Entertainment Calendar
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 7:01 PM PDT
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 4
LIVE MUSIC
Porky’s Cafe and Lounge: Flipper, San Francisco-based punk band that includes Krist Novoselic, 10 p.m. Opening act is the Gruesome Boys. Cover charge $5. 561 Industrial Way, Longview. 636-1616.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5
CONCERTS
Improv comedy and alternative rock: Colin Weiss, Mike Rader, Corey Farmer, Seth McNally and Diane Krane will do improv comedy and the band Generation Hope will play. 9 p.m., Kelso Theatre Pub. $5.
LIVE MUSIC
Kennedy’s Night Club: Threat (formerly Boss Man with Tony Parker), 9 p.m.- 1 a.m. 1101 Commerce Ave. (360) 353-3344.
Monticello Hotel: In the lounge, Island Rio with guitarist “Paris Slim” (Frank Goldwasser), Dover Weinberg on keyboards and drummer Willis Moss, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Regent Restaurant and Lounge: Two Minute Miracle, punk and classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. No cover charge. 3353 Washington Way. 423-8680.
Silver Star: Haywired, country/rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007.
ETC.
Cowlitz Valley Old-Time Music Association: Open-mike fiddling, country and other old-time, musical entertainment. 7 p.m. at Catlin Grange, 205 Shawnee in North Kelso. Acoustic instruments only, donations at door.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6
LIVE MUSIC
Kennedy’s Night Club: Threat (formerly Boss Man with Tony Parker), 9 p.m.- 1 a.m. 1101 Commerce Ave. (360) 353-3344.
Monticello Hotel: In the lounge, Island Rio with guitarist Neal Grandstaff, Dover Weinberg on keyboards, drummer Willis Moss and a saxophonist and trumpet player, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday Sept. 6.
Porky’s Cafe and Lounge: Opticus, 9 p.m. 561 Industrial Way, Longview. 636-1616.
Regent Restaurant and Lounge: Two Minute Miracle, punk and classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. No cover charge. 3353 Washington Way. 423-8680.
Silver Star: Haywired, country/rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007.
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.
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 cents children. For information, 423-8663.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
ETC.
Kelso Bridge Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hanging baskets, plants, crafts, new vendors and entertainment.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 9
CONCERTS
Pavlo: Greek guitar player whose style incorporates Latin, Flamenco, and Salsa, and Bouzouki, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9, Columbia Theatre. Part of Community Concert series. Single tickets cost $25 for adults and $10 for students, available at the door. For season tickets, call Betty Houten at 425-5136.
UPCOMING
CONCERTS
KUFO Rockfest: 3:30 p.m. Sept. 12, Columbia Meadows between Rainier and St. Helens. $45. www.columbiameadows.net
The Gruesome Boys: Longview horror rock band will headline all-ages show Sept. 13 at Kelso Theatre Pub. $5.
Columbia Brass: 7 p.m. Sept. 20, Pioneer Church, Cathlamet. For information, call (360) 849-4328 or (360) 465-2519.
East Village Opera Company: A group that performs classic arias by Puccini, Verdi and other composers “with a heavy dose of Led Zeppelin and Metallica-inspired orchestrations.” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Columbia Theatre. $20-$40.
Southwest Washington Symphony: Fall Pops concert with Symphonic Jazz theme. Also playing will be Northwest Jazz orchestra. 3 p.m. Oct. 5, Columbia Theatre. Single tickets $16 adults, $14 seniors, $8 students.
Pianafiddle. Pianist Lynn Wright and violin player Adam DeGraff play bluegrass, jazz and other styles. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, Columbia Theatre. Part of Community Concert series. Single tickets cost $25 for adults and $10 for students, available at the door. For season tickets, call Betty Houten at 425-5136.
Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway: Five Broadway show veterans do some of the genre’s greatest hits from such shows as “Phantom of the Opera” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Columbia Theatre. $20-$44.
ETC.
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.
Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats: Troupe of Chinese performers on s 29th tour of North America. 3 p.m. Sept. 21, Columbia Theatre. $20-$28.
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.
Packwood Arts Festival: Art exhibit in Packwood Community Hall Oct. 11-12. Concert with Seattle String Ensemble, 7 p.m. Oct. 11, Packwood Presbyterian Church. Concert tickets cost $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and younger. For information, call (360) 494-0591 or see www.destinationpackwood.com.
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.
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
LOWER COLUMBIA AREA EXHIBITS
Broadway Gallery: In September, featured artists are Jude Caldwell, mixed media; Peipei Hsu, felted purses and pottery; Sharon Kelley, paintings; and Richard Roth, pottery. Artists reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 4. 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.
Clark County Historical Museum: “America By Food,” exploring the connections between Americans and the foods we produce, prepare, preserve and present at the table, through Sept. 14. “Boomer!,” exhibit about how the Baby Boom generation transformed American culture, through April 30, 2009. Beaux Arts style museum was built in 1909 as a Carnegie Library. 1511 Main St., Vancouver. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, open first Thursdays until 8 p.m. $4 adults, $3 students and seniors. (360) 993-9679. www.cchmuseum.org
Cowlitz County Health and Human Services: Oil paintings by Janis Newton featured in September. 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 through 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 September, works by Carol King 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.
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.
CTPA tickets
Tickets for events at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts are available at the box office at 1538 Commerce Ave., which is open 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and two hours before show times. A $1.50 surcharge per ticket, which goes towards theater restoration, is incorporated into some listed ticket prices. 575-8499 or (888) 575-8499. http://columbiatheatre.com
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