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COASTAL LIFE
The greatest book on rain
Read Ken Kesey’s ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’ next month
THE ARTS
Deep cuts
Add a few fresh slices to your Halloween party playlist
FEATURE
Graveyard of the Pacific
We remain fascinated by the stories behind local shipwrecks
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
Working-class Sea Breeze Restaurant serves up solid value
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Visitors inspect the Peter Iredale shipwreck at Fort
Stevens State Park. The Peter Iredale ran aground on
Clatsop Spit on Oct. 25, 1906. Embedded in the sand,
the wreckage is one of the most visible and accessible
of the Graveyard of the Pacific.
Photo by Joshua Bessex
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ASTORIA — Come one,
come all to a circus-themed
Halloween party Under the
Big Top at Merry Time Bar &
Grill. Celebrate the one-year
anniversary of owners Todd
and Terry Robinett owning
Merry Time with this special
event.
The evening starts at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 with
a Portland-based Elvis im-
personator taking the stage
with special guests. Due to
the special nature of this Hal-
loween party, Merry Time
Bar & Grill will be closed
until 7 p.m.
Two costume contests are
scheduled for the night. The
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Robinetts will select judges,
who will choose six contes-
tants with great costumes to
take the stage and compete
for cash prizes. Winners
will be determined by au-
dience participation. Prizes
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third place.
The second costume con-
test will take place near 11
p.m. Judges will choose up
to 10 contestants, and the
audience will determine the
winner. Prizes are: $200 for
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Under the Big Top Hal-
loween Party will also feature
a haunted house slideshow, a
photo booth with a profes-
sional photographer, clowns,
food, balloons, surprises,
and, in a nod to circuses of
the past, a “freak show go-
go” with Spider Lady, Slug
Man, two-headed Betty, Wolf
Boy, LobsterMan, Patty Pin-
head and more.
All this and a live per-
formance by Erotic City, a
Prince tribute band, start-
ing at 9:30 p.m. This Port-
land-based band plays funk
and rock tunes guaranteed
to help you dance the night
away.
Lead singer and guitarist
Julian Stefoni has been per-
forming Prince’s biggest hits
throughout the country for
more than 20 years. He has
also performed with Prince
himself on several occasions.
Submitted photo
Portland-based Prince tribute band Erotic City will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
at the Merry Time Bar & Grill’s Halloween party.
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Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217
or 800.781.3211
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