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THURSDAY
JAN. 9
Friday, January 10
Saturday, January 11
Watercolor Classes
Noon. The Picture
Attic, 711 Pacifi c Hwy
North, Long Beach,
Wash. facebook.com/
pictureattic or 360-
642-4770. $15. Begin-
ner and up. Drop-ins
welcome.
Green Piece
1 p.m. Hoff man
Center for the
Arts, 594 Laneda
Ave., Manzanita. 503-
368-3846. Free. The
Hoff man Center’s An-
nual Color Show fea-
turing a wide variety
of art forms inspired
by the color green
and created by our
community of North
Coast Artists from
Astoria to Tillamook.
Art includes ceramics,
collage, fi ber, drawing,
painting, photography
and sculpture. *This
event repeats at 1 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday.
Pruning Workshop
10 a.m. Alder Creek Card, 35955 Un-
derhill Lane, Nehalem. nehalemtrust.
org or 503-368-3203. Free. It may be
cold outside but for more fruit this summer,
experts say this is the perfect time to prune.
The Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT)
will host a free pruning workshop in the Com-
munity Garden at Alder Creek Farm lead by
professional arborist David Sipp of Ecologic
Trees.
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Thursday, January 9
Egg Day & More —
Pop-Up Farm Stand
9 a.m. North
Coast Food
Web, 577 18th
St., Astoria. north-
coastfoodweb.org or
503-468-0921. Farmers
bring eggs, produce,
bread, meat, and dairy
for purchase. All trans-
actions are cash only.
*This event repeats at
9 a.m. Thursdays.
throwing welcome.
Open Clay Studio
10 a.m. Hoff man
Center for the
Arts, 594 Laneda
Ave., Manzanita. 503-
368-3846. All levels
and practices includ-
ing hand-building,
sculpting and wheel
Book Club
7 p.m. Beach Books,
616 Broadway St,
Seaside. beach-
books37.indielite.
org or 503-738-3500.
Monthly meeting on
the second Thursday.
Open to all.
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Art Classes
3 p.m. North Tillamook
Library, 571 Laneda
Ave., Manzanita.
tillabook.org/Loca-
tions-Hours/North-Til-
lamook-County or
503-368-6665. Free.
All month, Valerie will
lead art classes. This
week, make your own
collage cards.
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Whiskey Tasting
4 p.m. Blaylock’s Whiskey Bar, 433 13th Street,
Astoria. blaylockswhiskeybar.com or 503-741-3448.
Free. Join fi fth generation wheat rancher and fi rst
to grow wheat east of the Willamette Valley as he
shares complimentary tastes of Double Circle Spirits’
small batch wheat whiskey, bourbon whiskey and
vodka.
Monday, January 13
Reading Shakespeare
10 a.m. North County Recreation District,
361555 9th St., Nehalem. ncrd.org or 855-
444-6273.
The Sparrow Dance Co.’s debut performance, ‘Flight,’ happens Friday
and Saturday in Astoria.
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.
“Shore / Lines”
6 p.m. Sou’Wester
Lodge, 728 J Place,
Seaview, Wash. sou-
westerlodge.com or
360-642-2542. Free.
Artist Marcus Fischer
is a fi rst-generation
American musician
and interdisciplinary
artist. His work typi-
cally centers around
memory, geography
and the manipulation
of physical audio
Flight
7:15 p.m. The
Ten Fifteen
Theater, 1015
Commercial St, Asto-
ria. A Sparrow Dance
Company debut per-
formance featuring 10
modern dance pieces
including 5 original,
never before seen
pieces. Choreography
by Artistic Director
Julia Gingerich, Afro
Caribe, Kimberly Mi-
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2nd Saturday Art Walk
5 p.m. astoriadowntown.com. Visit
downtown Astoria on the 2nd Saturday
of every month for art, festive re-
freshments, entertainment, music, creative
outbursts and more.
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An art piece by Marcus Fischer, whose work
will be on display at Sou’Wester Lodge this
weekend.
guel Mulle and Valarie
Edwards. Tenor Julian
Gingerich, narration
by poet Kimberly
O’Bryant and art by
Glen Herman of Asto-
ria Makers. *This event
repeats Saturday.
Experience Astoria
HERITAGE
MUSEUM
1618 Exchange ST
Family Storytime
10:30 a.m. Astoria Public Library, 450
10th Street, Astoria. astorialibrary.org
or 503-325-7323. Free All ages, every
fi rst Saturday.
Lutefi sk Luncheon
11:30 a.m. Suomi Hall, 244 W Marine Dr,
Astoria. members.oldoregon.com/list/
member/united-fi nnish-kaleva-broth-
ers-sisters-astoria-lodge-2-3865 or 503-791-
7805. $20, $15 for children 12 and under.
Hosted by the Astoria Finnish Brotherhood
Auxiliary. Admission includes Lutefi sk and/
or meatballs with all the trimmings. A silent
auction is featured with Nordic treasures and
Finnish treats.
OREGON FILM
MUSEUM
732 Duane ST
FLAVEL HOUSE
MUSEUM
441 8th ST
Beginning Argentine Tango With Estelle &
Celeste Olivares
6 p.m. Astoria Arts and Movement Cen-
ter, 342 10th St, Astoria. astoriaartsand-
movement.com or 503-791-5657.
$10. All levels welcome. Intermediate tango
begins at 7 p.m.
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Wednesday, January 15
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.
Circle Creek
Stewardship Day
10 a.m. North
Coast Land
Conservancy,
Circle Creek, Seaside.
NCLCtrust.org or 503-
738-9126. They may
not look like much,
but “habitat piles” are
a boon to wildlife. Vol-
unteer and help create
habitat heaps at Circle
Creek Conservation
Center.
