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Coast Happenings Calendar
YOUR GUIDE TO MUSIC, ART, COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL EVENTS UP AND DOWN THE COAST
Friday, Feb. 13
AARP Smart Driver
9 a.m., Clatsop Community College
Seaside Campus, 1455 N. Roosevelt
Drive, Seaside, 503-338-2408 to reg-
ister, $15 to $20. Full day attendance
is required to receive a certificate of
completion. Ron Bline will teach this
class. Seating is limited and preregis-
tration is required. For questions, call
John Benson at 503-738-5925.
Beat Poets Workshop
6 p.m., Tolovana Hall, 3779 S.
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, tolo-
vanaartscolony@gmail.com, www.
tolovanaartscolony.org, $35. Tolo-
vana Arts Colony presents The Beat
Poets, a two-day workshop with
Mark Mizell to celebrate and renew
the language of American culture.
“’night, Mother”
7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre Play-
house, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coast-
ertheatre.com, $15 to $20. Marsha
Norman’s “’night, Mother” is a play
exploring the final hour in the life
of a young woman. Also performed
at 3 p.m. Feb. 15; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19
(Talkback Thursday); Feb. 20 and 21
Saturday, Feb. 14
Community Health Fair
9 a.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds,
92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, free,
all ages. Columbia Memorial Hospi-
tal will offer a “Health for All Ages”
health fair with basic health screen-
ings.
Free Park Admission
9 a.m., Lewis & Clark National His-
torical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop
Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.
nps.gov/lewi, free, all ages. Park
hours apply and free admission is for
day use only. Ends Feb. 16.
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com,
$15 to $20, all ages. Aaron Lar-
get-Caplan’s performances combine
the traditional expressiveness with
contemporary passion.
Sunday, Feb. 15
Legion Breakfast
9 a.m., American Legion Post 168,
1216 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
$7 adults, $3 children. Proceeds go to
the Cannon Beach American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary’s efforts to sup-
port local veterans, families, and the
high school scholarship fund.
In Their Footsteps
1 p.m., Fort Clatsop Visitor Center,
92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria,
503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi,
free. As part of In Their Footsteps
lecture series, Fort Clatsop presents
Wildlife Center of the North Coast
with Josh Saranpaa, a wildlife reha-
bilitator.
Depression Support
Evensong
6 p.m., Cannon Beach Community
Church, 132 E. Washington St., Can-
non Beach, 503-436-1222. Evensong
features Jennifer Goodenberger (pi-
ano) and Wes Wahrmund (guitar,
flute and clarinet), meditative songs,
Psalms, readings and quiet reflection.
Monday, Feb. 16
Noon, Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach, tolova-
naartscolony@gmail.com,
www.
tolovanaartscolony.org, $35.
Northwest Author Series
Tuesday, Feb. 17
The Beachnik Café
7 p.m., Cannon Beach Gallery, 1064
S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-0744, www.cannonbeacharts.
org, free, donations accepted. Drag
out your beret, slip into that leotard,
paste on that goatee and come out
to celebrate the Beat Era coffee cul-
ture! Read your own work or that
of someone else and support your
fellow poets.
Caregiver Support
1:30 p.m., NWSDS Office, 2002 S.E.
Chokeberry Ave., Warrenton. This
group explores ways to cope with the
demands and stresses of caring for a
loved one while providing valuable
information and resources in a con-
fidential setting. For information, call
Grace at 503-738-6412.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N.
Cannon Beach Reads
“Arctic Light”
7 p.m., Cannon Beach Library, 131
N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1391, www.cannonbeach-
library.org. This month’s selec-
tion is Colombian author Gabriel
García Márquez’s 1967 novel, “One
Hundred Years of Solitude,” the
multi-generational story of the Bu-
endía family.
7 p.m., Beach Books, 616 Broadway,
Seaside, 503-738-3500. An open
conversation in support of the Alas-
ka Wilderness League will occur in
the Gilbert Block Building with pho-
tographers Neal Maine and Daniel
Dietrich.
Thursday, Feb. 19
6 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131
Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742,
www.seasidelibrary.org. This group
meets every third Thursday of the
month and is designed for writers to
meet and share ideas.
Dave Bennett
7 p.m., Elks Lodge #1748, 324 Ave-
nue A, Seaside, 866-345-6257, www.
jazzseaside.com, $10. Dave Bennett
and the Memphis Speed Kings will
be the warm-up party; prefestival
event performers at the Elks Lodge
to kick start this year’s Seaside Jazz
Festival.
Friday, Feb. 20
3 p.m., Seaside Civic & Convention
Center, 415 First Ave.; Elks Lodge
#1748, 324 Avenue A; Shilo Ocean-
front Hotel, 30 N. Promenade, Sea-
side, 866-345-6257, www.jazzsea-
side.com, $10 to $95, all ages. For
three days, the annual Seaside Jazz
Festival features some of the top per-
formers of traditional and contem-
porary jazz throughout the country.
Runs through Sunday.
