Scandinavian Midsummer Festival
Arts event
to begin Friday
comes to
Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Tolovana
Arts Colony will host outdoor program-
ming with its Art in the Park series,
beginning Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at
NeCus’ Park.
During the events, local artists, musi-
cians and actors will perform, creating a
“street fair without the street.” Sunday’s
event will feature a barbecue in honor of
Father’s Day.
Bringing picnic baskets, blan-
kets, chairs, friends and neighbors is
recommended.
Bayside Singers
looking for
new members
OCEAN PARK — Leaders of Bay-
side Singers are looking for new
members to join its singing group.
The group rehearses at 1:40 p.m.
on Tuesdays at the Ocean Park
Lutheran Church, 24002 U St. Those
interested in joining should call
Andrea Patten, the group’s president,
at 360-642-2916 or 360-355-7863.
The ensemble is recruiting new-
comers to rehearse in the early part of
summer, then gear up for a December
concert. The ability to read music and
some experience singing in a group is
preferred.
Patten said membership dwindled
during the shutdown.
“We did lose a lot. We have several
who are elderly or have health issues
and a few moved away.”
Those who remained had virtual
gatherings online on Zoom, culminat-
ing in a Christmas singalong version
of “Oh Holy Night.”
The group has existed on the Long
Beach Peninsula since 2007. It is led
by Milton Williams, a former pro-
fessional musician who retired to
Ocean Park, and funded, in part, by a
grant from the Washington State Arts
Commission.
ASTORIA — The Astoria Scandinavian
Midsummer Festival will be held Friday
and Saturday.
On Friday at 7 p.m., the coronation of
Miss Scandinavia 2021 will take place vir-
tually. Senior princesses will discuss their
Scandinavian heritage and a panel will
select one of the princesses as Miss Scandi-
navia 2021. The livestream can be accessed
at astoriascanfest.org
A stationary optog, or walking parade,
will take place from 11 a.m. to noon on Sat-
urday on the north side of Marine Drive
in front of the Columbia River Mari-
time Museum. Participants in Nordic folk
garb will station themselves with flags
along Marine Drive between 16th and
20th streets. Loran Mathews, the 2021
Grand Marshal, will be honored for his 50
years of volunteer service to the festival.
Miss Scandinavia 2021, her court, and the
viking, Nordic and Scandia Dancers will be
present.
All Scandinavian lodges and societies
are invited to participate in the optog. Peo-
ple driving by are encouraged to honk and
show support for the festival.
At noon on Saturday, the festival will
move to the future site of the Astoria Nor-
dic Heritage Park, off the Riverwalk at 16th
Street. The festival court will be introduced
and the national anthems for the U.S., Den-
mark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Swe-
den will be played.
Authors to discuss
their new works
ASTORIA — Authors Deborah Williams
and Sarah Buckmaster, who were selected to
participate in the North Coast Writer’s Res-
idency, will participate in an author reading
and reception at 6 p.m. on Saturday and Aug.
18 at Astoria Visual Arts, 1000 Duane Street.
The residency was developed by the Astoria
Writer’s Guild and Astoria Visual Arts. The pro-
gram offers established and emerging writers an
opportunity to work on writing projects. Partic-
ipants stay at the Spotted Goat Cottage on the
Long Beach Peninsula, which features views of
Willapa Bay, Long Island and the Willapa Hills.
Williams will work on a project titled “Hot
and Strange: Reinventions of Self and School
in the Middle East,” which follows her expe-
rience moving to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the
United Arab Emirates. Buckmaster plans to
complete her first novel during the residency.
Chris Kryzanek
Members of the 2021 Astoria Scandinavian
Midsummer Festival court.
Until June 30, a virtual readers theater
is available to watch through a collabora-
tion between Astor Street Opry Company
and the festival’s association. More details
about the video and the festival events are
available at astoriascanfest.org
Children’s
yoga class
set for
Saturday
Ilwaco Timberland Regional Library
will host a yoga session for children via
Zoom at 11 a.m. on Saturday at events.
trl.org/events/yoga-kids-1
Children will join a staff member
from the Ilwaco library, who will lead
a series of kid-friendly yoga poses,
breathing and affirmations. Children
and participating caregivers should
wear comfortable clothes and have
room to move.
No equipment is required. Children of
all ages are welcome.
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