Astoria High School presents Guild hosts workshop with
renowned textile and spinner artist
‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
ASTORIA — The Brew-
sters are one of the most
well-respected families in
Brooklyn, but is there more
than meets the eye? Find
out as a cast of Astoria High
School students bring to life
the morbidly hilarious tale of
“Arsenic and Old Lace,” by
Joseph Kesselring.
Performances of the play
will be held at 7 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, as well as Nov.
19 and 20, in the school’s
newly renovated auditorium.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
In this dark comedy, set
in 1941, theater critic Mor-
timer Brewster has fallen for
girl-next-door Elaine Harper.
When he returns to his fam-
ily home in Brooklyn to
The cast of ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ at Astoria High School.
share the news of his engage-
ment with his aunts, Martha
and Abby Brewster, he fi nds
an unexpected visitor in the
window seat. Enter Mortim-
er’s eccentric brothers Teddy
— who believes he’s Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt —
and Jonathan, who’s sidekick
is a “doctor” that specializes
in plastic surgery.
Chock full of unexpected
twists and turns, witty repar-
tee and middle-of-the-night
mishaps, “Arsenic and Old
Lace” is a classic comedy for
all ages.
Tickets can be purchased
at the door. Admission is $10
for adults, $5 for children 12
and younger, students and
staff .
Face masks must be worn
at all times.
Webinar will focus on coastal preservation
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coa-
lition is hosting a webinar Wednesday fea-
turing talks by emerging scientists and other
young researchers.
Oregon Shores board member Ed Joyce
will serve as moderator for the talk, which
will be held at 6 p.m. A link to the event can
be found at oregonshores.org/.
Speakers for the panel are Chelsea Bat-
avia, an environmental scientist with the
Delta Stewardship Council in California
and a postdoctoral researcher with Ore-
gon State University’s Department of For-
est Ecosystems and Society, who will speak
on the complex interactions of science and
ethics; Amila Hadziomerspahic, a doctoral
candidate in applied economics at Oregon
State University, will focus on how tsunami
risk aff ects the housing market; and Steve
Pacella, an ecologist with the Pacifi c Coastal
Ecology Branch of the U.S. Environmen-
tal Protection Agency Offi ce of Research
and Development, will talk about how acid-
ifi cation due to climate change aff ects West
Coast estuaries.
For more information, contact Ed Joyce,
at 267-229-8862 or edjoyce1590@gmail.
com.
Seaside PEO auctions Steidel original
SEASIDE — The PEO Holiday Trea-
sures Boutique will feature a William
Steidel original watercolor at a silent auc-
tion on Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at
the Seaside Elks, 324 Avenue A.
Bill and Sally Steidel, owners of Steidel
Art Gallery in Cannon Beach, donated the
watercolor to the Cannon Beach PEO chap-
ter for the annual fundraiser.
Prints have never been made of the origi-
nal signed watercolor.
PEO is an organization dedicated to
promoting educational opportunities for
This William Steidel original watercolor will
be up for auction Nov. 18.
women for more than 150 years. Those
with questions about the auction should call
971-221-4680.
Judith MacKenzie displays her textile art.
ILWACO, Wash. — The Clatsop Weav-
ers and Spinners Guild is hosting a Judith
MacKenzie Spinning Workshop this week-
end at the Ilwaco Masonic Lodge, at 205
Spruce St. East.
MacKenzie is a world-renowned textile
artist, spinner and teacher. Her traditional
training developed into a love of tradi-
tional fabric and techniques which has been
expanded with world travel, deep research
and industry consultation. She is the author
of “The Intentional Spinner,” “The Practical
Spinner’s Guide: Rare Luxury Fibers,” and
has been a contributor to Spin Off , Inter-
weave Knits, PieceWork, Handwoven and
PLY magazines. She writes and teaches
extensively.
The three-day workshop is $150 for non-
guild members. Space is limited and proof
of vaccination is required to attend the
workshop.
For further inquiries and to pre-register,
email clatsopweavespin@gmail.com.
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