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12 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Seafood 101 is a real catch SEASIDE — Plumb the depths of seafood at the Seaside Public Library’s Seafood 101 cooking class at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Seaside Library and will be held in the Community Room. The class is limited to 15 people and will be taught by Jennifer Burns Bright, a food and travel writer based in Port Orford. Participants must sign up for this spe- cial event and can do so at the circulation desk or by phone. Seafood 101 features cooking instruction and hand-on demos using local catch to prepare classic dishes. This workshop is a culinary primer on basic techniques and recipes for local seafood, includ- ing shellfish, rockfish and albacore. Attendees will be involved in prepping, cook- ing, serving and sharing a memorable repast. The library is at 1131 Broadway St. For more information, call 503-738- 6742 or visit seasidelibrary. org. File photo Left to right: Bette Lu Krause, Rita Smith and Christl Mack are the musical trio Oyster Crackers. Jennifer Burns Bright. Filling empty bowls and empty bellies SEAVIEW, Wash. — Empty Bowls, an annual fundraiser that benefits families struggling to eat healthy meals each day, will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Peninsula Church Center, 5000 N. Place in Seaview. For a suggested dona- tion of $10 for adults and $5 for children, attendees get all the soup they can eat, a concert and a chance to win a piece of art. This year many wonder- ful works of art are being donated by local artists for raffle. Raffle tickets are $1 per ticket, $5 for six tickets. The peninsula’s Oyster Crackers will perform live music from noon to 1 p.m. Local restaurants and bak- eries are donating soup and bread for the meal. Proceeds go to local organizations that distribute food to people in need. The Food4Kids Back- pack program provides weekend food backpacks for children in the Ocean Beach Schools who may participate in the free/ reduced lunch program during the week but strug- gle over the weekends. His Supper Table and The Community Table provide balanced meals for those in need weekly; the latter also provides food to shut-ins. For more information, contact Elena Righettini at mrighettini@yahoo.com. Colin Murphey Andrew Catalano gets ready to start preparing ingredients for his ready-to-cook meal kits. Get to know invasive species ... then eat them Labor Temple hosts indoor yard sale Beers and Bargains Sunday, April 7, brings two opportunities to see Tao Orion present “Whole Sys- tems Ecological Restoration: Rethinking the Role of Inva- sive Species.” The presentations take place 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Fort George Brewery’s Community Room at Duane and 14th streets in Astoria, and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Catherine Episcopal Church, 36335 U.S. Highway 101, ASTORIA — The Labor Temple Bar’s Beers and Bargains — an indoor yard sale complete with socializing, drinking beer and money-making oppor- tunities — takes place 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7. This event is for shop- pers who like to imbibe and see what cool crafts and knick-knacks are for sale. The Labor Temple is looking for sellers of all kinds. Things to sell are between Manzanita and Nehalem. This presentation will focus on developing a whole systems-based understand- ing of invasive species as a foundation for holistically managing their populations. Orion is the author of “Beyond the War on Inva- sive Species: A Permacul- ture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration.” Also consider attending the “Eat the Invaders” dinner with Andy Catalano featur- ing Japanese knotweed, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 8, at Salmonberry Saloon, 380 Marine Drive, Wheeler. Catalano, owner of Ali- mento Astoria, will grace us with multiple approaches to this versatile plant. Chefs from Salmonberry Saloon are on deck to add their touches. This multi-course meal (with dessert) will be inter- spersed with brief talks from Orion and leaders from the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council and Tillamook Estu- aries Partnership. For information and tickets to “Eat the Invad- ers,” visit the event page on Facebook. Tickets are $45 per person. There will be a no-host bar. To purchase tickets, visit Brown Paper Tickets. vintage items, clothing, odds and ends, collectibles, crafts, baked goods, tools, weird things, toys, etc. Ven- dors pay a $20 refundable deposit per spot (choose- able spots are available when you pay the deposit). Sign-ups are open now; it is best to visit the Labor Tem- ple to see what’s available. Call 503-325-0801 for more information. The Labor Temple is at 934 Duane St.
