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
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Two local artists talk about their
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routines and how they manage the business side of being artists.
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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
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entertainers in the world. His
youthful energy, charisma
and talent combine to create
a unique entertainment expe-
rience.
Tickets cost $25 or $30.
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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-
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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-
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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