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Beach Books hosts author Gluten Free: Is It For You?

SEASIDE — Carol Cassella, author of three novels including her most recent, “Gemini,�

ASTORIA — Celebrate the will be Beach Books’ guest birth of reggae legend Bob for Lunch in the Loft at noon Marley at 8 p.m. Saturday, Tuesday, April 29.

April 26. The Astoria Arts and As well as being a writer, Movement Center will host the Cassella is also an anesthesi15th annual Bob Marley Birthologist, and, like her previous day Party from 8 p.m. to midnovels, “Geminiâ€? revolves Photo by Alex Pajunas night; doors open at 7 p.m. around a medical crisis. A The Kevin Violette Expe- Members of Ma Barley perform during a young woman is found on the rience will kick off the event, 2012 block party event in Astoria. side of the road in critical conand headliner Ma Barley will dition, comatose and with no play roots, rock, soul and – of 10th St. in Astoria. The party LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ course – reggae music.

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ASTORIA — Clatsop Community College announces the next event in the Ales & Ideas lecture series featuring free multimedia presentations by members of the CCC faculty and staff. Teena Toyas will present “Gluten Free Mania: Is It For You?� at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24 at the Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St. Doors open at 6 p.m; minors are welcome.

Many have experimented or joined one of the latest dietary fads: being gluten free. But what exactly is gluten and why does it affect certain people in negative ways and not others?

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Behind the vendor’s booth Check out winning wineries and a local seafood provider

COASTAL LIFE

Close to Home Love oysters? Try harvesting them yourself on the coast

THE ARTS

Coast Concert Series New entertainment hits the Astoria Event Center

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Crab, Seafood & Wine Learn the festival’s history, and find tips on tasting wine

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on the cover The 32nd annual Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival takes place April 25, 26 and 27 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria. Sip different varietals, enjoy tasty seafood and check out vendors, music and more.

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County Fairgrounds again this weekend. The spirit of things hits you as soon as you arrive at the fairgrounds – whether that be by driving (don’t forget about the $15 parking fee), taking a taxi, or using providNOTES FROM THE EDITOR ed shuttle bus service ($3 cash fee for round-trip).

You enter the doors of the This weekend is the Choice Award for Best Local fairground’s main arena, and 2014 Astoria - Warrenton Festival. So it’s not something you’re instantly surrounded by Area Chamber of to be missed. smiling faces, a maze of venCommerce Crab, Seafood Word on the street of dor booths and wine bottles & Wine Festival. the festival breakgalore. Pick up an ofTo celebrate the event’s down is this: ¿FLDO IHVWLYDO ZLQH 32nd year and help you get Friday is mostglass, emblainto the spirit of things, this ly for locals, zoned with this week all of Coast Weekend’s Saturday sees year’s colorful feature articles are special- many tourists, logo, or choose ized and focused on the same and Sunday is a hand-painted theme as the popular crab fest. especially kid and artisan glass to hold You can read about this family-friendly. your wine samples. year’s Best in Show wine I attended crab fest myself As you munch on crackers winners as well as study up IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH ODVW \HDU DQG and dips, candies, crab cockon wine tasting tips to prepare I can’t wait to visit the Clatsop tail, and hot dishes from the your tastebuds for the festival.

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food tent, stroll from booth to booth. Try to track down the perfect wine for you, or admire the art and craft vendor wares of jewelry, decorations, pottery, gifts and more.

There’s tons to discover and enjoy.

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Local food group wants to help you Meet Your Farmer

Events seek to create meaningful connection between people, place and food

ASTORIA — There is much more food being grown, raised and harvested on the north Oregon and south Washington coast than you might suspect – but how to connect interested eaters with the busy people producing food locally?

Meet Your Farmer, an event taking place in both Gray’s River, Wash., and Astoria, plans to answer that question. The events are a project of North Coast Food :HE D QRQSURÂżW ZRUNLQJ WR strengthen the local economy and build healthy communiWLHV LQ WKH &ROXPELD 3DFLÂżF region through food and agriculture. “Part of the value in ‘buy-

ing local’ is getting to know the people that are ‘growing local,’� observed NCFW Executive Director Rod Nichols. “It’s good to know the people growing the food, and those dollars spent on food grown and caught here, stay here.�

Meet Your Farmer offers an introduction to the growing number of food producers in our region. Local purveyors of vegetables, seafood and wild-harvested products will be on hand to answer questions, trade tips or just chat. “The farmers of today are dedicated to preserving a connection to the land,� says Nichols. “The North Coast Food Web works to help sup-

port that connection by providing a place for farmers to share their craft.� Some farmers will bring a selection of early spring produce to sell, and many will offer CSA programs.

Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a system where customers pay a farmer at the beginning of the season for a “share� of the farm’s harvest, usually delivered as a weekly box of produce for a set number of weeks. While some farms offer CSAs, others make their goods available at the local farmers markets, grocery stores or restaurants.

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face to the cucumbers on your table and create a meaningful connection between people, place and food.

This is the second year for Meet Your Farmer in the area. “The response to repeating Meet Your Farmer has been awesome,� says Nichols, “and we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces at this year’s event.�

The Gray’s River event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at the Gray’s River Grange, located northeast of Naselle, Wash., on Washington State Route 4.

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When it comes to wine in Oregon, it seems something special might be fermenting in the young vineyards on the east side of the Willamette Valley – at least according to the judges of this year’s Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival.

From 164 submitted wines, festival judges selected a Best of Show red and white.

The winners, Pudding River’s 2010 pinot noir and Abiqua Wind’s 2010 gewurztraminer, are neighbors. The vineyards – located on either side of Silverton – are just 16 miles apart. Both wineries are also relative newcomers. “It’s pretty awesome,â€? says Pudding River’s Sean Driggers. “We’ve got a lot of gold medals, but we haven’t won a Best of Class or Best of Show like this. I’m thrilled. It’s our Âż UVW PDMRU WRS DZDUG ´ 7KH KRQRU ZDV $ELTXD 9DOOH\ÂśV Âż UVW %HVW of Show as well. “It makes me feel good and WKDW LWÂśV ZRUWK WKH HIIRUW ´ VD\V 3HWH %XIÂż QJ ton. “I just submitted a few wines, and lightning struck.â€?

The awards are an indication that the both vineyards – each small, family run and producing for about a decade – are on the 1800 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside right track. But that 503-738-2722 the winners came from the same vinwww.bellbuoyofseaside.com tage in the same region, however, does not simply point to an ideal growing season. “Whites and reds are made completely differently,â€? says Driggers. And while 2010’s weather was mostly ideal for Pudding ValOH\ÂśV SLQRW QRLU LW SURYHG GLIÂż FXOW IRU $ELTXD Valley’s gewurztraminer.

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As for pairing with the festival’s crab and seafood, both Pudding River’s pinot noir and Abiqua Wind’s gewurztraminer ought to go hand in hand. “Being that it’s cooler (on the east side), wines have more acidity, and they’re food friendly that way,� says Driggers.

Some of those pairing opportunities will be offered by Seaside’s Bell Buoy which, unlike the east side vineyards, is hardly a new kid on the block. This year will be Bell Buoy’s 12th at the festival under the ownership of the Hartill brothers, Terry and Jon (Bell Buoy Âż UVW RSHQHG LQ WKH ODWH V XQGHU GLIIHUHQW owners). But, like the wineries, Bell Buoy too is operating in an ever-changing landscape. “Hopefully a lot of people will come around for the crab cakes and cocktails because this is a really tight year for crab,â€? says Jon. “There’s not a lot of crab around.â€? “The season was kind of condensed,â€? he explains. “And when it got close to Chinese New Year, a lot of it started being exported.

And, going to live markets, that made the price of crab go way up.� “It drives a stake into my heart,� Jon adds.

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Jon Hartill, left, and his brother, Terry Hartill, of Seaside’s Bell Buoy, show off some of the wares their company will offer up to attendees of the Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival. Bell Buoy’s crab and razor clams, shown, as well as smoked oysters and shrimp, are sourced locally right here on Oregon’s North Coast.

“Demand is going up in another country, and we’ll be exporting, and we won’t have any here.�

Nonetheless, Bell Buoy will have plenty of crab for the festival, along with smoked oysters, razor clams, shrimp, scallops and spiced prawns, all of which – except for the scallops and prawns, which are not traditionally farmed in the area – come from the North Coast.

The menu has proven quite popular. “We’re so busy tending our own business, we can’t hardly get out of our own booth,â€? says Terry. Wine vendors, however, get a little more time to socialize. %XIÂż QJWRQ UHPHPEHUV $ELTXD 9DOOH\ÂśV Âż UVW WULS WR WKH IHVWLYDO VL[ \HDUV DJR Âł7KH Âż UVW WLPH ZH VKRZHG XS WKHUH ZH EURXJKW WZR wines, 25 cases of each, and we brought home 47 cases.â€?

Back then, besides meeting fellow winemakers, he was trying to get the lay of the land. But in the time since, Abiqua has begun building its own festival traditions. “One thing that makes us feel good is that we have people who come to the festival and look us up – you know, old fest-goers,â€? says %XIÂż QJWRQ Âł7KH ORQJHU ZHÂśUH WKHUH WKH PRUH of those people we get. That’s a feel-good moment.â€?

‘I just submitted a few wines, and lightning struck.’

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2014 Best in Show Red Wine: Pudding River Wine Cellars Estate, 2010 Pinot Noir 9374 Sunnyview Road N.E., Salem • 503-365-0391 www.puddingriver.com

White Wine: Abiqua Wind Vineyard, 2010 Gewurztraminer 19822 McKillop Road, Scotts Mills • 503-874-9818 www.abiquawind.com

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Abiqua Wind Vineyard, located on the east side of the Willamette Valley, won Best in Show for its 2010 gewurztraminer at this year’s Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival.

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Stepping Out

THEATER

Thursday, April 24 “Beau Jest” 7:30 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, www.liberty-theater.org, $15. Written by James Sherman, “Beau Jest” is a comedy blending farce with genuine insight about nuclear families of any ethnic persuasion.

Friday, April 25 “A Little Song & Dance” 7 p.m., The Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, 503-842-6305, www.tillamooktheater.com, $10. “A Little Song & Dance” is a one-woman tour de force with Caryn Backman, who will sing and dance her way into your heart.

Saturday, April 26 “A Little Song & Dance” 7 p.m., The Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, 503-842-6305, www.tillamooktheater.com, $10.

AUDITIONS Thursday, April 24

Community Variety Show 7 p.m., River City Playhouse, 127 Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash., 360-244-5700, www.peninsula-players.com. Audition for the Peninsula Players’ Community Variety Show. All acts and talent are welcome.

DANCE

Saturday, April 26 Let’s Disco!

9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, www.twistedfishsteakhouse.com, no cover, 21 and older. Twisted Fish is hosting a ’70s-theme costume party with DJ Nacho Bizznez.

MUSIC

Thursday, April 24 Alex Puzauskas 6 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360642-4150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. From his electric string guitar to his telecaster, Alex Puzauskas’ music is a soft fusion of jazz, blues and folk.

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waterbistro.com, no cover. Dave Drury on guitar, Todd Pederson on bass and friends perform mainstream jazz classics.

Dallas Williams 6 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, 21 and older. Dallas Williams plays folk music and Americana.

Music Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-468-0390, free.

Whether you play, sing, dance or watch, there is music for everyone to enjoy, including string band, bluegrass and old-time country.

Barbie G. 7 p.m., Hondo’s Brew and Cork, 2703 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-2234, no cover. Barbie G. plays acoustic folk.

Will West 8 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 503-888-0675, www.adrifthotel.com, no cover. Will West plays modern roots and folk.

Friday, April 25 Barbie G. 6 p.m., Uptown Café, 1639 S.E. Ensign Ave., Warrenton, 503-861-5639, no cover.

David Drury 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. David Drury plays jazz guitar.

Tom Trudell 6 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360642-4150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com. Tom Trudell plays jazz piano.

Jackson Andrews & Dave Quinton 6:30 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, 21 and older. The duet plays rock and blues folk.