Saturday, Feb. 21
Sunday, Feb. 22
“Mixed Emotions” Auditions
2 p.m., US Bank Building, 115 N.
Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-
436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com.
Roles will be cast for three men and
one woman: Herman (mid-60s),
Ralph (middle-aged), Chuck (20s)
and Christine (late 50s to early 60s).
There will be a reading of the play at
6 p.m., Feb. 15 at the bank building.
Auditions also will be conducted at
6 p.m. Monday in the bank building.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Scholarship Fundraiser
6 p.m., Elks Lodge 1748, 324 Avenue
A, Seaside, 503-738-9634, $15, all
ages. The community is invited to
a Chinese dinner fundraiser for the
Kan Memorial Scholarship Fund at
Seaside High School, featuring Kan’s
traditional favorites.
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The Seaside Saturday Afternoon Special offered ex-
cursions from Portland to Seaside. The ride lasted
four hours.
Local railroad is
subject of history
lecture at museum
Oregon author Ed
Kamholz. will share
the story of Oregon’s
railway system during
a lecture at the Cannon
Beach History Center
and Museum Feb. 12.
The lecture starts at 7
p.m. in the history cen-
ter.
Kamholz will dis-
cuss the luster of a by-
gone era, when trains
were the way to travel
to destinations. With
historic images of depot
stations, including Port-
land’s Union Station, he
will talk about Oregon’s
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as well as the Seaside
Afternoon Special, also
known as the “daddy
train” because fathers
traveled on it during
weekends to Seaside to
see their families in the
summer.
Kamholz is an active
member of the Oregon
Historical
Railroads
Project. The project’s
goal is to map all of Or-
egon’s railroads from
1846 until now and il-
lustrate how much of
today’s roads developed
throughout the state.
Reared in Vernonia,
Kamholz co-authored
the book, The Ore-
gon-American Lumber
Company: Ain’t No
More.
Friday, Feb. 27
FisherPoets Gathering
5 p.m., venues and times vary
throughout Astoria, www.fisher-
poets.org. The annual FisherPoets
Gathering returns with seafaring
men and women sharing stories of
life on the briny deep. Weekend ad-
mission buttons to all events are $15.
See website for schedules.
AAUW Meeting
John Baumann
10 a.m., at the home of Carol
Brenneman, Gearhart. This month’s
program will be “Our Own Black
History” featuring discussions about
Harriet Tubman, Little Rock Nine
and others. For address and direc-
tions, call Karin at 503-738-7751.
7 p.m., Cannon Beach History Cen-
ter & Museum, 1387 S. Spruce St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-9301, www.
cbhistory.org, $12 adults, $2 children.
John Baumann and his band Satori
Bob play Americana, acoustic and
folk music.
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Fathers came to Seaside aboard the “daddy train” on
weekend afternoons to visit their families who were
staying in Seaside in the summer.
Garden Club Meeting
Noon, Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach. Attendees
should bring their own lunch; coffee,
tea and dessert are provided. The gar-
den club welcomes new members.
Annual dues are $5, and guests can
attend one meeting without joining.
Stroke Support
Aaron Larget-Caplan
6 p.m., Cannon Beach History Cen-
ter & Museum, 1387 S. Spruce St.,
Cannon Beach, 503-436-9301, www.
cbhistory.org, free. There will be an
opening reception for “Blue,” a new
textile exhibit featuring 15 pieces of
varying scope and inspiration. Wine,
hors d’oeuvres and live blues music
will be provided.
Seaside Jazz Festival
6 p.m., American Legion Post 168,
1216 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-2973. The legion offers
good burgers and good music every
Monday.
2 p.m., Cannon Beach Library, 131
N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach,
503-436-1391, www.cannonbeach-
library.org, free. Manzanita author
Holly Lorincz will share her novel,
“Smart Mouth,” a story of a young
teacher who delves into the world of
adolescent youth with unsparing va-
lidity and bittersweet humor.
6 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131
Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-9126,
www.nclctrust.org, free. Roberta and
Richard Basch will give a presenta-
tion on “Our North Coast Through
Indian Eyes” and share stories about
geography, culture and caring for the
land.
Writers at Work
4 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131
Broadway, Seaside. The Depression
& Bipolar Support Alliance is a con-
fidential support group meeting.
The group is open to anyone who
has been diagnosed with a mood
disorder or has a family member or
friend, who has been diagnosed. For
information, call Patricia at 503-325-
8930.
doggie treats with Aza Cody in her
“Canine Cookery: Homemade Dog
Eats” class.
Blue: Textile Exhibit
Listening to the Land
Burgers & Jam
Beat Poets Workshop
Stroke survivors and their caregivers
are welcome. The group is affiliated
with the American Stroke Associa-
tion. Call for information.
4:30 p.m., Providence Seaside Hos-
pital Education Center, 725 S. Wah-
anna Road, Seaside, 503-717-7781.
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Canine Cookery
1 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131
Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742,
www.seasidelibrary.com, free. Learn
how to make nutritious food and
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