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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 2018)
OCTOBER 25, 2018 // 19 A storm of art and music A haunting musical in Raymond RAYMOND, WASH. — Human or specter? Friend or foe? The Hannan Playhouse and Willapa Players present a haunted melodrama, featuring a youthful cast of singing and dancing ghosts, ghost hunters, zombies, monsters and even an alien extraterrestrial. The fun takes place at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, and 7:30 p.m. Poetry workshop? You could do verse. ASTORIA — The League of Intertidal Writers, an Astoria-based literary arts nonprofit organization, hosts a poetry writing workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, with instructor Shannon Carson, a Portland poet. In the workshop, “Poeisis & Poetry: Poet as Maker of Meaning,” Carson will lead participants through guided meditations, writing prompts, revision exercises and discussions that explore the role of the poet as one who makes sense of or reveals truths to help us understand ourselves and the world we inhabit. Each writer will leave the workshop with, if not a completed poem, a strong start toward that end. Carson has a bachelor of arts in English literature and a master’s degree in poetry from Portland State University, where she taught writing for nearly a decade. The workshop takes place in a private home. The cost is $50 and will cap at 12 partici- pants. Participants will pay at the beginning of the workshop. Scholarships are also available. To register, contact Jennifer Nightingale at leagueofinter- tidalwriters@gmail.com. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3. A matinee takes place 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. “The Haunted Hannan Playhouse: The Musical” is an original production by local playwright and musi- cian, Russell Wiitala, who crafts a musical that uses his own experiences and reported stories over the last 60 years of poltergeists haunting the Hannan Playhouse. The playhouse is at 518 Eighth St., Raymond, Wash., across from the Eighth Street park. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Everyones’s Video & More in Raymond, South Bend Pharmacy in South Bend or at the door. JERRY MCCOLLUM PHOTO Director and playwright Russell Wiitala, who wrote ‘The Haunted Hannan Play- house: The Musical.’ PRETTY FLY CLASS! ASTORIA — Have you ever wanted to fish with a fly you tied yourself? An upcoming class at the Barbey Maritime Center is a rare opportunity to learn the basics of fly tying from renowned local expert Hen- ry Hoffman, who has more than 60 years of experience. The class will be held 10 a.m. to noon on the first three Saturdays in Novem- ber: the 3rd, 10th and 17th. Volunteers from Rain- land Fly Casters will also be present, and class partic- ipants will receive a free one-year membership to the club. An excellent and detailed book on Northwest fly patterns will also be available for $10. COURTESY COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM Rainland Fly Casters logo. The cost of the class is $45 for Columbia River Maritime Museum mem- bers, $55 for nonmembers. Your Adventure Starts Here! FLOWER • CONCENTRATES • EDIBLES PREROLLS • ACCESSORIES • TOPICALS hi Casual Cannabis • 193 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR 97103 • 503.325.4078 • hiAstoria.com Mystic Roots Cannabis • 38012 Highway 26, Seaside, OR 97138 • 971.225.7420 • MysticRootsCannabis.com Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. For use only by adults twenty-one years of age and older. Keep out of reach of children. CANNON BEACH — The Stormy Weather Arts Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, Nov. 2 through 4. This event is one of the premier art events for Cannon Beach and is filled with gallery receptions, music, food and bever- age, and two very special concerts: • Lloyd Jones Struggle Live! 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Coaster Theatre Playhouse. Doors open at 7 p.m. Price is $35. • Curtis Salgado Live! 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Coaster Theatre Play- house. Doors open at 7 p.m. Price is $40. Tickets can be purchased online and at the Cannon Beach Chamber of Com- merce, 207 N. Spruce St. Movie night in Manzanita MANZANITA — The Wandering Reel Traveling Film Festival comes to the Hoffman Center for the Arts, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets are $5. Take a peek at portraits of the seemingly mundane moments, memories and dreams that play meaningful parts in our lives through the unique styles of six visionary storytellers. The films showing are “Bonobo,” “Into the Blue,” “Three Red Sweaters,” “The End of Time,” “The Boatman” and “End of The Rainbow.” The screening is followed by a Q-and-A with festival director Michael Harrington. The Hoffman Center is at 594 Laneda Ave.
