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Gambling Problem???  You are not alone! ! !

Area group meets every Monday and Friday evening at Three Rivers House of Prayer, 1335 11th Ave in Longview.  There is ample parking on the northwest corner of 11th and Hudson.  Gambling addiction hurts millions of Americans.  This includes individuals and families right here in Cowlitz County.  Come join and get the help you need.  There are no dues and no official sign up is necessary.

Old time country, Western swing & Bluegrass music!

Open Mic and Music Jam.

Join us a the Catlin Grange, bring your instrument and let's have some fun! (Accoustic instruments only please)

3rd Annual Costume Party with live music and dancing at the Skamania County Fairgrounds in Stevenson, Washington.

The Salal Review Submission Deadline 

Lower Columbia College invites area writers and poets to submit short stories, essays and poems for possible publication in The 2011 Salal Review.

The deadline is November 4, 2010

Written Submission Guidelines

• Five poems or two stories or essays may be submitted. Include a stamped, self-addressed reply envelope. Submission may also be made by e-mail.
• All written work must be original, unpublished, and typed or computer printed. Poems may be single spaced, but stories and essays must be double-spaced.
• Please include a brief biographical note describing your connection to the Lower Columbia Region.

You may send your work by e-mail to the Salal Office or deliver it in person to Hiedi Bauer , Salal Advisor & English Instructor, Instructional Office Building Rm. 210, or mail it to the address below:

The Salal Review
Lower Columbia College
PO Box 3010
1600 Maple Street
Longview, WA 98632

Let us Haunt your Halloween!

NyghtMare Manor Haunted House returns for the 6^th year of screamingly good times!

While admission is FREE, we are collecting canned/non-perishable food items for CAP’s Help Warehouse in Longview, and HOPE in Rainier. We also suggest a donation of $1.

What: Nyghtmare Manor Haunted House

Where: 142 Wilford Rd., Silverlake, WA  98645

When: October 28 through October 31; dark to 10 p.m., a little later on Halloween.

Who: Open to ALL ages!!

For more information, email NyghtmareManor@yahoo.com

The Friends of the Longview Library invites you to the Fall Book Sale October 29 and 30, and November 1 and 2 at the Longview Public Library.   The sale begins at 10 a.m. on October 29. 

NOT OPEN SUNDAY

Monday, November 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Choose from the latest fiction to the best classics, travel around the world or discover what is right here in our own backyard, learn to cook, make crafts, or get great books for the kids.   There is something for everyone.  Join us!

This October 29th, some famous figures from Mount St Helens' past will be making a special appearance. Join the rangers for a hike back in time at the ghostly Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center. Something for all ages to enjoy.

Reservations are required. Call 360-274-2140. Hikes leave beginning at 7pm. Light refreshments provided.

A rare NW appearance!

Singer-songwriter-guitarist Sean Weaver’s earliest memories are of climbing up on a countertop to reach the radio. Since then he has traversed many musical pathways ranging from electric blues to the major guitar figures of the 1960’s rock-era, to earlier Chet Atkins solo pieces, pre-war American blues and folk music, with poetic and lyrical inspirations including Robert Frost, Leonard Cohen, and the legendary 1970’s Texas singer-songwriter circuit.
Based out of Nashville, TN where he performs, teaches, and writes, Sean is as likely to bring his expertise to a recording session for a commercial jingle as he is to a local club at the request of any number of talented individuals who call for his attention to tone, finesse, and crafting melodic parts. After moving to Nashville in August of 2000, recommendations and recognition soon ensued by Richard Bennett (session veteran of 40+ years, record producer, and longtime guitarist with Mark Knopfler of Dire
Straits), Ray Flacke (Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and more), and noted guitarist, instructor, and personal transcriptionist to Chet Atkins, John Knowles CGP – all lending encouragement and testimonials (available at www.seanweaver.com).
As a prolific composer and writer, Sean is also a fearless solo performer who has fallen under the guidance and mentorship of masters of their craft such as noted contemporary folksinger-songwriter Bob Franke, guitarist/composer Laurence Juber (of Paul McCartney and Wings renown), and 20-time Grammy winner Vince Gill. Sessions for his first solo album are due to commence this winter.
An evening with Sean Weaver is a unique experience, frequently including more than a few guitar showcases, nods to Chet Atkins and the lifelong influence of his childhood country-blues guitar teacher John Miller of Seattle (“he got me to take the leap from Stevie Ray Vaughan, great as he was, to Mississippi John Hurt,” he says from his home in Nashville), original songs, traditional folk-blues tunes, and interpretations of luminaries including Woody Guthrie and Nebraksa/Tom Joad era Springsteen…with a heavy dose of troubadours Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt thrown in for good measure.
Sean’s own material strikes a balance between the personal and the imaginary, with a penchant for character studies exposing the heights and depths of the human condition; as if Richard Thompson met up with early Dylan and, on a good night, Jimi Hendrix too. Not surprisingly, like his longtime inspiration Thompson, Sean has one foot firmly planted in the acoustic world and the other in a wave of electric guitars and amplifiers on ten (“folk music drew me in,” he continues, “but I still haven’t gotten over rock and roll”). All of whom he frequently speaks of, while creating a vibrant sound and mix that’s all his own and singular
in its presentation.
The recipient of numerous awards and honors by the Home of the Legends Thumbpickers Association and the Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Competition among others, Sean has performed on stages across the country including the historic Ryman Auditorium, Bluebird Café, Iridium Jazz Club in NYC, and Washington Center for the Performing Arts with friends, mentors, and inspirations including Tommy Emmanuel CGP, Vince Gill, the late great Les Paul, Boots Randolph, and Richard Smith.

The Matrix Coffeehouse
Music Arts Community & Food since 1995
434 NW Prindle St
Chehalis, WA 98532
360.740.0492
www.matrixcoffeehouse.com

Join us for Ladies Night Out!

A great opportunity to get some shopping done and make a difference! A portion of all Vendor's sales will go to benefit Relay for Life!

Some of the vendors that are participating are: Pure Romance, Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Purses, Premier Design Jewelry, Private Quarters, Tastefully Simple, Woods U, Mary Kay, Tupperware, Shotz Della Diva, Bernadeau Creations, Beaver Valley Photography & Knotty Wares.