ARTS - Live & Local!

A weekly highlight reel of upcoming arts and culture events in the lower Columbia Pacific region, hosted by Carol Newman.

ARTS – Live & Local! March 03 2023

Friday, March 3rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Musicians Betsey Ellerbroek & Pam Fleming of the North Oregon Coast Symphony with Stage & TV Actor Liz Cole; in concert at St Catherine’s in Nehalem & the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria. Cellist, Composer, Singer/Songwriter Anna Fritz in concert at…

ARTS – Live & Local! February 10 2023

Friday, February 10th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Multidiscipline artist Rachel Siegel with a mini retrospective “ThenThereHereNow’ at KALA in Astoria; with Dinah Urell, proprietor of KALA & hipfish.   Violinist Kim Angelis & Pianist Jennifer Goodenberger with a benefit concert, “Romancing the CLC”, at the Charlene Larsen…

ARTS – Live & Local! February 03 2023

Friday, February 3rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Thomas Ryan and actors Frank Jagodnik, Margo McClellan, Toddy Adams, Bryan Churchill with “Guilty Conscience”, a murder-mystery at The Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. CCC Art Department Chair Kristin Shauck and Ryan Prochaska, head of the Historic Preservation Program, with…

ARTS – Live & Local! January 20 2023

Friday, January 20th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Actors Slab Slabinski & Jacque Denton and Director William Bill Ham with ‘Simple Salmon ’23: Subtitle Undetermined’ at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria.   Artists Anna Kaufman & Denise Monaghan, daughter & mother, present & former artists-in-residence at Astoria…

ARTS – Live & Local! January 13 2023

Friday, January 13th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Artist & Educator Jo Pomeroy-Crockett, co-owner of Art Loft and Dots ’N Doodles in Astoria, with an update on both.   Writer, Dancer, Performance Artist Susan Grace Banyas, author of The Hillsboro Story, is featured at Warrenton Community Library After…

ARTS – Live & Local! January 06 2023

Friday, January 6th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Nancy McCarthy with ‘Hemingway at the Beach’ and more at the Cannon Beach Library.   India Downes-Le Guin, Executive Director of the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita, with a full update.   Director Edward James & performer Terri…

ARTS – Live & Local! December 30 2022

Friday, December 30th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Madeline Matson, Executive Director of the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco on ‘The Heart of the Museum: The Aura of Objects’.    Poets Robert Michael Pyle and Florence Sage share new and seasonal poems.   Jim Dott reads his…

ARTS – Live & Local! December 16 2022

Friday, December 16th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Jazz Singer, Songwriter, Composer Lauren Kinhan in concert at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach; with Executive Director Patrick Lathrop on the 2023 Season.   Kelly Ragsdale, Managing Director of the Columbia Theatre in Longview WA, on Finnegan Blue’s Irish Christmas &…

ARTS – Live & Local! December 09 2022

Friday, December 9th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Featured Watercolor Artist Noel Thomas at the RiverSea Gallery for their 25th Anniversary; with Poet Patricia Staton Thomas.   Singer/Songwriter/Musician Kathryn Claire with “Winter Songs”  in concert in Nehalem, Ilwaco & Astoria.   Violinist, Teacher & Cofounder of the Columbia River…

ARTS – Live & Local! December 02 2022

Friday, December 2nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Poet Florence Sage with her new book of poetry “What to Do with Night”.   Bruce Williams reads from Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s autobiography.   North Coast Chorale Director Dr. Vincent Jones-Centeno and President ChrisLynn Taylor with their concert “Colors of Winter”.

ARTS – Live & Local! November 18, 2022

Friday, November 18th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Journalist Buzz Bissinger with “The Mosquito Bowl”, key note speaker at The Literary Ball at the RiverSea Gallery.   Director Cathey Ryan & actor Thomas Ryan in “Scrooge: The Musical” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach.   Musician &…

ARTS – Live & Local! October 28, 2022

Friday, October 28th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Concert Pianist & Music Professor Lino Rivera from St Mary’s College of CA with a weekend of concerts @ the Larsen Center; & Lisa Nelson, Director of Astoria Conservatory.    Musicians & Board members Betsey Ellerbroek & Pam Fleming with…

