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USIC CONTINUED Thursday, Jan. 22 (continued) Music Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Recreation Center, 1555 W. Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-468-0390, free. The Astoria Senior Center off ers music for everyone including string band, bluegrass and country. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202. Shelby Earl 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642- 2311, no cover. Shelby Earl plays indie, pop and folk. Cedar Shakes 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-5080, 21 and older. ARKETS Friday, Jan. 16 Readings by Contemporary Writers 7:30 p.m., Best Western Ocean View Resort, 414 N. Prom, Seaside, free. In conjunction with a Pacifi c University Master of Fine Arts in Writing residency program, the public is invited to free evening readings by some of the country’s top contemporary writers. These evening readings are open to the public. Friday, Jan. 16 “Spirits Tour” Golf Tournament Noon shotgun start, Gearhart Golf Links, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-738- 3538, www.gearhartgolfl inks.com, $45 to $55, 21 and older. Find a partner and start the year with a 2-player scramble while tasting and learning about the new winter warmers from the McMenamins distilleries during the “Spirits Tour” golf tournament. Tasting samples will be stationed on the course. Friday Night Mixer 5 p.m., Imogen Gallery, 240 11th St., Astoria, 503-468-0620, www. imogengallery.com, 21 and older. Enjoy a social time at the gallery with art, lively conversation and an adult beverage. Long Beach Grange Indoor Market 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, Wash., 360- 642-4953, www.longbeachgrange.org. Features farm-fresh eggs, home-baked goods, handcrafted items, goat milk products, woodcrafts, honey, nuts, art and jewelry. The kitchen also has food available. “Don’t Let Go! Keeping the Dream Alive” 7 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., 503-325-1895, free. The Lower Columbia Diversity Project presents “Don’t Let Go! Keeping the Dream Alive” with Kathleen Saadat, who will talk about social and economic justice, issues concerning children and issues on peace. Saturday, Jan. 17 Readings by Contemporary Writers 7:30 p.m., Best Western Ocean View Resort, 414 N. Prom, Seaside, free. Svensen Flea & Craft Market 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. An indoor fl ea market featuring antiques, toys, household items, handmade goods and other great stuff to recycle, refurbish, reuse and re-enjoy. Long Beach Grange Indoor Market 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4953, www.longbeachgrange.org. Sunday, Jan. 18 Svensen Flea & Craft Market 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. VENTS Thursday, Jan. 15 Writers at Work 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 with some of the area’s talented and prolifi c authors. Jorjett Strumme Talk 7 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.org, free. Jorjett Strumme will give a talk about her move from Seaside to Los Angeles and back, and will discuss her experienc- es working as a fashion designer in Hollywood, California. Nature Matters 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-861-4443, free. Guest speaker Rose Rimler will give a presentation on the “Native Olympia Oyster: Its History and Current Restoration.” 6 | January 15, 2015 | coastweekend.com 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, Jan. 17 La Fête Harbor Fundraiser 7 p.m., Astoria Arts & Movement Center, 342 10th St., Astoria, 503-325- 3426, www.harbornw.org, $7. Think Project Runway, but with thrift items from Déjà Vu. The event will off er a fashion show competition with judges and people’s choice awards. There will be food, wine and dancing. Proceeds to benefi t The Harbor, a domestic and sexual violence resource center in Clatsop County. The Rain Event 7 p.m., Hoff man Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-3846, www.hoff manblog.org, $15. Come celebrate music, literature and art at The Rain Event, a celebration of winter precipitation and everything rain with author Matt Love, the Sedona Fire Band and Cliff & the Lemmings. The Clay Art Studio artists will present a 3-D art show. Bring a word or words that describes a quality of rain and receive $5 off admission price. Tillamook Head Gathering 7 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 1st Ave., Seaside, $10 advance, $15 at the door. The community is invited to the Tillamook Head Gathering, a benefi t for all arts enrichment programs at Seaside High School. Author Karl Marlantes will speak at the event and Mike Mizell will emcee featuring live performances in dance, literature and music. There will be a silent auction and refreshments. Tickets can be purchased at the school, Beach Books and Seaside Coff ee Shop. “Culpa” Episode 2 Premieres 7:30 p.m., KALA, 1017 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-338-4878, www. culpa-online.com. Arch Cape Studios presents the second episode of the web series “Culpa” with the premiere of “Edgar,” featuring a cast of locals. Go online to see a trailer of “Edgar” or watch Episode 1 “The Pilot.” Sunday, Jan. 18 Wintering the Pacifi c 10 a.m., Veterans Field, 3914 Pacifi c Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2400, www.funbeach.com, all ages. Windless Kite Festival 11 a.m., Long Beach Elementary School, 400 S. Washington Ave., Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4020, www.kitefestival.com, all ages. Living History Workshop 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, free. Karen Haas will present “hiSTORY – Engaging with Living History,” an interactive living history and story telling workshop full of ideas for interpretation. Bring a lunch and be ready for a day of idea exchanges. Editor’s Pick: Food for the Local Soul 10 a.m., White Clover Grange, 36585 Hwy. 53, Nehalem, $15. This is a one-day seminar to help entrepreneurs, farmers, educators and investors with ideas on how to grow the coastal farm community in Clatsop and Tillamook counties. Facilitators includez Jared Garner, Trav Williams and Ginger Edwards. LaNicia Williams of Coastal Soul will prepare the lunch. Windless Kite Festival 10 a.m., Long Beach Elementary School, 400 S. Washington Ave., Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4020, www.kitefestival.com, all ages. The indoor kite fl ying recital includes solos, duets and group performances of two and four line kites choreographed air routines to music. Wintering the Pacifi c 10 a.m., Veterans Field, 3914 Pacifi c Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2400, www.funbeach.com, all ages. Take a step back to 1805 and relive the day-to-day life experiences of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Watch re-enactors live the hardships of a coastal winter as they make moccasins, tan hides, make and erect tents and make salt. Visitors can interact and engage with re-enactors. Crab Feed Noon, Elks Lodge, 110 N. Pacifi c Ave., Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2400, www.funbeach.com, all ages. One and two crab dinners available with cole slaw and French bread – market priced. AP Photo/Touchstone Pictures Sunday, Jan. 18 Astoria International Film Festival 2 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, www.liberty-theater.org, $5. “Good Morning Vietnam,” a 1987 comedy directed by Barry Levinsons and featuring Robin Williams, will kick off the Astoria International Film Festival’s Winter Sunday Series. Williams, as disc-jockey Adrian Cronauer, lights up the screen with his off -the-cuff improvisational humor during one of history’s most confl icted wars.