KMUN: Recent Episodes
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Friday July 10th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Carly Keone and Actors Alexa Trimble & Aria Larsen with PAPA’s production of “Anastasia: The Musical” at Fort Columbia Theater in Chinook, WA. Accordion Player & Leader Coreen Bergholm and Mac Burns, Executive Director of CC Historical Society...
Friday July 3rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Conductor & Musical Director Terry Dahlgren and Trombonist, Board Chair & Emcee Brian Bergman on the North Coast Symphonic Band’s concert ’The Chimes of Liberty’ at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria. Art Camp Director Kim Scheewe with the Cannon Beach Arts...
Friday June 26th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Chair Nancy Allen and Co-Chair Susan Spence with Water Music Society’s Music in the Gardens Tour supporting music & art in the Longbeach Peninsula, WA. schools. Jenna Austin Nisbett, president of the Ilwaco Merchants Association, and Hunter Joe Nisbett, both artists,...
Friday June 19th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Clatsop Quilters Guild members Cathy Green & Joanie Chapel on the Annual Guild Quilt Show at the Warrenton Grade School Gymnasium. Ellen Kachel-Bewley & Carl Bewley with the North Coast Chorale Concert, ‘Just For the Fun of It – Again’, to...
Friday June 12th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: North OR Coast Symphony Musicians Thron Riggs & Greg Morrill and Composer Isabella Morrill with a World Premiere in concert at Nehalem Elementary School & Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts. Sandy Blackman, Author & Founder of the Oregon Paddle...
Friday May 22nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Philosofarians Seth Tichenor and Gad Perez Tichenor on Philosophy & ‘Plato & Pizza’, a Friend Raising event at the Elks Building in Astoria. Storytellers/Authors Paul Iarrobino and Scott Strickland on readings from the book “Crossing Paths: Queer Moments That Changed...
Friday, May 15th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Lower Columbia Q Center Chair Dr. Jenni Newton and Founding Chair Marco Davis on the Queer Celebration Talent Competition for Pride 2026. Northwest Carriage Museum Director Emeritus Laurie Bowman and Curator Jerry Bowman share information on Pacific County WA Museum Month....
Friday, May 8th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Suzanne Harold, Astoria Public Library Director with a multi faceted Community Art Project. Baritone Deac Guidi with Cascadia Chamber Opera ‘Pint Sized Opera’ at the Ilwaco Cider Company in WA. Textile-Based Yarn Paintings by Jo Hamilton in a Solo Exhibit at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Friday, June 6th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Live Music with the HORSENECKS – Gabrielle Macrae and Barry Southern & the HACKLES – Kati Claborn and Luke Ydstie, to be joined by a bevy of local musicians for “Fallen Heroes”, a tribute to musicians who died in 2025; at...
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,...
Michael McCusker is at his storytelling best, as he share his autobiographical account of a harrowing series of events he experienced in Vietnam in 1966. Entitled, “Happy Birthday, Mother,” this graphic look at the real costs of war will stay with you long after you’ve heard it.
Part 2 of Roger Rocka speaking with Willis Van Dusen about Astoria history and his own transition from protesting citizen to Council member and long-time Astoria mayor.
Michael McCusker shares a short story he wrote about a hunting trip gone wrong, called, “The Second Shot.” And shares an essay by political commentator and author Robert Reich, about the ongoing government shutdown.
Michael McCusker talks about abuses under the Trump administration, and answers the question, “what is Oregon?”
Friday, February 14th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Events Coordinator Delphine Criscenzo on the Big River Book Festival at Little Island Creamery in Cathlamet. Artist & Retired Merchant Marine Marilyn Dreher-Loving with life stories on the sea and in the arts.
Teresa has a conversation with Alana Keefer of Shifting Tides about foraging and farming Seaweed and Kelp.
Host Teresa Retzlaff speaks with Shannon Rauter, Master Gardener and Small Farms Coordinator for Clatsop County’s OSU Extension on the Clatsop County Master Gardeners program and Coastal Small Farms support.
Carol Newman interviews a rotation of guests on art, culture, music and local events. Guest details to follow.
Carol Newman, host of ARTS! Live & Local, interviews a rotation of guests on art, music, culture and local events.
Friday, December 6th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Deanna Duplechain & Musical Director Jeff Swanson with “Decked” at the Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Singers Alexa Trimble & Pastor Paul Davidson on the North Coast Chorale’s “Dark Night of the Soul” at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria....
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...
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...
Friday, November 15th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Cello Looping Musician, Composer, Singer Helen Gillet plays a concert at KALA in Astoria. Cascadia Bagpiper John Goff with a Bagpipe Swap Meet @ First Presbyterian & open jam session @ Breakside Brewery in Astoria. Artist Penny Treat with the exhibit “In the...
Friday, November 8th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Multi-disciplinary Artist Nhatt Nichols with “The Willapa Oyster & Its Environs” graphic story at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, WA. Renee Fruiht, Jimmy Mandes & Alex Cantrell with the CCC Ceramic Student Club show and sale of their works...
Friday, November 1st at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Guitarist & Composer Aaron Larget-Caplan with “Death, Dreams, and Delusions” celebrating All Hollow’s Eve and the Day of the Dead at the Coaster Theatre in CB. Brent Follis with the Brent Follis QTET featuring Marilyn Keller play the Coaster Theatre during...
Friday, October 25th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Astoria Conservatory’s Artistic Director of Dance Sarah Cohen, Founder & Director Lisa Nelson & Dancer Alex with “Grimm Tales – Hansel & Gretel” at the Charlene Larsen Center. Clatskanie Arts Commission Board Members & Organizers Donavon ‘Dee’ & Elsa Wooley...
Friday, October 11th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: WMF Chair Diane Marshall on the Dan Brubeck Quartet at Water Music Festival 2024 at the Chinook Event Center in WA. Artists Jill Mulholland & John Mueller from the AVA/Recology Coastal Oregon Artist Residency – COAR – at Anita Building for...
Friday, October 4th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: CCC Ceramics Instructor Brad Menninga with “The Country I Come From is Called the Midwest”, a group exhibit at the Royal Nebeker Art Gallery. Director Susi Brown, Actor Bonnie Lively & Venue Host Sally Musemeche with Astoria Readers Theater debut production...
Donna Quinn is joined by guests Jessica Newhall, Associate Director of the SBDC, Josh Allison, SBDC Advisor & Instructor for the F&B Entrepreneur’s program, Andy Catalano, Kitchen and Storage Manager, North Coast Food Web and Clarissa Barrick, Human Resources Manager, Astoria Co+Op to discuss very exciting collaborations and progress on the “Food & Beverage Entrepreneur’s...
Teresa speaks with Park Ranger Dan Osis of Forts Stevens State Park on mushrooms and she tries a mushroom cookie.
Friday, September 13th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Founder Karin Temple and Jane Hill on the Autumnal Equinox Peace Labyrinth at Grace Episcopal Church in Astoria. Photographer/ Writer Roger Dorband, Painter Darren Orange and Poet/ Podcaster Ellie Dunklee on North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection’s “Deep Dive: Stories of...
Friday, September 6th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Fisher Poets Jay Speakman & Rob Seitz will be joined by Jon Broderick & Geno Leach in “A Special Harvest of Fisher Poets” at KALA in Astoria. LCPS Board Members Lauri Serafin & Eric Wheeler with a monthly...
Teresa speaks with Bill Griesar, a neuroscientist, teacher and founder of Northwest Noggin regarding: This is your brain on nature.
This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker discusses the future of journalism, and shares an essay written by an old Marine Corps buddy about their experiences in the Vietnam War.
Linda and Merianne discuss the poor quality of melons and corn this year. And then there are vinaigrettes….
Carol Newman interviews a rotation of guests on the arts, music, culture and local events.
This week, Michael McCusker discusses Republican efforts to undermine elections, and talks about the effect of heat on the brain.
Carol Newman interviews a rotation of guests about art, music, culture and local events.
Teresa talks all things garlic with the founders of The Clatskanie Garlic Festival, Darro and Steve Routon.
Friday, July 26th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Astoria Visual Arts Executive Director Annie Eskelin with participating Artists Joanne Lumpkin Brown & Philip Barasch in the AVA Astoria Open Studios Tour. Director of Appelo Archive Center Annika Kay and Serena Travis with ‘A Taste of Festival’, this year’s...
Friday, July 12th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Executive Director Danyelle Tinker & Committee Member Nancy Montgomery with The Ten Fifteen Theater’s PERFORMATHON. Artist, Pianist, Composer Jennifer Goodenberger on her show The Art of Collage at Astoria Art Loft. Store Operations Manager Patrick Kint on the 50th Anniversary...
Friday, July 5th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Chair Nancy Allen & Gardener Susan Filkins with the Water Music Society’s Music in the Gardens Tour on the Long Beach Peninsula, WA. Artists Kitty Paino and TJ Lev on the Trail’s End Art Association & Gallery Annual Judged Show...
Michael McCusker observes Independence Day with an analysis of democracy and government.
Teresa Retzlaff interviews gardener and artist Jessica Schleif about gardening with children and the benefits of being outside in your childhood.
Friday, June 28th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Actors Katherine Lacaze, Cathey Ryan, David Sweeney in “Meshuggah-Nuns” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. Conductor Terry Dahlgren & Musician/Publicist Kathleen Strecker with the North Coast Symphonic Band’s “Spirit of America” at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria. Exective Director...
Michael McCusker discusses a range of topics, including tourism, undersea volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and trees.
Friday, June 14th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Musician & Committee member Dan Gerth on Make Music Day sponsored by the Arts Council of Clatsop County. Steven Amaya, host of KMUN’s Father Figures, exploring the topic. Actor & Board president Jon Osborn on Astor Street Opry Company’s 2024 Shanghaied...
Michael McCusker talks about global supremacy and humankind’s unrelenting tendency toward war.
Joanne Rideout subs in for this week’s ARTS and talks with community folk about animals and music. Special guest is Duane the dog.
Teresa speaks with Angela Whitlock, Marine Program Coordinator for North Coast Land Conservancy.
Carol Newman interviews guests about local culture and arts events on the Oregon Coast.
Michael McCusker talks about the real Memorial Day on May 30, and the staggering death toll from US wars.
Friday, May 24th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Author & Naturalist Dr. Robert Michael Pyle with his new poetry book “The Last Man in Willapa” at KALA in Astoria. Director Jolene Magee & actor Deborah Jensen with “Exit, Pursued by a Bear” at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria....
Friday, May 24th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Author & Naturalist Dr. Robert Michael Pyle with his new poetry book “The Last Man in Willapa” at KALA in Astoria. Director Jolene Magee & actor Deborah Jensen with “Exit, Pursued by a Bear” at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria....
Michael McCusker traces the fascinating history of European exploration of the Columbia River region, and the history and legacy of Mt. St. Helens.
Friday, May 17th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Ukrainian American ethnomusicologist, folklorist, and singer Nadia Tarnawsky leads the vocal ensemble Cappella Romana in village folk songs, sacred chants, and choral works for A Ukrainian Wedding at Grace Episcopal Church in Astoria. Board member Ken Richards, Delores Richards & Mary...
Michael McCusker recalls student protests in Portland in the 1970s, and shares the recollections of a wheelchair-bound friend who was also an active protester.
Roger Rocka speaks with Oregon Department of Forestry division Chief Michael Wilson about the State Habitat Conservation Plan.
Friday, May 10th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: North Coast Chorale’s Helen McClaine and Soloist Keith Workman with ’The Macabre’ at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria. Marketing & Operations Director Jenni Tronier & Play Director Markus Brown with “2 Across” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. Design...
Michael McCusker commemorates a brilliant old friend who suffered from cerebral palsy, and recalls the horrors of the Kent State campus shootings that happened this month in 1970, where four student protesters were shot and killed by National Guard troops.
Michael MCusker talks about current campus protests that echo anti-war protests in the 1960s, and takes a look at the history of U.S. global power.
Mac and Alana welcome Beth Schwenk to the big show to talk about her life and career and the fact we all need more fiber.
Mac & Alana have a fun discussion with Seaside Library Director Jennifer Reading. They are both disappointed how she pronounces her last name.
Mac & Alana discuss the Titanic, John Jacob Astor IV, and the connection to Astoria. Spoiler alert: the ship sank.
Mac & Alana chat with Astoria Police Chief Stacy Kelly. Coal, Montgomery Ward, Goonies, and polygraphs are all discussed. . .unless we’re lying.
Mac & Alana have a great conversation with hometown inventor and developer Kirk Faucett. Plus, Mac forgets what day it is and no one corrects him.
Friday, April 26th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Jessi Just, Executive Dir of the Heart of Cartm on the Trash Bash Art Festival 2024 at White Clover Grange in Nehalem. Cannon Beach Galery Director Summer Peterson and Science Illustrator and Wildlife Artist Nora Sherwood with “Reserve Inspiration” opening for...
