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THURSDAY
Saturday,
December 28
Fort to Sea Trail Bird
Walk
9 a.m. Fort Stevens
State Park, 100 Peter
Iredale Rd, Hammond.
800-452-5687. Free.
Join a Park Ranger on
a guided walk to look
for and identify birds.
Thursday, December 26
Holidays Around
the World
10 a.m. Down-
town Cannon
Beach. cannon-
beach.org or 503-436-
2623. Visit partici-
pating restaurants as
they feature food and
beverage from dif-
ferent countries and
cultures. *This event
repeats daily through
Saturday.
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Holiday Tea and
Plum Pudding
1 p.m. Flavel
House Museum,
714 Exchange
St., Astoria. cumtux.
org or 503-338-4849.
$12. Enjoy a cup of
tea and traditional
holiday plum pud-
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ding in the festively
decorated historic
museum. *This event
repeats daily through
Monday.
History & Hops:
How Many Lives Can
a Ferry Boat Have?
6 p.m. Seaside Muse-
um & Historical Soci-
ety, 570 Necancium,
Seaside. seasideore-
gonmuseum.com or
503-738-7065. Free.
Seaside residents
Steve and Kathy
Gleaves will share the
stories of Tourist 2,
a spunky little boat
with a fascinating
past and ‘lives’ as a
ferry, a minelayer, a
dinner cruise boat
and more.
Friday, December 27
Try out
a new
dance
class at the
Astoria Arts
and Movement
Center. Classes
off ered
throughout
the week.
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Watercolor Classes
Noon. The Picture Attic, 711
Pacifi c Hwy North, Long Beach,
Wash. facebook.com/pictureattic
or 360-642-4770. $15. Beginner
and up. Drop-ins welcome.
Candy Skein’s Knit and Craft
Night
5 p.m. Candy Skein Yarn & Crafts,
382 12th St, Astoria. 503-741-
3577. Free. All levels welcome.
Experience Astoria
HERITAGE
MUSEUM
1618 Exchange ST
OREGON FILM
MUSEUM
732 Duane ST
Baked Bingo
7 p.m. Merry Time Bar
& Grill, 995 Marine
Sit & Stitch
11 a.m. Homespun
Quilts and Yarn, 108
10th St, Astoria.
homespunquilt.com
or 503-325-3300.
Community knitting,
crochet, spinning and
needlework. All levels
welcome. *This event
repeats at 11 a.m.
Wednesday.
First Day Hike
8 a.m. Oswald State
Park, Oswald West
State Park, Atch Cape.
oregonstateparks.
org or 800-551-6949.
A free guided hike
led by a park ranger
or volunteer who will
share stories about the
park’s history, geology,
wildlife and plants.
Meet at the Cape
Falcon trailhead.
Beginning
Argentine Tango
With Estelle &
Celeste Olivares
6 p.m. Astoria
Arts and Move-
ment Center,
342 10th St, Astoria.
astoriaartsandmove-
ment.com or 503-791-
5657. $10. All levels
welcome. Intermedi-
ate tango begins at
7 p.m.
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Learn to watercolor Friday.
FLAVEL HOUSE
MUSEUM
441 8th ST
Monday Matinee:
The Godfather (R)
2 p.m. Astoria Public
Library, 450 10th
Street, Astoria.
astorialibrary.org or
503-325-7323. Free
weekly fi lm showings.
Discussion after. Pop-
corn and chocolate
provided.
Reading
Shakespeare
10 a.m. North County
Recreation District,
361555 9th St.,
Nehalem. ncrd.org or
855-444-6273.
Write your own
“Snapshot” memoir
11 a.m. Sou’Wester
Lodge, 728 J Place,
Seaview, Wash.
souwesterlodge.com
or 360-642-2542. $30.
Write a one to two
page memoir.
Whale Watching Spoken Here
9 a.m. Various Neahkanie Over-
looks. oregonstateparks.org.
Trained volunteers at various
overlooks for Winter Whale
Watching Week. Free. *This event
repeats daily through Tuesday.
Monday, December 30
Drive, Astoria. 503-
468-0852. Free. Win
prizes including baked
goods.
Take the annual ‘Polar Plunge’ in Manzanita Wednesday.
Tap Dancing
7 p.m. Astoria
Arts and Move-
ment Center,
342 10th St., Astoria.
astoriaartsandmove-
ment.com or 503-
791-5657. Learn to
tap dance with Marco
every Monday.
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Wednesday, January 1
Washington Free
Parks Days
8 a.m. parks.state.
wa.us/486/Cape-Dis-
appointment. Enjoy
Washington’s beautiful
natural areas for free.
Sketching Group
9 a.m. North County
Recreation District
& Performing Arts
Center, 361555 9th
Street, Nehalem. ncrd.
org or 855-444-6273.
Sketching group for
adults.
Gardening Book Club
10 a.m. Dennis’ 7 Dees
Seaside Garden Cen-
ter, 84794 Hwy 101 S.,
Seaside. dennis7dees.
com/garden-center/
locations/seaside or
503-738-6980. Free.
“A Gardener’s Year”
by Karl Capek. Coff ee
and bagels served.
Pre-register.
New Year’s Day 5K
Fun Run
10 a.m. Columbia River
Maritime Museum,
1792 Marine Drive,
Astoria. crmm.org or
503-325-2323. $10.
Day-of registration
only. Snacks and
warm refreshments
provided. Prizes for
top fi nishers. The run
begins at 11:00 a.m.
Annual Polar Plunge
11 a.m. Man-
zanita Visitors
Center, 31
Laneda Ave, Manzani-
ta. exploremanzanita.
com or 503-812-5510.
Rinse off 2019 and say
hello to a whole new
decade with a brisk
plunge in the ocean.
Gather at Neahkahnie
Beach, about 1 mile
north of downtown
Manzanita.
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Thursday, January 2
Egg Day & More — Pop-Up Farm Stand
9 a.m. North Coast Food Web, 577 18th St., Astoria. northcoastfood-
web.org or 503-468-0921. Farmers bring eggs, produce, bread, meat,
and dairy for purchase. All transactions are cash only. *This event
repeats at 9 a.m. Thursdays.
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