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Brownsmead Grange hosts chili cook-off
BROWNSMEAD — The
Brownsmead Grange will
host its annual chili cook-off
fundraiser 5 to 7 p.m. Satur-
day, April 15.
Chefs from local restau-
rants have been invited to
enter the challenge and rep-
resent their businesses. The
family friendly event serves
the community with a full
chili dinner, as well as prizes,
raffle and fun for all.
To enter the cook-off,
bring at least three quarts of
homemade chili in a warm-
er (crock pot) along with a
3-inch-by-5-inch card listing
the ingredients (to keep “se-
cret” recipes secret, amounts
need not be listed) and spice
level (mild, med or hot) by 5
p.m. to the grange.
The meal will include
fresh corn bread and honey, a
hot bowl of chili — meat and
vegetarian options will be on
offer — or a chili dog with
fresh-chopped onions and a
sprinkle of grated cheese.
Lemonade and beverages
will be provided, as well as
freshly brewed coffee donat-
ed by Columbia River Coffee
Roasters in Astoria.
Contestants will be judged
anonymously by a panel of
judges. A crowd favorite will
also be chosen, so everyone
who comes will get to vote
for their favorite chili.
Tickets are available at the
door ($10 for adults, $5 for
children 12 and under).
For more information,
call 503-458-5229 or email
BrownsmeadGrange@gmail.
com, or find visit the Face-
book page at https://www.
facebook.com/brownsmead-
grange.
Young choreographers
present their own dances
ASTORIA — Nine young
choreographers will dance
onto the Liberty Theatre
stage at 7 p.m. Saturday,
April 15, for the annual
Young Choreographers Con-
cert Showcase.
The dancers are members
of Little Ballet Theatre and
students of Maddox Dance
Studio in Warrenton. They
pick their costumes, prepare
the staging, select their mu-
sic, then appear in front of a
panel of judges for feedback
on their creations, one week
before the performance.
This culminates in the
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public showing at Astoria’s
historic theater.
Happy Hour
Tuesday-Friday
4pm-6pm and
8:30-Close
Augmenting the per-
formance will be several
Little Ballet Theatre group
performances, highlighting
the choreography of faculty
members Emily Madsen,
Carleta Lewis Allen and
Caroline Wright.
Tickets are available at
the Liberty Theatre 30 min-
utes before the performance:
$10 adults; $5 seniors and
students 12 and under; chil-
dren under 6 are free.
For more information,
call Jeanne Peterson, the
dance studio founder, at
503-861-1971.
Beaver fever hits Seaside
SEASIDE — Beavers are
a much-maligned and, in
many areas, banished spe-
cies, but can play a key role
in wetlands habitat resto-
ration efforts, and a Portland
scientist will share her ideas
on how to bring the animals
back.
Kate Holleran, a nat-
ural resources scientist at
Metro, will give a talk at the
Seaside Public Library at 6
p.m. Wednesday, April 19,
about her beaver resto-
ration research and her own
experience with the rodents.
She will discuss how her
team has lured beavers back
to streams, and how land-
owners cope with the results
of beaver activity on their
property.
“Dam, Beaver! Dam!”
is the fourth of five wild-
life-themed Listening to the
Kate Holleran
Land presentations in 2017.
Admission is free.
Holleran has imple-
mented several projects
to improve the aquatic
and forest habitat along
Johnson Creek on the east
side of the Metro district,
on Chehalem Ridge on the
west side, and on other
nearby streams.
On May 6, artwork de-
picting beavers and beaver
habitat will go on display
at Fairweather House &
Gallery and other venues
throughout town in time for
the Seaside First Saturday
Art Walk. That day, the
author of “Once They
Were Hats: In Search of the
Mighty Beaver” will make a
special appearance at Beach
Books.
Visit NCLCtrust.org/
dam-beaver-dam for more
information on these events.
Listening to the Land is a
monthly winter speaker se-
ries offered January through
May and presented by North
Coast Land Conservancy
and the Necanicum Water-
shed Council, in partnership
with the Seaside Public
Library.
Are you an artist in need of a studio?
ASTORIA — Astoria Visual
Arts seeks applications from
local artists interested in
working in a rent-free studio
May 1 through Aug. 30.
The application deadline is
midnight , Saturday, April 22;
the notification of selection will
take place Saturday, April 29.
Successful candidates
are provided with one of
two studios available in the
Astoria Downtown Historic
District, free of charge, for a
four-month residency begin-
ning May 1.
The AVA a-i-r Program
is designed to encourage
the creative, intellectual and
professional growth of local
artists. Residency finalists
are chosen on the basis of
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merit by an independent
selection panel of working
artists and arts patrons. Past
applicants are encouraged
to reapply with an updated
portfolio and statement
reflecting updates and
changes.
To apply online, visit
http://www.astoriavisualarts.
org/ava-a-i-r.html.