Friday, April 19th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Roy Seiber with the Cannon Beach Chorus concerts, “The Colors of Life”, in Seaside, Cannon Beach, Nehalem & Tillamook. Lee Stromquist and Dave Drury with the North Coast Big Band’s Benefit the PAC Concert at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria. Musician...
Friday, April 12th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Deputy Director Norma Hernandez with Consejo Hispano’s first annual ‘Golpetazo del Año’ at CC Fairgrounds expo annex. Photographer Don Frank with a new exhibit “Inky Daydreams” at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Artist and Printmaking Instructor Ben Killen Rosenberg &...
Tillamook Artist, carpenter, craftsman, beekeeper and surfer Henry Stanley on his Surfboard exhibit at Bay City Arts Center. Editor-in-Chief Asher Finch and Faculty Advisor Kama O’Connor with RAIN MAGAZINE at CCC Towler Hall. Classical Pianist Andrei Andreev performs a benefit concert for Cascadia Chamber Opera’s summer Festival at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria; joined...
Friday, March 29th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Tracy Abel from Tolovana Arts Colony on “Get Lit at the Beach”, a gathering for readers and authors in Cannon Beach. Executive Director Jennifer Crockett on the Liberty Theatre’s 99th Birthday Bash in the Liberty McTavish Room with live Jass. Ceramic...
Friday, March 22nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Nancy McCarthy on the Northwest Authors Series Writers Read Celebration at the Cannon Beach Library and more. Director Edward James & actors Nancy Watkins & Natan Ezra in ‘The Rise And Fall of Little Voice’ at The Ten Fifteen Theater...
Friday, March 15th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Captain Thron Riggs with his book ‘A History of Pilotage on the Columbia River Bar” at the CC Historical Society TNT @ the Fort George Lovell Room. Authors Kama O’Connor and Deb Vanasse with The Writer’s Guild of Astoria in honor...
Friday, March 8th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Rita Smith, Denise Cox & Ann Erickson with Peninsula Players production of “Nunsense” at the River City Playhouse in Ilwaco, WA. Soprano Camila Parias & Hideki Yamaya on vihuela present “Songs of the Spanish Renaissance” at Peace First Lutheran Church in...
Friday, March 1st at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Band member Jack ‘Yankl’ Falk on Trio Deloria concert of Klezmer, Romanian & Hungarian fiddle virtuosity and more at the Larsen Center in Astoria. Tolovana Arts Colony Program Coordinator Andrew Tonry on the fourth annual Cannon Beach Comedy Festival. Astoria H.S. production of...
Friday, February 23 at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Anna Kaufman, NCCWP Astoria Coordinator with Poet Jennifer Nightingale, on the North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Forest Poets Event in the Lovell Taproom at the Fort George in Astoria. From the 27th annual Fisher Poets Gathering: Nels Ure (Commercial Fishermen...
Friday, February 16 at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Founder Virginia Carlson and Candy Nichols with the 2024 Sunday Afternoon Live season at the Historic Raymond Theatre in WA. Bette Lu Krause, Rita Smith & Christl Mack of The Oyster Crackers in concert at KALA in Astoria. Adria Badagnani on...
Friday, February 9 at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Author & Storyteller Paula Charles launches her debut novel “Hammers and Homicide” at Lucy’s Books in Astoria. Operations Manager Mary Korte and Owner Thandi Rosenheim on the 2024 Sou’Wester Art Week in Seaview, WA. LaRee Johnson with her program on Mary...
Friday, February 2 at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: CCC Art Professor, Gallery Director & Exhibit Founder Kristin Shauck with invited Artists Arnold Pander & Penny Treat in Au Naturel – The Nude in the 21st Century at the Royal Nebeker Gallery. Director Danyelle Tinker and actor Michael Murdoch from...
Friday, January 26 at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Jenni Tronier, Mick Alderman & Toddy Adams with David Auburn’s drama “Proof” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. Dr. Jeannine Jordan on the multi media performance at Grace Episcopal Church in Astoria, part of Pipe Organs of the PNW Coast,...
Friday, January 12th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Painter & Printmaker Nicholas Knapton with “Conversations with Gavi”, an exhibition of diverse works created in Astoria & Berlin; at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Lower Columbia Preservation Society’s VP Astronemis Ray and AA Jaime Lump with an update on LCPS, including...
Friday, January 5th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Encaustic Painter Elise Wagner with her pop up exhibit ’20 Years in Wax’ at CCC Royal Nebeker Art Gallery. Writer, Filmmaker Flax Glor on his class ‘Writing About Film’ at Clatsop Community College. Musicians Len Bergman, Allyson Fabela...
Friday, Dec 29th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: CCC Historic Preservation Program Founder and Instructor John Goodenberger with Ales & Ideas lecture “Searching for Astoria’s Pauper Cemetery” at Fort George Lovell Showroom. Indigo Artist and Weaver Iris Sullivan Daire and son M. Tully Daire, currently a Student and Weaver...
Friday, Dec 15th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Textile Artists & Painters Jenny Rideout and Amelia Santiago from Hook, Pulp & Weave, on exhibit at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Pianist Jennifer Goodenberger and Flutist Shelley Loring with their Holiday Concert at the Cannon Beach Community Church. Artist & Musician...
Friday, Dec 8th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Host Jim Dott & guests: Susi Brown, one of the three directors, and cast member Dylan Disch with “Almost, Maine” at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Editors Cate Gable, Paul Nelson, Jason Wirth and contributing Poet Robert Michael Pyle with “Cascadian Zen: Writings from...
Friday, Dec 1st at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Saara Mathews & Lloyd Bowler with “Light in the Darkness”, a traditional honoring of deceased loved ones, at the Astoria Nordic Park. Musician Hideki Yamaya plays an Early Elizabethan concert on lute and cittern at Peace First Lutheran Church. Jackie Marchioto...
Friday, Nov 24th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Artist Janet Darcher in an exhibit of art quilts by the Grouper Fiber Arts Collective at Astoria Art Loft. ED Madeline Matson on “Chinuk Ntsayka!” photography exhibit at the CP Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, WA. Chaplain Rev. Lori Blake on the...
Friday, Nov 17th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Jeff Swanson & Actor David Sweeney with “Miracle on 34th St” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. North Coast Chorale Singers Darcy Molloy & Helen McClaine on the annual Messiah Singalong benefit for CCA Regional Food Bank at the...
Friday, Nov 10th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Curator Judith Altruda, Woodcarver Earl Davis & AVA Dir Annie Eskelin with Portrait of Eugene Landry & Contemporary Shoalwater Bay Tribe Artists & Writers @ Astoria Visual Arts Gallery. Musicians & Board members Pamela Fleming & Bill Britton and Soloist Diane...
Friday, Nov 3rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Edward James and Actors Nancy Watkins & Mark Erickson with ‘Alice In Wonderland’ at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts. Arts Council of Clatsop County Board members Danyelle Tinker & Dave Ambrose on the National Arts & Economic...
Friday, Oct 27th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Liv Joyce and Dustin Nord, Coastal Oregon Arts Residents (COAR) sponsored by AVA & Recology, show their art from the dump in Astoria. Marianne Monson from The Writer’s Guild & Rocio Simmons from El Centro NW, with The Literary Ball &...
Friday, Oct 20th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Astoria Conservatory Artistic Director of Dance Sarah Cohen, Founder & Voice Teacher Lisa Nelson and Dancer/Actor Alex with Grimm Tales @ the Charlene Larsen Center. Cannon Beach History Center & Museum Directors Andrea Suarez-Kemp & Liz Scott and Tolovana Arts...
Friday, Oct 13th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Photographer Roger Dorband with his exhibit “No Place Like Home” at RiverSea Gallery in Astoria. CCC Art director Kristin Shauck & CCC Library director Dan McClure on the renewed articulation agreement with PNCA & exhibit at Royal Nebeker Gallery. Riverbend Players...
Director Danyelle Tinker & actors Julian Painter & Connor Swan from The Ten Fifteen Theater’s original staged reading of “Bartow” in Astoria. Elsa & Dee Wooley with the Clatskanie Arts Council 34th annual Performing Arts Series and more. Author & Poet Cliff Taylor reads from “The Native Who Never Left” at the Hoffman Center for...
Friday, September 22nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Mary Blake & Kaitlin Lewis, mentored Kyan Harper on his Seaside HS Pacifica Project: SK8 & Shred, a benefit for the Seaside Skate Park. Charlene Larsen, Co-Chair of the Clatsop County Cultural Coalition on the 2024 financial grant cycle in...
Friday, September 15th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Musician, Educator, Author Dr. Lois Hassell-Habtes and Culture Bearer Glen ‘Kwabena’ Davis offer Traditional Caribbean Storytelling at the Larsen Center in Astoria; joined by host Lori McDonald. Cannon Beach Library Office Manager Jennifer Dixon on the Annual Fall Celebration and extensive...
Friday, September 8th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Sam Dinkowitz and Actors Gigi Chadwick & John Hoff with Macbeth at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Painters Darren Orange & Justin L’Amie with their new exhibits at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Photographer Julie Moore with ‘Luminosity: An Elemental...
Roger Rocka attends a public meeting for public comment on the issue of Astoria's Heritage Square. Ed Overbay leads the conversation.
Join host Donna Quinn on “Talk of Our Towns” for a lively and thoughtful discussion about enhancing sensitive communication in our daily interactions with others during these challenging times. Her guests for Thursday, September 7th are: Katelyn Staecker, a licensed clinical social worker/psychotherapist in private practice in Astoria and trainer of the healing method, IFS, Internal Family Systems AND Katelyn’s dear friend of decades and respected peer, Jerry Rousseau from Glendale, Wisconsin. Jerry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 52 years of clinical training and experience in the field of humanistic psychotherapy. He is also an Emeritus Clinical Associate Professor with the UW-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Social Work Program.
Friday, September 1st at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Multi lingual & genre Singer/Songwriter Jessica Fichot plays the Liberty Theatre with her band Chloe Feoranzo, Tom Moose & Alexis Soto Jr. Astoria Painter Robert Paulmenn offers a four week course in oil painting at Astoria Art Loft. Astoria Photographer Jody Miller with “Fog on the Columbia”, winner of the AVA & CPH ‘My Astoria’ art contest.
Friday, August 25th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:
Bereniece Jones-Centeno, Artistic Director of the Cascadia Chamber Opera, is joined by Director Brendan Hartnett and Cast member Deac Guidi from the CCO Festival 2023’s production of Don Giovanni. Managing Director Kelly Ragsdale with the 2023/2024 season at the Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts in Longview, WA. Musicians and Singers Julie Adams & Michael Costello release their new album, One by One, at KALA in Astoria.
Michael McCusker features a piece of writing by Beth Sauders titled "The U.S. History of Child Labor."
Kurt Rummell joins Mac & Alana for a lively conversation that touches on a little of everything. . .growing up locally, fishing, and hospital food.
With the nuclear clock advancing to ninety seconds to midnight, Michael McCusker unveils a piece of writing by Chuck McLaughlin titled "The Crime of Nuclear War."
Friday, August 18th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Theater, Film & Television veteran George Dzundza directs Agnes of God presented by Rising Tide Productions at the NCRD Playhouse in Nehalem; Board member & Publicist Sue Neuer joins him. Bereniece Jones-Centeno, Co-founder & Artistic Director of the Cascadia Chamber...
Michael McCusker features Dorothy Horowitz with her piece "A Baseball Fan Fights Cancer."
Mac & Alana discuss the Russian American Fur Company. Plus, Mac over analyzes his recent trip to Florida
Michael McCusker delivers a program almost exclusively about Nuclear War. Including (but not limited to) "Forgotten Bomb, Forgotten City," by Greg Mitchell. "Amid the Lovely and Lethal Remains," by Ken Olsen. And on the 78ᵗʰ anniversary of the American nuclear attacks against Japan, Hiroshima's mayor claims "Nuclear deterrence is folly."
Astoria City Councilor Liz Adams joins Mac & Alana. Wait a minute. . .is she a politician?
Friday, August 4th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Coordinator Diana Thompson on the annual Water Music Society’s JAZZ & OYSTERS @ the Port of Peninsula, WA. Cannon Beach History Center & Museum’s Andrea Suarez-Kemp & Liz Scott with the 20th annual COTTAGE TOUR. Writer, Poet, Speaker Cliff Taylor with...
Michael McCusker delivers rapid fire material! Including: "Putin is preparing for a major war," by Jack Walls. "The Last Days of Mankind," by Karl Kraus. "Why War Is Never a Good Idea," by Alice Walker. "How to Write a Poem About Singing," by Tracy McCusker. And a tribute to the recently passed Sinéad O'Connor, written by Una Mullally.
Teresa interviews Britt Boles, local indigo doula, about the crop's history and varied uses.
Mac and Alana are joined by Rebecca Coplin, Providence Seaside Hospital Chief Executive. We may report on traffic conditions in Seaside.
