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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
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CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17
CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 18, 19
CLOSE TO HOME......... .................................................................21
GRAB BAG ....... .......................................................................... 23
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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
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Tina Ward, right, stands with her oldest daughter,
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Port of Ilwaco, Washington.
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‘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
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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
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