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M USIC CONTINUED Tuesday, Dec. 29 Brian O’Connor 5:30 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacifi c Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-4150, no cover. Acoustic jazz guitarist Brian O’Connor plays an eclectic mix of jazz standards. Sky Colony 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360- 642-2311, no cover. Sky Colony creates an original sound blended with folk music, bluegrass and roots country. Daylight & Friends New Year’s Eve Celebration 10 p.m., Columbian Theater, 1102 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-3516, $10, 21 and older. “Dragalution!” presents a special swanky holiday party with drag, suspense, live music and special guests. DJ imcodefour will spin sweet tunes for a dance party, too. E VENTS Plum Pudding & Tea 1 p.m., Flavel House Museum, 441 8th St., Astoria, 503-325-2203, www.cumtux.org, $12, all ages. Monday, Dec. 28 Thursday, Dec. 24 Trivia Night 6:30 p.m., Uptown Café, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, Warrenton, $2 person per game. Each night ends with a rollover jackpot question. Wednesday, Dec. 30 Friday, Dec. 25 Paul & Margo Dueber 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Paul and Margo Dueber perform original tunes, folk and Americana from the 70s and 80s. Community Skate Night 5 p.m., The Armory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $3, all ages. Community skate night is a weekly, family-friendly, fun activity. Skate rentals available. Holiday Concert with The Trail Band 7 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.cannonbeach.org, $39. Finish out the year at this live performance by The Trail Band, an eight-piece ensemble that creates an energetic blend of brass and string instruments of traditional and original music featuring fi ve great vocalists. Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, all ages. The Lewis and Clark National Park will off er special programs about the Corps of Discovery’s winter at Fort Clatsop all week including living history programs, rang- er-guide walks, hands-on programs and movies. For more information, see Page 2. Richard Thomasian 7 p.m., Port of Call Bistro & Bar, 894 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-4356, no cover. All musicians and styles are welcome to jam with the Port’s house band featuring Richard Thomasian, Peter Unander and Tom Peake. Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, all ages. Saturday, Dec. 26 Editor’s Pick: Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861- 2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, all ages. Knochlers Pinochle Group 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, all ages, $1 per session per person. This is a weekly, regular play card game. Prizes awarded. Plum Pudding & Tea 1 p.m., Flavel House Museum, 441 8th St., Astoria, 503-325-2203, www. cumtux.org, $12, all ages. Tuesday, Dec. 29 Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, all ages. Plum Pudding & Tea 1 p.m., Flavel House Museum, 441 8th St., Astoria, 503-325-2203, www. cumtux.org, $12, all ages. Sky Colony 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. Last Tuesday Poetry Open Mic 7 p.m., Port of Call Bistro & Bar, 894 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-267-4290, free, all ages. Port of Call off ers an Open Mic poetry reading of poems, short prose or an occasional song. Sign-up is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31 Wednesday, Dec. 30 Acústica 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Asto- ria, 503-325-6777, no cover. The Bridgewater presents a New Year’s Eve celebration with Delores Levine and Acústica performing French jazz, Cape Verde mornas, Italian love songs, Latin tangos, bossa novas and boleros in multiple languages. Let’s Go Birding Bird Survey 9 a.m., Sunset Beach State Recreation Site, Warrenton, 503-861-3170 ext. 41, dane.osis@oregon.gov, 8 and older. Help with the citizen science project to monitor six distinct habitats in the park. Volunteers meet at the Fort to Sea Trailhead. Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, all ages. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. Condition White 9 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642- 2311, no cover. Celebrate New Year’s with Condition White, a four piece rhythm-n-blues band exploring jazz, hip hop and funk elements in the pursuit of deep grooves and a danceable, soulful sound. Karaoke From Hell! 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-5080, 21 and older. Bring in the New Year with Karaoke From Hell! and sing with a live band. Theory of Relativity 9 p.m., American Legion 99, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, 21 and older. Theory of Relativity plays rock-n-roll, blues, country, jazz, folk and classical. Will West & the Friendly Strangers 9 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717- 8150, no cover, 21 and older. Ring in the New Year with a night of surprises and Carolina-born songwriter Will West, performing with a rotation of acoustic musicians called the Friendly Strangers, featuring an array of players on banjo, cello, mandolin, horns and percussion playing modern roots, folk, bluegrass, pop and groove sounds. Saturday, Dec. 26 Plum Pudding & Tea 1 p.m., Flavel House Museum, 441 8th St., Astoria, 503-325-2203, www.cumtux.org, $12, all ages. Enjoy a festive and relaxing holiday tradition at the annual Plum Pudding and Tea event served with fresh, warm plum pudding, tea and a self-guided tour of the museum. Plum Pudding & Tea 1 p.m., Flavel House Museum, 441 8th St., Astoria, 503-325-2203, www. cumtux.org, $12, all ages. Film Screening 7 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542, www.souwesterlodge.com. Author Matt Love will introduce Ken Kesey’s movie “Sometimes a Great Notion,” starring Paul Newman. There will be a discussion and Q&A afterwards. Thursday, Dec. 31 Community Skate Night 5 p.m., The Armory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $3, all ages. Sunday, Dec. 27 Whale Watching Week 10 a.m., Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Ilwaco, Wash., Ecola State Park, Cannon Beach and Neahkahnie Mountain Historic Marker Turnout on Hwy. 101, 541-765-3304, www.whalespoken.org. The Whale Watching Spoken Here program places trained volunteers at the best locations along the Oregon and Washington coasts to help visitors spot migrating Gray whales as they travel from Alaska to California and Mexico. Winter Whale Watch Week runs to Dec. 31. Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, all ages. Trivia Night 6:30 p.m., Uptown Café, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, Warrenton, $2 person per game. Fireworks Over the Ocean Midnight, at the boardwalk, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2400, www. funbeach.com, free, all ages. Welcome the New Year in a big way with a fi ve-minute display of fi reworks over the Pacifi c Ocean in front of the boardwalk. December 24, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 7