Michael McCusker reads material from the New Yorker magazine. The headline is "Finally, the Trump Case We've Been Waiting For," and Susan B. Glasser is the article's author. Additionally, from the New York Times, "Democrats Try a Novel Tactic to Revive the Equal Rights Amendment," written by Annie Karni.
Justin Grafton joins Mac & Alana. Growing up local, construction, cameras, and urinals are all on the menu tonight.
Michael McCusker ruminates on rising global temperatures, recent attempts at banning the book ‘Maus,’ and the loss of Anchor Steam beer.
Mac & Alana welcome world traveler Janet Weidman. This whirl-wind tour includes Disneyland, California, France, Iran, and Japan with guest appearances by Walter Cronkite, Joseph Stalin, and the Monkees
In recognition of Bastille Day, Michael McCusker delivers an original piece of writing titled "An Assumption of Freedom." And from Katrin Bridget Snow comes "Liberty and the Bastille."
Roger Rocka speaks with Joseph Stevenson, who in August of 1961, at the age of 18, became a Freedom Rider.
Join Mac & Alana for a riveting conversation about toothbrushes, tires, public nudity, and the Home Bakery.
Michael McCusker features an article written by James Banks titled “The Beginning of Black Baseball.”
Friday, June 30th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Musicians John Hammond & Dennis Hale from the North Coast Symphonic Band with “An American Celebration” at the Liberty Theatre. Juleen Eun Sun Johnson & Heather July Goguen with “Statements & Illuminations” a show of Art & Words in...
On the next Story Told, original writing by Michael McCusker including "Sons of Liberty," and "Freedom Implies Maturity." Also on this program, from the Guardian newspaper, written by Dharna Noor, "Oregon county sues big oil over 2021 heatwave that killed dozens of people."
Short stories, poems, news and original commentary from Michael McCusker. Including, from the Guardian newspaper, "Greta Thunberg Ends Her School Strikes After 51 weeks," written by Remy Tumin. Additionally, a piece written on Greta by Michael McCusker titled, "Beauty and the Beast."
Friday, June 16th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Janet & Lloyd Bowler with Kristian Bugge & Sonnich Lydom of Gangspil from Denmark for the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. Director Deanna Duplechain & Actor Jolene Magee with Tiny Beautiful Things, a play by Noa Vardalos based on the book...
Original work from Michael McCusker on the Magna Carta, written for Magna Carta Day (June 15). Also from Michael, "Anne Frank's Visit to Astoria." And finally by the late Dr. Robert Brake of Ocean Park, Washington, "Confronting Racism."
Mac & Alana welcome Astoria Public Library Director Suzanne Harold. Iowa? Russia? Failed Political Campaigns? She may have one of the best back stories we’ve ever heard.
To commemorate the daring action of Greenpeace in Astoria, Oregon thirty three years ago, Michael McCusker features "Nuclear Warship in Port, The Green People Were Here," written by Jim Wilkins. Additionally, from the United Steelworker's Spring 2023 Publication, "Supreme Court Decision Could Hurt Strikers."
Mac and Alana pay tribute to a special Goonie. . .hint: he’s pretty famous and has made a lot of movies.
Friday, June 2nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & a studio full of Tenor Guitar Gathering Musicians: Tyler Jackson – guitar Grant Flick – guitar & fiddle Alison Helzer – guitar August Watters – mandolin Paul Gabrielson – bass Pat Mac Swyney – Irish guitar Chris Wessel – Yes
Host Donna Quinn speaks with Ed Overbay and Ted Osborn, who both represent the group Citizens For Astoria Oregon, about the future of Astoria’s Heritage Square.
To remember the 75ᵗʰ anniversary of the flood of Vanport, Oregon (May 30, 1948), Michael McCusker delivers an original piece titled “Vanport – The Town Nobody Wanted.” Also, Kayla M. Williams asks “Who Should We Honor on Memorial Day?”
Don’t ban this show when Mac & Alana talk about book banning. Plus, Mac offers some good advice to time-travelers.
Friday, May 26th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Frank Squillo directs "12 Angry Jurors" for the Riverbend Players at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem. Poet and Professional Potter David Campiche on his historical novel “Black Wing” with readings at Fort George in Astoria, Time Enough Books in Ilwaco, Bold in Long Beach WA. Curator Betsy Millard from the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco WA, on the new exhibit “Portraits in RED: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project.
Friday, May 26th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Frank Squillo directs "12 Angry Jurors" for the Riverbend Players at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem. Poet and Professional Potter David Campiche on his historical novel “Black Wing” with readings at Fort George in Astoria, Time Enough Books in Ilwaco, Bold in Long Beach WA. Curator Betsy Millard from the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco WA, on the new exhibit “Portraits in RED: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project.
Friday, May 19th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Musicians & Board members Mary Ann Ylipelto and Ken & Delores Richards on the 13th Annual Tenor Guitar Gathering in Astoria. David Arkenstone and Friends perform a multi genre candle lit concert at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria. India Downes-Le Guin, Executive Director of the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita, on the upcoming publication of The North Coast Squid, and more.
Friday, May 19th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Musicians & Board members Mary Ann Ylipelto and Ken & Delores Richards on the 13th Annual Tenor Guitar Gathering in Astoria. David Arkenstone and Friends perform a multi genre candle lit concert at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria. India Downes-Le Guin, Executive Director of the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita, on the upcoming publication of The North Coast Squid, and more.
Friday, May 12th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Melissa Henige from The Harbor, Clay Artist & Bowl Makers Richard Rowland & Jimmy Mandes, with the annual Soup Bowl Benefit Night at Bob Chisholm Community Center in Seaside. Oregon Film Director Trip Jennings brings his new documentary “Elemental", a look at the question of wildfire today, to the Columbian Theater in Astoria. NCC Director Dr. Vincent Jones-Centeno, Astoria Conservatory Director Lisa Nelson & Artistic Director of Dance Sarah Cohen, with the North Coast Chorale Spring Concert at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria.
Friday, May 12th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Melissa Henige from The Harbor, Clay Artist & Bowl Makers Richard Rowland & Jimmy Mandes, with the annual Soup Bowl Benefit Night at Bob Chisholm Community Center in Seaside. Oregon Film Director Trip Jennings brings his new documentary “Elemental", a look at the question of wildfire today, to the Columbian Theater in Astoria. NCC Director Dr. Vincent Jones-Centeno, Astoria Conservatory Director Lisa Nelson & Artistic Director of Dance Sarah Cohen, with the North Coast Chorale Spring Concert at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria.
Mac & Alana chat about George Vancouver, realize they don’t order pizza often enough, and Alana introduces a brand new segment: historical words that are never used anymore.
Friday, May 5th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Deborah Hazen, President of the Clatskanie Historical Society, on the Raymond Carver Writing Festival. Artist & Arts Program Coordinator Ally Bruser with her Nerikomi Clay Workshop at Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview. Margarita Cullimore shares a celebration of Cinco de Mayo and the importance of Puebla, Mexico.
Friday, May 5th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Deborah Hazen, President of the Clatskanie Historical Society, on the Raymond Carver Writing Festival. Artist & Arts Program Coordinator Ally Bruser with her Nerikomi Clay Workshop at Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview. Margarita Cullimore shares a celebration of Cinco de Mayo and the importance of Puebla, Mexico.
On the next Story Told, original commentary by Michael McCusker in his annual rant titled "Mayday!" Also on this broadcast, "Memoirs of a Pear Picker," by Loyola Marsef. Finally Michael Kazin asks the question "What would it take for one party to dominate America again?"
Trudy Van Dusen Citovic is on hand to share memories of growing up in Astoria. Plus, Mac doesn’t miss a chance to somehow bring up a serial killer.
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 Jazz at the PAC, a benefit concert for the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts.
This Sunday, April 30th, The Vietnam War will have ended forty eight years ago. But for anyone affected by the war, be it soldier or civilian, American or Vietnamese, it could be said that the war never really is over. Michael McCusker, a veteran of Vietnam, shares a work of his own imagination, where two marines go AWOL from that war on a quest for intercultural enlightenment.
This Sunday, April 30th, The Vietnam War will have ended forty eight years ago. But for anyone affected by the war, be it soldier or civilian, American or Vietnamese, it could be said that the war never really is over. Michael McCusker, a veteran of Vietnam, shares a work of his own imagination, where two marines go AWOL from that war on a quest for intercultural enlightenment.
Mac & Alana chat with Warrenton Library Director Josh Saranpaa. You know you’ve seen him around. Plus, Alana fangirls all over Jane Fonda work-out videos.
Friday, April 14th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:
Director Susi Brown and actors Cherry Kocemba & Rhonda Warnack with “Enchanted April” at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Curator Agnes Field and Artist Lezlie Piper, one of four artists, with “Divine Beacons” at Astoria Visual Arts. North Coast Chorale President ChrisLynn Taylor & Librarian Ann Parrino in NCC Spring Revival concert at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts.
Friday, April 14th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:
Director Susi Brown and actors Cherry Kocemba & Rhonda Warnack with “Enchanted April” at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Curator Agnes Field and Artist Lezlie Piper, one of four artists, with “Divine Beacons” at Astoria Visual Arts. North Coast Chorale President ChrisLynn Taylor & Librarian Ann Parrino in NCC Spring Revival concert at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts.
We're celebrating forty years on the air with original writing from radio legends Doug Sweet, Harriet Baskas, and, of course, Michael McCusker.
We're celebrating forty years on the air with original writing from radio legends Doug Sweet, Harriet Baskas, and, of course, Michael McCusker.
Mac & Alana discuss some major legislation happening in Salem, offer a critique of The Great Gatsby, and examine the history and origins of the Easter Bunny.
Friday, April 7th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:
Tracy Abel of Tolovana Arts Colony with “Get Lit at the Beach - A Gathering for Readers” in Cannon Beach. Mike Morgan on the KMUN benefit concert by Nellie McKay at the Larsen Center in Astoria. Keri Rosebrough with a show, a workshop & a permanent installation at CCC Royal Nebeker Art Gallery; also she’s the CCC student show juror. Artist Kathleen Faulkner with “The View From Here”, oils & oil pastels at Imogen Gallery in Astoria.
Friday, April 7th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:
Tracy Abel of Tolovana Arts Colony with “Get Lit at the Beach - A Gathering for Readers” in Cannon Beach. Mike Morgan on the KMUN benefit concert by Nellie McKay at the Larsen Center in Astoria. Keri Rosebrough with a show, a workshop & a permanent installation at CCC Royal Nebeker Art Gallery; also she’s the CCC student show juror. Artist Kathleen Faulkner with “The View From Here”, oils & oil pastels at Imogen Gallery in Astoria.
An Attempt to Discuss Taxation," by Michael McCusker, as well as Nancy Hoffman's piece: "The Privilege of Being Taxable." Also on this program, Deborah E. Mikula and Loren Kogali ask "Have we forgotten what a public library is for?" Additionally, a poem by Rick Ranya titled "Astor Library," and in conclusion, one last poem, this time by Tracy McCusker, and it's called "Cracks"
An Attempt to Discuss Taxation," by Michael McCusker, as well as Nancy Hoffman's piece: "The Privilege of Being Taxable." Also on this program, Deborah E. Mikula and Loren Kogali ask "Have we forgotten what a public library is for?" Additionally, a poem by Rick Ranya titled "Astor Library," and in conclusion, one last poem, this time by Tracy McCusker, and it's called "Cracks"
Friday, March 31st at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:Dr. Vincent Centeno, Conductor of the Cascadia Chamber Opera Chorus, and CCO Board member, Lauri Kramer Serafin, with “A Celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan”, at the Larsen Center in Astoria.Dr. Margaret Frimoth, founder of The Healing Circle - VOCA, with an interactive, community songfest, 'Sing Your Way Whole’, Ales & Ideas presentation at the Fort George Lovell Room in AstoriaCeramic artist Michelle Valigura with “Walk on the Wildside” at the Hoffman Arts Center Gallery in Manzanita.Hilary Adams, Program Director of Kids Make Theatre, a new program at The Liberty Theatre in Astoria.
A full program covering the historical context of American fascist groups like the KKK, the Aryan Resistance Movement, the (deceptively named) National Socialist Movement, and others. It's all featured in Michael McCusker's original work: "The Propaganda of the Deed."
A full program covering the historical context of American fascist groups like the KKK, the Aryan Resistance Movement, the (deceptively named) National Socialist Movement, and others. It's all featured in Michael McCusker's original work: "The Propaganda of the Deed."
Mac & Alana are joined by world traveler Constance Waisanen. Toilet paper is also on the menu tonight.
Mac & Alana are joined by world traveler Constance Waisanen. Toilet paper is also on the menu tonight.
Friday, March 17th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Actor, Director Frank Squillo with The Riverbend Players & Brighton Beach Memoirs at the North County Recreation District in Nehalem. Maria Muldaur & her Bluesiana Band in concert at the White Clover Grange in Nehalem, a benefit for Neahkanie schools music; with Rich Silverman of North Coast Music Project. Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum Executive Director, Madeline Matson, and Todd Wiegardt, with an interactive event Driftwood & Daffodils, in Ilwaco, WA.
