E VENTS CONTINUED
Friday, April 24 (continued)
Crab, Seafood & Wine
4 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $5 to
$10, all ages. Get ready to crack crab, tip glasses and get a taste of the
Northwest at the annual Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival featuring some of
the Northwest’s best wines and brews.
Comedy Night
7 p.m., American Legion Post 99, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111,
www.seasidepost99.org, $10. The Seaside American Legion presents a
night of live stand-up comedy with legendary Chris Warren.
Author Talks True Crime
2 p.m., Raymond Timberland Library, 507 Duryea St., Raymond, Wash.,
360-942-2408, www.TRL.org, free, adults. Author Bill Lindstrom will read
from his latest book “John Tornow: Villain or Victim?” Copies of the book will
be available for purchase.
Saturday, April 25
Editor’s Pick:
Plant Sale
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Alder Creek Farm, End of Underhill Lane, off U.S.
Highway 101, Nehalem, 503-368-3203. Lower Nehalem Community
Trust will hold its annual plant sale.
Trivia Night
7 p.m., Baked Alaska, No. 1 12th St., Astoria, 503-325-7414, www.
bakedak.com, $2 per person per game. Play the weekly trivia tournament
in the lounge.
Saturday, April 25
Black Lake Fishing Derby
7 a.m., Black Lake Park, off Hwy. 101, Ilwaco, Wash., 360-642-2400. Free
kids only (0 to 14) derby with a free pancake breakfast. Prizes awarded and
free t-shirts with preregistration only. Preregister online, at Ilwaco City Hall
or at the Derby. An adult must accompany children.
Gearhart Clean Up
8 a.m., City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way, Gearhart. Gearhart celebrates Earth Day
with its 20th annual Gearhart Clean Up Day. Drop boxes will be placed at
City Hall. A separate box for discarded electronics will also be on site. No
chemicals, oils, paints, tires, batteries or hazardous waste will be accepted.
Containers will be available to 11 a.m.
Cruise Reunion
9 a.m., Camp Rilea, 33168 Patriot Way,
Warrenton, 503-338-8719, www.
clubs.hemmings.com. Calling all car
enthusiasts to the 15th annual Cruise
Reunion featuring everything cars
from vendors and games to music of
the 50s, raffl es and more.
Spring Fever Run
9 a.m., Buoy 9 Restaurant & Lounge, 996 Pacifi c Drive, Hammond, 503-
325-3566, www.northcoastabate.com, $15 suggested donation, all ages.
North coast chapter of ABATE will host its annual Spring Fever Run with
stops in Cannon Beach, Garibaldi, Tillamook and Relief Pitcher in Seaside.
All motorcyclists are welcome.
Beach Clean Up Day
9:30 a.m., Peninsula beach approaches, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-0033,
all ages. Volunteers should meet Grass Roots Garbage Gang organizers at
any major beach approach on the Peninsula to sign in and pick up bags.
Soup feed for volunteers after the clean up.
Amateur Radio Outreach
10 a.m., Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, www.
sunset-empire-arc.org. Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club will off er a va-
riety of amateur radio demonstrations providing a better understanding of
the amateur radio hobby and activities during emergencies. Refreshments
will be served.
Crab, Seafood & Wine
10 a.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $5 to
$10, all ages.
Barn Raising
4 to 7 p.m., Northwest Carriage Museum, 314 Alder St, Raymond, Wash.,
360-942-4150, $5 to $10, all ages. In celebration of the museum’s building
addition, there will be a barn raising event featuring live music, tours, beer
and wine to purchase and much more.
Wednesday, April 29
Trivia at Salvatore’s
6:30 p.m., Salvatore’s Café & Pub, 414 N. Prom, Seaside, 503-738-3334,
free. Bring just yourself or a team of up to fi ve people for a fun night of
trivia. There will be three questions per round and three rounds every
Wednesday.
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Sunday, April 26
Teen Theater Club Meeting
6 p.m., Hannan Playhouse, 518 Eighth
St., Raymond, Wash., 360-934-5569,
www.willapaplayers.org, grades 9 to 12.
The teen theater club is for high school
age teens interested in theater. Students
will explore aspects of the theater: Improvisa-
tion, voice and movement exercises, stagecraft, lighting, directing and
costuming. The club meets the last Sunday of the month and is directed by
Rebekah Cowell.
C LASSES
Friday, April 24
Fire Mountain Raffl e Party
5 p.m., Old Nehalem Fire Hall, 35900 8th St., Nehalem, 503-436-2610, $40
to $100. Fire Mountain School will host its annual Raffl e Party fundraiser
featuring Hawaiian-style food, sushi and live music. The grand prize
drawing will be at 8 p.m.
Watercolor Workshop
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dots ‘N’ Doodles Art
Supplies, 303 Marine Drive, Astoria,
503-325-5081, www.dotsndoo-
dlesonline.com, $225. Author
and artist Claudia Nice will give a
two-day workshop in watercolor
and pen and ink design.
Sunday, April 26
Saturday, April 25
Crab, Seafood & Wine
11 a.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $5 to
$10, all ages.
Watercolor Workshop
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dots ‘N’ Doodles Art Supplies, 303 Marine Drive, Astoria,
503-325-5081, www.dotsndoodlesonline.com, $225.
Monday, April 27
TimeBanking Wellness
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., CCC Seaside Campus, 1455 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside,
503-338-2402, www.clatsopcc.edu/schedule, free. A one-day workshop
off ering information on healthcare screening, free resources, recipes and
features a panel of healthcare professionals.
Knochlers Pinochle
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, all ages,
$1 per session per person. Knochlers host regular play in the card game of
pinochle every Monday. Prizes awarded.
Tuesday, April 28
Inside the Coast Guard
10 a.m., US Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, 322 Coast Guard
Road, Ilwaco, Wash., 503-468-0752, www.encorelearn.org, free. ENCORE
and the local Coast Guard command present an insight tour of the Motor
Lifeboat School. Transportation is available and the public is invited.
Nehalem Bay Garden Club
1:30 p.m., Pine Grove Community Center, 225 Laneda, Manzanita. Topics
will include straw bake gardening and the upcoming May 9 plant sale.
Visitors are welcome.
Last Tuesday Poetry Open Mic
7 p.m., Port of Call Bistro & Bar, 894 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-267-4290,
free, all ages. Each month on the last Tuesday, Port of Call off ers an Open
Mic poetry reading of original poems, favorites by others, short prose or an
occasional song. Sign-up is at 6:45 p.m. Celebrate National Poetry Month.
Tuesday, April 28
AARP Smart Driver Course
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Ave., 503-
338-2408, $15 to $20. Smart Driver classes are designed for seniors 50 and
older, but anyone can attend. Full day attendance is required to receive
completion certifi cate. Dave Phillips will teach this class. Preregistration
is required and seating is limited. For questions, call John Benson at 503-
738-5925.
Thursday, April 30
CRMM Docent Training
1 to 4 p.m., Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria,
503-325-2323, www.crmm.org. The Maritime Museum is recruiting
volunteers to lead gallery tours for school and adult visitors. Training will be
on seven consecutive Thursday afternoons. Call the volunteer coordinator
to sign up.
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