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Summer art
activities
for children
ASTORIA — Hear ye!
Hear ye! Hear ye! Chil-
dren from ages 5 through
9:
Create art from recy-
cled objects at the Astoria
Art Loft from 10:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every
Thursday afternoon in
July — that is, July 6, 13,
20 and 27.
Bring egg cartons,
milk jugs, plastic bottles,
old greeting cards and
other treasures and turn
them into something
wonderful, beautiful and
useful.
Other supplies, in-
cluding paint and paper,
will be provided by the
Art Loft. The fee for the
art activities is $20 per
session.
Since opportunities
to make art in schools is
limited, the activities may
continue on Thursdays in
August and after school
starts, though later in the
day.
Seaside’s
Gallery
AFTER
HOURS
Every Saturday
through summer
from 5-7pm
Gilbert District Gallery
Beach Books Ballery
Seaside Coffee House
Moxie Fair Trade
Sun Rose Gallery
Camp teaches dance students new tricks
WARRENTON — All North
Coast Dance students are
invited to attend Little Ballet
Theatre’s annual summer
workshop, Monday and
Tuesday, July 10 and 11, in
Warrenton, at the Maddox
Dance Studio.
Classes will be taught by
members of the Northwest
Dance Company, founded
and directed by Portland’s
Greta Josephson, a native
Astorian, graduate of Astoria
High School, former Blazer
Dancer, and conductor of
dance camps for high school
and dance studios all over
the Pacifi c Northwest.
The schedule is designed
for students age 8 through
high school, and will cover
ballet, jazz and lyrical dance
styles, along with seminars
in stage makeup, dance
tricks and other subjects.
Classes will be held 10
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day.
Students need to bring cus-
tomary dance clothes, shoes
and a sack lunch.
Call Maddox Dance
Studio at 503-861-1871 to
reserve space. Make checks
of $120 payable to Little
Ballet Theatre, Inc.
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Kids’ casting
call for ‘Peter
and Wendy’
ASTORIA — A group
audition will be held for
the Missoula Children’s
Theatre production of “Pe-
ter and Wendy” 10 a.m. to
noon Monday, July 31, at
the Liberty Theatre (1203
Commercial St.).
Anyone auditioning
should arrive at 10 a.m.
and plan to stay the full
two hours. Some cast
members will be asked
to stay for a rehearsal
immediately following the
audition.
Among the roles
are Peter; his Shadow;
Tinkerbell; the Lost Boys;
Wendy; her brothers, John
and Michael; their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Darling;
their faithful friends Nana
and Liza; Captain Hook
and his pirate crew; the
Crocodile; Tiger Lily; the
band of Neverlanders and
Neverland creatures; and,
carrying them to Never-
land, a group of stormy
Clouds.
Students entering fi rst
grade through 12th grade
are encouraged to audition.
No advance preparation is
necessary.
Assistant directors
will also be cast to aid
in rehearsals throughout
the week, and to take on
essential backstage respon-
sibilities.
The Missoula Chil-
dren’s Theatre touring
productions are complete
with costumes, scenery,
props and makeup. The
MCT Tour actor/directors
will conduct rehearsals
throughout the week from
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each
day, Monday July 31,
through Saturday, Aug. 5.
“Peter and Wendy” will
be presented 5 p.m. Satur-
day, Aug. 5, in the Liberty.
The Missoula Children’s
Theatre residency in Asto-
ria is brought to you by the
Liberty Theatre.