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Celtic Musician Hanz Araki

Not only does Hanz Araki play Irish Flute, Japanese Bamboo flute, pennywhistles, and low-whistles; he also sings vocals. This well-rounded musician comes from six generations of Japanese flute players and was taught by his father to play the traditional Japanese Bamboo flute, the Shakuhachi. In addition, influences from his mother's Irish background and highland records led him to take up the Irish Flute.

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Author Monica Drake

Monica Drake, a teacher at Pacific NW College of Art, is the author of the novel "Clown Girl." Her work has also appeared in a number of local and national publications. Monica was a student of Tom Spanbauer and an early member of his Portland writers' group, Dangerous Writing, along with fellow Portland writer Chuck Pahlaniuk. "Clown Girl" is already in its second printing.

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Photographer Christopher Burkett

Christopher Burkett was reared in the Pacific Northwest. He became a monk, and began photography as a way to capture light, as an expression of his faith. After leaving the order, he continued his career as a photographer. He's known for nature photos of incredible detail, captured with a large 8-by-10 camera.

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