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& Out about weekend coast June 11, 2015 arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE Nehalem Bay State Park Learn and play in the park with summer programs ARTS Moments from Iceland Blind Pilot drummer opens art show at Imogen Gallery FEATURE Astoria Music Festival Great music belongs to all at the 13th annual festival this June DINING Mouth of the Columbia Discover something delicious at Malai Thai in Long Beach STEPPING OUT........ .............................................................. 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 18, 19 GRAB BAG ....... ..........................................................................23 Find it all online and more! COASTWEEKEND.COM www.coastweekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword searches and easy sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. coastweekend.com | facebook.com/coastweekend | twitter.com/coastweekend on the cover The Enso String Quartet features Melissa Reardon on viola, Richard Belcher on cello, Marueen Nelson on violin and Ken Hamao on violin. Submitted photo COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: CATE GABLE DAN HAAG DWIGHT CASWELL RYAN HUME To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND Ahoy, from the Lady Washington Rebecca Sedlak COAST WEEKEND EDITOR rsedlak@dailyastorian.com heavy bar at the stern: It was the tiller, which the helmsman uses to steer the rudder. “Want to try it out?” Haslam asked. The girl heaved and pushed; the tiller glided to the side. She had all the makings RID¿QHIXWXUHFUHZPHPEHU Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submit- ted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak See story on Page 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK Haslam, told me about the Lady Washington’s appeal. $Q\RQHFDQYROXQWHHUWREHD crew member, and your stay can last from two weeks to several months. “We get all kinds. We’ve had doctors, law- NOTES FROM THE EDITOR yers, architects,” he said. , QRWLFHG VHYHUDO ÀXII\ balls evenly spaced on rigging The sky shone bright ern boats moored at the ba- overhead. “What are those blue, and the briny smell sin. Climbing aboard was like puff balls?” I asked. of the water was sharp on stepping back in time. “They’re called baggy- the breeze. Baying sealions Though he didn’t demon- wrinkles,” the captain said. called for attention, but we strate, a crew member ex- Made from old, unraveled bits had a greater destination in plained the shrouds and rat- of rope, baggywrinkles help mind: The Lady Washington lines, which form a ladder for protect the sails. When sails was docked at the East End members to climb up to set or come into contact with stan- Mooring Basin, and it was stow the square and fore-and- GDUGURSHFKD¿QJFDQSURGXFH open for tours. aft rigged sails on the ship. holes, so soft baggywrinkles 7KH RI¿FLDO VKLS RI WKH *RLQJDORIWGH¿QLWHO\VRXQGHG provide a cushioning barrier state of Washington, the tall like a balancing act — and a between the sails and rigging. ship is a replica of the original set of skills most people aren’t “Where’s the wheel?” an 18th century Lady Washing- familiar with nowadays. inquisitive young girl asked. ton, which sailed from Boston “It’s romance, pure and “We don’t have one,” the cap- Harbor in 1787 around Cape simple,” the captain, David tain replied. He gestured to a long, +RUQWRWKH3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVW ,WZDVWKH¿UVW$PHULFDQVKLS to visit Japan and Hong Kong. The replica was launched in 1989 for Washington’s cen- WHQQLDO1RZLWWUDYHOVXSDQG GRZQWKH3DFL¿FFRDVWDQGWKH Columbia River, giving tours, teaching students, and provid- ing sailing excursions to the public. The ship is manned by a professional and volunteer crew; a minimum of 10 people can operate the ship, and it can accommodate 22 — though 14 is a more comfortable number, WKH¿UVWPDWHWROGPH Made of wood and out- ¿WWHG ZLWK ULJJLQJ DQG VDLOV the Lady Washington stood in stark contrast to the mod- Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced with- out consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. June 11, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3