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2 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Regatta Pit Party ASTORIA – Cele- brate the 125th Regatta and the 1,000th customer of the Astoria Under- ground at The Regatta 1,000/125 Party in the Pit from 8-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at The Under- ground Pit, 1125 Marine Drive. The event is free and family-friendly. Jeff Daly, owner of the Astoria Underground, will host a town-wide dance party to wrap up the fi nal day of the Regatta Festi- val. Guests can enjoy free hot dogs, participate in a rain gutter Regatta race and take photos in the Astoria Clown car. The event will feature DJ Joey Altruda, as well as art and video displays, games, food, prizes and giant bubbles. The 1,000th guest will also receive a prize pack- age from local businesses Danny Miller Jeff Daly, owner of Astoria Underground, will host a dance party at the pit from 8-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. including Hotel Elliot, Fort George Brewery, Car- ruthers, Workers Historic Tavern, Blue Collar Col- lective, The Rusty Cup and Gimres Shoe Store. For more information, contact Daly at 415-713- 4141, jd48woody@gmail. com or oldastoria.com. Fort George hosts Regatta block party with Northwest bands ASTORIA – The Fort George Brewery and Pub- lic House is hosting a block party from 4-10 p.m. Sat- urday and Sunday, Aug. 10 and 11, with top folk and rock and roll bands from the Northwest during Regatta weekend. There is no cover and all ages are welcome. Bands playing Satur- day include The Hackles, Michael Hurley and Tango Alpha Tango. On Sunday, The Get Ahead, Jerry Joseph and Roselit Bone will perform. There will be an outdoor showing of “Kindergarten Cop” at 9 p.m. Friday. The brewery will also host Miss Lonely Hearts and Lonesome Heroes at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4. There The Hackles will play at the Fort George Brewery and Public House’s Regatta block party on Saturday, Aug. 10. is no cover and all ages are welcome. Miss Lonely Hearts is a country band that started in California’s Central Val- ley. Lonesome Heroes hails from Austin, Texas, and plays indie rock and country. At 8 p.m. on Sunday Aug. 18 and 25, Michael Shay’s Texas Express and Cedar Teeth will play. These concerts are also free and all ages are welcome to attend. Texas Express is a rag- time and bluegrass band. The band is now based in the Pacifi c Northwest and features Michael Shay on guitar/vocals, Peter “Spud” Siegel on mandolin/vocals, Chris Kee on bass/vocals and Annie Staninec on fi ddle/vocals. Cedar Teeth is an Ameri- cana and rock band from the Cascade Foothills in Colton, Ore. The band blends rough and rustic folk rock with lyr- ical American roots.