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‘THE MOUSETRAP’ BY AGATHA CHRISTIE OPENS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! MEET THE CAST: JULI STRATTON

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Riverbend Players kicks off our 2025 Season with our first-ever production of an Agatha Christie murder mystery!

THE MOUSETRAP opens for nine shows Friday, February 28th, and runs through March 16th at the NCRD Performing Arts Center.

Meet the Cast: Juli Stratton

Juli takes the stage for her ninth production with Riverbend, following her last performance in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG.

Juli is actively involved with Riverbend Players as the board’s vice president, teaches Tai Chi by the Sea, and hosts her podcast, “What’s On Top.”

She lives with her wife, Amy, and their two fur kids in Manzanita.

Juli believes in embracing life to the fullest and inspiring others to do the same.

THE MOUSETRAP by Agatha Christie:

A classic murder mystery occurs in Monkswell Manor, a guesthouse where a snowstorm traps a group of strangers.

As news arrives of a murder nearby, the guests realize that the killer might be among them.

Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives to investigate, but as tensions rise and secrets are uncovered, another murder occurs.

The play is famous for its surprise twist ending, and audiences are traditionally asked to keep the plot’s resolution a secret.

The Mousetrap holds the world record as the longest-running play, debuting in 1952 and remaining continuously on stage.

Get your 2025 SEASON PASS now and save 20%. It’s only available until March 16th.

Tickets and the 2025 SEASON PASS are available at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

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Take Your Seat at the Table. Run For Office!

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Hey MooVoters!

Election Time is Coming Up.

Every two years, on odd numbered years, there are elections for Special Districts throughout the United States. There are over 50,000 Special Districts across the country. Special Districts are controlled by boards of five to seven people. They make the decisions that truly affect your day to day life. They make the decisions for schools, fire departments, water, sanitary, transportation, recreation, and more.

Throughout Tillamook County there are 123 Board Positions up for election this May. These boards control over $200 million throughout the county. Would you like to be part of making the decisions that affect Tillamook County? Now’s your chance.

To run for a seat you must be registered to vote and live in the district for the seat you’re pursuing. Some districts are further separated by zones. If a seat lists a zone, you must live within the zone of the district to run for that seat. However, all of the voters in that district will be voting for all of the available seats. If a seat is listed as “position” than you are eligible to file for any of those positions. If you’re confused about what seat you might be eligible for, the friendly folks at the county clerk’s office will help you figure it out.

Although all of these positions are non-partisan, you’re encouraged to seek assistance in your campaign from your party or other organizations. But remember an endorsement from a party doesn’t mean the candidate represents the party, it means the party likes what the candidate represents.
Tillamook County Democrats – electionschair@tillcodems.org
Independent Party of Oregon – indparty.com/contact
Tillamook County Republicans – tillamookcountygop.com/contact
Working Families Party of Oregon – act.workingfamilies.org/forms/apply-for-the-wfp-endorsement

Filing is easy and just $10. You can fill out PDF Form SEL 190 online at sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/SEL190.pdf. Then you print it out and file it with the County Clerk at the Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Tillamook, OR 97141. You may also pick up blank forms at the clerk’s office. You can mail the filing plus fee, or go into the office. The deadline to file is March 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Good luck!! And, thank you.

COUNTY
Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC)
Zone 2, 4-yr term
Zone 3, 4-yr term
Zone 4, 4-yr term
Zone 6, 4-yr term

Tillamook County Transportation District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term
Position 7, 4-yr term

Tillamook County Emergency Communications District 911
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

NORTH COUNTY
Neah-Kah-Nie School District #56
Zone 1, 4-yr term
Zone 3, 4-yr term
Zone 4, 4-yr term

Neah-Kah-Nie Water District
Position 1, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 2, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

North County Recreation District
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term

Nehalem Bay Health District
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Nehalem Bay Wastewater Agency
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Port of Nehalem
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term

Nedonna Rural Fire Protection District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 3, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Twin Rocks Sanitary District
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Twin Rocks Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 4, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Watseco-Barview Water District
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Garibaldi Rural Fire Protection District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 3, 4-yr term

Port of Garibaldi
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term

MID COUNTY
Tillamook School District #9
Position 1, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Tillamook Fire District
Position 2, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Port of Tillamook Bay
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Fairview Water District
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 2-yr unexpired term

