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Party like it’s 1899 at Flavel museum
ABOVE: An image from the Old-Fashioned Fun and Games event
2010. BELOW: Gary Lewis, a blacksmith of Lone Wolf Forge, plies
his trade at the Old-Fashioned Fun and Games in 2011.
ASTORIA — The annual
Old-Fashioned Fun and
Games event returns to the
Flavel House Museum 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10, with
a full slate of activities for
kids, adults and families.
The fun includes croquet
and badminton, contests
and prizes, butter- and ice
cream-making demonstra-
tions, apple pressing, tex-
tiles, blacksmithing, wagon
rides and more.
So come have some lem-
onade and a corn dog (yes,
they had these back then,
too.) while kids learn how
children entertained them-
selves during the Victorian
era.
For more information
about this event or other
Clatsop County Historical
Society activities, call 503-
325-2203 or email cchs@
cumtux.org.
Clatsop County Histor-
ical Society is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit educational organi-
zation dedicated to pre-
serving and presenting the
history of Clatsop County
Oregon and the surrounding
area. The Society operates
the Flavel House Museum,
The Heritage Museum, the
Oregon Film Museum and
the Uppertown Firefighters
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
A snapshot at the Old-Fashioned Fun and Games event in 2010
5:00 pm
Downtown Astoria
Vases,
vessels on
view in
Manzanita
Every month, year ‘round!
Sept .
9 th
Visit Downtown Astoria on the
2nd Saturday of every month for
art, music, and general merriment!
Presented by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association
astoriadowntown.com
facebook/astoriadowntown.com
SUBMITTED PHOTO
MANZANITA — The vas-
es and vessels of fifteen
North Coast artists are
featured in the Hoffman
Center for the Arts Gal-
lery in Manzanita Oregon
through September.
The gallery is open 3
to 5 p.m. Fridays and Sat-
urdays through Sept. 30.