Plankhouse at Cathlapotle Guided Walk

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The Plankhouse at Cathlapotle near Ridgefield, WA, will be having a guided walk exploring the local legacy of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. There are other activities scheduled as well. You can check them out at: www.plankhouse.org.

Times: 12:00 noon, 3:00 p.m.

Coastal Indian Crafts

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Presenter: Lisa Brown
Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event End Time: 2:00 pm
Coordinator: Sally Freeman
Coordinator Contact: 503-861-4424, sally_freeman@nps.gov
Starting Location: Fort Clatsop visitor center (Netul River Room) of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Event Summary: Our park has a free monthly guest speaker series, generally held on the third Sunday of the month from September through May. These programs are open to the public and feature a variety of topics.

Ghosts of Celilo - Award-Winning Musical Play

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Event Date(s): March 4 - 12, 2011 Suggest Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 PM
Coordinator: Mark Johnson
Coordinator Contact: 503-614-1821,
Starting Location: Newmark Theatre in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts

The Ghosts of Celilo (suh-LIE-low) is a musical play based on true events that happened near Celilo Falls in the 1950s. Celilo was one of the world’s premiere fisheries and a cultural and spiritual center for native people before it was inundated by the Dalles Dam in 1957.

http://www.ghostsofcelilo.com/

This ground-breaking production weaves a bittersweet love story within a mystery and features a haunting score of Native American music and traditional musical theatre songs. The Ghosts of Celilo is a collaborative dramatic production developed, written, and composed during the last 10 years by Marv Ross, Thomas Morning Owl (Umatilla), Chenoa Egawa (Lummi), Arlie Neshakhi (Navajo), and Tom Hampson. Greg Tamblyn joined this group several years ago as the director of The Ghosts of Celilo.

Great Backyard Bird Count

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Presenter: Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event End Time: 2:00 pm
Coordinator: Sally Freeman
Coordinator Contact: 503-861-4424, sally_freeman@nps.gov
Starting Location: Fort Clatsop visitor center (Netul River Room) of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Event Summary: Our park has a free monthly guest speaker series, generally held on the third Sunday of the month from September through May. These programs are open to the public and feature a variety of topics.

Bridge of the Gods Puppet Show

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Put on by the Tears of Joy Theatre, performance location Winningstad Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland OR. Puppetry brings a Native American legend to the Liberty stage. Huddle close to our campfire and listen to the story of the Bridge of the Gods. This legend tells of a fight between two brothers that caused the great land bridge in the Columbia Gorge to collapse. Join Coyote and She Who Watches as this story of the river and mountains unfolds. This remarkable play, based on a Klickitat version of the tale, is written by Native American storyteller Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock), designed by Lillian Pitt (Warm Springs/Yakima) and features music by Arlie Neskahi (Dine’ Nation New Mexico) and poetry by Elizabeth Woody (Warm Springs/Yakima).

Evening Showing on the 19th of February!

More information at: http://www.liberty-theater.org/

For further information you can contact:

Robert Heacock
Washington State Secretary and Membership Chair
Email: Heacock1@mindspring.com
Phone: 509-924-4020
Barb Kubik
Chair, Washington State Governor's Lewis and Clark Trail Committee
Email: chemna@aol.com
Phone: 360.546.5949