Hunt Water District
Position 1, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Kilchis Water District
Position 3, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Tone Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Long Prairie Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term

Northwoods Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 3 4-yr term
Position 4 4-yr term
Position 5, 2-yr unexpired term

Oceanside Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Netarts-Oceanside Rural Fire Protection District
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 3, 4-yr term

Netarts Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 3, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 5, 4-yr term

SOUTH COUNTY
Beaver Water District
Position 2, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Hebo Joint Water and Sanitary Authority
Position 1, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 3, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Cloverdale Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 5, 2-yr unexpired term

Cloverdale Sanitary District
Position 1, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 3, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 4, 4-yr term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Neskowin Regional Water District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 4, 2-yr unexpired term

Neskowin Regional Sanitary Authority
3 Positions up for 4-yr terms

Pacific City Joint Water and Sanitary District
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 4, 4-yr term

Nestucca Valley School District #101
Position 1, 4-yr term
Position 2, 4-yr term
Position 4, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District
Position 3, 4-yr term
Position 4, 2-yr unexpired term
Position 5, 4-yr term

Moving sale update

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Submitted By: dave.a.rosen@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
We are moving and need to downsize some things, which means you are in luck…all items are working and you pickup and move them. Location Manzanita.

Here’s what we are selling and asking for each:

1. Portable AC unit – Shinco SPF1-12C – $150
2. Portable AC unit – Kismile OL-A011D2-05CD – $100
3. KAZ air purifier – HFD26GB – $25
4. Blue/beige large rug with pad (8×10) – $75
5. Adjustable dumbells from Byzoom – $50
6. FLYBIRD Adjustable Weight Bench with Headrest- $50
7. Punching bag with water fill base and boxing gloves – $75
8. Kitchen-aide pasta attachment – $50
9. Kitchen-aide Juicer/sausage grinder – $30
10. Kitchen-aide spiralizer – $30

Just email for pics or details.

YOGA WORKSHOP THIS FRIDAY: Cultivating Your Inner Gaze

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A workshop combining yoga, meditation and reflection to turn your attention inward during intense times!

Thee news cycle swirl is intense right now, and a lot of people of fielding a lot of feelings as a result. This workshop is an invitation to slow down and attend to you, to bring you back into relationship with where in your life you have autonomy and choice points to live in alignment with your values.

In this workshop you’ll have an opportunity to identify what you want to acknowledge in yourself and look at what you want to move toward by the end of 2025.You’ll be guided through asana, reflections and conversation prompts designed for unique-to-you insights and connections. To this end, be prepared for asana, journaling, and a short partner exercise. We’ll end with a deep yoga nidra meditation to settle your nervous system.

By the end of this workshop you will:

Articulate what you want to acknowledge in yourself
Envision how you want to show up in the new year
Identify one to three action steps to move you into deeper alignment with your stated desires.

WHERE: Sea Dream Yoga Studio in Nehalem
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 28 5:30-8pm

Learn More/ Sign Up at SeaDreamYoga.com

Direct link to sign up: SeaDreamScheduling.as.me/anataradrishti

Full-Time Landscape Maintenance for Hire

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Submitted By: amberrootzgardenscapes@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Greetings,

I am looking to hire for a full time landscape maintenance position. Scheduling is flexible, however 5 days a week required. For example can work Tues-Sat or Mon-Tues, Weds off, then Thurs.-Sat; whatever works best for you. No experience required however always a plus; enjoying physical labor and ability to work hard a must. $22/hr to start (in the beginning when you are training learning the clients needs, how to use power tools etc.) $25/hr once you no longer need training and can work independently. Experienced candidates will most likely get bumped up to $25/hr in their first week. Miles reimbursed for driving in between locations for the job.

New set of hands needed ASAP please text or call for interview 773-369-4229

Emma Sutton
Amber Rootz LLC Gardenscapes

Springtime Renewal Yoga and Sound Bath

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Submitted By: aprilclarkyoga@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
This workshop is a deep self-healing salve for our times, held on the full moon in April. The world is intense now. Open up and blossom anyways, like flowers do!

Enjoy…

*Soft & strengthening yoga for all bodies; especially nourishing for recovery from birth-giving, injury, and chronic pain.

*Crystal singing bowl sound bath during savasana, coupled with (optional) aromatherapy and guided visualization.

