A Story Told, May 05 2022

On the next Story Told, tributes to Donna Kathleen Wright, and Dr. Robert Brake of Ocean Park, Washington, a longtime and essential contributor to this program. Also, from 1996, an open letter to Hillary Clinton simply titled “Dear Hillary,” by Loyola Marsef. And from David Horrowitz, “Marching with the Peoples’ Army in Vietnam-Era Portland.” Finally, Arthur Honeyman’s “Spastic Power.”  

LCPS Fort Astoria Signage Replacement, May 03 2022

Join us on the air for a special radio program detailing the process of updating the Fort Astoria Park sign (15th & Exchange in Astoria), including statements from community members and representatives from the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes, Lower Columbia Preservation Society, and the Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation Program. Tune in Tuesday morning at 9AM…

ARTS – Live & Local! April 29, 2022

Friday, April 29 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts:    Cannon Beach Library NW Authors Series presents Author Karl Marlantes at the Coaster Theatre.   Director & Choreographer Margaret Wall on the Astoria School of Ballet production of Thumbelina at the Liberty Theatre.   Program director Andrew Tonry on the…

A Story Told, April 28 2022

On the next Story Told, an original screed by Michael McCusker on the end of the Vietnam War, forty-seven years ago on April 30th, 1975. And in the headlines “Italian Woman, Age Seventy-Two, To Walk Marco Polo’s Path From Venice To Beijing.” Finally, a piece of poetry by Jack L. Weigardt simply titled “Sounds.”  

ARTS – Live & Local! April 22, 2022

Lauri Serafin & Bernie Robe from Cascadia Chamber Opera with the debut of Pint Sized Opera at local establishments.   Brian Bergman on the North Coast Symphonic Band at the Liberty Theatre & the North Coast Big Band at the Larsen Center.   Brian Pietrowski with LCPS & CCC Historic Preservation on the Fort Astoria…

ARTS – Live & Local! April 15, 2022

Jake Shulman-Ment, Brooklyn based violinist and bandleader of Midwood, with the Portland Klezmer Festival.   Heart of Cartm Director Jessi Just on the return of the Trash Bash Art Festival to Manzanita & Nehalem.    Conductor Cory Pederson with Columbia River Symphony’s The Sounds of Civilization at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria.

Around Our Schools, April 12 2022

This month’s Around Our Schools program features the Art Department at Astoria High School. Sara Meyer interviews art instructor, Micky Cereghino (“CHER-i-gee-no”) and Astoria High School Principal, Lynn Jackson. The interview includes a description of the refurbished art room, defines the role of an art teacher, and shares the importance of art as a foundation that supports…

ARTS – Live & Local! April 08, 2022

Director Edward James & Actor Mark Erickson with Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F#!*ing Bird” at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria.   Curator and Artist Jessica Schleif with Cartographer Kayla Fermin in “Secrets of the Slow Dimension” a collaborative installation on the natural world at Astoria Visual Arts.      Photographer Don Frank with “The Lost Winter”…