Entertainment Calendar
Thursday, December 25, 2008 12:15 AM PST
By The Daily News
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E-mail this articleTHURSDAY, DEC. 25
CONCERTS
LCC Community Choir: “Sing in Spring,” directed by Korina Groff. Program features “The Seven Last Words of Christ.” 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre. $7.50 adults, $6 non-LCC students and seniors.
PLAYS
‘Rep’: LCC Center Stage production of a comedy about six college students who start a theater. 7:30 p.m., Pepper Studio Theatre. $9.50 adults, $8.50 seniors and non-LCC students, free for LCC staff and students.
LIVE MUSIC
Silver Star: Generations, 7-10 p.m. Rods and hogs, too. No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007.
FRIDAY, DEC. 26
PLAYS
‘Rep’: LCC Center Stage production of a comedy about six college students who start a theater. 7:30 p.m., Pepper Studio Theatre. $9.50 adults, $8.50 seniors and non-LCC students, free for LCC staff and students.
LIVE MUSIC
Monticello Hotel: Blues Busters, classic rock, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no cover charge. 1405 17th, 425-9900.
Regent Restaurant and Lounge: No Principles, classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. No cover charge
Roski’s Steakhouse: Haywired, country/classic rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge. 4220 Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. (Formerly the Silver Shores.) 274-0400.
Silver Star: Generations, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007.
ETC.
Evergreen Dance Center: “All About Love,” tap/jazz/hiphop show, 6 p.m., R.A. Long auditorium. $10 adults, $8 seniors and children. For information, call 423-7410.
SATURDAY, DEC. 27
CONCERTS
Broadway Calls: Punk band from Rainier back from European tour. With Opticus, The Promise Hold and Join the Masses. 8 p.m. June 7, Kelso Theatre Pub. $8 in advance at Just Music, Thiel’s and the pub.
PLAYS
‘Rep’: LCC Center Stage production of a comedy about six college students who start a theater. Final performance at 7:30 p.m. , Pepper Studio Theatre. $9.50 adults, $8.50 seniors and non-LCC students, free for LCC staff and students.
LIVE MUSIC
Monticello Hotel: Blues Busters, classic rock, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the lounge. No cover charge. 1405 17th Ave. 425-9900.
Regent Restaurant and Lounge: No Principles, classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. No cover charge.
Reid’s Pit Stop: Almost is Nothing, Festivals and Fatalities and Upon Departure playing punk, metal and rock. 7 p.m. $8 at the door. A fundraiser for the family of Gabe Triplett, who died in April near Rainier. 1253 Commerce Ave.
Roski’s Steakhouse: Haywired, country/classic rock, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge. 4220 Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. (Formerly the Silver Shores.) 274-0400.
Silver Star: Generations, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007.
TUESDAY, DEC. 30
CONCERTS
LCC Jazz Band: “Swingin’ Spring,” directed by Kurt Harbaugh, 7:30 p.m., LCC Student Center. Free.
‘For the Love of the Arts’: Mark Morris senior Seth Burns and friends in vocal concert, 7 p.m., R.A. Long auditorium. Offering will be split among CASA, MM music library and RAL drama department.
UPCOMING
CONCERTS
String of Pearls: Astoria jazz band will perform at 7 p.m. June 14, Pioneer Church, Cathlamet. $12.50 adults, $8 youth. Tickets available at Trillium Bookstore, Cathlamet.
ETC.
High Step Dance Academy: Recital with jazz, acrobatics, tap, lyrical, modern and hip hop. 6:30 p.m. June 13, Columbia Theatre. $11.50. For information, 636-0669.
Smoky Water Follies: Vaudeville review set in the early 1900s, with songs, dances and melodrama. A benefit for the Wahkiakum County Fair, which is 100 years old, and the Skamokawa Grange. Directed by Adele Swift and Sunrise Fletcher. 7:30 p.m. June 20-21 and 2 p.m. June 22, Skamokawa Grange Hall. $10. Tickets available at Trillium Books, Bank of the Pacific and the Skamokawa Center. 795-8770.