A discussion with Carrie Cantrell in Portland and Anna Kaufman in Astoria about clean water, community watersheds and how they are affected by forest practices in Oregon. Carrie and Anna are working with North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection. They are collecting stories from people in Clatsop and Tillamook counties about personal experiences with...
Friday, March 10th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:
Ceramic Artist Molly Schulps with classes and workshops at the new Columbia Clay Studio in Astoria. Tolovana Arts Colony Program Director Andrew Tonry with the Cannon Beach Comedy Festival. Astoria High School Thespians with "Into the Woods"; Aria, Molly, Maia and Director Kate Lacaze.
Fall Back and Spring Forward with Mac and Alana as we learn one of Alana’s greatest pet peeves. Plus, a special guest appearance by Ben Franklin.
Clatsop County Historical Society Curator Dr. Chelsea Vaughn joins Mac & Alana to discuss her new book “Astoria” from the Past & Present series, trampolines, explorers, and their shared belief that there is probably no basement at the Alamo.
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 St Catherine’s in Nehalem.LaRee Johnson with International Women’s Day Celebration of fashions, accessories & history before & after suffrage.
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 St Catherine’s in Nehalem.LaRee Johnson with International Women’s Day Celebration of fashions, accessories & history before & after suffrage.
"Women are the Mothers of Earth," written by the Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet, and presented in Michael McCusker's angelic tone.
"Women are the Mothers of Earth," written by the Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet, and presented in Michael McCusker's angelic tone.
Mac & Alana welcome Ann Samuelson. Growing up in Astoria, fishing, lobbying Congress, and the worst hamburger order ever are all on the menu.
Michael McCusker shares an article he wrote, that, at the time, was an attempt to prevent a race riot between white and black U.S. military that were stationed in Iwakuni, Japan. Also, from Janai Nelson, “Ron DeSantis Want to Erase Black History. Why?” Finally, poetry by Hobe Kyter, graciously provided by Susie McLerie-Blackmar, titled “Astoria Maritime Memorial.”
Merianne and Linda (still no apron!) talked about Linda’s new cookbook game designed to inspire her to cook something new
“Cheers to the Chief” as Mac & Alana discuss the drinking habits of our Presidents. Plus, Timberline Lodge and pancake-racing somehow show up in the conversation.
Roger Rocka interviews with Carl Hendrickson: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Fellow, Ocean/Coastal Services Division, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development.
“The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln,” which comes annually and is a full program tribute to the great emancipator by Michael McCusker.
Mac & Alana pull the show over and present license, registration, and proof of insurance when they welcome retired Seaside Police Officer Bruce Holt. Plus, Mac reveals his winning strategy for Monopoly.
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker kicks off Black History Month with, what else, but a black-intensive program, featuring an article that reads “Florida is offering an advanced lesson in anti-blackness,” by the writer Karen Attiah. Also, “Yale honors black girl, 9 years old, wrongly reported to police over insect project,” written by Ramon Antonio Vargas.
Mac & Alana discuss violence at the Capitol. Alana is fascinated by Groundhog Day. Plus, is Mac an ogre?
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker provides an Orwellian lens to view (The Mahatma) Mohandas Ghandi.
Mac and Alana have a fun chat with Bert Little. The Jetty, tug boats, the Navy, and a great story about Crabfest are all on the menu today.
Friday, January 20th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Actors Robert ’Slab’ Slabinski & Jacqueline ‘Jacque’ Denton and Director William ‘Bill’ Ham with 2023 Simple Salmon ’23: Subtitle Undetermined at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Visual artists Anna Kaufman & Denise Monaghan, present and former artists-in-residence...
Michael McCusker shares a piece of writing originally in KMUN’s The Current, by microphone immortal Joanne Rideout. The title is: “Turning Toward the Light.” And, from J.N. Nielson, “The morning after the end of the world.”
Teresa hosts by herself this week, talking all things seeds: how to source them, ways to experiment, and troubleshooting what to grow in your garden’s specific conditions.
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...
An outright partisan program featuring “There are no moderate House Republicans,” written by Jennifer Rubin, supplemented by original writing from Michael McCusker. Also, effective January the first, “Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon,” written by Andrew Jacobs. Finally a tribute to Jack London, from McCusker.
Roger Rocka shares his interview with local historian Carlton Appelo, who passed away in 2019.
Mac & Alana realize their lives are not really hectic at all after chatting with “Janitor Josh”
This weeks Talk of Our Towns discusses the upcoming Columbia River Shipwreck Conference at Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria which takes place on February 4, 2023. Guests will be Chris Dewey, Shipwreck Archaeologist and Bruce Jones, Deputy Director of the Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Semi-coherent but original musings compiled for the new year by Michael McCusker. Also, from Jim Dott, “How Anna’s Hummingbirds Conquered Winter.” Finally, Colbert I King claims that there’s “No resolutions for me.”
This is a special program put together by the up-and-coming journalists and critics at the West Exchange School in Astoria, Oregon. Thank you to Sarah Cobb and the rest of the W.E. newsroom for their hard-hitting articles, reviews, and jokes! This program was produced by Emma Geddes, along with interviewer Skyler Butenshon and music director...
Teresa and Jessica discuss what people can do, and not do, for their gardens in this windy, icy winter season.
Linda and Merianne talked about, faulty kitchen appliances, the brilliance of bar towels and Linda’s cookbook problem.
Mac & Alana ring in the new year with a list of stuff turning 100 in 2023. . .and somehow Mac manages to mention Cracker Jacks, Ferris Wheels, and a serial killer
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 Aura of the Object’. Poets Robert Michael Pyle and Florence Sage will share new and seasonal poems. Jim Dott reads his short fiction “The...
Michael McCusker ends 2022 with a collection of refined ruminations in “The Millennium Is Us.” Also, by the late Dr. Robert Brake, “The Politics of Kindness.”
Mac & Alana chat with retired educator and trail blazer John Meyer. Spoiler alert: Alana tells us how Titanic ends.
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 &...
A smattering of articles, poetry, and commentary, such as Paul Waldman’s “Truth can defeat ‘gaslighting,’ but not always.” Gaslighting being Merriam-Webster’s 2022 word of the year. Also, Jeremy Plester asks “Could hemp be a key tool in the fight against climate change?” Finally “Tribute: The Goddess of Liberty,” by David Horowitz.
Mac & Alana talk about the history of Plum Pudding. Pay attention or you might miss the special guest appearance by someone passing themselves off as British.
This episode is almost entirely devoted to Astoria’s history, particularly in relation to it’s own, numerous, city-wide fires. Also, Ruth Marcus claims that “Trump’s call to suspend the Constitution is too dangerous to ignore.”
You’ve listened to Carol Newman for years, but did you know her backstory? Mac & Alana ask the tough questions this week on the big show.
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”.
Host Donna Quinn interviews Misty Czillinger, Events and Marketing Manager for the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association.
In observance of World AIDS Day, a program all about gay rights, featuring “Petition of Prejudice,” and “Atlas Hugged,” both written by Michael McCusker.
Clatsop County Manager Don Bohn joins Mac & Alana to talk about his career and how he met his wife. Mac fixates on pirates. . .
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker reacts to Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign announcement. Also, Pamela Paul asks “Is There A Problem With Thanksgiving?” And finally from the late Dr. Robert Brake, “A Brief Synopsis of Donald Trump’s First Thanksgiving As President.”
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 & Board President Brian Bergman with North Coast Symphonic Band at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria.
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker presents original, but untitled material that relates to Ann Coulter's call to threaten liberals with death. Also, Michelle Goldberg warns that "The Trump Show Is Back," and urges curious viewers not to tune in. Finally, Thomas Homer-Dixon and Johan Rockström ask "What Happenens When a Cascade of Crises Collide?"
Friday, November 11th at 3pm ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests:
Director Edward James & Actor Terri L. Baier with “Every Brilliant Thing” at KALA in Astoria. Dave Drury on guitar & Shelley Loring Barker on flute (+ Luke Ydstie on bass) in concert at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts. Danyelle Tinker, Executive Director of The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria, with the 2023 Season Announcement Party & more.
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 the North Oregon Coast Symphony’s NCCO concert The Spirit of Life in Nehalem & Astoria.
Clatsop Co Historical Society Director Mac Burns with the return of Talking Tombstones at Ocean View Cemetery.
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 AIFF at the Liberty Theatre. Students Len, Carter, Allyson & Jacklyn with teachers Angela Calvin-Pederson & Tamara Stephens for the Astoria H.S. Choir & Orchestra Halloween Concert.
The Clatsop County Circuit Court includes two specialty courts – one for mental health treatment, one for drug addiction. Both help people to work their way out of a life in the criminal justice system. It’s a group effort involving probation officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys and treatment providers. Listen in to portions of a drug...
Teresa Retzlaff is joined by co-host emeritus Jessica Schleif for a discussion of all things early fall in our coastal farms and gardens.
Sisters Paulette McCoy (#7) and Patti Nelson (#10) are on hand to discuss their long family history in Astoria and Clatsop County. Is Alana stalking Paulette? Maybe. Tune in and find out.
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 the world of libraries in our communities.
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 short theatre vignettes at KALA in Astoria. Margarita Cullimore with music to celebrate Mexican Independence Day Sept 16, 1810.
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 & D: A Night of David and Durang’ on stage at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria; and Theater Director Danyelle Tinker.
Linda and Merianne talked about trying new chicken recipes, special show/time/thank you gifts for Pledge Drive.
Mac and Alana welcome retired law enforcement officer Roman Vandrisko who shares some stories about OJ Simpson, a white Bronco, and Rodney King. Also appearing on the menu tonight: underwear, giant condoms, and safe driving tips for driving in the snow.
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...
This month’s Around Our Schools program provides information about the Tongue Point Job Corps Center, Seamanship Program. Sara Meyer interviews Captain (and Seamanship Director), Len Tumbarello about the incredible opportunity students have to become mariners. Student, Justin Alacron, add his experiences to the interview.
Host Donna Quinn interviews Oregon based nature writer and author Marina Richie. Her new book, “Halcyon Journey … In Search of the Belted Kingfisher” has just been published by Oregon State University Press. Marina writes blogs, articles and poetry, teaches classes, is on the Board of the Greater Hells Canyon Council… and much more. Together...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker deliver’s an original screed based on a repressed 1979 article from The Progressive Magazine. That article is titled “The H-Bomb Secret. How we got it – why we’re telling it.” Michael calls it “The People’s Bomb.” Also, from the brilliant and mad penmanship of R. Louis Richards, “Clearcut Feeling.”
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...
Mac and Alana pay special tribute to Larry Ziak, long time Clatsop County Historical Society employee and loyal listener to the radio show.
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.
Salman Rushdie earns the ultimate literary award: a politically and religiously motivated death sentence, in, “My Dinner with Salman Rushdie,” written by Eugene Robinson. Also, happy birthday to the station’s own Michael McCusker, PSU’s David Horowitz, unofficial poet laureate Walt Curtis, and Shanghaied in Astoria godmother Judy Niland.
Teresa interviews Julie Hackett and John Haul of Laughing Rabbit Farm in lewis and clark of the north coast region.
summer salads, the value of fish sauce, handwritten family recipes and the fact that Linda was not wearing her apron….again.
Lauri Serafin is on hand to teach Mac & Alana all about historic preservation and the Forsstrom House.
Friday, August 12th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Multi media artist Terry Robinett & Light artist Jill Mulholland on Astoria Big Heads in the Regatta Parade. Painter & Musician Bette Lu Krause with the PAA Summer Open Studio Tour on the Long Beach Peninsula, WA. Teri...
On the next Story Told with Michael McCusker, a feature segment from R. Louis Richards titled “Reality Chex,” who claims that, to say what is real is to automatically miss the point and it would perhaps be the purest practice of folly to try.
Dan Goody, District Forester, joins Mac & Alana to talk about trees., outdoor recreation, and forest management. Somehow Mac manages to bring up his fridge.
Friday, August 5th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Heather Reynolds hosts designer, maker, problem solver Damion Triplett with his zine Their Our Story, personal reflections for the BLM movement; at the AVA Gallery. Organizer Diana Thompson with Jazz & Oysters, returning to the Port of Peninsula, Nahcotta...
“How Can We Help?” In today’s world, we are swamped with a constant tsunami of disturbing images and news of pain, suffering, and conflict through 24/7 access to tv, radio, social media, blogs, texts, and tweets. Many of us tune out in response to feeling overwhelmed and powerless to do anything about the myriad problems...
On the next Story Told, a double feature between Dan Armstrong’s “The Third World War,” and Dr. Robert Brake’s “Stupidity Run Amok.”
This hearing examines the challenges facing Oregon’s coastal communities and ecosystems due to the climate crisis and opportunities for the federal government to help state, local, and Tribal partners build resilient, climate-ready coasts. The committee received testimony from: Dr. Elaine Placido, Executive Director, Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. Placido is a veteran of the Coast Guard and...
