First Thursday and artistic happenings around the area

By Laurel Murphy

Notice that we have some new activities happening in our community.

1. There is a new arts group – For the Love of Art – that is meeting on the Fourth Thursday of each month.
2. There is a jazz jam session every other Sunday afternoon at Nikki’s in Kelso.
3. There is a series of lectures at the Cowlitz County Historical Museum.

First Thursday – November 5

1. 1. Broadway Gallery, 1418 Commerce, Longview

   The feature artists are Trudy Woods, pottery, Carol Boudreau, watercolor and acrylic paintings, and Dan and Elsie Noble, porcelain and stoneware.

   Reception: 5:00 – 7:30pm. Live Music by Mike Woods and Tim Janke

2. Longview Public Library Koth Gallery, 1600 Louisiana, Longview

   Friends of the Library Book Sale. No Reception: Open until 8:00pm.

3. LCC Gallery at the Rose Center, 15th & Washington, Longview

   College Archive Exhibit: A Legacy of Learning. (Exhibit runs November 5 – December 15; Opening Reception is Thursday, November 12). No Reception: Open until 7:00pm.

4. Museo at the Merk , 1339 Commerce, Longview

   Irene Harrison is the featured artist.  Scott McRae will be giving free lessons for children. They will be learning to draw with charcoal. All supplies are included.

   Reception 5:00 – 7:00pm. Live music by John Henry.

5. Teague’s Interiors Mezzanine Gallery, 1267 Commerce, Longview

   Featuring Celebrating the Trinity – paintings, batiks and sculptured originals by Wendy Kosloski and Jeff Jolly. (Exhibit runs until January 3.)

   No Reception: Open until 7:00pm.

6. Cowlitz County Historical Museum, 405 Allen Street, Kelso

   Aprons: The Tie That Binds -  a sharing of aprons and memories.  As the museum shares its apron collection, come share your own favorite apron.  Your apron might win a prize! Program begins at 7:00pm.

Events

October 28 – 29: The Misanthrope, a Moliere comedy. Kelso High School. 7pm. Kelso High School Auditorium, Kelso

October 29: For the Love of Art meeting. 5:30 – 7:00pm, Totally Crazed Ceramic Studio, 700 Triangle Shopping Mall. This is a new arts group that is being formed by Barbara Lancaster and Totally Crazed Ceramic Studio and will meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. For more information: www.ftloa.org

October 30: Crystal Pool Revival Band doing 50s and 60s rock. Benefit for Hospice. 8 – 12pm. Montecello Hotel Ballroom, Longview

November 1: Of Mice and Men, adaptation of the classsic John Steinbeck novel. Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. 3pm. LCC Rose Center for the Arts. Longview.Tickets: 360-575-8499

November 6 – 8: Photo Contest and Show. Longview Parks & Recreation. Public Reception: November 6, 7 – 8:30pm. Viewing Hours: November 7, 11am – 4pm, November 8, 1 – 4pm. McClelland Arts Center, 951 Delaware Street, Longview

November 7: Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition: Washington’s First World’s Fair. Presentation by authors Alan J. Stein and Paula Becker. 2pm. Cowlitz County Historical Museum, 405 Allen Street, Kelso

November 12: Eating in 2010: Everything Old is New Again. Presented by Suzanne Martinson. 7pm. Cowlitz County Historical Museum, 405 Allen Street, Kelso

November 13 – 14, 20 – 22: Once Upon a Mattress, musical based on the Princess and the Pea fairy tale. Mainstage Theatre. 7:30pm; Nov, 22, 3pm. Dana Brown Mainstage Theatre in R A Long High School, Longview

November 17: Lower Columbia College Jazz Band Fall Concert with R.A. Long Jazz Band. 7:30pm. Wollenberg Auditorium, LCC Rose Center for the Arts, Longview Skamokawa Local Arts & Crafts Exhibit. Noon -4pm. Redmen Hall, 1304 SR-4, Skamokawa. Information: 360-795-8675

November 18 – 21, 27 – 28 and December 3 – 5: Alice in Wonderland: An Acid Trip, a classic story re-imagined for a mature audience. LCC Center Stage Theatre. 7:30pm. LCC Rose Center for the Arts, Longview. Tickets: 442-2682

November 19: The One That Got Away: Hunting and Fishing Tales. A Panel Discussion led by Axel Swanson. 7pm. Cowlitz County Historical Museum, 405 Allen Street, Kelso

November 28: Lelooska Foundation living history program. 7pm. Ariel (east of Woodland on Lewis River Road.) Reservations required: 360-225-9522

Opportunities

Call for Authors: Cafedoom Writing Competition. Authors are invited to submit very dark short stories that may have elements of anything from sci-fi to pulp fiction. Prizes for top three stories. Word limit is 3,500. Closing date is October 30, 2009. For more information: http://www.cafedoom.com/forum/index.php?topic=2812.0

Call for Authors: The Cowlitz Historical Quarterly is seeking manuscripts related to area history. Well-research pieces with an academic bent are welcomed, as are those with more of an anecdotal focus. For more information: Jim LeMonds at lemonds1@gmail.com or seattle0@hotmail.com

Auditions: Loves Street Playhouse, Woodland,  is seeking singers and actors for December 10 – 13 performances of A Christmas Pudding. Choral auditions, October 26, 7pm; Actor auditions, November 16, 7pm. For more information: www.lovestreetplayhouse.com

Autumn Haiku Contest: Sponsored by the Columbia River Reader. A maximum of 3 entries per person sent via e-mail to publisher@CRRreader.com or mail to CRR Haiku, PO Box 1643, Rainier, OR 97048. Deadline: October 31. (More Information: October 15 issue of the Columbia River Reader, p. 3)

Call for Writings: The Salal Review, Lower Columbia College, invites area poets and writers to submit short stories, essays and poems for possible publication in its 10th issue. Deadline: November 4, 2009. For more information: http://lowercolumbia.edu/salal or call Joseph Green at 360-442-2632.

Holiday Bazaar at the Merk: December 5 and December 12, 10am – 5pm. More Information: Mic at 360-575-9440 or craftyperson2006@yahoo.com.