Entertainment Calendar
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:38 PM PDT
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THURSDAY, AUG. 21
CONCERTS
Little Big Man plays reggae, jazz, funk, and Hawaiian in the summer’s final concert at Lake Sacajawea, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Martin Dock. Free.
13 NIGHTS ON THE RIVER: The city of St. Helens in Columbia County offers free music from 6 to 9 p.m. in Columbia View Park. There’s also an open-air market. Season-ending concert features Brownsmead Flats: Crabgrass. Free.
LIVE MUSIC
Grumpy’s Tavern: Nate Grossman, solo guitar, 8 p.m. No cover charge. 3051 Ocean Beach Highway. 636-4322.
Kennedy’s Night Club: Last Shot and the Hickmans, punk and alternative (VIP birthday show), 9 p.m. to closing, $10. 1101 Commerce Ave. 270-5732.
Silver Star: Backshift, classic rock, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007.
FRIDAY, AUG. 22
CONCERTS
Woodland’s Hot Summer Nights concert series wraps up with Grupo Universal, with Latin music, 7 to 9 p.m. at Hoffman Plaza in downtown Woodland. Free.
LIVE MUSIC
Monticello Hotel: Bluebusters, classic rock. 9 p.m. . to 1 a.m., no cover charge. 1405 17th, 425-9900.
Silver Star: Backshift, classic rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007.
The Works: Live music by the Folk Jam Junkies, including Steve Harvey, John Kramer, Dave Mongeau and Dian Norman, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays. 1073 14th Ave.
ETC.
The 11th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival brings a diverse lineup of vocal jazz, fusion and pop artist to Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Acts include Judy Collins, Nicholas Payton, the Brubeck Brothers, BeauSoleil, Melissa Manchester, The Rippingtons, the Gospel Hummingbirds, Rita Coolidge, John Pizzarelli and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Food booths offer 200 wines and food from 10 restaurants. $20 Friday; $25 Saturday; $25 Sunday; 3-day passes $50 in advance, $60 at gate. www.ticketswest.com or (503) 224-8499 or 1 (800) 992-8499.
Kids under 12 free with paying adult. NO outside food or beverages allowed. Blankets and low-back chairs welcome. www.vancouverwinejazz.com; (360) 906-0441.
SATURDAY, AUG. 23
LIVE MUSIC
Monticello Hotel: Reruns, classic rock. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no cover charge. 1405 17th, 425-9900.
ETC.
Rainier Marina Market: Indoor market with fresh produce and meat, fruits, ice cream, artists. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays through November, with music from noon to 3. 115 E. A Street, next to Bank of America.
Hub City Motorsports Weekend, presented by Centralia-Chehalis Chamber, Centralia College and Bam Racing, features family-friendly activities, including the Hub City Car Show and the Hub City Grand Prix, on a street track for go-carts and Motards that can reach speeds up to 80 mph. Food concessions available. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. www.Grandprix.Centralia.edu.
The 11th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival brings a diverse lineup of vocal jazz, fusion and pop artist to Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Acts include Judy Collins, Nicholas Payton, the Brubeck Brothers, BeauSoleil, Melissa Manchester, The Rippingtons, the Gospel Hummingbirds, Rita Coolidge, John Pizzarelli and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Food booths offer 200 wines and food from 10 restaurants. $20 Friday; $25 Saturday; $25 Sunday; 3-day passes $50 in advance, $60 at gate. www.ticketswest.com or (503) 224-8499 or 1 (800) 992-8499.
Kids under 12 free with paying adult. NO outside food or beverages allowed. Blankets and low-back chairs welcome. www.vancouverwinejazz.com; (360) 906-0441
SUNDAY, AUG. 24
LIVE MUSIC
Chris O’Brien: Singer/songwriter based in Boston, 8 p.m., at the Kelso Theater Pub, 214 So. Pacific, Kelso. Beg to Differ, an acoustic band from Kelso, will open. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. (360) 414-9451 or www.ktpub.com.
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Kelso Bridge Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hanging baskets, plants, crafts, new vendors and entertainment.
Hub City Motorsports Weekend, presented by Centralia-Chehalis Chamber, Centralia College and Bam Racing, features family-friendly activities, including the Hub City Car Show and the Hub City Grand Prix, on a street track for go-carts and Motards that can reach speeds up to 80 mph. Food concessions available. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. www.Grandprix.Centralia.edu.
The 11th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival brings a diverse lineup of vocal jazz, fusion and pop artist to Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Acts include Judy Collins, Nicholas Payton, the Brubeck Brothers, BeauSoleil, Melissa Manchester, The Rippingtons, the Gospel Hummingbirds, Rita Coolidge, John Pizzarelli and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Food booths offer 200 wines and food from 10 restaurants. $20 Friday; $25 Saturday; $25 Sunday; 3-day passes $50 in advance, $60 at gate. www.ticketswest.com or (503) 224-8499 or 1 (800) 992-8499.
