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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Help ight cancer at Relay for Life PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX Watch movies at McClure Park this summer in Astoria Parks & Recreation’s Parks After Dark series. Watch movies in the park this summer ASTORIA — The Astoria Parks & Recreation Com- munity Foundation will host Parks After Dark this summer, an outdoor movie showing once a month. All movies will be shown in McClure Park, located at Eighth Street and Grand Avenue. On Saturday, June 25, gather in the park with camp chairs and blankets and watch the 1992 ilm “A League of Their Own,” star- ring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis, as well as Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell. In the ilm, set during World War II, two sisters from Oregon join the irst female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry. The PG movie screening is sponsored by Hees Enterprises. Start showing up at the park at 8 p.m. The movie will begin around 9 p.m. Entry is $5 per person. Fort George Brewery beer and food by North Coast Food Web will be available. All proceeds go to a scholarship fund for local individuals and families for Astoria Parks & Recreation activities. Parks After Dark will continue in July with the SUBMITTED PHOTO Watch “A League of Their own” June 25 at McClure Park. screening of the Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller “Jaws.” In this iconic ilm — one of the irst summer blockbusters — a giant, man-eating great white shark attacks beachgoers in a summer resort town. This screening is sponsored by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association. On Aug. 27, catch the 1986 family science-iction comedy “Short Circuit.” Starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Ste- vens, this ilm about a robot that comes to life was shot in Astoria. This screening is sponsored by the Astoria Bridge 50-year anniversary. SEASIDE — The 2016 Relay for Life of Clatsop County will take place July 9 and 10 at Seaside High School. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life event gives communities a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and ight back against the disease. Relay For Life is a 24-hour walk around a track that raises money for cancer patients and research. As participants walk around the track, they will also take in 24 hours of entertain- ment. The opening ceremony starts at 10 a.m. July 9 with the national anthem sung by Will Caplinger. Guest speakers Amy Moran, from the Earle A. Chiles Cancer Research Institute, and Dr. Jennifer Lycette, from Columbia Memorial Hospital, will speak. The ceremony will introduce Grand Marshall Jane Johnson, and Relay for Life 2016 will kick off with a survivor lap. Live music starts at 10:45 a.m. with local bands Colum- bia Crew, Hwy 30, Mida’s Digs, Beau Brothers, Moon Dog and Roc Solyd, as well as guest bands Future Dads from Canby and Icarus The Owl from Portland. Participants can meet and greet bands in SUBMITTED PHOTO Candles at the Luminaria Cer- emony symbolize hope and honor those who have bat- tled cancer. SUBMITTED PHOTO The Clatsop County Relay for Life event takes place July 9 at Seaside High School, and registration for teams is still open. the green room sponsored by radio station KRKX Hits 94.3 FM, which will also broadcast music to groove to at night. Themed laps will offer a different theme every hour, including cake walk, bingo, tutu, glow, sports, trick or treat, and more. One themed lap, Mr. Relay, invites men to dress as women and strut around the track in heels. When you’re taking a break from your turn to walk, there are other activities to occupy your time, including a 24-hour barbecue and a silent auction. Children’s activities will be of- fered, including face painting. From 1 to 3 p.m., you can also donate your hair to Locks of Love; local salons will be on hand to cut hair and donate it to help make wigs for cancer patients. At 10 p.m., the Luminaria Ceremony will take place, a moment of remembrance and hope featuring Johnson and music by Sheleni Quashnick. The ceremony symbolizes a time to grieve for lost loved ones, to relect on personal cancer experiences and to ind hope. After the sun sets the only light is the candle you hold and luminaria bags. Relay for Life team members will continue to walk throughout the night. If you are interested in participating, join a team. Find more information on the Relay for Life of Clatsop County Facebook page or at http://ti- nyurl.com/relayclatsopcounty You can also help by do- nating online or at the event, buying a luminary in honor of someone you love who has battled cancer. You can also donate canned food at the event or at the entrances of Columbia Memorial Hospital to beneit the Clatsop Com- munity Regional Food bank. And all are welcome to come out and eat a hamburger, bid at the silent auction, and help team fundraisers around the track. For questions or more information, contact co-chairs Laura Parvi at lauraannparvi@ hotmail.com or Brian Cole at oergonemt21@gmail.com. Quilters: Submit work to Yachats quilt show YACHATS — The irst an- nual Gems of the Ocean art quilt show is issuing a call to artists. This juried show, set to take place in March 2017 at the Yachats Commons, will accept art pieces from local, regional and interna- tional art quilters. Gems of the Ocean is a juried show presented by Ocean Artistry, a division of the nonproit Polly Plumb Productions, which supports and promotes music and dance performances and art exhibitions in the Yachats area. Other Polly Plumb Productions programs include the annual Rain- spout Music Festival and the annual Yachats Celtic Music Festival. Quilt entries will be accepted between Dec. 15, 2016 and Jan. 15, 2017. Entrants will be notiied by Feb. 1. Details of the call to artists can be found at oceanartistrycall.com All selected entries will be on display during the art quilt show, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 10, 11 and 12 at the Yachats Com- mons in the multi-purpose room. Final judging will be made by a ive-person panel of artists and dignitaries during the show. Several cash prizes will be awarded. “One of the goals of the show is to introduce art quilting to both locals and visitors to the area,” said Ruth Bass, a board member of Polly Plumb Productions. “We thought the ocean theme would allow artists to explore the beauty of this area and make interpreta- tions based on their own whimsy.” The new art show has already received inancial support from both the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri- bution Fund and the city of Yachats’ New Event Fund. “We’re delighted to bring this type of show to Yachats. This will brighten up the town, and we welcome ev- eryone to experience an art quilt show,” said Bass. For more information on the show, contact info@ oceanartistry.org
