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! 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…

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,…

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! 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! 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…