*April will also guide you through a visualization with positive affirmations!

WHEN: Sunday, April 13, 2025
11am-1:11am

WHERE: Sea Dream Studio
35915 N Hwy 101 Nehalem

PRICE: $111
(Those with class passes/ memberships get 20% off)

Sign Up/Learn More:
www.SeaDreamYoga.com

Israel leading us to war(s)

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Anyone else getting quite sick of Israel leading us to war?

rumble.com/v6p9qkx-jeffrey-sachs-just-exposed-the-truth-they-dont-want-you-to-hear.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp

and

Why the rise of the AfD?

Most Germans know the Biden Admin blew up the Nordstream pipeline, which plummeted their country into economic turmoil. But the pro-Biden Merkel gov’t refused to acknowledge we (Biden/CIA/Norwegian special forces) blew up the pipeline, and instead continues to blame Russia while seeking war with Russia. The AfD does NOT want war with Russia.

And this is the CURRENT fascist government in Germany:

nypost.com/2025/02/21/world-news/germans-cant-insult-politicians-which-is-why-we-need-to-protect-free-speech-in-the-us/

Famed Vietnam-era Mi Lai Massacre journalist Seymour Hersh explains the Biden Admins special operation that blew-up Russia’s Nordstream pipeline, which was key to Germany’s economy:

rumble.com/v29wgr8-we-arent-so-innocent-seymour-hersh-first-exclusive-interview.html

‘THE MOUSETRAP’ BY AGATHA CHRISTIE OPENS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! MEET THE CAST: JOEL SHAPIRO

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Riverbend Players kicks off our 2025 Season with our first-ever production of an Agatha Christie murder mystery!

THE MOUSETRAP opens for nine shows Friday, February 28th, and runs through March 16th at the NCRD Performing Arts Center.

Meet the Cast: Joel Shapiro

This is Joel’s Riverbend Players and acting debut.

A retired teacher, he splits his time between Manzanita and Portland with his partner, Marla.

He enjoys dragon boating, cooking, volunteering at Rosehaven Shelter, and taking long beach walks with their new puppy, Tilly.

He is excited about his new adventures on stage and the chance to be part of such a terrific theater community.

THE MOUSETRAP by Agatha Christie:

A classic murder mystery occurs in Monkswell Manor, a guesthouse where a snowstorm traps a group of strangers.

As news arrives of a murder nearby, the guests realize that the killer might be among them.

Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives to investigate, but as tensions rise and secrets are uncovered, another murder occurs.

The play is famous for its surprise twist ending, and audiences are traditionally asked to keep the plot’s resolution a secret.

The Mousetrap holds the world record as the longest-running play, debuting in 1952 and remaining continuously on stage.

Get your 2025 SEASON PASS now and save 20%. It’s only available until March 16th.

Tickets and the 2025 SEASON PASS are available at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

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Economic Blackout February 28

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Submitted By: k.r.yurka@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
As a citizen, I have a sacred duty to stand up in defense of my country. One way to stand up is to vote in every election, from school board, to soil & water district to president. Until the next election, we also have first amendment rights to speak, peaceably assemble and petition for redress of grievances. I’m grateful to my fellow citizens who stood up and questioned Sen. Merkeley and Rep. Bonamici last weekend.

One other way we can stand up for our country is to choose to whom, why and when we ‘vote’ with our dollars. This is a right we exercise daily. I will be withholding my dollars on Friday, February 28, along with millions of other Americans who are concerned that their civil votes and public comments aren’t being heard. The only message the corporations hear is $$$.

I encourage you to join me in not spending a penny (except for emergencies, and only with locally owned businesses) for only one day.

To our beloved local business owners:
I do and will continue to support you, but not on Friday. I encourage you also to withhold your dollars for one day. No orders, no payments to vendors for one day. It’s one way we can stand together against the oligarchy that we all can see has invaded our national government. Stand up for your government OF the PEOPLE, BY the PEOPLE, FOR the PEOPLE.

Regardless of what the Supreme Court and Mitt Romney say, corporations are not people.

HCA presents a Literary Weekend with poet DIDI JACKSON

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HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS hosts a Spring Renewal Literary Weekend with renowned poet, Didi Jackson, from March 21st-23rd, 2025.

