THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 // 3
SCRATCHPAD
Find adventure on the North Coast this summer
By JONATHAN WILLIAMS
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
S
ummer is nearly here. With
long days full of cool morn-
ings that turn into warm, bliss-
ful afternoons and
celestial sunsets,
it’s the most excit-
ing time on the
North Coast.
The season
kicks into high gear
with Astoria Pride
and Goonies Days the fi rst week-
end in June, making this the perfect
time to explore the coast, try a new
restaurant or cultural event. Make
coast
this summer the time to spring-
board into the rest of the year.
The Columbia-Pacifi c region
offers many events to try through-
out the summer.
Spend Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Saturdays and Sundays perus-
ing the bounty of goods from local
artisans and food producers at the
Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach
and Washington’s Long Beach and
Ilwaco’s farmers markets.
Attend one of the many art
walks in Gearhart, Seaside and
Astoria the fi rst and second Satur-
days of each month.
Or get adventurous and go for a
hike: the Fort to Sea Trail, Oswald
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
weekend
arts & entertainment
ON THE COVER
Clothing and memora-
bilia featured in the new
“Coming Home: World
War I and the Centennial
of the American Legion”
exhibit at the Columbia
Pacifi c Heritage Museum
in Ilwaco.
COLIN MURPHY
See story on Page 8
THE ARTS
4
Dance at any age
7
A space of beauty
8
Learn ballet, contra and square dancing
COASTAL LIFE
Portland Japanese Garden off ers rare solace
FEATURE
Caring for Vets
Museum exhibit celebrates American Legion’s centennial
FURTHER ENJOYMENT
MUSIC CALENDAR .....................5
CROSSWORD ...............................6
SEE + DO ............................. 10, 11
CW MARKETPLACE.......... 15, 16
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Park and Ecola State Park all offer
stunning views and rewarding
treks.
And don’t forget to take a stroll
on one of the many beaches from
Manzanita north to Cannon Beach,
Seaside and Gearhart, Fort Ste-
vens State Park and across the river
to Cape Disappointment, Seaview,
Long Beach and Ocean Park.
There’s also new things hap-
pening this summer. The Liberty
Theatre has an exciting smatter-
ing of concerts in June including
Blind Pilot and 45th Parallel Uni-
versal Orchestra, the Pyixs Quartet
(which will perform a string quartet
by Handel in complete darkness)
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
JONATHAN WILLIAMS
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
BREE ELLIOTT
CONTRIBUTORS
DAVID CAMPICHE
PATTY HARDIN
RYAN HUME
BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL
JONATHAN WILLIAMS
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and Hermitage Piano Trio. In July,
the Liberty is also premiering the
“Gearhart Hotel Musical.”
Plays like “Nunsense!” and
“And Then There Were One” are
coming to the Coaster Theatre in
Cannon Beach.
There’s also co-ed softball,
women’s volleyball and summer
league swim teams in Astoria.
Of course there’s the annual
summer staples, too: the Scandi-
navian Festival in June, Fourth of
July fi reworks over the Colum-
bia River; outdoor movies at Asto-
ria’s McClure Park in July and
Fred Lindstrom Memorial Park in
August; summer concerts every
Saturday in July and August at
Cape Disappointment’s Waikiki
Beach; concerts and parades; the
Astor Street Opry Company’s pro-
duction of “Shanghaied in Astoria,”
the Clatsop County Fair and Sea-
side Beach Volleyball Tournament.
And don’t forget this year marks
the 125th Regatta in Astoria.
Summer is also the best time to
try food and drinks at restaurants
new and old that embrace the fl a-
vors of the season.
It’s also the best time go camp-
ing, catch up on some reading and
learn a new craft.
Whether this is your fi rst or
50th summer on the North Coast,
there’s news things to see and do
for everyone. No list of events will
be the same, so go fi nd your next
adventure. It’s waiting. CW