Summer produce: tomatoes, corn, melons What Linda ate for 2 weeks in Minnesota What it’s like to not cook for a couple of weeks
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 &...
On the next Story Told, an untitled stream of consciousness on getting beat up by police, and how to most effectively protest. Additionally, by David Lamb, “The Machine That Set Women Free.”
Friday, July 22nd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Co-founder, Artistic director & Opera singer Bereniece Jones-Centeno & Orchestra leader & Pianist Vincent Centeno with Cascadia Chamber Opera’s production of The Banshee @ the Larsen Center in Astoria. Artist Morrison Pierce & Musician Tim Root with The Not-So...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker, in an untitled screed, elucidates the poor state of human rights in the USA. Also, from Amy Davidson Sorkin, “G.O.P. Heckles the January 6ᵗʰ Show.” Finally, former Astorian Dan Armstrong’s “The Trimline Pencil.”
Teresa talks with Aaron Grothe (“growth”), OSU extension regional fire specialist, about wildfires, prevention, preparedness, and more.
value of family recipes, grilling whole cabbage and the origin story of Linda’s Driving My Vegetables song
Clatsop County Historical Society Curator Chelsea Vaughn and Digital Archivist Julie Burpee are on hand to talk about the CCHS efforts to digitize collections and make them accessible to the public. They make it a lot more interesting than it sounds!
Friday, July 15th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Pianist Jennifer Goodenberger & Violinist Kim Angelis play original music at the Astoria Library 10th St concert series & the Finn Fest in Naselle. Artists Kitty Paino & Carolyn Myers Lindberg on the Trails End Art Association 71st Annual Judged...
On the next Story Told, a reoccurrence of Katrin Bridget Snow’s “Liberty and the Bastille,” in commemoration of Bastille Day, July 14th. And, a tribute to and feature of former Portland mayor Bud Clark, with his piece “Give Peace a Chance,” read by Michael McCusker.
This episode features Tongue Point Job Corps. A great new emphasis has recruitment for enrollees coming from Clatsop and surrounding 6 counties. Erica Bruney is a 17 year TPJC employee who is now the recruiter and admissions coordinator. And Roger Lindsley helps graduates get their job placement.
Retired Astoria Fire Chief Lenard Hansen is on hand to chat about firefighting and some of the big Astoria fires. Alana vows to ban sparklers.
Friday, July 8th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Tuba player Dennis Hale with the Big Brass Bash Festival at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts. Oil Painter Matthew Dennison at Imogen Gallery with his first solo show, the first in the new space. Danyelle...
Host Donna Quinn interviews Suzanne Roberts, an award winning travel writer, memoirist and poet. Her books include the just released “Animal Bodies: on Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties”, “Bad Tourist”: Misadventures in Love and Travel released in 2020” and “Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail” released in 2012 and which earned her...
Linda lies about having her apron on! Cole slaw, egg salad and a quart of caper juice spilled inside the fridge.
Oh Say Can You Hear. . .Mac and Alana chat about the steps toward American Independence
Friday, July 1st at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Drea Frost on the Public Art Reveal Party of the permanent installation at the Seaside Civic & Convention Center. Brian Bergman with the North Coast Symphonic Band concert ‘From Sea to Shining Sea’. ChrisLynn Taylor on Astor Street...
On the next Story Told, 2022 is half over, and to celebrate, or lament, Michael McCusker brings an untitled rant to the table on the faux-supremacy of men. Also from Michael, “Sons of Liberty.” And from Robert Brake, “The Big Bang: My Not Much of a Love Affair with the 4ᵗʰ of July.” Finally, poetry by Larry Barrows, A.K.A., Dire...
Mark Schacher, owner of the Arrow Tugboat & Tour Company, chats about growing up in Astoria, tugboats, and log rafts. Plus, Alana disapproves of Mac’s decision to include recent history in the program.
Friday, June 24th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Nancy Allen & Kathleen Sayce with the Water Music Society’s Music in the Gardens Tour on the Long Beach Peninsula. Barbara Anne Oregon Folksinger at the Summer Library Concert Series & more. Summer Peterson with the Cannon Beach...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker reflects on the year nineteen sixty seven in “The Summer of Love, and Legend.” Also by Michael, “Rise and Fall of an Iron Curtain.” And lastly some summer-child-themed poetry, including, but not limited to “Summer’s Children,” and “To Preserve Children.”
We talked about the importance of wearing clothes while cooking, kim chee fried rice and the price of groceries
Friday, June 17th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Lloyd Bowler & Yvonne Sundstrom on Scandinavian Midsummer Festival 2022 entertainment and more. Director Ann Bronson & actor Kate Lacaze on Birds of a Feather by Marc Acito at The Ten Fifteen Theater. Four Pianos & a Cello...
To honor Juneteenth I want to revisit a 2020 conversation with four friends about race and justice, and where things stand for people who look like them. All are black. We’ll hear from Denise Reed, Bereniece Jones-Centeno, Amber Hope Duffy and Charles Withers. Oregon is still mostly white, and I started by asking what it...
Mac & Alana spend some time with recently retired health expert Joell Archibald. What an amazing life she has led!
Friday, June 10th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Sergey Antonov & Ilya Kazantsev of The Hermitage Piano Trio with Special Guests for the Third Dimension Classical Music Festival at the Liberty Theatre. The Anita Building presents BorderXer by artist, curator, teacher Patricia Vázquez Gómez; with Liz Harris, artist and...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker’s original screed titled “Small ‘d’ democracy.” Also, from Jennifer Rubin “Democrats, remember the Mueller report? Do the opposite in January 6 hearings.” And finally, from the late Dr. Robert Brake, “Theatre of War.”
We talked about tomatoes, growing fresh herbs and how to kill them, cooking for sick friends.
Mac & Alana welcome Seaside City Councilor Tita Montero, discuss historic shades of lipstick, bottles of water, the YMCA, and what makes Mac laugh.
Musicians from across the country play live in studio as part of the Tenor Guitar Gathering of concerts, jams, classes and more at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts. Performers include Jean Mann, Tyler Jackson, Grant Flick, Tom May, Alison Helzer, John Lawlor & John Halovanic.
My guest tomorrow on “Talk of Our Towns” at 9 am is Lexie Hallahan. She is the visionary and Director of Northwest Women’s Surf Camps based in Seaside, Oregon. We will be discussing her upcoming events, camps, programs and how her business has grown, changed to now offer family friendly and co-ed experiences, adapted and...
Mac & Alana give you the low down on the 37th Anniversary of The Goonies. As if that wasn’t enough, Mac reads some emotional poetry and becomes a travel-advocate for Hershey, Pennsylvania. Plus, Alana has a cold.
Friday, May 27 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Paul Dueber with the Second Sunday Series of concerts in Cannon Beach’s Coaster Theatre; plus more. Marcus Runkle on Seaside’s first LGBTQ Pride March & Community Celebration. Conductor Cory Pederson & player Pamela Fleming on North Coast Chamber Orchestra’s concerts...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker delivers two, mostly, original rants including “Recruiting Tomorrow’s Dead,” and “Vanport: The Town Nobody Wanted,” which is co-written by Julia Ruuttila. Also, poetry by Lily Deufel.
Pie-eating contests, The Shining, Bonnie & Clyde, and Birthday shout-outs? It’s another big show with Mac & Alana.
Friday, May 20 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Conductor Denise Reed & Singer & board member Cheryl Capellen on the North Coast Chorale ‘Celebrating Diversity with Music’ @ the Larsen Center in Astoria. Director Susi Brown & players Daniel Erfurdt & Ann Branson go ‘Barefoot in the...
On the next Story Told, “Womb Control” by Iris Wilde, with quotes by Gertrude Stein. Also, an original screed from Michael McCusker on the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens, forty-two years ago, yesterday, May the 18ᵗʰ.
Frankenmeals – what you get when you try to use up all the leftovers Rising grocery prices The ongoing experiment of making weekly menu plans
Local Insurance Agent Linda Dugan offers travel advice. Mac & Alana get into a heated argument about how long ago something has to have happened to be considered “history” and somehow Mac gets bogged down with a Root Beer question.
Friday, May 13 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Kristin Shauck, Heather Goguen & Jimmy Manden on the CCC Art Student Show @ the Royal Nebeker Gallery. The Clatskanie Arts Commission founders & chairs Elsa & Dee Wooley on the Raymond Carver Writing Festival 2022. Director Katherine...
On the next Story Told, a full program tribute to Dr. Robert Brake of Ocean Park, Washington, including and unfortunately limited to, “American Dream? Forget It,” “War and Peace,” “Monopoly Isn’t Just a Board Game,” and finally “The War on Voting.”
5 AHS seniors will share their thoughts about their years in school. 3 Valedictorians, Grace Harden, Emily Carpenter, Rocky Rub and 2 Salutatorians, Nevaeh Miehe and Charlie Williams have much to say.
This morning we’re talking with a local person who is homeless. This will be the first in what I hope will be a series of discussions to help us better understand the individuals among the human beings we may tend to lump together as, “The Homeless.” I went to Lifeboat Services downtown, which houses both...
In a very special Mother’s Day episode, Mac & Alana discuss all of the ways living in the Victorian Era could kill you.
Kit Ketcham, Jim Dott & Jerry Middaugh with “A Golden Thread: The Legacy of Pete Seeger” @ the Larsen Center in Astoria. Acoustic guitarist, singer, songwriter Terry Robb at Peninsula Arts Center in Ilwaco & Wild Manzanita. Graham Nystrom on the KMUN benefit concert with John Gorka Live @ the Larsen Center.
Host Donna Quinn interviews Josh Saranpaa, the Executive Director of The Wildlife Center of the North Coast. They talk about the Birds of a Feather Spring Festival coming up on May 14-15, along with educational outreach programs, volunteer opportunities, summer camps etc,.
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.”
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...
Using aged vegetables The challenge of cooking for two with differing food preferences Lingering kitchen smells Redeeming a badly burnt frying pan
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...
Linda’s take on what to wear while cooking, a cookie-of-the-year and some old fashioned entree’ ideas that have stood the test of time.
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.”
In this special episode of Mental Health Radio, Graham Nystrom interviews Nikki Fortuna, President of the Board of Peace of Mind Pacific County (POMPC), about the organization and its services. More info at pompc.org and on Meta (Facebook) at Peace Of Mind Pacific County.
Ready for story time boys and girls? Mac & Alana chat with Warrenton Community Library Director Kelly Knudsen. Somehow Cheetos and the bowling habits of Presidents all come up.
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...
On the next Story Told, “Women Are The Mothers Of Earth,” written by the Women’s Congress for a Healthy Planet. Additionally a piece of poetry by Margit Bowler titled “Earth’s Checklist.”
On Tuesday, April 19th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Astoria Branch, in collaboration with Clatsop Community College (CCC), The Astorian, and Coast Community Radio (KMUN), held a Candidates’ Forum at Clatsop Community College, Patriot Hall. This is Part 2.
On Tuesday, April 19th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Astoria Branch, in collaboration with Clatsop Community College (CCC), The Astorian, and Coast Community Radio (KMUN), held a Candidates’ Forum at Clatsop Community College, Patriot Hall. This is Part 1.
Mac & Alana chat with Dr. Dominique Greco. . .tracing her journey from log cabin to Seaside Doctor. Plus, Alana makes fun of Wikipedia.
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.
On the next Story Told, an original by Michael McCusker titled “Winter Soldiers.” And, from Stephanie Foggett, “The Far-Right Idealized The Russian Military. Ukraine Exposes All The Ways They’re Wrong.” Finally, poetry by Russell Alan Mitchell and Teresa Barnes.
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...
Today we’re discussing homelessness – with Teresa Barnes, the Executive Director of the Astoria Warming Center.
Mac & Alana chat about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Plus, Mac insults Idi Amin and overshares about President Lyndon Johnson.
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”...
Today we will be learning more about the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, a non-profit statewide civil rights organization promoting justice, equity and inclusion in housing across Oregon. My guests are Eliza Galaher, Education and Outreach Specialist North and Central Coast Region and Samuel Goldberg, Statewide Education and Outreach Specialist focusing on land-use issues.
On the next Story Told, celebrating Astoria’s Birthday in an original rant by Michael McCusker. Also, Julie Snyder’s open letter to the Astorian titled “Clearing the Streets.” Finally, Matt Bai states “I reject both parties’ idea of Americanism. And I’m not the only one.”
Host Teresa Retzlaf talks with Jennifer Childress of Nehalem, discussing how her gardening practice has changed since her children left home.
Linda and Merianne talk about honing our cooking chops, cooking to please ourselves, how the pandemic has changed the way we shop and why we need to stop it.
Mac & Alana chat with Warrenton Fire Chief Brian Alsbury. Plus, learn about the connection between the Pony Express, Jesse James, April 3, and Mac!
