MARCH 1, 2018 // 7
COURTESY ENCORE DANCE STUDIO
MEGAN WILCKEN PHOTO
Members of Encore Dance Studio’s team gather for a picture at owner Denele Sweet’s house.
Pictured (from left) are Suzannah Hastings, April Cameron, Courtney Bangs, Tia Van Slyke, Trixie
Leone, Denele Sweet, Erin Hofseth, Brittani Henderson, Kimmbrly Mount and Nikkole Sasso.
Other staff members not pictured include Krysti Ficker, Cheryl Cochran, Christiane Butler, Mi-
chelle Lee, Connie Mulvany, Arlene Holmes, Annie Navarjo-Rivera and Dana Larsen.
Author Marianne Monson, instructor of writing at Clatsop Community College
#MeToo: What Now?
ASTORIA — Clatsop Community College
and Fort George Brewery are pleased
to announce the March event for the
2017-18 first Thursday Ales & Ideas lec-
tures. On March 1, the college will kick
off Women’s History Month with two
talented speakers at the brewery’s Lovell
Showroom.
Mindy Stokes, women’s studies
instructor and director of the Lives in
Transition program, presents “#Me Too:
What Now?”
Stokes will provide a historical analy-
sis of the Me Too campaign and why it’s
a significant and sustainable aspect of the
feminist movement.
According to Wikipedia, the
phrase “Me Too,” long used by social
activist Tarana Burke to help survivors
realize they are not alone, was popular-
ized by actress Alyssa Milano when she
encouraged women to Tweet it to “give
people a sense of the magnitude of the
problem.”
Since then, #MeToo has been posted
online millions of times, and terms such
as sexual harassment and sexual assault
are common expressions used in the
workplace. Stokes will provide a way
forward in the “What Now?” portion of
the evening, discussing why the third and
fourth waves of the feminist movement
provide a theoretical framework for cre-
ating a society built on equity.
Encore scholarships on
offer for aspiring dancers
GEARHART — Encore Dance Studio’s non-
profit Encore Performing Arts Foundation
is now accepting applications for scholar-
ships for the 2018-19 dance year.
The mission for these scholarships is to
get kids dancing who have financial barriers.
Applications are due Friday, March 16. Win-
ners of the scholarship will be announced
Wednesday, April 25.
Email getyoudancing@gmail.com or visit
the Gearhart studio (3631 U.S. Highway 101
N.) to pick up an application.
Servin’ up soul food at Seaside library
COLIN MURPHEY PHOTO
Mindy Stokes, women’s studies instructor
and director of Lives in Transition at Clatsop
Community College
The college is also pleased to in-
troduce our newest instructor of writ-
ing, Marianne Monson, who will read an
excerpt from her latest book, “Frontier
Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring
Pioneer Women.”
Doors open with food and beverage
service at 6 p.m. Seasonal beers are
on tap, food and other beverages are
available for purchase, but no purchase is
required. Minors are welcome.
The Fort George Lovell Showroom
is located at Duane and 14th streets in
Astoria.
SEASIDE — Spice up your
life at our “Coastal Soul
Cooking Class” 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 10. The
event is sponsored by the
Friends of the Seaside
Library and will be held in
the Community Room.
The class is limited
to 15 people and will be
taught by LaNicia Wil-
liams. You can sign up for
this special event at the
Circulation Desk or by
phone.
Williams’ specialties in-
clude Southern-style fried
chicken, cornbread, home-
made mac-and-cheese, col-
lard greens, candied yams
and much more.
Williams will give
COURTESY SEASIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Chef LaNicia Williams
cooking instruction and
hands-on demonstrations,
focusing on one of her
favorite soul food dishes:
shrimp and grits. Partici-
pants will turn the kitchen
at the library into a soul-
food sanctuary and will
learn how to cook a soul
food meal seasoned with
love.
Williams is a resident
of Nehalem and the maker
of “cornbread so good that
just one piece will never
be enough.” She is origi-
nally from the Los Angeles
area and found her way to
the North Coast by way of
Seattle in 2014.
The Seaside Public
Library is located at 1131
Broadway St. For more
information, call 503-738-
6742 or visit seasideli-
brary.org.
