The Role of Red Alder in the Oregon Coast Range w/ Andrew Bluhm – LNWC Speaker Series

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Virtual Presentation: The Role of Red Alder in the Oregon Coast Range w/ Andrew Bluhm, OSU

On March 10th, 2022 Andrew Bluhm, OSU’s Associate Program Director of the Hardwood Silviculture Cooperative will provide new insight into a common tree in the Nehalem Watershed, the Red Alder. This presentation will introduce the characteristics of red alder and summarize the ecological role that red alder plays in the Oregon Coast Range. We’ll look at how red alder fits into the big picture of PNW ecosystems then examine the red alder’s effect on diversity, site productivity, community resiliency, and ecosystem function. Specific emphasis will be placed on the function red alder has in riparian systems and its influence on riparian communities.

In addition to a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. in Forest Ecology/Silviculture from the University of Georgia, Andrew has spent the last 20 years at OSU as the Associate Program Director of the Hardwood Silviculture Cooperative- focusing on the biology and management of red alder. Other research projects at OSU have included directing the red alder management program for the OSU College Forests, managing a long-term study on alternative silvicultural practices, installing and measuring a Swiss Needle Cast research plot network, and coordinating the PNW Permanent Sample Plot network. His main duties include everything from education and outreach, data collection to growth and yield modeling and everything in between. In his free time, he enjoys exploring PNW old-growth forests in pursuit of big trees.

Andrew is an expert on this foundational tree in our watershed and will have a wealth of information to share with us. Hopefully, everyone will walk away from this talk with a new appreciation for Red Alders and the roles they play in the Nehalem.

The talk will be on March 10th at 7 pm, hosted on Zoom, and is free to the public. The zoom link is us02web.zoom.us/j/86320883649 or on the Faceboook event at www.facebook.com/lnwc1. You can also contact the watershed council at lnwc@nehalemtel.net. A recording of this presentation will also be posted on the LNWC’s YouTube channel with our other recorded presentations. Just search for “Lower Nehalem Watershed Council” on YouTube.

Stay posted for the Lower Nehalem Watershed’s Speaker Series other great talks coming up:

• April: Jon Souder (OSU), Trees to Tap: How Forest Practices Affect Oregon’s Municipal Water
• May: Jessica Adele Miller (OSU), Marine Heatwaves and Impacts to Pacific Cod and Salmon
• November: Kellie Carim (USDA), eDNA Tracking Lamprey in the Pacific Northwest

Event Information: This event is FREE and open to the public. Find more information on our speaker series and the links for access on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/lnwc1).

Time & Agenda:
7:00 PM Presentation
8:30 PM Adjourn

Learn Your Sewing Machine – Class

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Learn Your Sewing Machine Class
Monday, February 28, 2022
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
at Heart of Cartm in downtown Wheeler
Sliding Scale Class Fee: $20 – $40
Bring your machine and manual.
All ages.

Do you have a sewing machine in the closet? Don’t leave your machine in the dark. Bring it out to play! Learning your sewing machine builds self-confidence. Sewing is an important life skill.
It improves your concentration and teaches patience and self-control.
Local seamstress, Cindy Erickson, brings patience and wisdom to our workshop to lead this valuable sewing machine skills class. In 2 hours, you will learn: threading, changing the bobbin, changing stitch length and width, changing the needle, adjusting tension, fixing mistakes, and how to keep your machine well cared for.

RSVP for this class via our Schedule of Events page:
www.heartofcartm.org/events-one

MARIA MULDAUR PERFORMING AT NCRD APRIL 9TH

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From: Richard Silverman [mailto:qulwater@msn.com]

North Coast Music Project is delighted to bring a music legend to the NCRD Performing Arts Center!!

No lover of American roots music should miss the first ever North Coast performance by Maria Muldaur! Soulful and sassy, Maria Muldaur will light up the NCRD Performing Arts Center with New Orleans blues, gospel, and swamp funk, backed with grit and reckless abandon by her Red Hot Bluesiana Band.
Unparalleled interpreter of Americana music before the genre was invented, Maria’s musical style has evolved over four decades from her off-the-charts pop hit, “Midnight at the Oasis” to her explorations of New Orleans jazz, Western swing, gospel, country blues, and more. Maria has brought back into the spotlight some of America’s finest roots music around.
The recipient of six Grammy nominations and numerous other awards, Maria’s live performances are brimming with rock-the-rooftops energy. Part infectious fun and part down-home revival, they are a deeply satisfying antidote to contemporary mass media culture. Maria and her band are coming to NCRD April 9th at 7:00pm. Get your tickets in advance, because this show is sure to sell out! Tickets are $25 in advance and $28 at the door, you can purchase them online at tickettomato.com.
Doors open at 6:30. Show starts at 7pm with opening act The Beefheart Boys featuring Johnnie Ward and Bill Uhlig.
There will be a beer/wine social upstairs starting at 6pm
This is an all ages show.