Friday, April 1 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Performative sculptor Dawn Stetzel with the 10th annual Sou’Wester Arts Week: over 30 creators, performances, installations, open studios in Seaview, WA. Documentary & fine arts photographer Robbie McClaran with “The Great River of the West” at Lightbox Photographic Gallery...
On the next Story Told, from Carrie N. Baker “Fifty Years Later, the Equal Rights Amendment is Ratified. Now What?” Also, by Anita Shelgikar, “Changing time is fine, but Congress wants to push our clocks in the wrong direction.”
Mac & Alana are on their best behavior for Astoria Police Chief Geoff Spalding. No handcuffs were necessary and no tickets issued in the making of this radio program.
Friday, March 25 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Peninsula Players president and Director Rita Smith with “A Bag Full of Miracles” at the River City Playhouse in Ilwaco, WA. Executive director of the Coaster Theatre Patrick Lathrop with “The 39 Steps” and so much more at the...
On the next Story Told, a program featuring, dedicated to, and mostly about Helen Patti Hill, whose birthday is today, on March 24ᵗʰ. From Michael McCusker, “The Right To Know Who You Are,” and from Helen herself, a short radio play, “Room, Table, Cot.”
UPDATE — KMUN was at the city’s forum on livability and homelessness in Astoria and recorded the event. You can listen by clicking play on the sound file above. Lorraine Veach recently overheard two women talking about a divisive proposal to build workforce and affordable housing in Astoria’s Heritage Square downtown. The women were bemoaning...
Mac and Alana discuss masks, volunteering at the Flavel House, a new exhibit at the Heritage Museum, the Spruce Goose, bunny rabbits, and still have time for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday, March 18 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: David Sweeney and Jeremiah Williams in “ART” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton & directed by Karen Bain at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Running March 18th-26th Barbara Anne Gaidosh, long time Folksinger, plays Astoria, Long Beach...
Alana is back and we welcome special guest Janet Bowler. Nordic Park, Walter Cronkite, the Friday Music Club, and more are on the agenda. Mac almost reveals the secret link between the Troll and Santa.
Selected performances from the 2022 FisherPoets Gathering, held virtually. Performers included: Tele Aadsen, Katrina Porteus, Duncan Berry, Keith Wilson, Kat Murphy, and George Wilson. Scroll down to listen. Click here for the full-length recordings and selections from previous years on Brad Wartman’s FisherPoetry Podcast. For additional information on the FisherPoets Gathering, links to unedited video...
On the next Story Told, mostly untitled but not unoriginal material from Michael McCusker, with an addition by Gabrielle Canon, being, “US West Megadrought is worst in at least one thousand two hundred years.” As a final garnish to the program, poetry by Tracy McCusker.
Friday, March 11 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Photojournalist Amiran White & Chinook Nation Councilwoman Jane Pulliam on ntsayka ilii: our place, an interpretive exhibit at Astoria Visual Arts. Warrenton Community Library director Kelly Knudsen and Author Diana Kirk with Library After Dark. Cascadia Chamber Opera...
Selected performances from the 2022 FisherPoets Gathering, held virtually. Performers included: Naphtali Fields-Forbes, Pat Dixon, Maggie Bursch, Wilfred Wilson, Toni Mirosevich, and Henry Hughes. Scroll down to listen. Click here for the full-length recordings and selections from previous years on Brad Wartman’s FisherPoetry Podcast. For additional information on the FisherPoets Gathering, links to unedited video...
Teresa Retzlaff talks with KMUN’s News Director, Katie Frankowicz, in this special Spring Pledge Drive edition of In Season.
Host Teresa Retzlaff interviews Carla Cole, the Natural and Cultural Resource Program Lead at the Lewis & Clark National Historic Park, about her work at one of our region’s many beautiful natural spaces.
Welcome to the Human Beat! I’m Roger Rocka. The City of Astoria is engaged in a process intended to provide some affordable housing downtown, in the area bounded by Duane, Exchange, 11th and 12th streets. Some additional units would be used by Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare to provide housing and treatment for their clients. The City is engaged in exclusive...
On the next Story Told, M.L. Graham’s “Ground Zero,” along with original musings on the topic of nuclear war from Michael McCusker. Also, Cole Arthur Riley breathes a sigh of relief in “Back History Month is over. Thank goodness.” Finally, “Road to Country,” a poem by the recently passed Claudia Harper.
Judi Lampi is on hand to correct Mac on the pronunciation of “Sauna.” Plus, filling in for Alana is special co-host Stephanie Meadows.
Today we hear from Katy Killough and Stanette Klatt, Science teachers at the Astoria Middle School where 380 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are taught by dedicated educators.
Skip Hauke was as “Astorian” as they come. Tonight, a special tribute to Skip as we share clips from our interviews with him in 2010, 2017, and 2019. You made our community a better place Skip. Thank you from all of us.
Friday, March 4 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Printmaker Stirling Gorsuch with “Coastal Lexicon” at RiverSea Gallery in Astoria. Painter Phyllis Taylor, featured artist at Trail’s End Art Gallery in Gearhart. NOCS & North Coast Chamber Orchestra Conductor Cory Pederson & Board member Pamela Fleming with...
Friday, February 25 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Christy Martin & Aodh Og O’Tuama as Four Shillings Short in concert at the Larsen Center in Astoria. Ashley Mundel directs the Astor Street Opry Company Teen Company in Clue: On Stage. Dr. Chelsea Vaughn, Curator of Collections...
Donna Quinn interviews Joanne Rideout, host of the Ship Report, and long time staff member of KMUN. Joanne started as a volunteer Bedtime Stories reader, and over the past two decades has worked various tenures as both News Director and Station Manager. As of this spring, she has retired from her staff position at...
On the next Story Told, for the 35ᵗʰ Women’s History Month, Michael McCusker features an excerpt from Helen Hill’s “Family Values.” Also, Robert Reich diagnoses that “Putinism is Breeding in the Heart of the Republican Party.”
Friday, February 18 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Patrick Dixon releases his memoir ‘Waiting to Deliver’ – Alaska fishing in stories, poems and photographs. Amy Carleton with Coast Craft Cooperative offers a Wasco Weaving Workshop @ Anita in Astoria. Bill Dodge with his long history as an artist &...
On the next Story Told, an original, untitled screed by Michael McCusker, and as a sendoff to Black History Month, “American Carnage,” also by Michael. Additionally, by Esau McCaully, “Black History Month is About Seeing America Clearly.”
Recipes we wouldn’t make again, “What about crock pot cooking?” and Linda goes apron shopping.
Warrenton Police Chief Matt Workman provides a deep analysis comparing Nebraska with Oregon. Mac & Alana also learn all about Vernonia.
On the next Story Told, Jonathan Capehart asks the question “What about Black students’ ‘discomfort’?,” in repsonse to white discomfort regarding America’s slaving past. And from the late Thich Nhat Hanh, “At War with Ourselves.” Finally from Todd Gitlin, who also recently passed, “Does the Arc of the Moral Universe Still Bend Toward Justice?”
The United States is facing a national blood crisis, brought on by complications from the pandemic. A significant portion of hospital blood needs for patients is not being met. Doctors are forced to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who has to wait until more becomes available. The American Red Cross is...
Grab your sweetie and learn all about St. Valentine’s Day with Mac & Alana. Plus, Alana provides a lukewarm endorsement of Arizona, Mac gives tourist advice for Kansas City & Las Vegas, and they both admit their discomfort with Cupid.
Friday, February 11 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Scott Leahing with an update on Astoria’s Dots ’N Doodles Art Supplies and upcoming guest artist Don Colley. Bette Lu Krause on the four women band Oyster Crackers’ concert at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts in...
On the next Story Told, “Lincoln’s Emancipation,” which is a piece that sees regular reuse in Michael McCusker’s repertoire, this time of year.
Astor School Kate Gohr and Counselor Chloe Hunt talk about learning for Kindergarten thru 2nd graders. 350 students are in this 1C Astoria school and excited to be learning with new friends. Hear how school is slightly different for these youngsters and how the Bond levy works.
What is their Best Show Ever?” Mac & Alana sadly realize they will never be Jeopardy contestants when Mac puts Alana to the test. Play along at home and see if you do any better.
Friday, February 4 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Cannon Beach Arts Assn treasurer Lila Wickham & FPG founder Jon Broderick on the CB Gallery exhibit “Working Shores”, the North Coast & the fishing industries. Plus a new anthology of fisher poetry and art. Musician & President Brian...
Host Donna Quinn interviews author teacher Marianne Monson, founder and President of The Writer’s Guild of Astoria. They talk about Marianne’s new novel and all things Writer’s Guild including their newly designed website, upcoming workshops and events … and the power of writing for everyone!
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker kicks off Black History Month with an abridged “This Side of Oregon,” by Ralph Friedman.
Teresa talks with horticulturalist Amy Erfling on plant terminology, and how to set yourself up for success by understanding some basic gardening concepts.
Free Financial Advice tonight when Mac & Alana chat with volunteer extraordinaire Dan Arnoth. Plus, Mac provides free travel advice for a visit to New York City.
Friday, January 28 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Artists Sally Lackaff & Roger Hayes on life and the arts in their new hometown of Detroit, Michigan. Jennifer Crockett, Liberty Theatre ED, on The Brosius Academy, acting and stagecraft classes for youth and adults; plus full steam ahead...
On the next Story Told, “Vote for Life and Liberty Pt. II,” by Michael McCusker. Also, in a similar vein, by E.J. Dionne Jr., “Giving up on voting rights now would be unconscionable.” Robert Brake chimes in and states “‘Oh Beautiful’ is my kind of America.” Finally, poetry from Jim Dott, and a eulogy-tribute to longtime Astorian artist Michael DeWaide. ...
What’s your game? Astoria High School Athletic Director Howard Rub is on hand to tell Mac & Alana about his career and accomplishments. Better listen in and cheer him on!
Friday, January 21 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Harriott Balmer, president of the Tenor Guitar Foundation, on TGG12 and all things Tenor Guitar. Speaker, Writer and Holocaust survivor Ruth Lindemann with her latest book, “We Chose Survival – A Memoir of My Early Life”.
On the next Story Told, the final of two parts in Michael McCusker’s original dystopian short story; a mixture of Orwell’s authoritarianism and Robert Heinlein’s warnings of theocracy to make “Evangelica 5440.”
Mac & Alana share some more stories from local Clatsop County citizens serving in the Pacific in World War II. Plus, Alana forgets a special anniversary, Mac reveals his favorite Monkee, and why he doesn’t like Popeye.
Friday, January 14 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Author Tina Ontiveros with her award winning memoir ‘rough house’ & Nancy McCarthy on the Cannon Beach Library’s NW Authors Series and upcoming events. Artist Marcia Wilson with her exhibit at Bay City Arts Center focused on nature & animal portraiture....
On the next Story Told, the first of two parts in Michael McCusker’s original dystopian short story; a mixture of Orwell’s authoritarianism and Robert Heinlein’s warnings of theocracy to make “Evangelica 5440.”
Clatsop County held an online press conference about COVID trends and testing. The County is bracing for an Omicron surge. By Joanne Rideout [Scroll down to listen, script below] Judy Geiger is vice president of patient care services at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Judy Geiger: “We’ve seen an uptick in COVID but it’s staying...
On the north side of Commercial Street in Astoria – between 10th and 11th streets – is a building housing the Beacon Clubhouse and Filling Empty Bellies. The two organizations are filling gaps in the community – meeting vital needs – but they serve and attract homeless people and that has caused concern from some neighbors....
Dr. Chelsea Vaugh, Clatsop County Historical Society Curator, discusses two temporary exhibits at the Heritage Museum: “Blocked Out: Race and Place in Making of Modern Astoria” and an exhibit about the 1922 Fire that destroyed downtown Astoria. Plus, Mac picks on Florida.
Friday, January 7 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Painter blis, aka Kristen Nekovar, artist-in- residence, with ‘the mess and the minutiae’ at Astoria Visual Arts. Printmaker and art educator Miki’ala Souza with ‘Ao’, her second solo show at Imogen Gallery.
Host Donna Quinn conversates with Katelyn Staecker, Astoria based Internal Family Systems Therapist and Trainer. Their theme is “Moving into the New Year with Grace and Gratitude.”
On the next Story Told, Politifact’s 2021 lie of the year: “Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance.” Also, Michael congratulates Joanne Rideout on her countless years of KMUN service, and mourns her retirement.
Hosts Teresa Retzlaff and Jessica Schleif talk deep winter, uncharacteristically cold and snowy coastal weather, and the process of letting go when nature makes its own decisions.
Mac & Alana kick off the New Year with resolutions, a driving lesson, oleomargarine, and things turning 100 this year.
Friday, December 31ST at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Clay artist David Campiche, Painter Rhonda Grudenic and Photographer/Writer Dwight Caswell with “Seeking the Sacred” at RiverSea Gallery. Musician & Sound engineer Nevada Sowle with the art of a life of music.