Kids under 12 free with paying adult. NO outside food or beverages allowed. Blankets and low-back chairs welcome. www.vancouverwinejazz.com; (360) 906-0441
UPCOMING
CONCERTS
Symphony Under the Stars: The Vancouver Symphony will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Families welcome. Guest conductor Travis Hatton will lead the orchestra in selections from ‘Lohengrin”, by Wagner; “The Merry Widow,’ by Lehar; “The Barber of Seville,’ by Rossini, “The Bartered Bride,” by Smetana; “Tales of Hoffman,” by Offenbach and “Die Fledermaus” by Strauss. www.vancouversymphony.org
Harmony Jazz and Wine Festival combines outdoor relaxation and music at Mayfield Lake, off of Hwy 12 near Mossyrock, WA. Festival includes jazz musicians from Seattle and Portland/Vancouver areas and wineries from Lewis, Thurston and Pierce counties.
Friday night kick-off dinner, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 5, $35. Purchase tickets by Aug. 30.
Gates open at noon Saturday, Sept. 5 for non-stop music and wine tasting until twilight. Tickets are $30. $55 includes Friday dinner and Saturday events. 21 and older; IDs required. www.JazzWine.org, (3600 983-3778.
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The Northwest Civil War Council presents a full enactment from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 30-31 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 1 at Fort Stevens State Park, off of Highway 101 near Astoria. Seven acres of living history includes actors in period clothing, hundreds of period tents and daily demonstrations of Civil War music, medical practices, cavalry and artillery. Battle reenactments are at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Aug. 30 and 31, and at noon Sept. 1. A Civil War era church service will be at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 31.
Admission is $13 per car.
Westport Seafood Festival and Craft Show runs from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 30 on the lawn at the Westport Maritime Museum, 2201 Westhaven Dr., Westport. Menu features oysters, open-air grilled salmon, whitefish and tuna; fresh bay shrimp cocktails, salads, corn on the cob and bread. $15 adults, $11 senior citizens. Also for sale: clam chowder, beer and wine
Remnants of the Past: Annual event at Stella Historical Society, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 6 at Stella museum complex, 10 miles west of Longview on Ocean Beach Highway. $3 adults, 50 cent children. For information, 423-8663.
ARTrails: Annual tour of art galleries and studios in Lewis County, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20-21 and 27-28. Opening reception 4-8 p.m. Sept. 19, Centralia Train Depot. www.ARTrailsofsww.org.
Brew & Bites: Gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wide variety of microbrews served during fundraiser for Community Home Health & Hospice, 5:30-9 p.m. Oct. 3, Cowlitz County Expo Center. $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Tickets available at Hospice, 1035 11th Ave., the Monticello Hotel and Cowlitz Bank locations.
AUDITIONS
‘My Fair Lady’: Auditions for Mainstage Theatre production directed by Susan Donahue, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 2, R.A. Long auditorium. Rehearsals will be 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Sept. 4. Production dates Nov. 14, 15, 21, 22, 23. For information, call Donahue at 575-7133.
‘A Tale of Cinderella’: Rising Star Productions auditions for a 1996 musical with a new spin on the fairy tale. Includes roles for about 12 children. Acting auditions 7-9 p.m. Sept. 2, Evergreen Dance Center. Singing by appointment Sept. 4. Children’s auditions 4 p.m. Sept. 3. Jueanne Meyers, (360) 749-5212. www.risingstarproductions.org
COMMUNITY FESTIVALS
Aug. 21-24: Washington State International Kite Festival in Long Beach. This year includes Northwest Stunt Kite Championships. Pleased check Web site, www.funbeach.com for latest weather information.
Aug. 23: Unique Tin Car Show & Cruise at Cowlitz County Expo Center. 577-0111.
Aug. 21-23: Wahkiakum County Fair, Skamokawa Fairgrounds.
Sept. 6-7: Annual Rod Run to the End of the World, Long Beach.
Sept. 13-14: Highlander Festival in Kelso. Sept. 13 events include a morning parade. The annual Kelso Rotary Duck Race in the Cowlitz is Sept. 14.
Oct. 10-12: 87th Annual Cranberrian Fair, Ilwaco Heritage Museum
For more information on Long Beach events, see www.funbeach.com or www.opwa.com
CALL TO ARTISTS
Friends of Woodland Library: Entries in any medium sought for the 2008 Art in the Park event, to be held Sept. 6. (360) 225-4830 or flower252@comcast.net
AMPHITHEATER AT CLARK COUNTY
Counting Crows and Maroon 5: With Augustana, 7 p.m. Sept. 20. $29.50, $49.50, $69.50 and $125.
Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick: 7 p.m. Sept. 21. $33.50, $45.50, $65.50, $91 and $131.
For tickets, see Ticketmaster.com or livenation.com or call (503) 224-4400. For information, www.amphitheateratclarkcounty.com
13 NIGHTS ON THE RIVER
The city of St. Helens in Columbia County offers free music from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays in Columbia View Park. There’s also an open-air market.
The music runs from 6 to 9 p.m., with tryouts for Columbia County Idol at intermission.
Hit Machine: “We Play Everything,” Aug. 28.
Cowboy Heroes: Country/folk, Sept. 4.
Information: www.13nightsontheriver.com
NAPAVINE AMPHITHEATER
Napavine’s amphitheater is a community project in the city park. Take Exit 72 from I-5 and follow the signs.
Jason Michael Carroll: Country singer, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7. $20-$25.
David Allan Coe: Country singer who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It.” 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $25-$40.
Jake Owen: With opening act Backfire, 6 p.m. Oct. 4. $20-$30.
Tickets available at Just Music in Longview, 423-3939.
Information: www.thenapavineamphitheater.com
COLUMBIA MEADOWS
One more show is scheduled at the concert venue in the fields between Rainier and St. Helens.
KUFO Rockfest: 3:30 p.m. Sept. 12. $45.
Information: www.columbiameadows.net
LOWER COLUMBIA AREA EXHIBITS
Art Gallery at Lower Columbia College: Connecting Waters Invitational, with works by 30 artists who showed their work in previous Connecting Waters juried exhibitions, through Aug. 26. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays. Free. New gallery in LCC Rose Center. (360) 442-2510.
Broadway Gallery: “Art and Animals” exhibit through August. Also in August, featured artists are Candace McCormack Clarke (watercolors), Scott Dennis (pottery), Gene Inez Staples (oil painting) and Wendy Avner (art dolls). Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 1418 Commerce Ave. 577-0544.
Castle Rock Exhibit Hall: Old-time logging displays and other north Cowlitz County memorabilia. Civil War items. Winter hours 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Donations welcome. 147 Front Ave. N.W., Castle Rock. Information: 274-6603.
Columbia River Maritime Museum: Special exhibit on “Steamboats of the Columbia River.” Permanent exhibits include retired Coast Guard motor lifeboat, old fishing vessels. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Admission $8 general, $7 seniors, $4 ages 6-17, younger than 6 free. 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria. (503) 325-2323; www.crmm.org
Cowlitz County Health and Human Services: Watercolors and oils by Audie and Virgil Wray in August. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1:30 -4 p.m. weekdays except until 6 p.m. Tuesdays, 1952 Ninth Ave. (near Washington Way), Longview.
Cowlitz County Historical Museum: “Rivers on the Rampage: The Great Flood of 1933” through the summer of 2009. Permanent exhibits include authentic pioneer cabin, replicas of general store and logging bunkhouse, waterfowl decoys. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays. Donations. 405 Allen St., Kelso. 577-3119. www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/museum
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum: (Formerly called the Ilwaco Heritage Museum.) Permanent exhibits on Lewis and Clark and the Columbia River, an 1890 railroad car and a model of the old train that ran up the Long Beach peninsula. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. $3 adults, $2.50 seniors older than 55, $2 youths 12-17, $1 children 6-11. 115 S.E. Lake, Ilwaco.
Longview Public Library: In Koth Memorial Gallery, Columbian Artists show Aug. 19-Sept. 10. Artists reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Closed Sundays. 1600 Louisiana St.
The Long-Bell Reading Room: Information on Longview history located in the Merk Building, 1337 Commerce Ave. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. (360) 636-0993. Also an exhibit in outside window.
Museo at the Merk: Work of members of The Columbian Artists Association displayed in the window of the Merk building, on the side visible from Broadway. During August, works by Marj Miller on display.
River Life Interpretive Center: “Valley Impressionists,” with works by a dozen Wahkiakum County artists, through Sept. 28. Museum hours: Noon-4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Redmen Hall, 1394 W. SR 4. Skamokawa. 795-3007.
Teague’s Interiors: “Seeing the World,” photos by Daily News photographer Greg Ebersole, through September. 1267 Commerce Ave., Longview.
Veterans Memorial Museum: Exhibits on veterans of wars, focusing on WWII and more recent conflicts. 100 S.W. Veterans Way, Chehalis, at Exit 77 of I-5. Summer hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. $5 adults, $3 students. (360) 740-8875, www.veteransmuseum.org
Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum: Extensive logging, fishing and cultural displays. 1923 locomotive outside. Hours: 1-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays. 65 River Street, Cathlamet. 360-795-3954.
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