Elwha Dam & Chuckanut Ridge
Celebrations
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Removing the Elwha Dam on the Olympic Peninsula
Singing along with the Secretary of the Interior and the Gov
Bellingham Celebrates the Purchase of Chuckanut Ridge
After a 30-year fight, a huge suburban development is stopped
and a forest is saved
Hanging out with the Griz, the Salmon, the Wolverine
and the spirit of Walkin’ Jim in Alaska & Montana
Concerts in Bellingham, Port Angeles, Woodinville, Salem, Concrete & Olympia
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Please see details at bottom.
Sept 1: Bellingham, WA
Sept 16: Port Angeles, WA
Sept 17: Port Angeles, WA
Sept 18: Woodinville, WA
Oct 7: Salem, OR
Oct 9: Concrete, WA
Oct 15: Olympia, WA
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Howdy Family & Friends!
Port Angeles, WA
September 16 & 17
I am honored to perform “Drop of Water” at the ceremony to celebrate the removal of the Elwha River Dam in the Olympic National Park. Our region has been working for decades to have this dam removed. The Elwha River was home to one of the largest salmon runs in the region. Efforts are underway to plant native plants in the drained area. I’m looking forward to watching the salmon find their way back to this spectacular river. I’m also looking forward to singing “Drop of Water” with Secretary of State Ken Salazar and Governor Christine Gregoire. We’ve been practicing for weeks.
The ceremony on September 17 is limited to invited folks and some folks from Port Angeles, as the location near the dam can only handle so many people. There are celebrations open to everyone going on in Port Angeles all weekend, including my concert Friday night September 16 at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (details below).
Bellingham Parties!!
Chuckanut Ridge Purchased From Bank
September 1
Wow. I’ve been part of our community’s effort to protect Chuckanut Ridge since I moved to Bellingham in 1991. Chuckanut Ridge is one of the largest remaining privately-owned forests in Bellingham. Two weeks ago our City Council voted unanimously to buy it. Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike led the effort. In an epic 30-year battle between neighborhood activists and big developers, we have taken a giant step toward creating the Chuckanut Ridge Park. A long list of Bellingham musicians will be performing at the celebration on Thursday, September 1 (details below).
Grizzlies, Wolverine & the Spirit of Walkin’ Jim
I returned yesterday from trips to Alaska and Montana. What can I say: it’s hard to come back to civilization after time in the wilderness. In Alaska I did a solo backpack trip in Denali National Park. I retraced the same route that I took when I was twenty. I ran into a mother grizzly bear and 2 cubs twice. Both times I thought about how this is THE situation to avoid in the backcountry. Fortunately they didn’t seem bothered by me and I’m here to tell the tale. What beautiful creatures they are.
Denali National Park
One night I camped out in a quiet tundra valley with about 300 ground squirrels and 38 marmots. Talk about a predator food mall. I was watching the sunlight on the mountains that evening when sure enough I see a large animal coming up the valley checking out squirrel burrows. It was as big as a bear cub (I thought, oh no, not again!), but with my binoculars it looked more like a wolf. Except it wasn’t a wolf either. I watched what I thought might be a wolverine for half an hour, loping around quickly, checking burrow after burrow after burrow. It didn’t see me. When it went over the ridge it was starting to get cold (it snowed that night), so I headed back to the tent to read Walkin’ Jim Stoltz book “Walking With the Wild Wind.” I turned the page and Jim was describing a wolverine, one of the rarest animals in North America. Sure enough, it was a wolverine I had seen.
Denali National Park
Walkin' Jim Stoltz
In Montana I had the honor of going on a five-day backpack trip in the Scapegoat Wilderness with five of Walkin’ Jim’s closest people to spread his ashes. It was a trip filled with laughter and tears and appreciation. I had never looked out over the Montana prairie from the high Rocky Mountains before. It was breathtaking. On the seemingly endless ride home from Montana I listened to many of Walkin’ Jim’s albums. “What it means to be alive” was an often-repeated theme in many of his songs.
View from Scapegoat Mountain, Montana.
Photo courtesy of John Giacalone
Hope to see you at one of the shows. Or out in the woods.