Friday, December 24th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Astoria School of Ballet’s founder and director Margaret Wall with the ‘Gift of Dance’ program and more. Fisher, Writer and Poet Dave Densmore on his writings, aspirations, life.
On the next Story Told, from the KMUN vault, an excerpt of the final Words Words Words program, hosted by Dire Day, as transcribed and read by Michael McCusker. And in closing for this year, “Resolutions for 2022,” which are, exactly the same as the previous resolutions
Clatsop County hospitals are bracing for yet another Covid-19 surge. That’s due to the Omicron variant. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin has this report: [Scroll down to Listen:] Oregon Health Sciences University’s top forecaster is projecting that Omicron covid hospitalizations will soon surge to 17-hundred per day statewide, up from a peak of 12-hundred with the delta...
Mac & Alana welcome Sari Hartman to “Interesting Things That Happened in the Past”. . .the name of the show when it airs in Finland. Sari shares memories of growing up in Astoria as a Finnish immigrant.
Host and farmer Teresa Retzlaff interviews gardener and artist Linda Cochran about her work with native plants on the northwest coast, from a beautifully curated garden on Bainbridge Island to Port Ludlow on the Olympic Peninsula.
On the next Story Told, a Christmas-adjacent program featuring Santa Claus, who’s recently been suspected of smuggling cocaine across the boarder from the North Pole in “Snowtime for Santa.” Also, an excerpt from “The Complete Kwanzaa: Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest,” by Dorothy Winbush Riley. And finally, by Michael McCusker, “Born to be a Rebel.”
Mac & Alana do some serious investigative reporting when they are joined by Erik Thorsen, CEO of Columbia Memorial Hospital. The result? We discover Erik’s secret alias!
Friday, December 17TH at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Writer and host Heather Hirschi with author Robert Michael Pyle for First Person: Authors Talk at KALA. Writer Mark Mizell & artist Stirling Gorsuch with their new book “What Are The Chances?” Marcy Dunning, president of Clatsop Animal...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker delivers an original rant pertaining to the Bill of Rights. Also, from Dr. Robert Brake, “The Bill of Rights: America’s Greatest Afterthought?” And finally, “Mark Meadows has already established a coup plot. Do we care enough to stop him?,” written by Jennifer Rubin.
Host Sara Meyer talks with Social Emotional Learning Coach for the Astoria School District, Jenni Newton. Jenni describes what SEL is, how it’s used in the classroom, and why it’s an important tool and framework for students of all ages.
Welcome to the Human Beat! I’m Roger Rocka. Clatsop Community Action is a non-profit agency that has been providing services to low-income residents of the county for over 30 years. CCA tries to help people meet their critical needs like shelter and food. Their clients include people who are homeless. The executive director of Clatsop...
Friday, December 3rd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Theater executive director Danyelle Tinker & performance director Susi Brown with ‘Almost Baroque for Christmas – A Holiday Review’ at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Ceramic artists Richard Rowland and Randy McClelland on ‘Ahikaaroa: Under the Beaver Moon’...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker presents “On the Occasion of the 80ᵗʰ Anniversary of Pearl Harbor.” Also, Dr. Robert Brake gives a “Bizarre Suggestion,” being a lyrically practical homage to the DC-3 Airliner. Finally, redressing a longtime mischaracterization in “Why Norman Rockwell left Thanksgiving Americana behind,” by Andrew L. Yarrow
The “greatest show ever” when Mac & Alana talk about the “Greatest Generation” from Clatsop County and their World War II experiences.
Friday, December 3rd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Bereniece Jones Centeno, Director of the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts, with an Afternoon of Stars at the Bridgewater Bistro. Kirista Trask of Cambium Gallery on Handmade for the Holidays pop ups – 5 venues, over 40...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker delves into the Oregon’s Citizen’s Alliance, otherwise known as the O.C.A., in “Petition of Prejudice.” Also, “Arthur’s House” from Katrin Bridget Snow, and poetry from Juanita Huebner, “Walking Tour of Astoria.”
Alan Evans stops by to give Mac & Alana some “Helping Hands”. . .learn all about his amazing journey.
Friday, November 26th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Program coordinator Andrew Tonry on Tolovana Arts Colony happenings: Wreath workshop; Caesar the Llama live; Holiday bazaar. ChrisLynn Taylor & Cheryl Capellen from the North Coast Chorale with Karl Jenkins’ “The Healer” at the Larsen Center for the Performing...
On the next Story Told, Robert Jensen gives “No Thanks to Thanksgiving,” while Michael McCusker merely gives some personal observations. Additionally, to conclude the program, “Evergreen” by Jim Dott.
Mac & Alana welcome Sari Hartman to “Interesting Things That Happened in the Past”. . .the name of the show when it airs in Finland. Sari shares memories of growing up in Astoria as a Finnish immigrant.
Friday, November 19th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Conductor Cory Pederson with the North Coast Chamber Orchestra’s “Minor Alterations” & Columbia River Symphony’s holiday concerts. Mystery/thriller author & former crime reporter Jennifer Greer with the North Coast Mystery Writer’s Group and her novels. English dept chair...
On the next Story Told, all about JFK’s assassination in Dan Armstrong’s “Dearth of a President.” Additionally, by Robert Reich, “What Happens When a Congressman Threatens a Colleague With Violence.”
Host Teresa Retzlaff talks with Jessica Schleif about autumn things, garlic, bulbs, perennial planting, and other seasonal thoughts for this time of year.
“I once caught a fish THIS big!” Mac & Alana share some tales from the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Friday, November 12th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Director Katherine Lacaze and actor Molly Oien with Arsenic and Old Lace at Astoria High School. Executive director Jennifer Crockett on The Liberty Theatre Gala, the Heritage Piano Trio and more. Astoria artist Autumn Hurd on her art, life,...
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker acknowledges the day the great slaughter ended one hundred three years ago with “Armistice 103.” Additionally, from Rick Rubin, “Veterans of America, I salute you!”
This month’s Around Our Schools program interviews Astoria Schools Superintendent, Craig Hoppes (pronounced “hop-pes”) and Astoria School Board member, Jenna Rickenbach. The interview discusses the status of current construction projects, the bond measure that supported construction, and the many successes and stressors of providing quality education during a global pandemic. Join Sara Meyer as she...
In Clatsop County, the primary provider of mental health services is Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare. We sat down with CBH executive director Amy Baker to talk about the growing mental health problems in the county and across the country, and what’s needed to provide adequate treatment.
Mac & Alana welcome Rick Newton. I bet Warrenton gets mentioned a few times! And, somehow, the Pony Express also gets some airtime.
Friday, November 5th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Musicians Brian Bergman & Dennis Hale on the North Coast Symphonic Band’s 42nd season opening concert at the Liberty Theatre. Fused glass artist Christine Kende with the Astoria Art Loft series of Children’s Art Workshops. Richard Motchman with his...
After disrobing from your Halloween garb, prepare to doll up for climate summit pageantry on the next Story Told with Michael McCusker. Also, Rebecca Willis asks “Is democracy up to the task of climate change?” Finally, Dr. Robert Brake asserts (correctly) that “Monopoly is not just a board game.”
Host Donna Quinn interviews former investigative journalist William Dean, who has just published his debut suspense novel “Dangerous Freedom”. Set in the Pacific Northwest, Astoria in particular, Bill moved to Astoria last year from the East Coast and wrote “Dangerous Freedom” during the pandemic. “Dangerous Freedom” is inspired by a true story from his days...
Friday, October 29 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Painter & installation artist Paul Rutz & CCC art instructor & gallery director Kristin Shauck on new exhibit “Being Moved” at the Royal Nebeker Gallery. The duo Adams & Costello present their new album at The Coaster Theatre in Cannon...
On the next Story Told, a seasonally thematic piece by Iris Wilde, “Burning Witches.” And, in honor of what would be Josephine McCusker’s 109ᵗʰ birthday, “Happy Birthday Mother,” written by Michael McCusker.
Marian Soderberg joins Mac & Alana for their best show ever. Norwegian immigrants, school counselors, Hope House, Assistance League, and Cruise Hosts. . .this show has it all.
Friday, October 22nd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Author & historian Sydney Stevens with her latest book “Historic Haunts of the Long Beach Peninsula”. Founder & director Ron Craig on the Astoria International Film Festival showing at the Liberty Theatre. Executive director Madeline Matson & Curator...
Friday, October 15th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Multidisciplinary collaborative artists Anna Daedalus & Kerry Davis with Palūs, a meditation on the tidal wetland by their home in Rosburg, WA. Writer Heather Hirschi hosts First Person: Authors Talk, a monthly conversation at KALA in Astoria; Oct with...
On the next Story Told, in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness month, “Women in Crisis,” written by Leeann Jones Kelly in 2005 as a reflection on the Women’s Crisis Centers’ 25ᵗʰ year in operation. Also, “Beating Her Up,” by Michael McCusker. Finally, Karen Mellin reassures that “You Are Not Alone.”
Graham Nystrom hosts a conversation focused on Domestic Violence Awareness Month with guests Terri Steenbergen, ED of the Harbor, and Chris Hoover and Amber Bowman, the chair and secretary of the DV Council respectively.
This show is electric! Mac & Alana explore the history of electricity – how and when it came to Astoria. Better get some sunglasses – those arc lights are bright!
Story by KMUN Correspondent Jacob Lewin [Scroll down to listen] Astoria city officials are upbeat about compliance with the city’s covid vaccine mandate. Next Monday is the deadline and 89% of staff have been vaccinated. Others are in the process of being vaccinated or have been exempted but are working under restrictions. Fire Chief Dan...
Volunteer firefighters in Warrenton have had a change of heart. A month ago, city officials feared that most of them would resign rather than be forced to get vaccinated. Today the situation is very different. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin reports: [Scroll down to listen] The city of Warrenton has 20 volunteer firefighters, three paid staff, and...
October’s Around Our Schools program continues our interests in the Tongue Point Job Corps Program. We interview Kris Saulsbury, Career and Technical Trades Manager, and Cisco Martinez, a current Job Corps student. Kris will explain how career and technical trade training work and he will describe what a week in the trades looks like for...
On the next Story Told, as Columbus Day now gets eclipsed by Indigenous People’s Day, Michael McCusker reads an original screed, “Hello Columbus,” and to elucidate the continual oppression of Native Americans, from John Mohawk, “Native Americans and the Right to Survive.”
Abigail Scott Duniway, Jesse Applegate and Richard Neuberger each helped to shape the Oregon we know today. We get to know them in Eminent Oregonians, a new book published by long time Daily Astorian editor and publisher Steve Forrester.
This week Mac & Alana spend some time chatting with Leah Griffith, who comes from a long line of candy-makers in Clatsop County and whose grandfather was the Seaside Police Chief. Somehow, hand-crank phones, Scott Bakula, Jimmy Carter, and Saturday Night Live all work their way into the conversation.
Friday, October 8th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Benz and Chang with “Islands”, psychological portraits in watercolor, at the RiverSea Gallery for Astoria Art Walk. Dave Ambrose on the Netel Grange celebration and fun/fundraiser; plus ACCC happenings. Local artists Sally Lackaff & Roger Hayes on life...
Administrators from Clatsop County school districts weighed in at a press conference Wednesday about what seems to be a successful school year so far, as COVID-19 continues to define how adults and children interact outside of home. Joanne Rideout reports. [Scroll down to listen] “I think the community needs to understand the details that we...
On the next Story Told, a biased and skewed chronicle of human devolution by Michael McCusker titled “Homo Evolvianus.” Also, from David Horrowitz, “History and Critical Theory.” And to end the program, from the late poet-laureate Howard Nemerov, “Magnitudes.”
Host Donna Quinn interviews Will Caplinger, an ISA Certified Arborist who studied Classical Bonsai with the master Yuji Yoshimura and holds a master’s degree in Plant Geography from the University of California at Davis.
Teresa Retzlaff interviews local journalist Katie Frankowicz about her journey as a fledgling gardener in Astoria over the past few years, and the joys and lessons it has brought to her.
Mourning the passing of summer produce Is it Bratwurst or Briquets? Thank you’s for Pledge Drive. Something new about leeks.
Stop, Drop and Roll! Mac & Alana kick off Fire Prevention Week with a look at the 150 year old Astoria Fire Department.
Friday, October 1st at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Director Karen Bain on “The Weir” with Danyelle Tinker, executive director of The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Steve Forrester, Jane Kirkpatrick & R. Gregory Nokes, authors of “Eminent Oregonians: Three Who Matter” on their respective subjects, Richard Neuberger,...
Friday, September 24th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Kristine Torset, Judith Altruda & Earl Davis on “Eugene Landry: An Artist, a Time & a Tribute” an exhibit at the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Heritage Museum. The Clatskanie Arts Commission founders & chairs Dee & Elsa Wooley on the CAC 32nd annual Performing Arts Series.
Friday, September 17th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Author and activist Judith Arcana on her latest book “Hello. This is Jane.”, much of it based on the pre-Roe underground history of the Abortion Counseling Service of the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union.