Rose Center Grand Opening: Grand opening of new Rose Center for the Performing Arts at Lower Columbia College, with performances, art gallery talks. 1-5 p.m. June 28. Free.
AMPHITHEATER AT CLARK COUNTY
Tim McGraw: With Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazard, 8 p.m. June 25. $33 and $63.
Earth, Wind & Fire: 8 p.m. June 27. $45, $55 and $65.
The Police: With Elvis Costello and the Imposters, 7:30 p.m. July 11. $46, $96 and $200.
Toby Keith: With Montgomery Gentry, Carter’s Chord, Mica Roberts and Trailer Choir. July 18. $48.50 and $73.50.
James Taylor: 8 p.m. July 24. $20, $45 and $60.
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
NAPAVINE AMPHITHEATER
Presidents of the United States of America: With Outasite featuring Sir Mix-a-Lot. 7:30 June 28. $20-$25.
Helle’s Belles: Female AC/DC tribute band, with opening act Out of Order. 8 p.m July 18. $15.
Jason Michael Carroll: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7. $20-$25.
David Allan Coe: 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $25-$40.
Information: www.thenapavineamphitheater.com
COMMUNITY FESTIVALS
June 7 - Ethnic Support Council International Festival. Events will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lower Columbia College Student Center.
June 19-22 - Planters Day Celebration in Woodland. 225-9888.
June 27-29 - Egg Days in Winlock.
July 2-4 - Go 4th in Longview.
July 3-6 -- Clatskanie Heritage Days.
July 4 -- Annual Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration, Parade and Street Fair, Ocean Park.
July 10-13 -- Rainier Days in the Park, Rainier Riverfront Park
July 11-13 - Cheese Days in Toledo.
July 11-13 - Kalama Community Fair at the fairgrounds just east of the I- 5 Kalama River Road exit. 673-5323 or 673-2994.
July 17-19 - Castle Rock Fair. 274-8422.
July 18-19 -- Bald Eagle Festival, Cathlamet.
July 20 -- Wooden Boat Festival, Cathlamet.
July 25-26 -- 24th Annual Sand-Sations Sand Sculpture Contest in Long Beach.
July 26 - Mountain Mania Festival in Castle Rock.
July 26-27 -- Long Beach Rodeo, NPRA-sanctioned, Pacific County rodeo grounds.
July 30-Aug. 2 - Cowlitz County Fair in Longview. 577-3121.
Aug. 2 -- Covered Bridge Festival, Gray’s River.
Aug. 18-24 -- Washington State International Kite Festival in Long Beach. This year includes Northwest Stunt Kite Championships.
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.
Sept. 13-14 - Highlander Festival in Kelso.
Oct. 10-12 -- 87th Annual Cranberrian Fair, Ilwaco Heritage Museum
LOWER COLUMBIA AREA EXHIBITS
Broadway Gallery: In June, works of teachers and students featured. Opening reception 5:30-8 p.m. June 5, with awards ceremony for students at 7:30 p.m. 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: “Boomer!,” exhibit about how the Baby Boom generation transformed American culture, June 6-April 30. 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
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 photography by Heather Steely exhibited in June. 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.
Lelooska Cultural Center: More than 600 native artifacts from North America including dolls, moccasins and an entire fur trade store furnished to the period. Open by appointment. Free. 161 Merwin Village Road, off Lewis River Road. 225-9522. www.lelooska.org
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.
Lewis County Historical Museum: In 1912 Burlington Northern railroad depot. Permanent exhibits include Native American display of Cowlitz and Chehalis Indians, blacksmith shop and children’s hands-on area with mercantile store and old-time kitchen. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed Sundays-Mondays. $2 adults, $1.50 students and seniors. 599 Front Way, Chehalis. 748-0831.lewiscountymuseum.org">lewiscountymuseum.org
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 June, works by Irene Harrison on display.
River Life Interpretive Center: “Water Stories,” watercolors by Gayle Kiser and Mitzi Christensen, and pottery by Kiser, through June 22. Museum hours: Noon-4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Redmen Hall, 1394 W. SR 4. Skamokawa. 795-3007.
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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