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DECEMBER 7, 2017 // 3 SCRATCHPAD Readers’ Choice contest kicks off Dec. 8 By ERICK BENGEL 2017 COAST WEEKEND I t is here at last. Coast Weekend’s 2017 Readers’ Choice contest — where you have a chance to vote on your favorite busi- nesses, activities and dining experiences in the Colum- bia-Pacific region — opens Friday, Dec. 8, and runs through Sunday, Jan. 7. And one randomly drawn voter wins a $50 gift card! As fearsomely beautiful as coast our coastal and river commu- nities are, they wouldn’t be worth living in without the people and organizations that define our daily experienc- es — from the art galleries we dig and the auto shops we trust, to the chefs who prepare our most memorable INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend arts & entertainment 4 8 10 THE ARTS Coaster’s ‘Christmas Carol’ A historical look at ‘The Dickens Play’ COAST WEEKEND EDITOR ERICK BENGEL CALENDAR COORDINATOR REBECCA HERREN CONTRIBUTORS DAVID CAMPICHE DON FRADES WILLIAM HAM NANCY McCARTHY BIZARRO FICTION The genre of the weird Astoria writers perform at BizarroCon FEATURE Clatsop Animal Assistance TO SUBMIT AN ITEM HUG H McKENNA PHOTO DINING Mouth of the Columbia Food critic responds to readers FURTHER ENJOYMENT MUSIC CALENDAR .....................5 CLOSE TO HOME ...................... 7 ASTORIA ART WALK .................9 SEE + DO ............................ 12, 13 CROSSWORD .......................... 17 CW MARKETPLACE ............... 18 To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2017 COAST WEEKEND New items for publication consideration must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. Holiday fundraiser helps shelter dogs, cats 14 meals and the baristas who make our mochas just like we like ’em. Bars and bakeries, burgers and bookstores, trails and gyms, happy hours and cheap dates — Readers’ Choice cel- ebrates the best (by popular vote) in Clatsop, Pacific and north Tillamook counties. We’ve added two new categories this year: Best Apartment Complex and Best Local Physician. And, based on persuasive public feedback, we’ve split Best Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: editor@coastweekend.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. Barber Shop/Hair Salon into separate categories. This year’s voting has been broken into two periods. First, a two-week nom- ination period takes place through 11:59 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22. Under the ballot cate- gories, people will have a chance to add entries to the list of “seeded” ones that car- ried over from past contests. (Note: This is also a chance to let us know if any- thing is amiss on the ballot — for example, if a business on the ballot has closed and therefore no longer eligible. Or perhaps an entry has been miscategorized — say, a business listed under Best Barber Shop would fit better under Best Hair Salon.) Then will come a two- week voting period — start- ing Saturday, Dec. 23, and ending 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7. Paper ballots (see Page 23) are also accepted. First-place, second-place and third-place winners will be revealed in a special awards issue of Coast Week- end Feb. 15. Exercise your sacred franchise — and that means no stuffing the ballot box! We check emails, names, addresses and other identifi- ers to make sure people vote only once. To vote online, visit coastweekend.com/reader- schoice. For questions or concerns, feel free to send a message to editor@ coastweekend.com. CW
