ARTS – Live & Local! April 3rd, 2026

Friday, April 3rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Artists Rachel Siegel and Jenny Lovold join Artist & Curator Agnes Field in the group exhibit ‘Under the Sun – Over the Moon: Hues of Green’ at Astoria Visual Arts. Julia Triezenberg, Education Supervisor at Columbia River Maritime Museum, with their…

ARTS – Live & Local! March 27th, 2026

Friday, March 27th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Carrie Bond, co-founder of ‘Seaside Jazz & Blues’, with the 3rd annual weekend of eight bands at the Convention Center; a benefit for the Kyle Rieger Memorial Scholarship. Artist, Writer and Gallery Owner Jo Pomeroy-Crockett and Photographer/Attorney Sam Blair with a…

ARTS – Live & Local! March 6th, 2026

Writer, Teacher, Editor Zoë Bossiere, author of ‘Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir’ with NW Authors Series & workshops at Cannon Beach, Astoria & Seaside Libraries. Partners for the PAC Board Members Carol Smith and Deac Guidi with ‘Love the Larsen’ at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts in Astoria. Director Kate Lacaze & Astoria High…

ARTS – Live & Local! February 27th, 2026

Friday, February 27th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: A full house of Commercial Fishers, present and past, from the 29th Annual Fisher Poets Gathering: Author, Poet Richard Bard; Captain, Boat Builder, Poet Micala Delepierre; Songwriter, Singer, Guitar Player Lou Beaudry; all performing in various venues in Astoria. Photographer Corey…

ARTS – Live & Local! December 5th, 2025

Friday December 5th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Sam Dinkowitz, Writer, Director, Actor with “Holidazed: A Spectravagasm Christmas” at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Leila Collier and Lloyd Bowler on “Light in the Darkness”, the Astoria Scandinavian Heritage Association’s ceremony of remembrance at Nordic Heritage Park. Greg Neitzel,…

ARTS – Live & Local! November 28th, 2025

Friday November 28th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Ceramic Artist Randy McClelland on his solo show “Hafu Potter – Random Yokai” at the Cannon Beach Gallery; and “Local Materials” at the Hoffman Gallery in Manzanita which he curated. Vocalist Aleesha Serrita Nedd with her new Jazz Trio; Bradford Blight…

ARTS – Live & Local! November 21st, 2025

Friday November 21st at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Committee Chair Dan Foss and Dancers Athena Farrow & Zoey Thorne with the 50th Anniversary of Little Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” at Astoria H.S. Printmaker, Ceramicist, Painter, Professor Ben Killen Rosenberg on his exhibit “Haphak” at CCC Royal Nebeker Gallery. Poet,…

ARTS – Live & Local! November 14th, 2025

Friday November 14th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Poets & Prose Writers James Dott & Robert Michael Pyle launch their new books from Watershed Press at the Larsen Center in Astoria. Actors David Sweeney, Tim Schwieger & Barb Jernigan with “A Carol for Tiny Tim” at the Coaster Theatre…

ARTS – Live & Local! November 7th, 2025

Friday November 7th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Susi Brown, Playwright Rick Gray with Jason & Brandy Hussa in “Marley’s Last Chance” by ART – Astoria Readers Theatre at KALA Performance Space. Curator Cliff Taylor and Producer Liz Harris with “Indigenous Visions” an exhibit & chapbook of Native…

ARTS – Live & Local! October 3rd, 2025

Friday October 3rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Chair Diane Marshall with the 40th Anniversary Concert of the Water Music Festival at the Chinook Event Center in WA. Philosopharian Seth Tichenor with a myriad of community offerings: Wit & Wisdom; Chinese Philosophy; and Community Philosophy classes on Aesthetics all…

ARTS – Live & Local September 26th, 2025

Friday September 26th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: An Evening of FisherPoets: Writer, Photographer Patrick Dixon with “Mending Holes”, his first full length collection of poetry; and Historian, Folklorist, Musician Hobe Kytr at KALA in Astoria. Play Director & Board Member Ryan Hull and Executive Artistic Director Danyelle Tinker…

ARTS – Live & Local! September 19th, 2025

Friday September 19th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Writer, Editor, Educator Heather Douglas and Painter & Gallery Owner Kirista Trask with the inaugural Astoria Zine Festival at Cambium Gallery. Singer Minntah Haefker and Drummer, Producer, Founder Brent Follis with Minntah & Friends Seasonal Jazz Series at Cargo in Astoria….

ARTS – Live & Local! September 12th, 2025

Friday September 12th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Painter Darren Orange with “Prismatic Pareidolia”, his 5th Solo Exhibit at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Sunday Afternoon Live’s Board Member Candy Nichols and Julie Overby with Season 22’s first concert, Good Co, at the Raymond Theatre in WA. Jen Dixon, Director…