local farmers andwine pairings supplied by Brandborg Winery ofElkton, Oregon.The class was a cooperative project of ColumbiaMemorial Hospital and the Astoria Co-op.The two organizations came together with acommon mission, the wellness of our community.Joining up with the Co-op and Chef Davis, whoboth have strong local followings, enabled CMHto reach out to members of our community byshowcasing local food ingredients and educatingthe public on how to use them.Kurt Rummel, Executive Chef at CMH, hasbeen working with the co-op to incorporatelocal food into the hospital food service. He isalso a strong proponent of community outreach.“We’re trying to get away from the institutionalmindset and bring the concept of Farm to Forkto our community. The co-op has been buildinga network with the local farmers, and we beganbringing local produce into our salad bar. Wehave been wanting to work more with the publicand bring local chefs into the mix. This isn’t justabout us [CMH], we want to show that we’re notjust a healing center, but a support to the community.”Matthew Stanley, Astoria Co-op General Manager,said at the dinner that, “Most of the foodbeing served tonight has come from outside theindustrial food chain. What wasn’t sourced fromlocal farms came from the co-op and is mostlycertified organic.”The multitalented Chef Marco Davis, whohas worked at the Columbian Café for 23 years,gleaned some ingredients for the dinner himself.oct13hipfishmonthly.com30He harvested arugula from his own garden, andobtained apples from the backyard gardens offriends, he also contributed wild chanterellemushrooms to the event.The evening kicked off with wine spritzersincorporating cranberry juice from Starvation AlleyFarms of Long Beach, soon to be WashingtonState’s first Certified Organic cranberry farm.Stockhouse Farm of Puget Island providedmost of the produce used for the dinner. FarmerRob Stockhouse said of the event, “The mostexciting thing is to be here with Chef Marco, eatingour vegetables cooked in a way that we don’tnormally cook them.”Chef Davis, a showman at heart, deftly ledthe audience through the creation of a deliciousmeal including an appetizer, salad, a main coursefeaturing locally–caught tuna, and a scrumptiousapple crisp dessert.Astoria Co-op Marketing Director, Zetty Nemlowill,was pleased with the success of the evening.“Everyone who has worked on this eventhas been blown away by the reception we gotfrom the public. The general consensus is thatwe [the Co-op and CMH] would like to do morecollaborations like this. Possibly another farm tofork event next spring. For two seemingly differentorganizations to come together and focuson a mutual mission of good food and wellness,I think, is extraordinary. I really believe that it’sthe people who are working at the hospital rightnow who really believe in good food and in findingways to incorporate it into their institution.It’s really great to be able to showcase our localbounty. I think that a whole foods diet, meaningfood closest to its natural state with an emphasison fresh and local is something that everybodycan appreciate.”Hopefully next spring will bring more eventslike the Farm to Fork Cooking Class and Dinner.A very strong beginning for what could potentiallybe a great series of collaborative eventsproduced by the Co-op and CMH.The Nehalem BeehiveA sunday winter market will feature local farmersThe Nehalem Beehive is a new 2000sq ft store front in downtown Nehalem.Half of the shop is dedicated to supportingartists and small eco-companies,while the other half provides acomfortable place to sit down and relaxin Nehalem. It has an old time andwelcoming feel. At it’s Self serve teabar you can find Mountain Rose Herbs,Townshend Teas, Sleepy Monk coffee,Terra Firma botanicals and more. Alltea and coffee are also sold by theweight.This winter starting Sunday, September29th the Beehive will be hostingan Indoor Winter Farmer’s Market. TheBeehive’s space will comfortably hold4 to 5 Farmers per market. Local meat,produce, herbs, farm direct products,and fresh baked items will be available to you. The Beehive will also have market items for sale suchas tea, coffee, medicinal sipping chocolate, culinary salts and salt blends, useful art, gifts and muchmore. Stop in and celebrate the bounty which lasts through the winter in the maritime climate of thecoast.The market will be every Sunday 2-5 pm at the Nehalem Beehive located on HWY 101, in downtownNehalem.Cranberries In the Spotlight, WA PeninsulaCranberrian Fair • U-pick farm • fresh cranberriesFrom early October into NovemberAs crimson berries ripen in the late summer sunand harvest nears, the spotlight turns to cranberrieson Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. Fromearly October into November, the Long BeachPeninsula welcomes visitors to experience the richharvest season with an array of cranberry eventsand activities.Starting a week into October, cranberryfarmers begin the practice of wet harvestingcentury-old bogs – flooding fields, gently“beating” the ripe cranberries off the vines,wading into the bogs to corral the floatingberries onto conveyor belts, which emptythem into huge containers, and then cartingthem off to Ocean Spray’s Long Beach ReceivingStation.“The three plus-week harvest is hardwork,” shared Ardell McPhail, co-owner, Cran-Mac Farms. “Still, after 33 years, cranberryharvest can be quite magical, especially on amild day when early morning sun dances onthe glistening berries, and we can literally seethe fruits of our labors.”Being cautious not to block the roadsneeded to transport equipment and berries,visitors are invited by many farmers to watch harvestup close. Adventuresome types with wadersand a strong back might also see about volunteering.Helpful greeters at the Long Beach PeninsulaVisitors Bureau (intersection of highways101 and 103, in Seaview), phone 360.642.2400,email ask@funbeach.com, can point out areabogs and harvest schedules.The Cranberrian Fair: a Harvest FestivalOct 11 - 13Marking its 92nd year, the Fair is hosted by the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum located at , 115Lake Street, SE, Ilwaco, with the Cranberry Museum, 2907 Pioneer Road, Long Beach.Purchase of a collectible button for $5 admits one to sample foods, visit with crafters, tour CPHMexhibits, take a guided tour of research bogs, and ride the Cranberry Trolley to the Cranberry Museum(free admission) and Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation.The Cranberry Trolley will run from the CPHM to the Cranberry Museum on the hour from 11AM to2PM on Oct. 12 and 13. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.Other ways to experience cranberries this fall on the Long Beach Peninsula include the following:• Pick and/or purchase cranberries at Cranguyma Farms for fresh eating, canning or freezing forThanksgiving fare;• Taste seasonal cranberry specials at Pacific County restaurants and bakeries;• Sample libations at select restaurants and pubs using Starvation Alley Farms Cranberry for Concoctionsraw cranberry juice concentrate. Starvation Alley is the first cranberry farm in Washingtonto work toward USDA Organic Certification.