The Lee Stromquist Group 6:30 p.m., The Living Room Wine Cafe, 1815 Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-7383333, www.thelivingroomseaside.com, no cover. The Lee Stromquist Group features variations of jazz style instrumental and singing acts.

Thomasian Trio with Maggie Kitson 6:30 p.m., The Living Room Wine Cafe, 1815 Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-7383333, no cover. Thomasian Trio plays jazz, blues and classic rock.

Lee Koch Trio 7 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, www.mcmenamins.com, no cover, all ages. The Lee Koch Trio wields guitar, harmonica, violin and drums to deliver impactful, original music.

Open Mic 7 p.m., Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave. N., Long Beach, Wash., 360-9010962, www.peninsulaartscenter.org, free. Bring your instrument, your voice or simply listen. Singers, musicians, poets and comedians are welcome.

“Wild Hog in the Woods” Concert 7 p.m., Cannon Beach History Center & Museum, 1387 S. Spruce St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-9301, free, all ages $10 adults, $2 children. Wild Hog in the Woods, an Oregon string band, plays old-time swing, sleaze-jazz, ragtime, blues and more.

Open Mic 7:30 p.m., Hondo’s Brew and Cork, 2703 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-2234, no cover. Musicians, singers and comedians welcome. Performers receive $1 off pints.

Will West 8 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 503-888-0675, www.adrifthotel.com, no cover.

Saturday, April 26 Troll Radio Revue 11 a.m. to noon, Fort George Brewery & Public House, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-0010, free, donations welcome. Take part in the monthly live broadcast with the Troll Radio House Band, Mr. Troll and guests. Joining the revue will be “Ukehala,” a ukulele quartet, and “The Moonlight Trio,” a group of Astoria High School seniors who will entertain with their acoustic sounds. The event is broadcast live on KMUN 91.9 FM and KTCB 89.5 FM. George Coleman 6 p.m., The Shelburne Inn Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-4150, www.shelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. George Coleman plays pop, jazz, folk and rock music on his 12-string guitar.

Tom Trudell 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover.

The Lee Stromquist Group 6:30 p.m., The Living Room Wine Cafe, 1815 Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-7383333, www.thelivingroomseaside.com, no cover.

Doug Smith 7 p.m., Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, Wash., 360-901-0962, www.peninsulaartscenter.org, $12. Grammy-winner Doug Smith plays folk, classical and jazz on his guitar. Joining him will be flutist and vocalist Judy Koch Smith.

Fabulous Garage Band 7 p.m., American Legion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside. The Garage Band plays blues, pop and classic rock with a twist.

Open Mic 7:30 p.m., Hondo’s Brew and Cork, 2703 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-2234.

Editor’s Pick: Saturday, April 26 Hamil & Zack 8 p.m., Big O Saloon, 89523 Oregon Highway 202, Astoria, 503-325-8270, 21 and over, no cover. Hamil and Zack play classic rock and a mix of other genres.

MUSIC CONTINUED

Saturday, April 26 (continued) Ma Barley 8 p.m., Astoria Arts & Movement Center, 342 10th St., Astoria, 503-791-5657, www.astoriaartsandmovement.com, $5, all ages, bar 21 and older. In honor of Bob Marley’s birthday, AAMC celebrates with its annual Reggae Bash featuring Ma Barley and the Kevin Violette Experience.

Jeni Wren 9 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 503-888-0675, www.adrifthotel.com, no cover. Jeni Wren plays R&B, jazz, funk, hip-hop and soul.

Sunday, April 27 Jennifer Goodenberger 11:30 a.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover.

Jennifer Goodenberger plays classical, contemporary and originals on piano.

Sunday Afternoon Live 2 p.m., Raymond Theatre, 323 Third St., Raymond, Wash., 360-875-5831, www. sundayafternoonlive.org, $15. “An Afternoon of Opera, Art Song and Piano Favorites” features Elizabeth Strickland (piano) and Jeremy Moll (vocalist) who will perform musical theater, jazz and 20th century popular music.

“Joy in All Things” 2 p.m., Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., Astoria, $8 to $10. Guest conductor Charles Bolton will lead the North Coast Symphonic Band at its spring concert “Joy in All Things.” Repertoire includes an opening march

by Sousa and highlights from the Broadway show “Miss Saigon.” The Astoria Tuba Quartet will present a pre-show at 1:30 p.m.

Bayside Singers Concert 2:30 p.m., Ocean Park Lutheran Church, 24002 U St., Ocean Park, Wash., 360665-2540, donations accepted. The 35 Bayside Singers will present its spring concert “The Voyage” featuring chorus director and composer Barbara Poulshock, American folk songs, spirituals and music by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Brian Johnstone 6 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, 21 and older. Brian Johnstone plays flamenco guitar, jazz, blues and originals.

Jeni Wren 8 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 503-888-0675, www.adrifthotel.com, no cover.

St. Even 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, www.fort georgebrewery.com, no cover, all ages up to 10 p.m. St. Even (the nom de guerre of Steve Hefter) is known for his lyricism and arrangements for string and horn.

Monday, April 28 Adam Sweeney 8 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 503-888-0675, www.adrifthotel.com, no cover. Adam Sweeney has one foot planted firmly in the folk revivalist tradition, with the other is more edgy, more indie, more electric.

Tuesday, April 29 Brian O’Connor 5:30 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-4150, no cover. Acoustic jazz guitarist Brian O’Connor plays jazz.

Adam Sweeney 8 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 503-888-0675, www.adrifthotel.com, no cover.

Open Jam Session 10 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, twistedfishsteakhouse.com, no cover, 21 and older. Hosted by Bruce Smith, the weekly Open Jam Session welcomes all musicians.

Thursday, May 1 Patchy Sanders 7 p.m., 101 Public House, 1015 W. Robert Bush Drive, South Bend, Wash, 541-5313000 free, all ages. Patchy Sanders is a seven-piece folk orchestra whose musical storytelling, haunting lyrics and lively dance tunes presents a truly magical event in the style of noir-grass, neo-folk and neo-Americana.

MARKETS Sunday, April 27

Indoor Winter Market 2 p.m., The Nehalem Beehive, 35870 Seventh St. (U.S. Highway 101), Nehalem, 503-368-2337. There will be local produce and meats, baked goods, herbs, arts and crafts, teas, coffees, chocolates and other gift items and prepared food.

EVENTS

Thursday, April 24 Outrunning Poverty 9 a.m., meet at the Bolstad beach approach, Long Beach, Wash., 703-297-5685.

The Peninsula Poverty Response team is holding a 5K fun run/walk to raise community awareness about the struggles poverty-stricken people face. Register at http://bit.ly/O6HqnF or pick up a form at Ocean Park Lutheran Church, 24002 U St. Sou’Wester Garden Club 10 a.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Diana Pappas will present “Add ‘Zing to Your Garden” during the meeting.

“Earthquakes & Tsunamis” 6 p.m., Raymond Timberland Library, 507 Duryea St., Wash., 360-942-2408, www.TRL.org, free. Naturalist Julie Tennis will give a hands-on discussion on what to expect when an earthquake and tsunami occur and how to be more resilient.

Trivia Night 6 p.m., The Ship Inn Lounge, No. 1 Second St., Astoria, 503-325-0033, 21 and older. Bring a team or just bring yourself and test your knowledge of useless facts.

Ales & Ideas 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, www.clatsopcc.edu, free, all ages. This program is “Gluten Free Mania – Is It For You?” with Teena Toyas, Department of Health and Physical Education. Toyas will discuss how gluten affects people and dietary choices. Food and beverages are available for purchase.

Pacific NW Native Plants Lecture 7 p.m., Cannon Beach History Center & Museum, 1387 S. Spruce St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-9301, free, all ages. Dorota Haber-Lehigh will discuss native plant and berry identification, use, preparation and foraging. She will share sketches and images from hikes around the Pacific Northwest.

Friday, April 25

Wednesday, April 30

Oregon Anti-Violence Project Presentation 9 a.m., Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-3426, free.

This presentation will provide informed and culturally sensitive services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The public is invited.

The Coconuts 6 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-1539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, 21 and older. Bill Hayes, Dave Quinton and Gary Keiski play classic swing, jazz, country, bluegrass and folk.

PAA Spring Art Show 10 a.m., Long Beach Train Depot, 102 3rd St. NW, Long Beach, Wash., free. The Peninsula Arts Association Spring Art Show will feature 50 artists from Washington and Oregon. The public is invited to vote for the “People’s Choice” award to be

Adam Sweeney 8 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 503-888-0675.

announced at the artists reception on Sunday starting at 3 p.m. Last year’s winner, Michele Naquaiya, will exhibit pieces of her scratchboard drawings.

Artist Reception 11 a.m., Fairweather House & Garden, 612 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-8899.

Jo Pomeroy-Crockett will exhibit “Gratitude,” a show of new work in watercolor, mixed-media and collage on yupo paper, recycled products, glasslike surfaces and birch bark. A light brunch will be offered throughout the day.

Friday Bingo 2 p.m., Neawanna by the Sea, 20 N. Wahanna Road, Seaside, 503-738-5526, free.

Friday afternoon bingo is open to the public on the last Friday of the month. Play is free, and there are gift prizes.

Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival 4 to 9 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $10 adults, $5 children, all ages. Get ready to crack crab, tip glasses and get a taste of the Northwest at the annual Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival featuring the Northwest’s best wines and through April 27.

Interpretive Sign Unveiling 5 p.m., meet at the viewing platform at the Lagoon Ponds, Cannon Beach, all ages.

The Cannon Beach Nature Trail’s interpretive signs will be unveiled.

Friday Night Mixer 5 p.m., Imogen Gallery, 240 11th St., Astoria, 503-468-0620, www.imogengallery. com. Enjoy a social time with art, lively conversation and an adult beverage.

Gaylord Nelson Award Ceremony 6 p.m., Community Hall, 207 N. Spruce St., Cannon Beach, free, all ages. A presentation of the annual Gaylord Nelson Award will be given, which honors the person who has contributed the most to preserving the natural environment in Cannon Beach. Guest speaker Roy Lowe of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will give a talk on “For the Birds” about the National Wildlife Refuge System, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903, and how the six refuges on the Oregon Coast play an important role in protecting migratory birds.

“Story Styles” with Christopher Leebrick 6 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St., Astoria, 503-325-7323, www.astoria library.org, free. Christopher Leebrick will demonstrate traditional storytelling by sharing a variety of genres including folk tales, narrative poetry and sacred texts.

Coast Concert Series 6:30 p.m. doors open for happy hour and door prizes, music starts at 8 p.m. runs to 1 a.m., Astoria Event Center, 255 9th St., Astoria, 503-955-5186, $15 at the door, tickets also available at Astoria Ford. Enjoy barbecue at this Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival after-party. The Toys will play classic rock at 8 p.m.; The Excellent Gentlemen will headline Friday night with their R&B sound.

Trivia Night 7 p.m., Baked Alaska, No. 1 12th St., Astoria, 503-325-7414, $2 per person per game. Play the weekly trivia tournament in the lounge.

Saturday, April 26 Black Lake Fishing Derby 7 a.m., Black Lake Park, off Hwy. 101, Ilwaco, Wash., 360-642-2400, 14 and under, free. There will be a free pancake breakfast, prizes awarded by age group and aggregate weight. Free T-shirts will be given out with preregistration only. Preregister online, at Ilwaco City Hall or at the Derby. An adult must accompany children.

North Coast ABATE Spring Fever Run 9 a.m., Buoy 9 Restaurant & Lounge, 996 Pacific Drive, Hammond, 503-325-3566, www.northcoastabate.com, $15 suggested donation, all ages. Ride includes stops in Cannon Beach, Garibaldi and Tillamook; ends at The Relief Pitcher in Seaside.

Annual Salad Luncheon 10 a.m., Naselle Lutheran Church, 308 Old Knappton Road, Naselle, Wash, 360484-7176, $7 donation. The luncheon includes an array of salads, baked goods such as the Finnish pulla, prune tarts and breads, handmade quilts and crafts.