ARTS – Live & Local! October 21, 2022

Friday, October 21st at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   CCC Printmaking instructor and Exhibit Curator Ben Rosenberg with Artist Lindsey Aarts for The Ship Show at the Royal Nebeker Art Gallery.   Astoria International Film Festival founder Ron Craig with filmmakers Karrin Carlson and Tyler Rusten on the 15th annual…

ARTS – Live & Local! October 14, 2022

Friday, October 14th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: From the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach, Adams & Costello in concert; and Director of ‘Gramercy Ghost” Deanna Duplechain.   Barry Sears is Bullshot Crummond in the Peninsula Players production at the River City Playhouse in Ilwaco, WA.   Director Bennett…

ARTS – Live & Local! October 07, 2022

Host Carol Newman interviews the following guests: Michael Shipley of the Liberty Theatre with Jarabe Mexicano performers Gustavo Alcoser & Kevin Lomes; AVA & Recology’s COAR artists Kate Speranza & Bill Atwood about their exhibit in the Anita Building; Wyatt True, founder & director of Delgani String Quartet, with Dr. Vincent Centeno on Delgani’s residency…

ARTS – Live & Local! September 30, 2022

Friday, September 30th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Diane Marshall on the Water Music Festival returning to the Long Beach Peninsula. Elsa & Dee Wooley with the Clatskanie Arts Commission’s upcoming season in the Birkenfeld Theatre. Suzanne Harold, Astoria Library Interim Director and Dan McClure CCC Library Director on…

ARTS – Live & Local! September 23, 2022

Friday, September 23rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: The Literary Guild presents Marianne Monson & Dede Montgomery reading from their new books at Winekraft. Chris Villiers on his exhibit at The Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria. Bereniece Jones-Centeno on Cascadia Chamber Opera & Zingaresca concerts at The Charlene Larsen…

ARTS – Live & Local! September 16, 2022

Friday, September 16th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:   Karin Temple brings her Peace Labyrinth to Grace Church in Astoria w/live music.   Laurie Case Wilhite tells of her experiences and book ‘Paddle to the Pacific’ at the Fort George Brewery.   Charla Hathaway presents “Naked at My Age” featuring…

ARTS – Live & Local! September 09, 2022

Friday, September 9th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman with: Artist Iris Sullivan Daire curating & coordinating ‘Indigo Matrix’ an exhibit with twenty artists at Astoria Visual Arts. Elise Wagner in her first solo show at Imogen Gallery in Astoria; with ‘Marking Time’ of encaustic collagraph printmaking. Director Ryan Hull with ‘D…

ARTS – Live & Local! September 02, 2022

Friday, September 2nd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts:    Musicians & sisters Starla & Cate Gable close out the Oysterville Church Vespers featuring women singer-songwriter tunes.   Painter Lezlie Amara Piper with her exhibit ‘Synesthesia’ at KALA in Astoria.   Director of Oregon Black Pioneers Zachary Stocks on the Oregon…

ARTS – Live & Local! August 26, 2022

Friday, August 26th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts:    Television, Film and Broadway performer George Dzundza with Rising Tide Productions’ Edward Albee’s “Seascape” at NCRD in Nehalem.   Artist, woodworker, outdoorsman Trevor Crosta creating Topo Trail Maps on show at Manzanita News & Espresso.   Nel St. John with glam psyche rock band…

ARTS – Live & Local! August 19, 2022

Friday, August 19th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts:    Founder, Director & Vocal instructor Lisa Nelson with Sarah Cohen, director of the new Dance Program at the Astoria Conservatory of Music.    Caroline Bricheux and Agnes Field with ‘Celebrating the Art of Jim Fink’ at Studio 11 in Astoria.

ARTS – Live & Local! August 05, 2022

Friday, August 5th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts:    Heather Douglas from The Alliance for Equity in Education funded by CCC & The Meyer Memorial Trust hosts Designer, Maker, Problem solver Damion Triplett with his zine Their Our Story, personal reflections for the BLM movement; at the AVA Gallery….

ARTS – Live & Local! July 29, 2022

Friday, July 29th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts:    Astoria Visual Arts director Annie Eskelin and participating artists Robert Paulmenn & Jane Adams on the Astoria Open Studios Tour with more than 50 artists.   Cannon Beach History Center & Museum manager Andrea Suarez, Development coordinator Deanna Duplechain &…