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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Gearhart Bowl fall leagues kick off soon GEARHART — Fall bowl- ing leagues are now form- ing for Gearhart Bowl, located at 3518 Highway 101 N. League play begins in September, and length of the league varies within the different formats. There is a minimum of four people per team. If less than four, Gearhart Bowl can assist in placing bowlers with a group. Forms are available at www.gearhartbowl.com, or call 503-738-5333 for details. The fall leagues include: The Monday Night League — 33 weeks, beginning Sept. 12. Tuesday Night League includes 21 weeks of bowl- ing, beginning Sept. 13. Wednesday Night League begins Sept. 14. Gearhart Bowl’s new Thursday Night Footbowl League begins Sept. 8. In a new scoring format, the only scores that count are Strikes (touchdowns), worth seven points, and Spares (ield goals), worth three points. Gearhart Bowl’s big screen TVs will be show- ing football during Thurs- day Night Footbowl league play. s t n e E v Wednesdays * 6-11 pm Aug. 28 * 5 pm Open Mic Jam Session Hosted by Richard T. Free Port of Call Bistro & Bar Pacifi c Northwest Professional Wrestling Pacifi c & (Last Sunday of Every Month) SEPT. 17 * 7 pm Astoria Event Center Doors Open at 4:30 PM $ 10 Bruce Thomas Smith and Friends Port of Call Bistro & Bar AUGUST 27 * 9 pm The Hollywood Knockouts LIV E! Astoria Event Center A One-Of-A-Kind Special Event! • Gorgeous girls! • Exciting dance performances!! • Pulse-pounding LIVE Female Oil Wrestling & Hot Cream Mania!!! Doors Open at 8 PM $ 10 Tickets Available At Port of Call Bistro & Bar 894 Commercial Street 503*325*4356 The play’s the thing in Ilwaco Find four one-act plays in Peninsula Players’ festival ILWACO, Wash. — The Penin- sula Players will put on their One Act Play Festival this weekend, starting Thursday, Aug. 25. “We’re here to make a local splash,” says Joe Paliani, local playwright and producer of the festival for the past ive years. “When it’s community theater, everything becomes a voluntary investment by non-professional actors, direc- tors, and stage and tech folks, almost all local people,” Pa- liani says. “Everyone’s hours of combined energy produces the desired results — we want to entertain people: make it an enjoyable experience that the audiences will want to remember and will come back for more.” The festival’s board of directors called for play submissions in the spring, and actors have been rehearsing all through July and August. This year’s festival features a collection of four one-act plays. Three are written by Long Beach Peninsula writers: “Storm Stories” by Rose Power will be directed by Sherry Ahlers; “You Never Know” by Jim Tweedy will be directed by Bob Goldberg; and “Slug Girl” written and directed by Paliani. The fourth play, “Summer of Love,” was written by Albany playwright and poet John Byrne, and it will be directed by Laurie Carter. “Come and see the family-friendly plays and see what your local community of actors and directors have prepared for your enjoyment,” says Paliani. Thursday’s opening of the festival begins at 6 p.m. with a champagne gala and live music. The festival will continue at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27. It will con- clude with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, Aug. 28. The event takes place at the River City Playhouse, located at 127 S.E. Lake St. Admission is $5. Tickets are on sale now at Okie’s Thriftway Market in Ocean Park, Stormin’ Nor- man’s in Long Beach, and The Olde Towne Trading Post Cafe in Ilwaco, and at the box ofice on days of performances. SUBMITTED PHOTO Bryan Foster, Clint Carter, Melissa Goldberg and Dixie Wood make up the cast of the one-act play “Summer of Love.” SUBMITTED PHOTO From left, Steve Berk, Roger Ley, Dennis Allwein and Alan Batchelder rehearse the one-act play “You Never Know.” Astoria Art Lot hosts upcoming workshops, art sale ASTORIA — It’s summer- time, and Astoria Art Loft is jumping with events. August’s featured artist, Carol Couch, entertains with her original watercolors and prints of Northwest land- scapes and seascapes, boats, people, and summertime activities. Her style is full of vibrant colors and whimsy. Wildlife artists honed their drawing skills during a three-day workshop with internationally known artist David Kitler earlier this month. Kitler will return next August for another stimulating workshop. Astoria Art Loft offers several other art workshops and classes this month and in September. You can create beautiful designs and gain mental har- mony in a zentangle class. Learn numerous tangle forms (there are over 160) from Sandi Kelley, certiied zentangle teacher, on Satur- day afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 27 and Sept. 3. Discover the unexpected at the Art Treasure Attic sale on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27. There is something for everyone, including new as well as gently used art supplies, paintings, prints, cards, collages, frames, mats and more. Look for the white tent in the Art Loft’s parking lot from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. . Have you thought of making a painting with grafiti? Wild and random marks on food-wrap paper? Making designs using your intuition? Create exciting collages with Linda Roth- child Ollis from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 and 13. Most supplies will be provided. Have you ever admired the inside covers of some hard cover books? How are those incredible designs and vivid colors created? Re- cently, local artists learned how to marble paper using a process hundreds of years old and created complex and vivid designs. A second step in the process is turning the bright papers into in- ished artwork. Liz Walker, well-known Portland artist, will lead a workshop Sept. 15 and 16 to show how to achieve a inished painting from the marbled papers. For more information, visit Astoria Art Loft at 106 Third Street, or call 503- 325-4442.