The Eagle 103.9 FM welcomes country music great Reba McEntire and Phil Vassar to the North Coast for a huge concert Sunday August 14th. Former NNB General Manager Paul Mitchell who now runs marketing efforts for CMH is the guy behind this concert along with Eric Paulson with the Astoria Regatta who says contracts are signed and the event is set for Camp Rilea which should seat about 12,000. This will be a great event helping bring attention to Astoria's Bicentennial next year.
Glad this event is going to happen and many thanks to these two guys for their efforts.
ReplyDeleteToo bad though that a signature event for the Astoria bicentennial has to be held in Warrenton... just sayin...
Well, having Reba performing at Camp Rilea in August certainly gives us ample opportunity, 7 months as a matter of fact, to capitalize on Astoria's immediate assets to bolster a little prosperity to the businesses of this 200 year old city by, let's say, developing a "Performing Arts Series every weekend to bring other great talent to the area by involving all our venues in the city, large and small, in a coordinated effort to share the talent and prosperity amongst all our retailers.
ReplyDeleteAnd hey! How about an actual regatta and establishing the "John Jacob Astor Bicentennial Challenge Cup" by inviting two or three very competitive sailng classes to a week's elemination series culminating in match races per each class at the end of the week and the final Regatta Celebration events?
You know, it could be a blessing in disguise for Astoria, its businesses, its blessings and its residents and the visitors it will bring.
say, developing a "Performing Arts Series every weekend to bring other great talent to the area by involving all our venues in the city, large and small, in a coordinated effort to share the talent and prosperity amongst all our retailers.
ReplyDeleteAnd hey! How about an actual regatta and establishing the "John Jacob Astor Bicentennial Challenge Cup"
No thanks.