The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current, December 01, 2016, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextDECEMBER 1, 2016 // 3 Seaside hosts Providence Festival of Trees SEASIDE — The Providence Seaside Hospital Foundation’s 19th annual Festival of Trees will take place Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. The festival features Christmas trees and displays decorated by local business- es, ﬂ orists and other talented North Coast residents. Trees on display this year will include: a Sgt. Jason Goodding Memorial Tree by Clatsop County law enforce- ment; a Reach for Hope Tree by Fairweather House & Gallery; a Vegas High Roller Tree by Analeigh Green and Maryanne Smith; It’s a Tactical Christmas Tree by Jeremy Mills of State Farm Insurance; Christmas Circus coast Tree by Karalee Martin; For the Birds Tree by Necanicum Watershed Council; Sweet Side of Seaside Tree by Seaside Downtown Develop- ment Association; Commu- nity Garden Tree by Sunset Park & Recreation; and Yuletide Dreams by Yuletide Christmas Shop. A free Community Open House featuring Santa Claus will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees can stroll among a forest of sparkling trees, visit Santa and enjoy Candy Cane Lane festivities. A photo capturing your visit with Santa will be available for $5. There is no charge to visit with Santa or take pic- tures with your own camera. Candy Cane festivities for INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend children include story time with Princess Belle, magical wands with the Sugarplum Fairy, crafts, cookie decorat- ing and face painting. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the Gala Dinner and Auc- tion. First comes a champagne reception and silent auction, followed by dinner and the live auction. Attendees will enjoy a buffet dinner and a decadent dessert buffet. The event will also feature the work of 2016 Signature Artist Paula Blackwell. A signature painting will be available at auction during the gala. Blackwell has been painting for 20 years and uses a combination of pig- mented wax and oil on wood panels to create landscapes COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER arts & entertainment ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS DWIGHT CASWELL LYNETTE RAE MCADAMS Dancers, including Joe Justice as the Nutcracker Prince and Anita Barbic as Clara, rehearse for the Little Ballet Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker,” which will take place Dec. 3 and 4 at Astoria High School. PHOTO BY DANNY MILLER 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 A hobby of bonsai An Astoria man practices this reﬁ ned Japanese hobby FEATURE ‘The Nutcracker’ The Little Ballet Theatre presents its 42nd annual ballet DINING Mouth of the Columbia Great Wall will ﬁ ll your craving for Americanized Chinese FURTHER ENJOYMENT SEE + DO...............................12, 13 CROSSWORD..............................17 CW MARKETPLACE..................18 MUSIC CALENDAR ..................20 GRAB BAG ..................................22 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. 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. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM 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. that capture an air of mystery and timelessness. Her work is featured in RiverSea Gal- lery in Astoria, White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach and Ryan Gallery in Lincoln City. Reservations are required for the dinner, and tickets cost $100 per person. For more information or to make reser- vations, call 503-717-7604 or visit providencefestivalof trees.org/seaside Proceeds from this year’s event will go toward the purchase of a state-of-the- art 3D tomosynthesis breast mammography machine for Providence Seaside Hospital’s diagnostic imaging depart- ment. The mammography machine will be the ﬁ rst of its kind on the North Coast and SUBMITTED PHOTO The Festival of Trees will take place Saturday, Dec. 3. will offer residents the oppor- tunity to have their screen- ings at the coast rather than driving to Portland or make multiple trips for additional scans because the 2D machine couldn’t get a clear enough image. The “Tomo” also sup- ports the earlier detection of breast cancer — sometimes as early as stage zero — saving time and sometimes lives.