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Festival of Dark Arts 2017
tickets go on sale Tuesday
ASTORIA — Dark times
mean dark beers. And there
is no darker place than Fort
George Brewery during
Stout Month, aka Febru-
ary. Every year the taps in
Astoria pour black with
new stout beer releases
each week, anchored by the
largest single-day stout fest
in the world — the Festival
of Dark Arts.
Advanced tickets to the
Festival of Darks Arts go
on sale Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Ticket bearers will be grant-
ed entrance from 2 to 10
p.m. Feb. 18 into a magical
menagerie of dark art and
macabre entertainment, all
the while surrounded by the
boldest collection of stouts
ever assembled in one place.
You’ll be amazed by
iron, glass, ice and chainsaw
craftspeople. Live music and
art will delight you. And over
60 rare and unique stouts
will tempt your senses.
For more information
and to purchase tickets,
visit www.festivalofdarkarts.
com. Entertainment and
stout details will be added as
they are confirmed. General
admission tickets are all $40.
A limited number of early
entry tickets are available
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The Festival of Dark Arts features artisans, entertainment and,
of course, lots of stout beer.
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Tickets go on sale Nov. 29 for
the 2017 Festival of Dark Arts.
for $55, which will allow
entrance into the festival
starting at noon.
All ticket holders will
receive a Festival of Dark
Arts Grimoire, a 2017
commemorative festival
glass, and 12 tasting tokens.
Additional tokens will be
for sale at the festival. This
year, admission is for ages
21 and older only. Tickets
are transferrable but not
refundable.
In an effort to maintain
the intimacy of the event,
tickets are limited. However,
the North Coast will be filled
to the brim. Buy your tickets
and book your hotel rooms
early, then prepare your
palate for the overwhelming
essence of Stout Month.
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Haystack Holidays lights up Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Each
year, Cannon Beach hosts
Haystack Holidays, a series
of festive events that start
in November and continue
throughout December and
are designed to put the fun
back into the holiday season.
Visitors can get their
shopping done during
Mimosa Madness on Friday,
Nov. 25. Cannon Beach’s
refreshing alternative to the
craziness of Black Friday,
Mimosa Madness features
shopping deals at participat-
ing retailers, adult beverages
and the opportunity to have
purchases gift-wrapped at
the Cannon Beach Library.
Shoppers will find gifts
throughout the town includ-
ing everything from local
chocolates, wine and spirits
to fashions designed locally,
gear for pets and treasures
from shipwrecks. Art enthu-
siasts can find pieces made
by Cannon Beach painter
Jeffrey Hull and local glass
blowers Jim Kingwell and
Suzanne Kindland or pho-
tography and sculptures by
renowned artists including
Christopher Burkett and
Georgia Gerber.
Additional Haystack
Holidays highlights include
everything from local tradi-
tions to theater performanc-
es. See local residents and
businesses compete for votes
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The Lamp Lighting Ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Dec. 3.
with holiday trim and twin-
kle lights during Cannon
Beach in Lights from Nov.
25 to Dec. 17. Visitors can
catch a performance of “It’s
a Wonderful Life” at the
Coaster Theatre throughout
the season from Nov. 18 to
Dec. 23, listen to the Cannon
Beach Chorus’ Holiday
Concert on Dec. 9 at the
Cannon Beach Community
Church, or participate in a
wreath-making class at the
Cannon Beach Chamber of
Commerce from 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. Nov. 26 and Dec. 3.
The wreath-making class
will include instructions,
music and refreshments.
You can also have Holi-
day Tea at the library from 1
to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 — enjoying
home-baked cookies, cider
and tea — and then walk
over to Sandpiper Square
at 4 p.m. for the popular,
traditional Lamp Lighting
Ceremony. On Dec. 10,
Starving
Artist Faire
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Happy Hour
Tuesday-Friday
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the library will also host
Pictures with Santa from 1
to 4 p.m.
New this year is Hol-
iday Foods Around the
World. From Dec. 26 to 30,
participating restaurants will
showcase specials highlight-
ing traditions from different
cultures.
Cannon Beach will cap
off Haystack Holidays with
a Dec. 28 performance by
popular a cappella group
The Coats at the Coaster
Theatre. With a comedic and
interactive performance that
blends music and laugh-
ter, The Coats have toured
nationally and performed for
the President of the United
States and alongside the
likes of The Beach Boys,
Trisha Yearwood and Eddie
Money.
For informations, call the
Cannon Beach Chamber at
503-436-2623 or visit www.
cannonbeach.org