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The magic happens at the Coaster Theatre Playhouse Magician Jason Andrews from Las Vegas to perform in Cannon Beach April 23 CANNON BEACH — As part of its Spring Fling series of per- formances, the Coaster The- atre will welcome nationally acclaimed magician Jason Andrews for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the theater, located at 108 N. Hemlock St. Andrews performs in Las Vegas production shows, on television, works with Fortune 500 corporations on prod- uct launches and gala/awards shows, and has toured the United States. He has visited the Coaster Theatre before in October 2014. His television credits in- clude “Masters of Illusion,” “America’s Got Talent,” “The Daily Show” and “Brain Games” on The National Geo- graphic channel as well as at The art of being a working artist. Two local artists talk about their painting and the business of art APRIL 28 Darren Orange Eric Weigardt Based in Ocean Park, Weigardt is a nationally eminent watercolorist. Based in Astoria, Orange has been described as a 21st Century painter in a 19th Century skin. Using illustrations of their own work, Wiegardt and Orange will talk about their work routines and how they manage the business side of being artists. TO ATTEND: LIMI SEATI TED N RESER V E G For Members: Dinner & Lecture:$25 each; Lecture only: no charge SP AC E YOUR For Non-Members: Dinner & Lecture: $35 each; Lecture only: $15 ea. TOD A Y! Appetizers will be available at 6 p.m. • Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will begin after the dinner service is complete and non-dinner members and guests of the audience take their seats. Forum to be held at the CMH Community Center at 2021 Exchange St., Astoria. ColumbiaForum FOR RESERVATIONS OR TO JOIN COLUMBIA FORUM CONTACT: Holly Larkins at 503.325.3211 ext. 227 or forum@dailyastorian.com by April 25, 2016 Columbia Forum is sponsored by: The Daily Astorian • Craft3 • OSU Seafood Laboratory • KMUN-FM Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa 8 | April 21, 2016 | coastweekend.com the Crazy Horse Paris, on tour with Champions of Magic LIVE! and The Magic Castle in Hollywood. Andrews’ full show has been produced at Trump Tow- ers in Istanbul and for Star Cruises. Born in 1986, Andrews gained interest in magic when he saw Master Magician: Lance Burton at the age of 12. A graduate of the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts with honors and artis- tic commitment and having grown up in Las Vegas since the age of 2, Andrews has EHHQ LQÀXHQFHG E\ WKH EHVW entertainers in the world. His youthful energy, charisma and talent combine to create a unique entertainment expe- rience. Tickets cost $25 or $30. Submitted photo Purchase tickets online or by Magician Jason Andrews returns to the Coaster Theatre on April 23. calling 503-436-1242. Kinder Ready Workshops planned for parents and preschoolers this spring CLATSOP COUNTY — Parents, caregivers and their 3-to-5-year- old children are invited to free, interactive Kinder Ready Work- shops planned around Clatsop County this spring. At Kinder Ready Workshops, adults and their preschool chil- dren explore a tote bag full of educational materials with the guidance of a teacher/facilitator who shows them many creative ways to use the materials to teach their children pre-academic skills they will need to be successful in today’s modern full-day kinder- garten. Incorporating learning through play and hands-on activ- ities will teach skills such as: • Learning letters, sounds and rhyming skills with games and books; • Building math skills with matching, counting, sorting and addition games; • Building social, physical and communication skills to in- VWLOO FRQ¿GHQFH WR HQWHU NLQGHU- garten. At the end of the workshop or series of workshops, families take home their tote bag full of materials to continue playing and learning at home. This spring, two Saturday workshops are planned: May 14 at the Seaside Public Library, located at 1131 Broadway in Seaside, and June 4 the Astoria Public Library, located at 450 10th St. in Astoria. Both work- Submitted photo Parents and their preschool-age children can learn skill-building games at free Kinder Ready Workshops in Clatsop County this spring. shops will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. Space is limited in each session. Call Northwest Parenting at 503-325-8673, Ext. 2 to register for either of these workshops. A series of Thursday evening Kinder Ready Workshops is also planned this spring at: • Seaside Head Start, 1225 Second Ave. in Seaside; 503- 738-0873; • Warrenton Head Start, 200 S.W. Third Ave. in Warrenton, 503-861-9681; • Warrenton Prep, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. in Warrenton, 503- 861-2281. Tuesday morning workshops will be offered in May at Seaside Heights Elementary School, lo- cated at 2000 Spruce Drive in Seaside; call 503-738-5161 Call the program or Northwest Parenting to get more information and register for the series of work- shops at these programs. Sign up early, since space is limited. Kinder Ready Workshops are sponsored by Clatsop Kinder Ready, Northwest Parenting and the hosting programs. Clatsop Kinder Ready is a collaboration of Clatsop County schools, programs and child ad- vocates with wide representation of agencies serving young chil- dren and families with the goal of ensuring that children in the local area have the resources to enter kindergarten ready to learn. For more information, visit Clat- sop Kinder Ready’s website www.clatsopkr.com