Oregon Coast Highlights: Graham Kerr, Bluegrass, Surfing Event

Published 08/19/2010

The Galloping Gourmet shows up in Astoria in September.

(Oregon Coast) – Some big names will be hitting the north coast soon, such as country stars Jerry Kilgore and Melody Guy, as well as cooking legend Graham Kerr. Meanwhile, bluegrass gets feet stomping this coming weekend in Garibaldi while a major surfing event returns to Newport.

This Saturday – August 21 – brings north coast band Brownsmead Flats to the Garibaldi Museum, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Brownsmead Flats have been playing together on the north Oregon coast for over 20 years and feature a lively blend of folk and bluegrass - or “crab grass” - that is sure to entertain. They always create a fun atmosphere that encourages the crowd to join in.

Tickets are $8 per person. A $4 discount is offered to all Friends of the Museum. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the museum.

Garibaldi Museum

Garibaldi Museum. Highway 101, Garibaldi, Oregon. 503-322-8411.

Tillamook Air Museum is hosting Nashville country star Jerry Kilgore, with special guest Melody Guy, on September 4.
 
Things begin at 7 p.m. Tickets to the event are $10 for adults and $5 for those 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased at participating sponsors TLC Federal Credit Union, Tillamook Air Musuem, Bank Of Astoria and the Tillamook Chamber Of Commerce.
 
Bring your chair and enjoy a beer garden, food and much more. Tillamook Air Museum. 6030 Hangar Rd. Tillamook, Oregon.

Rogue Ales’ renowned surfing event returns September 12 and 13 to the South Beach State Park in Newport, Oregon, right next to the Rogue World Headquarters. Competitive longboarders of all ages will compete in 11 categories of surfing expertise. Free admission. Food and beverage vendors onsite.

Near South Beach, Newport

For more information, please contact Al Jorgensen at 503-803-6857 or go to www.rogue.com

Graham Kerr, an internationally known culinary and television personality, award-winning author, and master of metaphorical speaking, is giving a special presentation at Astoria’s Liberty Theater as part of his participation in the upcoming Commercial Fishermen’s Festival.  His seminar takes place Friday, September 17, starting at 6 p.m.  Tickets to see Graham Kerr are now available with a $10 donation at www.CommercialFishermensFestival.com or by sending a check or money order to Commercial Fishermen’s Festival, P.O. Box 973, Astoria, OR, 97103.  For more information call 503-325-1010.

Graham Kerr, best known for his popular 1970’s television cooking show, the “Galloping Gourmet,” has since written several books and is also a popular speaker.  His focus is on serving people who want to make healthy, creative, lifestyle changes and believes that the only lasting changes are the ones that we enjoy. His life goal is “to help to convert habits that harm into resources that heal both for ourselves and others in need.”

Tillamook Bay, near the Air Museum

Kerr’s seminar, 2020 - A Perfect Vision, is about personal change. “We the people not, we the puppets,” says Kerr. He poses: “What can we do to help one another find creative solutions to our present health crisis?”

The seminar is about one couples’ very personal story of change based upon individual taste preferences. How they found a different way to negotiate seven of the deadliest traps known to modern man.  Kerr states, “Seven deadly locks, we don’t have to decline and fall, it’s possible to improve and succeed!”

The Commercial Fishermen’s Festival the biggest most informative fun-filled commercial fishing celebration in the region.  Here fans will meet the Captains and crews from boats featured on “Deadliest Catch,” and cheer on the men that risk their lives to bring us seafood as they compete in the grueling Captain Phil Harris Highliner Competition for the title of Highliner of the Year.  Witness a search and rescue helicopter demonstration by the US Coast Guard and see historic and modern fishing equipment worth millions of dollars.  Festivities include demos, industry sales, food, music, crafts, culinary stage with celebrity chefs, and a beer garden sponsored by Astoria Brewing Company. 

Astoria

There is also a kid’s area for a fun action-packed weekend the whole family will enjoy.  The 2010 Commercial Fishermen’s Festival is September 18 & 19 at the Port of Astoria Tongue Point facility.  Visit www.CommercialFishermensFestival.com

The mission of the Commercial Fishermen’s Festival is to offer fishermen and industry professionals an opportunity to bond and share information that will save lives, improve productivity, increase demand for seafood products, and promote job opportunities.  The mission is also dedicated to educating the public about the fishing industry including the steps fishermen have taken to ensure a renewable resource for the future.  The Festival will showcase American fisheries and the process of selecting, preparing and cooking seafood.

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