Proceeds will help support the church’s mission work.

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visitors. Wear sturdy boots, gloves and bring water and lunch.

Saturday, April 26 (continued) Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $10 adults, $5 children, all ages.

PAA Spring Art Show 10 a.m., Long Beach Train Depot, 102 3rd St. NW, Long Beach, Wash., free.

Walking Parade & Street Fair 11 a.m., meet at the parking lot at Third and Antler streets, Cannon Beach, free, all ages. All are welcome to walk in the 12 Days of Earth Day parade. No motor vehicles are allowed. After the parade, there will be loads of fun at the downtown street fair held in the parking lot of U.S. Bank at First and Hemlock streets.

Author Appearance 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pat’s Pantry, 1153 Commercial St., Astoria. Join an autograph party for “Love Me Forever” by Astoria romance author Muriel Jensen.

Coast Concert Series 6:30 p.m. doors open, music starts at 8 p.m., Astoria Event Center, 255 9th St., Astoria, 503-955-5186, $15 at the door. Enjoy barbecue at this Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival after-party. Jesse Lee Falls Band will play funk with a modern appeal; The Roseland Hunters headline with New Orleans-style Cajun funk.

UFC Fight 7 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, twistedfishsteakhouse.com. Jones vs. Teixeira, a pay-per-view event.

Sunday, April 27 PAA Spring Art Show 10 a.m., Long Beach Train Depot, 102 3rd St. NW, Long Beach, Wash., free.

Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $5 adults, children free, active duty military free, all ages.

Chip-In at Tapiola Park 1 p.m., Tapiola Park, 900 W. Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-298-2467, free, all ages. The community is welcome to help clean up Tapiola Park. Bring work boots, snacks and water provided. The Curious Caterpillar will provide recyclable crafting for children.

“Church & State” Discussion 2 p.m., Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-1895, free.

Courtney Campbell will give a talk on “Church and State,” a discussion explaining how religious traditions in civic forums began and religious identity in America.

Sunday, April 27

Editor’s Pick:

Meet Your Farmer 2 to 4 p.m., Grays River Grange, State Route 4, Grays River, Wash., 503-680-9953, www. northcoastfoodweb.org, free. Meet Your Farmer offers an introduction to the growing number of food producers in the region. Local purveyors of vegetables, seafood and wild-harvested products will be on hand to answer questions and trade tips. Refreshments will be provided.

This is an event of the North Coast Food Web.

Monday, April 28 Circle Creek Cleanup 9 a.m., Circle Creek Habitat Reserve, 32825 Rippet Road, Seaside, 503-738-9126.

Volunteers are needed to sort recyclables, clean barns and ready the creek trail for

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Gearhart Elementary Benefit 5 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, www.mcmenamins.com, no cover, all ages. Everyone is welcome on Friends and Family Nights at McMenamins to support education and community development.

Gearhart Elementary School will receive 50 percent of the evening’s total sales.

“Green Fire” Screening 7 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com. The Twelve Days of Earth Day closes with the showing of “Green Fire,” a documentary film about Aldo Leopold, an environmentalist who shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement.

Tuesday, April 29 Bird Survey 9 a.m., Fort Stevens State Park, Battery Russell, 100 Peter Iredale Road, Hammond, all ages. No experience required. Comfortable clothing, shoes and binoculars are recommended. Call Park Ranger Dane Osis at 503-861-3170, ext. 41, or dane.osis@oregon.gov

“Doing History” Workshop 8 a.m., Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, $25 materials, $35 education credit.

Cheese Making Workshop 8:30 a.m., Tillamook Bay Community College, 4301 3rd St., Tillamook, 503-8428222, www.secure.oregonstate.edu/osuext/register/687, $99, class size is limited.

This is an introductory class t about the cheese making process. Cost includes all materials and lunch. Early registration is recommended.

Training for Literacy Tutors 11 a.m., Clatsop Community College, Columbia Hall, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, 503-338-2557, free. Literacy tutor training is designed for practicing tutors and people who are interested in becoming volunteer literacy tutors. To sign up, email epurcell@clatsopcc.edu.

Guitar Workshop 1 p.m., Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave. N., Long Beach, Wash., 360-9010962, www.peninsulaartscenter.org, $20. Doug Smith will offer a guitar workshop with demonstration, discussion and participation regarding all things musical in relation to the guitar. All levels are welcome.

Lunch in the Loft Noon, Beach Books, 616 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3500, www.beachbooks37. com, $35. Beach Books hosts author Carol Cassella who will read from her newest book, “Gemini.” Cost includes a signed copy of “Gemini” and a catered lunch.

Reservations are required.

“The Art of Storytelling” 1 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St., Astoria, 503-325-7323, www. astorialibrary.org, free, space is limited. Christopher Leebrick will lead a fast-paced interactive workshop designed for actors, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in telling good stories. Participants will explore how to use the voice and body to tell a story and hold an audience’s attention.

“Earthquakes & Tsunamis” 6 p.m., Naselle Timberland Library, 4 Parpala Road, Wash., 360-4843877, www.

TRL.org, free.

Sunday, April 27

Wednesday, April 30 “Walk A Mile With Me” 4 p.m., meet at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-3426, free. “Walk A Mile With Me” is a community event to walk together and raise awareness for sexual violence.

Thursday, May 1 Oysterville Community Club Town Hall and Lecture Series 10 a.m., Historic Oysterville Schoolhouse, 3322 School Road, Oysterville, $3 suggested donation. Greg Rogers, designer and owner of Oysterville Store will give a talk on “My Process of Creativity.”

Science on Tap 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-325-2323, free.

Geologist Jim O’Connor will present “The Bridge of the Gods: Folklore, Forests and Floods” as the next Science on Tap.

CLASSES

Friday, April 25 “Doing History” Workshop 8 a.m., Fort Clatsop, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, $25 materials, $35 education credit. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in conjunction with Clatsop Community College offers a two-day teacher’s workshop, “Doing History at Middle Village.” The course includes learning about artifacts and accurately teaching American Indian history and Chinook Indian culture. To sign up, call 503-861-4424.

Saturday, April 26 Build a Rocket Mass Heater Workshop Call for time, R-evolution Gardens, 77281 Hwy. 53, Nehalem, 503-368-3044, www.revolutiongardens.com, $60, class limited to 12 people. Henry Stanley will teach a two-day workshop on how to mix cob and make a proper layout for a mass heater. Cost includes lunch, slideshow and a potluck.

Build a Rocket Mass Heater Workshop Call for time, R-evolution Gardens, 77281 Hwy. 53, Nehalem, 503-368-3044, www.revolutiongardens.com, $60.

Monday, April 28 Hedge Row Medicine Workshop 9 a.m., Alder Creek Farm, 35955 Underhill Lane, Nehalem, 503-368-3044, www. revolutiongardens.com, $15 to $20 sliding scale. Herbalist EagleSong Gardener will teach how to plant edible and medicinal hedgerows. Students will learn about hedgerow history, planting and species, food and medicine harvesting.

Tuesday, April 29 Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fundamentals Offered 11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 565 12th St., Astoria, 503-325-3871, $20. Tai Chi Fundamentals, Tai Chi for Arthritis I and II are now being offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. First week is free. Wear comfortable clothing. For class times or information, call 971-219-7059.

Understanding Wood Behavior 5:30 p.m., CCC Seaside Campus, 1455 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-3382402, www.clatsopcc.edu, $25. Jim Reeb, an associate professor at Oregon State University, will teach a class on wood behavior. Registration deadline is April 25.

Preregistration Dog CPR and First Aid Class Noon to 2:30 p.m. May 2, Shively Hall, 1530 Shively Park Road, Astoria, $25, all ages. Arnicadia Farms Dog Training hosts a CPR and first aid class for dog owners.

Organizers ask that owners do not bring their dogs. Preregistration is required. Call Pam Small at 503-791-0100 or email arnicadia@gmail.com. All proceeds will go toward opening Astoria’s first dog park.

Backyard Chickens Workshop 9 a.m. to noon May 10, Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, 503-338-2421, www.clatsopcc.edu/schedule, $39, class size is limited. This workshop is for people interested in raising poultry for eggs or for meat. Jim Hermes will discuss how to raise poultry in small flocks, nutrition, health and housing.

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Repurpose trash, create art Submit to 16th annual Trash Art Show

MANZANITA — CARTM issues a call for entries for its 16th annual Trash Art Show.

This year’s Trash Art Show offers a new challenge: Your WUDVK DUWZRUN PXVW ¿W LQside a 6-inch by 6-inch space.

Will you create something 2D or 3D? Trash jewelry perhaps?

A kinetic sculpture?

It’s time to create something beautiful or thought-provoking with that interesting stuff you’ve been collecting for the past year.

All the rules are made to be broken when creating trash art.

As always, all artwork must be made with recycled or repurposed materials. There is no entry fee, and each artist may submit two pieces. Only new work will be accepted. Each piece must be priced, have a title and be exhibition ready (framed, wired for hanging, etc.).

All trash artwork must be for sale, with the split being 50 percent to the artist and 50 percent donated to CARTM. An artist may choose to donate 100 percent of proceeds to CARTM. Deliver entries to CARTM at 34995 Necarney City Road in Manzanita. Entries will be

accepted from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Monday, May 19 and 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 20. No late entries will be accepted.

The art show will open with an artist reception May 21 and run from May 22 to 26.

CARTM is a 501(c)(3) nonSUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQ DQG D UHJLVtered partner with the Oregon Cultural Trust. For more information about CARTM, visit www.cartm.org.

For more information about the Trash Art Show, contact Lorraine Ortiz at lortiz@nehalemtel.net or Susan Walsh at scwalsh@nehalemtel.net

Trash Art Show entry drop-off 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 19 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 20 CARTM 34995 Necarney City Road, Manzanita www.cartm.org lortiz@nehalemtel.net scwalsh@nehalemtel.net

Writing conference to hit Cannon Beach

today’s ever-changing publishing landscape.”

Both beginning and established writers are invited to atBookstore and a talk by bestsell- rell, an independent editor and tend the conference. Summer in ing fantasy author Karen Azing- writing coach, to provide writers :RUGV ZLOO DOVR IHDWXUH D UDIÀH er. Her talk, “A Fearless Path to with an intimate conference ex- with proceeds going to a womPublishing!” will describe her perience in an uplifting setting en’s shelter located in Seaside. path from a mailbox full of rejec- so that attendees are energized, Cannon Beach is a vibrant community on Oregon’s coast WLRQV WR D ¿YH ¿JXUH GHDO IURP enlightened and inspired. one of the Big Six publishing “I cannot believe it’s been known for its love of the arts houses, to then taking her desti- seven years since this conference and books. The Hallmark Inn ny into her own hands, forming began. So much has changed in & Resort is located in midtown her own publishing company, the industry, and our 2014 line- and overlooks Haystack Rock. and gaining avid fans around the XS RI VSHDNHUV DQG HYHQWV UHÀHFW Discounted room rates are availworld. those changes,” Morrell said. able for conference participants.

Saturday features workshops “Our schedule will help writers Cloud & Leaf Bookstore of

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The registration fee of $285 and keynote by Love: “Creating The speakers are hand-picked an Independent Literary Life.” for their expertise and friendli- covers tuition for the three-day Love will also teach a workshop ness. They are fellow writers, conference, both Thursday and Friday night’s receptions, SaturSaturday afternoon, “Construct- experts and inspiring mentors. ing a Personal Metaphor for “This year, by popular re- day lunch and keynote speech, Your Writing Life.” quest, we’ve brought back some and light breakfasts each mornSaturday night is “Out Loud,” of our favorite speakers from ing. The public can join Friday a chance for attendees to read previous years: Cathy Lamb, night’s Writer’s Reception and from a work in process. Sunday Randall Platt and Kelly Williams the Saturday lunch and keynote morning includes a workshop by Brown. We’re also including address for a fee.

