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Feel the hygge at
Astoria Library
ASTORIA — Have you
heard of “hygge” (pro-
nounced hoo-ga)? It’s the
Danish concept of con-
tentment achieved through
all things comfortable and
cozy.
Treat yourself to a taste
of the Hygge Lyfe from 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
27, in the Astoria Library
Flag Room. Bring a book,
or a quiet craft like knitting
or coloring, and kick back.
Snack on cake and warm
beverages as local artist
Larkin plays ambient music
— original compositions
and improvisations on the
hammered dulcimer — and
feel the hygge.
Larkin has performed
in 15 countries, four con-
tinents and at the occa-
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Astoria Library
Larkin will play ambient
music for the Astoria Library’s
program Hygge Lyfe.
sional Astoria Art Walk.
He has released 12 albums
including “Inside the Asto-
ria Column,” a solo fl ute
recording.
The Astoria Library is at
450 10th St. For informa-
tion about library programs
and services, contact 503-
325-7323 or visit astoriali-
brary.org.
ASTORIA — Each
winter, North Coast Food
Web sponsors two events
in support of local food
producers and to improve
access to healthy, farm-di-
rect food for shoppers.
The fi rst is Farmer-Chef
Connect, taking place
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mon-
day, Feb. 25, at Food Web
headquarters, 577 18th St.
With more and more
area restaurants working
to feature locally produced
products on their menus,
the Food Web provides
an opportunity for both
groups to come together to
fi nd out what chefs would
like to buy locally and
introduce them to what is
available here at home.
Meet Your Farmer —
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun-
day, March 3, at Food
Web headquarters — is
a chance for community
members to see what’s
available from local
farmers.
This is the time of year
when farms that offer
Community Supported
Agriculture programs take
registrations. When har-
vest season begins, CSA
members receive a weekly
box of fresh produce to
inspire the next seven days
of meals. Visit with the
folks who grow your food,
enjoy a light snack and see
what’s in store for spring.
Get out in the garden
ILWACO, Wash.
— Master Gardeners
offers a spring prun-
ing workshop 10 to
11:30 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 23, at the Colum-
bia Pacifi c Heritage
Museum with present-
ers Kelly Rupp and
Hugh Barrett.
Spring is coming,
but it’s not here yet.
This is the time to get
out in the garden and
examine your dormant
plants and trees. What
kinds of pruning will
ensure their health and
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optimize their beauty?
Master Garden-
ers will share specifi c
techniques for prun-
ing ornamental plants,
shrubs, fruit trees
and caning berries.
There will be plants
and demonstrations
of pruning methods,
hands-on opportuni-
ties to practice your
pruning methods and
handouts to guide you
in keeping your plants
looking their best.
The museum is at
115 S.E. Lake St.