Cambium Gallery Abstract Artist Kirista Trask and Sparrow Dance Company Artistic Director Julia Gingerich in Blur, a collaborative performance with music and canvas in Astoria. Director Patrick Lathrop & cast member Katherine Lacaze in The Picture of Dorian Gray at The Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach.
Friday, September 10th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts:
Artist Jody Miller opens her solo exhibit “Lone" at Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria.
Oil Painter Darren Orange with his new work in “Chrysalis" at Imogen Gallery in Astoria.
Musician and co-chair of the Clatsop County Cultural Coalition on the 2022 arts & heritage grant applications.
Friday, September 3rd at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Brian Bergman with the North Coast Big Band Labor Day concert in the Clatskanie City Park. Development Director Andrea Suarez & Board President Kimberley Speer-Miller on the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum Cottage Tour. Musicians Marisa Anderson & William Tyler launch “Lost Futures” on Thrill Jockey at Anita in Astoria.
Friday, August 27th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Poet Mary Lou McAuley with her new book “Terra Obscura: Poems and Hidden Maps”. Board chair Jessi Just on the newly opened Heart of Cartm in Wheeler, OR. Rainmar Bartl with his book “The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Cannon Beach” on the Artists and Artisans 1960-1985.
Friday, August 20th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Grammy nominated cellist Sergey Antonov & Liberty Theatre director Jennifer Crockett on the Third Dimension music festival with The Hermitage Piano Trio & guests. Eeva Lantela, owner of DragonFire Gallery, and Daniel Dancer, founder of Art for the Sky, on the Earth & Ocean Arts Festival 2021 in Cannon Beach. Artist and gallery owner Allyn Cantor on White Bird Gallery’s celebration of 50 years in Cannon Beach.
Friday, August 13th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Artist and coordinator Bette Lu Krause and PAA president JoAnne Webster and others, on site at the Peninsula Summer Studio Tour. Marble sculptor MJ Anderson on her dual exhibit “To the Ends of the Earth” at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. AVA & AWG Writer in Residence Professor Deborah Williams on her life and new book "The Corset and The Veil".
Friday, August 6th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Julia Gingerich of Sparrow Dance Company and Jennifer Crockett with the Liberty Theatre Block Party. Artist and musician Jennifer Goodenberger with a new body of work at Astoria Art Loft First Saturday Art Walk. Kassia Nye, executive director of United Way of Clatsop Co, on the Shipwrecked Music Festival at the CC Fairgrounds.
Friday, July 23rd at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Oil painter Carrie Williams & woodblock printmaker Karina Andrews, 2 of the 55 artists taking part in the Astoria Open Studios Tour. Cascadia Chamber Opera director Bereniece Jones-Centeno & Board secretary++ Lauri Krämer Serafin on CCO’s performance of Menotti’s comic opera The Old Maid and the Thief in English at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts.
Friday, July 16th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: INDIE Award Winning Novelist Alan E. Rose with "As If Death Summoned” at KALA’s First Person: Authors Talk in Astoria. Singer/songwriter/musician Leigh Jones as Eugenia Riot, performs at Pickled Fish and the Shelburne Pub on the Long Beach Peninsula, WA Jax & Charlotte Von Adler direct the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of The Emperor’s New Clothes at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria.
Friday, July 9th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Jim Fitzgerald, large format film photographer & carbon transfer printer with a solo show @ Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria; plus Members Showcase Exhibit. Proprietor Jane Brumfield and featured painter Ruth Hunter in a solo show of abstracted figures with mark making, color & light at Brumfield Gallery in Astoria.
Friday, July 2nd at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Coaster Theatre Executive Director Patrick Lathrop directs Shakesperience Sixty Second Shakespeare and Katherine Lacaze directs Mystery Hour The Case of the Coaster Clambake at the Cannon Beach Park all summer. Visual Artist Bette Lu Krause and Singer/Songwriter/Musician Judy Eron with the Oysterville Schoolhouse Artisan Fair on the Longbeach Peninsula in WA.
Friday, June 25th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Dr. Mark Ross Clark, Professor of Music and Theatre and Artistic Director of the Astoria Apprentice Artist Program; on the 2021 Virtual & Phenomenal program and the Final Astoria Concert. Artist, writer and fourth generation Astorian Ali Lilley on her work in “Beauty Deconstructed” at the Cannon Beach Gallery and more.
Friday, June 18th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Liberty Theatre Executive director Jennifer Crockett on the North Coast Performing Arts Alliance, 45th Parallel Universe Orchestra and A Block Party.
Sarah Buckmaster, Astoria Visual Arts & Astoria Writers Guild newest Writer in Residence, on her work in progress, life as a writer and a public reading.
Program director Andrew Tonry on the Tolovana Arts Colony community celebration ART in the PARK in Cannon Beach.
Friday, June 11th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Chairperson and Vocalist Dida DeAngelis tells all about Lower Columbia Q Center’s celebration of Astoria PRIDE.
Artist Stan Peterson with “Out on a Limb” wood sculpture opening at Imogen Gallery for Astoria Art Walk.
Ally Bruser and Thandi Rosenbaum on the Sou’Wester Lodge's new Arts & Ecology Center opening event, an Outdoor Arts Summer Camp, at the gateway to the Long Beach Peninsula in WA.
Friday, June 4th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Helena Graves and Cheryl Capellen with the North Coast Chorale’s concert “A Belated 30th Anniversary” live at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts.
Artist Steph Littlebird, curator of “Phot Choch” featuring an all-Indigenous collection of traditional and contemporary art. With artist/musician Liz Harris from The Anita Building in Astoria.
Friday, May 28th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Tenor Guitar Foundation president Harriet Balmer on the 11th annual Tenor Guitar Gathering virtually in the TGG capital of the world, Astoria OR..
Artist and director of the Cannon Beach Gallery Scott C. Johnson on “Beauty Deconstructed”, AIR, Summer Art Camp.
Friday, May 21st at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Art professor & Royal Nebeker Gallery director Kristin Shauck and Jurist Deanna Antony on the 2021 CCC Annual Art Student Show.
Lisa Nelson, Director of the Astoria Conservatory of Music, the premier school of music on the North Coast, with all the news.
Friday, May 14th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Astoria Art Loft owners and artists Jo Pomeroy-Crockett & Jeannette Davis on the exhibit by the Knappa Art, Acrylic and Photography 4-H Group. Director Katherine Lacaze and actors Kestley & Aria in Astoria H.S. virtual production of The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon.
Bette Lu Krause of The Oyster Crackers with a CD release party at the Peninsula Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, WA.
Friday, MAY 7th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Margaret Wall, owner, director, choreographer of Astoria School of Ballet, with a Scavenger Hunt & Performance at the Liberty Theatre for Astoria Art Walk. Dinah Urell, creator of KALA Performance Space, and interview host Heather Hirschi introduces "First Person: authors talk” on the KALA stage.
Friday, April 30th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Watercolor artist Gheri Fouts at Trail’s End Gallery for Gearhart First Saturday Art Walk
Visual artist & poet Lucca Etienne “With a Voice of Stone” at RiverSea Gallery for Astoria Second Saturday Art Walk
Vocalists, musicians & songwriters Merideth Kaye Clark & Jenn Grinels as "Siren Songs" release new single
Friday, April 23rd at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Astoria Visual Arts Director Annie Eskelin on the 2021 Astoria Open Studios Tour call for artists.
Sparrow Dance Company’s Julia Gingerich with videographer Colin Smith on “Creek - a Dance Film” on the KMUN YouTube Channel (https://kmun.org/kmuntv) Jordan Okoniewski on The Harbor’s 2021 Soup Bowl Project in Astoria.
Friday, April 16th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Eeva Lantela, owner of DragonFire Gallery, part of the Cannon Beach Spring Unveiling April 30-May 2 Myshkin Warbler and Jenny Qaqundah, artists in many realms, with life stories and a new Astoria establishment
Friday, April 9th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Mary Blake with live & virtual Art in the Park to benefit public art in the Seaside Mill Ponds & Sunset Recreation Center.
NY Times best selling mystery writer J.A. Jance hosted by the Cannon Beach Library on zoom and facebook
North Coast Chorale singer Bob Goldberg with the first live concert at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts in Astoria.
Friday, April 2nd at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Director Linda Makohon and actor Marilyn Karr from Riverbend Player’s production of The Dog Logs.
Artists and instructors Kristin Shauck, Ben Rosenberg and Lucien Swerdloff with the CCC Faculty Show Plus at the Royal Nebeker Gallery in Astoria.
Friday, March 26th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Sparrow Dance Company’s Julia Gingerich & Nate LaPort with a live Children’s Musical Theater Street Show in Astoria Caroline Wuebben, Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Membership, Marketing and Communications manager with all things CRMM.
Friday, March 19th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Musicians and song writers Andrew Emlen & Erik Friend from Skamokawa Swamp Opera with their new album of original songs “Foxglove Streets” Bill Griesar & Jeff Leake with Noggin Fest, the largest celebration of Neuroscience research, art, music & brains in the Pacific Northwest. Margarita Cullimore with history and personal stories of the San Patricios in Mexico.
Friday, March 12th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman features Astoria Art Walk with:
Portland artists Francis Dot & Todd Molinari’s assemblage installation “apokálypsis: an uncovering” at Astoria Visual Arts. Dulcye Taylor & Kenny Schmoker, one of CCC artists featuring shelter animals in the 3rd annual benefit for Clatsop Animal Assistance at Old Town Framing.
Friday, Feb 26th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Astoria commercial fisherman and poet Dave Densmore on the 2021 Virtual Fisher Poets Gathering happening NOW! Kristin Shauck, CCC art department and director of Royal Nebeker Gallery collaborates with Whitney Rutz, Portland’s Cinnamon Bun Philanthropist in arts based social action.
Friday, Feb 12th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Painter and commercial fisherman George Wilson with his new exhibit “RAIN” opening at Imogen Gallery for Astoria Art Walk Feb 13.
Actors Kaiya Taylor & Eva Bailey with tech crew Mary Barnes in the Seaside H.S. production of “Game of Tiaras: A Stay-At-Home Play” by Don Zolidis available to stream Feb. 12 - 18.
Friday, Feb 5th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Musician Larkin Stentz with his new release of hammered dulcimer music Painter Natalie Orr on her exhibit at Astoria Institute of Music & Center for the Arts Patta and Kelley Shannon on 9,999 eggs in gratitude for a new Astoria restaurant
Friday, Jan 29th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Poets Jim Dott & Zoee Fenton with their chat book “A Gathering”, Thanksgiving poems at the Brownsmead Grange 2007-2020.
Guitarists/ song writers, singers Bryan Foster & Fred Carter with their eponymous debut album “Toasted”.
Friday, Jan 22nd at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Author Jennifer Greer with her first novel “A Desperate Place” and Nancy McCarthy on the Cannon Beach Library's NW Authors Series
Multi media artist - jewelry maker, singer, dancer and more - Celeste Olivares
Friday, Jan 15th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Cape Disappointment Interpretive Specialist Aaron Webster presents 'End of the Stone Age: George Ramsay' at Lewis & Clark NHP, Fort Clatsop. Jane Brumfield from Brumfield Gallery in Astoria featuring art by Molly Cliff Hilts and ‘Collections'.
Friday, Jan 8th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Ryan Hume, faculty advisor for RAIN Magazine on all things RAIN out this week.
Fernanda DAgostino & Sarah Turner from Portland's Mobile Projection Unit with IGNITE all over town for Astoria Art Walk with AVA.
Friday, Dec 18th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Coaster Theatre’s Jenni Tronier & Patrick Lathrop with Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", a radio style play written, workshopped & performed by community members. Brian Bergman on the annual Astoria Tuba Quartet Tuba Christmas, virtual for 2020.
North Coast Chorale’s ChrisLynn Taylor & CCA’s Dusten Marten with the virtual Messiah Singalong/ Playalong benefit for Clatsop Community Action Regional Food Bank
Friday, Dec 11th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Author Florence Sage launches her book of family stories “The Man Who Whistled, The Woman Who Wished”
Program director Andrew Tonry on the Tolovana Arts Colony 2020 Holiday Bazaar
Artist Roger Hayes with Beacon Clubhouse and other artists in 'Outside In’ at AVA.
Friday, Dec 4th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Tom Cocklin, directer of Riverbend Players live virtual fundraiser 'It’s a Wonderful Life’ and Tom Campbell, board member of Fulcrum Community Resources cosponsor of the performance.
Columbia River Symphony Conductor Cory Pederson & first violinist Angela Calvin Pederson with their virtual Community Holiday Concert all star cast of musicians from the PNW.
Friday, Nov 20th at 3 pm, ARTS - Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with:
Executive director Jennifer Crockett on The Liberty Theatre’s first Virtual Gala.
Alyssa Evans, editor of the Coast Weekend on the CW Book Club starting with Swedes in Oregon; and more.