Poems for Company – May 22nd, 2023

“Posing Questions”: “Who hangs a birdhouse from a sapling?”  How would you answer that question?  One poem featured on today’s episode places that question in a startling context.  Questions shape all of the poems on today’s episode.  Some are addressed; others are left for us to sort out.  Today’s episode features these poems: Christina Rossetti,…

ARTS – Live & Local! May 12 2023

Friday, May 12th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Melissa Henige from The Harbor, Clay Artist & Bowl Makers Richard Rowland & Jimmy Mandes, with the annual Soup Bowl Benefit Night at Bob Chisholm Community Center in Seaside.   Oregon Film Director Trip Jennings brings his new documentary “Elemental”,…

The Human Beat – May 08, 2023

We discuss the Columbia Inn, which is being converted to provide housing for people who are homeless, particularly those especially at risk. We talk about when it will open, what it will be like, how it will be operated and managed, etc. The guests are: Monica Steele, Assistant Clatsop County Manager Viviana Matthews, Executive Director,…

ARTS – Live & Local! May 05 2023

Friday, May 5th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Deborah Hazen, President of the Clatskanie Historical Society, on the Raymond Carver Writing Festival.   Artist & Arts Program Coordinator Ally Bruser with her Nerikomi Clay Workshop at Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview.   Margarita Cullimore shares a celebration of Cinco de…

ARTS – Live & Local! April 28 2023

Heather Douglas – CCC, & Dr. Jenni Newton – Astoria School District, with the North Coast Inclusion Seminar, advancing equity in education, at Clatsop Community College.   Dragon Fire Gallery owner Eeva Lantela with the Cannon Beach Spring Unveiling Arts Festival.   Leader Lee Stromquist and Dave Drury with the North Coast Big Band with…

Poems for Company – April 24th, 2023

“Poems About Writing”: When you were a student, did you find joy in the writing tasks required of you?  Did self-disclosure make you uncomfortable, or did you welcome the opportunity to express your individuality?  Poems in this episode may take you back to the classroom, with reflections from some students and instructors.  Today’s show features these poems:…

ARTS – Live & Local! April 21 2023

Friday, April 21th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Author & Pacific Slam grand champion Sean Davis with “Stormy River Storytellers”, a new series at Workers Tavern in Astoria; & owner, storyteller Diana Kirk.   Director/Conductor Terry Dahlgren and Publicist Kathleen Strecker of the North Coast Symphonic Band with “Jazz,…