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Wood and Arts Fest set Tokeland hosts artists, vendors and more TOKELAND, Wash. — The Tokeland-North Cove Chamber of Commerce in- vites the public to the 2015 Tokeland Wood and Arts Fest, to be held at the Toke- land Hotel, located at 100 Hotel St. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 25 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26. The festival will feature chainsaw carvers, wood artists, builders, craftsmen, and local artists selling and displaying their work. Art- ists will be on hand to share their original creations and do demonstrations. Astoria Parks & Rec holds Kids Summer Olympics ASTORIA — Run, jump, throw: Reach for your best at Astoria Parks and Recre- U-Pic k 100% Natural Blueberrie s Open Daily ‘til 6 pm $2.00 lb. 113th & Sandridge N. Long Beach, WA ation’s Kids Summer Olym- pics. For youth ages 17 and under, the event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 24 at the Astoria High School track. There will be three running events, including a 100-me- ter dash, and 200-meters and 400-meters runs. Jumping events include 100-meter hurdles and the sandpit jump. The throwing event will be the shot put. In the relay race, four participants will pass the baton as they complete one lap of the track. Vendors will include Washaway by Senja, which will have signs, mosaics and some new furniture; jewelry maker Judith Altruda, and many more. Children’s games, food vendors and live entertain- ment are scheduled for both days. For more information, contact Teri Harrington at tokelandwoodandatrsfest@ gmail.com or call 360-904- 2214. Competitions will be set up by age group. The cost is $4 if you pre- register over the phone by calling 503-325-7275 or in person at the Astoria Parks & Recreation of¿ce, 1997 Ma- rine Drive. The cost is $5 if you sign up at Kids Summer Olympics. Both prices get partici- pants a guaranteed entry into two events. Any extra event you would like to sign up for will cost $1 each. The ¿rst event will start at 6 p.m., so come early to check in or sign up. The last event will began no later then 8:30 p.m. T-shirts will be sold at the event, and concessions will be available. Lunch in the Loft with Willy Vlautin Beach Books hosts Oregon Book Award-winning author SEASIDE — Beach Books will host musician and author Willy Vlautin as its next guest for the Lunch in the Loft author series at noon Friday, July 31. Vlautin is founder of the band Richmond Fontaine, which has produced nine studio albums. He is also the author of four high- ly acclaimed novels, the most recent of which is “The Free,” which won an Oregon Book Award. “This guy writes like the secret love child of Raymond Carver and Flannery O’Connor — just plain, true, tough, iro- RAYMOND, Wash. — Area peo- ple are invited to display their sewing projects at the 2015 “Quilts on the Willapa” show scheduled for July 31 and Aug. 1 at Raymond High School, located at 825 Commercial St. The annual event, sponsored by the Willapa Harbor Quil- ters, is open to the public. The annual show includes vendors, an opportunity for sewing machine repairs, and It Could Be Any One Of Us All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 or $20 Sponsored by The Ocean Lodge, Inn at Cannon Beach, Lodges at Cannon Beach, Probuild/Milgard, Leland E.G. Larson and U.S. Bank 108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR 20 | July 23, 2015 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo Author Willy Vlautin will appear at Beach Books for Lunch in the Loft on July 31. try,” said New York Times best- selling author Michael Gruber. Born in Reno, Nevada, Vlau- tin now lives in Scappoose. “It’s bound to be another awesome event,” said Beach Books own- er Karen Emmerling. “Maybe we’ll even get him to sing for us.” Cost for Lunch in the Loft is $25 and includes a catered lunch and copy of “The Free.” Beach Books is located at 616 Broadway. To reserve a spot or for more information, call 503- 738-3500, or visit www.beach- books37.com Submit entries to ‘Quilts on the Willapa’ The Coaster Theatre Playhouse Presents JUNE 12 - SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 ny-free, heartrending American ¿ction about people living in the third-world sections of our coun- JUNE 19 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18 or $23 Sponsored by The Ocean Lodge, Inn at Cannon Beach, Lodges at Cannon Beach, Candi & Jon Holzgrafe and Dennis’ 7 Dees Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com chances to win the Willapa Harbor Quilters’ 2015 rafÀe quilt, a red work masterpiece. The rafÀe quilt drawing will take place at the end of the Pa- ci¿c County Fair on Aug. 29. Quilts may be entered in the show by delivering them to the Raymond Baptist Church, 913 Duryea St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. Quilt show hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 31 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1. 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