Tickets available at tickettomato.com

Live music boosts your immune system
https://youtu.be/1Vf9QghWsro
https://youtu.be/VlrKETxwRvM

Writers Read Celebration Explores ‘Recovery’ on March 5

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Writers Read Celebration Explores ‘Recovery’ on March 5
In an era when the word “recovery” is on the minds of many people, the word manifests itself in myriad ways.
For 11 writers selected to read during the Cannon Beach Library’s Writers Read Celebration, “recovery” ranges from life after Covid to tending to an ailing bird. Recovery also means a light-splashed winter day, finding the path after being lost on a trail, discovering an old swimming hole or relearning to garden as a cyborg.
The Celebration begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5 on Facebook Live. Viewers don’t have to be Facebook members. To access the program, go to the library’s website at www.cannonbeachlibrary.org and click on the banner at the top of the page. The event can also be reached by going to the library’s Facebook page.
Last year, the Writers Read Celebration reached more than 1,300 viewers.
This is the fourth year the Cannon Beach Library has hosted the Writers Read Celebration. Sixteen pieces to be read include poems, essays, a rap and a “shuffle” poem, where individual lines are written and shuffled to create different poems.
From November through January, the Cannon Beach Library’s NW Authors Series Committee asked writers to submit entries on the theme, “Recovery?” to be read at the Writers Read Celebration. The pieces were to be no longer than 600 words.
A five-member panel selected 16 pieces from 45 entries without knowing who wrote them. The writers range from Camas, Washington to Wheeler, Oregon and include several from Clatsop and Tillamook counties. The writers who will read their works are:
• Scott T. Starbuck, Battle Ground, Washington: poem, “Slim’s Tree”
• Bill Graffius, Gearhart: poems, “The Cyborg Gardener,” “Deciding Factor”
• Steven Mayer, Cannon Beach: essay, “On Recovery”
• Phyllis Mannan, Manzanita: story, “Holes” and poem, “Poem with a Line from Lao Tzu”
• John Ciminello, Naselle, Washington: poems, “The Douser,” “Back to the Beginning”
• Karen Keltz, Tillamook: poems, “Another Kind of Resilience,” “Realm of Possibility”
• Emily Ransdell, Camas, Washington: poems, “Consider the Blackberry,” “Our Pandemic Year”
• Jennifer Nightingale, Astoria: poem, “Everything Changed”
• Kristen Nekovar, Astoria: rap poem, “Pill Bug”
• L Swartz, Wheeler: shuffle poem, “Hunger, edges, falling”
• Adria Bagadnani, Manzanita: poem, “Bird”

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You won’t want to miss the stunning “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea” exhibit at the Lincoln City Cultural Arts Center.
The Exhibit features large whimsical sculptures made from debris washed up on Oregon beaches.
The exhibit will be on display in Lincoln City through March 13.
Details about the exhibit and on-going efforts to raise awareness about plastic pollution in our Ocean:
lincolncity-culturalcenter.org/events/washed-ashore-art-to-save-the-sea/

Mary Ruhl and Laurie McCray

Ivy Basketry

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Hello,

I am excited to share our Spring class, which is in partnership with the Lower Nehalem Community Trust, connecting through craft + nature + land stewardship.

English Ivy Basketry w/ Chloë Hight
Saturday, April 2nd, 12-4:00
Alder Creek Farm

In this class students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of English Ivy (Hedera Helix), as a basket weaving material. English Ivy is an aggressively growing evergreen vine and introduced species that is well-adapted to the mild Pacific Northwest climate, creating “ivy deserts” that challenge native habitat and ecosystems. Chloë Hight will teach students how to safely harvest and prepare this versatile vine to create cordage and a small woven vessel. The Lower Nehalem Community Trust will be leading a land stewardship session Friday April 1, from 10-noon to clear an area of English Ivy that will be repurposed as a creative material for this class to learn foundational weaving techniques.
Chloë first learned these techniques from her mentors Sharon Kallis and Rebecca Graham at EartHand Gleaners Society in Vancouver, BC and has continued to deepen her knowledge through classes led by Peter Michael Bauer with Rewild Portland in Portland, OR.

