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coast Febuary 4, 2016 weekend arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE Encounters in the rain You hear nothing of rain if you walk around with ear buds in THE ARTS ‘Dead Guilty’ Coaster Theatre suspense thriller challenges the cast, audience FEATURE ‘Au Naturel’ Tenth annual juried exhibition offers known, unknown worlds DINING Mouth of the Columbia Bubba’s Sports Bar in Warrenton makes the cut for the big game STEPPING OUT....... .............................................................. 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD.......... .....................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE....... ....................................................... .18, 19 GRAB BAG ...... .......................................................................... . 21 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 “Between Light and Dreams” by Ted Nuttall of Phoe- nix, Arizona. Submitted photo COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: DWIGHT CASWELL MATT LOVE NANCY McCARTHY RYAN HUME To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2016 COAST WEEKEND ASTORIA — February is Stout Month at Fort George Brewery. The shortest and darkest month of the year is the perfect time to showcase the variety within this rich, dark style of beer. Every Monday starting Feb. 1, new Fort specialty stouts are released at the pub. *UDEDSLQW¿OODJURZOHURU sample a blind stout taster tray. At least eight stouts will be on tap in every location at the brewery. Different stouts include coffee varieties, Mexican chocolate stout, Russian im- perial stout, an oyster stout, RDWPHDODQG¿JVWRXWDGLUW\ chai stout, and even one brew called Tuesday’s Lunch, a roasted peanut and blackber- ry stout. The brewery will also host its popular Festival of Dark Arts from noon to 10 p.m. Feb. 13. The event of- fers one-offs from 45 brew- eries, including Barley Brown’s, Block 15, Bone- yard, Breakside, The Bru- ery, Deschutes, Ecliptic, Evil Twin, Firestone Walker, Fre- mont, Perennial Artisan Ales, pFriem, The Commons, Trin- ity, Upright and more. The event is also a magi- cal menagerie of art and mu- sic, craft and creation spread out over a city block. Make way for wandering minstrels, belly dancers and burlesque shows. View demonstrations from ice sculptors, tattoo art- ists and wood carvers. Warm yourself by the iron forge and glassblowing furnace, RU ZDWFK ¿UH GDQFLQJ LQ WKH courtyard. Vendors will be located throughout the block, and everywhere you go the stouts will follow. Check the website at www.festivalof- darkarts.com for updates and tickets. Fort George wants to share the stout love beyond Astoria. Experience a taste at these events around the Northwest: • Fat & Stout Tuesday Cel- ebration, Twilight Cafe and bar, 1420 S.E. Powell Blvd., Submitted photo You can try specialty stout beers with a blind taster tray at Fort George Brewery. Portland, 8 to 11 p.m. Feb. 9. • Chuck’s Hop Shop Greenwood, 656 N.W. 85th St., Seattle, Washington, 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 17. • Parkway Tavern, 313 N. I St.,Tacoma, Washington, 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 25. Check the event page at www.fortgeorgebrewery.com for new and updated Stout Month happenings. 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 See story on Page 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK Fort George Brewery goes dark this month with stout 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. February 4, 2016 | coastweekend.com | 3