LONGVIEW, Wash. -- She’s a one-woman, blues-flamenco-Celtic-funk-folk-jazz-playing dynamo. She solos like a rock guitarist. She tells tall tales with the timing of a stand-up comic. She’s an irrepressible, lyrical spirit. But wait till you see that harp.

Deborah Henson-Conant is a Grammy-nominated artist who sings and plays a 36-string custom-built electric harness harp in styles ranging from full-out bluesy to heart-wrenching ballad and she'll be playing from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts in the latest series for the Longview/Kelso Community Concerts. She has toured with the Boston Pops, starred in a PBS special, lectured at the Paris Conservatory and played at the Kennedy Center. Henson-Conant has been featured on NBC, CBS, CNN and NPR.

Her albums range from Latin jazz to Celtic, blues, folk-pop and spoken word. But on stage, she’s electric, bringing vibrant passion to a powerful musical journey, taking audiences along for the ride. See her once and you’ll never view or hear a harp the same way again.

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- At the Feb. 9 meeting, Longview City Council presented the President’s Volunteer Service Awards to 29 local youth. The award is a prestigious national honor offered in recognition of sustained volunteer service.

The President’s Volunteer Service Awards is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation on behalf of the President of the United States to recognize the best in the American spirit, and to encourage all Americans to improve their communities through volunteer service, and civic participation.

Established in 2003, the President’s Volunteer Service Award gives Presidential recognition to individuals and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service each year. The Award shares this achievement as a way to inspire others to contribute to their communities through volunteer service and to make volunteer service a central part of their lives.