Other items include Cappella Records, PDX Jazz Fest, Arena Tribute Series and Michael J. Fox

Cuomo sick

CoHo Productions prepared for live performances, but the members of the theater company worked with a heavy heart.

Philip Cuomo, artistic director of production, has been battling an “aggressive medical condition” for several years. He had continued to work, but recently the company announced that “he would not be able to continue working with us”. Isaac Lamb, Cuomo’s nephew and godson, as well as actor and director, has created a GoFundMe site; the funds would go to support caregivers for Cuomo’s wife, Maureen.

“CoHo will never be the same without Philip, we feel his absence in every effort, but we will always have his vision and spirit to inspire and guide us,” the company wrote in an email.

“Philip has done so much for so many people, and we owe him more than we can ever repay.”

Grammy nomination

Cappella Records, Cappella Romana’s label, received their first Grammy nomination.

This is for Best Choral Performance for the 2020 release of “Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom”, conducted by composer Benedict Sheehan and starring Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons, Jason Thomas and The Saint Tikhon Choir.

They will perform locally on December 4 at St. Mary’s Cathedral and December 5 at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Oswego.

“It is only rarely that a piece of this standard enters the repertoire, and I hope that many other ensembles will program it as a result of this appointment,” said Mark Powell, executive director of Cappella Records and Cappella. Romana.

Cappella Records has released more than 25 tracks, including “Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia” and “Hymnes of Kassiani”, the world’s first music by a female composer.

For more information: cappellaromana.org.

PDX Jazz Festival

The 2022 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, scheduled from February 17 to 26, 2022, has announced its lineup.

The festival will feature NEA jazz masters Ron Carter, Donald Harrison Jr. and Billy Hart, as well as Grammy Carter winners Robert Grasper, Gary Bartz, Diane Schuur, Brad Mehldau and Flor de Toloache.

For more information: pdxjazz.org.

Concert series

After a successful series last summer, there will be another series of monthly concerts at the Mt Hood Center in Boring.

The Arena Tribute Series will feature tribute bands courtesy of J-Fell Presents performing indoor concerts for all ages in the 22,000 square foot Wy’east Arena starting in December.

The series premieres December 4 with Stone in Love (Journey) and cover band Radical Revolution. The series’ next tribute groups, which run through June 2022, include Petty Fever (Tom Petty), Eagle Eyes (Eagles), Notorious (Duran Duran), Glass Of Hearts (Blondie), Bad Moon Riders (Creedence) Clearwater Revival), Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Barracuda (Heart / Led Zeppelin), Shooting Star (Bad Company), 5150 (Van Halen / Sammy Hagar) and Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath).

For tickets and more, see mthoodcenter.com/concerts.

Michael j fox

Famous for his role in “Back to the Future”, “Family Ties” and “Spin City”, as well as his public battle with Parkinson’s disease, Michael J. Fox wrote a memoir, “No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Takes into account mortality. ”

He will be joined in curation with NBC News’ Willie Geist in a Powell’s Books virtual event, at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7.

For more information: powells.com.

Saltwater beavers

There are apparently beavers living in salt water on the Oregon coast, not just fresh water, which has surprised conservationists.

Funded by the Oregon Zoo Foundation, environmentalists at The Wetlands Conservancy confirmed, through investigation, that beavers use the intertidal wetlands of the central Oregon coast, expanding scientific understanding of the place where “engineers of nature” live, according to a press release from the zoo.

The survey explored estuaries from Yaquina Bay to the Salmon River and found dams and lodges in areas where scientists had not previously confirmed the presence of beavers.

“We always thought that too much salt water would kill a beaver, but then we started to see evidence in Washington that they lived on the coast and actually built their dams in areas influenced by the tides,” Katie said. Ryan, Executive Director of The Wetlands Conservancy. . “It made us wonder what is going on here in Oregon.”