ASOC seeks submissions, proposals for fall production
ASTORIA — The Astor Street
Opry Company production
committee meets on a regular
basis to augment and create
the ASOC Playhouse calendar
of events, shows, fundraisers
and other activities.
The committee is currently
seeking submissions for a fall
production and director pro-
posals. The fall show will run
Oct. 9 to 24 with auditions on
Aug. 23 and 24. Plays can be
anything from original work to
published, drama to comedies.
The proposal needs to in-
clude ASOC budget and pro-
posal forms. Forms can be
obtained by contacting Judith
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proposals
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day in June production com-
mittee meeting.
Production
committee
members include: Judith
Niland, Steven Nice, Bill
Carr, Mary Ritter, ChrisLynn
Taylor, Becka Blacksten, Kim
Werst, Sandi Hilton and Terry
MacDonald.
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ILWACO, Wash. — For the sec-
ond year in a row, the tradi-
tional Loyalty Days Weekend
on the Long Beach Peninsula
begins with a local show fea-
turing a variety of vocal, in-
strumental and comic talents
from the area. The Loyalty
Day Follies, a family-friendly
event for all ages, will be held
at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1 at the
River City Playhouse.
Auditions for this talent
show will be held at 1 p.m. Sat-
urday, April 25 at the playhouse,
located at 127 Lake St. S.E.
In addition to those pic-
tured preparing to audition,
youngsters from Ocean Park
and Long Beach Elementary
School will play piano and
sing with their classmates.
Organizers also hope to hear
from vintage crooner Pete
Hanner.
Live music is strongly en-
couraged. Vocalists are asked
to bring sheet music. Piano
accompaniment is available at
the audition as well as at the
performance. Patriotic songs
are not required, but commu-
nity and family-oriented mate-
rial is welcome.
ASTORIA — The Sunset Em-
pire Amateur Radio Club will
offer a variety of amateur ra-
dio demonstrations Saturday,
April 25 at Clatsop Communi-
ty College. The event will take
place from 10 a.m. to noon in
Room 207 of Towler Hall. The
public is invited, and refresh-
ments will be served.
By the end of the demon-
strations, visitors will have
a better understanding of the
amateur radio hobby and the
wide range of activities it
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LONG BEACH, WASH. — The Pen-
insula Arts Center welcomes
back acoustic guitarist Doug
Smith at 7 p.m. Saturday, April
25. Tickets are $12, and doors
open at 6:30 p.m.
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to a repeater anywhere in the
world to communicate with
other operators using that re-
peater.
• IRLP: Internet Radio
Linking Project allows two ra-
dios to be linked through the
Internet. Repeaters may be
linked so that groups of ama-
teurs using two distant repeat-
ers can communicate.
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ship Columbia: a method of
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to his credit.
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such guitar luminaries as Lau-
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