This class will be offered to 15 ppl- vaccinated only please.
Please register or ask questions by contacting Amy: amykcarleton@gmail.com | 503.407.7259

Looking forward to sharing this experience with you!

Warmly,
Amy

HOFFMAN CENTER OFFERS WATERCOLOR CLASS

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Visual Arts Workshop
Virtual Watercolor Studio: A Monthly Exploration, Series 3
March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm (PST)
Tuition: $180
Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before workshop.

The Hoffman Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the third series of the Virtual Watercolor Studio. We meet once a month over Zoom, where we explore a new topic and spend time painting together, growing in our skills and love of watercolor.
In the third series, we will explore four of the most common and well-known types of painting genres. We will begin with Still Life in March, and in April we’ll look at Landscape painting. Figure painting will be our topic in May, and finally, we will try our hand at Abstract painting at the June session. Another four-month series will follow when this one ends.

Our Virtual Watercolor Studio will be on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month. We will spend some time learning about the month’s theme, perhaps have an exercise to try, and then spend the rest of the time painting. Individual attention and help will be given to each student, as well as demos for you to observe.
All registered participants will receive access to this series at Hoff-Online where handouts, homework, recorded Zoom sessions, and other information are uploaded throughout the months. It includes an online forum, which allows postings of work either in progress or finished, with input from the instructor and feedback from other students.

We look forward to building a watercolor community and improving our skills as the months go along. There is still time to register for this series. Follow this link for more information or to register: hoffmanarts.org/events/virtual-watercolor-studio-a-monthly-exploration-series-3/

Art opening “Fire & Light” at Clatsop Community College February 17

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A reception for “Fire and Light: Five + Four” is scheduled for Thursday, February 17th at 6:00 – 8 p.m. Please join us at The Royal Nebeker Gallery for an evening celebrating Fire and Light, and support the work of our extraordinary local artists. Ben Rosenberg a resident of Manzanita and whom also runs the Printmaking department at Clatsop, is in the exhibit.
More info: www.clatsopcc.edu/fire-and-light-art-exhibit-illuminates-the-royal-nebeker-art-gallery/
The ''Art Center'' which houses ''The Royal Nebeker Gallery'' is at 1799 Lexington Avenue. It is the last building on your right before heading down the hill to the lower parking lot. Exhibit ends May 5, 2022.

Chamber Orchestra concerts in March

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CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES MARCH CONCERTS

The North Coast Chamber Orchestra is proud to present two concerts of classical favorites titled “Concert Overtures.” This unique ensemble, under the direction of Conductor Cory Pederson, is a group of dedicated North Coast musicians offering live classical music in an intimate concert setting.  Each concert features overtures that will recall some of classical music’s most endearing operas, ballets, and oratorios.  
  
The first concert will take place on Friday, March 11 at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (36335 N. Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR) beginning at 7:00pm.  The second concert will be on Sunday, March 13 at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts (formerly known as the PAC — 588 16th St. Astoria, OR), beginning at 3:00pm.  Tickets for the Astoria concert are available online at www.partnersforthepac.org or by calling 503-338-9132. Admission for the concerts will be: $10 adults, $5 students, and children under 12 (with adult supervision) free.

 ALL audience members (children and adults) will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and wear face coverings in order to attend the concerts.
    
Selections performed by the orchestra will feature “Echoes of Ossian” by Niels W. Gade, as well as other overture favorites such as “Light Calvary Overture,” “Romeo and Juliet Overture,” “Tragic Overture,” and “Overture to Rienzi.”   
The programs will also include solo performances by Cannon Beach pianist Diane Amos, playing Felix Mendelssohn’s, ”Spring Song,” and  Johannes Brahm’s “Waltzes, Op 39 No. 15 & 16. To round out the program, a cello duet by F.A. Kummer will be performed by NCCO’s Judy Woodward and guest artist Mike Woods. 

