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Upper Left
Edge writers
celebrate
Finland
MANZANITA — To mark
the centennial of Finland’s
independence, writers of
the Upper Left Edge will
host a reading to celebrate
the nation and Finnish
culture 7 to 8 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 11, at Manzanita
News & Espresso (500
Laneda Ave.).
The featured writers
focused on Finland in the
Upper Left Edge’s latest
print edition, aka the
“Nordic Edition.”
Astoria Yacht
Club to hold
rallies in city’s
downtown
ASTORIA — The Astoria
Yacht Club will hold down-
town rallies in August and
September.
The dates are on Thurs-
days: Aug. 10 and 24, and
Sept. 7. Sign-up takes place
at 5:30 p.m. in the Yacht
Club room.
Soup and crackers will
be offered after the rally.
A $5 boat donation and a
$2 to $3 donation for the
after-sail light supper are
requested.
Non-club members are
invited to participate. Come
see Astoria from the water!
Decemberists
frontman Meloy
headlines concert
in Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Colin Meloy,
the frontman of The December-
ists, is headlining a September
music event in Cannon Beach.
The balladist from the Port-
land-based indie rock band will
perform solo at the inaugural
“Stackstock” — a music festival
Saturday, Sept. 23, at Haystack
Gardens — along with Pure
Bathing Culture, Chorale PDX,
Cardioid and a lineup of other
Pacific Northwest musical acts.
Doors open at noon; the event
starts at 1 p.m. and goes until 9 p.m.
“Stackstock” is the brainchild
of Cannon Beach’s Ryan Snyder,
president of Martin Hospitality.
“The North Coast of Oregon is
not really on the tour schedule for
big name touring acts like Colin
Meloy or Pure Bathing Culture,”
Snyder said in a news release. The
festival is “my way of sharing this
incredibly unique music with the
community here and our visitors
alike.”
Originally from Helena, Mon-
tana, Meloy attended the Univer-
sity of Oregon before transferring
to the University of Montana,
where he studied creative writing.
The singer-songwriter is
also the author of the New York
Times-bestselling “Wildwood
Chronicles,” a series of children’s
fantasy novels illustrated by his
wife, Carson Ellis.
General admission to “Stack-
stock” is $40 in advance, $50 the
day of the show. There are VIP
opportunities available. Children
10 and older are welcome to
attend for the same ticket price as
general admission. To purchase
tickets, visit: www.stackstockfest.
com. Call 503-436-1197 with any
questions.
Author talks Oregon
wolf that made history
COLIN MURPHEY/ THE DAILY
ASTORIAN
A sailor with the Asto-
ria Yacht Club adjusts
the main sail on his boat
during a leisurely outing
on the Columbia River.
WIKIMEDIA COMMMONS
Colin Meloy of The Decemberists will perform at a Cannon Beach music festival in
September.
AMAZON.COM
SEASIDE — Author Beckie
Elgin will discuss her book
“Journey: The Amazing story
of OR-7, the Oregon Wolf
That Made History” 1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 12, at the
Seaside Public Library.
The event, presented by
the Friends of the Seaside
Library, will take place in the
Community Room.
“Journey” is the docu-
mented history of the tagged
Oregon wolf who left north-
east Oregon to find a mate,
and became the first wild
wolf to enter California in 87
years.
Elgin will share the
story, based on known
facts, behind the sojourn of
this collared Oregon wolf,
the library said in a release.
She will describe the wolf’s
life, from his birth until the
time he left his natal pack
for a 4,000-mile three-year
trek.
In addition, Elgin will
share background informa-
tion about the lifestyle of
wolves, their history with
humans, and methods used
by scientists to study wolves.
The author will present
dilemmas, such as science
“intruding” into the lives of
the animals, with collaring
and GPS tracking vs. the
need to gain information to
protect the species.
Elgin has an MFA from
Pacific University and has
published numerous arti-
cles about wolves that have
appeared in The Oregonian,
Earth Island Journal, Mail
Tribune and other publica-
tions.
The Seaside Public
Library is located at 1131
Broadway St. For more infor-
mation, call 503-738-6742 or
visit seasidelibrary.org.