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JUNE 2, 2016 // 9 Submit artwork to judged exhibition Trail’s End Art Center calls for art for annual show SUBMITTED PHOTO Glen and Venus Fromwiller, pictured on either side of Perry Browning, the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Troll, were the irst married couple top inishers of the 5.75-mile course at the 2015 Running of the Trolls race. Register for the annual Running of the Trolls ASTORIA — Registration is now open for the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival’s 13th annual Running of the Trolls sponsored by Columbia Memorial Hospital. This is a run/walk event in the beautiful Wallus- ki-area countryside south of Astoria on June 18. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. from the Clatsop County Fairgrounds parking lot. The entry fee is $25. The fee includes free park- ing for Saturday, a bottle of water and your choice of a T-shirt or a three- day admission pass to the festival. Race day check in is 7 to 8 a.m. at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds build- ing entrance. Distance choices include 1.5-mile run/walk, a 3-mile run/ walk or a 5.75-mile run. Registration forms are available at astoriascan- fest.com/events, or call Angie Cereghino at 503- 325-4686. Registration is open until the race starts. Proceeds fund the Astoria Scandinavian Midsum- mer Festival Scholarship program. GEARHART — It is a sign of summer when the call goes out to artists up and down the coast to enter Trail’s End Art Center’s Judged Exhibition. For the 66th consecutive year, this show will feature the work of talented Northwest artists representing many modes of expression. The exhibition is open to all artists, including children and youth. Interested artists should bring their work to Trail’s End Art Gallery, located at 656 A St., between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. June 25 and 26. The entry form is available at www.trailsendart.org and in many area art stores and galleries. Categories for judg- ing include acrylic, oil, watercolor, ink, pastel, charcoal, colored pencil, mixed-media, photogra- SUBMITTED PHOTO “Winter Light,” a watercolor by Jane McGeehan. phy, and three-dimensional work such as wood turning and jewelry. The Gala Opening Reception for the Judged Exhibition is open to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. July 2. The award ceremo- ny will be at 3 p.m. Requests for more information can be di- rected to trailart2010@ hotmail.com or Trail’s End Art Center at 503- 717-9458. Go birding in June WARRENTON — Do you have an appreciation for birds and want some experience on how best to see them? Or are you an experienced birder wanting to help with bird surveys? Here’s your chance to join Oregon State Parks’ Let’s Go Birding program. Birding activities are free, and birders 8 years old and older are welcome. Loaner binoculars are available for up to 10 birders. Bring your own binoculars if available. The Sunset Beach State Rec- reation Site and the Fort to Sea Trail are the sites of weekly bird surveys. The surveys monitor bird species and will be con- ducted weekly for an entire year. Each survey will take around two hours and will cover several habitats along the trail. For questions contact Park Ranger Dane Osis 503- 861-3170 x 41 or at dane. osis@oregon.gov SUBMITTED PHOTO Spot local birds this June on weekly bird surveys. For the Sunset Beach Weekly Bird Surveys, meet at the Fort to Sea Trailhead on the beach: • 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 3; • 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednes- day, June 8; • 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednes- day, June 15; • 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thurs- day, June 23. Fort Stevens State Park also holds a monthly guided bird survey. In June, the survey will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 29. Meet at Battery Russell. NORTH COAST SYMPHONIC BAND D IRE CT E D B Y D AVE B ECK ER A m e r i c a n H e r o e s S U N DAY S O L O IST S A NDY AND R ACHEL B ECK ER J U LY 3 • 7: 30 PM Lib erty Thea ter • Asto ria Do o rs O p en a t 6:45 PM PRESHO W AT 7 PM VISUAL PLEASURE FOR GENER ATIONS N o rth Co a st Ja zz En sem b le Celebrate A m e r i c a ’ s Birthday! A FREE G D O N ATIO N S EN CO URAGED U RAGED Ju n e 17, 18 & 19, 2016 WIEGARDT STUDIO GALLERY 2607 BAY AVE, OCEAN PARK, WA • 360.665.5976 • ERICWIEGARDT.COM MONTHLY SPECIALS ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS & ACRYLICS • FINE ART PRINTS • PRODUCTS • FRAMING