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6-by-6 art show ‘Birds Eye View’ set In Their Footsteps examines Dismal Nitch Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum holds show, auction ILWACO, Wash. — The Co- lumbia Pacific Heritage Mu- seum’s sixth annual 6-by-6 Art Show and Auction has gone to the birds. Held Sat- urday, Nov. 14, this year’s event, “Birds Eye View,” has gathered more than 60 art objects, including bird- houses, from some of the re- gion’s most talented artists. The silent and live auc- tions will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at the museum. Presiding auctioneer Bruce Peterson is both entertaining and knowledgeable about the artists and their works. This event is the largest fundraiser for the exhibition programs of the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum and is an opportunity to get to know the local art scene, enjoy refreshments, take home your own masterpiece, and show support for the museum. Submitted photo “Tidepool Birdhouse” by Shelly Curtis Weaver. Tickets for the auction event are available at the museum for $10.each. Fifty raffle tickets will be avail- able for $20 each. The win- ner will have the pick of any 6-by-6 art piece prior to the auction. The artworks will be on view in the Special Exhibi- tion Gallery from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 and available to view on the museum’s web- Celebrate our 10 th Anniversary November 13-15 We’ll be toasting our 10th Anniversary with special events and 10% off everything in the store! Lunch in the Loft with JONATHAN EVISON Friday, November 13th at Noon Cost: $30 includes catered lunch and copy of This is Your Life Harriet Chance. Please RSVP SEASIDE DOWNTOWN WINE WALK Join Walnut City Wineworks as we re- enact our Grand Opening party during the Seaside Downtown Wine Walk November 14, 3-7pm Sunday we’ll be serving Cupcakes & Champagne so Please Stop By! And remember, everything in the store is 10% off Friday-Sunday as our way of saying Thank You to all of you who made these past ten years not only possible, but wonderful. 616 Broadway, Seaside • 503.738.3500 www.beachbooks37.com 16 | November 12, 2015 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo “Mr. Loud in the Blue Suit” by Penny Treat. site at www.columbiapaci- ficheritagemuseum.org. Call the museum at 360- 642-3446 for more infor- mation about the auction, raffle, and exhibition. The museum is located at 115 S.E. Lake St. Jim Sayce shines a bright light into the dark coves of history ASTORIA — Lewis and Clark National Historical Park’s Fort Clatsop announces its next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. The program will be “Dis- mal Nitch: Shining a Bright Light into the Dark Coves of History” by Jim Sayce 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. The 33-member Lewis and Clark Expedition were pinned down by stormy weather from Nov. 10 to Nov. 15, 1805 on the north shore of the Columbia Riv- er, east of Point Ellice. Capt. William Clark’s journal entry for Nov. 15, 1805 notes, “About 3 oClock the wind luled, and the river became calm, I had the canoes loaded in great haste and Set Out, from this dismal nitich where we have been con- ¿QHGIRUGD\VSDVVHGZLWKRXW the possibililty of proceeding on, returning to a better Situation, or get out to hunt, Scerce of Provi- sions, and torents of rain poreing on us all the time.” Submitted photo Jim Sayce has studied the local landscape to pin-point the location of Dismal Nitch. The National Park Service commemorates this campsite at the Dismal Nitch highway rest area about a mile east of the As- toria Bridge. For nearly two decades, local historian Jim Sayce has studied the landscape to pinpoint the exact location of Clark’s “Dis- mal Nitch.” He uses the jour- nal entries of Clark, along with those of Sgt. John Ordway, Sgt. Patrick Gass and Pvt. Joseph Whitehouse along with histori- cal maps, charts (including tidal predictions) and photographs to analyze their probable location and movement. Sayce’s work resulted in a VKRUW¿OPSURGXFHGE\WKHSDUN in 2011 that can be viewed at KWWSWLQ\XUOFRP6D\FH¿OP RU at Fort Clatsop. The Lewis & Clark Nation- al Park Association and the park sponsor this monthly forum. These programs are held in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop’s vis- itor center and are free. For more information, call 503-861-2471. Beach Books reaches 10 years New play opens in Raymond SEASIDE — Beach Books will celebrate its 10th anniver- sary of serving Clatsop Coun- ty and visiting readers Friday to Sunday, Nov. 13 to 15. The bookstore held its grand opening November 2005 during the Seaside Downtown Wine Walk. This coming weekend, Beach Books will toast its 10th anniversary with special events and discounts. At noon Friday, attend Lunch in the Loft with author Jonathan Evison. His most re- cent book, “This is Your Life Harriet Chance,” tells the story RI\HDUROG+DUULHWZKR¿QGV that before he died, her husband won a cruise for two — and he wasn’t planning totake her. But she decides to go anyway, and past secrets are revealed. The book presents universal themes of disappointment, disillusion and redemption in a big-hearted way. His previous novel, “The Revised Fundamentals of Care- giving,” will soon be out as a ¿OP VWDULQJ 3DXO 5XGG 6HOHQD RAYMOND, Wash. — The Wil- lapa Players present the play “Belongings” by Daniel Fen- ton at the Hannan Playhouse, located at 518 Eighth St. The play runs 7:30 p.m. Fri- day and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14; at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15; and at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 and Friday, Nov. 20. In “Belongings,” three JHQHUDWLRQV ¿QG WKHPVHOYHV at a crossroads following the death of the family’s matri- arch. Reeling from the loss of her grandmother, 14-year-old Katy is determined to keep her grandmother’s spirit alive and promises that her belongings will remain intact — but her family plans for an estate sale. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors (over 65) and students. They are available at South Bend Pharmacy, Everyone’s Vid- eo and More, The Pitchwood Alehouse, and at the door. Submitted photo Beach Books hosts Jonathan Evison for Lunch in the Loft Nov. 14. Gomez and Jennifer Ehle. Cost is $30 and includes lunch and a copy of the book. Register by calling 503-738-3500. Then, during the Seaside Downtown Wine Walk from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, join in an re-enactment of Beach Book’s grand opening. Enjoy wine by Walnut City Wineworks, cup- cakes and champagne. Submitted photo Aunt Ella, played by LaRayne Watts, right, tries to get Renny, played by Liz McCollum, to talk to her daughter Katy about her recently deceased grandmother.