Author Event: Friday, March 21st, 7:30pm at HCA

On Friday, March 21st, at 7:30 pm Didi Jackson will present work from her newest collection, “My Infinity” (Red Hen Press, 2024), in which she continues her exploration of the paradoxical meaning of a world where joy and sorrow simultaneously coexist. Books will be available for sale and signature at the event and through our local bookseller, Cloud & Leaf Bookstore.
Tickets are $20. Registration is highly recommended; walk-ins welcome as space allows.

Poetry Writing Workshop: Saturday, March 22nd & Sunday, March 23rd 10:00am-1:00pm

On Saturday and Sunday, March 22nd-23rd, 2025, Didi Jackson will offer a generative poetry writing workshop, open to writers of all levels of experience.
The workshop will be held at the Hoffman Center for the Arts on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am-1:00pm.
Tuition is $250. Scholarships are available for this workshop.

Book Signing: Saturday, March 22nd, from 5:00-7:00 pm at Cloud & Leaf Bookstore

On Saturday, March 22nd, Didi Jackson will sign copies of her two collections, “My Infinity” and “Moon Jar” at Cloud & Leaf Bookstore, located at 447 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, OR 97130.
Free and open to the public

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Didi Jackson is the author of the poetry collections, “My Infinity” (2024) and “Moon Jar” (2020). Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Bomb, The New Yorker, and Oxford American among other journals and magazines. She has had poems selected for Best American Poetry, Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-day, The Slow Down with Tracy K. Smith, and Together in Sudden Strangeness: America’s Poets Respond to the Pandemic. She is the recipient of the Robert H. Winner Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a Dean’s Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where she teaches creative writing. Most recently she completed her certification as a Tennessee Naturalist.
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To register for the author event or the writing workshop with Didi Jackson, please visit www.hoffmanarts.org

Please direct any questions about these events to writing@hoffmanarts.org

Cannon Beach Comedy Festival – March 14-15

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We are absolutely ecstatic to announce the headliners for the fifth annual Cannon Beach Comedy Festival!

On March 14th & 15th we’ll be welcoming the legendary Jackie Kashian, the incomparable James Adomian, the incisive Hari Kondabolu and the sly Aparna Nancherla.

They’ll be joined by some of the best comics from the Pacific Northwest. (We’ll be announcing them soon!)

Altogether it’s an embarrassment of riches. And, as such, you’ll want to get your tickets soon

Moving sale items

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Submitted By: dave.a.rosen@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hi all,

We are moving and need to downsize some things, which means you are in luck…all items are working and you pickup and move them. I’ve included pictures for most, but if you need more, contact me and I’m happy to provide.

Here’s what we are selling and asking for each:

1. Portable AC unit – Shinco SPF1-12C – $150
2. Portable AC unit – Kismile OL-A011D2-05CD – $100
3. KAZ air purifier – HFD26GB – $25
4. Pressure washer with 10 inch brush attachment (never used)- Sunjoe SPX3000 – $50
5. Grey electric recliner with USB on side (some kitty scratches)- $100
6. Blue sofa with queen pullout (and pillows) – $250
7. Small wedge end table – $20
8. Blue/beige large rug with pad (8×10) – $75
9. Ivory 8×10 hand woven New Zealand wool rug – $100
9. Adjustable dumbells from Byzoom – $50
10. FLYBIRD Adjustable Weight Bench with Headrest- $50
11. Punching bag with water fill base and boxing gloves – $75
12. Lacuffy Smart Walking Pad, 2-in-1 Under Desk Treadmill – $40
13. KitchenAid Stand mixer (red and 4.5 qt) with standard attachments – $100
pasta attachment – $50
sausage grinder – $30
spiralizer – $30
Or all of the above for $200

Nehalem Bay Health District Board Meetings

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Submitted By: marc@nehalembayhd.org – Click to email about this post
Public Notice:

February 26, 2025 – 4:00 pm

Nehalem Bay Health District and Wheeler Care Center, LLC Board meetings.

