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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.