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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.
recording mediums.
The Dance of Letting
Go
6:30 p.m. Astoria Arts
and Movement Center,
342 10th St, Astoria.
No experience or
registration neces-
sary. $10 donation.
An exploration of our
own natural rhythms
through guided
instruction in a caring,
non-judgmental
space.
I NFORM
today
Sunday, January 12
The Peninsula Quilt Guild meets monthly and
welcomes all levels.
Peninsula Quilt Guild
1 p.m. Peninsula Church
Center, 5000 N Pl,
Seaview, Wash. 360-642-
3941. All levels of quil-
ters are welcome. Bring
your latest project and
exchange tips and tricks
with other quilters.
Monday Matinee
2 p.m. Astoria Public
Library, 450 10th Street,
Astoria. astorialibrary.
org or 503-325-7323.
Free weekly fi lm show-
ings. Discussion after.
Popcorn and chocolate
provided.
Baked Bingo
7 p.m. Merry Time Bar &
Grill, 995 Marine Drive,
Astoria. 503-468-0852.
Free. Win prizes includ-
ing baked goods.
Tuesday, January 14
Little Bird Parent-
Child Music Class
9 a.m. Riverszen
Yoga Studio 1406
Marine Drive, As-
toria. gabriellemacrae@
gmail.com. Drop-in $12
per class or $40 for the
full four-week session
for for two people, one
child and one parent or
guardian. Sing, play and
dance together. Chil-
dren must be accompa-
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nied and supervised by
an adult.
Quiet Writing Lounge
10:30 a.m. Hoff man
Center for the Arts, 594
Laneda Ave., Manzanita.
503-368-3846. $5. Get
concrete instruction
and prompts to practice
what you learn. Topics
include character devel-
opment, point of view,
description, etc.
Sit & Stitch
1 p.m. Homespun
Quilts and Yarn, 108
10th St, Astoria. home-
spunquilt.com or 503-
325-3300. Community
knitting, crochet, spin-
ning and needlework
every Wednesday and
Saturday.
Sailing: Harness the
Wind
5:30 p.m. CCC
South County
Center, 1455 N
Roosevelt Dr, Seaside.
clatsopcc.edu or 503-
338-2408. $20. Port
or Starboard? Bow
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or Stern? Windward
or Leeward? Learn to
harness the wind in
this interactive semi-
nar taught by a USCG
licensed master mar-
iner certifi ed sailing
instructor. Students
will learn the parts of a
sail, the points of sail,
adjusting for the wind
and direction and the
language of sailing.
The Business of
Beavers
7 p.m. Astoria
Public Library,
450 10th Street,
Astoria. astorialibrary.
org or 503-325-7323.
Free. Wildlife biologist
Jakob Shockey will
present about beaver
biology and manage-
ment. Shockey will talk
about what beavers
do and why they do it,
their keystone role in
our ecosystem and the
historical context of
beaver and humans in
the Pacifi c Northwest.
Expand your
sailing knowledge
at Wednesday’s
workshop in Seaside.
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Trivia
7 p.m. Merry Time
Bar & Grill, 995 Ma-
rine Drive, Astoria..
merrytimebar.com or
503-468-0852. $2 per
person. Host Emily
Geddiss. Teams of
1-6 compete for cash
and prizes answering
trivia from a variety of
topics.
Oregon’s Greatest
Disasters With
Author William L.
Sullivan
7 p.m. Cannon Beach
Library, 131 N. Hem-
lock, Cannon Beach.
cannonbeachlibrary.
org. Best known for
his books on hiking
Oregon trails, but in
“Oregon ‘s Greatest
Natural Disasters,” he
recounts the history
behind the state’s
worst fl oods, volcanic
eruptions, forest fi res
and tsunamis, includ-
ing the big one of Jan.
26, 1700 that hit the
North Coast.
Volunteer at Circle Creek Conservation Center on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 16
Egg Day & More — Pop-Up Farm
Stand
9 a.m. North Coast Food
Web, 577 18th St., Astoria.
northcoastfoodweb.org or
503-468-0921. Farmers bring eggs,
produce, bread, meat, and dairy for
purchase. All transactions are cash
only.
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Open Clay Studio
10 a.m. Hoff man Center for
the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave.,
Manzanita. 503-368-3846.
All levels and practices including
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hand-building, sculpting and wheel
throwing welcome.
A Deadly Wind: The 1962
Columbus Day Storm
4 p.m. Cannon Beach History
Center & Museum, 1387
South Spruce Street, Cannon
Beach. cbhistory.org or 503-436-
9301. Free. John Dodge will talk
about his latest book, “A Deadly
Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day
Storm.” The book is a non-fi ction
account of the strongest windstorm
in West Coast recorded history.
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John Dodge weaves a compelling
story spiced with human drama,
Cold War implications, Pacifi c
Northwest history and the science
of severe weather.
Benefi t Night: North Coast Food
Web
5 p.m. Reach Break Brew-
ing, 1343 Duane St, Astoria.
503-468-0743. A community
fundraiser benefi ting the North
Coast Food Web, a non-profi t that
works to connect the dots of our
local food system in the Columbia
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Pacifi c region in Clatsop and Pacifi c
counties of Oregon and Washing-
ton.
Columbia River Estuary Action
Team
6 p.m. Blue Scorcher Bakery &
Cafe, 1493 Duane Street, Astoria.
bluescorcher.coop or 503-338-7473.
Visitors and new members always
welcome. Formed by citizens to
protect the health of the Columbia.
They meet on the 3rd Thursday of
each month at the Blue Scorcher
Bakery.
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