The Zoom link can also be accessed at the Health District website

Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/88941484770?pwd=3doIdOWtWOlQKsKrG8alnU7tPcbizm.1

For general questions, to request meeting information
or if you require communication assistance or accommodation please contact: info@nehalembayhd.org
or call 503-368-5119

AGENDA – Nehalem Bay Health District

1. Call to order

2. Consent agenda
a. Minutes of January 15, 2025 board meeting
b. Financial report
c. Project report

3. Consideration of board appointments
a. Nehalem Bay Health District board
b. Nehalem Bay Health District budget
committee

4. Health Center/Pharmacy project update
a. Chris Mastrandrea – The Klosh Group

5. Strategic Plan discussion and adoption
a. Dr. Margaret Banyan, Portland State
University
b. John Donovan, Oregon Solutions Director

7. Independent audit update

8. Informational items
a. Care Center renovation

9. Public comment

10. Items for the good of the order

11. Adjournment

AGENDA – Wheeler Care Center LLC Board Meeting
5:30 pm, Wednesday, February 26, 2025 or immediately following the Health District board meeting

1. Call to order

2. Consent agenda
a. Minutes of January 22, 2025 board meeting

3. Care Center Management Report
– Monthly financial report

4. Contract renewal with Canyon Wren Consulting, LLC

5. Public comment

6. Items for the good of the order

7. Adjournment

Windstorm help…

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Submitted By: hiway53guy@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
Chainsaw and operator for hire. Very reasonable rates- determined upon inspection of cutting required… I can cut your downed trees into firewood lengths. 44 yrs experience.
Internet is out at our house till ??
I will check mssgs periodically at location where I can get service.
Txt or call- leave mssg
503 341 0450

Honda EU 2000I Companion generators used

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Submitted By: Debbiewarzecha7@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
For sale: Honda EU2000I companion used generators. Approximate 20 hours. Selling as a pair includes tie in cable & 30 amp RV plug for $1200 or obo. Will sell separate: companion $575 & standard $500 does not include accessories. Sold as is. Well maintained and in nice condition. Includes camouflaged covers. Please text or email for product specs. Thank you.
503-351-8383.

Comedy Night in Nehalem

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Submitted By: ddcomedy2277@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
After filling venues with laughter since 1983, SUSAN RICE recently found massive online success with a “Don’t Tell Comedy” special that has garnered over 1 million views in 6 months! She’s also gained over 120,000 Instagram followers since her audition with America’s Got Talent! Susan has appeared on ABC, NBC, HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central and has worked with Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Arsenio Hall, Louis Black, and so many more.

SAMANTHA RUDDY has performed standup on both The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She’s also been heard on NPR and appeared in videos for Comedy Central and Marvel. She has performed at comedy festivals like New York Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

www.eventbrite.com/cc/comedy-nights-in-nehalem-3899333

AUDITIONS FOR THE COMEDY ‘SORDID LIVES’ MARCH 3RD AND MARCH 4TH

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SORDID LIVES OPEN AUDITIONS MARCH 3rd and MARCH 4th

CAST OF CHARACTERS: 7 W / 6 M

Open auditions for all 13 parts will be held at the NCRD Performing Arts Center on Monday, March 3rd, and Tuesday, March 4th,.

Audition details are available at www.riverbendplayers.org

Special Audition Notice: Riverbend Players seeks a triple-threat actress for the role of Bitsy Mae Harling in SORDID LIVES (played in the movie by Olivia Newton-John).
Bitsy Mae is a sassy, charming, down-on-her-luck country singer with a heart of gold.
Think Dolly Parton meets a touch of Reba. Must sing country/blues, play guitar proficiently, and possess some acting skills.
Email the director, Frank Squillo, at fsquillo@riverbendplayers.org

SORDID LIVES is a dark comedy set in a small Texas town, revolving around the eccentric Turpin family and their friends as they grapple with the sudden and embarrassing death of the family matriarch.

Peggy’s demise occurs during an illicit tryst in a seedy motel room with her younger, married neighbor, resulting in a hilariously scandalous cover-up.

As the family prepares for Peggy’s funeral, long-buried secrets and family tensions erupt, leading to a series of outrageous events.

The play satirizes small-town life, family dysfunction, and societal prejudices with a sharp wit and a deep affection for its flawed but lovable characters.

SORDID LIVES celebrates individuality and acceptance, even in the face of the most “sordid” circumstances.

It’s a raucous and heartwarming story about finding your place in a world that often tries to define you.

RATED MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY: ‘Sordid Lives’ is intended for mature audiences. The play contains comedic depictions of sensitive topics, including infidelity, mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, strong language, sexual content and innuendos, and situations not suitable for children or some younger audiences. Audience discretion is advised.

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