For the complete schedule, bestselling author Kelly Brown Karen Azinger a best-selling Williams on how to pitch to ed- fantasy author, three workshops information or to register, conitors and agents. The conference designed to help authors sell tact Morrell at 503-287-2150 will conclude with Lamb talking their work and stand out on the or jessicapage@spiritone.com about “Re – Discovering Your Web, and workshops that range Registrations can be mailed to Love of Writing” – because we from world building, to creating Summer in Words, P.O. Box all fall out of love with writing a story community, to creating 820141, Portland, OR 97282from time to time. memorable characters. As al- 1141. Payment can also be sent Summer in Words was ways, the conference is aimed at through PayPal. Be sure to visit founded in 2008 by Jessica Mor- giving writers a big advantage in http://summerinwords.com

Summer in Words: A place for writers to learn and grow CANNON BEACH — Best-selling author and Oregon Coast devotee Matt Love will headline the roster for the seventh annual Summer in Words Writing Conference held at the Hallmark Inn & Resort in Cannon Beach, June 19 to 22.

A full weekend of workshops, presentations and keynote addresses by speakers, best-selling authors and industry experts will focus on the craft and business of writing. The theme for this year’s conference is Craft, Connection & Community. Summer in Words provides aspiring and established writers the opportunity to hone their writing skills, learn the latest insights about the ever-changing publishing world, and network with fellow writers and professionals. Cost for all three days is $285; single-day or single-event pricing is also available.

The conference kicks off Thursday evening, June 19 with a chance for participants to meet and mingle. On Friday, June 20 workshops will be taught

by John Ellis, Jessica Morrell, Randall Platt and Love. Friday’s workshops will be followed by a reception and book signing with books from Cloud & Leaf

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Sometimes it is called the Olympia oyster or the “Oly.� Today, those that remain are not commercially pursued, probably because of the work that goes into the harvest of such a tiny and rare oyster.

After the Espys and Clarkes settled into Oysterville in 1854, the small oyster came under attack. It was beloved from the shores of Willapa Bay all the way to San Francisco. Sailing ships rushed the prize to market, and people couldn’t get enough. Of course, they were rapidly depleted.

By the end of the 19th century, two severe winters punctuated the ultimate decline of the succulent biYDOYH :HOFRPH WKH 3DFLÂż F oyster: This hybrid brought from

Japan in the early 20th century revived the industry.

About a half-mile from the intersection of Sandridge Road and Bay Avenue in Nahcotta, Wash., is a small park with a kiosk and interpretive center. The simple structure is called the Nahcotta Tidelands Interpretive Site. Four hundred yards directly east of the kiosk, legal oyster gathering (plucking) is allowed. Be forewarned: The mud is as unctuous as chocolate pudding.

Rules are simple: Each visitor is allowed to shuck, eat or transport 18 oysters, sans shells. The rules make sense. Shells must remain: In the late fall when the bay water is warm, tiny larvae, called spat, attach themselves to discarded shells. There and then, oysters are born.

Among us are those who feel that Willapa Bay oysters are a great delicacy. If the “slimy� texture frightens some, so much the better – this writer can barely get enough. After a morning of razor clam digging, my bosom

buddies, Dennis Battles and Phil Allan, and I slithered across 400 yards of Willapa mud to gather, shuck – and yes, devour (a process of swallowing WKH EULQ\ À HVK ZLWKRXW PXFK FKHZ ing) – these medium-sized bivalves.

Other hunter-gatherers had arrived before us. They appeared busy and happy.

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A half-dozen harvesters plied their various techniques.

If this oyster connoisseur’s handto-mouth technique didn’t stir the senses, there is always the magical view to stir the imagination. Low tide on the Willapa is like a personal meditation. Historically, the bay was called the Shoalwater. The term is apropos. At low tide, the bay drains nearly dry. What is left is a mud desert laced with small, determined sloughs.

A larger channel runs through, apSDUHQWO\ WKULYLQJ ZLWK À RXQGHU VWXU geon and crusty creatures, big and small. Clams and oysters stop feeding. Water travel is severely limited.

Now is the time to gather oysters and clams. In the &ROXPELD 3DFL¿ F Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, Wash., is a Native woman’s woven clam basket. In an earlier incarnation, salt water was poured inside. The weaving was that tight.

Clams were then placed into the water and large red-hot stones dropped into the bottom of the woven basket.

Water steamed, and the feast was on.

And we feasted. Dennis brought along Tabasco and lemon. Phil chose au nature. And what a sight we must have presented. Imagine: Clouds as EULJKW DV VWHDPHG FDXOLÀ RZHU /DUJH À RFNV RI JHHVH PRYLQJ QRUWK OLNH winged phantoms. Wind, soft as otter

fur. Long Island to the east, the jewel in the crown. Brandt, pintail and an occasional eagle soaring and soaring and soaring.

The sun rises, hungry for the tall sky. It lifts like seeking hands above the plethora of young timber. And Dennis, sitting on an overturned plastic bucket in the mud, gorging on 18 prime oysters, appears as content as the Buddha. Here a perfect morning, perfect water and perfect sky. The raw oysters are a rare treat, a fact not lost on the three friends.

Isn’t it pretty to think about such things?

More information • A shellfish license is required • Daily limit is 18 Pacific oysters • Minimum size is 2.5 inches • Oysters must be shucked on the beach http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish

Rules are simple: Each visitor is allowed to shuck, eat or transport 18 oysters, sans shells.

All oysters taken by sport harvesters on public tidelands must be shucked on the beach, and the shells left behind. A daily limit is 18 oysters; they may be consumed on the beach or transported sans shells; each harvester must use a separate container.

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Coast Concert Series The Astoria Event Center hosts good eats, musical treats and space for dancin’ feets for your pleasure after Crab Fest

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Watch out! There’ll be an exciting new after-hours option for folks who just aren’t ready to call it quits after the Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival closes Friday and Saturday nights, April 25 and 26 (at 9 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively).

7KH YHU\ Âż UVW VKRZ LQ D QHZ &RDVW &RQFHUW 6H ries will debut at the Astoria Event Center over the two days. Tickets are $25 for both days, $15 for one day and available at the door, at Astoria Ford and online at BrownPaperTickets.com Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a “happy hour.â€?

Treat yourself to some of the savory catered barbecue menu selections that’ll be on offer (read on for details). A full bar will have beer, wine (including vintage coastal wines) and spirits, including products by Portland’s Eastside Distilling. Against a backdrop of music videos on a large screen, those who come early can savor their food and drinks in convivial company as door prizes are periodically given out to lucky winners.

At 8 p.m., the music will start, continuing (except for a brief intermission) until 1 a.m. Astoria Ford is a sponsor (as is Hits 94.3 KRKZ); Astoria Ford owner Dane *RXJH ZLOO DFW DV HPFHH ([SHFW D WHUUL¿ F FURVV section of musical genres – blues, funk, classic rock, country, and rhythm and blues – all for your listening and dancing pleasure. No fewer than four different bands – local and regional – will play over both days.

can provide some pointers in how 70s and 80s brand of R&B and funk should be played.� As purveyors of a smooth R&B sound – blue-eyed soul, if you will – the band moved Oliver to further gush, “(They do) an extremely credible job of honoring the old school with their original compositions.�

The Jesse Lee Falls Band, a popular presence throughout Oregon, Washington and Northern California, will open Saturday’s show. Falls’ songwriting brings to mind 1970s funk bands – think Earth, Wind and Fire and Tower of Power – but with a fresh, modern appeal not unlike The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jamiroquai.

The Roseland Hunters will headline Saturday. “This band’s music is best described as New Orleans-style Cajun funk, with a twist of blues,� says Coast Concert Series organizer Jerry Peterson. The band recently received seven Otis Awards, including Best New Act, Best Northwest Recording and Best Funk Band. The Roseland Hunters have also been nominated for Best New Act and Best Drummer (for stellar drumming by Brian Foxworth) by Portland’s Cascade Blues Association.

There’ll be an exciting new after-hours option for folks who just aren’t ready to call it quits after the Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival closes Friday and Saturday nights.

THE BANDS

The Toys – a local band, made up of a mix of working musicians from as close as Astoria and as far away as Yakima, Wash. – will start things off in a big way as Friday’s opening act. This classic rock band has roots in the 1980s (from AC/DC to Van Halen) with some funk and country mixed in. The Toys have performed for 29 years all over the Northwest, and their high-energy concerts are crowd-interactive. Mick Hasson is on lead vocals and guitar, Steve Hasson on lead guitar and vocals, Chuck Smith on bass and vocals, Bob Koerner on vocals and guitar and Troy Woody on drums and vocals.

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The Roseland Hunters play a mash of New Orleans-style funk and rock. The Portlandbased band will headline the Coast Concert Series at the Astoria Event Center Saturday, April 26.

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manger of the Astoria Event Center. “There’s always been something going on.�

This fact was not lost on Coast Concert Series organizers Peterson and Harris. In the course of doing a food booth at the Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival for nearly 15 years and after a lot of research (of the marketing variety), they came to the realization that entertainment – the kind with food and beverage amenities and quality live performances – hasn’t really kept pace with the demand for it on the North Oregon Coast. The Coast Concert Series, produced by M3Soundstage Events and Porter’s Catering, is WKHLU ¿ UVW FROODERUDWLRQ IRU WKLV W\SH RI HYHQW

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Peterson and Harris are looking at dates in May or June for a follow-up concert featuring THE FOOD Reggae music. An outdoor concert at the ClatIf you like your barbecue spicy and redolent sop County Fairgrounds is planned for SeptemRI VRXWKHUQ À DYRUV 3RUWODQGœV ZHOO UHJDUGHG EHU ¹ D QDWLRQDO DFW WR SHUIRUP 7KH ¿ QDO FRQFHUW Porter’s Catering – who’s doing all the food for of 2014 will be in November with traditional this event – won’t disappoint. and country blues.

Hollis Harris, owner of Porter’s Catering and an organizer of the concert series, reveals, “We’ll probably offer a pulled pork sandwich or ZUDS WKDW KDV VRPH UHDO LQWHUHVWLQJ Ă€ DYRUV JRLQJ on – Mexican and Oriental maybe. We’ll also do some kind of chicken dish and Caribbean-style red beans and rice, topped off with some of those other proteins.â€?

These are folks who’re known for their seasoning. Plus, they smoke all their own meats, which is a good sign. “Traditionally, this place has been a go-to spot at crab festival time,� says Cindy Mudge,

The Toys, a classic rock band with years’ worth of repetoire under its belt, will kick off the Coast Concert Series Friday night at 8 p.m.

21 and over $15 day of show Two tickets for $25 special at Astoria Ford only 710 W. Marine Drive, Astoria

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VISUAL ARTS • LITERATURE • THEATER • MUSIC & MORE Story by KATE GIESE

Astoria Public Library presents a weekend Grammy-winning guitarist plays peninsula of storytelling with Christopher Leebrick Catch Doug Smith, flutist Judy Koch Smith in Long Beach

ASTORIA — Astoria Public Library will present award-winning storyteller Christopher Leebrick at two special events for adults and teens: “Story Styles,� a performance at 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, and “The Art of Storytelling,� a workshop form 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26.

Those attending the workshop are strongly urged to attend the performance the night before. Both events are free and take place at the Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St. Leebrick, a professional actor and storyteller, has been performing since he was 13 years old. He has shared stories with thousands of children and adults across the U.S. and internationally, using a rich voice, dynamic stage presence and powerful acting.

Leebrick has given several performances at the Astoria Public Library, and he has been a storytelling artist-in-residence at Warrenton Grade School. His three storytelling CDs all have won national Storytelling World Awards.

During Friday’s “Story Styles� performance, Leebrick will demonstrate the art of traditional storytelling by sharing a variety of genres,

Christopher Leebrick ‘Story Styles’ performance 6 p.m. Friday, April 25 Astoria Public Library 450 10th St., Astoria ‘The Art of Storytelling’ workshop 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26 503-325-7323 Submitted photo

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including world folk tales, personal stories, narrative poetry and sacred texts.

Saturday’s fast-paced interactive workshop, “The Art of Storytelling,� is perfect for actors, teachers, librarians and anyone interested in telling good stories. Participants will explore the age-old art of using the voice and body to tell a story and hold an audience’s attention.