Writers Read Celebration Explores ‘Recovery’ on March 5

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In an era when the word “recovery” is on the minds of many people, the word manifests itself in myriad ways.
For 11 writers selected to read during the Cannon Beach Library’s Writers Read Celebration, “recovery” ranges from life after Covid to tending to an ailing bird. Recovery also means a light-splashed winter day, finding the path after being lost on a trail, discovering an old swimming hole or relearning to garden as a cyborg.
The Celebration begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5 on Facebook Live. Viewers don’t have to be Facebook members. To access the program, go to the library’s website at www.cannonbeachlibrary.org and click on the banner at the top of the page. The event can also be reached by going to the library’s Facebook page.
Last year, the Writers Read Celebration reached more than 1,300 viewers.
This is the fourth year the Cannon Beach Library has hosted the Writers Read Celebration. Sixteen pieces to be read include poems, essays, a rap and a “shuffle” poem, where individual lines are written and shuffled to create different poems.
From November through January, the Cannon Beach Library’s NW Authors Series Committee asked writers to submit entries on the theme, “Recovery?” to be read at the Writers Read Celebration. The pieces were to be no longer than 600 words.
A five-member panel selected 16 pieces from 45 entries without knowing who wrote them. The writers range from Camas, Washington to Wheeler, Oregon and include several from Clatsop and Tillamook counties. The writers who will read their works are:
• Scott T. Starbuck, Battle Ground, Washington: poem, “Slim’s Tree”
• Bill Grafius, Gearhart: poems, “The Cyborg Gardener,” “Deciding Factor”
• Steven Mayer, Cannon Beach: essay, “On Recovery”
• Phyllis Mannan, Manzanita: story, “Holes” and poem, “Poem with a Line from Lao Tzu”
• John Ciminello, Naselle, Washington: poems, “The Douser,” “Back to the Beginning”
• Karen Keltz, Tillamook: poems, “Another Kind of Resilience,” “Realm of Possibility”
• Emily Ransdell, Camas, Washington: poems, “Consider the Blackberry,” “Our Pandemic Year”
• Jennifer Nightingale, Astoria: poem, “Everything Changed”
• Kristen Nekovar, Astoria: rap poem, “Pill Bug”
• L Swartz, Wheeler: shuffle poem, “Hunger, edges, falling”
• Adria Bagadnani, Manzanita: poem, “Bird”

Nova Planet Series: Saturn

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Please join us on Wednesday February 16 at 7:00 pm to Enjoy “Nova Planet Series: Saturn” in the NCRD Performing Arts Center.
This event is free to the public and everyone is welcome.
Over the past 40 years, a handful of space probes has given us glimpses of Saturn. But NASA’s Cassini, which explored the gas giant’s realm for 13 years, delivered the most breathtaking new insights. NOVA takes you inside Cassini’s epic journey as it makes stunning discoveries: Saturn’s rings are younger than the dinosaurs and may be remnants of an ice moon. And geysers erupting ice and gas on the moon Enceladus show that it could have all the ingredients for life. But to protect it, the Cassini mission team makes a bittersweet decision.

Farm fresh veggie Pop-up

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Leaf edges in purple, So green they''re almost blue, These cabbage leaves are SWEET …and so are you!
I harvested these Filderkraut for you, and some Sugarloaf chicory too. Pick some up TOMORROW at the Moon River Farm Pop Up Saturday 10am-1pm at WOLFMOON bakery in Nehalem.
Enjoy! ~Emily
Dragonsong Farm & Apiary Emily Vollmer Nehalem, Oregon
Follow along through the seasons, visit Dragonsong.Farm.Apiary on Instagram or Facebook

Camping at Home Class

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Are you prepared to shelter in place for 30 days, if necessary, when a disaster strikes? Learn how by registering for the Camping at Home Class now.

The class is being held on Thursday, February 24, 2022 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. This is a virtual course via zoom, preregistration is required.

