Entertainment Calendar
Thursday, January 1, 2009 4:01 PM PST
By The Associated Press
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E-mail this articleFRIDAY, DEC. 2
LIVE MUSIC
Chinese Village: Gravity, classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. No cover charge. 3061 Ocean Beach Highway. 636-3960.
Henri’s: Backstreet Romance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge though non-perishable food donations requested. 4545 Ocean Beach Highway. 425-7970.
Regent Restaurant and Lounge: No Principles, classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. No cover charge. 3353 Washington Way. 423-8680.
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, DEC. 3
LIVE MUSIC
Chinese Village: Gravity, classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. No cover charge. 3061 Ocean Beach Highway. 636-3960.
Henri’s: Backstreet Romance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover charge though non-perishable food donations requested. 4545 Ocean Beach Highway. 425-7970.
Regent Restaurant and Lounge: No Principles, classic rock, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 3353 Washington Way. 423-8680.
Roski’s Steakhouse: Haywired with new lead singer Todd Seals (formerly of Baird Creek), Ken Downie, Robb Vining and Mike Alston, rock and country, 9 p.m.-midnight. No cover charge. 4220 Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. 274-0400.
TUESDAY, DEC. 6
ETC.
WordFest: Focus on self-publishing with Jolan Durrah, Fran Gillette and Kelsey Ford, 6-8 p.m. at The Brits, 1427 Commerce Ave., Longview. Events include public readings, discussions and networking opportunities. For information, contact Alan Rose at 425-3430 ext 280, or see www.alan-rose.com.
UPCOMING
CONCERTS
High School Honor Band: Area’s best high school band musicians in concert: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10, Wollenberg Auditorium, Rose Center, LCC.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Featuring “Concerto for Flute and Orchestra” by Carl Nielsen with soloist Dawn Weiss, principal flutist with the Oregon Symphony; and Shostakovich “Symphony No. 10.” 3 p.m. Jan. 17 and 7 p.m. Jan. 18, Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver. $28 general admission, $40 reserved, $23 seniors, $7 students. (360) 735-7278, www.vancouversymphony.org.
International Guitar Night: Four masters of the acoustic guitar -- Brian Gore, a San Francisco finger-style guitarist; Pierre Bensusan, a French guitarist whose styles mixes classical and jazz; Benjamin Verdery, a classical guitarist who’s released 15 albums; and Cecilia Zabala, an Argentinian singer/guitarist whose influences include jazz and tango. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, LCC Rose Center. $30. 575-8499 or (888) 575-8499, www.columbiatheatre.com.
Portland Vocal Consort: Professional nine-voice choral ensemble directed by Ryan Heller performs “Cupid’s Arrow,” a program featuring “Venus and Adonis” by John Blow, 8 p.m. Feb. 7, Trinity Lutheran Church. $16 adults, $14 seniors, $8 students. Tickets available through the Southwest Washington Symphony, 577-7919 or 751-2168. www.portlandvocalconsort.org
Afro-Cuban All Stars: A big band plays a tribute to all styles of Cuban music, including bolero, cha cha, salsa and rumba. The four generations of musicians range in age from 13 to 81. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Rose Center. $40. 575-8499 or (888) 575-8499, www.columbiatheatre.com.
Southwest Washington Symphony: All-Beethoven program with Egmont Overture, “Emperor” Piano Concerto No. 5 with Tanya Stambuk and Symphony No. 3. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and 3 p.m. Feb. 22, LCC Rose Center. $16 adults, $14 seniors and $8 students. www.swwasymphony.org.
Obo Addy: Concert with the music and culture of Ghana, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Clatskanie Mid-High School. Part of Clatskanie Arts Commission series. $10 for adults, $8 students/seniors and $5 children per concert. 503) 728-3403, www.clatskaniearts.org
PLAYS
High School One-Act Play Festival: LCC-sponsored event scheduled for Jan. 17 cancelled, along with Best of the One-Act Festival Jan. 23-24.
‘Marriage is Murder’: Rising Star Productions presentation of reprise of comedy about a husband/wife mystery writing team that tests their murder scenarios on each other, starring Steve Thorpe and Jueanne Meyers. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Jan. 16-31, with matinees at 2 p.m. Jan 24 and 31, Kelso High auditorium. Evening performances $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children. Matinees $8 adults/seniors, $5 children.
Information: www.risingstarproductions.org, (360) 431-5475.
‘Scaramouche’: Kelso High play based on the classic novel by Rafael Sabatini, 7 p.m. Feb. 25-28. $7 adults, $5 students and seniors.
‘Letters to Lucerne’: Mainstage Theatre student production of drama about Polish and German girls who are friends at a Swiss boarding school during World War II. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7, R.A. Long auditorium. Understudy performance 2 p.m. March 7. $5.
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Northwest Voices: Kathleen Flenniken, a poet whose works focus on her daily domestic life. The former civil engineer at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation got an MFA in Creative Writing from PLU in 2007. 7 p.m. Jan. 27, Longview Public Library. Free.
AUDITIONS
Southwest Washington Symphony Young Artists: Entry deadline Jan. 5 to audition for spring concert with symphony. For information, see swwasymphony.org or contact Ron Joslin at rdjoslin@comcast.net or 425-6456.
Mainstage Theatre: Auditions for high school students for “Letters to Lucerne,” a drama set during World War II, from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 6. Auditioners should prepare a 30 second to 1 minute serious memorized monologue. Auditioners may also be asked to cold read from the script
LOWER COLUMBIA AREA EXHIBITS
Art Gallery at Lower Columbia College: “Power of the Wind,” paintings of wind turbines by Marie Wise of Kalama, Jan. 8-23. Opening reception 4:30-7 p.m. Jan. 8. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays. Free. New gallery in LCC Rose Center. (360) 442-2510.
Broadway Gallery: In January, newest members featured -- Peipei Hsu and Marc Wallace, pottery; Nick VanHorn, rugs; Pam Vawter and Kathryn Marks, watercolors; and Debra Quammen-Chase, pastels. Opening reception with music and refreshments 5-7 p.m. Jan. 8. 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.
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
Longview Public Library: In Koth Memorial Gallery, Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild works through Jan. 7. 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.
Morgan Arts Center: Deadline to enter annual Plomondon Independent Film Festival is Jan. 19. Call or see Web site for details. 190 Plomondon Road, Toledo. (360) 864-4ART, www.morganartscenter.com
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 produced by the Columbia Theatre are available at the box office, which has moved to 1544 12th Ave. (Blake Auto Repair), open 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Tickets available two hours before show times at the LCC Rose Center. 575-8499 or (888) 575-8499. http://columbiatheatre.com
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