Designed for both beginning and advanced performers, the workshop includes storytelling tips and techniques, useful warm-ups for the voice and body, and fun games and exercises.

During the last hour of the workshop, Leebrick will coach volunteer participants as they tell a prepared story.

As space is limited for the coaching segment, those who wish to be coached must sign up in advance by contacting the Astoria Public Library.

To learn more, contact library staff at 503-325-7323 or comments@astorialibrary, or visit www.astorialibrary.org

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Then and now at the Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival The annual food and drink fest brought to you by the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce runs April 25, 26 and 27 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds

Festival Hours Friday, April 25 4 to 9 p.m. $10 adult admission $5 child admission (ages 5 to 12) Saturday, April 26 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. $10 adult admission $5 child admission (ages 5 to 12)

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Location The Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival is located at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds on Highway 202 about 4 miles from the junction of Highway 101 in Astoria. The physical address is 92937 Walluski Loop in Astoria.

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A crab boat readies for the commerical season.

variety of other food, crafts and art. We now have local beer to show off, and the wine is better, with a greater selection.

It all started back in 1981, when the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce sought a way to bring visitors to Astoria during the off season. Newport’s Seafood and Wine Festival, then in its third year, was a great success.

So organizers decided to create a festival that would focus on one of the local DUHDÂśV PDMRU Âż VKHULHV 0HWDFDUFLQXV PDJLV ter –and no matter the music and wine and booths of every kind that have been added, our Dungeness crab remains the focus. $IWHU WKH Âż UVW VXFFHVV WKH FKDPEHU moved the festival to a now-defunct warehouse on Pier 3 and renamed the event the “Greater Astoria Crab and Seafood Festival.â€? You could watch movies about sea life, tour charter boats and a Coast Guard motor lifeboat, or sample delicious longhorn cheese from a barrel-sized wheel brought all the way from Wisconsin.

By 1984, attendance hit 26,000, three-quarters of them from out of town, and in 1985 shuttle buses did their best WR DOOHYLDWH WUDIÂż F ZRHV FDXVHG E\ visitors. In 1986 the festival moved to the old Naval Air Station at Tongue Point, and LQ WKH GHFLVLRQ ZDV PDGH WR Âż QG OHVV cramped quarters than could be had on the waterfront, so the festival was moved to

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If you have kids, plan to attend Sunday, when there are smaller crowds, and admission is half off for adults and free for children. Admission is also free Sunday for active duty military.

Scores of breweries and wineries have booths, from Abiqua Wind Vineyard (winner of the 2014 Best in Show white wine for its 2010 GewĂźrztraminer) to Hip Chicks Do Wine, to all the local breweries. <RX FDQ SXUFKDVH Âż QH WHD RU Âż QH DUW or have a personalized sign made. Sample VPRNHG Âż VK RU %DYDULDQ QXWV RU SLJ RXW RQ oysters or chocolates. Almost anything you might desire in a festival is at the Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as great a day as it was back in 1982!

Oh yes, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about.

The Rotary Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dungeness crab dinner is still huge, and still a bargain.

Above: Kathlleen Ellis of Dallas, Ore., displays her hand-painted wine goblets at the 2013 Crab Seafood & Wine Festival.

Left: Hundreds of differernt wines, cheeses, candies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not to mention a great variety of seafood from crab to salmon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; greet guests of the Crab, Seafood and Wine Festival. This year, Ribera Vineyards won a bronze medal for its 2011 pinot noir.

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Christa Svensson demonstrates how to wine taste like a pro: Swirl, sniff and sip.

1. Pour a small quantity of wine into a glass.

Hold the glass by the stem, not by its bowl (which warms the wine and marks you as a tyro).

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2. Tilt the glass, and hold it up to a white background if available.

white wines become golden. Brown or orange sometimes signal problems. A little sediment in reds is fine; cloudiness is never acceptable.

3. Swirl the wine. (I prefer to place the glass on a flat surface.) But however you swirl, practice at home first. Slopping on bystanders is gauche.

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Carrie Cunningham, the Northwests Country Sweetheart, will take to the Exhibit Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.

Friday.

Billy and the Rockets will mix some country twang with Southern delta blues and cool gospel harmonies on the Food Tent stage from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Friday.

Navigating the festival Getting There

Once You Arrive

Give serious consideration to taking a $3 shuttle to the Clatsop County Fairgrounds instead of spending $15 on parking (if you are lucky enough to get there before the limited parking is gone.)

Starting at 4 p.m. Friday and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, there are buses departing from:

As you approach the fairgroundsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; buildings, the main entrance will be obvious. Upon entering, a turn to the left will take you into the smaller Exhibit Hall, where you will find a music stage, a wine check area (so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to haul around any wine you buy), and a lost and found.

Searching for beer? Head to the hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far diagonal corner.

If, however, you turn right, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll enter the Main Arena. Here youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find the vast majority of booths of all descriptions, 156 of them. You could spend the entire day here, and your entire paycheck, and consume more calories than a Thanksgiving dinner.

Warrenton: Lewis & Clark RV Park, KOA Campground, Fort Stevens State Park, South Jetty Inn (on 6th Street), Kamperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Kampground, Warrenton Mini Mart, Shilo Inn.

At the far right end of the Main Arena, you will see the entrance to the Food Tent. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find 19 booths (more calories) and an exit to the shuttle drop off/ pick up area.

Knappa: Teevin Bros. parking Lot. Not regularly scheduled; limited to the first 90 people/bus; return at the end of Friday and Saturday night.

Load up your plates, and exit right to the Eating Area. (A name that is more appropriate, for this weekend, than its usual name,Horse Arena.) Next to the tables is a second music stage, so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have music with your meal.

Shuttle service is limited on Sunday only from the Port of Astoria Public Park & Ride.

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Like any relationship, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to rush into anything. We want to consider compatibility. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where wine tasting comes in. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a ritual or a test; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more akin to speed dating. Except, with Northwest wines, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to kiss a lot of frogs.

Of course, there are wine snobs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more about dealing with them later â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to make any social gaffes. So here are a few simple steps to follow.

Examine the color and clarity of the wine. Red wines become less intensely red as they age;

Astoria: Dunes Motel, Basin Street Parking Lot (near Cannery Pier Hotel), Astoria Riverwalk Inn, Pier 2, Riverwalk Trailhead (next to Pier 3), and Best Western Lincoln Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Parking lot between Columbia Inn and McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Liberty Theater, Hampton Inn & Suites, Comfort Inn & Suites, Peter Pan Market.

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Story by DWIGHT CASWELL ou pay your buck, and you get into the festivities, and kids are free. You consume a hefty crab dinner, a pile of slaw and French bread included, for another $7.50. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the Astoria Waterfront, wine and beer abound, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great day!

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way it was in March 1982, when 5,700 people (1,000 of them children) attended the Crab Festival in the old Peter Pan Seafoods Warehouse.

Thirty-two years later, a few things have changed. The crowds are bigger, and admission is no longer a dollar. Much is still the same though, and most of the changes have made for an even better festival.

Other seafood has been added, as has a

Tips on tasting wine

4. Now that you have released the wineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aromas (volatilized the esters, in enology-speak), you are ready to sniff. This is the real test, because we actually taste more with the nose than the mouth. If you notice off-smells like mustiness, move on to the next wine. Otherwise, consider what the wine reminds you of.

There are no rules here. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re simply deciding what you like.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where wine tasting comes in. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a ritual or a test; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more akin to speed dating.

5. Now sip. Let the wine cover your tongue, and perhaps breathe in a little air. Look thoughtful. What are the flavors? How sweet? How acidic? Young reds may show astringent tartaric acid at the front of the mouth; this diminished with age. Tannins also contribute to acidity at the back of the mouth in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;finishâ&#x20AC;? of the wine. Tannins contribute to body but can be overdone.

6. Now consider the balance of the wine (are acid, fruit, oak and sweetness harmonious?) and, most importantly, if you like it.

You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a vocabulary of wine words. But if you are in the vicinity of a wine snob who is rattling off phrases like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;an angular yet buttery vintage with chewy tannins, chocolate in the mouth, and a cigar box nose,â&#x20AC;? you can one-up him by simply free associating. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about the wine. Just say the first multisyllabic words that come to mind, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unsympathetic yet accommodating wine, both nubile and assertive.â&#x20AC;? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he going to say to your free-associated gibberish? If he asks what you mean, say something like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the wine speak to you?â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;To my palate, wine has always been an ecstatic experience.â&#x20AC;?

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Learn about religion, politics in America OSU professor to lead free community discussion Sunday

ASTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Lower Columbia Diversity Project presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Church and State,â&#x20AC;? a free discussion about religion and politics in America, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St. Despite a Constitution that vests political authority in â&#x20AC;&#x153;We the Peopleâ&#x20AC;? and makes no mention of â&#x20AC;&#x153;God,â&#x20AC;? Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest elected representatives have historically assumed their RIÂżFHV E\ WDNLQJ DQ RDWK ZKLOH placing a hand on the Bible, or in some cases on the Bhagavad-Gita or the Qurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an. How did this and other religious traditions in civic forums begin, and what issues prompted their

adoption? What does their ongoing practice say about religious identity in American public life?

This is the focus of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Church and State: Religion and Politics in America,â&#x20AC;? a conversation with Courtney Campbell.

Campbell is the Hundere Chair in religion and culture and a professor in the school of history, philosophy and religion at Oregon State University. He has been on the faculty at OSU since 1990 and has received numerous awards for teaching and scholarship. Campbell serves on the board of directors for Benton Hospice, the ethics committee for Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, and coordinates the program in medical humanities at OSU. This program is hosted by the LCDP and the Astoria Branch of the American Association of University Women. The event is part of Oregon Human-

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Her Volkswagon Vanagon nian, where she did photographery and artwork for internal pub- loaded with lunch, art suplications. Erickson started taking plies and camera gear was seen classes in oils, acrylics and pas- throughout the Oregon Coast on tels from instructors in the Port- painting outings and class activland area, and many a morning ities. Her son says the list of her KHU FKLOGUHQ ZRXOG ÂżQG KHU VWLOO paintings numbered near 2,000.

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Pomeroy-Crockett works in watercolor, mixed-media and collage. The theme of gratitude intrigued her because thankfulness for her artistic gifts have been with her since childhood.

“Art celebrates life – all the joy, the pathos, the ridiculous, the cruel, the sad, the whimsical, and the playful,” she says.

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I consider crab to be one of natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most perfect foods â&#x20AC;&#x201C; boil it and crack it, serve it hot or cold, with drawn butter or by itself â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it needs no help in order to taste exquisite. Still, there are lots of wonderful dishes featuring the almighty crab, and today Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to share three of my favorite crab recipes with you. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll notice crab cakes didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make my list â&#x20AC;Ś perhaps next year my readers would like to share their recipes with me, as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never found one for crab cakes that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m particularly fond of.

Instead, I hope youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll enjoy these non-traditional crab recipes, which challenge the crab status quo in a delicious way. Enjoy!

Â&#x2014;Â?Â&#x2030;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2021;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2022; Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x201E;ÇŚ Â&#x2013;Â&#x2014;ĆĄ Â&#x2021;Â&#x2020; Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â&#x2020;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2122;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x160; Â&#x2122;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2013; Â&#x160;Â&#x2039;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2039;Â&#x2018;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2039; This crab salad appetizer makes for a fun presentation when served inside the avocado skin.

For the crab salad 8 oounces of lump Dungeness crab meat 1 ripe mango, cut from the pit 2 ripe avocados, cut in half and pitted 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives One squeeze of fresh lime juice Salt and pepper, to taste

For the aioli ½ cup mayonnaise Ÿ cup store-bought sweet chili sauce (found in the international aisle) Juice of two limes 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives Tabasco sauce, to taste

Directions â&#x20AC;˘ Scoop the flesh from the avocado, being careful to leave the skin intact. â&#x20AC;˘ Finely dice the avocado and mango, and add the crab and chives. â&#x20AC;˘ Squeeze lime over the top, and mix gently. â&#x20AC;˘ Mix together the aioli ingredients. Then add all but Âź cup of the aioli to the crab salad, and mix gently. â&#x20AC;˘ Place each avocado skin on a plate and spoon crab mixture into each; drizzle the reserved aioli over the top, and serve.

Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x201E; Â&#x2039;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Look for a crisp, cool Chardonnay to use in this recipe, which enhances the herb and mineral Ă&#x20AC; DYRUV WKURXJKRXW 7KRXJK PDNLQJ ULVRWWR FDQ EH D ELW WHGLRXV WKH UHVXOWV DUH ZRUWK WKH WLPH Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ cup finely chopped yellow onion 2 cups Arborio rice 3 cups chicken stock, brought to a simmer 8 ounces shelled crab meat ž cup Chardonnay 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced

2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced 1 tablespoon fresh chervil, minced 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, minced 2 tablespoons salted butter Juice of one lemon Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions â&#x20AC;˘ Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and stir frequently, sautĂŠing until the onions are translucent, three or four minutes. Add the rice, and continue sautĂŠing while stirring constantly for two minutes. Add wine, and cook until it evaporates. â&#x20AC;˘ Begin adding simmering broth, ½ cup at a time, and stir constantly until all the liquid has been absorbed. Continue adding broth in ½ cup increments until the broth has been completely absorbed; this may take 20 to 25 minutes. Be sure to test that the rice is tender. â&#x20AC;˘ Add the crab, and remove the pan from the heat. Gently stir in the herbs, butter and lemon juice, and add salt and pepper according to taste. Serve immediately.

Â&#x192;Â&#x2019;Â&#x192;Â&#x203A;Â&#x192; Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x201E; Â&#x2018;Â&#x2122;Â&#x17D; A friend of mine who hails from Hawaii shared this delightfully unusual recipe with me. I must admit that initially it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound all that appealing to me, but I gave it a try and became a believer on the spot. As you eat the crab salad, be sure to include bites of papaya along the way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out of this world!

Ingredients 1 Hawaiian papaya 4 ounces lump crab meat ½ finely chopped red bell pepper ½ finely chopped green bell pepper 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

2 tablespoons fish sauce (found in the international aisle) Âź teaspoon Sriracha sauce 1 teaspoon mayonnaise Juice of one lime

Directions â&#x20AC;˘ Cut the papaya in half. Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds; discard them. â&#x20AC;˘ In a bowl, toss the crab meat with the red and green bell peppers. â&#x20AC;˘ In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. â&#x20AC;˘ Pour the dressing over the crab and pepper mixture, tossing to coat it thoroughly. â&#x20AC;˘ Spoon the crab mixture into each papaya half, and serve cold.

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The hard reality is that sexual violence affects all of our community in both visible and invisible ways.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and The Harbor invites you to take part in standing against sexual violence. The following events are free and open to the public.

From 9 a.m. to noon Friday, April 25, the Oregon Anti-Violence Project will present “Pro-

viding Informed and Culturally Sensitive Services to the LBGTIQ Community” at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St. Then, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, members of the community are invited to walk together in the “Walk a Mile With Me” event to raise awareness for Sexual Violence. The walk begins at the Columbia River Maritime Museum parking lot, located at 18th Street and Marine Drive, and ends at the Déjà Vu Thrift Store, 1389 Duane St. For more information on Sexual Assault Awareness Month, call The Harbor at 503325-3426.

Hear of the creative process Oysterville club holds final lecture OYSTERVILLE, Wash. — The Oysterville Community Club will host its next Town Hall and Lecture Series talk open to the public at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1.

Greg Rogers, the new owner of the historic Oysterville Store, will give a talk titled “Process of Creativity.” Rogers is also a furniture designer, and he will discuss his personal creative process.

The event will take place in the Oysterville Schoolhouse, 3322 School Road in Oysterville, Wash. A $3 donation is suggested as a contribution toward the maintenance of the schoolhouse.

The purpose of the Town Hall and Lecture Series is to offer enrichment through ed-

ucation, entertainment and encouragement, to celebrate and preserve the historic schoolhouse, and to serve the community.

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For more information about the Town Hall and Lecture Series, call Diane Buttrell at 360665-0001.

‘Process of Creativity’ 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1 Oysterville Schoolhouse 3322 School Road, Oysterville, Wash.

360-665-0001 $3 suggested donation

Local talent takes the stage

Former Knappa High School band director guest conducts North Coast Symphonic Band concert ASTORIA — Charles Bolton will guest conduct the North Coast Symphonic Band in a concert titled “Joy in All Things” at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center.

Bolton, an award-winning music educator, began his teaching career in 1966 at Knappa High School and issues a special invitation to all former KHS band and choir members from 1966 through 1968 to attend the concert and stay after the concert to visit with him.

“Joy in All Things” could be the motto for Bolton’s career in music. He has been a band director for 47 years. Graduating from Portland State University in 1966, Bolton started his teaching career at KHS. In 1968 he moved to Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, where he was the band director for 31 years before retiring in 1999. Since then, Bolton has directed bands at Mt. Hood Community College and the Wind Ensemble of students from Cascade College DQG :DUQHU 3DFL¿F &ROOHJH +H is currently teaching education classes and supervising student teachers at WPC and PSU. Repertoire for the concert includes an opening march by Sousa and highlights from the Broadway show “Miss Saigon.” Classic band pieces such as Alfred Reed’s “El Camino Real” and Frank Erickson’s “Rhythm of the Winds” are also programmed.

After Clare Grundman’s Civil War suite “The Blue and Gray,” Bolton will present a brief demonstration of his Civil

A ukulele quartet, Ukehala, with roots deep in Browns750 ASTOR ST., ASTORIA mead will amaze you with their creative harmonies and clever personalities.

ASTORIA — KMUN’s April George Brewery, 1483 Duane A group of Astoria High live broadcast of Troll Radio St. School seniors, The Moonvideohorizons.formovies.com Revue is scheduled for 11 Join host Debbie Twombly light Trio, whose musical ina.m. Saturday, April 26 on as she welcomes music with a ÀXHQFHV VSDQ IURP FODVVLFDO WKH VHFRQG ÀRRU RI WKH )RUW VSHFLDO ORFDO ÀDLU WKLV PRQWK to gangster rap, will take the 22 | April 24, 2014 | coastweekend.com

503-325 -7310 Attend Troll Radio Revue live broadcast

The Astoria Tuba Quartet, above, will play a preview concert starting at 1:30 p.m.

Guest conductor Charles Bolton, pictured left.

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‘Joy in All Things’ 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27 CCC Performing Arts Center 16th Street and Franklin Avenue, Astoria Adults $10, students $8 Children 12 and under free War musical instrument collection. The concert will conclude with “Joy in All Things” by Brian Balmages.

The Astoria Tuba Quartet will present a pre-show at 1:30 p.m. with David Drury as a special guest on guitar. The PAC is located at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue in AstoULD 7KH ER[ RI¿FH ZLOO RSHQ at 1 p.m.; the auditorium doors will open at 1:15 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students; children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult.

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season and relies on volunteer PXVLFLDQV WR ¿OO LWV UDQN 5Hhearsals for the July concerts will begin in May and there is a need for percussionists and clarinetists.

Musicians should read music, own their own instruments, and play at the advanced high school level. Interested musicians should contact Personnel Director Lee Stromquist at encore1@charter.net or 503-8611328 For more information, visit www.northcoastsymphonicband.org, email ncsband@charter.net or call 503-325-2431.

stage to entertain with their acoustic sounds.

The musical portion of the show will be rounded out by the Troll Radio House Band.

Stinky Toadwort, Astoria’s resident Troll, will check in to entertain in his own special style.

Troll Radio Revue is a

production of Coast Community Radio. It’s a family friendly event, and all are welcome to dance and enjoy the variety of talents our community offers.

The show is broadcast live on KMUN, 91.9fm in Astoria, and KTCB, 89.5 in Tillamook.

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North Coast Chorale readies Children’s chorus to join May concerts

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A work of art by a member of the children’s chorus, as part of a mural based on the music the children are learning for the concert.

ASTORIA and NEHALEM — North Coast Chorale rehearsals are busy as the community chorus prepares for its May 17 and 18 concerts at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center, which will feature John Rutter’s “Mass for the Children.”

The concerts will also feature works by regional composers Barbara Poulshock, Keith Clark and Martin Lauridson.

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ganist Connie Wible on the PAC organ, the adult North Coast Chorale singers, and the children, will be interesting and will provide an intergenerational experience of some beautiful music,” Reed said. “We have performed -RKQ 5XWWHU¶V ³0DJQL¿FDW´ with full orchestra and his edited arrangement of the Faure Requiem. We have also performed several of his Christmas compositions and arrangements of familiar carols.

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‘Mass of the Children’ 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18 CCC Performing Arts Center 16th Street and Franklin Avenue, Astoria 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18 United Methodist Church 36050 10th St., Nehalem Tickets $10 at the door Children 12 and under free with an adult

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coa st w eeken d M ARK ETPLACE 70 Help Wanted CNA CLASSES (Nehalem Valley Care Center) CNA class offered onsite for our 6 week course. The class will be scheduled to begin June 9th, 2014. Those interested must submit an application and background check by May 31st.

Contact: Shantell Mason, RN,DNS or Lee Garber, Administrator for applications.

Nehalem Valley Care Center 280 Rowe St. Wheeler, Oregon (503)368-5171 Coastal Family Health Center is looking to fill a full-time Medical Assistant position. Previous experience in clinic or hospital setting is preferred. Fast paced office requiring the ability to work as part of a health care team, bilingual skills valuable.

Submit resume to: Chief Operations Officer, 2158 Exchange St, # 304 Astoria, Oregon 97103. sburgher@coastalfhc.org Current openings for an experienced •log truck driver •Field Mechanic Drivers and mechanicʼs must have CDL and current medical card.

Medical/Dental and 401K benefits available after probationary period.

To complete an application, please apply Mon-Fri from 8:00am to 4:00pm., or mail/fax your resume to: Jerry DeBriae Logging Co., INC. P.O. Box 182 45 Elochoman Valley Road Cathlamet, Wa, 98612 Ph# (360)795-3309 Fax# (360)795-3847

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Call (503) 738-5248 to apply!

Join us at this beautiful oceanfront location! We are looking for dependable, hardworking individuals who want to work in a team environment!

Reservations Staff: You would be responsible for matching the right room to our callers. Previous hotel and/or sales experience is helpful, but not required – we will train if you are willing and eager to learn.

Good phone presence and enjoyment working with the public is a must.

Maintenance Staff: Basic maintenance knowledge and ability to follow instructions a must.

Pool chemical knowledge a plus.

Drivers license and availability for all shifts including holidays and weekend required. Starting range $10 - $12 DOE. Housekeeping: Our newly renovated rooms need you! We work as a team and although the work is hard, we try to have some fun and we have the best guests! Experience a plus, but will train the right people.

Starting wage 11.00/hour or DOE Pick up applications/apply in person at The Hallmark Resort 1400 S Hemlock, Cannon Beach. Mail resumes to PO Box 547 Cannon Beach OR 97110 or e-mail to cbaccounting@hallmarkinns.com Pre-employment drug test required. No phone calls please ERROR AND CANCELLATIONS Please read your ad on the first day.

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Journeyman Plumber wanted.

Top pay plus Benefits.

Call Mike (503)440 5338 Local manufacturing company on the North Oregon Coast, has an immediate opening for a Cost Accountant.

Qualified applicants should have an accounting background preferably with an accounting degree and several years experience in cost accounting. The successful candidate should be proficient in creating and maintaining bills of material, along with analyzing material and labor variances. A high degree of knowledge and experience with Microsoft excel preferred.

Applications are available at the LEKTRO Office at 1190 S.E. Flightline Dr. Warrenton, or call LEKTRO HR to have one mailed or emailed to you at 503-861-2288

Manager of Resident Financial Supports (Rep Payee) Coast Rehabilitation Services is looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic employee to work with people with developmental disabilities. Duties consist of being a rep payee for people with disabilities. Duties: Manage client funds, balance client check books, as well as represent Coast in all Social Security and DHS financial transactions (verbal and written).

