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NOVEMBER 10, 2016 // 3 Seasonal farce hits River City Playhouse Peninsula Players to present ‘The Ramplings’ play Irish race car driver Hector Rampling, played by Barry Sears, seeks an elusive bottle of Irish whisky. His snobbish wife, Clarice, played by Rita Smith, wants to lay a wreath on her moth- er’s grave on this fi rst an- niversary of her death in an automobile accident, which Clarice blames on Hector. Their marriage moves from rocky to blissful during their strange stay at this magical Maine inn. The only other guest at the inn also has plans for that bottle of whisky: She thinks it will coax her husband — who also died exactly a year ago— from his grave. Philosophical innkeeper Arden Pelfrey, ILWACO, Wash. — The Pen- insula Players will present Stephen Levi’s play “The Ramplings,” a metaphys- ical farce in two acts, this November. The curtain will rise at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11, 12, 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 and 20 at the River City Playhouse, located at 127 S.E. Lake St. Set on a snowy Christmas Eve in the lobby of the Singa- pore Inn in Singapore, Maine, nothing is as it appears, yet everything is as it should be. coast INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend played by Clint Carter, and strange spiritual medium Tweety Brickle, played by Penny Bierly, help to create a fast-paced spirit fi lled with surprises. Invisible cats, fl ying ghosts and an ageless inn- keeper who may or may not be an angel spell madcap merriment that concludes with lives restored and rela- tionships healed. Laurie Carter directs this holiday delight, which was written by playwight Stephen Levi, who also wrote the Broadway-pro- duced plays “Daphne in Cottage D,” “Angel on My Shoulder,” “Getting Mama Married,” “Cherry Soda Water” and “Good Morning COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER arts & entertainment ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS DWIGHT CASWELL RYAN HUME Astoria artist Noel Thomas stands by one of his paint- ings for the art show “Noc- turne,” opening Nov. 12 at RiverSea Gallery. PHOTO BY DWIGHT CASWELL To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2016 COAST WEEKEND See story on Page 10 4 10 14 COASTAL LIFE Art on the edge Dawn Stetzel’s artwork is inspired from her environment FEATURE ‘Nocturne’ TO SUBMIT AN ITEM See art for the time of mystery at RiverSea Gallery DINING Mouth of the Columbia Carruthers aims high with style, globe-trotting menu FURTHER ENJOYMENT SEE + DO...............................12, 13 CROSSWORD..............................17 CW MARKETPLACE...........18, 19 MUSIC CALENDAR ..................20 GRAB BAG ..................................23 Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consider- ation must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. Miss Vickers.” Levi was also a writer on seven television series, including serving as a staff writer at Walt Disney Tele- vision Animation. He passed away in 2007. “The inn is truly a state of mind,” said Levi in 2004. “The innkeeper could be called an angel or Obi-Wan Kenobi. He could be God or the universal spirit. This inn is where people come to be healed. Audience members might be surprised by the play’s humor.” The Ramplings contains some adult themes and is for mature audiences. All tickets are $10 and are available at the box offi ce 30 minutes before the SUBMITTED PHOTO From left, Clint Carter as Mr. Pelfrey, Barry Sears as Hector Rampling, Rita Smith as Clarice Rampling, and Penny Bierly as Tweetie Brickle, in “The Ramplings.” show begins. Tickets are also available at Okie’s Mar- ket in Ocean Park, Stormin’ Norman’s in Long Beach, and The Olde Cafe in Ilwa- co. For more information, call 360-244 5700 or visit peninsula-players.com
