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coast August 13, 2015 weekend arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE The Beaver Man This man advocates for the protection of beavers THE ARTS Happy 30th, Jazz & Oysters In Ocean Park, Washington, it’s party hearty and all that jazz FEATURE Fish and family Sportsmen’s Cannery is a labor of love and hard work DINING Mouth of the Columbia Sweet Basil’s serves up fresh ingredients in Cannon Beach STEPPING OUT........ .............................................................. 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 18, 19 CLOSE TO HOME......... .................................................................21 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 Vote for your favorite Miss Virginia or Miss Vivian in ‘Shanghaied in Astoria’ contest ASTORIA —This is the 12th year the Astor Street Opry Company will be holding its Miss Virginia and Miss Viv- ian contest, a fun and a lit- tle-bit-wicked friendly com- petition between local taverns and coffee houses. And this is how it works: Each establishment chooses an in-house staff member to rep- resent one of the two of char- acters from ASOC’s original musical melodrama “Shang- haied In Astoria,” running at the ASOC Playhouse now to Sept. 12. Bars, brew pubs and taverns have the tough saloon-own- ing, co-shanghaiing conspira- tor Miss Vivian, while coffee houses have Miss Virginia Sweet, the heroine of “Shang- haied in Astoira,” who’s look- ing for a hero to marry and live happily ever after. The basic goal is sim- ple. Candidates receive cus- tom-made buttons with their personal photo and sell them — for as much as they can get; minimum suggestion is $2 — as a fundraiser for the ASOC Capital Campaign to install indoor plumbing in the theater. The competitors for the ti- tle of Miss Vivian 2015 are: Chase Chapman of Baked Alaska; Sara Kate of Buoy Beer Co.; Kourtney Davis of Photo by Lynette Rae McAdams 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. See story on Page 12 To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak Tina Ward, right, stands with her oldest daughter, Sydney, at the Sportsmen’s Cannery, dockside at the Port of Ilwaco, Washington. COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK LYNETTE RAE MCADAMS CONTRIBUTORS: COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX MARILYN GILBAUGH ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH MATT LOVE DAVID CAMPICHE RYAN HUME To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND ‘Topsy-Turvy Shanghaied in Astoria’ 7 p.m. Sept. 18 and 19 ASOC Playhouse 129 W. Bond St., Astoria $15 or $20 Fort George Brewery; Les- lie Hardy of Port of Call Bar & Bistro; Janessa Wright of Rogue Ales; Rich Ewing of Inferno Lounge; Merry Time Mermaid of Merry Time Bar and Grill; Josh Hemeon of the Rio Cafe; Rebecca Kraft and April Thorgramson of Wine Kraft; and Janine Pickering of Tiki Bar. The competitors for the ti- tle of Miss Virginia 2015 are: Leah Cristaldi of 3 Cups Cof- fee House; Alec Chapa of Cof- fee Girl; Bri Sears and Eliz- abeth Grimm of Downtown Coffee House; April Williams of Kick Ass Koffee; and Kristy Cross of The Rusty Cup. This is an election that can be bought — and the fun part is, whoever raises the most cash for ASOC will be award- ed the title of Miss Vivian or Virginia 2015, complete with fabulous prizes, trophies and bragging rights. As in previous years, the winners will be announced at the intermissions during the two-nights-only showing of “Topsy-Turvy Shanghaied In Astoria,” where the boys play the girl parts and the girls play the boy parts, on Sept. 18 and 19. ASOC chosen judges will FURZQ WKH ¿UVW VHFRQG DQG third place winners for Miss Vivian 2015 on Sept. 18 and crown Miss Virginia 2015 on Sept. 19. Winners will take home trophies by the Trophy Case of Gearhart. The shows start at 7 p.m., with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Entrance at the door to this exciting fundraising event is $20 for front row and $15 for all other seats. The ASOC Playhouse is located at 129 W. Bond St. For more informa- tion, contact coordinator Mary by calling 503-791-7127. 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. August 13, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3