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4 // COASTWEEKEND.COM A variety show for those with ‘fascism fatigue’ ASTORIA — KALA play sultry American Gothic presents Literary Cures for folk to calm the ego in a Fascism Fatigue: A Variety floating waltz and dream- Show! at 7:30 p.m. Monday, like trance. In addition, the March 25. Rachel Lionheart, show includes liter- ary superstar Ariel a performing artist Gore, author of and comedian, will “We Were Witches” MC the event, and (2017), and more cartoonist Shannon than a dozen other Wheeler, author of books of fiction and “Sh*t My President nonfiction. Gore is Says: The Illustrated Ariel Gore Tweets of Donald J. the founding edi- tor/publisher of Hip Trump” (2017), will Mama magazine. present a brief his- tory of political cartooning. Additional readers The show also features include local writer and Rebecca Fish Ewan, author cartoonist Alyssa Gray- beal, Missy Ladygo, Dot of the new graphic mem- oir “By the Forces of Grav- Hearn, Candace Walsh, ity” (2018). Through draw- Ky Delaney, Dot Hearn, ings and free verse, she Kassie Hughes and Emily captures the raw fascination Skelding. of a childhood friendship in Doors open at 7 p.m. 1970s Berkeley. The cover is $7. KALA is Former Astorian Maddi at 1017 Marine Drive in Epping of Mary Jane will Astoria. Naselle Community Center hosts artists fair NASELLE, Wash. — You are cordially invited to an artists fair held at the new Naselle Community Center, 14 Parpala Road. Meet the artists, check out their works and pur- chase your favorites, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Donations will be accepted at the door. Sandwiches, wine and homemade apple cider will be available. Artists in residence include Marie Powell, Lori Holliday, Wendy Man- ula, Helen Pikanen, Shan- non Tetz, Erin Engelson, Samantha Wert, Adam Haase, Pat Howerton and others. Enjoy the Northwest coast as people have for millennia – on footpaths First trail run – a 5K/10K – takes place March 23 LEWIS AND CLARK — Lewis and Clark National Historical Park hosts its first trail run of the year on Saturday, March 23. Come for either a 5K or 10K course that features the Kwis Kwis Trail. The 10K run includes long, steep sections. The start/ finish line will be at the Fort to Sea Trail trailhead off Fort Clatsop Road. Allow time to park at one of the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center parking lots, register at the Visi- tor Center, then enjoy a half-mile warm-up hike on the Fort to Sea Trail to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Runners enjoy a previous Lewis & Clark trail run. the start line prior to the 10 a.m. start. Register that morning from 9 to 9:30 at the Visitor Center. The cost to partici- pate is the purchase of a $30 Annual Park Pass that grants entry into all of the 2019 Lewis & Clark Trail Series events and admis- sion to the park for a year. Registration is free with any pass that covers entry into all of our nation’s national parks. Partici- pants younger than 18 need their parent or guard- ian to sign the registration form. A prize drawing will be held afterwards. No pets are permitted on the course during the event (pets leashed to peo- ple are welcome on the park trails at other times). The Lewis & Clark Trail Series is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association, which supports park edu- cation and interpretative activities. For more information, call the park at 503-861- 2471, visit nps.gov/lewi or find the park on Facebook at LewisandClarkNation- alHistoricalPark. Guild offers new writer-in-residence program ASTORIA — The Writ- er’s Guild of Astoria, in conjunction with Asto- ria Visual Arts (AVA), announces a new writ- er-in-residence program that runs July 14 through 21. The chosen writer will have the opportunity to spend one week in pursuit of creative work in a cot- tage located on Washing- ton’s Willapa Bay. Hosted by Buzz Bissinger and Lisa Smith at their five-acre waterfront property, this residency will provide writ- ing time and space in an idyllic setting to make sub- stantial progress on a sig- nificant writing project. Writers of novels, short stories, literary nonfic- tion, plays, memoir, poetry and screenplays will be considered. Lodging and a food sti- pend are provided. The writer must arrange for transportation to and from the residency. Applications are due Wednesday, May 15. Appli- cations consist of (1) a cover letter describing your experience and interests as a writer, your connec- tion with the Pacific North- west and what you hope to accomplish during your residency; (2) a one-page description of your writ- ing project, its scope, and current state; (3) a short (one- to five-page) writing sample; and (4) a resume, including any writing pub- lications if applicable. Bissinger teaches advanced narrative non- fiction at the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of various books, including “Friday Night Lights,” “Three Nights in August” and “A Prayer for the City.” Smith has spent much of her career in public-interest communications, including writing and producing for public television and pub- lic radio. One or both hosts will be on hand, for at least a portion of the residency, for socializing in the eve- nings. The Writer’s Guild will arrange opportuni- ties for additional evening social interactions with writers and others through- out the week. A cocktail hour and reading of a sam- ple of the resident’s work will be open to the public and scheduled at the AVA Gallery at the close of the residency. Send materials to info@ thewritersguild.org. Visit thewritersguild.com for more information.
