Episode 7: North Coast Paddling Club

In this episode of Beach Grass Roots, we talk with members of the North Coast Paddling Club, a nonprofit dragon boat team founded in Astoria in 2024. Voices in this program: Co-founder Sheila Roley Paddler Carolyn Wells Co-founder Sande Brown The North Coast Paddling Club is the January 2025 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change…

ARTS! – Live & Local November 29th 2024

Friday, November 29th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Experimental & Poetic Documentary Artist Rankin Renwick with their installation “Translation Please”, plus a night of films at Anita in Astoria. Author, Poet, Storyteller Cliff Taylor, enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, on “Authors of Earth”, a presentation with…

The Preservationists – November 19th, 2024

This month, Astronemis, speaks with Simo Ranta a local business owner of Simo Ranta Painting. Simo has worked on several fascinating projects in the community, including the carriage house next to the Flavel House, the Odd Fellows Building, and the Fort George Lovell Room. Listen in as he shares about his career in historic preservation…

Arts! Live and Local November 22, 2024

Friday, November 22nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Soprano Terri Miller & Alto Nancy Word on the annual North Coast Chorale Messiah Singalong / Playalong Benefit at the Larsen Center in Astoria.   Artist & Board Member Rachel Siegel with “Small Treasures”, an exhibit, auction, party & winter fundraiser…