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Hofman Center holds ceramics sale
MANZANITA — The Hoff-
man Center for the Arts’ clay
studio will hold a ceramics
sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 7, the day
before Mother’s Day, in the
Hoffman Gardens.
Find something special
for mom (or yourself) and
feel great about supporting
a good cause. Proceeds
beneit the clay studio at the
nonproit Hoffman Center,
where the entire commu-
nity — both residents and
visitors — can enjoy and
explore arts and culture.
The Hoffman Gardens
is located on the corner
of Division Street and
Laneda Avenue, across the
street from the Hoffman
Center, located at 594
Laneda Ave
For more information,
email hoffmanclaystudio@
gmail.com
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a iesta
Lower Columbia
Hispanic Council
event ofers food,
salsa contest, music
ASTORIA — The Lower
Columbia Hispanic Council
will host its third annual
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta &
Festival this weekend.
The event will take place
from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday
May 7 at the Astoria Event
Center, located at 255 Ninth
St. The festival is an all-ag-
es indoor/outdoor event with
entertainment and activities
for the whole family. Admis-
sion is free.
Ninth street between
Commercial Street and
Marine Drive will be closed
to trafic, and tents will
be setup for food vendors.
Monte Alban, the Lower
Columbia Hispanic Council
and various other individ-
uals will sell an assortment
of Mexican foods. Local
CINCO DE
MAYO FIESTA
& FESTIVAL
4 to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 7
Astoria Event Center
255 Ninth St., Astoria
All ages
Free
PHOTO BY DAMIAN MULINIX
Young girls wait along the edge of the stage at the Astoria
Events Center as mariachi Corona Continental prepare to play
during the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Festival in 2014.
vendors will also sell artisan
crafts. The Hispanic council
will sell margaritas and beer.
The event will feature
live music by local DJ Soni-
dos Eres, cultural musical
performances, and interac-
tive Zumba dance lesson by
Nayelli Dalida of the Astoria
Arts and Movement Center.
There will be a salsa
“Fresh and Wild”
recipe contest in which
participants will bring their
homemade salsa and a panel
of judges will select the best
salsa in Astoria.
There will be indoor and
outdoor family activities,
a balloon darts game, bean
bag toss and other arts and
craft activities.
Although many people
mistake Cinco de Mayo as
being Mexico’s Indepen-
dence Day, the holiday is
actually a celebration of a
victory over the French in
the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
Over the years, however, the
holiday, which is arguably
more popular in the U.S.
than in Mexico, has evolved
into less of a commemora-
tion of that victory and more
into a day of cultural cele-
bration. That is the spirit in
which this event is planned.
The event is possible
thanks to a grant from the
city of the Astoria.
Coast Community Radio presents
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talking about Saving the Planet
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Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
May 6 • 7pm • $10
Performing Arts Ctr - 16th & Franklin, Astoria
Tickets $10 at the station & door
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The Nehalem Bay Garden Club will host a plant sale May 7.
Find plants for sale
in Nehalem May 7
NEHALEM — The Nehalem
Bay Garden Club will hold
its annual Plant and Flower
Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 7 at the old
Nehalem Fire Station, lo-
cated at 35900 Eighth St.
Club members select
and grow an assortment of
plants suitable for North
Coast gardens, including
annuals, perennials, succu-
lents, shrubs, trees, vegeta-
bles and herbs. Garden art
will also be available.
The purpose of the sale
is for members to share
surplus or propagated
plants (many of which are
not readily available in the
retail trade). Master Gar-
deners will be present to
answer questions and help
with problems.
Nehalem Bay Garden
Club is in its 67th year and
has about 40 members. In
early years, members were
likely to be found wearing
white gloves to tea. Today
they’re more likely to be
found with dirt under their
fingernails. The club’s mis-
sion is to cultivate knowl-
edge and a love of garden-
ing through educational
programs and activities. It
is also a service organiza-
tion.
Proceeds will help fund
the club’s charitable giving
program, which centers on
gardening education, food
and the environment. Those
interested in being recip-
ients should send a one-
page proposal to P.O. Box
261, Wheeler, OR 97147.
American Legion throws
lobster festival May 7
SEASIDE — The Seaside
American Legion will hold
its fourth annual New En-
gland Lobster Festival from
4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 7.
The fundraiser, which
supports military veterans
and the Seaside community,
will feature lobster or New
York strip steak, baked
potato, baked beans and
coleslaw. There will also be
a live music performance by
the Rusty Spurs Band.
Tickets are $29 (or $20
for the steak dinner option).
Tickets must be purchased in
advanced; call 503-738-5111
or email seaside.post99@
yahoo.com