A5 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEbRuARY 22, 2019 Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian The festival draws hundreds of people to Astoria every year. Festival of Dark Arts envelops Astoria By COLIN MURPHEY The Daily Astorian H undreds of people gathered in downtown Astoria on Saturday at the Fort George Brewery campus for the annual Festival of Dark Arts. The event featured food vendors, live music, artists, a magician, belly dancers and, of course, a wide array of dark beers on tap. Dave Gonzalez works on a metal sculpture. Fire dancers entertain the crowd toward the end of the night’s festivities. Alana Robbie tattoos a customer. Jessamyn Grace, left, and Andrea Mazzarella perform a dance routine.