Register at evcnb.org/events-and-training/camping-at-home-class-02242022

Repair Cafe in a brand new workshop space

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Heart of Cartm Repair Cafe event is coming up Saturday, February 12th, 3:00-5:00 and we have some exciting news! Heart of Cartm has expanded into the old Wheeler Treasures space next door, which will be used for classes and events. No more squeezing into half of the store! A seamstress and small appliance repair folks are ready to help you diagnose and repair your broken items. Register for this Saturday''s Repair Cafe, right now, on our website. Just copy and paste this link: www.heartofcartm.org/repair-create
Now that we have dedicated space, we are also thinking about all the different ways we can expand repair services – hosting a 2nd monthly class, teaching repair classes dedicated to one type of item, hosting open project hours?? Chat with Jessi in person or send an email with your ideas, repair needs or skills you''d like to share. Let''s reimagine waste, together, by fixing items instead of tossing them!
From our heart to yours, Heart of Cartm
Jessi Just, Executive Director Jessi@heartofcartm.org 971-389-8414 Heart of Cartm PO Box 122 Manzanita, OR 97131
Visit us in Wheeler on the main drag! Store open Friday – Monday, Noon – 6pm

Chinook Rearing in Nearshore Sandy Habitats w/ Dr Jose R Marin Jarrin

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Virtual Presentation: Chinook Rearing in Nearshore Sandy Habitats w/ Dr Jose R Marin Jarrin!

On February 10th, 2022 Dr Jose R Marin Jarrin from the Humbolt State University Department of Fisheries Biology will share his experience and knowledge of nearshore sandy ecosystems as part of the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council’s speaker series. In 2013 he published a paper on the use of sandy beach environments as nurseries for juvenile Chinook salmon. Since then his research has spanned a wide variety of marine biology topics including a chapter in the 2022 book “Sandy Beaches as Endangered Ecosystems” titled “The Biology and Ecology of Sandy Beach Surf Zones.” It’s really exciting to have such an expert in his field come present to us!

His research on Chinook use of sandy beach environments explored what role that environment plays in their life history. His research sought to describe that use through field collections, otolith sampling, and comparison of growth between estuarine and sandy beach Chinook juveniles. This is sure to be a great story about both the process of science and an opportunity to learn more about what’s happening off shores very much like those here by the mouth of the Nehalem.

Dr Jose Marin Jarrin earned his PhD in Fisheries Science at Oregon State University, with a Masters in Marine Biology from University of Oregon, and his Bachelors from the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador. Since 2008 he’s published at least 32 times on marine biology topics!

The talk will be on February 10th at 7 pm, hosted on Zoom, and is free to the public. The zoom link is us02web.zoom.us/j/84340270734 or on the Faceboook event at www.facebook.com/lnwc1. You can also contact the watershed council at lnwc@nehalemtel.net. A recording of this presentation will also be posted on the LNWC’s YouTube channel with our other recorded presentations. Just search for “Lower Nehalem Watershed Council” on YouTube.

Prior to the presentation the LNWC will be holding a meeting of the Board. This is a great opportunity to hear about Lower Nehalem Watershed Council activities, organizational health, and to connect with the council yourself. The board meeting will begin at 5 pm and end just before the presentation begins.

Stay posted for the Lower Nehalem Watershed’s Speaker Series other great talks coming up:

• March: Andy Bluhm (OSU), Red Alder in Coastal Oregon Forests
• April: Jon Souder (OSU), Trees to Tap: How Forest Practices Affect Oregon’s Municipal Water
• May: Jessica Adele Miller (OSU), Marine Heatwaves and Impacts to Pacific Cod and Salmon

Event Information: This event is FREE and open to the public. Find more information on our speaker series and the links for access on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/lnwc1).

Time & Agenda:
5:00 PM LNWC Board Meeting
7:00 PM Presentation
8:30 PM Adjourn

SOUPER BOWL CHILI SATURDAY

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It’s nearly Saturday the 12th.

At Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church you will be able to pick up your reserved quart of
S O U P E R. B O W L. C H I L I.

EMAIL to reserve your quart(s):
jennie1550@ yahoo.com

TEXT to reserve your quart(s):
623-337-3934

You know you want some of Chef Doug Dickey’s yummy Chili to enjoy during the big game.

“Order today to avoid future regret…..”

CHILI. CHILI. CHILI. CHILI. CHILI. CHILI.

FEBRUARY GOBAG POP-UP STORE

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Show that important someone that you care!
Place your order for GoBags and supplies by Wednesday, February 9 to give our volunteers time to prepare your order for pickup on Saturday, February 12.
These products are selected with great attention to quality and functionality. Don''t miss out!
Place your pre-order at: evcnb.org/events-and-training/gobag-popup-02122022

Monday, Feb. 7 Webinar: The Private Forest Accords

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Don''t forget to register for this informative discussion on the landmark agreement that proposes an overhaul of the Forest Practices Act to better protect wild salmon streams on more than 10 million acres of private Oregon forestland.
Registration required. Copy and paste this link into your browser: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5116425542663/WN_uUDqBwvEQTidiJilv3a4LQ

SOUPER BOWL CHILI

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Nehalem Senior Lunches Fund Raiser

Chef Doug Dickey is at it again! SOUPER BOWL CHILI will be available for $10 a quart at the kitchen door of the Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church on

Saturday February 12, 2022
From 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.
You can reserve your quart of delicious SOUPER BOWL CHILI by sending an EMAIL to:

jennie1550@yahoo.com

or sending a TEXT to:
623-337-3934

Reserve yours today to enjoy during the Super Bowl game.

Church Address: 36050 10th Street in Nehalem

See you there!

Cannon Beach Library hosts author, former diplomat Stephen Holgate

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The Cannon Beach Library will host suspense writer and former American Embassy diplomat Stephen Holgate at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 on a Facebook Live presentation.
Viewers can join from the library’s Facebook page or from the library’s website, cannonbeachlibrary.org.
Holgate will discuss his latest book, “To Live and Die in the Floating World,” a thriller set on a tourist boat on the canals of Burgundy. The boat is similar to the one Holgate once worked on as a crew member. How his own experience compares with that of his fictional characters may be answered in his discussion.
His previous suspense/thrillers, “Tangier” and “Madagascar” and “Sri Lanka,” are based on the characters, conversations and experiences he encountered in those locations while he worked in the diplomatic service.
He served as a diplomat for American embassies in France, Madagascar, Morocco, Mexico and Sri Lanka.
In addition to his foreign service posts, Holgate spent several years as a congressional staffer; headed a committee staff of the Oregon State Senate; managed two electoral campaigns; acted with the national tour of an improvisational theater group.
“Tangier,” his first novel, gained critical acclaim, and made the Bookreaders 10-best list in the indie mystery/suspense category.
His second novel, “Madagascar,” received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, a nomination from Forward Reviews as best book of the year in the fiction category, and another listing from Bookreaders as among the 10 best mystery/suspense novels of the year.
In addition to his novels, Holgate has published several short stories, produced a one-man play and written freelance articles.
He lives with his wife, Felicia, in Portland.

Sitka Center Presents: Your Art’s Desire Community Fundraiser

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On Thursday, February 10th at 5:30 Sitka Center for Art and Ecology will host a virtual fundraiser and community event on Zoom. This virtual event is a community-centered celebration of legacy, transition, growth and stewardship. The program will feature testimonials from past Community Arts Project Board members, current Sitka Board members and administrators from partner schools. We will share quotes, videos and artwork montages dedicated to our most important audience: our coastal area youth participants. The goal of this fundraiser is to raise $15,000 in support of our Youth Program. Meeting this goal will allow us to provide 7 months of in-person art instruction during the school year at no cost to schools or the students. In addition, meeting our goal will allow us to expand programming to a new community partner school. With your support, we will double our outreach in 2022, providing arts enrichment to 1,000 kids grades PreK – 8!
Thank you to sponsors including Seufert Winery, Adventist Health Tillamook, Oregon Coast Bank, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices NW Real Estate Principal Broker Valerie Schumann, Rosenberg Builders Supply, Tillamook PUD, Mindful Mosaic Art Studio, Sportsman’s Pub N Grub and Pacific City Sun who have already helped us make a positive impact towards reaching our goal. Help us spread the word about this free public event to your friends, family and fellow community members. We can''t wait to reflect on the incredible successes of the past 15 months and the art and ecology inspired projects that are yet to come. Thank you for joining us to celebrate Sitka''s stewardship of this growing Youth Program. Visit the Youth Program Community Events page on our website to register for attendance and receive the zoom link at www.sitkacenter.org/youth-program/youth-community-events.
About the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Through workshops, residencies and events the Sitka Center provides time and space for place-based reflection, inquiry and creation at the intersection of art and ecology. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit located on Cascade Head in the Salmon River estuary north of Lincoln City, Sitka offers a place where visual artists, writers, natural scientists, musicians and interdisciplinary creatives of all abilities and backgrounds come to nourish their curiosity and creativity. 2021 marks Sitka’s 51st year of offering art-and nature-inspired workshops, residencies and public events on the Oregon Coast.
For more details visit www.sitkacenter.org. 541-994-5485 Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, 56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368.