Who knew chowder cures the blues?Byline: Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard Beer, blues and clam chowder chowder, stew of fish or shellfish with potatoes, onions, and pork (usually salt pork), thickened with crumbled hard bread. The name chowder seems to have originated from the French word chaudière . Sound like perfectly grand reasons to visit the Oregon Coast The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of Oregon along the Pacific Ocean. Stretching 362 miles from Astoria to the California border, the Oregon Coast is unique in that the whole coastline is public land. . Florence will mark the 10th anniversary of its Chowder, Blues & Brews Festival this weekend with two days of music, food, foam at the Florence Events Center. Contributing to the festival's 10th birthday is the "best music lineup we've had in years," festival chairwoman Lynette Wickstrom said. Friday's headliner is Paul deLay Paul Joseph deLay (b. January 31 1952, Portland, Oregon - d. March 7 2007, Portland, Oregon), was an American blues vocalist and harmonicist. DeLay's musical career[1] ; Saturday's is Curtis Salgado Curtis Salgado is a Portland, Oregon-based Blues, R&B, and Soul singer-songwriter-musician. He was born on February 41954 in Everett, Washington. He plays harmonica and fronts his own band as lead vocalist. . These two titans of Oregon blues will be joined by a newcomer from Bend, Lindy lin·dy or Lin·dy n. pl. lin·dies A lively swing dance for couples. Also called lindy hop. [From Lindynickname of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Gravelle, who will cap things off on Sunday afternoon. "Sunday has been really, well, lame,' Wickstrom said. "We get the people after church, and they sit around listening to creaky creak·y adj. creak·i·er, creak·i·est 1. Tending to creak. 2. Shaky or infirm, as with age; decrepit: creaky knee joints; a creaky regime. music.' Gravelle - who has a jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. , country blues style - is on hand to put a spark in the day. Rounding out Sunday's entertainment is the Oregon Coast Lab Band. "I've been involved in Chowder, Blues & Brews for five of the past eight years," Wickstrom said, "and I hadn't listened to the Oregon Lab Band until last year. I was impressed with those kids. They were quite good.' The lineup also will include Ellen Whyte, Walker T Ryan, J.C. Rico and Peter Giri GIRI Guide d'Initiation à la Recherche dans l'Internet (French: Guide of Essential Internet Research) GIRI Gray Iron Research Institute (Columbus, Ohio; now Iron Casting Research Institute) , and others. On the food front, the sixth annual professional chowder contest is expanding this year, with 13 contestants from restaurants stretching from Seaside to Brookings. Last year's contest drew 10 entries, Wickstrom said. Grand prize is $1,000 and a traveling trophy. Chowder tasting begins at 1 p.m. Saturday. Patrons can vote on the winner of a People's Choice Award, which will be announced at the end of the afternoon, along with the cook-off's first-, second- and third-place finishers. The festival also will feature other food options, including barbecue, shrimp, crab specialties and a variety of finger foods. On the brews front, the festival will pour offerings from the Pelican Pub and Brewery in Pacific City, Rogue Ales of Newport, Wakanda Brewing Co. of Florence and Deschutes Brewery of Bend. Perhaps the best thing about the festival is that it's indoors, and out of any nasty weather. `I would love to do it outside, but you just never know about the weather this time of year,' Wickstrom said. The entertainment schedule follows. For more information, call the Florence Chamber of Commerce at (541) 997-3128. Friday 5 p.m. - Kush Kush: see Cush. 8 p.m. - Paul deLay Saturday 11 a.m. - Music Alliance featuring J.C. Rico and Peter Giri 1 p.m. - Walker T Ryan 3 p.m. - Ellen Whyte Trio 5:30 p.m. - Henry Cooper Band 8 p.m. - Curtis Salgado Sunday 11 a.m. - Oregon Coast Lab Band 1:45 p.m. - Lindy Gravelle FESTIVAL PREVIEW Chowder, Blues & Brews Festival Where: Florence Events Center, 715 Quince quince, shrub or small tree of the Asian genera Chaenomeles and Cydonia of the family Rosaceae (rose family). The common quince (Cydonia oblonga St. When: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday How much: $20 for a three-day pass; $7 Friday, $9 Saturday, $6 Sunday; children younger than 12 admitted for $3 each day CAPTION(S): Curtis Salgado is the festival's Saturday night headliner. |
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