ARTS! – Live & Local July 26th, 2024

Friday, July 26th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Astoria Visual Arts Executive Director Annie Eskelin with participating Artists Joanne Lumpkin Brown & Philip Barasch in the AVA Astoria Open Studios Tour. Director of Appelo Archive Center Annika Kay and Serena Travis with ‘A Taste of Festival’, this year’s…

Poems for Company – July 22nd, 2024

“Swimming”: We dive in with two action-packed excerpts from ancient poetic narratives. Both depict heroic swimmers moving through dangerous waters. This episode concludes with a contemporary American poet’s solitary naked swim in a pond in the early morning mist. Homer, The Odyssey (trans. Robert Fitzgerald), from Book V, lines 403-408, 415-437, 441-486. Beowulf (trans. Seamus Heaney), lines 506-510, 515-518, 532-581…

The Preservationists – July 16th, 2024

In this month’s episode we dive into the fascinating world of architectural salvage. This month our host Astronemis Ray is joined by the owner of Astoria Vintage Hardware, Becky Johnson. Join us as we discuss the unique stories of salvaged materials, how architectural salvage is a sustainable practice, and how antiques and architectural pieces retain…

ARTS! – Live & Local July 12th, 2024

Friday, July 12th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Executive Director Danyelle Tinker & Committee Member Nancy Montgomery with The Ten Fifteen Theater’s PERFORMATHON. Artist, Pianist, Composer Jennifer Goodenberger on her show The Art of Collage at Astoria Art Loft. Store Operations Manager Patrick Kint on the 50th Anniversary…

Episode 1: The Ten Fifteen Theater

The first ever episode of Beach Grass Roots features the Ten Fifteen Theater: a small, local, nonprofit, community theater located at 1015 Commercial Street in downtown Astoria, Oregon. Hear from actors, stage and sound crew, and staff about what the theater brings to our community, how you can support their work, and how to get…

ARTS – Live & Local June 28th, 2024

Friday, June 28th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Actors Katherine Lacaze, Cathey Ryan, David Sweeney in “Meshuggah-Nuns” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. Conductor Terry Dahlgren & Musician/Publicist Kathleen Strecker with the North Coast Symphonic Band’s “Spirit of America” at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria. Executive Director…