Dana
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CONCERT DETAILS
September 1, 2011 (Thursday)
Bellingham, WA
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Celebrating Community:
The Preservation of the 100 Acre Wood
Fairhaven Middle School
110 Park Ridge Road
Bellingham, WA
FREE
Come join the hundreds of people who have worked for years, some for decades, to preserve the 100 Acre Wood, also known as Chuckanut Ridge.* From 6 to 9 pm at Fairhaven Middle School there will be a celebration with music from many area musicians and brief thank yous from speakers.
Bring a picnic dinner with you; don´t forget the cups, plates and utensils too. Ice cream and cake will be provided. Bring a dessert to share if you can. Parking is limited so walk, ride your bike, or carpool.
Music will be performed by Dana Lyons, Linda Allen, Tracy Spring, Mike Marker, Gene Tagaban, Cindy Minkler, Erin Corday, Tim McHugh, Burke Mulvany, Kelly Kelsey, Mockingbird, Peter Ali, Bob Paltrow, Dean & Dudley Evenson, and the bandZandt Combo.
*On Monday, Aug. 15, the Bellingham City Council unanimously authorized Mayor Dan Pike to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with seller Washington Federal for the 82 acres on the south side to add to the city´s greenways. (Bellingham Herald, 8/16/11)
September 16, 2011 (Friday)
Port Angeles, WA
Time: 7:30pm
Concert
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Port Angeles, WA
Come celebrate the removal of the Elwha dam!
Price: $12 / $10 for Friends Members
Tickets are available at PAFAC by phone (360-457-3532) or in person, at Port Book & News, and at the door.
http://www.pafac.org
September 17, 2011 (Saturday)
Port Angeles, WA
Time: TBA
Elwha Dam Removal Ceremony with Ken Salazar and Christine Gregoire
Olympic National Park
Port Angeles, WA
Dana will be performing his song "Drop of Water" with a local choir. The ceremony will be by invitation and lottery (for local folks). The location is too small to handle many folks. However, the celebrations will be open to everyone and going all weekend.
http://www.celebrateelwha.com/calendar
September 18, 2011 (Sunday)
Woodinville, WA
Time: 12 noon-5:30pm
International Day of Peace Celebration
Sammamish Valley Farm/Olympic Nursery
16215 - 140th Place NE
Woodinville, WA
Price: Free
SCHEDULE:
12:00 Activities for Kids
12:30 Giant Peace Dove Parade & Circle the World song
12:45 Lunch (bring a picnic basket or buy food on site)
1:15 Celtic Fire Band
1:45 Peace Proclamation
2:00 Dana Lyons Concert & Peace Dove Parade
3:00 Break
3:30 Dana's Songwriting Workshop for Kids
4:15 Break
4:30 Tangletown (Bluegrass & Country)
5:30 Closing
Sponsors: Community Threads, Sammamish Valley Grange, Transition Woodinville, Olympic Nursery, Maltby Cafe, BarnPlace, Antioch University
October 7, 2011 (Friday)
Salem, OR
Oregon Roots & Shoots Program with Jane Goodall
Willamette University
Salem, OR
Details to be announced
October 9, 2011 (Sunday)
Concrete, WA
Time: 3:00pm
Concert at the Concrete Theatre
45920 Main Street
Concrete, WA
Price: $10
Info: 360-941-0403, info@concrete-theatre.com
www.concrete-theatre.com
October 15, 2011 (Saturday)
Olympia, WA
Time: 7:30pm
Dana will perform with Masterworks Chorale Ensemble in their show "For the Beauty of the Earth"
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
512 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA
Tonight’s concert celebrates the beauty of the earth, helps renew our bond with nature, and rewards us with laughter and cheer. Masterworks Chorale Ensemble performs the first set. Dana performs solo in the second set as well as a number of his songs with the Masterworks Choir.
Price: $21 for adults and $18 for seniors/students (tickets are $18 or $15 PLUS the Washington Center's ticket service charge of $3). Patrons that subscribe to MCE's entire season get the October concert (as well as others) for about 17% cheaper.
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