The ideal candidate should have knowledge of Special Needs Trusts, spend downs, food stamps, and personal finances.

Good credit history required; proven ability to handle money; and prepare/maintain financial records for review. Must be a team player and able to communicate with all levels of the organization, including residents, staff, managers, executives, and state/federal employees. Must advocate for and support people with developmental disabilities.

Competitive wages and benefits package offered. On the job training; previous experience helpful; clean driving record, criminal background check, high school graduate.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please call John Ciminello or Susie Buchanan at 503-861-3372.

Escape Lodging Company is looking for “Escape Artists” to join our team.

In addition to offering a very competitive wage, Escape Lodging offers many benefits to our employees. These benefits include paid vacation, medical, profit sharing/401K and more.

Mailroom: Opportunity to work part-time in our packaging and distributing department at The Daily Astorian.

Duties include using machines to place inserts into the newspaper, labeling newspapers and moving the papers from the press. Must be able to regularly lift 40# in a fast paced environment.

Mechanical aptitude helpful and the ability to work well with others is required. Pre-employment drug test required.

Pick up an application at The Daily Astorian 949 Exchange Street or send resume and letter of interest to EO Media Group, PO Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048, fax (503)371-2935 or e-mail hr@eomediagroup.com

Positions are available at the Inn at Cannon Beach.

DUST off the old pool table and sell it with a classified ad.

Positions currently available include: •Front Desk (Part-time evening shift) •Maintenance (full-time evening shift) Our culture honors hard work, honesty, a sense of humor and individuality. At its core is a commitment to hiring for The Hospitality Attitude.

Please apply in person at the Inn at Cannon Beach 3215 S Hemlock, Cannon Beach.

If you have any questions, please contact Terri at terri@innatcannonbeach.com or call (503)436-9085 www.escapelodging.com

MCMENAMINS SANDTRAP is now hiring! Seasonal and Long Term positions including •LINE COOKS •CATERING/PREP COOKS •SERVERS •CATERING BARTENDERS •FOOD RUNNERS! Qualified apps must have an open & flex sched including, days, eves, wknds and holidays. We are looking for applicants who have prev exp related exp and enjoy working in a busy customer service-oriented enviro. We offer opps for advancement and excellent benefits for eligible employees, including vision, med, chiro, dental and so much more! Please apply online 24/7 at www.mcmenamins.com or pick up a paper app at any McMenamins location. Mail to 430 N. Killingsworth, Portland OR, 97217 or fax: 503-221-8749. Call (503)952-0598 for info on other ways to apply. Please no phone calls or emails to individ locs!

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Medical Assistant Busy primary care practice seeking an experienced medical assistant.

Duties include; Patient care, charting in EMR, assisting with procedures, completing referrals and authorizations, and scheduling appointments.

Attention to detail, multitasking, and excellent customer service skills are required. Benefited position, Pay DOE. Contact Janet at Pacific Family Medicine 2055 Exchange st.

Suite 190 Astoria, pacfam@pacifier.com Medical office front desk receptionist, part to full time. Resumes to Astoria Physical Therapy, 2120 Exchange Street, Suite 104-Astoria.

Make a difference at Job Corps!

MTC seeks candidates for the following positions serving youth, ages 16-24, at our Astoria campus:

P/T Leasing Agent in Astoria $11-$12/hr. DOE plus bonuses 16 hrs. a week P/T Leasing Agent needed to work in Astoria at a 100 unit apt. complex, to lease apts. & day to day office duties. Previous apartment leasing/sales experience preferred.

Must have Strong Sales experience and computer skills.

Schedule: Thurs.-Sat. Please send resumes to recruiter@princetonproperty.com Parking Information Aide: The Cannon Beach Police Department is seeking summer 2014 Parking Information Aide applicants. The position is seasonal.

Position requires patrolling on foot and bicycle to enforce parking regulations and to provide information and assistance to the public. Pay rate: $11.00 per hour.

Applications are available at the Cannon Beach Police Department. 163 E. Gower, Cannon Beach, OR online at www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us Sales Positions Available OCEAN CREST MOTORS Seeking two top notch sales people.

We have four GM lines to sell from, plus a huge used inventory.

Brand New Store Huge inventory.

Fantastic pay plan with bonus plan. We will train the right people.

Must be neat and clean in appearance, goal oriented and will to earn a high income. Paid vacation and medical.

Call to set up appt. for interview as for Jim Thompson.

(503)861-3366 Sea Ranch Resort has honest jobs for honest workers.

•Front Desk •Maintenance •Other positions available.

Positive, out-going personality with computer skills. Customer service a must. Drug-free. (503)436-2815

•Nursing Assisting Instructor •Vehicle Operator, weekends Apply at mtctrains.com & select the Tongue Point location.

MTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Tobacco & drug-free campus

Seafood processor hiring for the following positions: Experienced Quality Assurance, HACCP certified a plus but willing to invest the time to train the right person. Crab Shakers, will train.

Filleters, Experience preferred.

Applications maybe be picked up at 9 Portway Dr Astoria, OR 97103

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Astoria Burger King is now accepting applications for all shifts.

For job inquiries, go to www.jointeambk.com Small boat operator II full-time ASAP to June 30 Wage $22.03/hr Small vessel coordinator full-time ASAP to April 2015 Wage $35/hr Details at State Employment Office Astoria or OceanAssoc.com website

SUBWAY WANTS YOU! If you are responsible, hardworking, and friendly- SUBWAY wants you to join our exceptional crew. Shifts available days and nights.

Apply at any North Coast SUBWAY 2pm to 5pm. Drug screen required.

Systems Administrator Full-time position with benefits.

View job description/qualifications and apply on-line at our web site www.clatsopcc.edu. Applications must be submitted by 5 PM on May 16, 2014.

Call the Office of Human Resources at Clatsop Community College if application assistance is needed. AA/EOE TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 2 (Drawbridge Maintenance Specialist) Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT HAS A CAREER waiting for you! The primary purpose of this position is to function as a Drawbridge Operator and to perform any required manual labor or equipment operation necessary to open and close any electrically controlled drawbridges to allow passage for marine vessels; perform maintenance on the mechanical and electrical elements and components of these bridges.

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OSU Extension, CCC offer two classes Wood behavior

SEASIDE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oregon State University Clatsop County Extension Service and Clatsop Community College offer a workshop for wood industry personnel, woodworkers, wood hobbyists or anyone interested in learning more about wood behavior.

Wood is a multilayered, lignocellulosic, visoelastic, thermoplastic, cellular material of biological origin that is both hygroscopic and anisotropic.

If you did not know this and it sounds interesting, then join a fun and informative class that will help you understand wood behavior during cutting, shaping and drying.

The class will be at the CCC South Campus in Seaside from

5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29. The registration fee is $25 to cover the costs of handouts and refreshments.

The registration deadline is Friday, April 25. To register, stop by the OSU Clatsop &RXQW\ ([WHQVLRQ RIÂżFH DW 2001 Marine Drive, Room 210 in Astoria, or access a copy of the agenda and registration form at http://tinyurl. com/woodbehavior. For more information, contact Jim Reeb at Jim.Reeb@oregonstate.edu.

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ASTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; OSU Extension and CCC collaborate to offer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Backyard Chickens,â&#x20AC;? a workshop set from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 10.

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You can register by calling 503-338-2408 or visit www. clatsopcc.edu/schedule and search for â&#x20AC;&#x153;chickensâ&#x20AC;? in the course title. The cost is $39, and class size is limited.

Class will be held at Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Ave. in Astoria, Towler Hall, Room 306.

Middle Village workshop set for educators CHINOOK, Wash. and ASTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will hold a teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshop in conjunction with Clatsop Community College, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doing History at Middle Village,â&#x20AC;? from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26.

On Friday, participants will immerse themselves in the daily life of Chinooks who lived at Middle Village. On Saturday, the class moves to the CCC campus, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, for a session on teaching American Indian history in a culturally

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Objectives of the course include learning about artifacts from the site, hands-on activities relating to life at Middle Village, and accurately and respectfully teaching American Indian history and historic Chinook Indian culture.

This workshop, rescheduled from 2013, includes both classroom and outdoor sessions.

There is a $25 materials fee payable to the Lewis and Clark National Park Association.

Teachers can earn one continuing education credit for an additional $35 payable to CCC. Contact Ranger Sally Freeman at sallyfreeman@nps.gov or 503-861-4424 for further information or to sign-up.

Get your tickets now for upcoming concerts, workshops ASTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 7KH ÂżIWK DQQXDO Tenor Guitar Gathering will take place in Astoria from June 5 to 8.

It is the only event of its kind anywhere in the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look DW $VWRULD 2UHJRQ DV WKH XQRIÂżcial Tenor Guitar Capital of The World,â&#x20AC;? Mark Josephs, president of the Tenor Guitar Foundation, which puts on the gathering, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People have come here from all over the country not only to bond over this unique instrument, but to enjoy the charming town with its delicious restaurants and beautiful places to stay overlooking the Columbia River. People come back every year, so I know we must be doing something right.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occasionally a wonderful idea crops up, and fate allows that inspiration to cross paths ZLWK WKH PRVW TXDOLÂżHG SHUVRQ whose foresight and abilities to follow through make it a reality,â&#x20AC;? said Professor Douglas Fraser, a musician who will appear at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through the Tenor Guitar Gathering, Mark Josephs has made a contribution to the arts community and the world of music in general that needs to be recognized. On behalf of the working professional musicians who care about the legacy of this instrument, I want to thank Mark Josephs and the city of Astoria for producing a unique and unforgettable festival of events.â&#x20AC;?

Performers this year

This year will feature the largest gathering of tenor guitar performers in the world, including Tim May, The Lion Sons, Tom Molyneaux, Carl Allen,

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Professor Douglas Fraser, Jean Mann. Erich Sylvester, Pat Mac Swyney, Stephen Schauer, John Lawlor, EZ Marc Poschman and Mark Josephs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each of these artists are headliners in their own right.

They all specialize in different styles, and all share a heartfelt DI¿QLW\ WRZDUGV WKH WHQRU JXLWDU ´ Josephs said.

Workshops, concerts, hall of fame

There are four evenings of concerts at two different venues, the Rogue Ales Public House and the Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse.

There will also be workshops for the beginner to the advanced guitar player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we will have some fun new workshops, like our Build Your Own Electric Three String Slide Cigar Box Guitar Workshop, where you can walk out with a playable instrument,â&#x20AC;?

Josephs says.

Josh Reynolds, the son of Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be teaching a workshop on tenor guitar techniques my dad used with the Kingston Trio. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a lot of fun!â&#x20AC;?

Each year, the Tenor Guitar Foundation inducts noted players into the Tenor Guitar Hall of Fame. The players are selected by the Tenor Guitar Hall

of Fame Advisory Board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year Jerry Thomason, who created Texas Fiddle back up tenor guitar while working with his father, will be inducted, as well as Jimmie Dodd, one of the original Mouseketeers,â&#x20AC;? Tom Molyneaux, one of the advisory board members said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Doddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mousketarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was actually a four string tenor guitar tuned CGDA.â&#x20AC;?

There are many activities SODQQHG LQFOXGLQJ D JUDQG ÂżQDOH ÂżGGOH MDP 6XQGD\ QLJKW DQG DOO instruments are welcomed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A portion of the proceeds from the tickets to the evening concerts will be donated to KMUN and the Astor Street Opry Company,â&#x20AC;? Josephs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tenor Guitar Foundation is deeply indebted to all of the support we have gotten from everyone in the city of Astoria.

We want to give back as much as we can for as many years as possible. Seating is limited for both the workshops and concerts, so if you are planning to attend, you should probably look over the website and make a few choices.â&#x20AC;?

Tickets are on sale now for this June event. For tickets and information about workshops, as well as a printable program of events and locations, and to learn more about who is in the Tenor Guitar Hall of Fame, visit www.

