Teens perform ‘Tale of Beauty and the Join a willow planting party
Beast’ at Astor Street Opry Company Help out NCLC at Circle Creek on Feb. 27
ASTORIA — The Astor Street
Opry Company will present
its 2016 teen musical pro-
duction, “Tale of Beauty and
the Beast,” on stage at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26,
27, March 4 and 5. There will
also be two matinée perfor-
mances at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
28 and March 6. The ASOC
Playhouse is located at 129 W.
Bond St.
This adaptation of the clas-
sic Beauty and the Beast fairy
tale is full of singing and danc-
ing; witty, quick rhyming dia-
logue; and fantastic costumes.
The musical’s book is by
Vera Morris, with music and
lyrics by Bill Francoeur, and
it’s produced by arrangement
with Pioneer Drama Services,
Inc.
Directed by Bill Carr, with
music direction by Dena Tu-
veng and production man-
agement by Mary Ritter, the
show’s teenage cast will in-
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SEASIDE — Help the North
Coast Land Conservancy plant
more willows at Circle Creek
Habitat Reserve. The orga-
nization will hold a willow
planting hands-on stewardship
party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27.
Volunteers will be work-
Get the writing going with this workshop
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“Tale of Beauty and the Beast” cast members include, from left, Timothy Pior as Graspo,
Nick Reibold as Greedo, Josie Posey as Isobel, Elizabeth Pior as Margarite, Nicole Ramsdell
as Beauty, and May Loya as Madame Rondeau.
clude: Brodie Smithart, Lexi
Reibold, Malachi Keefe, Em-
ily Bergerson, Glori Benthin,
Laurel Pritchard, Ashley Pea-
sley, Matthew Duncan, Mae
Loya, Lily Reed, Josey Posey,
Elizabeth Pior, Timothy Pior,
Nicole Ramsdell, Nickolas
Reibold, Riley Mitchel, Blake
Leitch and Joseph O’Grady.
This fourth annual teen
production was a develop-
ment from other youth theater
programs for ages 8 to 14,
which ASOC began in 2008.
This year, younger children
will produce a “Junior Shang-
haied in Astoria” musical in
June.
Tickets are available at
www.astorstreetoprycompany.
com, or call 503-325-6104.
Submitted photo
Matthew Duncan, left, as the Beast and
Nicole Ramsdell as Beauty in “Tale of
Beauty and the Beast,” which runs Feb. 26
through March 6 at the ASOC Playhouse.
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for directions to the property
and to let her know you’ll be
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Come see how the site is re- sturdy boots (or rubber boots,
as necessary), rain gear, drink-
covering.
Volunteers will help plant ing water, and any snacks you
hundreds of willow stakes desire. There are no toilets
along the bank of the Necan- on the property. Dogs are not
icum River.
allowed on NCLC habitat re-
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Author Matt Love to lead two-day April class at Sou’Wester
SEAVIEW, Wash. — Have you
wanted to start writing but
seem unsure how to begin?
Do you want to write the sto-
ry of your life or your fami-
ly’s for possible publication
or private documentation? Do
you have a great idea for a
novel, script, blog, column or
an area of expertise that you
want to share with others?
Many people aspire to
write for themselves, pub-
lication and multiple other
reasons, but they can’t seem
to get started. This frustra-
tion often results in the aspi-
ration disappearing. Don’t let
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going: All you have to do is
start.
Nestucca Spit Press pub-
lisher, author of 14 books
about Oregon, and educa-
tor Matt Love is offering a
“Getting the Writing Going”
workshop from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, April 1 and from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 2 at the Sou’Wester
Lodge.
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Matt Love will lead a two-day writing workshop in early April at the Sou’Wester Lodge.
In this workshop, partic-
ipants will experiment with
innovative techniques to de-
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and address the barriers that
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“I believe it is essential for
all aspiring writers to meet
other aspiring writers in a re-
laxed workshop setting with
real writing outcomes, and I
can’t think of a better place
than the Sou’Wester,” said
Love. “It will be a great place
to think and write.”
The class costs $75 and
will cap at 14 participants.
Workshop participants who
stay Friday and Saturday
night at Sou’Wester will re-
ceive a 15 percent discount.
Getting the
Writing Going
7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 1
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2
Sou’Wester Lodge
3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash.
503-812-1524
$75
To register for the work-
shop, email Love at nestuc-
caspitpress@gmail.com
or
call 503-812-1524. To book
a stay at Sou’Wester Lodge,
located at 3728 J Place, visit
www.souwesterlodge.com or
call 360-642-2542.