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& Out about weekend coast November 19, 2015 arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE Talent at play in the classroom Monthly open mic fills Astoria High School with creativity THE ARTS ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Musical farce lights up the Coaster Theatre stage this season FEATURE The faded glory of Shively Park Once impressive, Shively has been neglected and reclaimed by forest DINING Mouth of the Columbia The Mouth revisits the Iron Chef Goes Coastal competition STEPPING OUT........ .............................................................. 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 18, 19 INTIMATE IMPRESSIONISM..... ...................................................21 GRAB BAG ....... ..........................................................................22 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 This postcard shows Shively Park as it was in 1911 during Astoria’s centennial, which included a fountain in the city resevoir, a replica of Fort Astoria, exhibition buildings and stadium seating around an amphithe- ater. Submitted photo courtesy Clatsop County Historical Society See story on Page 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: DWIGHT CASWELL MATT LOVE JON BRODERICK DAVID CAMPICHE To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Vote in the 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards! One lucky, randomly It’s time to vote! The top votes from past years. The 2015 Coast Weekend Readers’ Choice Awards are here. utmost care was taken to craft this ballot. If you don’t see your favorite business, restau- This region-wide event is rant or activity seeded, simply meant to uncover which busi- write in your own choice and nesses, restaurants and activ- we can add it to the ballot for ities are the best in the Co- you. Nominees can come from OXPELD3DFL¿F UHJLRQ ² DV DQ\ZKHUH LQ &ODWVRS 3DFL¿F chosen by you, Coast Week- and north Tillamook counties. end readers and the public. If you have questions or One lucky, randomly concerns, feel free to let us drawn voter will win a $50 NQRZ E\ ¿OOLQJ RXW WKH FRP- gift card. ments section online or email- What’s your favorite salon? ing rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Grocery store? Art gallery? We take care to ensure Your favorite music venue or farmers market? Do you have a favorite coffee place or lunch spot? Best pizza? Happy hour? Really, what’s the best bar? Who serves the best clam chowder? We want to know what you consider the best. Voting is open from Nov. 18 to Dec. 19. If you want, \RXFDQ¿OORXWDYRWLQJEDOORW in print; just pick up a Coast Weekend, Seaside Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette or Coast Marketplace during the voting period. (See page 23.) Or, vote online at www. coastweekend.com/readers- choice. Online we provide an easy, seeded ballot based on winners, runners-up and other drawn voter will win a $50 gift card that each person can only ¿OO RXW D EDOORW RQFH E\ YHU- ifying emails, cross-refer- encing names and addresses and more. This isn’t a contest where someone can stuff the EDOORW ER[ ² VR PDNH VXUH your vote counts! Once voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, we’ll tabulate the votes. First place, second place and runners-up Rebecca Sedlak COAST WEEKEND EDITOR rsedlak@dailyastorian.com will be revealed in the Jan. 28 Coast Weekend. We’re going to make that issue bigger and better than ever, with stories on the winners and more. It will be a Coast Weekend you can save and refer back to throughout the year. 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 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. November 19, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3