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Following this interest with that the Native Americans Thursday, May 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;could cross the river without Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor will share a geological science major at getting their feet wet.â&#x20AC;? The his knowledge of the Bon- University of Washington and river dammed up and created neville Landslide, including Master of Science and Ph.D. WKH VHW RI IRDPLQJ UDSLGV ÂżUVW oral histories of the region and degrees at University of Arimapped by Lewis and Clark as how the landslide and result- zona, he has spent the last 23 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great Shoot.â&#x20AC;? ing rapids had immediate and years focused on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;science Join the Columbia River persistent consequences on of sceneryâ&#x20AC;? (as ascribed to the ÂżHOG RI JHRPRUSKRORJ\ DQG Maritime Museum for its next human use of the river.

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Explore the folklore, history of the Bridge of the Gods Science on Tap hosts speaker Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor ASTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In the heart of the Columbia River Gorge, the 1,800-foot-long steel truss bridge spanning the Columbia River at Cascade Locks is known as the Bridge of the

Gods. But this modern name derives from a much larger Bridge of the Gods that covered the Columbia River in about 1450 AD. This earlier â&#x20AC;&#x153;bridgeâ&#x20AC;? was a blockage, the result of a landslide. The landslide almost certainly gave rise to the Native American legend of the Bridge of the Gods. Oral histories of the region indicate

sustainable skills at workshops Enjoy night of song, dance Build R-evolution Gardens offers three hands-on classes Tillamook hosts one-woman show

TILLAMOOK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Song & Danceâ&#x20AC;? is coming to Tillamook Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26.

Some songs will be familiar, some amusing, some wistful, and some whimsical â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but you will love every tune.

A one-woman tour de force, Caryn Backman will sing, dance and cavort her way into your head and heart.

This show promises to have something for everyone, guaranteed to please. And do not be surprised if she plays her accordion!

Catch the musical evening at the Barn Community Playhouse, located at 12th Street and Ivy Avenue in Tillamook, at 7 p.m.; doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain. Concessions will be available.

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Tickets cost $10 for general admission. Tickets are now on sale through Diamond Art Jewelers at 503-842-7940.

Church celebrates 120 years

NEHALEM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; R-evolution Gardens will host three handson, sustainable skills workshops in April and May. On Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, you can learn to build a rocket mass heater in a workshop taught by local natural builder Henry Stanley.

The two-day hands-on workshop will teach how to mix cob (clay, sand, straw and ZDWHU DQG PDNH D SURSHU OD\out for the mass heater to warm a tool room or workshop space.

A RMH can be burned for a short amount of time with a small amount of fuel. It heats a cob bench that releases heat over the next 18 to 36 hours with minimal waste and little smoke.

The class is limited to 12 students. The workshop costs $60 and includes a farm organic lunch both days and optional potluck and RMH slideshow Saturday night. The R-evolu-

tion Gardens farm is located at 77281 Oregon State Highway 53 in Nehalem. The farm has camping options if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to set up a tent for overnight.

RSVP to Brigham Edwards, R-evolution Gardens workshop coordinator, by emailing bedwards187@gmail.com On Monday, April 28, R-evolution Gardens and the Lower Nehalem Community Trust will present a workshop on hedge rows. Learn to create edible and medicinal hedgerows for a home, business or farm landscape. Hedges are used as borders and can provide shelter for wildlife, increase biodiversity, create food and natural medicines, act as living fences and provide aesthetic pleasure.

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Enjoy salad lunch, bake sale, plants NASELLE, Wash. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This year, 2014, marks the 120th year of the Naselle Lutheran Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s congregation. To celebrate, the church will hold its annual Salad Luncheon from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26.

An array of salads will be available for a donation of $7. The Lutheran bakers provide traditional bake sale goods, as well as Finnish pulla, prune tarts and breads. Alfred Simukka has been busy tending tomato plants and will

have a number of varieties ready for spring planting. The quilting group has been active, and several quilts will be offered as well as craft items by church members.

Proceeds from this sale, along with a Thrivent match up to $600, supports church mission work.

The Naselle Lutheran Church is located at 308 Knappton Road in Naselle, Wash. For more information, call 360-484-7176.

been teaching community-centered herbalism in the Northwest for over 24 years.

She is the founder of RavenCroft Garden, a teaching center in Monroe, Wash., that cultivates personal, community and environmental health through education, food production and permaculture practices.

The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Alder Creek Farm, 35955 Underhill Lane in Nehalem. Cost is $15 to $20. For more information or to register, email revolutionginger@gmail.com or call 503-368-3044.

Bring your Moms to R-evolution Gardens on May 10 and IRU WKH ÂżUVW PXVKURRP JURZing workshop by Jordan Weiss and Katie Grenell. They will teach easy, low-impact ways to cultivate edible mushrooms for

Science on Tap, in partnership with Fort George Brewery, is a Columbia River Maritime Museum program introducing maritime science, history and technology in an informal setting.

This program is free and open to the public; minors are allowed with adult. Doors open at 6 p.m., the presentation begins at 7 p.m. at Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St. For more information, call 503-325-2323.

the home gardener. Learn about companion planting strategies, better sheet mulching, mushroom composting and a few low-tech methods to produce spawn.

Grenell has worked with The Amazonian Mycorenewal Project in Ecuador and the San Francisco Bay Area. Weiss has been teaching low-tech methods for growing mushrooms in WKH 3DFLÂżF 1RUWKZHVW IRU WKH past seven years. He presented about mushrooms at Seasideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grow the Coast conference in November 2013.

The two-day workshop will include farm fresh lunch and an optional evening potluck with class members on Saturday evening. There is room to camp overnight.

The mushroom workshop is $70 per person for both days or $40 per day. If you register with your mom, receive 10 percent off. Contact bedwards187@ gmail.com

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Voyage into spring with the Bayside Singers OCEAN PARK, Wash. — The Bayside Singers will present a “Spring Voyage” at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27.

The group’s annual spring concert will feature a choral suite “The Voyage” composed by their conductor, Barbara Poulshock.

Commissioned and performed by the North Coast Chorale last year, “The Voyage” features poetry by ¿ YH ZHOO NQRZQ SRHWV ZULWLQJ about the sea.

Several other arrangements and compositions by Poulshock will also be heard. Featured soloists will be Andrea Patten and David Immel singing a duet from “Don Giovanni.” Suzanne Leonard and Carolyn Jones will perform a duet from “The Marriage of Figaro.” Rounding out the program will be several spirituals as well as more modern pieces. Barbara Bate accompanies the 35-member chorus.

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is on tour for its debut album, “& The Wild Peach Forest,” which was produced by Sylvia Massy (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Tool) in Weed, Calif., in 2013.

The band plays at least 11 instruments at any one show, including the traditional banjo, guitar and mandolin, and the album features additional mystical instruments, such as the harp, pedal organ and Swedish nyckelharpa.

The group started as a 12-piece conglomeration of musicians attending a songwriter boot camp in the hills outside Ashland; the band has since consolidated into its current seven-piece formation.

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ily band with sisters Danielle Aubert (banjo, harp) and Jacqueline Aubert (vocals), their partners Ian Van Ornum (mandolin, bouzouki) and Dan Sherrill (guitar), and good friends Sara Wilbur (violin, viola), Eric Jones (upright bass), and Alex Patterson (drums, percussion).

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Ashland band hits South Bend SOUTH BEND, Wash. — Seven-piece folk orchestra Patchy Sanders will make its Washington debut in concert at 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 1 at 101 Public House, 1015 W. Robert Bush Drive in South Bend, Wash.

The evening will be a magical event with musical storytelling, haunting lyrics and lively dance tunes. This Ashland-based band

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The band’s musical intention is to bridge the traditions of old into the current of today’s folk. The group has been compared to many Americana bands such as The Head and the Heart, Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom.

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Patchy Sanders 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1 101 Public House 1015 W. Robert Bush Drive, South Bend, Wash. www.patchysanders.com No cover

I walk inside the Columbia River Coffee Roaster, formerly the Old Finnish Meat House, and place my order at the counter of 3 Cups Coffee House. A charming barista sets me up with a mug of black coffee and a slice of spinach quiche. I commandeer my favorite window seat, the one with a staggering view of the Astoria Bridge and freighters plying the Columbia River. What an excellent place to write – but better yet, watch customers to glean material for writing.

Oh, those customers at 3 Cups. Where to begin about them? I need Eugene O’Neil, Oprah or Billy Graham around to help me sort it all out.

Tourists frequently visit 3 Cups and marvel at Astoria’s changing and unchanged dynamic, but the local customer base is the real eccentric and commonplace thing of interest here. Well, that and the impressive lending library, magnificent coffee and meals, superb service, comfy couches, and the swinging chair that delights kids and senior citizens alike.

Yes, these locals and their regular meetings of a chess club, assorted Christian groups, Vietnam veterans, disaffected single mothers, nursing students, sketch artists, knitters, real estate agents and revolutionaries.

And of course, I can’t leave out the unaffiliated locals with their varying shades of sparkling color.

Like the one writing his magnum opus on the Flavels, or the one who greeted me for the first time by asking, “Did you hear the news that a severed human head in a crab ring washed up on a Columbia River beach?” or the most fascinating retired window washer in North America.

This isn’t a writer’s embellishment. See and eavesdrop for yourself.

3 Cups Coffee House is open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

You can find it at 279 W. Marine Drive.

Matt Love lives in Astoria and is the founder of Nestucca Spit Press, which recently published “Driftwood Forts of the Oregon Coast.” The book is available at all coastal bookstores and through www.nestuccaspitpress.com. Love can be reached at nestuccaspitpress@gmail.com

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JODY MILLER

Born in Indianapolis and raised in Indiana, with a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University, this photographer has worked in the television industry as an artist and animator for over 40 years. Having purchased a second home in Astoria in 2005, Jody Miller and her husband split their time between the North Coast and Los Angeles.

How does photography speak to you?

I’ve tried other media and had the most success finding my voice with my photographs. I consider photography to be “painting with light.”

What artist do you most admire and why?

I believe I’ve been most influenced by Arthur Ollman and his night photography, and the early works of Brassai and Anne Brigman.

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My parents were fine artists, and I was raised drawing and painting and have been photographing since the age of 9. I became a passionate photographer in my late teens.

I have shown my work in small venues in Los Angeles, and I just completed a solo show of Salton Sea images at Astoria’s LightBox Photographic Gallery, which represents my

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portfolio. RiverSea Gallery and Old Town Framing have also shown my work since 2008. I had a 2011 solo show at Camerawork Gallery in Portland.

You participated in the Ansel Adams workshop in Carmel, Calif., in 1982, the last year Adams taught before his death. How did that experience affect you?

It was a life-changing experience. Meeting and learning with Ansel and five other world-class photographers made me take my own work much more seriously and pushed me to improve with every click of the shutter. After the workshop, I studied privately with one of the

instructors, Arthur Ollman, for two years. Arthur still pushes and me to this day. Ansel Adams, though he was an iconic figure by that time, refused to be idolized, had a great sense of humor and was incredibly generous with everything he knew and believed. I will be forever indebted to him.

What is your work at ABC? I’ve been at ABC for 18 years now, in the promotion department, animating the graphic elements of the promos for their primetime network dramas and comedies.

Most recent book you really loved: “The Hummingbird’s Daughter” by Luis Alberto Urrea.

What subjects or themes do you focus on in your photography?

I love the shadowy places of life, the abandoned and forgotten, and the places that make you stop and wonder about their stories. I love shooting at night, when every image brings a surprise out of the darkness. I love the majes-

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I’ve been a landscape artist primarily, but have ventured more and more into portraiture in the last couple of years.

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LightBox is a gift to the Northwest, with a mission to bring a world-class photography gallery to the North Coast.

In five short years it’s established its reputation firmly in the national arena. I am proud to be its first associate member. My life has been enriched profoundly. I have met new friends and had opportunities open for me that never would have happened otherwise.

Is there anything you’ve recently finished?

A series of photographs of 20th century phone booths, shot at night, and a series of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Indiana. I’m currently doing a lot of storm-chasing, building a large body of work featuring spectacular weather.

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