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MARCH 15, 2018 // 9 Climate exploration films screen in Cannon Beach COLLEGE GETS PI-EYED FOR EINSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY ASTORIA — Clatsop Community College invites the community to a free family event at the Lexing- ton Avenue Campus (Patriot Hall Gym) 1:59 p.m. to 6 p.m. Satur- day, March 17. The college is celebrating phys- icist Albert Einstein’s birthday and the mystery of the mathematical constant pi (π). Admission is free. This event is appetizing for all ages, and families are encouraged to attend (children under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult). The college’s regionally ac- claimed band, the π’d π’pers, will open the festivities at 1:59 p.m. with music and singing. There will be math games, pi and other math walks, face painting, pi prizes and more. Pi’s famous relative — pie— will be sold by the Pi-Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa as a fundraiser (by the slice or whole pie). Pi is everywhere around us; it is the ratio of any circle’s circumfer- ence to the length of its diameter. While the actual Pi Day is March 14, which mimics the first 3 digits of pi (3.14), the college’s celebra- tion will be March 17. Holding the event on 3.17 made a number discrepancy in pi so our math department formulated this mathematical explanation: The first 8 digits of Pi are 3.1415926. Thus, Pi Day is on Saturday, March 17 (3.14 + 0.03), begins at 1:59 p.m. (159) and goes to (2) 6 p.m. (6). For additional information about this event, or if you have questions about the mysteries of pi, contact TJ Lackner, Clatsop Community College mathematics instructor, at 503-338-2452 or tlackner@clatsopcc.edu. CANNON BEACH — HALO Education presents its first Rockdance film screenings in Cannon Beach at the Coaster Theatre Playhouse and Cannon Beach Histo- ry Center & Museum on Sunday and Monday, March 18 and 19. The first showing will be 1 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at the Coaster Theatre. There will be two films shown, “Guliya” and “Byrd 1933.” Film producer and direc- tor Pamela Theodotou from Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Climate Re- search Center will be there to present “Guliya,” a film about the research center’s U.S.-China collaboration with Third Pole Environ- ment at OSU to extract the oldest ice samples outside the poles. “Byrd 1933” is a histor- ical film featuring original film clips from Paramount Picture’s documentation of Admiral Byrd’s Antarctica 1933 expedition. The docu- mentary was conserved and co-produced by the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program and made possible through a grant from the National Film Preservation Founda- tion. The second screening of “Byrd 1933” will take place 4 p.m. Monday, March 19, at the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum. If there is time, “Guliya” will be screened again as well. The museum is a more intimate venue and is limited in seating. Folks will have an opportunity to informally meet Theodotou. Beverages will be served. The suggested donation for both screenings is $5. All proceeds will go to the Haystack Rock Awareness Program, the team of city COURTESY CYNTHIA BRYDEN staff and volunteers that edu- cates visitors about the bird and marine intertidal life at the sea stack. This is HALO’s first venture to show innovative documentary eco-films on climate concerns. The organization plans to hold an annual Rockdance film festival in Cannon Beach to encourage environmental awareness in the Pacific Northwest. COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE March 16 - April 21, 2018 Tickets $20 or $25 Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday shows start at 3:00p.m. Sponsored by Coaster Construction Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com 108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR