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Enjoy lunch in the loft
with Katherine Bolger Hyde
SEASIDE — Beach Books
will host author Katherine
Bolger Hyde for Lunch in
the Loft at noon, Thursday,
July 21. Attendees can enjoy
a delicious catered lunch and
a signed copy of Hyde’s new
book “Arsenic with Austen.”
In the novel, when retired
literature professor Emily
Cavanaugh inherits a fortune
from her great aunt, she ex-
pects her life to change. She
doesn’t expect to embark on
a murder investigation, con-
front the man who broke her
heart 35 years before, and
nearly lose her own life.
Emily travels to the
sleepy coastal village of
Stony Beach, Oregon, to
claim her inheritance, cen-
tered in a beautiful Victorian
estate called Windy Corner.
There she hears hints that
her aunt may have been
murdered, and soon anoth-
er murder con¿rms these
suspicions.
While Sheriff Luke
Richards, her once-and-pos-
sibly-future love, does the
police work, Emily turns her
literary mind to analyzing
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Author Katherine Bolger
Hyde will share her novel at
Beach Books on July 21.
suspects as she would the
characters of her favorite
novelists. Beneath the plac-
id surface of Stony Beach she
discovers secrets that would
put Jane Austen’s most repro-
bate characters to shame.
Cost to participate is
$30, which includes lunch.
RSVP is required; call
Beach Books at 503-738-
3500. The independent
book store is located at 616
Broadway.
Jim Page plays
Blue Scorcher
ASTORIA — Singer-song-
writer Jim Page will perform
an intimate concert at 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 14 at the Blue
Scorcher Bakery & Cafe,
located at 1493 Duane St.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $10 to $20 on
a sliding scale at the door.
Beer, wine, coffee, kombu-
cha, bread, pastry and pizza
by the slice will be available
to nourish along with the
music and message.
Named by Seattle Metro-
politan Magazine as “one of
the 0 most inÀuential mu-
sicians in Seattle history,”
Page has written a mountain
of songs and recorded 21
albums over the course of a
40-plus year career.
Page’s songs have been
covered by The Doobie
Brothers, Christy Moore,
The Moving Hearts, Dick
Gaughan, David Soul, Left-
over Salmon and Michael
Hedges. He has received
awards from Artist Trust and
Jack Straw Productions. His
music has been included on
many compilations, includ-
ing the Grammy-nominated
“Best Of Broadside.”
Page continues to write
and perform and to experi-
ment with form and ensem-
ble. His songs continue to be
pertinent and expressive. To
quote the late Utah Phillips:
“If you’re ever going to get
the message, this is the mes-
senger to get it from.”
SHANGHAIED
IN ASTORIA S 3 EA 2 S O N N D
Tickets on sale ONE HOUR before all shows!
SHOW RUNS THRU
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
Thursdays to Saturdays 7pm (July 7th-Sept. 10th)
and Sundays 2pm (7/24, 8/14, 9/4)
RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
For tickets go to
astorstreetoprycompany.com
Or by phone: 503-325-6104
ASOC
PLAYHOUSE
129 W. BOND ST
(UNIONTOWN)
ASTORIA
(Behind the Chamber
of Commerce)
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Folk singer-songwriter Jim Page will perform July 14 in Astoria.
Get Your Feet Wet at the 50 th Annual
Seaside Beach Run!
Saturday July 16, 2016
8:30 am on the Prom at 12 th Avenue, Seaside
x 5K & 10K Races
x 5K Prom Walk
x Awards Picnic
x Kids’ Sand Dash
x Treasure Hunt
x Souvenir T-shirt
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The Peninsula Players will put on their 10th Mystery Dinner
Theater production July 20, 21 and 22.
Help solve the crime at
Mystery Dinner Theater
OCEAN PARK, Wash. — Long
Beach Peninsula year-round-
ers and visitors who enjoy
murder mysteries will be
happy to know the Peninsula
Players theater group has a
new Mystery Dinner Theater
coming up.
At 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, July
20, 21 and 22, mystery
lovers can gather at Ocean
Park Lutheran Church and
enjoy a full-course dinner
while also helping assist in
solving a possible heinous
crime in the play “Murder
Me Always,” directed by
Rob Lindberg and written by
Lee Mueller.
This mystery comedy
has a cast of 11 local actors.
As the story unfolds, it may
become clear to the audience
that this play has a mysteri-
ous quirk. And, in the midst
of all this alleged murder-
ing going on, suddenly the
play pivots180 degrees and
morphs into another play.
The actors descend upon
diners at the tables, sitting
with them, eating, chatting
and dropping hints as to who
the killer is.
The audience is asked to
give opinions as to who the
criminal is. Sometimes it
is a camouÀaged audience
member. Other times, it may
be a cast member, or some-
times “the once thought to
have expired” rises again.
Mueller is an independent
playwright based near St.
Louis, Missouri, and has
been an actor, writer and
director for over 30 years.
He is known for comedy
murder mysteries, such as
“Murder Me Always” and
“Death Of A Doornail.”
He has also written one-act
plays ranging from tragedy
to comedy.
“Murder Me Always”
is the 10th Mystery Dinner
Theater production by the
Peninsula Players. Last
year’s “I’m Getting Mur-
dered in the Morning,” also
by Mueller, was presented to
receptive audiences.
Tickets are $20 per per-
son or $150 for a reserved
front table of six people.
Tickets are available by
reservation only and can be
obtained at the box of¿ce
at Ocean Park Lutheran
Church, open 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Monday through
Thursday or by calling 360-
665-6344 or 360-665-0590.
Tickets are on sale now;
no tickets will be sold after
July 18. There will be no
ticket sales at the door.
The church is located at
24002 U St. Doors open at 5:30
p.m. and performances are at 6
p.m. July 20, 21 and 22.